What's that? Sir?

　Lapidus asked me curiously when he saw the "it" that I had created by "modeling".
　Inside the protective cover is a propeller fan with three blades. It is attached to a pole extending from the stand base.
　It was a fan, a summer tradition. Unfortunately, I couldn't make it out of plastic. But it's made of mithril, so it's light and can be handled in the same way.

Start the program!
Activation condition: Activation at each step by switch/
Activation: Rotate the fan in each stage of intensity/
Program End

　He pressed the "weak" switch on the base. Slowly the blades of the fan rotated and a gentle breeze flowed into the room.

A tool for blowing air? It's amazing.
'Ummm...'

　Mr. Lapidus was impressed, but I secretly felt dissatisfied, or rather, inadequate.
　In the first place, I wondered if I could build a car in the first place. However, the engine was too complicated for me to build. If I had the actual engine in front of me, I could not understand its structure from the pictures and illustrations on the internet.
　I can understand the cycle of intake, compression, explosion and exhaust, but I can't understand what the small parts in the pictures are doing. Anyway, I gave up because it would take too much time and effort. To begin with, I'm not very good at machines. I was a complete humanities guy.
　We didn't have gasoline, so I thought about using a steam engine or something, but I gave it up in the end.
　The next thing that came to mind was a motor. It was not as complicated as the engine, and it seemed like it could be made. But then, he suddenly realized that it would be easy to make a motor using the "program". Then, he realized that it could be made easily by using the "program". And.
　So I made a fan that looks like it's just an exterior fan, but is empty inside, and "programmed" it........ It's spinning. It's too versatile, "program".
　Are we powerless in the face of magic, such as science?
　This is not something "anyone can make". But it's something "anyone can use". There's nothing wrong with it, but... I wonder what the emptiness is.
　It's true that the "program" doesn't have enough power to move something that's just a wheel on a cargo bed with a person on it. However, I have a feeling that it can be used in conjunction with "enchantment" or the like. It's like a toy car with no engine noise, no motor vibration, and empty contents.
　Well, I lost my motivation, so I don't want to make a fan. And I don't need a car by any means.
　I decided to leave the fan I made with Mr. Lapis and let him use it as he likes. Oh, it might be a good idea to put a ceiling fan on the ceiling inside the room.

''Fuyao-san, isn't it time to go?

　Yumina called out to me as I stepped out of the terrace into the garden. Oh, is it that time already?
　I'm going to go meet the king and queen and tell them of my intention to marry Yumina. It's already approved, but well, just in case.
　However, I didn't expect this to happen less than a year after Yumina barged in... I didn't have a good outlook. But I don't regret it.

''I was ready to accept the marriage with Yumina..... If this continues, will I be made king, or will I?
'Hmmm, that's the most likely scenario under the current circumstances. It would be different if I had a younger brother, or if your uncle had a boy, though.
How about Sue getting a son-in-law and he becomes the king?

　That's about the only other way I can think of. If you marry someone who is of royal blood, that pattern would be possible. I'm sorry to say that I'm imposing some kind of trouble on him, though.

''It's certainly possible to do it that way. But I don't think it's possible.
Why?
'Because Suu loves Fuyao-san too. He's the fifth candidate.
What?

　I froze at the words that were said so plainly. The fifth one........no, that's not going to happen. There's no way, right?

'Well, it doesn't seem like I have that much of a feeling for you right now, but in three or four years... maybe sooner, but I think you should be prepared for it.'
'No, you're thinking too much. Sue doesn't have any siblings, so I think she just misses them in a big brother kind of way, right?
Well it looks like you're going to have a lot of trouble in the future, me too.

　Sighing with a sigh, Yumina sounded dumbfounded. Eh, why would you react like that?

And if my child is a boy, he'll be the next king, too...

　Yumina keeps her mouth shut as she starts to say it. When she looks at me, her face becomes redder and redder. Oh no. I'm blushing, too. You're calling me a child!

Hey! Let's go!
'Oh, yeah. Yeah.

　With an awkward conversation, we walked out into the yard and I opened the 'gate'.



'Ho-ho, yeah right! Yumina has finally dropped Lord Winter Night! Congratulations on this!

　The king leaned forward in a good mood and laughed. Queen Euell also took Yumina's hand and laughed at her daughter.

''You have done well, Yumina. From now on, you will be even more devoted to Miss Fuyao and support her as a wife, right?
Yes, Mother!

　The king gets up from his chair, taps me on the shoulder and gives me a refreshing smile. I'm so excited.

'Now I just need to see my grandson's face as soon as possible! Marrying four people might be a bit of a challenge, but good luck with that, okay?

　What? I don't want you to put too much pressure on me.

'No, I'll definitely get married, but not right now.... At least not until I'm eighteen.
'We can't get married first, but we can still make babies, right? Eumina is already the first time, ugh!

　In an instant, Yumina's fist, which was packed up in an instant, was beautifully set on the King's Majesty's thighs. You used the 'Axel' now....

''Your father has too much delicacy!

　At Yumina's feet, breathing on her shoulders while her face turns red, the greatest person in the country is cowering with a blue face. Well, I guess I deserved it. She may be his daughter, but she can't say anything about s*xual harassment.

''I'm sorry, she's out of control with her happiness.

　Queen Euell laughed at me as if she was troubled. I don't feel bad about being flattered, but I think I'm going in the wrong direction.

''But what should I do? There are quite a few people who already know about it, but if we officially announce Fuyao-san as Yumina's fiancé, it might be a lot of trouble.
What do you mean?
First of all, he will be looked down upon by the noblemen who were hoping to marry Yumina. On the other hand, there will be those who will try to get in on it. Also, there will be stubborn people who will not accept you as a partner for Yumina unless you can demonstrate some sort of achievement.

　Okay, that sounds like a lot of trouble. Marriage to a princess is a lot of work, isn't it?
　But speaking of achievements... You want me to make some kind of profit for the country?

'Well, let's keep it under wraps for a while longer. It might be better to fold in the engagement and marriage all at once later on than to announce it early and draw in the nuisance.

　We'll leave that to them. I should be able to be recognized as Yumina's fiancé by then.



　After leaving Yumina with His Majesty and the Queen, I headed towards the training grounds. I thought it might be Else, but my guess was wrong and she was nowhere to be seen.
　There are mock battles going on all over the training grounds, and it's quite fun to watch them. It feels like watching a sports match. There are a lot of knights in the room today.

"Hey you, what are you doing here?

　When I was called out to them, I turned around and saw about ten young knights looking at me. They are not much older than me. It's not so much that they are old as I am, although they may be one or two years older. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to be a young knight.

I'm not sure I've ever seen that before. I'm not sure if it's a good idea. This is not the place for your kind of people!
'Oh, no, I was wondering if you knew anyone. I was just looking around.

　The young knight in the lead, with his blonde hair cut short, told me so. I was a little annoyed at the somewhat condescending way he said it, but I didn't want to make waves. I should just reply appropriately and leave.

'You know him?'
Hey, isn't that him? A warrior woman recently taken by General Leon.

　The redhead behind her answers the blonde's quizzical response. If General Leon came with a martial artist, it would probably be Else of ten.

''Oh, so it's that woman. It is a good idea for you to try to get into the general's good graces. You are so lowly, you don't even know what to do with yourself.

　It wasn't the blonde who responded to the redhead's words, but the brown hair beside it. A disgusting smile was plastered on his face.

'He's trying to join the army too, isn't he? With that woman's connections.
The army has to be in numbers to keep up appearances. Even the commoners are better than nothing. Not like us Knights, the select few, the chosen and honored.

　I was getting fed up with the knights who started giggling and laughing about what was funny when they said that, so I turned on my heel to leave.

''Hey you, are you that woman's man by any chance?''
...What if it is?

　I answer with annoyance to the brown hair that called out to me to stop him. The spoonful of laughter is rather irritating.

'If you're going to look for that woman, you're going to look for her in the bed at the General's place, too. You should be making a nice noise by now, guboye!

　I didn't wait for that guy to finish, but slammed my fist into the brown-haired man's face. I kicked the guy in the side of his head as he rolled to the ground with his teeth knocked out and his nose bleeding.

'Geez! What the hell are you doing?!
I'm going to beat you up. Do you need an explanation?

　I said as I looked down at my brown hair, holding my stomach under my feet, curling up and making my voice heard. I kick him again.
　I can still forgive myself. But I'm not a pacifist enough to sit back and let someone I care about make fun of me. My grandfather taught me to hit him without hesitation when I should.

"You! He's the second son of the Barrow barons! You're going to hit it and get it for free...
Shut up. I don't care where you live. You're not even the best at what you do... Are you the typical idiot son of a family?
What?

　The young knights surround me. They drew their swords and held them at the ready, and I could see that the killing intent was directed at me.

''Since you've drawn your sword at them, you're ready to be killed, right? Do you understand, guys?
Shut up!

　One of them slashes at me, but it's not at all. It's like an example of the lazy sword technique.

"Safety Mode.

　The blade of the sword gun Brunhild, which was drawn and released at my words, extends. However, the blade is not attached. This is the new third form, the 'Safety Mode' that I have recently been granted. I'm not sure if it's a "safety" mode or not, since it's easy to break a bone if you really swing it down.
　He swings through the body of a nakara swordsman with Brunhild.

"Guefu!

　The opponent staggered and easily fell to the ground. It's not even close to being a gap.
　The rest of the guys were limping, perhaps thinking that their friends were cut down. It's a shameful bunch.

''Cut them all down at once! We must attack at the same time!

　The blonde shouts. Apparently, he's the one in charge. But he's too stupid. What about shouting about the content of the operation?
　Before the other side can take action, I slash in from here. I duck the sword streaks whose trajectory is visible and strike into their stomachs, shoulders and chests, disabling the three of them.
　That's enough to upset the others and slow their movements. It's not worth talking about.
　The rest just swing their swords and fall one by one. The rest were left with only one blonde.

''Ugh, whaaaaaaah!

　Shouting loudly, the blonde fled at once. Abandoning his comrades and fleeing before the enemy, the chosen and honored one was stunned to hear.

'Gun mode.'

　He returns to gun form and, with a bang, pulls the trigger.

'Hoge!'

　It was too much trouble to chase after it, so I shot a paralyzing bullet into it. With a bang, the blonde falls down and stops moving. Well.

''Hee!''

　The only thing keeping him conscious was the brown hair that hit him in the first place. I can't forgive this guy for insulting Else.

'Let me stop you there.

　I turned around at the sudden call and saw two knights standing there. One was a silver-haired knight in his forties, and the other was someone I knew.

''Rion-san........''
Hello, Fuyu-dono. Long time no see.

　The blond young man raises his hand lightly, smiling. It's General Leon's son, Leon-san, who traveled to Mismid with him.

''Huh, Deputy Commander! This guy, this guy, this guy out of the blue!

　The brown hair points to me and appeals to the silver-haired knight standing next to Rion-san. Deputy Commander?

"...Do you think I don't know that you guys are usually wildly violent and annoying to the citizens?

　A low, cold voice is uttered to the brown hair. I stiffen with a jolt and fall silent. Apparently, these guys usually behave like that. They must have had their way with you. It's annoying.

''Up until now, my parents' house seemed to rub it off better than mine, but that's not going to happen this time. A group of people attacked one of them and then returned. It's a shameful fact that one of them even abandoned their friends and ran away. It's not very knightly.

　Leon-san also speaks harshly. It's true that these guys are the knights of this country, it's the most shameful thing in the world.

You'll be notified of your punishment shortly. You'll be notified of your punishment in due course. I tell you, don't think it's a matter of revenge. If you do anything to him, it will not only destroy you, but your house as well. This isn't a joke or anything.

　Despite the brown hair that made me roll my eyes, the deputy commander now turned his gaze towards me and bowed deeply.

''I'm sorry, I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you. I want you to know that not all of the Knights are like this.
"...no, this one was too much. I hope you don't mind.

　When I calmed down, it was definitely too much. There was nothing to bludgeon. There were so many ways to neutralize it. The mention of Else made my head spin. I still have a lot of training to do........

''It's great to hear you say that. I'm Neil Suleiman, Vice Commander of the Royal Knights.
This is Fuyao Mochizuki. Nice to meet you.
I know. You're famous in the know.

　I lightly squeezed the hand that was offered to me with a laugh, with mixed feelings.