This is the Ether Vehicle, a magical car.
Oh, wow.
It's definitely a small carriage.

　I was in the official square north of Brunhild Castle, unveiling a new product I had made for the kings of the nations. Well, I wasn't the one who made it.
　It was an open, roofless body with four slender wheels. Leather seats for two and two headlights mounted on the front of the body.
　A simple handlebar and horn, and an accelerator and brake pedal underfoot. There is also a foldable hood on the back of the seat to protect it from rain and direct sunlight.
　The Aether Vehicle was based on the Fiat 3.5 (3 1/2) HP, the first four-wheeled gasoline-powered car built in 1899 by the proud Italian automobile manufacturer Fiat.
　This compact magical car was built from scratch by the town's blacksmiths under the guidance of Rosetta, taking the magical motive I brought back from the underworld to the blacksmith's shop here.
　In other words, the body itself does not use the technology of Babylon or the ancient kingdom. So it's possible to produce it in any country, although it costs quite a bit of money. Well, the only fuel is etheric liquid, so you'll be buying it from us. And the frame gear is newer, so we don't need as much.
　Set the ether liquid in a 500ml plastic bottle-like container at the back of the seat. It still looks like melon soda.
　I get into the seat and let the magic power flow from the handle to activate the magic motive. After hearing a low drive sound, I slowly stepped on the accelerator, and in the same way, the magic vehicle 《Aether Vehicle》 slowly began to move forward.

''Oh!''
I'm moving.

　Since the magic motive is driven by the amplification of magic power by ether liquid and magic stones, it's quiet and doesn't get tired. That's because it's quiet and doesn't get tired, but if you keep the magic power flowing all day, you'll be exhausted.
　It's eco-friendly because it doesn't emit exhaust gas either. Instead, it emits magical and etheric liquid residue, glittery, vaporous magical particles, which are harmless.
　The speed is a little faster than a normal running carriage. If it were to compete with a carriage at full power, it would probably lose. Depending on modifications, it can be made more powerful, but for now, this is about as safe as it can be.
　I turn off the steering wheel and make a U-turn. He returned to the kings again, braked to a stop.

It's about as fast as a carriage, but the nice thing about it is that I can control it at will. I won't have to feed and care for the horses anymore.
'It does require regular maintenance, though. Once you get used to it, anyone can ride it. Even so, it's dangerous, and it's best not to let a child who is too young drive it.

　In the meantime, I'm going to make sure that only those who have memorized the magic pattern will be able to move their magic motive. It's a bad idea if a five-year-old or something moves it.

It's a bit more modest than the frame gear, but convenient is convenient.

　King Linier says something like that, but I don't want to be compared to that. You will find that you will be able to get a lot more than just a giant robot, but also a classic car.

And so, Fuyu-dono. You're not going to be able to get in.
Come in. We're going to sell it to the rest of the world, so you have to see how it rides.

　I nodded at the words of the Mismid Beast King and took out four other demonic vehicles from [Storage].
　King Belfast and Emperor Regulus in the first car, King Mismid Beast King and the Demon King of Xenoas in the second car, King Linier and Knight King Restia in the third car, Governor of the entire province of Rhodomea and Pope Lamish in the fourth car, and King Felsen and Boy King Paloof in the fifth car.
　Or rather, in the fifth and final car, King Felsen was so big that only Boy King Paloof could ride next to the seat.
　Each of us began to drive the car in a fearful manner. The remainder of us and Emperor Liefries were watching them.

I have to say," he said, "Fuyu-dono, that's a great help to me with that pirate thing you told me about the other day. The merchants are happy to see you.
Did you round them up?
Well, you know. We are looking for it, but can Fuyu-dono check it out?
I'm sure there's nothing we can't do but do you have any idea what the ship looks like?

　After hearing from His Majesty the Emperor about the detailed ship's features, I ran a search on the sea map around the Reef Lease, but there was no response. If this is the case, I can only assume it has sunk........

''Mm..... I'm afraid we've been sunk by a sea monster after all.... I'm sorry to have taken so much effort. I'm sorry, but I have no choice but to call off the search.

　The sea demons that are enough to drag a ship into the sea would be the Kraken or the Sea Serpent.
　The monsters on the ground can be defeated by adventurers, but the sea monsters can't be dealt with by adventurers.
　By the way, the name of the ship that went missing is the McClane. I caught a glimpse of the skin-headed king, who resembles a Hollywood actor, as if it were a joke, but it seems to be a coincidence. I guess it was a coincidence.
　However, it feels like fate that the ship named after the world's unluckiest detective meets with such a disaster, even though it's a movie. It would have been better if he could have survived as tenaciously as that detective.
　All the kings who have tried out the magic cars are very satisfied with their purchase of several cars. Thank you for your purchase.
　One bottle of ether liquid lasts for more than half a year, but I gave you an extra bottle to keep in reserve. I also put a spare tire on it, and an off-road tire for the bad roads. Some of the roads are still rough in Mismid and Xenoas.
　If you take apart the magic car you bought, you can produce and improve it in your own country. It wasn't built to make money to begin with, so I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of evolutionary improvements the car will have in different countries in a few years.
　Money can be made on the etheric liquid portion of the car. By the way, the lights of the headlights are also made of magical stones, so it's impossible to produce them in a humble way. Well, this one will probably be replaced by Cantera or something.

"Considering that these will be coming and going on the streets, we may have to do more paving of the roads.
'It looks like the dwarves are perfecting their new magic machines for civil engineering work over there. I think it will be a lot easier for non-wizards to work with.

　Development of the Dovergue seems to be going well, so I'll sell that one as well. I can't decide on the price and sales volume of this one, so I'll have to leave it up to Mr. Olba. I can't make much money, though.
　After that, the kings continued to play around with the magic vehicle "Aether Vehicle" for a while under the guise of a test drive. They even started racing.
　By the way, Paloof the Boy King was the fastest in this by far. It wasn't about driving technique or anything like that. It was just a weight difference.




　The next day, I delivered the number of magical vehicles "Aether Vehicle" that each country asked for (although I had decided that the upper limit was five) in exchange for payment, and gave the money to Mr. Kosaka.
　When I went out on the balcony and looked down on the castle courtyard, I saw Ms. Lapidus and her maids who were trying to practice driving in the magical vehicle "Aether Vehicle".
　In the courtyard, a simple course had been created for the practice of the magical vehicle, the Ether Vehicle. A 'stage 1' type of racing game or something like that.
　It's quite a spirited move for the maid-in-chief to get into it herself, but the magic vehicle isn't something that requires that much practice, like a bicycle.
　The method of operation is simple, and it's just like a go-kart. Once you get used to it, even children can ride it. It might have been good to make it a little more complicated. But we don't have any driving school.
　Lapis-san got in alone and began to slowly drive the car. She circled the courtyard as if to check the movement. It's quite a safe drive. If you can learn to ride that thing, then shopping in the city will be a lot easier. Well, there's no need for the head maid herself to go shopping.
　As I was looking out at the courtyard like that, my phone suddenly alerted me to an incoming call. Hmm?　Hey, that was the Demon King from Xenophobia. What is wrong with the car I delivered to you?　

Hello?
"Oh, King Brunhild?
What's wrong?　If you're whining about the cherry blossoms, I'll cut you off, okay?
"Wait a minute!　I'd like you to do something about that... no, it's not a problem right now, yes.'
And then?　What's going on?
"I have just received word that this is the mutant of this 'Flaze' that the king mentioned, and it's in our country.
What...?

　A mutant in xenoas?

'The place is a town called Radom. It is true that this town is full of bandits and rogues, and crime is an everyday occurrence. It fits in with what the king said about a place where negative emotions accumulate.
Who lives in the town?
Almost all of them have been turned into crystal-boned zombies. The mutant species that appeared is one of them. This one itself was defeated by the Ogre squad we sent. There were a few casualties though.

　An ooga unit? It's true that with the strength of dozens of Oga, even a mutant species would be able to defeat it. However, it won't be that simple........
　The fact that the crystal skeletons are out means that they have been 'soul-eaten'. The evil gods were 'soul-eaters' in Sandra and Restia in order to gain strength. No way is this also.........
　Here, two sides of the same coin, a mutant species is appearing in both worlds. It seems that there is an evil god in the dark after all.
　The possibility of something similar happening after this is high. The Sensory Tablet in the Adventurer's Guild only responds to normal flares. It's probably possible to create a new sensor plate, though, if you take a mutant alive and study it.

'I heard that the mutants I defeated were still melted into mush. When the nucleus of the crystal skeleton was crushed, the main body was also crushed to pieces, but I heard that I retrieved it just in case. Is this the same as the crystal material of Freys?''
''The basics are true. I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I think it's a good idea. Since they can't be combined, they're probably all small, so their use is more limited than flames.
It's still a fortune..... But it's hard to get away from the fact that it's the remains of one of the victims. It's hard to keep them alive.

　His Majesty the Demon King is right, those who have their souls eaten will never be saved. They will never go to the other world. They will only fall out of the circle of reincarnation and disappear. It's certainly not enough.
　Does the evil god have its soul energy gathered by the mutants? It seems to be slowly accumulating power, and it's an eerie feeling.
　Anyway, the one who defeated it was Xenoas, so of course the crystal material can be used as it wishes in the country. You can turn it into gold to reward the families and relatives of the victims, or you can prepare for the next time and use it to improve your magic tools and armaments. Even a small piece of it could be made into a great armor, like the Scaled Armor Skelemail, if it was filled with magic.
　After hanging up the phone with His Majesty the Demon King, I was beginning to think that if this kind of thing continued, I might need a good deal of collaborators in the underworld as well.
　When I looked out into the courtyard, I saw Mr. Lapidus driving his car around the corner at a high speed. Whoops!　You're going too fast!　
　Lapis-san deliberately slid the tires, changed the direction of the body, leaned his weight inward enough to lean back, and turned the corner without killing his speed.
　　No, it's called hang off, not hang on, except in Japan. I don't really care about that.
　He rode easily on the bike, but does our maid have that kind of driving technique?　I mean, you'll damage your tires.... You'll be a wreck in the blink of an eye.
　I wondered why I couldn't do a public road race like the Principality of Monaco.
　The technology of the maids is amazing.