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“This is it! This is the kind of golem I wanted to make.”

Xenia was reading the new book Manapia in her study at the Academy.

After seeing at the Academy Awards ceremony and gaining the courage to make a sudden confession, she was embarrassed and avoided Rupert.

‘It may have been rash, but I had to do it.’

Xenia, who had imagined Rupert through fairy tales and had secretly loved him since they first met, now realized.

That the princess must move forward on her own, rather than waiting for the prince to wake her up from her sleep after eating the poisoned apple or for the prince to come and give her the lost glass slippers.

It was Xenia who decided to change, not wait for Rupert to love her, but to fight for it.

‘I will use my powers to make Rupert turn his back on me.’

Now, no longer comparing herself to others and believing in herself, Xenia was doing what she could do without hesitation.

And after seeing Iolin’s work, , she realized that the mechanical puppets in the work were the utopia she had been longing for.

At first, Xenia came here to read Rupert’s work, but as she read, she found other works interesting and before she knew it, she had read them all.

Among them, Saint’s and Iolin’s left a great impression on her and gave her much inspiration.

“The golem I’m trying to make looks exactly like this.”

Both works feature machine humans trying to become human, and watching them, Xenia was deciding on the direction her new golem should take.

“If we want to make it not just perform simple, set actions, but also make decisions like a human… .”

What Rupert wanted was something that could help him like a human, so Xenia, who had been constantly researching for that purpose, came up with a method that was none other than a spirit.

Although it has no physical form, it clearly has consciousness and is capable of communication and education.

So, if there is no physical entity, what if we create a new type of golem to replace it and make it the spirit’s body? That was the idea.

But the problem was that spirits are beings that materialize through contracts, so would they accept such conditions?

however,

“You’re nice.”

There was no problem for Xenia.

Because many spirits have already trembled and made contracts in front of her immense magical power and the vague sense of dragon energy.

***

『“I want you to leave this town immediately.”

Yuffie defeats Navy Captain Axe’s Melgun to rescue bounty hunter Soro.

They were dining at the town tavern to celebrate their victory when the Navy arrived.

“Thanks to you, we’re free from Melgan’s control, but we’re the Navy. We can’t ignore adventurers who go on expeditions banned by the World Federation.”

The one who was to command the navy in Melgan’s stead spoke on behalf of the people, but he felt ashamed to say such things to Yuffie, who could be considered his benefactor, and he could not raise his head.

“Then, shall we go?”

“Okay.”

Unlike her usually playful appearance, Yuffie accepted the situation calmly and tried to leave, but Kirby was the one who was flustered.

“Yupi C… .”

“What? Aren’t you part of the same gang?”

The Navy asks Kirby, who was saved by Yuffie.

At that moment, Kirby remembered his dream of becoming a marine.

If it were revealed that you were friends with Yuffie now, or that you were forced to work on an adventurer’s ship before, you wouldn’t be able to join the Navy.

at that time,

“I know where this guy has been and what he has been doing.”

“What?”

“Well, I don’t know where the island is, but there’s an incredibly fat female captain… .”

Noticing the situation, Yuffie suddenly started talking about Kirby’s past.

“That…stop it!”

“She was a really show-off auntie, but this guy there… .”

“Stop it!!!”

Kirby finally couldn’t hold it in any longer and threw a punch at Yuffie.

and,

“Huh? You hit me?!”

As if she had been waiting, Yuffie threw a punch and a fight broke out in an instant.

“Kyaa… Upi, this guy is a real man, right?”

“That’s what I’m saying. You usually look like a calm person, but it’s cool that you become serious when it’s important.”

“Isn’t this new Soro character cool? When he eats that dirt-covered rice ball.”

The latest interest of the people of the empire has been the new comic book, .

As the scenes of increasing the number of colleagues began to be serialized, the reactions of those who saw them were heated.

In particular, many people were talking about the new characters.

“Is it possible to swing a sword in your mouth?”

There were also children who saw the character of Soro who used the Samdoryu and imitated him.

but,

“This bastard! What? He bit a stick in his mouth and broke his teeth?”

This led to a laughable incident where the imperial doctors suffered from a flood of dental patients flocking to their clinics for a while.

“Exploring the continent is fun, but I’m really curious about that ocean.”

“I think it would be nice to go to the East for a while.”

“It’s late. They say there are already so many people that it’s hard to find a place to stay.”

, as it is set in the ocean, has parts that arouse readers’ romantic fantasies about the ocean and adventure.

In particular, stories about encountering monsters or meeting people while sailing the sea gave me a refreshing and thrilling feeling just by watching them, as if I was going on an adventure myself.

“Isn’t there anyone who wants to go to the end of the world with me?”

And, influenced by , people who wanted to form a sailing fleet also began to appear.

“Isn’t this something you absolutely have to see?”

Of course, they didn’t just watch cartoons and set sail with burning passion.

“There must be something going on this time too, right?”

“Isn’t that obvious? It’s Rupert’s work!”

People remembered that incidents related to Rupert’s work had continued to occur.

That’s why I was convinced that in the sea that serves as the backdrop for this , there really is the curse of the sea god or the entire world that the King of Adventures left behind.

“We can’t afford to miss this even at our top, right?”

“But… I feel a little hesitant about believing this and making such a big investment… .”

“There are already rumors going around that Somerset Manor is busy building a ship and has hired famous craftsmen!”

“What? Then, we should make one right now! Let’s go to the sea!!!”

It was such a madness that even merchants who had a negative opinion about sailing were caught up in it.

And the person who caused this madness is,

“Sigh… .”

“Why are you sighing like that?”

“If the top stock is the same, would you not exhale and just let it out?”

Rupert, who had been discussing business in Esteban’s office as usual, was sighing with a sullen face all day.

‘If I were in your shoes, I would probably dance.’

Esteban thought of his hyena-like children and lion-like wife waiting for him at home.

It was clear that his wife had been like a fox to him in the early days of their marriage, but now he was more afraid of his wife than of the bandits he had met on the way.

‘Her Highness the Princess, the flower of the empire, and Miss Amelia, the jewel of Bluewell, and lastly, Lady Xenia, the red rose.’

This was not a nickname given to Esteban.

These were the names that came up when asked to name the most beautiful women in the imperial capital’s social circles recently.

Iolin and Amelia have been famous since long ago, but a woman who has recently risen to stardom is Xenia, Eustace’s disciple.

The number of male nobles who approached her and were rejected by her, who earned her the nickname of the Red Rose for her unique sensual charm, was already so many that it would be difficult to count the number of eggs in one basket.

‘Wait a minute, what if I have three wives…?’

Esteban, who thought he was complaining because he was full, couldn’t help but shudder when he thought about how young Rupert would be when he got older.

“So now I have to create something that will really captivate people from other countries.”

“Children’s books and comic books are already very popular in other countries.”

Esteban was screaming with joy because of the amount of products he was exporting to other countries as soon as he produced them recently.

Even though selling books in and of itself doesn’t make much profit, when selling them to other countries, you can get a bit more for your money and the quantity is quite large, so the profit is quite substantial.

“That’s the problem. Even if you buy books and like our work, you can get it in your country, so there’s no need to come to the empire.”

As the Emperor had boasted, an even greater factor was needed to make foreign peoples come to the empire of their own accord.

“Then, goods and such should not be exported and should only be sold within the empire.”

“Yes, and you should advertise from time to time. You have to let people know that they can get these items when they come to the empire, so that they will want to buy them.”

Now, Esteban was the one who could communicate with Rupert without him having to say anything.

“And now, as soon as development funds are collected, we need to invest them here.”

“This is….”

Esteban was speechless when he saw the piece of paper that Rupert took out.

“The blueprint for Somerset Land.”

“Yes, that’s right. It’s just a rough layout.”

The paper contained a bird’s eye view of the entire Somerset Lands.

The whole place was divided into several sections, and one area even had a space with the storybooks Rupert had drawn as the background.

There was also a space themed after completed serialization works such as and .

There was also a space for works that were still being serialized, such as and .

“The charm of these rides is that they are all related to the artwork.”

It is not simply divided into zones, but each zone is designed to match the artwork. In the fairy tale zone, there is a ride on a white horse statue that looks like it came out of a fairy tale.

In the area, there was a ride in the shape of a giant going up and down a spiral staircase, and in the area, there was a ride in the shape of a ship that appears in the comics.

“Safety is the top priority when developing this.”

“I see. It looks fun, but if something happens, it’s a big deal.”

Esteban had now gotten the hang of the rides.

A giant toy that can be enjoyed by both children and adults.

At first it was vague, but when I looked at the picture, I could imagine what kind of structure it would have and what kind of fun it would provide to the viewers.

The problem was that making this wouldn’t be easy.

“Not only will it require mobilizing craftsmen to make it elaborate, but it will also be necessary to conduct test runs to ensure safety.”

It was a task that required a long time and not something that could be accomplished simply with money.

“First, we need to find a site to build Somerset Land.”

Originally, it was planned to be built near Somerset Estate, but considering the accessibility for people visiting from other countries, it had to be changed to near the capital.