Prologue 01: Epilogue of the 2 worlds
Nidou Jin is an orphan. When he was young, he was abandoned at the doorstep of Nidou Orphanage. Afterwards he grew up in that orphanage.
His hobbies are making all sorts of handicrafts and likewise his specialties are making all sorts of handicrafts. As an orphanage is a place whereby it is hard to get the things that you want, hence he usually chose to make them himself.
「Jin nii-san, make an airplane for me!」(TL notes: I will be leaving honorifics alone but I will explain them at least once. nii-san = older brother)
「Okay.」
From tops to bamboo-copters, he also made other toys such as stilts, boomerangs, kites and airplane models for the kids younger than him.
After he graduated from a public junior high school, he started to work while attending night school.
「Onii-chan ～I want a doll～」(TL notes: onii-chan = big brother)
「Okay okay, please wait for a while.」
Then he made for the girls: origami, puppets and dolls. Because of this, he came knowledgeable about tailoring. Sewing dresses and sorts became easy to him.
「Jin's hands are really nimble. It is really good to have you around.」
Even the Director of the orphanage, who raised him, has nothing but praise for Jin and ask him for help.
「Jin, sorry but can you help to repair the places that are leaking?」
「Leave it to me.」
From repairing roofs to making tables and chairs, he single-handedly managed all aspect of carpentry.
After graduating from the night school, he entered a company. He left the orphanage to live in the company's singles dormitory.
The kids who had good relationships with him all cried, reluctant to let him go.
「Don't be like this. This does not mean that we will never meet again. During the holidays, I will bring some souvenirs and come over to play, okay?」
As he said, every Sunday, he will bring souvenirs, that he bought with his salary, to visit the orphanage.
* * *
This is not Earth. Another space, another era and another world.
At there, there is a witch…… magician who is about to die.
「……It seems ……I am ……dying ……」
The witch painfully squeezed out the few words, and the one listening silently, was a young girl.
「……Listen well ………… find someone who can take care ……this research facility and ……everything I own……」
「…………」
「……No matter what…… you have to…… think of ways to find………… that person…………」
The witch's voice grew weaker.
「…………It all depends………… on you…………」
And the old witch remained silent forever.
「Yes, Okaa-sama.」(TL note: okaa-sama = honorable mother)
The young girl replied with a metallic voice, with no significant emotions on her face.
Well, that is because the young girl was an Automata that was made with the magical runes of a Magicraft Meister.
The witch left her will to an Automata that she has created, before she stopped breathing.
* * *
Though the company that Jin belongs to, is not a "black" company but it is still a very tough place.
Sunday is their own holiday and though there is overtime pay, but those who stayed in dormitories are often called for work suddenly.
Especially Jin who graduated from high school. He was basically called at will, accumulating a lot of fatigue.
「Jin nii-san seems listless～」
This causes even the kids at the orphanage to start worrying for him.
「Is work very busy? Don't force yourself. It is better to rest on your Sundays.」
Even though the Director said this to him, but he expressed that playing with kids is his rest, ignoring the Director's advice.
* * *
Automata has been searching for her master's ——「Successor」. She relied on 「wavelength」and 「waveform」.
Capable of using 「wavelength」、「waveform」 to differentiate the human's character, the Automata has been searching for someone whose 「wavelength」 and 「waveform」are similar to her master —— no, same as her master.
「This world · probably · not possible.」
The chances of finding someone that is same or similar are very small, even after spending a 100 years, the Automata has yet to find the 「Successor」.
* * *
「Nidou, sorry, please do this too.」
「Okay.」
Jin has been taken to clean up the aftermath of a few kinds of work. Work like organizing information and checking contracts are still fine, but even dealing with complaints and repairing of defective work is also thrown to him. Now he is repairing problem that occurred in the LAN of the company.
All of this is because he has an amazing knowledge in various fields.
* * *
「 For ・ Usage ・ Access ・ Mana ・ Insufficient.」
Realizing that it is unlikely to find the 「Successor」in that world, the Automata chose to go to other worlds to find.
Based on the huge amount of knowledge that is give to the Automata, she knows that her mana for accessing the different space is not enough, hence she developed other methods to replenish her mana.
* * *
「Ah…… Seems that I do not have enough sleep……」
Jin walked around with heavy eye bags. This is no wonder as this is his third day without sleep.
Today's work is checking the system in a certain steel factory.
* * *
「No. 2367 world, failure. Began next scan, No. 2368 world.」
With the patience that only inorganic objects have, the Automata continues to search for the 「Successor」.
* * *
「Uh, an error in temperature control…… this feels like somewhere there is a line broken.」
Jin went to the place where the controls of the sensors are at.
* * *
「No.3601 world…… found it!」
After nearly 1000 years of searching, the Automata finally found the 「Successor」.
「Summon ・ Ceremony ・ Activate」
* * *
「It's so hot, even though the electric furnace is switched off, there is still the molten iron below.」
No matter what it is not possible to keep the furnace on while doing checks but the huge amount of molten iron will not cool down that easily. The hot air continues to bake Jin's body.
「Ah, there it is. It is probably damaged when it was hit by the scrap iron that was thrown in.」
The electric furnace uses electric arc principle to melt the iron and most of the materials are scrap metal. Now it seems that some parts of the scrap metal damaged the lines of the sensors. Though there are multiple layers of protection but it is still unable to prevent the damage. It is probably due to violent methods of throwing in the scrap metals.
* * *
「Summon Magic Circle ・ Build.」
The program that the Automata executed is about to be completed.
「Endow ・ Special characteristics ・ Knowledge of Language.」
It seems that the need for language as communications, is the same for any world.
「Activate!」
Before the Automata, a Magical Circle, with many complicated magical books as a base, is formed.
* * *
「With this, it should be okay…… done.」
Jin changed the spare parts. And with the slip of his hands, his tools dropped down.
「Oh, shit.」
He reflexively reached towards the electric furnace, a place called the ladle, which is the place where the molten iron are stored.
「Wooh……」
Leaving a short scream, Jin's body has already began to fall towards to the ladle.
At this moment, Jin——
——the orphanage can receive my life insurance……
This is the last thing that he thought of in this world.
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