This is the etheric liquid.

　The "it" Flora handed me was a green liquid in a clear tube the size of a 500 ml plastic bottle. That one, it looks like a melon soda. If it has ice and an ice float on it, I'll drink it.

How much uptime can you get out of one of these?
In roughly a month.
It's been a long time. I thought it would take an hour or two.

　It's a lot less fuel efficient than gasoline or kerosene, for that matter. No, it's the opposite, considering the source. That's ridiculously expensive.

Aetheric liquid is said to be a fuel, but in reality it's just like blood vessels and nerves in a human being. It's like a catalyst that allows the pilot's intentions and reactions to spread to every corner of the aircraft.
'If it's a blood vessel or a nerve, is this amount enough? You need more....
It's not a problem. It's not like there's really tubes in the airframe and they don't run all over your body.

　Honestly, I'm not sure. Well, whether it's frame gear or not, it's still a tool. You don't need to know the structure or the system to run it. If it breaks, you can leave it to the experts.

'So how many of them did you make?'
That's all I have right now. But from tomorrow, you'll be able to make ten more, one at a time. With some spare ether ore and magic stones, we can make ten more.

　 That's enough for now.
　I left the "Alchemy Building" and headed to Monica's place in the "Hangar" this time with the newly created Aether Liquid.
　She took it and opened the rear armor of the mass-produced frame gear, named Chevalier, and set the tube directly into it. With a push, there was a sound like air being let out, and the green liquid inside flowed in.

It's ready to be activated at any time. But please don't move it here, master. If you fall over, my precious "hangar" will be damaged.

　Which one of you was giving that precious "hangar" a blow with a spanner wrench?
　But it's certainly not a good idea to move it here, is it? I'd like to bring it down to the ground and conduct activation tests in the Principality, but what should we do?
　But what do we do? Is it a bad idea to expose the frame gear to the public? No, maybe we should make it public in case there's an attack by the Frays. I don't want to think about it, but in the event of a major attack, there is a limit to how much Brunhild alone can prevent it. It would definitely require the cooperation of all countries.
　I don't want to let them know about the Frase because it might cause unnecessary confusion right now, but it would be good to let them know that something called Frame Gear actually exists. In fact, it's also a type of artifact. It's not surprising that it exists.
　The problem is that there are no extra countries messing with us to get hold of the Frame Gear....
　I don't think the countries of the Western Alliance need to worry about it. They know what kind of reprisals are waiting for them if they do that. At best, they'll ask for a ride or something.
　Well, if the rest of the world actually messes with us, we'll get hurt. Normally I'd store it in Babylon, so there would be no chance of it being stolen.
　Okay, let's put it down on the ground and do some activation tests. It's not that I'm hiding it, but let's just show it off to the rest of the Order.




Your Majesty this is.........
'Whoa! It's real! It's real frame gear! I made it, Your Majesty!
This isn't an illusion, is it?

　Looking up at Chevalier standing on the duchy's plains with his mouth open with a poppycock, the Knight Commander and his deputy commanders look up at him. Mixed in with the other knights who are similarly exclaiming, here and there are also the people. Well, they stand out.

"Hey, what is this..... Are you moving? This?
That's what you're trying to do now. But kid, you've made a hell of a thing...

　Old man Yamak Prefecture and old man Baba muttered as they looked up at Chevalier with the same look on their faces as everyone else. I didn't make it right.
　Maybe it's because they usually make all sorts of "modeling" things, or maybe they thought this was my handiwork, too. Well, I have no intention of correcting him.

《Are you ready for Yae? Red ball.
It's okay. He says he's ready to go.

　Yae and Beniyama are on board the Chevalier. I didn't have a comm device, so I had Benidama get on board instead. It's also not worth the trouble of calling a new summoned beast for that purpose.
　I'll have to make a communication device and external speakers to communicate with the other units. I should ask Rosetta to help me out later.

Alright, then, Chevalier, activate it!

　There was a sound like something spinning, and lights appeared in various parts of the aircraft. I guess you could say it's turned on. A warm breeze blows out of the gap between the legs and chest.
　Eventually Chevalier slowly put his right foot forward and took a heavy step with a thud.

''It moved........''

　Who was it that let out such a voice? Those words certainly expressed the sentiments of everyone here.
　One more step, Chevalier took another step forward. He takes a few steps at the same speed, makes a U-turn, and then comes back to us this time.
　He turns on his heel again, this time walking slightly faster, and then comes back again. Each time I did this, a heavy vibration with a thud came from under my feet.

''Alright, that's how it should be for the undercarriage. Try moving your upper body this time.

　As I ordered, Chevalier stops and slowly pulls out the sword equipped on his waist this time. He holds it at the upper level, swings it down, cleaves it, and performs one sword dance after another. Yeah, it looks like there's no problem.
　The reason why I chose Yae as my test pilot is because she had the least amount of magic power. If Yae can move freely, she can move the others as well.
　And then Chevalier, who was showing off her sword skills, loses her balance and falls to the side. An exceptionally large impact was transmitted to us from the ground.

''Eightfold! Red ball! Are you okay?
[Warm..... It's all right. It lessens the impact than I expected, that it does. I fell quite heavily, that I did. I just hit my elbow in a hurry, that I did.

　Yae's voice reached me through Benijama. Thank goodness you're okay. Well, did Rosetta say that when you activate the frame gear, the cockpit is surrounded by multiple layers of magical shields to mitigate a certain amount of impact? I guess that means a shock of that magnitude is nothing.
　Chevalier stands up again and walks towards us. There are no damaged or caved in parts of the armor, it seems. It's pretty solid.
　Chevalier stops in front of us. The chest armor leaps up, and when Yae and Benidama appear from inside, a crackling cheer goes up from all of the knights. Whoa, I was surprised!
　Yae is waving her hand in response. 'Hurry up and get off.

'How did it go?'

　I asked him what he thought after he finally got off the Yae.

"It was easier to move it than I expected, that it was. I thought it would shake quite a bit, that it did, but it was not so bad. It's just the same as the frame unit, that it is.

　I see. I wonder if the function of absorbing the shock around the cockpit will reduce the shaking when you walk. That's safe even for Lindsay, who has a weakness for ships.
　As I was thinking this, I heard the sound of the frame gear starting up again, and when I turned around, Chevalier was moving again.

''Nah! Who are you?!
I'm sorry, but my sister went ahead and...

　Linse apologizes to me, looking embarrassed. Else! When did you.... d*mn, it's my turn to be next!
　I was robbed of a boy's lifelong dream of riding a giant robot. At first I gave it up to Yae because I wanted to see it move in person and because of the magical amount of examples, but I wasn't going to give up second place!
　I stepped on the ground while watching Chevalier run off in a hurry from the beginning. Oh my God! Nice move!
　He's making them jump and move acrobatically, doing fist fights and kicks like a martial artist, but he's moving without strain. It's amazing, what frame gear is.
　Eventually, he came back to us, satisfied, and Else jumped down from inside the Chevalier with her chest armor bouncing up and down.

'Oh no! I can move it the way I thought it would. It was worth the practice in the frame unit.
That's great! I mean, I told you it was my turn to be next!
Don't be so stingy. You're not going to get upset, are you? You're the king.
You know how much I like it. You know how badly I wanted to get in this thing. You're not supposed to be out of order!

　Well, when we stood in line at the bus stop a long time ago, there was an old lady who got on the bus from the side of the bus without looking at the timetable. It was the worst. Is not it embarrassing? You should not skip a turn. Even a kindergartener knows that.
　As the bad memories came back to me, I heard the sound of Chevalier starting up again, "Huoaoao! Ew!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

　I turned around and saw Chevalier walking again. Why? I'm not on it yet!

'Who's in the car? Huh!
That's me! And the Norn.

　Yae, who was asked suddenly, replies while pulling back a bit. Unnu! That wolf girl! You're a deputy commander, you're restless!
　Huh, I realized that before I knew it, we were all in a line. Huh! That's the order of the ride! My turn!
　Before you barked, "Don't skip a turn," you can't push everyone in line away just because you're the king.......! Woo-woo........!
　That said, if I'm in line at the back of the line, I can see people taking care of themselves and giving up their turn. That's just pathetic! It's like I urged him on!
　We have to give up today........right? Ugh, d*mn.
　How did it come to this.