Son of Lardus.

<, Lucilius, certainly said so.

"Lardus?"

Rhodoth tilts his head.

"I don't think the young one knows. He's an outlaw who ...... sowed the seeds of conflict with mankind long ago."

My half-brother ...... was a childhood friend of Donaisia of the clan, whom Clydes of had groomed."

It's a complicated story.

"Well, this Clydesus of the clan who married Donaisia of the clan is Zion's half-brother, and Lardus was Donaisia's childhood friend..."

Jin asked for confirmation.

"Yes, I see. That means that Lardus, the <>, is about thirty years older than me, but we are somehow the same age."

Theon nodded. That means he is the same age as Lucilius, who is the same age as Sion.

"And his son?"

Jin asked Lucilius as if to confirm.

"Yes. Lardus came back once after Jin-sama freed us from the curse of . At that time ......"

Lucilius explained again what had happened in the past. Some of the young people did not know or were not familiar with it.

"Well, I think I have heard about it in the past."

That's about the extent of Rhodes.

However, those gathered here had at least heard the story and knew enough about the past to be able to guess how it happened.

Lucilius told us that Lardus had been in existence for about 300 years,

Lardus came back about 300 years ago and stayed for about a month in the clan territory of the <>.

The <> clans had been devastated by the localized <> caused by the Negador, a.k.a. >, which then fused with the other clans and spontaneously disappeared.

It is thought that this is why he visited the most easily accessible clan from the Laurentian continent, the Puppet Clan.

"I hardly spoke to Lardus at the time, so I am afraid I don't know what happened."

Lardus was what is called an "outlaw" and did not get along well with his own people.

Jin then confirms what has just occurred to him.

"...... is it possible that Lardus still has his <> in him?"

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"No, father, I don't think that the so-called of that time had an aggach implanted in their brains," Reiko advised.

Reiko advised.

"Oh, I see. Then that's irrelevant. ......"

But <> or not, it doesn't change the fact that the behavior is unreadable.

"Did he tell you that he had a son at ......?

Jin asked, and Lucilius nodded.

"Yes, he did. I didn't speak to him directly, but I overheard him talking to my father. I'm sure my ...... father would have known a little more about it. ......"

Lucilius' father had already passed away.

"If Lardus were alive, he would be about 550 years old. ......, but if he lived in a land that is not the Nordic Federation, he probably is already ......."

The average life expectancy of the northern peoples was originally higher than that of humans and was said to be more than five times longer than that of humans even 400 years ago, The human population was about to reach 600 years of age.

Jin believed that the existence of free magical element (ether) prevented the aging of cells.

In fact, under a high concentration of free magic element (ether), magic materials hardly deteriorate at all.

"If Lardus had a child, how old do you think he would be?

Jin wanted to know about that.

"Well, I heard about it about ......300 years ago, and from his age, I guess he was born around ...... I guess he was born around 3460. ...... This is not based on any evidence, but on my guess."

Still, this seems much more credible than Jin's guess, for which he has little information.

At this point, Jin asked Reiko for information on Golbert Markitas.

"Golbert Malkitas entered in the year 3740, father.

"That would make him about 280 years old. That would put him in his mid-fifties, humanly speaking.

Yes. Some sources say that Golbert Malkitas was already past middle age at the time.

"Hmmm... ......"

This makes me think that the theory that Golbert Malkitas was the son of Lardus may not be far off the mark.

"Come to think of it, could Lardus have used ?"

"Yes, he could. Father, there was a fifth column (quinta) that chased him from Count Walter's place four hundred years ago."

"Ah, I remember now. <

That's right. At that time, Deneb 30 in the 5th column suffered from Divieniunschiavo.

But that was another ......<> countermeasure against slavery magic, but it didn't work on Deneb 30 who had been subjected to it.

"Yes it did. If you ...... inherited it from your father."

"It seems that Lardus has been working in the dark without our knowledge.

Lucilius looked at Jin and Reiko with difficulty.

"It seems that in various places, he has been sowing the seeds ...... of discord, or even strife, between humanity and us."

Belialus also looked reluctant and muttered.

"But if Golbert Markitas is the child of Lardus, then there is a good chance that Guillermo Markitas is the same person as Golbert."

This is a reasonable line of reasoning given the longevity of the northern peoples.

"If so, why do you hate material civilization?"

Jin couldn't understand.

"Yes, I do. We have been indebted to the past ...... predecessor of Jin-sama, Adriana Barbora Zetsi, and we have been indebted to Jin-sama since then. Common sense tells us that the people of the Nordic Federation would not hate material civilization.

"Yes, I agree with you."

"Yes, I agree."

Everyone present agreed with Belials' opinion.

"In the first place, since the body is a substance, isn't what you are saying contradictory?

Zicarato said.

"That's true, too. Isn't that what you call a double standard?

Zion also pointed out the contradiction in Markitas's statement.

"That's true, but it's also a mystery how and when he came up with such an idea."

<, and it seems that Golbert Malkitas did not have any strange ideas during his time at . At least on the surface.

"Oh, and there was one more strange thing..."

Jin said as if he had just remembered.

"What?"

"At that time ......, that is, 400 years ago, after the Negador riot, I searched for Lardus with the Magi Radar, but I couldn't find him."

The magical power of Lardus was known because Deneb 30 had obtained the dagger he was carrying.

Therefore, we thought at that time that Lardus was no longer in the world, but we were wrong when we found out that he came to the clan territory of the a short time later.

Then the question becomes, why couldn't they have been detected by the magi radar?

"This Magi Radar can search for magic power, right?

"Yes.

At this point, there were some comments from those who did not know about it, but Jin was more interested in what Zion was going to say.

"If that's the case, it could be one of two things: either he was in a place where magic power is blocked, or he blocked magic power himself.

"Well, I guess so."

So far, so logical. Jin nodded.

"There are only so many places that can be blocked, aren't there?"

"That's right."

"My guess is that the places that are blocked off are the only places that stand out, right?"

"Oh, I see."

Zion is saying that if there is an invisible box in a place with a clear line of sight, it will stand out.

"If you take your time, there's no reason why you can't find it. On the contrary, ......"

"The place could be moving," he says.

Jin understood what Zion meant.

"Yes. So maybe it's not a place but a vehicle, but I don't think it stays in one place."

"I see."

Jin agreed with this theory.

"If they move around, it's in a vehicle. A carriage, or maybe a ......"

Or a boat.

A new possibility has just emerged here. But the identity of Golbert Malkitas remains elusive: .......