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"They treat you as an important person, and they will probably try their best to keep in touch with Japan for you. It will take time to wait for the storm or an earthquake to calm down, and the only thing that has been accumulated and distorted is that the switch will not be a big deal after that. I can understand her explanation. Garner said, raising her chin at Lelai and the others who were walking down the hallway.

"Isn't that bad, though?"

"Honestly, it sucks. But there is no way. If you continue like this, you won't be able to invest in special land. So we thought it would be best to put the problem on the table at this point in time. ”

"However, it remains to ...... whether the reopening of the 'door' will proceed smoothly."

"That's right. Everything is premised on this. So we have to confirm this with the next experiments. There are also quite a few things that need to be discussed. It is also necessary to think about the extent to which what is to be kept secret. If other countries knew about it, they would be asked to 'put the door in me.'" As soon as I thought about it, the existence of that girl in Leilai was a defense secret. However, if you keep it a secret like this, you will definitely face strong opposition when you say that the door is closed. Once this happens, it will be necessary to suggest to the Allies that the 'door' can be reopened. And that aspect is extremely delicate. ”

"That's right. ”

"But ah, there are good aspects. Because you may be able to travel to and from other worlds other than those that are specifically placed. Of course, we have to think about what we can do in order to concretize the condition that Miss Black Goth has asked us to strictly manage this academic information and not to bring it to a special place. When you think about the history of the colonial rule of Europe and the United States, which completely destroyed the culture and customs of the lands they ruled, it seems that her demand is indeed reasonable......

As Itami and the others listened to this explanation, they came to what looked like a huge hangar.

There is a huge space with a canopy about four or five stories high and no windows. Itami knew a place with a similar aura. That's Tokyo Big Sight. (Note: This is where CM is held)

However, it is not a folding table that is placed there.

"Ah, there's a 'mind'. ”

Models of stealth aircraft made for experimentation and kinetic warheads for intercepting medium-range missiles are placed here.

In one corner of the proving ground, technicians dressed in white and people in one-piece overalls are surrounded by television cameras and various machines as if they were about to enclose a central platform.

The floor is covered with lattice-like tape.

In the air, white tape is also attached to the left and right sides like scaffolding.

Ray was taken to the middle of the platform and stood there. Among the researchers around her, there were also familiar faces.

"Ah, Professor Yangming. ”

"Oh, here it is. When the old man heard that he was going to carry out an experiment to open the 'door', he fidgeted and ran straight over. Although this is a very secret, troublesome matter of writing an oath, anyway, just don't talk about it, right?"

When I saw that the lacquer and white positions were also there, they were waving their hands.

On the other hand, various measuring devices are being installed on various parts of Relai's head and body by female researchers.

Leilai didn't seem disgusted, but was interested, asking "What's the use of this", nodding as she listened to the explanation.

As preparations were underway, the government ministers led by Prime Minister Morita also gathered.

"It's amazing that people are here in this kind of place. ”

Watching the loud characters that can only be seen in newspapers and television, Itami muttered.

"Stupid. This in turn shows that this experiment is quite important. ”

Following Kana's words, Minister of Defense Natsume said,

"There is no doubt that the handling of the 'gate' will determine the future of Japan. Should the 'door' be kept or closed temporarily. The opposition parties will certainly use this to stir up electoral controversy. ”

Then Morita grumbled faintly.

"How about making her existence public? ”

"Please stop! If you do, things will really go bad. ”

"No, I didn't say I was going to make it official. Rather, it is in the form of rumors. Come to think of it, we've got the technology to open the door...... That's it. ”

"So you mean you're going to be unaware at the official level?"

"That's right. ”

Even then, it seems that this will turn into a rather dangerous state of affairs. This will give rise to speculation and may worsen the situation.

Since then, the validation test has begun. Personnel enter the location of the observation machine. Five, four, three......"

Everyone watched Raylai with bated breath.

Raylai closed her eyes and chanted a spell with a unique melody that resembled a dove flute.

"Look, the brainwaves of the subject have become quite amazing. ”

"The amplitude is too large to measure. It's as if the seizure is ongoing...... She was still conscious. ”

"I guess the brain wave is only limited to a part of the brain. ”

A look at the brain wave diagram reveals that not all the lines are fluctuating violently. There may be no change depending on the part.

“…… Two, one, connect!"

Relai actually opened the 'door' to the other world quite easily in front of everyone.

It was something like a pond floating vertically in the air.

On the opposite side, you can still see through the scenery of this world. When I looked closer, I finally realized that there was something on the surface. That is, it's to the glass window or something. Its surface is gently undulating and shaking.

It makes you think, "This is the 'door'?" It seems to be very different from the one in Ginza. The size is also very small. ”

"The building made of stone was built to stabilize and secure the gate. This is the entity of the 'door'. It's hard enough to sustain it on my own, so I'm doing my best to make it this size......"

"I see...... the researchers nodded, approaching the surface, leaning over to observe.

Others blew to see if the surface was shaking. But there was no response, and the shaking of the surface seemed to be caused by something different from the movement of the air, as they understood.

Yang Ming quickly brought a long pole.

"Look at it, old man...... Not. ”

He pushed the tip of the wooden pole to the shaking surface. Then insert it slightly. The pole then met no resistance, and vanished from the inside of the shaking surface. Trying to pull it back, I found that the length of the pole was the same as before, and there was no change.

"I see......"

But no one touched its surface, or peered at it. This time they prepared a wooden pole with a video camera and inserted it.

But perhaps the humidity on the opposite side is too high, and the video in the monitor is white and blurry, and the display is very unclear.

"Wait a bit. ”

A staff member sprays the lens, performs anti-fogging processing, and inserts the tip again. But sure enough, it was the same result.

"Maybe it's getting foggy in there. ”

In that case, it is necessary to send someone in to take a look.

You go, don't give it to you first, everyone exchanged this wordless conversation.

Behind the white-clad crowd, Itami approached Relai.

"Leilai. Where are you connected?"

"I don't know. casually connected to the world in front of you. ”

"And specially ...... Is your world different?"

"You can't open multiple holes with the same world. ”

The tangent point of the circle and the circle is always the same, and Leilai illustrates it with this expression.

"In this way, will we reconnect with our world?"

"However, in order to find one of the many worlds, you need to have a marker......"

Then Professor Yang Ming said,

"The old man is in charge of the preparations. A crystalline body of a single material without impurities. The more precious the better, and it's something that will last a long time. Hey, just get some minerals. ”

I see...... After Itami replied, he approached the door nonchalantly, and put his face in with the words, "I'll see."

It was a sight of only the head disappearing from the human body, which made the person who watched it extremely uncomfortable. Section...... The neck that remains on this side, which looks like a severed human specimen, fuels this sentiment.

When the female researcher and others saw the bloody image suddenly displayed in front of them, they covered their mouths and fled to the corner of the test site as if they felt disgusting.

"It seems that medical examination technology will be taken to the next level. ”

Someone muttered so.

"No, there's more to it than that. Surgery can also become unimaginable. ”

Itami didn't notice that the inside of his body was being peeed into, and he muttered "yes, where's this?" and stepped inside, disappearing from the crowd.

"Who are you?" the uniformed girl with the corpse of a swarm of insects under her feet looked at Itami, who suddenly appeared here, "Why do you have the smell of ashes on your body!?"

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