The hierarchy where the <> is supposed to be located, and what was behind one of the doors there.

Is this the ...... disposal site of automata?

There, automata without a trace of magical reaction were placed in a messy manner.

It looked as if they had been discarded because they were no longer used or defective.

...... Master would be saddened if he were to see it.

I agree.

Shinobu Ichi knows that Jin would never treat his work this way.

...... Moreover, all the automata in here are of the same model.

That's for sure.

A male figure appears to be a young man. He's not wearing any clothes.

He's not the same automaton we saw above?

That's for sure.

The three members of the Shinobi Forces were recalling the scene, saying that they looked mature or elderly.

In any case, let's move on.

I understand.

The mystery continued to unfold as the Shinobi Forces left the room.

......

Yes, sir.

The next door is also opened after confirming that there is no magic inside.

And there it is.

...... here too?

There, too, were motionless automata ...... in disarray, or rather piled up.

Whoa, are these automata made on the same line we saw above?

No, they're similar but different.

I'm sure of it. You see, their hair colors are different.

I see. You're right.

But that doesn't solve the mystery.

Let's go to ....... And let's check the other room. If I'm right, there's another type of automaton in there.

Okay.

Shinobi-Ichi.

As Shinobu Ichi had predicted, there was another pile of young female automata in the other room.

[......

I wonder if there are other automata with different appearances left inside the other doors.

I'm sure of it.

The three of them decide to open the other doors to see if their guess is correct.

And then they went to .......

So far, eight doors have been opened.

In every one of them, automata were left, and all of them had different designs.

Sometimes they were male, sometimes female.

The apparent age of the dolls also varied, ranging from young boys and girls to the elderly.

I'm getting more and more confused.

What does he say?

...... says he doesn't have enough information to draw any conclusions.

* * *

On Horai Island, Jin and the other remaining members of the Jin family were twisting their heads.

"......I don't understand your purpose. ......"

The temporary structure that the old man has built, <>. It seems that this was not the case.

"Well, do you make a lot of them and adopt the best one ......?"

"Yeah, Hannah's opinion might be on the right track. Yeah, Hannah's opinion might be a good line. It might be a good reason to just make a bunch of them and leave them alone."

"Kuhu, but Jin, is it really that much different to mass produce the same mold?"

Saki expressed her doubt.

Jin gave Saki a brief explanation about .

"Yes, it will change. Even if they are made in the same way, there is always a margin of error. It may be small or large, but there is always a margin of error.

Is that how it is?

"Yes, it is. That's ...... why, as far as I'm concerned, if you don't want to have errors, you have to make everything one piece at a time."

Jin said that each piece is made by matching the actual pieces one by one so that the margin of error is minimized.

The ultimate in this is the world's best automata, Reiko.

The old man added.

"Oh, that's thanks to the engineering magic. We adjust the parts as we assemble them."

We don't just assemble them, but we adjust them to minimize the errors by engineering magic. That is the Horaijima quality.

"Hmmm, that's quite extraordinary to hear it again. ...... I have to take my hat off to you, Jin."

Saki said with a laugh.

"Thank you. That's ...... fine, but the problem is over there, isn't it?"

A pile of automata. I couldn't figure out why it was being treated that way.

I couldn't figure it out.

"Hmm, I don't get it."

"...... Mr. Turles, any opinions?"

"Well, I can imagine some things. But only one point, it is not in accordance with the way of the origin.

What's that?

It's to pile up the waste.

Oh, you mean without reusing them?

Yes, that's right. ...... Except for that, it seems very like."

< Turles, <> certainly has an aspect that it can be remade as many times as it likes.

"In other words, you are using the best of them, aren't you?"

"Yes.

As Hanna said, they made a lot of them and used the best ones.

There are variations in mass-produced products. Generally, the variation is distributed in both large and small directions around the design value (if the production line is appropriate).

For example, a mechanical clock. Some clocks are ahead of the correct time, while others are behind.

Among those that advance, some advance a lot, some advance a little, and so on.

The same is true for those that lag behind.

And very rarely, there is something that neither progresses nor lags behind.

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It is possible that they are mass-producing such automata to select them, the Turles said.

"But there should be no more <......<>, shouldn't there?"

"That is true. However, there is a possibility that there are still some magical brains who have inherited the will of the originators. Or it could be a homunculus like me."

"I see. ......"

The old man said that this mystery would not be solved without more information.

The members of the "Jin Family" were looking forward to the investigative activities of the "Shinobi Unit".