On a certain holiday, when the sky is clear and blue and a cool breeze begins to blow, a Knight’s exhibition was held in the Royal Capital.
The knights were marching down the main street after being inspected by the king in the royal castle. A mock battle between Knights is also held outside the main gate.
These 18m humanoid Golems, were either parading or competing against each other. This is one of the most popular exhibitions held in the Royal Capital; it takes place every year during this season, after the summer passes and before the autumn harvest begins.
A lot of visitors also come from outside the Royal Capital, and the inns and plaza is filled with tourists.
The chest of the marching Knights opens and the pilot within waves his hand towards the cheering crowd along the road.
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「A giant robot…!」
Tauro while being engulfed by the crowd was thrilled to see the marching Knights.
It was impossible to not get thrilled. He loves this sort of things, during his middle school days during class; he used to sketch an original design giant robot in his notebook.
(It’s a western armor design. Samurai armor type and weld/rivet nostalgic type are also great, but from a worldview this is the best.)
I agreed with my own opinion.
(I really want to see the cockpit. It may be a sensory tuning type or lever type, no, it may be a handle operation type…)
That was shocking. And it doesn’t fit this world.
(Is it operated alone? Or is it broken up into two parts, on the head and chest?)
And I laugh obscenely.
(While piloting on the chest, the troublesome support will be left to the secretary on the head. And when feeling horny, you can let it out on the secretary. This setting is quite exciting.)
Really good. It was a really great idea.
While imagining myself as the one piloting the giant humanoid robot, my face distort vulgarly.
「Oh, isn’t it Tauro?」
Perhaps he noticed me because of my vulgarly distorted face. A pilot whom I’m acquainted with called out to me.
It seems I have come to the plaza after being swept away by the crowd of people when I was having delusions.
The Knights are displayed in the plaza, and the pilots are standing on the side while watching over the audience.
「Hey, Cornier. Working?」
Cornier calls me out from the park, he’s not some self-proclaimed pilot from the Knight’s Chivalric Order. He is indeed a full fledged pilot from the Royal Knight’s Chivalric Order.
Why am I acquainted with a figure with such high status?
It is because both of us are regulars at brothels, and we hit it off after talking at various places.
Even before we knew each other, Cornier have been noticing me who possess two titles『Dr.Slime』.
And I was interested in Cornier who possess the title『Skewer Whirlwind』.
「Yeah, I’m on assistant duty today. If you’d like, why don’t you get in line as well?」
Saying that, Cornier smiles and points to the end of the line.
I was a little disappointed, since I was thinking that I will get preferential treatment since we are acquaintances.
「Certainly, I will do so.」
Hearing my answer, Cornier nods and smiles.
There was no need to harbor ill feelings. Since the pilots of the Knight Chivalric Order would not cut into the line even if the person is an acquaintance.
After lining up for quite some time, it was my turn to sit in the cockpit. And piloted by an assistant pilot, the Knight got down on one knee and stood up.
It was only a few minutes, but it was a great experience.
After getting out of the cockpit, I grasped Cornier’s hand with excitement, and shook it up and down, to express my gratitude.
「If you really want to pilot it, you can also experience it in the mock cockpit.」
Cornier shows a wry smile.
I returned the question.
「Mock cockpit experience?」
「Yeah, you will be sitting in a mock cockpit of a Knight, and will try moving the Golem. 」
His words enliven my heart.
Not just the brothels, but also giant robots, how charming is this world.
「Well, even if I say Golem, it overall height is only 50cm, it’s something like a toy.」
Seeing my eyes sparkling, Cornier seems to be taking precautions.
But this consideration is needless.
Even if it’s a toy, just being able to pilot a Golem is enough for me.
I give my thanks to Cornier, and headed there.
it is also a long queue here as well.
「It’s a long line, but it’s advancing quickly.」
I mutter to myself.
In fact, it is advancing even faster than the Knight boarding experience previously.
Soon, my turn draw near.
(Oh, so that is the mock cockpit.)
In front of me, there was a cockpit housed in the chest of the Knight in an open state.
And right beside, a 5m diameter magic circle is drawn, and in the center, a 50cm Golem was stretched out.
(Somehow, this Golem looks like a toilet’s pictogram.)
For its color, it seems to be made of some whitish stone, and its shape is very similar to the sign you find on a men’s toilet. It will be the thing itself if it were blue.
(The one sitting in the cockpit will be moving the Golem using the magic circle inside.)
I understand from looking at the person who was now sitting in the cockpit groaning.
And at the same time, I also understood why this line was advancing quicker than the one before.
Those who have no mana, will end without moving the Golem.
There were some who were able to move it, but most of them get bored after only being able to twitch it slightly after a few times.
And that is why the line was advancing so quickly.
(Alright, let’s do it.)
Like the previous person, I got into the cockpit and fire myself up.
The cockpit looks like an orthodox lever type, but the lever does not move when gripped, and the pedal seems to only be a footrest, and it was not possible to step on it.
「The lever and pedal, are triggers for attack spells, movement and support spells, so it is now made to not move.」
The instructor pilot answers my question politely with a smile when I asked.
「The driving force of the Knight, it’s the pilot’s mana. It will be impossible to move it without mana. And when moving, it is not by using the lever or pedal, but the Magic Manipulation.」
「Magic Manipulation?」
I asked what he meant by magic manipulation.
「Yes, it is a method of piloting a Knight, but there is no way to explain what it is right now. 」
The pilot smile while saying sorry.
After hearing the explanation, it is now time to challenge piloting it.
(First is mana. I don’t know if I have any mana, but I am able to use magic that I borrowed from the stone statue. Let’s try activating it calmly.)
I cast Cure Injury Spell (F), and slowly ooze it out.
Then, the Golem in front of my eyes who was lying down like a puppet with its strings cut, stiffened its body while lying down.
「It seem that you possess mana. Now, try to feel the movement of your mana, and move the golem.」
The pilot says joyfully.
(Movement of my mana, movement of my mana……)
I thought to myself. During that time, the Golem stiffens and then slackens as if trembling.
(It may be similar to light circulation, let’s use that as the image.)
I close my eyes, while sensing my own light circulation, I try manipulating the Golem.
(First, is to stand.)
As if I myself have become the Golem, I imagine standing up slowly.
Like when I was activating the monk’s fist, I knead my spirit, into a virtual gun barrel with a sensory feedback.
In that image, it was responding as if I was steering a car.
The image conveys the position of the center of gravity and the state of balance of the golem, just as the steering conveys the road surface.
And also my crotch as well.
It is possibly unavoidable. it is because when I was imagining the virtual gun barrel with sensory feedback, like the Golem, my son was reacting as well.