3155 - - 83-19 April 3rd






 April 3 is Reiko's birthday.

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 More precisely, it is the day that Reiko was reborn by the hands of Jin.



"Happy birthday, Reiko."

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"Thank you, father."



 In the morning, Jin and Reiko are temporarily transferred to Horaijima.

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 Jin first performed maintenance and overhaul of Reiko.

 The energy source, , was readjusted and was serviced.

 Micron-level adjustments were made to the skeleton and joints to correct even the slightest distortion.

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 Various sensors are checked and adjusted.

 The finishing touch is a full-on and .

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 This has improved Reiko's overall performance by about 0.5 percent.



 Then, Jin presents Reiko with a <>.

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 It is made of mithril silver and magi crystal, and has a simple design.

 And of course, it is not only an ornament, but also a magical tool.

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 It has functions such as the ability to shift only 50 meters in an emergency, a mana tank for emergency use, and a <>.

 All of these functions are for Reiko's protection.

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"Happy birthday, Reiko!

"Thank you, Miss Elsa."

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 And from Elsa, who came from Leuthart by transfer, a brooch.

 This is also an emergency mana tank.

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 The old man also received messages from all the other members of the .

 These are the messages that he received from each of them when they gathered for Jin's birthday celebration.

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 Messages from everyone, etc., etc., etc., were broadcasted.

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 There is a time difference of about 3 hours and a half, so even if it is 7:00 in the morning in Horaijima, it is still 3:30 in the morning in <>, and it is still dark.

 So Jin took a short nap once again.

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 When he woke up, it was 7:00 in the morning local time.

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 He has breakfast and goes to the waiting room of the <>.



"Hey, Jin.

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Makina, you're early.

No, I just arrived.

I heard you found something.

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Yeah. I'll report it today.



 A few other people have gathered, so the two of them are speaking in an off-duty manner.

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 As a matter of fact, Jin had received a detailed report from the old man on Horai Island, so he knew what had been found.



"I think Arnold would be interested in that.

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"I think he's probably been summoned."



 The location being what it is, Marcel, the brother of the king of Celuloa, would know that Arnold had reported that there must be a large amount of material being consumed somewhere.

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"Oh, Machina, and Jin. Good morning."

Good morning, Zion.

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I hear you have a big announcement to make today.

Yes, I do.

Please be gentle.

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 In the meantime, the attendees have gathered in large numbers, and the door to the conference room is opened. The time was 8:30 am.

 Each person takes his or her assigned seat. It has been three days now, so they are used to it.

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 Zion looks around the room,



"It looks like everyone is already here," he said.

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 "It looks like everyone is already here," he announced.

 Arnold, Delfina, and Rorona also took their seats for witnesses near Jin.

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 Deus ex machina was standing under the podium with his assistant, Squire Rey, for the debriefing.

 Tomax Bartmann also took his seat with his deputy, Ilmina Ratkin, his secretary, Fiona Fierce, and the automata Manon and Simone.

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"Well then, although a little earlier than the scheduled time, since all the attendees are present, the third day of the <> will be held.



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 The time was 8:45 am.

 The third day of the has begun.

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"Now then, as a matter of urgency, I would like you to report to the Deus ex Machina regarding the underground facility found in the Kingdom of Cerroa.

"Deus ex machina. ...... I'm sure you are aware of the recent investigation into in the Bororon Wilderness in the Kingdom of Celuloa."

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 Makina breaks off and looks around at everyone. Everyone nods silently.


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"There was a point called < where the pollution concentration was unusually low, so we focused on measuring the pollution concentration around that point and found the center point. And when we dug up there, we found ......."



 At this point, Makina instructed Rey to project a huge underground facility on the large magic screen in the conference hall.

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"...... we found something like this."


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"Oh ......!

What is this?


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 Everyone who saw the images gasped.



"It may be hard to tell how big it is, but it's about 100 meters in diameter."

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"Yes, 100 meters. ......

"That's something in the ground!


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 It is smaller than as a man-made object, and Machina's airship is also 100 meters in length, but the fact that it is in the ground and made of all metal seems to have a big impact. It seems that the fact that it is under the ground and made of all metal has a great impact.



"I believe that Lord Arnold once mentioned the possibility of the construction of the <, and I think that this may be the case. What do you think, Mr. Arnold?"

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 Arnold opened his mouth slowly.


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"...... Indeed, there is a strong possibility that this is the ."

"Of course it is."

"Yes. ...... have you done a detailed investigation yet?"

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Not yet. But we have confirmed that it is not powered at all.



 Here Makina says to all of us.

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"I think this is a matter for the World Congress, not just for the Kingdom of Selroa, don't you?


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"I think so."



 The first to answer was Marcel, the younger brother of the King of Celuloa.

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 And with that, opinions in favor of the proposal began to emerge one after another.



 Since the Kingdom of Celuloa had declared that this was a , there was no reason for any other country to have any say in the matter.

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"Then, let us take a vote.


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 Chairman Zion declares.



"All those in favor of the investigation of this underground facility under the jurisdiction of the World Congress, please raise your hands.

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 Immediately all hands were raised.


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 From now on, this facility will be handled by the .