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　I go to the back of the building where the headquarters is located, to the place where the main body of Eve lies.

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　On the way, every time I meet members of the Kagero Agency, they congratulate me on having conquered the underground ruins. It seems that the larger Sailuke outside the building stands out a lot. I can see him from the window of the headquarters.

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　Sailuke looks happy to be surrounded by everyone.

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　Every time Sailuke spreads his wings, there is a cheer.

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　I'd better finish what I have to do while I still can.

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　I come to the room where Eve's body sleeps and deactivate the repulsive field at the entrance. It is a simplified version of the one installed at the Alchemy Society. Since Eve herself has the ability to defend herself, I have not set the security level too high.

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　Enter the room.

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　The center of the room is the exposed ground. A <>-shaped alchemical beast sits there.

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　Eve has grown to a gigantic size and transformed herself into a city. All of them are connected by subterranean stems.

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　The <>, which grows from the shoots of the underground stem in a room set up deep within this headquarters, is the main body of Eve, who controls the entire city.

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　Around the Eve, magical tools are placed at equal intervals to assist in converting the magical elements of the wards to maintain the city.

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　I walk through the gap and approach the main body of Eve, and give the activation phrase.

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"<> Eve.

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　A limb grows out of Eve.

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　YOKOI-SHO!" Eve pulls herself out of the ground and flails her arms and legs.

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　It is as if to say, "I'm numb from too much sleep.

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　From the back of Eve's body, a thick stalk extends down to the ground. It looks like a huge tail or a pipe.

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　As an alchemist, I can see a large amount of magical elements coming and going through the pipes.

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　Finally, after a few gymnastic moves, I ask Eve to build more buildings.

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　One is for Sailor Lake, which has naturally grown. The other, reluctantly, is for His Highness Lily.

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　The building for Her Highness Lily in particular will be a place for royalty to stay. It cannot be a shack.

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Please make it as grand as possible, even if it's just for appearance. Well, we can make it a guest house when His Highness Lily comes back. Her Highness Lily will come back, right?"

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　I feel a little uneasy even though I said so myself.

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　Despite my uneasy face, Eve raises her hands in the air.

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　The ground rumbles with the movement. It is the vibration of new bamboo buildings growing outside.

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　Eve, who had been raising her hands, turns her hands around and then crosses them.

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　The earth ceases to vibrate.

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　Eve tilts the tip of the bamboo shoot with a firm hand.

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"Thank you, I'm all right now. Eve, <>.

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　Waving goodbye, Eve returns to her hole. Her growing limbs retract.

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"Oh, back to it."

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　I sighed a sigh. I regained my nerve and headed out.

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