"Would you like some?"

Anne offered him the last recovery potion she had.

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"I'll take ....... But isn't it precious?"

700672 said as he took it.

"No, I have plenty more if I go back."

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"Hmm. ...... This medicine is wonderful. My masters may be able to make it, but I am surprised that the Fallen can make something like this.

"That is not true."

Unable to remain silent, Reiko opened her mouth.

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"It was my father, the Magecraft Meister, who created it. It was not the Fallen.

It was an unexpected truth. Jin was a being summoned from the earth, not from this world.

But to No. 700672, it seemed that he was simply proud of his existence.

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"Hmmm, automata with a will. I understand your reverence for the Creator. I, too, would like to see my masters once more if I could.

"No, that's not what I meant. ......"

But then, Jin gave me an order through the old man. He said there was no need to say more. And let him say it.

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After taking the recovery medicine, No. 700672 seemed to feel a little better and resumed talking while lying down.

"I know there is not much free magic element (ether) in this facility, but how can you be so unconcerned?"

"What?"

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"I need free magical energy (ether) to maintain my body. That's why I collect the free magic element (ether) around me. ......

This is probably one of the reasons why Alectus tired so easily.

"Hmm?　What's wrong with the density of free magical elements (ether) in the space?"

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700672 looked at one of the by the bed and said in surprise.

"......What happened while I was sleeping?　This drop in the concentration of free magic element (ether) is unusual.

"It could be a magic war and an "ether stampede".

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Anne gave a brief history of the situation.

"Hmmm, a magic war, ...... silly. How could people of the same ancestry kill each other?

Then he suddenly talked about something else.

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"The <> you mentioned earlier, it was indeed my master who created it."

"......!"

Alectus' face turned grim. But 700672's voice is as calm as ever.

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"Don't panic. We have indeed made it. But its purpose is to manipulate the Dexiconai.

Manipulate?

Yes. <

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"It would have been nice if we could have known what we saw. We couldn't make something that could do that.

"So that's how the used it to try to control us. ......"

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Now we know who the mastermind is. But the question still remains.

"What is the purpose?　What is the purpose?

Anne spoke up on behalf of the others.

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"The Dexiconai hate the Fallen. That's exactly what they are, like avengers."

"Why?

"...... I don't know about that. When my master created them, he must have implanted <><>>>>> and other factors, but they all seem to have worked in the opposite direction."

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"So that's why you call yourself a ."

Anne remained calm.

"Perhaps. Did you say the magic war earlier? There is a strong possibility that this is also a set up by him.

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If that is the case, the "negative dolls" are enemies of both humans and demons.

At this point, No. 700672 exhaled heavily and closed his eyes.

"Father, are you all right?

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Neige's voice sounded concerned.

"Yes, I'm fine. I'm a little tired. I think I can stay with you a little longer.

"I'm glad."

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Neige took the 700672's hand and smiled.

"Speaking of which, what exactly is this Neige?"

Anne asked. That was what Reiko, Alectus, and Jin and the others on Horai Island were wondering.

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The Servant ...... homunculus created by 700672 was a failure. I said that it was a failure. What about Neige?

Neige is a homunculus that I created. Long after my master had created and discarded thirteen homunculi, I alone created this Neige.

The production of a homunculus requires a variety of special materials and secret techniques, and is not an easy task.

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"Maybe it was a good idea to keep the functions simple, not to overdo it, not to implant factors, and to make it smaller."

Anyway, not only did all the homunculus except Neige not listen to their masters of 700672, but also the descendants of their masters, the < homunculus, were not able to do what they were told to do. They not only did not listen to their master 700672, but also hated their master's descendants, the Fallen.

<, but he couldn't monitor it 24 hours a day, and that he had decided to get rid of it because it was in such a state that it would do whatever it wanted when he left it unmonitored.

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"I thought I had burned them all down, you know."

"He called himself <>.

"......, so he might have been the first one to make it."

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Anne thinks back to the words that <> said to her. He said it was revenge. He said it was revenge, and that he was only doing back what he had been beaten for.

When I told this to No. 700672, he nodded,

"That's right. The pain caused by the aggravation must have been unbearable. No wonder he wanted to take revenge.

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In the case of a homunculus, it is implanted in the organ corresponding to the brain.

I shuddered when I remembered that Alectus once had a control needle (aguch) implanted in his heart.

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"......"

The members of the group who were listening to the story on Horai Island were silent.

It seemed to be a great shock for them to know their roots.

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However, one person, Jin, was different.

"Old man, tell Anne to find out what kind of magic technology this has."

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From what I've heard so far, <> is going to attack regardless of whether it's a demon or a human.

He is neither a demon nor a human. Both are the descendants of the master whom he hates.

"Probably, his goal was to lure the demons to the humans, so that the demons would be destroyed by the humans, and at the same time, the humans would also be harmed."

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Reinhardt, who had come to his senses quickly, guessed.

"Oh, 700672 will answer."

At Jin's words, everyone looked at the magic screen.

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"The negative dolls (negador) can handle ......."

700672 repeats Anne's question.

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"Yes. It is common sense to get as much information as possible about your adversary.

"Hmm...automata with a will. That's a funny thing to say. You are right. I will tell you what I know.

After prefacing this with some speculation, the following is a brief summary of what No. 700672 told us.

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A control needle (agg.).

Chlorine gas.

Sticky bullets.

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Various kinds of attack magic.

Illusionary wards.

Metal golem.

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Enslaved monsters.

Massive projectiles.

Gravity bombs.

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Transporter.

It was like this.

"He's intelligent. It is possible that he is creating his own weapons.

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Jin and the others on Horai Island were particularly interested in the last two.

"What kind of a gravity bomb is it?"

Anne asked through her mouth.

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"You know gravity magic, don't you?　It is a bomb that generates tremendous gravity in a small area in a short time. The gravity would be about a thousand times stronger for one second.

A living being would be crushed, or even if not a living being, it is unlikely that it could withstand such high gravity.

"And a transporter is a device that can send or receive an object to or from a pre-determined location, that is, a location where you place a ."

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This is similar to the transporter that Jin made, but while the transporter can only send objects out, this one can also pull them back in. This is a big advantage.

On the other hand, the transporter has the advantage in that it requires a marker called a to do so.

"Hmmm, we will need at least a way to counter both of them."

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At Horai Island, Jin folded his arms and began to think about countermeasures.