"Ah~ how nice it is to soak in a warm bath after a busy day.."
"Yes, it feels so good after solving a problem and another problem arises. Now can you explain how you went out to find a blacksmith but returned with the corpses of monsters and bandit leaders?"
What is this?
Why does soaking in a warm bath feel like being interrogated as if you committed a crime?
"Well, how else? That wasn't the planned situation," I replied.
"That's true.. but how do I explain the presence of a dragon monster roaming near the residential area? They'll panic, Hans!"
"About that, Mercedes and Chiyuki are taking care of it. God only knows what they're doing after taking the remaining panzerfausts."
"Well, with weapons like that, I'm more worried about those monsters than them."
"Well.. they're explosive weapons. Let's just hope they don't destroy the surrounding environment."
"Haaaah~"
"Haaaaaaah~"
My father and I let out a heavy sigh at the same time. We both understood Chiyuki's behavior. After we returned home, our parents' attention was drawn to the object that Chiyuki always carried. The object was not dangerous as long as the safety pin was still attached.
Our parents' reaction after finding out about the dangerous object was to be speechless. All accusations were directed at me for making Chiyuki obsessed with terrible weapons.
They looked like they were remembering an old wound that had resurfaced.
"Oh, by the way.. can I change our horse-drawn carriage? Seeing what happened... I would rather run them over than stop and shoot them. It feels like something is missing.. but well... I want a sturdy horse-drawn carriage!"
"..." my father fell silent after hearing my complaint.
"I feel like you and Chiyuki have something in common."
"Huh? What?" I was pensive after hearing my father's words.
"It's okay, what kind of horse-drawn carriage do you want?"
"First, I need a carriage that is big enough to carry all of us."
"Hoou, a kind of family carriage?"
"Uhuh! Then there is armor attached to all sides."
"I feel a little sorry for the horses that will pull it. Usually, such carriages are only used by Generals during war to ensure their safety."
"Don't worry, Dad, we don't need horses to move it."
"Eh???" This time, my Dad looked at me with an unusual gaze.
"In any case, the carriage is powered by the magic generator that I am developing."
"Wait! Have you developed a magic generator? Wasn't that the failed invention last year?"
"Well, they failed because some of the required parts were missing in it. They needed the right magic catalyst to smooth the flow of stored magic. However, the magic generator that I designed is not a magic generator that is purely powered by magic. It needs an electrical power source that is stored in a special alchemist mixture to produce energy that can move the carriage."
"Uwah.. it's so complicated, Karl.. can you shorten it?"
"Well, we need a magic source to fill our magic generator to produce electrical power that can move the carriage."
"Yep, it's so complicated.. that there's no change from the previous explanation. Then what else?"
"Second... I want to install some heavy weapons on it like machine guns, grenade launchers, smoke screen launchers, thermal vision, target-locking missiles, and anti-magic equipment. Also... its really tiring to make it happen. So, we will developt it slowly and steady without causing some rats suspicious."
"If it's that much, it looks like we need an exclusive contract with Blacksmith."
"For that.. I'll leave that part to you, Dad! Besides.. this will also be our military vehicle revolution."
"Did you already think about it that far?"
"Well, yes, we need a few trustworthy people anyway, right? Giving Blacksmith a small toy like this for their devotion isn't a big deal."
"Well, I think they're capable of making your dream come true."
"Hopefully, I can't wait to ride it. When will we meet the Blacksmith?"
"How about after we finish soaking? The sooner, the better, right? I'm also curious about the vehicle you designed. But now.. let's enjoy this warm water to relieve our fatigue."
"Ah.. that's right.."
After the pleasures of the world that we both felt, there was a rough plan to force someone to make a horse-drawn carriage in one night.
[...]
This morning, our residence was shocked by people lying on the floor.
"They really can do it, right?" said my father.
It all started when my father suddenly came to the carriage factory, kidnapped the people in charge, and forced them to make the carriage I designed.
At first, I thought my father was joking after he bullied one of them and forced them to make the carriage in one night. But, it turned out they really could do it in one night!
Has miracle happened?
Don't ask me!
Who would have thought that humans would work hard with knives at their throats?
The carriage I'm referring to is an Armored Personnel Carriers. Using a 40mm main cannon, 20mm machine gun, grenade launcher, smoke screen launcher, and anti-magic equipment.
Its make me shout "Holy Shit" when this technologies can be done in one night.
This Blacksmith... looks like we get a hidden gems here...
Because this carriage is very heavy, we built it in the courtyard of our residence. Dragging talented people directly and forcing them to make my blueprint as Rush Order with Imperial Contract. As a result, I couldn't wait to test drive this vehicle.
It's just that...
The main power source I needed still hadn't crafted.
"Ara~ Master?"
I was surprised by the sudden appearance of Mercedes. Beside her was Chiyuki who was covered in a fishy smell and had red stains on her clothes.
It seemed like they had finished having fun.
"Master, we've got it."
"Oh! Got it?" I felt happy after hearing the news.
What Mercedes did was find the materials needed to complete my magic generator blueprints. To do that, she hunted down the black dragon skin scales, and the result... I could see several bags filled with dragon scales.
I only needed a small scale to stabilize the magic output as a conductor, but seeing their hard work I felt a little guilty for black dragons.
"Good job, all of you!" I said.
"Now, you need to wash your bodies and rest. You must be very tired."
Hearing my words, Sebastian who was getting ready beside me immediately brought Chiyuki into the house. While my father who was curious about how this special horse carriage worked was still standing with me.
I immediately added the missing composition and this iron horse carriage was ready to use.
"Done!!" I said.
"So, what can this horse carriage do?" asked my father.
"Oh, about that.. let's go inside" I invited.
Inside this vehicle that still felt hot, I immediately turned on the vehicle and turned on the air flows conditioner.
"It's so hot in here.. oh! What is this cold air?" My curious father immediately approached and cooled his body.
"It will be very hot in here, so I made air flows conditioning inside."
"Your idea is also good, our old horse carriage didn't have air flows conditioning like this. What magic did you use?" asked my father.
"Well, there are various kinds of magic used. Detection magic, cooling magic, weighting magic, protective magic, well.. this is a horse carriage filled with magic and anti-magic equipment. Maybe.. this is the most protected carriage with full-magic packets."
"Hoou.. then what are those red dots?"
"The detection magic seems to be working perfectly, we can see the surrounding conditions up to ten kilometers away."
"T-this is absurbs now! What the hell... this is more advanced that royal carriage. Did you make this technology as a secret or hobby. How the hell did you create this blueprint?"
"Fufu.. don't underestimate your son's brain."
"By the way... Karl. Why is this one dot moving fast?"
"Huh?"
I looked at the magic detection range that my father meant. There was indeed a dot moving fast towards us.
Seeing this unnatural situation, I immediately activated the target lock connected to the advanced detection magic.
"I guess... we'll test this weapon now"
"Huh?? What?"
"Well, a dangerous situation might be coming towards us and we'll shoot it down."
The magic panel in front of me showed a locked status and I immediately launched the guided main cannon on this vehicle to air.
KABOOOM!!
Hearing the sudden noise, my father panicked a little.
"What the hell happen now! Is that your doing, Karl?!"
"Our guided main cannon seems worked."
Suddenly, Sebastian appeared in front of us.
"Excuse me, sir, there seems to be a dragon going on a rampage not far from here."
Oh, I think we know why that that little dot is moving fast.
[...]