Towards the end of the 3600's, there emerged a group of people who rejected magical engineering and advocated the supremacy of magic.

In 3748, Golbert Malkitas split the into two and founded the .

After that, the , which was trying to contribute to the world with purely magical technology, gained strength, and in 3765, the old lord, sensing the danger, sealed off the island of Horai.

About 50 years before that, when those who advocated the supremacy of magic formed a faction, the descendants of the Jin Family, not wanting to get involved in the mess, willingly took refuge on the island of Onogoro, under the control of Marikka of the Shinra. The island of Onogoro, controlled by the Marikka of Morura.

Nevertheless, the number of their descendants grew by the hundreds. The blood of the descendants had been diluted to a fraction of a hundred over the generations, and many of them could not proudly claim to be the descendants of the Jin family.

In nine generations, the number of descendants was reduced to 1/512, and in ten generations, it was reduced to 1/24. In the 10th generation, the number was one in 512, and in the 10th generation, one in 10/24, so they could no longer be called blood relatives.

They did not flee to the island of Onogoro, nor did they become targets of the <>.

They lived on the streets as <> who were <> more skilled than others.

For a time, when the <> golem became very popular, they joined the bandwagon.

Originally, they had knowledge and skills, and became famous as golem makers.

However, because of this, they were targeted by the in other ways.

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

In the year 3705.

"...... I have a feeling that you're in danger these days."

"I agree. ...... is not safe here either, I hear.

They had opened a workshop together and were the first to realize that they were being targeted by the League of Magic.

"...... How about we go to the settlements in the west?"

"I see, it might be a good place to hide.

"Well, it would be a good place to hide out and the League of Magic wouldn't come after us there.

With that in mind, they decided to move.

The settlements in the west were still welcoming to the newcomers, and engineers were especially favored, so they had no problem moving there.

* * * *

"...... really, it's still developing."

Those were the first words that came to my mind when I saw the settlement.

Twelve people arrived.

All of them had ancestors who had been members of the a long time ago.

They called themselves the .

They settled in . They settled in the Juggs territory because it was the most favorable place for them.

At this time, the blood relatives of the Jin family had already taken refuge on <>, but they did not know it.

"I didn't expect them to be so resource poor."

That was the biggest miscalculation of the <>.

The prices of metal resources and magi crystals had jumped 20 times.

Since magi crystals are not bulky, we brought in a considerable amount of them. Thanks to them, we will be able to keep our house for a while, but metals will not be able to help us.

< are now completely destitute.

The reason is that the magical tools, magical machines, and golems produced by their technology were indeed very good.

But at the same time, they were expensive.

One golem was equivalent to the average annual income of the pioneers.

Few people in the developing settlements could afford to pay that much money for a golem.

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

In 3710, a turning point came to the impoverished .

Maximovich Almazov Mercana from the continent of Pandor became their patron.

< at all, and his position rose rapidly through the use of both magic and magical engineering.

As his position increased, so did his income. As a result, the support to the <> also increased.

At this time, the were making various magical tools and backing up Maksimovich Almazov Mercana.

They did so for the sake of their own survival, but above all, they shared the goal of continuing the legacy of their ancestors.

They were also proud of the fact that they were the descendants of the Magecraft Meister, a magical engineer.

Even if their blood was thinner or their skills were inferior to those of their direct descendants, they never forgot their determination to <>.

And it can be said that he shared the same thought of <>, as a branch of the Mercana family, and someday I will look back at the original family.

* * * * * * * * * *

The year 3780 of the Laurentian continent calendar = the year 201 of the Pandorian continent calendar.

The number of <> had been reduced to half.

The head of the Merkana family at that time, Niestor Almazov Merkana, had taken the number three position in the <> with the help of the <>.

"We are harvesting agricultural products without any problems, but can't we do something about the lack of mineral resources? ......"

For this reason, Nyestor was energetically touring around the country, searching for mineral deposits.

It was customary for him to bring along one member of the <> with him.

Incidentally, there is no official record of the activities of these <>.

"You are sure that there is a deposit in this mountain?

"Yes, Master Nyestor."

Genehard, one of the members of the who had accompanied him, nodded.

"Although I am weak, I can use the . According to this, there is a metallic signature on this mountainside.

"I see. Good."

The mountain is the unnamed peak that serves as the border between the four duchies ......, although they were not yet independent as countries at the time.

Incidentally, since it would have confused the map if each of the four duchies had named it, an agreement was made that no country would name it, and so it remained an unnamed peak until the year 3901. Therefore, it remained an unnamed peak until the year 3901.

And in this mountain, they find the remains of the .

"<><><>......"

Genehardt, a member of the <>, was digging with his poor engineering magic.

"Well, the engineering magic called Dig is very useful," he said.

<

Jin could easily drill a hole 5 meters in diameter and 5 meters deep in a single pass, but even 2 meters in diameter and 30 centimeters deep is many times faster than the average miner. They work for half a day to open a hole 20 meters deep.

They built two 20-meter-deep tunnels in half a day.

And .......

"Master Nyestor, there is something up ahead.

Genehard has found something made of metal.

<

"What is this, the ...... room?"

"Master Nyestor, is this not what you call a <>?"

Genehardt had some knowledge of the ruins that Jin had discovered long ago.

"Ruins or ......."

"What do we do now?"

"Well, we've come this far, we have to take a look inside."

I understand. ......<>"

Genehardt opens the closed door with engineering magic.

"Well, engineering magic is wonderful after all.

"Please be careful."

The two stepped carefully into the ruins.

It's a bit dim inside.

It seems to be a free magic element (ether) luminescent substance.

"I see."

The two looked around the ruins, but could not find anything of interest. In fact, the place was rather deserted.

"What, even though it's called ruins, doesn't it look like an abandoned place?"

"That seems very likely."

They looked around the interior further, but still could not find anything of interest.

Then...

"This must be the last room."

The room was locked, so Genehardt used engineering magic to open the door.

"Oh!　What's this?"

"...... must be a golem. ......"

There was a golem lying there, but its shape was bizarre.

It had no head and four arms. In contrast, it had two legs. The figure was clearly oddly shaped.

"This must be another . ......"

"Can you activate it?"

"......<><>"

Genehardt did various analyses to fulfill Ni?stl's wishes, and then...

"This should work. If you can get the magic power of Niestle-sama to flow into it, it will start moving."

"Like this?"

Niestor cast the magic power as he was told, but the deformed golem did not move.

"No."

Genehardt tilted his head. He began to investigate further.

Nyestor was in Nyestor,

"Ummm ...... can't we move it somehow?"

He pulled out his knowledge about the golem.

"...... I think I heard that golems can be moved by using <>.

Nyestor tries to find out as much as he can about Golem.

"<><><>......<>"

"......Who are you calling me?

"Whoa, whoa!"

Suddenly a deformed golem wakes up.

"Master Niestor, you did it!"

<

"...... sorry, I couldn't help you at the last minute."

"No, don't worry about it."

Niestor was surprised when the deformed golem began to move,

Niestor is surprised when the deformed golem starts to move, but he regains some composure as it does not seem to be out of control.

Then..,

You woke me up, didn't you?

was the polite response.

Niestor regains his composure completely, realizing that this seems to be an advanced golem.

"Well, can you move?"

"It seems to be missing some of its memory, but it's working fine.

"I see. Well then, let me ask you... Who are you?

I am ............

< has decided to ally itself with Nyestor Almazov Mercana.