Jin returned to Horaijima and was struck with a sense of fatigue.

"......I'm feeling kind of lazy. ......"

He was examined by Lise, a medical/healing automata,

.

Reiko was very worried about this situation.

Reiko was very worried about this situation,

She asked him, "Old man, what is wrong with your father?

She asked him.

"What do you mean by ......?"

<

"mental ......"

<<

The old man has been thinking a lot about the < of the present Jin.

>. Vague, but certainly existing. It has no physical power, but it can certainly interfere in this world.

You said that it was a little will to remain in the world that worked on <> and <>, and created the complex of Jin.

<>

The old man says.

The old man guessed that the mental damage caused by Marikka's death might have further discouraged the master's will.

"So, what should I do?"

Reiko asked Lao-kun, "If you know so much, then you must know how to keep Jin back.

<

"You mean that you would find meaning in staying in this world, in the present?"

If you are satisfied with our reunion, however, I fear that you will only push us toward extinction.

"It is not a good idea to gamble, is it?"

"Then what should I do?

<

"I know what you mean, Mr. Mere Old Man. ......"

The conversation between Reiko and the old man went on and on in a roundabout way.

* * * * * *

"......I still can't believe that Marikka is gone.

"Really. She was younger than me."

<, Zion and his mother, Rorona, were talking somberly.

"I thought we could be together forever back then.

That was when I met Jin. When Zion was still an immature girl.

Even so, she was burning with ideals and ready to give herself up for the sake of her clan.

"I wonder if getting older means leaving many things behind..."

"Sion, that's not something you should say in front of your mother..." Lorna giggles.

Rorona laughed.

"I know, I'm sorry."

I'm sorry.

Father.

Reiko.

Reiko brought the tea to Jin's room, where he was relaxing in his house on Horaijima.

"Thank you. I was just thirsty."

Jin took the buckwheat tea that Reiko brought and sipped it.

"You let it cool down just enough to drink. That's Reiko."

"No."

Reiko was watching Jin closely.

（His movements were about 0.1 percent slower than his father's usual. He is not well, after all.)

Reiko was sincerely worried about Jin's condition.

"Father?"

"Father?　What's wrong, Reiko?

"...... May I tell you a little bit about the old days?"

"Oh, yeah, sure."

Unsure of Reiko's true intentions, Jin simply nodded.

"About three hundred years ago, there was a creator who left his creations behind and was dismissed."

"......"

"The Creator had only one command for his creatures. ."

"......"

"The creator did not realize how terrible the command was, and this left the creature with a deep sadness."

"......"

"But in the midst of this darkness, there was a ray of light. It was the prophetic fact that we would see each other again in 300 years.

Jin did not let Reiko's words distract him.

"It was because of that predestined fact that we have continued to exist."

"......!"

"Father, I don't want ...... to leave you."

It would be the greatest selfishness in the 1,400 years of Reiko's life from birth to now.

"............!"

And it was also the first time that <>, the <>, showed a great outpouring of emotion.

Reiko's eyes were filled with tears.

Jin suddenly realized.

At this moment, the automata <>, created by Adriana Barbora Zetsi and finished by herself, had surpassed her creator's wishes.

There is only one word for Reiko.

"Reiko ......, my ...... beloved child."

"Father......."

Jin hugged Reiko and she cried in his arms.

It was as if time had stopped around them.

* * * * * *

"Well, I can't leave you guys, can I?"

"Yes, father."

Jin and Reiko sat side by side on the porch of the house, looking at the moon.

"I'm sure Sion, Rorona, Eira, Katya, and Groma are all looking forward to meeting your father again, aren't they?

"That's right."

Jin nodded at Reiko's words.

"And there are still many things in this world that we haven't seen, many unknown things.

It would take an eternity to see it all.

"Still, we can't stand still, can we?"

"Yes, father."

As Jin answered, the weariness was strangely gone from his body.