Chapter 146: Princess Adventurer Debut!

“Lady Idola, the golem is complete!”

“Eh? Already!?”

Since the golem requested by Lady Idola was complete, I came to deliver it immediately.

By the way, Jairo is looking after things in the town near the Rotten Earth.

The assessment of monster materials we asked the Adventurer’s Guild in that town hasn’t finished yet.

Because the amount is large and they are very short on people, we were told to wait a while.

So I came alone to deliver the golem I was making during the waiting time.

“Umm, I think it’s only been a few days since I asked…?”

At my sudden arrival, Lady Idola is wide-eyed while holding Mofumofu.

Ah, I thought I hadn’t seen him recently, so he was in a place like this.

I completely thought he was going around getting food from neighbors.

“Gyupuuu.”

…Even so, Mofumofu has gotten quite fat while I haven’t seen him for a bit.

I guess he was given really good things to eat?

I have to put him on a diet later.

Oops, no good, no good. Dealing with Lady Idola comes first now.

“If it’s a golem that only looks human on the outside, unlike a combat golem for decisive battles or one disguised completely as human, it doesn’t take that much time.”

“Decisive battle…? Umm, I don’t really understand, but is that how it is?”

“Yes! Although what’s completed is only the incognito golem. I plan to adjust the body double golem carefully to match Lady Idola‘s usage by having you use this golem first.”

“It’s like a temporary fitting for a dress. Yes, I understand.”

As expected of receiving education as royalty, Lady Idola is perceptive.

It seems she understood my intention immediately.

A golem with a different appearance from the user inevitably has a different balance from the original body sometimes.

Most people don’t mind much, but there are nervous people who are bothered by subtle discrepancies or when the physique differs greatly from their original body.

And since Lady Idola is royalty, it’s better to pay maximum attention to that area.

But comparing golem adjustment to a temporary dress fitting is elegant.

I take out the golem from the magic bag.

“This is my golem…”

So that the golem taken out doesn’t get associated with Lady Idola, I made the hair color blonde and changed the appearance too.

Changing the physical age too much would hinder outside activities, so I made it look slightly older.

“Wonderful! With this, no one will notice that I am going outside!”

Glad you like the golem’s appearance above all.

By the way, in the life before my previous one, this golem was sometimes used for face-to-face meetings of nobles whose engagement was decided.

Why was it used for such a thing?

For example, when an engagement was decided with a noble in a distant land, but the partner’s land was far and it took time to go there.

At such times, they transported the golem to the site and used it as a proxy for the meeting.

…Well, apart from such usage, in terrible cases, they sometimes used a golem beautified to the point you wouldn’t think it’s the person themselves to fake the meeting.

A noble acquaintance from the life before my previous one who had that done to him screamed “I was deceived!”.

Yeah, the noble world is scary.

“And this is the golem controller exclusively for Lady Idola.”

I hand Lady Idola the equipment to operate the golem.

“Oh my, compared to the one I used the other day, the design is quite different.”

As Lady Idola says, I made the golem controller thinner, lighter, and narrower than the previous one, and by adding decorations, it looks like an accessory.

The plate-shaped crystal board reflecting the golem’s vision is changed to an arc shape, and when not in use, it can be slid up and used like a tiara.

“When you lower this crystal board after putting it on your head, the magic power synchronizes and the golem starts moving. Basically, the golem moves just by Lady Idola thinking, so Lady Idola herself doesn’t need to move.”

This area is applied technology of long-distance tracking magic.

“Umm, just by thinking…”

When Lady Idola lowers the crystal board and begins operation, the golem in front of her starts moving.

“It moved!”

“Excuse me for a moment.”

I touch the arm of Lady Idola‘s golem.

“…Eh?”

Then Lady Idola twitches her body, raises the crystal board, and looks at her own arm.

“Did you touch my arm just now?”

“No, what I touched was the golem’s arm.”

“Eh? But just now!?”

“This golem is made to be able to feel the five senses just like a human. So when you touch the activated golem like this, that sensation is transmitted to Lady Idola too.”

“Golems are amazing…”

Experiencing a golem for the first time, everything about the golem seems novel to Lady Idola, and when she resumes operation, she enjoyed feeling the sensation transmitted as she touched everywhere.

“Then shall we try going outside right away?”

“Eh? Is it okay!?”

No no, that’s what the incognito golem is for.

“Because golem operation training is also necessary. Is there anywhere you want to go?”

“A place I want to go…”

“Yes, anywhere is fine.”

When asked where she wanted to go, Lady Idola gave an answer after thinking a little.

“Rex, there is a place I want to try going!”

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“Amazing! I am outside the Royal Capital!”

Listening to Lady Idola‘s request, we had come to the forest around the Royal Capital.

However, we didn’t come to the forest just because she wanted to go to the forest.

“Now I will start my adventure as an adventurer!”

Yes, we came to the forest to fulfill a request as an adventurer.

As to why it turned out like that, it was because of Lady Idola‘s request.

After that, Lady Idola said this to me.

“Rex, I want to become an adventurer and adventure!”

I was surprised by the unexpected request, but I was convinced when I heard her reason for wanting to become an adventurer.

“…I wanted to try imitating Meguri. To know how that child, who was allowed to go outside unlike me, felt becoming an adventurer. And how she felt adventuring.”

That’s right, Lady Idola, being a princess, cannot freely go outside due to her position.

But her body double with the same face, Meguri, can go outside freely.

It’s not strange to have thoughts about that fact.

“Besides, that child looked so happy! It’s unfair! I want to become an adventurer and adventure too! No, I will! I will!”

Hmm, doesn’t seem to be any dark emotions.

Eh? Did the examiner not give a test like when I became an adventurer?

Yeah, I also wondered what to do about that, but the Guild receptionist cooperated there.

Apparently…

“It’s fine. It’s rarely common for noble sons disguised as commoners to want to play adventurer. If there is someone to act as a guardian, we will issue a special permission.”

Is it rare or common, which is it?

Or rather, I feel like emphasis was put on the ‘common’ part…

Yeah, better not to think too deeply.

Anyway, that’s how Lady Idola safely became an adventurer.

“Then let’s begin the adventure!”

Unable to hide her excitement, Lady Idola rushes me.

“For now, the request is medicinal herb gathering. There is a danger of monsters attacking on the way, so please do not neglect caution, Lady Idola.”

“I know! I have a weapon properly too!”

Saying so, Lady Idola draws the sword at her waist and holds it up to the sky.

By the way, the equipment she is wearing now is something I made a long time ago.

Because the current Lady Idola doesn’t have money.

“Ah also, call me Dora.”

“Eh?”

“My name. I’ve decided to call myself Dora in this appearance.”

Ah, I wondered what it was being told abruptly, but I see, a pseudonym for the golem.

Certainly, if we called Lady Idola by her name in this appearance, it would be revealed that this golem is Lady Idola‘s incognito golem.

“Understood, Lady Dora.”

“No honorifics either, Rex. Because I am just a commoner Dora.”

“Understoo… got it, Dora.”

Honestly, Lady Idola‘s behavior is too refined to look like a commoner’s behavior though.

“Then adventure resume!”

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“Lady Dora… Dora, there’s a medicinal herb over there too.”

“Got it!”

Having entered the forest, I point out places with medicinal herbs to Lady Idola while being vigilant of the surroundings.

“Phew, there are quite a lot of medicinal herbs. I thought they were more precious things.”

“Medicinal herbs used for expensive potions are certainly precious, but medicinal herbs used for low-grade potions are relatively numerous.”

“I see, so that’s how it is.”

When I teach her about potion types, Lady Idola is so impressed she accidentally returns to her original lady-like tone.

It’s hard trying to speak in a tone different from usual.

“However, it’s a bit anticlimactic.”

“Anticlimactic?”

Was there some dissatisfaction?

“Yes, speaking of adventurers, it means fighting monsters, right? Yet we haven’t encountered a single monster.”

Ah- yeah, that’s because I completely grasp the positions of surrounding monsters with detection magic.

I was moving through places without monsters so as not to interfere with Lady Idola‘s medicinal herb gathering.

But that doesn’t satisfy Lady Idola.

Well, I understand that feeling too.

“Certainly, as a rookie adventurer, you’d want to try fighting a goblin at least once.”

Yeah, then shall we go to a weaker monster responding to the detection magic?

“Dora, shall we move locations?”

“Yes, understood!”

Now, then it’s the brilliant Princess’s debut battle!

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“GOAAA!!”

“KYA!? Wh-What is that!?”

What we encountered was a goblin.

Shabby clothes on a height a little over half that of a human.

The sword in its hand was tattered, perhaps picked up on a battlefield.

“That’s a goblin.”

“Th-That is a goblin…”

Lady Idola seems to be cowering at the figure of a goblin seen for the first time.

“Dora, that golem transmits the five senses, but it’s set to transmit almost no pain, so it’s okay even if you receive an attack!”

“R-Right. This body is a golem after all.”

Lady Idola turns back to the goblin and readies her sword.

“Mofumofu… basically you mustn’t interfere, but if push comes to shove, protect Lady Idola.”

I give instructions to Mofumofu secretly in the back.

No matter how sturdy the golem’s body is, experiencing an attack by a monster would leave a scar on her heart.

“Kyuppuu.”

Mofumofu puffs out his chest as if to say ‘leave it to me’.

“Aaaaalright! Prepare yourself!”

Then Lady Idola fired herself up and headed toward the goblin.

“GOAAAAA!”

“KYAAAAA!”

But frightened by the goblin’s roar, she easily came back.

Hmm, she’s a princess alright.

“Rex, that person is very scary! Does Meguri always fight such terrifying monsters!?”

“Umm, well…”

This is troubling. Lady Idola really seems to be a purely cultivated princess, and doesn’t seem able to fight a goblin by any means.

This isn’t an adventure at all.

“Alright, it’s the last resort now!”

“Is there some good plan?”

“Yeah, first point your palm at the goblin.”

“Like this?”

Lady Idola points her palm at the goblin as I instructed.

“Next, say this. FLAME INFERNO!”

“F-FLAME INFERNO!”

The next moment, fierce flames burst from Lady Idola‘s hand and swallowed the goblin.

“Eh!?”

The flames swallow not only the goblin but also the surrounding trees.

“Oops, COCYTUS PILLAR!”

I immediately perform extinguishing work with ice magic so the fire doesn’t spread.

“Re-Rex… what on earth was that just now? Wh-Wha, from my hand, some amazing flame came out though!?”

Lady Idola, who subjugated the goblin, asks what the flame just now was with a confused appearance.

“It’s an attack magic item I installed for self-defense in emergencies. When you chant the keyword, it activates attack magic of decent power over a narrow range.”

“De-Decent? With this?”

“Well, it’s not a pure combat golem after all. I thought this level is no problem for self-defense. Ah, if you want it stronger, I can adjust it later?”

“N-No thank you! This is fine as is! It’s sufficient! You don’t need to make it stronger than this!”

Saying this level of power is sufficient, Lady Idola is humble.

Because it’s before fine-tuning, I intentionally didn’t install strong magic, but normally nobles would say ‘attach stronger magic bang-bang later’.

“Does that mean Lady Idola is raised properly as a noble?”

“Eh? Did you say something?”

“No, nothing. More importantly, how is it? Thoughts on subjugating a monster for the first time?”

“Eh? Ah!?”

Told by me, Lady Idola turns back to the place where the goblin was standing until just now.

“…Honestly.”

“Yeah.”

“This doesn’t feel like I defeated it at all.”

…No well, the goblin wrapped in flames turned to dust in an instant.

Since there’s not even a corpse, it’s no wonder she doesn’t feel like she defeated it.

Against just a goblin, the installed magic is excessive force.

“Hmm… Ah, right!”

There I come up with a good idea.

“What’s wrong, Rex?”

“Yeah, if a goblin is unsatisfying, shall we go to a place with stronger monsters!”

“…Eh? Stronger monsters…?”

“There’s a place where you can have a good fight even with this golem’s performance.”

“Umm, wait… That’s not what I meant…”

“That place is called the Rotten Earth though!”

Yeah, since we have the chance, let’s have Lady Idola meet everyone and participate in monster extermination together!