Volume 6 - Chapter 25 – The Golems (1/2)
06-25 The Golems
“Then, next is the Minister of Finances, Blaoroot-sama.”
A thin-haired elderly man stepped forward and bowed.
“Golem, ‘Zingel’. The Magi Craftsman is Yarui-Dale-dono.”
From under the cloth appeared a rather normal golem, bronze-colored and with the figure of a girl in her 15s.
“That’s rather ordinary.”
“Well, surely that’s the norm.”
The nobles whispered the conclusions they came to after evaluation. However, when ‘Zingel’ began its demonstration surprise painted those faces.
–A flower blooming on a plain, the meadow swaying in the wind
–A glittering cloud, the blue heavens reaching everywhere
–A singing bird, the trees are really noisy
–A gentle wind, this beautiful land.
It sang with a clear, pure voice.
“Ooh…”
“How beautiful…”
Although the singing golem wasn’t as flashy as the previous ‘Ceres’ had been, after performing three pieces it left everyone with a strong impression.
And after that the party continued with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Domestic Affairs, and the Minister of Defense. Their golems were passable.
“Minister of Magic, Kelhidore-sama.”
A man with a small build similar to Jin stepped forward.
“Golem, ‘Helios’. It is my own work.”
And then, a pure white golem appeared from under the cloth.
“Oooh!”
“That appearance!”
On the golem’s back there were equally pure white wings.
Jin recalled the golem he saw in Port Rock, but this Helios was more refined than it.
“Angel…”
Someone whispered that word. Jin was extremely curious about it, but he had no one to ask.
Helios fluttered her wings slowly, she didn’t fly but gave four elegant bows to the surroundings.
“What a beauty.”
That must’ve been the honest thoughts of the people watching.
After that, one golem after another was presented.
So far, the ratio of male figures to female figures was about 3:7.
“The feudal lord of Blue Land, Duke Blue-sama.”
Finally Duke Blue’s name was called.
“Golem, ‘Tauros’. Magi Craftsman, Jade Nepheloi.”
Duke Blue’s golem was unmistakably a male-type, and furthermore had a large build.
“Oooooooh!”
“How mighty!”
“Looks reliable.”
Its outward appearance suited its armor with a black lustre, being over two meters tall. Today instead of a sword it was holding a shield.
Not only that, it was one of those so-called huge tower shields.
Its overwhelming intimidating air pressured the people watching without any particular demonstration.
“The assistant feudal lord of Blue Land, administrator of the eastern section, Earl Kuzuma-sama.”
Earl Kuzuma stepped forward, and gave a neat bow right out of a textbook.
“Golem, ‘Lotte’. Magi Craftsman, Jin.”