Chapter 31

As Act joined the guild, Mido steadily gained strength, while at that time,

Prince Dranix, who had exiled her, found himself in a dire situation, growing increasingly anxious.

“Gyaaoooos!” “Gogyaaaah!” “Gygyaaaah!”

In the sky above the capital, multiple dragons were flying around chaotically.

These dragons belonged to the country’s dragon knights.

“Stop it! Hey, what’s wrong!? Listen to me! Listen!”

The knights tried their best to control the dragons.

However, the dragons destroyed building walls, attacked people, and caused significant damage to the capital.

“What’s going on…?”

Dranix, stunned, was approached by the citizens.

“Your Highness! What’s happening!?”

“Why are the dragons rampaging!? Did the country order this!?”

“No, no! The dragons are acting on their own! We have nothing to do with it!”

Then, nearby citizens, noticing Dranix, began to crowd around him.

“My house was destroyed! What are you going to do about it!?”

“My child was injured!”

Everyone, with fierce expressions, voiced their grievances to Dranix.

It was understandable; their homes and loved ones had been unjustly harmed.

The cause was the dragons owned by the country, and naturally, the management was held responsible.

“Shut up! Hey, dragon knights! Control the dragons quickly!”

“What can we do? They’re flying in the sky… and we can’t just kill them…”

Dragons were valuable to the country for transportation, reconnaissance, and defense.

They couldn’t be killed.

“Your Highness! Fix the houses!” “Send doctors!” “Control those dragons!”

“““Your Highness!”””

“Guh, gah, damn it! How did this happen!?”

... In the end, the dragons were forcibly calmed using a sleep spell.

The difficulty in hitting the flying dragons with the spell resulted in significant damage to the capital.

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Dranix was summoned to the audience chamber and reprimanded by his father, the king.

“You foolish son!”

Dranix flinched at the harsh tone.

“This dragon rampage is your fault!”

“What do you mean…?”

According to reports from his subordinates, it seemed that the dragons had started acting strangely since the introduction of the magical automata.

“I don’t understand the exact reason, but the dragons have never rampaged before! It’s clear that the cause is the automata you created!”

“But… you can’t blame me without investigating the cause…”

“Silence! Are you defying me!?”

In essence, the king was trying to shift the blame onto his son.

However, the cause of the rampage was indeed the magical automata, as the king had said.

Dragons, being living creatures, required delicate and flexible management.

But the magical automata created by Dranix couldn’t provide that level of care.

As a result, the dragons, dissatisfied with the inhumane treatment, went on a rampage.

“The damage to the capital is severe. The commoners are demanding the reconstruction of their homes and compensation! You must resolve this, or I will strip you of your right to the throne!”

Dranix inwardly cursed.

He was truly frustrated at being blamed for his supposedly perfect magical automata.

There was no way anything could go wrong! He suppressed his inner frustration.

First, he needed to solve the immediate problem.

“Then, let’s do this, Father. I will increase the production of magical automata for reconstruction. We can use the money earned from exporting the automata to other countries to cover the compensation.”

Dranix’s magical automata had already been exported to other countries.

Many countries had requested these convenient magical servants from Dranix.

“I see… Hmph. Fine, I’ll forgive you this time.”

“Thank you, Father!”

“But if you cause any more problems, I’ll throw you and your automata out of the capital!”

“…Rest assured, there won’t be any more problems. My magical automata are perfect.”

Dranix left the audience chamber, grinding his teeth, and headed to the workshop.

In the magical automata production workshop, the automata designed by Dranix were being manufactured.

“Hey, gather all the workers immediately!”

Dranix ordered his assistant.

After a while, he addressed the gathered workers.

“Increase the production of magical automata. This is urgent!”

The workers looked at each other in confusion and hesitantly raised their hands.

“Your Highness… This is unreasonable. We’re already running the production lines at full capacity for the export orders.”

“Increasing production any further is impossible…”

It was a reasonable point, but Dranix, feeling cornered, had no patience for it.

“You two, you can leave now.”

“What…! Why!?”

“You defied me! Listen carefully! From today, you are forbidden to go home or sleep! Make magical automata, and keep making them!”

It was an unreasonable demand.

Naturally…

“Are you kidding!?”

Voices of discontent rose.

The elves looked angry.

“We’ve been trying our best to meet your unreasonable demands! What’s this about? Are we your slaves!?”

“What…! Defying the prince! It’s easy to fire you! Are you sure!?”

Then, the elf workers all said:

“Yes, we’re sure! We quit!”

The elves left the workshop one by one, all of them.

Not just a few, but all of them.

“What! Wait! Why is this happening!?”

Dranix tried to stop the elves from leaving.

“Shut up! Besides, such trivial tasks can be done by half-elves!”

“Why should proud elves like us be treated like slaves!”

Originally, all such tasks were done by half-elves.

After his exile, due to a lack of manpower, Dranix had forced the elves working in the palace to work.

But due to Dranix’s careless treatment, their discontent exploded.

… He had made the same mistake as with the dragons.

“Hmph! Fools! I don’t need you! I have my magical automata!”

He would have the magical automata produce more magical automata.

… He didn’t realize that this was a bad move.

“My magical automata are perfect! They are a great invention without any flaws! I’m not wrong, I’m right!”

… But Dranix didn’t realize.

On his desk, there was an urgent report stating that a significant flaw had been found in the magical automata.

But Dranix, preoccupied, didn’t read the report.

Thus, the flawed magical automata were mass-produced and exported both domestically and internationally.

The result was clear.

This time, the magical automata would go on a rampage.

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