Din-san, what do you think of this mass-production type?

"Ahh... I guess I'm halfway there." It would be more helpful to keep the normal golem in the bag while it's still in motion at all times. Or perhaps you can just take it easy without putting on your armor and throw it away for the sole purpose of interfering with the opponent. "

A few days after the creation of the mass-production type, I consulted with Ms. Din, who had unusually come alone, about the golem.

Din is out of the ordinary when it comes to golems, but he's only a combat and troop operation professional, so he quickly gave an example of how mass-production can be used. Incidentally, as a result of Din confirming the performance of the Mass Production Type 1, I was hit by the momentum of the cutting, and the armor was split into two parts.

"It's okay to throw away a golem, but considering the size of the bag, I'd like some strength... The mass-production type needs to be researched, so until then, I'll let the ordinary golem move and wait." I need to get a bag for the golem. "

"If I don't prepare it... it's not something I can prepare, but normally"

I haven't made any magic bags or dimensional bags lately, but the number has decreased slightly as the dirt has become more prominent and the Marquis of Samons has given it to me, so I decided to make a golem-only bag along with the new bag.

“By the way, what is Din's purpose?”

It was only uncomfortable that Din, who was mostly only escorted by Maria and the king, would come alone. Well, it would be impossible not to say that you came to play with whims, but if you only wanted to come to play, you would come with Aina, not alone.

"Well, what... I just came to check it out." Temma, you gave the golem to the Duke of Sangha, the Marquis of Sammons, and the House of Houston. "

“What are you talking about?”

"It seems that all three families visited the Otori family, so there are people who take it seriously." Reformers are fussing that the golems of the Otori family should be collected not only for the Three Houses, but also for the defense of the Royal Capital. So it's a hassle, but I'll be listening to you because I'm close to Temma and I have the right position. "

Din started to talk about how the Reformers were troublesome, but I knew that I didn't like them, so I thought I'd stop talking, but Din didn't stop talking about the Reformers even if I stopped, whether I meant to let the stress go.

"Let's just say... I lent a golem to someone close to me, why should I collect my property for that reason?"

”That's true, but... if you dare to say so, I'll be prepared in case the Three Families betray the Kingdom.”

"This is ridiculous. I'm supposed to be on the side of a national defense emergency... and I can't help but doubt the people who stand on the front line and try to protect the country... If the Sangha dukes can't believe it, then they can stand on the front line."

Din also nodded exaggerately as he acted out what was a very unfortunate thing.

Din-san, I just had a family, so I can't leave the capital very often, but please tell the king that I will gladly help if the capital is in danger.

"All right, I'll tell His Majesty how Temma feels." And if you make a scene, first of all, we said to fight on the front line. "

It looks like you're going to use me to stick a nail in a reformist, which, to be honest, is annoying. However, it was there that I sold my quarrels first, and if I did not refuse this, I could allow the Otori family to be exploited by the people as a precedent.

If a huge groove is created between the nobility and the people on the boulder, the country could perish before the Empire invades.

"I brought you a story... but it's more like a bad person to the perpetrator than a victim."

"Such a bad guy... I just learned the king." I'm not going to clean up this mess myself, but I'm going to turn it over to me. "

At a time when you're pushing political issues against me, there's nothing you can do about just one or two dislikes. Well, before I go to complain, I think Maria-sama might have narrowed it down... but even so, don't hesitate to complain. Maybe it was the King's plan until I went to complain in this state. Perhaps Caesar's... but for now, as usual, you can appeal to me and the royal family to be close and in some sense to each other.

Well then, I'll prepare the [Souvenir], so please tell the King to call me on a convenient date.

"Roger that. I'll tell Ma (...) Li (...) A (...) Master (...)." It would be easier to do something about that. "

Having said that, Ms. Din left happily.

A week later.....

Was the souvenir operation a success?

"I don't know how deep the reformers will read, but I think they've gotten to the point of a fight."

My grandfather and I were called by the king to visit the royal castle. At that time, he came to the carriage pulled by Leiden with the flag of the Otori family prominently raised, so he should have contacted the Reformers just by approaching the Imperial Castle. Besides, even if I said I came to play, I could follow the official procedure to visit the king, so everyone in the royal castle would know the purpose.

"Besides, I gave Viscount Mustang a souvenir, so it might be very confusing."

When I entered the Imperial Castle, I met Viscount Mustang, who had come by chance, and I gave him the souvenir that I had. By the way, this souvenir was prepared by Jeanne and was bought during the trip (sweets, liquor, etc.) as a thank you for talking to Jeanne's father before.

“If we understand that Alex and the others are working with the Otori family and the Neutrals and are suspicious of the Reformers, it won't be that easy. However, there is a fear of taking action without even pretending to be that way."

"Still, if this souvenir goes well, you should be able to buy time." Besides, the Reformers were suspicious from the beginning. If they took action, it would be on schedule, and the kings seem to be on guard on the assumption of a coup d 'état. If you're more than a reformist, all you have to do is use the time you've made with today's souvenirs to make a real souvenir. ”

The souvenirs I brought with me today are a large assortment of wound medicine and a large assortment of sweets. I gave the wound medicine where there was a person's eye and told them how I wanted them to use it. But I gave it to them in silence along with the wound medicine with regard to the confectionery, so if you don't know the contents, you can see that (...) (...) (...) (...) (...) (...) (...) (...) (...) (...) (...) (...) (...) (...)) (...) (...) (...)) (...) (...)) (...)

"I don't think the Reformers would think that the sweets were given along with the wound medicine." I guess it's a golem. "

In addition to the high-impact medicines that he had made over time, he also gave him the low-impact medicines that he had produced in large quantities until they were called. The ones that are most effective are gifts for the kings, but those that are less effective are kept in the royal castle, and the rest are sent to the battlefield in the form of regular (...) formulae (...) and support supplies from the Otori family.

Although there are various prominent presence, (for a time) the support of the Otori family, which is a civilian, has put at risk the notoriety that the nobility that was reluctant to support (or was a keystone) until then had to support less than the civilian.

The first to notice the danger was Viscount Mustang, who made it clear to the King that he would immediately provide additional support. Lord Mustang didn't look for support, but he decided that it would be more flavorful to serve it first.

With Viscount Mustang's remarks, the neutral and royal nobility quickly decided on additional support, and the Reformers reluctantly decided on additional support in a way that put pressure on them. This will cut off the power of the Reformers a little. Incidentally, the wound medicine that I gave you has the effect of "disinfecting, detoxifying, healing, improving health," but the lower one is "disinfecting, detoxifying, healing," and the effect is less than half of the wound medicine that is good. Well, considering it as a first aid medicine, it's not bad, and above all, it's relatively easy to make it, so it's easy to prepare the number. At the end of the day, sweets are easy to preserve because they are not only baked sweets, but also because they use nuts and dried fruits and have a high nutritional value, which makes them an extraordinary meal at the time of the castle. If it remains until then, it will be a story.

"Nevertheless, Viscount Mustang is also good at it." I suppose you're going to take advantage of the fact that Temma gave you Jeanne's souvenir. If you were given a souvenir before Alex and decided to provide additional support after Temma, the House of Otori and the House of Viscount Mustang would be regarded as a friendly gesture from those who only know the rumors. If you win this war, you will surely get the highest achievement among the nobles who have not gone to the battlefield. "

It's a war, so if you lose, you may lose everything, but if you win, you can expect more than investment. It is easy to be judged for being the best at what you do. Even if it is after the Otori family, it makes sense if it is the most important of the nobles. In fact, it looks like other nobles moved because Viscount Mustang moved.

"Well, when the Neutral Aristocrats decided on additional support, they decided to join the Royal Family if anything happened to them." If this coup d 'état of the Reformers succeeds, there will be no preferential treatment for what could be described as hostile action. ”

I don't know what would happen if the reformers took a long-term niggardly approach, but under the current circumstances, the coup could only happen in the short term, so no neutral would turn so easily.

"Well then, let's start making real souvenirs as soon as we get home." Of course, Grandpa will also help me. "

"There's not much I can do, but I'll do my best for the Otori family."

When I returned to the Mansion, my grandfather and I went home early to make souvenirs. Well, the image of the shape I wanted to make was clear, so I was able to make three types of prototypes at one pace a day.

”Temma, Ranitan...”

Third day of production. The third prototype was made, so I took a break, and Amur came to inform Mr. Lani of his visit. Probably the report of what you asked for last week.

"It's not a doll, it's a golem. Besides, this golem is a secret to Lani-san."

Mr. Lani... I know the Southern Viscount family is royal, but we need to keep as much information as possible about the Golem as a shield for the kings.

"All right."

Even as Amur, even in the event of a coup d 'état in the capital, he seems to think that the South will be the least damaged, so he said that it would be better to keep Mary and the others in a good mood, so he won't divulge any information about Golem to Lani.

I'm sorry to keep you waiting.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, it, no, no, no So, Temma-san, it's a trick to propose... so far, it's working. I've gone too far.”

I asked Lani to buy supplies from the Reformed territories, especially the Dalai Lama's. Well, as soon as the southern pedestrians led by Lani were buying directly, they were alerted, so they asked Jay Chamber of Commerce Jayman to come in and collect weapons and food.

I was forced to collect the goods for the reason that I was starting a new business, but I paid the tax properly in the city where the store was located, and I told the officials of the city to bribe them and miss the tax. The reason why we are collecting goods by force is because we can expect prices to rise in the war with the Empire.

I let the officials hold too much money, so they seem to have squeezed the information on buying weapons and food as expected, and they say that things are going well for now. However, some officials are suspicious even though they accept bribes, and some officials think that they should collect them when the reformists have a coup. Therefore, they leave poor-quality weapons and armor in the store, and jewelry for food that does not last every day. Rani and the Jay Chamber of Commerce transported things to the Otori family, the south and the fringe provinces.

In addition to collecting food in stores, Rani and his family collect food directly from farmers, small and medium-sized villages, and towns. Although it does not gather as much as a store, it is easy to do because there are few concerns that officials can look at it like a store.

"You can have the Houston Fringe College prepare the decorations as a price, and if you sell anything of poor quality or that doesn't last, it will be a result of the store, so it will be a little blurry. In the long run, it's full of problems, but in the short run, it doesn't seem like such a bad idea. If they find out, they can escape at night, or at worst, increase the stockpiles of food and weapons we use to fight the Reformers before we retreat.”

In the process, if we can slow down the behavior of reformists, it will be a great success.

Even in the south, the Jay Chamber of Commerce receives weapons and food instead of a request fee, and the Jay Chamber of Commerce can sell loans to royalty in the fringe provinces. It may also destroy other goods, but it gives them the right to sell their stores and use them for dummies. The Otori family is paying the initial cost and the amount they lacked along the way, but because they have food and equipment for their allotment, they have not lost much, and it seems that they can almost recover it if they continue to increase it. Moreover, it seems that it is positive at the present time, considering that it is an expense to sell a loan to the royalty in the peripheral territory and to enhance safety.

"However, if you don't do well, you may be alarmed by the royalty, so the Otori family's interests may be negative." Rather, if you want to make a lot of money, you can take that amount to the frontier territory, so please do so with the intention of doing so. "

I think Lani and the Jay Chamber of Commerce are more familiar with the Otori family's profits in this operation than I am, and they actually have their share of the Oori family, so you should be in control.

Roger that. We'll also work with the Jay Chamber of Commerce to control the profits of the Otori family. ”

That said, Mr. Lani put aside his allotment for this time, and then left the Otori family behind. After that, he gave the goods to the person in charge of the fringe territory and returned to the duke's territory.

Well... now that we have more ingredients, let's choose which one to make as a souvenir for the kings and enter the mass production system.

What was to be mass-produced as a true souvenir was a golem, as I also told Amur, and what was common to the three prototypes was that they would stand in the way of the enemy in the building.

The first thing I made on the first day was a golem that was a little smaller (about 150cm) than the mass-production type that Din had tried on, and that looked like a mannequin made of iron without wearing armor.

The next day I made a golem that was even smaller (about 100cm) than the first day. The entire area has become smaller, and the limbs have become shorter, and the whole area is square, so the storage space is less than half of the one on the first day.

And today, it was a four-legged golem about the same size as the second day. Now that you have four legs, your mobility has increased, so I thought it might be a substitute for rushing into enemies to frighten them, or when you get hurt and can't move. These four legs also need about the same amount of storage space as the one on the second day.

"Hmm... the golem I made on the first day doesn't seem to be much different from what Din broke." Then it's the second and third day... but it's hard to compare because it's just the size and the direction is very different. "

I thought the second or third golem would be good, in the same way as Grandpa, but I wasn't sure which to do.

When this happens, we'll have to try and make a decision.

You can make both, but if you do that, you may be halfway through the number and performance. So I tried it out and decided which one was easier to use.

Well then, the start and goal will be in front of my room, and I'll go down the stairs and turn around in front of the entrance, then I'll just go up the stairs. Grandpa starts at the start, Jeanne at the top of the stairs, Primera at the bottom of the stairs, and Aura at the turning point to observe the golem. I'm running alongside four legs, and Amur's running alongside two legs. "

In addition, just in case, Siloumal and Solomon were alert to see if anyone was watching around the mansion, and Slarin asked Siloumal to respond to their work and the presence of visitors during the experiment. Then, Jeanne and the others decided to replace the golem they normally used with a wall just in case two golems burst in.

"Then it looks like you've taken your place." Now, let's get started! "

On Grandpa's signal, two golems ran off at the same time. However, as I thought, the four legs were faster, and as I looked, the difference between the two legs began to widen.

It's faster than two pairs, but it's not as fast as I thought.

The speed of the four legs was about a little faster than people's runs, and it was much slower than I expected. On the other hand, the two legs were slightly faster than the person walking, and the speed was about half that of the four legs.

"Well, depending on the adjustment, I can do it a little faster." Next up is the stairs. "

I looked at the staircase in front of me and Jeanne, and I was hoping for how I would get down the staircase.

Ah!

The four legs could not bend toward the staircase, and bumped into the golem that Jeanne had placed as a shield. Then she rolled down the stairs, and her legs broke in the middle of the stairs.

Temma, two legs are gone!

A few seconds after the delay from the four legs, two came to the stairs while they were being taken.

"Alright, no way... ah..."

Seeing the tragedy of the four legs, Amur saw that the two legs she was in charge of had bent safely toward the stairs and tried to raise her voice of joy for a moment...... Soon after, she saw that the two legs stepped off the stairs and rolled over. Well, it was me and Jeanne and Primera watching from under the stairs.

"Both failures... no, no!"

The two legs, who seemed to be unable to recover like four legs after rolling down the stairs, broke the staircase entrance when they rolled down, but they did not seem to have broken a lot, so they stood up and went down the staircase that was the other half. Well, once again, in the first step, I stepped off and rolled down... but still, without stopping, I went around the turning point where Aura was, climbing the stairs.

Two pairs, that's the goal!

Although it was slower than the first, it managed to reach its goal, although it could not safely survive two falls.