Published: July 4, 2025
The next morning.
The dishes, washed cleanly though simply by a water attribute mage, were delivered to the neighboring house by Precursor Officer No. 1.
However, when Precursor Officer No. 1 returned to Rondo Mansion, he was holding a letter, which he handed to Ryo.
"Ah, it seems that Captain Ruyao of the magic cannon firing squad will bring the bracers as promised yesterday."
Reading the letter made Ryo's spirits soar.
By the way, Abel was already engaged in his daily flight training, listening to Ryo's words while floating right in front of him.
It truly seemed that he had become able to fly freely.
"At last, the aerial swordsman Abel is born!"
"What the heck is that…"
"A swordsman who fights without touching the ground."
"No, but this Flying Ring isn't that fast, you know?"
Yes, at top speed, it moves at about 40 kilometers per hour.
That's as fast as a car.
While it's faster than running, it's situationally limited when it comes to combat.
It could be effective for a sudden charge from a distance against a large group, but in close combat, it would indeed be challenging.
"That's where the aerial swordsman's skills come into play."
"Yeah, I’m fine with being a normal ground swordsman."
The aerial swordsman, not to be.
After a while, Captain Ruyao arrived alone.
He was holding a box.
"Lord Rondo, here are the bracers as promised. The protection of the magic formula has also been removed, so you can examine them freely."
"Oh! Thank you very much!"
Inside the box that Captain Ruyao held were the bracers.
After being deeply moved, Ryo summoned a golem.
For some reason, that golem was wrapped in a yellow scarf around its neck.
There were no other golems like that…
"Here, I'll lend you Friendship Proof No. 2."
"Thank you very much!"
As Ryo introduced it, Captain Ruyao smiled happily.
Abel muttered, as usual, about why it had such a name… Fortunately, it didn’t reach anyone's ears.
"By the way, I will 'register' it so that Captain Ruyao can control it… Could you take a look at the head area of this No. 2?"
"Yes."
Ryo placed his right hand on the head of Friendship Proof No. 2 and murmured something; at that moment, the golem's head shone slightly.
It was a gentle light of alchemy.
"Okay, it's registered. Now, Captain Ruyao is recognized as the 'temporary master,' so it will respond to simple commands. Please give it a command."
"Um… then, please follow me."
As Captain Ruyao said this with excitement, Friendship Proof No. 2 immediately lined up behind her.
And as she walked, it followed closely behind.
"Oh! It really followed me! That's amazing!"
"Right? It can carry up to 300 kilograms… it can transport about five adults. Beyond that… well, it can carry more, but it loses balance and falls over. However, it's sturdy enough, so please try various things. If you have any questions, feel free to ask anytime."
"Yes! Thank you very much!"
Captain Ruyao said this and then ran off.
Friendship Proof No. 2 also ran after her, its scarf fluttering…
"Looks like it can also recognize Eastern Nations' language."
Abel said, seemingly impressed.
"Yes. I equipped it with a conversion dictionary for Central Nations' and Eastern Nations' languages, so it can comprehend either language. It can’t speak, but it understands what people are saying. Abel, don’t you dare speak ill of them in front of those children. They may seem like they’re not listening, but they’re actually aware of everything… Children are like that."
"Ah, right…"
The golem seems to Ryo like a child.
And Abel, along with the Flying Ring, continued with flight training, while Ryo, holding the bracers, went to alchemy.
"Hmm, this is indeed the black box."
In the evening, after finishing flight training and landing in the garden, Abel found Ryo murmuring this while arranging the bracers and the Flying Ring on a rather large ice workbench.
Both were connected by ice plates.
These were things Ryo often used in alchemy.
The magic formula would be projected onto this plate.
A kind of reverse engineering ice board or hacking tool…