April 16, 3900.

After dinner at Hale's house, Jin goes out to the porch and looks up at the sky.

Reiko brings him some tea.

"Oh, thank you."

He drinks the after-dinner tea and looks at the sky over Hale.

The sun was setting, the clouds were getting darker and darker, and the stars were beginning to twinkle in the sky.

"...... I guess I can finally relax."

Many things have happened since I decided to live in this era as a complex.

The journey to various countries to learn about this time period, the liberation of Kunlun Island, the confrontation with Malchitas.

Encounters with the descendants on Onogoro Island, the Golem Games (Gompetition) in the Kingdom of Shoro, and the restoration of Avalon.

The battle for the Magecraft King (Queen) on Onogoro Island, troubles with the remnants of the <>.

Securing resource satellites for the redevelopment of Hale, and the construction of the base. .......

Jin was relieved to finally be able to devote himself to what he loved to do.

"...... father, the old man has contacted you."

"Yes?　What's going on?"

Jin got up from the porch and went to the manacam in the living room.

The manacam, as Jin liked, looked like a black telephone with a dial tone.

"It's Jin. What's up, old man?

<

"From Zion?　Did something happen?

>

The old man gave a brief explanation.

According to him, there is a problem in the vicinity of Blueland, a local city in the Kingdom of Egelea.

If that were all, there would be no need to inform Jin at all, but since the descendants of the former <> are involved in this problem, this is the reason why I am informing you.

<

This is because all of the intelligence units <>, which were dispatched to various countries 400 years ago, have been withdrawn.

So to speak, < have been blocked.

We would like to dispatch the 5th Quinta immediately, but we have not sent the 5th Quinta yet.

The old man had been confined to Horai Island for a while to avoid the attack of Malchitas and others, and he was not fully aware of the world situation yet.

That is why he cannot send the fifth column (Quinta) without being discovered.

"I'm sorry. It's my fault.

In addition, Jin said that the dispatch of the 5th column (Quinta) could be postponed. He wanted the old man to devote his resources to Hale-related matters.

"Well, let's go to the Kingdom of Egelea ...... and visit the Blue Lands. ...... the warp gate is still in good working order?"

<

"Oh, I see."

"...... father, are you going?"

Reiko says a little frustrated.

"Yes, I'm going. If it is the descendants of my former friends who are in danger..."

The old man assured me about the safety. Reiko was finally convinced.

* * * * * *

Jin finished his preparations quickly.

Jin quickly finished his preparations, but only to lock the door of the house here in Hale.

"Well, let's say hello to the <> and go to Zion's first, shall we?

"Yes, father."

Jin and Reiko got in the Sparrow and headed for the house of <> 700672.

"Hmm, I didn't know that happened. That must be interesting."

"Yes, that's why I'm going back to Ars.

No.700672 showed understanding to Jin. Then he added,

"I'll go back too. It will be a long time before they are free. Besides, I have to report to ...... Marikka-sama.

"So, shall we go back together?"

Although we say "together", we are going to Ars via the <> and we will separate at the terminal on the Ars side ....... This time, Jin is going to ask Zion about the situation, so he is going with me to the <>.

"Neige, Rouge, you heard me.　Get ready."

Yes.

Yes, sir.

After 10 minutes of preparation, Jin, Reiko, No.700672, Neige, Rouge and others returned to Ars using .

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"Jin, you're early!"

<, Zion greeted Jin. Marikka had probably received some sort of message from the 700672.

"I heard there was some kind of trouble.

"Yes, that's right. Well, come on in here."

Sion invited Jin to his house, saying that it was not a matter for standing around talking.

"...... It all started with the family feud."

"A family disturbance?"

Jin looked doubtful, and Zion began to explain a little background.

"The problem is the Marquis of Kuzma, who is the acting lord of Blueland," he said.

"...... Kuzma?　Marquess?　...... Are you by any chance a descendant of Lewis and Bina?"

Zion nodded.

"Yes. About two hundred years ago, he was made a marquis instead of a count, and the Dukes of Bruu gave him full power in the Blue Lands."

"Heh. ......"

The Dukes of Bruu are still the lords of Blueland, but they actually participate fully in the affairs of state in the royal capital.

And the Kuzma family has been made a marquis instead of a count, and is now the acting lord of Blueland, with virtually full authority over the country.

"It was all good up to that point, though."

<Marchitas Riots.

"Well, that makes sense."

The newcomers were a family skilled in magical engineering who seemed more likely to be targeted by the < than by the Markitas .......

"It seems that they gave up the reigns of their families and moved to <> because they felt they were in danger and had to take refuge there."

"Well, I don't know ...... what was going on at the time, so I can't say for sure, but ...... there must have been a lot of confusion."

"I guess so."

I don't know what the situation was like back then, but I can't say for sure. And with the replacement of the immigrants, accurate information is not possible to hope for.

Moreover, the activities of the <> were hampered by the offensive of the <>, and even the old man did not know the exact situation at that time.

(Probably, there was a lot of confusion in the city of Breuland itself.)

< and the must have been in open conflict, Jin thought.

Still, he was curious about what was going on, so he decided to ask.

"Did they ever get suspicious or wonder about the disappearance of the whole family?

"Of course they would have been confused. But they didn't live together, they lived in different places, so I don't know how confused they would have been.

"I don't know."

It is possible, he says, that they were even glad that the main family was gone. That seems to be the way it is for aristocrats to be a branch of a family.

Incidentally, the biggest difference between the main family and the branch family is whether or not they knew of the existence of <> and <>.

"It seems that the people who evacuated...... emigrated were refreshed."

"Well, I can understand that."

Jin thought that life on Onogoro Island would be a paradise, as long as one did not cling to power.

"Let me back up. ...... So, I hear that the former branch of the family that became the main family is in a lot of trouble right now."

"Yeah."

Jin, who now had a better understanding of the background of the situation, straightened up and listened to the conversation.