First, Reiko and Lands 101, 102, 103, 104, 105.
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"This must be the enemy base.
The six were sent to a materials depot. The simple warp gate was still in place, so moving around was easy.
"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen of the army.
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He was greeted by Craftsman (Smith) 301, who was also present, so we knew that there were no enemies in this yard.
"According to the Shinobi Unit, they are still in the middle of a meeting.
"That's convenient."
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Reiko, the leader of this operation, answered.
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The first step was to stun all five of them.
The five fell down without making a sound. The five randos tied them up and restrained them.
"If it was just brainwashing, this would be enough to break their bonds, but if it was just a brainwashing by Markitas, it may not be enough.
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But I have no intention of taking him to Horai Island. We will find out right here and now.
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Reiko reads out the information in her brain. The reading speed is so fast that humans can't recognize it, but Reiko can.
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"What do you think?"
Rand101 asked Reiko.
"...... Yes, you were brainwashed after all. It was only a very mild one, and it seems to have been lifted by the stun.
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That's good to hear.
But what do we do now? ......
Reiko thinks that it would be safer to let Makina III take the credit.
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"I can't stand the fact that your father is treated so lightly,......, but it can't be helped."
It seems that Jin now wants to live more quietly than he did 400 years ago.
He is even thinking of eventually retiring to
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"All for the sake of my father.
Reiko muttered and contacted the old man.
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* * * *
It is 7:00 a.m. Horai Island time on January 5th.
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The early riser Jin is already up. Rhodes was up as well.
He waited for them to finish their breakfast and reported.
"Well, I see that the trouble is pretty much under control now.
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Any leads?
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The old man gave the credit to Reiko.
"At ......."
Reiko began.
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"I found those five people by looking them up on <
"Oh."
The first is Florenz in the Kingdom of Elias, the second is Rakham in the Kingdom of Klein, and the third is Esaiah, the capital of the Kingdom of Selroa.
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All are large cities.
The old man interrupted.
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"No, but we have a peep show telescope. Try to find him with it.
"Yes, sir."
Graham Darby's appearance is known from the records of Avalon. The old man set to work at once.
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As expected, he could not find him quickly, so he decided to discuss the future with Rhodes.
"I think I will visit Onogoro Island again in a little while," he said.
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Jin then plans to work out the details of the
"I'll be with you. Let's talk to Grandmother and Marikka too."
Rhodes said.
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"Oh, yes."
The two of them move on to discussing how the <
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"Well, I think ...... we should leave the other side to Machina III.
Rhodes' opinion was based on the fact that he was aware that Jin did not seem to want to get involved.
In fact, Jin thinks that it is enough to do as little as necessary.
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"Well, ...... I'm just a little concerned about the Graham Darby thing, you know."
"Yes, I understand that.
Jin thinks that it would be unacceptable for him to give up on the project once he is involved in it.
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The old man interrupted.
<<"I have located Graham Darby, sir.
"You're fast, that's great. Good work."
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Jin said to the old man.
It is fortunate that you were in the first city you checked, the old man said.
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"Are you hiding there?"
Naturally Jin asked. But what came back was an unexpected answer.
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"What?"
"......"
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Jin was speechless at this unexpected situation.
"Yes, that's right. What's the name of the disease? Why is he in bed?"
"Unexplained unconsciousness. ......"
Jin frowned, wondering why this was happening.
"Could it have something to do with Markitas?"
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Rhodes said with an idea.
"It could be a side effect of the brainwashing and slavery magic.
"Hmmm, you mean that Markitas was doing something regularly, and when he stopped doing it, that's why he became unconscious?"
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It sounds like a drug, but I think that's a bit off the point, since there are substances called "brain drugs".
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I'll leave you with this.
"I see."
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My late beloved wife Elsa was an expert in healing. Therefore, based on the knowledge she had gained from Jin, she had left behind many research results, both magic-related and non-magic-related.
"Is that what happened?"
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"...... So you're telling me that there's a good chance you can fix Graham Darby?"
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All of Elsa's research results are stored strictly in your library and can be downloaded to your doctor (healer) automata <
"......Okay, let's give it a try."
Jin decided and had <
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