The year 3699 of the continental calendar.

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The continent of Pandor, which was first settled in 3579, celebrated its 100th anniversary last year and continued to grow steadily.

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Even so, no work surpassed the work of the second generation of "Magecraft Meister," a magical engineer.

In the midst of all this.

"Well, with this method, I think we can make even better golems and automata than we have now!

"You've done it, sir."

"Yes. The host brain stores the golem's movement data, and the contents of the data are written into the control core.

"We can keep improving and updating the contents of the movement data as needed, and it will keep getting better and better!"

At one research institute, a new method of creating a golem's control core was devised.

<>. Creating and sublimating new systems is the way to surpass him.

This was the slogan of some of the organizations that pursued their research.

It may be said that this was the most prosperous period for magical engineering since the Magic Wars.

Those who descended from Jin and the and inherited their techniques also worked hard and studied hard.

"The <> is certainly suited for high performance. However, it is too costly and time-consuming for ordinary people with ordinary skills, even if they have the same level of manufacturing skills as the Magecraft Meister, the Magical Engineer.

Then, what do you suggest?

"Simplify the structure. Naturally, the control system can also be simplified.

"Oh, yes, that's right!

To use an arm as an example, instead of having a twisting (rotating) function in each of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist, the structure can be simplified and strength can be increased by limiting the twisting (rotating) function to the shoulder alone.

This makes the movements less jerky, but the control system can compensate for this to some extent (but only to some extent).

However, this will cut the production time by half or less, and reduce the amount of work required.

"If a golem can be made at half the cost, it will become more popular for the general public."

This is one of the reasons why the Golem is becoming popular.

This is similar to the spread of the private car to households in modern Japan during the period of rapid economic growth.

As if to contradict this trend, there was a group of people who tried to create something with better performance without regard to cost.

"First of all, we're aiming for an automata that looks just like a human ......, or even a human itself!　We must reproduce the same skeletal structure and musculature as a human being!

But it will be a failure. For better or worse, humans and automata are different.

"Umm...... it still doesn't eliminate the awkwardness."

"Since the strength of the skeleton and the output of the muscles are different from that of a human being, doesn't that necessarily mean that the movements are different from those of a human being?"

"That may be so. In that sense, the <> is very exquisitely balanced.

In this way, the excellence of the <> has been reevaluated over a long period of time.

All in all, magical engineering had entered a stage of development and was flourishing.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"Hmmm, it is difficult to create a new system.

And here was another technology seeker.

"Skeletal design to make the range of motion more than human, and muscle position to make the movement smooth. And control formulas to make gestures more human. You have a lot of work to do, don't you, doctor?"

"Yes, it is. But it will be worthwhile.

"Yes!"

The skeleton ...... they created, rather than the joints, was not of the Adriana type, nor of the spherical joint system that is the mainstream these days.

For bending the arm, the elbow joint was used.

For arm twisting, the skeleton from the elbow onward is deformed by <. This was an application of .

"This is it!　This is the further application of this idea."

< only during movement.

This method is easy to mass produce once the control equation is created.

It is the difference between using <> and <> to achieve the same result.

Naturally, the <> method is more cost-effective.

"Moreover, with this method, the strength of the skeleton can be increased < in response to the output!

"<> or <>."

"Yes."

With this, the basic system of the golem, which is positioned as more than <> and less than <>, was created.

* * * * * * * * * * *

"Look, if I do this, I can fly!

"Oh, great!

"It's hard to fly long distances, and it's not fast, but it's undeniably flying!"

And some engineers finally achieved flying by using <> system auxiliary equipment.

"I can fly over castle walls and enemy troops!"

"You can even drop stones from a high altitude where no arrows or spears can reach! ...... but I wouldn't want you to use it in a fight."

< and its subordinate organization, the , wars between nations had ceased.

However, local skirmishes and conflicts, or battles with bandit gangs, have not been absent.

Even for such battles, the <> was too expensive and the <> was inadequate in terms of performance.

The filled the gap, and was truly a revolutionary method.

However.

"This technology is still incomplete. I'll keep it under wraps until you're satisfied.

Yes, sir.

"It appears that the Magi formula has not been optimized yet, and the speed is not satisfactory."

...... and further research was conducted to further improve the performance.

Therefore, fortunately or unfortunately, the < was buried in the shadows of history by the before it spread throughout the world.

* * * *

And again, the year 3899 in the history of the continent.

Two thieves broke into the basement of an abandoned house in a certain region, looking for something of value.

And in the basement, .......

"Brother, what in the world is this?"

"...... a golem."

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"These?　They're not very big at all, are they?"

"I heard that in the past, the more powerful a golem was, the more human-like it looked.

"Wow, you are very knowledgeable, my brother.

"......, you'll get a lot more done with it."

Can you move it?

"I'll take care of it. I've dabbled a bit in magical engineering. ......<>"

The two golems began to move.

"At your command, master."

What are your names?

My name is Tei, your name is Toen.

"Okay, Toen, follow me."

And so the two became the property of the thieves.