"You mean that you are going to soak this armor with liquid metal and use on the liquid metal?"

Jin nodded his head happily at Erza's words.

"That's right. That's just my guess, though.

Jin, however, thought it was not so far off the mark.

"So..."

Jin continued.

"I think the guy who first attacked the <> security golem in the Kingdom of Egelea is different from this one."

"...... weighs different?"

"That's what I'm talking about, Elsa. That's right. If the armor was filled with liquid metal, it might weigh that much, but soaked into this armor, it would be at most as heavy as a normal golem, if not a little heavier."

The old man agreed with me.

"Then, the golem that fought with the Nostalgia golem in the Egelea Kingdom and the golem that just jumped into the golem competition (gompetition) are definitely different, aren't they?

"But even if they belong to different organizations, what they are doing is enhancing the pattern of operation."

Both are working on ......, which is no longer illegal ......<> because it's illegal ......<> has been approved, but their goals seem to be the same, apart from the way they do it.

"Are you in competition?"

What?　Elsa, what did you say?

I was wondering if the two types of golems are competing to see who can be stronger, each in their own way.

"Hmm. ......"

Jin was impressed by Erza's idea, since he hadn't thought of that possibility at all.

"If that's the case, then maybe it's not this Jix guy, but the guy who's out cold right now is the guy who stole the technology from Zidane's place."

"...... Still, that doesn't answer the question of , though."

"I guess so."

For Jin, if he simply wants to create a strong golem as a researcher, he thinks there are more ways to do it.

The way Jix and the others are doing it, they are not thinking about the future. They have created their own enemies.

"At any rate, I'm curious to know what's in that <>: ......"

Jin is very curious about what kind of <> it is.

* * * *

Meanwhile, the venue of the golem competition (gompetition) in the Kingdom of Celuloa, its first aid room.

"Uu...... what is this place?"

A man who had fainted woke up.

"This is the infirmary.

The healer who had been accompanying him told him this, and the man opened his eyes.

"...... how is the golem competition (gompetition) going?"

"Hmm?　Have you come to watch?　The afternoon session is about to start.

At that moment, I heard a loud cheer.

"Oh, it's started!"

Then the man lets out a small sigh.

"...... you made it in time. ......"

* * * *

Ladies and gentlemen, here we go!　The final round of the Golem competition!　This is the last round, for crying or for laughing!

The two semi-finals and the final, a total of three matches will be held to determine the top Golem. I'm looking forward to it!

The nobles in the guest of honor's seats are also very interested. They are probably thinking of keeping the maker with the highest score in the competition.

Your commentator, Mr. Tolff, this time you've made it more exciting.

Yes, it was, Mr. Emsy. We can look forward to next year's show and the one after that.

The Gonkkrenz competition in the Kingdom of Shoro is held irregularly, but with its advanced golem technology and golem industry, the Kingdom of Celuloa could probably make it a yearly event.

Now, the first match of the semi-final is ......1, <> vs. 40<<

The crowd cheered loudly.

Both fighters are now on the playing field. The playing field is a platform 10 meters square, and if you fall from it, you lose.

So there are other factors besides being struck by a blow that could result in defeat. Incidentally, this platform is made of stone, and has been toughened by many mages, so it will not be damaged easily by a golem in a fight.

Thank you, Mr. Tolf. ...... Now it's time to get started. We're both armed with greatswords!

Greatswords are intimidating to look at, aren't they? I'm looking forward to this fight.

<>

The signal to begin is given, but both sides are staring at each other and not moving.

They seem to be waiting to see what will happen, since they are of the same type.

They're not moving.

No, look, the distance between the two is closing, but only slightly. They are moving.

Just as the commentator said, the distance between the two figures, which was about 3 meters, is now about 2.5 meters, and the distance between the two figures is gradually closing.

Slowly, as slowly as an ant's step, the two bodies were closing the distance between them.

And when the distance was less than two meters.

Then, when they were less than two meters apart, there was the sound of wooden swords clashing with wooden swords.

Both of them swung their greatswords at the same time, and they crossed each other in the air.

Then, the two figures began to move.

[Clap!　It's a great battle!

The two swordsmen wielded their greatswords as if they were short swords, cutting each other off.

Their swordsmanship seemed evenly matched.

But...

But the battle, which at first appeared to be evenly matched, is slowly being won by the Altkrieger.

Mr. Tolf, what does this mean?

Yes. Technically, they're equal, but there's a difference in power.

Strength?

Yes, sir. Even though the technology is the same, the Altkrieger is a little more powerful.

Jin's "doppelganger" was observing the situation from the jury's seat.

Of course, it was the old man who was controlling it.

（As Mylord has discovered, <> seems to be able to distribute the limited power source at will. However, its switching speed does not seem to be very fast>>.)

This battle requires comprehensive strength. If the arms, waist, and legs are not strong enough, the fighter will be defeated.

<

Therefore, as a result of having no choice but to fix the output distribution to the average, they were pushed down by <> in terms of overall strength.

The battle seemed to be evenly matched, but gradually <> was pushing!

The Stahlritter was already on the defensive.

And finally...

Aah!　<, he strikes a blow!

The sword leaps upward. Naturally, his torso is empty. Then he takes another step forward and cleaves the torso.

<.

>

the referee's voice rings out.

>

Loud cheers and thunderous applause echoed through the hall.

Mr. Tolff, that was a great battle!

Yes, Mr. Emsy. We were of a similar type, and in the end, the difference in basic performance was evident.

Now it is the turn of .

<, called Jin to have a direct look at it.

"At last. Thank you for inviting me to ......."

Jin came from the workshop to the control room and thanked the old man. He looked at the magic screen in front of him.

There, the battle between No.41<> and No.2<> was about to start.