"There they are, ladies and gentlemen."
'I see, it looks more like a garage than a warehouse."
The warehouse Ellen showed me from the guest room of the workshop was unexpectedly large.
The entrance and exit of the warehouse is probably closed with a double wooden door.
By the way, Alex and the ape-men, Thomas and Tona, are not here because they are preparing the pocket watch that I am bringing with me.
As we were walking along, we noticed a child from the Fox tribe standing in front of the warehouse.
When he notices us, he comes up to us and bows politely before uttering the following words:
'We have been waiting for you. Ellen-san, Rid-sama."
'Sorry, Tonerj-kun. I've kept you waiting a bit.'
'...... Ellen, who is the girl?'
The fox-man child that Ellen referred to as 'Tonagi-kun' is apparently a boy.
He has pinned ears and yellow, slightly long hair.
But it is probably the dust-proof goggles he wears on his head that catch the eye.
Ellen clears her throat, turns to us and grins.
'He is, isn't he? He's one of the fastest learners amongst the Foxmen children, and he helped us right away with the development of the charcoal truck.'
'Oh, I see. Then I should thank him too. Once again, thank you for helping us develop the charcoal trucks. Tonnerji-kun."
Nodding at Ellen's words, I stepped in front of him, smiled and held out my right hand.
With a slightly surprised look on his face, Tonnerji fearfully gripped my hand forcefully.
'Thank you ...... ‼ but it's not just me. It's because of the good teaching of all the foxmen and, above all, of Ellen and the others.'
He answers me with a shy face, but shows humility.
Yes, he's a very good boy.
'Heh, you are a good and honest boy. I'd say you're the best pupil of Ellen and Alex
?Yes, that's right. I think he probably has the best lineage, so I'm looking forward to seeing his progress in the future.?
Ellen winked at Tonerji as she responded to my words.
When he saw her gesture, he looked embarrassed, blushed a little and turned his head down.
He's a child who also seems very new to me.
But I couldn't help but be curious, so I ask him.
'...... By the way, are those dust-proof giggles or something?'
'Ah, yes. In fact, I found out after I came here that I seem to have a bit of trouble seeing. So, Ellen and Alex prepared these for me. ......"
Touching the goggles on his head, he looks at Ellen.
Looking at Tonerji's gaze, she smiled a little shyly.
'Well, if it takes us, we can make something like that in no time, and you'll need a lot of the goggles for the work. They're glasses and dust goggles.'
"I see. ......"
I thought 'glasses and dustproof goggles' was an interesting thing to make, but Tonerji seems to take very good care of those goggles.
Since he came here, he noticed that his eyesight was different from others, so he may have had quite a difficult life up until now.
At that moment, Mel smiled as she stepped out in front of Tonaj.
'I'm sorry for interrupting your conversation. I'm Meldy Bardia, Rid Bardia's younger sister. Please remember me."
'He......⁉ Ah, yes, I'm ......, nice to meet you, thank you very much ‼.'
The sudden greeting makes Tonaj's face turn red.
After saying her opening statement, Mel turned back to me and puffed out her cheeks.
'Nii-sama. I've been waiting a long time for a conversation. Let's see the Mokutansha quickly.
'Yes, that's right. I nodded to Mel and said: 'Ellen, Tonnerji, can I ask you to do something for me?"
I nodded to Mel and turned my attention to Ellen and the others.
'Yes, . Then I'll open this side, and you take the other side.
'Yes, ‼.'
The two girls nod and immediately open the warehouse door together.
When the door opens, there appears a four-wheeled charcoal car that looks much like the car I remember from my previous life.
I approach the charcoal truck with a twinkle in my eye and admiration, and look at the construction of the charcoal truck.
The charcoal truck as a whole is built in a square, angular manner.
It looks like an off-road jeep, in terms of the type of vehicle I remember from my previous life.
However, it looks bigger than the vehicles I know.
Not so much in height, but maybe about the length of a 2-tonne truck?
The most distinctive feature is the big cylindrical tube attached to the back of the car.
I touch it, but it's not particularly hot. I asked Ellen, who was looking smug.
'It's even more complete than I thought it would be. By the way, what about this cylindrical cylinder?'
'That's the 'charcoal gas generator', the heart of this charcoal truck. Well, I won't go into details, but it burns charcoal inside the cylinder to generate charcoal gas. The gas is then used to power the internal combustion engine. Well, we had a lot of trouble developing it. We even had a few explosions."
After hearing her explanation, Diana looked at me with an unintentionally worried expression on her face.
'Is it an explosion,...... Master Rid, is it really safe,......?
'Yes,...... perhaps it will require some technical knowledge to operate it, but Ellen and her group developed it, so I don't think there will be any problems. Ellen, if you don't mind, can we test drive it as soon as possible?"
I look at Ellen as I answer Deanna. She grinned wryly.
'I've been waiting for your comment. Then let's get it moving.'
After that, Ellen and Tonaj both took the charcoal truck out of the warehouse by hand-pushing it.
Needless to say, we helped, too.
And Mel's eyes are shining as she finally gets it started.
But Danae and Deanna seem to be giving the charcoal truck a quizzical look, as if the word 'explosion' is still in their minds.
Ellen and her group are working on something near the columns behind the charcoal trucks.
However, the coal wagon is not running.
Isn't it taking a little too long? I couldn't help but walk up to them and call out.
'Ellen, how are you doing?"
'Oh, Master Rid, I'm sorry. I'm having a little trouble lighting the charcoal. ......"
If examined closely, it appears that they are 'starting a fire' while placing the charcoal in the charcoal gas generator.
Tonage begins to add to this situation.
'In order to get the ...... charcoal truck into operation, you have to burn a certain amount of charcoal to generate "gas". That's why it inevitably takes a little while to start up."
'Hmm. ...... I see.'
I turned my head down with a thoughtful expression on my face.
I'm pretty sure that when I pulled up my memories of my previous life and the information on the charcoal truck through memory, I think that was also mentioned.
But the point is that if the charcoal burns well, it will be possible to start the car that much faster.
At that moment, I had a flash of inspiration and looked up.
'I mean, as long as the charcoal burns vigorously, right?"
'Well, well, that's what it's like when put like that.'
When I saw that Ellen nodded, I held out my right hand to the spot where she had been collecting charcoal and asked her to 'step away a little'.
Ellen and the others turn behind me with a dubious look on their faces.
After making sure it was safe, I muttered to myself.
'...... fire spear'.
At that moment, my magic landed on the charcoal Ellen was working on and it burned ...... vigorously, or perhaps too vigorously, in red.
When I stopped the magic, the black charcoal instantly became red-hot.
After checking the burning charcoal, I turned back to Ellen and the others and smiled.
I looked back at Ellen and the others and smiled. Can you get it moving a little faster?'
They rolled their eyes and were dumbfounded, after which Tonage huffed and suddenly shouted loudly.
'Aaaaahhhh⁉ Which, how could I not have noticed this ‼ Yes, that's right. We can just magically burn the charcoal and burn it right away ‼ If we modify that structure, we should be able to greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to activate it.'
'Oh, surely ...... it's a good match for the Bardia territory where there are many people who can use fire attribute magic, and everyone in the fox people tribe can handle almost all fire magic thanks to Lid-sama's education. ...... Oh, what I did... I can't believe I overlooked something like this. ......"
The two of them are showing a very mixed face, both happy and shocked, as if the scales have fallen from their eyes.
Apparently, the option of using magic as a method of burning charcoal had slipped through the cracks for both of them.
I chuckle at their appearance and gently say to them.
'Well, if you've just realised, you can just improve it again. But more importantly, are we going to be able to get the charcoal truck up and running?
'Ah, yes. Please wait a moment. Also, there's the gas concentration. ......"
Ellen starts to touch the charcoal gas generator as she answers me.
Then, after checking the colour of some fire, she nodded.
'Yes, the gas density seems to be fine. Then I'll start it up. Tonnerji, watch the internal combustion engine and the back.'
'Yes, understood.'
Looking like the checks are complete, she gets straight into the driver's seat.
Tonnerji seems to have his goggles down and is following her instructions to keep an eye on the internal combustion engine, the so-called engine.
The moment Ellen makes a gesture with her right hand to move something in the driver's seat, a rumbling bass sound echoes around the area as the engine starts to turn.
I don't get that scary impression from my memories of my previous life.
But Diana and Danae, who were nearby, were startled, and Danae immediately hugged Mel protectively.
Deanna stepped in front of me vigorously and stared at the charcoal truck with a devilishly scary face.
She looked so desperate that I involuntarily spoke softly to her.
Thank you, Deanna. But it's okay, you don't need to look so scared."
'It won't be. As long as you said that Ellen-san has also exploded, I have to protect Lid-sama ...... ‼.'
'Yes, that's ...... right."
Indeed, the attitude of Diana and Danae may be normal if they say that they have exploded before without even knowing how the engine works.
As I am thinking this, the sound of the charcoal truck's engine calms down.
Soon the heavy bass settled into a steady rhythm.
Perhaps the engine has stabilised.
Soon Ellen emerges from the driver's seat and shouts at us.
Rid-sama, I've started the ‼ and I'm going to move it, okay?'
'Yes, okay. Please drive the ‼ safely, please.'
'...... safe driving?'
The engine sound changed.
At that moment, a change in the sound of the engine is apparent, and Deanna glances quickly back at the charcoal truck again with a devil-may-care look on her face.
But she rolled her eyes when she saw the charcoal truck in motion.
'Oh, no, that's ...... how an iron box can start moving without any horses or human assistance.'
'Yes, that's the 'charcoal truck'. Thanks to Ellen and her colleagues, a lot of things are going to start moving in the near future."
The two women who are present here, Deanna and Danae, are astonished and look as if they cannot believe it.
In the midst of all this, I was thinking about the future and smiling wryly.
By the way, Mel's eyes seemed to glow from the start to the finish.
"There they are, ladies and gentlemen."
'I see, it looks more like a garage than a warehouse."
The warehouse Ellen showed me from the guest room of the workshop was unexpectedly large.
The entrance and exit of the warehouse is probably closed with a double wooden door.
By the way, Alex and the ape-men, Thomas and Tona, are not here because they are preparing the pocket watch that I am bringing with me.
As we were walking along, we noticed a child from the Fox tribe standing in front of the warehouse.
When he notices us, he comes up to us and bows politely before uttering the following words:
'We have been waiting for you. Ellen-san, Rid-sama."
'Sorry, Tonerj-kun. I've kept you waiting a bit.'
'...... Ellen, who is the girl?'
The fox-man child that Ellen referred to as 'Tonagi-kun' is apparently a boy.
He has pinned ears and yellow, slightly long hair.
But it is probably the dust-proof goggles he wears on his head that catch the eye.
Ellen clears her throat, turns to us and grins.
'He is, isn't he? He's one of the fastest learners amongst the Foxmen children, and he helped us right away with the development of the charcoal truck.'
'Oh, I see. Then I should thank him too. Once again, thank you for helping us develop the charcoal trucks. Tonnerji-kun."
Nodding at Ellen's words, I stepped in front of him, smiled and held out my right hand.
With a slightly surprised look on his face, Tonnerji fearfully gripped my hand forcefully.
'Thank you ...... ‼ but it's not just me. It's because of the good teaching of all the foxmen and, above all, of Ellen and the others.'
He answers me with a shy face, but shows humility.
Yes, he's a very good boy.
'Heh, you are a good and honest boy. I'd say you're the best pupil of Ellen and Alex
?Yes, that's right. I think he probably has the best lineage, so I'm looking forward to seeing his progress in the future.?
Ellen winked at Tonerji as she responded to my words.
When he saw her gesture, he looked embarrassed, blushed a little and turned his head down.
He's a child who also seems very new to me.
But I couldn't help but be curious, so I ask him.
'...... By the way, are those dust-proof giggles or something?'
'Ah, yes. In fact, I found out after I came here that I seem to have a bit of trouble seeing. So, Ellen and Alex prepared these for me. ......"
Touching the goggles on his head, he looks at Ellen.
Looking at Tonerji's gaze, she smiled a little shyly.
'Well, if it takes us, we can make something like that in no time, and you'll need a lot of the goggles for the work. They're glasses and dust goggles.'
"I see. ......"
I thought 'glasses and dustproof goggles' was an interesting thing to make, but Tonerji seems to take very good care of those goggles.
Since he came here, he noticed that his eyesight was different from others, so he may have had quite a difficult life up until now.
At that moment, Mel smiled as she stepped out in front of Tonaj.
'I'm sorry for interrupting your conversation. I'm Meldy Bardia, Rid Bardia's younger sister. Please remember me."
'He......⁉ Ah, yes, I'm ......, nice to meet you, thank you very much ‼.'
The sudden greeting makes Tonaj's face turn red.
After saying her opening statement, Mel turned back to me and puffed out her cheeks.
'Nii-sama. I've been waiting a long time for a conversation. Let's see the Mokutansha quickly.
'Yes, that's right. I nodded to Mel and said: 'Ellen, Tonnerji, can I ask you to do something for me?"
I nodded to Mel and turned my attention to Ellen and the others.
'Yes, . Then I'll open this side, and you take the other side.
'Yes, ‼.'
The two girls nod and immediately open the warehouse door together.
When the door opens, there appears a four-wheeled charcoal car that looks much like the car I remember from my previous life.
I approach the charcoal truck with a twinkle in my eye and admiration, and look at the construction of the charcoal truck.
The charcoal truck as a whole is built in a square, angular manner.
It looks like an off-road jeep, in terms of the type of vehicle I remember from my previous life.
However, it looks bigger than the vehicles I know.
Not so much in height, but maybe about the length of a 2-tonne truck?
The most distinctive feature is the big cylindrical tube attached to the back of the car.
I touch it, but it's not particularly hot. I asked Ellen, who was looking smug.
'It's even more complete than I thought it would be. By the way, what about this cylindrical cylinder?'
'That's the 'charcoal gas generator', the heart of this charcoal truck. Well, I won't go into details, but it burns charcoal inside the cylinder to generate charcoal gas. The gas is then used to power the internal combustion engine. Well, we had a lot of trouble developing it. We even had a few explosions."
After hearing her explanation, Diana looked at me with an unintentionally worried expression on her face.
'Is it an explosion,...... Master Rid, is it really safe,......?
'Yes,...... perhaps it will require some technical knowledge to operate it, but Ellen and her group developed it, so I don't think there will be any problems. Ellen, if you don't mind, can we test drive it as soon as possible?"
I look at Ellen as I answer Deanna. She grinned wryly.
'I've been waiting for your comment. Then let's get it moving.'
After that, Ellen and Tonaj both took the charcoal truck out of the warehouse by hand-pushing it.
Needless to say, we helped, too.
And Mel's eyes are shining as she finally gets it started.
But Danae and Deanna seem to be giving the charcoal truck a quizzical look, as if the word 'explosion' is still in their minds.
Ellen and her group are working on something near the columns behind the charcoal trucks.
However, the coal wagon is not running.
Isn't it taking a little too long? I couldn't help but walk up to them and call out.
'Ellen, how are you doing?"
'Oh, Master Rid, I'm sorry. I'm having a little trouble lighting the charcoal. ......"
If examined closely, it appears that they are 'starting a fire' while placing the charcoal in the charcoal gas generator.
Tonage begins to add to this situation.
'In order to get the ...... charcoal truck into operation, you have to burn a certain amount of charcoal to generate "gas". That's why it inevitably takes a little while to start up."
'Hmm. ...... I see.'
I turned my head down with a thoughtful expression on my face.
I'm pretty sure that when I pulled up my memories of my previous life and the information on the charcoal truck through memory, I think that was also mentioned.
But the point is that if the charcoal burns well, it will be possible to start the car that much faster.
At that moment, I had a flash of inspiration and looked up.
'I mean, as long as the charcoal burns vigorously, right?"
'Well, well, that's what it's like when put like that.'
When I saw that Ellen nodded, I held out my right hand to the spot where she had been collecting charcoal and asked her to 'step away a little'.
Ellen and the others turn behind me with a dubious look on their faces.
After making sure it was safe, I muttered to myself.
'...... fire spear'.
At that moment, my magic landed on the charcoal Ellen was working on and it burned ...... vigorously, or perhaps too vigorously, in red.
When I stopped the magic, the black charcoal instantly became red-hot.
After checking the burning charcoal, I turned back to Ellen and the others and smiled.
I looked back at Ellen and the others and smiled. Can you get it moving a little faster?'
They rolled their eyes and were dumbfounded, after which Tonage huffed and suddenly shouted loudly.
'Aaaaahhhh⁉ Which, how could I not have noticed this ‼ Yes, that's right. We can just magically burn the charcoal and burn it right away ‼ If we modify that structure, we should be able to greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to activate it.'
'Oh, surely ...... it's a good match for the Bardia territory where there are many people who can use fire attribute magic, and everyone in the fox people tribe can handle almost all fire magic thanks to Lid-sama's education. ...... Oh, what I did... I can't believe I overlooked something like this. ......"
The two of them are showing a very mixed face, both happy and shocked, as if the scales have fallen from their eyes.
Apparently, the option of using magic as a method of burning charcoal had slipped through the cracks for both of them.
I chuckle at their appearance and gently say to them.
'Well, if you've just realised, you can just improve it again. But more importantly, are we going to be able to get the charcoal truck up and running?
'Ah, yes. Please wait a moment. Also, there's the gas concentration. ......"
Ellen starts to touch the charcoal gas generator as she answers me.
Then, after checking the colour of some fire, she nodded.
'Yes, the gas density seems to be fine. Then I'll start it up. Tonnerji, watch the internal combustion engine and the back.'
'Yes, understood.'
Looking like the checks are complete, she gets straight into the driver's seat.
Tonnerji seems to have his goggles down and is following her instructions to keep an eye on the internal combustion engine, the so-called engine.
The moment Ellen makes a gesture with her right hand to move something in the driver's seat, a rumbling bass sound echoes around the area as the engine starts to turn.
I don't get that scary impression from my memories of my previous life.
But Diana and Danae, who were nearby, were startled, and Danae immediately hugged Mel protectively.
Deanna stepped in front of me vigorously and stared at the charcoal truck with a devilishly scary face.
She looked so desperate that I involuntarily spoke softly to her.
Thank you, Deanna. But it's okay, you don't need to look so scared."
'It won't be. As long as you said that Ellen-san has also exploded, I have to protect Lid-sama ...... ‼.'
'Yes, that's ...... right."
Indeed, the attitude of Diana and Danae may be normal if they say that they have exploded before without even knowing how the engine works.
As I am thinking this, the sound of the charcoal truck's engine calms down.
Soon the heavy bass settled into a steady rhythm.
Perhaps the engine has stabilised.
Soon Ellen emerges from the driver's seat and shouts at us.
Rid-sama, I've started the ‼ and I'm going to move it, okay?'
'Yes, okay. Please drive the ‼ safely, please.'
'...... safe driving?'
The engine sound changed.
At that moment, a change in the sound of the engine is apparent, and Deanna glances quickly back at the charcoal truck again with a devil-may-care look on her face.
But she rolled her eyes when she saw the charcoal truck in motion.
'Oh, no, that's ...... how an iron box can start moving without any horses or human assistance.'
'Yes, that's the 'charcoal truck'. Thanks to Ellen and her colleagues, a lot of things are going to start moving in the near future."
The two women who are present here, Deanna and Danae, are astonished and look as if they cannot believe it.
In the midst of all this, I was thinking about the future and smiling wryly.
By the way, Mel's eyes seemed to glow from the start to the finish.
