Volume 4 Chapter 6 (1/2)
When I was enjoying breakfast together with Kuina and Aura the day after I checked up on Rorono, Rorono came bursting in.
”It's finished, the strongest golem's finally finished!!”
She was visibly tired. Her hair was ruffled and her grooming was a little poor. Her eyes were heavy with bags and yet, it burned brightly.
She most probably spent all of the previous night working on completing the strongest golem by installing the twin cores into the best body made of orichalcum.
She didn't even have to say a word; her excitement alone was enough for me to know her news.
”Well done, Rorono.”
I praised her so, walked toward her, and then embraced her. Upon doing so, she hugged me back.
”Ah! Rorono-chan's so sneaky.”
”Now, now, Kuina-chan, calm down. The strongest golem that Rorono-chan's speaking of seems like a really amazing thing. It's truly worthy of praise.”
Kuina and Aura looked at Rorono and me as they conversed.
”Uhhhh. I understand. But Kuina too will do amazing things so that Oto-san will praise me as well.”
Kuina's somewhat innocent remark worried me a little. She was skilled in combat but not so much in administrative affairs. I just hope her efforts won't be in vain…
”I wanted to say show it to me immediately but let's get to that after you've eaten a meal. You haven't eaten anything after those cookies, correct?”
We didn't need to eat food to survive but we enjoyed doing it all the same. It brought us peace of mind which was something we did need.
”Mhm, alright, I'll show it to master as soon as the meal is over.”
”Aura, if you don't mind.”
”Already on it.”
Before I had noticed, Aura was no longer where she was and had moved to the nearby kitchen.
The smell of butter then drifted in the air. Using butter and eggs procured from Avalon, she was expertly making some scrambled eggs. Concurrently, she was also grilling some crisp bacon.
Afterwards, she sandwiched both bacon and egg into a bread made by the Skeletons and then garnished it with her self-made flavorings.
Based on this sandwich alone, one could tell Aura's culinary skills were truly superb.
As for dessert, there were the golden apples from the First Tree. Its effects were similar to before, only stronger. Its effects were so strong, I suspected it could even extend a person's lifespan.
These golden apples were now part of our daily breakfast and thanks to that, we were in great health.
Rorono greedily munched on the food Aura served before her. The apple too was gone in an instant.
”These apples really have much greater effects than before. If I had these, I could research for at least year without ever needing to sleep.”
Pfft, I almost spewed out the tea I was enjoying after our meal.
While it was indeed true that these golden apples could make one unaffected by fatigue…
”Don't do that, Rorono. Your body might remain fine but your mind won't.”
”Sorry.”
She apologized like that and then tasted the apple juice she held in her hand.
”Now that you've finished your meal and have also rested, won't you show us the might of the new golem you just made?”
”Ok, leave it to me.”
Like that, we went out to see the new golem. It wasn't just me and Rorono; Kuina and Aura were also quite interested in seeing in it.
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We relocated to the training area within the Mines.
In there, we didn't have to worry about being seen by the public so we could go as wild as we desired.
And so, Rorono activated the star of the show, the Orichalcum Golem.
”It's a very stylish golem, isn't it?”
”Its power will remain exceedingly high even with a slim design so I went with that, made it light-weight, and emphasized speed.”
The golems she had made up to this point stood at around 3 meters high and had very broad bodies. Their bodies were so broad, they seemed short and stout despite their height.
This one was different though. It was two and a half meter tall with a rather slender build. It was close in appearance to a human, a very tall yet slender human.
It had the shine peculiar to orichalcum which was somewhere in-between gold and silver.
But most of all…
”It has such an amazing amount of magic power.”
”Mhm. As I've said before, with the twin drive system, the two golem cores resonate not only with the orichalcum but to each other as well. This results in the total output not being the sum of the two cores' individual outputs but their product. In this case, since the cores are highly attuned to one another, the total output is effectively the square of either cores' output. Their magic power rivals that of an average A rank monster's.”
As expected they weren't as strong as Kuina and the others but they were still plenty strong.
”And how does the prospect of the mass production of these golems stand?”
”I would say it's possible but I can't guarantee when it can begin until I have analyzed this child's test results. I intend to make it practice in the [Crimson Cavern] while I conduct further research.”
I see, that's good, I thought.
I still haven't seen it move and yet I could already sense the countless possibilities that could come from this golem.
”So, what kind is this child?”
Kuina asked Rorono so.
”This one is designed for general purposes. With the fact that it is tenacious enough to endure the output of the twin cores in mind, this little one is genuinely tough, fast, and strong. The range of movements it can perform is quite similar to humanoid beings. It can also make use of whatever weapon a humanoid can use. This one will serve as the fundamental design but as my study makes progress, I intend to also deploy golems that specialize in long-range combat, in close-quarters combat, and in mobility.”
When she became one of my [Monsters of the Covenant], Rorono obtained the ability to customize the golems. She had already made specialized golems before but considering this was the first one to make use of the twin drive system, a general purpose type was probably for the best.
”Try making it move now, Rorono.”
”Alright. Let's start with basic movements.”
Like that, Rorono gave commands to the golem.
It started with an all-out dash, suddenly changed its course and then jumped.
At that, Aura clapped her hands.
Such speed, I thought. It was so fast it would make one forget that golems were known for their slowness.