After being teased, the captain of the guard Celine squirted coffee and coughed. Romani smiles and holds out a handkerchief. After wiping his mouth with it, the guard commander raises his eyebrows and raises his head.
“mister! Pick an opponent. What are you doing when you get older?”
Romani didn’t answer. just smile,
“What are you doing after work, Captain of the Guard? If there’s nothing to do, let’s have a drink with the Argon city founding members. There is also a reward, but I will buy it.”
“This old man!”
“There is a bar that is good at cocktails, let’s go together. I’ll see you on my way home from work.”
Romani, who took a coat and hat, left the office with a smile. Surprised, the head of the guard Celine sat on the sofa and opened her mouth.
After greeting Romani at the entrance, the aide-de-camp rushed in and shouted with sparkling eyes.
“Are you going out for a drink with Mr. Romani?! really!”
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“I didn’t call you to hear that!”
“go! You have to go!”
The face of the captain of the guard, Seline, turned red with shame and anger. But the aide-de-camp didn’t stop. she nodded and said.
“Yep! Mr. Romani also lived alone after his wife died when he was young. Not bad.”
“What’s not bad! Do you know how big the age gap is between me and that uncle?!”
“How different is it?”
“uh···!”
After counting her fingers, an angry Celine stood up.
“And I don’t like the idea of inviting something! Neighborhood kids won’t do that!”
The assistant officer opened his eyes wide and put his face in front of the head of the guard, Celine.
“If a man is good-looking, all bullsh*t is forgiven. Am I wrong?”
“uh···! eww···!”
The chief of the guard broke into a cold sweat when he was cornered by the assistant officer who was sometimes frightened.
“go. off work Then he drank a lot of alcohol and kicked it with his poisonous teeth! Bite it off.”
“hey! You say…!”
“Forget the idea of pushing and pushing. You have to take it even if it takes a loss. Are you going to die of old age alone like this?”
1st Guard Captain Celine, who had been beaten with facts, eventually started to sob.
Boom bung!
A longsword cuts through the wind. Carrot flitted around, dodging it, flipping over, doing somersaults, teasing Ariete.
“ha ha ha! It’s too late! Stretching your legs before you swing your sword is one tempo slower! Then I can’t guess!”
“profit!
Hung!
He flies his sword towards Carrot floating in the air. Sideways, of course, Kang-! Sparks fly in all directions. Carrot, who deliberately blocked it and added a sense of realism, stretched out his arm and pulled Ariete by the collar.
Poof!
“hi?”
“Suck! Zion! Vertical kick!”
When Carrot’s face appeared in front of her nose, Ariete shouted the name of the skill. Chow! Carrot soared up in admiration as the bridge rose almost vertically.
“Wow! Wearing a prosthetic leg, that’s how it works! amazing! But your limbs are leaning on Shion, so save the bare-body fights with big movements! weapon! Raise your weapon!”
“aaa!!”
Tuna, who briefly watched the two perform during the break, is still chewing on her thumb nail.
“Cry out for skill, skill. Oh, I care about poetry.”
“Still, will it beat enough Orcs and Goblins?”
“I-I hope the link of the senses will come true.”
With an incomprehensible sound, Tuna turned around. After taking a break, the two worked on assembling the automaton again.
and two days later,
The completed heat dissipation wig and Mark 2 combat uniform arrived, and the automatons were also completed.
Tuna and Crank, who had even confirmed normal operation, headed for the bed as they were on the verge of fainting.
“Carrot, please check. I need to get some sleep…”
“I, I, can sleep for twelve hours. wake up, don’t wake up Ugh…”
Carrot, who staggered to each bed and turned away from the two who collapsed, hurrahed.
“wow! I have younger siblings!”
“We are not your brothers.”
Carrot gave a big smile.
“It just feels good! you are char! And you are Lotte! nice to meet you! I’m Carrot! And this is Zion! And Ariete!”
Charles, who wore Petra Silver, and Lotte, who wore Tuna Black, looked at Carrot and then Ariete.
The two automatons looked at Ariete as if they were seeing something strange, then saw Carrot.
“What is this person?”
“Automaton? human?”
“Shion became arms and legs for the amputated Ariete.”
Charles and Lotte, who turned their heads back to Ariete, spoke at the same time.
“Zion, salute you.”
“thank you.”
Shion’s voice flowed from Ariete’s body. Lotte turned her head and asked, pointing to the steel sword leaning on the table.
“Is that your sword?”
“Oh, yes. it’s mine I got it.”
“I want a sword too.”
Ariete’s eyes lit up.
“Are you interested in swordsmanship?”
“This is Lotte. I have a lot of interest in longsword swordsmanship.”
Excited to have a friend, Ariete rummaged through Crank’s junk and brought back a longsword in good condition.
“Your master is quite forgiving. It will be fine. Shall we do a big dance?”
With a sword in hand, Lotte immediately went out into the open field and started the performance.
Kang! Kagagak!
“Uhhhhh?!”
Ariete groaned and stepped back. Her eyes were shaking as if she saw something incredible, but her mouth was tearing into a grin.
“Ha, to see half-swording…!”
Automaton Lotte held the handle of the sword as well as the blade with his hand and was in a position to wield it, then quickly changed his posture and gripped it.
they faced off again.
Catch up! Kang!
Carrot, who was looking at it with her arms folded, said.
“It’s a relief that this isn’t a residential area. I will report it as noise pollution.”
“What shall I do?”
When I look up, Charles is standing there.
“Are you doing some fighting too?”
“Not that high level.”
“okay? But it’s okay. I’m going to teach you a lot of things, including combat skills.”
Turning around, Carrot saw two people sleeping in the workshop and shouted at those who were dancing in the open space.
“for a moment! Stop it and come here!”
Ariete and Lotte stopped the dance and walked away.
“What is going on?”
“Because people are sleeping inside. Let’s wait for a while. And the driving test comes first. How many minutes have they been awake?”
Ariete mentally puffed up her cheeks, but she wasn’t distracted enough to turn a blind eye to the automatons in test operation and the people who stayed up all night.
It was the next morning when Crank woke up. Crank, who checked the date, was taken aback.
“Are you tired? You slept for a very long time.”
“Since I slept through the night for three days, this is only natural. Do you want to eat? I had beef stew.”
After getting out of bed, Crank sat down at the table and ate.
“So, how are you?”
The crank, which received reports of joint motion angle errors and abnormalities, completed all of the adjustment work, wore combat uniforms, and was finally shipped.
Carrot, who was watching, raises both hands and shouts hurray.
“at las! at las! Besides me, I have a partner automaton! hahahahaha! i love it!”
Two automatons dressed in automaton combat uniforms stood in front of Crank. Crank put a gold coin in each of their hands and then opened his mouth.
“My name is Crank, and with this I have become your master. I’m counting on you.”
“yes.”
Lotte raises her hand.
“Master, I want to have a sword.”
Crank nodded and took out a sword from the pile of junk. Ariete, who was just getting up and washing herself with a towel hanging around her neck, interjects excitedly.
“Can I take care of you?”
“Sure, but do it with a wooden stick. This is a warehouse area, but the noise pollution is still not good.”
“hmm···!”
It was a little disappointing, but Ariete and Lotte started a sword dance in the clearing with wooden sticks. Crank, who was watching it, was amazed at Lotte’s skills.
“Is that half-swording? amazing Isn’t that the close combat technique of regular knights?”
“I heard Ariete was surprised too.”
“You were lucky. I picked a veteran, but who was the previous owner?”
Carrot laughs sharply.
“How are you? It’s ours now.”
Even the crank in the helmet laughed. he lowered his head
“Now it is your turn.”
“Ah, by the way, can we wait a bit? Fluid’s wedding is just around the corner.”
Hearing that, Crank, who was calculating the date, was lost in thought.
“Three days to overhaul… Because I have to put on the soft skin too… I can’t. The date is inconsistent.”
Carrot looked up and saw the crank.
“You can’t go to Fluid’s wedding naked. Let’s finish it.”
“also! Thanks Crank!”
I didn’t doubt it, but Carrot, who was relieved, clung to Crank’s leg. So for a while Crank had to walk around with carrots attached to his legs.
“Since it’s been a while since I’ve been resting, I need to exercise. I’m going to do a full course today.”
Crank took off all his clothes except for his underwear and started doing push-ups in the open space in front of the studio. Ariete, who saw the scene while performing the big dance, ran and screamed.
“Oh, put some more clothes on!”
“why?”
“No, that…!
Ariete stared at Crank’s back muscles and buttocks while he was doing push-ups for a while, then his face turned red, and he closed his eyes tightly and turned around and ran away.
“aaa!”
“He is strange. He stares at your ass and runs away.”
“Women! unknown! It’s an animal! just! Leave it alone! Whoop! hook!”
After spending time exercising, resting, and making combat uniforms, Fluid’s wedding day approached.
“Bah, busy. uh, where are you going?”
Watching Crank and Carrot move around and prepare to go out, Carrot answered Tuna’s question as he woke up in the afternoon after staying up all night the night before.
“Wedding ceremony.”
Tuna’s eyes widen.
“Who, who!?”
“Fluid is my friend, and Crank’s childhood friend.”
Crank appeared in a pre-arranged adventure outfit and waved his hand.
“I was just one of the kids in the same town. I was beaten badly. Speaking of which, the old hostility suddenly flares up.”
“that’s right? you?”
“When I was younger, the fluid was bigger. His personality was also angular and tough.”
There was no combat uniform, which is the best formal attire for an automaton, so Carrot prepared another set of children’s clothes for going out, and made a surprised expression.
“Wow, can’t you imagine Fluid banging the crank?”
“If it’s over, let’s go. Everyone, I’m going to go out for a while. When I get back, I’ll start overhauling Carrot.”
“uh? That, Lord, are you ready?”
“Don’t worry, I’ve got it all done.”
Seeing the crank giving a thumbs up against the background of spare parts and tools lined up in the workshop, Tuna smiled.
“You, you are quick in that way.”
“I will be back.”