It is the season of cool breezes in the mornings and evenings.

Shuki, seeing the growth of his apprentices, finally decided to teach them as a technology.

This golem will do for you what humans cannot do. But we must not rely on this golem.

Along the way, Shuki had built golem factories in places like the city of Mitsuho, but he also understood the dangers of relying on them.

However, it is certain that the advantages of golem technology more than compensate for the risks.

"First, the basics. <."

"Oh!"

The new disciples were elated to learn how to make the golem they had heard so much about, not to mention their high disciples.

At this time, primitive golems were in practical use, but they were monopolized by a few nobles and royalty, and none of Shuki's disciples in this town had ever seen one in person.

The golem is formed by making full use of << and so on.

The one who is doing this is his best apprentice, Liebeslau.

"Oh ......"

"This is the ...... golem ......."

Many of us were seeing it for the first time, and a few of us were moaning in admiration.

"After making a humanoid like this with ......, we write the Magi Formula (Magi Formula) on its chest."

Since everyone had already mastered the Magi Language, there was no one who could not understand Shuki's explanation.

The Magi Formula was inscribed in a dense pattern on their chests, which were larger than a human's. "This is how it will be," said Shuki.

"This is how it works. The key word to move it is <. The key word to stop is <.

While Shuki was explaining this, Adriana was absorbed in her own thoughts.

(......The formula is written on the neck, so if we remove even a part of it, it won't work. Then why don't you put it in the inside?)

Adriana is beginning to awaken to her own golem technology.

(Yes, if you fuse all of them, the text will be lost, so you can leave that part ...... and cover it with a lid so you can replace it later...) ...)

But it will be a while before she makes her mark.

* * * *

A few days later. The Golem course was approaching the intermediate level.

"This is a simplified version of the human anatomy I've been teaching you.

Lying on the floor is a steel skeleton. It is quite simplified, but it has a skull, a sternum, a pelvis, and a spinal column connecting them.

"The reason for the human likeness is that Golem's movements are based on those of humans. If we want it to imitate human movements, it is reasonable to make its body structure similar to that of humans.

（I understand what your father is saying. (Yes, I understand your father's point, but if we are trying to create something from an unknowable and unworkable white background, there is no need to do so. ......?)

Adriana has a point. Since we start with a <, for example, a four-legged dog, we can educate it to a certain extent.

(But it will take time. ......) That's why your father would like to make <> be completed. ......

The magic to transcribe human knowledge into magi-crystals has been Shuki's dream.

All we can do now is <. By using it after carefully preparing the necessary information, it is possible to send limited information to the target.

Using this, we send information to the golem about basic movements such as walking, stopping, and so on.

However, it has not yet been possible to send or record the entirety of a person's memory.

(Someday, I'll make you realize it. ......!)

) It was Adriana's secret resolution.

"And the muscles are attached like this".

"And the muscles are attached like this..." "Why are they slanted, doctor?"

"Well, that's a good question. Who can tell me?"

The disciples, the old disciples, know what they're talking about, so they don't raise their hands. The new disciples, on the other hand, all nodded their heads.

"......"

"Yes!"

Adriana raised her hand while no one else raised theirs.

"Adriana, give us your answer.

"Yes! Yes, because human hands and feet do not only bend but also twist.

Correct. Can I see ......?

Shuki stretched his right arm forward and twisted his hand.

"You can do this because your muscles are slightly skewed," he said.

"Oh, I see!"

The students shouted in unison.

"All right, then, let's get to work. Let's start with this muscle.

* * * *

"......"

"............"

"This is the first time I've done this, and it's fun!

The young apprentices who had been working with the high disciples on the installation of the muscles were all exhausted from the unfamiliar work, but one, Adriana, was in good spirits.

"I learned a lot."

No, the mayor's daughter, Chatone, was still in good hands. She seems to be very good with her hands.

"That's enough for today. Tomorrow we will talk about the control core.

"Thank you very much!"

"Thank you very much!"

The young apprentices bow their heads and leave, looking relieved.

Adriana and ....... are the only ones left.

"Sir, can you tell us one thing?"

It was Chatone.

"Yes, what is it?"

"Yes. About magical muscles.

Magical Muscle?

That's right. You used Hexenbiest leather for the material, didn't you?　Wouldn't it be more efficient to use magical muscles?

Chateaune wondered, "Why not use muscle for muscle instead of leather?

"Well, that's a natural question," said Chateaune. It is true that it could be used as a muscle. But the muscles of a hexenbiest have one major drawback.

What are they?

"One is preservation. The muscle parts don't keep very well. Too bad, you might say.

"Oh ......"

Muscle is, in essence, . < will spoil if it is left as it is, it is preserved by methods such as , <, and so on.

"Dried muscles cannot produce the necessary force," he says.

Leather, on the other hand, is different. Tanned leather has elasticity and flexibility, and it can shrink when certain magical power is applied to it.

Therefore, the leather of a hexenbiest is currently the best choice for the musculature of a golem.

"I see. ......"

Satisfied this time, Chatone bowed and left.

"Father, do you have anything good for the skin?"

Even good quality leather may not last for a hundred or two hundred years.

"Well, no. If we had better materials, we could make golems and automata with better performance."

"So ......."

Adriana remembered Shuki's words, and in later years she would also put more effort into the selection of materials.

"Well, let's cut the long story short and go for a little walk, shall we?

"Yes!

"Yes! Master, go on your way.

Shuki and Adriana were seen off by the disciples and set out hand in hand.

Their destination was a small mountain on the outskirts of Yurgano. The autumn leaves had begun to change color in the mountains.

"Wow, it's beautiful!

"In autumn, the trees change color. And winter will come again.

"In winter, the mountains will be covered with snow.

"Yes, that's right."

Shuki wanted Adriana to become a first-class magecraftsman, but he also wanted her to become a woman with a good heart.

Adriana never once asked why she did not have a mother.

I do not know if she was aware of the fact that she was not supposed to ask this question as a child.

But Shuki wanted to raise her with love and affection, even if her mother was not around. He wanted to raise his beloved daughter.