「I’m back」
「Welcome back Jin… what, who is this child?」
「Welcome back Onii-chan…!?」
Martha and Hanna were both suprised when they saw Reiko. To those two Jin,
「Let me introduce you. This is my 《Automata》 named Reiko. She came searching for me when I went missing」
So he introduced.
「Nice to meet you, I am the 《Automata》 Reiko. Father has been indebted to you, I give you my gratitude」
「Father!?」
As expected the two were surprised at first, but after hearing about Reiko’s hardship with searching for Jin, Martha admired her. On the other hand, Hanna’s eyes looked towards Reiko with unease.
At that time, Jin’s stomach rumbled,
「Well, it’s already afternoon so let’s hurry and have lunch. That Reiko-chan over there, is there any food you dislike?」
Martha asked while heading towards the kitchen,
「No, I am an 《Automata》 so I do not eat」
Reiko answered. Martha once again made a surprised face,
「I-I see. Then I guess 3 servings will be fine」
She said heading towards the kitchen. Jin, Reiko, and Hanna remained. That Hanna timidly asked Jin.
「Onii-chan… are you leaving here…?」
「Eh?」
「Because, Reiko-san came to take you home right?」
Hanna said with her eyes welling with tears. To that Jin,
「Nope, at the very least, I’ll be here until Spring」
「Really?」
「Besides, even if I leave it’s not like I won’t come here again. I’ll come by now and then to visit」
「Really? Honest?」
When Hanna heard that she looked visibly energetic.
「Honest, I promise」
「I’m so glad…」
Hanna was really delighted and smiled. Right then, Martha came back with bread and soup for lunch.
「Now now, it’s time for lunch. Reiko-chan, are you really fine with not eating?」
「I’m fine. Thank you for your concern」
So the three people Jin, Hanna, and Martha had their lunch with a little delay. While eating, Jin talked about how there would no longer be danger from the mountain.
「I see. I can feel at peace with the danger gone」
Martha seemed relieved.
After lunch, Jin took Reiko to the workshop while Hanna took a nap after the meal.
「Well then Reiko, could you immediately go and get the materials for the 《Warp Gate》. I want to confirm the matter of the danger finally being gone for everyone」
「Yes, I understand. I’ll immediately do so」
Reiko says with her black hair fluttering, and she begins to run like the wind.
「Well then, I’ll make preparations to set the 《Warp Gate》 here」
He called for Gon and Gen who where on standby at the back and had them dig a hole in the corner of the workshop. This time he was not making a shelter but a small room. Jin felt it was about an 8 tatami room. It was soon completed.
He made a wall, floor, passage, stairs, hardening all of them with magic, reinforcing them, and the entrance was a door he didn’t really know of. Eventually he would put up a magic barrier, but first he would go back to the laboratory once. If he can go back and forth from the laboratory it would be easier to make things compared to now.
「I have just returned」
Reiko came back with the materials in about an hour. Hanna was still taking a nap, it was indeed quite fast.
「Alright, let’s immediately set it up」
He planned to set up the 《Warp Gate》 before Hanna woke up and came to the workshop. Jin hurried focusing on completing the basement.
「Connect this to that, assemble this, and combine these」
Reiko who had already done it many times had the main 《Warp Gate》 set up.
「Because this is a self-sufficient magic power type, it will be ready to use. With this simple barrier, if the wavelength of magic power is not the same as Father it cannot be used」
「Will you be able to use it Reiko?」
「Yes. Because Father poured his magic power to activate me, my wavelength is the same as your’s Father」
「Is it able to take along other people?」
He may have heard things like that. For this kind of thing, Jin should have the knowledge for it, but having to look it up in his mind would take some time.
「It is fine if they are in physical contact with Father or me」
「So it’ll be fine by holding hands」
「Yes」
「Alright. Let’s go back once tonight. There are materials I want」
Jin says and Reiko,
「With that I have a request for Father. Could you please improve my magic power detection function?」
「Hn? Aa, because it was hard for you to search for me. Okay, I’ll do it immediately when we return」
With this, Reiko became even more of an absurd 《Automata》.