A conversation began between the golem<<1>>(=Jonathan) of the <> and the <>(tentative name).

"First of all, I would like to confirm our mutual designation. I am <<<1>> of <>."

"Yes. Our base does not have a specific name. We simply call it ."

"I see. For convenience, may I call it the Oeste base?

"Yes.

Thus, the tentative name <> became the official name for now.

"Thank you. And what should I call you?"

<>?　Or Golem?

"Either. I don't care what you call me, just for the sake of this conversation."

"I see. Then you can call me Serius.

Okay. .

Once the names are agreed upon, conversation becomes easier. Now it's time to exchange information.

"The original owners are no longer here at the Jonar base. How about you?

No one at the Oeste base either.

"I see. <

"<> is maintained and controlled by > and >."

"...... what did you say?"

<(=Jonathan) did not understand.

"<>......Oh, this may have been a new word. It means <> which preserves the will."

"hmm......<>"

............ well, yes.

The slight pause in the affirmation was a bit disconcerting, but <<1>> preferred to continue the dialogue.

"Now let's see if you can answer my question.

"Okay."

"...... are there any <> on your base?"

No, basically no.

What do you mean, basically?

Because new masters arrive from time to time.

I see. So he's not a permanent resident.

Yes.

"...... can I see the magic crystal (magi crystal) that records the person's magic power patterns?"

"Very well."

<1> handed the Magi Crystal to .

takes it and stares at it. He seems to be analyzing it.

After about two minutes of checking, <> returns the magecrystal to <1>.

"I see, you seem to be a man worthy of a new <>.

Do you understand?

"Yes, I do. And I also know that the person who crafted the magecrystal has extraordinary skill.

seems to have deduced a lot of information just by looking at the magi crystal.

"<>, I've been wanting to get my hands on your master."

"What?"

Give me your master.

Serius, what are you talking about?

Don't talk to me like that. Just shut up and do as I say.

Serius, have you lost your mind?

<<1>> steps away from >, who seems to be in a strange state of shock.

"<<1>>!　Where is your base?　Where is your <>!

"...... Calm down,<>. What's the matter with you?"

"Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up. loud loud loud loud loud loud loud ......"

"<>!"

<1>, realizing that this is an unusual situation, moves further away from <<1>.

"......! Eh (6%3$"# = 0+;Y Translated by @p_dw9......"

continued to utter unintelligible words, but suddenly stopped.

"......Sorry,<<1>>."

The tone was that of the first <>.

"What the hell happened?"

"...... nothing. It's just a little glitch."

"Can't you fix it?"

"...... this is my problem."

"Okay."

"......<<1>, that's enough for today."

"......Okay."

There was more information he wanted to get, but from the look of <<1>Serius>>, he decided that there was no point in pushing him.

Still, he has no intention of unconditionally letting go of the thin thread he has finally grasped.

"Well, can you promise to exchange information with me next time?"

"Next time. ...... right, tomorrow then.

Tomorrow.

I'll see you here.

Okay.

I'd like to meet your husband if possible.

That would be difficult if we don't trust each other.

Okay. Tomorrow, then."

Yes, tomorrow.

The whole story is in Hourai.

The whole thing was observed on Horai Island.

"I thought we were having a more rational exchange than I expected, but what was that?

"You changed your attitude instantly, didn't you?

"I'm sure there's something buggy about it. ......"

< are sharing their opinions.

"I don't think it's a bug, it seems to me that one of the ...... units has gone out of control."

Jin commented.

"What do you mean, Jin?"

Reinhardt asked Jin with a question.

"Well,...... what would you call it,...... ah,<>, if I say I got an image of it?"

"Hmm, I know. It's true that he looks like ...... him, maybe."

"Yes, now that you put it that way. So you're saying that there are multiple thinking units, and Jin thinks that one of them is going haywire?

"That's what I'm thinking."

"That would certainly explain his strange behavior.

Jin's explanation seemed to have convinced everyone.

"But isn't that a bad thing?"

Licia said worriedly. Jin nodded.

"It's not good. If we leave it unattended, there is a high possibility that other units will be affected.

In the case of a magic brain, it is usual to have at least three units if more than one unit is to be used.

Unlike the number of cores, which is a multiple of two, the number of cores is a <>, so the system is set up in such a way that the three units work as a trio, and they watch each other and prevent each other from running out of control.

This is more important in the case of a large scale magic brain.

"Jin is ......, or is that not the case with you?"

Saki asked.

Saki knows a lot about materials, but she is a beginner in the field of magical engineering.

The "Mere Old Man" has multiple layers of security and safety. 15 sub-units and one main unit each have backups, and they monitor each other's failures, and if there is even the slightest performance degradation, they are immediately backed up. If there is even a slight drop in performance, the system switches to the backup unit for maintenance immediately, and since there are so many units, the impact of one unit on the whole is small."

"I see."

Saki seemed to be convinced by Jin's explanation.

"Now, let's talk more about < ......."

Jin looked a little serious.

The members of the saw this and frowned at the gravity of the situation.