We're here for the battleship. We came for the new Ix equipment and the training room. We chose this place because we could practice in the training room without anyone noticing.

Lily asks the obvious question.

'Do you not want to be seen?'

'If it's Mr. Ruin and the others, it's not that much of a problem.

Well, most players will want the Scarlet Ring when they see it. In that sense, there could be a problem.

But we've heard before that it takes Setia's power to make this and that others can't make treasure balls, so there's nothing we can do about it.

There's something else I'm afraid of right now.

'I heard that when the walls were breached in the Reich Empire, the draugr beasts disappeared. What do you think of this?

Ion answers my question.

'What?　Didn't you turn that off because it was no longer useful?

'I suppose so. Is there anything else you notice?

What else?　...I'm sorry. I don't know.

I'm going to look at all of them, but I don't think they know. Well, I'll give you a hint then.

"The enemy has destroyed the castle walls, so the draugr beasts are gone. That's the clue.

Ix replies.

'Does that mean the enemy is spying on us?'

Correct. If that's the case, trying it out there could give the enemy information about your trump card. That's why we've decided to use this place.

That makes sense. Certainly with a battleship, we won't have to worry about demons watching us.

Ix's endorsement will be fine. Before you use the training room, you'll create Ix's weapons.

The weapons you make are the Energy Blaster, Energy Core D and Energy Battery D.

Each of these weapons will be created after the materials have been placed in a manufacturing machine. Here's how the Energy Blaster was appraised.

Energy Blaster: Ex Machina Exclusive Weapon　
Weight 40 Attack power: varies with charge
An energy radiator with a mid-range charge function.
It needs to be charged to shoot, and the longer it is charged, the more firepower it has.

We'll see how much firepower it has later. Before that, we're going to put the Energy Core D into the Ix... but we have a problem.

Ix deactivates the conversion and becomes the first thing we see. Wait a minute~!

I won't wait. We can't replace the core until you're in this form or naked.

The area around Ix's heart opens up and the core comes out. Surely this won't be enough...I'm getting stabs from all over the place.

But Ix says something even more problematic.

'Master, I'd like to see the core refurbished.

'What?　Do I do that?

Yes, sir. If you remove the core, I will stop functioning and will not be able to run.

Muguugu....I'll just have to do it...remove Ix's core and put in a new one.

From the edge, you look like a criminal with his hand in the heart of a girl who's almost naked and sleeping...

The most intense stare I've ever received from behind me stings. Even I said I know it's bad! But you have to do it!

Then Ix wakes up, analyzes my image and disguises himself in his original clothes. It was a terrible experience.

'It was moderately nice to have Master touch my core,'

Don't bother saying it!

Totally... anyway, Ix's status has changed since I replaced the core.

Name Ix, Ex Machina Lv 33.

Life force 50 to 65.
Magical power 50 to 65.
Strength 50.
Defensive power 50
Agility 50
Dexterity value 50

skill

Aircraft armament Lv10 Analysis Lv4 -> Lv5 Detection Lv12 -> Lv14 Conversion Lv2 -> Lv4 Link Lv5 -> Lv7　
Magic Charge Lv 5

So the energy core would increase life force and magic power. This would increase muscle strength with weapons, defense with armor, and agility values with thruster systems.

And with the energy battery, you can now do two full-out attacks. Now all that's left to do is test the energy blaster.

We'll all come to the training room. First up is our first training session in a while.

"First up is Lily!　Tact!　Today is the day to beat the tact!

Lilly is getting a lot stronger. She would be a good test for the scarlet ring.

Good. Show me how Lily has grown. This time we'll be using a magic sword, so you can use anything but your dragonization.

'What?　Are you sure?!

So I duel with Lily.

'Hey!　Light sword!

Lily's great sword is wielded at the speed of light. Yeah, you were right to choose it in the first place.

But you're slower than Princess Sarah. I clashed with Lily's attack to test it out.

What?

Lily is astonished. I'm surprised inside too. I didn't expect to be able to catch Lily's great sword. The cause is weight reduction. This effect, apparently, even reduces the weight of the opponent's weapon.

Lily's sword feels like a normal weight. It's astonishing that it's still this heavy after being reduced.

Furthermore, the fierce fire of the flying lizard's great sword collides with the scorching heat of the scarlet ring.

The army of this rises to the Scarlet Ring, and Lily burns.

''Oh, it's so hot!　I'm on fire!　I'm on fire!

Lily is rolling around, burning. Apparently, scorching heat is a high-level skill of fierce fire and not covered by the holy dragon's blessing.

''Tact~!　Help!　If we don't do this, Lily's going to get burnt black~!

I'll help you if I have to. Since we're here, let's try some new magic.

Breath Rain!

A rain of light falls on Lily. I could really use magic without chanting!

And Breath Rain is a magic that grants a wide range of breath... or is it breath, so Lily is still on fire.

'Tact~!　It's not gone!　It's not gone!

Okay, maybe we should try some attack magic.

Carent Rapids!

A large amount of water was released from the Scarlet Ring towards Lily.

''Kyahhhh!　Ugh!

A strong current of water carried me away and I banged my head against the wall...I did something wrong.

'I... ouch... I'm so angry!

Lily's greatsword glows. It's a light wave. That's sweet. Why do you think I'm the one who gave you permission to do this?

Teleportation!

I move momentarily behind Lily. I tried it once, but I'll have to get used to it.

'My tact is gone!　Oh.

He strikes Lily's head without slashing it with the Scarlet Ring. This cancels the light wave. Then, since it's an attack, scorching heat is activated.

''Again~!

So time is up. Needless to say, Aeon and the others drew back when they saw the black-bearded Lily and me unharmed.