"Whaaa..... Gilded.........

　It was in a rugged mountain canyon a few dozen kilometers west of Oed, in Yisheng.
　It was one size larger than the Mithril Golem, and its golden body glistened in the sunlight that streamed into the valley. Is this the Orihalcon Golem? It's about the same size as the Frame Gear.
　I wonder if this one has its central core in its chest, just like the Mithril Golem.
　The body looks like a rocky, rugged body with large arms and legs. Its legs are short and its body is long. Its appearance is the same as the Mithril Golem's, and the central core is probably located in the same place.

I'm sure we can get away with it if we destroy the chest area for now. Slip.

　Thrust! And with a grand earth shaking, the golden golem falls on its back.

'Gravity,'

　I quickly sew it to the ground with weighted magic. The piece of Frase taken out of storage is rounded up, and a crystal ball the size of a baseball is filled with magic, making it even harder than Orihalcon.

The Gate.

　A "gate" connects the ground in front of me to the ground just above the golem's chest, and I throw a crystal ball with "gravity" on it with a pop.
　As soon as it passes through the Gate, the crystal ball, which is weighted by hundreds of tons, falls onto the golem's chest, and dga-gah! The Orichalcon Golem was silenced as the sound of destruction sounded out.
　This was the three-step utilization of Slip, Gravity, and Gate. How dare it.
　In the meantime, I approached the golem with caution and confirmed that it had completely stopped functioning. It looks like the central core was in its chest after all.
　I'm going to open the storage and store the Orihalcon golem. Okay, mission accomplished.
　A deer scuttles out of the bushes with a crisp sound. I didn't know there were deer even in this valley deep in the mountains.
　The deer didn't pay any attention to me as it walked towards the river beyond. I wonder if they aren't afraid of people.
　A deer, huh? Should I bring home some venison as a souvenir? No, no, it's kind of hard to kill a pure deer that isn't wary of humans so easily.
　When I looked towards the river where the deer had walked, I saw something lying on the riverbank. What's that?
　As I stepped closer to check it out, I gradually realized what it was and I quickened my steps. A man. A human being is down.

'Hey! Hey! Are you okay?!

　I rushed over to the riverbank and it seemed to be a girl. She was about the same age as Else and Linse. Her long hair is pure white and she wears tattered clothes. She has bruises and cuts all over her body, but I wonder if she came from being swept down the river.
　As I picked up his upper body and pulled him out of the river, I noticed something wrong with his right leg. Was it broken? When I tucked up my hakama, I saw that my leg was torn to shreds from below my knee. When I looked again, my right hand was also missing from the wrist.
　If you look closely, you can see that his back has also been cut to pieces. Isn't this a sword wound.....
　I thought he was already dead, but he was breathing properly, though he was faint. He may have made it here before he drowned.
　Well, that's not the point, we've got to treat him first!

"Come light, goddess of healing, mega-heels.

　When I cast a great recovery spell, the wounds on my body immediately closed up and the bruises disappeared. The wound on his leg is closed, but his torn leg is still intact. I'll also cast a "recovery" spell on it as well. It's bad enough if you've been poisoned, you know.

U........................
Hey, did you see that?

　The violet eyes that opened slightly stare at me.

''Ah..........''

　The girl was about to say something aloud when her eyelids closed again and she passed out again.

''Kuhn ... let's take it to Babylon's 'Alchemy Building'. As I recall, Flora said that it's possible to regenerate a body, too. My legs might even return to normal.

　I picked her up and transitioned to the 'Alchemy Building' at once with the 'Gate'.




''So...and the girl?''
He's asleep in a regeneration capsule in the Alchemy Building. It has Flora and Lou on it now.

　I leaned deeper into my chair as I answered Linse. I wanted to follow her, but Yumina and Lou kicked me out. I never wanted to see her naked, floating in the solution of the capsule. No.... it's not.
　It seems she was actually one step closer to death. If I'd been a few minutes later, I'm sure I wouldn't have made it. I wonder if that deer was leading us there.

"How soon will the regeneration end, that it will?
They say it will be done tomorrow.
'It's amazing that it only takes a day to fix a missing limb...'

　Absolutely. Amazing Babylonian technology. I wonder if they really can make clones and homunculus....or if they already do....
　I stare at Shesca as she pours tea into my empty cup. I've heard that they also have a mechanical part, so will they be cyborgs, to be exact? A mechanized life form? Something tells me that would be a robot that transforms into a car or something. Hmmm I'm curious.

I'm not going to be able to tell the difference. This is an unspoken command: "Tonight, I'm going to penetrate you with my desire...

　I don't care. Such a clunky erotic robot child.
　I'm going to go to the 'workshop', leaving the idiot who started writhing while deliberately hugging his own body alone. I'll have to go give Rosetta the Orihalcon I got.
　When I transitioned to the [Workshop], Rosetta was adjusting the heavy knight [Chevalier] that she had completed. It's hard for Rosetta if she has to adjust the settings every time she makes a machine.

''Oi, I've brought the Orihalcon!
That was quick, wasn't it? We thought it would take a while, so we stopped mass production.

　I take out the Orihalcon Golem from Storage. I'll take the one from the wrist down to my right arm for myself.
　Now I can continue mass production again.

''This is also........we didn't need this much, but.......''
'What? Really?
It's just part of the power reactor. Well, it's not a problem, and we don't know how many of them we'll be able to mass produce.

　With that said, he opened the floor of the 'workshop' and stowed the Orihalcon Golem.

''And Master. It's the equipment of the heavy knight 《Chevalier》. It's a good idea to have a shield, a mace, a battle hammer, an assault spear, a halberd, and a battle axe, if the sword is the standard equipment.
'Yeah, that's about it. Magic doesn't work on Fraise, you know. It's going to be a blowout.

　It's more effective to use its weight to attack with a weapon like the Battlehammer. It would be nice to have a weapon that can attack from a distance, but if we made a gun of this size, the amount of gunpowder would be ridiculous. Oh, but wait.

Can you do something like a bow and arrow?
"It's not impossible, but I don't think it will have much effect on Fraise's hardness. If you get as close as you can and release it, it may have some effect on the hardness of the flames.

　That doesn't make sense for a long-range attack, does it? Hmmm, no.

'Then make me a weapon that's different from a long range weapon, but one that can be chained to a big iron ball and swung around.
It's the Morning Star, isn't it? Roger that.

　I think the original Morningstar was like a nail bat....but okay. I guess that's how it is in this world.
　Leaving the "Workshop", I headed to the "Alchemy Building" to check on the girl I picked up in Yisheng.
　Of course, I wasn't allowed to enter Lou.

''They say that her injuries will be healed by tomorrow. Just until she regains consciousness...''
'Ummm I hope they didn't instill some weird trauma or something...'

　Looking at the wound, the child must have been attacked by someone. I hope the fear of death at that time didn't cause some kind of injury to her spirit....

'And, Fuyao-sama, here.

　The thing Lou held out to me. It was a medallion about ten centimeters in diameter. It was a silver medallion with a string attached to it.

He was wearing it around his neck. I think we may have found some sort of identification.

　The medal had some kind of intricate pattern on it, and the fine carving shows the level of skill. When I turned it upside down, there was nothing painted on the back, it was completely flat. The pattern on the front, the sun in the center of it...? I'm not sure. It doesn't seem to be a family crest, though.
　I'll keep it for now.
　There's nothing more I can do, so I decide to head back to the castle. As I was walking down the corridor, Lapis-san came over from the other side.
　Lapis-san and Cecil-san have been serving me since the time of the Belfast mansion, but now they have officially become members of Brunhild.
　Up until now, she had been a member of Belfast's secret service, Espion, under the guise of being Yumina's bodyguard, but when Yumina and I got engaged, she resigned from that position and was officially hired as our maid. Therefore, Lapidus-san's current title is the head maid of the Brunhild Royal Palace.

''Your Majesty, I would like to talk to you.
Yes. What is it?
''In fact, I would like to ask for more servants for this castle. As expected, just me, Cecil, Rene and Sheska-san would not be enough to handle or even clean up the place.......

　I see. I see. It's true that four people can't take care of everything from taking care of us to dealing with guests, cleaning and washing clothes. I heard that Tsubaki-san's people from the agency can also help out at times, but those people have their own jobs to do.

'I understand. I'll make some extra people available to you. How much do you need?
There are about ten of us, including the Ladies, the Kitchen, the Parlour and the Laundry. Of these, the kitchen attendants will be under the direction of Claire, the head cook, and the parlour attendants will be under the direction of Cecil.

　It's quite an increase. Well, I guess it's within acceptable limits.

"All the personnel will be introduced by the Maids Guild. You'll have to do a final interview. Renee and Sheska-san will basically be the exclusive caretakers of His Majesty's personal affairs.

　Mmm. Rene is fine, but I feel a bit uneasy about Sheska. Well, on the contrary, it's just a matter of being able to put that erotic maid in front of the guests.

''Also, I'll be instructing all of you in combat techniques, so please take care of that.
'Combat technology! There is such a thing!
You never know when or where the bandits might be lurking. You never know when or where a bandit will lurk. A true maid can only be a true maid if she can handle everything.

　Saying that, Lapis-san bows her head. Deep, the maid way........ By the way, the Angier-san you met in Linie was also a martial artist. Is it the taste of a maid to learn combat techniques?
　Well, it's nice to be able to rely on them, so I'll allow it.
　But will Rene participate in this, too? I was curious, so I asked her about that.

I've already received instruction from Cecil. If it's a short sword technique, you won't even have to deal with those ruffians.

　What kind of education are you giving them? I didn't know that was being drilled into me.... It's a little scary.
　I feel like the world of maids has changed.