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 When I asked him about it, <> seemed to hesitate for about 0.2 seconds.



"Not to my knowledge.

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"I see. I can trust you?"

"Yes, I do.

"Now, if the trust between me and is broken, then what you've asked me to do will be undone. You understand that, don't you?

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《............はい》

"Then, good. Then fine. We'll wait a little longer.


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 That's what happened.



* * * *

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 <> and found three pillars.


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"This is it. This is <>."



  said nostalgically.

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"You were , weren't you? And behind you is <>, isn't it?

"You remember us?"

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Of course I do. Unless you intentionally erase the data, you will not forget.

That's for sure.

And who came with you? I don't see them in my databanks.

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The inhabitants of this planet, Mr. Jin, and his attendant, Miss Leco, the automaton.

By "automata" you mean "live puppets with a will", right?

"Yes. Humans on this planet at this time call them automata.

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Yes, that's right. I understand.



 Jin D, who was listening in the back, thought to himself, "It seems that we are on the same page.

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"You are talking to , right?

Yes, that's right. and have transferred their to their successors.

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"Hmm. Then, , why do you keep your ?"

It was left behind to maintain and manage this area where we used to be.

"I see. So ......<> is in space?"

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Did you know that? Yes, I believe so. I do not know its exact location, but I do know the location of the anchor generator that holds it together.

Is that for maintenance?

Yes. And to protect it from outside interference and destruction.

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"Of course it is."



 Here < takes a half step to the side and brings Jin D forward.

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"Let me introduce you again. Jin, you are the best technician on the planet today."


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 Behind him, Reiko's chest seemed to heave a little.



《《......I see, the girl with the live puppet ......< with your will is in your hands, isn't she, Jin-dono?

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"Yes."



 Jin D. answered wordlessly.

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"And the fact that such people came here, does that mean that we ......, or rather I, have been neutralized?

"Yes and no."

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What does that mean?

"Right now, my men are on their way to the Posse base in space. And there, , who calls himself , asked me to reset ."


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 This explanation did not come as a surprise to <.

 He calmly accepted the fact and allowed it.


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I see, a reset. That might be a good idea.

"Oh, you don't object, do you?"

Yes. Yes. Somehow, I feel that my self-evolution has gone in the wrong direction.

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Are you aware of that?

Yes. However, I do not know if the suspended and will recognize it.

"I see."

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 The old man piloting Jin D thought that only the most thoughtful < could have come to that conclusion.


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", now calling itself <>, asked me to return it to its initial state. Do you have that data?"

<<2><<3>>.

Where is it?

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It is not in this facility, but in another storage facility.



 Apparently neither Jedoyev nor Rusank knew about this.

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"Oh, really?"

"...... means they did it themselves, didn't they?"

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Yes, that's right. Storing them in the same place is not a good idea from the standpoint of risk diversification.

"That's true."

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 The "Mere Old Man" who is piloting Jin D...... agrees with this opinion.

 At the same time, he thinks that it might be necessary to keep a backup of his own ......<> somewhere.

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 He thinks that he will discuss this matter with Jin sooner or later.



 But now, he is in the middle of the operation against the <.

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"What is this storage place?"

I have to tell you?

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What?

Even if we don't know where it's kept, if we know what it contains, we can reset ...... and reanimate us, can't we?

"If you're asking me if I can or can't, I'd have to say yes."

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If so, could you please keep the backup location secret? I'd like to use it as a last security measure.



 But Hitoshi D. pokes holes in the logic.

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"That's not right. When we playback the data, we have to duplicate or move the data, and it is possible to retrieve the information, right?"

《......Wow, you can do that too, Mister Jin, you are ......

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 It seems that underestimated Jin D's or rather Jin's technical capabilities.

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Certainly, nothing can be hidden in front of such technology.

"All right, then tell me where the backup data is."

...... The data is stored in outer space.

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Huh?

You're not surprised, are you?

"I'm not surprised. ......Maybe they have one more backup location, underground?"

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 When Jin D said that there was more than one backup, <> could not hide his surprise.

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What, what a ...... you can see all that?



 <> seems even more surprised.

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<<......Yes, we have backups underground on this continent as well.

"As I thought."

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"But in order for me to tell you where ...... the backups are, or to do anything further, I would have to get the approval of <> and <>.

"Yes, of course."

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 <> nodded.



"......So, what happens when we reactivate <> and <>?"

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".......

"Probably some kind of security measure?"

You know everything, don't you? You really are a frightening person, aren't you? That's right.

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Of course.

But I can't stop now. <

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  told him without hesitation.