Volume 9 - Chapter 39 – Jin Sorties (1/2)
09-39 Jin Sorties
“So that means battles aren’t taking place right now.”
After calling Laojin, Jin was relieved from the situation’s change for the better.
“Master, it is most effective to crush the head instead of the arms and the legs against organizations.”
Ann’s voice then cut in. In other words, she was saying to destroy the headquarters and not the branches.
Jin made a bitter smile and said,
“Well, I suppose. I got it. Then, I’ll come back there soon. And then let’s put an end to this mess.”
“Understood. We’ll be waiting.”
Jin then cut the call. He silently returned to the plaza where Martha, Hannah, Mine, and Elsa were.
“Ah, Jin, how’d you like it, are you having fun?”
“Yeah, I’ve had enough. By the way, there’s something I’d like to talk to you about.”
Jin said and invited the four a little further away from everyone else.
“What is it, Jin?”
“Onii-chan, what’s wrong?”
Martha and Hannah looked puzzled but Mine and Elsa seemed to have a vague idea of what was going on.
“Right now, this country is being invaded.”
Jin spoke.
“The opponent is a group called the Unifiers. I plan to go stop them.”
He made the story short and simple so only Hannah looked to be full of questions, but Martha seemed to understand.
“Jin, you’ve got enough power to stop them, right?”
Martha asked a little worriedly. Sensing that, Jin puffed up with pride and replied.
“Yes.”
“After stopping them, you’ll come back here, right?”
“Yes.”
“Definitely come back. If you don’t I won’t forgive you.”
“Yes!”
“Mhm, then go, Jin. …No need to worry about Mine-san and Elsa-chan.”
Mine put a hand on her heart and said.
“Onii-chan, be careful. I’ll be waiting like a good child.”
Hannah also seemed to somehow understand things from Martha’s mood.
“Ah, I got it. I’ll absolutely come back to Hannah’s place.”
Jin leaned over, petted Hannah’s head and said. Hannah smiled while crying a bit.
“Jin-nii, be careful. And make it so that from now on no one becomes unhappy because of them.”
Elsa also said so to Jin with a serious look on her face.
“I got it. I’ll settle it here.”
“Jin-sama, please be careful. I pray for good luck in your battle.”
Mine also said a few words and saw Jin off.
“Yeah. Well then, I’ll be going.”
“Take care.”
After being seen off by his family, Jin smiled, waved his hand, and walked away.
Then Jin and Reiko returned to Hourai Island.
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“Laojin, report please.”
“Yes, My Lord. We’ve identified a location thought to be the headquarters of the Unifiers.”
“Oh, that’s amazing. Where is it?”
“Up in the mountains west of the town called Kashamnoor on the western shore of Lake Azul. There is a mine there, and ancient ruins. ”
“I see, so they utilized the ancient ruins and made their headquarters there? Then they also get resources to advance with the golem manufacture, huh.”
“Yes. And those hot-air balloons are after all something developed during the Great Magic War. Ann has guaranteed that.”
According to her, the devices the Unifiers called hot flying balls were developed to oppose devil beasts that can fly, but with the weakness of not being fast they ended up not having any practical use.
“And we’ve got the VTOLs too, huh.”
“In addition, Ann said that the Automata which attacked Reinhardt-san was surely the Golden Princess of Destruction. And the golem that attacked him has an interesting feature.”
“Which is?”
“It made the [Flame Ball] Reinhardt-san shoot vanish just by touching it with its hand. The result of analysis was the conjecture that it should be a function to ‘neutralize magic’.”