In a Different World with a Smartphone Chapter 369: Two-Country Talks, and People of Similar Interests.

Since Ive managed to secure an appointment with the queen of Strain, I decided to have a talk with Crown Prince Rupheus.

If the salesman doesnt know what he is selling, he wouldnt be able to sell anything no matter how excellent his products are, after all.

For now, Ill do up a simple resume for him with a photo and some write-up done by the palace scribes.

Something like this, I guess.

Fumu fumu. Well, it looks pretty good. Except for one point.

Please dont mention it

Crown Prince Rupheus had a gloomy aura around him as we talked.

The point I talked about, was the fact that the crown prince had a past engagement annulled. While it was entirely due to problems with the other side so he doesnt have anything to be ashamed of, and that was written properly on the paper as well, theres still the possibility that he could be seen as someone who couldnt judge the character of others.

Well, in this case, that was a false accusation since he was being forced by the senate to accept the engagement.

Princess Lystis, who had been looking at the sheets of paper I held in my hands from the side, opened her mouth suddenly.

Nn? Elder brother, the hobby/specialty section isnt filled in here.

No, that is

If youre getting married, it would be found out anyway. Its better if you just write it down here, you know?

With a forced expression, Crown Prince Rupheus wrote down Magic engineering / Maintaining golem equipment in the hobby/specialty section.

Heeh. Youre interested in magic engineering?

Hes far beyond merely interested. Elder brother had been tinkering with the smartphone Your Majesty the Sovereign King gave us for several days before this, and usually, if hes free he would go and do things like tuning the golem carriages or something like that. I sometimes wonder if he can actually make golems as long as he has the materials.

As expected, stuff like the G-cubes and Q-crystals are beyond me. The only people who can do that are a select few geniuses like Dr. Elka.

The crown prince replied to his sister with a bitter smile. It gives me a bit of a complicated feeling to hear that Dr. Elka being called a genius, though. I mean, leaving aside her personality for the moment, its true that shes talented. Shes having difficult-to-understand talks with Professor Babylon all the time, after all.

Judging by what his younger sister said, it seems that the crown prince is quite a tech-savvy individual.

I dont think its the kind of hobby that needs to be hidden, though-desu.

Indeed. Thats what I think, too.

Linze and Hilda looked at each other and tilted their heads. To that, Crown Prince Rupheus once again let out a gloomy aura as he averted his eyes.

In the past, I was once hit with the words Its pathetic for one who would become the next emperor to be playing around with the jobs of servants. Since the dirtiness and smell of oil from playing with machines would get onto me as well, stop doing that at once

Ah From the oba-san fiance, eh? Yeah, that could become a trauma. I wonder if this persons negative personality also came from there

Since theres also someone like the Magicraft King of Eisengard in this world, I dont think thats something that would warrant a scolding. Well, that old man was a harmful pest though.

The crown prince started to look dejected again; hes probably remembering his past. The pair of glasses on his nose was also slanted and falling, as if reflecting his emotions.

Ah.

Right. Theres actually something Id like Your Highness the Crown Prince to take a look at. Its something right up your alley, I believe.

Eh?

I brought everyone to the courtyard of the Trihalan castle, and took out an ether vehicle from [Storage] there.

Its an improved model from the Fiat 3.5 HP imitations that I sold to the monarchs over in the Surface World before. (Note: Fiat 3.5 HP is an early car model. Yall will have to google this yourselves, since I cant right now.)

This is called an ether vehicle. Its a type of vehicle that can move by itself without a golem.

Transportation in the Surface World mainly consists of horse carriages, while in the Reverse World, there are golem carriages beside normal horse ones.

Golem carriages are carriages that are pulled by multi-legged or tread-type golems, and they can carry around a sizeable amount. Of course, theres also the presence of small models for a few people to use.

The scientific developments of this world are generally based off of golems, so there are many things in this world that require those golems to function. Transportation is also a part of that. Even the ships in this world have golem technology in their parts.

In the case of the ether vehicle, however, besides the ether liquid which it uses as fuel, most of its other parts are at a level where the level of magic engineering in this world is sufficient to handle; plus, it also doesnt need golems.

I got onto the ether vehicle and drove it around the courtyard a few times for everyone to see; and once I returned to where everyone else was, as expected, the first one who jumped at it was Crown Prince Rupheus.

This is amazing! The power comes from a magic engine No, its not a normal magic engine. To think it can produce that much speed with this small size! If the body is enlarged a bit, it may be able to use a Barreken-made magic engine But then, would the performance drop due to the increase in weight? In order to transfer the power from the engine without any waste, the shaft at the center (Note: since theres no reference, I assume Barreken is the name of a magic engineering brand.)

The crown prince muttered to himself as he moved around the ether vehicle while looking here and there. Looking at that figure, I felt that he may be a good match with the dwarfs whore addicted to tinkering with machines.

I can present this to you if you want.

Really!?

In my world, various countries are already trying to develop improved models based on this one. Arent new designs floating up inside your mind as well, Your Highness?

Yes. I really do want to try improving this. This is interesting. Its been a while since I was this excited about something.

I can understand his feelings a bit. When I was a kid, there was a period when I was engrossed in the first toy car I got, doing things like buying new parts and exchanging them, and opening small holes on the body to reduce weight.

For the moment, I passed a manual with the design blueprint for the vehicle as well as points on its usage and maintenance to the crown prince. The authors are the professor and Rosetta. Itd be troubling for both sides if he couldnt put it back together after taking it apart, after all.

I also gave him several bottles of ether liquid as a service.

While saying his thanks all the while, the crown prince got onto the ether vehicle with glee and went towards the golem workshop located near the stables.

From experience, hes not going to come back out for several days. Umu Was it a failure after all to ask him to write the resume properly?

His younger sister, Princess Lystis, folded her arms and sighed.

Well, while I think that his current look is much better than the dejected look before, my opinion isnt what matters here. I suppose we can only pray the other side is a generous person who wouldnt mind this hobby of his.

Conflicts between married couples due to their interests arent something uncommon, after all I think its better than hiding it, though.

Anyways, Ill go bring the talk about the marriage to Strain Kingdom now. Ill try my best to not betray your expectations. Even if its rejected, Ill properly tell you the reason from the other side.

Please take care of No, we leave it to you. (Note: not sure what this part means. From what I could tell in the raw, I think she was speaking in a masculine way but switched to a more polite tone and repeated herself.)

As Princess Lystis saw us off, we transferred ourselves to Strain Kingdom via [Gate], bringing along the resume and photograph of the crown prince.

The capital of Strain, Citronia, was a city that looked somewhat similar to the capital of Belfast.

This place has a liveliness that doesnt lose to the Holy Capital Alen of the neighboring Holy Kingdom Alent. Various people and golems moved around on the streets, creating a healthy bustle.

Its a nice city, isnt it.

While looking around at the city, Hilda spoke her thoughts. Linze, who was next to her, was also looking at the golems around her with a curious look.

We headed towards the pure white castle directly in front of us. Its a beautiful castle; its red roofs form a nice contrast with the blue sky behind them.

When I gave my name to the guards stationed on the bridge before the castle gates, we were escorted in courteously. Seems like Her Majesty the Queen had already made the preparations.

After waiting for a while in the large guestroom we were led to, Queen Margarita of Strain Kingdom came into the room with several maids and knights following her.

Welcome, Your Majesty the Sovereign King. We meet again.

Indeed. Please pardon our sudden visit this time.

I honestly didnt think Id be meeting the queen again so soon; our first meeting at a restaurant was only a few days ago. I had assumed the next time wouldve been the two-world conference.

And those young ladies there are?

My fiances, Linze and Hilda. Linze is a magician whos capable of wielding ancient magic,