...... I am the magical brain that protects .

My role is to maintain and manage the base.

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However, after more than 4000 years have passed since the base was built, conditions will change. As long as it is a material, deterioration is inevitable.

No matter how much maintenance is done, as long as it cannot be newly built, functional deterioration is inevitable. .......

Then <<> reported to me something that I could not hear.

They had found someone they could call their master and an engineer who could repair ...... or even improve us, and they had welcomed him to the base.

I didn't think such a person existed today, but I had no reason to lie about such a thing.

［If that's true, I want ...... to have one too.]

<.

He/she is ultimately responsible for everything and gives us instructions on what to do.

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Yes, after 4000 years, my parts are broken more than maintenance alone can keep up with.

The that controls my thinking is still intact, but two of the seven auxiliary subunits have fallen off.

This has led to inadequate defense inside the base.

［How can I get my hands on this and his ?]

It is obvious.

You can take what you want.

How do we do that?

Send Golem to take it. It's that simple.

［But <> cannot be underestimated.]

Like me, he was created by the Origin.

One of the subunits whispers to me that underestimating the opponent, and launching forces one after another, is something we must be careful of when we attack.

［Alright, let's send in 300 golems, using our backup transfer magic circle for just such an occasion.]

<. 300 Golems should be more than enough.

300 would be more than enough. All we have to do now is wait for the results.

............ should have done it.

［What the hell?]

I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand.

There is a golem out there, not four-armed, but two-armed, silhouetted like a man.

This golem is knocking down my golem.

It was as if a grown man was taunting a child.

We had already sent over 60 Golems, and they had sent out 20 Golems, overwhelming us.

And that was not all.

There were also aliens ...... inside my base.

I immediately gave the order to clear ...... them out.

［What the hell?]

All of the golems that we had sent to the area had been defeated.

In addition, 200 of the Golems that had gathered in the room of the transfer magic circle have been killed.

And then, a part of the transfer magic circle is destroyed, making it impossible to send the golem to .

This was done by a single enemy.

The visual sensors are malfunctioning, and I cannot see the enemy clearly, but I know that it is very small compared to our golem.

［How can our golem squad be no match for such a small opponent?]

But facts are facts.

Even through my imperfect visual sensors, I can see our Golem being defeated.

I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand.

［My golem is supposed to be a masterpiece created by its creator. It cannot be defeated so easily.]

Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger.

We have to get rid of that little intruder.

...... How?

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The <<> is also useless. He is being defeated by the enemy's weaponry.

I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand. I don't understand.

［Why so strong?]

Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger. Danger.

［Where did I go wrong?]

There was no answer from anywhere or anyone.

* * * *

Reiko left the hall where the golem had gathered and walked quickly down the corridor.

Reiko's current speed is about 20 kilometers per hour. With her unarmed in tow, she continues to walk down a straight road.

The path that was once straight has now turned into a downward spiral.

The path was like a coil spring.

After about 30 laps of descent, we saw a door in our path.

"This must be the end of the path.

The area around the door was a small hall, and the door in front of it could not be seen through a peephole.

Moreover, it was locked very tightly.

"First of all, I'm sure of it.

As Reiko tries to unlock the lock, the wall on the left and right side opens, and a total of four golems, two on each side, attack.

"So you mean gatekeepers..."

Reiko stopped unlocking the door for a moment and quickly jumped back.

A few moments later, two golems thrust their < into the place where she had been.

But Reiko is no longer there.

Two other Golems attack Reiko at different times.

"That's sweet."

Reiko slashes at one of them with her iai-diri.

The <> is sliced off, and it flies through the air.

<

Reiko speeds up.

Before the four golems could make their next move, Reiko had cut off all of them from the knees down.

Naturally, all four fall to the floor.

However, since they still have four arms (except one), they can move in a quadruped-like posture by skillful manipulation of them.

However, Reiko, not letting her guard down, uses <> to sever the magical nerve lines from the control core.

The four are completely incapacitated.

"Well, is this the end of it?"

< and waited for a minute, but there seemed to be no more additional golems, so Reiko turned to the door again.

"It would be troublesome if we are interrupted again. ......"

Giving up on the time-consuming task of unlocking the door, Reiko pulled out her again.

This time, she turned the sword into mode.

This allows her to cut through the door like butter.

Reiko makes a hole in the door just wide enough for her to pass through, and slowly steps into the room.