Allrounders!! - Chapter 78: Despite This One Being Okay, That One Is Out!
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Chapter 78: Despite This One Being Okay, That One Is Out!

After they came back, the adventurers prostrated themselves before me.

Your Grace, please give us your permission for a rental registration! We beg you!!

Yo, thats quite a change in attitude, isnt it? Didnt you people look down on Indra? Sword asked.

Hmm?

AHH! Once again this guy has perceived malicious intent, hasnt he!?

We will earnestly and humbly apologize for any rudeness and impolite behavior! Please forgive us!

They apologized, but I shook my head, I dont really remember you having been rude to me, nor do I feel like you changed your attitude. Sword! I dont want you to listen to my talks with other people any longer! Ive been telling you over and over again to shut out the ill will of others, havent I!?

Sword ducked his head.

I know that. If you insist on believin that others desire a handshake with you because your a beautiful girl, Ill just go long with that dream of yours, no matter how disappointin it might be.

Its not disappointing, for heavens sake! Its reality! The maids confirmed it as well when I asked them!

There is no mistake! Sir Sword is the odd one out here! Anyone would feel a desire to shake hands with a beauty as lovely as you, Your Grace!

Thats what they told me!

Uuhh

I got it, its just as you say. You and your maids are completely right. So stop lookin at me with teary eyes!

When I groaned in frustration, Sword soothed me by stroking my head.

Goddammit, the maids are a lost cause as well, arent they? Because of their pamperin, your completely on the way of becomin a dud who immediately starts cryin round out of conceit and misunderstandin.

Did you say something?

No, nothin.

I felt like he said something terrible about me, though.

Well, whatever Bennyboy, whats your take on this?

Bennyboy got startled when I suddenly brought him into play and pointed a finger at himself, Y-You mean me?

Registering them for rental would be proof of our trust in them. You should be quite aware what kind of item that thing is. Right? You were brought along by Sword, and because youre trusted by Sword, I trust you as well, which is the reason why I allowed you to get registered for rental. Sword has declined their registration since he doesnt believe them, and I cant really make a call since I havent known them for long. Bennyboy, what do you think? You had to do with them the most among us three, and youre going to remain connected to them in the future as well, arent you? If we increase the number of registered rental users, the number of potential traitors grows in proportion. Thats directly linked to the possibility of your own death and a theft of Char. So, what would you like to do?

When I asked Bennyboy, Sword sighed and scratched his head, Your askin all that now n here?

Hmm? No, its something I should ask now and here, isnt it? Bennyboy is the merchant we contracted to sell our liquor, and hes the one in charge of the transport with Char. And theyre adventurers who have been merely hired as guards. Their positions are completely different, no? Thats why, if Bennyboy says that he can trust them while considering the future and the harshness of the current situation, where only he can drive, if disaster strikes, I might be willing to register them for rental after adding some limitations. However, if Bennyboy says that its too dangerous for his life and that itd be possible for Char and the liquor to be stolen, I wont register them. After all, its likely nothing Bennyboy could ever reimburse. Leaving aside the liquor, Chars value is priceless.

The adventurers all let their heads hang all at once.

You should give it a rest if you just wanna drive the thing round because it looks fun. Sure, its a blast to do so, but look, this is a battle golem for supply transport to begin with. If you attack with that thing, no one will be able to handle it unless its me, her, or the golems she built. In reality it aint anythin that should be driven round without the necessary precaution.

Sword, you were the one who coaxed me into making it!

Once I stared at him, he grabbed my face once again!

Mmpfmmpfmmmmpfff?!

As I struggled, Bennyboy replied, No? Im totally cool with it. These guysre my friends. You can trust them as much as you trust me. Hence, please register them for rental, without any hesitation.

Sword stopped arresting my face, and I stopped wriggling.

I see. Ill register them for rental then. You might want to take a break because of exhaustion after driving Char for a long time, so youd need someone to switch with you, I guess. However, they wont be allowed to change the modes. Theyll be allowed to drive Char for one hour per day on normal mode. With all four of them, thatll be four hours per day. I think that should be enough time for you to take a rest, dont you think?

Youre right. Please do it like that.

Things were quickly settled in such a manner.

Ben

You

Ben, you

The adventurers were touched by Bennyboys chivalrous spirit.

Oh right, its not really a replacement, but I can register you guys for renting out Bronko, you know? Thats a golem I built with the sole intent for being a toy. Its something similar to a horse. Moreover, its a dangerous vehicle. It requires proper driving skills, and its not easy to handle, but if any of you

No, that ones out!!

I got interrupted.

Eh?

That ones a no! I borrowed it! Didnt I tell you to paint it with me in mind!?!

Thats certainly true, but

Huh? Char is okay, but Bronko is out? Just why? Bronko doesnt have any particular attack magic, and its something like a horse thats running on magic stones. In the first place, motorbikes are hobby items.

The adventurers all zoomed in on Bennyboy in the next moment.

Somehow I get what youre planning. Youre thinking that youll drive around that golem while letting us run the transport one, dont you?

Bennyboys body shook as he gulped. And then he started to fidget around.

No, I mean, of course I like Char, okay? But, there are times when I wanna feel the wind. Bronko, you see, kinda allows me to become one with the wind, unlike a horse.

Oh, yeah, I can totally relate to that. Chars automatic drivin and comfort that protects you from any weather is great, but Bronko allows you to directly feel the weather while givin you a feedback when movin it with your whole body. Drivin Bronko and going back to a relaxed drive with Char when tired is the best combo.

Absolutely!!

After getting all riled up like that by themselves, the two suddenly withered away. Probably because the adventurers and I were staring at them super coldly.

Hmm, I wonder, should I add a usage limit for Bennyboys Bronko?

When I mumbled that, he started to bawl while clinging to me.

When told to show his Bronko, Bennyboy, and Sword as well for some reason, triumphantly showed their bikes off. A little while later, four people were lying in the dust in front of me once again.

Your Majesty, please grant us your permission to borrow a Bronko!

Ben has grumbled that he definitely wouldnt lend out his Bronko, so please take some pity with us!

If you tell me to lick your feet, I shall immediately get to it! Please call me slave from now on! So please, please, please, lend it to me!

Your Majesty, I shall become your faithful manservant who will never betray you, no matter what happens. So please lend a Bronko to me!

It looks like I obtained a manservant, and also a slave.

I got it, I got it. Youre really hopeless. Ill build a new one since Bennyboy would cry otherwise. But, you have to properly do your work, okay? Dont spend all your time playing around with Bronko, got it? Also, practice how to drive Char!

As you order, Your Majesty!!!

I built another Bronko since I had no other choice. The bikes are crazy popular, arent they? But, they require quite the reflexes and technique, theyre dangerous, and they need a reasonable amount of maintenance, you know?

I told the same to Sword and Bennyboy, but those two apparently tended to their bikes gleefully.

Hmm, what should I do about the color? I love bikes with flashy colors. Given that Sword claimed his personal color to be white, that was a valid choice, but since I colored Bennyboys to match with that, Im already out of options in a certain sense, am I not?

Because I plan to paint my own one blue-green, that ones a no-go. And because red is Ms. Bloodys personal color, that ones out as well. Then again, if I used their party name as a basis, Id need to go with a transparent coloring. Pfft, pupupu.

At the end of some fretting over the color, I went with metallic silver! I also added black and vivid red color points!

Is it okay like this?

Woooooooowww!!

OMG!!!

It looks like theyre happy with it.

Im first!

No! Me!

Im going to ride it!

No, Im first!

They were so damn noisy.

Dont fight over it. If it becomes a reason for bobbery, Im going to revoke your rental registration.

They calmed down at once.

Oh! On another note, you arent allowed to drive it like that. Ask Bennyboy, and get the necessary outfit ready first. Ask him also about how to ride it. If youre unlucky, it wont just end with some injuries.

They became speechless upon my warning.