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The arrival time is around nine o'clock at night.
It is not that we are afraid of being seen, but it is also to avoid any troublesome situation.
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Shortly before the appointed time.
A little before the appointed time.
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Anne, Chelle, Hahn and the others had left the island base and were at ...... the highest point in the center of the island.
The sky was already dark and the stars were twinkling.
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"Mr. Chell, what do you know about flying vehicles?
Anne asked Chell,
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"A balloon.
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She answered, "A hot air balloon, mainly.
"Mainly hot air balloons. They had considered using lighter-than-air gases, but it was difficult to collect such gases.
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"I see, I see."
Anne thought that the existence of light gases was known, notwithstanding the names hydrogen and helium.
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"I didn't see them, but it seems that they came in a huge flying vehicle when they were dealing with <
"Yes. ...... Ah, here they come."
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A black shadow approached from beyond the night sky.
It gradually grew larger and larger.
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"Oh, that's ......
"That's the Lord Machina's
"100......"
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Chelle is overwhelmed by its size.
It is a different shock to see it in person than it is to know about it.
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At 100 meters long and 20 meters wide, the flying object was intimidating.
"A deus ex machina III that builds something like this...... could conquer the world if it wanted to, couldn't it?"
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"Perhaps. But Master Machina is not interested in such a thing."
"Not interested?
"No?" "Yes. My master is not interested in such things either, but he finds them troublesome.
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"It is troublesome...... I see. Governing must be troublesome indeed.
"Do you understand?"
"I understand that it is troublesome. But I don't understand how you can compare it with world domination and say that it is troublesome. ......
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"In short, I want to do what I want to do when I want to do it.
"I see,...... but even if you become a ruler, you can do what you want with your subordinates,...... or, if you are such a person, you can leave it to your magic brain, automata, and golem. What do you mean?"
"...... You're the first person to look at it that way."
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Then Anne looked up at the sky,
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There is no place to land on the island, so a gondola is lowered from the <
The gondola is sturdy enough to hold all of us.
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The three (bodies) are pulled on board.
"This is ...... amazing. I don't think they would have thought of something like this even 700 years ago."
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Chelle is left impressed.
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"......Oh, I really wish I could have ...... shown it to Mr. Arnold. ......"
"You adore him, don't you?"
"Yes. <
I'm a little envious.
"...... Anne?"
"I am a mass-produced machine, so there is no one I can call <
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"......"
"Oh, but there is a master, though."
"Ms. Anne, ......"
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"Oh, they are on their way."
The gondola carrying the three of us has just pulled into the Aristotle.
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There, the Deus ex Machina III is waiting for them, accompanied by his valet, Rey.
"Welcome to Aristotle."
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"...... are you the <
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"Yes. <
Then I will call you master Machina.
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Yes. First, let's move to a different location.
Makina III led the group into the cabin and offered them chairs.
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Chelle and Anne sat down in the chairs, but Hahn remained standing.
"Did you say ...... Hearn over there? Sitting won't break the chair, okay? I don't feel comfortable with just one person standing."
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"...... your squire seems to remain standing?"
Indeed, Squire Rey remained standing diagonally behind Makina III.
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"Indeed. I would say that you can ...... do as you please, but your right ankle is a bit damaged, isn't it?"
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Hahn is surprised at this point.
"That's ............ true, but how did you know?"
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Makina III tells the reason as if it were a matter of course.
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"No, I know it when I see it. No, I can see it when I look at you. Your center of gravity is 0.15% to the left, and your feet are 0.08% slower. It is because the right toe kicks less than the left. And that's only because my ankle joints are starting to rattle."
"Ummm............that's what I'm talking about. Indeed, it's time for me to get an overhaul. I was hoping to do that when this mission was over."
"Shall I fix it now?"
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"M...... tempting proposition, but I think I'll pass. We're not allies yet."
"Fine. ......, let's talk about the preliminaries of an alliance. Which one of you is the spokesman?
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Well, I am.
Again, it seems that Chelle will be our representative in the negotiations.
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Okay. ...... Let's hear it first. What are you going to do to this world ...... now?"
"What, you ask? ......For now, it is to collect things that should not be in this world."
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"That's right. It seems that you have recovered ......<
"Yes. I do not deny that. So you are saying that you have no intention of interfering in the current world at ......?"
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"Yes."
Chel nodded.
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"Because we don't want to interfere, we want the cooperation of the people who live in the world today."
"I see."
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It was a perfectly reasonable reason, and one that reminded Chelle and the others of their
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"I understand. But I have one concern that I can't get rid of.
What is it?
"How will you perceive the existence of the people you call the
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