Magi Craft Meister

33-20 Underground visit

"Well, this is..."

Descending in the elevator, it was a beautifully furnished residential facility.

"It's a little bit like a moon facility."

"Mm-hmm. It also resembles inside the ruins of the old kingdom of Leonard"

"Father, it's a little like the headquarters of the Unity Party (Unifiler)."

This means that we have something in common with past technology. From this, Jen inferred that this was the facility that would continue from its corresponding past.

"This way."

"Lance" takes the lead and guides the line.

Walls, floors and ceilings are a combination of polished stone and metal. Nice care but feels ancient.

I'd like to take a closer look, but that doesn't work either because I have to go on after Lance walking away.

Lance then turned the corner about twice and stopped in front of one door.

"Here is the son of the maker."

And when I pressed the button next to the door, I put it down for a beat and then the door opened.

"Thank you, Lance."

"We've brought a guest"

"Yeah.... welcome customer from outside. My name is Gimnus. I own this facility."

It was the boy who looked fourteen or five years old who named him Gimnus. Her hair is pale gold and her eyes are red. The colour of the skin is also close to white and the body is luxurious.

Simple, sitting with a wooden desk in front of it. Imagine a junior high school student studying for an exam.

I'm Jin Nido.

"Elsa Nido..."

"This is my squire, Reiko."

Jens also named him.

"Please, sit down."

Gimnus recommends the chair. The design of the chair made of wood was fashionable.

So Jens looks around the room.

The interior is dominated by trees and has an antique atmosphere. A magic guide placed by the way can be considered a mismatch.

There's a big bookshelf, tightly packed with books. I wanted to take a look, Jen thought.

Two women in samurai came out of the back with drinks. From what Jen has seen, it is an automatic doll (Automata).

A samurai automatic doll (automata) who silently leaves a drink at the table and falls back.

Slowly Gimnus opened his mouth.

"Maybe we have a lot to ask you. First, I'll explain the situation briefly, so can I ask you a question later?

"Right, I think that's fine"

Jen also worries about polite answers.

"First of all, it's an establishment here, but it was built about 400 years ago, digging deep into the basement of this' Mount Sukhont '. It seems to have been an evacuation shelter for its original use."

Gimnus started talking. The tone is clear and easy to understand. I can see that there was a decent education.

"Dozens of researchers and their families lived here in the basement saying that 'Free Magnetin (ether)' seemed a little thick and great for all sorts of research,"

I guess it's still fascinating to get energy efficiently.

"Then, according to the records, there was a war called 'Magic Wars', and quite a few of the Magic Instructors seem to have died. But since the free magic hormone (ether) was thicker than the outside, they didn't have to see it like that."

The point was, was it like a hiding place, Jen thought as he listened.

"Since the Magic Wars, I have lost contact with the outside world, and I have lost my free magic hormone (ether), and it has been completely non-negotiable with the outside world. But the food had underground farms and underground ranches, and there was no trouble with water or resources, and manpower had golems, so there was no problem at all. If there is..."

So Gimnus cut off his words once and sighed small.

"… the problem is the depopulation"

After all, Jen thought. Whatever you think, I didn't think you could keep the population.

"That the blood has thickened. Besides, the hypothesis was put forward that in closed and confined spaces, organisms might gradually become weaker."

Jen can empathize with that, too, because of the experience he has seen Mitsuho and Fuso and, no, Newell.

"He said my father was the last one. So my father went out into the outside world and found a companion."

Gimnas gave a lonely grin.

"My mother's brother... it seems to me that the person who hits my uncle had the qualities of a magical engineering relationship and moved here with my mother. After that, she seemed to be a brother with no blood connection to her mother, but from what I saw, she seemed to be close."

Gimnus' mother would also have been more comfortable if her brother had been with her, albeit in law, than to marry her alone to a strange land.

"My mother didn't have good health after she gave birth to me, and I was ill last year. After that, his uncle settled here and helped his father a lot."

At a time of shortage of manpower, Jen nodded in his heart that a person who could use it quite a bit, not to mention his in-laws, would ask him to help without one or two.

"But how long did my uncle seem to have an evil idea… he came up with the idea of abusing the equipment here"

That must have been the beginning of this commotion.

"The outside world seems to have fallen far behind after the Magic Wars."

Gimnus, who moistened her throat with the beverage the samurai Golem had brought, opened her mouth again.

"Uh, I explained the situation on the run. If you need to ask me something, go ahead."

"Well, I'll ask you a few questions."

Jen decided to ask what she wanted to hear, including confirmation.

"The people here… the workforce is covered by golems and automatic dolls (automata), right?

"Yes."

"They stole some of those, right?

"That's right. 'Sword' and 'Glar' for security, plus some of the parts."

"Parts?"

"Yeah, the control nucleus for the golem, the magic converter, and the control nucleus for the transfer gate."

"... and then..."

How many things did Jen find out in his question?

First, there are a number of unused golems and automatic dolls (automata) sleeping in this facility, which are activated and used if necessary.

Two of them were stolen. 'Sword' and 'Glar' for security.

Of these, "Sword" is a lower compatible automatic doll (automata) of "Lance", which can be treated as a golem by attaching an exterior.

"Why would you do that? 'Jen asked,' but Gimnus didn't know why.

"So you said golem or automatic doll (automata) when you get it back"

Jen, who was listening from Jumi, was satisfied.

"So, what happened to your uncle?

To this question, Gimnus leaned down. Lance answers on his behalf.

"When the producer (creator) got sick, he brought up what he had just mentioned and disappeared. At that time, he poisoned the water. The creator died because of it."

"... Yep. I was in danger, but I managed to help."

Gimnus' father, who was ill and weak, said he did not help.

"What can I say?"

"No, that's not what Lord Jin cares about"

Gimnus smiled a little forced.

"But I haven't found the uncle yet, and the control nucleus (control core) for the metastasis gate (warp gate)..."

"Yeah. But I know that one."

"Huh?"

"Lance is finding me. Earlier, I chose to collect the abused golem."

"I see, is that what happened"

Jen was also satisfied with this explanation.

"Uh, if you can, could you also tell me about Lord Jin? I thought you had the title Magic Engineer Magicraft Jazz.