The Genius Engineer's Legendary Territory - Physical Therapy (2)
The door to the administrative office flew open with a loud bang.
“W-what?!”
Richard Bladewin stared at Robon, who stood before the door, as if he were a madman.
“If I produce something proper, you promised to approve the medical center, right?”
In Robon’s hand was a large, elongated machine the thickness of his forearm, tapering to a pointy tip. Wires and plugs connected to it, confirming it was machinery—yet it looked exactly like a combat weapon.
“What else did you bring this time?”
“Lie down here.”
Robon yanked him up and laid him on the desk. He plugged in the wires and lifted the terrifying device.
“W-what are you doing?!”
“Your uncle mentioned his back and calves ache often, didn’t he? I’ll fix it right away. Stay still.”
“It’s fine! I don’t need— Oof!”
Drdrdrdrdrdrdr!
Rough vibrations shook the room. A blunt, firm object pounded his bunched muscles like a fist.
“Grrrrrrrrgh!”
An involuntary groan escaped his lips. The unfamiliar sensation brought a tinge of disgust.
“How is it? Any better?”
“N-not there. The side.”
“Here?”
“Y-yes. There! Ahh. Perfect.”
A wave of relaxation washed over his body.
“Try it yourself.”
“Me?”
“Yes. Just place it on the sore spots.”
Robon grabbed the handle and pressed it against the area he had just massaged.
With almost no effort, the muscles loosened and melted away.
“This… is revolutionary…”
Robon snatched the massage gun and flashed a wicked grin.
“Medical center funding. Will you provide it? I can make something even better. A machine that kneads your entire body while you sit.”
“Is that even possible?”
“Of course. Nothing is impossible in engineering.”
Soon they would begin mass-producing Titans. This was nothing compared to that.
Especially since massage guns and massagers were one of his specialties. He had studied human anatomy for robot ergonomics.
“Ahem… but the budget for the medical center is insufficient… Hmph!”
Robon precisely targeted the tight spot and pressed the massage gun against it.
“It’s really impossible? Without the medical center, I can’t even make this.”
“Just… make it… Uugh!”
Richard twisted his body, gripping the edge of the table and clenching his teeth.
“That won’t work. I have a mountain of work to do.”
“Fine! I’ll talk to Samuel!”
Success.
The robot was about to leave with a victorious smile when Richard grabbed it.
“Leave it. I’ll get it done one way or another.”
“No need. I’ll make one for your uncle soon as a gift. This will be more satisfying than a massage gun.”
“Really? Fine. I’ll wait eagerly.”
The clean negotiation was complete.
Afterward, Robon wandered around to gauge the market reaction to the massage gun.
Surprisingly, some people had little interest. Samuel and Leffrey were the prime examples.
“Hmm… I don’t think it’s necessary for me.”
Samuel really was a robot. How could a financial officer sit in perfect posture every single day?
Too healthy for a massage gun to matter.
“My bones ache.”
Leffrey found the bone-vibrating sensation unpleasant.
Other staff showed muted reactions too, but most were stunned by the device’s effectiveness.
The biggest reactions came from the soldiers and knights. They trained and used their muscles every day, so the idea of a personal massage gun left them amazed.
“Insane! Just hold it against me and it pounds away by itself?”
“Oh… ouch! Too good…!”
“Finally, I can stop borrowing those guys’ hands. Young master, how much is this? I’ll buy it for a gold.”
“It’s too convenient. How did you even come up with this? It’s mad genius!”
“How does it even work? Pressing one button and it vibrates wildly by itself…”
“Hrm… this could be used for more than just massage, right?”
“What? No way. What is this madman thinking?”
“Mind-blowing! If we put a few in the knights’ barracks, everyone would use it.”
Robon had every soldier and knight try it once, then carefully observed their honest reactions.
Ninety-nine out of a hundred said they had experienced a whole new world. They immediately begged for mass production. A few wealthy families even offered to pay extra and requested custom orders.
This reaction was more than enough.
“The massage gun is for commoners, but if I can make a physical therapy machine for nobles as well, maybe I should…”
Original technology was developed from stage one to ten, but the market only starts at stage one.
They would release new versions step by step and capture people’s enthusiasm.
The medical center would make a fortune the moment it opened.
Robon went to the Iron Cliff Church.
Why? More people than ever were praying there.
“Why are there so many people here?”
“You’re here? That’s…”
“Word has spread. They say the young master Robon came.”
Was this because of me?
“Yes. As the rumor that Robon believes in the Goddess spread through Duskrow, people started gathering.”
“But it’s not true, right?”
Abel the priest lowered his head with an awkward expression.
Did he seriously just leave the rumor alone?
“…Abel priest?”
“I believe it is true. Haven’t you seen it, young master? The Goddess’s revelation given to Robon.”
That was accurate. The all-powerful phenomenon that had frozen time itself when the Goddess actually issued a revelation.
Still, Robon thought it was just strange. That’s all.
A medieval fantasy world from novels and comics only.
Magic and aura existed, as did monsters and demon races.
Even his soul had gone missing and entered another person’s body.
Somehow, everything could happen in this world.
“That’s just a revelation, not something I believe in.”
At those words, both Abel and Lidia stared at him with suspicious eyes.
“You saw it and still don’t believe?”
“You felt the Goddess’s presence, didn’t you?”
“Who knows? Maybe it’s a demon pretending to be a goddess.”
Robon shrugged, and Abel—whose eyes had been wide the entire time—pounced with the loudest voice he had ever heard.
“You must not speak such blasphemy! If the Goddess becomes angry, it will be terrible!”
“If she gets angry, she’ll appear again.”
“That’s right. Honestly, she didn’t say much, did she? From Robon’s perspective, it’s even believable.”
“Priestess Lidia! A priestess must not speak such words! What will people think!”
“I heard it.”
“Robon is a saint, so it’s fine.”
More like even worse if he were a saint.
“Anyway, from now on, don’t say such things lightly…”
Saaaa…
A familiar sensation settled in the air.
No way… Robon turned to look at them.
Both froze.
“Excuse me?”
He tapped Abel priest, but he didn’t react.
“I am not the Demon Lord. Savior.”
A voice came from somewhere. Robon rushed downstairs and saw the Goddess statue in the church. Golden light poured from it.
“A real revelation?”
“Yes.”
“You came angry because I called you a demon?”
“I am not the Demon Lord, but the Goddess.”
Just as if proving he wasn’t the devil, the light transformed into a beautiful goddess.
“I understand.”
Robon had no intention of denying it. The words had just been said.
“Is that the end?”
“Yes.”
“……”
“……”
A brief silence. Then the Goddess spoke first.
“You are the first of your kind.”
“Really?”
“The Demon Lord factions that have been hoarding power will soon stir. Problems will arise across the continent. Your nation is the same.”
“Will an attack come?”
“Your role is important. You have done well so far. Continue like that.”
“Who? When? Where? What? How? Why? Please explain in detail—”
Saaaa…
“U-um! Goddess!”
The light vanished. If she was going to explain, why not do it properly? How was he supposed to prepare if all she said was that something would happen?
Tap tap tap!
The two priests hurried down the stairs and grabbed him.
“No way…”
“Yes. A revelation has come.”
Robon was pulled back upstairs.
He heard that Abel had noticed because the Goddess suddenly disappeared.
“What did she say?”
“The Demon Lord races will cause problems across the entire continent. The Mardin Principality will be the same, so deal with it well.”
“This… is serious!”
“When will the problem start?”
“I don’t know. But he said if we do things the way I was doing, it would be fine.”
Both priests looked panicked at Robon’s words.
Look at that. Even the priests reacted like that. What would happen to him? What kind of revelation is this? I’ll say the same thing too.
That’s why he didn’t believe in religion. Every time they just made excuses and never told the real truth.
Science, however, only produced definite results.
“Whew… Well, it’s good. I feel relieved with Robon here.”
“Then what should we do?”
“From now on, gradually. Don’t use all your power—show it little by little and heal people. Charge only a tiny amount of money.”
“Huh? Last time you said we would charge a lot, didn’t you?”
Priestess Lidia looked displeased.
Even a priest could be so materialistic?
“Don’t worry. We’re only trying to show people how pleasant a healthy life can be.”
*
Robon immediately mobilized the returning researchers and engineers for a meeting on mass-producing the massage gun and developing a new physical therapy machine.
The expressions of the research institute staff turned gloomy in an instant.
“Um… Director. Even now my hands are full. It’s already difficult to handle existing research and production…”
One engineer raised his hand and showed his reluctance.
“Hmm… Really? What does Senior Engineer Alvar think?”
“If we could reduce sleep by just one hour, it might be possible.”
At those words, the engineers’ eyes shook with unrest.
Robon watched their rough thoughts, anxious gazes, and the look on their faces.
Alvar seemed completely unaware of their expressions, but Robon could see their desperate eyes perfectly.
“How many hours do you sleep now?”
“About five hours a day.”
“That’s right! Director! Senior Engineer has been blinking a lot lately too. Probably because he’s not sleeping!”
“When? I’m still correcting these things!”
Alvar shouted angrily. Robon had never seen Alvar lose his temper before.
“Five hours…”
They didn’t even know exactly how many hours they slept. They always adjusted the pendulum clock to match the time.
There was probably a one- or two-hour error.
“Just one month. Just one month, four hours of sleep only. I tried it. You don’t even die from it.”
It was true. Actually, he had slept only two hours a day and worked for over a month. That was being very generous.
“Wonderful!”
Alvar’s passion overflowed.
The engineers wore resigned faces. But the research and development department’s reaction was fierce.
“This isn’t right! How can people live only sleeping? Even when we were in Helec, everyone would go sleep as soon as the sun set!”
Darius stood up abruptly and objected.
Everyone stared at him.
Darius’s gaze turned to Andersen as if seeking help. Andersen simply looked away.
“Then go to Helec.”
“Huh?”
“Go to Helec and sleep early. That’s all.”
“……Is that allowed? We have things we learned here…”
Contractually it wouldn’t be, but that was from their side. If it was approved here, it was possible.
“It’s fine. I’ll approve it. Go. Good night.”
“Will the two of you go too?”
Grent and Rebecca exchanged glances and shook their heads vigorously. Darius looked extremely flustered.
“Then you can go alone. Good night. I’ll tell the Helec Lord well.”
“……That’s what my old colleagues told me! That’s why I gave them a proper scolding! Hahaha! Helec people are impossible. They don’t have the right attitude to learn properly!”
With that, he sat back down quietly.
“Good. After one month, I’ll promote you to official researcher. And I’ll give you a vacation to visit Helec.”
The trio’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Nice!”
“One month… Just endure one month.”
“Reducing one hour of sleep a day when fatigue is already at 90 percent… will increase fatigue by only about 3.12 percent, so a ten-day vacation should be enough to recover…”
“Call. I’ll give ten days. Just don’t mess up.”
Thus a one-month physical therapy machine project began.
To spark medical sensation in the Mardin Principality.