66 Prologue I tried to mechanize the Gluttonous Dragon.

Count Mayard arranged not only a carriage to the port city, but also a boat from there.

There are various types of cruise ships to the King's Landing, but this time we were boarding a luxury cruise ship of the highest class.

The interior is elegant like a luxury hotel, and there are restaurants, bars and even a casino on board.

"Hey, hey, Ko,

Iris speaks to me, looking a little excited.

'I think I've never been on such an amazing ship before. ...... Can I go explore a bit?

I don't mind.

Yes!

Iris smiled with a puff and called out to Lily next to her.

''Would you like to go with me, Lily-chan?''

Um, can I go to ...... and go, okay?

Why is she asking me?

Well, maybe I feel like a guardian to Lily.

I'm a 29 year old man, after all.

Yeah, go ahead.

Oh, thank you, ma'am.

Lily nodded happily.

'If Iris gets lost, do me a favor.

Yes, sir!

"...... ko, in case you forgot, I'm an A-rated adventurer, right?　How could I get lost in a boat?

I don't know.

This ship is pretty big, only the highest class.

Iris is sometimes out of it, and there seems to be a good chance that she will accidentally get lost.

If I get lost, ...... well, I'll do whatever Ko tells me to do for one thing.

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Iris flagged it off in a big way and took Lily to explore the ship.

I'm ...... not sure what I'm going to do.

For now, I go out on deck.

The sky is everywhere and the sea breeze is nice and clear.

If I take a nap like this, I'll get a good night's sleep ......

But I couldn't go to bed yet.

I had some things I wanted to do.

...... Not long after, the cool time for [item replication] will be over.

Just six hours had passed since I used it in the morning.

'Alright, let's do it.'

I open the item box and increase one of the "Orichalcon Golem Remnants".

The reason why I'm increasing the wreckage instead of the Guardian Golem or Destroy Golem is because I have a new recipe floating around in my brain.

''The corpse of the Empty Violent Dragon x 1 + the remnants of the Orichalcon Golem x 20 = the Mechanical Dragon of Violent Eating x 1.''

Binge eating mechanical dragon.

Doesn't that bother you immensely?

Based on the recipe, they probably embedded parts of the Orihalcon Golem into the Tyrannical Dragon to revive it.

To put it bluntly, it would be something like the 'mechanical tyrannical dragon'.

And now, the remnants of the Orihalcon Golem are now 21 pieces.

I'm going to use 20 of them as materials and leave one behind.

Let's go ahead and [create] it right away.

'Binge Eating Mechanical Dragon.

Description: a rampaging dragon revived by mechanization.

Its nature as a calamity has been transformed into a form of granting effect.

By consuming certain disasters, the dragon is able to take in their power.

Granted Effects: "Arithmetic Ability A+," "Only One EX," "Fusion Predation B+,

Oh.

This one looks kind of strong.

I'll abbreviate it as Mechanical Dragon, since the name ...... is a bit long.

It's an added effect, but "Arithmetic Ability A+" doesn't even need an explanation.

Like the Guardian Golem and Destroy Golem, it judges the situation in its own way and takes the appropriate action.

The other two are the following effects.

《Only One EX》 -- If there are two or more "Violent Eating Mechanical Dragons" in an active state, their status will be greatly reduced.

If only one of them is active, your status will explode.

Fusion Predator B+ -- Converts demons into energy by devouring them. It also eats certain calamities and takes in their power.

There could only be one rabid dragon as a calamity in this world.

It would be converted into a granting effect, which was 《Only One EX》.

However, the term 'active state' is a bit vague, so I'd like to examine it in detail in the future.

But what I'm most interested in is the other granting effect ...... "Fusion Predation B+".

It says that it will "eat a specific disaster", but what kind of disaster does it refer to?

If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say the ...... point is the two words "binge eating".

Christianity has the idea of the "seven deadly sins".

It's often mentioned in cartoons and video games, and it may be more famous than it is.

In addition to "binge eating", the seven deadly sins include "laziness", "lust", "jealousy", "greed", "arrogance", and "rage".

Perhaps in the future, there will be lazy dragons and color-lusting dragons that will become the target of the 《Fusion Predation B+》.

Compared to ...... tyrannical dragons, they seem to be somewhat weak.

Lazy dragons and the name doesn't give me a sense of motivation.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea to have a good time, but I'm sure it's a good idea to have a good time.

If you take in such people, the mechanical dragons would be rather weak .......

Well, it's just a guess at the moment, and we can actually deal with it on the spot.

There are other items related to tyrannical dragons, and I've created them from time to time along the way.

For example, the 'Glutton Axe' made from the tusks and bones of a gluttonous dragon.

Gratton means binge eating in English, and if I were to translate the name of the weapon into Japanese, it would be the 'binge eating axe'.

The description in the [Appraisal] is as follows.

'Glutton Axe.

Description: A great blue-white axe that bears the power of a rabid dragon.

Its blade is beautiful and mesmerizing to behold.

It feeds on magic and has the ability to imbue the blade with its effects.

It has the ability to cause the wielder to lose his or her mind and die.

Granting effect: Magic Eating A+, Mental Pollution S, and Enchantment B+.

Magic Eater A+ looks interesting, so if I ever fight a wizard in the future, I'll give it a try.

However, "Spiritual Pollution S" is a noisy one, so I used [Grant Effect Removal] to eliminate it.

Also, I was able to create an armor called "Lightning Basket" from the dragon's scales.

This isn't just an armor, it can also generate lightning to attack.

By adjusting its power, it could easily stun an enemy or turn them into black scorpions.

Mechanical Dragon.

Glutton Axe.

The Lightning Cage.

I haven't had the opportunity to use any of these yet, but, well, it's best not to have to use any weapons, right?

...... As I was thinking about that, suddenly, the ship shook loudly with a wobble.

''Kyah!''

A short distance away, a woman called out.

She lost her balance due to the rocking of the ship and was about to fall down.

I was wearing a Fenrir cloth suit at the time, so I activated the 《God's Speed Blessing S+》.

I quickly run up to the woman and support her body.

''Are you okay?''

Yes, oh, ...... thank you very much. ......

The woman had blonde hair and white skin.

Both ears were pin pointed and her face was very well defined.

As a race, she would be an elf.

I knew they existed in this world, but this was the first time I'd seen them up close and personal.

The woman was staring at me with her purple eyes, staring at my face.

I wondered what was wrong with her.

As I tilted my head back, a sailor stepped out on deck and shouted, "Sorry to disturb you, sir.

I'm sorry to have disturbed you!　We've received word that the Scarlet Trading Company's ship is being attacked by pirates in the waters ahead!　For safety's sake, this ship will be evacuated to a nearby port for now!

In this world, wireless communication, albeit rudimentary, is being put to practical use through magical technology.

Although it is not yet in widespread use by the general public, it seems to be used to communicate with other ships.

The image is similar to that of Morse code.

Thanks to that, they could get information about pirates.

But the Scarlet Trading Company, huh?

I've heard that name somewhere.

I remember .......

It's Chrome-san's business association.

I was the first person I met in this world, a fat little merchant.

I didn't expect to hear the name Scarlet Trading Company here.

I didn't expect to hear the name of the Scarlet Trading Company, but I don't think there's a Chrome-san on that ship, do you?

Mr. Chrome, the pirates didn't try to kill you, did they?

Hmm.

When I start thinking about it, I can't help but wonder about the person I am.

Bad vibes tend to come true these days, and if Krom-san dies, I'll regret it for a long time.

There's also a saying that regrets of doing ...... are better than regrets of not doing it.

Let's go.

I've made up my mind.

I wanted to test out the mechanical dragons and so on.

We'll cross over to the other side of the world and try it out on pirates.