Automatic Doll Automaton

“Does the drug work?”

“Yes, I don’t know why, but even with divine treatment, recurrent colds are being treated with medicine.”

The 1st Guard Captain Celine, 2nd Guard Captain Pavon, and the guild master of the adventurer’s guild all gathered in the lord’s office.

Moreover, it wasn’t the witch Gorgon’s ability that was putting the cold to rest.

The lord was still very happy.

It was because I thought it was more meaningful that Argon, the Ark City, was overcoming this difficulty on its own.

“Amazing! There was no traffic until a few days ago, so what about the state of the citizens?”

“Most of them are getting better. It definitely works.”

Captain Celine’s 1st Guard placed the black pill wrapped in a handkerchief in front of the lord. The lord, who was looking down at it, got up from his seat.

“Who made it? I would like to give you a reward.”

“The owner of the drugstore on 7th Avenue knows about it, but he is not telling us.”

“You won’t tell me? Why?”

Captain Celine let out a short sigh.

“Some family said it was made with a secret recipe, but the manufacturer said they didn’t want to reveal their faces. Even the lord was mentioned, but he was stubbornly rejected.”

Lord Deo Argon, who had a dazed expression, sat back down and smiled.

“You seem to be a very shy person. If so, can you deliver the ramen through the drugstore owner?”

“I think that would be possible.”

After a few days, the argon flu was completely gone. However, the hospital wanted to secure a large amount of stock just in case.

Additional order of 100 bags,

The exhausted Tuna, Emilia, and Gio were horrified to hear the news that Charles had brought.

“Can’t you just tell me how to make it? I think I will die like this.”

“Huh!”

Everyone saw Tuna.

“Why didn’t I think of that?”

“Ah-oh-!”

Boris groaned. Tuna laughed and added.

“Well, we need to put out the fire first. i make the best I’ll hand over the recipe properly later.”

Charles intervened.

“This was sent together. It is said to be a letter from the lord.”

“what?! Lord?”

Everyone who was lying on the floor or on chairs in the studio looked at them in surprise. Tuna, who was sitting with her back leaning against the cast iron pot, opened the luxurious letterhead sealed with wax and began to read the contents.

The letter conveyed great gratitude in graceful, gentle and dignified lines.

The depth of sincerity contained in the text is the tears flowing on the face of the reader,

“Tuna?”

“Uh, no. You’re very good at writing letters. Lord.”

Surprised, Tuna rubbed her eyes with her sleeve.

“Can I have a look?”

When Vita accepted the letter, people flocked to her. Even Emilia tilted her head in curiosity.

“and···! It is a text that warms the heart.”

In reality, Kobe and Emilia were stealing their eyes.

That wasn’t the end of it. Charles then brought a heavy box.

“What is this?”

When you open the lid, light pours in. There was a pile of gold coins enough to fill the box, and inside was a plaque of appreciation and a short memo.

-If you tell me how to make it, I will give you more gold coins of the same amount.

Everyone looked at the gold coin with a face that looked like it would pop out of their eyes.

Tuna smiled while looking at the notepad.

Vita and Geo thought that Tuna’s bright smile was more mysterious than the gold coins in the box.

“thank god.”

Lord Deo Argon, who was sitting at his desk in the office and watching Kate linked with Gorgon, had a smile on his face.

The Gorgon crossed his arms and looked back.

“Then what do I do with the things I made here?”

“Of course I will buy it.”

“really? I heard that everyone’s cold is cured?”

Yeongju clasped her hands on the desk and said with a smile.

“You cannot abandon a neighbor who tried to help you just because you put out an urgent fire. Of course, I will prepare what I promised.”

The Gorgon looked back at him, eyes twinkling.

“Oh, really?”

“sure.”

A few more words were exchanged after that, and the link was broken,

The Gorgon, who was sitting on the sofa in the studio’s laboratory, laughed and removed his hand from the crystal ball.

“I was going to test the dark woman, but I never thought I would have such a windfall. It was good to see the lord.”

“If the oath detour didn’t work properly, master couldn’t be smiling like this?”

Kate poked her head out of the kitchen and said with a sullen face. The Gorgon with the crystal ball around his waist laughed and stood up.

“I’m sorry to those who would believe me, but I don’t trust humans. You should have been hit in the back of the head once or twice.”

“What about Crank and Carrot?”

The Gorgon opened his eyes wide and looked at Kate, then put his finger to his lips for a moment, then closed one eye and winked.

“Everywhere exceptions are necessary. Whoops,”

“The master’s standard is a rubber band.”

“The assertion of strong morality is a mirror that reflects one’s own lacking self. How about a rubber band?”

The Gorgon turned around, placed the crystal ball on the cushion of the bookshelf, and continued.

“I was just wondering what the guy next to our crank was thinking.”

Kate sighed mentally, wondering what the state of mind of a person who unleashes a biological weapon on a city just for that purpose.

Of course, I prepared enough safety devices in advance by pouring out a lot of nagging.

“What a relief. He seems like a good person.”

“It’s not what I’m saying, but it’s good to be careful with witches. Um, what should I name the store?”

Who’s to watch out for?

Kate, a clone of her master but with a mind entirely her own, narrowed her forehead and looked at the witch gorgon.

A week later, a small general store opened in Argon, the Ark City.

The shop’s name is Witch’s Workshop.

As for the handling items, from love potions to all sorts of potions and magic tools, sales were almost non-existent because the city imposed a huge tax on each registered product.

After hearing the report, the Gorgon smiled with his hands in the pockets of his gown, but his eyes were not smiling.

“Young lord, are you doing well? He is a person who cannot be underestimated. Mmm-hu-hu-huh!”

Rest is important. Especially for those who risk their lives every day.

“Are you going to rest?”

“Yes, it is not compulsory, but it is a measure to prevent a vacancy in field personnel.”

Crank, who came to the Nivea Adventurers Guild to pay his bills and received a holiday offer from the receptionist, was thinking about taking a day off.

“uh? There wasn’t anything like that last year, right?”

Because of his short stature, his face cannot be seen and only his voice can be heard from below. The female receptionist at the guild reception desk smiled and stood up from her seat, sticking out her upper body and looking down.

Carrot raises her head, blinks her eyes, then smiles again and places her fingers on both cheeks.

The receptionist with a bright smile looked up at the party carrot Tigers.

“Because you guys have become a decent party this year. See that leaderboard over there? Party, Carrot Tigers are proudly in the top 40.”

The party people who followed saw a large wooden board attached to the wall. There, in white chalk, the name of the party was written and the number was marked.

“40th place? can’t that be the only thing? I thought I caught quite a bit.”

“There are many other hunting grounds besides the one we took charge of.”

“wow! Ranking 40 out of over 100 parties is great! It’s more than average!”

Crank, who was in a deep emotion, turned around. A full-fledged party of five, including Ariete, Eris, Carrot, Lotte, and himself, stood behind him.

“It took seven years to get here.”

“congratulation. crank.”

Crank let out a short sigh at the receptionist’s support and accepted the guild’s offer. And after setting a day off for the party, we received an interim payment.

“Excluding the processing cost of the monsters we caught, the total purchase price is 37 million liz.”

Carrot covers her cheeks with both hands and opens her mouth. Ariete and Eris also enjoyed looking at each other. Lotte clapped lightly.

“And here is 3 million Leeds of donations from the party that was helped by all of you.”

Now Carrot fell backwards and pretended to pass out, and Ariete, startled, caught it.

The receptionist’s words did not stop there. She beckoned and called out to Priestess Eris.

“The donation from priest Eris is 1.9 million liz.”

There were adventurers who made donations in cash on the spot to Eris, who spread divine treatment at random regardless of people, but there were also cases where they entrusted it to the guild.

Thanks to that, Eris was very happy and prayed.

Crank said, counting on his fingers.

“Five million Leeds for consumables are needed now. Can I get a promissory note for the rest when I go back?”

“Sure.”

The receptionist took care of it right away. Grabbing a heavy money bag, Crank took the party and headed to the cafeteria inside the guild.

Krank, who sat down and ordered a simple beer and meal, looked at everyone and said.

“Honestly, it’s amazing. This is the first time I have received such a large amount as an intermediate settlement on a business trip to the south. Thanks to all of you.”

Crank raised his voice while looking at Eris’ priest.

“Priestess Eris, we intend to split the amount equally. However, we will return to Argon’s guild to settle the amount. Trust me.”

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“Yes, of course.”

Crank nodded, looked around a bit, then held out a pouch containing 100 silver coins to her.

“Buy supplies or whatever you need. Of course, this amount will be excluded from the settlement.”

Eris accepts the money with trembling hands. Crank added a word.

“Eris, use it sparingly.”

“Yeah, but…”

“Ohem!”

After clearing his throat, Carrot stood up on a chair, put his right hand on Eris’ priest’s hat, and placed his left hand on his chest. Then, looking down at Eris with half-open eyes, she opened her mouth in a solemn voice.

“This body, a doll of the goddess, grants permission. waste your pocket money It’s Eris.”

“Poop-!”

Ariete, who was drinking beer next to me, heard the case and coughed a little. Now, Eris also clasped her hands together and looked up at Carrot.

Those eyes were shining.

“There are things I want to have. If I had it, would it really be all right?”

“Of course, even the goddess would turn a blind eye to such luxury. Don’t hesitate and flex.”

“Ku-k-k-k-k-k-k-!”

“Ah, really, stop laughing while eating!”

Even the adventurers who were eating at the next table giggled while watching the dialogue between the priest and the automaton. Carrot turns her head and gives them a thumbs up and a wink.

Crank now held out his pocket to Ariete.

“You are pocket money.”

“and! Really!”

As expected, 1 million liz, Ariete was thrilled. Then, with an apologetic expression on his face, he looked at the crank.

“Can I take this? I am···.”

“Don’t worry, of course I will deduct your portion and give it to you. How much do you think they spent on that body? For the time being, I will work with thin pay.”

“Yeah, that’s right. Huh, hehehehe…!”

He has a sad expression, but his eyes look happy.

Crank also gave money to Carrot and Lotte.

“Master Crank, as I said before, I am an automaton.”

“Know. But it’s good to have a little emergency fund. Learn how to spend money by watching carrots.”

Where Lotte turned her head, Carrot was laughing as she poured coins into her pocket.

“How to spend money? nothing’s wrong Buy some bread for the people you like, and buy some bread for the people you want to like.”

When Lotte tilted her head in disbelief, Carrot said, putting the money bag in the inside pocket of her jacket.

“Gifts are good. Because you can buy the warm hearts of people who like to get things for free?”

Carrot’s words tickled the ears of those around him. Lotte listened to that too. Carrot thumped his chest and said.

“And if you put it like this, the coin will block the arrow?”

“First of all, it is functionally useful. I will do the same.”

Crank, who had been listening quietly, said.

“And I will rest this afternoon. so that you can do what you want to do.”

“market! shopping! want to go!”

“Oh oh! me too! I want to go look around the weapon shop!”

“let’s go together! Ariete!”

“Okay! Eris!”

The two of them went shopping as soon as the meal was over. Carrot and Lotte followed them as escorts, while Crank returned to the warehouse alone to spend his time mending weapons.

“Huh! omg! Hey, are there any adventurers called Party Carrot Tigers here?”

A man in the uniform of an adventurer’s guild entered the warehouse area where refugees and Argon adventurers were temporarily living and asked the children playing.

The place where they were led by the children was into a large warehouse lined with temporary shelters for people, and in a corner, a large man was sitting and grooming his longsword and lifting his helmet.

“Are you an adventurer crank?”

“you’re right. Is there a problem?”

The man explained the situation to Crank.

“Pirate Subjugation? What about southern adventurers?”

“It’s winter hunting season, so everyone says they can’t miss it because they’re catching monsters.”

Crank thought for a moment and nodded.

“All right. I do.”

“Oh oh! thank you!”

“It was nothing.”

In this world, public power does not protect everyone. The most realistic thing to do is to become strong yourself or rely on strong and upright people, so adventurers valued personality more than skill.

In that respect, Crank was a worthy adventurer who reached the passing point.

Although subtly crooked,

“Pirate subjugation?”

As the sun went down, the people who returned with their hearts full of goods widened their eyes at Crank’s words.

“Get ready. depart. Priest Eris, please.”

“All right.”

Crank had prepared the wagon in advance, and after making some preparations, they set off right away.

“Uh, Crank, where are you going Carrot?”

“To beat the pirates!”