Volume 8 - Chapter 35 – Reflection (1/2)
08-35 Reflection
“They’re the criminal group who kidnapped the Shouro Empire diplomat Reinhardt, so I’m leaving dealing with them to you. …Oh, wait a minute.”
As if he had just remembered it, Jin took a Magi Crystal out of his reinforced clothing’s pocket, got nearer the fainted Unifilers and used [Transfer Info] on the man he felt was the most important-looking among them.
“Now I’ll surely get my hands on some information that’s a little better.”
The branch head of the eighth subdivion, Purcell, whose knowledge he read through last time did not have decent information.
And then, the moment he put it back in his pocket.
A figure suddenly rushed out of the darkness and knocked Jin off his feet. Jin’s body sailed through the air and flew a distance of about five meters.
“Jin!”
“Father!”
The one who sent Jin flying was the all-purpose golem that had sunk in the river together with Intact. As its right hand had been destroyed by Reiko with her railgun, getting up from the river took it some time.
Of course, Intact whom it had kept hold of according to his orders had drowned and was no longer of this world.
But the all-purpose golem, while not to the extent of Jin’s golems, was autonomic and when it had confirmed that Intact had died it knew to transfer the rights to command it to the next person, the vice branch head Marcello.
Then when it saw that Marcello had been rendered unconscious and tied down it attacked the enemy standing closest, namely Jin.
Jin who had been launched about five meters by the hit lay on the ground, unmoving.
“How dare you do that… To Father!”
At the same time as Reiko spoke those words she dealt a blow to the all-purpose golem. She brandished the railgun in her hand and struck from overhead.
Reiko used so much strength it could even bend the barrel of the Adamantite-made railgun, literally all of her strength.
For some reason the force didn’t sink the all-purpose golem into the ground, instead it crushed flat as if it was an empty can driven over by a truck.
“Jin! Pull yourself together!”
On the other hand, Reinhardt ran up to Jin to look after him.
“U…uhh?”
“Jin! You’re awake!? Great!”
“Father!”
After defeating the all-purpose golem Reiko also rushed over to Jin’s side at once.
“I am so sorry! Please punish me as you’d like!!”
Reiko knelt down in front of Jin who had returned to consciousness. However, Jin just spoke to her with a kind voice.
“Reiko, I’m okay. So raise your head.”
“J-Jin, are you really okay? You were hit by the golem and launched five meters away, right?”
But Jin replied with a smile.
“Ah, my reinforced clothing defended against the impact. It seems like I somehow fainted, but that appears to be because of the shock of hitting the ground after flying five meters.”
Jin stood up, waved both his hands around and stomped his feet to show he was okay.
“Oh, you really are okay. It didn’t seem like you were alive.”
“Father…”
Reiko looked depressed. If she could cry she would likely be in floods of tears.
Then around her the SP imitated Reiko and knelt down. It was somehow surreal.
“I said I’m fine, everyone. Nothing happened to me.”
The reinforced clothing made with the Sea Dragon as a material was able to bear the strike of the all-purpose golem, although its right hand had been destroyed. It wasn’t a very happy situation, but he did confirm its ability in combat.
“Jin, I’m truly happy that you came to rescue me. But you really should take care of yourself a little more.”
“Eh?”
“Starting with Reiko-chan, the golems are your children. If something happened to you everyone would be sad. You should understand that.”
Even Reinhardt was full of emotions regarding the golems and Automata Jin had built, and he gave Jin a word of warning.
“In the first place, I don’t think you’re cut out to making commands on-site.”
Jin gratefully accepted Reinhardt’s advice that didn’t mince words.
“You’re…right. I understand, I’ll be careful. Thanks, Reinhardt.”
“Mmh.”
And like that, the result of Jin’s consultation with Reinhardt was that the caught Unifilers would be escorted by Land-58, 59, and 60 to the city of Dali, then delivered to Celuroa Kingdom through Shouro Empire’s stationed troops. The fact was that as a diplomat, Reinhardt couldn’t give priority to personal grudges.
After having them go that way on foot, Jin thought about what to do with Reinhardt and Stearina who had yet to wake up.
Eventually, as it was still dark, he decided to take them near Dali with Hydro-5.
“Oooh! So this is a boat Jin made!”
Reinhardt was excited once he saw Hydro-5.
“It’s not moved by a golem, huh!”
As it was a hassle Jin said to calm Reinhardt down that he’d explain it all later, then got on the boat.
As its capacity was more or less four people, all seats were taken with the driver Marine-5, Jin, Reinhardt and Stearina. However, Reiko said,
“I will not be separated from Father.”
She did not yield. With no other choice Jin decided to go while having Reiko sit on his knee. The bent railgun was put in the luggage space. Even like this there was leeway with the load capacity.
“Then, let us depart.”