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Jin finishes the helmet and continues to ponder.

"Father, it's almost noon. Don't you have a lunch appointment with Ms. Elsa?

Reiko says to Jin, and he realizes that it's too late.

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"Oh, that's right. Shall we go to the Kunlun island then?"

"Yes.

Having lunch with Elsa is a very good habit for Jin, who is usually stuck in an irregular lifestyle if left unchecked.

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So recently Reiko had begun to show a good face to Elsa and Meane.

Jin flew to Kunlun Island with Reiko.

"Welcome, Jin-sama!

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Meane greeted him.

I'm here for lunch again today," Jin said.

Jin said, and Meane said,

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"Erza is waiting for you too.

She led him to a table. A table was set up in front of the pavilion, and Erza was sitting at it. The white clouds floating in the blue sky were like spring.

"Brother Jin, welcome.

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"Hello, Elsa.

"It's a beautiful day. It's warm today. Brother Jin, aren't you hot in that outfit?

Jin was still wearing his winter clothes. Underwear and shirts made of ground spider threads keep out the cold and release sweat at the same time.

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So Jin did not care much about his clothes. But Elsa, a girl, was a little concerned about it. It is not the season for winter clothes anymore.

"It's warm today, so we decided to eat outside.

Meane brought lunch to the table, and we stopped talking about clothes.

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A warm breeze was blowing, and it was indeed a perfect day to have lunch outdoors.

While eating slowly, Jin told Erza about what Reinhard had told him about Stearina yesterday.

"Brother Rai, did you have such a talk with Mr. Stearina?"

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"Yes.

"I'm afraid of the Unification Party (Unifiler)......."

Erza's shoulders were shaking a little when she said that. Jin encourages her.

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"Don't worry, you'll be safe here. I'm with you. I'll escort Reinhardt.

Jin reassures her by saying that he has decided to increase the number of SPs and have some of his acquaintances protect them behind the scenes. Erza smiles a little and nods her head in agreement.

"Hm, Jin-brother..."

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"Well, I'm going home. See you tomorrow, okay?

"Yeah, see you tomorrow."

Jin returned to Horai Island and was thinking about the clothes Erza had told him to wear. Suddenly, he had an idea.

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"The material of the demon ...... is it!"

Take the Death Serpent for example.

Its body is covered with scales and epidermis. Its scales are hard, but its skin is also tough. How is it tough?

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The skin of a creature, though it is a demon, is flexible. But when Reiko hit it, it sounded as if she had hit it with a block of iron. Why is this?

The outer skin of some demons has the property of hardening against impact or pressure.

They instantly harden and become like iron against impacts such as blows. They also react in the same way to localized pressure such as fangs, claws, and blades.

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These are self-protection reactions by magical powers. When such materials are given magical power with specific properties, they contract and elongate.

The magical muscles of automata and golems are based on this property, and it is also the reason why Reiko's skin is flexible but can crush rocks when hit.

Jin first came up with the idea of making clothes out of this material.

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The pants he is wearing now are made of hexenbiest leather. It is strong and flexible. But it does not harden.

"Sea dragon leather, the thinnest part of this is still ...... the belly.

Sea dragons can be thought of as the Japanese equivalent of a dragon that has doubled in size. Their surface area is large, and their epidermis has various characteristics depending on the part.

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The abdomen, and to a lesser extent the lower part of the abdomen, was slightly thinner and most flexible.

"I guess it's a lamprey after all."

I am going to make a pair of leather eels. Since demon leather can be fused with engineering magic, and can also be somewhat deformed (formed), it would be perfect.

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However, it is purplish black in color. This is a silver-gray helmet coated with adamantite, which I made earlier. Too austere.

"Let's make a prototype first.

Jin proceeded with the work, knowing that it could be deformed (formed), so it would be okay if it was a little loose or tight.

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The leather of the sea dragon, which could not even be cut with scissors, was easily cut out with a water jet blade, fused together, and one garment was quickly made.

Then, when he tried it on, he said, "Oh, the zipper is too tight.

"Ah, there's no zipper.

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It was Jin who did not say "zipper" or "zipper.

"Oh well. Let's use engineering magic to join them together.

Since it was a prototype, Jin took the easiest way.

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"Well.... ......Ah, this is the hard part. <

. ......There is a bump here. >"

After several revisions while wearing it, Jin's exclusive leather pupa is finally completed.

"Hmmm, let's pass the magic power through it. .........!"

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It seems that the kind of magic power to be passed through it was wrong, Jin was constricted and tightened at once. But still it was not a big deal since the magic power was small. If it had been as strong as Reiko's, for example, every bone in his body would have been shattered.

"Father, are you all right?

Reiko, who had been watching silently, calls out in concern.

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"...... Yeah, I'm fine. I made a mistake.

This time, she channels the magic more carefully. The tuna hardens.

"Reiko, just ...... a little bit, you know, one percent of the power, not ...... directly, but some ...... around there, yes. Yes, hit me with that piece of wood."

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Jin tested the performance as gently as possible at first, because he did not know what would happen if Reiko hit him directly.

As a result, it was found that it could withstand a 10 percent blow from Reiko well enough. However, it was blown up so badly that Reiko rushed behind Jin at super-speed to catch it.

Jin was too scared to try any further.

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"Well, this is good. Let's add various functions to this base.

Jin's face brightened as he realized that he had been having difficulty because he had been thinking only of using the armor as a base.

"I wonder if I can control the contraction and elongation.

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This was not easy, even for Jin. It was extremely difficult to control only the contraction of the part corresponding to the muscle.

Sometimes the contraction was not as fast as expected, or even in parts that were not involved.

Reiko, who was watching, looked as if she was on edge.

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Finally, they arrived at an idea.

It was to attach more magical muscles on the top of the tuna. This way, the wearer can clearly recognize which parts of the body he wants the magic to flow to and how much he wants it to flow to.

"It looks terrible, though."

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It looks like a model of the human body showing how the muscles are built. If you met it in a dark place, you would be shocked.

However, the performance of the robot is as follows: it starts by supporting Jin's movements, and it can produce about twice as much force as Jin. Jin's are not likely to sustain more than that.

Even if the muscles are strong, they cannot exert their full strength if the bones that support them are weak.

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"Still, well, the defense is first class. If you can double your strength, you've succeeded. This is not a power suit, but rather a ."

Jin is pleased with his success for now.

"But I want to do something about the appearance of this ......."

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But I want to do something about the way it looks... ." The muscle model is too scary.

"Oh, I see, we can put another layer on the outside."

By making a three-layered structure, we managed to make it look normal.

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* * * * * * * * * *

"Branch 8 Director, Mr. Purcell, has run away and come back.

"Branch 8 Director ...... Oh, that no-good guy. That's the guy who paid to be branch chief, isn't it?

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Yes... and he took control of Elsa Randall at one point and then took her back.

"Yes, and he had Elsa Randall once in his possession and then he took her back. And who's the guy who took it back?

Yes, that's Jin Nido, apparently.

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Oh...

"And at that time, Jin Nido warned us, the Unification Party (Unifilers), to stay out of his way and destroyed the 8th Branch's fortress with a pillar of light.

"Pillar of light?　What's that?

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I don't know. Purcell's explanation doesn't make any sense.

I guess a fool is always a fool. Well, that's all right. Tell that information to the chief engineer. He may be able to unmask this pillar of light.

huh?

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"<>?　What kind of a magecraftsman are you?

You're right, sir.

Jin Nido aside, I understand that Reinhardt and the woman in question have made contact?

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Yes, she's in Dali.

Good. Secure them immediately.

Immediately.

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