When Crank, who bought the ticket, raised his head, the man greeted him.
“Nice to meet you too. Crank, I never said a full name, but I was one of the people who participated as part of the Maine Coon Expedition at the time. They are called ponzu.”
“Yes, nice to meet you. Mr. Ponds.”
“What are you doing here? Where are you going?”
“I’m about to go because I have some business at Liznet.”
“Oh, have you eaten? If there is still time left before departure, I would like to treat you to a meal.”
The departure time on the ticket in Crank’s hand was 1:00 PM. After confirming that, Ponzu led them into the top right next to them.
* * *
Shortly after escorting the upper ranks, the resting adventurers suddenly recognized the people entering and got up from their seats.
“uh? Does that tin giant look familiar?”
“Carrot! Isn’t that the carrot?!”
“oh! peanut!”
All the adventurers who remembered the little automaton that threatened the elder elves were happy. Carrot smiled and waved at them. Muscular bald Mori, who was in a meeting with the top manager, stormed out of the office.
“noisy! What a fuss!”
“Captain Mori! Look! Peanuts are here!”
“Crank too!”
Mori, frowning, crossed her arms and walked away. Since he is a bigger giant than Crank, Crank had to pick up the pitch after saying hello.
“Nice to meet you. Captain Maury White.”
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“Long time no see. So what are you going to do?”
Ponzu, who invited them, exclaimed.
“Since it is at the ticket office in front of you, I called to treat you to lunch.”
“Um, yes. Good job. treat graciously Did you call the food truck?”
“yep!”
Mori nodded, looked at the women and automaton behind the crank, and raised a thick finger.
“Are those your wives?”
“Huh, huh?! A married couple!”
Pie, dressed in a maid outfit with her hands together, just laughed, but next to her, Ariete, armed with armor, blushed and fell into confusion. Crank raised his palm.
“no. These are the party guys. The request car is on the way.”
“Right. Are automatons new? It’s a look that collector girl would like. be careful. Jump in to sell.”
Then Maury bent down and looked down at Carrot.
“By the way, this guy, won’t you sell it to us?”
“Wah ha ha! Carrot! Explosion of popularity!”
Crank, of course, said no.
“It is the greatest masterpiece of my life. I have no intention of selling it, but I appreciate your interest.”
Maury grinned for the first time.
“It should be. It was nice to see you after a long time. Peanut, see you again.”
“yes! Even Captain Mori!”
Crank let out a short sigh as he looked at Mori’s back to the office, waving his hand. Beside him, Carrot with a big smile was slapping his butt.
“come fast! Rice tea is here! Oh, ladies, sit down. We will bring it.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Those who happened to get a free meal moved to the station while receiving enthusiastic greetings from Maine Coon adventurers when tea time was over.
“bye! Remember me!”
“Remember us!”
“I will remember the uncles!”
Carrot laughed wahahahaha while raising her interlaced fingers following the adventurers who were cheering like a scream.
At the intercity mobile vehicle station operated by the upper level, dozens of automated passenger cars were standing to pick up or drop off people.
After checking the car number on the ticket and the number in the waiting room, Crank went outside and stood in front of the number 4 automatic car. Carrot’s eyes twinkled as she slowly followed.
“and! Are all vehicles moving between cities these days autonomous vehicles? I rode a wagon to the trail two years ago!”
“I didn’t know because I hadn’t been to another city in a while. You seem to be making a lot of progress. Good thing. hitter.”
The leader, Crank, assigned seats for everyone. Because it was cut off at once, it was all gathered in one place.
There were many passengers in the car besides them.
Eventually, at 1:00 PM, the vehicle departed. Watching the moving scenery outside the window, Carrot said in unison.
“Hooo! Goes! Goes! It moves!”
Automated passenger vehicles carrying passengers moved back and forth along with armed vehicles. Carrot said, looking at the slow-moving vehicle.
“The speed is the same as an automated water vehicle.”
“yes. It’s basically the same stuff. Because I modified this to be an automated water vehicle.”
“Hooong!”
The vehicles that came out of the gate and out into the fields were still driving at a slow speed. In the first place, the road outside the city was unpaved, so it couldn’t run faster than the wagon.
Because of this, people spent most of their time sleeping or reading books while on the move.
Woo-yi-!
The large, elongated exterior with multiple windows made an unusual sound unique to a mana motor while driving, so beasts and monsters usually did not approach it.
If they do raid, it’s usually only monsters that are intelligent enough to know there’s a person riding inside, or monsters of similar size.
What a profit!
The vehicle that was leisurely running through meadows and fields on a leisurely afternoon came to a sudden stop.
“Emergencies occur! stop! Armed passengers, please prepare!”
Carrot, Lotte, and Venus reflexively raised or turned their heads. Crank also stood up. Startled, Pie shook Ariete to wake her up.
“Ariete! wake up!”
“Uh, um?! Is it arrival?”
Ariete, who had been dozing while leaning on Carrot, came to her senses.
“What, what? Are you a robber?”
“monster? How come, I haven’t even come halfway yet… … !”
While each passenger in the vehicle was trembling with anxiety, armed passengers who received discounted fares walked out into the central aisle.
“What’s going on?”
The man who appeared to be a large adventurer bent down and asked the conductor. The conductor, who was sitting in the driver’s seat and examining the flag of the car in front, shouted nervously.
“It’s an assault! Armed passengers, we ask for your help!”
Crunches!
As soon as the door opened, people rushed out. I hear shouts and the clashing of knives from the front.
“Automatons go fast!”
The automatons, including Carrot, ran out. When I came to the vicinity of Maine Coon, which is close to the capital, I started to see quite a few personal security automatons, so there were many mobilized numbers.
Catch up!
A wagon was overturned on the road not far from where the automatic passenger car stopped, and automatons were running around it and fighting each other with swords. Some of them were even shooting with automatic crossbows.
“hahahahaha! The 3rd Force Appears!”
As Carrot ran ahead, a swift automaton ran alongside him.
“few?”
Carrot’s eyes twitched and followed the tracks of the automatons running around the wagon.
No, there was no need for that in the first place. The outfit was too conspicuous.
One was wearing a modest maid uniform, and the other was wearing a special combat uniform and mask.
“First, buy the wagon! We need to neutralize the automatic crossbow first! That hurts!”
“All right.”
The automatons clashed.
Chaechaechaechaeng!!
The speed of wielding a longsword far exceeds that of a human. Carrot first threw an ax at the automaton holding the automatic crossbow, rendering it useless.
Kwa-chan?!
As the automatic crossbow is shattered, the bowstring bursts and the arrow inside bounces. Carrot turned her head and shouted.
“carriage! There, no one is in the carriage?!”
A man with a broken head, blood dripping from his face, looked up after lying down.
Kiyiying!! Chow ah!!
Carrot, who had now spun around and swung around with the blades of her skirt, stopped sliding with her hips up, looked at the man, and called out.
“Who are your automatons? A clear distinction is needed! Human judgment is needed! Who’s the enemy?! I will help you!!”
“Me, the maid outfit is our kids… … !”
“also! nice! Identify peers! Maid! Maid is on our side! The rest are enemies! Maid automaton fall back! Watch the wagon! Protect your master!”
As Carrot repeated the same sound over and over, the movements of the melee automatons began to change as they mingled with the rampage. The automatons in maid uniforms switched to defense and the rest to attack.
Chae Chae Chae! Catch up!
Carrot, who was fighting a splendid battle with the automaton that attacked with a long sword, struck the flying long sword with a hatchet, grabbed the blade with steel gloves, and threw a fist.
puck puck! kang! Kang!
Carrot withdrew his fist, then turned over in the air and swung his short legs. The masked automaton that hit it broke its head and flew away.
Landing on the floor, Carrot shouted anything to break their morale.
“Soon, our wizard will send you bomb magic! you’re at a disadvantage! It’s a secret, but hard-skinned automatons are coming from behind right now! I’m going to turn you all into mashed potatoes!”
Such bravado had no effect on an automaton that faithfully obeyed orders. But it seems to have worked for the humans watching them from behind.
Peee-!
Just as they were about to clash again, a sharp sound of a flute was heard, and the automatons that had been mobilized for the attack quickly retreated and began to flee into the nearby forest.
An angry Carrot shouted, waving her arms.
“hey! Where!”
Carrot turned her head at the sight of someone. The captain of the bodyguard, taking out a telescope, muttered as he watched the masked automatons enter the forest.
“done. don’t chase Don’t make a pointless fight. You’re thinking of hiding in the woods. What are you guys doing?”
“mister! Wounded! Wounded!”
The captain of the security guard lowered his telescope and shouted as he looked back.
“hey! Arrange priests from among the passengers and send them to the front! Injured!”
Armed passengers ran to the downed wagon while the vehicle’s bodyguards ran back. The overturned carriage was devastating, with wheels falling off and horses killed by bows.
Tud Deuk-! Kwajajak!
“Oops-! Eight!”
Carrot jumped up on top of the overturned carriage and tore off the door and threw her head into it.
“Anyone hurt? There is a beautiful new building! There are also pretty automatons.”
When the face of a cute girl appeared with the brilliant light, the frightened people felt both surprise and relief at the same time.
The people rescued from inside the carriage were an old gentleman wearing red sunglasses, a boy around 10 years old, and a human maid. Two coachmen were injured when the carriage overturned, but were saved by the priest’s treatment.
“Inspired. Do you have any tips?”
“hmm? well hehehe. Where should there be one or two people who have heard hateful things from me?”
“Wow, the old man sounds like the source of darkness. scared. But it’s nice.”
Carrot, holding a kettle, poured tea for an elderly gentleman who was sitting on a folding chair and then held out the kettle to the boy sitting next to him.
“Now, my little one, have a drink too.”
The boy, who was looking at Carrot with dumb eyes, blushed at the words and stammered. Still, he held out his glass.
“You, you’re a kid too!”
“huh? hahahaha! I am an automaton It has nothing to do with human age.”
“hmm?”
The old man and the boy opened their eyes wide at the same time. Unlike the leisurely tea time on this side, people on the other side were busy moving around and taking care of before and after.
Injured horses and coachmen were treated and overturned wagons struggled to get back up.
“it’s okay!”
People and automatons hung ropes all over the wagon and started pulling them.
“Pull!”
“Give me more power!”
“Aww!”
Ted deed deed deed!
Woo-!!
With a heavy sound, the carriage returned to its original position. In the meantime, Crank, who had found and rolled a wheel that had been pulled off, was inspecting the wagon to fix it.
A man with a helmet on his head beckoned, and Carrot, who handed the kettle to the maid, ran away.
“Carrot.”
“Oh!”
At Crank’s direction, the short Carrot crawled under the low wagon.
“listen!”
Ted deed-!
The carriage shakes and moves. People were amazed when they saw it.
“Is that kid an automaton?”
“Soft skin!”
Crank, who quickly put in the wheel and finished fixing it, leaned under the wagon and gestured to Carrot.
Carrot, who had come out and was brushing off his combat uniform, felt people staring at him and immediately winked, stuck out his tongue, and placed his fingers close to his eyes with a V.
“Deheh!”
“Poop!”
“hahahaha! Where did you learn that?”
People laughed at the cute gesture of the little automaton Carrot.