And that's why we have a new product.
Ho-ho. What's this all about? It looks like there's something in there...

　An object placed in front of Mr. Orba's Strand Trading Company, Brunhild Branch.
　At the top is a large box filled with the contents, and underneath is a slot for money, a handle to turn, and a door to take the product out.
　It's called a capsule toy.

It's a lottery-type toy-buying machine, shall we say? Well, give it a try.

　Mr. Olba did as I told him, putting a bronze coin into the slot and turning the handle with a clatter. Then a round, cylindrical object about 10 cm in diameter fell out of the outlet.

'What's this?'
Open it up.

　Orba-san removes the leather lid that is held on with a string, and a miniature frame gear comes out from inside. It's the Heavy Knight "Chevalier". It was a miniature of hard rubber that had been worked out to the smallest detail.

''Ho! That's a pretty good one! But if it's this good, wouldn't it be okay to sell it separately as a normal product?
''It's not just the heavy knight [Chevalier] in here, but many other things. So this is the list.

　Oluba-san looked at the list I gave him and was a little surprised at the sheer number of them, but he still didn't seem to have a good grasp on it.

Hmmm. I still don't see the point of putting them in this box.... Why don't we just sell each of these in the store?''
''That's right. For example, let's say Orba wants the Black Knight, the Night Baron, in the list. If you sell them side by side, you can normally buy them for a single bronze coin, right? But when it's in this box...
"....! Yeah, right! You don't always get out in one go! You need to turn it over and over again.......I see! So you can make money off of that!

　It's a gambling product, but the price is low. If you bring ten of the tubes to the store, you can exchange them for a bronze coin. So you can refill your merchandise and reuse it.
　You open "Storage" and take out another similar capsule toy.

'And this one is a bit more expensive. A copper coin a piece. That's ten times the amount. But the item that comes out is a pretty good one, made of metal.

　It's what's called a child's and an adult's version. Well, I don't really care which one I buy.
　Orba-san tried to pass this one around as well. The thing that came out was the metal Blue Knight "Blue Moon". It's the plane of the deputy commander, Norn-san.
　It's a bit bigger than the hard rubber one, and it's heavier and more attractive as an ornament.
　Incidentally, the lineup is

Gerhilde (Else machine)
Schwertrite (eight heavy machinery)
Sieglune (Hilda machine)
Oltrinde (Sue machine)
Helmwige (Linse machine)
Grimgelde (Lean machine)
White Knight "Shine Count" (Commander)
Black Knight "Night Baron" (Deputy Commander)
Blue Knight "Blue Moon" (Deputy Commander)
Heavy Knight "Chevalier" (General Knight)
Dragon Knight "Dragoon" (Endeater)
Weapon Sets

　and a frame gear type called

black dragon
wyvern (two-legged dragon)
snollauf
mithril golem
Scorpius
demon's road
The Bloody Club
Wood's golem
King Ape
Assorted Small Monsters

　It is divided into the monster species called "Monster Species".
　The reason why I included the monster type is because I thought I would need to include the enemy characters, and I also thought that if I only had frame gear, I wouldn't want people to say, "What, another heavy knight (Chevalier)?
　Well, the ratio of hits is slightly different for each of them, so that kind of thing always happens.
　And then there's another one from the 'storage', this one is actually the main one. This one doesn't have any monster species in it, and its size is also large.

This one isn't meant to be turned in with money, but rather for turning in as an added bonus when you purchase a certain amount of money at Orba-san's store. As such, the material inside is made from the bones of a demonic beast, it's quite elaborate and already colored, and also has movable limbs.

　It's a kind of action figure, but it's an amazing thing that even reproduces the deformation of Linse's plane. The bones are processed from a monster beast that is made of the same material as plastic.

''When you say a certain amount, are you talking about a silver coin or something?
Well, that's about it. To be honest, I don't know how much money is out of my league, so I don't mind changing things up there.

　One silver coin is about 10,000 yen? Well, it's just a bonus for shopping around.
　The production itself shouldn't be difficult. The movable figures require skill, but I heard that Orba-san's handlers include dwarven craftsmen, so it should be fine.
　As soon as I set up the bronze coin vending machine inside the shop (as expected, since there was a possibility of it being stolen if it was placed outside), the children came over and passed it around. Oh, I won the Dragon Knight "Dragoon". That's a rare one, at least.

Indeed, this one can save you the cost of human resources if you change what's inside..........

　As I watched the children clattering around the handle, Olba-san's mind seemed to be making all sorts of calculations.
　We handed Orba the molds and other items, and left the shop.
　As we continue walking down the main street of the castle town, we hear a lot of commotion ahead of us.
　I peeked through the crowd of onlookers and found that they were in the middle of a manhunt.

'Hold him down! You're under arrest!

　Four knights seized the two rampaging men. Quickly tying them up behind their backs with ropes, the three knights pulled the men up and went.

'Sorry for the commotion. It's all right now.'

　The remaining knights call out to the surrounding residents to reassure them. Oro? I think he's...

Hi. Hi.
Hmm? Hey, that's Your Majesty!

　The short blonde knight tries to kneel in place. Lanz Tempest. He's a young man from the knight kingdom of Restia, a new knight.

Oh, come on, stand up. I don't care if it's not official. It's a pain in the ass.
Ha, ha...

　The Lanz youth stands up with a puzzled look on his face. I guess it can't be helped, since he's from the Knight's Kingdom, it's probably imprinted on him that being a knight is something like that.

So, what happened?
'Ha. This is an incident of harassment of a female employee in a restaurant. I've just been dispatched because a child of a waitress ran into the filling station.

　I see. You s*xually harassed the waitress. It is not a serious crime, but let's have him reflect on it firmly.
　Anyway, the capture by the rope is just a period drama. It would be convenient if there were handcuffs or something. We do have manacles and hand chains, though.

I'm gonna make some.
What?

　I took the steel ingot out of "storage" on the spot and transformed it with modeling as I looked it up on the internet. Oops, I'll have to make a key too. A few minutes later, the dull, shiny handcuffs were ready.

'Your Majesty, what's that?'
These are manacles. It's a manacle made small enough to carry around. Can you give me your hand, please?

　The handcuffs are placed on both of Lantz's wrists as they are presented to him, and he is instantly restrained.

''This is amazing. ........And it's sturdy.

　Lantz tries to pull it off with both arms, but of course it doesn't budge. But I take out the key, put it in the keyhole and twist it off easily.

I'm going to give it to you. Use it for your arrest. We'll make it standard equipment for a patrolman. If you lose the key, you won't be able to open it, so be careful. Oh, and the spare ... I'll give you a spare key too.
Haha!

　Solid. The patrolman is Mr. Logan, I believe. I'll have to talk to him later to iron out the details.

"How's life in here?
'Yes. 'Yes, everything I see and hear in this country is rare and exciting and wonderful. The people are friendly and lively.

　I'm glad to hear that. It's nice to be praised by people from other places.

'Huh? It's not Fuyuya-san. Oh, Lantz-san too.

　It was Mika, the owner of the inn's "Silver Moon" Brunhild branch, who passed by there. She has a hand full of shopping in her hand. Is she shopping?

Long time no see. How have you been? Are you eating well?
I'm eating. I'm fine.

　She is the same as usual, and I can't help but laugh at her. By the way, I haven't eaten at Silver Moon lately.

''Mi-ka-dono! Such a thing against Your Majesty...!
'Oh, it's fine. I've known Micah longer than Else and the others. I don't mind.

　It calms the flustered Lanz. The only person I've known longer than Micah is Zanuck from Fashion King Zanuck, and he's the only person I've known longer than Micah. It's a difference of a few hours.

''Was Micah-san acquainted with our Lantz?
Yeah. He's been coming in here every day lately. He's a regular customer.
No, I mean... Micah's cooking is so amazing that I can't help but go for it! It's a taste that I'll never get tired of eating, or maybe it's just the warmth of home!

　Lantz suddenly becomes impatient and talkative, and takes an upright and unmoving position. His face is vaguely red. Oya? Is this, by any chance, the case?

So Lantz is a captive audience.
What! Hey, Your Majesty, what are you... what are you doing?
...for Mica's cooking.
' That's right!

　Omoroi. Micah is twisting his neck, though he's not sure.

'Micah-san, it must be hard with all that baggage. Lantz, can you take Micah's luggage back to the Silver Moon?
Oh, God. Thank you.
'Ha ... ha! We'll take care of it!

　With a red face, Lantz took the package from Mika and walked away with her. I waved them off with a slight wave of my hand.
　As I recall, Micah was twenty years old and Lantz was twenty-two, I think. It's just as well, Lantz-kun, but Mika's father is a big, muscular, red-bearded man. Will he be able to stand up to him?

It's getting pretty interesting.
'Whoa! Surprise!

　Before I knew it, Hanakoi's sister was standing next to me with a grin and a curious smile on her face. Why are you here!

Hmmm. Where there is love, there am I." "Where there is love, there am I. Where there is love, there am I. Where there is love, there am I. That's the god of love, Mochizuki Hanakoi!

　Bish! He pauses and points at me, but I look back at my sister with a jittery look.

''Well you're an onlooker, right?
Or so they say!

　One of these days, you're going to get kicked by a horse. Well, as the name of the god of love suggests, it seems that the people Hanakoi sister advised are becoming couples one by one.
　Of course, there are people who break up with her after that, and she also tells them to give up on their unlikely love. According to Hanakoi's sister, that's what love is all about.

''Please don't mess with me unnecessarily, okay?
'That's rude. I'm not going to give you any advice unless you ask me for it. Basically, you have to find love on your own.

　It's a plausible statement, but I'm not sure how far he's serious.
　Basically, he doesn't pull himself together, you know.

By the way, what are you doing here? You weren't following those two, were you?
'Yeah, yeah. I'm just curious about something. I've felt a slight divinity in the southeast from here.
What?

　You're not a subordinate god! I can feel the divinity in me as well, but I can't feel it until a small sign like Hanakoi-sister and Morobane-sister, yet.

''That's a subordinate god........''
'No, it's not. This indication is definitely from the same lowly god as us. I didn't think it was possible, but...

　Huh? Oh, my God. I've got a bad feeling about this.

I think there's a third person down here.

　Please. What God came.........