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An urgent call from the old man was rare. Jin answered in anticipation.
"My Lord, it's Jin, is something wrong?"
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Then the old man briefly told me about John Dinny's past and explained about the automata named
"Hmm, an automata (automata) that is a little bit older than its predecessor. ....... And there is some kind of relationship between them.
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"...... umm ......"
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Jin pondered. The old man was right to be concerned. The old man is thinking of Jin first.
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Here, there are three choices.
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(1) Don't fix it.
(2) Fix it to a limited extent.
(3) Fix it completely.
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Each of these has its own merits and demerits, and the way of doing things also changes.
"......I'd like to talk to you face to face once ......"
"Father, it's dangerous."
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Reiko immediately objected.
"Well, I knew you'd say that."
"But you want to go, don't you, Jin?"
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Elsa interjected from the side. Reiko gives her a resentful look.
"I'll go with you."
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Erza came forward as well.
"Reiko, you only have to protect your brother Jin. If he gets hurt, I'll heal him right away."
"...... umm ......"
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Jin groans as the story is getting more and more exaggerated. But he also knows that this is because everyone is concerned about him.
"So if I can go see him in person, that's good. ......"
In the end, curiosity got the better of him.
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If they headed out to sea at a speed that hot-air balloons cannot reach, no one would know the whereabouts of Jin and the others.
After gaining enough altitude, the airship was left to Steward, and Jin, Reiko, Erza, and Edgar returned to Horai Island through the warp gate.
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The old lord's voice greets them.
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Jin puts on the reinforced clothes he made earlier. The physical shock resistance is quite good.
And materials for repair. Magical Skin, Magical Muscle, and Magi Crystals.
Reiko has a plasma sword, a transfer gun, and a warding bomb for emergencies.
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Elsa has a healing potion, a healing device (Treat Mentor), and a magic canceller.
Edgar has a gravity control device and an ether jammer.
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Condor 3 and Pegasus 1 will be traveling together by transporter.
Jin and the others board Pegasus 1.
The old man activates the transporter. In an instant, the group is transported to the center of the giant desert.
"Well, where are they?
Jin looks around. Erza's head turned around as well.
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"Father, over there!
Reiko, who has good eyesight, points to something that is clearly different in color from the sand and rocks.
"It looks like a metal dome.
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Jin moved Pegasus 1, hoping to solve the mystery of how such a thing could have been made 1100 years ago.
The dome is a matte dull gold color. The surrounding sand is ochre-colored, which is a protective color in its own way.
"I'm sure. John is in there."
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Reiko confirms John's presence with the built-in magi-detector.
"Good. Then, how do we get inside?
The dome is 10 meters in diameter and 4 meters high. It is slightly covered with sand, but has a nice hemispherical shape.
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I think it would be better to open it from the inside.
I see.
I see." * * *
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"Akitsu-san, are you willing to have your body fixed by my maker?"
"...... your maker ......?"
"Yes, I am. He's on his way here right now.
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"...... what? ......! ......? ......."
He may be surprised, but his voice is so thin and somewhat stilted that you can't really sense the tension in his voice.
"......How did you know ...... this place ......?"
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"This is the center of a large desert, right?"
"......That's right, ....... This is the center of the desert that <
"My creator has a warp gate at his disposal. And he can fly."
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Akitsu reacted further to these words.
"I see......... the skies.
Akitsu broke off and thought for about two minutes, and then he made up his mind.
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"I have made up my mind. At this rate, I will be shut down in the near future,...... which would be a disobedience to my basic orders,...... and I will ask you to repair it.... ..."
"So, can you open the entrance or tell me how to open it?"
"......Yes,......I can't open it because I can't move,......Turn the handle right next to me to the left to loosen it. ......"
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John turns the handle, which is about 30 centimeters in diameter, as instructed. Now we know that there is a screw.
"......Next, ......push down the lever on the right side of the handle ......"
It was quite stiff, but John was able to move it.
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"......Finally, ......to the left of it is the door, which opens outward. ......"
Observing the door, we found that it was indeed a door about 2 meters long and 1 meter wide.
I grasped what corresponded to a doorknob and turned it slowly, and found that the door, which had been tightly closed, loosened.
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It was also difficult to open the door, as if the packing was stuck on it. It would have been impossible by human power, but John is not a human being.
The door made a sound like a crack, and a gap was opened. The door opened by its own weight.
The door was opened by the weight of its own body.
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"Father, John has succeeded in persuading them. He is going to open the door now.
Outside the dome, Reiko was telling Jin about the information via the old man.
After a minute or so, there seemed to be a gap in the wall on the left side of Jin and the others, and then the door opened as if it fell down to the outside at once.
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The door was about 50 centimeters above the sand surface, so the opened door acted as a ramp.
"Sorry to keep you waiting, my lord.
John, the old man, was standing in the doorway, welcoming Jin and the others.
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"It's John, isn't it? Thank you.
"No, sir. My lord, please come in carefully.
Edgar, you lead the way.
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Yes, Miss Elsa.
Elsa leads the way with Edgar in the lead, followed by Elsa. Jin and Reiko stepped into the dome in that order.
"She is
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"...... Dear maker of John-dono, nice to meet you, my name is ...... Akitsu. ......"