The Kingdom of Klein.

The day after the deus ex machina rented out the <>.

"Well, is this the bus?　Corwin.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Yes, sir.

"It has four wheels. ...... No, it has eight wheels on each side. How's the ride?

We're about to check that, sir.

The location is the training ground behind the castle. There, Corwin Raqqa Kiddo, the Minister of Magical Technology, is trying to determine the performance of the in order to decide how it should be operated.

Then King Mericarance I arrived and looked up at the bus with great interest.

Mericarance I is 41 years old this year and in the prime of his career. He has dark blond hair and blue eyes.

"You want to take them for a ride?"

The king looked at the 20 soldiers standing there without their armor.

"Yes. "And I'm going to ride them around the battlefield for about ten laps.

"I see. I'd like to take a look.

I'd like to see that." "Well, let's get started.

Minister of Magical Technology Corwin Raqqa Kido gives a brief presentation to the King.

"The controls ...... will be driven by a golem named . Assistance in checking the safety of the surroundings, and support during the ascent and descent of passengers will be provided by a golem named ."

"Hoho ....... This golem alone is a fortune."

The difference in the quality of the golems was obvious even to the king, who was an amateur in the field of magical engineering.

opens the door of the bus,

"Please get in."

"Come on in," he announced.

Corwin gave the next signal, and the 20 soldiers got on one by one. Finally, as Corwin was about to get in, he said to .......

"Your Majesty, what are you doing?

"No, I'm just trying to get on.

"No, it might be dangerous."

What danger?　We're just going to ride through this training ground, aren't we?

Yes, that's true. ......

Corwin is not a pushover by nature. The king's enthusiasm (some would say selfishness) made him allow her to ride with him.

The king sat down in the front seat,

"Come on, let's see you run!

He is excited.

However, Corwin is now in first place in the , and since he has not given the order, does not respond.

After a short delay, Corwin confirms that all the soldiers have taken their seats and gives the order to depart.

"We are leaving, sir."

> announces shortly, and the <> starts to move slowly.

"Oh, it doesn't shake too much.

The King is impressed.

The reason why the bus shakes less than the horse-drawn carriages he usually rides is partly because the period of shaking is slower due to the larger body, but more than that, the effect of the suspension has been improved.

Yes, the ride is quite comfortable.

Corwin was quite perceptive about this.

"How fast can you go?"

This was answered by assist 1.

"Yes, normal speed is about 50 km/h. The maximum speed is about 100 km/h."

"Oh, a hundred kilometers. That's faster than a bad flying machine or airship!"

Mericarance I looks somewhat pleased.

"Corwin, can we use this bus as a model for mass production in our country?"

"Yes, ......."

Corwin thought for a moment,

"I don't think we can make the same bus.

Corwin thought for a moment, and then replied, "I don't think we can do the same thing. Then he asked,

"Why is that, you say? It is because <> can make > but not .

Cowen continues his explanation.

You cannot tell just by looking at a single part what its , or allowable dimensional error, is," he says.

"It is impossible to understand the design concept just by looking at the product.

Perhaps only one person in the world, the Magecraft Meister, can do that," he said.

"<> or ......."

Hearing this title, Mericolance I spoke ruefully,

"The previous ......2 generation, the <>, was originally from our country. But due to various misunderstandings, he was finally settled in the Shoro Kingdom. In terms of the group of nations at that time, he went from the eastern end to the western end.

He stated.

"Yes, it was."

The bus slowly turns left as it nears the edge of the training ground.

"The king at that time, Alois III, was not a fool. But he missed the bus because of a slight misdirection to one of his men, or because of his man's interpretation of what he was doing.

Your Majesty. So I've heard.

It's difficult to deal with people.

I agree.

Corwin and Mericarance I were actually childhood friends.

Corwin is about five years older than him, so they had a friendly relationship when he was Dauphin.

So, when we leave the public ...... bus, whether or not it can be said that the bus is not a public place, ...... our tone becomes old-fashioned.

The 20 soldiers, who were aware of this, remained silent, not even speaking privately.

<

"Oh, it's shaking indeed!"

"Yes. But this rough terrain is impossible to travel on a horse-drawn carriage.

"Yes, it is."

With the eight wheels and the considerably heavy weight on the springs, the ride in the rough terrain does not seem to be so bad.

"What's more, it's still going about 20 kilometers per hour on this rough terrain."

"Mm. Yes, that's for sure.

Mericarance I noticed that too.

"In this rough terrain, even a horse probably can't go more than 20 km/h."

"Yes, I agree."

"Mmm. ...... if it could be applied to military vehicles. ......"

"Your Majesty, perhaps that's not what Makina would say."

I'm sure he would.

It is a well-known fact that deus ex machina wants peace. That is why it has given so much support to , and has even given its own guidance and cooperation.

He is not beholden to any one nation.

<> makes an elongated isosceles triangle, and comes to a halt back behind the royal castle.

"Corwin, I'm sorry to interrupt. I must return to my duties.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

On the way back, King Mericarance I called out to the soldiers who were riding with him.

"Thank you all for your hard work. Please report your impressions of today's test ride to the Minister of Magical Technology.

Incidentally, some of them wrote that they were nervous because His Majesty was riding with them.

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The <<<< bus seems to have done very well.

In Horai Island, the old man received reports from <> and <> via the built-in manacam (manacam), and started to summarize the contents to tell Jin.