Chapter 409 (2/2)

Elsa said, completely ignoring the fact that she had become a top level Magi Engineer in just two months.

But that was no wonder. Unless you had a really good teacher, and also ‘Trans Info,’ you could not hope to make progress so quickly. That’s just how Magi Craft was.

“Besides… He wasn’t so bold back then either.”

His face was unmistakably the same, but his words and actions seemed different. That’s what Elsa thought.

“Now, do it! Goliath!”

So, it was at least partially independent. Goliath obeyed Marcus’s order and started to move at once.

“Hmm?”

The ground shook as the Goliath moved. It was four times larger than a human, but moved in a similar fashion. In other words, it was moving four times as fast.

To be a little more precise, if each joint moved like a human’s, then if the size was four times larger, then the speed at which they moved was also four times as fast.

This was quite shocking to watch, and if you weren’t used to it, it would have been very strange indeed.

The size did not seem to match its movements. Everyone believed that the larger something was, the slower it would move.

There were some exceptions, but large animals were generally slower. It was the same with wild monsters as well.

“Ji-Jin. This is amazing! Don’t you agree?”

“Hmm. It’s alright.”

Saki was confused by this answer, but she quickly regained her calm.

“Wh-what? It’s alright!? …Phew, I see. That’s right, Jin. You don’t think like normal people do.”

“Is that a compliment?”

“Hehe. Of course, it is.”

Saki said with a smile. Reiko, who was still sitting on Jin’s lap, smiled too as if it was obvious.

“Hmm. It’s not enough…”

It was a quiet voice, but as it happened just as the audience had become hushed, so others heard it.

“Why Ernest, what are you saying?”

Scolded Queen Lieschen, who was sitting next to him. But it was too late.

“Oh, the person who just said that…it is the prince of Egelia. Would you mind telling me what you meant by that?”

As they were seated near the front where they had a good view, Marcus Grinbalt was able to hear Prince Ernest quite clearly.

“No, it’s nothing.”

“Oh, I’m sure that it isn’t nothing. I heard you quite clearly. Now, please tell me how I can improve.”

It was a rather nagging way to say it. But now everyone in the arena was watching them. Prince Ernest shook his head as if he had no choice.

“…I just thought that it was inferior to the giant Deus Ex Machina golem. That’s all.”

“Deus Ex Machina? Ahh, the dubious thing that appeared during the Unifier incident.”

“The Deus Ex Machina isn’t dubious”

The Deus Ex Machina had saved the country. And Prince Ernest would not stand by when someone tried to slander it.

“Pardon me. But it hasn’t shown itself since, and no one knows what it is. If that is not dubious, then what is?”

“…”

Prince Ernest could not reply to this, and he fell silent.

“Well, as long as you accept the greatness of my golem, Goliath. It’s better than your dubious golem.”

That made Ernest react again. He ignored Queen Lieschen, who was pulling at his sleeve.

“…That’s not true.”

“What? What did you say?”

“I said that it’s not true.”

“What do you mean?”

Marcus continued to talk to him with superficial politeness but with a rude attitude. Just then, someone interrupted them.

“Stop this, Marcus.”

It was a man of about fifty who looked like he was from the military. He had a large physique and had platinum blonde hair and blue eyes. His hands were on Marcus’s shoulders.

Jin recognized him.

“…Father.”

Elsa muttered next to him.

“Father?”

Yes, his hair and eyes were just like Elsa’s. No, Elsa must have inherited those traits.

“…That’s your father, Elsa?”

The severe expression and the muscular body. He looked very much like a soldier.

“Prince Ernest, and the people of the audience, please excuse us. Accept my apology in Marcus’s place.”

With these apologetic words, Elsa’s father, Georg Randol von Amber bowed and then dragged Marcus off of the stage.

Reiko glared at Marcus until he was out of sight.

As for the giant golem, Goliath, it remained standing.

“We-well then, the last speaker of the morning…”

The announcer’s voice echoed as the crowd buzzed. And so the fifth speaker’s demonstration began. This was also a new kind of carriage. It was light and had fancy decorations.

However, the impact of the giant golem had been too strong. And this carriage didn’t even have a suspension. It was just a pretty carriage, and so the audience reaction was quite muted.