July 28th, the day of the in Esia, the capital of the Kingdom of Selroa.
The venue is the square in front of the Royal Castle.
Preparations for the event had been underway for four days, and spectator seats, including those for honored guests, and a huge magic screen had been set up.
The general public and tourists were already arriving, and the seats were almost full as soon as the doors opened.
Just an hour before the start time, a voice echoed in the hall.
Please look at the sky. Today's special guest, Mr. Korun, the Magecraft Meister, will be arriving in an airship he has built himself.
As the audience looked up at the sky, they saw an elongated object approaching gradually from the western sky.
As a side note, the reason why we came from the west instead of the east, where Horai Island is located, is that we had stayed at the Shoro Imperial Palace the day before to minimize the effects of jet lag and the like.
"Oh, great!"
I saw it at the national ceremony.
I wish I could ride it.
"It's faster than a balloon, isn't it?"
"Oh. It's coming down.
descends slowly and lands in the designated courtyard of the royal castle.
Because of the location, the only people who saw Jin, Erza, Reiko, and the leaders of the five colored golem maids come down were those involved with the castle.
"Thank you for coming, <>."
King Cesar himself greeted Jin with several attendants.
"You have brought your golem with you. It certainly is a surprise and a pretty sight."
King Cesar had taken care of them during the World Conference, so he was familiar with their capabilities.
"Then I would like you to discuss the details with the convention officials.
"Yes, sir."
King Cesar pointed to one of his attendants and walked away.
"<>, I look forward to working with you today. My name is Kabanea Gasmo, a member of the convention board. Please call me Kabanea.
Kabanea was in his early thirties. He seemed like a friendly guy.
"Pleased to meet you. Please call me Jin.
Jin shakes my hand. He introduces Erza and Reiko.
"This is my fiancée, Elsa. I am a Magi Engineer and a court-appointed healer.
My name is Elsa Randall. Pleased to make your acquaintance."
Elsa bows with a shortened curtsy.
"Oh, you must be Elsa Ehime. I have heard of you.
Jin then introduced Reiko.
And this is Reiko. She has been given the rank of a knight-errant in the Shoro Kingdom.
My name is Reiko.
Again, Reiko greeted in a shortened form of carte blanche.
And finally, the five colored golem maids she had brought with her.
"These five are the five colored golem maids I brought with me for this demonstration. The one with purple eyes is Ames, the red one is Ruby, the yellow one is Topaz, the light blue one is Aqua, and the green one is Perido.
As soon as Jin had finished his introduction, all five of them bowed in a curtsey, saying <>.
"This is ...... really wonderful!"
Kavanagh, who had been admiring the gesture for some time, remembered his role and turned to Jin and asked him to follow him.
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There, they had a final meeting about the competition.
The details of the competition have already been explained to us three days ago when we came here to receive our rewards, and we already understand the details since we have received them in writing.
Therefore, the explanation at this meeting was mainly about the final participants and the role of Jin.
This included a brief address as the head of the jury.
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Ten minutes before the start of the competition, Jin and his colleagues arrived at the jury's table.
They were located at the top of the staircase. Above the jury's seats were the honored guests' seats, and for some reason, King Cesar was right behind Jin.
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To Jin's right is Elsa, and to his left is Kabanea, whom I mentioned earlier. Reiko stands diagonally behind Jin.
The five-colored golem maids are waiting in the waiting room.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your patience. Finally, the memorable first Golem Competition in the Kingdom of Celuloa is about to begin. First, His Majesty King Cesar will announce the opening of the competition.
In front of Jin and the other dignitaries, there is a magical tool that works like a microphone, <>, and a magical tool that also acts as a speaker, <>, which allows the audience to hear the voices of the participants.
This is Cesar Valois de Cerlois. <. Let's all compete fairly and squarely.
After a short speech by the King, it is the turn of the Chairman of the Competition Committee, Mr. Latant, Secretary of the First Ministry of Technology.
My name is Chairman Latant. In honor of the Gonkwrenz competitions held in our friendly country of Shoro, we have decided to hold the Golem competitions in our country as well. Golems can do jobs that humans cannot do, and are indispensable to the world of the future. ......
The speech was rather long. Jin, who disliked long speeches, decided that he would keep it short.
After a brief congratulatory speech by the guest of honor, Degas Furt von Manischlus, Minister of Magical Technology of the Shoro Empire, it was finally Jin's turn to address the audience.
This is Jin Nido, Magecraft Meister of Magical Engineering. I am pleased that we are able to have such a peaceful competition among golems. I hope that golem technology will continue to be useful for the development and peace of the world.
And this is where the five-colored golem maids come in.
The door to the waiting room was opened as we had discussed in advance, although it was a spur-of-the-moment event.
It's a golem I made myself. I call it <<5-color golem maid>. Ames, Ruby, Topaz, Aqua, and Perido.
The five golem maids step out onto the center of the arena in perfect step.
There, they performed four times in total, facing the audience in all directions.
That alone elicited sighs from the audience.
But their performance was just the beginning.
The five golem maids joined hands and began to spin, slowly at first, then faster and faster.
When they reached a speed impossible for humans, they let go of each other's hands and all five of them jumped backward at the same time.
They performed two backward somersaults and landed cleanly. They then ran forward again.
Naturally, the five figures meet in the center, but the moment they see that they are about to collide, they stop abruptly. They joined hands again.
They then began to perform what is known as , or gymnastics, in cheerleading.
Amezu carried Ruby on her shoulders, and Topaz carried her on his. Aqua carried Ruby on his shoulders, and then Topaz carried him on his shoulders, and then Topaz rode on Perido's shoulders ...... and performed a five-tiered carriage, which is impossible for a human being.
"Oh ......"
"Wow. ......"
Dress the golem.
That's brilliant.
"That move, how wonderful!"
Mutters of praise began to leak from the audience, but the performance of the five-colored golem maids did not end there.
She stood up on the shoulders of those below her from the shoulder-carriage position.
Everyone was astonished at this.
"What, what, what ......!"
"Oh, is such a thing possible?
"One wrong move and it would have been a catastrophe. ......!"
Jin had told them that they could control their posture with a <> if they were in danger, since they were performing on the spot, but with the favorable conditions of almost no wind, the girls performed their acts with flying colors.
Then, they finished by jumping down from the top to the bottom, and I was beyond amazed and speechless when they landed safely, despite the fact that the top one was almost 6 meters high.
After the five performers finished their performances, they greeted each other again with curtseys and retreated to the waiting room, where they were greeted with applause as if they had just remembered.