While Jin and the others were discussing the analysis of the golem whose legs had been cut off in the and the reasons for it, Reiko was slaughtering another golem.

"There's one more, isn't there?"

Reiko then moves to the west with her force generator. The ocean is in sight.

Reiko lands near the beach.

"The last one is ......."

Reiko's strength is drained at the sight of this figure.

The Golem had aimed to find Reiko and destroy her. The last of them was half-buried in the sand.

The exterior was made of light silver ...... titanium, which is extremely resistant to seawater and hardly corroded, but some of the iron-based parts were rusted bright red, and it was obvious at a glance that it was no longer working.

However, it seems that only the power system was still alive, which is why it was caught by the detection.

"Just to be safe, let's disconnect the power system.

If you use engineering magic to open the chest, and then use the tip of the to cut off the magical power conduction line extending from the , which is the heart of the , there is no danger that it will move.

"...... Is this the end of your wandering around, aiming at me?"

I sympathize with his attitude of being faithful to his orders to the very end, but as a target, I have mixed feelings.

"This is the end.

Reiko murmured as she looked up at the that had come into the sky above them.

Reiko," she murmured, looking up at the hurricane that had come overhead.

"Reiko, thank you."

"Yes, Father."

In fact, Reiko is never tired, but it is customary.

"I think I'll stay in the neighborhood a little while longer."

"Is something wrong?"

Yes. As a matter of fact. ......"

Jin explained about the golem that Reiko had destroyed, the one with its legs cut off.

"Is it one of the <>'s? ......"

"Yes, I know it was over a week ago, but I'm curious."

"Jin, and I'm also curious about the vegetation."

"What?"

Jin turned around at Goose's words.

"You see, the area where the golem had its legs cut off, there was a lot of vegetation, right?

"Yes, indeed.

I think it's a little strange in this cold climate.

What do you mean, strange?

It smells man-made.

"I see what you mean. ......"

This < ...... seemed to be the origin of the < in all probability.

"The western edge of the continent...... and at such a high latitude......."

Jin imagines that 4,000 years ago, the concentration of free ether would have been too low to use any magic tools, although it is much improved now.

If that is the case, it is possible that the advance into the region was relatively recent.

"I don't know. ......"

Another mystery is added to the list.

Is there another underground city of around here?

Why was the golem that seemed to be patrolling the area destroyed halfway?

Why are there so many plants growing only in this area?

< and can be used in places with low concentration of free ether, there is no reason to go to such lengths.

The western edge of the Rasheel continent, where Jin and his team are currently located, is also the southern edge of the continent, and the weather conditions are severe as well as the free-magic element (ether) concentration.

It is hard to believe that the would take the trouble to settle in such a place.

As for the plants, I have no idea.

Since I can't seem to figure it out even after thinking about it, I'll ask the <> for their opinion.

"Hmmm. ......The first possibility is that it's a ."

The <> says.

"The way the Masters operate, they must not neglect to for areas of survival," says the elder.

The <> says that in areas where his own <> cannot be guaranteed, he will often <><>.

"Well, what kind of cases do you mean when you say that <>?"

Jin wondered if the threat of indigenous people, wild beasts, and magical beasts were included in this.

The <> must have sensed this, because their answer was .......

"If you have an or of the same level as you. This does not include demonic beasts. If they were to live there in the first place, they would thoroughly eliminate such threats.

That's what he said.

So, basically, are from our own people.

"Does this mean that there were < who settled in this area?"

"That's a possibility."

"......"

Jin felt that he had found a clue to the origin in an unexpected place.

If that is the case, I think we need to do some serious research.

After all, the western edge of the Rasheer continent is less than 2,000 kilometers from Horai Island, although they are separated by the sea.

"I'm also interested in the northeast, but if there's another one around here, I'd like to check it out ......."

"Yes, I understand how you feel Jin. But I think we should focus on one or the other, don't you?"

Reinhardt advised, noticing Jin's impatience.

"Since there has been no interference in Horai Island for a long time now, I think it would be better to concentrate on the investigation of the northeastern part of the continent first, assuming that it will be safe for the time being.

"I agree with your opinion, Reinhard. I agree with Mr. Reinhardt. We should gather information over there first.

The fact that the golem is patrolling the area makes it highly likely that this facility is still alive.

It would be dangerous to provoke such a facility carelessly, the said.

"That's right. ......"

< said the same thing to him.

"Don't worry too much about it, Jin-dono. < is such that they will not cross the sea to invade."

"I see."

The reassurance from the reassured Jin, who had been worried about the .

The questions that arose would be answered by another investigation of the underground city or facilities here.

The question that arises will be answered when we investigate the underground city or facility here again.

Well, let's go back then.

I guess so.

I should go back to my country soon.

Theon is still in active duty and has some work to do in the Nordic Federation.

What about Law and the others?

"We are going home too.

By Law, I mean Rhodes, the puppet. He is also Zion's great-grandson.

Rhodes and his bride, the Ludmilla, also said they would return to the with Zion.

"Well, then, we shall return to Hale as well.

< also said that he would return to Hale with Neige and Rouge.

The whole had been getting together for a while now, but now that all the ruckus was over, they decided to make a fresh start.

The then turned to Marikka.

"I have a favor to ask of you, Marikka-sama.

What is it?

Please give me a name.

"Yes. ......"

The elder explained to Marikka, who was puzzled.

"You have given names to the magical brains that control <>, <>, and <>, Marikka-sama. Please, I would like to ask you to do the same for me."

He has been called <<700672>> for a long time, and then called <> by Jin and the others, but that is not quite the same as a name, so he is called <>. I'm not sure what you mean by that," the <> said.

"...... I understand."

Marikka agreed and began to think of a name.

"How about ...... Turles?"

She came up with the name from a book that Shuki Tsetsi had brought to her earlier.

By the way, Thales was a Greek philosopher whose <> was in a book on mathematics.

By the way, <> is a theorem that <>.

"Oh, thank you very much, Mr. Marikka. From now on, I shall be known as ."

She says that she can continue to be called <> as before.

Thales was happy to receive his name from Marikka.

< carrying the crossed the blue sea and headed for Horai Island.