On September 25th, Marikka returns from Hale.

　Jin meets Marikka at the research institute in Horai Island.

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"Welcome back, Marikka. You came all the way here?

"Yes, I'll be here as soon as Jin-sama asks for me. I heard you wanted to see me about something.

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"Yes, actually ......."



　Jin explained the Lardus incident to Marikka.

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I'm not sure if I can help you,. I don't know if ...... I can help you, but let's give it a try."

Are you sure?

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Yes, of course.



　Marikka said yes, so Jin decided to take Marikka to a facility in the northern part of the Pandor continent.

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　She was accompanied by Reiko and Hanako. < is piloted by Hope.

　Since they used the to get there, they were able to travel directly from Horai Island to the Pandor continent in an instant.

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"Welcome, my friends. Chief, Sister, Hope, Marikka-sama, Hanako-sama."



　 of the greeted the group.

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　<> leaves the management of to the Land troops stationed at the facility, and heads for , who is in charge of the facilities managed by .

　In case of emergency, 20 Land troops escort them.

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"Is this area still a rock wall?"

"Yes, it seems so."

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"......It's beautiful. ......"



　Maricka looked up.

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　Below the third basement level, the rock is composed of black onyx. This mineral is so dense and tough that it seemed to have been polished after excavation.　

　Therefore, the unique striped pattern of agate could be seen everywhere, creating a unique landscape.

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"The originals sometimes tend to prefer natural materials like this," Jin said to himself.



　Jin mutters to himself.

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　The facility where Jin once met <<>......<<600012>> was located. The facility where Jin met <<<600012>> used synthetic nephrite for walls and floors.

　<<>Nephrite is not completely natural, but it was indistinguishable from natural material.

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　And here is a polished floor, walls, and ceiling made of natural black agate. They were illuminated by the pale light of > and radiated an indescribable radiance.



The group went down to the basement without any problems.

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　The group arrives at the lowest level of the basement without any problems.

　There, they found the control magic brain.

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　It is also a magi-machine with a shiny black exterior, mounted on a black agate pedestal. Apparently, the who created this place was fond of black.

　The temporary master, <>, spoke to the brain of the control mage.

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"Control Mage Brain, this man is a friend of my master's and his name is Marikka-sama. I would like to give this facility to her, and I would like to ask her if she would accept.



　After about two seconds of silence, the head mage replied in the affirmative.

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<......Marycka, you say? ......Lord Xevius, I would be more than happy to have your Marikka as my master.

"I am glad to hear it."

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　At this point Marikka stepped forward.

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"I'm Marikka, the head of the management and magic brain. I'm Marikka, the administrative magic brain.


"...... Well, <> is not so easy to call you, so let's give you a name. ...... Well, how about <>?"

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　By giving him a name, the registration of the master-slave is done automatically.

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<> and pledge my allegiance to the Lady Marikka.

"<>, this is >. She is my squire. You know that this is Master Jin, my master. ......"

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　Marikka, now recognized as <, introduces her people once again.

　The important thing is that Jin and the Houraishima people can use this place freely.

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"......Therefore, in my absence, Jin-sama and his subordinates will be given authority similar to mine."

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　By "equivalent authority," I mean the authority to freely use the facility.

　As one would expect, only the true master could order the destruction or abandonment of the facility, but it was enough for Jin, who had no intention of doing such a thing.

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Marikka," he said, "I am so happy to see you.



"Thank you, Marikka.

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　Jin thanked me while relaxing in the common room of the facility.

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"No, no, I'm happy to be of service to you, Jin-sama."

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　In stark contrast to his firmness earlier, Maricka was now driving normally.

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"Now we can start to work on this place".



　The facility was very uninhabitable because it had only the bare necessities for human habitation.

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　Jin was thinking of building a living room, a dining room, an infirmary, a bedroom, and a bathroom.



"Oh, and then we need to install a warp gate.

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　Jin wanted to make it possible to come directly from Horai Island and Onogoro Island.

　Of course, for security reasons, this would have to be done via the relay base .

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　This would also make it easier to use the underground facilities of

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"I think it would be convenient to have a base here on the Pandor continent."

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　Jin said while sipping tea in the living room and dining room, which had been newly renovated for the time being.

　Then he talks about the idea of installing one of the antennas for the <> that he and Hanna discussed the other day.

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"Oh, please do. Please install one on Onogoro Island too!"

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　Marikka responds immediately.

　Jin said to Marikka what he had been thinking about for a long time.

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"If you find such a facility in the future, I would like Marikka to be the of it. ......



　But that would be putting a burden and responsibility on Marikka.

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　That is why it was difficult for Jin to ask her.



"Yes, I don't mind. I mean, let me do it!

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　Marikka was very enthusiastic. Jin promised to support Marikka as much as he could.

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"And I want Marikka to become a .

"Bue!　...... geehooooooo!"

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　Marikka starts spewing tea at the grandiose title.



"Don't be so surprised. <, it could be the source of incidents like this one.

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"Yes, I understand that. ...... but ......

"As for me, I'm worried about being managed by Lardus and Markitas. I'm not worried about being managed by Lardus or Markitas.

"Yes, isn't that right ......?"

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Yes, that's right.

"Well, then, I'll do my best!

But don't push yourself too hard, okay?

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Yes, sir!



　In Marikka's case, she is not a human body but a homunculus, so she does not suffer from physical fatigue, which may be a relief.

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　In any case, this is how < Marikka was born.