Just the Tip!
“What is this?!” Trill exclaimed.
Having been lead to the overscientist Genia’s dungeon laboratory, the third imperial princess, Trill Euphoria, let out a shout of surprise at the sight of a certain thing. That which loomed over the whole of the dungeon workshop, Mechadra.
“You combined a real dragon’s bones with metal and monster parts to create a mechanical dragon!” Trill cried, answering her own question. “That’s the House of Maxwell for you. It’s a creative idea no ordinary person would ever come up with!”
“It is a crazy idea, yeah,” erula, the high elf who was accompanying her, said. Are we sure she’s an overscientist and not just a mad scientist?”
Genia shyly scratched her head. Aww, don’t praise me so much. I’m blushing.”
“Nobody is praising you,” erula said with a sigh.
“No, I do think this idea is worthy of praise.” rill’s eyes sparkled brighter. It’s when we do the things no one else will that science and technology progress. Now then, Big Sister Genia, can you make this Mechadra move?”
“Hmm... If the question is whether it can move or not, it can, but...”
Mechadra had no control system, either internal or external. However, using Souma’s power, Living Poltergeists, it was possible to move it. When she explained as much, concealing only Souma’s name, Trill brought a hand to her chin and nodded.
“I see. Though it needs a person’s magic, there is a way to move it.”
“Well, I guess that’s how it is.”
“Does this Mechadra have any armaments?”
“No. It was never designed with moving it in mind, after all.” enia said that as if it were obvious.
Trill seemed dissatisfied. That’s a terrible waste. If you have a way to move it, how can you not put weapons on it?”
“Please, don’t be unreasonable. Dragon bones are hard to use. If we put them in a weapon, there could be complaints from the Star Dragon Mountain Range, you know? Even the king’s against the idea.”
“You don’t put weapons on it just to use them!”
““Say what?”” enia and Merula stared at her blankly.
“Weapons make a machine cooler!” rill declared, puffing up her chest, which was an okay size for her age, proudly. Armaments are a symbol of power. Like how beautiful things draw people in, so do powerful things. For instance, even if you have no intention to use them, by attaching weapons, you can charm the hearts of the people. Imagine, if you will, a magnificent dragon. If it had no horns or talons, do you think it could maintain the same splendor?”
“Hmm... There’s some reason to that,” Genia mused.
Merula grabbed her by the collar and shook her. You’re buying into this?! Wait, you can’t let her drag you in!”
Trill continued. In the Empire, when we build a statue of a great person, we give them a weapon. You do the same in the kingdom, no? That being the case, I think we should put weapons on this Mechadra that hardly moves. Because it would be awesome!”
“Oof... Hmm, how cool it is is important,” enia said after getting Merula off of her. So, what kind of weapons did you have in mind? Shoulder cannons, maybe?”
Trill spoke as if she’d been waiting for this moment all along.
“Why, a drill, of course!”
““...””
Genia and Merula stared blankly at her for the second time today.
“Is a drill a weapon?” Genia asked.
“Of course it is! If you think of it as an attack that can pierce anything, what is that if not a weapon?!”
“Where were planning to install this, just for reference?” Genia asked hesitantly.
Trill’s eyes sparkled. How about both hands? If we turn the arms into drills, and have them spin as it punches, it could easily open holes in a castle’s walls. Why, just imagining that scene, it has me excited!”
The other two nodded. With a shared glance, they spoke in unison.
““Rejected.””
“Wh-Why is that?!”
“I told you dragon bones are hard to use, didn’t I?” Genia pointed out calmly. “If we made that kind of bizarre modification to one of their kind’s bones, it might upset the dragons of the Star Dragon Mountain Range.”
Trill gulped. Th-Then, how about we attach it to the end of the tail?!”
“That sounds the same to me.”
“The tip! Just the tip!”
“This girl just want to put a drill on it now,” Merula said with exasperation.
It was another lively day for the brains of the kingdom.
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