ã€ŠMaid Will Go on Through Thick and Thin!ã€‹


 CH c.26

    The timeline is before and after chapter 27. Basically, the part with the big black snake. Kariya point of view. when Maito got ate There is a fear of character image collapsing. Please take note. About healing the melted Maito

    Among us, I am unmistakably the weakest after Maito-san. But my athletic capabilities is not as low as Maito-san, my defense alone would be slightly higher than the middle and I never lack work as a healer, so in that sense, I¡¯m still better off. ¡­¡­just that, how to say this, I do understand Maito-san¡¯s feelings. Because if I am someone that is protected. If I¡¯m taken down, the only ones that can heal become Hagasaki-kun and Katori, which is horribly inefficient. So I am mostly protected in combat, and somehow, that is kind of vexing, or¡­¡­ ¡­¡­but, I can still participate in combat. I often feel that it must be tougher for Maito-san.

    yes

    Combatants have their own sufferings. Combatants are the ones that get injured, particularly those in the front lines, Suzumoto, Kadomi-kun and Toriumi. Hagasaki-kun, President and Katori also often get injured in the rear guard, blowing themselves up with their own magic is also something that happens quite often. Just recently, a fire-breathing monster blew fire at Hagasaki-kun and he used ice magic at 0 distance. ¡­¡­it was horrible with the burns and frostbite. And, me. I hardly get injured. It¡¯s strange for me to say this, but I am something like the lifeline. But, I have my own sufferings. ¡­¡­it¡¯s very tough being unable to fight. This is the toughest. But having to look at grotesque images is the next toughest. ¡­¡­about Hagasaki-kun mentioned before. I healed him, but when healing him, I need to have a clear image, which means I needed to look directly at the wound. ¡­¡­aaaaah, I don¡¯t want to remember that¡­¡­ Err, basically, er, having to look at injured people, is, super tough. I can see the bone or exposed muslces you know!? It¡¯s tough! It¡¯s super tough! ¡­¡­and. ¡­¡­now, I am facing the third tough thing. Err¡­¡­Maito-san. She got eaten by a huge black snake. pakkun Maito-san¡¯s injuries is not just horrible. Both her legs and right arm are gone, even the bones of her right leg are gone. Her head is relatively better, but it¡¯s still horrible. To put it in a sentence, it¡¯s at a level where you can¡¯t tell that this was human, that this was Maito-san. At best, you can tell from the left half of her face that it¡¯s Maito-san. ¡­¡­I quickly started healing. First, I didn¡¯t know if she was alive. But, if there is even the slightest chance, I must try. Actually, even if there wasn¡¯t a chance, I think I would have done that. If not, I wouldn¡¯t be able to deal with it. ¡°I¡¯ll do the arm and head.¡± ¡°Then I¡¯ll heal the legs, Kariya, do the torso please.¡± Since Hagasaki-kun and Katori each distributed the work and started healing, I also started healing. It is my main job. It is a job I have to do. save her! ¡­¡­as we healed, I started to feel like it will work out somehow. No, Maito-san, really is amazing. I think she has the vitality of a dandelion. For it to be able to work out somehow even though her insides are melted. ¡­¡­but, as we healed, the third problem, showed itself. ¡°¡­¡­ah, wait¡­¡­ah, what do I do, what do I do.¡± Katori suddenly panicked and looked towards the ceiling. ¡°What¡¯re you doing, hurry up and heal.¡± Noticing that, Hagasaki-kun called out to him and Katori mechanically turned towards Hagasaki-kun. ¡°¡­¡­Hagasaki-kun, won¡¯t you change with me?¡± ¡°¡­¡­absolutely not. Hurry up.¡± When he asked, Hagasaki-kun just rejected him with a hard voice. ¡°¡­¡­Kariyaa.¡± Can¡¯t be helped, I swapped with him. I already finished healing her insides. ¡­¡­I did but.¡± ¡°¡­¡­Ha, Hagasaki-kun.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I said no!¡± ¡­¡­yes. The third problem. Err, r¡­¡­Privacy, or rather, err, erm¡­¡­erm¡­¡­problem. If I don¡¯t look I can¡¯t heal, but I can¡¯t bring myself to look. ¡°Ah, then Hagasaki-kun please do the upper body. I¡¯ll do the remaining half with Kariya.¡± When Katori said that as the compromise, Hagasaki-kun¡¯s face stiffened. ¡­¡­this. If our sex was the opposite, I think we would¡¯ve been fine with the upper body. But since Maito-san is a female¡­¡­ ¡°I got it! I just need to do it right!¡± Hagasaki-kun started healing that part in despair, so I ended up doing an extremely difficult job with Katori. ¡­.awkward¡­ ¡°¡­¡­hey, excuse me¡­¡­er, Maito¡¯s.¡± In the middle, Hagasaki-kun hesitatingly asked Kadomi-kun who was next to him. ¡°About what¡­¡­size, was she¡­¡­¡± ¡­¡­ Saizu. ¡­¡­both Katori and I gave our part undivided attention, feigning ignorance. This also takes quite a lot of willpower, I don¡¯t want to lose anymore. ¡°Sa, saize¡­¡­erm, erm¡­¡­¡± Kadomi-kun exploded when asked. I think there was a mistake in personnel selection. ¡°I don¡¯t have an, image to heal with.¡± ¡­¡­I¡¯m saying this, just in case¡­¡­but all of us, have never had that thing called a girlfriend. That thing is an urban legend. Yes. It¡¯s obvious we never had something that doesn¡¯t exist! And so, we only have the image of a level surface. ¡­¡­someone please say something! Already! ¡°It¡¯s D65.¡± As we were stumped, President said something in code. ¡°¡­¡­what¡¯s, that.¡± ¡°Size. A D 65.¡± ¡­¡­why, do you know! ¡°So, what does that mean!? What¡¯s that!? What kind of code is that!?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. I only heard Itoigawa-senpai saying that.¡± Ah, it wouldn¡¯t be that strange for that senpai to say that kind of things. ¡­..well¡­. ¡°So, what is that? How do you decipher it?¡± But as expected, neither President nor Hagasaki-kun could answer that. ¡°Eeh¡­¡­size, how was it decided?¡± ¡°Circumference?¡± Since Toriumi said that, it became easier to visualise. This is a math problem. Yes. ¡°So the circumference is 65cm?¡± ¡°No, that doesn¡¯t solve the mystery of D¡± ¡­¡­for one, even we have the knowledge that A is small, then followed by B. But, we don¡¯t know the specifics. It¡¯s stranger to be familiar with the details of urban legends! ¡°Hey, that size, is probably indicator for underwear right?¡± When we were stumped, Toriumi sent help again. He really is a reliable comrade. ¡°Then, sticks and chubbies won¡¯t have the same size right?¡± ¡°Ah! I¡¯ve heard of top and under! I don¡¯t know what it means though! So doesn¡¯t that mean it¡¯s decided based on two criteria?¡± Hearing Toriumi¡¯s words, Hariu had a flash of inspiration. ¡°That.¡± ¡°That¡¯s it.¡± ¡°That is it.¡± Everyone praised Hariu, then questions again. ¡°Since there is a top and an under, I think there¡¯s a maximum and a minimum. Which would mean the question is, is D or 65 the maximum?¡± We need to think again. ¡°Err, how abou¡ªt, since the standard is A is small, isn¡¯t the alphabet the maximum?¡± Hariu had another flash of inspiration. I think Hariu¡¯s power of inspiration is amazing. Yes. ¡°Then let¡¯s go with that. If D is the maximum circumference, the minimum circumference would be 65cm.¡± ¡°¡­¡­what cm, is D?¡± ¡­¡­ ¡°¡­¡­A was the smallest right?¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s make A about 5 from the minimum. I don¡¯t think it would be 0.¡± ¡°Mhm.¡± ¡°Then as the alphabet gets bigger by one, how about increasing by 5cm?¡± ¡­¡­which would mean, 65+5+5+5+5, so. ¡°The answer is 85cm!¡± ¡°Okay that¡¯s i¡ªt! Hagasaki-kun, g¡¯luck!¡± ¡°Wait wait, I¡¯ll draw a diagram and calculate, so paper and pencil.¡± ¡°Here!¡± ¡°Thank you. Err, roughly something like this¡­¡­¡± ¡­¡­..no And like this, we finished healing Maito-san. ¡­¡­in the end, we somehow healed her while being cheered on by those who can¡¯t heal, like Suzumoto and President. If not, Maito-san¡¯s life would be in danger. Would have been but¡­¡­aaah, I want to erase my memory! Uuuuoaaaaaaaah! ¡­¡­after that, since we took a bit of time, scars were left. This is, something to reflect upon. ¡­¡­yeah. While Maito-san was hovering on the edge of death, we were hovering on a different edge¡­¡­ ¡­¡­yes, I¡¯m reflecting on it.

    ¡­go ask her directly

    ¡°¡­¡­so, well, we recovered MP and healed you a little more, so the scars are mostly gone but¡­¡­sorry, there¡¯s some left on your right leg and side¡­¡­and of all places, your face. And, your hair. We¡¯re really sorry.¡± After Maito-san woke up, we explained the situation and Suzumoto apologised about the scars as our representative. Since Maito-san is a girl too. ¡°No, I said it¡¯s fine! I¡¯m the one that got myself eaten, got myself melted and was saved, so something like that.¡± But even if she¡¯s a girl, it¡¯s Maito-san, so she doesn¡¯t mind it that much¡­¡­at least, she is acting like that. She doesn¡¯t seem to mind that much about her body being seen, how to say this, I¡¯m sorry for feeling relieved. In the end, the scars somehow worked out with the [Disguise] skill, so I think it¡¯s fine. ¡­¡­this, is there going to be something like this again¡­¡­ ¡­¡­this job, is tough in various ways.

    the end

    Author¡¯s note: The reasoning in the story is not correct, so I am supplementing it. For those that don¡¯t really need it, please skip this.

    basically, only guys need to read

    Their recognition of under bust and top bust is roughly correct, but their response to the alphabet and numbers after that is wrong. A cup means the difference between the under bust and top bust is 10cm, then after that cup size increases for every 2.5cm. So the correct [Maximum] would be [82.5cm]. If there is a chance like this for anyone, please take note.

    Hecate¡¯s comment: This is a good example of, just because it¡¯s the only idea, doesn¡¯t mean it¡¯s correct. Hariu, please.

    These guys¡­¡­

    So¡­¡­..did Maito get a size-up?

 CH 1

    What¡¯s a maid, when asked that, won¡¯t most people answer ¡®a young female servant¡¯ or ¡®a servant that does things like housework¡¯. I think so to. I really think so too. ¡­¡­that¡¯s why, I can¡¯t accept it. Why is a [Maid] mixed in with [Swordsman] and [Magician]. And, why, am I a [Maid]!

    start~

    Now then. I am just an ordinary female high school student with nothing special. If anything, I think I was a slightly [strange person]. It¡¯s something of a ¡®even though I think that, so what¡¯ level. Probably. I¡¯m kind of okay in studies. Also kind of okay in sports. Also kind of okay in appearance. My height is a few millimeters taller than the average, my weight matches that and is somewhere there. Overall that kind of¡­¡­ordinary person with nothing unusual. didn¡¯t you just admit strange Leaving aside my lack of anything unusual, although there was nothing unusual about myself, unfortunately, it seems my school and the people around me were quite unusual. Putting it simply, along with the whole school, I was thrown into another world. ¡­¡­there¡¯s no other way to put it. ¡®It seems¡¯, would be because I have yet to discover all the classrooms and students. ¡­¡­yes. This school, very annoyingly, was thrown into another world with [classrooms scattered in different locations]!

    next level summoning

    I don¡¯t know how this happened. There was a light, a tremor, and when I woke up, I was collapsed wearing classical maid uniform! That¡¯s it! What am I suppose to understand from this! It¡¯s impossible for me! erm¡­.kidnapped by perv? And so, since I was kind of in the chemistry club and the school was thrown to another world after lessons, I was in the chemistry lab. ¡®Okay, let¡¯s do today¡¯s experiment¡¯, the moment I thought that, there was that luminescence phenomenon and an earthquake. If it¡¯s an earthquake, I need to secure an escape route for now! With that thought I opened the door and instead of the corridor there was a forest.

    I couldn¡¯t help doing a double take! After all, it¡¯s a forest! It¡¯s a forest, ma¡¯am! I pulled open the curtains in a panic and outside really was a forest. Very forest. Extremely forest. For some reason, I tried opening the door again but, forest. I tried looking outside the window again, forest as expected. There were calls of birds from outside that were clearly not crows or sparrows¡­¡­or more like, if there were monstrous birds, this would be the call they would make¡­¡­ For now, I gently closed the door.

    just stay inside

    And the problem is maid! maid! Why! am I! Wearing something incomprehensible like a maid uniform! Wasn¡¯t I wearing a lab coat on top of my uniform just now! Thinking that, I looked around the lab, but the uniform I should have been wearing was nowhere. Why! But, there was something I was more glad to find than my uniform. My club members. The other club members were, kind of as expected, laid out on the ground. They were lying on the ground, but there was no one in a ridiculous outfit like maid uniform. No, their outfit was still quite ridiculous though. ? At that time, there were 4 people in the lab including me. Me, the president Suzumoto, the vice-president Hagasaki-kun, and the one who often causes explosions, Shachi. They were each wearing fantasy type of armour with a cape, or magician type of robes, or extravagant white robes with embroidery. They were wearing those kind of things, but not a maid uniform. I will say it once more. Not a maid uniform. Not a maid uniform! Well, it would have been pretty bad if they were wearing maid uniforms. Mhm, the members other than me, are all guys after all. Who would gain from that.

    nopenopenope

    ¡°Wake up! Forest! It¡¯s a forest! Ora!¡± For now I shook Suzumoto who was close by and woke him up. ¡°Nna¡­¡­hm?¡­¡­huh, oi, Maito, what¡¯s that outfit?¡± ¡°Like I know! I want to ask! When I woke up I was wearing a maid uniform! Even you¡¯re in caped armour! Such fantasy!¡± It seems he finally noticed after I said it, he looked at his own outfit and was surprised. Damn it, if this had to happen I wanted caped armour too. Ah, I forgot, I am Maito. No need my first name right? Not like anyone will call me that. no friends ¡°So? A forest?¡± ¡°Take a look outside the door. I¡¯ll wake up Hagasaki-kun and President.¡± Ah, President is Shachi¡¯s nickname. [Shachi], so [Shachou](=president, company-type not country). For some reason, this nickname fit and was established. By now there is hardly anyone who calls Shachi Shachi. Even the teachers called him President. Sometimes, there are strange phrases like ¡®President, hand in your homework¡¯ flying around. ¡­very strange Anyway. For now after waking up the remaining two and confirming our current location is [THE forest], the first thing I was curious about was the safety of the remaining club members. There are 9 members in the chemistry club including me. Since there are only 4 people here, I am very concerned the whereabouts of the other members. I think the remaining members were probably either checking things in the information room, walking in the corridor or went to the toilet. The problem is, are those 5 in this [THE forest]? Or were we, the ones in the [Chemistry Lab] the only ones thrown here? I¡¯m curious about it, but even if I¡¯m concerned, I won¡¯t get more information so I can¡¯t make a decision. Actually before that, since we were having our club activities, I am starting to get hungry. And there is only so much food in the chemistry lab.

    nothing edible

    And so, to gather information and food, it was decided to explore [THE forest]. ¡­¡­except for me! ditched Let¡¯s explain. Why am I being left behind. burden 1. Wearing the long skirt of a maid uniform, you cannot move quickly when there¡¯s a need to. 2. Even so, beneath the maid uniform there is only underwear, so you can¡¯t just take it off! 3. Anyway since you are a girl, your athletic abilities is low so restrain yourself. very logical Something like that. Ah, by the way, I don¡¯t think that this is sexism. Since I¡¯m a girl, my female hormones, estrogen hinders the strengthening of muscles, so no matter what, my physical capabilities are inferior to boys. I have confidence in my instantaneous acceleration from using my body like a spring, but regrettably, I would fall behind in stamina, maximum speed and physical strength no¡ª matter what. Even that langly beansprout hagasaki-kun surpasses me in athletic ability. If we arm wrestled, I would lose. If thumb wrestled, I would lose by reach. Incomprehensible. Well, it¡¯s that. ¡®Men outside, women in the house¡¯ is correct biologically. Mhm. strictly science And since we don¡¯t know what there is, it¡¯s better to not have a burden. ¡­¡­Suzumoto is wearing [Armour]. And considering the bestial cries, it¡¯s hard to say that outside is safe. Accordingly, the decision was that I am house-sitting. maid¡¯s job Before they departed, we discussed bringing something that would at least serve as a weapon. Since this is the chemistry lab, there is a good selection of chemicals, but since this is at the level of reconnaissance, the decision was to conserve them. We don¡¯t know what there will be in the future after all. bring them anyway? safety first And so we opened the cleaning cabinet. There should have been a couple brooms with long handles in the cleaning cabinet, so if we removed the bolt securing the broom head, it would become just a long stick. It should work for throwing or hitting. ¡­¡­is what we thought. We thought that but. How could this be, in the cleaning cabinet, there were no brooms! Instead there were 4 pendants that were like dog tags. And there there was¡­¡­a narrow sword and two staffs that looked to have high offensive capability¡­¡­and a feather duster that doesn¡¯t look to have a shred of offensive capability. well, kinda obvious ¡°What could this be?¡± For now, Suzumoto focused on the dog tags. You¡¯re kind. I saw you avert your eyes from the feather duster. The dog tags were two plates of 4cm¡Á7.5cm connected by a chain. It is iron-coloured. But it didn¡¯t really feel like iron. It¡¯s not cold. Or more like it doesn¡¯t feel like metal. What is this made of, I¡¯m curious about the material. ¡°There are names written. This is mine, Hagasaki-kun, President, Maito too. Here.¡± Each of our names were writting on the dog tags. And things other from our names. Name, gender, blood type. And [Profession]. The bottom half is empty for some reason. The reverse side is also empty. The second piece is also empty. What is this. ¡°¡­¡­my profession seems to be [Swordsman].¡± ¡°I¡¯m a [Magician].¡± ¡°I am a [Scholar]¡­¡­Maito-san, how about you?¡± Hmhm. What am I. ¡­¡­I can imagine though! ¡°¡­¡­[Profession: Maid]¡± Everyone¡¯s gazes are painful. Please, don¡¯t looks so apologetic. That hurts all the more¡­¡­ well¡­ Now then, the remaining thing is weapons. ¡°Sword¡­¡­is for me right?¡± Equip¨C it ¨Cnow? With something like that, Suzumoto quickly equipped the sword. He was slightly awkward, but it¡¯s fine, I don¡¯t mind. ¡°The staffs going to me and President is fine right?¡± ¡°No problem for me.¡± Hagasaki and President each equipped a staff with a blue stone and an amber stone respectively, also as expected, awkwardly. ¡°So, I am this, damn i¡ªt!¡± And so I equipped the feather duster. Isn¡¯t its offensive capability lower than a twig? A miraculous attack power of 0 (estimation). I knew it though! Why a maid! Why is there a maid mixed in with a swordsman and magician! I can¡¯t accept i¡ªt! end

    New series. Full name is ¡®Maid will go on, through thick an thin¡¯. I swear another maid one is a coincidence. It¡¯s a coincidence. I¡¯m really going to regret starting on this before finishing up editting L.E.M. but that¡¯s for future me to deal with~

    Fixed the spacing thing for this series and some extra things in the TOC about what I¡¯m going to be doing for this series in terms of its side stories (chronological thingies)

    Also to point out since they appear a lot in this series (which is why I¡¯m including them), ¡ª in like damn i¡ªt would be just dragging out the sound, common thing in japanese words, but also used by some authors for how some characters speak, like here. Mhm would be un, effectively same thing. Changing it from un to mhm is simple because a large majority of people would probably read un like aunt without the t. Meaning(usage?) is the same and just as vague as mhm, usually confirmatory.

 CH 2

    ¡°Take ca¡ªre¡± ¡°Make sure not to open the door until we knock. Got it?¡± ¡°Got it.¡± There are 3 doors in the chemistry lab. 2 doors lead to the corridor and 1 connects to the chemical store. The chemical store is a dead end, so entry and exit is only though 2 doors and the window. Exiting through the window is also kind of, yeah, so exiting and entering would only be through the 2 doors, but since we really don¡¯t know what will happen¡­¡­while the 3 of them are exploring, I will lock the doors from the inside. And then when the 3 of them return and knock, I will open it. Mhm. Safe. I guess? Now then, the 3 of them have gone out, so I¡¯m free. I¡¯m bored. There is nothing to do. There was nothing to do so I stared out the window, but it was just forest so I stopped looking outside the window. And so, since I am free, let¡¯s clean the chemistry lab with the attack power 0 (estimation) feather duster! As is common for school facilities, there is quite a lot of dust built up. Moreover it is the chemistry lab full of guys only. There is no way anyone would clean. If I don¡¯t do it, no one would ever do it. ¡­¡­also, how to put it, by moving around, I can also, distract myself.

    from worry

    But the feather duster is such an old-fashioned cleaning tool. Couldn¡¯t it have been a ro**ba or a dai**n vacuum cleaner, I wanted something like that. At the very least, that thing that spins around and gathers dust. There¡¯s nothing I can do about it, so for now I dusted the shelves with the feather duster. Pofupofu. Pofupofu. Is it clean now? It looks like I can knock down the dust, but isn¡¯t there a need to sweep up the dust with a broom or something? ¡­¡­but then something impossible happened. After I dusted the shelves a few times, the feather duster suddenly shined. And when the light faded, the remaining dust, even those in the corners, had completely disappeared. What! This feather duster was a magic feather duster! ¡­¡­did you think I would say that!? What is this! There should be a limit to how unscientific you can go! The dust! Where did it go!? It disappeared! That¡¯s impossible! In the first place, why did this feather duster shine. Where did that energy come from. And where did the dust go!

    err¡­inside feather duster?

    ¡­¡­I thought about it for a while, but this is a feather duster. I don¡¯t understand how it works, but for now it cleans, so I will just ignore those parts and use it. After all, that phenomenon can be reproduced, and every time it shines the dust disappears¡­¡­ I¡¯m just going to stop thinking already, mhm. And then until the 3 of them came back, I just hummed and continued going pofupofu with the feather duster, making the chemistry lab completely clean.

    when you have nth better to do

    The 3 of them came back about 30 minutes later. Konkon, when I heard the sound of knocking, I hurried to unlock the door. ¡°We¡¯re back.¡± ¡°Welcome home, masters.¡± ¡°Stop that, it¡¯s disgusting when you say it.¡± ¡°How cruel.¡± I tried saying that since I¡¯m a maid but it was not well received. This savage exchange as per usual. ¡­.you guys ¡°Maito-san, presents.¡± President laid out a lot of fruit-looking things that he was holding on the table. ¡°Gr, green oranges, pink grapes, lemon-coloured peaches¡­¡­¡± An indescribable selection, but these, can these be eaten? ¡°Ah, they were actually quite delicious. They are edible.¡± As I was wondering, it seems they already ate it. Let¡¯s be a little more cautious! ¡°Ah, this too.¡± Hagasaki-kun threw onto the table¡­¡­frozen speckled birds. It¡¯s size is slightly larger than a chicken and brown feathers with white and black specks. And 3 of them. ¡°Watsu isu disu¡± ¡°Birds.¡± ¡°Before that, why are they frozen.¡± ¡°I held up my staff and they froze.¡± ¡­¡­Ah mhm, okay. Does that mean Hagasaki¡¯s staff is something magical like my feather duster? I shouldn¡¯t mind the law on conservation of energy anymore right? Mhm. ¡°And, this is the main present.¡± Suzumoto handed over a single-bladed knife with an 18cm blade¡­¡­or rather, a kitchen knife. It¡¯s design was quite nice. A good blade. Hmhm. ¡°It would be bad if you don¡¯t have a weapon when you need it right?¡± Eh, what, this is a weapon? Not a kitchen knife? ¡°When I [Appraised] it, [Holy Silver Kitchen Knife] was displayed. The weapon type is [Kitchen Knife].¡± ¡­¡­just now, a lot of unfamiliar words just spilled out. ¡°Ah, [Appraisal] seems to be a skill that I got when I equipped this staff, it¡¯s a skill that let¡¯s me get information on the target.¡± ¡­¡­hm? More unfamiliar words came out. ¡°¡­¡­what¡¯s, sukiru?¡±

    skill

    When I asked that, their expressions became awkward. Yes. I beg you, please stop, that hurts my heart. ¡°¡­¡­show us your dog tag.¡± Obeying Suzumoto¡¯s words, I pulled out the dog tag that was hung around my neck inside my collar and showed it to them. ¡°Here, it¡¯s written on the second piece, [Skill].¡± Hm? It¡¯s true. On the second dog tag that was empty until just now, there is a column with [Skill]. And in that colume. ¡°¡­¡­[Cleaning].¡± ¡­¡­I felt extremely uneasy, so I had the 3 of them show me their dog tags. Suzumoto¡¯s skills were [Decapitation] and {Single-Handed Sword Skill] Hagasaki¡¯s skills were [Ice Magic] and [Water Magic]. President¡¯s skills were [Appraisal] and [Earth Magic]. Me, [Cleaning]. I repeat. Me, [Cleaning]. ¡­¡­what did I do to deserve thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis!

    be a maid

    ¡°By the way, what¡¯s with this kitchen knife?¡± ¡°It was in a treasure chest.¡± ¡­¡­Is that so. I won¡¯t say anything anymore. I¡¯m not going to say anything anymore.

    accept it

    ¡°When we went out and walked a little, these birds attacked from above.¡± These birds, would refer to this thing that I had beheaded and hung up to drain the blood. The strange calls I heard from outside probably belongs to these things. Outside, flocks of these things attack you? Scary. Even if it was just a bird, if birds with lengths similar to a human¡¯s shoulder to fingers attacked, that would be scary. ¡°So at first I cut it down with my sword and no problem. This sword is amazing. I¡¯ve never used a sword, but I know how to use it.¡± There was something like that in Suzumoto¡¯s skills. It¡¯s probably thanks to that. ¡°And then we found a tree with fruits growing on it, when we picked it, President seemed to be able to tell whether it was edible.¡± ¡°The information just enters my head. The name, is it edible, is there poison, how to grow it.¡± Mhm, I won¡¯t say anything. I¡¯m not going to say anything about this anymore. ¡°And so we decided to pick it and bring it back if it¡¯s edible, and when we were gathering it, more birds came.¡± ¡°I raised my staff and they froze, so we brought them back.¡± ¡°There was also a treasure box under the fruit tree. We couldn¡¯t equip the kitchen knife, so we decided to pass it to Maito-san.¡± ¡­¡­okay, I got it. This is¡­¡­that right? It must be that usual other world thing right? The laws of conservation of matter and energy don¡¯t work here right? OK, OK. I got it. I give up. I¡¯ll give up but. I¡¯ll give up but. ¡­¡­seriously, why, am I a maid?

    fate

    ¡°Come to think of it, can we use the fire or water here?¡± Since it¡¯s the chemistry lab, there¡¯s a water and gas supply. So can we? ¡°Both the water and gas supply are cut off. Naturally.¡± Because there¡¯s nothing at the ends of the water and gas pipes. There¡¯s no way anything would come out. ¡°That¡¯s bad, never mind fire, but without water we¡¯ll die.¡± ¡°For drinking water, we can somehow last a day with fruits, after that, there should¡¯ve been stocks of deionised or distilled water in the chemical store.¡± ¡°We should keep that as a last resort. Okay, let¡¯s go out one more time and find water. If not then we will compromise with fruits. As for fire, even if we can¡¯t use gas, we should have had matches. Let¡¯s bring back something that we can light a fire with as well. Okay?¡± Eh, I¡¯m house-sitting again? ¡°Maito¡­¡­drain the birds.¡± Birds. This frozen thing? Drain this? Just as well as you can, saying that, the three of them went off. ¡­¡­eeeh, how should I do this?

    no fire to melt the ice yet¡­

    I continued my battle with the birds. After I chopped of the heads and hung it upside down to drain the blood, a little blood came out. It¡¯s because of that right? It¡¯s frozen so blood doesn¡¯t flow well. But if I wait for it to melt, it is definitely going to stink, but not gutting it would also lead to that, so I decided to take out the blood vessels along with the innards. ¡­¡­and so I plucked the feathers, sliced open the stomach and somehow managed to take out the innards. Somehow managed to, but, what am I to do with this? ¡­¡­the remains of the innards, the frozen blood, the remains of the feathers, there¡¯s a bunch of things left. It would be best to treat the feathers with hot water, I would also like to wash away the blood and innards with water. But never mind hot, there is no water. Using deionised water to process the bird would be stupid. Aahah, why can¡¯t this just be cleaned completely and just become meat. ¡­¡­nn? Cleaned?

    cleaning

    Conclusion. That feather duster skill [Cleaning] is a special skill that erases what I think it rubbish. This is bad. This is very bad. If I can clearly recognise the boundary between what is rubbish and what is not, no doubt things like deboning fish would become very easy. Right now I can only erase the remaining innards, blood and feathers, but at some point I¡¯ll learn to be able to erase the muscles or the skin. ¡­¡­well, I did try, but I couldn¡¯t do it for some reason. And it takes away a lot of my concentration, I¡¯m kind of tired. Damn it, feels like I lost.

    to what? feather duster?

    For now I roughly disassembled the meat. I¡¯m not familiar, but I could at least separate the skin, wing, breast, thighs, liver and fats. This can probably be cooked somehow with fire, so let¡¯s cook it later and have it for dinner today. simple Now then. There is cooking tools in our chemistry lab. First, we have whisks and metal bowls. We even have fry pans, aluminium cooking pots and clay pots. It can¡¯t be used since there is no electricity, but there is also an electric stove and hotplates. They are things we used at camps or the cultural festival this year or last year. No, there are also things that we were just simply using for experiments though. And most of all, we have large stocks of bamboo skewers and disposable chopsticks which we used in place of disposable glass rods for the cultural festival and such. Today, let¡¯s have these work for us. Fufufu¡­¡­yes, we are having yakitori. Or more like, there is no other good way to cook it. grilled chicken on a stick As for seasoning, there is 10kg of table salt, so we can mainly use that. It¡¯s what we were using in place of sodium chloride. Since it¡¯s purified salt, it works for experiments that don¡¯t need that much precision. After I searched thoroughly, I also found soy sauce. Why. I understand salt, but soy sauce, why are you here. I don¡¯t even remember using you for camps. ¡­¡­well, it¡¯s fine. There was also about 600g of sugar, seems to be the remains of something. Did we make honeycomb toffee? (T?N: ¥«¥ë¥áŸ†¤­ direct translated is baked caramel, but google tells me honeycomb toffee. Idk anything about sweets, is this right?) I also found about 800cc of salad oil left over. Was this for soap? From what I can see, it seems usable for cooking, so let¡¯s use it preciously. good start Hmmm, I would like some carbohydrates, but unfortunately, there is only a bit of flour left over in the chemistry store from when we made gluten. I want rice, but as expected there isn¡¯t any. If there were then rather than the chemistry lab, this would be the home economics room, mhm.

    to what? feather duster?

    Everyone has yet to come back, so I prepared the meat. I dipped the wings in soy sauce and a little sugar. Half soy sauce and half sugar for the thighs. The liver can be cooked and eaten as it is. If the smell is too bad then never mind. I put the normal amount of salt on half the breast and extra on the other half. Putting extra salt is to preserve it. This is in anticipation of even with the appetite of 3 growing high school boys, we won¡¯t be able to finish 3 birds. By the way, there was no container to put the meat in, so I mobilised a new 1L beaker. It¡¯s new so it¡¯s safe, safe.

    sterile

    By the time it started getting dark, they came back. ¡°We¡¯re back.¡± ¡°Welcome back, masters.¡± ¡°As I said, stop that.¡± I even pinched the hem of my skirt and curtsied, but it was still unpopular. Well, that¡¯s normal. end

    Hecate loves the casual narrative style.

    It¡¯s very different~ And it also how I prefer to do things~ I don¡¯t like being stiff and formal. ¡­¡­I swear the original is just as casual as this, it is most definitely not because it went through a certain filter (me)¡­¡­¡­..okay maybe 10% increased¡­..20%¡­¡­.maybe.

    Well, I can¡¯t really convey the meidogo (maid language) well here either¡­¡­.keigo is hard, just imagine her going extra polite mode when she¡¯s messing around as a maid. Well her words are at least.

 CH 3

    ¡°This works for now.¡± Since they brought back flasks full of water and a bunch of kindling, I gratefully used them to light a fire. Usually, it would be bad to have an open fire indoors, but this is the chemistry lab. There are plenty of equipment for lighting fires. I spread out wet newspapers on the table, laid out 4 bricks and rested an iron plate on them, I will be cooking the meat on the fire I¡¯m building on top of that. It¡¯s not the ground so I can¡¯t do something like stick sticks into the ground. That can¡¯t be helped, so I will be using the retort stands usually used to secure flasks, liebig condenser or burettes to cook about 10 spits of meat at once. Ah, I didn¡¯t forget to boil the water in the flasks. It was water collected from a clean river and according to President, it is water that can be drunk normally, but sterilise it just in case!

    ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE

    And so the meal was done. The meal consists of bird meat on skewers with salt and soy sauce as well as fruits. It¡¯s quite extravagant considering our situation. It wouldn¡¯t be strange if we couldn¡¯t use fire in these kind of situations. Being able to use fire and water is a wonderful thing. Yes. Normally meat tastes better if you let it ripen for a few days after cooking it over a fire, but fresh meat isn¡¯t bad either. It¡¯s a good thing this was bird meat, if it was meat from a larger animal, then we wouldn¡¯t be able to eat it because of rigor mortis. really?

    ¡°Well, it tastes normal¡± ¡°This is quite nice for a mystery bird.¡± The taste, salt and soy sauce were quite well received. Because of the combo of walking a lot, moving a lot and tension, everyone other than me was very hungry. They wolfed the meat down. Wo¡ªow. 2 fruits and 3 skewers of meat was enough for me. It¡¯s better for the others to eat more. It¡¯s not like I¡¯m going out of this chemistry lab anyway. My calorie consumption isn¡¯t that much. We don¡¯t know when our supply of food will run out. I¡¯ll preserve the remaining meat tomorrow. Luckily we have the necessary tools.

    wait 3 out of 10?

    ¡°¡­¡­it¡¯s inconvenient without light.¡± After the meal, the only thing lighting the dark chemistry lab is the remains of the fire. Normally we would be able to light up the place using electric lights. But there¡¯s no way we could use electricity without the power cables connected to anything. ¡°Didn¡¯t we have batteries and light bulbs?¡± ¡°We shouldn¡¯t waste them now.¡± ¡°Candles¡­¡­we should save them too.¡± In the future, if the three of them had to explore some dark place, it would definitely be safer to use light from a light bulb rather than fire, so we should hold on to the precious batteries and light bulbs until then. Similarly for the candles. We shouldn¡¯t waste them in a safe room without reason. ¡­¡­come to think of it, I saved the bird¡¯s fats to see if it could be used frying on the iron plates. It will go bad anyway. Let¡¯s use it. Err, if I remember correctly, there should be empty cans in the dustbin. ¡­¡­yep. There¡¯s some, so let¡¯s use 1. Just in case, I chose the one that was the most dented and didn¡¯t seem useful. It doesn¡¯t matter as long as the bottom is fine anyway. for?

    I cut the empty can into half horizontally and lightly washed it. I packed the bird¡¯s fats into the containers that was made from that and placed it over the cinders. Melt. Release your oil. I tore off a little of an old rag that had been left lying around as a dust cloth, stuck it into the oil that started to ooze out and used it as a wick. I thinly cut off a bit of the empty can and used it as a wire to support the wick and secured it. Then light it. ¡­¡­mhm, it got somewhat brighter. It got brighter but¡­¡­ ¡°¡­¡­the smell makes me hungry.¡± ¡°It¡¯s bird after all.¡± Mhm. It really smells like cooking chicken.

    chicken candle

    Since the lamp that let out a delicious smell was done, we moved on to making our beds. ¡°You¡¯re on the counter.¡± ¡°Why?¡± ¡°It¡¯s not as cold as the floor.¡± Thanks to everyone¡¯s gentlemanly spirit, I ended up sleeping on the counter. I don¡¯t need that gentlemanly spirit. The ones that are actually going out and doing things is everyone else and if anything happens tomorrow, it is them who are going to do something about it. So, I should sleep on the floor. ¡­¡­I objected with the above argument, but they didn¡¯t listen. Their reasons were simply, 3 boys can¡¯t sleep on the counter, a space problem, or bad sleeping habits so he¡¯ll roll off the counter, quite a serious problem, those kind of things, so there¡¯s nothing I could do about it, I gave up. Also our beds are cardboard on top of newspapers, with packing materials that was piled up in a corner of the chemistry store as sheets and spare lab coats as blankets. It¡¯s quite warm with this. Don¡¯t underestimate newspaper. It ended up with the three of them huddled together to sleep in the furthest position from the counter. ¡­¡­this is a little lonely.

    good guys

    It¡¯s morning. Good morning. Taking a look, the others were still sleeping. I lit a fire and boiled water in a claypot. If we had miso I would¡¯ve made miso soup tho¡ªugh. Nothing I can do about that, so I threw in the bones of the bird from yesterday and tried making soup from that. After I adjusted the taste with salt, it at least became better than plain water.

    it¡¯s something

    While boiling the water, I cleaned myself with the feather duster. With one feather duster there¡¯s no need to bathe, it¡¯s amazing. While doing this and that, President woke up, so I also cleaned President with the feather duster. ¡°What is this.¡± ¡°Just stay quiet and be cleaned.¡± As I pofu pofu¡¯ed him, with that mystery glow, the cleaning was complete. I also dusted Suzumoto and Hagasaki-kun in the same way as they were woken up by President¡¯s noise. ¡°¡­¡­heey, is this, that? Your skill?¡± ¡°YES. It is [Cleaning].¡± Well, at times like this, we should bear hygiene in mind. Otherwise we can get sick. ¡°¡­¡­[Maid] must be a support class. Probably.¡± Obviously, it would be scary if a maid was an active front line combat profession.

    like Nanaki

    After the miserable breakfast of bird soup and fruits, they once again went off the explore. Just that if they went off like that I would have nothing to do, so I had them gather some branches from a sakura tree for me. I requested as thick as possible and they brought back an entire sapling. Oh m¡ªy, how splendid. It seems Suzumoto chopped it down with a swing of his sword. Mhm. Scary. Seems to be a result of the [Decapitation] skill, but scary things are scary. Why can you cut down a tree with a sword!

    logic

    I somehow peeled the bark off the sakura tree and made fresh wood shavings. There¡¯s quite a few tools in the lab so there was no problem. Right now I¡¯m using a saw. Giko giko. After making wood shavings, I poured them into an eighteen liter drum that had been lying in the corner of the lab. I opened a hole in another eighteen liter drum and put it on top of the first one, leaving the first one open. I lit the wood shavings and smoke started coming out nicely. Good good. I roughly washed the breast meat I had salted since yesterday and wiped off the water. After wiping it, I tied kite string to it and used wooden chopsticks and a bunch of other stuff to hang it in the eighteen liter drum and put the lid back on. ¡­¡­basically, I¡¯m smoking it. Smoked chicken break is quite tasty¡ª. It has a light taste and is quite nice¡ª. But it¡¯s a little smoky so I opened the window. Mh¡ªm, the wind feels good. At times like this, it feels good to do laundry. But if I tried to hang laundry outside in this situation, I will probably become food for the birds.

    yep let¡¯s not do that

    They came back around noon. They looked slightly tired, but their expressions were even more lively. It seems they got new skills. Suzumoto got [Leap], Hagasaki-kun go [Wind Magic] and Presdient obtained [Mapping]. That¡¯s nicee. As for me, it is still [Cleaning] only. Damn it. it is fate

    ¡°And here is a present.¡± President brought back, what! A tuber! It looks like a potato! But it¡¯s ridiculously hufe! It¡¯s a soccer ball-size tuber. It really is huge. But we can get carbohydrates with this. Yahoo! Obtaining calories from meat alone is quite tough. ¡°And we also stocked up on water. ¡­¡­isn¡¯t it kinda smoky?¡± ¡°Sorry, I¡¯m making smoked meat.¡± Thinking it should be done soon, I took a peek, and it seemed to be just right, so I removed the meat from the smoker and tied to string to the curtain pole and hung it up. Good. After it dries, we will have emergency rations. ¡°¡­¡­skillful.¡± Me? You can praise me more you know? ¡°Since we are in this situation, it¡¯s better to have emergency rations if we can.¡± ¡°We don¡¯t know when we can return to our normal lives either.¡± ¡­¡­Hagasaki-kun¡¯s gloomy voice somehow reminded us of reality. When will we be able to return to where we came from?

    a while

    Next, lunch was boiled potatoes and salted potatoes along with the smoked meat that was just made. Hagasaki-kun taste-tested it after staring at it for a while. What was the point of emergency rations! emergency taste test Oh yeah, in the middle of cutting the potatoes, I also got the skill [Dissection]. There was suddenly a glow at my chest, so I pulled out my dog tag and took a look and under the skill column there was an additional [Dissection]. According to Suzumoto, by repeating actions that are related to a skill, you will get it as a skill, or possibly there is aptitude and when the situation requires it, you will get it or something. Suzumoto¡¯s [Leap] and President¡¯s [Mapping] are the former, Hagasaki-kun¡¯s magics are the latter. Since I dismantled the birds yesterday, with these potatoes, it finally became a skill. By the way, after obtaining the skill, I became able to use the kitchen knife faster. I already had quite a bit of confidence in that though.

    well, it helps

    And so, actual taste. The potato tasted like potato. It was seriously potato. The taste is closer to an Irish cobbler rather then May Queen. ¡­¡­are there tubers like May Queen in this world? The smoked meat was made without any spice, just salt, so it¡¯s taste was kinda okay. It¡¯s not bad. A¡ªh, I want pepper.

    find the cooking lab

    ¡°Then we¡¯ll be off. If there¡¯s any protein foods we¡¯ll get some.¡± ¡°Mhm. Good luck. Take care everyo¡ªne.¡± As I sent them off again with a wave, each of them raised a hand lightly in response. As they raised their hands, Hagasaki¡¯s arm that had been hidden by the sleeve peeked out for an instant. ? That thin red line, is probably, a wound. ag

    ¡°W, wai¡­¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡­what?¡± I reflexively called out, but seeing Hagasaki-kun casually put back his sleeve and hide the wound as he turned around, I couldn¡¯t say anything. That bad mood is probably to hide it. I can¡¯t tell them to not do dangerous things. I know that going out is dangerous. But they have to go to get both their and my share of food. If they don¡¯t go, we will starve to death eventually. ¡°Be careful.¡± That¡¯s why I cannot say anything more than this. Watching them walk off after making brief responses, I was tortured by the feeling of helplessness.

    ¡­.can¡¯t do anything

    Since just waiting blankly would just make me feel impatient, I cleaned the chemistry store I had not touched yesterday. Pofu pofu. Pofu pofu. Focusing on moving the feather duster allowed me to distract myself and I eventually became able to sing while working. Singing helps distract me too.

    don¡¯t focus on bad stuff

    After singing and moving the feather duster for a while, there was suddenly a glow at my chest. Whwhwhwhat!? Did I do something? I already have the [Cleaning] skill! ¡­¡­ but when I took a look there was an additional skill, [Ballad]. A¡ªh, that scared me. It comes so suddenly, so it gave me a shock. But, [Ballad] huuh. ¡­¡­I, I want an explanation. And on the reverse side on the second dog tag, [Prayer Song] was written. ¡­¡­ex, explanation¡­¡­ ¡­.no idea Fo, for now let¡¯s try singing. I might be able to figure something out. E, err, what to sing. ¡­¡­ [Prayer Song], right? Prayer song, prayer song, repeating that, I chose a fitting song and started singing. A pale gold pattern appeared at my feet. Hi, hieeeeeeee! What is thiiiiiiis! Even more mysterious lights! Aaaaah I don¡¯t get it anymore! I don¡¯t get it, but something might happen so I continued and sung one song, the design at my feet grew deeper and then paler, continuing to glow and pulse, even after I finished singing. And then after 30 minutes it finally disappeared. ¡­¡­I, I don¡¯t get it¡­¡­

    uff?

    And after doing those things, it was four in the afternoon when I took a look at the clock. (The clock runs on batteries so it¡¯s still working. It¡¯ll probably keep working until the batteries run out.) They¡¯re late. ¡­¡­did something happen? Like they got injured and can¡¯t move? Or something worse? I can imagine as many scenarios as I want. My precious friends, might have, died. It¡¯s not a joke, it really feels that way. Yet I cannot do anything. Because I¡¯m a maid! I have no combat ability or anything! I only have a feather duster! If I¡¯m attacked I really will die. ¡­¡­but in the end that might just be an excuse. I¡¯m simply just a coward. Hagasaki-kun had a cut on his arm. I think there were dents on Suzumoto¡¯s armour. Does President have a wound somewhere too? Those tell me about the dangers of outside. That¡¯s why it¡¯s scary. I¡¯m scared. I¡¯m a coward. not moving is smarter

    But thinking logically, I should wait. Even if I go, the most I can do is get injured, or at worst die, before finding them. Then I should at least prepare to be able to respond when they come back. That is probably my role. The role of the profession called maid.

    wait for the master¡¯s return

    And so, I decided. I decided to bet on it if there is even a small chance. Specifically, obtaining a new skill!

    end

 CH 4

    Suzumoto POV. Timeline is chapter 1 to 2. A bit of slightly cruel portrayl. There is a fear of destroying character image. As usual, there is no romance element.

    Please take note.

    We are weak. That¡¯s why we needed a shell.

    a bit filmsy

    ¡°Wake up! Forest! It¡¯s a forest! Ora!¡± When I was shaken awake with that confusing phrase, there was Maito in a ridiculous outfit.

    meido~

    I don¡¯t really understand, either we are all seeing the same hallucination¡­¡­or it seems we have been thrown into another world. For now, thinking along the line of the latter, we chose to explore outside. As for why, I can only answer that it is because we were too much of realists to believe that the situation would improve just by staying here. And on top of that, we chose to leave just Maito behind. After all, it can¡¯t be helped. She alone, for some reason, really for some strange reason¡­¡­even though we were in outfits that were like an other world fantasy, she alone¡­¡­ridiculously, was wearing that thing known as a maid costume. beyond her control Maito¡¯s athletic ability is not low. That time she ran in the corridor she was surprisingly fast. But, the clothes she is wearing is what they are, and most of all, even if her athletic abilities were slightly high, they were just that of someone in a cultural club. She has no stamina and is inferior to us in other parts anyway. So that led to the conclusion of there being no need to force ourselves to bring along someone that would be a burden. logical After that, we distributed the equipment in the cleaning cabinet. The sword aside, at the point that there was a fantasy-like staff, I felt like this really might be that another world trip thing, but at that time I didn¡¯t think too deeply into it.

    escapism?

    ¡°It¡¯s a forest.¡± ¡°It¡¯s a forest.¡± ¡°It is a forest.¡± When I went outside with Hagasaki-kun and President who happened to be in the same chemistry lab, a strange scenery spread out before us. The forest with enormous trees growing densely together is clearly different from those in Japan. And the calls that sound like they belong to animals that can be heard from somewhere in the forest are all things that shouldn¡¯t exist. ¡­¡­has anybody heard a bestial call filled with clear hostility in modern japan? And if they heard it for the first time. If a impossible grotesque creature that made that noise suddenly appeared. Normally, they shouldn¡¯t have been able to move. Yet, I moved. Without thinking, my body was moving. When I kicked the group, my body floated up to an impossible height, and without enough time for me to even be surprised, I was cutting down one of the wings of a bird with my sword. I don¡¯t even know when I landed. Staring at the bird that had lost its wing screaming, struggling on the ground, I finally came to my senses, and, unable to stand that sight, ended its life¡­¡­this time we had to accept it. We really had come to that thing known as another world. well, when you suddenly get buffed By the time I noticed, the hand I was holding the sword with was clenched tightly regardless of my will and I had trouble releasing the sword. If this is another world, I really think it is a world with bad taste. Once a monster is defeated, it should just disappear. The corpse of the bird I killed still remained there. I don¡¯t think I will ever forget the slimy feeling of the bird¡¯s blood that flowed down the blade and reached my hand. ¡­ We found a riverbank nearby and I washed my hand and sword, but the unpleasant feeling somehow stayed on my hand. My fingers felt cold and I couldn¡¯t move them properly. It seems killing a living creature with blood flowing in it with my own hands without any preparations had given me too much of a shock. I was a lot weaker than I myself thought I was.

    we all are

    ¡°What is going on. Suzumoto¡¯s movements just now, that¡¯s impossible. And that bird too.¡± There was a fruiting tree next to the riverbank and the instant we chose to rest there for a while, Hagasaki-kun spoke out as if a dam had broken. ¡°Yeah, I still can¡¯t believe it myself.¡± It feels like my own body is no longer mine. Were my legs able to kick the ground with so much force? I jumped to such a height and didn¡¯t have any problems landing afterwards. No matter how you think about it, it¡¯s strange. ¡°I could still understand if it is something like gravity is weak but¡­¡­would it be better to simply think that our body¡¯s abilities have bugged out?¡± I had to agree with President¡¯s words. I know this abnormality better than anyone here. ¡°And I¡¯ve been strange since just now too. That tree¡¯s fruits.¡± Where President pointed, a fruit that we clearly didn¡¯t know grew. ¡°It¡¯s edible. I know, for some reason.¡± ¡°What does that mean?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know. At any rate, information just flows in when I focus my consciousness on a target.¡± Saying that, President held his head, seeming to be in pain. Looks like he is being overwhelmed by the target¡¯s information that flowed in regardless of his will. But when that settled down, President made an important discovery. The discovery of skills. On the dog tags that we held, skills had been carved there at some point. It was only [Appraisal], but that was sufficiently impactful. On my dog tag was also carved [Decapitate] and [Single-Handed Sword Skill]. That made sense, the reason I was able to kill that bird easily was because of these skill things. Once he was aware of it, it seems he could control it, President began to [Appraise] everything around us. Being able to differentiate what is edible and what is not is a large advantage. If we couldn¡¯t, then we most definitely wouldn¡¯t have felt like eating strangely coloured fruits that we had never seen before. find a type that has been eaten by animals Ending our break, we began gathering fruits. If we had nothing to eat, we would starve to death. We don¡¯t know how long this situation will continue. When I had climbed up a tree and was throwing the fruits I picked to President and Hagasaki-kun, I spotted something like a box in a gap between the trees. When I focused my consciousness on it and took a closer look, I could tell that it was a wooden box with a hinged cover. My eyes weren¡¯t bad before, but seeing this much is strange. I can even see the grain of the wood. As I was focusing my consciousness on that box, the sound of flapping came from behind. Due to focusing my consciousness on a different location, I responded late. My sword is still sheathed. And this is on a tree. The footing is too bad. I have no time to keep my balance. I won¡¯t make it. Thinking that far in an instant, but before I could scold my fingers which still haven¡¯t moved, with hard heavy sounds, they crashed through the tree and fell to the ground. 3 big birds. And each of them had half their bodies frozen, dead. ¡°It, looks like I¡¯m strange too.¡± Peeling his fingers off his staff, Hagasaki-kun smiled shakily with a pale face.

    saved

    And then after taking another break for Hagasaki-kun who seemed to have exhausted his mental strength, we went back with the fruits, the corpses of the birds Hagasaki-kun froze with [Ice Magic] and a kitchen knife that came out from the box that was under the tree. The indescribable feeling of relief from seeing the familiar door of the classroom in an unfamiliar place was amazing. When I knocked on the door as we had agreed on beforehand while feeling my tensed body relax, clattering sounds came from inside, then the door was unlocked and opened energetically. ¡°We¡¯re back.¡± ¡°Welcome back, masters.¡± Unlike us who were exhausted, it seems Maito still had the energy to joke around. ¡°Stop that, it¡¯s disgusting when you say it.¡± ¡°How cruel.¡± The tension that was already starting to relax completely relaxed with this. She doesn¡¯t know the abnormality or fear we felt. She can laugh because she doesn¡¯t know. She can make jokes. Because she doesn¡¯t know¡­¡­she can stay normal. That was irritating but at the same time relieving. I finally realised that in those mere 30 minutes, we had been getting further from normality. well¡­its another world After that we put down our luggage and roughly explained the situation, the words were coming out of my mouth, but it felt like it was about someone else. It was like I was telling a fairytale. In the middle of the explanation that didn¡¯t feel real, we discovered that Maito did not have combat abilities like us. What is that, [Cleaning]? Maito¡¯s expression of despair at that moment was funny. No, that is definitely not a bad thing. At that instant, we were normal.

    normal life

    At time, I somehow feel like the 3 of us were thinking the same thing at that time. After that we talked about this and that and then went out to get water. ¡°We will definitely break at this rate.¡± President laughed self-derisively as he mercilessly speared a bird with [Earth Magic]. President is way stronger than someone like me. Unlike me, he is clear on what is necessary. ¡°What do you mean?¡± Hagasaki was collecting water from the riverbank. It is the place I washed off the blood just now, but we can¡¯t complain. ¡°At this rate we will probably get used to this strange situation. To skills, to our strange physical abilities too.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± ¡°And, we will also get used to killing. We will definitely get worn out.¡± Saying getting used to as getting worn out strangely fit. I see, I was getting worn out. Worn down. That¡¯s why it hurts this much. ¡°By the time we completely got used to killing, what would we become.¡± We were too removed from the taking of life. We could eat meat without dirtying our hands and extermination of dangerous animals were stories of a far away world. If I think about it as that coming back at us, I can accept it. Without slowly getting used to it, we have suddenly come face to face with taking of lives, that¡¯s why we will probably break. In exchange for having it easy, we will lose something important. ¡°Simply deciding that reality is fiction is a choice.¡± This is a lie, this is a dream, or a game. Thinking that way, beliving it, make it a shell to protect myself. That was actually quite an attractive proposal. But, if I did that, that wouldn¡¯t be [me]. ¡°That, somehow makes me mad.¡± Just like Hagasaki-kun. Mad, with that word, he would choose the pain of being worn down. I think that this part of Hagasaki-kun is cool. ¡°The moment we make reality fiction, we are effectively broken.¡± ¡°That¡¯s true. We hate those kind of things.¡± Stoppering the flask, Hagasaki-kun stood up. For now, this much should somehow last for today and tomorrow. ¡°That¡¯s why, how about doing this. In order to not break, let¡¯s make a reason and meaning in being worn down.¡± ¡°¡­¡­what does that, mean?¡± ¡°It means depending on something. On the one person among us that is least likely to break, the one who can stay normal, depending on her emotionally.¡± I see, President also felt the same thing I had felt. ¡°Females naturally have a better ability to handle stressful situations. In exchange, their combat ability is lower than men, but this time that is convenient. It¡¯s relaxing to see a creature weaker than yourself.¡± ¡°Depend on her?¡± ¡°Rely on her, make her our emotional support. We just need to look at Maito-san and regain our sense of normality. For that, we need to keep Maito-san normal. If we have Maito-san as an excuse, we should also be able to endure being worn down.¡± Not to keep ourselves alive, but using the excuse of keeping someone else alive. In a certain sense, it is a worse way of escaping reality than hiding in the shell of fiction. But, if we don¡¯t do that we won¡¯t be able to endure. We are weak. ¡°She doesn¡¯t wish for that. Because she wants to share.¡± ¡°Yeah, she does.¡± Maito tries to be part of everything she can. That is likely to fill the gap between us. Even though she knows it will never be filled, Maito does it. ¡­¡­it might be egoism, but this dependency is both ways. Because she is also dependent on us emotionally. ¡°It¡¯s fine if she doesn¡¯t find out. As long as she doesn¡¯t find out, it¡¯s fine.¡± President finished packing the flasks filled with water into a bag. It¡¯s time to go back. The sun will set soon. ¡°Well, if she doesn¡¯t find out, it¡¯s fine.¡± This is also the compromise for Hagasaki-kun. Making it fiction can be kept to inside the chemistry lab, no, only when with Maito. This is not a shell for us to hide in, but a shell for us to shut Maito in. [Protecting] a weaker creature than us is nothing but egoism. Maito does not wish for that. I know that, but I will make that a shell too, I will protect myself. If Maito found out, she would be get angry, not wanting something like that. Or maybe.

    maybe?

    ¡°Like this we are partners in crime.¡± Grinning, President grasped his staff. ¡°Yeah.¡± Hagasaki-kun also had a somewhat relieved expression. ¡°Now then, Presdient, don¡¯t break the flasks okay?¡± 3 birds were flying this way, but at some point I had become able to move my fingers as I liked. I drew my sword out of my own will. end

    Explanation for how I¡¯m gonna slot in these short stories is in the TOC. Yes, this is the 4th one, the timings are very scattered and a significant portion of them are actually before the start of the main story which I¡¯m skipping for now.

    One of the rare serious short stories, the story overall including most of the short stories is usually not this heavy.

 CH 5

    Okay, it¡¯s night. Everyone is sleeping. I am currently battling with the deerskin. We will eat the meat. The parts we can¡¯t finish will be smoked. I¡¯m keeping the bones because I think they can be used for something. Same for the horn. For the guts, we ate what could be eaten and buried what couldn¡¯t. And! ¡­¡­skin. The blessings of the [Dissection] skill knows no bounds, unbelievably, I succeeded in cleanly removing the whole skin. After that I removed the extra fats and muscle stuck to the skin with [Cleaning] and I am currently soaking it in alum salt solution. If I remember correctly, I should be able to make the skin into leather like this. salt water? really? And, the bones¡­¡­you shall be my experimental subject. Eeeh, I think my [Cleaning] skill is a skill that [Removes Things I Think Are Unnecessary]. But like how I couldn¡¯t remove the sinew from the fat, if the boundary is vague, it won¡¯t succeed. Conversely, if I focus on a clear boundary in my head and do it. ¡­¡­I don¡¯t know what will happen unless I test it! Let¡¯s go with that! [Cleaning]!

    nothing to lose!

    Conclusion. I can only do two dimensions. Eeeh. Basically, a board, or a circle, I can do those, but I cannot make complicated three-dimensional objects. But since I can change the thickness for the board¡­¡­based on practice I guess. Can¡¯t be he¡ªlped. The date is about to change soon, so I¡¯ll sleep. Good night~.

    guten nacht

    Good morning. Third day of this accident. Let¡¯s enjoy it. And so as usual, I¡¯m the first to wake up. Everyone must be tired. I feel that meat is not exactly the best first thing in the morning, but other than that there is only tubers and fruits, so it can¡¯t be helped. Thinly sliced deer meat, soup-based potato and fruits is breakfast. I miss rice.

    i would too

    While I was in the middle of making breakfast, Suzumoto woke up. First, I cleaned him with the feather duster as a greeting. Pofu pofu. ¡°How is your wound?¡± ¡°Ah, it healed.¡± ¡­¡­doubtful! How can that be! I made him show it to me. It seriously healed. There is a scar left but this is seriously healed. Otherworld banzai. whooo I dusted the others as they woke up and cleaned them. Kadomi-kun was extremely surprised. Hahaha, who would think there would be something so unreasonable like a feather duster as a weapon! Hahahaha¡­¡­

    ¡­¡­it¡¯s okay dear

    And breakfast. When I asked how meat is in the morning, this answer was that this amount should be fine, I¡¯ll just serve this from tomorrow onwards too without worrying about it. But still, I want that, I want vitamins. We have fruits so it might be okay, but I want vegetables too. I¡¯m not the one that is going to be gathering them so I won¡¯t say it though.

    yeah, feels awkward to keep asking

    And they went out again. Kadomi-kun is instant combat power too. Well, he¡¯s a warrior. Come to think of it, someone had a burn yesterday, seems like they finally encountered a lizard that breathes fire. At best it¡¯s about the strength of ten lighters so it won¡¯t become a serious injury, but I would still like them to be careful. Telling them to be careful not to push themselves (not like they would listen), I sent them off. ¡­¡­now then, I¡¯ll do what I can. For now, processing the deer meat.

    food is important

    First was chopping it up and hanging them up to smoke, so I guess I will just get it done quickly while singing. Unfortunately, due to the size of the smoker, I need to split the meat up and smoke them over a few times. And not to forget to recast [Prayer Song] about every 25 minutes. gotta keep uffing It got slightly smoky again, so I opened the window. A¡ªh, the wind feels good. Even though the surroundings is a forest, there are a lot of short trees and short thickets like rosemary, so you can actually see quite far. ¡­¡­hm? Wait a moment. That¡­¡­that is, rosemary, right? Probably. I remember those evergreen leaves. Mhm. That¡¯s probably it. ¡­¡­isn¡¯t it better than just smoking salted meat? ¡­¡­I¡¯m just going to pick a little! Just a little! Only a little bit!

    stay inside!

    Just in case, I brought the kitchen knife. Among my current equipment, this has the greatest attack power. But the reach is short! At a distance where this reaches, is probably a distance where I¡¯m dead. ¡­¡­I, I¡¯m uneasy. I¡¯m uneasy but, it¡¯s within sight, rosemary. You can¡¯t get a tiger¡¯s cub without stepping into a tiger¡¯s den. Okay. Go out the window, grab a branch or two and run back, it will be fine. I can do it. I can probably do it. Okay. Letsu Trai! no! I put a foot on the window frame, and jumped out. Uoh, this long skirt is a pain! I quickly pulled up the hem with one hand and ran and ran. Once I reached the rosemary tree, a slash with the kitchen knife. I got a whole bundle of rosemary in one go. And then while staying on guard, run back! Jump through the window! And straight into the room! ¡­¡­gooooooooooooooooooooal! I did it. I did it. I did it. With this, the variety of meat dishes has increased a little! Let¡¯s try using it on the meat that is pickling in salt immediately. And after letting it soak for a little longer, I¡¯ll smoke it. Ufufufufu. Ya¡ªy, this is good. I¡¯m so happ¡ªy, So happ¡ªy. Other than this, it would be nice if I could find bay laurels or pepper. From what I can see from the window, it doesn¡¯t seem like there¡¯s any, things just won¡¯t go that well. ¡­¡­without giving up, I tried taking a peek from the door. It¡¯s fine, it¡¯s fine, I¡¯m the first one that opened the door right after being thrown into this world after all! And when I looked outside the door, my luck surprised me. I found a tree that looks like a bay tree. ¡­¡­the distance is about 10m. If I run, I can do it. I just need to tear off some leaves, come back and check them! With that decided, full speed ahead! I went and came back. It was a lot easier without having to go through the window. The smell is like bay laurels¡­¡­bay leaves, but I¡¯m not as confident as I was with the rosemary. There are poisonous plants among the bay laurel¡¯s family. It¡¯s probably better to get President to [Appraise] it. Let¡¯s wait for everyone to come back.

    safety first

    I¡¯m starting to get sick of just meat, tubers and fruits, but there is nothing else so there¡¯s nothing I can do about it. I thought of having grilled deer meat and potato for lunch and as I was making preparations, they came back. ¡°Welcome back, masters. Any injuries?¡± ¡°Do you really have to do that?¡± Suzumoto had on a strange expression. Mhm, sorry. But I¡¯m a maid. ¡°So, any injuries?¡± ¡°Just a few cuts. Ah, President got a sprain too.¡± Sp, sprain!? Taking a look at President, he certainly seemed to be favoring his left leg as he walked. Eeer, what to do. Ah, there¡¯s that, there¡¯s that potted aloe vera in this chemistry lab that had grown ridiculously large. Let¡¯s use that. I chopped off an aloe vera leaf with the kitchen knife, peeled off the skin, stuck the clear part onto the surface and secured it with a sheet made from a plastic bag. It should get a little better with this. Or more like, get better. It might work better than vaseline, so I treated everyone else¡¯s wounds with aloe vera as well as an experiment. If it works better than vaseline, I¡¯ll use the pups of this aloe vera to multiply it.

    ¡­.why is there aloe vera in the chem lab

    And so I finished treating their wounds and it¡¯s time for lunch. They eat a lot. Don¡¯t they get sick of meat and tubers everyday? No, they should be sick of it. Sorry. Ah, yeah. Let¡¯s get the bay laurels and rosemary appraised while we have the chance. ¡°President, President, appraise this.¡± When I brought out the bundle of rosemary and bundle of bay laurels, the atmosphere suddenly froze. ¡°¡­..what, is this?¡± President drew closer. ¡°I saw it from the window so I picked it.¡± Stop, those eyes are scary. ¡°You went outside?¡± Stop, those eyes are scary. ¡°For about 5 seconds.¡± Stop, those eyes are scary! ¡°You went outside right?¡± Please stop! Those eyes are scary! Please! Please stop!

    ¡­.idiot

    I got scolded. Un, unreasonabl¡ªe! Then what else do you want me to do! Making meals delicious is a maid¡¯s job! Probably! ¡­¡­then again, well, mhm. I understand what they are thinking. I understand but. Me being the only one not doing anything, is kind of. Which is also just my own selfishness! I can¡¯t do anything because I have no abilities but guwa¡ª!

    graaa

    After some debate, oh wow, they agreed to let me outside for a while after lunch! Since Kadomi-kun joined in, there is extra people to keep watch and everyone has gotten stronger, so there¡¯s also more allowance in that aspect. Ya¡ªy! I¡¯m bringing a basket! first trip out~ By the way, the results of the appraisal was, the bay laurels were bay laurels and the rosemary was rosemary. Except, it was discovered that bay laurels have the effect of increasing MP regeneration speed and rosemary have the effect of MP regeneration. ¡­¡­could this be the time for [Potions]?

    end

 CH 6

    ¡°Make sure to never get separated from us, got it!?¡± ¡°I won¡¯t get separated!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t go off on your own!¡± ¡°I won¡¯t go off on my own!¡± ¡°If it gets dangerous, run immediately!¡± ¡°I¡¯ll run!¡± ¡°Make sure you keep those promises! Got it!?¡± ¡°I understand master! Let¡¯s go¡ª!¡± ¡­.not sure about that And with that, I got them to bring me outside. Outside, was outside. The one where birds or rabbits with horns attack every 5 minutes. Most of them were cut down by Suzumoto or Kadomi-kun in one slice though. And while singing, I scanned the plants, comparing them to those I remember, got President to appraise every plant that looked like it could be used for cooking and gathered as much as possible with the roots and dirt. As expected, I can only break off and bring back a branch for trees though. Among them, I got vegetables that looked like young salad leaves, something like raspberries, something like carrots, something like tomatoes, something like onions and something like mint, it was a great bounty. Just that the vegetables¡¯ leaves were the size of komatsuna¡¯s, the raspberries were orange-size, the carrots were white and the tomatoes were excessively large. The things like onions and mint being just like onions and mint was extremely helpful. And onions have the effect of increasing HP regeneration speed and mint has the effect of MP regeneration. ¡­¡­come to think of it, bay laurels and rosemary looked the same too. Does food with special effects look the same?

    imported?

    Right after getting back, I got President to use some large-scale earth magic to make a  huge 10m x 10m enclosure linked to the window, it¡¯s not like he can go out to explore with his sprain. The height of the wall is 3m. With peep holes just in case. And then I got him to plough the area within and planted the plants I had gotten there. And it¡¯s complete once I got Hagasaki-kun to produce water and water them. It¡¯s a kitchen garden, everyone! With this, I can harvest fresh vegetables on my own! I did it! If possible, I would like to redirect a water source close by, but we decided to wait until President and Hagasaki-kun are more used to their earth and water magic. And then, even though it won¡¯t grow or bear fruit anytime soon, I planted the seeds of the lemon-coloured peaches. It would be fun if because of some otherworld quality, they grew quickly.

    nah

    Since they expended a lot of MP, President aside, I¡¯m uncertain about making Hagasaki-kun go out like that, so I had them become test subjects for [MP Recovery Effects]. ¡°Here, eat.¡± When I brought out the mint, President started chewing it. ¡°It¡¯s not very nice.¡± ¡°Yeah.¡± Sorry for making you eat something like that. When I asked if their MP recovered, it¡¯s uncertain since it¡¯s definitely not something that can be measured with something like a barometer, but their mental fatigue was certainly disappearing¡­¡­meaning, it felt like MP recovered. ¡°Here, Hagasaki-kun too, eat.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to. Why must I chew on grass.¡± Isn¡¯t that rude to President who had just chewed on grass just now? Hmm, this selfish brat. Can¡¯t be helped. It¡¯s true he is a bit pitiful like that. Let¡¯s try changing it up a little. I boiled hot water, added mint and left it alone for a while. Mint tea, done. Is this or chewing raw mint leaves better? Actually, will it recover MP in tea form? It also serves as an experiment for that. ¡°Okay, tea.¡± After doing this much, he finally accepted. ¡°¡­¡­how¡¯s it?¡± I asked Hagasaki-kun for his impressions after he finished it. ¡°It¡¯s not nice nor bad. Very weird. Water please.¡± Hmmm, bad reception.

    mint tea is¡­¡­yeah

    And so President and I stayed behind while the others went out again. Not forgetting to sing every 25 minutes, I spent the rest of the time chatting with President. A¡ªh, it¡¯s nice to have someone to talk to. While chatting, I tanned the deerskin that had finished soaking in the alum salt solution and smoked the next set of deer meat that had been set aside for preservation. It looks like President¡¯s sprain had gotten better (hooray for otherworld remedies) so I worked him hard. Things are a lot easier with a man¡¯s help. Tanning needs strength. It¡¯s really helpful.

    used his buffed stats

    ¡°By the way, has your skills increased since then?¡± ¡°They increased. Eeeh, appraisal, earth magic, mapping, construction magic, emergency evasion, poison synthesis, poison resistance. How about Maito-san?¡± (T/N: Not sure about construction magic, might just be earth-wood magic.) ¡°Haven¡¯t increased¡­¡­ Only cleaning, dissection, ballad, increased recovery speed, treatment, ripen.¡± This difference is probably caused by whether we go out right? Things just won¡¯t work out. ¡°Increased recovery speed, how did you get that?¡± ¡­¡­hmmm, as expected, this is unnatural. [Increased Recovery Speed]. If I said that I got it through self-mutilation, it feels like I will get scolded a bunch. Hmmm. ¡°I cut my finger while cutting meat with the kitchen knife. After doing that a few times, I got it.¡± ¡°Eeeh, we¡¯ve also gotten injured quite a lot, but we haven¡¯t gotten increased recovery speed, why is that?¡± I can¡¯t say that it might be the difference between injury and self-mutilation, so I just tilted my head and ended the topic there. ¡­¡­but President¡¯s instinct is sharp so it feels like he will figure it out eventually. ¡°By the way, among the skills you obtained, which are obtained through repetition and which are through aptitude and necessity?¡± ¡°Appraisal, earth magic, construction magic and poison synthesis are probably aptitude and necessity. I think mapping, emergency evasion and poison resistance were through repetition.¡± Hmhm, wait. ¡°Poison resistance?¡± ¡°I got it when I tried drinking poison.¡± Th, that is, eh¡­¡­aaah, I can¡¯t say anything about others. Mhm, that would be stirring up a hornet¡¯s nest. I won¡¯t say anything. ¡°How about Maito-san¡¯s skills?¡± Hmmm, wait a little, I haven¡¯t thought about it¡­¡­ For now, [Cleaning] should be an aptitude and necessity skill. Without repetition or anything, it activated right from the start. [Ripen] is probably the same. [Dissection]¡­¡­is probably repetition. I don¡¯t feel any necessity of a skill for cutting potatoes. Of course [Increased Recovery Speed] and [Treatment] was from repetition. This is for sure. And the one I¡¯m not sure about¡­¡­[Ballad]. I certainly got it when I was singing while cleaning but¡­¡­I think it might have been necessity. At that time I happened to be worrying about them. If not for [Prayer Song], Suzumoto might have gotten a deeper gouge.

    so kinda both?

    Eh, I just realised, but what is aptitude? President and the others are always saying aptitude this aptitude that, so I thought they knew the meaning, but apparently they don¡¯t understand it well either. Since the skill that can be obtained even if they did the same thing was different depending on person, they concluded that ¡®Aah, there¡¯s probably aptitude.¡¯ ¡­¡­since we have the chance, let¡¯s try thinking about it. analyze For example, President is a [Scholar], so he has a lot of those type of skills. It also seems like Suzumoto learnt [Decapitate] because he is a [Swordsman] and Hagasaki-kun can use magic because he is a [Magician]. But the thing to consider here, is Hagasaki-kun¡¯s magic. Right now, the magic that Hagasaki-kun has learnt are water, ice and wind, those kind of magic. He hasn¡¯t learnt fire or earth. Conversely, President can use earth magic. Even though he is a [Scholar]. (Is it that? Earth magic for geological surveys?) ¡­¡­the [Aptitude] we are talking about was mainly based on profession, but it might be based on each person¡¯s personality. When it comes to Hagasaki-kun¡­¡­he certainly has the feel of ice or water. Hagasaki-kun is a kind of chilly, goes with the flow and a transparent kind of person. ¡­¡­mhm, he certainly does become cold like ice quite often when hiding his embarrassment or the like. And then that affects the type of magic you can use, what is going on with this otherworld.

    no idea

    Anyway, while talking about those kind of things at length, everyone came back. Since they brought back the chemistry lab office, so we set it up at once. ¡°¡­¡­this part here, looks a little like a corridor.¡± With two classrooms close together, it certainly feels like a corridor. It makes me remember when classrooms were lined along the corridor. instead of scattered around

    After being sentimental for a while, dinner, time to prepare dinner. They brought back a deer today as well, so I¡¯ll be dissecting it. My kitchen knife will blow fire!

    calm down

    Using the bay laurels I got earlier today, I tried making stew. Cooking the deer meet with that thing like carrots, potato, tomato and bay leaves, I made something similar to pot-au-feu. If possible I want some consomme cubes but I can¡¯t complain. Well, tomatoes are a treasure house of glutamic acid and there¡¯s inosinic acid from deer meat, so the flavour is perfect, probably. And the staple is tubers again. I miss rice¡­¡­

    pray

    The meal was quite well received, they had been only eating things with the same things til now. But we were already considerably blessed with salt, soy sauce and sugar. Well, as a Japanese, we should be greedy when it comes to food. The tastiness of meals affects everyone¡¯s morale too. I¡¯ll try something else tomorrow.

    great support

    Now then. It¡¯s night. Everyone has gone to sleep. They¡¯re physically exhausted after all. And I am still soaking deerskin in alum salt solution. It¡¯s hard work with the size of the skin, but since the most troublesome part of tanning (scrapping off the fats and sinews left on the skin) is gone with [Cleaning], I can¡¯t complain. And after that, I cut the deer meat, applied salt, and stuck on rosemary or other herbs. I¡¯ll smoke these tomorrow. And after confirming that everyone is asleep, it is time for experiments.

    ¡­.more self-mutilation?

    I had thought about it. I don¡¯t know my own aptitudes, but I can kind of guess the aptitudes of a [Maid]. Taking care of basic necessities, food, clothes and home, and making life pleasant, wait for the master¡¯s return at home, isn¡¯t that a maid¡¯s job? Among that nursing or babysitting might be included but for now I have no plans for those so I¡¯ll ignore them for now. Looking at my skills, I am dealing with the fields of home and food with [Cleaning] and [Ripen]. The rest can be said to be my own player skill or being made up for with simple knowledge or techniques. ¡­¡­yes, without even thinking about it, a [Maid]¡¯s job is normally things that can be done without otherworld features like skills. But despite that skills are necessary. Definitely necessary. Absolutely necessary. Because this is another world. A world where anything is possible. Since anything is possible, unless I can do everything, I cannot serve as an otherworld maid. ¡­¡­and the introduction dragged out, but [Cleaning] and [Ripen] are extensions of my pre-existing knowledge and techniques. But Hagasaki-kun and President¡¯s magics are on a completely different vector from those. And so I thought that I want to try doing something ridiculous like that. The experiment is simple. An experiment for a skill for the [clothes] part of basic necessities. (T/N: ÒÂÊ³×¡=basic necessities, ÒÂ=clothes, Ê³=food, ×¡=home. okay not quite basic necessities, more of living necessities, but that term sounds weird.)

    civilised necessities

    I have sakura wood prepared, naturally, it contains cellulose. I¡¯m aiming for acetate. I want acetylcellulose fiber made by sticking an acetyl base onto the cellulose. An acetyl base can be stuck on by reacting the cellulose with acetic acid, but I¡¯m not doing that, nope. After all, I¡¯ve seen plenty of spectacles that just casually ignore the law of conservation of energy and stuff. It can probably pick up hydrogen, oxygen and carbon from the air around and do something about it, probably. I won¡¯t think about all the kinds of energy that will be produced by that! ¡­¡­if I¡¯m doing that, then it comes to why do I even need cellulose but, that¡­¡­my remaining sanity, or common sense, something like that¡­¡­mhm. I really don¡¯t feel like I can make something out of nothing. make it out of air Never mind that. Anyway, I just need to make this wood into acetate. I should be able to do it with a skill or some otherworld quality nanika (something). ¡­¡­but, I have absolutely no idea how to activate a skill, so for now I put my hand on the wood and imagined it. I continuously drew an image of the wood breaking down, boiling, becoming pulp and adding acetic acid. Not even the slightest response. Retrai. This time I imagined acetate fiber. Fiber with this kind of white luster¡­¡­the cross section is uneven like, this¡­¡­ ¡­¡­it¡¯s not working. Hmmm, it just won¡¯t work. Does this, making clothes, really fall outside a maid-san¡¯s job? Or am I doing it wrong? Come on, wood, if you don¡¯t want to trouble me then obediently become acetate. ¡­¡­no way it would. sing it? Hmm, what¡¯s wrong? Am I supposed to not rely on otherworld magic? But Hagasaki-kun activated ice magic just by lifting his staff¡­¡­ ¡­¡­hm? Staff? magic? Come to think of it, I always use the feather duster to activate [Cleaning]. The kitchen knife for [Dissection]. [Ballad] can be done myself so nothing is needed. But thinking about it, even for [Treatment], I was using vaseline or something else. Could it be that tools are needed to activate skills? A¡ªh, when I think of it that way, things come together. Which means¡­¡­when making fiber from wood, what¡¯s needed? ¡­¡­for now I tried taking out a beaker and glass rod. Okay, retrai. Become acetate.

    boof

    ¡­¡­it worked. A limp pile of acetate fiber. But, this, probably, needs to go through spinning¡úweaving¡úcutting¡úsewing to finally become clothes right? There is scissors and needles so I can do something about cutting and sewing, but even if I spin by hand, weaving¡­¡­ ¡­¡­a loom, is necessary¡­¡­

    end

 CH 7

    It¡¯s morning. I¡¯m sleepy because of making acetate yesterday. But a maid¡¯s morning starts early. After [Cleaning] myself, I immediately started on making breakfast. Today will be a salad made from young salad leaves and tomato (salt seasoning), and the leftover pot-au-feu from yesterday. It had felt like we were lacking vegetables but now the menu is just full of it. And then after pofu pofing everyone as they woke up, breakfast. And suddenly, Suzumoto dropped a bomb. yhw ¡°Ah, we don¡¯t need lunch today.¡± ¡°Whaaat?¡±

    nande

    When I asked, apparently they had been returning at noon, but since they became able to recover MP, they decided to try going a little further. Tha, that¡¯s true. They need to find the other club members as quickly as possible, there is a large chance they might be in the same situation as Kadomi-kun was in a while ago. But, you guys¡­¡­what are you going to do about lunch? ¡°We¡¯ll cook some bird on the spot and eat it.¡± ¡°Birds aren¡¯t so easy gut, don¡¯t look down on them.¡± ¡°Then we can eat fruits or something.¡± ¡°The herbs for MP recovery? You¡¯re gonna eat them as they are?¡± ¡°Eh, isn¡¯t that fine?¡± ¡°Hagasaki-kun, you¡¯re fine with that?¡± ¡°Not really, but can¡¯t be helped.¡± ¡­¡­they were like that. ¡°You guys¡­¡­do you know of, bentos?¡± ¡°¡­¡­those things, existed¡­¡­¡±

    yes they did

    I quickly boiled some water while steaming potatoes and carrots that I had cut into bite-sized pieces, and wrapped smoked meat that didn¡¯t have much salt in paper while waiting. I stuffed the cooked potatoes and carrots into plastic jars and handed them out with the meat. I soaked the mint, rosemary and bay laurels in the boiled water, extracting the components and making them into tea, poured them into plastic bottles and handed those out. For fruits, please find what you can and eat those, have a nice trip. I reminded them ve¡ªry well to be careful to tell me in advance before sleeping if they wanted bentos for lunch again.

    yes mom

    I made that as a bento, but no matter how you think about it, today¡¯s menu is bad for carrying around. If we had wheat flour I could make bread, or onigiri if we had rice, but with tubers as the staple food right now, making portable rations is difficult. ¡­¡­nothing can be done about those, so let¡¯s try experimenting with tubers. fries? There is quite a large stock of potatoes. I¡¯ve also planted some in the brand new garden, so there¡¯s no need to worry about running out. I grated the potatoes¡­¡­there was no tools, so with no other choice, I carefully washed a file from the toolbox and used that. Grating a soccer ball-sized potato took 1 hour. Damn i¡ªt. I wrapped the grated tubers in a towel and wringed it to squeeze out the starch. Wring and wring. Wring it to death. I got water with starch, so I added a bit of water and left it. Once it settled, I will pour away the top later, add water again, let it settle again and repeated that a few times, then the last thing to do is just to dry the starch left behind in the sun. I can make starch like this, which I can mix it with potato to make potato cakes. It should be easier to carry around than normal potatoes. If I mix in starch, it should increase the carbohydrates too.

    ¡­..innovative¡­?

    While waiting for the starch to settle, I pulled out the deerskin from the alum salt solution, wrapped it in plastic and left it in a cool,dark area. I will leave this for 1 day. I¡¯ll dry it tomorrow. Then it¡¯s time to water the garden. For water, I got Hagasaki-kun to fill 8 plastic tanks with water before sleeping everyday, so I¡¯m using that. 2 plastic tanks is enough for cooking anyway. I poured the water from the plastic tank into a tub and used that to sprinkle the water around. Repeating that a few dozen times. ¡­¡­gardening is a maids job too right? Then can¡¯t I make this a skill? No, it hasn¡¯t become a skill yet, so is this the wrong tool? Come to think of it, I didn¡¯t use it because it¡¯s small, but there¡¯s a watering can. When I tried watering with it to see if it became a skill when I used it, as usual, an amount of water that ignores the law of conservation of mass flowed out and I easily finished the watering. Since it¡¯s a small watering can, it¡¯s not heavy and with water coming out of nowhere, there¡¯s no need to go back and forth to refill. When I confirmed my skills, [Textile Alchemy] and [Watering] skills were added on. Mhm. Mhm¡­¡­that thing yesterday night, was alchemy¡­¡­

    ¡­..what else would it be

    For now I decided to spin the fibers to make thread. I had thought it wouldn¡¯t work because I don¡¯t have a spinning wheel, but that wasn¡¯t true. A skill did it for me. I somehow understood how to move my hands and when I moved them that way, the thread formed smoothly. Wo¡ªw, fast. And the amazing thing about this skill is not just its speed. It¡¯s key feature is the stable quality of the thread. The unbelievably consistent thickness of hand-spun thread! And it¡¯s thin! A skill that would put machine-spun thread to shame.

    cheat

    Okay, next I need to weave this into cloth, but I don¡¯t feel like I can make a loom. After thinking for a while, I feel like a skill would somehow make it work if I had a board to hang the warp and shuttles to pass the weft through, so I¡¯m making those 2 first. (T/N: warp=vertical threads, weft=horizontal, shuttles=thing used to pass weft through warp) For the warp¡­¡­eeeh, it should be fine if I had a long wooden board with rows of a lot of small holes on either end, for the shuttle, it¡¯s fine if I can wind the weft around it. I made a wooden board with [Cleaning] and was going to open up holes in it with [Cleaning] too, but, well, it failed as expected, so I moved on to opening holes with a needle one by one. ¡­¡­hmmm, like this, the cloth will definitely become something that has large gaps like gauze¡­¡­ Will it be okay if I make the weft tighter? For now I somehow made it, so I passed the warp through. This is the most troublesome part, but thanks to the power of skills, it was unexpectedly easy. And then after winding the weft around the shuttle, on to weaving.

    fast!

    Conclusion. The gaps are large, but it¡¯s cloth. But the gaps are too big, it can¡¯t be used. Should I just keep using [Cleaning] until I can produce a loom from 1 piece of wood?

    don¡¯t think you can go that far

    And as I was doing that, the starch settled, so I poured away the top layer of liquid and added water and stirred. Then leave it again. Since they didn¡¯t come back, my sense of time has became slightly off, it¡¯s already 2 in the afternoon. Aah, time passes fast. And so, lunch that also serves as an experiment. I soaked smoked meat that had extra salt with bay leaves in water and tried the salty soup. Mhm, well, this should be fine. I thought it would be too salty if I didn¡¯t remove the salt, but if we ate it like this, then its fine even if I don¡¯t remove the salt. I had been wondering about it for a while, so it was a good chance to experiment. I can¡¯t experiment with meals when others are eating it too.

    you could, use them as subjects

    In the afternoon, I just kept smoking the deer meat and endeavoured on raising the precision of [Cleaning]. Of course I also took care of the starch! The result was that I somehow became able to make simple three dimensional shapes, so I tried making plates and bowls. As I made more, it improved visibly so that¡¯s something to be happy about good job Just that, this method of using [Cleaning] drains away a scary amount of concentration. When I was done, I felt drained so I tried chewing on mint and my energy recovered. I see¡ª, this is MP. Since I have the chance, I also brewed herb teas made from rosemary and mint and tested which one recovered more MP. The results was that there wasn¡¯t much difference. Just something like mint might have a slightly more instantaneous effect.

    eeeh¡­.disappointing

    Evening approached, so I began preparing dinner. Today let¡¯s have deer meat and onions on skewers. Since it¡¯s deer meat, it becomes something like light beef skewers. For sauce, we will have salted onion sauce and soy sauce. For the soy sauce, in place of sugar, I tried adding the juice of that green orange. I taste-tested it and it was quite good. And then using stock made from herbs including onion, deer meat and carrots, I made potage with potatoes. It was quite tiring without a mixer. Yes. And with a salad made from young salad leaves, it¡¯s done for now. After this, I just need to wait for their return.

    always waiting

    ¡°We¡¯re ba¡ªck.¡± ¡°Welcome back masters. You increased.¡± Yes. They increased. Standing in front of the door¡­¡­were 6 people! ¡°Wa¡ª, Maito-san, you really are a maid-san.¡± ¡°Hi¡ª. Excuse me¡ª. Uwah, it¡¯s been a while since I¡¯ve seen the lab, I¡¯ve missed it.¡± The one with the atmosphere which makes you feel like flowers are blooming around him is Katori-kun and the one being moved by the lab is Hariu-kun. ¡°We found them so we picked them up.¡± Kadomi-kun seems slightly proud so he might be the one that found the 2 of them. For now I praised him, good boy. No response! ¡­¡­but since Kadomi has a bow and Hariu has 2 short swords¡­¡­they are also normal combat professions, sad. Damn i¡ªt, I want maid comrades.

    you mean butler?

    I ran about a little to supply food for the suddenly increased number of people, and then we started on dinner. Kind of as expected, both Katori and Hariu haven¡¯t eaten properly for a while and their appetite was amazing. ¡°It¡¯s been so long since we¡¯ve eaten something warm.¡± ¡°It¡¯s been just fruits and raw meat for us all this time. Ahahahahaha.¡± Seems like the two of them had been planning an experiment in the chemistry lecture hall. Incidentally, the chemistry lecture hall is the classroom opposite the chemistry lab. It seems like there wasn¡¯t any other students, is this good or bad luck? And as expected, they found weapons in the cleaning cabinet, equipped them accordingly and went out. They didn¡¯t know that they could carry the classroom itself so they were late because they went back to get it. Katori is a [Sniper] and Hariu is a [Thief]. Since Hariu got a skill called [Discerning Eye], they didn¡¯t have trouble with choosing food, but they couldn¡¯t use fire so were not able to heat it up. ¡­¡­that¡¯s fatal! Furthermore it¡¯s not like they could do [Cleaning], so they were very filthy. This could not be overlooked, so I quickly did [Cleaning] on them at the entrance. ¡­¡­thinking about it like that, we really are blessed¡­¡­

    with a maid

    And the two of them had truly wonderful skills. Katori had [Mechanical Construction] and Hariu had obtained [Carpentry], Katori¡¯s bow had become a compound bow. And so I mobilised them to make me a loom at once. Make it myself? Na¡ªh, leave it to the specialists. A book in the chemistry lab had the structure of a loom, after I showed it to them, apparently they could make it if they had the materials. I¡¯m sorry for doing this just after a meal, but I mobilised Suzumoto and Kadomi-kun to secure lumber and the loom was done within that night. ¡­¡­hyahoooooooo! With this, I can start weaving tomorrow!

    calm down

    Also they will need bento for tomorrow as well, so I¡¯m sleeping earlier today to wake up early. Good night~.

    Hecate just remembered in the middle of this chapter that deer meat=venison¡­¡­¡­too lazy to change it by this point, just gonna keep it as deer meat for consistency. gomennasai

 CH 8

    Good morning. Let¡¯s spend the day energetically. Today starts with making bentos in addition to breakfast. After pofu pofing myself with the feather duster, let¡¯s get started immediately. I crushed the potatoes I had steamed, added the starch I dried yesterday (it¡¯s only half-dried but it should be fine) and moulded it. Steam it and done. Now we have tuber cakes that are great for carrying around. I also garnished the skewers from yesterday with vegetables and surrounded it with thi¡ªn wooden pieces I had cut out with [Cleaning]. Then I secured it with the string made from spinning the acetate thread. Okay, the bento is complete. And after brewing [MP Recovery Tea] like yesterday, preparations are complete. Breakfast is meat and vegetable soup with tubers. Since Katori and Hariu were just too pitiful, I focused on warm food as much as I could. What do you mean you only ate fruits and raw meat. Raw meat. ¡­¡­is raw meat good for body warmth¡­¡­ errr By the way, it seems like they are using their school bags to carry things. Since everyone came by the chemistry lab before going off to do their own things, everyone¡¯s bags were left in the chemistry lab. Of course they didn¡¯t do something foolish like each person carrying their own bag. They are carrying all their food in one bag and brought another empty bag for stocking up on food. Hagasaki-kun or President seems to be the one usually carrying the bag. It would be bad if someone in the front lines couldn¡¯t move because they were carrying the bag.

    efficient

    As everyone woke up, they had the routine turn with the feather duster. And then breakfast. ¡°It¡¯s been so long since I¡¯ve had breakfast.¡± Was from Katori. ¡­¡­it¡¯s really a good thing that we found these guys. And as usual have a nice trip. Now then, today is the day for the weaving I had been looking forward to, washoi!

    yay

    Making sure to not forget [Prayer Song], I also sang other songs to explore for other skills while laying out the warp on the loom. After wrapping the weft around the shuttle, preparations are complete. I had them make a loom that had four shafts so I can do a bunch of different weaves, but for now I will do a plain weave. I passed the shuttle through to prepare the reed, moved the warp and passed the shuttle through again. ¡­¡­the fun part about this work. Ha¡ªah, it nice not to have to think. I can just relaxed and have fun singing while weaving.

    ¡­.menial

    And I made a 110cm wide, 5m long cloth. Since it¡¯s acetate, it¡¯s not very durable but is fire resistant. That might be useful for something. I weaved it with the gaps as tight as possible, so well, it shouldn¡¯t be that weak. Now then, since I¡¯ve run out of fibers, I¡¯ll be making lumber into fiber again. And then spin it and weave again! Fufufufufufu, then tomorrow is sewing. Fufufufufufu.

    fast!

    ¡­¡­and I thought about it a little, but there¡¯s no need to just keep making acetate right? I chose acetate because it is the simplest when making textile from cellulose, but isn¡¯t rayon or cupro or lyocell fine? with alchemy anything is possible And so I will be making lyocell. Lyocell. Or tencel. A regenerated fiber similar to natural fibers made by purifying cellulose, squeezing it into thin strands and solidifying it. Its features is that it is stronger than cotton. It won¡¯t become weaker even when wet. It dries easily. That¡¯s it. Unlike acetate where you stick something onto cellulose and make it a different material, this fiber is something simple made just by melting and solidifying cellulose. But the name of the solvent is so long¡­¡­.I don¡¯t remember it! Honestly, I don¡¯t remember a lot of things but I understand the concept. Anyway, it¡¯s just cellulose arranged in a straight line. I managed to make acetate without acetic acid. Just changing the arrangement should be easy with otherworld qualities.

    alchemy

    And so I prayed towards the mountain of lumber. Please become lyocell. ¡­¡­mhm. It became some kind of fiber but I¡¯m not sure if this is lyocell or acetate, I can¡¯t tell. Well, it¡¯s fine. It has been made anyway. After spinning it, lay it out on the loom and weave again! Once I wove it, it had a different texture from acetate, so it really was lyocell. Probably.

    ¡­you weave too fast

    And as I was doing that I missed the timing for lunch again. Rather than lunch, it¡¯s more of tea time. Dammit. While chewing on fruits, I ate the leftovers from the bentos. ¡­¡­I don¡¯t think the taste is that bad. A success I guess. The taste of the MP recovery tea is¡­¡­well, it¡¯s bad, but you can recover MP with this, so I can¡¯t complain. Disgusting, one more cup, that kind of thing. Mhm, this can¡¯t be overlooked. It really is¡­¡­

    that bad?

    In the afternoon, I sewed small bags using the cloth I weaved, these can be hung on a belt. I simply thought that it would be better for them to be able to at least be able to carry their own MP recovery tea. And then I sewed clothes other than a maid uniform for myself. It¡¯s sad that I have no pattern paper, so right now I can only sew a simple one piece dress. I might also be able to do patterning with a skill, but considering energy, stamina and time, I gave up on that. I will work on that at some point¡­¡­ By the way, skills also worked for sewing. It¡¯s a skill that just makes sewing faster, but I¡¯m grateful for it¡¯s simplicity. I¡¯m happy that I¡¯ve been getting a lot of skills recently. It¡¯s all related to sewing though. It¡¯s all related to sewing though. It¡¯s all related to sewing though!

    got it

    As I was preparing dinner, everyone came back earlier than usual. ¡°Welcome back. What happened, masters?¡± ¡°We found, this. You have to do a lot before it can be eaten, so we came back first.¡± ¡­¡­I see. As for why, it¡¯s because they found it. Wheat. Wheat. Whe, at.

    no more potatoes!

    I had Katori and Hariu quickly build a primitive thresher and we all worked on threshing the wheat. I thought it would become a skill as we silently worked, but for some reason it didn¡¯t. ¡­¡­is it that, this is not a maid¡¯s job? Incomprehensible. I got mad so I used [Cleaning} and the grains were polished. In an instant, they were polished. I see, what I can already do won¡¯t become a skill? Nn¡ª? ¡­¡­¡­¡­.. What was all that effort just now for, bathed in everyone¡¯s wordless gazes, I steamed the wheat grains. After steaming, I squeezed it between wooden boards, had Katori and Hagasaki-kun dry it with wind magic and rolled grains are done. I would need a mortar to grind it and wanted something that could serve as a staple for the time being, so it¡¯s rolled grains for now. Also, I soaked part of the grains along with the husks in water. I could plant it, I could make wort after they sprout, or I could crush it into starch and make starch syrup. Hmmm, my dreams are spreading. Grains banzai!

    bette than potatoes

    Since we finally got grains, today¡¯s meal will be boiled cereal. I thought it wouldn¡¯t be that nice since it¡¯s 100% wheat, but it was quite tasty. It was also well received with everyone. It should be because of that, we were sick of tubers.

    definitely

    And following the early dinner, I thought we would be sleeping earlier, but we ended up having a meeting. ¡°First of all, everyone, show your dog tags. Since Hariu and Katori joined in, we need to understand what each person can do.¡± It is as Suzumoto said. Lately, I¡¯ve been feeling like I¡¯ve been left behind! Come on, time to make sure that everyone is on the same page. So everyone took off their dog tags and showed it to each other. Summarising it, it is something like this. tragic maid? Suzumoto [Swordsman] [Decapitate] [One-Handed Sword Skill] [Leap] [Acrobatics] [Sword Dance] [Poison resistance] [Increased Recovery Speed] [Shippuuzan] [Tsubame] [Kawasemi] [Ageha] (T/N: leaving the reading in japanese because wouldn¡¯t make sense in english except for first one, but basically [Hurricane Slash] [Swallow] [Kingfisher] [Swallowtail Butterfly], those fancy sword techniques) very all the flying stuff

    Hagasaki [Magician] [Water Magic] [Ice Magic] [Wind Magic] [Increased Invocation Speed] [Poison Resistance] [Ice Bullet] [Ice Coffin] [Water Cutter] [Clear Stream] [Wind Cutter] [Tempest] perfect tsundere magic Shachi [Scholar] [Appraisal] [Earth Magic] [Mapping] [Construction Magic] [Emergency Evasion] [Poison Synthesis] [Poison Resistance] [Earth Wall] [Earth Bullet] [Cultivation] [Bog] ¡­.seems very¡­.annoying Kadomi [Knight] [Sword Skill] [Bravery] [Decapitation] [Shield Skill] [Hunger Resistance] [Poison Resistance] [Clean Hit] [Shield Guard] [Air Slash] [Force Blade] may the force be with you Katori [Sniper] [Archery] [Snipe] [Wind Magic] [Mechanical Construction] [Remodel] [Poison Resistance] [Needle Shot] [Wind Arrow] [Clear Breeze] [Wind Cutter] breeze? Hariu [Thief] [Dagger Skill] [Dual Wield] [Discerning Eye] [Carpentry] [Acrobatics] [Poison Resistance] [Cross Cutter] [Double Slice] [Hayabusa] (T/N: [Falcon]) where¡¯s steal? Maito [Maid] [Cleaning] [Ripen] [Ballad] [Treatment] [Increased Recovery Speed] [Watering] [Clothes Manufacturing] [Prayer Song] [Clothes Manufacturing] =Textile Alchemy + Thread Spinning + Weaving + Sewing unique Hmmm, mhm. That. I¡¯m the only one out of place. Why am I such a maid. Everyone looked at me with indescribable expressions. Sorry for being a maid. nothing to say For now there¡¯s a few things I understood. First is that everyone excluding me has [Poison Resistance]. Suzumoto, Hagasaki-kun, President and Kadomi-kun are probably because they drank poison that President made. But Katori and Hariu¡­¡­ah, I see. Food poisoning resistance, poison resistance for short. I see. Furthermore, even if gotten through different means, the effects of skills do not change. poison resistance? There¡¯s a need for me to get [Poison Resistance] urgently. If not, it wouldn¡¯t be funny if we all ate the same thing and I end up being the only one with food poisoning. I will become even more of a burden! Okay, let¡¯s get some poison from President later. ¡­.stop with the selfharm Second is that there really is a difference in skills. No matter how you think about it, my skills are strange. Why is it all magic this closely related to daily life. Wouldn¡¯t it be better for me to learn at least one combat skill too? Let¡¯s try swinging around the kitchen knife later. not gonna work Third is Suzumoto got [Increased Recovery Speed]. Eeeh, there¡¯s examples like the food poisoning resistance type of poison resistance so I can¡¯t say for sure, but could it be, he also¡­¡­did it? I¡¯ll try asking him later. No, actually let¡¯s not. It will just bring unnecessary trouble. I don¡¯t want any more unnecessary trouble.

    like the herb gathering?

    ¡°Maito, when did your skills increase?¡± Hagasaki-kun said it with the nuance of [praising a bad student that got 60 marks]. Damn i¡ªt! ¡°I told you before, it¡¯s when you guys aren¡¯t around! You can probably imagine how I got them though.¡± ¡°Mhm, well, sure.¡± Dammit, this bastard, just because your skills are wonderful! Making fun of meeeee! sad maid ¡°By the way, when looking at it like this, those displayed below the skills should be [Techniques].¡± Techniques. Spells. Special Skills. Something like that. My [Prayer Song] falls under that. I only have one so I didn¡¯t know, but apparently you can gain more depending on the [Skill]. For example, Hagasaki-kun¡¯s is easy to understand. [Ice Bullet] and [Ice Coffin] are both gained from [Ice Magic]. Suzumoto¡¯s [Kawasemi] is exactly as it says, like a kingfisher, descend from a high altitude and while cutting through the enemy, land lightly, a terrifying technique that was apparently gained from [Leap], [Acrobatics] and [One-Handed Sword Skill]. Meaning there¡¯s some that you get from mulitple skills. So if I keep singing I might be able to learn something. maybe? And my [Clothes Manufacturing]. This is not seen among the others. For some reason, it¡¯s simplified. Seems like if you obtain similar skills and they can be put together, it simplifies itself. It certainly is a series of actions, so it¡¯s not a problem but¡­¡­ I don¡¯t like that it looks like there is less skills.

    ¡­¡­no point competing on that point

    After that we each told each other about the effects of skills or techniques that wasn¡¯t clear just be looking at the name. And we distributed roles. First, it might be obvious, but Suzumoto and Kadomi-kun are the vanguard. Kadomi-kun who can use a shield will hold them back, Suzumoto will make sure the enemy doesn¡¯t go to the back while they defeat the enemy. Hariu is the stopgap. If there are too many enemies for Kadomi-kun, he will draw away a few. If some get through Suzumoto, he will do something about them. That kind of thing. Hagasaki-kun, President and Katori are the rear guard. President will make a wall and hiding behind it, they will attack with their magic or bow. Additionally, Hagasaki-kun and Katori kun also serve as healers. [Clear Stream] and [Clear Breeze] are healing skills with similar effects. And I¡¯m house-sitting. Yes, no matter what anyone says I¡¯m house-sitting. I can¡¯t even complain so I will stay quiet but. I will stay quiet but¡­¡­it really is sad. Mhm. Can¡¯t be helped. I can only do what I can do.

    end

    Hecate had to look up stuff to find the weaving terms.

    To put how ridiculous the [Weaving] skill is into perspective, to make cloth of that size by hand would take a skilled weaver about 3-4 days, and she made 2 in a single morning.

    Basically this at about 30x the speed. While singing.

 CH 9

    ¡°Oi, pay attention. The main discussion starts now.¡± Eh, it wasn¡¯t the main discussion until now? No¡ª. ¡°Particularly Maito, listen. By tomorrow or the day after, we will finish most of what we can explore within a day¡¯s trip. And then we will be going to somewhere where we can¡¯t make it back in a day. So we either have to camp out or bring along this building, the former aside, the latter would mean bringing Maito outside. There are risks to both, I want to hear everyone¡¯s opinions.¡± ¡­¡­the main discussion was more serious than expected.

    what were you expecting

    ¡°Fi, first I think it¡¯s better to bring the whole room along. Camping is dangerous right?¡± Right? Right? I said that but everyone¡¯s expressions were somewhat dark. Actually, no matter how you think about it, camping had more demerits than merits! ¡°For now, let¡¯s take a look at the map. President.¡± ¡°Here. This is the map of the area we explored.¡± He laid out an experiment notebook on the table. A map was drawn in it. Seems to be something President drew based on knowledge of the terrain from [Mapping]. ¡°This is our current location. 2km south of here, there is a river. Following the river 20km to the west, here is the location where we found the chemistry office and Kadomi-san. Then if you go a little to the southeast of here, the river becomes narrower, if you cross the river there and head back west, this is where we found Katori-san and Hariu.¡± He pointed at the places with marks as he mentioned them¡­¡­basically where the toilet and chemistry lecture hall was. ¡°And if you go further west from here and through the forest, the monsters suddenly become stronger. So for now the west is on hold.¡± About here, saying that, President drew a line about 9km west of where Kadomi-kun was found. ¡°As you can see, the north is a cliff, the risk of exploring there just feels a little too high for how little return there will be. To the east is mountain rangers. The types of monsters change, but it is a lot better than the west. If you head further to the north east from here and pass through the mountain ranges, it is a forest again and we found a strange ruin there.¡± President said that pointing at a spot about 50km away from our current location. Yo, you guys can make a 100km round trip in half a day? ¡°And then if you cross the river and go further south, there is a huge lake¡­¡­or more of an ocean, I do not feel like we can cross this. Something like an island could be seen floating right in the middle of it but¡­¡­well, the south is on hold too. And so we will be heading east, but for now we are thinking of exploring that ruin. Just that from here to the ruins takes a little less than half the day. So since it is impossible to explore it in a day trip, we discussed camping there.¡±

    makes sense

    ¡°¡­¡­nononono, then wouldn¡¯t it be all the more efficient to move our base closer to the ruins?¡± ¡°No, there¡¯s also quite some risk in moving.¡± Even if they call it a meeting, it seems like everyone else has discussed it during the day while moving, so they already understand. The only one that doesn¡¯t understand is me. ¡­¡­sorry for causing you trouble.

    don¡¯t mind it~

    ¡°First, if the chemistry lab is here, we won¡¯t miss anyone who comes looking for us. This is true for the two remaining members of the chemistry club, but is of course also true for the large number of other people that should have been in the school. But considering the relative positions of the chemistry lab, chemistry lecture hall, chemistry office and toilet, it should be safe to think that the classrooms were scattered according to the relative positions of the classrooms in the school on a larger scale. It means that classrooms that were close will be close but it also means that classrooms that were far away will be far away, so there is little hope of that.¡± isolated Eer, the conversation is getting complicated. For now let¡¯s talk about our school. explain~ Putting it simply, our school can roughly be split into five parts. The first is the four story south building. In here is the staff room, principal¡¯s office, broadcast room, first aid room, those kind of rooms and the classrooms for years one through three. Basically, it is the building with spaces for normal lessons and administration. ok basic one Next is the three story north building. This is the building where our chemistry lab, the music room, home economics room, specialised classrooms and all sorts of labs, basically where the rooms with staff for every curriculum is gathered. science building? Next is the west building that connects the north and south buildings. This is the building with the library and the hall. Including those in the west building, there are a total of 6 paths connecting the north and south building. 1F is basically all connected through a courtyard but 2F and 3F are connected through passageways. what¡¯s east And further south of the south building is a small separated building. It¡¯s called the study building and almost nobody uses it but it should have been where the drama club had their activities. Accessing it is stupidly difficult, there is only one passageway from the south building 2F and you can only enter from there. what kind of shit planning is that Last of all is the building with facilities like the gym, clubrooms, memorial hall, it is built stretching out further west from the west building. There is quite a bit of distance between this and the other school buildings so you can only go there from 1F. ¡­.wth is that for Then there¡¯s the sports ground, parking lot, garbage dump and places like that but I will omit the explanation on those.

    doesn¡¯t count as classrooms?

    ¡­¡­eeeh, what were we talking about, ah, yeah yeah, basically, the possibility of finding someone else/being found by someone else. The chemistry lab we are in is on the 2F of the north building. And there are a lot of specilised classrooms in the 2F of the north building, so normally there isn¡¯t that many people¡­¡­ So there is little hope. isolated There was also the English office, math office and music related classrooms, so we might be able to find the English teachers or choir club. But¡­¡­considering that there wasn¡¯t a single teacher in the chemistry office, there is little hope of finding English teachers. And, I don¡¯t really want to think about it, but the music rooms were, to the west that was mentioned. ¡­¡­the place where monsters are strong. Mhm, let¡¯s stop. Let¡¯s not think about it. We have our hands full with ourselves right now.

    ¡­.

    ¡°So the second risk to moving, is the garden. We can move the classroom but we can¡¯t move the garden, so we will be abandoning the garden here. That is simply a waste. Although there is the solution of mobilising President and Hagasaki-kun to make a new one again, we want to conserve MP as much as possible in an unknown area. Another reason would then be that our only method of MP recovery would become mint, the one that is easy to multiply.¡±

    sustenance

    ¡°And you are the greatest concern.¡± And the greatest risk that blows away all those other things, is me. Yes, me.

    burden

    There might still have been a way if it was just because I don¡¯t have combat ability. But the situation is not so simple. no? Eeeh, I can only think that this is also profession correction, but it seems everyone else have become stronger, don¡¯t get as tired and get hurt less easily. They can advance 10 km in an hour like it¡¯s normal, jump down from heights you would usually die from and be perfectly fine and even that beansprout Hagasaki-kun can walk normally carrying a person. When it comes to the vanguards, Suzumoto and Kadomi-kun, a burden of 100kg is no problem if they are just walking. What¡¯s that that¡¯s scary.

    superhuman

    And so an experiment. It would be proof that correction applied a little to me too if I could lift Hagasaki-kun or President who are long vertically, but narrow horizontally, and walk, so I tried carrying them. go! ¡°Scisso¡ªrs, pape¡ªr ¡± ¡°Paper¡± ¡°Paper¡± ¡­¡­both of them are resisting. As for what this rock paper scissors is for, it¡¯s just for who will become the weight. The rock paper scissors between President and Hagasaki-kun continued until the 5th round and there, Hagasaki-kun finally lost. ¡°¡­¡­er, Hagasaki-kun.¡± ¡°What.¡± ¡°I would like you to let me lift you up though.¡± ¡°Just do what you want.¡± Even as he said that, Hagasaki-kun remained in his solid pose with his hand on his hips. This guy has no intention of being lifted up at all! ¡°Then I¡¯ll do what I want so prepare yourself oraa!¡± ¡°Wai¡± I grabbed him about the waist from behind and somehow succeeded in lifting him up in the german suplex kind of pose, but with Hagasaki-kun¡¯s height being what it is, I have to bend back a lot just to lift him up. I tried hard to change my stance, but Hagasaki-kun was very uncooperative and stiffened his body, refusing to move, so that was impossible. ¡­¡­eeeh, eeeh, I¡¯m already at my limit with this situation, but I¡¯m to walk, in this condition? Gunununununu, as I was battling on my own, Hagasaki-kun snapped, ¡°give up already!¡±, so I gave up. useless guy ¡°If you were a little more cooperative.¡± ¡°No, being unable to shoulder me and move from there already means that corrections don¡¯t apply to you.¡± Conclusion. I don¡¯t have those corrections. I can kind of lift him. But carry him and walk 10km in an hour? Impossible. So bringing me would mean either prioritising safety and slowly going a roundabout route at about half the normal pace, or prioritising speed and dedicating not a small number of people to carrying and guarding me.

    just stay

    In comparison, the risk of camping instead of moving is just [drop in standard of living]. If it was the drop of civilised life to primitive life, then maybe, but from the level of slightly improved outdoor life to outdoor life is not a big deal. Actually, since they picked up the chemistry lecture hall, there is honestly no need to move. Leaving the chemistry lab which has become the main base as it is, they can just bring the chemistry lecture hall along as a shelter and place to sleep and that¡¯s enough! How could this be! no need maid Basically, at this point, the value of my existence, is just about, zero. In fact, it¡¯s minus. If I wasn¡¯t here, it would be better to just move, but with me being the limiting factor, we cannot move, so no matter how you think about it, I¡¯m a minus.

    sad

    Furthermore, furthermore, my minusness knows no bounds. Everyone, being the kind people they are, realised. ¡°If, if¡­¡­we don¡¯t come back for a long time, Maito¡­¡­will die right?¡±

    ¡­¡­.yeah

    ¡°¡­¡­should we leave one or two people behind with Maito?¡± ¡°Nonononono, that¡¯s suicidal. What are you guys doing reducing your fighting force when you go to explore, calm down.¡± ¡°But if we don¡¯t do that, we will have to return at least once every few days, so the efficiency will drop.¡± ¡°For the one staying behind, I guess it¡¯s me? Is a bow necessary?¡± ¡°For Katori-san, your healing magic is important. On that point I just make walls.¡± ¡°No, without President we can¡¯t appraise things! Shouldn¡¯t I be the one staying behind? Do we need a stopgap?¡± stop! Maito¡¯s HP is alr 0! With Katori-kun¡¯s statement, the meeting fell into chaos. There¡¯s a cap on their range of action. No matter what, they have to come back every few days. They cannot begin exploring the surroundings or head further east after exploring the ruins. Because I would die having lost my supply of food and water. Particularly water. Right now, I am living a life entirely dependent on the water Hagasaki-kun produces. Even if I somehow become barely self-sufficient with food, I will probably die from lack of water. And I will run out of kindle eventually and become unable to use fire, so I will die anyway. Actually, self-sufficiency cannot be achieved with a plot of this scale, so I will starve to death. so many ways to die But even so, I don¡¯t think there¡¯s much meaning in leaving someone behind with me. Since it¡¯s fine if they just come back every few days, or if I do it well, every few weeks, I don¡¯t think there¡¯s a need to do something stupid like split their forces. I thought that. they? But it seems the severity of what I was thinking of was slightly different from what everyone was thinking of. No, I did not understand the severity. ? Basically, everyone was keeping in mind their own [death].

    ¡­.brutal world

    Since I would definitely die if they went to the ruins and were wiped out, they are thinking of leaving someone behind so I won¡¯t die. Listening the flow of the conversation, it seems they have already talked about that part. They just haven¡¯t decided who to leave behind. Of course. No matter how you think about it, you would want as much fighting strength as possible.

    countermeasure to risk increases chance of risk

    This is bad. I didn¡¯t understand the severity of the situation. I have been sheltered since I¡¯ve stayed in the safe indoors all this time. Everyone has been going through serious exchanges of life and only I am like this! ¡­¡­honestly, it¡¯s not that I haven¡¯t thought of death. But it is true that it doesn¡¯t feel real. Since they got a way to recover MP, they have probably been healing up wounds before coming back and intentionally acting such that I don¡¯t feel like we are living next to death at all, this made me realise that. No matter how you put it, I am just a burden. I¡¯m really thankful to them.

    for not ditching her

    ¡°No, I will just wait alone for you all to return. That¡¯s a maid¡¯s job.¡± When I said that in the extreme chaos of the meeting, how do you put it, the atmosphere became extremely apologetic. As expected, they also understand the stupidity of splitting their forces. But for someone in their position, it is hard to say that. In conclusion, it might have become something like making me say it, but there¡¯s nothing of that sort so please don¡¯t mind it. ¡°Are you okay with that?¡± ¡°Ye¡ªp!¡± ¡°If we died, you¡¯ll die too.¡± ¡°Then that would be the end of my maid luck.¡± ¡°Will you really be okay?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine, no problem.¡± After repeating this dispute a few more times, my extended house-sitting was confirmed. It will be tough on the spirit, but I¡¯ll try my best¡­¡­ First, my combat strength, I won¡¯t say plus, so let¡¯s at least escape being a minus and become a zero¡­.. That was a day I reconfirmed how tough it is emotionally to be a burden.

    Changing Chemistry Lab Office¡ª>Chemistry Office

 CH 10

    For the time being, since there is a period of one two days before there is no longer anything for them to do in this area, let¡¯s make preparations for their trip. That is about all I can do.

    it¡¯s smth

    First of all, I think the thing that will trouble them most without me, will unexpectedly be losing [Cleaning]. The amazing part of [Cleaning] is that you don¡¯t need to do laundry or to bathe. This is unexpectedly significant, not only does it save time, you don¡¯t need detergent or even a change of clothes, so until now, we¡¯ve been wearing the same clothes. that¡¯s actually pretty large So I will be sewing a change of clothes for everyone. For that I will weave cloth. For that I will spin thread the rest omitted.

    more insane weaving

    And so I had them bring me as much wood as they could first. I made all the wood into fiber as it was brought in. All lyocel for the strength. A simple job where I just string together cellulose. or more like hold a flask Then I spin all of that into thread. Considering strength, I took care to make sure it didn¡¯t become too thin. The regulation for that was done for me by skill-sama, so I just needed to mindlessly move me hands. Ah, for spinning thread, spinning it by hand was too inefficient so I set up a spindle. I actually want a spinning wheel, but it doesn¡¯t seem like I can make it and I feel bad holding back Hariu and Katori for that, so I gave up on it. While working, it seems like my MP ran out and my head started spinning, so I drank MP recovery tea in one gulp. Di, disgusting. I don¡¯t really want to drink this but one more cup¡­¡­

    what¡¯s this beer?

    After I somehow recovered my MP and finished spinning the thread, I hung it on the loom and started weaving. For speed and strength, it will have to be plain weave. As I was clattering away, it became time for lunch, but they had brought bentos along so don¡¯t mind it! Time is precious. I just roughly cut some smoked meat and chewed on it while continuing to move my hands. gashagasha After I finished weaving all the cloth and cutting it into the necessary parts, it is time to prepare dinner so a break for now. Weaving also seems to take MP, my head was spinning again, but when I thought of drinking MP recovery tea, we had run out, so I chewed on raw mint while preparing dinner.

    mosamosa

    After melting the deer fat in a pan, I fried the rolled grains. After frying for a while, I poured in soy sauce and added water before it become completely burned. Then I threw in the vegetables I had diced, adjusted the taste with salt and one dish is done. It didn¡¯t seem like I had the time to boil it so I did this, but it might not be very good to make things like this that is easier to digest. We will get hungry faster. Add on cooked deer meat and salad and that¡¯s dinner.

    not just tubers!

    Before they come back, I somehow succeeded in sewing one set of clothes with my concentration and skills at full throttle. Even if I call it a change of clothes, it¡¯s just a T-shirt and trousers tied by string. I can¡¯t make anything amazing, sorry. The change that they are probably going to need the most will be underwear, I¡¯ll make those after asking for their wishes. Hmmm, at these times, the difference in sex is inconvenient. If it was all girls, based on my preference and available materials, I would¡¯ve have mercilessly made it thongs¡­¡­but I don¡¯t know the structure for theirs. ¡­¡­mhm, how do you put it, like, I¡¯ve dried my father¡¯s and brother¡¯s underwear before, so I know there¡¯s something like, that kind of hole, but, it¡¯s not like I examined it closely¡­¡­mhm. ¡­¡­when I ask them, they are definitely going to hate it¡­¡­

    im looking forward to it

    Everyone came back and so it¡¯s time for dinner. They brought back the usual horned deer and something I¡¯ve never seen before, a boar with tusks made of blades. Dissection¡­¡­can be done later. For now I gutted it and drained the blood, I will do the rest later at night. Seems like they will be exploring again tomorrow and probably be done after that, so they will be making preparations for the trip on the day after. Thank go¡ªd. I really didn¡¯t feel like I could finish weaving and all the other stuff by tomorrow.

    ask it ask it

    ¡°A¡ªh, by the way, can I ask something?¡± ¡°Nn? What?¡± Once I got to a good place to leave off my work, I caught Kadomi-kun, he seemed relatively free. ¡°Hey, how is your underwear made?¡± I would be the one troubled even if I hesitate and don¡¯t ask, so I gathered my courage and just asked but. ¡°¡­¡­eh?¡± Kadomi-kun froze. ¡°You guys, need change right? But how to put it¡­¡­I don¡¯t know the structure¡­..¡± ¡°¡­¡­eh?¡± Even when I explained, he remained frozen.

    ganbare~

    They started an emergency meeting. Can¡¯t they just give me a quick explanation, I had thought that, but apparently it¡¯s difficult. ¡°¡­¡­Maito.¡± ¡°Yes?¡± ¡°How much do you know?¡± ¡°Just that there¡¯s some kind of hole.¡± At this point, they all started whispering among themselves. ¡°Hey, don¡¯t you have an example to show me?¡± ¡°No. When we came to this world, everything, including underwear, became fantasy things.¡± Come to think of it, yeah. Right now I¡¯m wearing a thong-like fundoshi. The surface area is large and it¡¯s not uncomfortable. ¡°¡­¡­so, err, well, I don¡¯t have that organ, I can kind of, imagine it but, is that, to the right or left¡± ¡°Maito, shut up.¡± ¡°Eeeh.¡± ¡°Shut up.¡± ¡°Eer.¡± ¡°Please just shut up for a while. Sorry. We know you have no ill will and its completely out of goodwill. But sorry, explaining this to you would be accompanied by an extreme drain on our emotional strength. Please understand.¡± Once Suzumoto said that to me with an extremely serious face, I could only respond with o, okay. And then they continued their whispered meeting again. ¡­.chickens And then, how to put it, they gave me an explanation wrapped in 10 layers of bluntness, but it was too abstract and I couldn¡¯t get it, it didn¡¯t feel like they wanted to let me understand either so a fundoshi is fine right? Don¡¯t understand fundoshi. It¡¯s that you know? It is such a high utility underwear that the antarctic exploration party used it.

    ?

    It¡¯s night. Everyone is sleeping. I am dissecting. On that note, since we got a garden, I¡¯ve been doing dissections in the garden. I had something like a stone-paved area made in a corner of the garden and have been dissecting there. If not the floor would become a mess. Even if it¡¯s just one shot with [Cleaning], it¡¯s not something very good for mental health. enough to create vegans I applied salt and herbs to 90% of the meat that I had dissected. Currently, we don¡¯t really have much preserved foods, so I will need to mass produce it over the next two days. Eeeh, first I will soak it in salt until just before noon tomorrow, then hang it to dry, then it should be fine if I slowly smoke it from the morning on the following day. Which means I need to finish dissecting by tonight¡­¡­ Dammit, I hate the size of this boar.

    maid¡¯s jb is not easy

    Okay, it¡¯s morning. Good morning. I somehow managed to finish dissecting and treating the meat and barely managed to wake up. But normally I would wake up at 5 and prepare bentos and breakfast, but right now is 6:10. This is bad. And I¡¯m sleepy. I was originally the type of person that cannot function without at least 7 hours of sleep, but dissecting and stuff last night lasted until the date changed. Th, this is tough¡­¡­ Somehow or another, I finished making the bentos and breakfast before everyone woke up. Th, that was close¡­¡­ Recently I¡¯ve gotten used to making breakfast and got faster, that saved me this time¡­¡­

    just make them wait a bit

    And so, after eating breakfast, they went out again today. I am doing the continuation of yesterday. Just sew. Sew and sew and sew. Once my MP runs out in the middle of it, I chewed on mint while continuing to sew. By doing that, I somehow managed to finish sewing enough change for everyone before noon. But like this, it¡¯s all unbleached and plain, so since I have the time, let¡¯s dye them.

    with?

    By this point, there shouldn¡¯t be anyone who would complain, with that thought, I equipped my kitchen knife, shouldered a basket and to the outside, let¡¯s go¡ª. I found a laurel tree a short distance from the door. Since it¡¯s a large tree, it should be fine if I took a little, so I started chopping down branches. While I was gathering them, I heard a bird¡¯s call and rushed to hide under the laurel tree, after circling somewhere above me a few times, it went off somewhere. Phew.

    stop taking stupid risks

    I stuffed a pot full of as many of the large amount of the laurel branches I brought back as I could, then boiled them. If possible I wanted to do it in a large pot, but I don¡¯t have anything like that so nothing can be done, using pots, hotpots and 1L beakers, I continued boiling the laurel branches. what does that give On the side, I dealt with the meat that had been soaking in salt. I washed off the salt on the surface and hung it from the curtain rail with string. I will leave the window open and let it dry in the wind. With the amount of meat being what it is, once I was done hanging it up, there was a curtain of meat. Not a very nice view¡­¡­

    delicious one?

    As I was doing this and that, the laurel extract was done, so I took out the leaves and poured it all into a pot. Once they started simmering, I stuffed in shirts or trousers and boiled them. It takes time since I can¡¯t do it all at once. slowly While the clothes boiled, I prepared the fixing agent. Other than the metal bowls for food, we have a few metal bowls not for food, so I poured colour fixing liquids into them. I prepared alum colour fixer and iron colour fixer. I got the ingredients from the chemical store. are they that easy to make? After boiling the clothes in the extract for a while, I threw the trousers into the iron one and the shirts into the alum one. After leaving it for a while, I washed it with water and threw it into the extract again. After boiling it again, I pulled it out, washed it and dried it. But to dry it, the curtain rails are filled with meat. Without a place to dry the clothes, I fell into a bit of despair and whacked them with the feather duster and the water disappeared, thus I discovered that I can dry clothes using [Cleaning]. This is kind of amazing. But as expected, I couldn¡¯t remove the water in food. Only something within the range of drying laundry is possible. I might be able to do something more with more practice though. don¡¯t think so¡­dishes? ¡­¡­and, well, as I finished the above work, I remembered the one-piece dress I made from acetate and also dyed that too. With alum it becomes beige and with iron it becomes greyish, so I went with iron. Drying is easy now, done in an instant with the feather duster. Nice feather duster. Excellent feather duster. It¡¯s still only teatime. There is still time until they come back, so I tried wearing it. non-maidfafter like a week? Wo¡ªw, this is the first time I¡¯ve taken off this maid uniform since being thrown into this world¡­¡­that¡¯s bad, it had actually been a week. Since this uniform is classical, it¡¯s a long skirt and is unexpectedly heavy, it makes my shoulders stiff. And so I quickly changed. Ah, light. So light. Amazing, this makes me really aware of how ridiculously hard it was to move around in a maid uniform. Even my mood feels lighter. Oka¡ªy, time to work hard for a bit and process the boar¡¯s tusks.

    the blades?

    The boar¡¯s tusks looks like a curved dagger. This world¡¯s creatures are really strange creatures to be able to grow these kind of things. No matter how you look at it, the material looks like metal and there is a proper blade. Just with a little processing it looks like it can be used as a knife. And so first, I detached the tusk from the base with [Cleaning]. I had the thought, wouldn¡¯t it be possible to cut it if I used [Cleaning] with the image of removing a thin board from where I want to cut it? And this is the result! Thank goodness it went well. After that, I removed the parts of the blade in the way with [Cleaning] and carved out a handle. Okay, it¡¯s done. After this, I just need to open a hole for the rivet and¡­¡­nn? Hm? Since when was I able to use [Cleaning] this well? Isn¡¯t it strange? I tried doing it because I felt like I could and I did but¡­¡­isn¡¯t this strange? Why? Why? And the feeling of losing a whole chunk of MP is weaker than usual. ¡­¡­se, seriously, why? ¡­¡­? The only things that has changed¡­¡­is [Cleaning] a new material and changing clothes. Hmmm, for now I tried [Cleaning] on wood. To match the conditions, I tried [Cleaning] it into the shape of a handle of a kitchen knife. ¡­¡­mhm, I can do it. Then change clothes again and try the same challenge in the maid uniform. ¡­¡­mhm, I can¡¯t do it. I know the trick now and tried to do it as before, but it feels something like, controlling [Cleaning] takes away all my MP and because of that I can move it as I like. Meaning, either more MP is taken away when I¡¯m wearing the maid uniform, or less MP is taken away when I¡¯m wearing the one-piece dress. Thinking about it, this should be thanks to the one-piece right? I used bay laurels which has the effect of increased MP recovery speed to dye it, so it wouldn¡¯t be strange if there was that kind of effect. And so I want to test other dyes, but time is up. It¡¯s about time for everyone to come back, so let¡¯s hurry up and make dinner.

    Was there a proper term for it? Doesn¡¯t feel like dissecting is the right word. Can¡¯t recall it.

 CH 11

    And dinner. Minestrone soup with boar meat and the first tubers in a while. Once we had grains, the tubers tasted delicious again. Getting sick of things is scary! variety is important ¡°As planned, we will use tomorrow for preparations. Maito, do you need anything?¡± If possible, I would like to prepare what everyone else needs, not what I need though¡­¡­ ¡°Large amounts of cellulose and herbs, and a bit more food.¡± It¡¯s probably going to be useless even if I say it, so I made my requests. Seems like they can get those quite easily nearby, so they will get them within the morning. There is something important planned for the afternoon.

    ?

    At night, I treated the pelt which I couldn¡¯t yesterday. It is as usual so I will omit the details. And then I checked the progress on the drying of the meat and adjusted the positions accordingly. Then I grated the potatoes to make starch. Dammit, I want a proper grater¡­¡­

    a file really doesn¡¯t cut it¡­.or grate it

    As I finished grating the potatoes and began the squeezing part, there was a knock on the door. Ah, by the way, after we obtained the chemistry lecture hall, basically after we found Katori and Hariu, everyone else has been sleeping in there. So don¡¯t get me wrong, it is not strange for there to be a knock. It is most definitely not a ghost or something. ¡°Ooh lost lamb, what business do you have in my lab this late at night?¡± ¡°Ah just an adventure for the records¡­¡­no, aren¡¯t you sleeping yet?¡± The visitor was Suzumoto. And nice response. ¡°Once I squeeze the potatoes, I¡¯ll sleep. What about you?¡± ¡°Nothing, I just heard a sound when I was on the way back from the toilet so I came to take a look.¡± How diligent. ¡°Eeeh, what, err, do you always work before sleeping?¡± ¡°Not always, but time is precious now.¡± It¡¯s better to do those that needs to left alone for a long time before sleeping. ¡°Should I help?¡± ¡°Nah, it¡¯s fine. This is my job. Suzumoto¡¯s job is manual labour so hurry up and sleep.¡± I waved my hand to chase him off, but he didn¡¯t show any sign of going back. ¡°Go and sleep, go.¡± ¡°My sleepiness is gone. I can¡¯t sleep.¡± Don¡¯t say things that a brat would say, go sleep like a good boy! I want to finish up squeezing the potatoes and preparations to extract the starch. ¡°I¡¯ll go back once I become sleepy.¡± Saying that, he sat down on a nearby chair. ¡­¡­he probably means, don¡¯t mind me, go on. It¡¯s somehow unsettling, but nothing I can do about it, so I started on the work of squeezing the tubers. I wrapped it in cloth and squeezed it using the tricks of squeezing dish cloths. I squeezed the juice into a bowl. Since the amount that can be squeezed out each time is set, I did one for a set duration and repeated for another. Dam, dammit, I¡¯m sleepy. can you do it with your eyes closed? ¡°You, are amazing.¡± Eh, what did you say? What is this out of the blue? ¡°If it was me, I think I would go crazy.¡± With the simple work of extracting starch? Nono, as expected that is¡­¡­if you keep doing it maybe you could go crazy. Isn¡¯t it a common thing? That kind of thing where if you just keep moving water from container A to container B and back again, you¡¯ll go crazy. ¡°It¡¯s being shut indoors all the time on your own for you.¡± Eh, that? ¡°I was originally a hikikomori type so it¡¯s no trouble for me at all though.¡± In fact I love staying at home. To be more specific, I love my bed. A whole day in my room? It¡¯s a reward, what of it? ¡°That too, but not just that. I also mean you have no combat ability. Isn¡¯t that tough?¡± Ah that? I¡¯ve already given up on that a long time ago but¡­¡­given up but, mhm, well, it is vexing. But it¡¯s not something that will make me go crazy. Or more like, if I went crazy, then what about everyone else who are going outside and are fighting nonstop like crazy? ¡°I¡¯m sorry to you all who are going outside, but I think that since turned out like this because of some fate, there¡¯s nothing that can be done. I can only do what I can do.¡± ¡°I see, you really, are amazing. Actually, there¡¯s no need to be sorry. You are doing a [Maid]¡¯s job and we are also just doing our own jobs.¡± Being told that is a great help. But the it is undeniable that I still feel like I¡¯m the only one living carefreely and holding them back. aljust don¡¯t let it crush you ¡°During yesterday¡¯s discussion, we talked about corrections right?¡± Ah mhm, not getting as tired, getting hurt less easily, becoming stronger, those things. ¡°There¡¯s also a few others, for example, we don¡¯t feel as much pain.¡± Heeh. Well I guess that has to be so, otherwise there¡¯s no way you can fight properly with monsters. ¡°That¡¯s why our injuries are a lot lighter than you think they are. So even if we get a chunk gouged out of our sides, we can walk back on our own and act like nothing happened.¡± Ah, I see, there was that too. If your side got gouged out, never mind bluffing, normally you wouldn¡¯t even be able to walk. ¡°But you don¡¯t have that.¡± ¡°Nope!¡± ¡°That¡¯s why it¡¯s scary, at some point, we might forget about the corrections on us and you get hurt.¡± ¡­¡­ye, yeah, somehow, sorry. But, about this¡­¡­it would be nice if I could work to get skills that can substitute for their corrections, but that might be tough as a maid. not a maid¡¯s job ¡°So this time we decided to leave you behind alone, but we do feel bad about it. We¡¯ll try do our best to come back as quickly as possible. Sorry.¡± ¡°There¡¯s no need to think about that. You guys are doing your jobs. I am doing my job as a [Maid]. That¡¯s all right?¡± Isn¡¯t that what you said yourself? When I said that and laughed, Suzumoto agreed with a wry smile. just do your own jobs~ While talking about this and that, the work was done. After this I just need to leave it, change out the liquid a few times and we will have starch. ¡°Hey you, aren¡¯t you sleepy yet?¡± ¡°Ah, yeah, I¡¯m starting to get sleepy.¡± The clock is pointing at the time that the date changes. This guy, will he be alright tomorrow? ¡°Sorry for intruding.¡± ¡°Nnyeah. Thanks for, that.¡± When I thanked him, he responded with for what, but that was probably his goal. Did I look that down? Or is Suzumoto just the type to worry? Anyhow, he probably meant to not mind it too much. Mhm, thank you. I really am blessed with good friends. ¡­¡­let¡¯s work hard from tomorrow onwards too. Good night.

    can¡¯t give up~

    Okay, rise and shine. Since the plan for today is lunch instead of bento, I can get out of bed slowly. Now then, time to slowly make breakfast!

    no need to rush

    And with that, once we were done eating breakfast as per usual, everyone else went out to gather wood and herbs. As for me, I¡¯m working on smoking the meat that has formed a curtain since yesterday. On that note, after dinner yesterday, Hariu made a huge smoker our of wood for me, so the efficiency has gone up. Actually, if I tried smoke this much with an eighteen liter drum, I won¡¯t be done even by the time the sun sets¡­¡­ After somehow settling all the meat and I started smoking, I changed the remaining wood into fiber while working on the starch on the side. By the time I had spun it all into thread and was clattering away at the loom, they came back, so it¡¯s time for lunch. There¡¯s a reason I didn¡¯t make lunch in advance. Yes. For these people who are lacking in basic life skills, I thought of teaching them some basic cooking.

    miserable guys

    ¡°For the smoked meat, leaving aside those with less salt, you can¡¯t eat those with a lot of salt as they are, so please chop it and boil it like this. Then throw in vegetables or something, boil it and you get something edible!¡± First I explained what was most likely necessary, the way to prepare the smoked meat. After that was just how to peel vegetables, if you don¡¯t cut it like this it will be hard to cook etc, I continued explaining those things. The ones that were listening seriously was, well, about half. Specifically it was President, Hariu and Katori that were comparatively diligent in listening, I don¡¯t think more than half of what I said was left in the heads of the others. The ones who will be cooking are probably those that are diligent, mhm, no problem.

    ¡­..nah they screwed

    After lunch, it¡¯s time to adjust the cuffs of the trousers. This one requires them to actually wear it, so I had put it off. ¡°Eh, when did you sew these things?¡± ¡°Yesterday.¡± Wooow, Hariu looked at the trousers with round eyes. That somehow makes me happy, mhm. ¡°Skill?¡± ¡°Skill!¡± Or rather, this really would be impossible without skills. of course For now, since I¡¯ve confirmed where to adjust the cuffs to, I can do it later at night. Everyone went out again, seems like they went to gather food. In that time, I once again clattered away and weaved cloth. Ah, yesyes, as an experiment, I tried weaving while wearing the one-piece dress from yesterday and the speed went up. As expected, this feels like it increases MP, reduces MP consumption or increases MP recovery. For now I¡¯ve understood that activating skills are easier when I¡¯m wearing this, so I¡¯ll wear this when working from now on. why even change into maid? Okay, after clattering and weaving a bunch, I sewed them into huge bags.. It¡¯s just about a straight line so it¡¯s super fast. Skills are amazing. Once I sewed that, I focused on changing the wood gathered in the morning into fiber. Perhaps due to the effect of the one-piece, it took longer than yesterday to run out of MP. Once I ran out of MP, I chewed on mint and continued to make fiber. Make and make. Just keep making. Once I got a ridiculous amount of fiber, I stuffed it into the bags I made earlier. Once it became poofy, I closed the opening and it¡¯s done for now. Here, a futon. It¡¯s good that I somehow managed to make everyone¡¯s share. In the future, if we managed to obtain feathers I would love to make quilts.

    ¡­.wow

    Then I retrieved the smoked meat and prepared dinner as everyone came back. And dinner. Dinner was the same as usual with no improvements so omitted. After eating, I presented the futons to them. ¡°Th, this is!¡± ¡°The legendary!¡± ¡°Sword!¡± ¡°¡­¡­sword?¡± ¡°Excalibur! ¡­¡­that aside, what¡¯s this, futons?¡± ¡°Mhm, futons.¡± Shame, it¡¯s not legendary. Nor is it a sword. Neither is it Excalibur. Everyone is good at joining in, so the futons randomly became Excalibur. Waai, with that Hariu dived into a futon and started rolling around wrapped in the soft futon. ¡°But these aren¡¯t stuffed with feathers. So when you have the time dry them in the sun. At the very least don¡¯t leave them unmade.¡± ¡°Got it. We¡¯ll get feathers as soon as possible.¡± Do you really hate drying futons that much? well¡­.it is a pain¡­¡­ ¡­¡­but this gave the best reaction among the things I¡¯ve made. I see I see, you guys love futons that much, I love them too.

    beds are important

    After that, since I won¡¯t be able to clean it for a while, I [Cleaned] the chemistry lecture hall and then everyone went to bed. I¡¯m adjusting the cuffs. But it¡¯s just adjusting cuffs so it didn¡¯t take that long. There is still plenty of time until the date changes and I can¡¯t calm down for some reason, so I decided to make spare clothes. There are still 2 others in the chemistry club. If they found the 2 of them while exploring, they would definitely want a change of clothes. ¡­¡­no, if those 2 were much more maid than me, then they might have obtained something better, you never know, mhm. Sewing when you are anxious is actually quite good. You can immerse yourself so you don¡¯t think of unnecessary things.

    distraction

    And so once I finished making 2 sets of simple large clothes, it is 1 in the morning. Considering the possibility that I am unable to wake up tomorrow, I made the preparations for tomorrow¡¯s bentos and breakfast, then went to bed.

    ¡­..prepared

    And it¡¯s morning. I wasn¡¯t that sleepy, so I woke up quite early. It can¡¯t be helped since I already woke up, so I made breakfast and the bentos and waited. I also did a bit of packing. We¡¯ve already put quite a bit of foodstuffs and things into the chemistry lecture hall though¡­¡­ Ah, before that. When you change the classrooms into jewels to carry them, everything within would be preserved as they were at that time. Just that humans are not stored and will be forced out. This has been also been tested. Actually, if we could store humans, then I would go along using that method. And so the futons, foodstuffs and change of clothes have mostly been stored in the chemistry lecture hall. Yea¡ªh, as expected of otherworld quality, how convenient. But I don¡¯t think the meat or seasoning has been stored yet, so I worked on stuffing smoked meat into bags and preparing seasoning and cooking tools. I can¡¯t calm down unless I¡¯m working. ¡­. When everyone woke up, I whacked them with the feather duster and breakfast. ¡­¡­at worst, this could be the last breakfast we are eating together. No, I strongly believe that won¡¯t happen though. And so, somehow, it became a solemn, tense breakfast.

    grim

    After finishing breakfast and packing, the time came for them to leave on their trip. ¡°I think we can come back in about 3 days.¡± ¡°Mhm. Take care.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t go outside.¡± ¡°Mhm.¡± ¡°Please make sure to eat your meals.¡± ¡°Mhm. You guys too.¡± ¡°¡­¡­don¡¯t forget to lock the door.¡± ¡°Mhm.¡± ¡°Make sure to sleep.¡± ¡°Mhm¡­¡­hey.¡± ¡°Go to the toilet before sleepi¡± ¡°Eer, how long are we going to continue this?¡± And with that farce, I saw them off energetically.

    ¡­¡­gone

    And like this, my long house-sitting begun.

    end

    Thanks for the recommendations on alternative to dissection, will start mixing in gutting from now on depending on which fits better~

 CH 12

    Now then, my long house-sitting has begun, but I don¡¯t know what to do. For now, while remembering to keep singing, I guess I should mainly focus on developing new skills? Anyway, let¡¯s just water the garden while singing first.

    get the chores done first

    Now then, I¡¯ve finished watering so let¡¯s get started on developing skills. Currently, I think that in terms of a skill that I can develop and will help in a fight, increasing variations of [Ballad] would be the fastest. If I master [Cleaning] or [Dissection], that might become fighting strength in a way, but even if I became able to fight a little, that won¡¯t change anything. Then it would be more logical for me to serve as a full support role. And so today will be a day where I just keep singing nonstop. But just singing would be a waste, so I¡¯ll weave while singing.

    don¡¯t forget to drink up.

    Eeeh, [Prayer Song] seems to have the effect of raising defense. So I thought it would be good to have a song that raises attack and tried singing songs that felt like they have high attack power. Like fast super robot songs. ¡­¡­it¡¯s fun when everyone gets jealous every time I sing this in the original key at a karaoke. Mhm. I must have been born a girl just to be able to sing this in the original key so easily, mhm.

    sry hecate is tone deaf

    Conclusion. Eeeh, it¡¯s difficult. It kind of succeeded, I think, but the activation is not consistent. Choosing a song is difficult. When I go for the opposite of [Prayer Song] and choose uptempo and major chord songs, it kind of activates but¡­¡­ will it be different once I get used to it? I don¡¯t have troubles choosing songs for [Prayer Song] though. And when I took a look, [Wish Song] was displayed next to [Prayer Song]. Hmmm, the naming is confusing. Who is the one who names the skills? ¡­¡­god? This [Wish Song] creates a different silver pattern that overlaps with the gold pattern when it activates. After observing it for a bit, I could see that the pattern was something like swords radiating outwards. After seeing it like this, [Prayer Song] also looks like kite shields radiating outwards. welll¡­.it would just be diamonds otherwise I don¡¯t think [Wish Song] is overwriting [Prayer Song], but rather overlapping. Both patterns remain and the feeling from [Prayer Song] doesn¡¯t disappear. Okay, let¡¯s keep singing like this.

    throats?

    Just that my throat started feeling weird from singing too much so a break for now. It would defeat the point if I explored for new skills too much and became unable to sing [Prayer Song]. So until my throat recovers, I will experiment on that one-piece dress dyed with bay laurels¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ah, I should¡¯ve gotten President to [Appraise] this. A¡ªh, I messed up¡­¡­ mauke

    Ah well, it¡¯s fine, I can check it on my own anyway, probably. First, I investigated any differences due to surface area and type of cloth. Do you get the same effect with low surface area or is more surface area better? An experiment on that. I had weaved four types of cloth while singing just now, acetate, lyocell, rayon and cuprammonium rayon. They are all regenerated fibers. Rayon is that one that is often used for the lining of clothes. Cupra would be the high-class version of that. rich version? I cut all four types of cloth the same way and sewed one-piece dresses, T-shirts and bandannas. Then dyed them with bay laurels. I had gotten them to gather a lot of bay laurels too, so I¡¯m using those. For the colour fixing, I¡¯m using iron colour fixer for all of them to keep the conditions the same. They will all end up grey, but it¡¯s an experiment, that can¡¯t be helped. important to keep things constant Then I tried wearing each of the dyed clothes and used [Cleaning]. The target is wood. The product is combs. The shape is moderately complicated so I thought it would be perfect. ¡­¡­ah. Come to think of it, I forgot to make them bring combs or hair brushes. They¡¯re using the toothbrushes they each had in their own school bags, but they don¡¯t really use hair brushes¡­¡­ Well I was enjoying that Suzumoto¡¯s hair became like the main character of a shounen manga every morning.

    fun

    Okay, results. First, the surface area of the cloth. This is clearly related. Basically, the more cloth surface area there is, the slower your run out of MP. Just that even though the difference between the bandanna and the T-shirt is quite large, the difference between the T-shirt and the one-piece dress feels quite small relative to the difference in surface area. If surface area were the horizontal axis and effect was the vertical axis, it would feel like a logarithmic curve, probably. (T/N: The original was actually axises the other way around with an exponential curve, but that¡¯s mixing up the independent and dependent variable so no) Or it might be that relationship between price and cost of the newest model compared to two models older, like for telephones and PCs. Cost performance. eeeh¡­okay? Next is material. There was hardly any change for this. I couldn¡¯t tell a difference so I¡¯m passing on any further deliberation.

    no point

    And so that would mean with a certain amount of surface area, you can get the effect. Then I shouldn¡¯t be wearing the maid uniform! But the maid uniform itself might have effects, so I decided to just combine them.

    maid must have maid clothing

    The maid uniform consists of a black long sleeve one-piece dress, an apron, a ribbon for the collar, a long underskirt, shoes that are like ballad shoes and the maid-san¡¯s standard headgear. Since the maid uniform is made up of those parts, I replaced the long underskirt with a cupra one dyed with bay laurels. I can get quite a bit of surface area from this. Even if the volume is small, the actual amount of cupra in the whole skirt is quite a lot. ¡­¡­this, rather than an underskirt, is more like a petticoat¡­¡­? Mhm, doesn¡¯t matter. I lose if I care. Mhm. I will call this an underskirt. Then it¡¯s fine. Mhm. With this, I tried to make combs from wood with [Cleaning] again and it went well, it is effective. Good good. This is working. After all, if you are inferior physically, you can work on your physical abilities, but changing your equipment is also an option. I will keep going with trial and error.

    research

    As I was doing that, it became night. I am the only one. I am alone. Solo dinner is lonely but can¡¯t be helped. I made dinner for one and ate it slowly. Mhm, it really is lonely. Are they alright? They should have arrived at the area near the ruins by now. But I don¡¯t know what their situation is, so until 10 at night, I kept singing every 30 minutes. just in case 10:30 at night, to bed. Come to think of it, this is the first time I¡¯ve used the futon. It¡¯s quite good. Hmm, futons really are great.

    let the floofiness heal you

    I woke up. Good morning. It is currently 6. Today, I am all alone too. I made breakfast, ate it and quickly started on work while singing. got to work to survive Today, I am thinking of making starch syrup. As for why, the wheat I had soaked in water has sprouted, so I thought of extracting maltose. I dissolved the starch from the potatoes in water and warmed it to make starch paste. After letting it cool to slightly warmer than body temperature, I crushed the sprouts and mixed them together. Then I just leave it until the starch breaks apart and forms maltose. I¡¯ll make it into starch syrup tomorrow. (T/N: if the process is wrong, please tell me, I¡¯m not familiar with it, just translating what is there, but might misunderstand some steps)

    i dont know these things

    With this I ran out of starch again, so back to squeezing potatoes. ¡­¡­I¡¯m already tired of grating potatoes with a file, so I used [Cleaning] to make a (wooden) grater. The efficiency goes up a lot with this. Mhm.

    finally

    Ah, on that note, I¡¯m using a bunch of water, but it¡¯s fine. There¡¯s the amount stocked up by Hagasaki-kun, but more importantly is my [Watering], if I have enough water to fill up the watering can, an infinite amount of water just keeps coming out, so I didn¡¯t need to worry about running out of water. Hmm, I was a fool for not noticing.

    yes you were

    It became time for lunch, so I made a simple one and ate it. Hmm, it really is lonely. death by loneliness? After lunch is a dyeing experiment. When I looked at my dog tag, separately from [Clothes Manufacturing], [Dyeing] had been added on. This skill is a terrifying one that can dye cloth in an instant if I have the cloth and ingredients. No need for water or fire. How economical. And so I tried dying with rosemary and mint immediately. Bay laurels have [Increased MP Recovery Speed], rosemary and mint have [MP Recovery]. But I feel like the effect gained from using laurels as a dye was probably something like [Increased Maximum MP] or [Reduced MP Consumption]. It can¡¯t be just increased recovery speed, rapid-fire works. ah, makes sense And so, what effect would [MP Recovery] become? Do mint and rosemary have different effects? What will happen if I mix them? Let¡¯s experiment.

    and explode

    Conclusion. The effect became [Increased MP Recovery Speed]ish. The different in mint and rosemary would be the delay and amount. Mint feels like it is constantly recovering bit by bit while rosemary recovered a large amount after a short delay. eh¡­.? And if you mix them, something interesting happens. Look, it went back to [MP Recovery]. But this is extremely important. I had been dying bandannas to avoid wasting too much cloth and dye, but there is MP packed into the bandannas¡­¡­basically, the bandannas are something like MP batteries, when you want to recover MP, you can absorb it from the bandannas and recover it. Also, after recovering a certain amount, the MP in the bandanna completely disappears. If you redye it, it can be reused though. MP potion(?)

    And the most important part about this is the fact that it probably recovers more MP than chewing on the mint or rosemary would. It is something like 1 + 1 becoming 3. That thing. Buy 2 get 1 free. And it¡¯s cloth, so it¡¯s easy to carry around. Just that you need to put it on otherwise there is no effect. For the bandannas, just holding them doesn¡¯t work. You can only use it if you tie it onto your body somewhere.

    so out of combat?

    There were other things I was curious about, like what happens if I mix laurels, mint and rosemary, but it is about time for dinner, so it¡¯s time to stop experimenting. I leisurely prepared dinner while singing.

    but! suddenly!

    But, a sudden change in events. Could it be, could it be, could it be! !!!? There was a knock on the door.

    !!!

    ¡­¡­eh? Why? They already came back? Isn¡¯t that too early?

    the end

    Hecate misspelled dyeing experiment as dying experiment initially¡­¡­got a pretty large shock when I read that when editing.

 CH 13

    Hmmm, well, the number of days that has passed makes sense. But there¡¯s only dinner for one. Ah well, I¡¯ll hurry up and make more. But at these times, you must hurry up and open the door first! ¡°Welcome ba¡­¡­who¡¯re you?¡± ¡°Eh!? Maito-san!?¡± ¡°State your rank and designation¡­¡­no, your class, club and full name.¡± ¡°Eh, Maid-san? Uwah, what should I do, cu, no, er, not tha¡± ¡°Skin? Time up. Please leave.¡± (T/N: skin=kawa, that guy failed to say the ii part) At these times, you must hurry up and shut the door!

    dont let strangers in!

    ¡°Wa, wait! Maito-san! It¡¯s me! Fukuyama! From the same class!¡± Noisy, stop hitting the door. In the first place, how many guys do you think there was in the class. Do you think I remember the faces and names of all my classmates? ¡­¡­it¡¯s not something I can say proudly! Sorry! ¡°Hey, could it be you don¡¯t remember¡­¡­¡± A¡ªh, mhm, I feel like there was someone like that. Can¡¯t be helped. Let¡¯s open the door. ¡°Of course not, Fukuyama-kun, how could I not remember!¡± Of course I don¡¯t remember though!

    like me!

    Fukuyama-kun is that honour student kind of guy. My only connection to him is being in the same class. We never even spoke to each other. ¡­¡­come to think of it, this guy was often in the library, so I actually saw his face quite a bit. A¡ªh, yes yes, I remember now, vaguely. I loved this comfortable desk in a dim, warm corner of the library, but at some point this guy reserved that spot so I got chased out. Mhm. I was stunned when he suddenly came and monopolised that desk n the corner even though I was there. Why did you intentionally come all the way here. But thanks to that, I ended up finding an even more comfortable corner. Fufufu, nobody would think that someone would bring a chair to sit at the encyclopedia shelf and use an empty space on the shelf as a desk. Fufufu. nice And based on appearance, Fukuyama-kun feels like a [Knight]. His outfit is similar to Kadomi-kun¡¯s. Basically, caped armour with sword and shield and a helmet. Since he looks like he came alone, his combat ability must be quite high. How enviable. And this guy is eating the dinner I made for myself. I¡¯m remaking my share. Damn it. ¡°Maito-san is good at cooking. It¡¯s very delicious.¡± ¡°I see, that¡¯s good. Then when Fukuyama-kun was thrown here, where were you in the school? And where did you end up?¡± Fukuyama-kun made a disappointed expression for some reason, but this is extremely important. If he came from an area we haven¡¯t been to, that information would be quite valuable. Even without that, there is a chance we can understand something about this world¡¯s rules. ¡°Ah, at that time, I was in some corridor on the 2nd floor of the north building. I was on the way back after going to ask a teacher about something I didn¡¯t understand in English.¡± I see. What an honour student. ¡°Then the ground shook like there was an earthquake and after it became very bright, I was in water. After getting out of the water, I could finally tell it was a river and was shocked because I had never seen that place.¡± ¡°River? Is it south from here?¡± ¡°No idea, I don¡¯t know the directions. Sorry.¡± It probably is that one. Which means even though the classrooms were thrown here as classrooms, the corridors disappeared, or became the river. Which means the classrooms are probably spread out along the river, so that might be a reference point when searching. hmm¡­makes sense ¡°Your equipment? Where was it?¡± ¡°Equipment? Ah, the armour and sword? I was already holding on to it when I came out of the river, or more like, I was wearing it.¡± Nuuun, then it¡¯s not that equipment is always in cleaning cabinets. Actually, since they can¡¯t get a base, people who were in the corridors must have it tough. rip ¡°After getting out of the river and walking a bit, I found the English office, so I¡¯ve been staying there.¡± ¡°Were there teachers? Other students?¡± ¡°There wasn¡¯t a single teacher. But there are 5 students other than me. Mizusawa-san, Takahashi-kun, Arino-san, Kousaki-kun and Ogino-kun. Eeerm, they¡¯re from a different class, so Maito-san doesn¡¯t know them right?¡± ¡°Mhm, never heard of them.¡± Ah, not a single teacher, so that¡¯s just about confirmed. ¡°By the way, how about Maito-san? Were you here alone all this time?¡± ¡°Ah, no, I was in this lab, so I started out with other club members. After that we steadily found others and increased our numbers, right now there¡¯s 6 other than me.¡± ¡°Eh, but I don¡¯t see them.¡± If you do, you would be clairvoyant. ¡°Right now, they¡¯re camping out to the east, exploring.¡± ¡°Then, why is only Maito-san¡­¡­?¡± Dammit, I knew he would definitely say that! Damn i¡ªt, rubbing salt in people¡¯s wounds! ¡°¡­¡­I am the only one whose abilities, from physical to combat ones, are all low, I would end up holding everyone back.¡± ¡°Eh¡­¡­¡± D, don¡¯t make that expression! I¡¯m the one who wants to make that expression! Dammit, I really should have shut him out! But as I was thinking that. idiocy strikes ¡°Th, that¡¯s horrible! Leaving you alone in a place full of monsters! What are they going to do if something happened to a girl on her own!¡± ¡­¡­hm? This is strange, somehow, Fukuyama-kun¡¯s train of thought¡­¡­is quite far off the rails.

    straight into the canyon!

    ¡°Wait, could it be, Maito-san, you¡¯ve been shut in here until now?¡± ¡°No, I¡¯ve gone out or had them let me out a few times.¡± Thanks to that, I have bay laurels and mints now. ¡­¡­how to put it, those guys, it¡¯s not that they don¡¯t have the knowledge, but¡­¡­they fall behind me in terms of looking at grass and judging in an instant whether it¡¯s edible. Even more so when it comes to spices. What if this was a maid correction? Or is it just me? ¡­¡­it¡¯s probably just me. ¡°Let you, out? That sounds like Maito-san alone cannot go out¡­¡­¡± ¡°Ah, that¡¯s right. It¡¯s dangerous for me to go out alone, so while everyone is exploring during the day, I stay in here and do housework and stuff.¡± ¡°All this time!? What¡¯s with that! That¡¯s cruel! In the first place, housework¡­¡­it can¡¯t be that you¡¯ve been worked here without going out at all!? All alone!?¡± Nonononononono, hey, you, isn¡¯t your thoughts going too far off? What do you mean worked. Are you denying my free will? ¡°No, It was just simple distribution of roles.¡± In fact, the situation is more like, I¡¯m sorry for staying shut in the safe indoors. It seems he doesn¡¯t understand that. ¡°But, not being able to go out at all, and on top of that, even though you cannot go out you are left all alone, that¡¯s too cruel! Isn¡¯t there plenty of other ways, like leaving someone with Maito-san!?¡± ¡­¡­hmm, what¡¯s this, this feeling of pushing against nothing. It¡¯s not like I¡¯m unhappy about this environment¡­¡­ah, no, I do feel unhappy about not having combat ability. But it¡¯s not like I¡¯m particularly unhappy about this environment itself. In fact, I¡¯m sorry for having it so cosy. I love the indoors. Viva hikikomori. Hikikomori Banzai. ¡°Hey, Maito-san, er¡­¡­won¡¯t you, come out?¡± ¡°No.¡± I¡¯ll die if I do. ¡°Er, I¡¯ll be with you, so I will protect you not matter what happens. And I think it¡¯s better than being shut in here.¡± ¡­¡­ee¡ªh¡­¡­ This guy, he doesn¡¯t understand how much of a burden I am. I¡¯m at the level where safety is assured only with Suzumoto, Hagasaki-kun, President and Kadomi-kun with me you know? I don¡¯t think you can do anything on your own¡­¡­ ¡°¡­¡­furthermore, there¡¯s 2 girls over here, so I think it¡¯ll be more comfortable for Maito-san. Among the members of the chemistry club, Maito-san s the only girl right?¡± Heeh, it¡¯s as he says. But I definitely won¡¯t be comfortable with girls I don¡¯t know. Particularly the modern kind of girls, I¡¯ll definitely die from stress. ¡°I really don¡¯t think it¡¯s good to be among guys only.¡± ¡°Ah, we are sleeping separately.¡± After we got the lecture hall. ¡°That¡¯s not the problem! Eeerm, er, so, yeah. Won¡¯t you, come over?¡± ¡­¡­the answer is no, no use arguing about it. But there¡¯s something I became a little curious about. ¡°Then a few questions. First. Why is Fukuyama-kun moving alone even though there are others?¡¯ ¡°Because I¡¯m strong enough to do something on my own, so I¡¯m moving alone. For the others, Arino-san and Kousaki-kun are moving as a pair, then the last 3 as a group.¡± ¡°Second, what are the professions of the girls?¡± ¡°Mizusawa-san is a magician, Arino-san is a thief.¡± ¡­¡­so it wasn¡¯t that girls was all non-combat professions¡­¡­ I had been hoping for that a little¡­¡­ ah how cruel. ¡°Third. What is the area you all have moved in?¡± ¡°We explored the area around the English office and have been gathering food. Probably in about a 5km radius. Today, I came a bit further.¡± ¡°Why did you go further at night¡­¡­¡± ¡°Eh, because, less monsters come out at night.¡± ¡­¡­eh?

    wait isn¡¯t it the opposite

    ¡°E, err¡­¡­they don¡¯t come out at night?¡± ¡°Eh, mhm. There¡¯s less of them and the chances of them coming in a group is lower, so it¡¯s better to explore at night¡­¡­could it be, you didn¡¯t know?¡± I didn¡¯t know that! No matter how you think about it, night should be something like, monsters becoming more ferocious or strong monsters coming out, isn¡¯t that normal! Who would realise that! E¡ªh, then do we need to adjust our lifestyle pattern? Hm, that was quite useful information.

    well, doesn¡¯t affect Maito much tho

    ¡°That¡¯s all my questions, but I¡¯m not coming. They¡¯re coming back either tomorrow or the day after anyway.¡± ¡°But, Maito-san, if you¡¯re gonna run then now is your only chance.¡± NANI? Run, run¡­¡­from what? ¡°I feel like, isn¡¯t this situation, DV?¡± ¡°I think that¡¯s different.¡± This is neither domestic nor is it violence, so it¡¯s wrong on two counts. ¡°No, it¡¯s certainly not a household so it¡¯s not domestic, but that¡¯s not it. Maito-san can¡¯t go out freely right?¡± ¡°Because it¡¯s dangerous.¡± ¡°That¡¯s the point! Outside is probably not as dangerous as Maito-san thinks. Even though it¡¯s not that dangerous, aren¡¯t the other chemistry club people lying to you that it¡¯s dangerous and keeping you locked up?¡± Hmmm, even if you say that. ¡°Even if that is the case it¡¯s fine. I like the indoors anyway.¡± ¡°That way of thinking is dangerous! DV affects your way of thinking.¡± E, even if you say that¡­¡­ If you put it that way, learning and growing wiser changes your way of thinking, so is that to be avoided too? I felt like asking that. I won¡¯t ask though. ¡°So I really feel that Maito-san should escape from here. If the situation changed a little, I think you¡¯ll understand how abnormal this situation is.¡± No¡ª¡­¡­even if you say that¡­¡­ Eer, how to put it, eer¡­¡­this guy, is very, annoying. ¡°So, yeah? Let¡¯s go.¡± ¡°No.¡± I already feel like just denying it no matter how correct it is if it is something he says. This bastard keeps talking like I¡¯m some idiot that was brainwashed. ¡°¡­¡­but still, mhm. For Maito-san¡¯s sake, I think going out is better. Mhm. Sorry.¡± ¡°Wai¡±

    what!

    Fukuyama-kun, no matter what, I think ignoring my will and, a punch to the stomach isn¡¯t good.

    the end

    This idiot. What¡¯s this. Oliver no.2? Nah, Oliver isn¡¯t this bad. He at least respects Cecilia¡¯s will. Even if he misinterprets it occasionally. But you can¡¯t misinterpret no.

 CH 14

    ¡­¡­nuo, bad, I was downed! Eer, where, am I? My field of vision is shaking a lot. Actually, my body is shaking. ¡°Ah, Maito-san, you woke up?¡± Ah, I remember. Yeah. I went down after being punched in the stomach by this guy. I¡¯ll, kill this guy, someday. Even if I don¡¯t kill you, I¡¯ll make you suffer. I¡¯ll probably have the tables turned on me though. get stronger! And so, yes. I am currently being carried by Fukuyama-kun and travelling outside. This is bad. Where, is this. It doesn¡¯t feel like I can get back. ¡°Sorry, I didn¡¯t really want to get too rough¡­¡­¡± You bastard, messing with meeeeeeee! What do you mean ¡°didn¡¯t want to get too rough¡± ! Stop messing around! This is clearly kidnapping! It¡¯s a crime! Assault is included too! There¡¯s a mountain of things I want to say, but for now, this.

    punch first

    Ura!

    then again

    ¡­¡­I tried hitting him, but he¡¯s ridiculously hard. It doesn¡¯t feel like hitting a human body. It¡¯s that, I probably hit his armour. Dammit, come at me Fukuyama, throw away your weapons, armour and corrections and come at me! This bastard, let me punch you oraoraora! ¡°Maito-san, I got it, calm down.¡± ¡°Like hell I can calm down! You bastard! Bring back to the lab now!¡± My fist hurts after punching him. Aah stop already! ¡°I can¡¯t do that. Sorry, but I think you¡¯ll calm down once in a proper environment.¡± ¡°Just hurry up and bring me back you kidnapper.¡± ¡°More importantly, see, we¡¯re going to reach soon, so calm down.¡± Aah, he¡¯s not listening at all! I don¡¯t want to deal with this guy anymore! But the worst is, I can¡¯t break free from his restraint and escape with my strength. Actually, even if I escaped, I¡¯ll die to a monster after that. ¡­¡­damm¡ªit, it really is tough being a maid¡­¡­

    clean off his armour!

    After I gave up and obediently let him carry me for a while. ¡°Uwah! What is this? what¡¯s going on?¡± Even though we encountered an amazing amount of monsters, it didn¡¯t become a battle. A single horned rabbit perhaps separated from the herd, large birds, they all rushed right by us in a straight line, so it didn¡¯t become a battle. ¡­¡­but, this means¡­¡­ ¡°Hm? That¡¯s strange¡­¡­what happened?¡± Fukuyama-kun, you¡¯re looking at the direction the monsters went. At these times, you should be looking at the direction the monsters ran from. ¡°¡­¡­hm? What?¡± ¡°¡­¡­eh?¡± There, was a stupidly huge wolf, baring its teeth at us.

    run! actually dont

    It¡¯s a huge wolf, I think it¡¯s about the size of a light truck. Just that light trucks do not bare their teeth or glare at you. So the air of intimidation is beyond that of a light truck and closer to that of a jet. What¡¯s a jet¡¯s level of intimidation? I don¡¯t even know what I¡¯m saying myself, hahahahahaha. ¡°Eer, monsters come out less at night?¡± ¡°Something like this has never come out until now!¡± Ah, I see, this idiot. If you didn¡¯t bring me out, I wouldn¡¯t be glared at by such a huge wolf! ¡°It¡¯s okay, I¡¯ll protect Maito-san!¡± Even if you say that, can you really do something with that sword? About that?. And the battle between Fukuyama-kun and the huge wolf began.

    really feels like Oliver, you want the hero to lose but dont

    ¡°Maito-san, get back! I¡¯m coming! Prepare yourself, wolf!¡± Saying something, Fukuyama held up his sword and started running. But running straight in, are you stupid? As expected, the wolf easily swept Fukuyama-kun aside with its foreleg. See, I told you so. ¡°Dammit, again!¡± Fukuyama-kun charged the wolf energetically again, but the wolf swept him away again with its foreleg. But even Fukuyama-kun learns, he slipped under the front leg and leapt onto the wolf¡¯s back. And from there, he tried to stab his sword into the wolf, but the fur blocked the blade and it didn¡¯t work. And as he was doing that, the wolf shook him off and he was sent flying off again. It seems he hit his head at that speed, he laid there without moving. This was just 30 seconds after the fight began. A¡ªa¡ªa¡ªh, weren¡¯t you going to protect me, damn it. Won¡¯t you at least but enough time for me to run, damn it.

    yay he lost, but maito¡­.

    Whether it lost interest in the prey that had collapsed or just thought it could eat it later, the huge wolf stared at me. Trembletremble, me, is not bad maid! I¡¯m not nice even if you eat me! I will probably only taste watery with a bit of salt! ¡­¡­o, okay, at these times, I need to calm down and think. you have time for that? If I showed my back here, it iss probably close in on me in an instant and kill me. But it iss not an opponent I can defeat by fighting either. Even if he was an idiot that didn¡¯t think about tactics at all, Fukuyama-kun who is presumably a knight was knocked out so easily. Never mind being knocked out, I would die the instant my body is hit. Unmistakably. Which means this is an impossible game where I die instantly if I get hit a single time. And even if I manage to make some godly evasions consecutively, sadly, I have no means of attack, so I can¡¯t win. Even if I keep making godly evasions and run, it seems like Fukuyama-kun carried me quite a large distance, so there is quite a way to the lab. Can I run that distance at full sprint? Impossible. Actually, there¡¯s no way my full speed can outrun this wolf in the first place. The opponent is a carnivore. And one the size of a light truck. murigee To begin with, the only part I have an edge in is probably tight turns. I have confidence in my instantaneous acceleration by using my body like a spring, but it will just catch up in the next instant. Hmmm, I thought of whether I could erase it with [Cleaning], but I don¡¯t have my feather duster in the first place, so I can¡¯t use [Cleaning]. Fukuyama-kun is becoming more and more detestable. yes And so the only things I can do right now, is use skills that don¡¯t need tools. Meaning [Ballad] and [Clothes Manufacturing]. But the match will probably last an instant. For that, since there is a time lag for the effects of [Ballad] to show after I start singing, it¡¯s dangerous. Incidentally, it seems I was down for more than 30 minutes, the effects of [Prayer Song] and [Wish Song] have run out. Fukuyama-kun is detestable to the very end. all his fault Even so, with [Clothes Manufacturing], since I don¡¯t have tools, I can only make fibers with alchemy or spin thread by hand. No, even if I spun or wove, it won¡¯t change anything though. Hmm, spin the wolf¡¯s fur? Nonono, spinning by hand would take too much time. I thought of making fiber with the wolf¡¯s fur as material and making the wolf naked in an instant, but judging by my MP, I can¡¯t do the whole wolf, and it¡¯s not like I can do anything even after the fur is gone. Hmm, if Fukuyama-kun was still here, I could at least get him to stab his sword into where the fur is gone, but that guy ran ahead on his own and got knocked out. useless In that case, the only means of surviving is to find a new skill. With no practice. Mhm, there¡¯s only that, probably. ¡­¡­okay, I¡¯ll brace myself. Okay, wolf. Are you prepared? I am.

    ?

    ¡°Oooi, puppy.¡± When I raised my voice, the wolf twitched in response, but it didn¡¯t attack. But does that light scratching of the ground with its front leg mean ¡®I can jump on you at anytime¡¯? Well, that¡¯s fine. ¡°Don¡¯t you think, training a watch dog is also a maid¡¯s job?¡± The wolf¡¯s fur stood on end, but it still showed no sign of attacking. Good. Then, I¡¯ll take a deep breath and. ¡°[Sit]!!¡± It¡¯s strange for me to say this, but it felt like my voice shook the ground.

    what is wrong with your voice

    At first, the wolf showed no sign of moving, it had the feeling of ¡®What¡¯re you saying?¡¯. A¡ªh, I¡¯ve done it, guess I have to run for it, all or nothing, but as I thought that while continuing to glare at each other, the light truck-sized wolf very reluctantly, with a ¡®seriously, guess I have to¡¯ kind of feeling, sat down. And as I watched that, I felt something leaving me quickly and made the mistake of falling unconscious again.

    mana?

    ¡­¡­huh, bad, I was downed. And it had to be right in front of the wolf! Even if it sat down, it¡¯s still extremely dangerous! By the way, what is the situation now. The surroundings is extremely fluffy though. ¡­¡­fluffy? When I glanced up, the face of the light truck-sized wolf was there. It seems, I¡¯m buried in the stomach of the curled up wolf. comfy After freezing for a while, the wolf made a face like ¡®Your expression is funny¡¯, so for now. ¡°¡­¡­eh, er, gumo¡ªnin¡­¡­?¡± When I tried greeting it timidly (the surroundings is still dark though), it licked my face with a ¡®yesyes¡¯ kind of feel. Er¡­¡­er¡­¡­wh, what is going on? Why is it, attached to me?

    maid?

    When confused, dog tag. When I looked at my dog tag, there was a skill called [Watch Dog Training], a skill that is exactly as it says, added on. ¡­¡­eer, let¡¯s think about it a little. First, this skill was added on, so that means my [sit] succeeded. And the skill¡¯s name is [Watch Dog Training], so it probably became a [Watch Dog]. So it didn¡¯t attack me and it made this fluffy situation to protect me. Hmhm, I can accept that. The scary one would be the pattern of it just being a whim of this truck-sized wolf¡­¡­ ¡­¡­let¡¯s not think about that. ¡­..yeah Eeer, then, me going down after that was probably because I ran out of mana. I think that despondency would be the feeling of MP exhaustion made stronger. ¡­¡­which means if not for the long underskirt dyed with laurel, there is a high chance of the skill failing to activate due to lack of MP, meaning the end of me. ¡­¡­.hieeeeeee, thank goodness I made this underskirt! Thank you bay laurels!

    ¡­.how about the scary pattern

    ¡°And so, you are probably my watch dog!¡± ¡°Gau¡± It barked like ¡®Yesyes, I know that¡¯. ¡°I¡¯ll be in your care from now on!¡± ¡°Gau¡± It barked again withe the feeling of ¡®Can¡¯t be helped, guess I¡¯ll protect you¡¯. Seems like I can someh¡ªw communicate. Whether this is the effect of the skill or simply that it is smart is not clear though. But looking closely, it¡¯s actually quite cute. Its fur is a cool dark grey and its eyes are a beautiful gold. It¡¯s quite a beautiful wolf. And as I thought that, it made a face like ¡®Really? Really? You can praise me more.¡¯. Okay, you cute guy. I¡¯ll pet you. Yo¡ªshayoshayoshayosha. As I stroked it, it rubbed its face against me. Fluffy, it feels very nice. Oooh, what is this, it really is cute. Mhm mhm. ¡­¡­mhm, if I had to say which, rather then playing with it, I feel like I¡¯m the one being played with, mhm. I¡¯m not going to mind that.

    end

    Mofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofumofu¡­.

 CH 15

    At so¡ªme point, the sky started getting brighter, so let¡¯s stop playing around. Now then, how should I get back, as I was thinking about that, light truck-sized wolf walked off for a bit, and came back holding something in its mouth with an expression saying ¡®Oi, what about this?¡¯ ¡°Ah, I forgot. Hmm¡­¡­what to do, with Fukuyama-kun.¡± Light truck-sized wolf had brought over Fukuyama-kun who is still out cold. Hmm, if you consider everything to be okay as long as the end result is okay, then I¡¯m fine and even got a very reassuring watch dog, light truck-sized wolf, so the result is extremely good. But it is still the truth that this guy is the cause of all this, and most of all, I am extremely mad at this guy. But if I leave him like this, he will definitely be eaten by some monster and die. Yhat would be bad for my conscience. ¡­¡­hmmm. ¡°Hey hey, can you do something like this?¡± After explaining to the light truck-sized wolf, it gave an OK quite easily, so we quickly carried it out.

    ?

    ¡°¡­¡­n, hm, what¡­¡­? Hiii!¡± Okay, the Fukuyama-kun wake up prank is a great success. After all, he woke up after something hit his cheek and opened his eyes to find a drooling light truck-sized wolf looking down on him. It must be terrifying. ¡°Wh, what!? T, this¡­¡­h, hm, my sword!?¡± Your sword is still lying far away where you let go of it when you were sent flying. Fukuyama-kun slowly backed away, looking around for his sword, but light truck-sized wolf took another step closer and Fukuyama-kun started trembling. Fufufu, serves you right. Come on, tremble more. ¡°Gaa!¡± When light truck-sized wolf barked a little, his trembling went beyond funny to pitiful. A¡ªa¡ªh, how miserable. No, I won¡¯t be able to say this if I was in the same situation. ¡°Fukuyama-ku¡ªn.¡± I had been hiding in a thicket slightly far away to watch, so there was a lot of rustling as I stood up and called out, waving towards him. With that signal, light truck-sized wolf also started to slowly walk towards me with a face saying ¡®A¡ªh, that act was tiring.¡¯ At that moment. ¡°Ma, Maito-san! So, sorry!¡± Shouting that, Fukuyama-kun somersaulted and ran away at an amazing speed. ¡­¡­ hm? I revealed it already though. That¡¯s strange.

    well¡­

    Thinking carefully about it, from Fukuyama-kun¡¯s point of view, since he didn¡¯t know anything, it might have looked like light truck-sized wolf switched target to me after I suddenly called out and went to eat me first. Hmm, then he ran off at that point, it might have been better to torment him a little longer.

    definitely

    Come to think of it, I haven¡¯t been singing until now. Eh, eer, Fukuyama-kun came and kidnapped me at dinner time, so if it was still about 7 at that time¡­¡­ U, uwaaaaaaaaaaaaa! They definitely know about this! They know about it! They must know that I was in a situation where I could not continue singing! Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! I, I see. Thinking about it, the [Ballad] skill can also be used for a safety check. Hmm, can¡¯t someone among them learn it for their expeditions? But, this [Ballad] is a mystery. It didn¡¯t seem like the songs¡¯ effects were applied to Fukuyama-kun. Hmm, we¡¯ll have to experiment on this when they come back. is there a range though like 100km? First I sang to let them know ¡®I am safe¡¯, then I need to figure out a way back. ¡°He¡ªy, what should I do, light truck-sized wolf¡­¡­would be too cruel. Eer, I need to give you a name.¡± It¡¯s fine as we walk, so I started off in roughly the direction I think should be correct and light truck-sized truck wolf followed at my side. ¡°In the first place, are you male? Female?¡± ¡®Do I look like a female to you?¡¯ It made that kind of face, so its probably a male. ¡°Hmm. Then, for a name, is Ketorami okay?¡± Ketorami=keitoraookami. (T/N: Light truck-sized wolf, actually, light truck wolf) He made a face like ¡®Let¡¯s just go with that¡¯, so he is now Ketorami. ¡°Okay. Then Ketorami. Do you know the way to the chemistry lab?¡± He made a face saying ¡®What¡¯s that?¡¯. Eer, mhm. I was wrong for asking you. ¡°For now, that is my home and I need to get back, quickly.¡± When I emphasised quickly, Ketorami suddenly  bit me! Uwaaaaaa, eh, did something I say touch a nerve!? was what I thought for an instant, but Ketorami had not bitten me, he just held me in his mouth. Then I was lightly thrown into the air¡­¡­and landed softly on Ketorami¡¯s back. ¡°E, er¡­¡­you¡¯ll let me ride you?¡± He gave me a face saying ¡®just give the orders already¡¯, so he¡¯ll probably let me ride him, or rather, he¡¯ll carry me. ¡°Eeer, for now, is this, the side of the river closer to the lake? Or the side further from the lake?¡± He made a face like ¡®Lake side¡¯, so this is probably the side closer to the lake. Probably. Which means, we have crossed the river. ¡°Eer, then, I would like to cross the river.¡± The instant I said that, the scenery flowed to the back. Since Ketorami ran too fast, it took all I had to desperately hang onto Ketorami¡¯s back. I can¡¯t look around. And after about 1 minute, Ketorami crossed the river with a light jump. Please don¡¯t make a face like ¡®Next?¡¯¡­¡­ Th, that speed just used up all my stamina¡­¡­

    too fast

    After that, I had Ketorami move without going too fast and we followed the river east. Since Fukuyama-kun probably walked towards the English office, he should have crossed the river and headed west. There should be a spot where the river gets narrower and is easier to cross, so I had Ketorami look for that. And from there, if we headed to the north west, the lab should be close by. Aah, it really was a good thing that President had explained the map to me.

    plotto armour

    And a while after the sun had risen, I got back to the lab. ¡°I¡¯m ba¡ªck.¡± Go, good. Doesn¡¯t look like they came back yet. Okay okay. Let¡¯s just act like nothing happened¡­¡­I can¡¯t. There¡¯s Ketorami. Mhm, anyway, I have information to share too, so I have no choice but to confess everything. But I think I will go with the it¡¯s not my fault! mindset. Yes. It¡¯s Fukuyama-kun¡¯s fault. I am the victim.

    the kidnappee

    And the lab was left as when I was kidnapped. Except for the writing left on the blackboard. ¡®I have taken in Maito-san whom you were confining. Please never come close to her again. 2-2 Fukuyama.¡¯ Was written there. It¡¯s a bit disgusting so I considered erasing it, but I chose to leave it for crime scene preservation. It¡¯s just a slap with the feather duster to erase it anyway.

    proof!

    While having a late breakfast, I pulled out the valuable mint-dyed cupra cloth I had set aside. Will 5m be enough? I will be making a long ribbon with this. I¡¯ll embroider ¡®Ketorami¡¯ at the ends of the ribbon. Yes. This is ribbon to tie on Ketorami. A collar would be more obvious, but I don¡¯t have that much leather, so a ribbon it is. ¡°O¡ªi, Ketorami¡ª.¡± When I went outside and shouted, Ketorami came running from far away. The area around his mouth has gotten a violent kind of feel, so he was probably having his meal. Ketorami getting his meals on his own is a great help. ¡°I¡¯m thinking of putting this on you, would around the neck be okay?¡± He made a face like ¡®Anywhere is fine¡¯, so I had him bend down and tied the ribbon around his neck. Mhm mhm. Isn¡¯t this quite nice? Like this, you can see that Ketorami is not a wild wolf, but someone¡¯s pet wolf. ¡­..still terrifying On that note, the effects of the [Ballad] skill also applies to Ketorami. When I looked at Ketorami as I was tying the ribbon, a familiar gold and silver pattern was floating at his feet. Hmmm, this skill is getting more and more incomprehensible.

    mysterious

    Now. The shock of being kidnapped might have finally caught up to me, I feel strangely uneasy and can¡¯t stay still, but let¡¯s return to my usual day. Come to think of it, I was in the middle of making starch syrup. Mhm, good good. The maltose looks good. I boiled to liquid I prepared yesterday to concentrate it and made starch syrup. It became more and more syrupy, looks like starch syrup. And after boiling for a while, brown starch syrup was done. I don¡¯t have containers for storage, so I pour it into a few flasks that had been set aside for food-use and capped them. Good good. With this, is securing the sweets in this world a possible goal? The supply of wheat is unstable though. plant some? And furthermore, I tried mixing starch syrup with mint in hot water and concentrating it. Once it boiled down, I pour it into a glass plate and let it cool a little. Once it cooled enough so I can touch it, I kneaded it a few times then cut it up with scissors. Okay, mint candy is complete. I made this wondering if MP could be recovered just by licking on it. The result was debatable. It recovers, but no matter how you think about it, chewing on mint the usual way is faster and recovers more. It might be better to just think of it as something to lick to help in recovery a little.

    not combat

    The absolute amount of mint is really just too small, thinking that, I tried the reverse and added mint to starch syrup and concentrated it, making something like mint jam. This result was debatable again. The amount recovered increased and the taste is improved, so it¡¯s better than just chewing on mint. But, no matter what you do, this is inconvenient for carrying around. Tea can just be drunk. Candy can just be eaten, but jam¡­¡­nothing you can do.

    sandwich?

    Then how about! I thought of enveloping the candy in jam, but I just thought about it and didn¡¯t test it out. Because it is clear that the candy will melt in the jam¡¯s moisture. Hmm, can¡¯t I make the mint more concentrated¡­¡­ ¡­¡­concentrated?

    boil more?

    I must not forget. This is the chemistry lab. There is quite a lot of equipment for chemistry experiments. When I looked for it by following my memories, I found it. A soxhlet extractor which was clearly [bought but not used]! Which means it¡¯s new! It¡¯s okay to use it for food! ¡­an extractor for food¡­.well¡­.yeah Errr, the soxhlet extractor, was, what was it, errr, place a flask at the bottom with the solvent and boil it, cool the vaporised solvent at the top and return it to liquid form, then that liquid drops onto the solid sample, absorbs the target solute and returns to the flask, then the solvent boils again¡­¡­a piece of equipment that should work like that¡­¡­ eeeh¡­.okay? Basically, to put it simple, if I put water and mint in and boil the water, the mint extract can be concentrated quite simply. Since the set up is simple, it works even in this situation.

    no need electricity

    And so I tried concentrating it. Conclusion. It became ridiculously little. Of course. That¡¯s what concentration does. For now I put the few ml of essential oil into a sample bottle. Hmm, what can this be used for?

    definitely not drinking

    And it became time to prepare dinner. Now then, it¡¯s time to prepare my lonely dinner again. ¡­¡­but as I thought that, it became noisy outside. Specifically, there is the barking of a wolf and the voices of humans. I rushed to open the door and as expected, Ketorami and everyone who had come back were glaring at each other. get them under control ¡°Welcome back masters! It¡¯s been a while! You all okay!?¡± ¡°Oi Maito! What¡¯s this! Is it yours!?¡± A¡ªa¡ªa¡ªh, Ketorami is doing that, he¡¯s intimidating them with he feel of ¡®More idiots like that one(Fukuyama-kun) came again!¡¯. This is not good, I must teach him the hierarchy here. ¡°A¡ªh, Ketorami, Ketorami, these people are something like my masters. So they are the masters of your master, be polite.¡± After I told him that, even thought he made a face like ¡®I can¡¯t accept that you¡¯re my master.¡¯, it seems like my respect for them was conveyed, he obediently sat down and waved his tail at them ¡°¡­¡­hey, Maito, where did you pick this up? And how did you tame it?¡± ¡°Mhm, I¡¯ll explain that too. But first, once again, welcome back!¡± From what I can see, none of them are injured, just a little filthy. That really is good. I can feel the tension leaving my body. ¡°Ah, we¡¯re back. There are more things we have to explain too. By the way, is dinner ready?¡± ¡°I was about to start making it.¡± ¡°Then add two portions.¡± ¡­¡­which means. ¡°He¡ªy, long time no see!¡± ¡°You really are a maid-san. ¡­¡­it¡¯s that right? You¡¯re the punchline, Maito-san.¡± It has been 10 days since the incident. All the club members have finally been gathered.

    the end

 CH 16

    Oka¡ªy, since everyone has come back, let¡¯s get started on a not lonely meal ¡°First, have a look at the presents we brought back.¡± And so I peeked into the chemistry lecture hall after they set it up and, the, presents¡­¡­foodstuffs, herbs, even equipment, a lot of things were in there. Errr, looking through the food, there were deep blue pears (the flesh is pale blue), purple persimmons, white apples, carrot-coloured radishes, stupidly large pumpkins, soccer ball-sized onions, spherical yam, then ginger, garlic, basil and lavender. And worthy of special mention, sugarcane and rice! Rice! Ri! ce! It¡¯s rice. Yes, it¡¯s rice. That is rice. About an eighth of the lecture hall was filled with rice. Actually, they showed me the physics lecture hall afterwards, it was just about entirely filled with rice. Even if only the stalks have been removed and it hasn¡¯t been threshed, it really is rice. With this much, we¡¯ll have enough for quite a while! Wo¡ªw, just having rice causes such a difference for the state of mind. There was also some familiar foodstuffs like wheat and tubers. And there was also another of those boars with blades for tusks that they had just brought down, so we will be going with that for today.

    with rice

    I immediately polished the rice with [Cleaning]. Making it 70% polished rice must be because of my preference. While boiling the rice in a clay pot, I quickly finished up gutting the boar. By the time the rice was boiled, I was done gutting, so I transferred the rice to a container I made from wood with [Cleaning] and while steaming that, since one clay pot worth of rice won¡¯t be enough anyway, I started boiling a second round. I put thinly sliced boar meat into a bowl with seasoning made from grated ginger, soy sauce and starch syrup and left it alone for a while. On the side I made a soup mainly based on radish. Then I fried the meat from before on a metal plate with cut onions and that¡¯s today¡¯s meal. Eh, main dish? It¡¯s not the fried pork with ginger, it¡¯s the rice.

    ofc

    And we had dinner. Ye¡ªp, it¡¯s nice for it to be lively. It¡¯s nice to not be alone! ¡°Co¡ªme, co¡ªme, eat up.¡± Everyone is already eating without me needing to say that though. ¡°It¡¯s been so lo¡ªng since we¡¯ve eaten a proper meal.¡± ¡°When we do it, the rice turns out either hard or watery¡­¡­ah, listen to this Maito-san. Because of that we came up with a way of cooking rice by boiling it until the water is gone!¡± ¡°Ah, the way to cook indica rice. That method is useful when you¡¯re in a hurry.¡± The 2 that have joined us¡­¡­Toriumi and Kariya gave the customary response, well, that does make me happy. They are also pitiful though, what have they been eating before this. badly cooked rice ¡°First, someone please give me a quick report about the expedition.¡± ¡°Ah mhm, sorry, I¡¯m busy eating so I leave it to you, President.¡± ¡°I am also busy eating, so I leave it to Hagasaki-kun.¡± ¡°I¡¯m also busy eating so Kadomi-kun.¡± I don¡¯t care who just do it already. ¡°E¡ªh¡­¡­e¡ªrr, where should I start from, e¡ªrr, first when we explored the ruins, there was a bunch of equipment, we gathered that and that was the end of the first day, on the second day, we found some swirl? I don¡¯t know, at the deepest part of the ruins¡­¡­and when we entered that¡­¡­a¡ªh, I can¡¯t do it, Katori, pass.¡± Do you really pass there, Kadomi-kun? ¡°Eh? Me? E¡ªrr, after we entered the swirl, we came out at some place we¡¯ve never seen before. It was colder than here. Then when we explored there, we found the physics lab.¡± ¡­¡­physics? ¡°Eh, physics?, Physics¡­¡­was on the third floor right?¡± ¡°Yes. Basically, the swirl in the ruins seems to be connected to the third floor of the school.¡±

    ¡­..teleport or other world?

    Th, that¡¯s a great discovery. Mh¡ªm, the information I obtained pales in comparison, kind of as expected. ¡°Then Toriumi and Kariya were in the physics lab so we met up and that was the end of the second day. On the third day, we picked up the physics lab as well as the physics lecture hall and office that were relatively close by, gathered food around there and came back. The rice was stocked up by Toriumi and Kariya before that, so we just confiscated that.¡± Ho¡ªh. ¡­¡­hm? ¡°Toriumi and Kariya, weren¡¯t you two in the information room?¡± ¡°Eh, a¡ªh¡­¡­mhm, we did start in the information room but¡­¡­¡± ¡°Since we were surrounded by riajuus, they were like kimootas should die and we were sacrificed to monsters. (T/N: Kimoota, kimoi otaku=disgusting otaku, too lazy to explain riajuu and otaku, if you don¡¯t know go read more jp novel translations or watch more anime~) Eh, what¡¯s that, sounds scary. sacrificed¡­. I didn¡¯t really understand what they were saying, so I asked for details and apparently there were 18 people who started from the information room including Toriumi and Kariya. Then after searching around inside the information room, everyone armed themselves and they all went to explore outside. But they happened to encounter zombie-type monsters, or to put it another wa¡ªy, a group of very disgusting looking monsters. The girls were frightened by that group of monsters and panicked. So when the monsters attacked at that time, the girls were in a panic and useless in the fight, and they ended up at a disadvantage just like that. When that happened, the girls and some boys ran away. Furthermore, instead of just running away, they ran away by pushing other students into the group of monsters in their place, so for the rest, including the students pushed in, it became even more disadvantageous. And so those that didn¡¯t run away but weren¡¯t pushed in, were not able to fight and had no choice but to run away, abandoning the students who were pushed in and surrounded by monsters¡­¡­which were Toriumi and Kariya. ¡­¡­¡­..brutal ¡°How did you guys survive that situation?¡± ¡°A¡ªh, my profession is [Monk]¡­¡­so I was somehow able to purify the whole place, and we somehow made it with that.¡± I see. All the monsters being zombie-type was their only luck in that unluckiness. ¡°Just that Kariya fainted after that for some reason¡­¡­so I had to carry him and somehow escaped, then I saw the physics lab across a river, so we evacuated there! It was uninhabited so that was perfect.¡± ¡°There was a lot of rice around so we didn¡¯t have trouble with food.¡± I see, then the situation wasn¡¯t that bad. ¡°Then after that is just the details of my life with Toriumi. Yes.¡± ¡°I am a [Warrior] and Kariya¡¯s a [Monk], so our balance was good, was also part of it?¡± Aa¡ªh¡­¡­ Mhm. How to put it, these guys has a bunch of luck in that unluckiness.

    lucky or unlucky¡­

    ¡°Okay, Maito, it¡¯s about time you gave us an explanation. What is that huge wolf? And what is that suspicious writing on the black board?¡± A¡ªh, we finally came to that. Mh¡ªm, I don¡¯t really want to. I don¡¯t want to but I have to. confess! ¡­¡­and so after I explained roughly, the conclusion was [If we find Fukuyama kill him]. At least capture him alive.

    then kill him?

    ¡°So, didn¡¯t you just get a means of transport?¡± ¡­¡­ah, that¡¯s right. That¡¯s right! If I get Ketorami to let me ride him, I can go at the same or even higher speed than everyone, and Ketorami also seems to be very strong so most monsters would be scared of him and stay away, so my safety is also guaranteed! ¡°So am I released from house-sitting?¡± ¡°¡­¡­that¡¯s fine, I think. If we leave you here than someone like Fukuyama might come again. You guys, how about it?¡± Ooh, Hagasaki-kun¡¯s cover fire, unusual. ¡­¡­Fukuyama-kun probably had a large effect on that though. ¡°I also think that¡¯s fine. Just that there is also the fact that Maito can only exhibit her true potential indoors, so we need to consider a balance for that. Also, err, Ketorami? Was it? We also need to see how it is.¡± Suzumoto also gave an OK. Since no one else had any particular objections, it was decided that I would come along on the next trip. Hyahoooooou! I¡¯m finally free from house sittiiiiiing!

    FREEDOM

    ¡°By the way, Maito-san, there¡¯s a few things I want to confirm.¡± After we finished dinner and I was cleaning up, President suddenly raised a hand. Yes, go ahead. ¡°These shirts, what are they? They have an [Increased Maximum MP] effect.¡± Hou hou, very well. Let me explain. totally intentional And so I presented the results of the dyeing experiment, it was particularly well received by those that use magic, Hagasaki-kun, President, Katori and Kariya, so I am going to be making a few more new sets. Mh¡ªm, I want to make ones that increase HP at some point.

    for the tanks~

    ¡°And when we were out on the expedition, your [Ballad] skills increased right?¡± ¡°A¡ªh mhm, it increased. Did your attack power rise?¡± ¡°Yes, it increased our attack power. It seems to be able to overlap with [Prayer Song] too, so please continue with that.¡± Ah, oh yeah oh yeah. I need to ask this too. ¡°E¡ªh, when you met up with Kariya and Toriumi, was the song¡¯s effect applied to them?¡± ¡°Ah, mhm. It was. Actually, it was there since the second day of the incident. So we were like, what¡¯s thi¡ªs?¡± ¡­¡­eh?

    ¡­.?

    ¡°Oi, that¡¯s the first I¡¯ve heard of that, wait, Katori and Hariu?¡± ¡°Eh? Mhm, it was also there for us since the second day. We found out it was Maito-san¡¯s skill after joining up here though.¡± ¡­¡­eeeeeeeeeeeh!? ¡°¡­¡­Kadomi-kun?¡± ¡°Had it.¡± ¡­¡­eeer, eeer¡­¡­I, I can¡¯t. I can¡¯t understand it. Why did it apply to these guys but not to Fukuyama-kun? Is it that? It won¡¯t apply unless I recognise them as allies? Conversely, as long as I recognise them as allies, then no matter who or where, it will apply? ¡­..there¡¯s no way to confirm these so it¡¯s on hold for now. For now, what can be said, is that there is the possibility I was unexpectedly useful.

    that¡¯s nice

    ¡°Ah, oh yeah! Everyone! I don¡¯t care who, but someone learn the [Ballad] skill! There might not be a need for that anymore though!¡± Yes. I had noticed during this house-sitting, having a skill like [Ballad] that applies to distant allies can serve as a safety check and give peace of mind. Since I¡¯m released from house-sitting, there might not be a need for it, but once I explained to them, they agreed readily. It seems they had also been worrying about the lack of a means of communication. ¡°So, the question is, who will learn it?¡± Mh¡ªm, it¡¯s not like anyone here is tone deaf, so I feel like anyone could do it if they tried. Logically, it would be someone in the rearguard, as I was thinking about that, Kadomi-kun raised a terrifying suggestion. ¡°I¡¯m a little curious¡­¡­this skill¡­¡­what happens, if it was done as a choir?¡± ¡­¡­if you don¡¯t know, experiment.

    what¡¯s the worst that could happen?

    ¡°Okay, then let¡¯s go¡ª, rea¡ªdy sta¡ªrt.¡± Since there an extremely small number of songs we all can sing, for now we tried singing the school song. ¡­¡­the ratio of male to female voices is too high, the balance is the absolute worst. The bad balance aside, as we sung, the room started glowing. And then as it felt like it was shaking a little¡­..it floated. Everyone got surprised, stopped singing and the building gently landed. ¡­¡­I don¡¯t really get it but, mhm. Let¡¯s not sing the school song anymore. levitation song After that we sung all of the few songs that we all know and the result was that singing together doesn¡¯t make much of a difference. Mh¡ªm, something might happen if [Ballad] skill bearers sung together, but normal people singing together doesn¡¯t change much. But the school song¡­¡­the building floated. Mh¡ªm, I don¡¯t get it.

    school spoirit

    Then after whacking everyone with the feather duster, it became time for bed, and trouble broke out. ¡­¡­a struggle over the futons. Outbreak of the first futon war. No, it¡¯s probably not the first though¡­¡­ Yes. Since we have 2 more people, there¡¯s not enough futons. I had prepared clothes in advance but I forgot about futons¡­¡­ It can¡¯t be helped, so I handed over my futon and tanned pelts, I will be sleeping buried in Ketorami¡¯s belly. And then they started pushing my futon on to each other because nobody wanted to use it for some reason, but that¡¯s not my problem. the mofumofu bed! ¡°Ketorami¡ª¡± When I called for him loudly, Ketorami came running out of nowhere. It took less than twenty seconds. Coming immediately once you call for him, he really is useful. ¡°Become my futon.¡± Please? Please? When I begged, he sat down and curled up with the expected [Ca¡ªn¡¯t be he¡ªlped] feeling, so I buried myself in his stomach at once, but, it smells a little. Mh¡ªm, this is a problem. ¡°Ketorami, can I clean you?¡± When I asked, he made a [Do as you like] face, so I pofupofu¡¯ed him without any reservations. ¡­¡­with the surface area being what it was, I¡¯m strangely tired. ¡°Okay, then good ni¡ªght.¡± After dusting myself with the feather duster as well, I once again buried myself in his stomach and this time it became an extremely comfortable bed. The feeling also became a little different. It¡¯s lighter, softer and warmer than the best down futons! Being able to sleep in this is happiness. Mh¡ªm, it might¡¯ve been a good thing I¡¯m a maid.

    end

 CH 17

    Good morning. Let¡¯s go through today energetically too. Iya¡ª, I woke up enveloped in fluff, feels good! ¡°Ketorami, morning.¡± He made a face like ¡®If you¡¯re awake get off¡¯, so I got off and Ketorami went off somewhere to find breakfast. It seems like its best for him to eat at night but he was my futon last night. Please go ahead and eat your fill. Now then, I¡¯ll also be making breakfast.

    poor nocturnal wolf

    Breakfast is rice, vegetable soup, meat and fruits! Rice, it¡¯s rice. Iya¡ª, rice really is good. And if I could ask for more, I would want miso to make miso soup, a bit of a shame. Isn¡¯t there soybeans lying around somewhere? Ah, come to think of it, can I ferment them with my skill? ¡­¡­come to think of it, there were grapes. Pink ones. Can that be fermented into alcohol?

    pink wine?

    Anyway, let¡¯s eat breakfast first. Breakfast breakfast. Once everyone woke up, I whacked them with the feather duster and breakfast. It was particularly well received by Toriumi and Kariya as expected. Rice was. It makes me happy that they are enjoying it so much. after cooking it badly for so long ¡­¡­by the way, I¡¯ve been wondering a little. According to Fukuyama, there are 6 students in the English office, and according to Toriumi and Kariya, there are 17 students in the information room, but what are they, doing about, food¡­¡­ They¡¯re definitely not eating anything decent. Can they even use fire in the first place? No, they probably can¡¯t. Toriumi and Kariya had apparently lit a fire with batteries and steel wool, then did their best to keep the fire going. ¡­¡­mhm, but I don¡¯t really feel like helping Fukuyama-kun or those people in the information room that left Toriumi and Kariya to die with food, so it¡¯s fine. I¡¯ll think about it again in a week.

    self first

    ¡°Hm? Not going out today?¡± ¡°We just came back from a long expedition, today is a rest day.¡± Oh my. No wonder some of them went back to their futons. Indulging in indolence. There was no request for bentos today either. I see I see, a rest day¡­ Looking around, those that did not go to indulge in indolence are doing their own things in the lab. Hariu is making some strange thing from wood and Katori is making some strange thing. Is it that? A crossbow? President is pouring something¡­¡­pouring a lot of things into flasks and making poisonous black-violet liquids¡­..is it that? Is that, poison? It¡¯s probably poison. And Kariya and Toriumi are making a wonderful thing in the corner of the garden. A furnace. ¡°What¡¯s up with that?¡± ¡°Nn? Aah, there¡¯s this skill I learnt, [Metalwork]. Since I need a furnace to do something with metal, I¡¯m having him make one for me, is that okay?¡± ¡°And I am making the furnace with my [Stonework] skill! Then we are going to get Katori to make the parts.¡± ¡­¡­hou. Metal, and stone? ¡°¡­¡­here, I have a monster¡¯s fang. It¡¯s metallic for some reason.¡± The fang is a blade of that mystery boar, I took out a tooth too small to be made into a knife. There¡¯s quite a bit of this. So I think it can be done. ¡°Can you, make a pot?¡± Since our numbers have increased, we don¡¯t have enough pots. And one more thing. ¡°And, can you, make a mortar?¡± I¡¯m starting to want wheat flour or rice flour.

    bread

    And so lunch was pasta. Fettucine with tomato sauce. Iya¡ª, it really feels like the level of meals just went up in one shot! Everyone asked ¡®what¡¯s this, a subspecies of kishimen?¡¯ though. Well, it was quite well received. If I can somehow ferment well using my skill, I would really like to challenge breadmaking. Ah, in that case, I need to get them to make an oven for food.

    can¡¯t use furnace to bake bread

    Okay, lunch is done, other than President who is still making poisons with a broad grin and Hariu, Katori and Kariya who are steadily making something, the rest of them went to take an afternoon nap. You guys, how many hours do you intend to sleep? No, it¡¯s fine though. And I am trying to make fermented goods. First, let¡¯s go with fermenting alcohol. I put the pink grape in a wooden bucket and crushed them¡­¡­err, how should I do this. ¡­¡­fo, for now, just try it. Ferment into alcohol! I tried praying that. In that instant, the familiar mysterious glow from the activation of a skill happened¡­¡­and when I peeked into the bucket, I felt like I was going to get drunk. Ueeh, this, has already become alcohol! Fast! ¡­¡­err, but, this, is this really properly fermented into alcohol? It¡¯s not something poisonous right? And at these times, President. I had him [Appraise] it. ¡°Ah, looks okay. [Wine (rose)] comes out. Does not seem to be poison.¡± A¡ªh, rose because it was made from pink grapes? ¡­¡­how do I make red wine?

    ¡­.no idea

    After that, I succeeded in making bread by fermenting with some yeast-like things, I also succeeded in the lactic acid fermentation of radish by pickling. Then when I looked at my dog tag, the [Ferment] skill was added on. Ya¡ªy. My skills increased aga¡ªin.

    non-combat though

    And so today¡¯s dinner is deer stew. The presence of wheat flour and wine helped. Ah, the staple is rice. We¡¯re Japanese after all. asians The increase in variety of grains really leads to an increase in variety of meals. Since there is more ingredient that can be used, just with simple permutations, the number of combinations increase. This really make it worth cooking.

    variety is good

    ¡°Okay, it¡¯s about time I would like to confirm our skills and such.¡± Aah, mhm. I¡¯ve also been wanting to show off my skills. They¡¯ve increased a lot, and best of all, there is [Watch Dog Training]. Ketorami is great. And so we all looked at each others dog tags. It was roughly something like this.

    oh god not again

    Suzumoto [Ronin] [Decapitate] [One-Handed Sword Skill] [Leap] [Acrobatics] [Sword Dance] [Poison resistance] [Increased Recovery Speed] [Magic Sword] [Sword Draw] [Shippuuzan] [Tsubame] [Kawasemi] [Ageha] [Mozu] [Taka] [Ouka] (T/N: the new ones after Ageha: [Shrike] [Falcon] [Cherry Blossom]) them sword skill  names again Hagasaki [Sorceror] [Water Magic] [Ice Magic] [Wind Magic] [Increased Invocation Speed] [Poison Resistance] [Heat & Cold Resistance] [Light Magic] [Ice Bullet] [Ice Coffin] [Water Cutter] [Clear Stream] [Wind Cutter] [Tempest] [Lens] [Ice Shield] [Ice Edge] [Water Wall] [Blizzard] [Hurricane] [Lightning] tsundere level up Shachi [Scientist] [Appraisal] [Earth Magic] [Mapping] [Construction Magic] [Emergency Evasion] [Poison Dictionary] [Investigate] [Far Sight] [Earth Wall] [Earth Bullet] [Cultivation] [Bog] [Poison Rain] [Poison Arrow] [Poison Bog] [Poison Dictionary] = [Poison Synthesis] + [Poison Resistance] + [Poison Appraisal] + [Poison Attack] how is that a scientist Kadomi [Knight] [Sword Skill] [Bravery] [Decapitation] [Shield Skill] [Hunger Resistance] [Poison Resistance] [Flame Resistance] [Magic Sword] [Clean Hit] [Shield Guard] [Air Slash] [Force Blade] [Fire Guard] [Energy Sword] [Explode] why fire Katori [Gunner] [Archery] [Snipe] [Wind Magic] [Mechanical Construction] [Remodel] [Poison Resistance] [Increased Rapid Fire Speed] [Metalwork] [Dexterity] [Optical Constructs] [Transformation Technique] [Snipe] [Needle Shot] [Wind Arrow] [Clear Breeze] [Wind Cutter][Laser Shot] (T/N: Fun fact, transformation technique was ‰ä‘B¼¼ÇÉ, hentai gikou, so it could technically also be [Pervert Technique]) ecchi Hariu [Assasin] [Dagger Skill] [Dual Wield] [Discerning Eye] [Carpentry] [Acrobatics] [Poison Resistance] [Leap] [Night Vision] [Stealth] [Darkness Magic] [Cross Cutter] [Double Slice] [Hayabusa] [Washi] [Fukuro] [Shadow Edge] [Shadow Walk] (T/N: New ones after hayabusa: [Eagle] [Falcon]) oh yeah Toriumi [Guardian] [Sword Skill] [Shield Skill] [Sturdy] [Metalwork] [Disassembly] [Skillful] [Perception] [Clean Hit] [Shield Guard] [Greater Defense] [Greater Slash]  [Float Shield] their classes Kariya [Priest] [Staff Skill] [Light Magic] [Holy Magic] [Stonework] [Appraisal] [Purify] [Holy Light] [Laser Shot] [Light Ball] least but most important Maito [Maid] [Cleaning] [Ripen] [Ballad] [Treatment] [Increased Recovery Speed] [Watering] [Clothes Manufacturing] [Dyeing] [Watch Dog Training] [Ferment] [Prayer Song] [Wish Song] [Clothes Manufacturing] =Textile Alchemy + Thread Spinning + Weaving + Sewing

    hy no brackets for Maito

    ¡­¡­I stand out as usual. And there are a few questions again. ¡°Eer, both Kariya and I learnt [Laser Shot]¡­¡­but it¡¯s completely different though.¡± ¡°I learnt it from [Light Magic] but¡­¡­hm? Was Katori¡¯s from [Optical Constucts]? Maybe?¡± ¡°Mhm, seems that way.¡± It seems you can get the same technique from completely different skills. Hm, the way we get skills is different, so I can understand that. Just that their [Laser Shot] have slightly different activation and effect. ? Katori¡¯s is from a laser device he made with [Optical Constructs]¡­¡­mhm, weren¡¯t you using a bow just before? Mhm¡­¡­err, that aside, his technique attacks by shooting a laser from that laser device. But for Kariya, his technique gathers light in his hand with [Light Magic] and shoots it out in one burst. ¡­¡­isn¡¯t this, kind of strange? Isn¡¯t it weird? It¡¯s not weird? Well, let¡¯s just accept it as an otherworld quality.

    nothing makes sense

    And this is a little important. ¡°Hey you guys, it might by a mistake in my memory but¡­¡­did your professions, change?¡±

    yep

    Everyone¡¯s professions, excluding me and Kadomi-kun, had changed. ¡°¡­¡­Toriumi and Kariya.¡± ¡°Nn? Aah, mhm. We were warrior and monk originally. But at some point, we became guardian and priest.¡± Aah, mhm. I see. Then for Kadomi-kun. ¡°Kadomi-kun¡¯s profession didn¡¯t really change right?¡± ¡°Ah, mhm.¡± ¡°Comrade!¡± I¡¯m not alone! There¡¯s others whose profession didn¡¯t change! As I was dancing with joy. ¡°A¡ªh, Maito, it¡¯s hard to say this but, I think Kadomi-kun¡¯s profession, has probably changed once already.¡± ¡­¡­eh?

    toilet?

    Tha, that¡¯s banana! is what I thought, but there was an explanation. (T/N: ¤½¤ó¤Ê¥Ð¥Ê¥Ê£¡=Sonna banana! bakana¡ª->banana) ¡°First, do you remember Kadomi-kun¡¯s starting situation?¡± ¡°Toilet start all alone.¡± ¡°Toilet start all alone¡­¡­¡± Kadomi-kun seems discontent for some reason, but I¡¯ll be ignoring you. ¡°Yes. Meaning, at that point, Kadomi-kun was greatly disadvantaged in surviving compared to us.¡± Of course. Combat strength is the square of the numbers. Basically if the difference in numbers is 1:2, the difference in combat strength would be 1:4 Kadomi-kun would not be able to do anything against the simple brutality of numbers. And the toilet, not suited for resting inside and no resources either. ¡°So don¡¯t you think it would make sense for him to be given a handicap?¡± ¡°Mhm.¡± If not, then he can¡¯t do anything. ¡°So Kadomi-kun was a [Knight] from the start, but I think that is probably a higher tier profession. No matter how you think about it, it¡¯s strange to put a [Warrior] and a [Knight] together. And that fits with the information of Fukuyama who started in a corridor and fell in a river looking like a [Knight].¡± Hm, makes sense. I see. If you start alone with harsh conditions, then you start from a higher tier profession. Mhm. Isn¡¯t that good that it¡¯s balanced.

    game?

    Nonononononono, not good. Not good at all! ¡°Then, why am I still a maid?¡± ¡°¡­¡­no idea¡­¡­¡± Maid though, can¡¯t I change jobs to a seamstress or animal tamer? What¡¯s this? Am I really the only one being left out of some law of this world? What¡¯s this? What is, this? unique class Just as I thought I got Ketorami as a watch dog so my fighting strength finally went up! This happens. Is it that? A system where every time I catch up, they grow that much more? Is that it?

    the end

    Hecate gives up on the iya¡ª IYADA!!! It¡¯s been there a lot, before this I¡¯ve been trying to translate it into some random english word based on context since there isn¡¯t really an english equivalent. But I give up. I¡¯m just leaving it as iya¡ª, since it doesn¡¯t have a direct meaning and is more of an exclamation of some sort it should be fine. As for the nuance behind it¡­¡­.you¡¯ll figure it out eventually as you see it more~

    Oh and for those that noticed that even though Kariya was a monk, the character intro said priest, here is your answer¡­¡­¡­¡­is what I would like to say, but it¡¯s just that I messed up in the character intro~ Thanks to those who pointed it out, fixed it~

 CH 18

    I was depressed since I was the only whose profession didn¡¯t chang but I¡¯m fine. I am fine. I will be fine. For now, since it is clear another futon war will start tonight, can¡¯t be helped, I made futons at super speed right before bed time. It¡¯s easy since I had the cloth made from before. I sewed 4 huge sacks, stuffed them full of fibers until they are poofy and the futons are done. ¡°Here, Toriumi-kun, Kariya-kun, use these.¡± When I presented the futons, they were super thankful. Seems like they had been sleeping wrapped up in the physics lab¡¯s curtains before they joined up with us. Aah, there was that too. We didn¡¯t have to use cardboard, newspapers and packing materials as beds, we could¡¯ve just used the curtains. But now we have futons! It¡¯s futons you know? Futons. Our bedding is probably the highest standard among the people that were thrown here like us. ¡­¡­ah, thinking about it carefully, as long as there isn¡¯t some strange person with strange skills like me, futons would be a thing of dreams. Thinking about it that way, the profession of maid doesn¡¯t feel so bad. After all, it¡¯s futons you know?

    important

    Today, my futon (in the end everybody didn¡¯t want to and nobody used it for some reason) came back to me, so there is no need to sleep using Ketorami, ¡­¡­there¡¯s no need but. When I went out to at least greet him before going to sleep, Ketorami-san was already standing by with a face saying ¡®You want to sleep using me as a futon again right?¡¯ O, oh, if you say that, then I¡¯ll be intruding. After pofupofing him again and making him clean, I climbed into Ketorami¡¯s stomach to sleep. Good ni¡ªght! ¡­¡­err, I take back what I said earlier. The one who has the highest standard bedding is not us. It¡¯s me. The best bed is not the futon. ¡­¡­it¡¯s Ketorami.

    mofumofu

    And morning arrived. ¡°Ketorami, morning. The weather is good today.¡± He made a face like ¡®Just get off¡¯ so I got off. Seriously, Ketorami is such a tsundere-san. Now then, let¡¯s make breakfast. tsunderes everywhere I decided to try making bread for breakfast. Bread with fruit jam, thinly sliced smoked meat and vegetable soup. Ooh, looking at it like this, the level of our meals really have risen. As I was indulging in sentiment, Kariya woke up. ¡°Ooh, you¡¯re early.¡± ¡°Good morning. Really? I¡¯m usually like this though.¡± For now, I pofupofu¡¯ed him with the feather duster. ¡°This feather duster really is convenient.¡± ¡°It¡¯s more of the skill than the feather duster though.¡± ¡°Ah, then would it work with a different feather duster?¡± ¡°¡­¡­no idea.¡± ¡°With a huge feather duster, would you be able to [Clean] a lot at once?¡± ¡°¡­¡­no idea.¡± Mh¡ªm, well, I¡¯m curious about it so experiment. I made a simple feather duster with a wooden stick and torn cloth. The size is slightly large. Toriumi just happened to wake up then, so he¡¯ll be the lab rat. ¡°Mo¡ªrning pofupofu.¡± ¡°Mo¡ªrning. What experiment is this?¡± ¡°Feather duster ability experiment.¡± When I pofupofu¡¯ed him there was that mystery light, so I could tell the skill activated. Hmm, it doesn¡¯t matter what kind of feather duster it is? ¡­¡­okay.

    what¡¯¡®re you planning

    Not everyone has gathered yet, so I¡¯m gonna go ahead with feather duster making. I made a long wooden pole with [Cleaning]. ¡­¡­even though I made it, it was so heavy that it didn¡¯t seem like I could use it, so I tried making it hollow to lighten it and it¡¯s a lot better this way, so let¡¯s go with this. Then I stuck long, narrow pieces of cloth on the end, and it¡¯s complete. A huge feather duster my height. Would this increase the range of cleaning?

    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.the image¡­.

    And so, experiment at once. ¡°Ketorami¡ª, I¡¯ll clean you so get a little dirty.¡± Even while making a face like ¡®What¡¯re you talking about?¡¯, Ketorami rolled around and got covered in dirt. Mh¡ªm, how kind. ¡°Thank yo¡ªu. Now then, [Cleaning]!¡± When I waved the huge feather duster, oh wow, the area of the mystery light is clearly wider! And where a normal feather duster needed dozens of pofupofuing, with just 2 or 3 times of pofupofuing using this, the cleaning is done! It was a good thing I made this huge feather duster. With this, [Cleaning] Ketorami every night will be easier! Ah, incidentally the MP consumed seems to be slightly lesser too. Could it be that the area cleaned and number of times the feather duster is waved affects MP consumed, something like that? For the huge feather duster, the number of times I wave it around is lesser after all. a lot Now then, since everyone finally woke up it¡¯s time for breakfast. Bread was popular among half of them. The other half seems to belong to the rice faction. As for me, I honestly don¡¯t care so both are fine. From now on, I guess I will alternate rice days and bread days? ¡­.fair enough¡­.but i¡¯d rather rice ¡°Today, I think we should bring Maito out today. We just need to take note of whether Maito can keep up with us and whether she gets injured when we battle with monsters.¡± After breakfast, those wonderful words came from Suzumoto. I finally get to come along on the exploration! ¡°Understo¡ªod.¡± Mhm. Of course I won¡¯t do something rash like try to be part of the fighting force. I was already a minus. Just becoming a zero is difficult.

    ganbatte~

    ¡°By the way, how do we lock up?¡± ¡°¡­¡­ah, I see, there are now certain people we don¡¯t want coming in.¡± Well, I don¡¯t think it will happen, but in case Fukuyama-kun or the like comes by while we are away, it¡¯ll be troublesome if things are stolen. ¡°If you are not house-sitting then let¡¯s just bring the lab with us. President can just surround the garden with walls.¡± A¡ªh, I see. Oh my, how convenient. Rooms are things that can be carried around. ¡°¡­¡­so, are you bringing that?¡± ¡°Mhm.¡± ¡°Can¡¯t it be a normal feather duster?¡± ¡°I also have a normal feather duster though.¡± Isn¡¯t a huge feather duster romance? ¡­¡­..maybe? After fiddling with this and that, I succeeded in securing the huge feather duster to my back. I secured it so that I can pull it out immediately if necessary. It¡¯s that. It has the atmosphere of a great sword, it has that kind of feeling. It¡¯s a feather duster though. When you draw it, it¡¯s not a sworddraw but a dusterdraw. ¡­¡­stop ¡°Okay then, let¡¯s go. Maito, absolutely do not do anything rash.¡± ¡°Understo¡ªod.¡± After putting away the rooms and surrounding the garden with rock walls, we set off.

    into the wild!

    Thinking about it, this is the first time I¡¯m coming along on a proper exploration. Mhm. They walk quite fast. Their walking speed is the speed of a light jog. But it¡¯s only a slightly fast walk for Ketorami-san. It¡¯s a comfortable speed for me who is on his back. Mh¡ªm, is it really okay for me to be the only one having it so easy? accept it ¡°500m forward to the right! Probably deer or boar! 3 of them!¡± When Toriumi suddenly shouted, Suzumoto, Kadomi-kun and Hariu dashed off instantly. ¡­¡­af, afterimages? What was that? Are they really human? And then after a short while, we heard the signal, and when we made it there, they had already taken down 2 boars. ¡°One escaped.¡± ¡°Mhm, isn¡¯t this fine?¡± While having that conversation, they took out the physics lab, threw in the boars and put it away. Mh¡ªm, the physics lab is being treated like the item inventory in games.

    real inventory

    As we went on, there were a couple more battles with monsters, but they dealt with it easily. Mhm. There was no turn for me from the start, there really wasn¡¯t. ¡°We¡¯re about to enter the mountainous region, is it okay? That wolf?¡± When Hagasaki-kun said that, I recalled the map that President taught me before. Mhm, he did say it becomes mountainous after leaving the forest. A¡ªh. I see. Meaning the ground will get a lot more uneven, so it might be tough for Ketorami-san. ¡°Ketorami, the ground is going to become uneven, are you going to be okay?¡± He made a slightly proud face that seemed to say ¡®Who do you think I am?¡¯, so he should be fine. Probably. he¡¯s a big dog And in fact, as if he was walking on level ground, Ketorami stepped from rock to rock elegantly. Mh¡ªm, amazing. In terms of pure speed, he overwhelms everyone else. Ketorami-san isn¡¯t going all out after all. If I became able to cope with Ketorami-san¡¯s full speed, we would be able to move at a speed no one can keep up with. Of course, in terms of fighting strength alone, I have absolutely none, so that would be a lost cause. It¡¯s that, I really am just baggage. Why? Ketorami-san can only move like this because I¡¯m on his back, if I weren¡¯t riding him, he would be able to pounce on prey and tear it to pieces faster than anyone else. Currently we are keeping watch with Toriumi¡¯s [Perception], but if Ketorami-san got serious, he seems like he can detect enemies at a wider range with higher accuracy. So if Ketorami was not a set with me, he would¡¯ve been a dramatic increase in fighting strength. ¡­¡­I, I¡¯m beyond help! at least a zero now Well, I also kind of, have a plus part too. Kind of. ¡°It should be about time for lunch.¡± And so, we set up the lab right there. While everyone disarmed and entered relaxation mode, I got started on preparing the meal. I instructed Ketorami to go have his meal. But I also told him to come back earlier. No, if I call, he¡¯ll probably come though. And after some quick preparations, I made a simple meal (Sandwiches which is just meat, vegetables and tomato sauce between slices of the excess bread I had baked this morning with vegetable soup). Well, it¡¯s not much so it took about 15 minutes. ¡­¡­this, was fast apparently. Somehow. When they went on their expedition, they took 2 and a half hours to make a meal. Everything was at beginner cooking level. It was something like peeling the skin of tubers taking thirty minutes and dismantling the meat taking two hours (because of this they only gutted for the first time and ate smoked meat afterwards), so that shaved away a lot of exploring time. Well, if the time taken to prepare a meal suddenly became 1/8, that would be fast. ¡°And it¡¯s delicious. What¡¯s this.¡± ¡°Mh¡ªm, what was all our efforts for?¡± ¡°Seriously, what have you guys been making and eating?¡± ¡­¡­and so, I am actually quite a plus in terms of support for daily life. I feel like I¡¯ll lose if I consider whether this or the increase in efficiency by letting Ketorami join the fights is better, so I won¡¯t think about it.

    nah, ofc maito wins

    And then after resting for an hour, we set off again. Ah, on that note, we are headed towards the ruins. By comparing Toriumi¡¯s [Perception] with President¡¯s [Mapping], they apparently found out there were still places they haven¡¯t explored, but since I was waiting, they gave up and came back. finish the job Less than an hour after setting out, we arrived at the ruins. That huge building was made of materials that screamed ¡®this is a school corridor!¡¯ Mhm. I see. It wouldn¡¯t be strange for there to be something in there that fulfills the role of a staircase. Mhm. I had President show me the map, this certainly is the place where the stairs should be. The chemistry lab was the classroom right next to the stairs. ¡­¡­how to put it, the classrooms, or the facilities, or the installations are scattered very differently. The chemistry lab and chemistry office was quite close together and the toilet was relatively close too. Mh¡ªm, why is that? ¡­.saa? And so, into the ruins¡­¡­not! Why!

    useless?

    That¡¯s obvious, it¡¯s because Ketorami can¡¯t enter the building. Damn i¡ªt.

    the end

 CH 19

    And so we set up the lab outside the ruins and I¡¯m house-sitting. ¡­¡­in the end it¡¯s always like this damn i¡ªt! Mh¡ªm, Ketorami-san is super good in wide places, but inside buildings is impossible for him. Mh¡ªm, but I don¡¯t feel like employing another smaller water dog either. Mhm, it¡¯s fine. Since it¡¯s a maid¡¯s job, I¡¯ll carry it out.

    guard the house

    Okay. For now I think I¡¯ll do something with the sugarcane I had left aside. ¡­¡­but even if I say that, I honestly don¡¯t have confidence in refining sugarcane into white sugar. Ah well, black sugar is fine too. as long as its sugar And so, I will be squeezing the sugarcane. To squeeze it, I used a bucket that Hariu made for me based on that thing, that bucket used to squeeze mops. Mh¡ªm, squeezing it is really hard work. Well, it can¡¯t be helped. I kept boiling and concentrating the extracted juice, removing the scum. Once it becomes viscous, stir. I poured the stirred liquid onto an iron plate. Then once it cools and solidifies, done. Eerr, was this right? For now it seems to have crystallised, so it kind of solidified. Into black sugar, I think. When I ate it, it tasted like black sugar, so it¡¯s probably fine, probably. ¡­¡­someho¡ªw, I felt like I could do it, so I tried [Cleaning] it. ¡­¡­I made, pure white sugar. ¡­¡­.that skill is abit ridiculous I also confirmed that I can make something like brown sugar by adjusting how much I [Clean]. Ooh, convenient convenient. For now, I don¡¯t know where sugarcane grew, but if I can get a constant supply of it, then we won¡¯t run out of sugar in the future.

    so make more sweets!

    Since I have this, I will make a secondary sugar cane extract, or rather, secondary sugar cane squeezed juice from the sugar cane, in other words, molasses. Then once I ferment that, we have rum. ¡­¡­if, we got, eggs or cream, I¡¯ll use it to make sweets. Until then¡­¡­that? I can only soak fruits in it. As for why, it¡¯s because we are high school students. We¡¯re all underage. Alcohol is for after you turn twenty. Except when used in cooking.

    not that bad in cooking

    Okay okay, while I was doing this and that, it¡¯s about time to start preparing dinner. Today is wild boar stew. Then I¡¯m wrapping it up with porridge. Since I¡¯m starting from gutting the boar, it¡¯s quite troublesome. But, since we were thrown into this world, I¡¯ve already [Dissected] a few. I¡¯ve already gotten used to it, I managed to gut three boars in the same amount of time I took to gut that first deer. Iya¡ª, fast fast. There¡¯s also the power of skill-sama, as expected of otherworld qualities. These boars¡¯ teeth are blades and their bones are some unknown metal, so I gathered them separately. I¡¯ll pass them to Toriumi later. But still, even if these bones can be used as a metal, they¡¯re not suited to be used as stock. Like even if I can extract metal stock, do you really want to eat that? I¡¯ll soak the skins in alum salt solution at night for tanning use at night as usual. But I want a skill for this already. I want to be able to tan it in an instant. Mh¡ªm, could it be, I shouldn¡¯t be soaking it? Maybe the skill won¡¯t activate if unless I recognise the alum salt solution as a tool? [Dyeing] had that kind of activation condition too. Okay. I put a bucket of alum salt solution beside the skin and prayed towards it. Get ta¡ªnned. ¡­¡­okay mysterious light. And the skin was tanned. I don¡¯t get it, what¡¯s with this world¡¯s skill judgement! Aah, what was all that effort before this. My skills increased again. [Tanning]. Exactly as it says. Well, that¡¯s fine, mhm, things got easier now.

    cheeeat

    And as I was doing that, everyone came back. ¡°Welcome back, master¡ªs.¡± ¡°A¡ªh yes yes, we¡¯re back we¡¯re back.¡± They don¡¯t even retort anymore. ofc not And so, it¡¯s time for dinner. And kind of as expected, they found something in the ruin that serves as the staircase down. Meaning, they went to what would be the first floor of the school. ¡°I¡¯m not sure, but if we check out a room that seems like it is a key to the school¡­..like the principal¡¯s office, we might be able to find out more about this otherworld transfer.¡± ¡°Ah, and, even on the first floor, the corridor is also a river like on the second floor, then it spreads out into a lake, so the principal¡¯s office is ridiculously far.¡± They showed me the map that President drew. The principal¡¯s office is in the middle of the south building 1F, so we either have to go across or around the lake. ¡°At worst, we are thinking of bringing you into the ruins and moving to the other side.¡± ¡­¡­in that case, since Ketorami can¡¯t enter the ruins, he¡¯ll be left behind. ¡­¡­my fighting strength, is going to make an amazing shift in the minus direction again. ¡°Well, we don¡¯t have any plans for that right now. We have no plans for that, but we do have a plan on crossing the lake.¡± Suzumoto pointed at President¡¯s map(2F) and grinned. ¡°Since there¡¯s a staircase here, it wouldn¡¯t be strange for there to be 3 more right?¡± Meaning, far to the west of here, in the area where monsters are stupidly strong, there¡¯s the north building west staircase. Then much farther to the south, the south building east staircase and even father west from that, there should be the south building west staircase. ¡­¡­confusing Basically, we¡¯ll be aiming for the south of the second floor.

    straight to the other side?

    Now then, we wrapped up the meal with the porridge and its time to sleep. I took a look outside just in case, and Ketorami was curled up waiting with a face like ¡®come on, make it fast¡¯, so I¡¯ll be sleeping with Ketorami-san from now on. After dusting him with the huge feather duster, I buried myself into his underbelly and slept. Good ni¡ªght.

    i want a cat bed

    It¡¯s morning. It¡¯s a little noisy. Mainly with Ketorami-san¡¯s growling. ? E, errr, even when I slo¡ªwly opened my eyes, I can only see his underbelly, so I tried slo¡ªwly moving my head. After slo¡ªwly taking a look, there¡¯s some people who look like students coming out from the ruins and headed this way. Ah, by the way, the place where the ruins is is a s light basin and since the chemistry lab was set up on the edge of that basin, there is quite a distance from the ruins to the lab, and it¡¯s also easier to see the ruins from the lab. Ketorami made a face like ¡®You, hide¡¯, so I quickly climbed onto his back and buried myself in the fur on his back. ¡°Ketorami, could you call Suzumoto and the rest over?¡± As expected, we cannot deal with this alone. ¡°Ao¡ªn¡± When I said that, he gave a 34% effort howl. But it¡¯s still the howl of a light truck-sized wolf, so the volume is still quite amazing. Seeming to have noticed, everyone came out from the chemistry lab with their equipment. Okay. This should work out somehow then. I¡¯ll just stay hidden buried here. Mofu mofu. so nice¡­ ¡°Wait, where¡¯s Maito? Wasn¡¯t she sleeping buried in Ketorami?¡± Just that I was being treated like I had gone missing, so I stuck out a hand from Ketorami¡¯s back and waved, they noticed. ¡°Uwah, that¡¯s definitely fluffy. How ni¡ªce, Maito-san, how ni¡ªce.¡± Fufufu, Hariu is acting jealous, but I¡¯m not yielding this spot. You guys can just sleep wrapped up in your futons on your own! muahahaha ¡°Hariu, can you see that?¡± There¡¯s a reason Suzumoto asked Hariu. Currently, I¡¯m guessing it¡¯s about three in the morning. Meaning, it¡¯s still dark. But since Hariu-kun has the skill [Night Vision], he can see extremely well at night. There¡¯s also the fact that his eyes were good in the first place. ¡°There are¡­¡­err, 17, coming from the front.¡± 17¡­..an extre¡ªmely, familiar number. ¡°A¡ªh, that¡¯s, probably the people that were in the information room. Uwa¡ªh, don¡¯t wa¡ªnt.¡± ¡°We, were left to die after all¡­¡­I, don¡¯t know what kind of expression to make at times like this.¡± ¡°Since you were left to die¡­..I don¡¯t think you need to show them a smile.¡± I see¡ª, if it is the people who were in the information room, then there might be some trouble.

    outnumbered too

    ¡°What do we do? At this rate we¡¯re going to meet though. As for me, I don¡¯t really want to meet those that tried to leave Toriumi and Kairya to die, but there¡¯s a chance that they have information that we don¡¯t. Toriumi, Kariya, what do you want to do? I leave the choice to you.¡± ¡°Nn¡ª¡­¡­well, I don¡¯t want to meet them, but that probably also means they don¡¯t want to meet us. So if we just meet them here, won¡¯t it be less troublesome later on?¡± ¡°I¡¯m fine either way. Yes. I do want to hit the people who pushed us in though. Yes.¡± Kariya, how about I take on that role? Ah, no, wrong, how about I entrust that to Ketorami? ¡°No, wait a bit, you guys, you all seem to be assuming we can somehow meet normally, have a normal conversation and that¡¯s it, but they are people who intentionally leave others to die and there¡¯s a lot of girls that panic at the sight of monsters right? If we let our guard down, won¡¯t they steal our food or the lab?¡± With Hagasaki-kun¡¯s opinion, nobody could say anything, the atmosphere grew awkward. Iya¡ª, after all, we want to deny it, but we can¡¯t. If those people from the information room think they are allowed to steal anything from indoor-type people, that would be bad. We don¡¯t know what they¡¯re thinking after all. ¡­¡­no, normally, I don¡¯t think that would happen. But, right now it¡¯s a little abnormal. We are trying to survive in a world with swarms of monsters. Even if something unlaughable happened like their mental states becoming abnormal and they all became even crazier with mass psychology, it wouldn¡¯t be strange at all. There¡¯s the precedent of Fukuyama after all. ¡°Ah, and, to be realistic, they¡¯re all combat progressions and there are 17 of them. We have one non-combat profession and there are 9 of us. If we fight, we cannot avoid damage.¡± Gu. President dealt the finishing blow to me. Gunununu, that¡¯s the thing, if there was something like a fight, on top of losing in numbers, there is a burden on this side. Mh¡ªm, I want to do something about it, but it just won¡¯t work out. ¡°Ketorami, if you fought them, how injured would you get?¡± I tried asking Ketorami that. He made a face like ¡®Do you think I can be hurt by something like that?¡¯, but there¡¯s the chance of being caught by being frozen by magic or something and then stabbed to death. He¡¯s saying ¡®I won¡¯t mess up like that¡¯, but this guy feels like he is slightly overconfident. hmmm ¡°¡­¡­okay. Ketorami, if it becomes a fight, run away with Maito. Don¡¯t leave Maito.¡± ¡°Gau¡± Well, I knew it would become something like that, as expected. And so I adjusted my position so Ketorami can run at anytime and the others prepared to be able to fight at anytime. I sang softly and activated [Prayer Song] and [Wish Song]. ¡­¡­from what I can see, it doesn¡¯t seem like it applied to the people over there, so this skill really seems to have some strange ability to act in accordance with my intentions.

    ¡­.cliffhanger

    And the time which I¡¯m not sure is long or short slowly passed.

    the end

    Hecate is finally starting to settle into the writing style of this author. The translations should be slightly more consistent from now on¡­¡­hopefully.

 CH 20

    Are those people approaching enemy or ally? In the first place is there even the chance for peaceful conversation? After talking, will they try to parasite off us who have relatively high living standards? etc, various doubts whirled around inside my mind, but if the time comes, I am to be carried away by Ketorami-san and escape, so there is not much I can do. ¡­.just stay hidden And after waiting patiently. ¡°Could it be, Suzumoto-kun!?¡± A girl among the people approaching suddenly shouted. ¡°¡­¡­err¡± But on the other hand, it seems like Suzumoto does not remember her name. This part of him makes me feel strangely close to him. ¡°Look! It¡¯s me, Minehara Ai!¡± But that girl¡­¡­seems to be Minehara-san, that Minehara-san favourably interpreted it as him not being able to tell since she was wearing a hood, she took off her hood and gave her name. Hm, quite a beautiful girl. Thanks to that, although vaguely, Suzumoto seems to have remembered her. ¡°Aah, Minehara-san. Long time not see.¡± Suzumoto observed her while giving a business smile. He looks extremely friendly, but his hand is at a position where he can draw his sword at any moment. ¡°It really has been a long time! Are you well?¡± Even the way she rushed over was cute, Minehara-san grabbed Suzumoto¡¯s hand and shook it up and down. ¡°Well, so-so I guess. Your side¡­¡­seems to have a lot of people that don¡¯t look very well.¡± Although Minehara-san and a few others are just slightly worn out, the others look pretty bad. They¡¯re pale and expressionless. ¡°Mhm¡­¡­we have no food or a safe place, and on top of that we¡¯ve been fighting all this time.¡± Ho¡ªh. It¡¯s not like I won¡¯t consider sharing some food. We still have a bunch of boar meat. ¡­¡­nn? Hagasaki-kun poked Suzumoto¡¯s back for some reason. What could that be for? ¡°That must have been tough.¡± Suzumoto casually shook off her hand and took a step back. And before Minehara-san could respond to that, walls of earth and ice surrounded Minehara-san. ¡°Kya! What!?¡± ¡°Ketorami-san! Please run! Those people behind, they¡¯re strange! They¡¯re moving even though they¡¯re [Unconcious]!¡± ¡­¡­eh? What?

    !!!?

    Ketorami-san properly followed the order and ran off with me on his back, so I don¡¯t know what happened afterwards.

    ¡­¡­..when mc not present¡­

    All I can say it, when we came back in the morning, there was Minehara-san and a few other girls rummaging through the food and clothes in the lab, an emotionless Suzumoto and everyone else collapsed on the ground, covered in wounds. Explanation, plea¡ªzu¡­¡­

    now what

    I, I don¡¯t know what happened, but for now I need to get information. Fi, first let¡¯s listen carefully. ¡­¡­but at this distance there is no way I can hear anything. It¡¯ll just be a repeat of what happened to them if I went in openly. Actually, even though they were quite strong, they lost. If I charged into this, won¡¯t I die quite easily? ¡­¡­that aside, I want to get information somehow. There¡¯s the option of getting Ketorami-san to look and tell me, but that way I won¡¯t be able to understand any details. Err¡­¡­errr¡­¡­ Mh¡ªm, if o¡ªnly I could borrow Ketorami-san¡¯s senses. As I was stumped, Ketorami lowered me onto the ground and pushed his snout towards me. Correction. He pushed it towards my face. Actually, he poked my face with his nose a few times. ¡°Wh, what is it Ketorami-san?¡± As I was becoming more and more confused, he made a face like [Put your forehead to mine], so I touched my forehead to his. And. ¡°U, wa¡± There was a sudden feeling of something flowing out from inside me¡­¡­and, in exchange, a terrifying amount of information¡­¡­sight, hearing, touch, all those and more, rushed into me at once. bam My thoughts stopped with the excessively enormous amount of information. ¡®Oi, you okay? Right now you are sharing senses with me.¡¯ The voice that suddenly rang out in my head was a low, clear voice of a male. As I was even more confused by the unfamiliar sensation of having an unknown voice speak directly into my head, Ketorami drew his forehead away. ¡°¡­..hey, was that, Ketorami?¡± He made a face like ¡®You¡¯re slow¡¯. ¡°That was, Ketorami.¡± ¡°Stop whining, we¡¯re going again¡±, he made a¡­¡­no, I heard a voice. ¡°You spospospospoke!¡± He spoke! He spoke! This guy spoke! A dream? Is this a dream? No, but this is another world. Then a wolf speaking should be, you might think that, but but but! ¡°With that, a pass should¡¯ve been formed between us. Do you get it? We¡¯re gonna go again. Use my ears. Since we¡¯ll be sharing senses, you should be able to get the information entering my ears if you look for it.¡± ¡®Eh, wa, it¡± What¡¯s a pass, or, what are you, or, my head was a mess with all that, but he ignored that and just touched his forehead to mine. And hello enormous amount of information. And good bye consciousness¡­¡­I somehow avoided that. I somehow held on. Somehow moving my frozen thoughts, plus force of will or something, I looked for [Sound]. The sound I can hear from my ears, the sound of Ketorami and my heartbeats, and beyond that, much further beyond, I could hear clear sounds. Forcibly bringing my consciousness towards it, I somehow brought it into focus, and when I concentrated, I could hear people¡¯s voices. ¡­¡­okay, it¡¯s Minehara-san¡¯s voice. ? ¡°He¡ªy, how about this one-piece, isn¡¯t it cu¡ªte?¡± ¡°A¨Ch Ai-chan looks go¡ªod!¡± ¡°I can take it ri¡ªght?¡± ¡°Go ahe¡ªad, these people are Ai-chan¡¯s things anywa¡ªy, and boys don¡¯t wear one-piece dresses eithe¡ªr.¡± ¡­how about suspecting why there¡¯s a dress? I could not maintain my concentration any longer and withdrew. Pulling my forehead away from Ketorami, I finally [Returned]. It seems like this took away a bunch of my MP. This is bad, my head is spinning. It wouldn¡¯t be funny if I ran out of mana in enemy occupied territory. I don¡¯t have MP recovery herbs on hand either. ¡­¡­it¡¯s fine, until my headache settles down¡­¡­until my MP recovers a little, I¡¯ll focus on deductions.

    maidsherlock

    First, those people, they said something interesting. [These people are Ai-chan¡¯s things anyway], what could that mean? ¡­¡­mh¡ªm, thinking about it, normally it would be because of some skill Minehara-san has. With that skill, she did something to the majority of people who were in the information room and Suzumoto. How¡­¡­mh¡ªm, ah, that. Menihara-san held Suzumoto¡¯s hand at the start. There was direct physical contact. Okay, this might not be the reason, but something to be on guard against. The others probably fought, and are unconscious¡­¡­feels like that. It is still easier to think of it as they were beaten one-sidedly. ¡­¡­ah, oh yeah. President said it. [They are moving even though they are unconscious]. Hm, so what does that mean? President must have [Appraised] them. From the result, he could tell that those emotionless¡ªes were unconscious. Just unconscious, he didn¡¯t say they were dead, so rather than a [Necromancer], Minehara-san is more likely to be a [Animal Trainer], [Slave Trader] or [Brainwasher]¡­¡­I guess something like that? No, it¡¯s still just wishful thinking though.

    hope its right

    ¡­¡­okay, my MP somehow recovered. I think I can go one more time. I touched my forehead with Ketorami¡¯s again. Okay hello, enormous amount of the rest ommitted. Even so, I¡¯ve gotten more used to it than before. I succeeded in tapping into Ketorami¡¯s hearing faster than before. ¡°He¡ªy, this is ni¡ªce! It¡¯s swe¡ªet! What is thi¡ªs?¡± Isn¡¯t that probably the jam or candy? ¡°Wai¡ªt, isn¡¯t that dangerous, just eating like tha¡ªt.¡± A¡ªh dammit, I should¡¯ve mixed deadly poison into the candy! ¡°That¡¯s ri¡ªght, we need to do a poison test! Here, Suzumoto-kun, A¡ªhn.¡± ¡°Ahaha, cute~!¡± ¡°Looks like there¡¯s no poiso¡ªn.¡± Oi stop, don¡¯t use my master to test for poison you bitch. doesnt have have ¡­¡­and, at about this point my MP ran out and I withdrew. My headache is worse than before. My head is spinning. Feels horrible¡­¡­there¡¯s nothing in my stomach to even vomit¡­¡­ But, this is bad. My condition is very bad, even though we are in a huge pinch, but more importantly, I can¡¯t control my anger. Ketorami seems to be the same on that point, he has on a terrifying look. Since he¡¯s face was scary in the first place, it¡¯s all the more terrifying. set ketorami on them! Now then, until my MP recovered, I should check my dog tag. Kind of as expected, my skills increased. [Share]. Is it this? Was that thing with Ketorami my skill? It¡¯s probably a skill for sharing senses or something, exactly as it says. It¡¯s at these times that I just happen to be able to get skills. But the MP consumption is terrible.

    limitation

    But, even if I got information, there is dreadfully little things I can do. 1 is to set Ketorami-san on them. This is dangerous to Ketorami-san and there is also the worst possibility of mistakenly attacking everyone who is in some unknown condition. 2 is I somehow convince Minehara-san¡­¡­an impossible plan. And 3. Develop a new skill like when I encountered Ketorami-san. ¡­¡­you know, a maid¡¯s job, is to perfectly provide a comfortable life for the master, then again, I also think protecting the house and the master is a maid¡¯s job. So, that is part of my, a maid¡¯s, job. Thus I think I can get a new skill or two for that.

    the end

    Yes this series has very convenient plot armour, but please make some allowances for the maid~

 CH 21

    There are harsh depictions. Please take note.

    In the first place, what are my victory conditions this time. I tried thinking about it. escape with everyone? First is to return Suzumoto to normal and heal everyone¡¯s wounds. The second is to retake the chemistry lab. The third is to beat up Minehara-san and the others until they are beyond recovery. ¡­.seems to be abit of personal vendetta mixed in I think the third can probably be achieved by achieving the first and second. If everyone gets serious, I think beating them up is not a problem. The problem is the first and second. At these times, there might be the conventional thing where if the culprit is dead or knocked unconscious, the people controlled will return to sanity, but that would mean I have to achieve the third to achieve the first and second, but to achieve the third I need to achieve the first and second¡­¡­ah, endless loop. I think 3 comes first Basically, I need to either need to take down Minehara-san or return Suzumoto to normal and also make the others able to fight with the power of a skill. first one sounds more feasible And if I had to choose, I want to do the taking down one. Whether I can return Suzumoto to sanity seems more like an all or nothing and would mean going right into the middle of the enemy camp, so I would need disable Minehara-san either way. Then I need to heal everyone who is collapsed there, which would take time. Since they are all collapsed right in front of the chemistry lab, it would be an out if I was slow. And then the reason that blows away all the others, I¡¯m mad! I extremely mad! best reason ¡­¡­but, well, that. If I went in from the front, I would definitely die. As for why, the lab is surrounded by expressionless¡ªes, and they are all armed. I would definitely die. Because I¡¯m weak! Which means I need to do something about those people around¡­¡­ Mh¡ªm, what to do. ¡®I can help you get into the lab.¡¯ As I was troubled, a helping hand from Ketorami-san! ¡°Hou hou, specifically?¡± ¡®I can just let out bloodlust and intimidate them.¡¯ And I enter the lab while the expressionless¡ªes are frozen. Hmm. At worst Ketorami-san seems like he will do something about it, so I think I can at least get into the lab. ¡®So, after getting in is the problem.¡¯ ¡°For that, I already kind of have an idea. It just depends on skill-sama and how I change.¡±

    change?

    The skill I want now, is a [Disguise] skill! Not by changing clothes, in fact, I want one that can change the colour of my eyes or hair without changing clothes. That kind of disguise. If I have that¡­¡­if I can become an [Otherworld Native], there is a chance to win. And not only is this method risky, it is very stereotypical.

    stereotypical?

    What do I need? Since it¡¯s disguise, a mirror I guess? Mirror¡­..as I was looking for one, I found a small pond quite close by. This works. If it fails then I can search again. Looking at my reflection in the lake, I prayed. ¡°Beco¡ªme a blond hair, blue-eyed, busty white onee-chan.¡± ¡®Oi¡¯ Ketorami¡¯s retort is in vain, mysterious light. Here it comes! When the light faded, I had become a blonde, white person with blue eyes as I had wished. Just that, my size was the same as before. It¡¯s not small, but it¡¯s not that busty either. ¡­¡­dammit, Ketorami is roaring with laughter behind! Isn¡¯t it fine, since I get to disguise myself, why can¡¯t I wish to be large!

    ¡­isn¡¯t this an emergency situation?

    Well, that¡¯s fine. Like this, even if I call myself an otherworld native, they shouldn¡¯t be suspicious. At the very least, they shouldn¡¯t think I¡¯m a student. I have no memory of a blonde, white person with blue eyes in our school. And then as a prop, I quickly wove a basket with wooden tendrils and stuffed it with pink grapes and lemon-yellow peaches that were growing nearby. Okay. With this re¡ªady And so, begin the assa¡ªult!

    go!

    When Ketorami approached silently with his fur on end, the expressionless¡ªes stiffened visibly. You can see that they are scared even though they are expressionless. Okay okay, with this it looks like I can just pass through. While Ketorami-san strutted among the expressionless-es with a terrifying look, I briskly passed through as expressionlessly as I could, acting as if there was no problem at all, to the front of the chemistry lab. ¡­¡­the place where everyone is collapsed, covered in wounds. I want to [Treat] quickly, but I don¡¯t have the tools or the time. Forgive me. I will quickly go and clear things up, so please wait a little. gd luck Bracing myself, I knocked as elegantly as I could on the door. ¡­¡­okay. As expected, I could feel the atmosphere in the room freeze. Of cou¡ªrse. They would not expect a knock on the door. And then after 1 full minute of whispering, the door was opened carefully. ¡°¡­¡­who¡¯re you?¡± A girl that is not Minehara-san. Well, there¡¯s no way they would do something careless like letting the boss open the door. Now then, this is where I show my skills. ¡°Oh my, there were guests?¡± As artificial an expression of surprise as possible¡­¡­I made a reaction like what an artificial intelligence would make. ¡°I asked, who¡¯re you!¡± And here I gave an artificial smile and said this. ¡°Sorry for my late introduction. I am Rosemary, the maid serving Suzumoto-sama. Please call me Mary, Ojou-sama.¡± After pinching the hem of the maid uniform and showing an elegant curtsy, the first part is done.

    ¡­that¡¯s the plan?

    For now, the girl seemed to be confused on what to do with me and went to call Minehara-san. During that time, I stood unmoving with a smile stuck on. Isn¡¯t this just like the NPCs in games? ¡­¡­yes. This time¡¯s strategy is a strategy of [Infiltrate by acting like an otherworld native maid]! Why did the expressionless¡ªes not respond? Because she¡¯s an NPC. Why does she not show any interest in her master¡¯s comrades lying on the ground, injured? Because she¡¯s an NPC. And why does she not find Suzumoto becoming one of the expressionless¡ªes suspicious? All because she¡¯s an NPC. ¡­¡­like that, if I act like an [Otherworld Native], or rather, an [NPC], everything can be passed off as [It¡¯s like that]. I don¡¯t know how much knowledge they have on this world, but for now, I don¡¯t think they [know everything]. And as long as there is parts they don¡¯t know, no matter what happens, it can be passed off as [It¡¯s like that]! Like this, I plan to infiltrate them without being suspected and make them feel like I¡¯m an ally.

    well¡­..kinda works?

    And so I was invited into the room. First stage clear. ¡°You, you¡¯re a maid-san?¡± ¡°Yes. I am Rosemary, the maid serving Suzumoto-sama. Please call me Mary, Ojou-sama.¡± When I respond with the exact same phrase, with the exact same expression, with the exact same curtsy, I should seem less and less like a normal human. ¡°Suzumoto-kun¡¯s? Heeh¡­¡­Suzumoto-kun, had this kind of preferences¡­¡­¡± Ah, sorry, Suzumoto. I caused a misunderstanding. necessary sacrifice ¡°Hey, Mary-san, was it?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°The thing i¡ªs? Your master, is now mine though. What will you do?¡± While saying that, Minehara-san pulled the expressionless Suzumoto next to her closer. It¡¯s that. This is provocation? She¡¯s seeing what I will do when I see someone acting rude towards my master. ¡­¡­dammit, I want to punch her right nooooow! That smug face is irritating! ¡­¡­I shut that voice and fist deep within my heart and showed the same artificial reaction of surprise as before. ¡°Oh my! Then, ojou-sama has become my master? Please excuse my rudeness. May I ask for your name?¡± When I said that, they made faces like ¡®I see, it¡¯s that kind of system¡¯. ¡°I¡¯m Minehara Ai. Nice to meet you, Mary-san!¡± ¡°Yes ma¡¯am, I will be in your care, Minehara-sama.¡± Minehara-san extended her hand, but I didn¡¯t. ¡°Hey, Mary-san, shake my hand.¡± ¡°You must not, Minehara-sama. Suzumoto-sama was also like this¡­¡­but the people of the other world are too tolerant of differences in status. You are not someone in a position where you can shake hands with a servant. Please refrain from such actions.¡± When I smiled in a troubled way, Minehara-san seemed to accept that. Fuu. Second stage clear. Gullible so gullible. who would expect something unreasonable like a maid ¡°Hey, hey, where was Mary-san from? You weren¡¯t someone in the school right?¡± Yes! Those are the words I wanted to hear! Shutting that happiness and guts pose away in my heart, I smiled and replied. ¡°I am from a small, insignificant village to the southwest.¡± ¡°Eh, it can¡¯t be, a person from this world?¡± ¡°Yes. ¡­¡­which means, ojou-samas are also people from another world?¡± ¡°Mhm, that¡¯s right! ¡­¡­.he¡ªh. There were also people living in this world.¡± Okay, Third stage clear. They believed me so easily. Well, of course. There wasn¡¯t a caucasion like this in the school, so of course they would believe it. ¡°By the way, ojou-samas, have you had breakfast?¡± Currently, it is eight in the morning. ¡°Eh? No, not yet¡­..could it be, you will make it for us!?¡± ¡°That is what a maid is for.¡± When I answered with a smile, they said things along the lines of please do it! Fuhahahahaha! Stage four cleared easily! Repent in the depths of hell!

    akuma meido¡­

    And I quickly prepared breakfast. They praised me for my skill, so I smiled and thanked them. Fufufu, it¡¯s the preparations for your trip to hell. Of course I will do it skillfully!

    scary

    The main is meat and vegetable soup. Minestrone with a tomato base. There was bread made before, so I just lightly warmed it up. Jam¡­¡­as expected, it has decreased a little, but I put it in a small wooden bowl accompanied with a wooden spoon without minding it. Then I cut some fruits and served it. Hell made by maid. Enjoy it thoroughly. ¡°Breakfast has been made. Please eat up, ojou-samas.¡± When I said that with a smile, they sat down. ¡°Itadakima¡ªsu!¡± ¡°Ah! Wait!¡± Minehara-san held back a girl that tried to eat immediately. ¡°Wait, didn¡¯t I just say it! That thing!¡± ¡°That thing?¡­¡­aah, that ah, but¡­¡­¡± I see. They want to poison test using Suzumoto, but with me, the one who made it, watching, it is hard to do it? ¡°Ojou-samas, I will be preparing the after meal tea, please call for me if there is anything.¡± After I bowed and entered the chemistry store, they seemed relieved and started making Suzumoto test for poison. but This is the crux of the matter, both seasoning and the poisons President made are in the chemistry store, and Minehara-san is using Suzumoto to test for poison, but that Suzumoto has [Poison Resistance]. ¡­¡­you get it right?

    what if they make the maid taste test

    I put on two layers of gloves that are used for experiments on both hands. With that, I made preparations for [Treatment] and checked what was stolen until I heard groaning and screams from the lab. Leaving the door to the chemistry store locked from this side, I went out to the garden from the window and peeked into the lab, in there, they were writhing on the floor, vomiting blood and clumps that looked like pieces of intestines. Uwa¡ªh, as expected of President. He made something nasty. I hadn¡¯t expected it to be this amazing okay? Just to put it out there, I chose the one with [Barely will not die] written on the bottle. And the amazing one is Suzumoto. Even though he tested everyone¡¯s share, he perfectly fine. As expected of [Poison Resistance]. After confirming that, I took two pieces of lumber from a pile in the garden and went around to the front. As expected, they were trying to come outside, so I shut the door and used the lumber to jam it. Of course both the front and backdoor. The sound of scratching could be heard from the door, but I ignored it and [Treated] everyone. A¡ªah, if only I could use recovery magic for times like this. at least you have smth By the time I finished [Treating] everyone, the lab had become quiet. When I peeked through the window just in case, there was the unmoving girls and the still expressionless Suzumoto. Okay. For now, into the room. And when I checked Minehara-san¡¯s pulse just in case, how! She¡¯s still alive! It seems like she¡¯s only unconscious. Wo¡ªw. Cheers to their vitality and President¡¯s technical skills. I debated finishing them off, but I stopped. As expected, I don¡¯t want to kill if possible. okay, not that heartless For now, I peeled off their equipment and tied them up tightly with cloth. I left them outside and had Ketorami watch over them. I also made sure to tell him to take care not to touch Minehara-san, so it should be fine. Then I [Cleaned] the room and everyone on the ground, then brought them indoors. After locking the lab from the inside, mission clear! Fu, a maid can do it too if she tries.

    the end

    Scary¡­¡­..Maito seems normal most of the time but¡­¡­most people can¡¯t do this¡­¡­ Completely irrevelent fun fact: the ¡®Hell made by maid¡¯ part, hell was Ú¤½ç (meikai). Maid world would be ¥á¥¤¥ÉÊÀ½ç(meido sekai)

    The underworld doesn¡¯t sound too bad after all¡­¡­¡­..

 CH 22

    Okay. Since I¡¯m done with treating everyone who was collapsed with injuries, the problem is Suzumoto. I knocked out Minehara-san, but he is still expressionless. His eyes are dead. Mh¡ªm, what do do. ¡­¡­first I need to figure out what kind of situation he is in. Since they were [moving even though they are unconscious], Suzumoto should be unconscious right now. Which means Suzumoto¡¯s consciousness went off somewhere. Which would be¡­¡­deep inside, I guess. Mhm. I just got this skill. Let¡¯s try using it again. Even if it turns out badly, Ketorami or the others can probably do something about it. Okay. [Share]. share what? Okay hello, enormous amount of information. Oh, it feels, a lot easier than when [Sharing] with Ketorami. Is it worse if its between difference species? For now, let¡¯s look for his [Consciousness]. and drag it out! ¡­¡­e¡ªr, where is it? [Consciousness]. Actually, what is [Consciousness]? When I did it with Ketorami, Ketorami spoke to me. So I could tell that Ketorami was there but¡­¡­ah, I just need to call out? ¡°O¡ªi Suzumoto¡ª.¡± ¡­¡­no response. Now then, what to do. Since there was nothing else I could do, I just kept looking around and calling out. After searching around for a few minutes. The result of looking around while recovering MP a few times, among various pieces of information, I finally found something like it. Buried in the various pieces of information, Suzumoto was sleeping. ¡°Ora, wake up.¡± I tried shaking him, but he won¡¯t wake up. ¡°Wake up.¡± I finally resorted to kicking him, but he won¡¯t wake up. ¡­¡­what should I do.

    stab him?

    Nothing will be solved like this, so I tried examining Suzumoto and noticed a thin thread that seemed to be coming out from around Suzumoto¡¯s hand. This, could this be the [Pass] thing? As I tried poking and pulling at the thread, Suzumoto showed signs of waking. Then, if I sever this will he wake up? I tried pulling it apart with my hands, but it didn¡¯t feel like I could break it that way, so I bit it apart with my canines. And at that instant. Each and every piece of information connected, formed meaning and the amount of information increased all at once and I could not process it, so I withdrew. easier bcos deded When I opened my eyes, Suzumoto had stiffened in surprise with his face quite close to mine. ¡°Ah, err, morning.¡± ¡°Who are you¡­..Maito?¡± Ah, oh yeah. I was still a blue eyed white person (blonde). Err, mirror. Since there was a mirror in the lab made from a silver mirror reaction experiment, I used that to return to normal. After the mysterious light, I was back to normal. Iya¡ª, I really don¡¯t understand how skills work. ¡°Oi, Maito¡­..what the hell is that?¡± Mhm, I don¡¯t understand how it works either.

    but hey it works

    ¡°I lost consciousness in the middle, what happened? Why are you, who we let escape, here?¡± ¡°Mhm. First, take a look at this.¡± I shoved the door open and showed him Minehara-san and the girls which are still unconscious and Ketorami who is watching over them. ¡°How did it become like this?¡± ¡°Now now, I want to explain that, but the others still haven¡¯t woken up. Did Minehara-san also do something to the others?¡± I had tried shaking them a little, but they wouldn¡¯t wake up. ¡°No, not particularly, at least before I lost consciousness in the middle.¡± Ah, then there is a chance she did something after that. Okay. Then I¡¯ll go [Share] and wake them up again. The closest one was Hariu, so forehead touch. kotsun The information is in pieces as expected. Is it that? When sleeping the amount of information becomes lesser and increases by a ridiculous amount when they wake up? And as expected, I found a sleeping Hariu. ¡°Wake up.¡± When I kicked him awake, it seems he woke up just like that and the amount of information increased, so I withdrew quickly again. before the headache com ¡°Uwah!¡± When I opened my eyes, there was Hariu who had backed off a few steps in surprise. ¡°The instant I opened my eyes Maito-san was ridiculously close, that was scary¡ª.¡± It seems his heart was still thumping but that¡¯s not my problem. After that I woke up everyone the same way and of course they all showed varied cruel responses. The worst was Hagasaki-kun, the instant he opened his eyes he punched me. He healed me afterwards but that¡¯s cruel. According to him, ¡°It¡¯s your fault! What was that!? Are you an idiot!? There are other ways you know!?¡±. Incomprehensible.

    horrible guy

    And so since everyone woke up, it¡¯s time for breakfast again. Ah, of course I didn¡¯t put in poison. During the meal, I listened to what happened after I escaped. Hariu was the one that explained. ¡°A¡ªh mhm, how to sta¡ªrt, right after Maito escaped, the rest of the people that were in the information room, excluding Minehara-san, attacked us. President made a wall to defend, but then this time Suzumoto suddenly attacked us.¡± ¡°I, attacked you guys!?¡± It seems that was just when Suzumoto lost consciousness. ¡°Sorry.¡± ¡°A¡ªh no, it¡¯s not Suzumoto¡¯s fault. So, then, it¡¯s not like we could fight you know? It became a one-sided defensive battle, then the wall was broken¡­¡­after that my consciousness was hazy and I don¡¯t remember much.¡± Everyone seemed to be like that, so we are not sure what exactly happened. Well, can¡¯t be helped. At worst we could ask Minehara-san.

    interrogate?

    ¡°So, you¡­..what did you do this time.¡± What do you mean this time, that¡¯s rude. But, well, I guess I should explain. When I finished explaining they worshiped me. Fuhahahahahaha, feels good! Even a maid can do it sometimes! the cult begins Then I got late permission from President. ¡°¡­¡­and so I used a bottle of President¡¯s poison. Sorry.¡± ¡°Ah, I don¡¯t mind that at all. At most, I would like some data though.¡± ¡°A¡ªh, sorry, I already cleaned it up¡­¡­it was too grotesque and disgusting.¡± It was kind of that after all. If I didn¡¯t clean it up, we wouldn¡¯t be able to have a meal here. For now I explained what it was like and that alone was useful apparently. Something like, he can¡¯t really do human experimentation. Well, of cou¡ªrse. Ah, just in case, I got rid of all the utensils used by Munehara-san¡¯s group. There is plenty of chance that the poison humbly made by President would stay even after being washed¡­¡­ And it somehow felt disgusting too¡­.. ¡°Wait wait wait. Oi, don¡¯t go off talking about the poison. I¡¯m more curious about [Share].¡± Well, even if you say that. ¡°Haven¡¯t you all just experienced it?¡± Saying that, it can¡¯t be helped, so I also explained it roughly, and they made strange faces. ¡°Doesn¡¯t that mean you¡¯re free to invade our privacy?¡± Hagasaki-kun¡¯s stare stabbed into me. ¡°I don¡¯t have the energy for that! If I mess up, I¡¯ll short out!¡± Even when I explained that feeling of hello terrifying amount of information, goodbye consciousness, they didn¡¯t seem to understand, but when I told them for now that the MP consumption is horrible, they calmed down, saying I probably won¡¯t use abuse it that much. Because, I, am weak. They were relieved because I don¡¯t even have much MP. Horrible.

    true

    ¡°Nn? Come to think of it, what was Minehara-san¡¯s profession?¡± ¡­¡­I didn¡¯t check. And so, time to check. Since the dog tag was hung around her neck and kept within her collar, I stuck my hand in through her collar and pulled it out. ¡­¡­everyone is making strange faces. Don¡¯t make that face. We¡¯re both girls. Isn¡¯t it fine? It¡¯s not like Minehara-san is that large either¡­¡­ ¡­..savage And so, check. ¡­¡­ho¡ªh. [Puppeteer]. I see, I get it I get it. Ah, I should check the skills too. The dog tag reflects light is hard to read. Bending over and looking at it in my shadow makes it easier to see. ¡­¡­ah. It¡¯s this. ¡°There¡¯s [Puppet Manipulation]¡± And there¡¯s also [Puppetise]¡­¡­as I was thinking that, my own dog tag slipped out from my collar. With the sound of metal hitting metal, there was the mysterious light for some reason. And, the mysterious light ended with nothing happening. ¡­¡­what was, that? ¡°Oi, did something shine just now? What was that?¡± ¡°No idea¡­¡­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!?¡± Ho, how could it be. On my dog tag, the skill¡­¡­[Puppet Manipulation] was added on! Wa, wait a moment. I checked Minehara-san¡¯s dog tag¡­¡­hm? Nothing is gone? Nothing was added on either. Hmm? What¡¯s this?

    cheet

    I explained the situation to everyone. ¡°That¡­¡­wasn¡¯t it because you said the name of that skill?¡± Hou. If it is as Kadomi-kun says, then by knocking the dog tags together while saying the skill name, that skill will be added on? ¡°It¡¯s worth a try. Oka¡ªy. [Puppetise].¡± I tried knock the dog tags together, but nothing happened. I tried dropping one on the other, no change. ¡°How about trying other skills?¡± Okay, then this one. ¡°[Puppet Making]¡­¡­ah, it got added on.¡± On my dog tag, [Puppet Making] was added on. And nothing was added on or removed from Minehara-san¡¯s dog tag. ¡­¡­ho¡ªh?

    mystery

    The result of repeated experimentation after that was that it couldn¡¯t be done with other dog tags. I think it¡¯s probably a boon of the [Share] skill. If there was a [Steal] skill, it might be able to steal the skill from the person who had it though. And even with my dog tag, there are skills that can be obtained and there are skills that can¡¯t. ¡­¡­it¡¯s probably, that. Aptitude or something should be involved. not that op then In the end, I could only get [Puppet Manipulation] and [Puppet Making] from Minehara-san¡¯s dog tag. But, from a dog tag of a girl in Minehara-san¡¯s group, I succeeded in getting [Fire Magic]! Ha¡ªh, this might be the best gain from this. If we ran out of our rechargable lighter, lighters and matches, we wouldn¡¯t be able to light a fire. And from President I got [Far Sight], from Hariu [Night Vision] and from Toriumi [Handiness]. Thank you thank you. ¡­¡­as you can guess, I wasn¡¯t able to get any others. I would like to equip a sword or something¡­¡­but that¡¯s impossible as expected.

    it is not fated to be

    Now then. Even if we leave Minehara-san and the girls alone, the expressionless¡ªes are a bit too pitiful to ifnore. ¡­¡­with MP recovery tea on hand, start, [Share]. Like with Suzumoto, I found the [Pass]-looking thing, broke it and woke them up one by one. I am slowly getting used to it, but what¡¯s tough is still tough. My head is spinning¡­¡­

    peace

    Once I finished returning the 13 expressionless¡ªes to normal, they were super super thankful. According to them, even though they weren¡¯t conscious, they can somewhat remember what state they were in. What a significant difference from Suzumoto. That guy didn¡¯t remember anything¡­¡­ah, I see. Suzumoto was made to do something horrible like attacking everyone else, so of course he wouldn¡¯t want to remember that. A¡ªh, mhm, sorry. it¡¯s okay to block traumas Those who were emotionless¡ªes apparently weren¡¯t able to eat a proper meal, so they were in a state of malnutrition. That¡¯s why they looked bad. I couldn¡¯t stand seeing that, so I treated them lunch. Lunch is porridge cooked with thinly sliced vegetables. Their condition will only get worse if something hard to digest suddenly entered their stomach.

    generous

    ¡°So, Saegusa-kun, what¡¯ll you do with Minehara-san and the girls?¡± Ah, Saegusa-kun would be one of those who were the expressionless¡ªes. Since we were in the same class, he is at least an acquaintance. ¡°Honestly I don¡¯t really want to be with them anymore. It would be bad if they did something again. But it¡¯s not like we can push them onto you¡­¡­¡± Yes, right now, we are seriously troubled on what to do about Minehara-san and her three followers. If we leave them like that, it¡¯s clear that they will do something again, but we cannot bring ourselves to kill them. ¡­¡­what, a pain¡­¡­ mendokusai~ Basically, it¡¯s fine if Minehara-san can¡¯t use her skills. It would be nice if we could do something like make the skill itself disappear, make the skill unable to activate or make the MP needed to activate skills disappear. Mh¡ªm¡­¡­ah, ma, maybe! ? I prepared my feather duster. I took out Minehara-san¡¯s dog tag. I pofu pofu¡¯ed it. ¡­¡­mysterious light. Check. ¡­¡­[Puppetise], disappeared. ¡­¡­ah, my feather duster, is most definitely not some legendary weapon. Isn¡¯t this more of cheat-class? ¡­¡­and as I thought that, that wasn¡¯t true! The feeling of MP suddenly being taken away assaulted me right afterwards, and, my consciousness dimmed¡­.. This is already standard, isn¡¯t, it?

    the end

    Update: changed Toriumi¡¯s [Skillful] to [Handiness]. More accurate. Wth is skillful supposed to be. I would actually prefer to translate it as dexterous if there wasn¡¯t already another skill which more directly means dexterity.

 CH 23

    ¡°¡­¡­hm? Morning.¡± When I woke up, I was sleeping buried in Ketorami-san. Ah, oh yeah. I ran out of MP and collapsed. ¡­¡­hm? ¡°What time is it now!?¡± When I rushed into the lab, it was already too late. ¡°¡­¡­12 midnight¡­¡­¡± I, I messed up¡­¡­what did they do for dinner? As I thought that, there was writing on the blackboard. [You wouldn¡¯t wake up, so we just ate what was available and went to sleep. Good work.] ¡­¡­a¡ªh¡­¡­my job as a maid¡­¡­ ¡­¡­nothing can be done, guess I¡¯ll sleep. Okay, let¡¯s sleep buried in Ketorami-san. Mhm, let¡¯s do that¡­¡­ Ketorami¡¯s consolation of ¡®Don¡¯t force yourself¡¯ actually makes it hurt more¡­¡­

    insensitive dog

    It¡¯s morning. It¡¯s 4. Because I slept a lot. I woke up quite early. To make up for missing out on dinner yesterday, let¡¯s work hard this morning. But even if I say that, it¡¯s just rice with soup, a light meat dish and fruits though. We can¡¯t eat that much in the morning anyway¡­¡­ As a form of resistance, I made the soup with proper stock. its smth I¡¯m free until everyone wakes up, so while letting the soup simmer, I tried testing out my new skills. First is [Fire Magic]. Uhaha, I finally became able to use magic too! Like this I can burn away all the fi¡ªlth! I can do it! is what I thought¡­¡­ ¡°¡­¡­OH.¡± Ah, not the hydroxyl group. It¡¯s an exclamation. No, it was just so shabby, I unintentionally said that. ¡­¡­the fire magic I can use, it is¡­¡­for comparison, a [Stove¡¯s High Heat]. No, I can do low heat as well, but it¡¯s not like making it weaker raises its offensive power! It just decreases! What¡¯s this! As expected of the maid profession! It doesn¡¯t betray my expectations! Of course in a bad way! ¡­¡­well, this makes cooking delicious rice easier, so it¡¯s fine¡­¡­ Starting off low and then going strong in the middle, is unexpectedly a lie for cooking rice, rice is more like, start with relatively high heat to boil it, then let the water evaporate off with low heat. Until now, I had been doing this and that, trying my best to adjust the heat, but like this I can do it just by focusing on it. ¡­¡­to test it out, I tried creating 3 fires like a stove. ¡­¡­mhm. 3, came out. Th, then, 1 at high heat, 1 more at low heat, and the remaining extinguished, all at once¡­.. ¡­¡­mhm, I can do it. Ah, okay. Isn¡¯t this useful? It felt disappointing because it¡¯s called [Fire Magic], but if I think of it as [MP Stove], it¡¯s very useful! This makes me happy. I can use high heat without having to work hard at supplying kindling, with this I¡¯m free to make fried rice! freid rice magic Okay, next is [Puppet Making]. It seems different from [Puppetise], but what is skill is this? With that thought, I tried sewing (I somehow didn¡¯t want the clothes and cloth Minehara-san and the others had looked through, so I burned them.) and made dolls. When I focused on [Puppet Making] with the cloth in my hands, my hand moved smoothly. Hmhm, a¡ªh, I see. This is also a skills do it all kind of thing. My hands are moving like they know how to make it. And a Ketorami doll was made. Mhm. Quite well made. It¡¯s nice how the texture is furry like this. This is also all thanks to skills, just by focusing on it I managed to make it in one try. Iya¡ª, amazing. It makes me look like an idiot for doing trial and error for weaving. use what you can And [Puppet Manipulation]. Okay. Move, when I prayed that, the Ketorami doll twitched. Walk, when I prayed that, it walked in a straight line. Ah, not that way, right right, when I thought that, it went to the right. ¡­¡­it has been confirmed they can move quite freely. And if I can move puppets, I want them to move independently! ¡°Go and open the door.¡± When I gave that order, the Ketorami doll tottered over there, jumped up and unlocked it, then jumped again onto the handle and opened the door skillfully. O¡ªh, amazing amazing. But it seems batter to move it myself for precision. Well, of course. And [Puppet Manipulation] eats quite a bit of MP. Mh¡ªm, can this be improved by using dyed cloth for the puppets themselves? I¡¯ll experiment later. how was Minehara controlling so many But, if there are puppets that can move independently, then I feel like housework would be a lot faster¡­¡­cleaning together or something. Then again, a puppet¡¯s analog cleaning is useless compared to the [Cleaning] skill. But it¡¯s romance. Romance.

    maid puppet please

    As I quickly got started on making maid-san puppets, everyone woke up. ¡°Ah, Maito, you okay now?¡± ¡°Okay? Why?¡± ¡°No, yesterday you really were so still that we got worried.¡± ¡­¡­apparently when I ran out of mana, I was so still it was at the level of ¡®Isn¡¯t she dead?¡¯. Never mind turning over, I was apparently lying there so qui¡ªetly that there wasn¡¯t even the sound of breathing. That would be worrying. ¡°Sorry for that. By the way, where are Minehara-san and the rest?¡± ¡°A¡ªh, Saegusa and the others brought them back for now. They haven¡¯t [thanked] her yet either, so they¡¯ll be doing their own things themselves. Just that, they said they might come back here once things settle down. And they apologised a lot to Toriumi and Kariya.¡± Mhm, I¡¯m relieved to hear the last one. From what they told me, apparently it was Minehara-san¡¯s followers that pushed Toriumi and Kariya into the herd of monsters. Leaving Toriumi and Kariya and running is kind of that, but hearing about the situation, mhm, can¡¯t blame them. Since they didn¡¯t know Kariya could [Purify], from their point of view, if they didn¡¯t abandon Toriumi and Kariya and escaped, they would die too. It wasn¡¯t something for them, who were not the culprits to apologise for, but they still apologised, so, well, they shouldn¡¯t be bad people. Actually, the information room group seemed to be having problems dealing with Minehara-san and those girls, then with Minehara-san getting the [Puppetise] skill, things got worse and worse. They also thanked me for [Cleaning] the [Puppetise] skill. Just that, because of that, well, I ended up in a situation where they weren¡¯t sure if I was alive or dead, so they also apologised profusedly for that¡­¡­ ¡­¡­mhm. Minehara-san and those girls should get plenty of thanks.

    arigataya~ arigataya~

    And after having breakfast, we decided today will be for stocking up on food, so everyone went out with Ketorami. They had wanted to ride Ketorami since before, so I lent him to them. At around this time, they should be riding him and playing around. really? So, I will be starting on the experiment I was curious about before breakfast. I dyed cloth with laurels, rosemary and mint+rosemary with [Dyeing] and made apron dressed for the puppets with each of those. I put that on the maid-san puppets and, experiment start. I made the maid-san puppets jump around the table top with direct control and independent movement, checking the MP consumption for each of them. make them dance Results. ¡­¡­it became very complicated. Err, first, the puppets seem to be treated as part of my body when under direct control and I could use all of the effects, increased maximum MP, increased MP recovery speed and MP recovery. By the way, interestingly¡­¡­for me, there was the phenomenon of after reaching a certain surface area of cloth, increasing the dyed cloth did not increase the effect but¡­¡­ The puppets seem to be calculated separately from my capacity. Basically, if I equipped laurel dyed cloth to the limit and wanted to raise my maximum MP even more, I just need to control puppets with laurel dyed cloth equipped. wont that use MP? But, when moving independently, they are not treated as part of my body. Meaning, when I let them move independently, I just keep losing MP. Nothing from the puppets to me. But the puppets use the benefits themselves. Basically, when moving independently, for increased maximum MP, the puppets¡¯ maximum MP increase, increased MP recovery speed reduces the MP taken from me and MP recovery is used by the puppets on their own to recover MP. ¡­¡­it became something like that, now then, what to do. puppet army! For example, I could directly control a super large amount of puppets and equip them all with laurel dyed cloth to the limit, increasing my maximum MP alot. Or I could equip the directly controlled dolls with mint+rosemary dyed cloth and use them as an MP battery. If I were to let them move independently, then rosemary would reduce the burden on me the most. But if they equip laurel dyed cloth, the puppets¡¯ own MP increases¡­¡­meaning the things the puppets can do increases. When I gave a puppet with laurel dyed cloth the same instruction from before, ¡®Open the door¡¯, it opened the door without touching it. Is it that? Magic? Is it magic? Puppets use magic? Is this a fantasy? Oi.

    jealous?

    ¡­¡­in the end, I chose to use two, three independent puppets and have them help with meals and other things. So it would be better to reduce the burden on me, I dressed the three maid-san puppets with rosemary dyed apron dresses. ¡°Okay, it¡¯s about time to prepare lunch, maid-sans, help me!¡± The three maid-san puppets lined up and saluted. ¡­¡­wow, they¡¯re kinda cute.

    very

    During the preparations of lunch, I found out that the puppets can do different things based on form. The maid-san puppets filled the pots with water and stirred them, but the Ketorami puppet couldn¡¯t do that. ¡­¡­well of course, Ketorami walks on all fours. In exchange, I found out the Ketorami puppet was fast. They went out for a bit, then came back with three bay leaves. I feel like they go as fast as, or faster, than my full sprint. The maid-san puppets¡¯ speed isn¡¯t that fast, so there might be a need to take care of which to use at certain times.

    slow like maito

    And as I was doing that, they came back. ¡°Welcome back maste¡ªrs.¡± ¡°The maid¡­¡­incre, ased¡­¡­?¡± When I went to meet them with the three maid-san puppets, oh my, to put it one way, I got a nice reaction. ¡°Wa¡ª, what¡¯s this, so cute.¡± ¡°It¡¯s soft! So soft!¡± ¡°They¡¯re cute right? They¡¯re cute right? I¡¯m not giving them.¡± When Katori and Hariu poked the maid-san puppets, the maid-san puppets show various responses, responding to it and trying to run away, obediently letting itself be poked and starting combat with the finger. ¡­¡­the puppets also seem to have their own personality. to the death! Okay, they had brought back fish. Seems like while 7 of them were fishing, 1 was enjoying Ketorami-riding. You guys seem to be having fun¡­¡­ Ketorami¡¯s mine okay? Ah, fish will be for dinner. Lunch is already prepared. by the maid-san puppets! Anyway, lunch. Today¡¯s lunch is pasta. With meat sauce. With tho¡ªse, with dairy products, I could¡¯ve done cream sauce tho¡ªugh. I want dairy products. Isn¡¯t there a cow lying around somewheree? dig for it ¡°So, we forgot to ask, but is it that? [Puppet Making]?¡± ¡°Mhm. Since I got them, I tried out [Puppet Making] and [Puppet Manipulation] and it turned out like this.¡± They¡¯re cute right? When I showed them off the Suzumoto, the maid-san puppets matched me and tilted their heads at the same time. Seeing that, Suzumoto made an indescribable expression. ¡°¡­¡­if only Minehara-san used it this peacefully¡­¡­¡± Kadomi-kun is right, Minehara-san should¡¯ve been able to use the skill like this too. Despite that, she (probably) used [Puppetise] to make humans puppets and expressively controlled them, so either its her hobby, or her personality, or she is stupid, or something like that. ¡°But rather than just puppets, using humans as puppets seems more efficient, being able to use skills alone is a large advantage.¡± Well, what President says makes sense too. Puppets that can use skills are definitely user-friendly. Can¡¯t you just let them move independently? Ah, that¡¯s definitely good. If I could do it too, I might¡¯ve done it. ¡­¡­no, never mind. Even without using [Puppetise], having them fight normally as humans is fine. The reason Minehara-san didn¡¯t do that¡­¡­there was no trust, between them, since she made them into puppets, probably.

    ofc not

    ¡°These maid-san puppets can¡¯t [Clean] even though they¡¯re maid-sans? I see.¡± Katori seems to have taken a liking to the maid that allowed itself to be poked and is continuing to poke it. If you like it that much, shall I give it to you? ¡°As expected you can¡¯t [Share] skills with maid-san puppets hu¡ªh.¡± ¡­¡­nn? ¡­¡­eh? What did you, just say?

    the end

    Hecate wants a maid-san puppet too. And a cat one. Independent. Purple. Maybe 2 of each. ^Greedy

 CH 24

    Since there was the interesting idea of [Sharing] skills with the maid-san puppets, I tried it out. But. ¡°¡­¡­I can¡¯t! You gave me such expectations and I can¡¯t!¡± [Sharing] skills with the maid-san puppets was not to be. Or rather, I don¡¯t know how to do it. Since [Sharing] skills require hitting dog tags together, I cannot [Share] skills with the maid-san puppets which don¡¯t have dog tags. shame In exchange, I could [Share] other things. Basically, sight or hearing. ¡­¡­puppets, have sight and hearing too¡­¡­ Ah, as expected, there wasn¡¯t the flood of information like when [Sharing] with humans or Ketorami. Maybe because they¡¯re puppets, compared to living creatures, there is less information. surveillance drones? And by [Sharing] once, the [Pass] or something might have become stronger, there was the nice side effect of the puppets becoming able to read my intentions when moving independently and becoming easier to control directly.

    useful

    Now then, this makes me want to form a maid corps all the more, so leaving everyone else alone (it¡¯s more like I¡¯m the one being left alone though) to go out exploring after lunch, correction, go Ketorami riding , I mass produced maid-san dolls.

    I just kept mass producing. This is already in the realm of hobbies. maid feti¡ª And I made them, a maid-san puppet corps with a full strength of twenty. Okay, let¡¯s try moving them immediately. Directly control all twenty of the maid-san puppets¡­¡­ah, hm? Bad, my head is a mess. Cannot, stop stop. ¡­¡­I went with direct control to reduce the burden on me but¡­¡­ guess I¡¯ll try independent movement. Okay. Making all twenty maid-san puppets move independently¡­¡­ah, wai, time out time out stop stop. Hey hey hey, calm down. Not good. I almost ran out of MP there. I guess twenty all of a sudden wasn¡¯t good. Mhm. Okay. obv And so, after drinking MP recovery tea and recovering, I started with moving three puppets and increased the puppets one by one. The results, twelve is the limit for independent movement and six for direct control. ¡­¡­with practice and depending on MP, I might be able to form a maid-san corps but¡­¡­for now, it¡¯s impossible.

    sed

    But if I practice, the chance of it working out somehow like with [Cleaning] is quite high. Then I just need to practice! And so I¡¯ve been preparing dinner with the puppets alone. ¡­¡­since the puppets are small, they have to hold the kitchen knife with both hands. They¡¯re swinging around kitchen knives large than themselves , how to put it, it looks dangerous, so I tried letting them use fruit knives made from the boar tusks. It¡¯s still big though¡­¡­

    Would it be better to have puppet-use kitchen knives? No, there¡¯s only so much that can be cut by such tiny kitchen knives¡­¡­ ¡­¡­I¡¯ll do the cutting. Mhm. yep Today¡¯s menu is Japanese cuisine. Rice with grill fish, meat and potato stew, a vegetable side dish and soup. Of course I handled the fish, mhm. After that, I also removed the bones. The awaited deboning with [Cleaning]! This is the best! Come on, I need to practice [Puppet Manipulation], but I also need to practice [Cleaning].

    it¡¯s her identity

    While the meat and potato stew cooked, I tried making a different puppet. Since the Ketorami puppet and maid-san puppets had different movements and traits, I decided to try making a different puppet! And so I tried making a creature with a completely different body, a jellyfish puppet. I tried, but¡­¡­ ¡°¡­¡­OH¡± I¡¯ll say it again, it¡¯s not a hydroxyl group, it¡¯s an exclamation. How could it be, how could it be¡­¡­it won¡¯t move!

    ¡­are you sure you want that to move?

    Why!? Why won¡¯t it move? It¡¯s not like I ran out of MP. The maid-san puppets are still occasionally stirring the meat and potato stew to prevent it from burning. And the Ketorami puppet could be moved. In this condition. But, the jellyfish¡­..it won¡¯t move. ¡­¡­I, I doubt it but, could it be, could it be, I, can¡¯t move puppets other than maids and watch dogs¡­¡­there¡¯s, no such thing right? It can¡¯t be, right? Right?

    ¡­.

    ¡­¡­there was, such a thing. Hahahaha, I¡¯m stumped then! Iya¡ª I had though that couldn¡¯t I be part of the fighting force if I made swordmen puppets!? But this won¡¯t work. Seriously, I couldn¡¯t move anything but maids and watch dogs. There is absolutely no feeling of the skill activating, there is no hope. Aaaah¡­¡­is this also because my profession is not [Puppeteer] but [Maid]? Because I¡¯m a [Maid]? ¡­¡­it¡¯s probably, because I¡¯m a [Maid]¡­¡­

    it¡¯s okay¡­maid-sans are cute enough

    As I was being depressed, they came back, so time for dinner. You guys look like you¡¯re having fun. Was riding Ketorami that fun? I see. But Ketorami is my futon. I absolutely won¡¯t lend him to you guys. Absolutely. Maito needs the healing That aside, dinner was well received. After all, it¡¯s the first fish we¡¯ve had since we were thrown here. Any Japanese would want to eat fish. Just meat tires out the stomach, yes. Anyway, it really is nice to be able to eat delicious food.

    blessings of having a maid

    And there was something that made me even happier after that. ¡°Maito, come here.¡± After the meal, as we finished cleaning up, they showed me¡­¡­oh! ¡°¡­¡­soy beans!¡± It¡¯s soy beans! Soy beans! It¡¯s soy beans! Stocked in the physics lecture hall with the rice, is the soy beans of my dreams! There also seems to be edamame among them, hmhm! It seem when they went a bit further riding Ketorami, they found a large clump of soy beans. Iya¡ª, it really was a good thing I lent them Ketorami! I don¡¯t mind at all if you keep using him! With this, with this we can drink miso soup! I can also use soy sauce without being stingy! Aaah how wonderful, soy beans! I immediately tried making miso with [Ferment]. Ah, how wonderful. Seems like I can ferment it if I have soy beans and salt. Which means the skill is doing the part done by the mould? I don¡¯t get it. I don¡¯t get it but, what mould! Or koji! By focusing on those, they each become wheat miso or red miso. Incidentally, I was able to make soy sauce the same way too. Yahoi yahoi! ¡°A¡ªh¡­¡­well, it¡¯s fine, tomorrow then¡­..¡± I felt like I heard that complain from them, but it¡¯s probably my imagination.

    definitely

    Perhaps tired from being ridden around, Ketorami-san was already curled up and asleep, so I¡¯ll just be using his belly as my futon without permission. Okay okay, bury myself in his stomach like this¡­¡­ah, today is a little cold, what should I do. Should I just bring a blanket over? As I thought that, Ketorami-san who should¡¯ve been sleeping covered me with his tail, like a blanket. ¡­¡­his eyes are closed, but he should be awake. ¡°Ketorami, thank you.¡± When I thanked him, his tail flopped a little too.

    good dog

    I fully enjoyed my Ketorami futon until morning came. Okay, breakfast. ¡­¡­today, is a wonderful day, we get to start the day with miso soup! It¡¯s so wonderful I could cry! Come, let¡¯s get started on preparations immediately! so happy Making five maid-san puppets move independently, I made a breakfast of rice, grilled fish and miso soup. Yes yes, this this, this is what breakfast is. It has to be miso soup. It really has to be miso soup. ¡­.really? Since I got used to moving the maid-san puppets, I continued preparations while adding on a sixth independent one in the middle. Doing something while having my MP sucked away by the puppets is quite tiring. This really needs practice.

    it¡¯s worth it

    And as I was done, well, since everyone woke up, I pofu pofu¡¯ed them with the feather duster and we had breakfast. The first miso soup in a long time was popular. Of course, it¡¯s miso soup you know? Instant home town.

    kinda?

    ¡°I¡¯m thinking of starting to head south today. Maito, ride Ketorami and follow. Take care to not be part of the battles.¡± ¡°Yes si¡ªr.¡± And we will finally be heading towards the principal¡¯s office. Normally, I think it would be better to go through the 1F and find out more, but since that would mean leaving Ketorami behind because he can¡¯t pass through the ruins, my movement ability will be amazing in the negative direction. Hence, we decided to find the ruins the corresponds to the 2F south building east staircase, go to 1F from there and find the principal¡¯s office. Like this, we can suppress my minus addition to the minimum.

    maximise efficiency

    ¡°So. We¡¯ll leave after eating lunch. I wanted to get it done yesterday, but Maito was in the clouds with the soy beans. So we¡¯ll distribute equipment now.¡± ¡­¡­nn? ¡­¡­aah, come to think of it, there was that complaint yesterday. But nothing can replace soy beans, can¡¯t be helped. ¡­¡­never mind, I will be serious. Sorry for getting too excited and delaying our departure.

    repent

    ¡°A lot of things came out of the treasure chests here and there in the ruins, but with all that mess with Minehara-san, in the end it got delayed until now.¡± We entered the physics lab which is being treated as an item inventory and there was¡­¡­a mountain of weapons, armour, accessories and clumps of strange items. I think there¡¯s more than enough for us. extra is fine ¡°First, let¡¯s separate the weapons, armour, accessories, consumables and others.¡± And so we started sorting them. This is a maid¡¯s field of expertise! But. ¡°Heavy, this is heavy, it won¡¯t move¡­¡­damn i¡ªt!¡± ¡°Maito, it¡¯s fine! You just sort the light stuff!¡± There was something like that. ¡­¡­I am definitely not to blame for this. The ones who are able to casually lift a greatsword as tall as they are are definitely strange. yep For now, we¡¯ve finished sorting. Someho¡ªw, they are further separated into light weapons and heavy weapons, metal armour and others, so it¡¯s easy to search. ¡°Then can we just take what we want?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t that fine? It¡¯ll be faster to figure it out later on if there are overlaps.¡± And so, I also quickly went to look at the light weapons. I feel like even I could use something like a light short sword. ¡°Eh, Maito-san, needs a weapon too?¡± ¡°Anything wrong?¡± Hariu came to pick a fight¡­¡­ah, I see. ¡°You, could you be, using light short swords to.¡± ¡°Ah, mhm, I throw them.¡± ¡­¡­let¡¯s not reduce other¡¯s ammunition. But since there was a kitchen knife mixed in, I received that. It¡¯s a kitchen knife with a strange pattern engraved in it, but it¡¯s unmistakably a kitchen knife. There wasn¡¯t anyone else who wanted to equip that anyway. See, a kitchen knife, even if used like short sword, it¡¯s single-edged, has no hilt, so it¡¯s hard to use¡­¡­

    it cuts it works

    Then I went to look at armour. There¡¯s only so many types of armour that I can equip, is what I thought, but that wasn¡¯t the case. In fact, there was a lot that only I could equip. Meaning, well, those things. ¡­¡­when it comes to female armour, it¡¯s those. Skirts and dresses are still okay. The most troubling ones are¡­¡­underwear. No, I¡¯ll call it innerwear. Yes, it¡¯s innerwear. With how small the surface area is, the defence is naturally quite low but, look, either way, I¡¯ll be wearing it under my maid uniform. I don¡¯t feel like wearing frilly dresses, but this is fine. ¡­¡­actually, it¡¯s about time, I want some underwear with proper wiring. helps Was this, called a, bustier? It¡¯s something that firmly guards the area from the chest to the waist and aside from the strength of the cloth, the few vertical bones included are, although flexible, made of metal. Meaning this is stronger than normal cloth against a blade cutting at my torso horizontally. And it¡¯s light, it doesn¡¯t really get in the way of movement. ¡­¡­and this is a faint hope but¡­¡­since it was in the ruins, it wouldn¡¯t be, strange, for this to have some unknown fantasy correction attached right? Right? hopefully ¡°Kariya¡ª, [Appraise] this.¡± ¡°Ah, I¡¯ll refrain.¡± ¡­¡­ When I brought it to him, he ran away. ¡°No, er, [Appraise].¡± ¡°No, I, that is a little¡­..¡± ¡­¡­incomprehensible. ¡°President, [Appraise] for a bit.¡± ¡°I refuse.¡± ¡°Were you the type to mind that kind of thing?¡± ¡°Myself aside, I think Meito-san should mind.¡± just do it boys ¡­¡­the result of the pushing around, from Kariya¡¯s words of ¡®If only Maito-san could use [Appraisal]¡­¡­¡¯, I tried [Share] again, and this time, when I tried it, I got [Appraisal] through [Share]. ¡°¡­¡­eh?¡± ¡°You did it.¡± I didn¡¯t think it would really work. No, come on, normally, since it has already failed once¡­¡­ ¡°Did something, change?¡± ¡°A¡ªh¡­¡­mhm, my mental state changed a lot¡­¡­¡± ¡­¡­you, really hated [Appraising] underwear, no, armour that much? Somehow, sorry. ¡­¡­and so, the mysteries of [Share] increased. This might mean it is not only skills I have aptitude for that I can [Share]. There should be more conditions but¡­¡­I don¡¯t know, so it¡¯s going on hold! ¡­.no care more about it When I tried [Appraising], as expected, there was fantasy-feeling corrections applied to the innerwear. Mhm, somehow, it has the defense of light armour¡­¡­well, I¡¯m happy about that.

    the end

    KAWAII MEIDO-SAN PUPPETS DESUUUU!!!

    Was actually attached to the end of a short story, but that is after chapter 158, I¡¯m not waiting that long. Also realised how many spoilers there are in the second and third character intros when looking around for this picture. Guess those are going to have to wait for a long time

 CH 25

    Okay. Since we¡¯ve distributed the things quite well so far, let¡¯s summarise them. anyone else took bikini armour? Suzumoto got a katana and a kinagashi with some strange fantasy corrections. Are you really okay with that? Was my thought upon seeing it, but thinking about it carefully, his profession was [Ronin]. That type that abandons defense, kills in one strike and evades otherwise. Please do your best. tough way to fight Hagasaki-kun got a staff with a blue crystal set in silver, and also some¡­¡­.clothes with strange fantasy corrections. Not robes. He looks like a magician though. Since there were also robes, I asked him why not those, and it seems he ¡®doesn¡¯t like the breeziness¡¯. I don¡¯t really understand that feeling. well, yeah President is¡­¡­horrible. He finally stopped carrying a staff. In exchange, he is using a book as a medium to activate magic. Most definitely not to hit with its spine. His armour is also horrible, something like a lab coat and something like what a university professor would wear underneath, I guess? Basically, that kind of look. Are you really a combat profession? debatable Kadomi-kun is classic. He has a double-edged sword that can be used with one hand and a shield, then armour with a cape and something above headgear but below a helmet. Classic. Classic. Extremely classic. Something to be pointed out is his sub weapon, a short sword. This is meant for using [Energy Sword] to create a blade from MP. [Energy Sword] seems to originally be meant as a emergency back up when your sword breaks, but since there were also enemies that physical attacks don¡¯t work well against, it¡¯s also used against them. ghosts? Katori is even worse than president. What a waste of the stage of a fantasy world¡­¡­he has a rifle kind of thing that looks like it shoots lasers as a weapon and some strange OOParts for defense. When I asked, they were all more like weapons than armour. Are you really part of the rear guard? Incomprehensible. pewpew Hariu looks like an assassin and apparently plans to hide weapons all over his self. Scary. Inside his shoes or sleeves aside, if he wants to hide it all over the place, slight remodeling of his clothes seems necessary, so I¡¯ll be sewing on cords and pockets. For defense, he equipped light armour that looks like those protectors you wear on top of clothes that are easy to move around in. Well, I guess he¡¯s classic too. I¡¯ll ask him how many weapons he wants to hide later. 77 Toriumi is the opposite of Suzumoto. Apparently he will be specialising in defense. His weapon is a halberd. He probably chose it for its reach. His armour is full plate armour with a full face helmet. With the helmet and the gauntlets¡­¡­it¡¯s heavy equipment. Can you really move in that equipment? Is what I thought, but apparently there are corrections applied to the [Guardian] profession and its equipment. He showed me how he could run around, making a lot of clanging. Scary. gashangashan Kariya is, well, he¡¯s a priest. He has a mace shaped like a cross and priest-looking clothes with chainmail. Well, he¡¯s a priest. It seems he can equip morning stars or axes if he wanted to, but Kariya is part of the rear guard. It is the job of the front line to make sure he never has to fight himself, so for now, Kariya just needs to be able to protect himself. For that, he chose the weapon that increased the effects of magic the most. melee priest And me. Nothing has changed on the surface. Because innerwear is meant to be worn under the clothes. It¡¯s not like I¡¯m carrying the kitchen knife around regularly either.

    dont

    And, well, it became something like this. With the various factors of what we can equip, what corrections we receive with certain equipment, the weapons and armour were decided quite easily. Since we chose according to what is best among what we can equip, there wasn¡¯t much overlap. no repeat profession But, it won¡¯t work out like this for the next one.

    ?

    Most of the accessories have strange effects attatched. Weapons and armour are meant to raise attack and defense. There is also the occasional ones that has strange effects, but those are rare. But for the accessories, those strange effects is the purpose. ¡­¡­for example, there¡¯s the orthodox [Increased HP Recovery Speed] and [Increased Maximum MP], then there¡¯s also a monocle with the [Night Vision] skill and that effect. ¡­a bit hard to use? Those complicated things aside, sorting the accessories is troublesome. After all, accessories are things that most people, young or old, man or woman, can equip physically. And accessories are small. When they¡¯re small, they don¡¯t take up space. Since they don¡¯t take up space, it was apparently common for the treasure chests in the ruins to be stuffed full of a lot of them. Thus, there¡¯s a lot. It is at a level not even comparable to the amount of weapons and armour. ¡­¡­there is literally a dime a dozen. And¡­¡­irritatingly, there isn¡¯t something like the [you can only equip one accessory] thing in games. As long as it is physically possible to equip it, you can equip it. When the effects overlap, there¡¯s no point equipping more than two but¡­¡­well,  there¡¯s plenty of variety.

    which is the problem

    And so, we started sorting. First we excluded all those with [Increased HP Recovery Speed], [Increased Maximum HP], [Increased MP Recovery Speed] and [Increased Maximum MP] except for those with particularly good performance. There is differences in performance and you can somewhat tell by [Appraising]. Since there were 3 people who could [Appraise], it went quite quickly. And with this, the mountain of accessories was halved. Do you see how many HP/MP types there were? too much Next, we sorted the accessories according to effects, if there were multiple accessories with the same effect, we kept the nine with the best performance and excluded the rest. ¡­¡­and by doing that, the mountain of accessories became a tenth of its original size. whew The variety of effects is something like this. The HP/MP types are well, as mentioned before, the others are effects that each raise attack, defence or agility, then there¡¯s those with skills or techniques attached like [Night Vision], [Leap] or [Energy Sword]. And worthy of special mention, the accessories with unknown skills? [Teleport] [Sure Hit] [Sharp Ears] [Magic Voice] [Fire Edge] [Seduction] [Magic Mirror] [Cradle of Light] ¡­¡­there¡¯s some that you can understand from their name, and some you can¡¯t.

    seduction for maito

    First, we distributed the accessories that raised attack, defense or agility. Since there are only 3 that raised attack, Suzumoto, Kadomi-kun and Hariu will be holding on to them. There are 6 that raise defense, they went to Suzumoto, Hagasaki-kun, Katori, Hariu, Kariya, and for some reason, me. There are 4 that raises agaility, so Suzumoto, Kadomi-kun, Hariu and Toriumi. why maito There are reasons why I got an accessory that raises defense. First, it was the one with the worst performance. And more importantly, they didn¡¯t know how to use it. ¡­¡­well, they wouldn¡¯t use, a scarf ring¡­¡­ hmmm And so, I tried equipping it at once. Until now, there had been a thin ribbon tie at the collar of the maid uniform, I removed that and replaced it with a narrow, short scarf and secured it with the scarf ring. ¡­¡­ooh, I can certainly feel my abilities kind of rise. If this is the one with the worst performance, then the one with the best performance must feel more obvious, is what I thought ¡°As expected, it¡¯s not that much.¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯s accessories. Expecting too much in the first place was a mistake.¡± ¡­¡­somehow, it seems different. ¡­¡­ah, aaaah! I get it, I got it. I see, since everyone¡¯s abilities were high in the first place, so they don¡¯t feel much change from the boost from accessories, it¡¯s relative! But since my abilities were baseline from the start, I can feel the effects from the boost of the accessories! A¡ªh, got it got it. ¡­¡­sad.

    ¡­..it¡¯s kay

    Then it is finally time to distribute the skill? accessories. But just a moment! There¡¯s one that is decided immediately. An accessory with that strange skill [Teleport] attached, it is a hair clip in the shape of a bird¡¯s feather. No one else other than me has long hair, so naturally, no one else other than me can equip it. ¡­¡­so I got it. Actually, until I said that, nobody had realised that and were thinking ¡®I don¡¯t really know what this is how do you equip it?¡¯. Are these guys okay? ¡­a hair clip shouldnt be that alien And the remaining got decided relatively quickly. The [Night Vision] monocle went to President who has [Far Sight]. He is looking more and more like a university professor. The [Leap] anklet went to Kadomi-kun who still doesn¡¯t have that skill, good luck. The [Energy Sword] gauntlet went to Hariu. This¡­¡­is an accessory right? It¡¯s not armour right? The [Sure Hit] ring went straight to Katori. There¡¯s no one more suitable for this. The [Sharp Ears] ear cuffs went to Toriumi who has [Perception]. And the [Fire Edge] ring also went to Toriumi. It¡¯s better for him to also be able to use magic attacks. Since we didn¡¯t understand the [Magic Mirror] pendent, it went to the magician Hagasaki-kun for now. We also couldn¡¯t understand the [Cradle of Light] rosary, so for now since it¡¯s a rosary and he can use light magic, Kariya. The [Magic Voice] choker went to me, the one with [Ballad]. The [Seduction] strap or key chain, well, by elimination, it went to Suzumoto. The person in question is saying something but a¡ªh a¡ªh I can¡¯t hear anything.

    accept it

    And, well, we safely finished distributing like that¡­¡­by the time we finished, how? The sun is setting. So, departure is postponed to tomorrow. Of course, no matter how fast it is with three people, we had to [Appraise] all the accessories. There are still items that don¡¯t look like accessories left, but we¡¯ll be leaving these for next time. Anymore is impossible.

    slep

    To try it out, we decided to all equipped the equipment we were distributed. We decided to, but. ¡°Sorry, Maito, how do you tie an obi?¡± ¡°Maito-san, where¡¯re you supposed to put ear cuffs?¡± ¡°Maito-sa¡ªn, sorry, is this how you put this on?¡± ¡­¡­and like this, there was a Q&A rush about the equipment. Iya¡ª, you guys, it¡¯s a good thing we tried equipping them today, if not when we tried to depart tomorrow and you couldn¡¯t equip your equipment, we would have to postpone again. boys¡­ But that was only the beginning. The greater problem I face after being released from the Q&A, is this innerwear that tightened by strings at the back. ¡­¡­am, am I supposed to tighten and tie this myself? It¡¯s impossible shoulder joint-wise. But I can¡¯t ask someone to do it for me either, nononono, but if I do it myself, it won¡¯t just be something like cramping my shoulders! It¡¯s physically impossible! And at the end of my anguish, I finally realised ¡®oh yeah, let¡¯s use the maid-san puppets¡¯, and I managed to equip it and got depressed but I¡¯m fine, yes. Thank goodness I have [Puppet Manipulation].

    problems of being the only girl

    And so as everyone finished equipping themselves¡­¡­yes. Only I feel out of place. Only my accessories have increased, it¡¯s not like my appearance changed. My armour isn¡¯t on the surface, so there is almost no change in appearance. Yes. Even though others clearly have weapons, only I am a [Maid]. ¡­¡­even if my equipment is upgraded, a maid is a maid.

    the end

    Hecate¡¯s com restarted when this chap was about 70% done and nothing was saved ;-;

 CH 26

    There are slightly painful descriptions. Please take note.

    Even though equipment has been changed, a maid is a maid. Since I¡¯m wearing a maid uniform, I¡¯m a maid. Hello. As for why I don¡¯t change into some equipment that is not a maid uniform, it¡¯s because I can¡¯t calm down for some reason when not wearing the maid uniform. And, the maid uniform¡¯s defensive ability is unexpectedly high. As a matter of fact, I found this out when I [Appraised] it, but wow! More than Suzumoto¡¯s kinagashi, more than President¡¯s pseudo-lab coat! It boasts high defense! Which means which means! Wearing this maid uniform and the innerwear with very high defense, I am! After Toriumi, Kadomi-kun, Hairu and Kairya who wear amour, I boast the same defense as Katori at number 5! ¡­¡­hm? It doesn¡¯t feel so amazing anymore for some reason. 5 out of 9 good enough And putting it this way, it¡¯s strange how rather than how good my maid uniform is, it makes how bad Suzumoto¡¯s kinagashi and President¡¯s pesudo-lab coat are stand out more. Why.

    the world is unfair

    And so today is the day we start heading south. Thus, I¡¯ll be preparing lunch along with breakfast. Let¡¯s go with bread for breakfast. If I make it rice everyday, I¡¯ll incur the displeasure of the bread faction. Bread with jam and vegetable soup should be fine. It¡¯s the usual, but there¡¯s no need to put in that much effort so early in the morning. I want to get lunch done quickly, so onigiri and miso soup I guess. I carefully packed in grilled fish or cooked meat. Plenty of proteins. It should be fine if I put plenty of vegetables in the miso soup to balance it out, probably.

    maybe?

    And, as I was making those preparations, everyone woke up earlier than usual. Usually, they would gather past eight at the latest, today, they gathered at seven. And once we eat breakfast, we leave.

    on a journey!

    ¡°Do you get it, Maito?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t participate in attacks, say it if I¡¯m tired, run if anything happens!¡± I¡¯ve heard it so much I¡¯m sick of it, I can recite everything already. ¡°Ketorami, we¡¯re leaving her to you.¡± ¡°Gau¡± ¡®Yes yes¡¯ (I am the only one that can hear a secondary voice with Ketorami¡¯s voice.) And like this, we departed.

    to the south!

    This is the second time I¡¯m travelling outside so, well, it won¡¯t feel that novel, is what I thought, but after about two hours of going south, the scenary changed completely, it is novel. In a bad way. ¡°This part looks like a desert.¡± ¡°Yeah. Hot.¡± I don¡¯t know why, but even though the distance wasn¡¯t that large, is it really okay for the climate to change so much? The sunlight is stronger than midsummer in the concrete jungle. Iya¡ª, a maid uniform has long sleeves, so it¡¯s tough. It¡¯s not at a level of just sweating. I¡¯m going to dry up. This is going to make me whither. ¡°Isn¡¯t Suzumoto still okay? This is really bad for me with my full body armour.¡± ¡°I¡­¡­ am better off than Toriumi maybe¡­¡­but it¡¯s tough.¡± The armour group look worse. Heavy, hot, even the armour is hot. Furthermore, Kadomi-kun¡¯s [Flame Resistance] doesn¡¯t seem to be able to resist the heat. ¡°And the ground is hot¡­¡­¡± The ground is hot, will Ketorami-san be okay? When I asked, the answer was ¡®This is cool compared to a dragon¡¯s breath.¡¯ You¡¯ve bathed in that dragon¡¯s breath before? I¡¯m understanding Ketorami less and less. ¡°Isn¡¯t this slightly impossible to march through?¡± Only Hagasaki-kun has a nonchalant expression with his [Heat & Cold Resistance]. Dammi¡ªt. But he also looks like he has trouble walking with his feet sinking into the sand. ¡°But if we walked through this, won¡¯t all of us get [Heat Resistance]?¡± ¡°A¡ªh¡­¡­what do we do?¡± ¡°For now, let¡¯s try going as far as we can. We can also consider getting out a room and shutting ourselves in there if we can¡¯t bear it.¡± ¡°Oka¡ªy¡­¡­a¡ªh damn it, it¡¯s hot.¡± ¡°I can produce as much water as you want, so say it if you need it. Dehydration is scary.¡± Just that the water will come out from a watering can.

    well, you have water

    ¡°¡­¡­ah¡­¡­it shined.¡± Shined, would refer to the dog tag, I think. ¡°Ah, A¡ªa¡ªa¡ªh, I got [Heat Resistance]! Hyahoooou!¡± Toriumi was the first. Of course. ¡°Uhya¡ª, it¡¯s so comfortable suddenly¡­¡­ah, Maito-san, water and [Cleaning] ple¡ªase.¡± ¡°Coming right up.¡± I showered him in water by sprinkling water from Ketorami-san¡¯s back like rain. And then [Cleaning] with the huge feather duster. Once I pofu pofu¡¯ed him with the feather duster, the excess water also disappeared ¡­¡­how does that work? If I start thinking about that there will be no end to it, so let¡¯s stop. ¡°¡­¡­ah, I got it too. Water and feather duster for me too.¡± ¡°Coming.¡± Kadomi-kun also got [Heat resistance]. The armour group really has it tough.

    more pain faster gain

    ¡°¡­¡­a¡ªh dammit, finally got it, I¡¯m the last?¡± ¡°Last. I can¡¯t believe there was someone slower than me.¡± And after 3 hours of advancing through the desert, Suzumoto also got [Heat Resistance] and with this, everyone has [Heat Resistance]. ¡­¡­ah, Hagasaki-kun had [Head & Cold Resistance] from the start, so no change there. ¡°For now, I want food¡­¡­¡± ¡°Yeah, should we take a break?¡± Since we all finally got the resistance, we set up the room to have lunch and a break. There¡¯s nothing as convenient as air con, but Hagasaki-kun made it cool with ice and wind magic. A¡ªh, so comfortabl¡ªe. [Heat Resistance] is a skill that makes you not feel heat beyond a certain level, but hot is still hot. But the difference is still something like between a suana and a sunny day in may.

    helps

    We had a break, so we are advancing through the desert again. Monsters show up on the way, but somehow, they don¡¯t seem that strong. Centipedes the size of a small dog, scorpions the size of shopping carts, walking cacti, those things come out, but most of it ends with one slice from the front line. In fact, since part of the centipede is metallic, they¡¯re collected by Toriumi, President goes about extracting the scorpion¡¯s poison, and Hairu is using the thorns of the cacti as throwing weapons since they¡¯re unexpectedly tough, so the monsters are being treated as supply sources. Poor things. Well, if the monsters were strong in this heat, that would be unbearable.

    where¡¯s the fire dragon

    It¡¯s night. It¡¯s night but¡­¡­we¡¯re still walking while eating dinner. Night in the desert is cold. So we decided to also get [Cold Resistance]¡­¡­iya¡ª, how to put it, mhm, they¡¯re amazing. It¡¯s co¡ªld, it¡¯s co¡ªld, I¡¯m slee¡ªpy. sed About three hours after we started walking, everyone got [Cold Resistance] (except Hagasaki-kun), and the [Heat Resistance] ranked up to [Heat & Cold resistance]. By the way, as for why Hagasaki-kun has [Heat & Cold resistance], a small elephant thing that shoots flames had blown fire at him and he used ice magic at zero distance to block it¡­¡­ According to Katori who healed that, ¡°mhm, it was something that Maito-san is better off not seeing.¡± With frost bite and burns, that would be pretty awful. Well, it is better than burning to death though. ¡­.fire elephant¡­. ¡°Okay, it¡¯s about time to sleep.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s put the room somewhere higher up. How about there?¡± ¡°Nn¡ª, isn¡¯t that fine? From what I can [Perceive], there doesn¡¯t seem to be enemies.¡± As for why we want to put the building on a high place, the reason is the number one cause of death in the desert. In other words, drowning. The desert¡¯s sand is too dry and repels water. If there is a squall on that sand, the water would form a river. And that river would naturally flow to the space between hills, the valleys. These places are the easiest to walk in, so this is the place where people are, but that is also where they go hello flash flood and drown. So, since it might rain while we¡¯re sleeping, we will be putting the room at a higher spot.

    wait, not dehydration?

    Sleeping on Ketorami-san today would be kind of that, so I¡¯m sleeping indoors. It¡¯s been a while since I¡¯ve used the futon, well, isn¡¯t it fine? It¡¯s inferior to Ketorami-san, but the futon is also good. When I have time, I¡¯ve been sunning it, so it¡¯s nice and airy. Okay, good nig¡ªht.

    late ight

    I was woken up about an hour after saying that good night. By Ketorami-san¡¯s howl. Is there something again? when I went out in a one-piece dress which I¡¯m using as sleep-wear to take a look, everyone was already gathered with their equipment. This is bad, I don¡¯t even have the e of equipment. But there doesn¡¯t seem to be the time to change. Before my eyes, is a huge snake. It¡¯s a huge snake, ma¡¯am. It¡¯s so long it feels like I¡¯m looking at a train. ¡­¡­is it that? The same type as Ketorami-san, those called [Unique Monsters].

    whoops

    A snake is not a dog, so [Watch Dog Training] won¡¯t work. Nothing I can do, let¡¯s leave this to everyone else. For now, I activated [Prayer Song] and [Wish Song] to raise their abilities. Just as I thought to leave the rest to them and run. The snake looked at me. It¡¯s really looking at me. ¡­¡­ba, bad. Frog, or rather, maid glared at by a snake. And the next instant, it ignored everyone in the frontline and accelerated instantaneously, charging at me who was in the back. ¡­¡­hieeeeeeeeeeeeee!? Why!? I desperately tried to run to the side, but it¡¯s already too late. Pakkun. ¡­¡­I was swallowed whole.

    .

    I feel like not losing consciousness at once was more unlucky for me. First, I was affected by the poison in the mouth. My body won¡¯t move. Actually, it hurts. Owowowowowowowowowowowow, melting! I¡¯m melting! That, it must be digestive enzymes. Bad bad bad, this is not the time to be thinking calmly. I need to somehow get out on my own¡­..I can¡¯t my body won¡¯t move! As a form of resistance, I tried using [Fire Magic], but since it¡¯s just at the level of a stove¡¯s high heat, there¡¯s only so much that can do. But even worse, the snake seemed to have felt that, I was carried straight into the stomach. The stomach. I repeat. The stomach. I was already melting from the poison and digestive enzymes, and I¡¯ll be melting more. ¡­¡­if I fainted, wouldn¡¯t I be able to die more easily¡­¡­ ¡­.. But unfortunately, my consciousness is still clear. As my final struggle, I tried to use all my skills. The one-piece I had been wearing as sleep-wear has already been melted and the MP boost is not in effect, but let¡¯s just do as much as I can. ¡­ My expectations of, it would be nice if I could die easily, were way off. The instant I reached the place that seems like the stomach, everything else didn¡¯t matter. I¡¯m being melted alive. Since my body won¡¯t move, I struggled with [Fire Magic], [Fiber Alchemy], [Fermentation], but I am being melted more and more while I do that. Once my abdomen melted, my organs were exposed and they melted too. My blood keeps flowing out and I can¡¯t think clearly. I can¡¯t feel my feet, so my feet are probably gone. Ah, My hand is melted too. Even if I try to scream, I can¡¯t since my throat is melted too. Hahaha. I can¡¯t do this. Mhm. Since there¡¯s nothing else I could do, I just put my forehead to the stomach wall and finally used [Share]. Hello enormous information. And goodbye consciousness. My consciousness was already at its limits and it shut down with that. ¡­¡­if I had done this from the start, I could¡¯ve died more easily. A¡ªh, I was stupid.

    the end

    ¡­¡­¡­.

 CH 27

    There is also slightly painful descriptions this time. Please take note.

    Summary of the previous chapter, I was eaten by a snake. That¡¯s all.

    nom

    I¡¯m sure I died, but for some reason, I woke up in my futon. Err, who, am I? ¡­¡­eh, from there? Even I¡¯m surprised at myself. If I remember correctly, I was born in the desert¡­¡­no, err, what, hm? My head is a mess. you¡¯re a aid Even though I woke up, my head is in a mass, my body hurts all over, I can¡¯t put any strength into my muscles, why am I alive, as I was panicking, I met someone¡¯s eyes¡­¡­ wait, what do I mean someone? ¡°You¡¯ve woken up, Maito-san!¡± ¡°Err, you are¡­¡­err¡­¡­mhm.¡± Before my eyes, with a tired expression is¡­¡­err¡­¡­ Bad bad, even my friend¡¯s name is messed up. What was his name? ¡°Are you okay? Is there anywhere that hurts?¡± ¡°My whole body¡­¡­and my head, is in a mess¡­¡­this is bad.¡± I put a hand to my head¡­¡­hm? I have a hand. Why? Wasn¡¯t it melted? Wait, I, died right? ¡­¡­when my side was cut. ? Even though I was still confused, I was surrounded by everyone within a few seconds. I can¡¯t calm down. ¡°Maito, are you okay now?¡± ¡°Err, probably. My head is a mess though.¡± Thank goodnesssssss, some of them slumped with that. Sorry. But my head is in a mess in the present continuous tense, I can¡¯t tell who is who. ¡°For now, what, happened to me?¡± For now, feeling like this guy is the leader, I tried asking the one in a kimono. ¡°Do you remember, that you were eaten by the sna¡­¡­ah, wait, don¡¯t get up. Don¡¯t get out of the futon! We¡¯ll explain and apologise later, but you¡¯re naked right now!¡± Nn? What¡¯s wrong with being naked¡­¡­everything. Hm? What wrong with me? My common sense is lacking, or rather, faded? ¡°¡­¡­so! You were eaten.¡± ¡°I know.¡± ¡°Then, Kadomi-kun and Toriumi somehow dealt with the snake, then we¡­¡­got you, out, but¡­¡­¡± ¡­¡­I also know that. That was very painful. Hm? Something¡¯s strange, well, it¡¯s fine. Please continue. ¡°Your right hand and both legs were gone. For your right leg, even the bones were gone. Your torso was also dissolved and the ribs could be seen, the insides too¡­¡­well, how to put it, er, apology number 1. At that point, you weren¡¯t wearing any clothes, but it wasn¡¯t R-18E, it was R-18G, so no count please.¡± No, something like that is fine! In fact, sorry for showing you something so grotesque. You guys really are conscientious, seriously¡ª. ¡°At that point the snake was dead. After that, it took all of Hagasaki-kun, Katori and Kariya¡¯s MP to heal you, and how to say this, well, you became human again. ¡­¡­apology number 2.¡± ¡°No, that¡¯s fine. If you minded that, I would be dead anyway.¡± They felt like they were about to commit seppuku, so I interrupted to stop them. ¡°¡­¡­so, well, we recovered MP and healed you a little more, so the scars are mostly gone but¡­¡­sorry, there¡¯s some left on your right leg and side¡­¡­and of all places, your face. And, your hair. We¡¯re really sorry.¡± Since they lowered their heads with really apologetic expressions, I could only panic. ¡°No, I said it¡¯s fine! I¡¯m the one that got myself eaten, got myself melted and was saved, so something like that.¡± ¡­¡­or is it, that terrible? And so I had them let me take a look in a mirror, I see, the area from below the right eye across the cheek is discoloured. But the surface is smooth and it doesn¡¯t feel stiff, so it¡¯s not much. Mhm. It was a waste to worry. My hair became about 20cm shorter but¡­¡­it¡¯s not like I¡¯m bald, mhm, no problem here either. My right leg is a little worse, from my thigh to my calf, there is a large scar that looks like a burn. My side is similar to my right leg. ¡°Actually, if it¡¯s something like this¡­¡­[Disguise]. Heal.¡± For an instant, I almost couldn¡¯t recall my original appearance but, mhm, it¡¯s okay. I can remember. Once I activated [Disguise], it healed in an instant. Mhm, there¡¯s no stiffness either. ¡°¡­¡­how is it?¡± ¡°Ah, it¡¯s healed. That¡¯s good.¡± I don¡¯t know how it works, but I can at least return my appearance to normal. so what did happen ¡°¡­¡­so, you, you¡¯ve been somewhat strange since just now, what¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°A¡ªh mhm, my head is a bit jumbled up, like a lot of things are mixed up, or not connected¡­¡­something like that.¡± They looked at me doubtfully, but that¡¯s what it¡¯s like. ¡°¡­¡­can, you explain what happened? ¡­¡­no, if you don¡¯t want to remember it, then I won¡¯t force you.¡± ¡°Ah, that¡¯s fine. Err, I was swallowed whole, then, aaaah, mhm, I remember until right after that but¡­¡­it gets confused around there.¡± Err, my body wouldn¡¯t move, it was ridiculously painful, I couldn¡¯t think, then¡­¡­it¡¯s that that my memories become fragmented. Err, I couldn¡¯t move, using that chance, Kadomi-kun cut my side wide open, my bones were also broken by Toriumi, but I was still melting and what I ate came out from where I was cut¡­¡­ ¡­¡­ Ah. snake? ¡°Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!¡± ¡°Uwah, what is it?¡± ¡°I remember I remember I remember!¡± The instant I remembered, like pieces of a puzzle falling in place, everything joined together and my head became clear. ¡°You¡¯re, Suzumoto! Err, Hagasaki-kun, President¡­¡­Shachi. Kadomi-kun and, er, Hariu, Katori¡­¡­Toriumi, Kariya. I got it correct right? I¡¯m correct right?¡± ¡°Eh, wait Maito, you forgot our names until just now?¡± Hagasaki-kun made an indescribable expression, but so many things just became clear so that doesn¡¯t matter. ¡°You remembered, meaning?¡± President asked that, so I dug through the insides of my head one more time, and it really is that, I got it. ¡°It seems, I [Shared] a lot of things with the snake.¡±

    memories?

    ¡°Tell me if I¡¯m wrong. Err, after I was swallowed, everyone was trifled with by the snake¡¯s speed.¡± ¡°¡­¡­mhm.¡± Kadomi-kun seems to have something to say about that. Mhm, the front line was trifled with the most. ¡°Magic didn¡¯t work, swords don¡¯t work well either, and as you were having a tough fight, it suddenly stopped and started writhing. Then Kadomi-kun cut through the side of the snake and Toriumi crushed the bones, then I was pulled out. Is that right?¡± ¡°Right right. Nn¡ª¡­¡­by the way, which side did I crush the bones on?¡± ¡°The right side.¡± When I answered Toriumi¡¯s question, he made a face like ¡®ooh¡¯. Mhm, I¡¯m correct. ¡°After that?¡± ¡°It was after death, so I don¡¯t know.¡± When I said that, everyone was clearly stunned. ¡°¡­¡­eh, Maito-san died?¡± ¡°No, the snake.¡± I quickly told them to resolve Hariu¡¯s misunderstanding of me dying once. ¡°¡­¡­somehow, it seems like I [Shared] with the snake while in its stomach, probably at full strength without any limiters. Then the snake¡¯s memories and my memories got mixed up, well, that¡¯s why I was panicking just now.¡± so maito is snake? I see, since I [Shared] without limits while my consciousness was heavy, like how I got the snake¡¯s memories, my pain also suddenly flowed into the snake. Of course it would stop moving and writhe. What could it have felt like for the snake to feel arms and legs it doesn¡¯t have melting. And I¡­¡­seemed to have continued [Sharing] even after I lost consciousness, the memory of dying is strangely stuck in my head and won¡¯t leave. ¡­¡­I can only hope there are no after-effects.

    memories of death¡­.

    ¡°Honestly, it was horrible for you but¡­¡­if you weren¡¯t swallowed and didn¡¯t [Share], I don¡¯t think we could¡¯ve won.¡± Suzumoto said that with a strangely dark expression. Oh my, then me getting swallowed wasn¡¯t a bad thing. ¡­¡­mhm, rather than, not bad, well, at least it wasn¡¯t just getting swallowed meaninglessly and being a burden, so there¡¯s some hope. ¡°¡­¡­ if you couldn¡¯t [Share], it would¡¯ve become something like that thing with Ketorami and Fukuyama. I definitely don¡¯t want to end up the same way as him. I think we will have to become able to somehow deal with those types of unique monsters without you.¡± ¡­¡­well, it¡¯s not like I don¡¯t understand how he feels. But, I don¡¯t think you need to be that worked up over it. We made use of the merits of having more people¡­¡­by using one as a bait, exploit the opportunity, I think they can do something like that more but¡­¡­these guys probably can¡¯t do it. To put it nicely, they¡¯re kind, to put it harshly, they¡¯re naive. This is a problem. Even though there is someone perfect for being bait, or rather, someone who can only be bait, they went ¡®we have to become able to somehow deal with those types of unique monsters without me¡¯. ¡­¡­I¡¯m the one, that has to do something. I¡¯m aware that I¡¯m a mental shackle. At this rate, I¡¯ll keep being a burden no matter how much time passes.

    shackle but also support

    For now, I withdrew while still wrapped in the futon to wear clothes. When I got out of the futon and took a look at my own body, it was quite moving. This has been healed after being melted once. Wow, otherworld qualities are wonderful. Then, there is only the dog tag hung around my neck. I had this on even when I changed into sleep-wear. Seeing as it didn¡¯t melt, this also seems to be some metal with otherworld qualities. I checked the dog tag just in case, and [Strong Acid Resistance] [Poison Resistance] [Pain Resistance] skills were added on. With these, even if I¡¯m eaten again, well, can¡¯t I hold out for quite a while? ¡­¡­not that I want it to happen a second time! def not For now, I changed into my maid uniform and we gathered again in the chemistry lecture hall. back to business? ¡°First, let¡¯s set out after noon. With all that trouble, everybody barely slept.¡± Sorry, only I slept a lot. ¡°After we take a nap, let¡¯s head south again. Okay, dismissed.¡± We gathered but were dismissed immediately. In this case, the dismissal is ¡®we¡¯re sleeping so get out¡¯, so I returned to the lab. But even so, I¡¯m not sleepy at all, so I¡¯m free. O¡ªh, I can see the carcass of the snake through the window. Huge. It¡¯s a sight. But can we just leave that? Won¡¯t it be bad if it rots? ¡­¡­actually, snakes also have meat¡­¡­gulp.

    ¡­eater becomes eaten?

    And so time for the snake dissection show. Ye¡ªah. Quite a bit was dissolved by the snake¡¯s own digestive juices, but since it was so huge in the first place, most of it is left. For now, the skin and scales¡­¡­somehow, don¡¯t you want those? Then, the meat. Is it tasty? And so, I¡¯ll be gutting it with a kitchen knife. Since I just got it, let¡¯s try using the kitchen knife with the strange pattern I was distributed. Okay, then, cu¡ªt. hard work Pon. begins¡­.? ¡­¡­wa, was what happened just now (approximately). Basically, when I cut the snake with the kitchen knife, the snake was split¡­¡­into meat, skin, scales, bones, fangs, guts, eyeballs and something. ¡­¡­hmmm? That¡¯s strange, did someone stop time?

    magic!

    When I went to take a look at the clock, it didn¡¯t seem like time had stopped, so I probably dissected it in an instant. ¡­¡­the only thing I can think of would be this kitchen knife. Well, it has a strange pattern too, so there might be stuff like this. Mhm, I¡¯m already used to these things. For now, I had Ketorami-san help me carry what was dissected and stored them in the physics lecture hall. Mhm, it¡¯s a nice scene.

    good everywhere

    Okay, the problem is the [something] that appeared after dissecting the snake. Specifically, it is a golden chest about the size of a human head. It was probably in the stomach, but seeing as it maintained its shape without melting, things are strange but, well, it¡¯s fine. Since it¡¯s a chest, there is the box and the cover. And it¡¯s locked. ¡­¡­what a pain. Let¡¯s erase it with [Cleaning]. Okay, erased. With the lock gone, it can be opened, so I opened it without reservation. What will come out? What will come out? ¡­¡­there was a thick book inside.

    When the treasure is a book, Hecate approves.

 CH 28

    A book came out of the mystery chest that came out of the snake¡¯s stomach. But. I can¡¯t read it!

    diff language?

    Never mind Japanese, it probably isn¡¯t any language on earth. Just looking at the paragraphs of unfamiliar characters makes my head hurt. Well, it¡¯s thick, so I might be able to use it as a weight stone. ¡­..no Jokes aside, I think something can be done if I use skills. And so, [Appraisal].

    cheet

    Result. [*Cannot Be Appraised*] ¡­¡­this bastard. In this case, President or Kariya who feel like they have a higher level of [Appraisal] than me might be able to if I asked them, but unfortunately, both of them are taking a nap! In which case, okay. Let¡¯s try [Share]! ¡­¡­no, let¡¯s not. No matter how you think about it, that¡¯s a landmine. Waiting until everyone wakes up and getting the two of them to appraise it won¡¯t be too late. Anyhow, it wouldn¡¯t be strange for someone other than me to be able to read this book. Okay, let¡¯s just quietly make lunch and wait.

    don¡¯t mess around

    And so, lunch is fried rice and soup. I felt like adding on gyoza too, but the only raw meat we have right now is snake meat¡­¡­ If possible, I¡¯d rather use boar or deer. After everyone woke up, I got out the book while eating lunch. ¡°¡­¡­and so, this is the book that came out from the chest that came out from the snake¡¯s stomach.¡± ¡°Heh, then let me take a look. [Appraisal]¡± President immediately tried [Appraising] it while eating fried rice. ¡°¡­¡­a¡ªh, cannot. Seems like I cannot do it. Only [XXXXX Grimoire] shows up.¡± Grimoire¡­¡­magic book? Hm, for now, we at least know that it¡¯s a magic book for now. ¡°Ah, then I¡¯ll try next. [Appraisal]¡± Kariya also tried [Appraising]. ¡°Ah, mhm. Lucky? We got it. [Alive XXXXXXXX] showed up, isn¡¯t this [Alive Grimoire]?¡± ¡­¡­living magic book? Something smells really fishy¡ª.

    sounds un

    As that went on we finished eating. Since nobody could read the book, we decided to get out of the desert first. At this rate, the only fresh meat¡­¡­ah, it¡¯s not that they are against eating snake meat okay? But we do want variation. Actually, staying in this temperature is not what a sane person would do.out!

    yep

    And so, we are advancing through the desert again. As expected, nothing like the snake yesterday¡­¡­night? showed up, so well, while sweeping aside the small fries that are treated like supply depots, we steadily advanced. We advanced but. always a but ¡°¡­¡­oi, Maito, where¡¯re you going, we¡¯re not going that way.¡± Somehow, there¡¯s a direction I strangely want to go in, and my feet just strangely turns towards it. No, rather than my feet, I¡¯m turning Ketorami though. ¡°A¡ªh¡­¡­somehow, I feel like there was something this way.¡± ¡°¡­¡­the snake?¡± ¡°The snake.¡± ¡°Should be the snake.¡± ¡­¡­mhm, I think it¡¯s probably an after-effect of [Sharing] with the snake. Just that, the problem is¡­¡­ ¡°It somehow feels like something important is hidden there.¡± to the snake? The result of a meeting, we decided to go in the direction I want to go towards for some reason. It¡¯s a nice thing that we¡¯re a group that likes detours.

    not that much in a hurry

    ¡°Ah, this.¡± Right in the middle of the desert, we discovered a large cliff. And when we tried entering a crevice in the cliff, we discovered the huge snake¡¯s empty egg shell. This is a bingo. ¡°It was, something important right?¡± ¡°Mhm. I feel like it was something very precious and beloved.¡± The crevice is quite large, and it¡¯s dark The deeper parts can¡¯t be seen just with the light from the entrance. ¡°Da¡ªrk can¡¯t see¡ª¡± ¡°Ah, then I¡¯ll make it brighter. It¡¯ll be blinding for an instant, so please be careful.¡± Just as I thought Kariya was mumbling something, poyan, a few balls of light floated up into the air. Those, seems to be [Light Ball], lit up the interior and we could finally see everything. Including the [Precious Thing] the snake was hiding. ¡°¡­¡­a¡ªh¡­¡­¡± ¡°Mhm¡­¡­what to do with this?¡± Their confusion is quite natural. Right there, was the snake¡¯s child.

    baebi

    Similar to the parent snake, it is a pitch black snake and only it¡¯s eyes are red like rubies. When I involuntarily reached out and touched it, it felt strangely nice to stroke. It¡¯s length is about 0.5m. It¡¯s thickness is about that of a thumb. A size that can be held in both hands when curled up. Very¡­¡­cute. ¡°So, Maito, what are you going to do, with that? Keep it?¡± Keep it, can I do that? We were the ones that killed the parent snake. But, it might also be better to leave it to nature. But that is also irresponsible, then again, if asked whether keeping it would be taking responsibility, it wouldn¡¯t. Mh¡ªm¡­¡­ah, yeah. ¡°Err¡­¡­how about I ask the person, or snake, in question?¡± best way to decide Everyone was reluctant, but I begged my way through and got permission. Well, that one time ended horribly. Anyway, I¡¯ll make use of what I¡¯ve learnt and do well this time. ¡°Come.¡± I let the snakelet curl around my arm and put its head to my forehead. Ah, it¡¯s cool. Then, [Share].

    hihi

    ¡­¡­hm? It¡¯s not that tiring. Is it because it doesn¡¯t have much information since it wasn¡¯t born that long ago? Or could it be that reptiles have a simpler structure? Never mind, doesn¡¯t matter. For now, let¡¯s try calling out while looking for it. ¡°O¡ªi¡± ¡°He¡ªre¡± ¡­¡­the response came very quickly. That was slightly unexpected. When I tried heading towards where the reply came from, the small snake was swaying there. ¡°Hi¡± ¡°Hi. Who are you?¡± Who. ¡­¡­mh¡ªm, how should I explain this. ¡°A¡ªh, just a humble maid. Just yesterday night, I was eaten by your parent and almost died.¡± ¡°But you are alive.¡± ¡°Mhm.¡± ¡°Then mother is dead?¡± ¡°Mhm. I didn¡¯t want to die either. It¡¯s fine to resent me.¡± ¡°I see. That¡¯s fine. I knew she would be killed by someone eventually.¡± The baby snake wasn¡¯t particularly angry or sad, he just kept swaying. It felt like I just missed a step on the stairs. ¡­.close enough ¡°Did you kill mother?¡± ¡°I think I dealt the deciding blow.¡± It was a question that was hard to answer, but if I tried to cover it up, it would think I am lying, so I answered honestly. This snakelet also felt strangely dry and it¡¯s easy to answer it¡¯s questions. ¡°Hmmm, then you are strong.¡± As expected, the snakelet didn¡¯t say anything in particular and just said that while swaying like it was tilting it¡¯s head. Dry. Mhm, it¡¯s dry. ¡°No, I¡¯m weak.¡± ¡°You defeated mother even though you are weak?¡± ¡°I have comrades.¡± ¡°Hmmm.¡± The snakelet seemed to want to talk, so I intended to just talk to it until it was satisfied. And then it dropped a bomb. ¡°¡­¡­now that you mention it, even though you killed mother, mother is inside you.¡± ¡°Eh?¡± I followed the snakelet¡¯s gaze and turned around and, yes, it was there. The big snake. ¡°¡­¡­hi.¡± When I tried greeting it with my heart pounding away, it licked my face with a ¡®yes yes¡¯ feel. Ah, this is the same presence as Ketorami. ¡°¡­¡­why are you here?¡± Didn¡¯t you die? ¡­¡­ah, could this, be, the memories? Are the parent snake¡¯s memories here in the form of the parent snake? ¡°That¡¯s right. This here is mother¡¯s memories. Thanks for bringing mother here.¡± The snakelet winded around my arm and climbed onto my shoulder, then extended its body from there to poke the parent snake with the tip of its head. The parent snake dissipated from where it was poked, leaving only the snakelet. ¡°I took mother, that¡¯s fine right?¡± ¡°Go ahead go ahead.¡± With that said, the unnatural parts and memories that didn¡¯t belong to me in my head are certainly gone. Does this mean I managed to escape from having my head in a mess?

    maybe?

    ¡°¡­¡­so. Snakelet-kun. What¡¯ll you do?¡± ¡°What will I do?¡± ¡°Come with us? Or stay in the desert?¡± ¡°Nn¡ª¡­¡­I¡¯ll come along. You¡¯re strange, you seem interesting.¡± I, I see. Don¡¯t praise me like that, it¡¯s embarrassing. ¡­¡­that aside. It¡¯s late, but self-introductions. ¡°Then, names. I¡¯m Maito.¡± ¡°Maito. Got it. Please take care of me.¡± ¡°Snakelet, your name?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t particularly have one. If needed, Maito can give me one.¡± What? What? Monsters generally don¡¯t have names? ¡­¡­how do you identify individuals¡­¡­ ¡°Then¡­..okay, your name is Hanter.¡± Origin is half-meter snake. (T/N:¥Ï¥ó¤á©`¥È¥ëÉß han meetoru hebi, since it¡¯s just the half-meter part, works from English too, kind of)

    great naming

    With the naming is done, I withdrew. Right after I withdrew, I made contact with Hanter¡¯s eyes. After making eye contact, Hanter smoothly climbed up my arm and settled around my neck. ¡°Maito-san, how did it turn out in the end?¡± Ah, sorry. Everyone was being left behind. Sorry sorry. ¡°Mhm, seems like he¡¯s coming with us, so take care of him.¡± ¡®I¡¯ll be in your care!¡¯ ¡­¡­it spoke¡­¡­ It is that? Do these guys become able to speak once I [Share]? sharing speech And so, a new comrade joined us.

    snaek

    And keeping detours to a minimum, we once again headed south quickly. After walking continuously, we finally saw the end of the desert. By that time, the sun was already setting, so we set up the room on the land between the desert and plains. We will be staying here for tonight. We hesitated on eating snake meat in front of Hanter, so we are eating smoked meat for  tonight¡¯s dinner. For the snake meat, after discussing with Hanter, we decided to cremate it. As for the bones and scales, he actually asked us to use them, so we¡¯ll be using them for something.

    so generous

    I probably won¡¯t get sandy sleeping outside tonight, so I¡¯ll be using Ketorami-san as my futon. After quickly [Cleaning[ him, I buried myself in his belly and heaven awaits. Aah happiness. ¡­¡­and, as I was enjoying happiness, my neck felt cold. When I opened my eyes, Hanter was wrapped around me. Hm? That¡¯s strange, I felt like I made a bed for you in the lab. ¡®I¡¯m also sleeping with Maito!¡¯ And so, I asked Ketorami-san for permission. ¡®Do as you like, one more younger brother doesn¡¯t change much.¡¯ And so, one snake, one wolf and one person will be sleeping together from now on. The collaboration of warm, fluffy, cool and smooth.

    the end

 CH 29

    Good morning. I woke up in warmth, smooth and fluffy. Happiness. Now then, it¡¯s tough to leave this world of happiness, but I need to start making breakfast soon. ¡­¡­ah. ¡°What does Hanter eat?¡± Since he¡¯s a snake, meat? Could it be he can¡¯t eat non-living meat? ¡®Me¡ªat¡¯ Meat, as expected. ¡­¡­there¡¯s only smoked meat, would that be okay? Or would dried fish be better? As I was worrying about that, Ketorami said he would share the food he got, so I left it to him. As expected of Ketorami-sensei.

    heil the dog

    Today¡¯s breakfast is rice with miso soup. There has been a lack of protein recently, so I would like to get some fresh meat by today. It¡¯s also tough since that depends on the hard work of everyone else, I can¡¯t say much about it. It would be nice if I could make rice from the stock we have by myself though.

    rice farm?

    Everyone woke up slightly earlier today. Once we ate breakfast, we set off immediately. There does seem like there will be a lot more things once we enter the grasslands after all. By the time we finished eating breakfast, Ketorami-san and Hanter also seemed to have finished their meal, so our departure went smoothly. How different from usual!

    only smooth departure so far

    A few hours after setting off. We arrived at the plains before the sun rose to its highest point. It¡¯s wide. There are only a few trees scattered here and there, you can see far into the distance. Which means, there¡¯s no need to fear an ambush from monsters. Iya¡ª, how peaceful. There are no plains this wide in modern Japan. At least, I haven¡¯t seen one. Ketorami-san seems to have come here before, so it isn¡¯t that fresh for him, but Hanter is excited. He has the knowledge (since I passed the parent snake¡¯s memories to Hanter through [Share]), but knowing it and seeing it is different. really? And, well, we were carefreely advancing like that. Honestly, we had relaxed, feeling like it¡¯s so¡ª peaceful. Yes. There was. Monsters. And we walked right into an ambush. After an hour of walking through the plains. Just as we thought, it¡¯s about time for lunch, the monster came. ¡­¡­from below!

    either that or up

    ¡°Nn! Something¡¯s coming from below!¡± Since Toriumi barely managed to detect it with [Sharp Ears] and [Perception], there were some that manage to move, but the rear guard that could not move immediately were caught. Ridiculously large vines or roots of some plant came out of the ground. They grabbed Hagasaki-kun, President, Katori, Kariya and disappeared back into the ground in an instant. Maito? ¡­¡­eh, me? Yes, I couldn¡¯t move. But I was riding Ketorami-san, so I managed to avoid it. Or had it avoided for me. Yes. Thankfully.

    arigato katorami

    ¡°¡­¡­wh, what do we do about this?¡± And of all people, that thing took away all the healers. ¡°Theoretically, there should be a main body somewhere. So we just need to hit that but¡­¡­¡± ¡°Wouldn¡¯t it be bad if we don¡¯t recover them before that.¡± ¡°It would be¡­¡­¡± If they were buried underground, that would be a little bad. When I tried taking a peek into the hole the root came out of as a form of resistance, the roots came out again at an amazing speed, and I was saved again by Ketorami-sensei with his godly reflexes. Yes, I cannot sleep with my feet towards Katorami-san anymore. (T/N: an idiom about being indebted to someone) I¡¯m sleeping on Ketorami-san though. ¡°Oi Maito! Do you want to get caught too!?¡± ¡°Sorry.¡± But, we did find out that roots will come out if someone comes here. Can¡¯t we just hit it then? Or possibly, can¡¯t we set up something? No? fire/ ¡°How about we just let all of us get brought underground.¡± ¡°Rejected. Too dangerous. If it¡¯s ends up like the snake yesterday, all of us will die.¡± ¡°Ye¡ªah.¡± Mh¡ªm, is there a guest that has a skill that can help up break out of this situation? We put our dog tags together to think. ¡­¡­ah, somehow mine, increased. [Babysitting]. That? Since Hanter is a child, it got judged as a maid¡¯s job? I see I see. And leaving that aside, let¡¯s take a look at everyone¡¯s skills. ¡°Hariu, what¡¯s [Shadow Walk]?¡± ¡°Ah, that? It allows me to move from shadow to shadow. Just that, since it¡¯s shadows, the surroundings have to be bright, I don¡¯t think I can use it underground. It would be different if it was bright tho¡ªugh.¡± Nuun, of all people, all the people that can use light magic were taken underground too. ¡°Toriumi¡¯s [Perception] doesn¡¯t work?¡± ¡°A¡ªh mhm, I¡¯ve been trying since just now, but seems like it¡¯s a little too far. Sorry.¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s fine. Can¡¯t be helped in this case.¡± Mh¡ªm, there¡¯s no breakthrough even when we put our heads together. ¡°If only we know if they are safe¡­¡­ah.¡± Everyone has forgotten, but there is. There is a way to confirm safety. For now, I sang the [Prayer Song] that I haven¡¯t been applying because I was fooled by how peaceful it was. ¡°Ah, I see.¡± If someone among those who got kidnapped underground noticed it and acquires [Ballad], we would be able to know if they are safe. ¡­¡­guess, not. A¡ªh dammit, if this was going to happen, I should¡¯ve made everyone acquire [Ballad] earlier! distracted by floating building After a time that felt long and short,  sit still, a sky-blue pattern suddenly appeared at our feet. ¡°This is.¡± ¡°¡­¡­probably, means, they¡¯re safe.¡± Just because it¡¯s sky-blue, this somehow feels like it¡¯s Hagasaki-kun¡¯s. ¡°What do we do? Seems like it¡¯s safe even if we go underground.¡± There¡¯s nothing we can do by staying here. Then wouldn¡¯t it be easier for us to also get kidnapped by those roots? Something like that. ¡°¡­¡­okay, let¡¯s do it. We¡¯ll get caught by those roots. Maito standby here.¡± On, only I¡¯m being left behind again!? No¡ª!

    give up

    Of course this would happen, my fighting strength underground where Ketorami-san can¡¯t come is below 5. I¡¯m worse than garbage. So inevitably, I¡¯m staying behind. To at least do something, I [Shared] vision with Hariu, who feels like would have the most stable field of vision, before they went underground. In this case, the information is narrowed down to sight alone, so the MP drained is not that much, but this is the first time I¡¯m trying to [Share] at long distances, so that is a concern. As for why I am making the effort to do something with such a concern, if I don¡¯t do this, I would really just be left behind! Well, the deciding factor for this is that I am one-sidedly monitoring Hariu¡¯s sight like that time I borrowed Ketorami-san¡¯s senses,, so there is no burden on Hariu. And so they will be setting off on the next reckless venture. Yes.

    bye ¡°Then we¡¯ll be off.¡± ¡°Take ca¡ªre.¡± Even as I said that, my field of vision is already Hariu¡¯s, so I am in the chaotic situation of seeing myself waving. Also, Katorami-san and Hanter are watching out for me since I can¡¯t see my own surroundings at all. I really am grateful to them. Yes. Maito¡¯s pet army Once they went to peek into the hole, the roots came out and kidnapped everyone. Uwa, this, feels weird. Even though I am just sitting on top of Ketorami, I am seeing myself caught by a root and being dragged underground, it feels strange. It feels different from watching a movie, an indescribable feeling. And as expected, the MP consumed increased as they got further away. Ugeh, this is tough. But I have no intention of stopping at all. I gulped down MP recovery tea and kept recovering MP. And deep underground, they were brought by the roots to¡­¡­ ¡°Isn¡¯t this, bad?¡± The rear guard that seems to be alive but they are limp and the front lines are tightly restrained. The roots keep increasing. But, as expected of the people with high fighting strength. They¡¯re different from garbage. Kadomi-kun was the first one that escaped the restraint of the roots. He used [Explosion] around himself and blew up the roots. So viole¡ªnt. Next, Hariu escaped using some unknown method (I¡¯m seeing from his view instead of spectating, so I really don¡¯t know what he did). Suzumoto and Toriumi were also extracted safely. Then they cut off or blew up the roots around the rear guard, but they still remained limp. But even like that, it seems they could still use magic, Kariya lit up the place with [Light Ball] and everything became clearer instantly. Like this, those without [Night Vision] can move.

    so just physically drained?

    After dragging the rear guard to the back, the front line moved out. The target seems to be the main body of the roots, a huge lump that looks like a tree trunk. ¡­¡­but the one that moves the fastest is Hariu, so I can¡¯t really tell what the others are doing. Judging from the fragments I can see, while Hariu is throwing knives and cutting with his short sword, Toriumi is drawing attention, Kadomi-kun is charging in and Suzumoto is repeating hit-and-away attacks. I see, so this would be why Toriumi has so much heavy equipment. If Toriumi wasn¡¯t drawing attention, Kadomi-kun aside, Suzumoto and Hariu would be taken down in an instant. From what I know, Suzumoto¡¯s defense, even including corrections, is only about the same as me or slightly higher and Hariu is specialised in staying light, resulting in low defense. Both their equipment and fighting styles are built around the condition that they don¡¯t get hit. Kadomi-kun is nice and balanced. He is using his shield well to handle his own share himself. He has both attack and defense. Being able to somehow maintain a position even closer than Toriumi must be thanks to how balanced he is. Kadomi-kun is probably the strongest solo. Since he obtained [Leap], he can also take on enemies at high altitude, he just keeps powering up. Kadomi-kun has balance, Suzumoto has the most firepower in each strike, Hariu has the most moves and Toriumi has endurance. variety in front line alone After a while, the roots seem to be steadily weakening, the energy behind the roots being waved around is declining. By that time, the rear guard seemed to have recovered from their limp state and started supporting with magic and strange laser beams. As usual, Hariu isn¡¯t observing the rearguard in detail, so I can¡¯t really tell much since I can only get information from Hariu¡¯s field of vision. bad choice In the end, Katori¡¯s full energy charged [Laser Shot] finished it. The power behind it made the front line look stupid for slowly hacking away with blades. Rather than the rear guard, it¡¯s definitely better to treat him like a turret. what happened to archery And, well, like this, this is actually the first time I¡¯ve seen them coordinate to properly fight a strong monster, honestly, it is more than I expected. They jump to impossible heights, make impossible turns, move with impossible speeds, everything¡¯s impossible. Did you guys graduate from being human? It felt like that. My normality is getting more and more prominent. No wonder they always want to make me stay behind. ¡­¡­yes. My fighting strength is just 5. Below garbage. Sorry.

    why 5

    But after that, everyone seems troubled. Yes! They don¡¯t seem to know how to get back. But unfortunately, I only have visual information, so I don¡¯t know what they are talking about. ¡­¡­now then, there is no mistake that they are troubled. Don¡¯t you think it is a maid¡¯s job to go pick up the master? You don¡¯t? Eh? A butler¡¯s job? A job beyond a mere maid? No, I do think it¡¯s a maid¡¯s job. I will make it so that I think like that. And so, let¡¯s test it out. The skill attached to this hair clip. [Teleport]. I don¡¯t know what or how it is going to teleport, but what will happen will happen, probably. ¡­.great plan After drinking MP recovery tea just in case, concentrate. The destination is here. The target is everyone underground, Okay. Let¡¯s go. [Teleport]!

    ¡­i don¡¯t think it works like that

    Result. *I am in the ground* Or rather, well, I¡¯m underground. Probably. Somehow, I came with Ketorami and Hanter, so this skill seems to be a skill that also brings along things around you when you move. Actually, it would be bad if that wasn¡¯t the case. ¡°Hm? Why is Maito-san here?¡± ¡°I came to pick you guys up. Okay. Gather gather.¡± After getting everyone to gather around Ketorami-san, [Teleport] one more time. And warp everyone above ground instantly. I also took attendance just in case. Okay, everyone¡¯s here. Doesn¡¯t seem like there¡¯s anything missing, so I can say that it is a success, mhm. ¡°Ah, could it be the hair ornament¡¯s skill?¡± ¡°Mhm.¡± It would be annoying if something got consumed every time I used the skill, so I checked the hair clip. I also [Appraised] it, but there doesn¡¯t seem to be anything strange. Well, it uses a bunch of MP though. If I wasn¡¯t wearing the long underskirt dyed with bay laurels, this would probably have been a one-way ticket. Also, the MP consumed probably increases the more I bring along. Coming back was more tiring than going. ¡°¡­¡­this is convenient.¡± ¡°Yep.¡± Well, like this, we became able to go to various places instantly. Let¡¯s make plenty of use of this.

    How on earth did Maito think the assassin jumping all over the place would have the most stable vision.

 CH 30

    For now, since we all escaped above ground safely, we wanted to just take a break already, but there is 1 problem.

    no seat belt?

    A few dozen minutes after that, Ketorami-san seemed to have left the plains and entered a forest area, so we [Teleported] there.

    Ketorami-san aside, Hariu will die if they run any further.

    As expected, riding Ketorami-san at a full sprint is tiring even for a combat profession with corrections.

    Iya¡ª, good work.

    rip

    There¡¯s no guarantee that nothing will come from underground even in the forest area, but it is better for our mental health than that place with the roots.

    Setting up a room there, we ate a ve¡ªry late lunch, or early dinner.

    Ah, we got the first fresh meat in a while today, so it¡¯s not smoked meat.

    White carrot or potatoes are good relish for saute. Then there¡¯s the standard vegetable soup with salad and rice.

    Furthermore, today¡¯s fresh meat is bear meat. Just that, it was burning.

    When did the brown(¥Ò/hi) of brown bear(¥Ò¥°¥Þ/higuma) become fire(»ð/hi)¡­¡­

    Well, thanks to that, Hagasaki-kun played an active role. Doesn¡¯t ice and water have that image of being effective against fire?

    Furthermore, the safety confirmation [Ballad] when they were kidnapped by the roots, that was Hagasaki-kun¡¯s as expected.

    That song was [Water Mirror Song], it seems to be something that reduces damage from fire.

    ¡­¡­this, feels like there would be other elements too.

    collect them all

    And, well, we finished dinner like this, but instead of sleeping early, to spend the time meaningfully, President will be confirming our current location.

    President has been using [Mapping], [Far Sight] and [Investigate] well to make a map, but since there was a clean cut in the route this time, we don¡¯t know our current location.

    But Hariu, Ketorami and I have visual information of the route in our memories.

    And so it was pointed out that I can just share that and I ended up using [Share] for a while.

    Actually, never mind this area, Ketorami-san has a perfect grasp on about half of this floor¡­¡­east 2F, so the map-making progressed and progressed.

    And my MP is drained away and away, President¡¯s MP is also drained away and away. I don¡¯t understand why Ketorami-san seems fine.

    The others brewed MP recovery tea, messaged President¡¯s shoulders or brushed Ketorami-san.

    nobody appreciates the maid

    And like this, half of the map of the east 2F was done.

    Iya¡ª, all thanks to Ketorami.

    best pick up

    Checking the map, our current location is just about four fifths of the way from the north building east staircase¡­¡­meaning the ruins we were at, to the south building east staircase, which also seems to be some kind of ruins again.

    By the way, the distance Ketorami-san sprinted through in a few dozen minutes was one fifth.

    Ketorami-san is fast.

    Ketorami-san would be able to go anywhere on this floor he wants just by running for a day. Iya¡ª, I really made a terrifying creature into my watch dog.

    faster than a truck?

    ¡­¡­but, that defeated the point, or rather, there wasn¡¯t much meaning in making this map!

    Basically! To make this map, I [Shared] all! ALL! A L L ! of Ketorami-san¡¯s visual information of half the east 2F and passed it to President.

    Which means, right now I can [Teleport] anywhere in that half of the east 2F.

    ¡­¡­in which case, shall we go to the ruins right now? Nn? But that would really be bad in various ways, so let¡¯s not.

    Even if we know the geography, what it is like there right now is a different problem.

    There could be something near the ruins, so let¡¯s go with safety-first.

    why not pop there pop back

    But knowing our current location is important.

    Particularly since everyone but me, President and Ketorami did not know where we are, so in that sense, making a map was a good thing.

    As expected [Sharing] that much information with 7 more people makes me nauseous and my head hurt just by thinking about it¡­¡­

    And another significance of making a map, is being able to write things down on it.

    Currently, the locations where they fought strangely strong monsters and found wild wheat are noted down.

    With just Ketorami¡¯s information, those kind of things would be left out.

    And there wasn¡¯t much information on classrooms from Ketorami¡¯s visual information.

    Ketorami has been using the area near where the chemistry lab was as his headquarters recently. Meaning he had come to the south side quite a while ago.

    And at that time, Ketorami-san had not seen a single classroom.

    The ruins were there, but that has probably changed too.

    ¡­¡­someho¡ªw, someho¡ªw, I feel like we are a step closer to the secret of this world.

    ?

    Now then. We are now done making the map and confirming our current location, but it is still too early to sleep

    ¡­¡­and so, we decided to stick our heads into a problem we had shelved for a bit.

    Basically, deciphering the [Alive Grimoire].

    For now, we tried opening it.

    ¡°What¡¯s this?¡±

    ¡°What language?¡±

    And it became like this. A¡ªh, that¡¯s good, I¡¯m not the only one that can¡¯t read it.

    ¡°Then how about trying to [Appraise] the contents?¡±

    Well, that makes sense.

    who even thinks of sharing first¡­.

    the risky one

    [Sharing] with the book.

    The opinions were split among it¡¯s definitely dangerous and it¡¯s probably better than living things, but the decision to carry it out was made with my vote in favour.

    ¡°Do you understand? Don¡¯t force yourself. Return immediately if it gets dangerous. We¡¯ll interfere from outside if something seems strange okay?¡±

    ¡°Oka¡ªy oka¡ªy. Then I¡¯m o¡ªff.¡±

    After fully recovering MP, I headbutted the book¡¯s cover and [Share].

    I¡¯m already used to this feeling.

    using it too much

    ¡­¡­oh, this is¡­¡­super easy! Ordered information! Definitely not an enormous amount of information! And most of all, this welcoming atmosphere!

    It¡¯s a lot easier compared to Ketorami and Suzumoto, or even the snake.

    It is tha¡ªt? [Share] might not have been meant to be used with living creatures in the first place.

    Okay okay, is there a table of contents or something somewhere.

    Page one, page one¡­¡­

    Ah, it might be this.

    [You]

    ¡­¡­err, what does this mean?

    Let¡¯s go to the next page.

    [You]

    Eh, wait a moment? Okay, next, let¡¯s try going to the next one.

    [You]

    ¡­¡­

    Come on, just, you, come on.

    That alone has no meaning.

    It would be better if there was a question mark, but seriously, there¡¯s only you.

    Didn¡¯t the idiot who wrote this book learn in school to use a subject and a predicate?

    The forth page had better not be the same, when I went to the next page with that though, there were shocking contents!

    but

    ¡­¡­I lost the exit.

    no

    How could I have gotten lost in a book.

    As for the book, it¡¯s still on the same [Who are you?].

    Mh¡ªm, if it really gets back, I guess everyone outside will pull me out.

    ¡­¡­then nothing else I can do. Guess I¡¯ll go along with it.

    ¡°Just a humble maid.¡±

    I won¡¯t say my name. I don¡¯t want it to be used as a medium for black magics or something.

    Don¡¯t you have the image of names being used for things like that?

    [What is a maid?]

    ¡°A servant.¡±

    This book doesn¡¯t even know what a maid is.

    When is this book from?

    [What does a servant seek?]

    Seek? It said seek? That would be¡­¡­mhm, that.

    ¡°A gal¡¯s panties¡±

    ¡­¡­no, you see, that has to be the answer for these things, I think.

    [What is a gal?]

    No, hey, it was my fault too, but please infer.

    ¡°It¡¯s a joke. What I seek, yes yes¡­¡­mh¡ªm¡­¡­eh, what? Will you give me what I¡¯m seeking?¡±

    [Indeed]

    ¡­¡­eh!? Eh!? Eh, seriously!? E¡ªh, somehow this smells of nothing but trouble¡­¡­.but, okay, mhm.

    ¡°¡­¡­how many, is there a limit?¡±

    No, don¡¯t you always ask this first?

    Mhm, I believe that greed is a virtue.

    [Limited to three per person]

    ¡­¡­no need to say it like a supermarket¡¯s special sale.

    Actually, does this book really know things? Like about gal¡¯s panties and such.

    Hecate does not have sufficient mastery of old english or at least fancy english with thou and stuff.

    The book speaks(?) in an archaic tone, but I decided to not try and half-ass it, if it makes it more interesting, you can mentally translate all the book¡¯s sentences into the thou and stuff as you read~

    Thou

    Thou

    Thou

    Who art thou?

    ¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.?

 CH 31

    Now then, negotiations with the [Alive Grimoire] has begun.

    ¡­¡­intellectual argument

    ¡°Then, I¡¯ll receive 7 things in total¡±

    [Yes]

    ¡°Just that in the case I wish for something that is [Used in or for intellectual activities] but is not something you can hand over to me, that is no count and increases the number of things I can receive by one.¡±

    [Yes]

    ¡°I will not wish for [The right to increase things I receive] or anything based on that.¡±

    [Yes]

    ¡°I will not wish for the same thing¡±

    [Yes]

    ¡°You can only pass those things to me, but I am free to pass them to others.¡±

    [If you can pass them on, then that is also possible]

    ¡°Is the above fine?¡±

    [Just go with that¡­¡­]

    Okay, and I managed to get quite advantageous conditions like this.

    It looks fair at first glance, but it¡¯s probably quite cruel.

    After all, I already know 1 thing that will definitely be a [No count].

    ¡­.dirty

    Okay. Then let¡¯s start wishing.

    But following the rules presented earlier, no matter how you think about it, it¡¯s better for me to wish for [Something it does not know or is unable to hand over, but will not be a loss if it is really handed over]. Meaning, I will be toeing the line by aiming for no count, but not losing out even if I miss.

    ¡­¡­okay, then first, there is something I must ask regardless of all that.

    the real questions

    ¡­..?

    Ah, this book suddenly spoke (Or rather, wrote) in a stiff tone. Thanks to that, it¡¯s hard to understand, in various ways.

    But, fragments of our world, what¡¯s that?

    ¡­¡­but it would be too much of a waste to use a question here. I¡¯ll ask if I have the leisure to.

    think on it

    Then, next.

    ¡°Explain in detail the conditions to obtain this world¡¯s [Skills].¡±

    [Skills are a mirror that reflects the being itself. Skills that match the being exists within the being itself from the start. As the being changes, the skills that can be gained changes as well. In particular, for humans, who are beings that can change]

    what

    ¡­¡­errrrr? Meaning? Those that are obtained through necessity or aptitude are just us finding skills that were originally there, then the skills that are obtained through repetitions would be those we obtain by changing?

    Ah, then, there probably are¡­¡­people that cannot obtain a skill through repetition and people that can obtain the same skill without much repetition.

    Mhm, got it.

    ¡­you can understand that?

    Okay, next. Third.

    ¡°Then, explain in detail about professions.¡±

    [Professions are the same as skills, a mirror that reflects the being. But professions are a mirror that reflect the future path of the being. The being is not allowed to diverge from this path. When the being encounters a crossroads and chooses from one among them, the future path of the being will change. Do not worry, being able to see only one path is proof of the strength of your feelings towards your own path]

    pffft

    money always important

    Then, next. Err, there is 3 left?

    I can increase it with no counts, but it¡¯s not good to be too greedy.

    ¡­¡­then, it should be about time. Have I gathered enough information to fulfill my duty as a maid?

    ¡°I want you to strengthen me. At least enough so that I am not a burden on everyone.¡±

    This is what I want the most.

    [Unable to understand. No count]

    ¡­¡­eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!? Why!?

 CH 32

    Summary of the previous chapter.

    mystery

    Mh¡ªm, can¡¯t. Unproductive. Thinking about it is just a waste of time. Next one, next.

    ¡°If we were to come into contact with this world¡¯s inhabitants in the future, how should we act?¡±

    [Conceal the fact that you are beings from another world. Female servants are also often stolen. Particularly if she is from another world, there will be many that target her. You should change your appearance and blend into this world]

    stealth mode

    Ho¡ªh. With this, there¡¯s nothing left to worry about for now.

    Encountering those inhabitants the instant we go to 1F is very possible after all.

    I see, there¡¯s a chance I will get stolen¡­¡­stolen? Eh?

    Ah, I see, there was slavery.

    Otherworld people are stolen easily¡­¡­

    ¡­¡­are the girls that were on 1F when we were thrown into this world okay?

    ¡­¡­.ah

    Nothing can be done even if I worry about it. Next one.

    ¡°Tell me how to make the strongest equipment I can make right now.¡±

    [Will it not be enough if you make clothes with the cloth like how you made that long underskirt?, then strengthen it with embroidery and such?]

    Ah, embroidery. I see. I hadn¡¯t thought of that.

    Okay, let¡¯s try it once I get back.

    ¡­..wait¡­.

    Now then. The last thing.

    The last question is set. Mhm. I could have made this the first too, but, well.

    ¡°Tell me how to go back¡±

    that

    Yes, I have lost the exit.

    There¡¯s no meaning in ending it like this if I can¡¯t go back.

    The book remained silent for a while, then finally, words appeared.

    [You can go back if I let you]

    ¡­rip

    ¡°Then let me go back.¡±

    earth to Maito

    ¡°Oi, oi! Maito! Respond!¡±

    ¡°Say something or other already!¡±

    ¡­¡­when my consciousness returned, it seems I came back from inside the book. And it¡¯s noisy.

    ¡°Other.¡±

    When I responded according to their request, they made indescribable expressions.

    The ratios are about half relief, a quarter amazed and a quarter anger.

    ¡°Why of all responses, did you choose that. Or rather, that was a figure of speech.¡±

    These guys just don¡¯t get jokes.

    When I raised my upper body, everyone was gathered around me for some reason.

    Hm? Dejavu. Ah, it was like this when I was melted by the snake too.

    is it that bad this time?

    ¡°Do you remember anything? You suddenly collapsed.¡±

    Oh yeah, I was lying down. Even though I headbutted the book while standing up.

    how thoughtful

    As everyone was taking turns to read the book, I worked on embroidery.

    I tried embroidering  my apron with a thread that won¡¯t stand out for now.

    As expected, the [Embroidery] skill was added on. Mhm. Really as expected.

    And thanks to thepower of skills, moving the needle at impossible speeds while embroidering is now possible.

    And, also as expected¡­¡­this [Embroidery] is also a skill with a mountain or things I want to try out.

    Mhm, I had felt like it would be like that.

    always have to test out

    Seems like everyone has finished reading the book.

    ¡°There¡¯s still some vague things, but we know what we need to do for now. We need to gather the [Fragments of our world] and return them to their original form. And on that note, what are fragments of our world?¡±

    ¡°No idea¡±

    ¡­¡­I really should have asked that.

    I was careless.

 CH 33

    Even though we found the way to return to our previous world, we don¡¯t understand what it means.

    innocent book

    Okay, it¡¯s morning.

    I overslept a little. Not good not good, I need to make breakfast.

    Let¡¯s use the vegetable soup I made extra of yesterday, changing the taste by throwing in tomatoes.

    Then thin slices of cooked meat with a vegetable salad, bread and jam should be fine.

    It doesn¡¯t look like I have to the time to cook rice. Sorry, rice faction.

    nuu

    Everyone woke up once the meal was done, this is already the routine.

    What is it? Do these guys have skill that lets them wake up at the perfect timing when breakfast is done? Nn?

    smell

    After finishing breakfast, we confirmed today¡¯s plans.

    ¡°Today, we¡¯ll prepare to go to 1F. According to the [Alive Grimoire]¡¯s information, there seems to be humans living at 1F. Furthermore, there is slavery and there is the possibility of Maito being stolen. We will set aside today to prepare counter-measures for that. Make what you have to and practice what you have to individually as discussed earlier. If we are not done by the afternoon, then continue. If we are done by the afternoon, we will have a strategy meeting. Okay, dismissed.¡±

    ¡°Wait a sec! What, what is [As discussed earlier]! I¡¯ve never heard of that!¡±

    Things seemed like they were about to start just like that, so I rushed to interject and they looked at me with indescribable expressions.

    ¡°A¡ªh¡­¡­it¡¯s like that? We talked about it in the lecture hall while changing before bed, so of course you don¡¯t know.¡±

    ¡°What did you talk about?¡±

    ¡°Then, start with your own work.¡±

    As if escape is victory, they scattered instantly.

    ¡­¡­somehow, I feel extremely left out.

    involve the maid!

    They all seem to be doing their own things, so I will be working on [Embroidery].

    I embroidered the hem of the long underskirt with bay laurel patterns using thread dyed with bay laurels.

    ¡­¡­even though I¡¯m moving my hands myself, this is too fast.

    It¡¯s the strange feeling of your mind somehow not being able to keep up with your hands.

    autopilot+boost

    Okay, it¡¯s done.

    It¡¯s done, so equip.

    Now then, how much has it¡¯s performance changed?

    rare to legendary?

    To carry out an experiment on it¡¯s performance, I tried controlling puppets.

    and test

    Yes, if curious, experiment.

    Experiment. Prepare long strips of cloth 5cm wide, 50cm long. Prepare 6 of them and dye 3 of them with bay laurels.

    Then prepare 3 types of thread. Dyed with bay laurels, dyed with rosemary and no dye.

    Then make the 6 sets of bay laurel cloth embroidered with bay laurel thread, no dye cloth with bay laurel thread, bay laurel cloth with no dye thread, bay laurel cloth with rosemary thread, bay laurel cloth with bay laurel and rosemary thread, no dye cloth with no dye thread.

    Then appraise them one by one. Also, somehow equip them, like a headband, and check the effects on [Puppet Manipulation]. Carry this out in just the plain one-piece dress and the headband to be able to see the effects clearly.

    oh yeah, double thread

    Results.

    Err¡­¡­it became amazingly, complicated.

    First, the easiest to understand is bay laurel X bay laurel.

    Same as before, it had the two effects of [Increased Maximum MP] and [150% Maximum MP].

    The number of puppets that can be controlled at once is 9.

    The surface area of the headband is a lot less than the long underskirt, so that¡¯s how it turned out.

    control

    Next, easy to understand, bay laurel X no dye.

    This had only [Increased Maximum MP]

    But I could control 10 puppets.

    ¡­¡­meaning the increase in MP is large.

    This would be amplifying the effect of the cloth with the thread.

    better than +50%?

    And the strange no dye X bay laurel.

    Somehow, the effect became [Increased Magic Defense].

    I could control 3 puppets.

    ¡­.?

    And the even stranger bay laurel X rosemary.

    This was somehow, somehow, [Reduced MP Consumption]

    I could control 9 puppets.

    ¡­where is this going

    And the most amazing bay laurel X (bay laurel+rosemary).

    This had [Increased Maximum MP], [Decreased Mp Consumption] and [150% Maximum MP].

    ¡­.just use multi-thread

    ¡­¡­err, I somehow get it but don¡¯t really get it, that strange feeling but¡­¡­embroidery increases the effect of the cloth based on the effect of the thread, something like that?

    ¡­¡­mhm, I¡¯ll investigate a little more later on.

    Right now, it¡¯s time to prepare lunch. Mhm.

    dont think

    Lunch is flame-broiled bear meat with rice, miso soup and fruits.

    Breakfast was bread, so we¡¯re going back to Japanese cuisine.

    Miso soup is instant homeland after all. Got to have it every now and then.

    homesick medicine?

    ¡°Are you guys done?¡±

    ¡°Ah, mhm. It¡¯s kind of done. But¡­¡­are we seriously using this?¡±

    ¡°That would be, the safest, but¡­¡­¡±

    Even while eating, their expressions were strange.

    Something like self-hatred, humor, messed-up kind of feeling mixed with relief, that kind of super-strange expression. Are you guys okay.

    ¡°How about your side, Suzumoto?¡±

    ¡°Ah, well, somehow. ¡­¡­are we really doing it?¡±

    ¡°Too late.¡±

    ¡­¡­e¡ªr, is leaving only me out intentional?

    yes

    While feeling left out, I finished a lonely meal, then after cleaning up, we started that strategy meeting thing.

    I thought I would be an outcast since I¡¯m left out, but that wasn¡¯t the case. A¡ªh, thank goodness.

    ¡°I think we will be going to 1F tomorrow. As for the problem of travelling between floors and Ketorami, since Maito is able to [Teleport], we can bring him along even when we move between floors. So there¡¯s no problem here.¡±

    Yes. Since [Teleport] can bring along others (it consumes more MP though) so even thought Ketorami can¡¯t enter the ruins, I can bring him to a different floor with [Teleport] without going through the ruins.

    Thank god, like this, the drop in my combat strength has been prevented. That¡¯s good that¡¯s good.

    very

    ¡°So, the problem would be this. The inhabitants of this world.¡±

    According to the [Alive Grimoire], there is a clear class system in this world and there is even slavery.

    If what the [Alive Grimoire] said is true, with the fact that I, a maid, is serving them, everyone¡¯s status should be citizen or above, but, well, this is also uncertain.

    And more importantly, I, might be stolen.

    A servant with low social status, otherworld human and female, all possible conditions that raises my value.

    What a troublesome thing.

    definitely

    ¡°Then, second. If we are going to come in contact with the locals, it would be bad if the language wasn¡¯t the same.¡±

    A¡ªh, I didn¡¯t think of that!

    The people of this world¡­¡­speak Japanese right? Ketorami-san, Hanter and even [Alive Grimoire] do.

    ¡­¡­ah, it was through [Share] so it was just translated?

    ¡°So Hagasaki-kun, President and I obtained the [Translation] skill. We roughly understood how to obtain it, so you guys get it by today as well.¡±

    [Translation] skill. Easy to obtain.

    Just keep reading or listening to a language other than Japanese!

    ¡­¡­yes. Meaning, read the English books that were in the chemistry lab. That¡¯s it.

    On top of that, this is something we learnt from obtaining it, but those that are bad at English obtained the skill faster.

    Is it that? English is the language of a different world?

    ¡­¡­by the way, I was the 3rd fastest to obtain the skill. Ya¡ªy! To hell with Engli¡ªsh!

    But thanks to the skill, I can understand English from now on. How wonderful skills are.

    ¡­fantasy language¡­

    ¡°So, I would like to establish a future policy.¡±

    Okay, back to the strategy meeting.

    ¡°If, there are students forced into slavery, what do we do?¡±

    ¡­¡­oooh, heavy.

 CH 34

    That is it.

    valuable goods

    ¡°Then if there are students who became slaves, we save them if we can. Don¡¯t force ourselves. As for earning money, we¡¯ll go with mainly monster subjugation if doable. If the efficiency is low or if that kind of thing doesn¡¯t exist in the first place, we will make things and sell them. And Maito, make sure not to get separated from us. ¡­¡­are we fine with that?¡±

    Since there was no objections, the future plan became that for now.

    ¡­¡­okay, I need to start preparing things to sell.

    monies

    Now then, I used the remaining of the afternoon to finish studying English (to obtain the [Translation] skill), then I worked on sewing after making preparations for dinner.

    It will be troublesome if after we sell something that is too good to the locals, it ends up going to something that is hostile to us, so I tried dyeing with some random grass.

    I tried, but.

    ¡­¡­for some reason, even though I used some random grass that showed [Weeds] when [appraised].

    dye with water~

    I tried [Dyeing] with a random strange sky-blue lily thing and a rose the size of my face as a test, and things got out of hand.

    We¡ªll, on top of being dyed sky-blue or rose, the effects added were [Flight] and [Seduction].

    ¡­¡­skills, were added. Oi.

    Then again, it quickly became clear that these skills are quite bad.

    The [Flight] from the sky-blue lily can¡¯t achieve something like Suzumoto or Hariu¡¯s flight where they jump on air, at most it can only slow your falling speed when dropping from a high place like a certain flying stone, as for the [Seduction], clear effects could not be confirmed.

    ¡­¡­I don¡¯t know what¡¯ll happen if I embroider them.

    But, anyway, these are for sale, so¡­¡­that¡¯s, a bit dangerous.

    I want to keep the blessing of skills as our, the otherworld people¡¯s trump card.

    If the other side also has the greatest card that we have, then we won¡¯t stand a chance.

    just students after all

    And so, I ended up repeating the truly unproductive experiment of [Finding a dye with no effect].

    I found out that when 3 or 4 dyes are mixed together, they somehow cancel out each other¡¯s effects and the effects completely disappear.

    Oka¡ªy, with this, I can make goods that are safe to hand over.

    ¡­¡­and at that point, well, it became time to make dinner.

    And so, to secure a large amount of dyes, I sent 5 maid-san puppets out with baskets. If I let them move independently, they will go and collect flowers and twigs and grass on their own, so I¡¯ve actually been doing that for a while. Or rather, if I don¡¯t do that, I wouldn¡¯t be able to do the dye experiments.

    convenient

    And dinner.

    monster cows?

    After the meal, I conscripted the guys without production skills to gather lumber and focused on making it into fiber.

    I mobilised the maid-san puppets and had them spin the fiber as it was done (behold, Hariu and Katori speedily made spinning wheels! And at proper maid-san puppet size. Yay!), after making all the lumber into fiber, I started weaving the thread.

    Since I could, I tried making absolutely impractical satin-weave cupra. If I made it too strong, then defense would be raised.

    And just as the maid-san puppets finished spinning, I had finished most of the weaving, so I started dyeing.

    The part to be careful of here is to make sure to always mix at least 4 dyes.

    Otherwise, that would lead to putting uselessly good things on the local market, it¡¯s dangerous.

    Just that, if I mix them haphazardly, they all become a muddy greyish colour, so I roughly separated the colours and mixed dyes with similar colours. Like this, the colour won¡¯t be that bad.

    Leaving the sorting to the maid-san puppets, I focused on recovering MP and kept [Dyeing] cloth.

    All the cloth made are of beautiful colours and it is fun work. But even if I am recovering MP as I do it, it doesn¡¯t change the fact that I¡¯m continuously activating skills at an amazing speed, so my mind getting more and more blurry is a downside.

    It¡¯s like that. It¡¯s like running intervals with MP¡­¡­

    brain power

    By the time the mountain of flowers in the corner of the lab disappeared and a mountain of colourful cloth replaced it, it¡¯s time to sleep for today. Anymore is impossible. I don¡¯t want to expend anymore MP.

    After [Cleaning] Ketorami-san and Hanter as per usual, I buried myself into Ketorami-san¡¯s belly with Hanter wrapped around my neck and slept in that paradise.

    gn~

    But, tomorrow onwards will be tense days.

    I¡¯ll do my best.

 CH 35

    It¡¯s morning.

    even Hanter is stronger

    And it is finally time to go!

    The destination is the ruins that should have become the 2F south building east staircase!

    When they enter the ruins, I will [Share] with someone. Then when they get through the ruins and reach 1F, I will bring Ketorami and Hanter using [Teleport] and meet up with them.

    Like this, Ketorami-san can go to 1F even though he can¡¯t enter the ruins.

    Travelling to the ruins was done the same way as yesterday, I [Shared] with Hariu and he rode Ketorami and I will omit the rest.

    enjoy the ride

    And so even when it came to ¡®time to set off!¡¯ it didn¡¯t really feel like we set off.

    I can see the outside scenery passing by as high speeds, but I¡¯m still indoors so it doesn¡¯t feel like I left at all.

    Aside from me and Hariu, I think everyone else feels it even less.

    relax

    And although it felt slightly stupid, Ketorami finally stopped within sight of a ruins that, as expected, looks like the 2F north building east staircase¡­¡­the ruins we used before.

    Seeing that, I packed up the room and [Teleported].

    All my MP being taken away is tough, but it¡¯s fine, we met up with Ketorami-san and Hairu in front of the ruins.

    Wow, this really is fast.

    And aside from Hariu, we don¡¯t have to use up stamina.

    Poor Hariu is also being brought along for the ruins exploration after this, but Ketorami-san is standing by with me. My MP is only worth so much, so this method of travel has a ridiculously good time-to-risk performance ratio.

    efficient

    ¡°Then we¡¯re off. Have you [Shared]?¡±

    ¡°Ah mhm, I can see myself right now¡­¡­from above.¡±

    It¡¯s strange being able to see the top of your own head.

    level up

    While watching them explore the ruins, I moved the needle and finished up the changes to my maid uniform.

    First, pocket. I carefully opened holes in the pocket of the skirt and in the long underskirt, like this I can stick my hand inside my skirt from there.

    Then I secured the kitchen knife with its sheath onto my thighs with bands and garters. One each on the left and right. I made it so that I can take them out by sticking my hand into the pocket.

    The garters were discovered in the ruins. This is also one of the equipment that increases defense.

    ¡­¡­how do I put this, it feels like my underwear is getting sexier and sexier unintentionally¡­¡­

    In addition, I set up a feather duster on my right thigh and test tubes with poison on my left thigh.

    Furthermore furthermore, I also put in 4 maid-san puppets in a place where they won¡¯t get in the way of taking out the other things.

    I attatched them quite securely to the inside of the underskirt with seat belts, but these can move independently and slip out themselves, so no problem.

    And for the problem of Hanter¡¯s hiding spot, I made it the inside of my puff sleeves.

    I made a slit that could be hidden by the frills on the apron¡¯s shoulder strap for him to enter and exit.

    Actually, even if he sticks his head out from there, it won¡¯t stand out that much. Not only is he hidden by the frills on the shoulder strap, Hanter is black, so he also blends into the maid uniform¡¯s dress.

    geared up

    And embroidery.

    I¡¯ve already embroidered the hem of the long underskirt with bay laurel thread, but I added on flower designs using the sky-blue lily thread and light pink dandelion threads.

    Mixing dyes with [Dyeing] causes the effects to disappear, but that limitation doesn¡¯t seem to apply to embroidery.

    So far I have confirmed that the effects won¡¯t disappear for up to 5 types of thread.

    Like this the long underskirt¡¯s effects are [Increase Maximum MP], [150% Maximum MP], [Movement-Type Magic Reduced MP Consumption] and [Manipulation-Type Magic Reduced MP Consumption]. Long.

    never show your hand

    And as I was doing that, I suddenly remembered.

    Didn¡¯t I embroider the ribbon I tied around Ketorami-san¡¯s nack?

    ¡­¡­it didn¡¯t become a skill that time either.

    Looking at Ketorami-san¡¯s ribbon, I someho¡ªw, understand the reason.

    That. It¡¯s badly done.

    My apologies to Ketorami-san, but this embroidery was done quite badly.

    I see¡ª, after Ketorami-san¡¯s ribbon, I made a lot of things and leveled up so [Embroidery] became a skill.

    ¡­¡­so that means this [Embroidery] is not something anyone can do. At least, it doesn¡¯t seem to be something that can be obtained from a little sewing.

    I felt a little sorry, so I remade Ketorami-san¡¯s ribbon.

    I embroidered a ribbon dyed a slightly pale green, like leaves, with the sky-blue lily thread.

    The effect that was added with this was [Swift Feet]. ¡­¡­hm? 1 only? Ah well.

    After remaking Ketorami-san¡¯s ribbon, Hanter also wanted one, so I tied a small ribbon onto him made from cloth dyed with black chrysanthemum and embroidered with the same thread.

    The effect is [Increased Dark Attribute Magic Effects]. Please use [Shadow Edge] a lot with this.

    shadou edje

    Now then, while doing those things, I could see the exploration of the ruins progressing a lot through Hagasaki-kun¡¯s vision and they finally found a strange swirl thing.

    When he jumped into it, his vision warped and when it returned, he was on a beach somewhere.

    O¡ªh, beautiful.

    And from Hagasaki-kun¡¯s vision, I could see Hariu waving and mouthing (looks like that, I¡¯m not [sharing] hearing) ¡®Come ov¡ªer¡¯.

    So I [teleported] with Ketorami-san and Hanter.

    ¡°Ah, Maito ca¡ªme¡±

    ¡°Yaho¡ª short time no see¡ª.¡±

    It really is tiring, so I cut off [Share]. Fui¡ª. It feels like when I get home and change out of uniform into casual clothes.

    ¡°Right, since Maito also joined us, let¡¯s go after a short break. That over there, is probably a castle.¡±

    From where we were on the beach, we could see a building in the middle of the ocean in the distance, like a certain monastery.

    ¡°For today, we¡¯re going there.¡±

    And in the opposite direction, relatively close by, a town on top of the ocean was visible.

    ¡­¡­the unexpected sea town!

 CH 36

    And we are currently headed towards the floating sea town. I am riding Ketorami-san and am lying hidden at his neck to avoid drawing attention.

    ¡­¡­this would be bad if this world¡¯s people¡¯s default is black eyes black hair.

    Well, according to the [Alive Grimoire], [I should change my appearance to hide that I am an otherworld person], so that should mean [If I change my appearance, it won¡¯t be apparent I am an otherworld person] or [If I don¡¯t change my appearance, it will be apparent I am an otherworld person].

    And to sum that u¡ªp, it means that we can infer that their appearance is probably something that makes the default Japanese black hair black eyes be announcing we are otherworld people.

    And so I thought, wouldn¡¯t a blue eyes white human be quite otherworld person-like?

    ¡­.english is an alien language after all

    And we arrived at the town.

    There is a soldier-like person near the entrance, seems like he are watching over who enters town.

    Ah, since I am being treated as a servant, right before we got to a distance where we could be seen from town, I got off Ketorami-san and slowly walked behind everyone.

    ¡­¡­everyone is surprised by how slow I am, but I¡¯m the one that is surprised by how fast everyone walks¡­¡­ My point of view is the correct one alright?

    Maito is normal yes

    ¡°That group with the wolf! Stop!¡±

    And of course, we were stopped at the gates.

    O, ou. Ketorami-san really stands out. We stopped here for now.

    Someho¡ªw, I felt like it would be better for me who is more adaptable to step out than for anyone else, so even though I was at the back, I moved to the front.

    ¡°¡­¡­mu, that hair, eyes¡­¡­could it be foreigners?¡±

    Now then, the soldier at the entrance is muttering something, but this is the turning point.

    If we are taken lightly here, these is the chance that this is the end of our story.

    I don¡¯t know how they determine our social status, but at the very least, nothing good comes from being taken lightly.

    Then this is my time to shine!

    ¡­.save and load

    ¡°These people are the sons of certain powerful nobles of a foreign country.¡±

    While having everyone standby, I stepped forward alone and with a firm attitude, lied.

    Yes, a downright lie. What sons of powerful nobles. I know I said it, but it¡¯s so questionable.

    Ah, I feel like everyone is making strange expressions behind me.

    ¡°Mu, as, as expected. I was thinking that their hair and eye colours were unusual. But I did not think that they were nobles. Please excuse my impoliteness.¡±

    Ah, black hair and eyes really were rare. He¡ªh.

    And soldier-san easily believed the lie, straightening his posture. What a good person, so honest and polite. And so easy to deceive.

    ¡°And, er, that wolf¡­¡­?¡±

    Ah, mhm, yeah, you would be curious.

    ¡°Part of the household of the nobles. It will not harm people.¡±

    See? When I turned around like that, Ketorami-san loosely shook his tail from side to side.

    ¡°I, I see. Then that is fine. ¡­¡­then, what reasons do these people have for visiting this town?¡±

    Okay, stage one clear.

    ¡­¡­but, now. Reason, hm. ¡­¡­nn¡ª, we just felt that first contact with this world¡¯s people being at the castle would be bad.

    ¡°They have certain circumstances and are in the middle of a journey.¡±

    Ah well, this isn¡¯t really a lie.

    ¡°Circumstances?¡±

    Ayaya, but he is acting strangely doubtful¡­¡­not really. From the looks of it, it¡¯s his personal curiosity.

    Hm. Okay. Then let¡¯s tickle that curiosity a little.

    After acting like I was taking a peek at everyone who are standing by a short distance away, I stepped closer to the soldier-san, beckoned him closer and whispered into his ear.

    ¡°It seems like they are looking for something. I am not told about the details though¡­¡­¡±

    When I said it as if I had just leaked some important information, the soldier-san showed interest.

    what kinda name is that

    ¡°Aah, that was tense¡­¡­¡±

    It¡¯s that kind of thing, things you are not used to.

    ¡°Really? I was listening with [Sharp Ears] and it didn¡¯t sound like that at all. ¡­¡­actually, it¡¯s amazing how you can do that so easily, well. Iya¡ª, Mai¡­¡­no, Mary-san¡¯s sca¡ªry.¡±

    confident

    The town is as expected of a town.

    There are a lot of people.

    And those people, are really colourful.

    Of course there is blond, then there is orange, pink, purple, blue¡­¡­when it comes to the worse ones, there is a gradation of sunset colours. As expected of another world.

    And the objective of those people, is the street stalls on both sides of the main street.

    ¡°Cheap Chea¡ªp! Beautiful onee-san over there! I have an accessory that will match you!¡±

    ¡°Citol candy, Citol candy anyo¡ªne?¡±

    peasent

    ¡­¡­mhm. I¡¯ve someho¡ªw, grasped the market prices.

    Kind of as expected, [Alive Grimoire]¡¯s prices is overall more for the higher class, clothing or luxuries are actually slightly cheaper than the prices [Alive Grimoire] said.

    But it was on the dot for foodstuffs or daily necessities.

    Only sugar was exceptionally expensive, there¡¯s probably some circumstances for that.

    That book is actually quite reliable.

 CH 37

    Okay, until now, we¡¯ve been walking.

    So, well, we¡¯ve been bringing Ketorami-san with us.

    The wide road was a great help. Otherwise, Ketorami-san might have gotten stuck in the middle of the road.

    But as expected of a water town.

    We will have to travel by boats through the canals.

    If Ketorami got on the boat, the boat would definitely sink, so Ketorami-san will be staying back.

    ¡°Okay Ketorami, take care on your own. If anything happens, run out of town.¡±

    ¡®Ouh. You be careful too.¡¯

    There is a place near the canal for carriages and horses to be left, so we used that.

    ¡­¡­very, surreal.

    A light truck-sized wolf mixed in among the horses.

    A wolf large than a carriage.

    The stares from the surroundings might have been annoying, Ketorami-san curled up and seems to have chosen to take an afternoon nap.

    Well, Ketorami-san would wake up if someone tried to do something to him, so he should be fine.

    who would

    Boats could be borrowed for free, so we borrowed two and split into two groups.

    I rode with Suzumoto, President, Kadomi and Kariya.

    ¡­¡­meaning, if I accidentally got caught up in something, there are relatively lightweight people able to cut, shield, make walls to block or heal. ¡­¡­thank you, sorry for causing trouble. Yes.

    ¡­.a boat trip right?

    This town, [Deichemoore] is split into 5 areas.

    1 is the area just now. The town¡¯s west area and the entrance to town. With it being the entrance to town, it has plenty of traffic and street stalls, the area that feels like the front door of the town.

    Most of the town¡¯s public facilities seem to be here.

    The [Adventurer¡¯s Guild] might be here too.

    if it exists

    Then another is the center of the city. Surrounded on all sides by water, it is the high class residential area, the mayor lives here too.

    The expensive shops for nobles also seem to be here.

    When entering this area there seems to be a much stricter check than at the entrance, but we don¡¯t plan to go there so that doesn¡¯t concern us.

    dangerous

    The remaining 3 are the south area, east area and north area.

    totally unexpected

    The south area is used as a fishing harbour and trades with a different town on the other side of the ocean. So a port.

    ¡­¡­actually, there¡¯s another town on the other side of the ocean?

    ¡­¡­ah, would that be the area that would be the school grounds and gym? Let¡¯s keep that in mind.

    the one ith a lot of people?

    And the east area is the residential district. There¡¯s also a shopping district selling daily necessities and it is a relatively bright area.

    don¡¯t bring the wolf there

    illegal

    And so after rowing and rowing our boat, we somehow arrived at the north area.

    ¡°It¡¯s dark.¡±

    ¡°It is dark.¡±

    Iya¡ª, an appearance as expected of the dark side of the town. Gloomy.

    I can understand why this area is strangely distanced from the other areas.

    And the people passing by are also gloomy.

    ¡­¡­among them there are well-dressed, like nobles, people and those people generally wear masks.

    And they also generally have people with collars carrying luggage following behind them.

    ¡­¡­mhm. Okay.

    ¡°Everyone everyone, how about we retreat for a bit?¡±

    ¡°Ah mhm, I thought so too. ¡­¡­is somewhere out of sight on the water fine?¡±

    ¡°All units retrea¡ªt.¡±

    fall back

    For now everyone returned to the boats and went back the path we came a little.

    Since there aren¡¯t many people that come here in the first place, there¡¯s little traffic in the water.

    The ideal situation of rather than not having to fear the gaze of others, there¡¯s isn¡¯t even any gazes to fear.

    ¡°For now, since we are calling ourselves [Nobles], wouldn¡¯t it be bad if we don¡¯t have masks?¡±

    ¡°It might be better to have them. ¡­¡­so, more importantly, Mary-san.¡±

    ¡­¡­everyone¡¯s gazes are, painful.

    ¡°¡­¡­we are extremely sorry but, Mary-san.¡±

    President¡¯s bitter voice is somehow, fresh. Mhm. There¡¯s no need to mind it that much.

    ¡°Roger roger, I got it I got it. Collar. Yes yes, I¡¯ll put it on, don¡¯t mind it.¡±

    Okay, pachi kon. It¡¯s easy to put on since I just need to clasp it. Taking it off will need a key or [Cleaning] or be torn or cut apart by the brute force of the front line group.

    It is made delicately in the sense that it can be broken even if the key is lost.

    ¡­¡­no, it does have enough strength such that normal people definitely can¡¯t break it though.

    ¡­dainty collar?

    ¡°So, masks?¡±

    We need money to buy masks, but we have to money, to get money we need to sell things at the north area, but we don¡¯t have the masks to enter the north area.

    ¡­¡­at first glance, it seems like there¡¯s nothing we can do, but there¡¯s actually a loophole.

    ¡°I have a helmet so I don¡¯t need one. How about Kadomi-kun?¡±

    ¡°My helmet¡­¡­doesn¡¯t hide the face. Can¡¯t.¡±

    who need¡¯s masks

    ¡°Then, we¡¯re off¡ª.¡±

    ¡°Be very very careful, particularly Mary.¡±

    As expected of me. They don¡¯t trust me, or more like they trust that I am ridiculously weak.

    ¡°Roger. Everyone else please go and enjoy sightseeing.¡±

    And so, only Toriumi and I are infiltrating the north area.

    ¡­full body armour+maid?

    In terms of fighting strength, it leaves quite a bit of uncertainty, but I don¡¯t think there are many people that would try to steal me from Toriumi, no matter how you look at him in his full plate armour, he looks like a strong warrior.

    This guy has quite an advantage with appearance alone.

    ¡°Mai¡­¡­no, Mary-san, is your neck okay?¡±

    ¡°I am alright. Please do not mind.¡±

    Since we are in the town, I changed my mind and words to Rosemary-san mode as we walked.

    Like a dog on a leash, a luxurious chain is extending from the luxurious collar and Toriumi is holding onto that, so if he pulled it, my neck would be pulled too, but Toriumi is being careful of that and walking slowly.

    So I can walk normally without having my neck tugged.

    ¡°¡­¡­but, the stares really hurt.¡±

    The passer-bys are staring at us an unusual amount. Hm, it¡¯s unsettling.

    ¡°It must be because Toriumi-sama is in a conspicuous outfit.¡±

    This is probably because there¡¯s some guy in full plate armour clanging as he walks.

    The sound is what it is, the appearance is¡­¡­like, with this gloomy town, like¡­¡­mhm, creepy!

    First of all, it¡¯s not something to wear in the middle of town and the weapons and armour have a clear [Used] feel to them¡­¡­

    ¡°Nn¡ª, I think this is more of Mary-san thou¡ªgh. It somehow feels like the gazes are slightly off of me.¡±

    What? Hm, certainly. The gazes might, be directed at, me.

    That¡¯s stra¡ªnge, no matter how you think about it Toriumi¡¯s armour¡­¡­

    ¡­¡­aaaah, co, could it be!

    ¡°¡­¡­could, maid uniforms¡­¡­be unusual?¡±

    [Alive Grimoire]-san didn¡¯t know about the existence of maids either! If servants exist but maids don¡¯t exist! If maids don¡¯t exist! ¡­¡­then maid uniforms wouldn¡¯t exist either, probably.

    ¡°No, it¡¯s probably not that, not that.¡±

    ¡­¡­ah, could it be, that thing the gatekeeper soldier-san said?

    [You are quite a beauty]. Hm. Come to think of it, Toriumi was listening to that conversation with [Sharp Ears]. Mhm, I see.

    ¡­¡­I myself, am not that much of a beauty. I, think. At least, definitely not at the level that draws gazes.

    Then the cause would be¡­¡­blonde hair blue eyes.

    ¡­¡­but, there¡¯s quite a lot of blonde people in this world¡­¡­

    ¡°I do not know the standards for beauty in this town.¡±

    ¡°Nn¡ª, well, it does somehow, feel like it¡¯s quite different from our standards. ¡­¡­no, rather than standards, response?¡±

    ¡­.really?

    A few minutes of strolling.

    We found a sign saying [Pawnshop] (I think this is probably written in otherworld language too, but I can read it thanks to [Translation]. It somehow feels weird.) so we went into that store for now.

    When the door was pushed, karan, an unexpectedly cute bell rang.

    ¡°Welcome. ¡­¡­ooh, you have quite a nice one, knight-sama. Will you be selling that? Then even if it¡¯s used it would be 70 gold¡­¡­no, how ¡¯bout 90 gold?¡±

    But the storekeeper uncle does not have a shred of cuteness!

    This is what we get when we come in! Of course, [That] is me.

    Wasted! This town is wasted!

    ¡°No, this is not for sale.¡±

    Toriumi immediately corrected him without any panic.

    ¡°Really? ¡­¡­even for 100 pieces?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m definitely not selling.¡±

    ¡°Damn, fine. ¡­¡­well, yeah, a slave like that can¡¯t be bought with just money.¡±

    Is, is that so¡­¡­ I won¡¯t say anything anymore, nothing else¡­¡­

    Different cultures, scary¡­¡­

    slavery

    ¡°¡­¡­so, what business do you have in this store? Trade?¡±

    ¡°Ah, mhm. It helps that you¡¯re fast. ¡­¡­it¡¯s this, how much will you buy it for?¡±

    The thing that Toriumi took out from the sack he was shouldering was the dress I sewed.

    It is dyed a red with that stupidly big rose and a few other flowers, it is also extremely frilly and the type of dress I would never want to wear.

    ¡°Hm, let me take a look. ¡­¡­ooh, this is amazing. ¡­¡­what cloth is this? Silk¡­¡­no, different¡­¡­what¡¯s this?¡±

    Cupra.

    Hm, is there no cupra in this world?

    Since there is no scientific technology for regenerated fibers, I guess this world¡¯s technology has not advanced far.

    The buildings were middle age-like too.

    Well, there are [Skills] to compensate, so that would happen.

    ¡°No idea. I wouldn¡¯t know that.¡±

    Well, it¡¯s smarter to avoid what they don¡¯t know. Toriumi acted like he doesn¡¯t know either.

    ¡­¡­no,rather than act, he probably actually does not know. Mhm.

    ¡°Nn, well let¡¯s see. ¡­¡­nn¡ª, well, that. This, is an excavated item right? It¡¯s a fabric I¡¯ve never seen before and the colour is of a brilliance that is difficult to create with current technology. The design is unusual too.¡±

    O, ou? It¡¯s not an excavate item though? Made by maid.

    It¡¯s hard to understand with mademaid, but basically, I made it.

    ¡­¡­or rather, this world¡¯s dyeing technology, is bad¡­¡­

    No, certainly, when dyeing with skills, it becomes dyed brilliantly without mordants.

    charmer

    ¡°But, knight-sama, if you¡¯re strong enough to enter ruins, you¡¯ll be entering the gladiator tournament at the national festival ten days later right?¡±

    What¡¯s that sounds scary.

    ¡°¡­¡­no, I¡¯ve just reached this town.¡±

    ¡°Ah, you didn¡¯t know? But you at least know of the national festival 10 days later right? So, famed warriors will be gathering at the colosseum in the castle town and compete with their strength. ¡­¡­the champion prize this time is extravagant.  Since there are people gathering from all over aiming for that, I thought knight-sama was one of those.¡±

    ¡°Heh. ¡­¡­by the way, what¡¯s the prize?¡±

    ¡°Oh, interested? Hm, let¡¯s see. The gladiator tournament is split into Mono, Di, Tri, Hexa and Nona, but each of this has their own prizes, there¡¯s also the weapons and things like previous years, but these are treated as an extra prize. ¡­¡­in the Mono, Trio and Nona sections, the special prize, is a magic room of a foreign country.¡±

    hmhm¡­¡­hm?

    ¡­¡­yes, we¡¯re corneeeeeeeeeeeeeered!

 CH 38

    We¡¯re cornered! Cornered! Definitely cornered!

    At a colosseum? There¡¯s a gladiator tournament? The champion prize is magic rooms of a foreign country?

    Meaning classrooms are the prize! Isn¡¯t that bad! We¡¯ll have to win!

    Yet, why! I understand Mono, Di and Tri! That means solo battles, pair battles, 2v2 then 3v3 right? But, what¡¯s Hexa! 6!? Why did it suddenly increase! And even more so what¡¯s Nona! 9!? We don¡¯t have enough people!

    If, if okay? Actually, we only have 8 combat personnel alright? Am I, to join? ¡­¡­I¡¯ll die.

    neh maid op

    ¡°That tournament, can one person register for multiple sections?¡±

    Ah, Toriumi has noticed the same thing. Mhm, good boy.

    ¡°Nn? Aah. you can. Those that are quite strong aim for all five crowns. ¡­¡­oh? What, knight-sama will be entering too?¡±

    ¡°Ah, mhm. Strong people gathering, interests me slightly.¡±

    Seeing how he casually hides his objective, this guy¡¯s ability to lie casually can be said to be very high.

    ¡°But, since Mono is 1 person you can enter, Di is 2 so at worst you can enter with that slave, but Tri is 3 people and Hexa is 6, when it comes to Nona it¡¯s 9. Do you have the people?¡±

    ¡°Nn¡ª, well, I have some ideas.¡±

    Well, there¡¯s 8, 8.

    ¡°Oh, really? Then that¡¯s fine, but I also deal with slaves yeah?¡±

    ¡°Heh, for example?¡±

    ¡°Let¡¯s see, I deal with everything from combat slaves to sex slaves.¡±

    ¡°Any good combat slaves?¡±

    ¡°Ah, Knight-sama already has a sex slave.¡±

    He doesn¡¯t!

    ¡­¡­ah, is that what others think I am? Toriumi seems to be feeling extremely awkward, isn¡¯t that nice, to have a full face helmet. Otherwise this store uncle might have gotten suspicious.

    ¡­¡­oh yeah, how is everyone, er, dealing with that?

    No, nothing can be done even if I think about it and it¡¯s not something for me to think about¡­¡­mhm, just as before, I¡¯ll act normal and pretend I don¡¯t know.

    ignore

    ¡°¡­¡­until 3 days ago, I had a foreign slave for sale. But a noble bought it as a combat slave. For the gladiator tournament. If knight-sama is participating too then be careful. That one¡¯s strong. Foreign slaves really are of a different level.¡±

    shopping done

    For now, we found a stall in an alley selling masks with designs that really gives that mask feel, so we tried calling out. Ah, the one speaking is not me, it¡¯s Toriumi of course.

    ¡°How much?¡±

    ¡°They¡¯re all 3 silver each.¡±

    ¡­¡­hm, our current money, 220 silver remaining.

    Mhm, should be fine.

    ¡°H¡ªm. Okay, then we¡¯ll buy it here. Mary, bending down is a pain, take a look and choose suitable ones.¡±

    ¡°Yes, understood.¡±

    What he is saying as he intentionally treats me like a slave, would be to use [Appraisal] to check without being suspicious. Mhm, not bad.

    Okay. For now, let¡¯s try [Appraising] them all and check if there are any curses.

    ¡­¡­there¡¯s some with strange bad statuses. What¡¯s [50% Increased Bad Luck] and [5% Increased Itchiness]. Mhm. Let¡¯s avoid those.

    country too

    Now then, where is everyone?

    They¡¯re probably in the west area. They said they were going to sightsee, and there¡¯s no reason to go to the other areas.

    For now, we went back to where Ketorami is, and found everyone waiting, reclining on Ketorami.

    Dammit, Ketorami is my futon! Even if you are my masters, I won¡¯t give you my futon!

    ¡°Ah, welcome back.¡±

    ¡°Nn, we¡¯re ba¡ªck. We bought masks.¡±

    ¡­¡­thinking about it, it¡¯s not like we are going to the north area again, is there a need for the masks?

    Ah well. Looking closely, there are also masked people in the west area with slaves.

    In the future, there might be a situation where we need to hide our faces.

    ¡°Nn, good work. So, what to do? It¡¯s about time for lunch though.¡±

    ¡°Mh¡ªm, let¡¯s step out of town for a bit and have a strategy meeting. Things might be a little bad.¡±

    And so, lunch is pushed back, we are getting out of town first.

    tournament?

    ¡°Ooh, those from just now. What¡¯s wrong, already leaving town?¡±

    Ah, the soldier-san from before. Hello. It¡¯s been a short time.

    ¡°Yes, we are going to take a look at the ocean for a bit.¡±

    When I answered with a smile, he sent us off without any sign of suspicion.

    Gullible.

 CH 39

    ¡°So, we are cornered if we don¡¯t enter the gladiator tournament?¡±

    rip

    Now then. We have met up with him by using [Teleport] to the place I saw by [Sharing] vision with President.

    And so, we are currently in the shade of a rock before the castle town.

    About 2km to the castle town. About 10 minutes even at my relaxed pace.

    ¡°Then, same as when we entered Deichemoore, Mary, can you do it?¡±

    ¡°Understo¡ªod.¡±

    The inspection at the castle town is apparently stricter than at Deichemoore.

    We agreed that if anything happens, Suzumoto or Toriumi, who are skilled with words, would join in and headed towards the castle town.

    round 2

    ¡°Stop! That group with the wolf!¡±

    As expected, we are treated like that. Well, of course, no matter how you look at it, Ketorami-san stands out the most.

    Now then, since victory goes to one who makes the first move, I quickly advanced forward, and the soldiers¡¯ at the gate stirred a little.

    ¡­¡­eh, could it have been bad for a slave to come out at this timing? But I¡¯ve already stepped forward so it¡¯s too late.

    ¡°These are the sons of certain powerful nobles of a foreign country.¡±

    For now, I spoke to the closest soldier-san. The contents are the same as at Deichemoore, but that¡¯s okay right?

    ¡°Ah, yeah, I see. Then, you?¡±

    ¡°Like I said, the sons of certain powerful¡±

    ¡°Ah, no, not those people in the back, er, you.¡±

    pffft

    ¡°I¡¯m tired.¡±

    ¡°You had it tough too, oi Toriumi, was it like this in Deichemoore too?¡±

    ¡°It was similar, but it was kind of a different type.¡±

    ¡°I see¡­¡­still, I was prepared since we know there is slavery¡­¡­but it¡¯s extremely unpleasant. We should also prepare some countermeasures for mary.¡±

    No, wrong. I¡¯m tired because of you guys!

    But still¡­¡­I have the premonition that we are going to get caught up in something troublesome.

    always

    For now, we passed through the castle gates and entered the main street of the castle town.

    We just need to go straight through here, so it¡¯s easy.

    Mhm, actually, we can already see it. It¡¯s visible, the colosseum.

    It¡¯s super big. Mhm. We won¡¯t be losing sight of that.

    landmark

    Okay. We¡¯ve arrived at the colosseum.

    Mhm. There¡¯s brawny uncles and onii-sans gathered around.

    Woman¡­¡­there are a few, but barely any.

 CH 40

    Even as the future started to feel a little uncertain, first, registration.

    maid too pretty

    ¡°So, what to do?¡±

    ¡°That custom is the greatest problem, but I think it is better to increase the number of participants as much as possible.¡±

    so much team kill

    And so we filled up the application form (Writing also worked out somehow with the [Translation] skill. This skill is amazing.) and payed the registration fee.

    It¡¯s 3 silver per person per section, so a total of 123 silvers. We also payed for Dalia-san.

    ¡­¡­our remaining money is just 47 silvers.

    Ah well, when it comes to it, we can just sell one more dress. The dresses are stored in the chemistry lab, so we need to go somewhere without people to set up the room, but with [Teleport] that¡¯s not really a problem.

    cheat

    And so we safely finished registrations and are now free, but here we have a problem.

    ¡°Wait, hey, you all, where are you staying?¡±

    Dalia-san¡¯s question is quite right, she needs to know where we are staying, otherwise she wouldn¡¯t be able to contact us if there is a need.

    But, we can¡¯t just honestly say, we will be [teleporting] to somewhere without people, setting up a classroom and sleeping there.

    ¡°Camping.¡±

    ¡­¡­mhm, well, that would be the most optimal answer. Mhm.

    ¡°Huh!? Unbelievable! You all, what do you think there are inns for!¡±

    Ah, mhm, there was that.

    ¡°But I¡¯ve heard that everywhere is full though.¡±

    ¡°Well, that would be for all the expensive places on the main street. I know a good place. Come on.¡±

    connections

    And so, we walked for 10 minutes, following Dalia-san. A few alleyways away from the colosseum, in a narrow, gloomy alleyway, there was a small inn.

    ¡°Here¡±

    Dalia-san immediately entered, so we followed her in.

    ¡°Hey, jii-san, I brought guests.¡±

    When Dalia-san called out towards the counter, the ojii-san that was sleeping woke up with a start.

    Uwah, is it okay for the receptionist to be sleeping?

    ¡°Ooh, welcome, welcome. How many people?¡±

    Upon seeing us, ojii-san grinned broadly and started writing in the register.

    ¡°9 people.¡±

    ¡°Hm hm, then 3 rooms for 3.¡±

    Suzumoto hastily stopped the ojii-san who was about to take out room keys from behind the counter.

    ¡°Sorry, one is a female. Make it 3 rooms for 3 and add on 1 room for 1.¡±

    Mhm. Honestly, I don¡¯t particularly care about this, but everyone else wants to separate rooms. Well, it would be bad to create false misunderstandings for them.

    sex slave?

    ¡°Eh, wait wait, you all, you are going to get a room for a slave?¡±

    boof

    And, well, how to put it, I was enjoying it like that a little, and that could have been fatal.

    ¡­¡­my memories after eating are vague.

    Yes. When I woke up, there was an unfamiliar ceiling.

    For an instant, I thought it was the inn¡¯s room, but it¡¯s somehow different.

    When I tried to get up for now, something tugged on my neck.

    It seems a new collar has been put on me and the chain attached to it is connected to the wall.

    ¡­¡­.seems I¡¯ve been kidnapped. Yes.

 CH 41

    Fir, first, let¡¯s check the situation. This seems to be a prison-like place.

    stage 1 clear

    For now, the floor I¡¯m on only has two empty cells and the cleaning store just now, so I carefully went up the stairs.

    I told Hanter to use [Shadou Edje] immediately if there is someone, and peeked my face out a little into the corridor at the top of the stairs. ¡­¡­okay, there¡¯s no one.

    A door is visible at the end of the corridor. Judging from the light leaking through, that is probably the door leading outside.

    If I had to choose, rather than escaping outside, it¡¯s probably faster to recover my equipment which I would like to believe is still somewhere here, then [Teleport].

    And so, between the two remaining doors in the corridor, I opened the closer one.

    I carefully opened the door just a little and turned my right shoulder towards the door. Basically, so that Hanter can see inside the room.

    ¡®Shadou edj¡ªe!¡¯

    ¡°Uoh!? Is someone there!?¡±

    suddenly important thing

    A, ah well, results are all right. I don¡¯t really understand, but to make sure not to lose this, I carefully wrapped it in cloth and put it in a pocket. The brooch and bracelet¡­¡­I can¡¯t lose them, so I put them on such that they are hidden by my clothes.

    And with this, I can [Teleport] from here, but I want to at least know where this is, so I opened the door a little a peeked outside.

    ¡­¡­mh¡ªm, a gloomy alleyway without much traffic, can¡¯t tell much else.

    Ah well, there¡¯s no need to stay too long. Let¡¯s hurry up and find everyone. Okay, [Teleport].

    For now, let¡¯s start searching from the inn where we were.

 CH 42

    Now then, I¡¯ve come back, but things are clearly strange.

    cheat and balanced?

    ¡°Sorry, do you have the same [Sealing Manacles] you sold my masters?¡±

    ¡°Eh? Ah, I do.¡±

    ¡°Could I take a look for a bit?¡±

    When I tried asking, the uncle went into the back for a bit, then immediately returned with the manacles.

    Hm. Okay, experiment.

    ¡°¡­¡­can I try putting them on?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, I don¡¯t mind but¡­¡­isn¡¯t that too careless?¡±

    ¡­¡­oh yeah. I¡¯m a stray slave right now. Dangerous dangerous. It¡¯s a good thing this uncle is an honest man.

    dysfunctional goods?

    ¡­¡­mhm, I can only think that [Skills] really are different things from this world¡¯s [Magic].

    Mhm. Thinking about it like that, the puzzle pieces start to fit together.

    Things match for the [Lost Blessings] too. Only left in ruins, relics of the past. Things that have been lost by now.

    That¡¯s why that uncle bought just a dress based on just the [Possibility] that there were [Lost Blessings]. Without even checking what effects it had.

    Because [Lost Blessings] are just that valuable and expensive.

    Thinking like this, it¡¯s immediately clear how valuable foreigners are.

    Humans bearing extremely valuable [Lost Blessings]¡­¡­humans that can use [Skills].

    especially the maid

    I see,  no wonder [Alive Grimoire] said [Pretend to be a person of this world]. Basically, our worth far surpasses the dress that is worth 500 silver each?

    Actually, my (This world¡¯s human) value was 200 gold, it exceeds that too right?

    ¡­¡­we¡ªll, no wonder you would want to kidnap foreigners.

    except they are strong

    Now then, since I¡¯ve somehow understood another of this world¡¯s rules, next, next.

    Question. Those people that rushed in in the middle of the night with extreme expressions, bought truth serum, manacles and went back. Furthermore, those people had their slave stolen. Now then, for what purpose would those people have bought those two for?

    ¡­¡­I have no idea!

    isn¡¯t it obvious?

    We, well, it¡¯s fine, let¡¯s calm down.

    For now, judging from the point that the first time Toriumi and President came here was the evening, it would be reasonable to consider that they also slept. Meaning, once they realised I was stolen, they might first check the capital, but in the first place our connection to the slave trade is only this pawnshop. So even if they had to split up, it would be reasonable that there were people that came here first.

    For that, even if they rode Ketorami-san at full speed, they arrived in Deichemoore in the evening.

    And they came to confirm if information about me being sold had come here.

    for what?

    For now, I¡¯ve purchased a bag. This store really has everything.

    After thanking the uncle and offering a further 1 gold as hush money, I left the store. After confirming there are no gazes, [Teleport]. Back to the inn in the capital again.

    ¡­¡­okay, nobody around. That¡¯s good that¡¯s good.

    Then from here, let¡¯s [Disguise] again. It¡¯s better for Rosemary-san to not be spotted again.

    Er¡ªr, er¡ªr, for now, mhm, that.

    ¡°Beco¡ªme a brown haired green eyed busty white person.¡±

    I tried changing the colouring that I¡¯ve seen the most in this world.

    I thought of just going for some extreme colour like super pink, but I didn¡¯t have that courage.

    But as expected, the volume of my chest didn¡¯t change. Why!

    You can¡¯t use the reason of the conservation of mass!

    Then why would [Cleaning] completely ignore that!

    it is fate

    After confirming that I managed to [Disguise], I removed the apron and a maid¡¯s standard head equipment. Along the way, I also removed the collar with [Cleaning]. If possible, I would like to remove this without erasing it¡­¡­but can¡¯t be helped, this is the characteristic of the skill.

    Now then. My appearance is now inconspicuous but is a high-quality one-piece dress with embroidery along with a choker and accessories.

    Like this, don¡¯t I look like a relatively normal female citizen¡­¡­is what I¡¯m expecting.

    Iya¡ª, you can really see how important the headband and apron are to the maid uniform.

    The bag I purchased is a sturdy one made of leather with fine craftsmanship on the clasp.

    This is also quite high-class and without the collar right now, I don¡¯t look like a slave¡­¡­is what I would like to think.

    At the very least, I think I look different from Rosemary-san. I would like to think that.

    ¡­.should be¡­.not maid after all

    I kept the apron, head dress, dagger and the [Broadcast Room] that had been left in my pocket in the bag.

    Now then, let¡¯s go. For now¡­¡­somewhere in front of the colosseum.

 CH 43

    Okay, the colosseum.

    clearly a bad idea from the start

    Even though I didn¡¯t want to stand out, I was exposed to an amazing number of gazes the instant I landed.

    Well of course, it¡¯s Ketorami-san after all.

    When such a huge wolf sudden jumps in, everyone would look.

    Ah well, there¡¯s no time to mind that.

    ¡°Ketorami, do you know where everyone is right now?¡±

    a tradgedy

    Ketorami-san lightly ran (But it still took all I had to desperately hang on!) and we finally arrived where everyone is.

    It is the port southwest of the colosseum.

    The outskirts of the port, it feels abandoned. Mh¡ªm, it has the feeling of the place thugs would hang out.

    And because of Ketorami-san¡¯s concerns, we stopped quite far away.

    ¡®Hey, I can¡¯t really decide if it¡¯s okay for you to show up at that place ahead.¡¯

    ¡°Is it that grotesque? Or is it erotic?¡±

    ¡®I don¡¯t really know the situation. I only saw part of it.¡¯

    I see, then can¡¯t be helped, and it might be hard for Ketorami-san, a wolf, to understand human circumstances.

    ¡®So, you have some kind of technique, to look from afar right? Use that and look from here, then decide.¡¯

    Ah, come to think of that I had that. I forgot.

    O, okay, then¡­¡­[Far Sight]

    The distant scenery expanded all at once and I could see it clearly¡­¡­there was¡­¡­a scene from hell.

    !?

    Suzumoto drenched in blood swinging his Katana with a frighteningly cold expression.

    The one being cut all over by the katana, is a person with his hands tied behind his back.

    Next to Suzumoto, is Kariya healing that person as he is being cut. He is also scarily expressionless.

    Ah, they¡¯re saying something.

 CH 44

    Well, leaving aside the fact that I need to be more like a slave, there are  currently two more compelling problems.

    cleaned up

    ¡°¡­¡­.so, what do we do about the tournament?¡±

    Currently, since my MP has not recovered enough for [Teleport], we have come to that inn.

    The owner is frozen, so it should be fine to borrow it for a while.

    ¡°Ah, as for that, I can do it if it¡¯s just showing up. I can just become like Dalia-san using [Disguise].¡±

    By the way, I am currently back to Rosemary-san. Of course I¡¯m also back to maid.

    ¡°¡­¡­try doing it.¡±

    ¡°Okay~. [Disguise]¡±

    just bring in the wolf

    ¡°Or rather, Dalia also registered for the Mono section, so if you become Dalia you also have to participate in the Mono section though.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll leave the field instatnly.¡±

    I can be out instantly. All I need to do is [Teleport] off the stage!

    ¡°Have you forgotten that [The winner can request something of the loser]? Are you stupid?¡±

    When I puffed my chest out and said that, Hagasaki-kun called me stupid.

    Ah mhm, I forgot. I did forget.

    Yeah~, there¡¯s also risks to losing.

    Mhm~, what do to.

    ¡°But even if we find and hire someone that looks like Dalia, keeping them quiet is troublesome and more importantly, it feels like there will be another betrayal¡­¡­¡±

    Yeah. So, so¡­¡­the fastest method, is.

    ¡°I just need to be able to fight.¡±

    ¡°Yeah.¡±

    ¡­¡­mhm, never mind, put this on hold for a bit. Please let me put it on hold.

    It¡¯s a bit too much of an impossible game and I can¡¯t even find a way to start.

    the wolf woof wolf

    ¡°Oh yeah, this world¡¯s people don¡¯t seem to have [Skills].¡±

    Ah, mhm. I thought that too.

    [Skills] and [Magic] are different and [Skills] are only either used by otherworld people or left as [Lost Blessings] in [Excavated Items] from ruins.

    When I checked how they saw [Lost Blessings] and such, mhm, everyone also had about the same view.

    ¡°But I couldn¡¯t use most of my skills after putting on the [Sealing Manacles].¡±

    Oh, does that mean Hagasaki-kun is using [Magic], not [Skills]?

    ¡°Me too¡­¡­most of my techniques couldn¡¯t work.

    Oh, Kadomi-kun too!? Kadomi-kun should not have had magic-like skills though¡­¡­

    ¡­¡­ah.

    ¡°Okay, everyone, how about we take another look at our skills again?¡±

    Maybe, it might be because.

    dont just cut there

    And so, it¡¯s something like this once they¡¯re put together.

    argh again

    Suzumoto [Ronin]

    [Decapitate] [One-Handed Sword Skill] [Leap] [Acrobatics] [Sword Dance] [Poison resistance] [Increased Recovery Speed] [Magic Sword] [Sword Draw] [Heat & Cold Resistance] [Calm] [Bluff] [Demon God]

    [Shippuuzan] [Tsubame] [Kawasemi] [Ageha] [Mozu] [Taka] [Ouka] [Kikuka] [Rikka] [Kagezan] [Senputsu]

    (T/N: New ones(after ouka/cherry blossom): [Chrysanthemum] [Snow] [Shadow Cut] [Whirlwind])

    [Seduction] [Increased Attack] [Increased Defense] [Increased Agility]

    why is there dmon god wtf

    Hagasaki [Sorceror]

    [Water Magic] [Ice Magic] [Wind Magic] [Increased Invocation Speed] [Poison Resistance] [Heat & Cold Resistance] [Light Magic] [Weather Magic] [Ballad] [Fine Tune]

    [Ice Bullet] [Ice Coffin] [Water Cutter] [Clear Stream] [Wind Cutter] [Tempest] [Lens] [Ice Shield] [Ice Edge] [Water Wall] [Blizzard] [Hurricane] [Lightning] [Splash] [Solar Shot] [Water Mirror Song]

    [Magic Mirror] [Increased Defense]

    Hagsaki used splash!

    Shachi [Scientist]

    [Appraisal] [Earth Magic] [Mapping] [Construction Magic] [Emergency Evasion] [Poison Dictionary] [Investigate] [Far Sight] [Heat & Cold Resistance] [Research] [Drug Dictionary] [Observe] [Experiment]

    [Earth Wall] [Earth Bullet] [Cultivation] [Bog] [Poison Rain] [Poison Arrow] [Poison Bog] [Sand Castle] [Tower] [Rock Storm]

    [Poison Dictionary] = [Poison Synthesis] + [Poison Resistance] + [Poison Appraisal] + [Poison Attack]

    [Drug Dictionary] = [Drug Synthesis] + [Drug Resistance] + [Drug Appraisal] + [Drug Attack]

    [Night Vision]

    ¡­.how is drug different

    Kadomi [Knight]

    [Sword Skill] [Bravery] [Decapitation] [Shield Skill] [Hunger Resistance] [Poison Resistance] [Flame Resistance] [Magic Sword] [Heat & Cold Resistance] [Leap] [Endurance] [Light Magic]

    [Clean Hit] [Shield Guard] [Air Slash] [Force Blade] [Fire Guard] [Energy Sword] [Explode] [Lightning] [Blast Attack] [Glorious Blade]

    [Leap] [Increased Attack] [Increased Agility]

    ¡­.paladin?

    Katori [Gunner]

    [Archery] [Snipe] [Wind Magic] [Mechanical Construction] [Remodel] [Poison Resistance] [Increased Rapid Fire Speed] [Metalwork] [Dexterity] [Optical Constructs] [Transformation Technique] [Snipe] [Heat & Cold Resistance] [Increase Output] [Maneuver] [Output Regulation]

    [Needle Shot] [Wind Arrow] [Clear Breeze] [Wind Cutter][Laser Shot] [Destruction Beam] [Obliteration Beam] [Erase Beam] [Light of Destruction]

    [Sure Hit] [Increased Defense]

    beams

    Hariu [Assasin]

    [Dagger Skill] [Dual Wield] [Discerning Eye] [Carpentry] [Acrobatics] [Poison Resistance] [Leap] [Night Vision] [Stealth] [Darkness Magic] [Heat & Cold Resistance] [Three-Dimensional Understanding] [Stealth]

    [Cross Cutter] [Double Slice] [Hayabusa] [Washi] [Fukuro] [Shadow Edge] [Shadow Walk] [Reaper Blade] [Shadow Wall] [Shadow Bullet] [Shroud]

    [Energy Sword] [Increased Attack] [Increased Defense] [Increased Agility]

    Toriumi [Guardian]

    [Sword Skill] [Shield Skill] [Sturdy] [Metalwork] [Disassembly] [Handiness] [Perception] [Axe Skill] [Spear Skill] [Heat & Cold Resistance] [Endurance] [Heavy Equipment Resistance] [Flame Resistance] [Increased Recovery Speed] [Art of Conversation]

    [Clean Hit] [Shield Guard] [Greater Defense] [Greater Slash]  [Float Shield] [Castle Wall] [Fortress] [Clash]

    [Sharp Ears] [Fire Edge] [Increased Agility]

    Maito [Maid]

    [Cleaning] [Ripen] [Ballad] [Treatment] [Increased Recovery Speed] [Watering] [Clothes Manufacturing] [Dyeing] [Watch Dog Training] [Ferment] [Tanning] [Disguise] [Puppet Making] [Puppet Manipulation] [Fire Magic] [Night Vision] [Far Sight] [Handiness] [Appraisal] [Heat & Cold Resistance] [Poison Resistance] [Strong Acid Resistance] [Pain Resistance] [Babysitting]

    [Prayer Song] [Wish Song] [Ignite] [Heating Control] [Extinguish]

    [Clothes Manufacturing] =Textile Alchemy + Thread Spinning + Weaving + Sewing + Dyeing +Embroidery

    [Teleport] [Magic Voice]

    [Increased Defense] [Reduced Fall Damage] [Increased Maximum MP] [150% Maximum MP] [Reduced Movement-Type Magic MP Consumption] [Reduced Manipulation-Type Magic MP Consumption] [Increased Housework-Type Skill Effects]

    ¡­..why so many

    And well, it was something like this but.

    ¡°Oi, what¡¯s this. Why has your skills increased by so much.¡±

    Ah, that is the boons from embroidery and dyeing.

    Then it¡¯s related to fire magic, ah, or, that. I got 3 resistances from getting eaten by the snake, those too.

    ¡°[Strong Acid Resistance]¡­¡­¡±

    ¡°[Pain Resistance]¡­¡­¡±

    Somehow, Kariya and Katori are looking at that with sad expressions. I feel bad for some reason.

    ¡°Everyone, changed quite a bit.¡±

    ¡°Unlike you, we¡¯ve been fighting.¡±

    Well, yeah.

    ¡°Maito-san¡­¡­is fighting in the kitchen! A women¡¯s battlefield!¡±

    Kariya¡¯s follow-up is strangely sad.

    But, that.

    I don¡¯t really see them fighting much, so I don¡¯t really understand what techniques those are, but I¡¯ve understood that they seem amazing.

    Conversely, that¡¯s it!

    some seem ridiculous though

    ¡°So, here. Here here, look. Hagasaki-kun and Kadomi-kun¡¯s skills are mostly katakana.¡±

    (T/N: aka they were english words written in Japanese alphabet, easy to translate :3)

    We put the dog tags and our heads together to check, Hagasaki-kun and Kadomi-kun¡¯s dog tags really have an unusually high proportion of katakana. I don¡¯t even have a single katana!

    ¡°¡­¡­what about it?¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t katakana [Magic] and the rest [Skills]?¡±

    probably

    Experiment. We had Hagasaki-kun put on the [Sealing Manacles] and try every single technique.

    make the doubter do it

    Results. He could use [Clear Stream] and [Water Mirror Song]. Also, he could just pour out water without particularly doing anything to it, then he could also freeze it a little.

    Mhm, this matches with me. I could use [Fire Magic] with the [Sealing Manacles] on too.

    ¡­¡­meaning, [Fire Magic] and [Water Magic] are not [Magic] but [Skills]! Therefore they can¡¯t be sealed by [Sealing Manacles]!

    And the basis for that is whether it¡¯s written in katakana!

    ¡­¡­it seems stupid, but is this really it~?

 CH 45

    ¡°Looks like it¡¯s true¡­¡­¡±

    so what is thundr

    ¡°Kadomi-kun and I can use [Lightning], what¡¯s the difference?¡±

    Mhm~, [Thunder] and [Lightning].

    (T/N: just to mention, thunder is in kanji and lightning is in katakana)

    ¡­¡­[Thunder], won¡¯t be just sound only, right?

    We don¡¯t really understand it and it¡¯s too scary to test out, so Hagasaki-kun will be holding on to it for now. We¡¯ll think about it again when its effects are clear.

    give him the bomb

    ¡°I¡¯m probably the one that would get [Stealth], but I can already do it on my own too~¡±

    Yes. Hariu, the assassin, who needed it the most, has already obtained the skill on his own.

    ¡°Erasing presence, either me, or president¡­¡­ah, Maito, you could use it too.¡±

    Wait a moment, what do I need to erase my presence for!

    ¡°Then you won¡¯t stand out as much.¡±

    ¡­¡­certainly, mhm, I do stand out, I wonder why?

    ¡°But rather than that, I think it¡¯s more practical to give it to Suzumoto to make it harder to feel his presence so he gets hit less.¡±

    It will help save the healer¡¯s MP and also reduce Suzumoto¡¯s burden, it might even raise the hit rate of his attacks.

    And so, this one went to Suzumoto.

    the unseen blade

    Now then. The way to differentiate magic and skills is fine, tentatively.

    Now is time for the most pressing problem that has come to light.

    Yes. My treatment is not slave-like, so I was used as bait to draw out everyone else.

    So everyone needs to make the effort to treat me more like a slave.

    ¡­¡­which when I briefly explained to them, they all made extremely unpleasant expressions.

    Cruel.

    ¡°Honestly, treating you as a slave is tough.¡±

    I¡¯ve heard that before.

    ¡°Nn~, then how about just buying this world¡¯s slave?¡±

    ¡°Even if we did, a girl wouldn¡¯t work right?¡±

    There¡¯s no way they would be able to buy a female slave and treat her harshly.

    ¡°Even if we bought a man~, it kind of feels bad to buy an older slave, but a younger slave would leave a bad aftertaste in its own way¡­¡­¡±

    Slaves, we have already seen them in this town but¡­¡­seeing brawny men with bulging muscles with a collar around their neck¡­¡­it¡¯s hard to bear.

    But even so, when a small boy becomes like that, it¡¯s also hard to bear in its own way.

    ¡°No, we just buy a female, and lead her and Maito towards the forbidden garden!¡±

    ¡°That won¡¯t solve the fundamental problem. In the end the problem is that we cannot treat slaves like slaves, not whether we have a slave. Unfortunately, we will undoubtedly grow attached if we buy a slave. If they are taken as hostage, we will be repeating the same thing.¡±

    Kariya said something and President shot him down immediately.

    ¡­¡­mhm, yeah.

    In the end what we need is [A slave we will not grow attached to]¡­¡­which is impossible.

    We most likely, cannot treat a slave like a slave.

    find another method?

    ¡°Then wouldn¡¯t it be better for someone else other than Maito be the slave?¡±

    ¡°No, we can¡¯t. Everyone, don¡¯t you remember!? Why I am the slave!?¡±

    back on track

    ¡°Back on topic.¡±

    Yes, sorry.

    ¡°Sorry for putting it this way but, you¡­¡­are most definitely not bad, but definitely not a peerless beauty or something.¡±

    Leave aside whether I¡¯m not bad, mhm, I think that too.

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it strange¡­¡­that people suddenly ask for us to sell you to them?¡±

    Mhm, I think that too. Like, how to put it, this definitely cannot be explained with just the fact that there is slavery.

    ¡°Like I said, aren¡¯t blonde hair and blue eyes popular in this world?¡±

    ¡°Then, according to your idea, if you no longer have blonde hair and blue eyes, people will stop suddenly asking to buy you like before?¡±

    ¡°More like I can¡¯t think of anything else.¡±

    ¡°Right. ¡­¡­we have plenty of time until the gladiator tournament anyway. Let¡¯s have an experiment as a break.¡±

    It must not be forgotten, this is a group formed by birds of a feather flocking together. This is a group of kids who love experiments.

    chemistry club

    But I¡¯ve gotten hungry, so let¡¯s eat first.

    Everyone else seems to have bought and eaten light meals from food carts, but I haven¡¯t eaten anything since the evening of the day before.

    No, I was mostly sleeping though.

    will still be hungry

    And so, since my MP has also recovered, we [teleported] to where the chemistry lab originally was.

    Also, if I had [teleported] Ketorami to the inn, the inn would be crushed, so I didn¡¯t bring him.

    He¡¯s probably having his meal outside the capital.

    Now then, once we¡¯ve arrived, set up the classroom and let¡¯s have a meal.

    There is bear and deer meat left, so let¡¯s grill plenty of those.

    Not just meat, I grilled vegetables too!

    Yes, barbecue. The sauces are a spring onion-based spicy sauce and a soy sauce-based sweet and sour sauce.

    And once I cooked plenty of rice, preparations are done.

    can never go wrong with bbq

    And while preparing and eating, I had the maid-san puppets work.

    I made plenty of fiber and had them spin and weave it.

    i dont think he cares

    Looks like they are also done eating, [Teleport] again. We went to near the pawnshop in Deichemoore and had Toriumi go sell them.

    Like this we got 1800 silver. 180 in terms of gold, 18 platinum coins.

    Iya~, it was such easy money that it¡¯s scary.

    better than selling self and teleporting away

    Now then, we¡¯ve gotten funds, time to start the experiment.

    The experiment grounds is this Deichemoore. The method if as follows.

    money for?

    1. Change appearance with[Disguise], put on normal female clothes sold in this world and a collar, then go shopping at places slightly removed from the main street while everyone stalks me.

    2. Measure how many times I¡¯m almost kidnapped in 30 minutes.

    3. Change after every measurement and repeat the experiment.

    ¡­..er¡­.

    Mhm. I am putting myself at risk, but with everyone stalking me, it¡¯s prefectly fine!

    And so, time to go shopping with 30 silver, let¡¯s go~.

    ¡­¡­no, like, as expected, there are things that we are lacking, so I wanted to stock up while we have the chance.

    Mainly containers like bottles, and, oil! We finally ran out of salad oil! I want to buy oil! Actually, I have only cooked in ways that save oil. I want to some deep-fried food.

    Then I would also like to buy salt. I want spices too.

    Then if there¡¯s any rare foods, let¡¯s buy those too.

    ¡­it¡¯s just shopping for the maid then?

    First, purchase 3 sets of clothing for the experiment!

    Will you      wear this      to go? And so I changed in the store and experiment start.

    First I went as is, blonde hair and blue eyes.

    But even if it¡¯s an experiment, shopping, shopping.

    As I looked around the market, there quite a variety of foodstuff being sold, it¡¯s interesting.

    There also seems to be a variety of spices. Okay~, this is the first shopping-like shopping I¡¯ve done since coming to this otherworld. Let¡¯s go with high spirits!

    ¡­.what happened to risk of kidnapping?

    ¡°Okay, 30 minutes over.¡±

    ¡°Eh!?¡±

    Wh, what, without anyone in particular calling out to me or anyone kidnapping me, I normally bought oil and spices and done.

    H, hm? ¡­¡­nothing can be done, let¡¯s go to the next one.

    ¡­.peaceful?

    Next is brown hair green eyes.

    This is the [Disguise] I used just now.

    And salt.

    Salt is also used to make miso and soy sauce, so we¡¯re about to run out.

    Let¡¯s use this chance to buy plenty of it.

    ¡­.30 minutes to buy salt?

    ¡°Okay, 30 minutes have passed.¡±

    ¡°Eeh!?¡±

    H, hm? It ended without anything happening again?

    Mhm¡­¡­this doesn¡¯t work as an experiment, is this okay?

    ¡­.maybe?

    The last one was decided with a lottery, it was a flashy pink hair with red eyes.

    but what if

    I wanted to keep the things I bought first, so we [teleported] to 2F northeast and set up a classroom.

    ¡°And here are the results~¡±

    Toriumi wrote on the blackboard in somewhat high spirits.

    [First round: 6 times     Second round: 5 times     Third round: 5 times]

    ¡°And no significant difference can be seen so all the results are the same.¡±

    ¡°Or rather~, this is amazing. Degenerates show up at a pace of once every 5 minutes. Ahahahaha.¡±

    Wa, wait wait wait! Wh, when did this!

    ¡°Nah, it would be dangerous to count it every time you got caught, 30 minutes would pass instantly. So we caught them and counted when it seemed about to happen.¡±

    What do you mean, seemed about to happen!

    ¡°By the way, it was mainly my work~! Yay~¡±

    The assassin Hariu was the one that did the work as expected. Scary scary.

    right man for the job

    ¡°So in the end, we don¡¯t understand.¡±

    ¡°Yeah.¡±

    I¡¯m satisfied having bought salt, oil, spices and bottles though.

    ¡°But if we don¡¯t know, then there¡¯s no way for us to prepare counter-measures.¡±

    ¡°Yeah. If we leave her alone, then she¡¯ll be kidnapped at a rate of once every 5 minutes.¡±

    That really is an amazing number when you mention it again. Once every 5 minutes huh.

    ridiculous

    But in the end, we don¡¯t know the reason.

    ¡°¡­¡­how about we just ask a local?¡±

    We wouldn¡¯t have to suffer if we could do that.

    What is it, can you go around asking passerbys ¡°Am I beautiful?¡±? Ah, that¡¯s something else.

    If I ask like that it would end with ¡°Pomade! Pomade!¡±. No, do urban legends exist in this world?

    (T/N: slit mouthed woman)

    Nonono, but there might be ghost stories.

    There¡¯s also the theory that the slit-mouthed woman is based on story of the three talismans. But is there pomade in this world?

    (T/N: The three talismans)

    ¡°Oi Maito, you listening?¡±

    ¡°Mhm, I don¡¯t think there¡¯s pomade in this world.¡±

    ¡°Okay, you weren¡¯t listening. [Disguise] as Rosemary and [teleport] in front of the pawnshop in Deichemoore.¡±

    ¡­¡­ah, I wasn¡¯t listening but I got it.

    You¡¯re going to buy information with money from that pawnshop uncle right?

    nice when you can solve problems with money

    And so, [Teleport].

    ¡°Welcome¡­¡­uoooh, what, that¡¯s quite a large family. What is it, did something happen again?¡±

    ¡°I want to buy information. I¡¯ll pay a gold coin.¡±

    Suzumoto placed a gold coin on the counter.

    ¡°Thank you for your generosity as usual. So, what is it, what information do you want to buy?¡±

    well then

    ¡°Corrections?¡±

    ¡°Corrections.¡±

    ¡°Can¡¯t think of anything but corrections.¡±

    ¡°If there¡¯s going to be corrections make it clearer. What¡¯s with this.¡±

    Conclusion, it is due to corrections.

    Foreigners probably have a correction to make them [Look very beautiful to locals].

    Or possibly, there¡¯s some kind of mysterious power at work or the aesthetics of the locals is strange, well, it doesn¡¯t matter.

    ¡­¡­mhm. It¡¯s somehow, somehow¡­¡­sad, extremely so.

    ¡­.donmai

    ¡°Now then, the remaining problem is Maito¡¯s fighting strength.¡±

    Now then, it is finally time for this problem.

    ¡°¡­¡­eh, Maito¡¯s fighting strength¡­¡­is there anything that can be done about it?¡±

    Kadomi-kun accurately gouged my wound!

    ¡°Even if nothing can be done, we need to do something or we are cornered.¡±

    President won¡¯t meet my eyes!

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it better to not expect anything?¡±

    Hagasaki-kun has given up and his gaze is cold!

    ¡­¡­no, it¡¯s not their fault but¡­¡­but¡­¡­

    ¡°Would it be best to just practice?¡±

    ¡°We also improved our fighting by actually fighting, even with low abilities, can¡¯t it be made up for by technique and knowledge?¡±

    H, hm? Things don¡¯t look good.

    ¡°¡­¡­okay, Maito. Arm youself and go out.¡±

    ¡­¡­ah, as expected?

 CH 46

    And so, I went outside.

    rip Maito

    ¡°Oi, are you okay!?¡±

    When I woke up, I was surrounded.

    Is this already the standard custom?

    ¡°Sorry, I intended to stop just before, but I reflexively.¡±

    ¡°No, it¡¯s not your fault. The opponent won¡¯t stop in a real battle.¡±

    that escalated quickly. why death

    ¡°Are you really okay? I don¡¯t want to become a murderer yet though.¡±

    ¡°Yes! Come, let¡¯s do it!¡±

    Any further combat against Suzumoto is dangerous, so I will be fighting against Hagasaki-kun who has comparatively less physical attack strength.

    ¡­¡­mhm. Even though he is a magician. He still has enough physical attack strength to kill me. That¡¯s strange.

    ¡­.rip

    And so, Hagasaki dashed at me wordlessly right after the start signal, I dodged with [Teleport] and moved far away.

    ¡­.yes¡­?

    It would delay various things if left sleeping, so I woke them up.

    Seems like everyone didn¡¯t even notice they were falling asleep.

    ¡°That thing, how is the MP efficiency?¡±

    ¡°Relatively good.¡±

    At the very least, putting 8 people to sleep seems to cost as much MP as letting 5 puppets move independently for about 10 minutes.

    Well, basically, this is much more economical than [Teleport].

    ¡°Then, Maito, somehow win the first round with this. We will wear ear plugs, so even if we are in the same group in the first round, just fight how you can at that point and just lose.¡±

    ¡°If I¡¯m not with anyone in the first round?¡±

    ¡°Then you¡¯ll meet one of us in the second round anyway. We are not weak either. We¡¯ll get through the first round. You can just retire then.¡±

    Hou hou, I see.

    ¡°Then¡­¡­what are you going to do about the time delay until you can use that?¡±

    Mhm. That. About that though.

    ¡°I was thinking of [teleporting] into the sky to buy time.¡±

    The instant I say that, they all simultaneously started mentally doing physics calculations.

    ¡°Maito-san, even if you teleport 300m into the air, you will have less than 10 seconds til you land¡­¡­are you okay?¡±

    Kariya was the fastest in calculating.

    ¡°Ooops.¡±

    But 10 seconds huh. With that, it¡¯s impossible to finish singing.

    Mhm~, then, I need to reduce the fall speed, I need to see if I can do that with [Embroidery] or [Dyeing].

    If I can draw out the most of the sky-blue lily¡¯s [Flight] effect, then I might be able to somehow reduce my fall speed and it might be able to work out.

    ¡­¡­not fly, but just fall slower¡­..realistic?

    It¡¯s about time for dinner, so I will be making preparations for dinner.

    When I said that to them, they all went to hunt some huge speckled birds that were flying nearby.

    fluing maids~

    And everyone came back.

    ¡°We¡¯re back.¡±

    ¡°Welcome back, masters.¡±

    ¡°Like I said, stop, it¡¯s disgusting.¡±

    It¡¯s also been a while since we¡¯ve had this exchange.

    ¡°We got birds. Here.¡±

    Saying that, they stacked birds on the desk in the lab, 16 of them.

    ¡­¡­you guys, how much do you intend to eat.

 CH 47

    Everyone has finished eating a terrifying amount of karaage and night has arrived.

    me too

    Since Ketorami-san is absent, I slept in my lonely futon, and woke up.

    Good morning. Let¡¯s have a fun day being a maid.

    Now then, it¡¯s early, but I¡¯m having the maid-san puppets help me prepare breakfast.

    They can fly. Their mobility has increased ridiculously. It¡¯s very useful.

    And cute. This is wonderful!

    i really really want one

    ¡°Good mor¡­¡­uwah, they finally started flying. Cute.¡±

    ¡°Good morning~, mhm, they¡¯re cute right? right? I¡¯m not giving them.¡±

    3 of the maid-san puppets are currently flying around and organising things at high spaces.

    They were probably so happy they became able to fly that they wanted to organise things they couldn¡¯t reach before. I understand that feeling.

    Furthermore, another 10 maid-san puppets have gone out with baskets and are gathering flowers.

    I haven¡¯t tried many plants in the 2F north area as dyes yet. I want to try some.

    more strange effects

    When everyone has gathered and is eating a breakfast of miso soup, rice and steamed bired with vegetables, the maid-san puppets that had gone to gather flowers came back.

    But they seemed somewhat panicked as they came back. They threw their baskets aside and are desperately tugging at my clothes.

    ¡°Maito, what are they saying?¡±

    ¡°Nothing, unfortunately, these children don¡¯t talk like Ketorami or Hanter.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡­I was under the impression they also spoke.¡±

    Mhm, unfortunately, these children¡¯s language is only body language.

    ¡°Since they¡¯re tugging at you, they might want to bring you somewhere~¡±

    Well, probably.

    But we are currently in the middle of eating. I had them wait until we were done eating, then we all went off in the direction the maid-san puppets tugged us towards.

    other students?

    ¡°Oi, are we still going?¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t Maito about to die?¡±

    Sorry~, sorry~, it was a mistake trying to keep up without Ketorami-san¡­¡­

    I am currently worn out. Sorry.

    The maid-san puppets that have become able to fly are much more mobile, and seem to have gone exploring very far away. And since they¡¯re puppets, they are tireless.

    Are we still going? When I tried asking the maid-san puppets, they nodded fluffily, can¡¯t be helped, I followed.

    even the newspaper types¡­.

    And we ended up having breakfast with the people in the information room and social studies lecture hall.

    Minehara-san went and got the ingredients for breakfast.

    learning

    ¡°Itadakimasu~¡±

    ¡°Up eat~¡±

    (T/N: Yes she reversed the order of the words, she actually also does this occasionally when saying blonde hair too. hair blonde.)

    We are eating in the classroom opposite the social studies lecture hall, the multipurpose lecture hall.

    It is quite a clean classroom and has a large capacity, so it¡¯s perfect for eating in.

    And the point to retort about is why are the chemistry club members also sitting down to eat.

    You guys already ate.

    ¡°Delicious! Maito-san¡¯s good at cooking~¡±

    ¡°Wah~, delicious, how did you make this?¡±

    The gentlemen just ate, but it seems the ladies are interested in how to cook.

    We finished breakfast as I taught them a few things.

    And then we started a meeting right there.

    bouys please

    ¡°I think we, the information room, news club group, have quite a lot of fighting strength. We have a lot of people. So we could head west towards the english office and music rooms but¡­¡­the brass band is that way.¡±

    The brass band must not be forgotten.

    The brass band¡­¡­they were using the west building hall to practice, so they should be quite close to the 2F northwest area.

    And their number of people.

    When the brass band goes for a contest, they can¡¯t send everyone so they have internal auditions.

    Basically, they have over 60 members

    Or rather, just the 2nd and 3rd years alone probably exceed 60 people.

    They¡¯re already at the level of an army.

    Since there is an army there, making contact with them early on is an option but¡­¡­leaving them alone is also an option.

    ¡°So we¡¯re thinking of returning to 3F for a while. Then we¡¯ll collect the classrooms in the 3F north area.¡±

    Hm, I see. Quite efficient. We can join up with the brass band and collect the classroom at the end, so it¡¯s better for Saegusa-kun¡¯s group to go around 3F collecting classrooms.

    ¡°So, yeah. We have a request¡­¡­¡±

    ¡°What is it?¡±

    ¡°Maito-san, you can sew clothes right?¡±

    ¡°Indeed.¡±

    ¡°Then, just, just the girl¡¯s share is fine, could you make some change of clothes? we¡¯ll think of something to give in return.¡±

    ¡­¡­ah. I see.

    I have [Cleaning] so we can live without baths or change of clothes, but that is not the case for them.

    always useful

    After getting everyone¡¯s permission, or rather, encouragement, I sent them off to gather wood.

    I mobilised the information room, news club boys and some of the girls for this.

    Then I had the weaker rearguard girls pick flowers and stuff. Basically dyes.

    ¡­.picking flowers¡­.mhm¡­.

    And as for me, I fully mobilised the maid-san puppets, made fiber, had them spin and weave, I dye, they cut then I sew, at a terrifying pace.

    Uheh, sooo busy.

    After all, the information room and news club group together have 18+22=40 people.

    Just the girls would make the boys pitiful, so I¡¯m making their share too, so even if I made three sets for each person, 120 sets of clothing is necessary.

    MP recovery tea disappears. It is disappearing at a very very terrifying pace.

    But I can¡¯t stop here. For the sake of the girls with way too bad standard of living.

    120 set of clothes in one day¡­.

    I skipped lunch.

    I don¡¯t have the time or mental leisure to be eating.

    Everyone else seemed to just make something themselves and ate that.

    Then as the sun set, the clothes are finally done.

    They all have effects from [Dyeing]. Ah, because of that, I presented them with the clothes only after telling them not to let these fall into the hands of the locals.

    The girls were delighted, there were even some that burst into tears.

    Not having baths and clothes must have been tough.

    I should have noticed earlier, sorry.

    ¡­¡­but, seeing them so happy, there is no greater happiness as a maid.

    ¡­¡­actually 120 sets in a day¡­.monster¡­..

    ¡°Maito, Maito, come over for a bit.¡±

    Since Tsukimori-san called me over, I slipped out of dinner.

    Ah, they made dinner for me. It was delicious. It wasn¡¯t drugged either!

    ¡°Maito, lend me that hair clip a little.¡±

    ¡°Here.¡±

    I removed the [Teleport] hair clip and passed it to Tsukimori-san.¡±

    ¡°Okay. [Duplicate] [Duplicate] [Duplicate].¡±

    And as Tsukimori-san¡¯s hand glowed, the hair clip became 4 hair clips.

    ¡°Okay. We¡¯ll keep 2. Then here¡¯s the original and one more. The copied one has 99% of the original¡¯s ability, so rest assured and use it.¡±

    ¡­¡­wh, what is this! Is it okay for there to be such a cheat skill!? Aren¡¯t you free to multiply items!?

    ¡°Ah~, I¡¯m tired. I¡¯m sleeping. Good night.¡±

    ¡­¡­ah, but this must consume a lot of MP.

    That¡¯s why Tsukimori-san sleeps so much.

    ¡­¡­no, I don¡¯t think that¡¯s the only reason.

 CH 48

    Today, we will be staying over at the information room and social studies lecture hall.

    yep, futon is a necessity

    And so I continued with another half an hour of MP interval run and also made futons for the boys, this time I¡¯m sleeping with everything done.

    Aaaah, today really was tiring!

    Good night!

    sleep well~

    Good morning.

    When I woke up, there was no one other than Tsukimori-san in the room for some reason.

    ¡°Morning, you slept well, well, of course you did.¡±

    ¡°What time is it!?¡±

    ¡°9 in the morning.¡±

    ¡­¡­uheh, way overslept.

    ¡°I brought breakfast so eat up, here.¡±

    Breakfast is rice with slightly salty vegetable soup.

    nice to slack

    Now then, today is a day for gathering food.

    Specifically, Toriumi was able to process the copy of the hair band and made it into something else, so first, he used that to [Teleport] and bought seasoning and preserved foods from the capital. With Toriumi alone, you can¡¯t see his hair or eye colour and if necessary he can [Teleport], so it is safe.

    By the way, the seasoning and things he bought was more for the information room, news club group than us.

    They have been living with the small amount of rock salt they managed to find and we couldn¡¯t bear that. Sorry for having been eating meals with a proper taste.

    And during that time, the other members went out to hunt, gathering meat, fruits and vegetables.

    Somehow, it looks like the information room, news club group are bad at gathering foodstuff.

    Seems they don¡¯t know how to differentiate plants. This¡­¡­is a feeling I don¡¯t really understand.

    Could there be some kind of chemistry club correction?

    So we decided to stockpile a lot of food for the people going to explore 3F.

    share appraisal?

    And during that time, I am free, so I had the maid-san puppets hang onto Toriumi as he [teleported] to the capital and got them to gather sky-blue lilies while he was shopping.

    I also asked him to retrieve Ketorami along the way. It would be bad if he didn¡¯t have enough MP when coming back with the increased mass of the sky-blue lilies and Ketorami, so I made sure to give him some MP recovery tea.

    The dyeing can be done after the clothes are made, so I first made plain clothes without dye, then will be [dyeing] those.

    Yes, even if it doesn¡¯t reach the level of flying, unless I make clothes that can at least increase my air time, I am in trouble for the first round of the gladiator tournament.

    can the puppets help?

    After seeing everyone off, I spun and wove cloth by myself for the first time in a while. I¡¯ve been leaving these to the maid-san puppets recently.

    And to increase the surface area of the cloth as much as possible, I made something like a long-sleeved kimono.

    ¡­¡­like, if I made the sleeves like those from Japanese clothes, you know. I can make the part that is to be tucked in longer to increase the surface area of the cloth. Furthermore, it also increases at the sleeves.

    It¡¯s also easy to wear over.

    ¡­¡­and so I made a long-sleeved kimono, but won¡¯t I be exposed as a foreigner if I wear this?

    ¡­¡­okay, leaving that as a last resort, I also made a one-piece dress with a circular skirt and full sleeves.

    If the surface area is enough with this, then I can just wear this.

    how bout just multilayer clothes?

    Since Toriumi has come back with the maid-san puppets and Ketorami, let¡¯s start [Dyeing].

    First, I will try wearing the one-piece dress.

    preparations made~

    And everyone came back with a large amount of food.

    And so time for lunch.

    Since there is so many people, lunch became barbecue-style again.

    proper cooked food made by maid, of course

    I don¡¯t have enough hands even for just frying things with iron plates, so Tsukimori-san and a few other girls helped me.

    Ah, I don¡¯t really want to use maid-san puppets at these times.

    Why do I have to expend MP while making lunch.

    ¡°Oh yeah Maito, you could share skills?¡±

    Tsukimori-san had went out to gather foodstuffs, seems she heard it from someone then.

    ¡°Mhm. Although there seems to be various conditions so it¡¯s not like I can share everything.¡±

    ¡°I see, then, try everything. Here, I¡¯ll do the meat so hurry up and try.¡±

    Saying that, Tsukimori-san held out her dog tag.

    ¡°¡­¡­really?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s not like I lose anything right? Then I¡¯ll share them with you. We got clothes and futons and the hair clips anyway.¡±

    Here, since she¡¯s saying that, then without restraint.

    ¡°Then, then without restraint¡­¡­[Duplicate].¡±

    I knocked the dog tags together as I said that, but no response.

    Wel, well, I didn¡¯t think I could receive such a cheat skill. Mhm.

    it¡¯s okay¡­.

    And as I tried everything, there was just 1 skill I could share.

    It was a skill called [Compounder]. Seems to be a skill for making ink.

    ¡­¡­what can I use it for. Ah, could I use it for dyes?

    and eperiment

    And so I plucked some random grass and tried [Dyeing].

    No particular change.

    Is this a skill that overlaps with another skill?

    For example, [Handiness] has an effect on just about every other skill. It increases the speed of [Sewing] or the precision of [Dissection].

    wat¡­..way too sad¡­..

    At the time when the sun is about to set, we split up.

    We will be doing intensive training for the gladiator tournament while the information room, news club group will be exploring 3F.

    ¡°Bye, Maito, do your best.¡±

    ¡°You too~¡±

    ¡°Thanks for the clothes~!¡±

    ¡°Thanks for the futons~!¡±

    It became a farewell with me being thanked a lot for some reason. Mufufu, this feels good.

    But¡­¡­somehow, it was a restful 2 days, getting to finally meet with peaceful people.

 CH 49

    Now then. Having separated from the information room, news club group, we are back to having dinner with a small number of people.

    so what now

    ¡°For now, just practice dodging.¡±

    ¡°For now practice against sword and fist? I¡¯ll do sword with my staff, Suzumoto do fist.¡±

    ¡°Okay~¡±

    Somehow the two pitiful people that have to group with me have steeled themselves, so I ended up going through terribly severe training the next day.

    rip maito

    Okay, good morning.

    I¡¯ve missed this fluffy smooth soft damp feeling.

    After greeting Ketorami and Hanter, they went out for breakfast. Have a nice trip~.

    Now then, I¡¯ll also be preparing breakfast.

    Today is bread. Bread with thinly sliced smoked meat that has been heated, vegetable soup and fruit ham, the usual pattern.

    And as everyone woke up while I was preparing, we quickly finished breakfast.

    start~

    And training begins!

    ¡°Then, I¡¯ll start hitting, so dodge.¡±

    And the instant he said that, Hagasaki-kun swung his staff down at a terrifying speed and hit my head.

    ¡°Oufu.¡±

    ¡°I said dodge.¡±

    ¡°No, impossible impossible impossible! I couldn¡¯t see that!¡±

    It was seriously fast! I can¡¯t see it! How do I dodge something I can¡¯t see!? Impossible!

    ¡°¡­¡­then work on being able to see it, okay, next.¡±

    Next came from the side and hit me.

    ¡°Next.¡±

    namu

    But no matter how impossible it is, there is the possibility it will become a skill if I keep going and nothing will start unless I try.

    For now, I carefully observed Hagasaki-kun and tried moving right by instinct.

    ¡­¡­a clean hit landed from the right.

    ¡°¡­¡­it will work out with more practice, probably.¡±

    Mhm, it really would be nice if that is the case.

    don¡¯t bully the maid!

    But practice is amazing.

    Somehow, after practicing for 2 hours, I managed to dodge 1 every 10 times.

    And even if not, I became able to dodge a clean hit.

    But this is only for the case of the magician Hagasaki-kun. And he should also be holding back quite a bit.

    A real swordsman would make faster and sharper attacks.

    Ue~, scary scary.

    But I can¡¯t run. if I can at least draw one person away and keep dodging, I think Suzumoto can take them down one by one.

    ¡­¡­whether the opponent will let me draw away a third of their fighting strength¡­¡­let¡¯s not think about that.

    random magic from behind, maid down

    ¡°And next is fists, it should be easier to read than a sword, but it will come sequentially.¡±

    ¡°Ushaa! come at me!¡±

    no game assist

    I made, ate, fed them lunch and training continues.

    This time Suzumoto is using his katana¡¯s sheath to hit me.

    This doesn¡¯t work even if I¡¯m focusing on his movements. When I think of dodging it has already hit.

    The saving grace is that he is using some amazing godly move to kill the momentum the instant it hits so there isn¡¯t much damage even when it hits.

    But I still became covered in bruises, had Hagasaki-kun heal me with [Clear Stream] and kept practicing dodging until evening.

    I¡¯ve already given up on gaining a skill and the results of devoting myself to polishing my own player skill, somehow~, somehow~, if I don¡¯t relax and try my best¡­¡­with Suzumoto holding back, I actually became able to dodge 60% of his sword strikes.

    ¡­¡­humans really have endless possibilities.

    good progress¡­¡­?

    And until the gladiator tournament, I just kept training.

    The saving grace is that once I became able to dodge, it became fun, so it wasn¡¯t that much suffering.

    I was receiving damage everywhere, so I got the [Greatly Increased Recovery Speed] skill. Wrong, that¡¯s not it. That¡¯s not it, give me a dodging skill!

    it¡¯s something

    Other than that, we practiced coordination.

    It took a lot of effort to find an effective way to fight with me included, mhm. But we found quite a good way to fight.

    That is, [Cleaning]. If I can erase the blade of the opponent¡¯s weapon with this, it¡¯s perfect!

    ¡­¡­just that, this method, if I started fighting with a feather duster and used [Cleaning], it will be plainly obvious I am an otherworld person.

    This can also be said for the lullaby strategy for the first round of the Mono section, but this has already been solved.

    Yes. It¡¯s fine if I¡¯m not suspicious. Basically, it¡¯s fine if I can make it [That¡¯s not skill just magic or a simple attack!] [Wh, whaaaat!?] right?

    Then the lullaby strategy is simple. I just need to go with a staff.

    ¡­.no¡­¡­just no

    So until the gladiator tournament, I got used to handling this spear duster and also made clothes easy to move around in for the Tri section.

    This clothes are clothes purely specialised in defense.

    A light jacket with a shirt and slim trousers. I chose knee-high boots for shoes.

    And they are all made of pure white cloth with golden embroidery.

    This golden thread is something I made from the knowledge gained from the [Compounder] skill.

    By spinning thread while [compounding] [Prayer Song], oh my, plain unbleached fiber became shining gold thread!

    ¡­¡­compounding a song, what kind of situation is this! is what I thought, but thanks to that, I managed to make strange clothes with super high defense, so I will accept it.

    The effect is [Protection].

    When I equip this, my defense is, behold, 3rd place together with Kariya in his chain mail!!

    Uwah~, otherworld qualities are amazing.

    when cloth is on par with chain mail¡­.

    And I made additions to everyone¡¯s equipment, those that had manufacturing skills made new equipment, and as we did that, the day for the gladiator tournament finally arrived.

    ¡­¡­will we be okay?

 CH 50

    Okay. It is the morning of the day of the event.

    the time has come~

    Registration was being conducted at the colosseum.

    Today is the Mono section, so the registrations are being done one by one.

    Here, I registered as Dalia-san without much difficulty and received an explanation of when it is my turn etc.

    It seems the number of participants this year is very high, so there will be 8 blocks of battle royale and 2 winners from each block can move on to the second round.

    As for why 2, maybe because it really is a shame if 2 very strong people ended up in the same block and take down each other, or because there is no time to do 16 blocks, there are various opinions.

    I am¡­¡­block G.

    Mhm~, what about the others?

    ¡°I¡¯m A.¡±

    ¡°Eh, mhm~¡­¡­I¡¯m also A. Wah~, we overlapped. Ah, but it¡¯s fine even if 2 overlap.¡±

    ¡°Eeeeh!? I¡¯m also A though.¡±

    ¡­¡­Suzumoto, Katori and Hariu have already overlapped at A.

    This means at least one of them will be unable to make it out of the first round.

    ¡°Mhm~, then I¡¯ll resign. My fighting style is not suited for one-on-one either.¡±

    Since Katori said that, Suzumoto and Hariu will probably win.

    Mhm, do your best.

    ¡°I¡¯m B. Any other in B?¡±

    ¡°Ah, I¡¯m B too, I¡¯ll be in your care¡­¡­it would¡¯ve been better for there to be a front line¡­¡­sorry for it being me¡­¡­¡±

    B is Hagasaki-kun and Kariya.

    Mhm~,  can the 2 of them do well and win?

    Both of them might not make it. Magicians are disadvantaged at these times.

    ¡°C is me only? I¡¯m not sure about this.¡±

    Seems like C is President only.

    This allocation also makes me feel uneasy. Please do your best.

    ¡°D is¡­¡­me only? Uwah~, seriously~?¡±

    ¡­¡­.ded

    And so, we first went to the audience seats.

    Suzumoto, Hariu and Katori are block A so they should be standing by.

    Hagasaki-kun and Kariya in block B have also went to the waiting room already.

    And so, we will be relaxing and and enjoying the show here.

    ¡°The block A people are slightly disadvantaged, they have to fight without knowing anything about how the people of this world fight.¡±

    What President says is quite right.

    In that sense, I am the most advantaged among us.

    Block G is the latest among us, so I can watch everyone fight and study them a little more before going for my own match.

    Of course, I am curious about the average strength of my opponents.

    Mhm~, the block A and block B people really are quite disadvantaged.

    More than half our members having been distributed into A and B is painful.

    Well, there¡¯s nothing we can do about this, so it can¡¯t be helped.

    magic solves everything

    ¡°Then let us begin. Ready, fight!¡±

    While thinking that the commentators in any world is the same, I watched the melee that has begun.

    As expected, the 3 of them stand out.

    Katori¡¯s first attack alone blew away half of them, it¡¯s not even funny.

    After that it was like an elimination match with Hariu and Suzumoto cutting down the remaining.

    This was done so quickly there was nothing to be learnt from it.

    And just like that, it became only the 3 of them remaining, Katori resigned and the end.

    In that time, it seems the commentators had no time to comment, there was no analysis at all.

    ¡­¡­this is useless as reference~!

    nothing to refer to yep

    ¡°This is horrible.¡±

    ¡°I agree.¡±

    ¡°Please fight properly next time.¡±

    pewpew

    And next is block B. This has the 2 magicians, so it shouldn¡¯t end up with me not knowing what happened.

    And so, I carefully watched right from the start.

    But terrifyingly, with Hagasaki-kun¡¯s first [Lightning], it became 5 remaining people.

    Conversely the remaining 3 people are amazing.

    And then the remaining three people stared off with Hagsaki-kun and Kariya, then a knight-looking man finally moved.

    He charged straight at Kariya with his sword ready. At the same time, a bandit-looking woman also tried to flank with a dagger.

    But Kariya easily swept them away with [Light Ball]. Cruel.

    And the remaining 3.

    The last person that is not Kariya or Hagasaki-kun is a person that looks like a seasoned warrior, wielding a great sword his height. Since he is in full plate armour, his face can¡¯t be seen.

    That person charged at Kariya, got blocked by [Ark], kicked off that barrier and forcefully changed his direction towards Hagasaki-kun. Uwah, amazing. A pure feat of strength.

    Hagasaki-kun promptly blocked with [Ice Shield] and quickly countered with [Ice Bullet].

    The warrior-san tried to cut through the Hagasaki-kun togather with the ice shield but breaking the shield backfired, the [Ice Bullet] hit.

    His armour froze from where it was hit and as the warrior-san¡¯s movement stopped, a [Laser Shot] concentrated with [Lens] exploded onto him.

    But the warrior-san forcefully twisted his body to avoid a fatal wound. Uwah, amazing.

    Then a few rounds of offense and defense unfolded, I kept watching and studying.

    Then the warrior-san¡¯s strong attack finally hit Hagasaki-kun¡­¡­and Hagasaki-kun was sent flying off the stage¡­¡­just before that he froze his own feet to the very edge of the stage. Hieeeeee, that¡¯s definitely cold!

    But Hagasaki-kun got up from that situation with just the strength of his abdominal muscles and prepared ice shaped into spears at the same time, aiming straight at the chest of the warrior-san who has trying to deal the final blow.

    ¡­¡­the instant the warrior-san¡¯s armour broke and the ice spear pierce the warrior-san, the warrior-san¡¯s sword knocked Hagasaki-kun off his feet¡­¡­aaaaaaaaaaaaah.

    both out?

    ¡­¡­and so Hagasaki-kun was eliminated in round one.

    From block B, the warrior-san and Kariya won.

    Mhm. That might have been the highlight of the day.

    there are other strong people¡­.

    Then block C. President¡¯s turn, but as expected, this became a terrible tragedy.

    President, what are you thinking, suddenly using [Poison Rain].

    [Poison Rain], as it¡¯s name says, it is a technique that creates a rain of poison¡­¡­well, basically, instant cries of agony.

    Only a magician-like person that immediately blocked it with some kind of magic and a dual-swordsman that could still barely stand was left.

    ¡­¡­give them an antidote at least

    Next is block D. Toriumi¡¯s turn.

    This is already the very stereotype of the stereotypical tank-type fighting style.

    He just kept blocking and hitting.

    That kind of durable fighting style is simple at first glance but is terrifyingly delicate and difficult.

    To dodge or to parry or  to block with a skill.

    This guy is very good at choosing from among those options.

    And then with a magician-like woman and a bandit-like man left, he took down the stronger looking bandit-like man and game set.

    Mhm~, his consideration to intentionally leave the weaker one to make the later fights more advantageous is lovely. Or rather, this guy really can do anything!

    super balanced

    E is¡­¡­none of us are there, so well, you can kind of tell from looking.

    The foreigner¡­¡­meaning a person that was in the same school as us that was forced into slavery and sent here, that person was very strong.

    Just by swinging his huge hammer, it is quite a threat.

    Well, I¡¯m not sure if you can get in close though.

    Or rather, from looking, that foreigner¡­¡­the person that was in the same school as us, he¡¯s bad at fighting.

    It might be that everyone else is too good, but each of his movements has useless parts that stand out.

    If it¡¯s that, even I might be able to dodge.

    ¡­¡­no, even if I dodge, I will be trifled with by the stage cracked by the shock waves and lose.

    So from block E, that person and a weak-looking beginner swordsman kind of onee-chan got through the first round.

    another weak one left over?

    Kadomi-kun should be going for F, but I myself am going for the next block G, so I can¡¯t watch.

    From what I heard later, Kadomi-kun was ridiculously strong.

    That Kadomi-kun and one more, an archer woman that survived because she didn¡¯t approach Kadomi-kun got through the first round.

    poor archer

    And block G. My turn. Let¡¯s go all out!

 CH 51

    When I followed the official onto the stage, I was exposed to the gazes from the audience all around.

    ¡­..leave one person Maito¡­.

    And so, they started deliberating over it.

    I¡¯m really sorry.

    ¡­.predict this too at least

    The result of the deliberations, everyone was judged to have collapsed at the same time and I get a free seed through the second round and go straight to the third round.

    ¡­¡­somehow, to everyone who is taking this seriously, sorry.

    yeah why is a maid here

    ¡°Good job¡­¡­kind of.¡±

    And so I have already drawn the attention of the arena.

    The mysterious female magician that not only won the first round with a mysterious method, but even obtained an unprecedented seed.

    My reputation is something like this.

    Stop~! I ¡®m not a magician, I¡¯m a maid~!

    I did register as [Magician] though!

    ¡°Well, in a certain sense, isn¡¯t it okay? The more you win the higher the chances of meeting us.¡±

    ¡°Yeah. The 2nd round is full of other people. So results-wise, it¡¯s good, right?¡±

    ¡­¡­that is, well yeah. It¡¯s true but¡­¡­ mhm. Let¡¯s be logical. This is quite a lucky thing.

    Drawing a little attention isn¡¯t much of a problem. Mhm.

    really¡­..?

    And then the tournament schedule for round 2 and beyond was published.

    Err, I am right in the corner, one level higher than everyone else. Ah, of course the name is Dalia though.

    This is a seed, so I¡¯m excused from the second around. Mhm. lucky.

    Then from the corner, Dalia (Magician), (Blank), Feyra (Archer), Rija (Swordsman), Olg (Warrior), Aeria (Bandit), Kadomi (Knight), Toriumi (Guardian), Shachi (Scholar), Woody (Warrior), Arai (Warrior), Hariu (Bandit), Spina (Magician), Kariya (Priest), Diana (Magician), Suzumoto (Swordsman).

    Like that.

    Ah, when registering they faked their professions.

    No, like, there wasn¡¯t a single [Samurai] around and [Assassin] is not something you announce in public.

    And they didn¡¯t ask for [Profession], they asked for fighting style.

    ¡­¡­Dalia-san said [Hired Adventurer] when asked for profession, so [Profession] for this world¡¯s inhabitants probably refer to normal jobs.

    back on track

    ¡­¡­leaving that aside!

    How could this be! So unlikely that you want to suspect if it was set up, that it¡¯s almost refreshing¡­¡­no matter how it turns out, I¡¯m up against a local in the third round!¡­¡­it ended up in such a combination.

    ¡°¡­¡­Maito-san, why is your luck so bad?¡±

    Hariu¡¯s words and gaze filled with pity hurts!

    ¡°Think about it the other way. The person who gets matched with Maito-san is just lucky.¡±

    President is saying something, but that¡­¡­mhm, I won¡¯t say anything.

    I¡¯m not saying anything, I¡¯m not going to anything!

    dont rub salt into it

    And the second round began.

    The first fight is Suzumoto VS Diana-san the magician.

    While the audience cheered, they faced off.

    fanservice?

    And, next.

    Yes, the hammer warrior Arai, the foreigner¡­¡­our comrade that was forced into slavery.

    Now then, how will Hariu fight?

    assasin vs giant hammer guy

    No particular request was declared and both moved out with the sound of the gong.

    Arai-san made the first move. With a single blow from his humongous hammer, cracks ran through the stage, the stone blocks that made up the floor shattered and each became a deadly weapon that attacked Hariu.

    But this is a welcome situation for Hariu.

    Using an assassin¡¯s agility, he used the airborne rubble as footholds, closed in with irregular jumps, threw a few knives and withdrew.

    The very next instant after he withdrew, the hammer slammed into that spot then attacked Hariu again and again with terrifying strength.

    ¡­¡­but, it¡¯s that. mhm.

    No matter what kind of attack, it doesn¡¯t matter if it doesn¡¯t hit.

    Hariu¡¯s fighting style is the very embodiment of that. He might be the worst opponent Arai-san could face.

    Then the match was settled a few minutes later by a couple throwing knives accurately piercing the chinks in the armour.

    This is Hariu¡¯s victory.

    slow¡­.

    Next is President and Woody-san the warrior.

    ¡­¡­this is unmistakably the worst battle since the beginning of the gladiator tournament.

    President made the first move and surrounded Woody-san on all four sides with [Earth Wall]. Yes, like a public telephone box.

    Then before Woody-san could respond, he threw in a few flasks of poison.

    Then he cruelly added on the part that would correspond to the ceiling of the telephone box right afterwards.

    ¡­¡­Woody-san¡¯s screams rang out from opaque telephone box, President carefreely watched. The audience was disgusted

    And without fighting a battle-like battle, President won. The audience was disgusted. Only a part of the audience went wild.

    ¡­¡­this was horrible!

    disqualify!

    Next is Kadomi-kun and Toriumi¡¯s match.

    I thought it would be easy since one of them just needs to resign, but that did not happen.

    With the signal, Kadomi-kun sprinted. Just as I thought he had closed in, his sword clashed into Toriumi¡¯s stout shield with a loud sound the next instant.

    Then Toriumi instantly shifted into attack with a sweep of his halberd.

    While dodging that with a backstep, Kadomi-kun attacked Toriumi with brilliant sword techniques.

    Toriumi blocked, dodged and occasionally countered with his genius senses.

    The audience fell silent, focused on the match.

    While the audience watched with held breaths, Toriumi¡¯s halberd finally left his hands.

    Kadomi-kun was the one that ended this long battle.

    There is no need to say how excited the audience got when the match ended.

    finally a show

    Their fight came to be recounted as the best match since the start of the gladiator tournament.

    A huge difference from President whose match is said to be the most mysterious match since the start of the gladiator tournament!

    well¡­black box¡­.I guess?

    Then the fight between Olg-san and Aeria-san was, how to put it, sweet.

    ¡°If I win, I will take you as my wife!¡±

    ¡°If I win, I will have you take me as your wife!¡±

    It started with that.

    sleep again?, can¡¯t shoot up

    There is a lunch break now, so we gathered to eat our bentos and discuss countermeasures.

    Mainly, for me.

    ¡­¡­or rather, it¡¯s just about certain that someone among us will win at this point.

    After all, the third round is mostly us.

    Unfair? What are you talking about. We used respectable methods, properly followed the rules and this wonderful situation developed on top of that. There isn¡¯t even the U of unfair!

    ¡­¡­maybe not the poison

    And so, the problem is me.

    Currently, the winners are mostly us, so nobody has requested anything of the loser, but we don¡¯t know what will happen with that custom if we lose.

    There¡¯s nothing to worry about if I win, so that¡¯s the best but¡­¡­

    Now then, what to do.

    ¡°Even if against a swordsman, the opponent is a novice so it should work out somehow.¡±

    Certainly, compared to Suzumoto, that swordsmanship looks a lot easier to dodge.

    It is not only lacking speed, but kind of like¡­¡­it¡¯s easy to read.

    It¡¯s easy to tell where he is going to come from with that swordsmanship.

    So I might be able to somehow pull of continuous godly evasions.

    ¡°How about dodging around and exhausting him then attacking?¡±

    As Hagasaki-kun says, there¡¯s also that strategy, but a shame! I don¡¯t have a proper means of attack!

    ¡°For now, just try the lullaby strategy one more time. It¡¯s not for sure that the opponent has fully understood it.¡±

    Yeah~, I will probably go with that.

    I¡¯m already out if it doesn¡¯t work.

    After that my means of attack would be kitchen knives, [Cleaning], high stove heat¡­¡­things like that.

    I would like to avoid that at all costs.

    I would like to avoid that but¡­¡­mhm~. I can only hope that he hasn¡¯t fully understood my move.

    the end

 CH 52

    And it began, the third round.

    ¡­¡­but it¡¯s mostly just fixed matches among us.

    except the maid

    First was the Suzumoto VS Kariya battle but¡­¡­mhm, it was quite amazing.

    Suzumoto dodging the barrage of [Laser Shot] and [Light Ball] as if he was dancing and occasionally hitting light balls back to counter, Kariya maintaining a barrage to prevent Suzumoto from closing in.

    It was quite beautiful and worth watching, but well, in a few minutes, Kariya reached the limit of his MP, had Suzumoto¡¯s katana thrust before him and hands up, it ended just like that.

    No, it is quite amazing that a rear guard healer could fight this much against a specialised front line attacker.

    The audience must have been satisfied by this.

    it¡¯s a light show~

    In contrast, Hariu and President¡¯s battle was quick. President resigned at the start and the end.

    Well, poison to melt allies is a waste, there¡¯s no meaning in melting allies¡¯ equipment and in the first place there is no meaning in exposing that allies¡¯ [Poison Resistance]. That was smart.

    Also, the audience looked relieved. Mhm, there were a lot of people braced for that mystery victory again.

    black box victory

    Next is Kadomi-kun and Org-san the warrior. ¡­¡­well, the match ended quickly, there was nothing special to mention. Those people that were expecting something like Kadomi-kun VS Toriumi are disappointed, well, it can¡¯t be helped.

    too weak

    And finally, it¡¯s my turn.

    This¡­¡­for this, I must somehow, be careful not to lose, and pray for good luck.

    just resign if only asked for a date

    And I am now facing Rija-san the swordsman.

    He lowered his waist and readied his sword, it is the stance for a speed attack.

    This is bad this is bad. I want to buy as much time as possible. Whether I sing or not, I need time.

    Fo, for now [teleport] to the sky¡­¡­no, the ground is fine in this case.

    There is only 1 opponent, so nobody will be charging in from my blind spot.

    Wait and see first.

    Rija-san charged straight in but, mhm. If it¡¯s that then I can dodge it, it should be fine to watch a little.

    Okay, then let¡¯s jump straight behind Rija-san, all the way to the edge of the stage.

    A few seconds before the tip of Rija-san¡¯s sword can reach me, [Teleport].

    Then Rija-san¡¯s body slammed into the edge of the stage and he is both out and unable to continue combat.

    ¡­works?

    Yes. It might be hard to understand the unexpected accident that has happened like this, so this is sudden, but I will be explaining the structure of this colosseum¡¯s stage.

    This colosseum¡¯s stage is circular.

    It is roughly 100m in diameter and made of stone. Height of 2m.

    Outside that is [Out]

    Next, about the characteristics of [Teleport], let me explain the parts that I understand.

    This [Teleport], it transports yourself and things to be carried along [in their exact relative positions based on yourself].

    By the way, the kinetic energy etc at that time are all carried over.

    Basically, if [teleported] while running, you would also be in the same running condition where you teleported to.

    rip Rija

    And the accident this time happened like this.

    As Rija-san was running over, I accidentally included Rija-san and [teleported] to the edge of the stage on Rija-san¡¯s side.

    Me teleporting to the edge of the stage, means that Rija-san who was in front of me¡­¡­is out and 2m in the air.

    But it didn¡¯t just end like that, his running speed continued towards me, and gravity also works¡­¡­

    Rija-san ended up slamming his body into the edge of the stage.

    accidentally?

    I also didn¡¯t know what happened for an instant, mhm ¡­¡­I quickly put on an act, made a face like ¡°Eh? That was exactly as planned, any problem?¡± and tried raising my staff to declare my victory and, mhm, somehow, I don¡¯t understand it but there were cheers.

    ¡­¡­mhm. Mhm, somehow¡­¡­somehow, Rija-san, sorry.

    poor guy

    ¡°That was amazing. In places with this kind of set stage and if it was one on one, isn¡¯t [Teleport] the strongest?¡±

    ¡°Mhm, I¡¯m also starting to feel that way.¡±

    Honestly, thinking carefully, this can be quite an effective means of attack depending on the location.

    It is quite tricky and definitely doesn¡¯t have good mileage though.

    ¡°Toriumi can just use it too.¡±

    Toriumi is holding on to the former-[Teleport] hair clip that Tsukimori-san copied, now [Teleport] armband. Or rather, he has it equipped.

    ¡°No, it¡¯s consumption is ridiculously bad.¡±

    ¡°Yeah~¡±

    If you can fight normally that is definitely better.

    ¡°Nn~, I won¡¯t use it unless there is really a need to end it quickly or if some trick is necessary~¡±

    ¡°Yeah~¡±

    ¡­¡­mhm. Well, my only method of attack-like method of attack is this, mhm.

    no choice

    And so, a completely fixed tournament has begun.

    First, Suzumoto VS Hariu, Hariu resigned and the end. Apparently, it is a waste of throwing weapons.

    Well~, that would be the case for President and Hariu, those fighting with consumables.

    Next is Kadomi-kun VS me, but the instant Kadomi-kun moved I [teleported] myself off the stage and ended it. Yay~

    At a glance, it should look like Kadomi-kun did something and sent me flying.

    instantaneously?

    And the finals should also have been fixed¡­¡­should, have been.

    But, it seems these guys can¡¯t go easy on each other.

    Suzumoto VS Kadomi-kun.

    ¡­¡­I hardly ever see them fight seriously.

    I¡¯ve seen them scatter small fry quite a lot¡­¡­but, this is amazing.

    Amazingly, beautiful.

    That fight was so arranged that rather than a fight, it was more of an arranged dance.

    ¡­¡­mhm. I think it can¡¯t be helped that the audience was entranced.

    After all this is¡­¡­amazing. This, can¡¯t be helped.

    here¡¯s the service

    The match that lasted 30 minutes ended with Kadomi-kun¡¯s [Glorious Blade] knocking away Suzumoto¡¯s katana.

    The silence that enveloped the arena right after the end of the battle was memorable.

    1 our of 3

    ¡­¡­but then. Suzumoto unleashing ever-changing sword techniques, dancing lightly like a bird or butterfly and Kadomi-kun was so honestly direct and sharp, fighting with lighting as his ally. They fit right into the audience¡¯s mold of strength and beauty.

    No, it actually was amazing though.

    Then Toriumi who had fought a battle with Kadomi-kun that will go down in history, Hariu who takes down his opponent by throwing with unparalleled accuracy¡­¡­

    Somehow, very irritatingly¡­¡­we are surrounded.

    Among those that approached and are surrounding us, there are boys and warriors that simply look up to them, soldiers and warriors that came to invite them. And most of all, young, beautiful girls.

    It¡¯s that, see, if there are strong, handsome, young men, of course they would be attractive, probably.

    ¡­¡­mhm. Throwing their honour or whatever out the window, I will say this.

    Their age=years without a girlfriend. Probably.

    Basically, they have no immunity to this kind of thing. It can¡¯t be helped.

    Resultingly, what happened is basically, all ignored.

    To the point that it is manly, ignore.

    Both the seduction of cute girls and adoration, ignore.

    Calls for autographs, love letters and handshakes, ignore.

    Even the onee-sans that work at night, ignore.

    Mhm~¡­¡­if these guys were more skillful, they might have been able to gather support here and start a movement to release slaves. A shame.

    Maito be an idol?

    Yes yes, when I exited the arena, a lot of people also called out to me.

    Mainly magicians. As expected, they are interested in the magic they have never seen before.

    Of course there is no way I can spoil it, so I pushed through with ¡®it¡¯s a secret¡¯.

    What I understood here, is that there are many male magicians in this world.

    There were also female voices, but the male to female ratio was about 8:2?

    The ratio of males is large for science, so it might be something similar for magicians. Or rather, it might be that there aren¡¯t many women in combat professions.

    For now, I acted relatively sociably. Connections is what we are lacking the most right now.

    It isn¡¯t something that will cause problems by having them.

    are you sure?

    And something even more troublesome, President got strange fans. Actually, these guys are the most troublesome.

    Researchers that research poisons and that kind of enthusiasts.

    There are otakus in any world.

    What¡¯s with you guys! Don¡¯t bring poisons here! Don¡¯t start an exhibition! Don¡¯t taste test! Idiots! If you are going to drink and puke then don¡¯t drink! Don¡¯t make those people over there drink it! Aaaaaaaaah!

    police!

    It felt like it was getting out of hand, so I downed everyone with [Lullaby], woke the rest up and ran.

    good maid

    After that, we [teleported] to the 2F north east area for dinner and a strategy meeting.

    Ah, today¡¯s dinner is pork cutlet. A good luck meal, sorry for it being a simple one.

    ¡°Tomorrow is the Di section¡­¡­well, doesn¡¯t seem like there will be a problem if we do it like today.¡±

    Mhm~, somehow feels like it¡¯s going to end very quickly.

    ¡°So, yeah. ¡­¡­Maito. Sorry but please fix the equipment by tomorrow.

    ye

    I slept in the paradise of Ketorami-san and Hanter, and good morning.

    Today, after sending everyone off to the capital, it will be a day where I focus on sewing on my own.

    Since I¡¯m not participating in the Di section anyway, I will be staying behind.

    After sending them off with bentos, I then returned to 2F north east area with [teleport], then kept sewing.

    I made equipment while trying things out with [Compounder] (Of course, I made a few sets with the premise that they will be destroyed, yes), then prepared dinner.

    Today, let¡¯s have stew for the first time in a while.

    It¡¯s delicious after simmering them for a while, but it really takes time.

    It might be a good idea to get Hariu and Toriumi to make me a thermal cooker.

    can they make something like that?

    And then to pick up everyone, I [teleported] to that inn then headed to the colosseum.

    alone?

    ¡°Hello, Dalia-san. You were not watching?¡±

    After waiting for a while outside the colosseum, a magician that spoke to me yesterday called out to me.

    ¡°Yes, since I already know the results.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡­which, are?¡±

    ¡°The people from the foreign country won right?¡±

    ¡°Ah, those people from yesterday. They were magnificent.¡±

    Mhm, I¡¯m part of them though. Sorry.

    ¡°But you were also as magnificent as them. That unknown magic, what was that?¡±

    ¡°I said this yesterday too. It¡¯s a secret.¡±

    Or rather, even if this wasn¡¯t a skill and was magic, I don¡¯t understand what the magic in this world is at all, so I can¡¯t explain. Sorry.

    That is a shame. But secrets do make women look more beautiful.¡±

    Ah, I agree with that. Mhm mhm, a peek rather than just exposed, I understand that.

    ¡°Dalia-san, how about dinner with me tonight?¡±

    Hm? The conversation seems to have jumped? It¡¯s suddenly a jump in logic. But I already have dinner ready.

    ¡°I have already prepared dinner.¡±

    I¡¯ve went to the effort to stew deer shanks, I want to eat it.

    ¡°Oh my, excuse me. You already had a family?¡±

    ¡°Most definitely not.¡±

    I¡¯m not having that as a family!

    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s good! Then how about tomorrow? Or even the day after, any time is fine.¡±

    Eh, what? Me eating with you is already confirmed?

    cause they not as dense

    ¡°So, who was that?¡±

    During the meal, Hagasaki-kun suddenly asked that, but since there¡¯s no context I have no idea who he is talking about.

    ¡°Which one?¡±

    ¡°The one talking to you in front of the colosseum.¡±

    Ah~, that person.

    ¡°A magician-san that spoke to me yesterday. He was stubbornly inviting me to dinner when you guys kidnapped me, that was a great help. Thanks.¡±

    ¡°Not a kidnapper?¡±

    ¡°No idea, that person was just zealous about solving the mystery of [Lullaby] in a bad way, probably.¡±

    When I answered, Hagasaki-kun just said I see and returned to dinner.

    Mhm, deer shanks, delicious right?

    ¡°Well, it¡¯s fine if you¡¯re okay.¡±

    ¡°It was the rice transportation afterwards that was less okay.¡±

    I am still feeling a little unwell. It wouldn¡¯t have been strange to puke from that you know?

    ¡°¡­¡­sorry. I couldn¡¯t think of any other way to carry you.¡±

    I see, Suzumoto-kun¡¯s imagination is lacking. Improve on that next time.

 CH 53

    Okay, it¡¯s morning.

    This morning is rice. Miso soup miso soup.

    ¡­¡­ah, come to think of it, there¡¯s a sea nearby, but is there seaweed?

    I¡¯m using stock from dried small fish and bones, but I¡¯m starting to want proper stock.

    If I¡¯m free let¡¯s take a look at the beach.

    Then I will also be making bentos and snacks. The bento is bread. Sandwich.

    Snacks are dried fruits and potato chips. Unfortunately the flavour can only be salt.

    Mhm~, it feels like our food has become quite abundant but it¡¯s still not enough.

    I want consomme.

    make some?

    We had breakfast and to the colosseum again.

    We went slightly earlier because we can see ourselves getting surrounded when there¡¯s a lot of people and getting irritated.

    foresight

    And I¡¯m fighting again today.

    Today is the Tri section, basically the 3v3 section.

    And the first round is slightly different.

    ¡­¡­obstacle course, kind of?

    Using the full area of the stage, a towering tower has been constructed.

    Seems like we have to climb that.

    ?

    Based on the explanation of the rules, medals have been placed at the top of the tower on the stage, the teams that obtain them advance to the second round.

    ¡­¡­mhm, just in case, yeah? The tower is quite high in itself, mhm, then the inside has stairs and ladders, the point is to climb up while avoiding traps, that should be it. Based on what I heard from the explanation of the rules, or more like, from the commentator.

    But for us, that doesn¡¯t really matter.

    ¡­¡­mhm, it went quickly when we tried.

    cheat!

    And so it began, the first round of the Tri section.

    Hagasaki-kun and I stood by. Suzumoto jumped in the air and went to the top.

    Just in case, it seems this cheating has been predicted, flames and ice arrows are spat out from the outer walls of the tower at an amazing rate, but Suzumoto won¡¯t be knocked down by those.

    By dodging and cutting, he safely reached the top.

    Then obtained the medal, the end.

    That¡¯s it!

    why not just teleport?

    By the way, this game, as you can see, doesn¡¯t need all members of the team to reach the top.

    Hariu also jumped through the sky the same way and reached the top.

    The Toriumi, Katori, Kariya group is the only one without this kind of skill, so they diligently climbed the inside of the tower.

    According to them, there were quite a lot of dirty traps like spears coming out of the floor, arrows shooting from the walls, pitfalls and minefields. As for those¡­¡­seems like they broke through with force though.

    Force, basically, Katori burnt through everything.

    Sorry organiser-san.

    ¡­¡­definitely against the rules

    And the second round begins.

    ¡­¡­right from the start, Toriumi¡¯s group ran into Hariu¡¯s group.

    How could this be!

    To avoid exhausting each other, Hariu¡¯s group resigned. Like, both Hariu and President don¡¯t want to expend consumables. Kadomi-kun also said he was sleepy so it was just right. It¡¯s not though.

    ¡­unlucky

    And we met somewhat familar people.

    Yes. Do you remember?

    The gatekeeper-sans of Ehtshore. (T/N: ?)

    the guy everyone intimidiated

    ¡°It¡¯s been a while.¡±

    ¡°Who¡¯s that?¡±

    ¡°No idea¡­¡­¡±

    ¡­.no need to¡­¡­well its true¡­.

    With the start signal, gatekeeper-san ran straight at Suzumoto.

    The magician behind started chanting and the other swordsman ran at me.

    But it seems both Suzumoto and Hagasaki-kun has judged I can deal with him myself. After just making eye contact, they fought their own enemies.

    Hm, even though they left it to me¡­¡­they don¡¯t mind if I just buy time right?

    They will clean up and back me up soon anyway.

    But leaving it to me means¡­¡­that too, I think. I would like to respond to that trust too.

    ganbare~

    I braced my spear duster towards the approaching swordsman and waved the spear from side to side at a position that won¡¯t touch the swordsman at all.

    Naturally, the swordsman is making an expression like he doesn¡¯t understand, well, just watch.

    In the middle of the motion of waving the spear, [teleport] to the left of the swordsman.

    Responding to the spear that suddenly appeared, the swordsman desperately tried to stop it with his sword, but that is my aim.

    I had predicted this much, so I had already activated [Cleaning] right after [Teleport].

    If I can predict the future, even my rubbish speed will somehow make it!

    too late

    With similar tactics, I did okay buying time and we finally ran into Toriumi¡¯s team in the finals, well, they resigned, so we won.

    It doesn¡¯t make much of a difference which side wins, so this is fine, but it seems the audience wanted to see a serious match and were disappointed.

    But if they had a serious match with me here, I¡¯ll definitely be killed by them.

    These guys also know that and resigned. Somehow, sorry.

    at least no broken equipment

    Ah, come to think of it. Later, Toriumi told me about the things he heard from the audience with [Sharp Ears].

    ¡°Seems myself included, swordsman, warriors and knights are popular. What¡¯s this scary.¡±

    ¡­¡­mhm, well, ¡°Strong and cool¡± is simple adoration, then there¡¯s the ¡°Take me as your bride¡± type of passionate voices, Toriumi was strangely tired out but grinning as he listened.

    It¡¯s that. Hearing about yourself is draining, but hearing about other people is fun. Other people¡¯s misfortune taste of honey!

    ¡­¡­by the way, there was also views about me.

    Things like, the one that got an unprecedented seed with mysterious magic in the Mono section and slicing a mithril sword in the Tri section.

    ¡­¡­come to think of it, I¡¯m a magician but I used a spear and cut a sword. Ah~¡­¡­mhm, mhm. Let¡¯s not think about it.

    I¡¯m not going for the Hexa section tomorrow and once the Nona section is over I won¡¯t be in this capital anyway.

    Mhm. Tomorrow¡­¡­let¡¯s stay behind with Katori and Kadomi-kun. Let¡¯s do that.

    safe from fans

    Oh yeah, there was that thing I thought of, so after escaping the colosseum, I went to the market in the capital.

    Mhm, since tomorrow is a rest day, I¡¯m thinking of making something delicious.

    Err, I mainly bought eggs and butter.

    Hm, it would be nice if I could get a supply of these myself though.

    Will keeping chickens and cows be more troublesome.

    definitely

    Come to think of it, I also gathered quite a lot of gazes here.

    ¡­¡­it became clear that whenever someone approaches and President draws closer with his hand in his pocket, those people will run away, so I enjoy shopping with that method. According to President, ¡°That¡¯s unexpected!¡±. No, I can understand why.

    most definitely run

    We returned and had a dinner of grilled bird, steamed vegetables, soup and rice, then everyone went to sleep early.

    Consecutive days of fighting must be tiring. Good job.

    Now then~, tomorrow is house-sitting day, fun equipment repair and sweets making day!

    What to make.

 CH 54

    A new~ morning~ has~ come~!

    basically free time

    ¡­¡­now then.

    Today is the first time in a long time I put effort into cooking.

    So first, bringing the free Kadomi-kun and Katori, [Teleport] to the sea.

    ¡°Now then, Kadomi-kun, Katori-kun. You two will now enter the sea.¡±

    ¡°Eh, what¡¯s that, I didn¡¯t hear about that¡­¡­¡±

    ¡°Of course, because I didn¡¯t say it.¡±

    Today¡¯s objective is kombu.

    In this world, it looks like there is no custom of eating seaweed. There isn¡¯t a single type of seaweed in the market.

    Nothing can be done about that, so I chose to come get it myself.

    with manpower

    And so first, strip.

    ¡°Eh¡­¡­wai, wait, wait wait wait wait.¡±

    ¡°Maito-san, if you¡¯re going to change go over there.¡±

    ¡°How rude, I¡¯m wearing things underneath!¡±

    Even I¡¯m not such an idiot to go full naked.

    The maid costume will be heavy in the ocean and I won¡¯t be able to move, so I have worn a light one-piece dress.

    Does everyone know? In Japan, before swimsuits were developed, silk one-piece dresses were used as swimsuits.

    Of course, it was extremely inefficient for swimming. Then why did they wear it. Incomprehensible.

    no option

    ¡°By the way, we don¡¯t have trunks right?¡±

    ¡°Since ancient Japan, there have been people who swim in just a fudonshi.¡±

    ¡°Eh~¡­¡­seriously?¡±

    ¡°If you are fine swimming in your clothes, that¡¯s fine too. I can get rid of the water with [Cleaning] anyway.¡±

    You guys have enough corrections to be fine swimming with your clothes on right? When I asked, the answer was, ¡®probably¡¯.

    But it seems they were still resistant about entering the water like that, so they removed some things and lightened up before going in.

    not everthing though

    At an area where the ocean came up to my waist, there was seaweed floating around.

    I got them to gather the seaweed and shellfish around, then [appraised] those.

    There were the 3 types, edible and delicious, edible, poisonous, we released the edible group.

    The delicious ones are to be brought back for eating and the poisonous ones are gifts for President. It¡¯s President, he will definitely be delighted.

    ¡­¡­such consideration

    The results of steadily gathering seaweed and shellfish, we obtained kombu, wakame and tengusa.

    Each of them aren¡¯t particularly huge or have strange colours.

    Basically, they are food with extra effects.

    The effects are¡­¡­[Increased HP Recovery Speed], [HP Recovery] and [HP Recovery].

    at least someone¡¯s happy

    After getting onto shore, I [cleaned] Kadomi-kun and Katori, then quickly laid out the seaweed to dry in the sun¡­¡­

    ¡°Maito-san, Maito-san hurry up and [Clean] yourself too.¡±

    ¡°But I¡¯m going to get wet touching the seaweed anyway.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±

    It¡¯s not, but can¡¯t be helped. Once I [cleaned], the soaked dress dried in an instant and the hem lightly billowed outwards. Hm, this skill really is quite excellent.

    ¡­.Maito pls

    So I am sun-drying the seaweed.

    I couldn¡¯t remove the water in food with [Cleaning].

    ¡­¡­then if I don¡¯t get a new skill here, where will I get one.

    While praying for a skill, I spread out the seaweed on the beach under the sun, and kind of expected, my dog tag glowed.

    ¡­¡­hm, [Sun Dry]. Exactly as it says.

    But this skill can dry the seaweed without having to dry it on the breach, an extremely wonderful skill.

    ¡­¡­and it was revealed later, but this skill can also be used on futons¡­¡­ The best! So poofy! So soft!

    the most cheat skill

    The dried seaweed is light so I can bring a lot of it back! While I was stuffing the seaweed in sacks, Kadomi-kun and Katori played in the water.

    ¡­¡­mhm, well, it¡¯s good that you two are having fun.

    Ah, there¡¯s a pretty shell there. Let¡¯s bring it back.

    ¡­¡­kids¡­¡­so fun

    While I was picking up shells and scraps of coral, Kadomi-kun and Katori disappear.

    ¡­¡­hm? What happened to the two of them? Could they have drowned? Got swept away?

    No way. Probably.

    Then¡­¡­they¡¯re diving?

    After staring for a while, Katori broke the surface, took a breath and dived into the ocean again.

    Wha, what is it what is it?

    Then Kadomi-kun also surfaced a few times, so I could confirm that they are safe but¡­¡­

    What are they doing?

    scallop diving?

    After a while, the two of them surfaced.

    ¡°Maito~! Huge find!¡±

    ¡°We found a classroom~¡±

    ¡­¡­eh?

    underwater?

    They came onto shore and showed me, it was a palm-sized jewel.

    When I [appraised] it, [Staff Entranceway].

    I like how you even compare them

    And so once we got back to the 2F northeast area, lunch.

    ¡°Is there something you two want to eat?¡±

    ¡°Eh.¡±

    ¡°Eh.¡±

    ¡°I didn¡¯t think you would ask.¡±

    ¡°Come to think of it¡­¡­I¡¯ve never asked. Sorry.

    ¡°¡­¡­eggs, is there extra?¡±

    ¡°There¡¯s plenty.¡±

    I bought them by the box.

    ¡°I want to eat raw egg rice.¡±

    ¡°Oi, as the one making it, that¡¯s a selection I can¡¯t really say much about.¡±

    But even so, since they wish for it, let¡¯s have raw egg rice.

    I just need to cook rice and prepare miso soup, mhm.

    ¡­¡­couldn¡¯t you have chosen something else, with the same egg and rice, like omelette rice for example?

    when you go to 5 star restraunt for fries

    ¡°Thanks for the meal.¡±

    ¡°It was not much.¡±

    You can¡¯t go any less, well, it¡¯s fine if they¡¯re satisfied.

    as long as its delicious

    After finishing lunch, let¡¯s start with today¡¯s main event immediately.

    Yes, sweet making.

    It¡¯s sweets. Sweets.

    I have butter and eggs too. Mhm~, what to make.

    Come to think about it, I made rum from molasses when making sugar from sugarcane and left fruit to soak in it.

    It might still be early, but let¡¯s just use that.

    And so I¡¯m making fruit cake!

    ¡­the fruit cake I know has fresher fruits?

    Well, it¡¯s that, it¡¯s just putting fruits soaked in rum inside a pound cake, so it¡¯s not that difficult.

    After that is just the oven, for this, well, I just need to regulate the heat with fire magic and measure the temperature of the oven with a thermometer in the chemistry lab, bake it at roughly 180¡æ and it¡¯s done.

    It¡¯s a good thing I got them to make me an oven. Yes.

    Let¡¯s leave the cake to rest once it¡¯s done. Then it will settle and become delicious.

    when did you have that time¡­

    When I served the pancake, it was quite well received.

    Watching the two of them eat fluffy pancakes was somewhat pleasant.

    ¡®Maito, Maito, I want to eat too¡¯

    Hanter also wanted to eat, so I gave a small piece of pancake, and it was well received here too. Weren¡¯t you carnivorous?

    ¡®Where¡¯s my share?¡¯

    Eh, Ketorami-san is also eating? Aren¡¯t you the carnivore?

    Well, if you wish it, so I served him too, and it was also well received here. According to Katorami, ¡®Human food is not bad either¡¯.

    Are you okay with that, wolf?

    dog

    And that¡¯s when the accident happened.

    ¡°We¡¯re back.¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t that early welcome back masters.¡±

    Something came back.

    I see~, Toriumi can already [Teleport]. That was a maid blunder.

    ¡°Won?¡±

    ¡°Won. So, what are you guys eating?¡±

    ¡°Pancake.¡±

    ¡°Pancake.¡±

    ¡®Pancake!¡¯

    more work though

    Dinner is rice, miso soup, stew and grilled chicken.

    Fufufufufu, the stew and miso soup are made with seaweed stock! Iya~, as a Japanese person I really wanted this!

    Mhm~, when it comes this far, I also want katsuobushi¡­¡­but deep sea fishing is tough. Or rather, is there tuna in this world?

    ¡°Oh yeah, we picked up a classroom, in the ocean.¡±

    With Kadomi-kun¡¯s report, those that went to fight in the Hexa section today stared at Kadomi-kun, stunned

    ¡°Rather than classroom, it¡¯s the [Staff Entranceway] though¡±

    Yes, seeing Katori take out the jewel, I remembered that.

    ¡°Oh yeah, I picked up the [Broadcast Room] quite a while ago.¡±

    When I took out the jewel from my bag, everyone stared at me, stunned again. Stop, don¡¯t stare at me so much.

    ¡°Wait, when and where did you pick that up.¡±

    ¡°It was there where I was kidnapped to, so I picked it up.

    Yeah. I completely forgot about it.

    ¡°¡­¡­that¡¯s stealing.¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with the stolen me stealing a stolen good.¡±

    ¡°There¡¯s a lot of things weird with that.¡±

    Well, it¡¯s not like they have any particular complains about it so it¡¯s fine.

    ¡®¡­¡­mhm, well, like this we have 2 1F classrooms and expecting 3.¡±

    Yeah. We plan to get 3 at the gladiator tournament.

    Hm, if we get 3 like this¡­¡­the printing room, staff room and staff office¡­¡­I guess?

    Then at the 1F south area, there is the principal¡¯s office, conference room, infirmary¡­¡­that¡¯s about it.

    Mhm, the future might be getting just a little clearer.

    nah

    ¡°Oh yeah, there was the gatekeeper we faced yesterday.¡±

    Ah~, the gatekeeper-san that did not notice Rosemary-san.

    ¡°He was irritating so we beat him black and blue.¡±

    ¡°I see, thanks for the report.¡±

    ¡°Next is the Nona section, apparently.¡±

    ¡°I see I see.¡±

    ¡­¡­mhm, not like he¡¯s a threat anyway.

    stubborn

    Now then, tomorrow is the Nona section, then award ceremony.

    Ufufufu, like this we can get 3 classrooms¡­¡­and probably some prize.

 CH 55

    It¡¯s morning. Good morning.

    3d jig saw

    And so, departure.

    Today is also partially fixed matches anyway, so I will stay on my toes while relaxing.

    (T/N: yes she contradicted herself, not a translation error)

    ¡­¡­hm, seems like in this Nona section, there are a lot of people that think like those high school girls going to the toilet together, it¡¯s embarrassing to go alone but it¡¯s not that embarrassing with friends!

    Ah, no, if asked whether high school girls go to the toilet together because it¡¯s embarrassing to go alone, I¡¯m not so sure about that.

    what is the reason?

    Currently, the first team we encountered in the first round is a team of 9 girls.

    9 young, pretty girls that look very much like novices.

    There¡¯s nothing harder to fight than this!

    Mhm~, but, since they are here, they are prepared right? This tournament does have a disclaimer that they don¡¯t take responsibility even if you die.

    ¡°If, if we win please go out with us!¡±

    And with that cute proclamation on top of that, it makes it even harder for us to fight. Or rather, there is one girl here though, these cute girls¡­¡­err, one will be left out but is that okay? I don¡¯t have that kind of interests okay?

    ¡°¡­¡­they probably haven¡¯t taken any counter measures anyway. Dalia, do that.¡±

    ¡°Yes sir~¡±

    It was hard to fight them, so I had all of them go to sleep with [Lullaby].

    Overwhelming victory.

    but mental loss

    Next, we encountered that gatekeeper-san¡¯s team.

    For this one, well, as they declared yesterday, it was a relatively serious fight.

    I did not quite have the leisure to [Clean] weapons, so I stuck to going around and [cleaning] armour and such from behind.

    I can¡¯t. If I entered that flurry of weapons I won¡¯t be able to read them properly and get hit once or twice.

    It¡¯s better for me to not do anything than for healing to be wasted on me, so I just spectated after that.

    It¡¯s nice to have strong allies.

    And so, I also won this one without much effort.

    job is to slack

    After a lunch break, it is time for the semi-finals.

    Well, it won¡¯t take that much effort this time too, is what I thought but I was wrong.

    ¡°Let¡¯s introduce the members of the competing teams! First, in the east! Hammer warrior Arai! Song princess Utagawa! Magician Hanamura! Swordsman Konno! Magician Kaburagi! Warrior Shiina! Knight Kaji! Archer Umino! Archer Ikeda!¡­¡­¡±

    ¡­¡­all the names of the opponent have a familiar ring to them.

    Yes. All of them, are like us, foreigners¡­¡­basically, a group that uses skills instead of magic.

    all¡­.rip Maito

    It¡¯s probably, that. This is result of nobles that had bought foreign slaves trying to avoid damaging slaves while obtaining the [Foreign Magic Room].

    It certainly is easier to win in the Nona section since there¡¯s many teams like the one we faced in the first round.

    The fighting strength between each member is just too different. With 9 people, they can win by force while minimising damage.

    ¡°Now, this is the rare match between foreigners! You can expect great things from this!¡±

    This¡­¡­mhm. My strategy is set.

    Definitely the [Bring as many people down with me] strategy!

    ¡­¡­this is also a legitimate strategy.

    ¡­.well yes

    And so we faced them on the stage, but this is awful.

    All of them are wearing full-face helmets! You can¡¯t recognise them like this. Yes.

    Honestly with just their surnames, as someone whose number of friends was limited, I have no idea who is who.

    Well, we can¡¯t afford to lose, so we have to somehow win.

    and instant 8v7

    While an official healed the wound in my stomach, I watched the battle.

    Even though it¡¯s me, I have the energy to shout ¡°What¡¯s this~!¡± while dripping blood everywhere and can even walk to the first-aid room myself, otherword qualities are amazing.

    Now then, it seems me removing 2 people was painful for the opponent.

    Their movements are confused.

    Or more like, they didn¡¯t have any coordination or anything from the start.

    In contrast, the 9 of us¡­¡­no, excluding me, the 8 of them often fight monsters together. They are also close.

    Thus, our side definitely has the advantage.

    In fact, Arai-san who had also participated in the Mono section had his hammer knocked away by Toriumi¡¯s halbard and was quickly rendered incapable of further combat and a magician-like person on their side was sent out of bounds by Kadomi-kun, great progress.

    Hm. Overwhelming. Then 8 vs 5. Isn¡¯t just pure force enough from here?

    ¡­¡­is, what I thought.

    Is what I thought but.

    We lost! We actually lost! Impossible! How did this happen!

    what

    Don¡¯t ask me for the reason, I don¡¯t get it either¡­¡­

    Just that, to say it exactly as it happened, [A girl on their side shouted ¡°Please lose! If you don¡¯t lose it is the end for us!¡± and everyone on our side went down. The girl that shouted was downed too] something like that.

    It should be right to think of it as that girl going down is due to running out of MP and our side going down is because of some skill of that girl.

    ¡­¡­but, we, we, lost, haa¡­¡­

    What to do. Like this, we let a classroom slip away.

    steal!

    We won 4 out of 5 sections, but even though we don¡¯t care about Di and Hexa, we lost the crucial Nona section.

    This is bad. We should have gotten 3 classrooms here, but we let 1 slip away.

    ¡­¡­can we recover from this failure?

    Everyone ended up going for the award ceremony with dark expressions.

    wet blanket

    The award ceremony was conducted on the stage.

    While watching the people move around busily, preparing, we waited.

    All of us won in various sections, so all of us will be participating in the award ceremony. Everyone else aside, is it okay for me to be here? No, I don¡¯t think so.

    you did your job

    ¡°Sorry, be quiet for a bit.¡±

    When we were discussing future plans with dark looks, Toriumi suddenly shut everyone up.

    Everyone immediately understood that he¡¯s probably using [Sharp Ears], so everyone fell silent.

    As we stayed silent like that, Toriumi¡¯s expression became more and more interesting.

    Just as you thought he was extremely shocked, he slowly smiled and in the end he was suppressing laughter.

    ¡°¡­¡­what is it, your expression is strange.¡±

    Toriumi seemed to finally come back to his senses when Kadomi-kun poked him and said something extremely interesting.

    ¡°The champion prize for the Nona section was stolen, they located the ones that stole it and searched their hideout, it seems like it was already gone.¡±

    ¡°And the catch?¡±

    ¡°The hideout had 3 men tied up on the floor and the wall of the underground cell was burnt~, iya~, scary!¡±

    ¡­¡­ah, aaaaah!

    ¡°Who could¡¯ve stolen the champion prize from the ones that stole it¡­¡­whatria-san is it I wonder!?¡±

    plot armour

    And so, the award ceremony started with the organisers pale and us with pleased smiles.

    ¡°Eh~, Mono section champion Kadomi. To reward your valour, we grant you this sword with lost blessings and a foreign magic room.¡±

    President, Kariya and my eyes moved quickly, [appraising] the sword and jewel Kadomi-kun was handed.

    ¡­¡­hoho. The jewel is [Staff Room]. The sword has the effect of [Majesty].

    Okay. Next.

    ¡°Next, Di section champions Hariu, Katori. To reward your valour, we grant you these bracelets with lost blessings.¡±

    When I [appraised] again, these 2 bracelets are amazing! Probably! The effect is [Correspondence]. Which means, they are basically transceivers?

    These seem like they will be quite useful for communication.

    ¡°Next, Tri section champions, Suzumoto, Hagasaki, Dalia. To reward your valour, we grant you a staff with lost blessings and a foreign magic room.¡±

    The staff has [Increased Thinking Speed]. Mhm~, easy to understand.

    And the awaited classroom, it was [Printing Room]. Yay~, as predicted!

    ¡°Next, Hexa section champions Suzumoto, Hagasaki, Shachi, Hariu, Toriumi, Kariya. To reward your valour, we grant you this coat with lost blessings and this miracle drug.¡±

    The coat¡­¡­mantle, the effect attached was [Increased Defense]. Are you looking down on me?

    And the miracle drug¡­¡­with my [Appraisal], I could only tell that it could serve as a dye. A shame.

    not very miracle

    And finally. Last of all.

    ¡°Next, Nona section champions Arai, Konno, Kaburaga, Hanamura, Utagawa, Shiina, Umino, Kaji, Ikeda. To reward your valour, we grant you these rings with lost blessings and a foreign magic room.¡±

    It¡¯s not my business, but when I tried [appraising], as expected, the jewel was displayed as [Amethyst] when appraised. A fake.

    The rings had increased HP recovery speed and the like, so we can ignore those.

    ¡­¡­of course, we could just ignore it.

    We could but, any method to make it more advantageous to us is welcome.

    ¡°That, is a fake.¡±

    When President pointed at the [Amethyst] and said that in a clear voice, the air froze.

    Mhm~, this guy really is a party crusher. Good~, do it more~.

    (T/N: yes literally said crusher, not crasher, this guy is next level.)

 CH 56

    Due to President¡¯s single sentence, the arena was in an uproar.

    hush hush

    And so there was that kind of finale, then we returned to the 2F northeast area for now.

    Since they were there, the winners of the Nona section Arai(ÏàÁ¼)-kun (seems this is read as Arai. I get why Suzumoto didn¡¯t realise at first) (T/N: Usually read as Sagara or Aira) mhm, Arai-kun and the other 8 are also with us. The goal is to share the information that we have and eat together.

    food

    Today¡¯s menu is rice with miso soup, rolled omelette, greens with sesame dressing, pork fried with ginger, a kind of Japanese cuisine-like menu.

    Like, the 9 of them weren¡¯t in a situation where they could drink miso soup, so I thought they must be missing Japanese cuisine and chose this menu.

    ¡°It¡¯s so delicious! Where was miso sold?¡±

    Hanamura-san, a year 1 girl has been deeply moved by the meal since just now.

    A cute girl munching on rolled omelettes is extremely cute. Ufufufufufu.

    ¡°I made both the miso and soy sauce, I wanted to eat them but there wasn¡¯t any in this world.¡±

    ¡°Eh, isn¡¯t Dalia-san a person from this world¡­¡­?¡±

    Ah, I forgot to turn back.

    Once I quickly took out the mirror and undid [Disguise], Hanamura-san understood.

    ¡°To make them, you have to ferment and such right? How did you do that?¡±

    ¡°Of course, with skills!¡±

    of course, they¡¯re jealous

    The food was well received, when I got out the fruit cake I had been letting rest for dessert, it was also popular. Mainly among the girls.

    Iya~, this makes me glad to be a maid, seriously.

    ¡°And so, we are gathering classrooms.¡±

    Also, while I was preparing dessert and such, it seems they are done sharing the information we have.

    I¡¯m bad at organising and conveying the things in my head, so it¡¯s a great help to have people like Suzumoto. Ah, in my case, at worst I can just dump the memories with [Share]. The consumption is bad though.

    ¡°Mhm~, I see. Then I think we can help too. Among the nobles, that [Foreign Magic Room] thing is going around right now. We were slaves for different nobles for quite a long time, so we became familiar with the circumstances of this world¡¯s nobles.¡±

    And happy information from Aira-kun. With this, we now know the location of a new classroom.

    It must¡¯ve been extremely tough for them to be slaves for so long, but that was very beneficial information.

    We don¡¯t know about this world.

    So it¡¯s extremely reassuring to have people familiar with this world.

    ¡°But¡­¡­we don¡¯t have money. There¡¯s no way we can get 100 platinum coins¡­¡­ah, do you guys know this world¡¯s currency?¡±

    ¡°We do. 100 platinum is basically 1000 gold or 10000 silver right?¡±

    Meaning it is a sum we can get by selling 20 dresses to that uncle in the pawnshop in Deichemoore.

    Quite a sum.

    ¡°Can the classroom be bought as long as we have the money?¡±

    give them that troublesome job

    ¡°Then next is Aira-kun¡¯s side.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, we don¡¯t have much information though¡­¡­first, Utagawa and I were bought by the same noble.¡±

    Come to think of it, the uncle from the pawnshop in Deichemoore said something like that.

    ¡°Then we were made to use the skills we had all day long, basic necessities were provided, but the treatment was horrible.¡±

    ¡°It was terrible! Both me and Utagawa-senpai were almost forced to be the noble¡¯s night attendant!¡±

    ¡­¡­ah, almost, means they weren¡¯t? What to do, this is very awkward to ask about.

    ¡°Ah, it¡¯s okay. After I punched them once when they tried, they stayed away from us!¡±

    Ah, that¡¯s good.

    ¡­¡­mhm. Somhow~, I¡¯ve understood how the foreign slaves are treated in this country.

    Basically, that.

    You kind of own them and they are slaves¡­¡­but if you lay your hands on them you might die.

    But the worth of gaining them¡­¡­the value of the skills, is priceless.

    So they were treated like bombs?

 CH 57

    ¡°Oh yeah, Aira-san, you said you were made to use your skills all day long, but specifically, what were you made to do?¡±

    not that bad

    After that we were enjoying idle chatter when I suddenly remembered.

    ¡°Oh yeah, everyone, please extend a loving hand to this maid lacking in fighting strength. Please share your skills.¡±

    There isn¡¯t many chances for me to get skills.

    What I need to keep being careful about, is that if we meet fellow otherworlders, I need to proactively get them to [Share] skills with me.

    I don¡¯t care if it¡¯s relying on others, if I can get skills that can be used for offense I would really like to have them. And I must not let that chance escape, no matter what.

    and maid power ups more~

    And so the result of the former-slaves extending the hand of love to this poor maid, I got the [Germinate] and [Grow] skill from Hanamura-san and [Solo Vocals] from Utagawa-san. [Germinate] is a skill to make plants grow at my will and [Growth] develops those plants.

    [Solo Vocals] is probably a skill that amplifies the effects of [Ballad] and [Magic Voice].

    Mhm mhm, these might be helpful as fighting strength and for a maid.

    Thank you very much!

    where is this maid going¡­¡­

    And since we started getting sleepy, I started the work to make futons for 9 people.

    It¡¯s deploying the maid-san puppets and starting from making thread again. Brings back certain memories.

    But I still somehow manages to make futons for 9 people within 20 minutes, so the girls will be sleeping in the chemistry lab and the boys in the chemistry office.

    Ketorami-san¡­¡­I will sleep in the futon today. Otherwise everyone else will also want to sleep on Ketorami-san.

    So only Hanter and the maid-san puppets will be sleeping on Ketorami-san¡¯s tummy today.

    Actually, why you maid-san puppets too?

    kawaii kara

    I woke up early, but if I start moving around, the sleeping girls will be woken up too, so I will be making bread breakfast which doesn¡¯t take time and going back to sleep.

    Mhm, reheat the bread, make salad, then slice and cook smoked meet, there won¡¯t be time to make vegetable soup¡­¡­I guess I can cut fruits¡­¡­ mhm, good night.

    maid deserves a break

    Is what I thought and went back to sleep, but I was woken up immediately.

    By the maid-san puppets.

    I want one too!

    Once I woke up, it is a reasonable time this time, so I quietly prepared breakfast.

    Extracting stock from meat and throwing in chopped vegetables takes the most time.

    But the maid-san puppets have also been working well recently, so it¡¯s become a lot easier.

    I do most of the work which needs the kitchen knife, but setting the table or taking out premade things are all done by the maid-san puppets.

    convenient

    Seems like everyone was tired out yesterday, everyone woke up late.

    The girls sleeping in the lab must have been tired too, they didn¡¯t wake up at all even though I was preparing breakfast.

    ¡­¡­so when Kadomi-kun came to the lab as usual after waking up in the morning, the maid-san puppets chased him back since the girls are still sleeping. Sorry.

    maid guard!

    Everyone gathered after 8, so we had breakfast.

    We usually eat around 7, so this is new.

    After all, everyone tends to be early risers¡­¡­

    making maid wake up earlier ><

    After finishing breakfast, today is a day for raising money.

    First, we used [Teleport] to introduce Aira-kun and the others to the uncle in the pawnshop in Deichemoore.

    And we also went to make a request.

    ¡­¡­basically, an extremely dangerous request for the uncle to take care of our money.

    As for why it became like this, we will probably be moving separately from Aira-kun in the future.

    If they have enough money to become nobles, it will be more efficient for them to release the foreign slaves as nobles while we move freely to find the classrooms on 1F.

    But the problem with that is that the people earning the money and the people using the money will be separated.

    ¡­.makes sense¡­.?

    So, that set location, would be with the pawnshop uncle in Deichemoore.

    ¡­¡­honestly, ripping us off the first time we met left an impression, but after talking to him, he¡¯s quite a kind person and most of all, we have a common interest right now.

    By getting all the foreign slaves from auctions, we will make it so that nobles don¡¯t get the blessing of skills. Then we pass that pawnshop uncle clothes which (look like they) have skills¡­¡­[Lost Blessings].

    Once we do that, oh my, how did this happen? Won¡¯t all the nobles flock to the pawnshop uncle to buy equipment? Won¡¯t they?

    So, in return, we want him to take care of our money and pass it to Aira-kun¡¯s group when they come.

    So Toriumi went to talk to him about that.

    leave the annoying talking to others

    Honestly that seems like it would be interesting so I wanted to watch, but more importantly, most importantly, I need to quickly mass produce clothes, so I became a clothes manufacturing machine with the maid-san puppets.

    The sad marathon where I keep vomiting MP¡­¡­

    And then the remaining people are helping me be able to mass produce quickly.

    Basically, gathering lumber for fiber and plants for dyes.

    For the plants¡­¡­it¡¯s overwhelmingly faster to get Hanamura-san to grow them, mhm, but unfortunately she had to go show her face to the pawnshop uncle¡­¡­

    Honestly, it¡¯s tough that it has to be me for making the fiber, cutting cloth, sewing and dyeing.

    It¡¯s not that the maid-san puppets cannot cut and sew, but it¡¯s definitely faster for me to do it.

    At most, I can get them to put marking pins for me.

    I could get them to cut too if I had pattern paper, but this cutting, maybe thanks to the skill, it¡¯s scary work where I end up deciding the form of what I am making as I cut, so if I mess up the pattern paper¡­¡­yeah?

    too reliant on maid

    And so, well, when Toriumi and the 9 of them came back at noon, I¡¯m done making a bunch of dresses and other varied clothing, but I am at my limit from the MP interval running and exhausted.

    I can¡¯t do anymore, the maid-san puppets are healing me with their softness and a shoulder massage, but I can¡¯t anymore, I¡¯m burnt out. I¡¯m white ash already.

    And so this is the failure of a lifetime for a maid, but I went easy on lunch.

    I reheated premade bread, cut tomato and a lettuce-like thing, cooked meat, got out premade sauces, and left them.

    Please make sandwiches and eat yourselves. I¡¯m sleeping, I am going to sleep.

    good night

    Once I woke up I became able to move. I did it! Now I can do MP interval running again! I¡¯ll die!

    On the other hand, everyone else went to the capital in the afternoon and took a look at the underground auction and stuff.

    Since it¡¯s better to have money, they went after bringing all the clothes I made in the morning to the pawnshop uncle in Deichemoore to sell.

    There was 19 of them so, mhm, that should have been a decent profit.

    rip Maito

    And so I restarted the clothes manufacturing machine, and ended up reaching my limit in 2 hours.

    I made 10 sets. I¡¯m more used to it then before, but I can¡¯t make as much in less time.

    It would be easier if my MP increased, but I¡¯m already increasing my MP to the limit with my equipment.

    My MP is empty now. In theory it is possible if I recovered by drinking MP recovery tea¡­¡­but my willpower, won¡¯t last. The quality will keep dropping.

    Miserable.

    don¡¯t push too hard~

    There¡¯s no helping what can¡¯t be done, so I had the maid-san puppets brew MP recovery tea and started preparing dinne¡­¡­when I noticed.

    I realised.

    Come to think of it, it has been strange since a few days ago. But as for why I haven¡¯t noticed til now, it must be because they are cute!

    Yes! Why! Even though my MP is empty! These maid-san puppets are moving!

 CH 58

    Thinking about it very very carefully, they have been moving, coming to wake me up, sleeping with me on Ketorami-san¡¯s tummy even though I haven¡¯t been controlling them.

    And so the soxhlet extractor is now permanently set up in the corner of the chemistry lab and mint is always being grown in large flowerpots.

    When the maid-san puppets are starting to lose the MP to move, they can soak their bodies with just a little of the mint extract.

    And when they have time, they can harvest mint, extract it with the soxhlet extractor and store it.

    When there is not enough mint in the flowerpots, I can just grow them with [Growth].

    Honestly, it is more efficient to [grow] mint with MP than move the maid-san puppets. This is very helpful.

    ¡­¡­goodbye conservation of energy

    But still, it was a great discovery that the puppets can move with external sources of MP.

    I would have liked for them to report this earlier, but it seems they felt guilty for using the mint extract without permission and couldn¡¯t say it.

    I told them to report immediately in the future.

    The maid-san puppets were very happy after knowing that they can move more freely in the future.

    Mhm mhm, I¡¯ll be in your care.

    free!

    And after doing all that, I prepared dinner.

    Today is a meal for 18 again so it¡¯s fried bird.

    variety

    And so I became a machine that just kept cutting and sewing.

    It is a lot easier now that my work has been simplified. The maid-san puppets also spin and weave for no cost, so that¡¯s easy as well.

    Also it was discovered that by increasing the amount of MP the maid-san puppets consume, they can make cloth faster, so President is now producing mint extract.

    And being able to leave the work that consumes a lot of MP to Hagasaki-kun and Katori makes it extremely easy.

    distrubution of labour, work the masters

    So we somehow managed to succeed in producing 24 sets of clothes in the 2 hours before sleeping! Like this there is only 9 sets remaining to the minimum goal! Ooh, like this it seems we can make it for the auction tomorrow night with plenty of money.

    why is the maid producing money instead of getting paid

    Then I once again gave up on Ketorami-san and slept in my futon, then woke up.

    When I woke up I was back to my usual approximately 5 o¡¯clock.

    It¡¯s not very efficient to go back to sleep twice like yesterday, so I had Hanamura-san, Utagawa-san and Umino-san sleep in the broadcast room.

    See, the floor of the broadcast room is neither wood nor linoleum, it¡¯s carpets, so it¡¯s not cold.

    So today I can start preparing breakfast early in the morning, so let¡¯s go with rice for breakfast.

    After buying eggs by the box I¡¯m able to make fried eggs and am very satisfied.

    If I can be greedy, I want a frying pan for the fried eggs.

    Let¡¯s get Toriumi to make one next time.

    equipment pls

    After eating breakfast, become a cutting, sewing machine and start work today!

    ¡°I¡¯ve seen it quite a lot, but no matter how many times I see it Maito-san¡¯s sewing speed is absurd¡­¡­¡±

    Hahahahaha, that¡¯s all thanks to skills. I don¡¯t even know how I¡¯m sewing at this speed myself.

    Next to me the maid-san puppets are diligently making fiber into thread, thread into cloth then next to them Hagasaki-kun is making wood into fiber and waste.

    Then outside, Suzumoto, Kadomi-kun and Aira-kun¡¯s group is collecting wood, then the girls are blooming and picking and blooming and picking flowers and rinse and repeat. All thanks to Hanamura-san. Amazing efficiency, amazing speed.

    The other people without work went to gather food.

    We are starting to run out of meat.

    I am now able to [Germinate] and [Grow] vegetables so they¡¯re fine, but I can¡¯t grow meat¡­¡­

    ¡­..am I bad for thinking of that ss?

    So we continued that work until noon, and made 40 sets of clothes. Fast!

    Like this err, we have made 93 sets of dresses, ceremonial clothes, occasionally messed around and made nurse clothing and waitress uniforms, since yesterday. Ah, I didn¡¯t make maid uniforms. Just didn¡¯t feel like it.

    must maintain unique identity

    Then everyone carried that and [teleport] to the uncle¡¯s pawnshop in Deichemoore.

    Ah, about this [Teleport], apparently they already got permission from the uncle. Basically, we have permission to directly barge into the back of the store where no one will see us.

    Seems like the uncle is already used to this kind of unusual phenomena. Well of course, he¡¯s involved with 18 foreigners.

    ¡°Yo, welcome. ¡­¡­uoh, that¡¯s quite a lot again!¡±

    ¡°93 sets.¡±

    ¡°93, 93 huh¡­¡­ not just the nobles, I can slip them into other markets through underground routes then. Then I can rip them off again¡­¡­uhihihihihi.¡±

    This uncle doesn¡¯t even try to hide his intent to rip people off. We¡¯re already kind of accomplices anyway.

    ¡°So, how much will you buy them for?¡±

    ¡°500 silver per set and 93 sets¡­¡­so 46500 silver, but I will buy it for a little extra at 47000. How¡¯s that?¡±

    47000 silver is 470 platinum. Hm, this much should work out somehow¡­¡­maybe. No, it¡¯s still quite uncertain though.

    ¡°Then that¡¯s fine. So, next is this.¡±

    This? was there something else to sell?¡±

    ¡°This¡­¡­is, isn¡¯t this the prize of the gladiator tournament!?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, so?¡±

    ¡­¡­ah, come to think of it, there was that, among the prizes for the gladiator tournament, there was mantles with a miserable [Increased Defense]. And 6 of them.

    ¡°Ar, are you serious!? You¡¯re selling these!?¡±

    Uncle, extremely excited. Are these really that, that amazing? It¡¯s just a shame to me since I can make even better things very easily though.

    ¡°Well, there¡¯s a lot of things we need to buy. So how much will you buy these?¡±

    ¡°Le, let¡¯s, see¡­¡­mhm, okay. How about 250 gold each!?¡±

    250 gold=2500 silver.

    the end

 CH 59

    After a break in the afternoon, we are off to the auction.

    Just in case, I am participating in Rosemary-san state.

    Everyone has put on masks. For some reason, I¡¯m also wearing one.

    Apparently because it will be troublesome if my face is seen. Hm, well, I guess.

    ¡°Then we will be starting the auction.¡±

    The facilitator drew the attention of the crowd with a clear voice.

    ¡°Then the first item. ¡­¡­behold, an [Excavated Item], a dress! Look at the brilliant colour, the unique design, the every part of it is first-class! Come, we will start from 100 gold!¡±

    Ah, I¡¯ve seen that before. Mhm mhm, that¡¯s the one I made.

    The starting bid is twice the price, no wonder that uncle is making easy profits.

    ¡°150 gold!¡±

    ¡°180 gold!¡±

    ¡°200 gold!¡±

    And the price kept getting pushed up and in the end it was won at 380 gold.

    It was bought at 5 platinum and sold at 38 platinum¡­¡­I see, no wonder that uncle is earning.

    ¡­a lot

    Then some strange vase, more familiar clothes that look like the ones we sold to that uncle, those kind of things kept coming out and the bids rose.

    But feeling curious, I tried [appraising] each of them and the ones that actually have effects are rare.

    The vase in particular was amazing. It was said to [Bring Happiness] and sold, but the actual effect is [Increased Agility]. What are you supposed to do with it? Leaving the luck aside, how are you supposed to equip a vase?

    wear it on your head

    And that finally arrived.

    ¡°Next, the showpiece of this auction, a [Foreign Magic Room]. It looks like it is just a jewel, but if you drop it on the ground it will show its true form! Now we will start from 300 gold!¡±

    ¡°310 gold.¡±

    ¡°350 gold!¡±

    ¡°370 gold!¡±

    It¡¯s stingy raising, but that is good for us.

    It¡¯s better to not use money if possible.

    ¡°1000 gold¡±

    ¡­¡­and as I thought that, mhm, there¡¯s one, someone that won¡¯t read the atmosphere.

    What¡¯s that, the order of magnitude is different already, make it 500 or something, let¡¯s be more reserved.

    ¡°Oooh! It suddenly jumped to 1000 gold! Come, is there no one else!?¡±

    so 4 more?

    ¡­¡­but, the auction doesn¡¯t end here.

    Or rather, if it ended here I wouldn¡¯t have become a clothing machine yesterday.

    ¡°Next is a slave. A healthy and sturdy male slave that is also versed in wind magic! A first-class good that can be used for manual work or as a guard! We will be starting from 100 gold!¡±

    This is a local slave, so he¡¯s pitiful but we have to leave him.

    If we buy each and every slave to release them, it won¡¯t be on a level of just not having enough money.

    ¡°110 gold.¡±

    But for some reason this guy went to bid.

    ¡°120 gold!¡±

    ¡°125 gold!¡±

    And other bids

    ¡°130 gold¡±

    And for some reason he bid again. ¡­¡­ah, I see, that¡¯s what he¡¯s doing.

    ¡°135 gold!¡±

    ¡°How about 200 gold!¡±

    ¡°230 gold!¡±

    His strategy is to bid and make others buy at as high a price as possible.

    Hm, I see. Then he started to wait and see.

    Wait, and see the price of the slave.

    It was 100 gold at first, but it was raised to 350 gold before the bid was won at the end.

    ¡­¡­so, this means the price would rise higher for a female slave, and for foreigners, even higher, give us a break.

    definitely not enough

    After that, 1 local male and 3 local females were exhibited, then it finally came.

    ¡°Next, 1 of the main attractions of this auction! A male foreign slave! One that can use [Lost Blessings]! He manipulates the air, the sky, makes rain and even lightning! A foreign slave that controls the weather! Come come, make your bids! We will start from¡­¡­yes, I guarantee you his value is above this price! ¡­¡­1800 gold!¡±

    Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh! You¡¯re starting from that!?

    This world¡¯s people put to much weight on foreigners! Or rather, am I the only one that thinks the classroom¡¯s price can be higher?

    should still be valuable¡­..

    The auction was extremely heated.

    The price keeps jumping up at the start, so Suzumoto could only occasionally activate [Magic Voice] as strongly as possible without getting downed and call slightly higher prices.

    This, just watching is painful, Suzumoto is using that mint extract each time he speaks.

    Basically, MP interval running. It¡¯s probably harder than my clothing machine since the frequency is higher.

    But the effects seem to be slowly showing, the nobles are raising the price more timidly.

    ¡°3100 gold!¡±

    ¡°3150 gold!¡±

    ¡°3155!¡±

    And aiming for that, push it up in one shot.

    ¡°3600 gold.¡±

    ¡°3600 gold! Is there anyone else!?¡±

    I think there would probably be someone if it was 3500. But that strange 600 instead of 500 had an effect, probably.

    We somehow won the bid.

    ¡­¡­we won, but our remaining money is 330 platinum.

    ¡­¡­isn¡¯t this dangerous?

    very

    The money is, but Suzumoto is too, he removed he choker from his neck and pushed it to Hagasaki-kun who probably has the most MP among us.

    Do your best~

    ¡°Then next. Now, I believe many of you are here for this right!? Behold these beautiful features! The black hair so glossy it is dazzling, the porcelein skin! And this slave¡¯s value is not just in her looks! Can you believe it, this slave is not just beautiful, but also a top-notch magician! She can bring down anyone with both fire and wind! Now, let us begin! The starting bid will be¡­¡­2000 gold!¡±

    ¡­¡­ooh, this¡­¡­isn¡¯t this bad?

    very, female too

    ¡°¡­¡­after I collapse, next is Kariya.¡±

    After saying such an ominous thing, he shouted.

    ¡°2500 gold!¡±

    That instant, the change in the atmosphere was amazing. It suddenly fell silent and it had that air where you need to have a lot of courage to speak up.

    It¡¯s not compelling enough to make the body move directly, but it seems to have enough effect on the mind.

    ¡­¡­Hagasaki-kun almost went down immediately. But seeing as how he is barely holding on, he understands the limit of his own MP very well and is very used to expending MP.

    broke

    It would have been nice if it ended like that. But.

    ¡°Now then, the final exhibit of today! Come, this is the goods!¡±

    ¡­¡­coming onto stage, was an extremely~, familiar person.

    ¡°¡­¡­okay, let¡¯s go back.¡±

    ¡°Yep yep.¡±

    I understand your feelings, but I would like you to endure it and think of a solution.

    ¡­¡­but still, Fukuyama-kun, why¡¯re you here.

    the end

 CH 60

    Chapter 60

    Why is Fukuyama-kun here¡­¡­thinking about it normally. Thinking about it normally, he probably also went through those staircase ruins, then came to 1F but¡­¡­

    Mhm~, mhm~¡­¡­was he, smart enough to break through the staircase ruins on his own?

    ¡­¡­I wasn¡¯t involved at all since I threw the exploration to everyone else, but I¡¯ve seen it by borrowing Hagasaki-kun¡¯s vision through [Share], so I know.

    The ruins that fulfill the role of the staircase. Those ruins would make even a certain famous puzzle-solving adventure game with that sesame sauce~? SE turn pale.

    (T/N: is it actually sesame sauce? It seems to be referring to zelda, ¤´¤Þ¤À¤ì¡«?¤ÊSE, I don¡¯t know zelda.)

    Do not underestimate it as just some staircase, that amount and level of puzzles as well as the continuously appearing monsters are a menace.

    Even if it is a ruin that everyone has already cleared and the puzzles are solved, it doesn¡¯t change the fact that it is full of monsters, so even if it is one where we had passed through, it¡¯s a little doubtful¡­¡­ ah, no, that guy kind of had high fighting strength in a way, so well, it¡¯s not impossible, but it somehow doesn¡¯t feel right¡­¡­

    ¡­¡­eei, never mind that, what do we do about this! We are broke, we can¡¯t give money we don¡¯t have, but if we leave him it feels like we might not be able to sleep well at night, or¡­¡­

    ¡­¡­actually it¡¯s fine, mhm.

    But it¡¯s better to at least know which noble buys him, so we decided to watch the auction before going back.

    Just in case, Toriumi went to trade for the two foreign slaves we won the bid for so we can return immediately once he returns.

    ¡°I think you can understand why he is our final exhibit of the day! Even for a foreign slave, such handsome features are rare!¡±

    Ah oi, Hagasaki-kun, don¡¯t point your middle finger just because of that! I know it¡¯s irritating but!

    ¡°And this slave is not only good-looking! If you give this slave a sword, he shall split the seas and the land for you!¡±

    That¡¯s some weird selling line. Well, I know he¡¯s harder to sell than a magician though.

    But looking at Fukuyama-kun who is being sold with those weird lines¡­¡­he¡¯s looking around like he¡¯s looking for something. Hm, is he looking for someone?

    I tried following his gaze, but I had to give up on that.

    As for why, it¡¯s because the instant I accidentally met his gaze, he keeps staring this way.

    Oou, what is it, what is it, you surprised me. I¡¯m Rosemary-san okay? Not Maito¡­¡­I won¡¯t deny our physique is similar though!

    And Fukuyama-kun gaze didn¡¯t stay on me, it quickly moved to my surroundings.

    ¡­¡­meaning, mhm. The chemistry club members.

    Even if I can be passed off as someone else¡­¡­these people¡­¡­even with masks, mhm, it won¡¯t work.

    Fukuyama-kun suddenly broke the various chains binding him and charged this way in an instant.

    ¡°!¡±

    I was instantly pulled to the side and somehow avoided that.

    ¡°Mai¡­¡­no, err, Mary, you okay?¡±

    Seems like that avoidance was thanks to Kadomi-kun.

    ¡°I¡¯m fine. Thanks.¡±

    Just, please don¡¯t pull on my arm. I thought my arm was going to be pulled off!

    Seems like everyone else also somehow dodged. Well, since that charge was something I was barely able to see, there¡¯s no way they can¡¯t dodge.

    ¡°Oi! What¡¯re you doing!¡±

    ¡°Get back on the stage!¡±

    2 of the facilitators that look like guards tried to return Fukuyama-kun to the stage, but that won¡¯t work on a foreigner.

    ¡°Shut up! How dare you guys do something so inhumane like selling people!¡±

    Seeing how he easily sent 2 muscular men flying, he really is an otherworlder too, he probably has corrections as well.

    And after taking a candle stand that was by the wall, he probably activated [Energy Sword]. I¡¯ve seen Kadomi-kun¡¯s a few times so there should be no mistake.

    And of course, it appeared as a sword of light.

    Fukuyama-kun brandished that sword of light and said.

    ¡°I am the hero that has gained the trust of the goddess! Now that I have come, I won¡¯t let there be slave trading!

    Ho, how did this happen!

    Fukuyama-kun seems to have a few screws loose in his head, but the reaction of the people around was slightly different from expected.

    ¡°Wha, what, the hero!?¡±

    ¡°Oi, you! Aren¡¯t you Suzumoto-kun from the chemistry club!¡±

    Oh, Suzumoto has been nominated. Come to think of it, they were in the same class in year 1.

    ¡°Who is that girl next to you? Why is she wearing a collar?¡±

    Hey, stop pointing that sword here, it¡¯s dangerous.

    ¡°Our slave, so?¡±

    Yeah, Suzumoto is currently tired from the MP interval running. He isn¡¯t in a very good mood.

    ¡°You¡­¡­! How dare you do something so horrible like making someone a slave!¡±

    Come on, Fukuyama-kun, won¡¯t you stop saying such troublesome things.

    Also, stop extending [Energy Sword], it¡¯s going to reach here, it¡¯s dangerous.

    ¡°¡­¡­isn¡¯t kidnapping and leaving Maito to die horrible?¡±

    See, now Suzumoto¡¯s mad and accurately digging at your wound. This is your fault, Fukuyama-kun.

    ¡°This and that are¡­¡­different! Maito-san¡­¡­in the first place, if you guys weren¡¯t treating Maito-san so badly!¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t shift the blame, did Maito ask you save her because she was being treated badly?¡±

    ¡°Maito-san couldn¡¯t say that with the position she was in! So I¡­¡­¡±

    ¡°Kidnapped her, then left her to die?¡±

    Somehow, Suzumoto is taunting Fukuyama-kun¡­¡­and seems to be having a little fun.

    Mhm, well¡­¡­I understand how he feels.

    ¡°¡­¡­I certainly let, Maito-san, Maito-san die!¡±

    Fukuyama-kun attacked with [Energy Sword], aiming at Suzumoto.

    But, he¡¯s not the kind of person to be done it by that.

    The same instant he drew his sword at a speed that can¡¯t be seen, he had sliced through the candle stand that was the medium for [Energy Sword] and already had his katana at Fukuyama-kun¡¯s neck.

    ¡°You, got stronger? With this?¡­¡­don¡¯t make me laugh.¡±

    While Fukuyama-kun was stunned, Suzumoto did not do anything more and just returned his katana to its sheath.

    ¡°Do you get it? This isn¡¯t enough. Even with the 8 of us, it isn¡¯t enough. Don¡¯t, you believe that, you got stronger.¡±

    Somehow, I feel like Suzumoto glanced at my right leg. The spot that got melted and was gone once.

    ¡­¡­there¡¯s no need, to mind it.

    ¡°¡­¡­hey, Suzumoto-kun, is that girl, a replacement for Maito? ¡­¡­she looks similar, to Maito.¡±

    Just as I thought you became docile, what¡¯re you saying.

    Even Suzumoto¡¯s head looks like it¡¯s shorting out so give him a break.

    Or more like, as Rosemary-san what kind of expression am I supposed to make.

    And Fukuyama-kun¡¯s head finally exploded.

    ¡°Did you, also like Maito-san?¡±

    And so, we moved to the Deichemoore pawnshop.

    ¡°Ou, good work, seems you managed to win the bids¡­¡­o, oi, you guys okay? Did something happen? You all seem extremely tired¡­¡­¡±

    The uncle¡¯s congratulations really soothes the heart, seriously!

    ¡°¡­¡­a little, ah, we met¡­¡­something, something beyond human imagination¡­¡­¡±

    ¡­¡­just in case, just in case, after teleporting everyone checked.

    Even though we definitely have the [Translation] skill on our dog tags¡­¡­ what language was that¡­¡­

 CH 61

    Various things happened, but we succeeded in getting the ¡°Office Room¡± and two foreign slaves as initially intended for the time being.

    This is good.

    Just that¡­I¡¯m worried about it: the Hero, the Goddess, and the Temple.

    It¡¯s better to collect as much information as possible about this area as well.

    By the way, for the time being, I erased a part of the collars of the two slaves by [Cleaning] and removed them.

    Ah, of course, I did an [Appraisal] and confirmed that there was no risk of an explosion before removing it!

    ¡°Iya~, I¡¯m saved. When I heard that I was being sold as a slave, I thought I¡¯d die.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s true, thank you very much for your help.¡±

    While saying that, the two slaves didn¡¯t let go of their hands¡­ he and she, uhm, Miura-kun and Misaki-san are the couple in the Broadcasting Club, who are too close to each other.

    The Broadcasting Club only has these two members, and in a sense, it¡¯s perfect for them. Indeed, the Broadcasting Club advisor was a wonderful grandpa who was very mature, and these three would happily do club activities¡­

    Aside from that, it seemed like these two were in the Broadcasting Room when they were sent to this world.

    However, when they went out of the Broadcasting Room to search, the local residents stole the Broadcasting Room, and they were sold as a slave before they knew it.

    I don¡¯t know what that means, but¡­ aren¡¯t you guys too carefree?

    ¡°I would never have lived without Miura-kun!¡±

    ¡°If I didn¡¯t have Misaki-san!¡±

    ¡°Miura-kun!¡±

    ¡°Misaki-san!¡±

    ¡­and then the two of them performed a Romeo and Juliet play, so I watched them act with the pawnshop uncle for a while. Uncle abstained halfway through because of too much sweetness. He retreated to the back.

    According to the pawnshop uncle, ¡°To be so young! Damn it!¡±

    ¡°And so, what will Miura-kun and Misaki-san do from now on?¡±

    I explained about collecting the classrooms.

    These two are an idiot couple, but their brains aren¡¯t that bad.

    It¡¯s helpful that they firmly grasped the main points with just one explanation.

    However, somehow, the two of them talked secretly while leaning their heads in. Then, after leaning their heads for a while, they said something.

    ¡°U©`n¡­well, you know, I¡¯m a little worried¡­ can we really go home just by collecting the classrooms? It¡¯s a little different from what Fukuyama-kun said¡­¡±

    ¡°Ha?¡±

    ¡°We were summoned to this world as heroes, he said. So, he said that if someone defeated the cause that was trying to destroy this world, the people in the temple would use ceremonial magic to return us to our original world.¡±

    ¡­okay, wait a minute. Uhm¡­ it¡¯s different from what [Alive Grimoire]-san said¡­ ah, wait a minute! Certainly, what I told [Alive Grimoire]-san that time was, ¡°tell me how to go home¡±, but I didn¡¯t say, ¡°tell me all the ways to go home¡±!

    That means it¡¯s not strange that there were multiple ways to go home!

    ¡­however, you know? Is that really so? Can we trust the people in that temple? Generally, if you use ceremonial magic¡­ can ¡°everyone¡± go home?

    Oh well, after we finish our talk here, I can ask [Alive Grimoire]-san later. Let¡¯s think about it later. While I thought that, the pawnshop doorbell rang.

    ¡°George-san, we¡¯re back©`¡­huh? Suzumoto-kun and you guys are back? Thank you for your hard work. It seems like you¡¯re able to rescue both of them safely.¡±

    Utagawa-san and Sagara-kun came back carrying paper bags.

    ¡°George-san, I bought what you asked for, so I¡¯ll leave it here, okay? Is that fine?¡±

    ¡°Oh©`, that¡¯s fine, leave it there.¡±

    ¡°Wait, who is George-san?¡±

    ¡­even when I said so, somehow, I know. Because none of us was called George.

    ¡°It¡¯s me, you bastards. It¡¯s because you guys always call me Ossan, Ossan.¡±

    It seemed like the pawnshop owner, who came back from the back, was apparently George-san.

    I see©`, by the way, we haven¡¯t heard his name even after all this time.

    I¡¯m sorry, George-san. From now on, George-san, I will call you George-san.

    ¡°¡­well, then, what about you two idiot couple over there?¡±

    ¡°Well, for us, fighting is a bit hard. I don¡¯t want to put Misaki-san in danger¡­¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t want Miura-kun to do anything dangerous!¡±

    ¡°Misaki-san¡­¡±

    ¡°Miura-kun¡­¡±

    It seemed like that play will start again, so please refrain from doing so.

    ¡°That¡¯s right, honestly, we¡¯re not good at fighting. As for logistical support, even rabbits have horns, so¡­ to be honest, I don¡¯t want to fight monsters if possible.¡±

    Well, if you have a normal spirit, that¡¯s true.

    We were born at a time where criticism would flood just by slaughtering animals and eating them.

    Living normally, you wouldn¡¯t know how to dismantle one. And if you¡¯re a sensitive person, you wouldn¡¯t fight.

    In my case, I accepted it fairly quickly, but I don¡¯t mean to force it on other people, and I think it can¡¯t be helped.

    ¡­I haven¡¯t fought much, so I could say something like this.

    ¡°Then, stay here to monitor the slave markets, the royal capital, and Deichemall (deichemoru) with Sagara-kun and the others. Is that okay?¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re right, if we can stay here, I¡¯d like to help and find my enslaved friends here¡­ I wonder if Inamura-sensei is here somewhere.¡±

    Inamura-sensei is the advisor of the Broadcasting Club.

    ¡°¡­we came from Northeast 2F¡­ during that time, no one has seen any teachers. Come to think of it, no one has also seen any office staff.¡±

    When Suzumoto said that, Miura-kun and Misaki-san looked a little sad.

    Well, that¡¯s right.

    Perhaps only the students were sent to this world¡­ although no faculty had been sighted, maybe [Alive Grimoire]-san would know?

    ¡°What, will these two live here after all? Well, it¡¯s okay because there¡¯s space¡­¡±

    George-san was somewhat sluggish but had the attitude like it can¡¯t be helped.

    ¡°Thank you for your help!¡±

    ¡°Thank you for your help!¡±

    Poisoned by the couple¡¯s innocent smile and cheerful reply, George-san escaped by cleaning up another storage room.

    It looks hard.

    After that, we brainstormed a little.

    Then, we¡¯re still going to continue collecting the classrooms. Sagara-kun and his friends will stay here to find and help their enslaved companions. The Broadcasting Club couple will act together with Sagara-kun and the others.

    The matter of the temple and the hero¡­ let¡¯s think about it later after asking [Alive Grimoire]-san.

    For the time being, this is good for our future policy. Then, for post-processing. I haven¡¯t finished cleaning up in various ways, so let¡¯s end that kind of thing.

    ¡°By the way, you haven¡¯t done a performance experiment on the prizes of the gladiator competition yet, right?¡±

    When I pointed that out, Katori pulled out a bracelet and showed it.

    Hmm, there are two bracelets with beautiful orange stones. It¡¯s called [Correspondence].

    ¡­hmm, it¡¯s a good idea to experiment.

    Katori and Hariu equipped one bracelet each and moved to the pawnshop attic and basement, respectively.

    Then, they tried using the [Correspondence] skill in the bracelet.

    Because it¡¯s called [Correspondence], maybe they could communicate.

    Result.

    The caller consumes a very small amount of MP when calling the other party.

    The stone on the other party¡¯s bracelet will shine, so the other party could answer the call without consuming MP. And then, like a communication device, it¡¯s possible to have a verbal conversation.

    I see, this is convenient.

    Because there¡¯s no such contact method until now, it had been inconvenient so far.

    However, it¡¯s human nature to try it more. I used [Transfer] with Katori and headed to Northeast 2F.

    Then, from there, we had Hariu, who¡¯s in the pawnshop of Deichemall, use [Correspondence].

    Is it possible to connect even at this distance?

    When I thought so, the stone on the bracelet blinked for a while before steadily shining.

    ¡°Ah©`, hello, Katori?¡±

    ¡°Ah, I can hear you. I think we can have a conversation. How¡¯s the MP consumption?¡±

    ¡°Nope, I don¡¯t think there¡¯s anything particular. You?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, I think MP consumption is the same.¡±

    Ho©`, then, no matter the distance, the call charge is the same.

    I see, I see. Let¡¯s go back to the pawnshop.

    ¡°I want Tsukimori-san to copy this bracelet.¡±

    As expected, it became like that.

    Yup. After all, I want at least one more pair.

    With us, Sagara-kun and the others in the pawnshop, and the Information Room / Newspaper Club group, it¡¯s very troublesome that information cannot be immediately exchanged.

    In particular, I don¡¯t even know where the people in the Information Room / Newspaper Club group are right now.

    ¡­I think they¡¯re in Northwest 3F.

    ¡­and so, it¡¯s late at night today, so I¡¯m going to sleep. We¡¯re going to 3F first thing tomorrow morning to look for Tsukimori-san there.

    I think there¡¯s a big difference between having and not having this [Correspondence] bracelet.

    Well, since we¡¯re doing that tomorrow, the effect of the rest are¡­ Kadomi-kun¡¯s [Majesty] sword remained that way. It¡¯s the type that will stay active even if you don¡¯t want to activate it. Just holding the sword makes me feel overwhelmed.

    Furthermore, when I tried to activate it, I felt even more overwhelmed.

    Is it the spirit? It seems that it will increase based on that.

    The sword itself was high spec, so Kadomi-kun¡¯s primary weapon became that [Majesty] sword.

    Then, the staff with [Increased Thinking Speed] that we got from the Tri Section is also the same.

    If you equip it, your head will spin faster. For the time being, there are people here who¡¯s good at experiments, so I tried comparing the time it took to do 100 math calculations with and without the staff. It certainly became faster.

    President will equip this. Until now, it was a book, not a staff.

    Finally, the mysterious drug (temporary) that we received in the Hexa Section. Not only is this unknown in my [Appraisal], neither President nor Kariya also knew, so I¡¯ll be holding it!

    ¡­I might know if I use it as a dye, but that¡¯s as a last resort.

    By the way, for dinner, George-san, revised from the Pawnshop Ossan, made it.

    The menu is meat! Vegetables! Bread! That¡¯s all.

    Seriously, it¡¯s that kind of feeling. For the meat, just grill thick slices of meat until golden brown. For vegetables, just put them in a pot and slowly boil them. He bought the bread.

    These dishes are really manly! Although it looked like that, the seasoning was powerful but relatively delicate. It¡¯s a Japanese¡¯s favorite taste. Thank you©`.

    ¡­it¡¯s a secret that I secretly [Appraised] the meal. You see when you¡¯re bitten once¡­

    We don¡¯t have a place to sleep here (because Sagara-kun and his friends are already packed with 4 people in each room), so we returned to the Northeast 2F. As usual, we brought out a classroom and slept there.

    Ah, I¡¯ll be sleeping on Ketorami today. It¡¯s been a long time.

    ¡­but before that, there¡¯s something I have to do.

    That¡¯s right. It¡¯s a chat with [Alive Grimoire]-san.

    I pulled it out of the shelf of the Lab and [Share] while headbutting. Ooh, I feel like it¡¯s been a while.

    [Nu! You came! You came! Come often, come often!]

    [Alive Grimoire]-san has a high tension because it¡¯s salty.

    ¡°Yeah, yeah, it¡¯s not that long for me, but long time no see.¡±

    [Umu, it looks like you¡¯ve grown up. The amount of magical power increased from last time.]

    Magical power? Is it MP?

    Is that so©`, I¡¯ve grown up too for the time being.

    ¡°Yup, by the way, I heard before how to get back to the original world, but there are other ways too, right?¡±

    [Nu!? Is that so, you knew?]

    When I said that, the letters started to flutter as if it was troubled. Though it¡¯s still letters.

    [You didn¡¯t tell me to teach you all the ways.]

    ¡°Aahh, yeah, that¡¯s okay. That¡¯s my mistake.¡±

    That¡¯s right©`, if I want to extract information from this kind of thing, I have to ask questions that pay attention to the details.

    ¡°So, I was wondering why you taught me the method of collecting the classrooms.¡±

    [Nuu¡­that¡¯s¡­]

    Somehow, it¡¯s being evasive.

    [¡­you might despise the temple.]

    Also, the letters are fidgeting.

    ¡°Again, why?¡±

    [Don¡¯t you know why you came to this world in the first place?]

    ¡°Dunno.¡±

    [Hmm¡­ okay. You have fallen to this world because the temple summoned you.]

    ¡­ho?

 CH 62

    [This world is an unstable one that is always in danger of collapse.]

    ¡°Collapse?¡±

    [The shape of the world cannot be maintained due to the outflow of magical power. If left alone, it will eventually collapse.]

    At that point, I wonder if the magical power kept the shape of the world, but whatever.

    [And to stop the collapse, the temple decided to summon a ¡®hero¡¯ from another world.]

    ¡°The cause of the decrease in magical power, or something like that. Are we supposed to defeat it?¡±

    And once defeated, can we return to our original world?

    [If you can eliminate the cause of the decrease in magical power, that¡¯s better, but¡­ more than that, otherworlders have high magical power. That alone will supplement the low magical power of this world.]

    ¡­huh, somehow, the situation suddenly became suspicious, didn¡¯t it?

    [In the beginning, the purpose was to summon a small number of heroes, and the goddess will grant them armor and knowledge. Their only purpose was to eliminate the cause¡­. but then, the people in the temple¡­]

    Ah, yeah, I somehow understood.

    [Any otherworlder will become a wedge that can prevent the collapse of this world. And then, then¡­ that¡¯s why I don¡¯t like the temple! They are intentionally summoning otherworlders and using their magical power to stop the collapse of this world!]

    ¡­in other words, it¡¯s that, right? Its something like you can play hard and not work since you¡¯ll receive more welfare protection than you¡¯ll ever need, right?

    ¡­it¡¯s no wonder [Alive Grimoire]-san hates the temple.

    ¡°Then, is [Hero] a general term for us otherworlders?¡±

    [It used to be, but now it¡¯s different. ¡­this also has an annoying backstory. Did you get separated when you came to this world?]

    Yup. Very much. It took ten days to get all the members together.

    [The person who happened to land in the temple is called the [Hero]. The others would then just be called a [Foreigner] ¡­if you aren¡¯t wise, you understand, right?]

    ¡°Oh, God! That scares me! You mean, a slave, right?¡±

    [Correct answer. ¡­that¡¯s right. Was it around that time that slavery was established in this world?]

    What a profound story this became.

    ¡°That [temple]¡­ I don¡¯t think it¡¯s just a facility that summons heroes.¡±

    [Hmm, the temple was originally there to hear the voice of the Goddess. Everyone in the temple initially could listen to the Goddess¡­ now only the high priest hears the Goddess¡¯ voice.]

    ¡°Fukuyama-kun said that the ¡®Goddess¡¯ gave a mission to the Hero, but does the temple being corrupt mean the Goddess is also corrupt?¡±

    A rotten Goddess. ¡­ah, no, I don¡¯t mean it like that. It doesn¡¯t mean BL.

    [I don¡¯t know about that. ¡­if only one person can hear the Goddess, what can that person do?]

    ¡°Ah-, you mean, the Goddess¡¯ voice might have been tampered.¡±

    This, is getting complicated.

    [Originally, after creating this world, the Goddess became the leader of this world. It¡¯s also quite possible that the corruption of the temple might be due to the Goddess¡­]

    ¡°That mission, can I hear it?¡±

    [If you go to the temple, you might get the mission from the high priest. For the time being, the summoning of otherworlders is also considered a hero summoning. That means all the summoned people are heroes. ¡­are you going to the temple?]

    ¡°Why not? We¡¯ll eventually have to go there. We¡¯ll also have to talk to them.¡±

    [Hmm, I don¡¯t recommend it, though? If you have time to go there, it¡¯s better to sleep.]

    D-do you hate the temple that much?

    Well, I also hate it after hearing the story just now.

    ¡­well, it¡¯s dangerous to make various judgments based on the story of one person (although it¡¯s only a book). Whether or not this [Alive Grimoire]-san can really be trusted is quite a delicate matter.

    ¡­yeah, but it¡¯s that, after all. I¡¯d like to put it on hold for the time being until after we went to the temple.

    There¡¯s no smoke without fire, right?

    Or rather, there¡¯s something more important than that.

    ¡°But if we can erase the cause, we can go back to our original world, right? The temple could summon us, so that means they can return us, right?¡±

    [Um, they could reverse the summoning, but¡­um.]

    Huh, the letters stopped.

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±

    [Um¡­there¡¯s someone who knows more about that. Ask that person. Because it¡¯s a little heavy for me to talk about it.]

    Eh, is it such a heavy story?

    ¡°Who is that person? It should be someone I know, right?¡±

    [Hmm, are you still unaware of it? ¡­didn¡¯t you think it was strange?]

    ¡°¡­what is?¡±

    [Um, then it would be fun to wait until you notice it. Please come again when you know the answer.]

    Eh, w-wait, wait, wait! Hey! Somehow, it¡¯s shining even though I didn¡¯t want to go back!? The story isn¡¯t over yet! Don¡¯t make me go back!

    [The hint is¡­ right, it¡¯s something you don¡¯t like. Don¡¯t you like ¡°The Law of Conservation of Mass¡±?]

    ¡°Hah?¡±

    Yes, I was sent back. [Alive Grimoire]-san sounded very happy.

    That means it must be satisfied with the intellectual exchange just now.

    And, that guy happily gave me an intellectual problem.

    ¡­it would be awkward to [Share] again at this point. Alright, I¡¯ll just think about the answer, but before that, I¡¯m already sleepy, so I¡¯m going to sleep.

    Good night.

    ¡°¡­and that¡¯s the story.¡±

    Yes, it¡¯s morning, and we¡¯re having breakfast. Today, I felt like making rice with miso soup and fried eggs.

    And while eating, I told the others what I talked about with [Alive Grimoire]-san last night. I hope everyone could understand it quickly.

    ¡°Uhm, that means¡­ are we supposed to defeat the cause?¡±

    ¡°In the first place, what¡¯s the cause?¡±

    ¡°Fukuyama-kun said that he would defeat it, but [Alive Grimoire]-san said to erase it. We don¡¯t even know what the cause is.¡±

    Probably. That book is very particular about these sorts of details.

    ¡°Then, should we go to the temple?¡±

    ¡°I told you, the book didn¡¯t recommend it.¡±

    The book might have simply disliked the temple.

    ¡°¡­anyway, we should focus on the question the book gave, right? [A person who is familiar with the answer to the question: can the temple return us to our original world when we erase the cause?] ¡­and the hint is, [somone who liked The Law of Conservation of Mass won¡¯t like.]

    It seems like everyone thought of the same thing.

    ¡°Ah-¡­Tsukimori-san, right?¡±

    Ah, yeah, she¡¯s a [Copy Witch] after all.

    She¡¯s ignoring The Law of Conservation of Mass.

    Well, when I came to this world, that kind of thing was really messed up, but I¡¯m getting used to it now. She¡¯s the only one who fought head-on with The Law of Conservation of Mass.

    ¡°In any case, we want her to copy the [Correspondence] bracelet, so we¡¯re still going to see Tsukimori-san.¡±

    Hmm, for the time being, I think I have no choice but to earn money.

    And so, we decided to go to Northeast 3F.

    Of course, [Transfer] was done after [Sharing] their memories because I¡¯ve never been to 3F.

    Then from there, we decided to search for the Information Room / Newspaper Group by riding Ketorami again.

    ¡°Then, as always.¡±

    And so, the rock-paper-scissors began again.

    ¡­excluding Toriumi, who Ketorami didn¡¯t want to carry, and the President and Hariu, who had already been on board.

    Then, I saw advanced psychological warfare, and Kariya finally lost after 12 extra times, so after [Sharing] his vision, he set out on Ketorami.

    ¡­during that time, we were free, so we were harvesting rice around the area.

    Rather, 3F is full of rice. Why?

    It¡¯s almost time for my reserves to run out, so I thought I should harvest some from here.

    After that, we found them in just a dozen minutes, so I immediately did a [Transfer].

    Ketorami-san is fast, after all. However, in reaction to that, Kariya was about to die.

    Thank you for your hard work.

    ¡°You guys, why are you so free?¡±

    ¡°We¡¯re not as free as Tsukimori-san, okay?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m the futon guard.¡±

    ¡°How enviable.¡±

    By the way, I met the Information Room / Newspaper Group after a long time, though it wasn¡¯t that long.

    They have a slower rhythm than us, so they¡¯re just having breakfast now.

    And Tsukimori-san is still sleeping. I¡¯m jealous.

    ¡°So, you have something to copy?¡±

    And she guessed it right. Amazing.

    ¡°Yeah, this one.¡±

    And so, after explaining the effect, she decided to [Copy] the [Correspondence] bracelet immediately.

    ¡°[Copy]. ¡­eh?¡±

    However, something strange happened here.

    ¡°Why two?¡±

    ¡­2 more appeared in just one [Copy].

    ¡°¡­no way, I did two at the same time¡­? This time, I will do only one.¡±

    And so, once again.

    ¡°[Copy]. ¡­yeah, this time it¡¯s only one.¡±

    And so, I was given three bracelets. ¡­but it¡¯s a little strange.

    ¡°Huh, was the bracelet stone light blue?¡±

    ¡°No, orange.¡±

    That¡¯s right. Two of the bracelets¡¯ stones¡­have turned light blue.

    ¡°¡­is this thing made two at the same time? ¡­hnn, [Copy].¡±

    Tsukimori-san [Copied] only one of the light blue ones this time.

    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s light blue. ¡­then, [Copy].¡±

    And then, copy two at the same time. ¡­then, there were two red stone bracelets this time.

    ¡­w-what does this mean¡­?

 CH 63

    ¡°I¡¯m sleepy, so I¡¯m going to bed. Maito, you¡¯re free, right? Go and do a performance experiment.¡±

    Since she said that, it should be an experiment involving everyone.

    ¡­no, somehow, I already have an idea, though.

    The first is the new red stone bracelet.

    This was easy since it¡¯s just a copy of the original. Like the orange one, [Correspondence] is possible.

    So the problem is the orange guy that has become three.

    The experiment started with me, Hariu, and Katori equipping one bracelet each.

    ¡°Hello, can you hear me?¡±

    ¡°I can hear you.¡±

    ¡°Hear, hear.¡±

    ¡°Huh, Hariu can hear me?¡±

    ¡°Eh? Yup, can¡¯t you hear me?¡±

    ¡­and so it went. This is¡­somehow, its like a chat or something.

    If one person activates it, they can connect to everyone holding the bracelet of that same color and have a conversation with them.

    Somehow, I have a feeling that this would become very useful!

    In other words, if all our members have this, we can communicate with each other even if we¡¯re far away.

    I mean, we can talk even at very long distances. If we give one to the Information Room / Newspaper Group and the Deichemall pawnshop group, it will become very convenient¡­ uhm, but before that, I have to wake up Tsukimori-san.

    ¡°Haah!? You still want me to [Copy]!? Are you joking!? What do you think my MP is!¡±

    I got scolded. Well, that¡¯s right. After [Copying] four times, it¡¯s already the limit. She got angry when I woke her up from sleep after consuming so much MP, yup.

    However, I have some goods here.

    ¡°For you, here, mint extract.¡±

    From the hem of my skirt, maid dolls holding bottles of mint extract came out and presented them to Tsukimori-san. Under the hem, not under the sleeves.

    ¡°¡­what is this?¡±

    ¡°If you drink it, you¡¯ll recover MP!¡±

    ¡°Eh, can these dolls drink it?¡±

    Wrong, that¡¯s not it.

    When I explained the mint extract and the maid dolls to Tsukimori-san, Tsukimori-san, who was listening to me, smiled and said:

    ¡°I understand. I¡¯ll [Copy] as much as you like. But! ¡­please give me one of these dolls.¡±

    While saying that, she already had a doll in her hands.

    When the maid doll was lifted, it struggled in the sudden situation, but Tsukimori-san didn¡¯t let go.

    ¡­I see, Tsukimori-san, do you like something like this?

    ¡°Hmm, this, for the time being, it works because of my skill. You can replenish its MP by giving it mint extract, but it might not work when I leave, you know?¡±

    ¡°Hnn¡­yeah, that¡¯s fine. Then it¡¯s a deal.¡±

    Yes, negotiations complete.

    And so, about three maid dolls will remain at Tsukimori-san¡¯s place.

    Why did it become three¡­the maid dolls have different hairstyles and faces, so Tsukimori-san was wondering what to do. Since she couldn¡¯t choose between the last three, I decided to give all three of them because it was a good idea.

    These dolls can be mass-produced again, and since she liked it, I thought this is also good.

    Above all, each maid doll has a subtle personality. Some were hard workers; some liked to play, some wanted to leisurely shop, but¡­the three maid dolls that Tsukimori-san chose were all strangely maids who enjoyed taking a nap.

    I thought they could get along well with this, so the three maid dolls became Tsukimori-san¡¯s exclusive maids.

    No, let¡¯s call them her friends.

    And so, Tsukimori-san, who ran a marathon of recovering MP and using it all up, entered the futon with the maid dolls and enjoyed a happy nap time.

    However, now that I have everything I wanted, all I have to do is hand it out, so I walked out.

    First of all, Saegusa-kun.

    He seemed to have become the leader of this group, so let him be in charge of communication.

    I briefly explained how the [Correspondence] bracelet worked and gave him one of Tsukimori-san¡¯s copy. The orange bracelet is for contacting us, and the light blue bracelet should be used within their group.

    Also, I handed the original orange bracelet to Saegusa-kun.

    It¡¯s better to have the original near Tsukimori-san, who can [Copy] it, so it became like this.

    Moreover, I asked Tsukimori-san to increase the number of [Transfer] hairclips to give some to Sagara-kun and their group in the Deichemall pawnshop along with the [Correspondence] bracelets. It would surely help them.

    And that¡¯s all. I can just give it when I go back.

    The problem is this. [Can the temple return us to our original world when we erase the cause?] This one.

    After doing various things, it seemed that it¡¯s time for lunch, so while having lunch here, I also conveyed the information obtained from [Alive Grimoire]-san here.

    On top of that, I asked them, ¡°Does anyone know if [the temple can return us to our original world when we erase the cause?]¡±

    Result.

    Of course, no one knew, including Tsukimori-san.

    Or rather, it¡¯s the first time they heard about the Hero, the Goddess, and the temple.

    That¡¯s right; the temple¡¯s on 1F while they¡¯re on 3F. It¡¯s at the level that I¡¯d doubt they¡¯re the cause if they knew about it.

    Well, it¡¯s okay since I didn¡¯t expect any answers.

    Then I heard about the progress here.

    Apparently, all the classrooms on North 3F had been collected. That¡¯s early. So it seemed like they¡¯re about to head South.

    That was dangerous. I¡¯m glad I met them at this timing. Otherwise, I wouldn¡¯t know where they went.

    ¡­I took it for granted that I could contact them, but it¡¯s actually a precious and wonderful thing.

    We, who relied heavily on mobile phones, were remorseful about this point.

    We agreed to contact each other occassionally from now on, then I [Transferred] to Deichemall pawnshop again.

    There¡¯s the couple from the Broadcasting Club that we bought and stayed in George-san¡¯s place, but well, Sagara-kun¡¯s the one in charge, so I gave Sagara-kun an orange bracelet and explained how to use it.

    And then, I handed Utagawa-san the [Transfer] hairclip. This will allow them to move quite freely.

    And I asked their group as well. ¡°Among your group, is there anyone who knew [if the temple can return us to our original world when we erase the cause]?¡±

    ¡­yup, here as well. Even if they knew about the temple and the hero, they didn¡¯t know that much.

    Well, that¡¯s right¡­even Hanamura-san ignored various things like how her plants grew, but I expected something a little, though.

    ¡°Ah, right, we also heard about it.¡±

    Hoh, Sagara-kun also talked to a strange book?

    ¡°¡­hey, do you know what year is it in this world?¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t know. ¡­what about it?¡±

    Why did that topic come up all of a sudden?

    ¡°I think in this world, it¡¯s Medirefiana Year 118, right?¡±

    If you know it, why did you even bother to ask?

    ¡°¡­it should have been New Year when we came to this world¡­in other words, Year 118 has just begun.¡±

    ¡°So?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s why. We¡¯ve been tending to the store, right? ¡­the gold in the store is mostly made in Medirefiana Year 118.¡±

    At this point, an indescribable silence flowed.

    ¡­yup, that¡­ let¡¯s not ask. Yup. I¡¯m about to step into the darkness of this world.

    Yeah, let¡¯s say this topic never came up.

    ¡°In other words, we might be dealing with counterfeit money.¡±

    However, as expected of the mood crusher President. He said it brilliantly.

    ¡°But is there such a facility in this store?¡±

    ¡­there¡¯s only the pawnshop here.

    This building has a pawnshop on the front half and a residence on the back. Half of the first floor is the store and the warehouse, while the other half is the washroom and dining area. The whole second floor is the living area. This is also luxurious since there are six rooms of about eight tatami mats.

    One of them is George-san¡¯s room, and four of the remaining five were where Sagara-kun and his group lived, while the last one was a storage unit.

    There¡¯s also the basement, which was exclusively used for food storage.

    ¡­so, the money in this world is coins, right? And, as you can see, there¡¯s no space for the equipment used for minting coins, so it¡¯s a little difficult to make counterfeit money.

    ¡°There¡¯s also the possibility that you¡¯re purchasing counterfeit money from outside, but was there such a thing?¡±

    ¡°No¡­I don¡¯t know because I¡¯ve only been here for two days¡­I mean, in this store, where do you keep the money?¡±

    Ha? ¡­no, no, no, no, isn¡¯t that a problem?

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it in George-san¡¯s room? I¡¯ve seen George-san go to his room to collect money at the time of purchase.¡±

    Ah, speaking of which, regardless of whether there¡¯s a lot or just a few dresses, it took a while to get the money out.

    Well, it might be safer to make a safe in the living area and put it there, rather than leaving such a massive amount of money in the store.

    ¡°Ah, I went inside to wake up George-san, but I didn¡¯t see any safe or money!¡±

    O-Oh!? Horrible information came from Hanamura-san!

    ¡­th-then, no way, the money¡­just where is it coming from¡­?

    ¡°Wait! Hanamura-san! That¡¯s no good! For a girl to enter an Ossan¡¯s room!¡±

    ¡°Eehh-, because, I¡¯m confident that if I hit him once, George-san will be blown away¡­¡±

    ¡°Even so! Even so! You don¡¯t have enough sense of crisis!¡±

    ¡°I-if you say that then that means Maito-senpai doesn¡¯t have any sense of crisis!¡±

    ¡­I thought the two girls were arguing about something over there, but sparks flew my way.

    ¡°R-right, Maito-san, I would like to say a word about your sense of crisis.¡±

    ¡°Every morning, everyone gets up on their own, so it¡¯s okay! I¡¯ve never slept with them.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right, but what about the opposite! What would you do if one of them come in!¡±

    ¡­well, then just come in¡­ hn, no, make them wait?

    ¡°They can¡¯t come in¡­I¡¯m sleeping outside after all¡­¡±

    If I use Ketorami as a futon, I¡¯ll end up sleeping under the starry sky.

    ¡°Haa!? W-wait a minute! Is that okay!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m already getting help from Ketorami-san.¡±

    When something would approach, it would growl and make them go away. What a high-performance futon!

    That¡¯s right. He cautioned me about Minehara-san and even taught me about the big black snake¡¯s memories.

    Yup, what a safe futon! It¡¯s too wonderful!

    ¡­after that, Utagawa-san told me various things, but in the end, I got over it by saying [it¡¯s okay. Even if something happens, there¡¯s a reassuring futon called Ketorami-san, and there are even eight extra fighters!]

    I had a big headache, but¡­ if someone wanted to do something to me while I¡¯m sleeping, they had to break through Ketorami-san first. As soon as Ketorami-san barked, eight fighters would join. Isn¡¯t it impossible to break through them?

    Ah, but if they force it, can¡¯t they just use long-range attacks?

    Hmm. I hope we can take countermeasures for that.

 CH 64

    We talked about various things, and also what we have to do for the time being.

    ¡°Then, I¡¯ll be the in charge of [Correspondence]. I¡¯ll bring sewn clothes from time to time.¡±

    ¡°Aahh, thank you.¡±

    I started with that.

    As a result of various discussions, it was decided that I¡¯ll have the [Correspondence] bracelet.

    After all, if [Correspondence] suddenly comes during a battle, the others might not be able to answer it and it¡¯d likely hinder the battle.

    In that respect, I rarely fight, so it¡¯s decided that I¡¯d be the most convenient at such times.

    All nine members of the Chemistry Club are wearing light green stone bracelets just in case [Correspondence] comes when I and everyone else was separated. Then¡­ yeah, it¡¯s also useful when I¡¯m kidnapped again. That¡¯d only happen if the equipment wasn¡¯t confiscated though.

    Then, I¡¯d use [Transfer] to transport the sewn clothes to this place. We can directly enter the store, so it¡¯s easy.

    Now then. From now on, the days of exploration will begin again.

    Even if 3F was left to the Information Room / Newspaper Group, we must collect the ones on 1F.

    So, if we want to collect it anyway, the South is closer than the North.

    And so, we decided to collect the classrooms in the Southwest. Specifically, the Principal¡¯s Office and the Infirmary.

    Or, if we go further Southwest, there¡¯s the gymnasium, but¡­because the Southwest is the sea¡­I hope there¡¯s land beyond that.

    ¡­or rather, before that¡­the Principal¡¯s Office was next to the Staff Room, but¡­uhm, it¡¯s in the sea, right? ¡­I want to think otherwise.

    I wanted to think that since I really hate being by the sea, but still, we proceeded along the coast.

    Of course, with Ketorami-san. ¡­Katori is currently riding Ketorami-san. It seemed like he¡¯s the one who lost the rock-paper-scissors.

    And the remaining people were diving to search.

    It¡¯d be troublesome if they missed a classroom in the sea, so they decided to go while looking into the sea.

    Except for me, the others move awfully well in the water. Well, it¡¯s all thanks to the corrections¡­

    Of course, I don¡¯t have any corrections, so I¡¯m house-sitting with the maid dolls.

    It¡¯s not because I¡¯m not good at swimming. It¡¯s because I have no correction.

    And there¡¯s an important job for the house-sitter.

    That¡¯s right. I¡¯m making clothes.

    This is very, very important and will be the lifeline of Sagara-kun and the others when they go and buy the enslaved students in underground auctions. So I have to make it.

    After a while, Katori, who was on Ketorami-san, found the [Principal¡¯s Office] and I had everyone go out of the sea and [Transfer].

    With the Principal¡¯s Office at the beach, Ketorami-san was playing with the waves, while Katori was in a groggy state. Thank you for your hard work.

    W-well, now that we have another classroom, aren¡¯t we doing well?

    From there, rock-paper-scissors was held again, and this time, Suzumoto rode Ketorami-san as he ran. The rest went diving again, and I became the clothing craftsman. Katori was in charge of playing with the maid dolls while relaxing.

    Somehow, one of the maid dolls kept sticking to Katori.

    Although she didn¡¯t do anything in particular, when this maid doll found Katori, she¡¯d always go out of her way to be poked and relax by Katori¡¯s side.

    And when Katori stopped touching it, she¡¯d start poking him and became satisfied with that.

    ¡­why is this? Even some of the children I left behind Tsukimori-san are very unique¡­ although they¡¯re rare among the maid dolls, they¡¯re still my children¡­ yeah, as expected, they had more ego compared to the beginning.

    I wonder why, recently, the maid dolls would randomly act. I mean¡­it¡¯s like an ego has sprouted¡­

    ¡°¡­hey, maybe your egos are sprouting?¡±

    When I asked just in case, everyone turned to me all at once, waving their neck and hands left and right, and making faces that said, ¡°no sprout! It¡¯s not sprouting!¡±

    ¡­I think it did, but they¡¯re saying it didn¡¯t, so let¡¯s just pretend it didn¡¯t¡­

    After a while, the light green bracelet glowed, so I received it.

    ¡°I can¡¯t do it anymore¡­please join me.¡±

    It looked like Suzumoto gave up. Thank you for your hard work.

    The others also received the message and even brought fish from the sea, so the fishes were thrown into the Physics Lab and we [Transferred] again.

    The destination was a tropical beach or something like that.

    On the other hand, there are things like mangoes and bananas on the trees. Somehow, it¡¯s light green or reddish-brown!

    And Suzumoto, who seemed to have traveled quite a long distance, looked like a drunk as he vomited.

    ¡°Geez, so weak, this guy and those guys also.¡±

    Ketorami-san had a disgusted face, but, yeah, don¡¯t bring your standards to humans.

    Suzumoto hadn¡¯t revived, so after Hagasaki deported on Ketorami-san, the rest also took a break here. I decided to spend that time collecting the food around here.

    When I went outside, something like a crocodile in armor came out, so I quickly withdrew to the lab and quietly sewed clothes.

    The maid dolls were [Don¡¯t mind it!] but that kindness hurts.

    The maid dolls still worked hard.

    Sometimes, there¡¯d be children taking a nap, and some children flying around to play, but, work! When I called them out, they¡¯d still work.

    Even now, some of them brought water to Suzumoto-kun and tried to cheer him up with some mofumofu. Somehow, I¡¯m indebted to them. Even though I hadn¡¯t ordered them in particular.

    ¡­really, they¡¯d sometimes rest and sometimes work hard. Is it the result of running several MP interval runs?

    It¡¯s conceivable that our [pass] has become stronger, or the mint extract had such an effect.

    It seemed like Ketorami-san knew something about the [pass], I¡¯m sure.

    Let¡¯s ask later.

    Then, Hagasaki-kun found a classroom, so everyone [Transferred] again.

    Since they started using the Ketorami-riding method, the speed of finding classrooms had increased dramatically. It¡¯s amazing. We found two in half a day.

    With that in mind, it¡¯s easy to see how difficult it is to secure a classroom that can be found in the Royal Capital. It took 10 days for just 3 of them.

    ¡­well, the [Staff Reception] was found outside, and since there might be some that sunk to the sea, I can¡¯t say anything in general.

    The classroom found this time was the [Conference Room]. Well, this school has a lot of conference rooms, so I¡¯m not sure how many conference rooms there were or where they were¡­ this conference room is used when guests come. The type with fluffy chairs. Moreover, it¡¯s uselessly wide.

    ¡­maybe this would become the bedroom or the dining room from now on.

    Because it seemed like we¡¯re continuing, Kadomi went West while riding Ketorami-san.

    The others seemed tired of diving into the sea, so they were taking a break.

    Suzumoto-kun, who seemed to have a weak semicircular canal, has not yet revived.

    (T/N: FYI, the semicircular canal is the one responsible for our body¡¯s balance. It¡¯s part of the ear.)

    Even though he¡¯d do inhuman acrobatics during battles.

    In the Southwest of 1F, there should be an Infirmary or a counseling room. There should also be a group of classrooms but they¡¯re vague since they¡¯re far away from my normal route. The goal is to find them somewhere around here.

    After that¡­hmm¡­we¡¯re going South. Should we go to the gymnasium which was detached or go collect North 1F first¡­a discussion is required.

    Suzumoto-kun, who¡¯s in a leader-like position, hadn¡¯t revived yet. Kadomi-kun is also not here while the others are sleeping and not able to talk, so let¡¯s push it to dinner time.

    When I became free, I decided to start preparing dinner before Kadomi-kun gave up.

    Today I got a big tuna with horns, so I¡¯ll do something about it.

    ¡­tuna, I was wondering if it¡¯s a deep-sea fish, so I asked and they said, [when I was in the sea, I scratched myself on the stones on the seabed, and it seemed drawn to the smell of blood].

    Isn¡¯t that a shark, not a tuna? Are tunas in this world so active? I¡¯m scared.

    For the lean meat, soak it in soy sauce and mirin, then use it to make pickled tuna for tomorrow. Let¡¯s eat the fatty cuts today.

    It might be okay to make all of it sashimi, but I think it¡¯s good to have it with the pickled tuna tomorrow, so I cooked the fatty parts on the back and the stomach.

    It¡¯s easy to make. Cover the seasoned fatty tuna with breadcrumbs and fry it quickly until the surface is colored.

    And done, a fish toro* cutlet with a delicious taste.

    (T/N: Toro meant the fatty cuts in a tuna.)

    If heated to the point where it¡¯s completely cooked to the center, the fatty tuna will melt and disappear, so the trick is to fry it quickly.

    ¡­rather, I¡¯m sure that with such a big tuna, we¡¯d get tired of it just eating the sashimi.

    When I was about grill the vegetables first before frying the rest, a [Correspondence] came from Kadomi-kun, and we [Transferred] again.

    The [Infirmary] was at our destination. Wow, so fast, so fast. It¡¯s the third classroom today.

    But that¡¯s all for today, so let¡¯s eat. By this time, Suzumoto-kun had somehow revived, so we all had dinner. The toro cutlet was popular.

    So I discussed what I was thinking while eating, should we go South or North from here?

    ¡°I think there¡¯s probably the gymnasium in the South¡­ Even if we go out at sea, the gymnasium might not be there. It wouldn¡¯t be strange if there¡¯s something equivalent to a passageway, like the staircase ruins.¡±

    Even if you use [Far Sight], you can¡¯t see anything that looked like a gymnasium over the sea. In other words, the gymnasium might not be beyond the sea, and if it did, it¡¯s a real hassle to get. We don¡¯t have shipbuilding technology or navigation skills, so we¡¯d like to refrain from doing so if possible. ¡­though, it might become a skill sooner or later!

    ¡°Let¡¯s get the counseling room first. If we head North, we should see a library, right? Then, if we go further North, there¡¯s an art room on the Northwest 1F. I think there are stairs near that. Why don¡¯t we take a look at 2F after that?¡±

    And so, we unanimously decided to head North.

    ¡­if we could get the library, would [Alive Grimoire]-san be happy to have more friends? ¡­no, not possible. It¡¯d likely say, [A book without intelligence is just a book.]

 CH 65

    After sleeping, waking up, and eating, we left again.

    Today¡¯s goal was to collect classrooms on Northwest 1F, right? It¡¯s a wonder if we could go that far, but Ketorami-san was so fast that nothing should happen. Ketorami-san¡¯s part of our family. ¡­no, I didn¡¯t mean anything else by that!

    Everyone except Toriumi and I suffered from riding Ketorami-san. I was rejected because I didn¡¯t have the strength or endurance to be listed, but Toriumi was told by Ketorami-san to refrain because of his heavy equipment.

    ¡­well, what happened was that today¡¯s first Ketorami-san rider was Toriumi with his equipment removed. Amen.

    Meanwhile, Hagasaki-kun and Katori were with the maid dolls while I continued sewing clothes. I don¡¯t have to sew at high speed, so I sewed moderately. I¡¯ve been relaxing since yesterday, and maybe I¡¯d made about 10 dresses?

    Then, it might be better to leave it at Sagara-kun¡¯s place. If we don¡¯t give them money, they won¡¯t be able to work in the city.

    ¡­come to think of it, if it¡¯s between the staff room and broadcasting room, there should be something like a reference room.

    And¡­I think it¡¯s around the Royal Capital.

    We got it because it¡¯s at the auction last time, but if the owner said that they would not sell, it¡¯d be extremely difficult to secure a classroom.

    So, I can expect that the reference room would be like that.

    ¡­I¡¯m sure it¡¯d be hard just looking for it. Good luck, Sagara-kun!

    Before being contacted by Toriumi, Toriumi himself returned with a [Transfer]. As expected, he¡¯s weak all over. Ketorami-san said, [didn¡¯t I limit it to 80% of my full speed?] I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll die if he sprinted at full speed.

    So, while being tired, Toriumi took all of us and [Transferred].

    Uwaa, don¡¯t take a maid¡¯s job, even though you¡¯re already exhausted!

    The destination was the library. Yeah, this was as expected. Searching inside the library to find the jewel would take a long time. Only when we went outside with the jewel will the [Library] be collected. Yeah, it¡¯s refreshingly straightforward.

    By the way, the jewel had fallen behind the shelves of an encyclopedia section in my area, so I found it first. Ufufu.

    From there, they rode Ketorami in turns and moved forward. We then reached North 1F safely.

    ¡­but, the problem was from here. There¡¯s [Correspondence] from Kadomi-kun who was on Ketorami-san. Did he find a classroom? I answered while thinking that.

    [¡­something¡­uhm¡­I don¡¯t know what to do, so join us at once.]

    ¡°Why?¡±

    [I think it¡¯s faster to have you come here¡­]

    Well, seeing is believing, so we joined him with one [Transfer].

    When we arrived, it was in a scorching environment.

    It suddenly became really hot. I mean, it got hot. Looking closely, steam was rising from the cracks in the ground. I can see a volcano over there. Somehow, it felt like an active volcano. ¡­until a while ago, it¡¯s clearly an ordinary tropical forest area! What¡¯s going on with this otherworld!

    ¡­everyone has [Heat and Cold Resistance]. That¡¯s why it¡¯s only a little hot in the desert.

    I¡¯m screwed¡­it¡¯s really [hot] and the resistance didn¡¯t seem to work on [fire] itself.

    That¡¯s why it¡¯s hot in here. It¡¯s really hot. So hot, hot.

    But I¡¯m still okay with it. After all¡­someone else was wearing armor, right? It¡¯s hard on you¡­

    ¡°My nightmare is coming back¡­it¡¯s useless, withdraw¡­no, is it better to give up and just acquire the skills¡­?¡±

    Everyone started to get tired all at once. It¡¯s because of this heat.

    [You guys are so weak.]

    ¡°Don¡¯t make as the same as you, Ketorami-san.¡±

    Also, Ketorami-sam seemed fine. Or rather, he¡¯s stepping on a crack in the ground where steam would normally come out. He said, [It¡¯s better than a dragon¡¯s breath, right?] Have you ever received a dragon¡¯s breath? ¡­I¡¯m scared because it seemed likely.

    And the conclusion. As long as Ketorami-san is okay, we¡¯d take the same search method as before. In other words, the remaining Ketorami-san riders would suffer.

    And so, the others also aimed to acquire skills here!

    Just for that!

    That¡¯s why the President went on a journey. Good luck.

    And, for more than ten minutes, the patience tournament was continuing over here. There was a [Correspondence] from President earlier that he got the skill.

    [I found someone. Please join us.]

    For the time being, I borrowed President¡¯s vision to check. ¡­uhm. Uhmm, t-there¡¯s a possibility that President might be having hallucinations so let¡¯s confirm it.

    ¡°Is that really a person?¡±

    [It¡¯s a person. This is my classmate. Please come soon.]

    ¡­I don¡¯t remember there being a flaming student at school, you know?

    Even when we joined President, that person was still on fire.

    Or rather, he¡¯s wearing armor made of flames.

    Well, I wonder if this is also a skill.

    Yeah, that¡¯s right.

    If you start from a place like this, it¡¯s difficult to live unless you have such strange skills¡­

    ¡°Therefore, he¡¯s Homura, a classmate.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m Homura! Nice to meet you!¡±

    During this greeting, he¡¯s still burning. It¡¯s so hot that everyone couldn¡¯t get close to him, and it made me want to look at him from a very long distance.

    ¡°He might be like this, but he has a good head.¡±

    ¡°Uwah, President, isn¡¯t that terrible? Isn¡¯t this guy just terrible?¡±

    Correction. Even if it¡¯s not hot, I think I¡¯ll still want to go a little further.

    ¡°Uhm, for the time being, Homura-kun, right? Are you okay? Why are you burning?¡±

    I asked for the time being. I think it¡¯s a skill, otherwise, it¡¯d be strange.

    However.

    ¡°Eh!? Why are you with a maid!? It¡¯s a maid, dude! Hey hey, what¡¯s your name?¡±

    He approached so I had no choice but to retreat.

    ¡°Ah, I¡¯ll correct it. I said that he has a good head, but that¡¯s a lie.¡±

    While thinking that it¡¯s unusual for President to have distant eyes, I had no choice but to also have distant eyes.

    ¡°This seemed to be called [Flame Manipulation]. When I fell into the sea of fire, somehow, I can control fire?¡±

    It sounded like a foreign language, so I wondered if we could communicate. When Homura-kun calmed down, the story was fairly straightforward and easy to understand. Hmm, as for his head¡­it seemed lacking.

    No, not really lacking but more like overloaded.

    ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m confident that I won¡¯t lose to a lizard-like guy who spits fire or a moth-like guy made of fire©`¡±

    I see, well, when it comes to the moths made of fire and since he can control the fire, it wasn¡¯t an enemy.

    ¡°Homura-kun, when you came to this world¡­no, where were you before?¡±

    Suzumoto rephrased it as if idolizing [Alive Grimoire]-san¡¯s way of speaking.

    ¡°Ah©`, I think it¡¯s somewhere in front of the study room.¡±

    Hmm, then that means there¡¯s a study room near here, right?

    ¡°Then, did you find the study room?¡±

    ¡°Eh? Huh?¡±

    Ah, there¡¯s a problem before that.

    ¡°¡­Homura-kun, have you never seen a classroom?¡±

    ¡°Eh? Is there something like that? I didn¡¯t know.¡±

    ¡­u-uhm¡­at the very least, we wanted information about a sighting¡­

    That¡¯s why I asked him to extinguish the hot and burning flame armor, then served tea in the Chemistry Lab.

    When the classroom expanded, it¡¯s a shame that he got overloaded again, so it¡¯s difficult to calm him down¡­it¡¯s all good. It¡¯s just that he couldn¡¯t say much¡­

    ¡°¡­that¡¯s why we¡¯re collecting classrooms.¡±

    President patiently explained to Homura-kun the outline of our actions.

    Somehow, the others were already feeling the heat and becoming exhausted. I wonder if this person, who didn¡¯t seem to get tired, is a different species. It¡¯s not that I think he¡¯s bad, I just felt that he wouldn¡¯t get along with us.

    ¡°He©`¡­then, isn¡¯t it difficult? The study room might be inside the lava and you¡¯re not good with the heat, right?¡±

    ¡­hoh, you mean that river of lava.

    ¡°¡­eh? Huh? Lava? Really?¡±

    ¡°Eh? Yup. When I came here, it was around here, you know? Then I went around, but there aren¡¯t any study rooms?¡±

    ¡­e-excuse me? I don¡¯t want to think about it, but what if? ¡­if the study room was deep inside the lava, it wouldn¡¯t exist in this world anymore¡­u-uwa, I don¡¯t want to think about it! Then, do we really have to go to the temple and erase the cause!?

    For the time being, I want to see the lava in question.

    ¡°See, that.¡±

    Yeah, there¡¯s a stream that glows red in the distance. I had to take a look, so everyone went a little closer and took a look. I just borrowed Hariu¡¯s field of vision, I¡¯m sorry.

    ¡°Uwa, it¡¯s hot.¡±

    However, the area was naturally hot. Only Kadomi-kun and that guy Homura-kun, who have [Flame Resistance] could come close.

    ¡°Ah©`¡­yup, yup¡­I don¡¯t know if it sunk.¡±

    Even if the classroom was made of a material that would survive the lava, we have no idea how to take it out.

    And so, they came back to the lab and had lunch before the strategy meeting.

    It seemed like they lost appetite because it¡¯s so hot, but yesterday¡¯s tuna was still there¡­ If we had sashimi in a room with air conditioning (thanks to Hagasaki-kun), it¡¯s barely passable.

    ¡°Eh, this is tuna?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s tuna.¡±

    ¡°Why tuna?¡±

    ¡°I got it from the sea yesterday.¡±

    ¡°As in the sea!?¡±

    Homura-kun, who had only eaten the fire-breathing lizard meat all this while, was very impressed by the tuna. ¡­yeah, yeah, he¡¯s pitiful no matter how you think about it.

    There was no seasoning and he¡¯d just eat the roasted lizard meat as it is. He lived on that all this time¡­yes, yes. I don¡¯t care if you¡¯re a little disappointing. Eat a lot.

    ¡°¡­so, if the classroom was sunk in the lava and still safe, how can we take it out? Or rather, how can we be sure there¡¯s a classroom inside?¡±

    An unreasonable demand and a devil¡¯s proof, huh. Maybe it¡¯d be easier to get a related skill¡­

    ¡°I think Homura-kun should dive into the magma and search for it.¡±

    ¡°Hey, even that¡¯s too much for me! I¡¯ll die! I¡¯ll seriously die!¡±

    ¡°You can control fire, right?¡±

    ¡°Fire and magma are different!?¡±

    Ah, is that so. How useless, this guy.

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it caught by Toriumi¡¯s [Search]?¡±

    ¡°Eh, yeah, I¡¯ve been trying since a while ago¡­ hn©`, but it doesn¡¯t work.¡±

    Well, using [Search] on what¡¯s in the lava took considerable MP.

    ¡°Why don¡¯t we stop the lava and wait for the lava to decrease?¡±

    I see. Then, somehow¡­

    ¡°How would you dam it up? It will melt even if you use rocks or metal.¡±

    That¡¯s right, the opponent was lava, not water.

    After that, we talked a lot, but other than getting a related skill, there were no other decent ideas.

    ¡°Ah©`, damn it. If only there was no lava.¡±

    ¡°If it disappears, we won¡¯t have such a hard time¡­¡±

    When everyone was lying down on the table, suddenly, my side was poked.

    When I looked down¡­

    ¡°¡­OH.¡±

    The maid dolls carried a huge duster and poked me with the handle.

    ¡­I see, shall we try it?

 CH 66

    ¡°¡­oi, Maito, what¡¯s that?¡±

    ¡°I just got it from the maid dolls just now.¡±

    The maid dolls bowed all at once. Is that a salute for someone going to their death?

    ¡°You¡¯re not thinking about erasing the lava with that silly thing, are you?¡±

    ¡°Bingo.¡±

    Somehow, everyone other than Homura-kun started to hold their heads.

    ¡°¡­wouldn¡¯t the duster burn before you can use clean?¡±

    ¡°I won¡¯t know before I try.¡±

    Once I do it, I might acquire the skill [Fire Extinguisher]. ¡­Homura-kun said that fire and lava are different things, so it¡¯s suspicious, though.

    But well, you won¡¯t know until you try!

    Whether the duster burns first or the lava disappears first! Or maybe I¡¯ll burn to death first! Hahahahaha!

    That¡¯s why I came here, in front of the flowing lava.

    Of course, if I just went by myself, I would burn to death. So Hagasaki-kun is doing his best to become an air conditioner.

    ¡°Hey, if you¡¯re going to do it, do it faster. Do you want to waste my MP?¡±

    It¡¯s also troublesome for Hagasaki-kun, so let¡¯s try it quickly. A giant duster was shaken toward the lava¡­and ignited.

    ¡°Wa-, wa-, [Clean]!¡±

    In a hurry, I waved the duster to somehow activate a [Fire Extinguisher] skill, it¡¯s also to prevent the giant duster from burning out.

    ¡­I expected this!

    Even if I stayed there, it¡¯s just a waste of Hagasaki-kun¡¯s MP, so we came back immediately. The maid dolls patted and comforted me, some of them even repaired the burnt giant duster.

    ¡°As expected, lava is not fire, so that¡¯s what it means.¡±

    Probably. A [Fire Extinguisher] skill can only extinguish a fire, and cannot be simply triggered by any hot items.

    ¡°Make the duster out of heat-resistant materials¡­!¡±

    ¡°A duster that wouldn¡¯t melt in lava isn¡¯t a duster, right?¡±

    ¡­ceramic duster? Yeah, that¡¯s definitely not a duster.

    ¡°What if you [Dye] the duster?¡±

    Ah©`, it¡¯s worth a moment to think about it. But anyway, it seemed better to continue this tomorrow.

    It seemed like Homura-kun would sleep with us today, so when I tried to give my futon, the maid dolls stopped me.

    Rather, the maid dolls were already sleeping on the futon I was using. When I saw the maid dolls sleeping in the futon from end to end, it looked like a kotatsu or something. I wouldn¡¯t be able to confiscate my futon, so I made a new futon. I feel like I haven¡¯t made futons lately.

    And I¡¯m on Ketorami-san¡­when I was about to sleep, I noticed something.

    Ketorami-san seemed okay with it, but I can¡¯t stand this temperature.

    The inside of the classroom was much cooler than the outside. I wonder if the classroom itself has such a correction. Well, that¡¯s why I¡¯ll try sleeping indoors today¡­yup, that¡¯s right. My futon was already taken by the maid dolls.

    However, I don¡¯t have the energy to make another futon. I managed to get rid of the maid dolls and decided to sleep in the corner of the futon.

    ¡­this should have been my futon¡­

    Good morning. Today¡¯s breakfast is Japanese. The reason was that Homura-kun hadn¡¯t had miso soup for a long time.

    Rather, I would like this person, who lived on lizard meat, to eat delicious food, whether it¡¯s with rice or bread.

    While cooking the rice, I took a look at the recipe notes regarding [Clothes Manufacturing] in my head.

    ¡­can I even add fire resistance or something like that? I thought so and searched for something similar, and there it was.

    However, the material needed was [Fire Dragon Scales]. ¡­impossible!

    Therefore, the dream of obtaining fire-resistant dusters disappeared¡­

    I ate breakfast dejectedly. Homura-kun was once again impressed and ate well. He¡¯s so lively so early in the morning. Yup, yup, he ate a lot.

    When I reported about the fire-resistant duster, I got faces saying, [Ah, as expected]. I-I see, as expected? Was it at that level!

    ¡°I was wondering, since I was in charge of air conditioning yesterday, what if I cool the lava and harden it first. Can you [Clean] it Maito?¡±

    Ah, a blind spot. Is that so, you can just cool the lava normally. Then I can wave the duster normally. Yes, but¡­

    ¡°Just in case, I want to ask, but, wouldn¡¯t it burden Hagasaki-kun?¡±

    In other words, the air conditioner person and the cooling person is the same, right?

    ¡°Seems so.¡±

    ¡­well, the person himself said so, and it¡¯s not like the location of the study room has not been considered. It seemed like the range of cooling and hardening wouldn¡¯t be that wide. Then maybe I could go.

    The others also voiced their support, so I decided to go and see it as soon as we finished eating.

    So I once again came before the flowing lava.

    ¡°Then, once I cool it, can Maido go from there?¡±

    ¡­wait a minute, I just noticed.

    This, this¡­isn¡¯t this difficult? In other words, [shave the rock while being aware of the boundaries of things I don¡¯t know]. ¡­w-what to do? U-uhm¡­but, I still have to do it.

    Hagasaki-kun did his best to solidify a part of the flowing lava, so I went there and concentrated on it, then shook the duster to [Clean] it. I had the image of excavating fossils since I have to scrape a thin film at a time, and then repeat that many times.

    ¡­if I accidentally [Cleaned] the classroom, I won¡¯t be able to laugh if that happened!

    ¡°Maito! Go back!¡±

    As soon as I hurriedly retreated from the hardened lava at Suzumoto¡¯s voice, a tremendous amount of heat struck me. Uoh, w-what?

    ¡°¡­all members retreat, Toriumi!¡±

    ¡°Yessir, [Transfer].¡±

    When I returned without knowing what happened, Hagasaki-kun was tired.

    ¡°MP consumption is too intense¡­what¡¯s with that?¡±

    Apparently, it consumed a tremendous amount of MP to just cool and harden the lava. Moreover, it¡¯s probably extra hard because he doubled as the air conditioner.

    ¡°Maito, how was it?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s difficult since I have to shave it while being aware of the boundaries of things I don¡¯t know.¡±

    When I said that, everyone made a difficult face and thought about it.

    So far, it¡¯s the most realistic method, so Hagasaki-kun¡¯s MP consumption and my lack of skill were fatal. In particular, Hagasaki-kun wanted to do something because he seemed to have other ideas.

    When Hagasaki-kun recovered, President decided to do his best this time.

    For the time being, it¡¯s easy to forget since this guy had been using only poison lately, but he could also use earth magic.

    If it¡¯s cold and hardened lava, was it possible to manage it with earth magic, such were his thoughts.

    ¡°Then, do it briefly, otherwise, it¡¯s more likely to fall again.¡±

    Originally, Hagasaki-kun was not that strong. Although the correction made him quite superhuman, I wonder if the physique we¡¯re born in wouldn¡¯t change. As expected, this should be painful. He looked pale.

    ¡°Yes, then thank you.¡±

    When President got ready while holding his staff, Hagasaki-kun cooled and hardened the lava like before. Then, President made a hole in it with earth magic. It seemed like he¡¯ll know if he hit the classroom, so we looked at them with confidence. But as expected, Hagasaki-kun¡¯s limit came first.

    Because there¡¯s no helping it, Toriumi [Transferred] again and rescued the two.

    Hmm¡­I think it¡¯s good to solidify then do something about it.

    Hagasaki-kun looked to be in a dangerous state, so we let him lie down and we had another strategy meeting.

    ¡°How about someone other than Hagasaki-kun learn ice or water magic?¡±

    ¡°I think that¡¯s a little difficult. I just remembered that no one has the magic aptitude for water or ice other than Hagasaki-kun¡­¡±

    I wonder.

    President had already started moving towards poison, while Katori had been making out-of-this-world items recently and was moving in the direction of destroying the fantasy world setting more and more. Kariya could only use light magic.

    ¡°At the very least, it¡¯s okay as long as they can pour water.¡±

    The moment Suzumoto-kun said that, the maid dolls, who were fanning Hagasaki-kun or squeezing cloth with cold water to put on his head, suddenly reacted.

    ¡­yup, I can already imagine. It¡¯s that, right? Would they bring it?

    ¡­and that prediction was right. A few seconds later, the maid dolls presented me with a watering can.

    ¡­yup, yup, okay, I¡¯ll try again.

    Hagasaki-kun didn¡¯t seem useful, so I left him.

    It¡¯s really hot right now. It felt like my skin was burning. I want this to become a skill already.

    ¡°Ah, Maito-san, it¡¯s okay now, so please!¡±

    I asked Kariya-kun to activate [Ark]. This is a versatile defense skill that prevented all kinds of damage.

    ¡­why do we have to do something like this?

    With the watering can, I poured water on the lava and the water evaporated at a tremendous rate as if trying to steam me.

    ¡­stop, stop! This, if something attacks, I won¡¯t be able to fight it!

    So, thanks to [Ark], I was able to concentrate on pouring water, but it¡¯s no good.

    No matter how much I cool it with water, it¡¯s like a drop in the bucket. Somehow, this was not something that could be managed with just a watering can.

    Because there¡¯s no helping it, I withdrew once again. I¡¯m sorry that Kariya had to waste MP, but¡­it¡¯s also a waste of mine so please excuse me.

    ¡°Yeah, what¡¯s happening?¡±

    ¡°Betting if diving on magma will lead to skill acquisition.¡±

    ¡°Rejected.¡±

    Hey, hey, you shouldn¡¯t do anything irreparable.

    ¡°I really wish the classroom could float on the lava.¡±

    Then, wouldn¡¯t the classroom flow with the lava?

    ¡°I wish the lava was transparent.¡±

    It must look beautiful.

    ¡°Better yet, the classroom should grow some feet and have it come out on its own.¡±

    It¡¯s a unique idea. I¡¯m sure it¡¯d be cool to drive a classroom with eight legs.

    ¡°¡­it might melt in an instant, but it might be possible to make it grow feet.¡±

    ¡­President seemed to have come up with something.

 CH 67

    President seemed able to grow feet under the classroom, so we experimented around the area.

    ¡°[Rock Pole].¡±

    Hoh, I see, a rock pillar grew from the ground.

    ¡°This will grow rock pillars from the ground beneath the lava so we could find out if there¡¯s a classroom.¡±

    In other words, if the pillars come out normally, the classroom wasn¡¯t there. And if there¡¯s a classroom, it wouldn¡¯t come out, or the classroom would be lifted and look like it had grown legs.

    ¡°The question is how long it could withstand the lava.¡±

    ¡°We just have to try it.¡±

    In the first place, there might be a situation where the rock pillars would melt before they come out.

    With that in mind, we waited for Hagasaki-kun¡¯s resurrection, then challenged it again. Thanks for your hard work.

    ¡°Wait©`, I was in that area and facing over there, so I wonder if the study room is in that area.¡±

    Based on Homura-kun¡¯s strange and easy-to-understand explanation, we reconsidered and decided to lift that area.

    I tried a wider area a while ago, but I didn¡¯t have enough MP, so I decided to narrow down the location.

    ¡­yup, I¡¯m surprised at the amount of MP needed against the lava opponent.

    [Cleaning] wood or trash didn¡¯t have much difference though.

    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go from here to there. For the time being, if the classroom is lifted, lava might overflow, so please be careful.¡±

    Hearing President¡¯s warning, I hid behind Hagasaki-kun. I can¡¯t escape far, so there¡¯s no choice but to hide behind someone who could deal with the lava like this¡­

    ¡°[Rock Pole].¡±

    Looking at the flowing lava, a rock pillar appeared, and after a few seconds, it melted and broke, then sank into the lava.

    ¡°Is this a success?¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re right. Let¡¯s go like this. Is your MP okay?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s okay. I hadn¡¯t done anything until a while ago.¡±

    As soon as he said that, President grew rock pillars from the bottom of the lava river one after another and began to look for a classroom. Good luck©`.

    There was a change in the tenth pillar.

    ¡°It wouldn¡¯t come out.¡±

    It seemed like the pillar didn¡¯t come out at its intended position.

    ¡°¡­it wouldn¡¯t come out.¡±

    The result was the same even when they waited and tried several times. The pillars couldn¡¯t come out.

    ¡°Hey, does this mean the classroom¡¯s over there?¡±

    ¡°No, maybe it¡¯s just stuck with something.¡±

    While saying that, everyone was excited and their expectations became uncontrollable. President then made eight pillars appear all at once.

    And it finally appeared. Its appearance wasn¡¯t burnt or melted at all even though it¡¯s been in the lava. It was the familiar study room.

    ¡­rather, I¡¯ve never used the study room since if I wanted to study something, I¡¯d either be in the living room at home or at a corner of the library.

    But it didn¡¯t stop there. When the classroom came out, the lava overflowed towards us. I¡¯m not hurt because Hagasaki-kun prevented the lava with [Ice Shield]. It seemed like the others avoided it. Sure enough, it¡¯s suspicious if these guys are still humans¡­

    And while doing so, the lava melted the pillars until it broke and the classroom returned to the lava once again¡­then the lava splashed around which everyone avoided, again¡­

    ¡­yeah, we found the classroom in this way¡­but it takes a few seconds for the pillars to melt and we have to somehow pull the classroom off the lava in that time¡­

    Moreover, while avoiding the splashing and overflowing lava.

    ¡°Uhm¡­maybe I could float the classroom with wind magic?¡±

    ¡°Rejected because the lava will splash around.¡±

    If there¡¯s enough wind to float the classroom, it would definitely splash the lava, so Katori¡¯s wind magic plan was rejected. On the contrary, it¡¯s also possible to get the lava coming over to go back.

    ¡°Can we harden the lava?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s the best way at the moment.¡±

    That¡¯s why President would lift the classroom again and during that time, Hagasaki-kun would solidify the lava underneath it.

    ¡°Then, here I go, [Rock Pole]!¡±

    ¡°[Ice Shield]!¡±

    ¡°[Erase Beam]!¡±

    It became different after a meeting. This time, President would lift the classroom, Hagasaki-kun would solidify the lava in the meantime, and Katori would erase the flying lava. Yup, it had been erased.

    And that¡¯s how we managed to bring the classroom on top of the lava! Yay!

    ¡°Wait, move the classroom soon. My MP isn¡¯t inexhaustible.¡±

    T-that¡¯s right. Even now, Hagasaki-kun¡¯s continuously using ice magic to prevent the lava from flowing.

    During this time, we have to quickly search the classroom, find the jewel and go outside.

    That¡¯s why everyone started searching. I entered the study room. And then. ¡­there was a very strange sight.

    There are people, sleeping.

    ¡°Uwa©`, what¡¯s this?¡±

    Hariu poked the sleeping people, but they didn¡¯t wake up at all.

    ¡°Um, is it a skill?¡±

    ¡°¡­wake up¡­looks like it¡¯s useless.¡±

    We decided to give up because everyone wouldn¡¯t wake up no matter what we tried.

    Anyway, we have to move the classroom at the moment.

    ¡­but if we turn the classroom into a jewel, the people inside would be taken out as it is. And if left untouched, they¡¯d sink into the lava.

    It couldn¡¯t be helped, so I ended up looking for the jewel in the classroom while the others managed to get the sleeping people out.

    ¡­because I don¡¯t have the strength or correction to lift and carry people!

    I searched for the jewel while the others carried those who were sleeping in a hurry. Hmmm, not here, where is it? If there¡¯s a shelf, it might be there, but¡­

    As I was searching around, I found it stuck to the back of a desk at the very back. Why is it in such a place? Can¡¯t it be in the middle?

    Alright, all I have to do is take this and go outside. It seemed like the transportation of people is over since everyone¡¯s already out.

    I¡¯m the last one. Why¡¯s it always like this?

    I thought so as I tried to open the door.

    Okay. It didn¡¯t open.

    ¡­WHY?

    F-for the time being, calm down! Let¡¯s get out from the window at such times!

    There was a curtain on the classroom window, but when I opened it and looked out, there was lava.

    ¡­there¡¯s lava.

    It¡¯s lava that shone red. It¡¯s really lava. Why. Why!

    I-is it because Hagasaki-kun¡¯s MP ran out? Is that why the classroom sunk? Yup, I feel like that¡¯s what happened.

    However, I¡¯m not in trouble here! Fufufu, I have [Transfer]! From here, I can [Transfer] outside while holding the jewel! Fufufufufu!

    ¡­aside from that, first of all, I have to ask for information. What¡¯s the [Correspondence] bracelet for? Ah©`, this is bad, as soon as I got flustered, various things left my head.

    ¡°Hello, someone©`, please explain the situation©`¡±

    [Maito! Can you stay there for a while!?]

    However, Suzumoto replied in a terribly impatient voice.

    ¡°That¡¯s fine, but what happened?¡±

    [A big lizard came out of the lava! Currently, we¡¯re engaged in a battle using the ceiling of the classroom as a foothold!]

    ¡­w-what did you say?

    Using the ceiling as a foothold meant that the classroom had been raised to the extent that the ceiling was above the lava. Hagasaki-kun or President? Is it Hagasaki-kun because it¡¯s more stable? If so, are they moving above the ceiling to save MP?

    In any case, if I¡¯d [Transferred] right then, they¡¯d have fallen into the lava. Ah©`, that¡¯s good. Glad I asked first. It¡¯d be terrible if I just went outside. That was dangerous.

    ¡­for the time being, I activated [Prayer Song] and [Wish Song]. ¡­but Hagasaki-kun¡¯s [Water Mirror Song] never appeared. I think that¡¯s the most effective at this time.

    Since there¡¯s no helping it, I have no choice but to do my best.

    Somehow, when I sang a cool song, a sky blue pattern unexpectedly appeared at my feet. Hmm, did it work because the purpose and image were clear?

    ¡­so, at this point, I had nothing to do. All I can do is wait.

    Although we got a classroom this time, I still can¡¯t help them. As expected, I can¡¯t do anything else. I¡¯m sorry.

    After waiting for a while, the bracelet finally glowed.

    ¡°Hello?¡±

    [Hello, Maito-san, come out soon. There¡¯s not enough recovery role.]

    ¡­eh?

    When I hurriedly [Transferred] and went outside, the classroom disappeared and I saw the jewel in my hand, which was good.

    The problem was the seriously injured people in front of me.

    Everyone looked terrible because of various burns and injuries, but the worst was Hagasaki-kun. He¡¯s burnt. Or rather, he had no part intact.

    It seemed that Katori was desperately curing him with [Cool Breeze].

    Kariya seemed have healed Suzumoto, who looked to be in the worst shape, and fell due to running out of MP. He was also a mess.

    ¡°Maito-san, can you do something with [Treatment]?¡±

    Katori, who had become the only recovery role, looked exhausted and has a bad complexion. Is he at his limit?

    ¡°If it¡¯s a cut or something, though it¡¯s not that good, I can hasten recovery.¡±

    This is not something [Treatment] can handle since it¡¯s at the level where it¡¯s suspicious if he¡¯s still alive. I think we needed something more.

    And so, I rejected it even without using [Appraisal].

    ¡­there¡¯s no Pharmaceutical Affairs Law in this world, right? Or rather, emergency avoidance should apply, right?

    ¡°Hariu! Bring the medicine that¡¯s the prize at the gladiator competition! It¡¯s on the shelf in the lab!¡±

    ¡°U-understood!¡±

    Throwing a jewel to expand the lab, Hariu searched for the remedy.

    I don¡¯t know what kind of medicine it was, but since it¡¯s a prize, I¡¯d be in trouble if it didn¡¯t work.

    ¡°Katori, once you have the medicine, please do something about it. [Share].¡±

    And I will do what I can. It¡¯s probable, but I think [Share] can be used in various ways. I think it¡¯s not just the consciousness, memory, and vision that can be [Shared].

    For example, life?

 CH 68

    Now then. I tried to share my life, but what kind of shape does life have in the first place? Rather, can you even share it? I wondered and for some reason, I arrived at a fragmentary space, similar to when I [Shared] my consciousness to wake up a sleeping person.

    However, unlike before, this space is very small.

    And there¡¯s nothing. In this space, there¡¯s just something that looked like a large wine glass.

    It¡¯s beautiful workmanship, and extremely delicate.

    Somehow, it looked about to break if touched poorly.

    And then, aside from that person-like glass, something mercury-like was falling from the ceiling (?) and sinking into the glass.

    That clear, light blue liquid then spilled and made a puddle at the foot of the glass.

    That mercury-like liquid occupied more than three-quarters of the glass, and currently flowing out¡­the flowing speed increased a bit, but then decreased once more.

    Somehow, I understood this as the effect of Katori¡¯s [Cool Breeze]. I wonder why I can understand it.

    As far as I could see, the liquid on this delicate glass is life, so if the mercury-like liquid is flowing out, does that mean the person was injured?

    ¡­hmm, I think this is something I imagined. There¡¯s no need to make life more complicated. In various ways.

    Well, it¡¯s easier to do something simple. Cheers to my simple imagination.

    Then, if this is the case, I think it¡¯s better to stop the mercury-like liquid from flowing out.

    It seemed like the [Share] skill doesn¡¯t work up to that point. Then I have no choice but to do something about it. Alright. Let¡¯s do it by hand.

    However, when I tried to catch it for some reason, it slipped through my hands and still flowed out of the glass.

    ¡­hmm? I can¡¯t seem to touch it.

    Uhm, what should I do? However, if this keeps flowing out, the contents of the glass will be gone.

    Then, I thought of something, and gently grabbed the delicate glass. I tried to move it gently, but the mercury-like liquid seemed to have a homing signal and still fell into the wine glass with precision.

    ¡­then, let¡¯s think about it from here. Let¡¯s assume that this glass is the life of Hagasaki-kun.

    Or rather, it¡¯d be awful if that¡¯s not the case.

    Right. If life takes this form, then, at least in this space¡­my life should be here too, right?

    When I looked around for a moment, there was something like glass right behind me. Or rather, it might be closer to say that it suddenly appeared when I became conscious of it.

    ¡­somehow, it¡¯s a glass with a loose design. A game-like glass that looked like a round¡­teacup¡­?

    How should I put it? The overall delicacy is just right. Hagasaki-kun¡¯s is slender, beautiful, and delicate. Well, let¡¯s leave it at that.

    That mercury-like liquid slipped through my hand, but got into the wine glass. In other words, this glass is¡­life. I think I should think of it like that.

    Then, let¡¯s move it if I have time to think about that. I lifted my cup and put it on top of the delicate glass.

    And then, after a while, the falling mercury-like liquid soundlessly fell into my cup.

    When the pure white liquid in my cup spilled, somehow, I felt pain and indescribable anxiety at the same time. A feeling of fear also came up. What a scary thing.

    ¡­huh, what¡¯s this? On the contrary, I think this also supports my hypothesis so far. Yeah, think positively.

    Hmm, the mercury-like liquid is still flowing out. If more liquid leaks from Hagasaki-kun¡¯s glass, I feel like it¡¯s going to be dangerous, so I can¡¯t help but take it quietly.

    By the way, about a quarter of mercury-like liquid was left on the glass.

    The liquid spilled until that point, and somehow got weaker.

    I was wondering what to do next, but out of nowhere, a pear-colored liquid came floating and stuck to the ceiling (?).

    It seemed to be closing the gap. Is this the [Miracle Drug]? Hmm, I see, it seems to be working. That¡¯s good.

    Then, the mercury-like liquid stopped falling, and I could see Katori¡¯s [Cool Breeze] gradually stopping the flow.

    ¡­that¡¯s good. Yup. This mercury-like liquid should stop flowing. It should be fine now, but¡­the amount of liquid the glass originally contained¡­didn¡¯t increase.

    When I looked at it for a while, I finally found that the pool below the delicate glass was gone.

    And in the glass, there¡¯s a light blue liquid up to a fifth of it, but¡­is this not enough?

    This was different from blood. If it¡¯s human blood, you¡¯d need at least half of it. Does that mean he didn¡¯t have enough? ¡­before I could think, I instinctively knew that this was bad! I felt like that. I wonder why. That¡¯s strange.

    Even when I took a closer look, there¡¯s no sign of the contents increasing at all. Ah, by the way, the mercury-like liquid falling decreased. This liquid naturally dripped to my cup (what¡¯s this cup made of?) and the original pure white liquid inside gradually increased.

    Hmm, this is probably because I can recover on my own, but Hagasaki-kun doesn¡¯t. The amount of recovery seems to increase when the amount of liquid is large.

    ¡­uhm, this is bad. I¡¯ve been worried for a while now.

    My cup was on top of Hagasaki-kun when I was catching the dripping mercury-like liquid. In other words, this liquid¡­should have entered Hagasaki-kun¡¯s glass.

    Isn¡¯t that dangerous? I thought so¡­but as far as I can see, I think it¡¯s okay like this.

    The contents of my glass are a pure white liquid with no transparency, but the light blue transparent liquid on Hagasaki-kun was clear with no murky elements.

    ¡­as a test, I put a drop of white liquid into Hagasaki-kun¡¯s glass.

    Ey.

    ¡­ah, amazing. Although it was pure white before entering, it became a transparent light blue the moment it entered the glass. Hmm, this, is this how the glass worked?

    ¡­hmm. Then, is it dangerous to mix the contents of the glass? But it should be okay since they didn¡¯t mix, right? Would chlorine come out? It¡¯s not like it¡¯s bleached.

    Uhhh, fine! This is so troublesome! Let¡¯s just do it!

    Topotopotopotopotopo.

    Yes, I put the contents of my cup into Hagasaki-kun¡¯s glass.

    But¡­uwehh, this is bad, this is really bad! It¡¯s dangerous if the contents on mine are reduced! It¡¯s dangerous! I¡¯m not sure what¡¯s wrong, but my instincts are warning me that this is bad! However, I¡¯m human! A creature that can move with reason! So I managed to calm my instinct and succeeded in transferring the contents little by little.

    At the same time, I also understood that the delicate glass is gradually returning to its normal state. Ah, it seemed able to increase the contents by itself. I could see the light blue liquid gradually increasing.

    ¡­but when the contents of my cup were reduced, I became sleepy. I at least wanted to see Hagasaki-kun when I leave, but¡­I¡¯m so sleepy that I can¡¯t, so I went to bed.

    Good night.

    When I woke up, it was on a futon.

    ¡­huh, my body feels heavy. It¡¯s as heavy as when I caught a cold.

    Because it¡¯s a pain to get up, I moved my neck a little and looked around. I saw Suzumoto-kun sleeping right next to me.

    ¡­come to think of it, this guy almost died that time, is he okay? I couldn¡¯t just stay in the futon because it¡¯s troublesome, so I got up and took a look. He¡¯s breathing normally.

    ¡­ah-, that¡¯s good.

    It seemed like Suzumoto-kun was worse than Hagasaki-kun¡­really, Kariya is amazing.

    Kariya was sleeping on the other side of Suzumoto. I think he ran out of MP. Thank you for your hard work.

    Then, Hagasaki-kun was sleeping on my other side.

    After confirming, he has normal breathing and pulse.

    He was burnt all over, but now he¡¯s all healed like it¡¯s a lie.

    Katori was sleeping next to Hagasaki-kun¡¯s futon without even laying a futon. Aahh, this guy also did his best.

    Thank you for your hard work. I laid the futon I used on the side, rolled him on it, and tucked him in.

    When I went out of the Chemistry Lecture Room, Ketorami-san rushed to me first.

    [Oi, are you okay?]

    ¡°Hn? Am I okay? Maybe, I just ran out of MP.¡±

    [I asked Hunter, but you seemed to have done something ridiculous.]

    Eh, is that so? When I was looking at Ketorami, Hunter popped out from his furs.

    [Maito, it¡¯s flowing steadily.]

    ¡°Flow?¡±

    When I reached out, Hunter ran down my arm and settled around my shoulder.

    [You see, Maito is flowing out.]

    ¡­u-uhm, ah, I see. Did Hunter feel that?

    ¡°Well, I¡¯m okay now, so it¡¯s fine. Uhm, what about the others?¡±

    [All the fallen guys seemed to be in the lecture room. Isn¡¯t the rest in the lab? I don¡¯t know since I went to eat until a while ago.]

    I was told to show my face quickly, so I went to the laboratory immediately.

    ¡°Sorry for the intrusion.¡±

    ¡°Ah, Maito-san, are you okay?¡±

    Only Hariu responded, while the others were¡­sleeping. When I looked at the clock¡­ah, yeah. It¡¯s 2 o¡¯clock in the middle of the night. Ahhhh, you slept a lot, me.

    ¡°I¡¯m okay. What about you guys?¡±

    ¡°Our injuries were healed by the maid dolls, so it¡¯s okay. ¡­or rather, we weren¡¯t injured that much.¡±

    ¡­I feel like I heard something that I couldn¡¯t ignore for a moment, but that¡¯s for later¡­ or rather, I should ask the maid dolls.

    ¡°What happened while I wasn¡¯t there?¡±

    ¡°Eh? A huge lizard.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for peeping. [Share].¡±

    It was troublesome to listen to the explanation, so I decided to have him show me his memory directly.

    ¡­hmm, when all the sleeping people were taken out of the study room, a weird thing between a big lizard and a dinosaur came out of the lava.

    And then, when Suzumoto-kun stabbed it after a smooth battle and it finally stopped moving¡­it exploded and burned the surroundings¡­then Suzumoto-kun and Hagasaki-kun, who was beside him, ended up like that.

    And, of course, Suzumoto-kun was the one in more danger, so¡­yeah, honestly, I regretted looking into that memory.

    It¡¯s a grotesque image. This is a truly grotesque image.

    Hagasaki-kun was also badly injured, but this level is way beyond that.

    ¡­no. Down from the belly. And above the belly are all carbonized.

    ¡­how is he still alive!

    Well, that¡¯s also thanks to Kariya.

    He recovered from that dangerous line and it¡¯s good that he¡¯s starting to recover, but it seemed like the existing skills were not enough.

    And so, when he got a new skill and used it¡­Kariya fell due to running out of MP.

    It seemed like they called me to increase the number of recovery personnel as much as possible.

    It seemed like all of them were injured, but there were no deaths, so I have no choice but to feel relieved for the time being.

    It¡¯s a miracle that everyone was alive.

 CH 69

    There were no deaths, even though it wouldn¡¯t be strange if someone died. No, rather, Suzumoto-kun and Hagasaki-kun, who is strangely not dead, and Kariya, who is one of the causes for that strangeness, didn¡¯t wake up even in the morning.

    And other people wouldn¡¯t wake up.

    That¡¯s right, the sleeping people in the study room.

    What should we do with these people? For the time being, they¡¯re all lying in the Principal¡¯s Office. Why there? Because it¡¯s carpeted with only a few things, so it¡¯s reasonably spacious.

    ¡°Maito-san, can these people wake up?¡±

    By the way, Katori woke up in the morning. I¡¯m sorry, it must have been very difficult since if Katori collapsed, no one else can heal.

    ¡°Should I try it? [Share]¡±

    That¡¯s why, among the people who have been sleeping all this time, I [Shared] with a girl who seemed familiar somehow¡­I tried and was surprised. I couldn¡¯t do it.

    ¡°M-Maito-san? What¡¯s wrong?¡±

    I tried [Share] while head-butting several times, but I felt like I was blocked by something, and I couldn¡¯t [Share] at all! T-that!? Is it because I used [Share] strangely with Hagasaki-kun!?

    ¡°Katori, let me check for a bit!¡±

    ¡°Eh, wai-.¡±

    ¡°[Share]!¡±

    ¡°Ow.¡±

    When I tried it while headbutting Katori, I quickly left because of the usual overload of information.

    Hmm, it doesn¡¯t seem to be a problem on my part. That means it¡¯s a problem on the part of these sleeping people.

    ¡°Looks like it¡¯s no good. I feel like I¡¯m blocked. Something is covering these people, probably.¡±

    When I touched them, it felt like they¡¯re covered with a very thin invisible film. Yeah¡­I wonder if this is the skill of someone among the sleeping people.

    ¡°Erm, that¡¯s fine, but Maito-san, wouldn¡¯t it be nice if you could stop headbutting people so suddenly?¡±

    ¡°Ah, sorry.¡±

    I felt sorry seeing Katori rub his forehead.

    Sorry, I thought it was a strange aftereffect of [Sharing] and I was a little flustered. I¡¯m really sorry.

    I gathered the people who are awake and talked about this film immediately.

    ¡°Film? What¡¯s that? I didn¡¯t notice.¡±

    It seemed like everyone, including Homura-kun, was unaware of the existence of the film. Certainly, aside from being troublesome, it didn¡¯t feel strange to the touch. So I confirmed it again and moved the discussion from there.

    ¡°I think it¡¯s someone¡¯s skill. If so, can they stop using the skill?¡±

    If the person could do that, it¡¯d be the quickest way. In other words, it¡¯s like hitting a very annoying boss of a certain RPG. You know, like that one. ¡ðtsuku wa dou*.

    *I have no idea what game this is. It¡¯s more like a famous phrase in the game, not the title itself since I¡¯m getting results about a certain good slime. Don¡¯t know if that¡¯s related.

    I wish I could use that kind of thing. Then I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll be able to peel off such a thin armor.

    Even though I increased my defensive power and doubled my attack power to take magical measures, it¡¯s all ruined by a single wave motion!*

    *I¡¯m really sorry but I¡¯m more of a bookworm than a gamer so I have no idea what she¡¯s talking about. I just rephrased it to make it more relatable to the story, I guess.

    ¡°Hnn, who had such skills? Pass, I¡¯m a Guardian.¡±

    If you say that, the remaining would be a scientist, a knight, an assassin, a musketeer, and a maid, you know?

    ¡°Ah, by the way, what is Homura-kun¡¯s occupation?¡±

    ¡°Eh? Me? I¡¯m a [Warrior].¡±

    Ah, that¡¯s even more useless, isn¡¯t it?

    ¡°¡­can¡¯t Maito just hit them with the duster?¡±

    ¡­ah, that¡¯s right. I forgot my identity. [Cleaning] should be good. Let¡¯s do it for the time being. Alright. [Clean] pofupofu.

    ¡­ah, something disappeared? This is?

    It¡¯s certainly easier to do it rather than ponder over it.

    For the time being, I erased the film of the sleeping person from one end to the other, then [Shared] and woke them up. Because I repeated this work, my MP tanked out. I-I¡¯m sick of this!

    But with this, the seven people in the study room safely woke up.

    ¡­I don¡¯t regret waking them up.

    5 out of the 7 were boys, and of those boys, three were Homura-kun¡¯s friends¡­it¡¯s more of a classmate than a friend¡­in other words, the friends got together.

    ¡°Akiba, why were you sleeping! I was so scared that you wouldn¡¯t wake up!¡±

    ¡°It can¡¯t be helped, you know? Isn¡¯t there no food? So all we could do was sleep, you know?¡±

    ¡°Or more like, Homura, why are you burning!? I seriously don¡¯t get it.¡±

    ¡°Cool, I want to take a close-up shot but I don¡¯t have my smartphone.¡±

    Okay. It¡¯s really noisy right now. There are many things I don¡¯t understand!

    The two girls and two remaining boys seemed to be friends, so they stuck together and won¡¯t leave the other.

    ¡°L-let¡¯s be quiet, be quiet!¡±

    However, I wouldn¡¯t be able to confirm the situation at this rate, so let¡¯s quiet them down.

    When I started to speak, all of them paid attention to me. ¡­this is quite uncomfortable.

    ¡°Uhm, everyone, nice to meet you. We are people from the Chemistry Club.¡±

    And the moment I said that, the two girls put themselves on guard.

    ¡­yeah, I often forget since I¡¯m part of it¡­the Chemistry Club, well, I mean¡­is very bad especially for some girls.

    ¡­Suzumoto-kun looks pretty good, so that¡¯s not the case¡­uh-uhm, Kariya, and Toriumi, who were in the Information Room, were pushed toward the monsters, but I think the problem¡¯s not there either.

    Or rather, I think it¡¯s okay if they did something bad since Hariu already shocked them.*

    *I can¡¯t really remember the previous chapters anymore. What happened again? By the way, Maito is justifying that it¡¯s okay to be thought of as bad since the Information Group did something bad to them first.

    ¡°This time, we pulled the study room you were in from that flowing lava.¡±

    ¡°Wow, wow!¡±

    ¡°Pachi pachi pachi!¡± (*clapping sounds*)

    O-oh? Somehow, Homura-kun¡¯s friends are strangely nice. I don¡¯t know them, but they¡¯re good people.

    ¡°That¡¯s why we evacuated you from the study room to here. Right, how did you survive until now, and, please tell me the skills you used.¡±

    ¡°Wow- wow- wow!¡±

    ¡°Whew! ¡­rather than that, skill? I used it.¡±

    O-oh? Homura-kun¡¯s friend, Akiba-kun, right? Akiba-kun raised his hand and smoothly told us the story.

    ¡­it was quite an amazing skill. Instead of getting stuck, they became invincible.

    ¡°Somehow, the classroom was swaying and shining¡­ when I noticed, I¡¯m sleeping in the study room, right? When I tried to open the door, it wouldn¡¯t open, and when I looked at the window, it¡¯s glowing red and obviously dangerous, right? But we don¡¯t have food, so we¡¯ll die even if we stayed there all the time. I mean, we were sleeping since there are no other things to do.¡±

    Ah, I see. They survived because they have the skills to siege even without food.

    ¡°By the way, what¡¯s your Occupation?¡±

    ¡°Occupation? Aahh, the one written here? Uhm, let¡¯s see. [Seal Sorcerer].¡±

    Oh, so it¡¯s like that. Well yeah, so he didn¡¯t acquire it.

    Right-, you really can¡¯t acquire that skill.

    ¡°¡­hey, so, how long do we have to stay here? Can I go home already?¡±

    And a girl attacked. ¡­let¡¯s be honest. I¡¯m not good with girls of this type.

    Not only am I being disliked for some reason, I don¡¯t know what to do with them. Since they forced a caste system, I don¡¯t feel like getting along.

    However, well, that¡¯s not the case right now.

    ¡°I won¡¯t hold you back, but, I think it would be better for us to stay together at least until a plan is decided.¡±

    ¡°What plan? I have cram school today.¡±

    ¡­uwa. Uwaah. Dangerous. I feel a great gap! It¡¯s also the kind that will never be buried!

    ¡°Akiba-kun, did you explain to her that there¡¯s a passage of time when using your skill?¡±

    ¡°I did! Don¡¯t say that I¡¯m at fault here!¡±

    No, I didn¡¯t say that you¡¯re to blame¡­I¡¯m not saying that¡­

    H-hmmm, i-is this the normal reaction? Or did I just adapt too fast? I wonder if that¡¯s the case. Uhmm, yeah. It can¡¯t be helped.

    ¡°Uhm, there¡¯s no cram school or things like that right now. As you can see, this is probably a different world.¡±

    ¡°What different world? Aren¡¯t you playing too many games? Is your head okay?¡±

    ¡­yeah, I can¡¯t deny that I play too many games.

    ¡°It¡¯s faster to see it. Okay.¡±

    When I opened the door, there¡¯s the flowing lava. Or rather, didn¡¯t you look through the window even once?

    ¡°Do you understand?¡±

    ¡°Haa!? What now!? Where is this!?¡±

    ¡°No, that¡¯s why if this isn¡¯t a different world, then it wouldn¡¯t fit.¡±

    ¡°What is this!? Where is the camera!?¡±

    ¡­yup. Let¡¯s say it again. I¡­I¡¯m not very good at this kind of girl.

    ¡°Now, now. Nagasawa-san, Tamaki-san, calm down, calm down. Okay? Okay?¡±

    And here comes our savior, Homura-kun! Aahhh, he looks radiant¡­

    ¡°Homura-kun¡­¡±

    And the girl suddenly became mature. Yea~h, is this, like controlling poison with poison?

    It turned out the story suddenly became smooth when Homura-kun and his friends intervened, so he became the interpreter.

    ¡­and so, I talked about this world, how to return to our original world, and things like that. Well, I talked about all of that.

    Yup. Already, Homura-kun is amazing in this area. Does this guy have a [Translation] skill of his own? I mean, I also have [Translation]¡­

    ¡°Right. There are other people, so it¡¯s possible to join them, and do things with them. I will cooperate if there¡¯s something you need.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s okay, but, am I acting differently from Maito-san and the others?¡±

    Homura-kun seemed to react differently.

    ¡°Maybe, Maito-san and the others are tired of being with me?¡±

    ¡°¡­o-ou, that¡¯s right, but when told like that¡­I feel guilty.

    ¡°Ah, I didn¡¯t want to say anything. But we just didn¡¯t seem to fit? In that case, we don¡¯t have to force ourselves to live together, right?¡±

    No, I have to change Homura-kun¡¯s perception. It¡¯s too much to be seen like that. Do you have that kind of skill?

    ¡°Since there¡¯s Akiba, Orita, and Ishihara. I wonder if we should act on our own.¡±

    ¡°I see. Then, over there¡­what about Nagasawa-san and Tamaki-san?¡±

    ¡°I think we¡¯ll go with Homura-kun. I hate it if I have to stay with strange people.¡±

    Really! Thank you for that! Strange is fine! Thank you! Thank you very much!

    ¡°So what about you two guys?¡±

    ¡°Eh, we¡­what should we do?¡±

    ¡°What should we do? Oi¡­ah~¡­is there a place with a lot of people? If you can put us there, I¡¯d appreciate it.¡±

    Hmm, I should probably ask. It¡¯s [Communication] time with Saegusa-kun.

    [Yes, hello?]

    ¡°Ah, Saegusa-kun? This is Maito. We~ll, is it okay to go there with two guys? They¡¯re saying they want to go to a place with a lot of people.¡±

    [Yup, that¡¯s fine. This side also increased, so it wouldn¡¯t change with just two people.]

    Ah, they increased.

    ¡°Thanks. Then, I¡¯ll bring them later. Where is the place?¡±

    [Probably around the north side courtyard atrium, around here.]

    ¡°Got it. See you later.¡±

    [Ye~s.]

    Alright, it should be fine to ask Homura-kun¡¯s action plan then hand over a bracelet, right?

    ¡°What about Homura-kun? Do you want to go around North 1F as it is?¡±

    ¡°Hn~, well, we¡¯ll go wherever.¡±

    Oi oi, are these guys gonna be okay? Didn¡¯t I explain that there¡¯s a danger to their life? Or rather, Homura-kun¡­didn¡¯t you see it? The two dying people.

    ¡°You see~, I think we¡¯ll go around here.¡±

    When I asked, I heard that though some are in the study room, he still has a friend who went to the bathroom.

    ¡°That¡¯s why I want to find him.¡±

    Hmm, then it would be better to leave the rest of the first floor to them.

    Well, let¡¯s talk about the details later.

    That¡¯s because Toriumi was calling for me.

    ¡°Maito-san, Hagasaki-kun is calling you for something. He¡¯s in a terrible mood¡­what did you do? Hn?¡±

    ¡­it came, after all.

 CH 70

    I¡¯m entering~¡±

    After knocking, I opened the door and entered.

    ¡°Maito.¡±

    Hagasaki-kun, of course, doesn¡¯t seem to be in a good shape yet. He half rose from the futon on his own.

    ¡°What did you do to me?¡±

    And what a glare. Oh no, how scary.

    ¡°Did?¡±

    Because I somehow stood out, I decided to take the empty futon (the one I put on Katori earlier) beside Hagasaki-kun¡¯s futon and sat there.

    ¡°How are you?¡±

    ¡°The worst. What is this? The hell is this? What did you do?¡±

    S-seriously! Is it so bad! Should I not have mixed it up after all!

    ¡°Gu, specifically, how is it wrong?¡±

    When I asked him, he just glared at me in a bad mood. Hieeee¡­

    ¡°So, what did you do?¡±

    And we¡¯re back. ¡­hmmm¡­how should I explain it¡­ah, so annoying.

    ¡°Lend your head a little, [Share].¡±

    ¡°I said stop it!¡±

    Although he greatly resisted for a moment, I still [Shared] it! When I started to unilaterally share my memory from here, Hagasaki-kun can¡¯t seem to resist me.

    After showing the whole thing, I turned off [Share]. I¡¯ve used it a lot, but as expected, [Sharing] with conscious beings is quite exhausting.

    ¡°That¡¯s probably all of it. Also, didn¡¯t we win an elixir from the gladiator tournament? Because I asked Hariu to use it, there may be that too.¡±

    ¡­huh, I gave the explanation, but he gave no response.

    ¡°¡­o~i.¡±

    After waving a hand in front of him, Hagasaki-kun finally returned to his senses.

    ¡°Are you stupid?¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re right, I¡¯m more stupid than you.¡±

    Unfortunately, I¡¯m more foolish than someone who took five hours to acquire the [Translation] skill.

    ¡°It¡¯s not like that, ah geez, why¡­why are you like this?¡±

    I don¡¯t know what happened but Hagasaki-kun is holding his head. Somehow, I feel guilty.

    ¡°What do you mean?¡±

    ¡°Why did you reduce the content when it¡¯s so scary and painful!? Are you stupid!? No, you¡¯re stupid! Absolutely stupid!¡±

    ¡­ah.

    Ahhhhhhh! It¡¯s over. I¡¯ve done it.

    I had to explain what I did, even if it¡¯s troublesome.

    ¡­because I showed the whole memory through [Share], I was able to convey everything including that.

    The pain when the contents of my glass spilled, the feeling of fear when the contents were transferred the first time.

    ¡­.ahhhhhhhh, geez! Stupid ahhhhhhhh! I¡¯m so stupid ahhhhhhhhh!

    Then he¡¯s angry because he¡¯s kind! Ah! I¡¯ve done it!

    ¡°Couldn¡¯t you just leave my glass without doing anything else? You should have left it like that and wait for the contents to increase!¡±

    No, with that amount, I don¡¯t think you have the capacity to recover on your own.

    ¡­yeah, well, sure, there¡¯s a 50:50 chance of that, but¡­ah, nope, it¡¯s different.

    ¡°No, rather, I should have given you more. After all, if Hagasaki-kun can get up and recover quicker, that¡¯s better.

    I was called because I have the [Treatment] skill which is very tricky in that situation¡­the skill can only speed up the recovery of injuries.

    However, Hagasaki-kun has a skill called [Clear Stream] that can heal the injury itself.

    Not sure whether it can recover the physical strength and vitality, but at least¡­it seems that the maid dolls did something¡­though there are still people who didn¡¯t fully heal from their injuries.

    If so, it would have been more logical if Hagasaki-kun could move and I couldn¡¯t.

    ¡°Look here, can¡¯t you be in my position? Even though you weren¡¯t hurt, why did you bother doing that?¡±

    ¡­um, yeah. If I¡¯m the other party. Yeah, yeah¡­uhm.

    ¡°No, because if you¡¯re in the opposite position, wouldn¡¯t you do the same?¡±

    When I asked him, he looked very frustrated and turned away.

    ¡°No. I¡¯m not that stupid.¡±

    Ah, what¡¯s with this moe gap? ¡­no, I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll do it, too.

    I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll do it without worrying even if you feel scared or hurt. Otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t have a near-death experience.

    This guy is smart. Smart, because he¡¯s able to move around as much as he wants and still stay intact.

    He can¡¯t do that now because he¡¯s kind in both good and bad ways.

    I¡¯m sure this time, too, he could have escaped if he tried.

    Even if Suzumoto-kun was hit by the blast at zero distance, he lived (seriously, it was at a level where nothing¡¯s intact¡­), so I think Hagasaki-kun used some skill for his sake.

    And because of that, Hagasaki-kun was also hit.

    He was so kind, yet it¡¯s tricky enough if he could live¡­but I probably can¡¯t do that. I have no choice but to give up from the beginning, and I¡¯m very disappointed that I¡¯m not the protector but the one being protected, so if I were in his position¡­I think I¡¯d be disappointed if I couldn¡¯t save my friend.

    ¡°Why are you so stupid?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, sorry.¡±

    ¡°You could have died.¡±

    ¡°Yeah.¡±

    ¡­I tried stroking his head at this point but I¡¯m really disliked as expected. It was funny how he¡¯s about to run out when I tried to stroke him.

    By the way, I¡¯m getting tired of this offense and defense of stroking his head. I think Hagasaki-kun should sleep, and it¡¯s about time I leave¡­when I tried, I was caught by the hem of my skirt and fell.

    ¡°Where are you going?¡±

    ¡°Haven¡¯t I explained it already?¡±

    Ah, that reminds me that he¡¯s still not feeling well. Is it bad that I didn¡¯t stay with him? ¡­I think I should ask Katori to take care of him.

    ¡°I understand from your memory. ¡­you did something annoying.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right. So?¡±

    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s because you mixed the contents of the glass that I¡¯m strangely uneasy.¡±

    ¡­hoh?

    ¡°It feels like a part of my life is separated.¡±

    ¡­ahh, ah, I see.

    Because I added my life (temporary) to Hagasaki-kun¡¯s life (temporary) and increased the amount, more than half of Hagasaki-kun¡¯s life (temporary) is from me.

    And so, my life (temporary) became the main part¡­that means, he¡¯s strangely anxious because I¡¯m away.

    ¡°Ah, sorry about that. However, I think Hagasaki-kun¡¯s contents will increase over time and you wouldn¡¯t feel so anxious anymore, so please bear with me.¡±

    When I apologized, somehow¡­yeah, I was glared at with a very complicated expression.

    ¡°Ah, do you have something you want? Water or fruits. Anything, just tell me.¡±

    ¡°None! ¡­I¡¯m going to sleep, so get out.¡±

    After that, he became angry and kicked me out.

    ¡­when I go to bed later, let¡¯s secretly leave some water.

    Now then¡­the next is this one.

    ¡°Assemble!¡±

    When I issued the command, the maid dolls gathered while flapping their arms. Alright, everyone is here.

    ¡°Okay. ¡­are there any children who can use skills?¡±

    ¡­the maid dolls looked at several of them all at once, and the maid dolls who saw them do that expressed, ¡°Oh dear!¡± like they got found out. ¡­it¡¯s too easy to see on your face!

    ¡°Okay, this child, this child, and this child. Yep. ¡­you know, I thought I told you guys to report it properly.¡±

    When I said that while picking up the picked children to face level, they had a ¡°because you¡¯ll get angry this time¡± expression. ¡­uhm, what did you guys do?

    Looking at them, the maid dolls who can use skills reached from inside their collars¡­and pulled out a miniature dog tag.

    ¡­WHAT?

    ¡°Uhm, where did you get this?¡±

    Hearing that, they had faces like ¡°Talking would take a long time, but if you want to listen, it¡¯s a long story¡±, so I used [Share].

    And shocking facts are revealed!

    ¡­uhm, to put it simply, it all started with a maid doll, that child who was fond of Katori.

    It seems like she was jealous of the dog tag that we have.

    And since we have the materials, let¡¯s make them! And so, she seemed to have asked Katori, who had the [Metalworking] skill, with the materials.

    ¡­then, once made, engrave the name on it¡­and then she got a skill¡­

    ¡­yup. And that material is the box that came out of the belly of the big black snake that ate me.

    A part of that box didn¡¯t melt in the stomach, so he made a miniature dog tag from that¡­

    Because that box was made of metal, it became Toriumu and Katori¡¯s belongings.

    If a dog tag can be made from it, they might have to think if there are other uses for that box.

    Then there¡¯s the name. Engraving the name led to the acquisition of skills.

    So where did the name come from? Thinking about it, this is easy, it seems like Katori arbitrarily named her.

    On the dog tag of the maid doll who was fond of Katori, it had [Tokoyo: Maid ¡°Heal¡±] and that¡¯s it.

    Or rather, the dog tag was too small that it could only contain those letters.

    ¡°You are Tokoyo. Is that the name you got?¡±

    When asked, [YES!] was all over her face.

    Tokoyo¡­I wonder if it meant perpetual night (TN: possible kanji for Tokoyo) because this child has black hair. It¡¯s a lot better than my naming sense.

    ¡­I¡¯m sorry, Ketorami and Hunter.

    Two other children had miniature dog tags and they¡¯re called ¡°Minamo¡± and ¡°Sakura¡±.

    These children had light blue and cherry-colored hair.

    The occupation is also ¡°Maid¡±, and the only skill they could use is [Heal].

    I see, these kids can heal. For the time being, I stroked their three bodies and then told them to report it properly.

    Then, I told Katori to report such a thing.

    Apparently, he thought the maid dolls had my consent, so he apologized for that.

    Well, after doing those things, it was time for lunch, so let¡¯s prepare lunch.

    ¡­by the way, I remembered something scary.

    ¡­the lean tuna is still being pickled! Ahhhh, what should I do? The taste definitely went beyond already!

    When I tried it, it was too salty as expected. This is terrible.

    ¡­is it possible to [Clean] only the salty taste? I thought so and tried it but too much disappeared, so I gave up the salt removal through [Clean] and decided to serve it with rice topped with grated yam. Yup, goodbye consciousness.

    So today¡¯s lunch is a donburi, miso soup, egg rolls, and pickles.

    ¡­thinking back on it, even if I don¡¯t make enough for those sleeping, there are a lot who came from the study room. Considering that, the donburi might have been a good idea.

    ¡°Delicious, seriously delicious.¡±

    ¡°Tuna¡¯s amazing.¡±

    ¡°Tuna¡¯s delicious.¡±

    Homura-kun and his party all had reactions like this. It¡¯s one of the very grateful reactions for the creator.

    ¡°Eh, did you make this Maito-san? It¡¯s amazing.¡±

    ¡°Seriously! Wow, awesome.¡±

    While I was being shy from their praise, the two girls looked at me with a slightly unexpected look, so I wondered if something happened. When I looked back, they awkwardly turned away. What is it?

    ¡­by the way, the egg rolls are put on a plate with 3 people around each plate.

    Then this happened.

    Somehow, the two girls¡­Nagasawa-san and Tamaki-san stretched out chopsticks to the last egg roll at the same time, and they noticed each other. After a face-to-face silent exchange, Nagasawa-san divided the egg roll into two and they each had one. I saw how it all went down.

    ¡­these two don¡¯t seem to have a good impression of the Chemistry Club, but for the time being, they¡¯re silently eating their food deliciously.

    And when the rice is finished, it was time to put away the dishes.

    ¡°Thank you for the meal.¡±

    ¡°Thank you for the meal.¡±

    Nagasawa-san and Tamaki-san were polite, but after saying that, they left.

    ¡­hmm. I learned one thing so far.

    People of this sort, whose hobby is different from my own, by default, compete with people of different values and placed them below. Without any reason why.

    However, if the person they¡¯re looking down on does something that can be measured with their measuring rod and is highly evaluated, for some reason¡­they¡¯ll move that person from the bottom of the caste to another frame. In the end, it¡¯s not the same as them or above them, but a separate level.

    In this way, I have been treated like someone from a ¡°separate frame¡± by some girls so far¡­it seems like Nagasawa-san and Tamaki-san also had this pattern this time. After this meal, their hits became much softer.

    ¡­conclusion. Rice is great.

 CH 71

    After lunch, we¡¯ll leave the two boys at Saegusa-kun¡¯s place.

    I know their approximate location, so after the [Transfer], Toriumi will ride Ketorami and go searching. After that, he¡¯ll come back, take the two boys, then [Transfer] again.

    No way, [Transfer] is no longer my sole patent, so I feel lonely at such times.

    Meanwhile, I went to George-san¡¯s pawnshop to leave the sewn clothes. If I don¡¯t leave some around this time, Sagara-kun and the others¡¯ funds will run out.

    That¡¯s why I¡¯m here at the pawnshop in Deichemoore.

    ¡°Ah, Maito-senpai! Welcome back! Wah, did you bring the clothes!?¡±

    Hanamura-san welcomed me when I arrived. How cute.

    ¡°Yeah. For the time being, this is what I made to add to your funds. And, did anything special happen recently?¡±

    ¡°Anything special, huh¡­ah, just yesterday, George-san started to take charge of the store in earnest. You see, Utagawa-senpai is a very beautiful woman, isn¡¯t she? So she said she¡¯d be the signboard girl, so a lot of customers came!¡±

    Hoh, I see, so that ossan started moving.

    Hmm, if the store is full of beautiful women and handsome boys (according to the standard of this world), the number of customers will surely increase.

    ¡°So, George-san went to the black market to check for foreign slaves. He seems to have vast connections. Umino-kun and Ikeda-senpai also went there.¡±

    Is that okay, George-san?

    ¡°What about Maito-senpai?

    ¡­uhm.

    ¡°We found a self-study room. There are some people there, so we¡¯re sending some to go the Information Room group. The others will look around North 1F.¡±

    ¡­I decided not to say that someone almost died and that Suzumoto and Kariya haven¡¯t woken up yet.

    I should report it after they woke up. Hanamura-san and the others are doing their best so I shouldn¡¯t say anything that would make them anxious¡­I mean, if I said it, they might not wake up. You know, like some sort of jinx¡­

    ¡­eei, I didn¡¯t want to say anything, so I won¡¯t say it! That¡¯s it!

    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go back. Give my regards to the others.¡±

    ¡°Yes! Please come again!¡±

    And so, I returned.

    At the same time as my return, Toriumi returned and [Transferred] again with the two boys. It seems they¡¯re fine with it.

    Well then, let¡¯s do something about the daily necessities so that Homura-kun and his friends can explore North 1F.

    I gathered the maid dolls and once more¡­yeah, I won¡¯t say anything.

    All I can say is, there are only 6 people. It¡¯s not a big deal to make a set of clothes and futons for only 6 people! It¡¯s to the extent that I can say¡­my experience points have increased.

    In fact, we were able to prepare daily necessities for 6 people without much effort.

    So fast! Nowadays, the maid dolls worked smoothly as if they¡¯re fashion craftsmen, so it¡¯s even faster.

    In particular, the three who had miniature dog tags worked better.

    As expected, is it because of that? Is the dog tag and names related to performance?

    ¡­and so, Katori earnestly made miniature dog tags. For all the maid dolls.

    No, you see, the maid dolls are jealous of me¡­

    I wouldn¡¯t say anything if the performance improves and Katori himself offered to make it, so I thanked him.

    ¡­I¡¯m sorry though since Katori seems tired after that.

    So, during tea time, it became time for Homura-kun and the others¡¯ departure. As expected, it seems like Homura-kun and his friends have decided to explore North 1F.

    Anyway, the reason seems to be that they have friends still on North 1F and there¡¯s a girl they like in the home economics club that should be in the easternmost home economics kitchen on North 1F. Alright.

    ¡­and the biggest one is, even if we¡¯re together, we just get tired of each other.

    They might be fine and won¡¯t complain to staying with us because of circumstances, but our goal is to find classrooms in a speed game.

    While praying for their safety, we separated.

    ¡­well, we already defeated one unique monster in North 1F¡­so isn¡¯t it relatively safe? They also have a meta-water element user.

    Ketorami might know this area, but Ketorami can¡¯t talk much.

    However, when I said this, his tail fluttered like saying [That¡¯s right.], so it¡¯s probably okay.

    ¡­rather, I call it a maid doll, but it¡¯s also called Ketorami. I can see various things just by its face.

    Also¡­it¡¯s a very personal reason, but¡­yeah, I wanted to leave the home economics club to someone else if possible¡­yeah, what a godsend.

    That¡¯s good. That¡¯s fine, but I remembered it when I was preparing for their departure (mainly food distribution). I didn¡¯t get a skill!

    And so, I briefly explained it to Homura-kun and the others.

    ¡°Please give a hand for this poor maid who has no fragments of combat power.¡±

    When I explained, they all cooperated¡­yeah, even Nagasawa-san and Tamaki-san. I was surprised.

    Yeah, so¡­I succeeded in getting [Sleeping Cocoon] from Akiba-kun. Yeah, this was the only harvest, but I was rather happy with it. Rice can save the world, truly.

    [Sleeping Cocoon] is the skill used by the study room people to siege.

    All you have to do is decide the time or conditions to wake up, and then just keep sleeping while you¡¯re invincible. Whether or not there¡¯s a use¡­to be honest, it¡¯s a tricky thing¡­

    ¡°I¡¯ll get in touch with you!¡±

    ¡°Thank you for the clothes and food!¡±

    Then, when the distribution of food and daily necessities were over, they left the study room noisily, and it suddenly became quiet¡­somehow, I feel lonely, but also relieved.

    By the way, we¡¯ll be moving Northwest to West to Southwest, then South on 2F.

    3F was left to Saegusa-kun and 1F was left to Sagara-kun and Homura-kun, so the rest would be 2F and 4F, excluding the Northeast, and the gymnasium. I wonder if that will be the case.

    However, the two who are still sleeping are more worrisome than that.

    Kariya and Suzumoto still haven¡¯t awakened.

    ¡­but it¡¯s about time they wake up. It¡¯s almost the limit for our group here.

    So for the time being, I shook Kariya and he woke up unexpectedly easily. It seems like his MP has already recovered.

    ¡°Good morning.¡±

    ¡°Mor-¡­ah, Suzumoto.¡±

    ¡°He¡¯s alive.¡±

    When I pointed beside him, Kariya seemed relieved at seeing Suzumoto sleeping there. He tried to rise but fell back on the futon again.

    ¡°I¡¯m glad. It¡¯s no longer that grotesque image.¡±

    Ah, yeah, thank you very much. Thanks to you, this guy is alive.

    ¡°By the way, can you get up? If it seems impossible, you can sleep more.¡±

    ¡°Ah, then, can I sleep a little longer? Excuse me.¡±

    After saying that, he went down on the futon while bowing his head and Kariya became quiet. Seems like he fell asleep. That¡¯s fast. As expected, the new skill might have been a considerable burden. I still have to make dinner, so please rest slowly.

    And the problem is here.

    ¡°O~i.¡±

    I tried shaking Suzumoto slowly, but there¡¯s no sign of waking up at all. However, it¡¯s not good to let him sleep like this, so I used [Share] again.

    Hello, fragmented information space.

    Because I¡¯ve been here once, I found the sleeping Suzumoto relatively quickly and I considered how to proceed.

    ¡°Can you wake up? Is it okay?¡±

    I tried shaking him, but there was no reaction. ¡­Ah, what if I do this?

    I thought of a place different from here, so I left and [Shared] once again.

    This time, I appeared in a similar but different place. Yes, in the space with the glass.

    Suzumoto¡¯s glass is relatively straight and rather sharp.

    However, there¡¯s no artificial feeling, and the workmanship is very delicate. Yeah, the slender glass felt Suzumoto-like.

    ¡­then why is mine round?

    And when I looked at it, as expected, the contents of the glass are small. I think it¡¯s only about a quarter.

    Because there¡¯s no helping it, I pulled out my cup and transferred the contents again.

    This time, the contents of my cup aren¡¯t full, maybe about 90% at best, so the amount I can transfer is not great, although¡­I thought I wouldn¡¯t do this again, but to think I¡¯ll have to do it again in less than a day!

    Ahhhhhh! No! It hurts, I¡¯m scared!

    Uwaaa, I won¡¯t do this anymore! I¡¯ll never do it again! So please don¡¯t be like this again! I¡¯m begging you!

    I knew I would get sleepy and tired this time, so I endured. I managed to break away and [Shared] with Suzumoto again while fighting the feeling of anemia. This time, it¡¯s the fragmented information space.

    When I followed the same path, I quickly found the sleeping Suzumoto. When I shook him this time, he easily woke up. The amount of information became tremendous, so I left accordingly.

    ¡­also, I want to sleep¡­

    But since he almost died, let¡¯s check his condition before going to bed.

    When I left and checked Suzumoto, his eyes were open, but it seemed vague and out of focus.

    ¡°¡­o~i, are you okay?¡±

    Even when I raised my upper body, he still looked confused, so when I lightly tapped his face, he finally looked at me.

    ¡­s-scary. So scary! ¡­He had a non-toxic smile that I couldn¡¯t imagine from this guy¡­for some reason, he sat up and gave me a bear hug.

    A literal bear hug.

    What is a bear hug¡­it¡¯s a professional wrestling technique that damages the ribs and spine of the opponent by hugging and tightening your grip around the opponent¡¯s torso. It¡¯s called Sabaori (saba fold) in sumo wrestling.

    ¡­please think about the impact on me at this time.

    I managed to wake him up by sharing just a little of my life (provisional)! In this state, imagine my shock at my torso suddenly cracking.

    ¡°Igyaaaaa! Break break break break! I give, I give, I give!¡±

    M-my spine! My ribs! It¡¯ll break! It¡¯ll break! IT! WILL! BREAK!

    My head¡¯s gone white now. I have zero thinking ability. I don¡¯t know what to do anymore, but I¡¯m a creature who can learn!

    If it¡¯s like this where I can¡¯t think or do anything, just [Share] it anyway! I learned that when I was inside the snake!

    ¡°Take this ahhhhh [Share] uaaaaaaaah!¡±

    While headbutting Suzumoto, I [Shared] the pain and other things and then immediately withdrew. All I have to do is shut out all the information from his side and just let it flow from mine.

    Then Suzumoto stiffened for a moment and finally stopped tightening.

    When I was about to lose my soul, the strength holding me relaxed and I managed to see Suzumoto¡¯s face. He looked blank, but reason returned to his eyes.

    ¡°¡­Good morning.¡±

    I greeted him while smiling with all my might, and it seems that he quickly understood the situation.

    ¡°¡­eh?¡±

    Then his face somehow went from dull to astonishment to something like frustration or disgust.

    ¡°Eh? Ha? Haa!? Wait a minute, what¡¯s this! Why am I hugging you, I feel sick!¡±

    T-terrible¡­

    ¡°Sorry. So it was like that.¡±

    Suzumoto apologized when he heard about the situation from Hagasaki-kun, but I won¡¯t forgive you even if you apologized with both hands.

    I¡¯m really grateful for Tokoyo, Minamo, and Sakura, these three, since they used [Heal] on me and healed my cracked ribs¡­

    They¡¯re really good kids, unlike somebody else!

 CH 72

    For the time being, I forgave Suzumoto. Well, it can¡¯t be helped. I don¡¯t really like what he did, but there¡¯s no reason to blame him for crimes committed when he cannot make a normal decision.

    That¡¯s why it¡¯s okay.

    Even Suzumoto got goosebumps after all, so it¡¯s at the point where both of us suffered.

    ¡­sharing pain, I mean, I get too much pain, but¡­well, I can forgive him if I think that Suzumoto suffered mental damage on top of that. Yup.

    Thanks to Tokoyo and the others, my ribs were healed, so I decided to start preparing dinner.

    Aside from the tuna, today is meat for the first time in a while. If it¡¯s tuna all the time, my value will disappear.

    However, I didn¡¯t think we could eat it that thick, so I made it into cold shabu-shabu.

    Then lightly sprinkle with sour citrus juice.

    ¡­see, no matter how hot the inside of the classroom is, the air conditioner is resting¡­

    Ah, even when resting, I got him to make some ice to cool the meat for the time being.

    Sorry. But it¡¯s for the food. So please forgive me.

    The resting people also wanted to eat meat, so I hurriedly made more, and the food was safely finished.

    ¡­this is the point where I should have made some porridge for those guys. Yeah, I¡¯ll ask at my own risk.

    ¡°So, for the time being, are we going to search Northwest 2F?¡±

    I briefly explained what happened before to those who were sleeping.

    Based on that, we¡¯ll decide on our future policy.

    ¡­but most of the time, it¡¯s already decided. I think it¡¯d be better to leave North 1F to Homura-kun and explore 2F.

    ¡°Ah¡­before that, Maito, can you sew a kimono?¡±

    ¡­but then, Suzumoto said something with difficulty.

    ¡°My equipment was burned down, so¡­¡±

    ¡­ah. Ahhh. T-that¡¯s right!

    ¡°Even Hagasaki-kun don¡¯t have one.¡±

    ¡°It burned? ¡­I mean, you saw it, right?

    Hagasaki-kun still remained quiet. I saw it, I did see it, right? There are no clothes in that grotesque image. So I¡¯m not so conscious about it!

    However¡­Northwest 2F is an area where monsters are somewhat strong.

    I don¡¯t think these two people with no armor can go there.

    ¡°Do you also want to capture the West staircase in the North Wing? Depending on that, it seems unlikely that you can wait for the equipment.¡±

    Ah, right, we can [Transfer] to the Northeast 2F and capture it, and if no one has gone there yet, they can capture the West staircase in the North Wing and maybe pick up something again. So, there¡¯s a chance there might be a good-performance armor. Hmm. But that requires armor.

    ¡­for the time being, I wonder if I have no choice but to make some armor, even if it has low performance.

    ¡°So, Suzumoto burned down a set of kimono. Ah, what about the sword?¡±

    ¡°The string wrapped around the handle burned out, I think? The sword itself got blown off before the explosion, so there¡¯s no particular problem. There¡¯s even some ornaments left.¡±

    Hmm, then I have to prepare the string for the sword.

    ¡°And for Hagasaki-kun¡­it¡¯s a full-circle skirt, I think.¡±

    ¡°No way.¡±

    An instant kill.

    Yeah, I knew already.

    ¡°The larger the cloth area, the greater its use.¡±

    ¡°If it gets hard to move, it wouldn¡¯t matter.¡±

    ¡°If it¡¯s a knee-length skirt¡­¡±

    ¡°Who wants that!¡±

    At the end of this exchange, he still wants the same clothes, so I think I¡¯m going to make something like that.

    ¡°By the way, what kind of effect would you like it to have?¡±

    This is important. If you don¡¯t say it, it¡¯ll be just pure [Defense Increase]. Hagasaki-kun aside, it¡¯ll be quite interesting if I do that to Suzumoto¡¯s kimono.

    ¡°Flame resistance¡­¡±

    ¡°Flame resistance¡­¡±

    ¡­I understand that it¡¯s your trauma.

    ¡°What else?¡±

    ¡°Hn, I¡¯ll leave the rest to you. Or rather, you don¡¯t have to be serious about the flame resistance.¡±

    ¡°What about Hagasaki?¡±

    ¡°I want it to increase MP, but the rest is the same as Suzumoto.¡±

    Aiya, this anything is fine is the most annoying.

    Well, let¡¯s make various things. It¡¯s okay to change clothes, and I can just use [Clothes Manufacturing] to do it quickly.

    ¡­recently, I only made clothes without [Lost Benefits].

    Either way, I don¡¯t seem to have a turn tomorrow, so I think it¡¯d be better to make some preparations tonight.

    And so, the night preparations began.

    I took out the scales of the large black snake that ate me.

    The official name seems to be [Great Black Snake Scales].

    ¡­I don¡¯t want to say this, but it¡¯s the scales of Hunter¡¯s parent. I¡¯ve got Hunter¡¯s approval, and I don¡¯t have to worry about this child, but for the time being, let¡¯s use it after praying.

    What happens if I use these glossy black scales as a dye?

    When used alone, it comes with [Magic Resistance] and [Defense Power Increase (large)].

    And if I embroider it with the same thread, [Magic Resistance] becomes [Magic Invalid].

    ¡­uwaaaah! This is amazing! This is amazing!

    However, this [Magic] is¡­well, as you might expect, skills aren¡¯t invalidated. I was able to get rid of the lint by using [Clean] normally¡­

    However, it didn¡¯t burn with [Fire Magic], so it should be quite useful.

    However, this [Great Black Snake Scale]. For some reason, when I tried to ¡°dye¡± it with other plants, it disappears.

    Hmm, I wonder if it means the material is too different.

    When it comes to materials derived from unique monsters, they might have to be combined with materials of the same rank or higher.

    ¡­but I didn¡¯t forget. I haven¡¯t done anything, but you guys did your best. To the extent that two people almost died.

    ¡­and so. The corpse of that big lizard-dinosaur-like creature that came out of the lava is still outside. I already have permission for this! Here we go! It¡¯s time to cut!

    Pon.

    When I dismantled it with the kitchen knife, well, yeah, it was dismantled so quickly that I didn¡¯t like it. It was too easy.

    Yeah, meat, skin, scales, fangs, bones, eyeballs, offal, blood, fins¡­well, there are a lot of variations and in pretty good condition, too.

    I don¡¯t feel guilty using this material, so let¡¯s make some fun things.

    Now then. This lizard. ¡­I don¡¯t understand it.

    First, the blood. It¡¯s burning.

    ¡­it¡¯s not like I set it on fire, it¡¯s already burning constantly. And even though it¡¯s burning, it didn¡¯t seem to decrease at all.

    Just what is this? Ah, this blood seemed to be taken care of by the kitchen knife when it was [Dismantled], and it was gathered with the skull as the container.

    And since it looks dangerous, I decided to pass it to President and stored it in a jar.

    ¡­it¡¯s strange since the fire is still dancing inside even though it¡¯s sealed. I wonder how it works. It¡¯s strange, so strange¡­

    But the scales can be used. When I appraised it, it came out as [Dragon Scales]!

    I see, I thought it was a lizard or a dinosaur, but it was a dragon! Or rather, it¡¯s a dragon! See here, it¡¯s a dragon.

    ¡­it¡¯s different from what I imagined. Well, even Komodo dragons are dragons. Yup.

    Whatever. So, when I dyed the cloth with this, it turned out to be a beautiful scarlet. And I knew from [Clothes Manufacturing] that [Fire Invalid] is attached.

    ¡­it includes non-magical fire, right?

    And if I [Embroider] it with the same thread, it seems to have [Heat Invalid] and [Fire Magic Increase (large)] attached.

    ¡­I¡¯m the only one who can use fire magic, and since it¡¯s only at the level of a stove¡¯s high heat, the latter is meaningless, but the former is wonderful. If this is true, I think they can dive into the magma.

    And the result of [Dyeing] with a mixture of [Dragon Scales] and [Great Black Snake Scales] is¡­somehow, it turned dark red with [Fire Resistance], [Magic Resistance], and [Defense Power Increase (medium)]. Yeah, when I mixed something, the performance usually dropped. So these two should be compatible.

    And on the contrary, the embroidery was pretty inspiring.

    The dragon thread on the black snake cloth is [Magic Invalid], [Defense Power Increase (large)], and [Fire Invalid].

    The black snake thread on the dragon scale cloth is [Heat Invalid], [Fire Invalid], [Fire Magic Aptitude], and [Fire Magic Effect Increase (large)].

    Hmm, this is the best material so far.

    Alright, I wonder if I can make equipment with this for the time being. I¡¯ll have to adjust the details in various ways, but I can layer it and try various things.

    It was morning by the time I noticed¡­I was surprised that morning came before I went to bed. Didn¡¯t it come too early?

    Well, regardless. The armor for Suzumoto and Hagasaki has been completed.

    There¡¯s still the hem and it¡¯ll be finished. Anyway, I don¡¯t have a turn today, so let¡¯s take a nap.

    Breakfast was the bread that was easy to prepare. We¡¯ve been eating rice recently so it¡¯s just right.

    ¡°I¡¯ll have Suzumoto and Hagasaki do hemming after the meal, so please help me a little.¡±

    ¡°To think it¡¯s done already, you work fast.¡±

    Fuhahahaha! You can praise me more! ¡­yeah, well, I think it¡¯s only now that you can say that!

    ¡°It¡¯s the best performing armor at the moment. There¡¯s an effect on magic and heat. I also worked hard on the defense. Then, I¡¯ll hem it up, and you can wear it, yes?¡±

    When I handed the equipment to Suzumoto and Hagasaki respectively, they both solidified.

    ¡°¡­oi. What is that?¡±

    ¡°¡­um, come on, erm.¡±

    Oya? These two who usually don¡¯t care about what they wear are unusually speechless, aren¡¯t they? It¡¯s strange. It¡¯s really strange.

    ¡°Maito.¡±

    ¡°Hn?¡±

    Suzumoto had a bad face like he¡¯s being punished.

    ¡°Are you still resenting that I cracked your ribs yesterday?¡±

    ¡°No, don¡¯t be ridiculous. It just happened when I tried to get the best performance.¡±

    When I replied, yeah, somehow, he unusually stammered.

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it perfect for Suzumoto?¡±

    ¡°What did you say? I didn¡¯t hear it, my bad.¡±

    Aren¡¯t you two being strange?

    ¡­okay. Let me explain. Suzumoto¡¯s kinagashi (dressing in kimono without hakama).

    This one is terrific. It¡¯s a scarlet obi on a black kimono. Moreover, it¡¯s full of embroidery.

    No, I had a hard time embroidering this. But I did my best, you know? It¡¯s a phoenix.

    ¡­A phoenix.

    Apparently, Suzumoto didn¡¯t like this. But I did my best. How horrible.

    And then, Hagasaki-kun has a shirt, trousers, and a jet-black coat.

    It wouldn¡¯t be black if it was just this, so the shirt is gray and laurel-dyed with [Maximum MP Increase] specifications.

    I used the red parts only for the lining, so there¡¯s no noticeable embroidery. I would like at least a thank you.

    ¡­yeah, well, when I tried to increase the cloth area, it became tricky¡­I admit I overdid it a little with the design.

    ¡°I have to wear this?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s the best armor, look, just wear it.¡±

    ¡°Wear it?¡±

    ¡°If you don¡¯t wear it, I won¡¯t be able to hem it up.¡±

    When I tried to force him to wear it, I wonder why¡­he strangely didn¡¯t resist. Yup. He might hate it, but it looks good on him.

    And for the time being, I think they wouldn¡¯t be damaged by heat, fire, or magic. Yes, yes. For me, it¡¯s best if they don¡¯t get hurt even if it looks a little strange.

    Please give up for now.

 CH 73

    Now then. The hemming was finished while explaining its performance. I made bentos and when my work today is gone, everyone had gone to capture the North Wing west staircase.

    And I saw them off without [Sharing] my vision with anyone. Now it¡¯s time to clean Ketorami-san and take a nap!

    Because Toriumi can use [Transfer], I don¡¯t have to do anything that isn¡¯t eco-friendly, such as [Sharing] anything. The work for maids is steadily decreasing¡­

    Sometimes, I almost forget that I¡¯m a maid¡­

    And then, I took a nap. Of course, I slept on Ketorami-san. It¡¯s a bit crazy to sleep in a lava field, so I [Transferred] to the Northeast 2F.

    I¡¯ve told everyone about this so they won¡¯t misunderstand!

    I was spoiled by Ketorami-san, so my vigilance is low and I immediately¡­huh? It¡¯s kind of cold.

    Perhaps there are changes in the four seasons of this world as well? I felt like this area should have a comfortable climate, but¡­it¡¯s really cold.

    Whatever the cause, it¡¯s still cold, so I borrowed Ketorami¡¯s tail and continued taking a nap. Good night.

    I should have slept while thinking that it was cold, but I woke up because it was hot. What is this! There should be a limit to this abnormal weather!

    [You¡¯re the abnormal one!]

    He seemed to have read the inside of my head since Ketorami-san hit my head with his tail. Mofu.

    ¡°¡­hey, Ketorami, this is?¡±

    [Idiot, you caught a cold.]

    A-a-a-as expected! It¡¯s been a long time since I had a cold, so it took me a long time to notice it, and I ended up being called an idiot¡­

    [See here, Hunter was crying when you did something ridiculous and said it¡¯s flowing out again! It¡¯s flowing! Maito is gone! He¡¯s like a fly swarming at the beginning of summer right by your ear¡­]

    Sorry about that. Hunter is currently taking a nap around my throat. When I said I was going to take a nap, it wrapped around my neck and refused to leave me.

    Yeah, when I think about it, it said, [I told you to stop because Maito will be gone, but you did it again!] and was heckling me about it.

    [I shouldn¡¯t have to tell you about what Hunter¡¯s been going on and on about, right? Know your limits.]

    ¡­going on and on about, those words are heavy. Yes.

    ¡°I¡¯ll do my best¡­ah, I¡¯m sorry, Ketorami-san¡¯s tail¡­¡±

    It¡¯s getting cold again¡­Ketorami-san seemed to have read my mind again and lent me his tail as a blanket before I could finish.

    At that time, Ketorami-san¡¯s cool point was when he casually stroked my head with his tail. Ufufufu, thank you.

    ¡°Uwa, it talked!¡±

    ¡°Eh? Did it talk?¡±

    I woke up because it was getting noisy. Did the guys come back?

    [You idiots! You woke her up!]

    Gau, Ketorami barked, unusually frustrated.

    ¡°Ketorami, what happened?¡±

    Somehow, even when I didn¡¯t turn my head, my vision is spinning for some reason, my throat and nose felt strange, and I¡¯m feeling strange.

    ¡°Sorry, did I wake you up?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯sh okay. Welcome back.¡±

    If the guys are back, then I have to wake up. When I tried to get up, I was swiftly returned by a tail.

    ¡°Ketorami.¡±

    [Sleep.]

    Incidentally, the tail struck my head.

    ¡°¡­it¡¯s okay, but more importantly, Ketorami, what¡¯s wrong with her?¡±

    [It¡¯s a cold.]

    ¡°Can an idiot catch a cold?¡±

    Hey, somehow, there¡¯s the mysterious sight of Suzumoto and Hagasaki having a conversation with Ketorami¡­ah, this is a dream. I see.

    [Hey, Priest. Can¡¯t you cure this guy?]

    ¡°Kariya, can you cure Maito¡¯s cold?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s a little¡­I don¡¯t think it can be cured. Sorry.¡±

    It seems like he can revive an almost dead person but cannot cure a cold. Well, it can¡¯t be helped. Not like it¡¯s a fatal injury.

    ¡°If you¡¯re fine with what I made, let¡¯s give her some medicine.¡±

    Suddenly, President came from the side and said something terrifying. I would like to refrain from it if possible. Various scents seem to be from ridiculous sources.

    ¡°¡­I wonder if it¡¯s safe.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s okay. Maybe.¡±

    M-maybe, that¡¯s¡­I didn¡¯t say I¡¯m okay with it! I¡¯m really anxious! Remarkably anxious! No way! Even if you call that medicine, I won¡¯t take it!

    After that, it seems that everyone talked a lot about things, but I didn¡¯t really understand because I, who¡¯s unworthy as a maid, fell asleep¡­not good.

    When I woke up, my vision didn¡¯t spin anymore.

    I have some chills and some headaches, though. But I think I can move with just this. Alright.

    When I raised my upper body to get up, something that seemed to be on my head slipped down, and I had a tail put me down again.

    I wonder where that cute sound came from and found it¡¯s from a plastic bag filled with water. ¡­maybe this has ice in it? If so, it means that I wasted Hagasaki-kun¡¯s mana. I¡¯m sorry.

    ¡°Ketorami, it¡¯s okay already.¡±

    [Sleep a lot today.]

    ¡°I have to prepare dinner soon.¡±

    [If that¡¯s the case¡­it¡¯s okay since those mini yous can move on their own, probably.]

    ¡­mini mes? Moving?

    ¡­ah, the maid dolls. Ah, right, yeah, then it¡¯s okay¡­no, I¡¯m worried as expected.

    ¡°As expected, I¡¯ll take a look. Just a little! It¡¯s really just for a little bit!¡±

    [Sleep.]

    The tail defended when I tried to get up.

    D-damn it. I now don¡¯t have the physical strength to sneak through this defense¡­no, I don¡¯t have enough strength even before that! I can¡¯t! Alright!

    ¡°[Transfer].¡±

    [Ah, this idiot!]

    I intended to move inside the lab, but somehow, I was in front of the lab doors. That didn¡¯t work. But whatever. Before Ketorami-san caught up, I hurriedly opened the door and went inside.

    As expected, the maid dolls were moving around to cook rice and make miso soup.

    But¡­where are the side dishes? Do I have to make this?

    ¡°Ah, Maito-san, are you okay?¡±

    When I was called and looked back, President was standing with a flask containing a liquid of a strange color.

    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m fine.¡±

    I only have some chills and headaches. So I don¡¯t need any medicine.

    ¡°President, this guy doesn¡¯t seem to be okay, so pull it out.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right, that¡¯s right. Please take the medicine.¡±

    President, who disregarded my words and had a conversation with Hagasaki-kun, came out with a flask containing a liquid I didn¡¯t know.

    ¡°Don¡¯t want it.¡±

    ¡°Now don¡¯t say that.¡±

    No, because it obviously has a strange color! Why does that liquid have such a mysterious luster! Is that really medicine!? Isn¡¯t that poison!?

    ¡°Believe me, it¡¯s not poisonous, maybe.¡±

    That Maybe again!

    ¡°That, even if it¡¯s medicine, it definitely doesn¡¯t taste good, right?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, it doesn¡¯t. As far as I saw from Kadomi-kun¡¯s reaction when he tested for poison.¡±

    You can¡¯t laugh at the poison tester just because it doesn¡¯t taste good! That¡¯s poisonous enough already!

    ¡°So, please drink. I made it.¡±

    Although it¡¯s a good idea, I¡¯ll refuse. I¡¯m scared of your smile.

    ¡­okay, let¡¯s run away. Let¡¯s [Transfer].

    When I thought so, someone grabbed something from the back of my head, and the [Transfer] failed.

    ¡­I checked my hair and the hairclip was gone.

    Looking around, there was someone with the hairclip in his hand. Moreover, with a V sign and a radiant smile.

    Damn, this assassinnnnnn!

    ¡°Now then.¡±

    And while being distracted by the hairclip, President signaled and I was taken down from behind by Katori who sprang forward from somewhere! Not good! This is President¡¯s trap!

    However, a maid like me is two steps ahead!

    I vigorously stretched out and head butted on Katori¡¯s chin, then pretended to rush forward in a panic. Utilizing the momentum, I turned to the right at an acute angle. Kariya, who approached, hesitates and I rushed towards the window¡­but when I tried, Suzumoto, who seemed three steps ahead, came down from above and restrained me. ¡­I didn¡¯t think he¡¯d come from above¡­

    ¡°Quietly take your medicine and sleep.¡±

    Moreover, I was thoroughly restrained on the floor.

    ¡°Yes, here¡¯s the medicine.¡±

    And a poison was in front of me.

    ¡°It¡¯s medicine.¡±

    President approached with a crazy smile. It¡¯s just a matter of not opening my mouth! Having come this far, you should understand this!

    ¡°As expected, you¡¯re doing this. It¡¯d be bad if Maito-san is like this. Suzumoto, please.¡±

    ¡°Maito, sorry.¡±

    As soon as Suzumoto said that, he pinched my nose.

    ¡­I did my best for a while, but the moment I opened my mouth to breathe, the mouth of the flask was thrust into my mouth¡­

    I drank it. Somehow, I drank it. The taste is¡­right, it tasted like ink, cacao that¡¯s 99% chocolate, dried persimmons mixed with stinky chemicals and divided by two. No, it¡¯s by 3 instead of 2.

    When I took the medicine, I became sleepy. I think they considered the dose. Moreover, my body is paralyzed. It felt like I have two layers of clothes instead of one. As expected, this is poison!

    And I was carried like that and returned to Ketorami-san¡¯s belly.

    [¡­hey? Just sleep quietly.]

    ¡­so unreasonable. Uu, I feel kindness from the tail that¡¯s stroking me.

    ¡­however, I somehow don¡¯t want to. Is this really a good place to rest?

    Maybe I¡¯m in good shape because I could do a little more recently. This should be good. But I want to do more things. I can¡¯t catch up with the things they can do. This isn¡¯t enough, I should do more¡­

    ¡­it seems like I accidentally fell asleep, so when I woke up, the moon was about to set. I can¡¯t climb up and rather, sank in place. Somehow, the sun is rising. ¡­uwaaaaahhh! This is not the time to enjoy the sunrise, I¡¯m disqualified as a maid!

    However, thanks to this, it seems like my body has completely returned to its original condition. I¡¯ll make breakfast then.

    When I entered the lab, the maid dolls were sleeping on top of each other.

    These children did their best yesterday, too. Let¡¯s think about something to thank them later.

    ¡­huh? Originally, these children should have been dolls I was operating¡­

    Along the way, I¡¯ve begun treating them as intelligent life forms¡­?

    ¡­however, it¡¯s strange that when I look at the sleeping faces of these maid dolls, I thought that kind of thing doesn¡¯t really matter.

    For breakfast, let¡¯s go with a rice menu, so there¡¯s rice, miso soup, omelet, and lightly pickled vegetables.

    Yeah, come to think of it, yesterday¡¯s dinner was made by these maid dolls. Did they make side dishes after that? Or was it really just rice and miso soup¡­?

    By the time breakfast was ready, everyone had woken up.

    ¡°Maito, are you okay?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m fine now. It¡¯s all right. ¡­thank you very much and sorry for the inconvenience.¡±

    Because of me, their departure was delayed and they put in extra work, Kadomi also became a poison tester. So I bowed my head properly.

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. ¡­it seems like I and Hagasaki are partly to blame for your cold.¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t care, but say something before falling. Otherwise, it¡¯s annoying.¡±

    On the contrary, it seems like you really care a lot.

    Yeah, thank you very much. From now on, I¡¯ll do my best to repay your care.

    ¡°By the way, I¡¯m happy because I was able to make a new drug and even carry out clinical trials.¡±

    President had a big crazy smile.

    ¡°I¡­it was right on the mark¡­unpleasant¡­¡±

    Kadomi had distant eyes. I¡¯m really sorry. Please forgive me.

 CH 74

    Even when the departure was pushed back for half a day, it seemed like everyone successfully captured the West staircase in the North Wing, so we¡¯ll go out to explore the Northwest area on 2F. Every one of us.

    ¡­that¡¯s what I thought, but everyone should have started exploring the Northwest area on 2F yesterday. Unless they¡¯re doing stupid things like using Ketorami-san as a futon!

    Ketorami-san served as my futon, so they can¡¯t use the Ketorami-riding method and the search was also stopped. I¡¯m really such a waste!

    Also, it seems like they finished distributing the equipment while I was sleeping.

    Suzumoto found a kimono, but it only had [Water Resistance], so he¡¯s still wearing the usual phoenix kimono. He said he didn¡¯t like it, but he¡¯s still wearing it! ¡­yeah, sorry.

    Hagasaki-kun had a milky white drop-shaped stone decoration hanging on his wand that looked like a light blue crystal decorated with some silver.

    It seems like the pendant attached an [Increased Magic Effect] to the wand.

    As for President¡­nothing changed, but¡­somehow, he got a new poison, so, for a moment, I couldn¡¯t help being frightened.

    Kadomi changed a lot. The armor had been redesigned and is more stylish. His appearance with his cloak flapping in the wind was just like a knight! ¡­it seems like the performance can be better so let¡¯s remake the cloak later. Let¡¯s think about it.

    Also, Hariu changed some of his light armor and then increased the number of throwing weapons. The dagger remains as his main weapon.

    I should make some armor later, so let¡¯s think about it.

    Katori is¡­terrible! It¡¯s terrible! It¡¯s too terrible, so I¡¯ll explain it later!

    Toriumi changed his shield. It¡¯s gotten bigger and bigger, becoming a wall in both name and appearance.

    Kariya changed a lot. He started to wear light armor on top of his priest clothes. It looks like chainmail. I think the defense power has increased considerably.

    So, regarding Katori who I skipped, the transformation of this one is even more amazing. It¡¯s to the extent that he changed his profession.

    ¡°I finally got all the parts for my whole body, so I got a full-body equipment, see?¡±

    I see, that¡¯s good.

    ¡­this guy finally prepared all the parts for the whole body by making full use of his manufacturing and remodeling skills. As a result of equipping all of it, his whole body was covered with a powered suit. He looked like a robot from the outside.

    And it seems like his profession really changed. [Musketeer] is now [Mechanical Warrior]. ¡­finally, the second job changer came out, but I¡¯m still a maid.

    Yes. I¡¯m depressed but I¡¯m fine. Yes.

    [Mechanical Warrior] sounded strong. He¡¯s originally the one with the highest single-shot firepower, but now, it¡¯s on a whole other level. Some aspects are suitable for genocide, but him being able to focus on one point is his strength.

    Katori had become a laser weapon with such a terrifying technology.

    I was wondering if I should secretly call him God¡¯s Giant Soldier, but I stopped. It¡¯s too soon, and I¡¯d be depressed calling it out.

    And so, the Northwest 2F had strong monsters.

    Our club¡¯s Giant Soldier¡­that¡¯s not it, became the sole place for [Mechanical Warrior] and it¡¯s decided to proceed while burning off the oncoming monsters.

    ¡­uhm. For the matter of not riding Ketorami¡­I have no choice but to say that they couldn¡¯t.

    The reason is that Ketorami-san might not afraid of the monsters around here, but there are many of them. That¡¯s why traveling while riding the running Ketorami made them hesitate.

    And although there are not that many right now, these monsters are still strong.

    At least, I can¡¯t even win on a one-on-one fight. (I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea to use me as a battle indicator, but at least, if you¡¯re a human without correction, you¡¯re the first person they¡¯re going to target.)

    Sadly, the monsters around here moved too fast for me.

    By the time I noticed, a light green bat had appeared behind me and I was bitten on the neck. Moreover, my blood was sucked.

    ¡­change of topic here, but is blood delicious? I feel like I want to catch the light green bat and [Share] to hear what it thought. Immediately after being bitten and sucked, nothing else happened thanks to Suzumoto, who came at an invisible speed and smashed the bat with a single flash of his sword.

    ¡­well, I talked about it leisurely, but it seemed like the bones on my neck were visible, so I was seriously injured. According to what Hagasaki-kun said.

    And it didn¡¯t matter because I have [Poison Resistance], but it seemed like it was poisonous.

    When this bat bit another monster, it bled as much as possible before melting.

    What a super splatter image. I wish I didn¡¯t see it, but it was too late.

    Only President was pleased with this. Or rather, don¡¯t feel happy, you!

    Then we marched leisurely (at a considerable speed), and ate lunch on the way. And then continue until the sun went down¡­we found something like a music room.

    I knocked on the door for the time being, but there was no reply.

    No one responded even when I waited.

    There¡¯s also no sign of other people.

    ¡­is there no one inside? When I tried to open the door, it was locked. ¡­not good.

    When I turned to the window and looked inside the one with no curtains, there were no people. I called out as many times as I could, but no one responded. However, all the windows were also locked.

    ¡­this is a closed room!

    ¡°How did this happen?¡±

    ¡°Ah¡­you see, when I fell to this world, there was no one in this classroom, and it was locked¡­¡±

    ¡­this should be the Chorus Club room, but we don¡¯t know anyone in the Chorus Club, so we don¡¯t know when the Chorus Club activities would happen. Therefore, we don¡¯t know how to check that hypothesis.

    ¡°Did they die and faded?¡±

    ¡°President, don¡¯t say something so auspicious¡­¡±

    For example¡­I don¡¯t want to think about it, but if they died, it¡¯s strange that there aren¡¯t any signs of corpses remaining.

    ¡°Well, whatever. Just enter.¡±

    And Hariu opened the door all the way inside¡­hn?

    ¡°Wait, wasn¡¯t it locked before?¡±

    ¡°Ah, I picked the lock.¡±

    ¡­why didn¡¯t you change your job from assassin to thief?

    For the time being, everyone went into the music room, but as expected, there was no one. And so, we immediately looked for the jewel in this classroom. ¡­I found it right away.

    ¡°Here.¡±

    ¡°Here it is.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s here.¡±

    ¡­hn? Everyone who spoke has a jewel. But I also have one.

    Erm, what¡¯s happening? I wonder if three are fake and one is real. Well, whatever. [Appraisal].

    [Yuka Hirano: Cause of Death ¡°Starvation¡±]

    This is.

    When I looked up, President and Kariya looked at two jewels with similarly grim faces.

    ¡°¡­oi, what¡¯s wrong? Explain.¡±

    Suzumoto asked for an explanation, but I don¡¯t know how to explain this.

    ¡°¡­this is¡­a grave marker, maybe. It has a name and cause of death.¡±

    When President finally squeezed that out, all those who can¡¯t use [Appraisal] had the same grim expressions, and no one could speak for a while.

    ¡°There must be more than three Chorus Club members. Let¡¯s search in this area.¡±

    Suzumoto finally voiced out and decided our plan for tomorrow.

    If I remember correctly, rumors said that the Chorus Club barely joined Group A in a chorus contest.

    Group A of the chorus contest for the High School Division should have 8 or more people. Even if the teacher is the conductor, I think someone should be playing the accompaniment, so there are 9 people.

    ¡­there must have been at least 6 more people.

    When I looked around the room, there were no other jewels or people, so they must be outside.

    ¡°For now, let¡¯s all take a rest today. We¡¯ll start searching tomorrow.¡±

    Suzumoto commanded and all of us left the music room and entered the expanded lab.

    ¡­I¡¯m the only one who cooks in the lab, but somehow, everyone wanted to be together.

    As soon as they sat in the place they wanted, they blankly waited for the meal.

    I also cooked absent-mindedly, so I can¡¯t remember what I made. And so, I ate with everyone in that vague manner, and don¡¯t remember what I ate.

    Everyone finished eating without talking, and I cleaned all of them with [Cleaning]. Though it was a little early, they all went to bed.

    I decided to go to bed after cleaning up, but I can¡¯t sleep.

    I can¡¯t sleep because I kept thinking about it.

    Because there are so many monsters outside, it¡¯s dangerous to sleep outside even with Ketorami, so today, I was lonely and sleeping on a futon.

    ¡­the maid dolls might have read the atmosphere and are sleeping on their own futons (by the time I noticed, it looks like they made their own maid doll-sized futons and lined them up on the shelves) and didn¡¯t come near.

    Hunter isn¡¯t here because he went to have dinner with Ketorami-san.

    When I came to, I was knocking on the door of the Chemistry Lecture Room.

    A while after knocking, the door opened and Suzumoto greeted me with a slightly surprised face.

    ¡°What¡¯s up?¡±

    ¡°Can I sleep here today? Is there enough space?¡±

    Suzumoto instantly made a face like he wanted to say something, but then stopped.

    ¡°Huh, Maito-san, what happened?¡±

    ¡°I want to sleep here only for today.¡±

    The others wondered for a moment, then immediately moved their futons to make room for me.

    I laid my futon in the opened space and laid down.

    The others also laid down on their own. It¡¯s not like they¡¯re talking about anything, so it¡¯s quiet. However, having people nearby is more reassuring than expected.

    ¡­this time, I feel like I could sleep without thinking too much. Good night.

 CH 75

    Yes, good morning.

    I felt something heavy when I woke up. When I looked, Hariu, who seemed to have bad sleeping habits, is using my stomach as a pillow. How did that happen? I slept by the wall and Hagasaki-kun is next to me. It seems like Hariu went over Hagasaki-kun and rolled to my side. Just what kind of sleeping posture is this!

    I wonder if this sleeping habit has corrections and got strengthened in this different world, which would be annoying.

    However, I can¡¯t stand to wake him up after seeing him sleeping so happily.

    I gently pulled out my body so that I wouldn¡¯t wake him up, and put a pillow in my place. He seemed to notice that his sleeping comfort had changed since he groaned.

    But I didn¡¯t care. I left to prepare the meal.

    When I checked the food stock, neither meat nor fish was reduced. Apparently, they went vegan last night.

    Well, maybe they just didn¡¯t feel like having animal protein.

    So when I went to prepare breakfast, the maid dolls already cooked the rice for me.

    As soon as I entered the lab, everyone saluted. It seemed like these children cared for those guys. Thank you.

    Also, I thought I should serve miso soup and omelet today, so I quickly finished preparing breakfast. By the time they got up, I¡¯d taken a closer look at yesterday¡¯s jewels.

    It¡¯s one size smaller than the classroom jewel and has different shapes.

    The [Yuka Hirano] I found is a plump triangle. The last two are a hexagonal prism and a circle.

    It seems like the cause of death for all three was starvation. ¡­maybe they were three people like me who had no fighting power. Their friends should have gone to get food but didn¡¯t come back, so they starved to death.

    It¡¯s also what might have happened to me. In my case, everyone has fighting power, and I¡¯m alive because they came back without abandoning me.

    Somehow, I found them so pitiful that I decided to serve rice, miso soup, and omelet in front of the jewels. It¡¯s my sentiment.

    Everyone¡¯s up, so I started serving breakfast.

    The air is lighter than yesterday. That¡¯s good, they can¡¯t do anything if they¡¯re not fine.

    Today, we decided to explore this area to find other jewels that might exist.

    Toriumi¡¯s [Sense] is useful here. It seems like it¡¯s used to search for monsters that attack, but it can also be used to search for specific things.

    So today, Toriumi will use [Sense] and walk around here to search for jewels.

    As for me, I¡¯d be surprised if I¡¯m useful in such cases, so I¡¯ll just quietly make the armor.

    For the time being, all fabric products that seem to have poor performance should be remade.

    There are still a lot of scales, so I¡¯ll dye it with these.

    The tragedy was that all cloaks, innerwear, and other things that seem to have poor performance became either black or scarlet. They¡¯d look like a suspicious group, but it can¡¯t be helped. Better than dying, better than dying.

    Then, strengthen the equipment for everyone to the limit, and when the limit per cloth area is reached, use a cloth with another effect¡­as I did this, it got quite a performance. It¡¯s not afraid of fire, heat, or magic anymore!

    And the last is me. Now that I have the black dye, I think it¡¯s time for a new maid outfit.

    Apart from the maid clothes I originally wore, I made one maid outfit, so now, I¡¯ll make the strongest maid outfit.

    I don¡¯t like red lining, but it can¡¯t be helped. Now I can even jump into the magma!

    And it turned out that if I embroidered the laurel-dyed long pannier with black snake thread, it will have [Maximum MP Increase (medium)]. Combined with the [Maximum MP 1.5 Times], my MP has increased. It has increased greatly. Ufufu.

    Then, change the underwear. Well, it was originally white, so I thought I might as well dye it.

    However, the scales of the great black snake and the dragon scales have reached the limit of effect per cloth area with only the maid clothes, so I wondered if I should do it differently. If I get another good dye, let¡¯s use it.

    It was afternoon when they came back. They brought back four jewels whose name and cause of death are displayed in [Appraisal]. There should at least be two more, so the search is still going on.

    ¡°All four fell to the South from here. Since the cause of death was blood loss or hemorrhagic shock, it¡¯s reasonable to think they fought with a monster.¡±

    For some reason, they handed it over to me, so I received them and decided to keep it with the other three. Each jewel is very beautiful which is very sad.

    ¡°If we go South like this, there should be a multipurpose hall, so we might join the Brass Band.¡±

    As soon as they joined, they¡¯d come back here with a [Transfer] and I would move too.

    Lunch was a Negi toro don. They equipped the armor I remade and I made some adjustments. When that¡¯s over, they started searching again.

    Then I¡¯m free again.

    I also have to make clothes to fund Sagara-kun and the others. But rather than that, I¡¯d like to talk to [Alive Grimoire]-san for a moment, so let¡¯s get a little work done.

    I immediately head-butted the book and [Shared].

    [Ohh, did you get the answer?]

    Answer¡­ahh, there was also that. [A person who is familiar with the answer to the question, ¡°will the temple return us to the original world when we erase the cause?¡±]

    ¡­I don¡¯t know yet. Somehow, I don¡¯t know many people in this world, so hn, hnnn¡­eei, sorry but let¡¯s put it on hold!

    ¡°I don¡¯t know that yet, but I have something to talk about.¡±

    [Mu? I thought you¡¯d understand right away, but¡­what do you want to talk about?]

    ¡°Uhm, it¡¯s like this. I found a grave marker. From us, otherworlders.¡±

    When I recalled it, it feels unrealistic but heavy.

    That feeling that I almost regretted [Appraising] it at that moment.

    This world is quite convenient for us, but it¡¯s not convenient until the very end, so it felt like being hit in the head.

    [Nu? Grave marker? ¡­ahh, maybe it looks like a jewel?]

    ¡°Eh, isn¡¯t it a grave marker?¡±

    [What, that¡¯s not a grave marker. ¡­don¡¯t look so sad. ¡­hmm, where should I start talking?]

    ¡­uhm. Let me see. Please wait a moment.

    ¡°Uhm, I¡¯ll check just in case, but that jewel doesn¡¯t mean that they¡¯re dead¡­right?¡±

    [They died, that¡¯s for sure.]

    So they¡¯re dead. Damn, I was too optimistic¡­

    [If you mean dying as in they ran out of life. ¡­hm, so let¡¯s start from there. First of all, is death the end for you?]

    ¡°Uhm¡­maybe it depends on the person. Some people say that it¡¯s over when they die, some people say that even if they die, they¡¯re reborn in a different way, and some people say that dying is the beginning.¡±

    Especially in Japan where the beliefs are quite messy.

    [Hou? That¡¯s kind of interesting¡­no, I¡¯m talking about this world. In this world, your death means a return to this world.]

    ¡­ah, sorry. Now I have a picture of 100% concentrated juice in my head. Please continue.

    [As I said before, you otherworlders have high magical powers which is unusual for this world, but if that otherworlder dies in this world¡­meaning, when they run out of life, their body becomes magical power and become part of the magical power that makes up this world.]

    Somehow, it sounds bad. I definitely don¡¯t want to be part of this world.

    [But you are too foreign to this world. Especially¡­how should I say it¡­hmm, yes, you should be called vessels with life in it¡­ahh, it¡¯s a conceptual thing that¡¯s different from the physical body. Right, that vessel alone cannot be crushed by anything in this world. The thing that remains after the body and life have been removed is what you call that ¡°jewel-like¡± thing.]

    Vessel. ¡­that one? The glass that I saw when I did a strange [Share] with Hagasaki-kun and Suzumoto-kun?

    ¡°Then, if you add life to that vessel.¡±

    [You won¡¯t be able to add it. How can you add life when there is no physical body? ¡­why, do you want to revive that dead compatriot?]

    ¡°Yup.¡±

    Well, if they can come back to life, then I want to do that.

    [You¡¯re really¡­ unfortunately, I have to say that it¡¯s impossible. First of all, it will take a huge amount of magical power to remake the body. It¡¯s not just a half-baked amount. Well, if it¡¯s just here, I feel like you¡¯ll be able to do something even though you won¡¯t understand¡­ more than that, it¡¯s death, not life, that fills the vessel of the dead. There¡¯s no way to get rid of it. As long as there is some life left, death will gradually be expelled and life will fill it up again, but there¡¯s none at all. And finally, even if it were possible, the life that could fill the vessel of the dead is limited. The life of an otherworlder will have to satisfy the life of another otherworlder since they¡¯re similar in form. In the end, you¡¯ll have to kill the living to revive the dead.]

    ¡°Can¡¯t I pay in installments for that life?¡±

    [¡­wait, what do you mean pay in installments¡­ no way, you¡¯re trying to revive the dead with your own life!? Stop it, to move the vessel that stopped working once again will never come true with such a half-hearted way of dividing life. And there¡¯s no guarantee that the dead can accept your life.]

    I see¡­ Yeah, but there¡¯s a way to do it.

    If we gathered more magical power and those other things, and then, uhh¡­get rid of that death or something¡­then if I give it my life¡­will it increase? Uhm, no, if it increased.

    If it increased¡­it means that they can be revived.

    ¡°Hn. Alright. Thank you. I¡¯ll do my best.¡±

    [Don¡¯t do your best! Give up! I¡¯ll destroy myself! If you perish, the person I talked to-]

    There, the letters stopped, and then the words [if you perish, the person I talked to-] disappeared.

    [Don¡¯t do your best! Give up! I¡¯ll destroy myself! Thou shalt know thy limits!]

    And changed to that.

    ¡­b-but it¡¯s useless since I¡¯ve already seen it! Even if you changed it! When I involuntarily laughed, some characters started to flutter and the page turned over.

    [I will not imitate you since it¡¯s akin to shaving oneself.]

    When I thought it¡¯s been a while since I saw it flustered, that mysterious light emission started and I was sent back.

    ¡­yeah, somehow¡­I came out fine.

    For the time being, even if it¡¯s practically impossible to revive them, it¡¯s theoretically possible¡­the fact that it seems to be within reach made me quite energetic.

    This world is a different world.

    I wonder if I can do whatever I want.

    Until now, I¡¯ve been treating Ketorami as a guard dog, I¡¯m able to do needlework at an incomprehensible speed, and I¡¯m able to [Clean] various things by completely erasing them.

    Some people are more suited to those things than I am. But if I so wished, I can collect enormous magical power and other stuff, I can get rid of the death that fills the vessel and I can divide my life, so someone else should also be able to do it.

    Therefore, we will try our best to live and approach that possibility as much as possible.

    Don¡¯t hesitate to revive these dead people! Let¡¯s go rationally!

    If we do our best, the dead might come back to life, no, they¡¯ll come back to life! Then I have one thing to do right now!

    ¡­Preparation for dinner. Yes.

    Because food is great¡­ It¡¯s not because I can only do that¡­

 CH 76

    When I got some potatoes, I wanted to eat them as is, but I¡¯ll make something I haven¡¯t made before. Yes, croquettes. You have to use oil, bread crumbs, and other precious things. The heating process also includes frying the meat, steaming the potato, then deep-frying it. It¡¯s a super-fuel-eating dish with three stages.

    But now I can get most of the ingredients and the fuel is my MP so it¡¯s okay.

    Therefore, we will make croquettes by making a machine that makes croquettes.

    It¡¯d be difficult to make croquettes alone.

    So it¡¯s easier to divide the labor between the person who shapes it, the person who puts it in flour, the person who puts it in the egg mixture, and the person who puts it in bread crumbs.

    That¡¯s why I mobilized the maid dolls. It¡¯s nice to have manpower at such times. People should have dolls.

    It seemed like all the maid dolls got miniature dog tags and each one received a skill, all magic-related. All in one word and in katakana.

    The most common is [Heal]. This skill can heal injuries.

    The next most popular is [Petite Wind]. It¡¯s an unfamiliar skill where a normal strength wind blows in a limited range, but it looks like the light maid dolls can ride on this and fly faster.

    Other than that, [Petite Fire], [Petite Ice], and such petite magic are available.

    ¡­apart from that, I feel like it didn¡¯t have to add the word petite. As expected, is it necessary because they¡¯re small?

    Everyone returned when the croquette was just ready to be fried.

    ¡°Welcome back, today we¡¯ll have croquettes.¡±

    ¡°We¡¯re back. It became a little troublesome.¡±

    ¡­hou?

    ¡°Well whatever, is it okay to eat first? I also got information after talking to [Alive Grimoire]-san for a while.¡±

    They said it¡¯s fine, so let¡¯s fry the croquettes quickly.

    The croquettes were well received. We should eat it periodically, this croquette.

    And I listened to everyone¡¯s report while eating.

    ¡°We found the Brass Band. With Ketorami, it¡¯s a short distance to the South from here. We arrived in less than 10 minutes.¡±

    ¡­hou.

    ¡°They¡¯re really united. It seemed like three people from the Chorus Club went there, but they were turned away. We found three jewels that seemed to be those three.¡±

    President gently pulled it out of his pocket, wrapped in a cloth, and put it on the desk.

    ¡°Then, we talked about collecting classrooms, but¡­they don¡¯t seem to want to cooperate. They said they wouldn¡¯t give us the Multipurpose Hall. ¡­or rather, they don¡¯t seem to know that they can move the classroom. I didn¡¯t tell them how because they didn¡¯t ask.¡±

    Uwaa, what¡¯s with that¡­yup, actually, I already expected it.

    ¡°Why? It¡¯s better for them to cooperate and quickly collect the classrooms so that we can go home sooner. I don¡¯¡¯t understand, what¡¯s with their exclusive atmosphere?¡±

    ¡°Ah, that¡¯s what I thought too. It was like an army, that Brass Band Club.¡±

    ¡­I don¡¯t think I understand, but yeah, I can imagine it. Somehow, I can.

    Many people joined our high school Brass Band Club. There should be an audition to decide who¡¯ll participate in the A section of the Brass Band Club competition, so their members should exceed 60 people.

    And for them to unite with that number of people¡­I mean, you know, it¡¯d have a unique atmosphere and a unique rule would be set up. That¡¯s why they¡¯re so united.

    Then, when the situation¡­becomes a very harsh different world¡­that atmosphere would¡­become exclusive.

    They¡¯d become unrivaled in strength because of their unity, and also very exclusive.

    And as a result of doing that, the people from the Chorus Club died.

    ¡­yeah, temporarily, that is.

    Of course, I can¡¯t say that we should help others under these circumstances.

    We¡¯re just sticking to our policy of helping unless they¡¯re hostile from the very beginning, and that¡¯s because we (except for me) can do it. That¡¯s all there is to it.

    ¡­but. If you don¡¯t have the ability.

    ¡°For the time being, did you check if the people from the Brass Band have skills?¡±

    ¡°I can guess. They had it but almost everyone only have three at most. Seems like the correction is also very small. Also, only the manager and vice leader had double-digit skills and had a large correction.¡±

    Let¡¯s recap here.

    First, Kadomi-kun.

    Kadomi-kun was a [Knight] from the moment he was dropped into this world.

    Probably because he started from a room that¡¯s very inconvenient to use as a fortress or a residence, such as a toilet, and alone. I wonder if there¡¯s a bonus pack for that so that he moved up one level.

    Next, I don¡¯t want to remember him, but Fukuyama-kun. He¡¯s probably a [Knight] or something like that.

    Alone in the corridor¡­in other words, starting from the river. I think this also helps to support the hypothesis that if you start from a disadvantageous situation, you will get a bonus.

    What can be said from these two cases is that the strength of the correction and job might change depending on the starting point and the number of people at the starting point.

    Then. With more than 60 people and starting with a very large and sturdy hall, I think they¡¯ll have the opposite correction from Kadomi-kun and Fukuyama-kun.

    In other words, weakening. No, it¡¯s a bit strange to say that. If we set the standard to the original, they¡¯d still be strengthened but to a very low degree.

    ¡­this is a different world. As I said many times, this is a different world.

    It¡¯s a different world where you can use magic, you don¡¯t understand the rules, and monsters are messing around.

    In such a situation, each one is not so strong, but the number of people is very large, so their survival strategy can only be ¡°unity¡±.

    And I don¡¯t think I can blame them when they got rid of the Chorus Club members for the sake of their ¡°unity¡± which they used to survive.

    Not to mention, if the people in the Chorus Club had higher stats, they¡¯d become the target of fear.

    Classmates who are in the same position as them, but have an overwhelming difference in power.

    And this is a different world. They don¡¯t know what to do. If there is an overwhelming power difference, it might be possible to treat the more than 60 people like slaves.

    If that¡¯s the case¡­even if they¡¯re kicked out and died as a result¡­or even if they have the intention of emergency evacuation¡­but in the first place, it¡¯s hard to have decent judgment under such circumstances.

    Yup. Well, that kind of thing.

    In other words, I can¡¯t blame them for that kind of thing.

    ¡°And then. As soon as they realized we¡¯re much stronger than their leaders, they attacked us in groups, so President made a clay wall for the time being¡­and we ran away.¡±

    Yeah, let¡¯s say it again.

    We have a policy of helping unless they¡¯re hostile from the beginning. Unless they¡¯re hostile.

    ¡­yeah, well, the other side didn¡¯t seem to want to get involved either. It¡¯s unlike with Minehara-san from before where if we don¡¯t defeat the other side, we¡¯ll be in danger. So this time, I wonder if we should just leave without minding the other. Of course, if we¡¯re chased, we¡¯ll think about it then.

    ¡°Then, maybe I should be next.¡±

    I briefly explained the story I heard from [Alive Grimoire]-san. Somehow, I mixed my interpretation, so I¡¯ll annotate that part each time.

    ¡°¡­so? Are you trying to do something like you did with me and Suzumoto and bring the chorus club members back to life?¡±

    Hagasaki-kun made a disgusted face. Yeah, I lost a lot of things for you.

    ¡°No, I¡¯m not martyr enough to do it for people I don¡¯t even know. ¡­no, this might sound strange, but I¡¯m thinking of something like a donation.¡±

    In other words, if there¡¯s another person who can [Share] other than me, cooperate with that person and have a lot of people share their lives little by little, so you can pour it little by little and make enough for one person. I wonder if that¡¯s possible.

    ¡°He~y, I don¡¯t really understand, but is life such a simple thing?¡±

    Hariu held his head for a while, but I also don¡¯t know.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know, but that seemed to be the case in this world, sorry.¡±

    Well, this is a different world, and I think it¡¯s okay to have something like this. I mean, if that¡¯s not the case, I won¡¯t think we can do it.

    ¡°Then, do you mean that if you have a huge amount of magical power and a way to clean a vessel full of foreign substances, and as long as you have life, they can come back to life?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right, according to [Alive Grimoire]-san.¡±

    I think it¡¯s credible. I still don¡¯t know what that book is, though.

    ¡­no, what is that book really? I¡¯ll ask when I go to talk next time. I have to focus here.

    ¡°Ah, I forgot to say that my job changed. It¡¯s now [Samurai].¡±

    And suddenly, Suzumoto said this. I thought I¡¯d spit out my tea. Stop it!

    ¡°Mine changed too¡­I¡¯m now a [Mad Scientist].¡±

    President¡­went mad, finally.

    ¡°[Ninja]!¡±

    Hariu changed from an assassin to a ninja. ¡­are you a spy now?

    Come to think of it. This is the second time, so there are now four people, including Katori, who changed jobs, right? But as expected, I¡¯m still a maid¡­hn?

    That?

    A-ah¡­uhm, okay. This is probably a dream.

    ¡°Tokoyo! Pinch my face!¡±

    When I asked Tokoyo, she immediately flew up and pinched me with her fluffy hands. Yeah, it doesn¡¯t hurt much, but I finally felt like this is not a dream.

    ¡°¡­ooh, that¡¯s good, Maito.¡±

    Suzumoto looked into my dog tag and wryly smiled. When the others looked, they showed ¡°ahh, as expected¡± expressions.

    Yup. ¡­yup. Uhm, that¡¯s right. One character has been added to the dog tag.

    [Maid] has become [Maid Chief].

    ¡­I did it! I¡¯m the [Maid Chief]! Hurray for my maid escape!

    Somehow, this seemed related to the fact that all the maid dolls have miniature dog tags.

    Fufufu, but I¡¯m sure that my strength has improved! Because it¡¯s a [Chief], you know? [Chief]. Something must have changed! Then let¡¯s experiment!

    ¡°Suzumoto! Please give a straight right! I will avoid you brilliantly!¡±

    ¡°Then, I won¡¯t hesitate.¡±

    Won¡¯t hesitate. I was beaten the moment I heard that.

    ¡­no, I can¡¯t see it. I still can¡¯t see it.

    Even after checking the dog tag¡­I didn¡¯t gain any particular skills.

    ¡­uhm, did I really change jobs?

    In conclusion, although I became a [Maid Chief], my own correction didn¡¯t especially change. I still have no offensive power, my defensive power is paper, and my agility is still reasonable.

    W-why did this happen! Return my short-lived elation!

    ¡­but even though my own correction didn¡¯t change, there are two clearly different skills.

    The first is [Share]. I think this was originally such a skill. And the usage so far was strange.

    But with the maid dolls, I can share visual, auditory, thoughts, memories, and so on even if I don¡¯t touch them or they¡¯re far away.

    If I use this method, I can become the command tower of the maid dolls.

    In other words, this skill, [Maid Chief], was probably only possible after having [Maids].

    ¡­if so, please make me a [Maid Chief] earlier, dog tag-san!

    Then the second one.

    This is¡­[Cleaning]. Obviously, MP consumption has decreased and the range of effect became wider.

    Now, I can clean Ketorami-san¡¯s whole body with just three waves of a normal-sized duster.

    However, the image of the object to be erased is still difficult, and when I erased the ground instead of cleaning it, it ate a lot of MP.

    In other words, I don¡¯t know if it¡¯s the mass or volume of the object to be erased, but my MP consumption is proportional to it. Even so, I think it decreased considerably.

    If I were to fight from now on, I think the key would be the cooperation between [Cleaning], which has expanded the range of effects, and the maid dolls.

    Even so, the fighting power of the maid dolls isn¡¯t that good¡­

    I thought it would be good to strengthen the maid dolls, so I asked Katori to make armor for the maid dolls with a thin metal plate, but the moment I equipped it, it seemed to be out of the [Maid] category and it stopped moving. It did. The same was true if I gave them a weapon.

    ¡­a-as long as they can be my ears and eyes over a long distance, I think it¡¯s good!

    Maybe I¡¯ll be useful from now on¡­you won¡¯t know. Yup. Probably. Maybe.

 CH 77

    And it¡¯s morning when I woke up. Good morning.

    By the way, the maid dolls are still sleeping.

    I was promoted from a maid to a Head Maid, but I have no intention of changing anything, so I¡¯ll go with the flow as always.

    Breakfast is bread. However, the bread stock is about to run out, so I need to bake some.

    And in such cases, making a large amount all at once will be easier later, so I make a large amount every time.

    It¡¯s easier to have maid dolls for this, so I¡¯m sorry for stopping your sleep, but I¡¯d like you to get up and help me.

    ¡­if the maid dolls knead the dough, it¡¯ll be a whole-body exercise¡­though it only looks like they¡¯re playing with the bread dough. The maid dolls are really serious, though.

    Everyone got up just when the bread was baked, so it¡¯s breakfast time.

    Breakfast was freshly baked bread, bacon, omelet, and vegetable salad! As expected, eating breakfast is a good idea!

    ¡­well, you know? Before all this, I was the only one who ate a lot in the morning.

    Everyone seemed to stay up late, so they couldn¡¯t eat much every morning.

    However, after living in a different world, we had to keep early hours and get up early. So inevitably, if they can¡¯t have breakfast, they won¡¯t have it until noon. Furthermore, everyone is doing physical labor every day, so the calories burned are great¡­

    Yup. It¡¯s good to be healthy!

    ¡°Yesterday, somehow, it can¡¯t be helped, but, what about the Multipurpose Hall?¡±

    The Brass Band is still occupying it. Yeah, certainly, we can¡¯t go home without the Multipurpose Hall. Even if we give up reconciliation with the Brass Band, we still want the hall. However, the other side had no intention of giving it to us.

    ¡°Uhm, did you explain how we can go home?¡±

    ¡°I did. But they didn¡¯t want to listen.¡±

    Nuu, are they so desperate to survive that they can¡¯t afford to look around? They might be living on the edge so they won¡¯t be able to unite if the situation changed even a little.

    ¡°We can do it if we just grab it and run, but if we do that, they¡¯ll die.¡±

    Well, that¡¯s right. They can¡¯t survive if their base residence suddenly disappeared in this strange world.

    ¡°I think it would be good to relocate the people of the Brass Band.¡±

    Ne. No matter how you think about it, the hall isn¡¯t good at functioning as a living space.

    ¡°But, if you say something like moving to those guys, or rather, as long as we go the other side of the clay wall, they¡¯ll attack again, you know?¡±

    Right. Even if we go and negotiate for them to move, they have no intention to listen.

    ¡°Then, why don¡¯t we make them move on their initiative?¡±

    ¡­hou?

    According to President. They happened to pass by a natural fortress which was very comfortable, so, they decided to move. I¡¯d be very happy if something like that happens.

    In other words, we prepare a house that they¡¯d see and make them move there! So he says.

    ¡°After all, I think they have to rely on hunting for food even if their fighting power is low.¡±

    President continued to explain while writing various things on the map.

    ¡°There are almost no fruit-bearing trees inside this circle centered on the Multipurpose Hall, but there are still fruit-bearing trees outside of it. Therefore, their range of action is from here inwards. And so, if we want to prepare a house, it should be outside the circle. It¡¯d be difficult to tell whether it was originally there, or it was new.¡±

    As expected of President.

    He seemed to already know the geography around here. How scary.

    ¡°I see. So, how do we get them there?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s easy. Cut all the fruit trees on the outside on this side. Then, if Maito-san grew fruit trees in the direction we want them to go, they will have no choice but to go there.¡±

    O-Ouu, me!?

    ¡­ah, I can do that. Hanamura-san gave me the [Sprouting] and [Growth] skills after all.

    However, in my case, I can¡¯t grow plants inexhaustibly. I need some seeds, seedlings, and some plants to grow them¡­but I can get such things as much as I want after cutting all the fruit trees outside the circle.

    ¡°It¡¯s also a good idea to guide the river and narrow their range of action.¡±

    ¡°Can you do it?¡±

    ¡°Hagasaki-kun, is it possible?¡±

    ¡°I won¡¯t know until I try, right? I¡¯ve gotten used to magic.¡±

    N-no way!? You guys can already do flood control!? What a scary thing!

    ¡°Then, if we wipe out the monsters around here, it¡¯ll be easier for them to act. ¡­this is a double-edged sword because it can reduce their food. Another option is to change the terrain to create an area where monsters can¡¯t enter.¡±

    ¡­yup. Brave. Be brave, me.

    ¡­I¡¯m glad President is on my side!

    So, we all decided on a place to make a house and moved there. And while being on Ketorami¡¯s back, I [Shared] all the maid dolls¡¯ sights and did something like a surveillance camera control room operator, working to search for enemies.

    I can only do that much! But now, I can see behind myself. So I wouldn¡¯t be caught unawares, maybe.

    ¡°Should be around here. Then, President, please.¡±

    ¡°Yes. [Earth Wall]!¡±

    And the President made a slightly distorted circle about 1 km in diameter¡­in other words, making a rock wall like it¡¯s natural. For the time being, we tried to prevent monsters from entering this area.

    ¡°Then, we¡¯ll wipe out the monsters that remain inside. President and Maito should make the house in this area.¡±

    And while everyone else went out, President started building a house by applying the [Earth Wall] skill. Whether it¡¯s a clay wall, a brick wall, or something of the sort.

    As for me, I took out the seeds from the fruits that came from all over the place and buried them in the ground with the maid dolls at intervals¡­

    [Sprout]! The seeds sprouted with a ponpon.

    Then use [Growth] to grow the sprouts one after another to make a big tree!

    If it grows like this and becomes like a certain large camphor tree, it becomes difficult to collect the fruits, so I didn¡¯t try to grow it like a certain one, though.

    I didn¡¯t, but after growing a tree with the maid dolls, everyone ran around and shouted something like this!

    ¡°A dream! It wasn¡¯t a dream!¡± (T/N: I assume the author is referencing something here but nothing¡¯s coming up in my search, sorry.)

    The maid dolls also went along with this kind of thing, isn¡¯t that nice?

    Around the time the house was almost built, everyone else returned. After finishing lunch, we resumed the conversion to a residential area.

    So, first of all, consultation.

    ¡°Uhm, should the floor be tatami mats? As expected, having soil floors are too hard, right?¡±

    ¡°No, Japanese houses are definitely out. Even if it¡¯s troublesome, we have to make a wooden floor and beds. It¡¯d suspicious if it didn¡¯t fit their worldview of this world.¡±

    And so, Hariu used [Wood Manufacturing] to make a wooden floor, and also the chairs, desks, and so on.

    Toriumi and Katori made the other furniture and tools with [Metalworking].

    And as expected, I¡¯m doing things like sewing futons and making cloths to put on chairs.

    Besides that, the maid dolls are also helping by making furniture, sewing, and weaving cloths. No, I was surprised, but some of the maid dolls could do some woodworking.

    The maid dolls did their best to polish and assemble the parts.

    Aren¡¯t you guys able to do more and more things?

    We decided to carry over the completion of the house for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow and had dinner. Today is oyakodon. It¡¯s been a while since we¡¯ve had chicken.

    Then I got up and had breakfast with bread, and the construction resumed again!

    Today, some people have no work anymore. Toriumi and Katori. The metal parts are limited, and there are two people, so it seemed over for them.

    ¡°Then, today, Hariu and Maito will make things, while the others are on flood control and logging the fruit trees.¡±

    ¡°The river management team is me and President¡­and Kariya, in case it got dangerous, come this side.¡±

    ¡°Ah, got it.¡±

    U-uwaa¡­you¡¯re serious about diverting the river.

    I¡¯m not so bright around here, so President and Hagasaki-kun, who seemed familiar with such things, will do their best to do something about it, I only know that.

    ¡°Is Kadomi, Toriumi, and Katori on cutting the fruit trees?¡±

    ¡°Ah, you guys. Take the maid dolls when you go. I think these kids will collect the fruits.¡±

    If the fruits are left behind, it¡¯d be a waste, so I decided to dispatch a maid doll unit there.

    ¡°Ah, do you also need some wood?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯d be better if there¡¯s some firewood.¡±

    ¡°Ah, then you should have Ketorami-san carry it.¡±

    And since the wood would also become a waste, I decided to also dispatch Ketorami-san.

    ¡°¡­by the way, Maito-san.¡±

    ¡°Yes?¡±

    Hariu talked to me while processing the wood with tremendous momentum. This speed is scary, but I wonder if my sewing also looked like this from the side.

    ¡°I wonder if the people in the Brass Band will be wary at seeing such a complete house.¡±

    ¡­

    ¡°You¡¯re right, they might be.¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t that bad?¡±

    ¡°It is bad.¡±

    ¡°I think it would have been better to make them a cozy cave instead of a house, or so I thought, but¡­¡±

    ¡­yeah, that¡¯s right. President can move the rocks, so we can do that.

    However, since we¡¯ve made it this far, we¡¯ll continue the work and complete it for the time being.

    We can think about how to not alert them later, yup.

    When the others came back, they were somehow muddy.

    Yeah, that is, the people who went to do river management¡­

    ¡°The river flooded once, but we made good progress.¡±

    So they managed to do it. For the time being, I [Cleaned] them. Pofupofu.

    ¡°I don¡¯t think the people in the Brass Band will move to the east. I made a rocky mountain in the South, so they wouldn¡¯t move there. The West is a precipitous cliff, and there are no fruit trees in the East, so there¡¯s no merit in going there. Then it¡¯s only a matter of time before the Brass Band people find this place.¡±

    Scary, you¡¯re scary. What is that, you made a rock mountain!

    ¡°I see, so that¡¯s how it is. I was talking to Maito-san a while ago, but if there¡¯s such a perfect house, wouldn¡¯t the Brass Band members be wary of it?¡±

    When Hariu said so, everyone went silent.

    ¡°¡­then don-¡°

    ¡°Still make it.¡±

    Now then, what should I do?

    ¡­if one person overlooks one problem, it¡¯s difficult for people to notice the next problem.

    I think that there¡¯s something like that, well, people being satisfied with just one solution.

    ¡­therefore, we should have the Brass Band members solve one problem. Then if they think they deserved this dwelling, I think they¡¯ll use it with confidence.

    ¡­and so, it¡¯s time for Rosemary-san again, maybe.

 CH 78

    This house, where the Brass Band members will be moving in, is a symmetrically structured three-story building.

    Fully equipped with kilns, wells, and other things. Right after entering the entrance, you can see the cafeteria in the back which is large enough to accommodate 100 people.

    There are also beds, chairs, and desks in each room, and a set of clothes available in the closet.

    The outside was full of fruit trees, the well-maintained fields full of potatoes and carrots, and the courtyard full of flowers, making it a very comfortable living space.

    ¡­it¡¯s too complete no matter how you look at it. Truly, thank you very much.

    In other words, the ¡°feeling that it was prepared¡± was odd.

    Then, you should make a setting that says ¡°it was prepared¡±.

    This is a different world. Many things happen. And it doesn¡¯t matter what happens.

    For example, the ghost of a maid who keeps waiting for her master to return and keeps cleaning the house appears.

    So the scenario is like this!

    When the members of the Brass Band come, a floating ghost maid would welcome them.

    At this point, if they cut it down and throw it away, it¡¯ll enter pattern B, but if there¡¯s room for dialogue, enter pattern A.

    Pattern A is the ¡°Let¡¯s make the ghost maid ascend to heaven!¡± route.

    The scenario is that the Brass Band members will take a little effort to obtain it so that they¡¯d get a sense of accomplishment and have this house as a reward.

    Then, for pattern B, it¡¯s the ¡°Let¡¯s remove the ghost maid who clung to the house!¡± route.

    This is the completely hostile mode.

    As soon as they¡¯re about to slash (although I¡¯m worried if they¡¯d do this), I¡¯ll [Transfer], then fly around the house, attack with poltergeists, and moderately injure them.

    After the exorcism, it¡¯d be nice if there were such an easy-to-understand change such as a poisonous swamp becoming a flower field.

    ¡­when I proposed that, I got a fierce rejection.

    ¡°Ahh, that, it¡¯s too dangerous for Maito-san, right?¡±

    ¡°Know your place.¡±

    ¡­yeah, well, don¡¯t say that. I¡¯d be like an NPC. Moreover, my character setting doesn¡¯t need me to stay there all the time as a ghost.

    No, why don¡¯t I live here? Isn¡¯t it strange to just pass it over? Or even if I did that, wouldn¡¯t it be strange to not live here permanently? Then my adventure ended here! If that happened. That¡¯s also fine. (T/N: I have no freaking idea what this meant. Eh, just pass it over and get over it.)

    ¡°Uhm, uh, that, isn¡¯t it okay with me in full-faced armor?¡±

    Toriumi suggested that, but please think about it.

    Which has more room for dialogue, a ghost maid or a ghost armor?

    ¡­absolutely the former! Or rather, if you open the front door to the house, what happens if you saw a ghost armor come out from the back? Scary! I¡¯d be absolutely scared! They will definitely enter pattern B! ¡­what¡¯s wrong with pattern B is that it causes damage to the house and there¡¯s a high possibility of injury. There¡¯s also the fact that their sense of peace is somehow diminished.

    This is a house. It¡¯s unpleasant to recognize it as an [Abandoned House with Ghost Knights] dungeon.

    Do you want to live in a dungeon? Nope, not a chance.

    But, if the feeling of winning was stronger, they might.

    ¡­and so, rather than Toriumi, who seems able to speak no matter how much armor he wore and was even not acquainted with the Brass Band people, still, I¡¯m the right person since I can freely change my appearance, right? Or so I say.

    Well, in the end, everyone folded in. The reason was that even if they enter pattern B, there¡¯s a good chance I¡¯ll win.

    I mean, if I make full use of the maid dolls¡¯ vision, that¡¯s pretty much the case, isn¡¯t it?

    I can foresee all attacks from the back and in the event of an emergency, I can do something with just a thought.

    Since Suzumoto made me practice endlessly, I¡¯m pretty confident.

    The opponent is just a human with a stick-shaped weapon and weak.

    And if I wear a [Magic Invalid] maid outfit, I won¡¯t be affected by magic.

    I am invincible against magic. Invincible. Invincible.

    I repeat, I am invincible!

    Therefore, the way to make me ascend to heaven is by magic. If they hesitate to use physical attacks and hit me with magic, I¡¯ll pretend to ascend with that magic and [Transfer]. I can even pretend to be unharmed.

    Of course, it¡¯s better for them to enter pattern A, and to aim for that, I must firmly grasp the other side¡¯s heart at first contact. Okay.

    So I have to be ghostly.

    A ghost has no legs, floats, transparent, or something like that.

    ¡­[Disguise] is a skill that allows you to change the color of your hair, eyes, and skin. Then¡­can I become transparent? It should be a colorless and transparent disguise.

    I tried it, and it surprisingly worked.

    I can do it. I¡¯ve done it. I can even do gradation.

    With this, I became a transparent human as well as a ghost! Of course, my clothes didn¡¯t become transparent, so if I want to be a transparent person, I must be naked! I believe I can solve this with my skill in some way, so I¡¯ll never do that!

    And so, I succeeded in making the legs become transparent in gradation style and become the Rosemary Ghost version¡­

    ¡°Somehow¡­it¡¯s not very ghostly, Maito-san.¡±

    ¡­why?

    ¡°You¡¯re wearing a long skirt so even if your legs are transparent, we can¡¯t see it.¡±

    ¡­I see!

    So I hurriedly put on a maid outfit that¡¯s up to the knees.

    ¡°How about this!¡±

    ¡°No¡­something¡¯s wrong¡­¡±

    However, everyone¡¯s reaction isn¡¯t good!

    ¡°Your expression is too lively.¡±

    ¡­is it okay if I look dead, then?

    ¡°Your complexion¡¯s too good.¡±

    Do you want my skin color to be a little whiter? But I¡¯m already a white person, right?

    ¡°Maybe the color is too bright. Why not desaturate it?¡±

    ¡­

    And so on, they complained so much that I eventually settled on making my hair and eyes a pale blue-gray.

    This isn¡¯t Rosemary anymore.

    At this point, it¡¯s a simple task of waiting. To prepare for pattern A, I planted trees around the house while everyone else wiped out the monsters around here, cut fruit trees, and pulled out edible plants. Then I¡¯ll wait for the Brass Band members to come over.

    ¡­did you understand?

    The timing of this strategy is completely up to the opponent.

    They might come at any moment now, or it might take three days.

    It¡¯s a very unstable start, but it¡¯s a bit awkward for me to keep it on all the time, so I decided to make some maid dolls stay there.

    If I always [Share] their view, I¡¯ll know when they¡¯ll come.

    And so, I¡¯m always ready to be a ghost maid while I¡¯m working on sewing the funding sources for Sagara-kun and the others.

    The others went to pick up the Music Preparation Room.

    I¡¯m saying that, but although they went from the river to the mountains at a lawn mowing pace, the monsters are actually relatively strong. They can¡¯t do the Ketorami Dash, so it¡¯s a lot of hard work for them.

    I had to prepare so that they could eat as soon as they came back.

    I wonder what to make today. It¡¯s about time to eat fish again, so I wonder if I should make Japanese food with grilled fish.

    And then, there was no movement in the Brass Band that day, so we ate dinner as usual and went to bed.

    Fish after a long time was well received.

    But when it came to the grilled fish¡­I missed the conversation since I concentrated on removing the bones while everyone concentrated on eating.

    By the way, I¡¯m going to sleep from now on, but I asked a set of four maid dolls to take turns and get up to watch.

    So that if there¡¯s any movement, I told them to wake me up. Only then can I sleep with peace of mind. Good night.

    Good morning.

    After confirming with the maid dolls, it seems like there¡¯s no movement yet since I got a [No abnormality!] reply.

    Well, even if there are no fruit trees in the vicinity, it doesn¡¯t mean they will come here right away.

    So, as soon as we ate breakfast, everyone went to collect the music-affiliated classrooms with their bentos.

    I was the only one who had to wait, and I¡¯ll be in the way when they go collect classrooms.

    Yup. I can¡¯t say I want to go with everyone.

    It would be a waste of time if everyone got stuck here.

    So right now, I¡¯m just a clothes-making machine with nothing to do.

    I use MP while being careful not to empty it. It¡¯s not funny if I became a ghost maid with 0 MP.

    After about 4 hours of making clothes endlessly, the maid doll sent a [Maybe they¡¯re about to move?] feeling.

    ¡­hmm, I mean, the maid dolls don¡¯t speak. So, just like this, they¡¯d send a vague feeling or something¡­ communication through [Share] can be difficult.

    But since I can verify it through their sight or hearing, I can just compare it with that.

    As for the movement from the Brass Band, a group with high fighting power who went hunting came back without finding any prey while a group with high agility found the cluster of fruit trees and came back. Such was the situation.

    Hmm, if they keep going like this, they¡¯d have no choice but to go in the direction of the fruit trees. And if they follow the fruit trees like this, they¡¯ll reach here.

    The fruit trees have been sown moderately, so the amount that can be obtained from a single tree is small.

    If so, they can¡¯t get fruits for their number of people unless they move from tree to tree. That meant they can¡¯t stay there forever.

    They should arrive here as early as this evening.

    When I reported that to everyone, they all collected the [Music Preparation Room] and headed West in search of the second music room and music laboratory.

    It¡¯s possible to collect both by the end of today. Good luck.

    As I continued to monitor them while sewing clothes, several groups finally arrived at the cluster of fruit trees and began harvesting.

    ¡°Trumpet, be vigilant of the surroundings. Clarinet, harvest fruits!¡±

    ¡°Okay!¡±

    ¡°Then start the mission!¡±

    ¡°Okay!¡±

    ¡­I heard something like this when I borrowed the maid doll¡¯s hearing.

    Well, as expected, the Trumpet group is like their front-line combat profession. I think the Clarinets are the speedy ones with their finger-turning image.

    By the way, where are the maid dolls looking at them? It¡¯s from the shade of the leaves of the non-fruit trees around the fruit trees.

    It¡¯s okay because they told me they¡¯d fly and run away as soon as they¡¯re found out¡­ or rather, this group showed no sign of noticing them. Seems like they¡¯re crazy about fruit trees. Yeah, well, I understand those feelings.

    After that, the people of the Brass Band didn¡¯t advance that much, and just picked up the fruits in order from the nearest place and went home.

    Hmm, I wonder if they¡¯ll find this place tomorrow.

    Because it¡¯s relatively close to the cluster of fruit trees, I thought they¡¯ll definitely find it while picking up the fruits. They seem more cautious than I expected.

    And so, I resumed being an endless clothing manufacturing machine and left the clothes I made at George-san¡¯s pawnshop.

    Then I was able to see Miura-kun and Misaki-san¡¯s RomeJuli Theater and got hugged by Hanamura-san, but I¡¯m mostly fine.

    Yup. My HP was cut in the first half¡­

    Seems like Sagara-kun and his friends are accustomed to the Romeo and Juliet play.

    Humans being adaptable creatures are amazing. Nobody is reacting to the RomeJuli play in front of me. Amazing.

    The only thing was that George-san wasn¡¯t comfortable with that. Yeah, please do your best.

    That¡¯s why when everyone came back, it¡¯s time for dinner.

    When I fried things for dinner, they ate in large quantities and the chicken meat I saved was gone, but it¡¯s fine.

    They really like fried chicken. Do they have a disease or something where it will kill them if they don¡¯t take large amounts of fried chicken regularly?

    ¡°For the time being, we¡¯ve collected the [Music Preparation Room], [Second Music Room], and [Music Laboratory] today. This completes the music-affiliated rooms.¡±

    Everyone, that¡¯s quite the feat.

    With this, the 2F North Building is¡­oh, there¡¯s still one. The fated English Department Laboratory.

    ¡­yup. Seems like everyone remembered that.

    Yup. The English Department Laboratory is the classroom where Fukuyama-kun and several other students were present.

    I wonder how Fukuyama-kun arrived at South 1F from there? Yup. I wish I knew how.

    Well, anyway, I¡¯m glad that the 2F North Wing collection was carried out at the same time as the Multipurpose Hall collection plan. Okay. I can¡¯t laugh if we get stuck here.

    Tomorrow¡¯s plan is for the others to retrieve the English lab, while I¡¯ll be a ghost maid and wait until then.

    As for everyone, if they¡¯re in the East of the North Wing, they can do Ketorami riding, so I think they can collect it quickly.

    And if they have time, they¡¯ll look for the courtyard. Yeah, they said there might be an island there.

    Then I¡¯ll sleep since tomorrow¡¯s plan has been decided. Good night.

 CH 79

    Good morning. Let¡¯s do our best today as well.

    I¡¯m expecting an encounter with the Brass Band today. Yes.

    Breakfast is rice. Rice, miso soup, omelet, and pickles. A classic. I¡¯ll also make a lunch box.

    Today¡¯s bento is pork fried with ginger. I tried to put in some greens with the simmered pickles, but the color is not so good. It¡¯s brownish overall. ¡­but I¡¯ll do my best.

    Speaking of which, when they cleaned up the monsters, there was quite a bit of meat, so maybe it¡¯s time to make some bacon. Will the waiting time today be spent on dismantling and processing the meat?

    Now then. Everyone who ate breakfast looked ill.

    It can¡¯t be helped. Today¡¯s collection schedule was near the English Department Lab. I don¡¯t know how it is now, but at least it was the place where Fukuyama-kun used to be. In other words, they might encounter Fukuyama-kun.

    It¡¯s natural to feel ill. If only Homura-kun and the others were here at such a time¡­! I can¡¯t help but think that they¡¯d understand my feelings.

    Also, Homura-kun and the others contacted me this morning. Even if they don¡¯t have anything in particular, they¡¯ll contact me regularly so I can see how Homura-kun and the others are doing.

    Seems like they¡¯re now in a jungle when they crossed the lava field, and searching for classrooms was difficult.

    Instead, the monsters weren¡¯t that strong, and the fruits and meat seemed to be abundant and delicious, which was good.

    Yup. They sounded relatively relaxed so I want them to do their best without overdoing it.

    And while everyone went out with dead eyes, I will dismantle and process the meat while maintaining the monitoring system.

    Recently, there are a lot of herbs and spices, so it¡¯s fun to have a wide range of dishes.

    And so, I¡¯m making bacon.

    ¡­huh? You say it wouldn¡¯t rot if I throw it in the Physics Lab that has become an item inventory, so I can reserve the meat as it is? I can store it like that, but¡­bacon is delicious.

    There are so many delicious parts on the meat, and I have a lot of spices, so I want to make delicious food.

    ¡­that¡¯s why it¡¯s bacon.

    Yeah, really, it would be best if a pig monster appeared. But I don¡¯t see any pigs. So I¡¯ll make do with the wild boars.

    Cut the young boar meat into blocks and salt them with spices.

    Yes, this is all I have to do today. After that, I have to salt it for about a week. ¡­but this is a lot of work.

    For some reason, there are a lot of wild boars. Maybe about two digits.

    The dismantling is just a moment, but I have to divide the dismantled meat again!

    What¡¯s more, although I only used three parts of the meat for bacon, I want to boil the front legs for soup, and I also want to fry, bake, and boil the loins, tenderloin, and other things without smoking it. When I looked closely, I inadvertently found a deer thrown behind the wild boars and decided to process it as well¡­and¡­yup, it was really hard.

    But when it¡¯s over, it became a neat item inventory (Physics Lab).

    Yeah, grocery stores must be like this. It has to be neat and tidy. As expected. This feels so satisfying!

    ¡­wait, if you think about it.

    ¡­seems like there¡¯s no time lapse inside when the classroom is left behind. That¡¯s why it helps that the things inside don¡¯t rot.

    That meant that if I left it like this, the salting will not proceed at all.

    And so, I have to leave the salted meat in a place where I can leave it out all the time. [Transfer].

    ¡°Ah, Maito-senpai! What¡¯s wrong? ¡­uhm, what¡¯s that?¡±

    ¡°Hi, Hanamura-san. Is George-san here?¡±

    ¡°He¡¯s in. Looks like he¡¯s sleeping, so I¡¯ll go wake him up!¡±

    Yes, this is the pawnshop in Deichemoore. In here, the salting of the salted meat will progress properly. So I¡¯d like to borrow a corner here and leave the meat on it¡­

    ¡­somehow, I heard a terrible slamming sound and George-san¡¯s scream from what seems to be his room¡­after a while, Hanamura-san, who looked happy, and George-san, who isn¡¯t energetic, came.

    ¡­uhm, uhm¡­yeah, I won¡¯t say anything. Hanamura-san was called by Utagawa-san and went somewhere.

    Well, yeah, George-san was awakened and left behind, so he looked morose. Yeah, let¡¯s put that aside.

    ¡°George-san, I¡¯d like to rent a room that¡¯s cold and dark here.¡±

    ¡°Hn? ¡­ahh, are you leaving that? Yeah, that¡¯s fine¡­what is it?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s meat.¡±

    When I opened the lid from what looked like a huge wooden vat, the meat was packed inside like sushi.

    ¡°This is the finest meat of wild boars, which will become bacon soon. Spices and seasonings are used abundantly without any overlaps. You can put it in soup or use it for stir-fry. The umami and aroma will surely be wonderful. Ahh, of course, it¡¯ll be juicy and crispy even when fried as it is. ¡­well, I think it¡¯s just right for a snack while having sake.¡±

    After repeating the explanation, I found George-san drinking his drool.

    ¡°If you have the place, I¡¯ll divide the rental fee with the bacon made as a thank you.¡±

    ¡°Okay, leave as many as you want! I¡¯ll lend you a basement.¡±

    ¡­gotcha.

    ¡°Then, you can put it here.¡±

    He guided me to a basement of about 6 tatami mats. It¡¯s a vacant room with nothing.

    ¡°Next door is the food inventory, but I¡¯m not using this one. Feel free to use it. However, I want compensation, okay?¡±

    ¡°Yes, thank you very much. Please look forward to the bacon.¡±

    I brought all the meat to the basement and [Transferred] again. Next, I have to process the venison.

    By afternoon, the venison was also dismantled and salted, and the maid dolls finally gave me the feeling of [They¡¯re coming]. Ohh, they¡¯ve finally come! The ghost maid comes into play!

    When I looked at the visual information from the maid dolls, it seems like they¡¯re steadily picking fruits from the fruit trees and coming to this side.

    The fruits grown on the fruit trees were intentionally reduced so that they¡¯ll move at a fast pace.

    Because the number of monsters decreased, there are no battles, so they¡¯re at a medium pace. If they follow the fruit trees, they could already see this building. And if they could see it, maybe they¡¯ll come by.

    I [Disguised] myself as a ghost maid since they could come at any time.

    Also, I warned the maid dolls placed at specific locations in the house so that we can enter Pattern B at any time. These kids will be my eyes, so this is important.

    After that, I also reported it to everyone using the [Communication] bracelet.

    They said, ¡°Do your best, but if it seems impossible, run away immediately.¡± Eh, I¡¯ll show you that I can do it well.

    Shortly thereafter, the members of the Brass Band finally found this house.

    ¡­but, it seems like everyone was discussing what to do, so they didn¡¯t come here at all.

    Yeah, be careful at all times. But hurry up also. I want to go soon.

    When I left the entrance while making as much noise as possible, the Brass Band members saw me all at once. From a distance, I might look like a normal person.

    But even when they found me, they were confused, so I approached them.

    ¡°Uhm, guests, right?¡±

    I¡¯m a ghost, I¡¯m a ghost. I called out to them while telling myself that. The girl who was in charge of giving instructions during the fruit collection stepped forward.

    ¡°We are the Brass Band Trumpet Clarinet part!¡±

    ¡­well, that self-introduction wasn¡¯t very informative. It makes a lot of sense that they¡¯re not giving out their personal information.

    ¡°Uhm, what¡¯s a Brass Band?¡±

    I¡¯m a ghost maid in this world, so I won¡¯t know that.

    When I replied, the people over there began to panic. Yup. This is the first time these guys met the people of this world. And it¡¯s even a ghost.

    ¡°H-her leg!¡±

    And finally, one of them noticed that my legs were transparent. Ah, I¡¯m glad. I thought they wouldn¡¯t notice it.

    ¡°I was a maid who served this house but died in an accident a few years ago. However, I still have some regrets, so I¡¯m still in this world.¡±

    ¡°Clarinet, please support! Trumpet, start battle formation!¡±

    ¡°Yes!¡±

    ¡°Yes!¡±

    ¡­Pattern B! Listen to people¡¯s stories to the end!

    ¡°W-wait, just listen!¡±

    The maid dolls were also in the yard, so it¡¯s not a problem to see their moves, but I assumed that the inside of the house would be the battlefield, so I didn¡¯t expect to fight in a wide area!

    ¡°If you ask me, I can just ascend to heaven properly!¡±

    Also, during this time, I¡¯m avoiding the swords and spears of the trumpet group.

    ¡°If anything, I¡¯ll give you that house as it is! I¡¯ve been taking care of it even after I died, so you can live in it right away!¡±

    Uoh! The magic hit! But there¡¯s no damage, only a slight impact. Amazing, this maid outfit.

    ¡­and, just when I thought that, the attacks stopped.

    ¡°Trumpet, stop attacking! Let¡¯s hear the story!¡±

    ¡°Yes!¡±

    ¡­do that from the beginning!

    ¡°¡­and so, I would like you to pick up the ring that I dropped in this pond.¡±

    Right. The Brass Band members listened to me as if they changed personalities.

    And so, the [I dropped the ring that my master gave me into the pond behind me, and I dived into the pond to take it, but I drowned and died. I¡¯m not a ghost and I can¡¯t enter the water, so I want you to get the ring.] nonsense was told. With that dashing ¡°Yes!¡±, they quickly decided the division of roles and started preparing to dive into the pond.

    ¡°So if we do this, we can get this house?¡±

    And this girl, who seemed to be the party leader, is completely hooked.

    Yup. I don¡¯t hate that. It helps that the story moved quickly, and I like realistic people.

    ¡°Yes. It¡¯s a house where no one lives anymore. I used to clean it all the time because of habit, but I¡¯m sure it¡¯d be better if new people were living in it than if no people were living in the house.¡±

    ¡°How many people can live here?¡±

    ¡°There were a lot of servants at one time, so 80 people can live here comfortably.¡±

    We prepared beds for 100 people. Yes. I don¡¯t know how many people they have.

    ¡°Did you clean such a house all by yourself?¡±

    Ohh, are you sympathizing with me? Yeah, I like you more and more. This person.

    ¡°Yes. I was cleaning it little by little, every day.¡±

    And while I was talking, a person came out of the pond.

    ¡°I have it! Is this it?¡±

    He had a ring in hand. Yup. We purposely dropped this ring (Maximum MP Increase) into the pond for Pattern A. By the way, Katori made it.

    ¡­but something unexpected happened at this point.

 CH 80

    ¡°Thank you very much! Now I can go to heaven properly.¡±

    Actually, this is one of Katori¡¯s failed work (¡°Eh, is this alright? Even with this bad performance?¡± or so Katori said.) but I said it can be used in a scenario like this, like when I¡¯m about to ascend to heaven.

    Then, the unexpected happened! An unexpected reaction!

    ¡°Don¡¯t say such a sad thing!¡±

    Not good, I was so surprised that I solidified.

    I should have started ascending to heaven when the ring came out of the pond, but I completely missed the timing.

    ¡°Why don¡¯t you live with us?¡±

    And I was even more surprised here, so I lost the timing to move the maid dolls. This is dangerous. This is bad.

    ¡°No, I¡¯m already dead. I can¡¯t stay here forever.¡±

    I want to go back early and prepare dinner. But, ahh, my ascendance.

    ¡°Please live with us! We¡¯re begging you!¡±

    ¡°Please!¡±

    ¡°Please!¡±

    ¡­the fact that the Brass Band begged me meant that the other side is determined. Uhm, but please stop it. Please stop. Seriously, just stop.

    ¡°No, I can¡¯t keep my master waiting forever. About the ring.¡±

    ¡°Please!¡±

    ¡°Please!¡±

    ¡­seems like the ring won¡¯t be returned. And they made another 90-degree bow followed by a dashing request.

    ¡°That, that¡­ring.¡±

    ¡°Please!¡±

    ¡°Please!¡±

    ¡­alright, let¡¯s think about it. Since they went this far, yeah. Their purpose is not to please me. But they didn¡¯t dislike me either.

    If so, what¡¯s their purpose? The reason why they¡¯re happy to have a ghost stay with them¡­ No, a ghost maid¡­ah.

    Ah. I understand. T-these guys¡­do they just want a cleaner!?

    I see. Manually cleaning such a big house would be a pain.

    But it¡¯s better than living in a hall, so they still want to move here. Fortunately, this ghost maid seems to have a habit of cleaning, and she said it¡¯s nice to stay here. Is that it!?

    ¡°¡­uhm, this house seems to be very big, can you show us around? Is that fine?¡±

    The child who seemed to be part leader really wanted me to stay a little longer! Saying that in this atmosphere meant their real intention was to secure a cleaner, probably.

    ¡°¡­yes, well, then. Would you please return the ring once I guide you?¡±

    However, there¡¯s no point in repeating this loop question since the answer would be [No way, that¡¯s terrible...] at this point. If we go inside the house, there¡¯ll be maid dolls, so it¡¯ll be a little better for me. Besides, the possibility that I¡¯ll ascend to heaven once this guidance was over hasn¡¯t disappeared.

    ¡°Yes! Thank you very much!¡±

    ¡°We thank you very much!¡±

    ¡°We thank you very much!¡±

    And thank you for the dashing Brass Band ceremony.

    ¡°We will bring our friends, so please wait until then! Please stay here, Tachibana-san and Mitani-san of the Clarinet. Then, Trumpet, take the lead, Clarinet, support! Return to the hall!¡±

    ¡°Yes!¡±

    ¡°Yes!¡±

    In this way, the Brass Brand members left some watchmen before leaving, going back the way they came.

    ¡­it¡¯s over! They brought the ring! Ahhhhhh! I can¡¯t ascend to heaven! What¡¯s up with you guys! You¡¯re supposed to send me to heaven in a good mooooodddddd!

    Moreover, I couldn¡¯t escape because they left guards! Uwaaaaaa!

    ¡°That¡­what¡¯s your name?¡±

    While I was screaming in my heart, the petite girl called Mitani-san asked me, so I became anxious.

    ¡­oops. I didn¡¯t think about that. I shouldn¡¯t be screaming right now. I¡¯m Rosemary, no, Dahlia, no, uh, uh.

    ¡°It¡¯s Eulalia.¡±

    Eulalia = silver grass. The ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass, that¡¯s what it means. Hahaha. ¡­haa©`¡­

    For a while, I ended up talking to the girls called Mitani-san and Tachibana-san.

    Oh yeah, I have to go back and prepare dinner! I don¡¯t have time for this!

    ¡°Since when has Eulalia-san been here?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s been a long time now, so I forgot.¡±

    Or rather, I didn¡¯t think about that setting.

    ¡°What kind of person is Eulalia-san¡¯s master?¡±

    ¡­I haven¡¯t even thought about the settings around that¡­yup, well, whatever. Let¡¯s go with the method of mixing lies with truth.

    ¡°Come to think of it, he was a wonderful person who was very good at his brain, athletic ability and has good taste.¡±

    They¡¯re all alive though.

    ¡°You got the ring from your master, right!? Was it an engagement ring?¡±

    ¡°No, when he made the ring, I heard that it was a failure, so I got it.¡±

    That¡¯s the truth, but Tachibana-san looked dissatisfied.

    Sorry for the boring story. Should I have livened it up?

    ¡°But, Eulalia-san, you cherished that ring, didn¡¯t you?¡±

    ¡°Yes, I got it from my master after all¡­¡±

    When I answered like that, the eyes of the two girls shined.

    ¡°Be honest, did Eulalia-san like your master?¡±

    ¡­

    Yup. I like them, but maybe not in the way they expected.

    ¡°No.¡±

    ¡°Ehh¡­then, do you have someone else you like?¡±

    ¡°Because I¡¯m a maid¡­¡±

    ¡°Ehh.¡±

    ¡°How boring.¡±

    ¡­somehow, is this small talk or a ghost Q&A! It was evening by the time I noticed.

    Uu¡­dinner¡­

    For the time being, when Tachibana-san and Mitani-san went to the bathroom with me, I told everyone that I couldn¡¯t go back today and that I¡¯m not sure when I can. How annoying.

    Even so, why do all girls want to go to the bathroom with multiple people?

    It¡¯s that, right? Is it for making an alibi? So when the others returned from the hall, they¡¯d find a corpse.

    ¡­it¡¯s a joke, but well, I won¡¯t be the one who died. Yup.

    Thanks to them making such painstaking measures to keep me, I managed to make countermeasures.

    And the super frustrating time was over when a total of 87 Brass Band members came all the way with their luggage.

    And Mitani-san and Tachibana-san joined them¡­ah, seems like that girl who gave me a super frustrating time was the vice leader. Yup. She talks like a vice leader¡­

    ¡°Eulalia-san! Thank you very much!¡±

    ¡°Thank you very much!¡±

    ¡­or so they said but I only promised to guide them. Yup. Then I¡¯ll show you all.

    ¡°This is the dining room. The other side is the kitchen.¡±

    When 87 people came along, it was no longer a march of spot-billed ducks or something like that. Uhm, it¡¯s more like a military march?

    ¡°¡­and this is the courtyard. That¡¯s all for the information about this house.¡±

    And the procession of the army ended without hesitation. While my HP was being scraped, I finished the tour with a bow at the end. ¡­now then.

    ¡°Please return the ring as promised.¡±

    As I approached the vice leader, she seemed reluctant. After confirming that¡­it happened the next moment.

    The ring fluttered away from her hand and slowly flew to mine while shining brightly.

    And while I was surrounded by some kind of glittering lights, my transparency gradually widened.

    ¡°Thank you very much, thanks to you, I can finally ascend to heaven.¡±

    I smiled widely since the vice leader couldn¡¯t do anything. Fufufufufufu. Serves you right!

    ¡°Please feel free to use this house. When I could finally be with him, I was happy. Thank you, everyone. Goodbye!¡±

    And after talking about various things that I didn¡¯t even think about, I aimed to [Transfer] the moment the light increased in intensity. Fuhahahahaha! Mission complete!

    ¡­for the time being. For the time being, I will explain¡­ while the two girls went to the bathroom, I operated several maid dolls instead of letting them move independently. This way, the maid dolls will be treated as part of my body. So in that state, [Disguise] would also work on the maid dolls. For some reason, even their clothes.

    In other words, the maid doll can become a completely invisible transparent maid doll. And this doll picked up the ring from the vice leader.

    And then, the laughable glitter effect.

    That was one of the petite magic series called [Petite Light] that some of the maid dolls have. The effect is simple, it shines. Done. That¡¯s it.

    ¡­maybe it might work on the undead. Though I don¡¯t know.

    But then, this petite magic is perfect for getting the desired effect at such times, so I mobilized it.

    While hiding in my skirt, they tried their best to make me sparkle. Thank you very much!

    By the way, I [Transferred] a little away from the house and on the blind spot of the Brass Band members with the maid dolls.

    Because the order was given through [Share], all the maid dolls in other places were gathered. After confirming that everyone is here, I [Transferred] again.

    Because we¡¯re supposed to meet in Northeast 2F in advance, I headed there without hesitation. Hmm, I feel like I¡¯m finally back¡­

    ¡°Ah, welcome back.¡±

    The lab has already been deployed, so I went inside. ¡­something has a delicious smell. I mean, they¡¯re doing something.

    ¡°¡­uhm, what exactly is this?¡±

    ¡°Because you said you might not come back, so we cooked.¡±

    ¡­

    ¡­okay. Vice leader of the Brass Band. I won¡¯t forgive you. The grudge from taking my maid business will surely be relieved someday. Absolutely.

    By the way, what did they make? Hamburger steak and potato salad. It¡¯s a basic cooking class menu. Seemed like the staple is bread since they can¡¯t cook the rice.

    Yup. I ate with everyone while in a complicated state.

    ¡­but it was very delicious. Yup.

 CH 81

    How did it go?¡±

    It¡¯s time to exchange information with each other after the meal. Because this is important.

    ¡°Yeah. I think we¡¯ll soon have delicious bacon.¡±

    ¡°What are you talking about?¡±

    ¡°Well, I was dismantling the wild boars that you guys casually threw into the Physics Lecture Room before the Brass Band people came, so I packed three meat blocks into one huge wooden barrel, and decided to put it in George-san¡¯s basement.¡±

    Yup, I¡¯m looking forward to its completed form. Slurp.

    ¡°No, not that, the brass band.¡±

    Yeah, I know, don¡¯t be so anxious.

    ¡°Uhmm. It was about to enter Pattern B, but then returned to A. Then they stopped my ascendance to heaven and after spending a super frustrating time, I finally achieved my ascendance to heaven through the efforts of the stealth maid dolls.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s a lot more appropriate than the explanation of bacon¡­¡±

    Can¡¯t be helped since the importance is different, the importance is. Because it¡¯s bacon, you know?

    ¡°What do you mean by stealth maid dolls?¡±

    Seems like everyone¡¯s interested in it, so I caught a nearby one and made it transparent. Everyone looked surprised. Well, that¡¯s right. If it becomes transparent, their range of action will expand considerably.

    ¡­yup. After all, if they become transparent, the maid dolls might also be useful in battle. That¡¯s what I thought.

    ¡°By the way, how did it go on your side?¡±

    You guys went to get the English Department Lab, right?

    ¡°Ahh. We recovered the English Department Lab and the English Department Lecture Room, but Fukuyama wasn¡¯t there. There were a few other boys and girls, but¡­they¡¯re in a terrible state. Malnourished and barely breathing, so I used recovery magic then made them ingest water and food. Right now, I had the English lab at the back, so they¡¯re sleeping there. ¡­ah, Maito, can I ask you to [Clean] them?¡±

    ¡­yeah, I think they¡¯re in a terrible state.

    Uhm, I wonder if it has been more than a month since we fell into this world.

    If they hadn¡¯t taken a bath since that time¡­okay, I¡¯ll do my best.

    ¡°Of course. Then, I¡¯ll be gone for a while.¡±

    ¡°Ahh, wait. Listen to the whole story first. ¡­and, that¡¯s it. Regarding Fukuyama, he probably never returned to the English Lab since the day he kidnapped you.¡±

    Uhm, then, you mean he went to 1F from the time he ran away from Ketorami-san?

    ¡°So I was wondering and sent Kadomi to the South with Ketorami. I¡¯m thinking of making them look for the courtyard, but¡­Kadomi.¡±

    ¡°Eh? ¡­yeah, uhm. There¡¯s a lake in where the courtyard should be¡­and there¡¯s an island floating there, with no water around it.¡±

    ¡­yes?

    ¡°Uhmm¡­the water around the island is falling like a waterfall. So I think that if you fall from there, you¡¯ll fall to 1F.¡±

    ¡­ah, hmm, yeah. I see. I can imagine the scene.

    ¡°¡­maybe it¡¯s the temple when you fall from there?¡±

    ¡°Maybe. Tomorrow, we¡¯ll explore the island.¡±

    Ah, yeah. Hariu and Suzumoto can fly in the sky. There¡¯s no problem with the waterfall.

    ¡°Then, I think we¡¯ll go to the temple soon so Maito should ask [Alive Grimoire] as much as possible tomorrow.¡±

    Yup. I wonder if that time has finally come.

    ¡­I don¡¯t feel like it though. [Alive Grimoire]-san also said that it didn¡¯t recommend going to the temple. Well, I think that book¡¯s prejudice was included in that. ¡­ah.

    ¡°Uhmm, then, I have to answer that. You know. The ¡°person who knows if the temple can return us to the original world when we erase the cause¡± question.¡±

    ¡°¡­ah.¡±

    Don¡¯t look like, there¡¯s still that thing? I was thinking seriously, you know?

    ¡°I thought about it, but the person who¡¯ll know that is inevitably an otherworlder or someone related to it, right? Maybe someone who¡¯s been summoned in the past?¡±

    That book did say that. At first, they¡¯d just summon several people, but then, a large number of otherworlders would also be summoned in vain.

    ¡°That means otherworlders other than us should be in this world, we just don¡¯t know it¡­ they might have been foreigners summoned in the past.¡±

    Yeah, that¡¯s right. If they remained, then the temple is lying or the summoned foreigners couldn¡¯t get rid of the cause¡­ah, in that case, they might have died, or gave up, or decided not to move? If that¡¯s the case, we should have encountered more of them.

    ¡°But we haven¡¯t met people with black hair and black eyes so far.¡±

    ¡°No, Maito-san can [Disguise], right? If they have that kind of skill, they can blend in.¡±

    ¡°But if you say that, it¡¯d be endless since there are many possibilities.¡±

    Yeah, that¡¯s right. But that book. I don¡¯t think it¡¯ll do that.

    ¡°I think [Alive Grimoire]-san will ask a fair question.¡±

    Seems like the way it interacts is through an exchange of information. So if it gave a problem, it¡¯s certainly a problem that I can solve.

    ¡°¡­let¡¯s think of it this way. It should be among the people in this world we¡¯ve met so far.¡±

    Yup. I think so too.

    ¡°There are only a limited number of people in this world who talked to us properly, so it¡¯s easy to brute force it.¡±

    ¡°No, wait. Think the other way around. We got in touch with that person, but they didn¡¯t say anything in particular. If so, I can only think that they¡¯re hiding it intentionally.¡±

    Then, even if we attack them, there¡¯s a high possibility they¡¯d give us the slip.

    ¡°¡­for the time being, the people in this world that we have come into direct contact are the gatekeepers of Deichemoore. Then George-san. Next is the gatekeeper of Eizor. Then Dahlia. Is that all?¡±

    Right? ¡­it¡¯s surprisingly small.

    ¡°So, with the [people who like the law of conservation of mass won¡¯t like it] criteria¡­the person who ignores the law of conservation of mass is¡­¡±

    ¡°George-san.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s George-san.¡±

    ¡°Obviously George-san, right?

    ¡­right. Because various things are strange.

    The first strange thing was the money. That time of the underground auction was remarkable.

    Why was so much money left in that small pawnshop?

    And there¡¯s Sagara-kun and the others¡¯ testimony that there¡¯s no place to put the money. If so, I can only think that he¡¯s increasing it in a way that I didn¡¯t understand. For example, using skills.

    Next was the first time we met.

    Why did he decide that I and Toriumi weren¡¯t aristocrats but otherworlders?

    Just from not knowing the price of things, how did he decide whether we¡¯re nobles or foreigners?

    However, it¡¯s not like there are only those two choices.

    ¡°But it¡¯s all circumstantial and there¡¯s nothing we can do if he wanted to slip away.¡±

    That¡¯s right. You can say that about the money. Even if Sagara-kun and the other¡¯s testimony was wrong, it wouldn¡¯t matter.

    For the latter, he can say anything, like being lucky or something.

    Therefore, we need more substantial proof. More¡­uhm, should I place some stealth maid dolls to monitor him?

    ¡°¡­Maito-san. Where did you put the bacon?¡±

    ¡°Ha? Ah, basement.¡±

    ¡°You mean the food inventory?¡±

    ¡°No, the one next to that¡­ah.¡±

    ¡°¡­Sagara and his friends said there¡¯s only one basement, which is the food inventory, right?¡±

    ¡­I should have noticed it earlier.

    ¡°Why did the basement increase?¡±

    ¡­right.

    The confirmation will be tomorrow, so for the time being, let¡¯s [Clean] the people from the English Lab and go to bed. Yup.

    ¡°Sorry for interrup-¡­ [Clean]! [Clean]! [Clean]!¡±

    The people who didn¡¯t bath for more than a month smelled worse than I imagined. Yup.

    But for the me right now, the range of [Cleaning] has expanded, so it¡¯s a relief that I can completely clean the classroom and the sleeping people with just a few waves of the duster. Yup.

    ¡­I feel sorry for these people as well.

    ¡­if we hadn¡¯t come, these people would be like the Chorus Club¡­yeah. Let¡¯s stop. These people are alive, though weakened.

    Let¡¯s make porridge that¡¯s kind to the stomach tomorrow morning. Let¡¯s do that.

    Now then. It¡¯s been a while since I slept with Ketorami-san, Hunter, and the maid dolls.

    No, even with the addition of the maid dolls, it¡¯s still fluffy. Hang in there Hunter, thanks to your silky power! ¡­huh?

    ¡°¡­hey, Hunter, did you grow up?¡±

    ¡°Oh, did you notice? Did you notice? That¡¯s right. I [molted].¡±

    That¡¯s in the physical sense, right? Hunter seemed to have molted while I wasn¡¯t looking. Later, everyone showed me Hunter¡¯s peeled-off skin, but you can keep it¡­

    Or rather, if Hunter grew too large, I have to think about where to put Hunter. He won¡¯t fit in my sleeve.

    Good morning. Today¡¯s breakfast is bread, but I¡¯m also making porridge for the English Lab people.

    Our meal today is bread, crispy smoked meat, soft-boiled egg, and vegetable soup.

    The soup stock for the vegetable soup was made with meat.

    When the meat and vegetables are fully mixed into the soup, transfer half to another pot and boil porridge in that one. I think it¡¯s better to eat something as nutritious as possible.

    Everyone hadn¡¯t woken up even when the porridge was cooked, so let¡¯s take a look at the English Lab first.

    They aren¡¯t very strong, so they probably didn¡¯t have the physical strength to get up and come here on their own.

    So when I went to see what was going on, one of the sleeping boys woke up.

    ¡°¡­here is?¡±

    The English Lab, but it looked too clean. Well, not only the dirt accumulated since they came to this world but also the dust and dirt that accumulated over the years was cleaned.

    ¡°It¡¯s the English Lab. Can you get up? Can you eat food?¡±

    ¡°Eh, ah, yes¡­¡±

    Good. Then I should hurry. I returned to the lab with the porridge in a wooden bowl along with a wooden spoon.

    ¡°Sorry to keep you waiting. Here you go.¡±

    However, even when I handed the bowl, he seemed unable to support it and was about to drop it, so I supported it in a hurry.

    ¡°Uh¡­sorry, I can¡¯t get my hands on it.¡±

    It seemed painful to only have half his body awake. Yeah, then it can¡¯t be helped. Scoop the porridge with a spoon and bring it to his mouth.

    ¡°Yes. Please open your mouth.¡±

    He looked lost for a moment, but he couldn¡¯t beat his hunger so he obediently opened his mouth, and I thrust the porridge in.

    ¡°It¡¯s, really, delicious.¡±

    Yeah, it would be delicious if you hadn¡¯t eaten for a while. Yup. Eat a lot. However, to a reasonable extent.

    While I was assisting him in his meal at a slow pace, someone hesitated at the door.

    ¡°¡­Maito. ¡­uhm.¡±

    Oh my, it¡¯s Kadomi-kun. Kadomi got up and went to the lab but I wasn¡¯t there, so he probably came to see me. Well, today, I¡¯ll give priority to these people¡¯s breakfast over your breakfast.

    ¡°The next person is also awake.¡±

    When I was told that, the girl nearby also opened her eyes and blankly looked at me.

    ¡°I¡¯ll help this guy with his meal. Why don¡¯t you get this girl¡¯s porridge?¡±

    Thank you, then I¡¯ll accept your offer. I passed the spoon and bowl to Kadomi-kun and brought another bowl of porridge.

    ¡°Are you okay?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m¡­hungry.¡±

    The girl looked so weak that she couldn¡¯t get up without support, so I supported her and tried my best to feed her porridge.

    ¡°Delicious?¡±

    ¡°¡­yeah, very¡­¡±

    Then the girl started crying, so I wiped it off in a hurry. Don¡¯t! Don¡¯t let the sodium and water, which you need, go out of your body!

    ¡°Delicious¡­¡±

    ¡­uhh¡­when you cry like that, I also want to cry. It must be painful that you couldn¡¯t eat anything until now. Yes, yes. You¡¯ll at least eat a lot from now on. I¡¯ll make a lot.

 CH 82

    After finishing the very memorable meal assistance, we also ate breakfast and re-established today¡¯s schedule.

    ¡°It¡¯s best to hear from George-san for the time being.¡±

    ¡°After that, I think it¡¯d be easier to understand when you talk to that book.¡±

    Probably. I can talk to that book, but it can hide some information on purpose¡­in other words, I wonder if it¡¯s looking forward to being exposed.

    Then, it¡¯s better to have as much information as possible to uncover it.

    ¡°Then Maito, we¡¯ll go quickly and ask George-san¡­you¡¯re the best at taking care of the people in the English Lab, so.¡±

    After all, some people didn¡¯t finish eating a bowl of porridge. With their stomachs weakened, they have no choice but to rest each time and build up their strength.

    When it comes to that, I have to make it every time so that they can eat warm food. That means I have to stay here all the time.

    ¡°Then, have Tokoyo and Minamo with you. If I [Share] with those children, I¡¯ll have a live broadcast.¡±

    As soon as I said that, Tokoyo stuck to Katori. Yup. You really like Katori. ¡­but seriously, why?

    ¡°Then I¡¯ll take this one.¡±

    With Katori¡¯s consent, he put Tokoyo in his pocket. Tokoyo looked satisfied. That¡¯s good.

    ¡°Then, we¡¯ll talk to George-san. Maito, if you have something you want to hear, say it through the [Communication] bracelet.¡±

    ¡°Then Suzumoto and I will go to the other side of the waterfall. George-san is definitely more interesting, though.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t say that, anyway, Maito, remember what George-san said later, okay?¡±

    You guys, do you think I¡¯m a video recorder?

    ¡­apart from that, Hariu and Suzumoto will go explore the floating island in the center of the lake that should have the courtyard (it¡¯s really more correct to call it floating in the air, not water).

    Then Hagasaki-kun and President will go cross-examine George-san, so that¡¯s good.

    Yeah, just that, I¡¯m a little worried when it¡¯s just these two. Well, I don¡¯t have to worry about the two people who can fly in the sky since they¡¯re the top two at evasion.

    ¡°¡­hey, for George-san¡¯s side, do I need to go?¡±

    ¡°No.¡±

    ¡°No, right?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t have to go either.¡±

    ¡°Nope.¡±

    ¡°No, no.¡±

    ¡°Then I wonder if Kadomi-kun and Kariya will be staying.¡±

    Yup. With Hagasaki-kun and President, who are unrivaled in this regard, and Katori, with producer cum cameraman Tokoyo, and driver cum organizer Toriumi, I have to say that they¡¯re rock solid.

    To George-san, who will be cross-examined by this rock-solid team, Amen.

    ¡°I think it¡¯d be nice if Kadomi helped with the physical side of things and Kariya will stay here as a recovery person. How about it?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m fine with that.¡±

    ¡°Oh, then I¡¯m in too.¡±

    Hmm. That means Suzumoto/Hariu will be the floating island tour group. Me/Kadomi/Kariya is the nursing group, while Hagasaki-kun/President/Katori/Toriumi would cross-examine George-san. We¡¯ll be going our separate ways from here.

    ¡°For the time being, everyone should come back at noon. It also serves as the reporting time.¡±

    Then we disbanded.

    ¡­

    ¡°Wait. Where are you going?¡±

    As if it¡¯s natural, Minamo was trying to get on Hariu¡¯s shoulders.

    [Eh? No good?] showed on her face, but please think carefully. As an assassin cum ninja, if you get on his shoulder, you¡¯ll be shaken off!

    ¡­when I said so, she switched to Suzumoto¡¯s shoulder.

    No, that¡¯s not what I meant! You¡¯ll fly away! Please give up and come back!

    I told her that, but after a while, I lost since she fit comfortably in the pouch attached to Hariu¡¯s belt.

    [How about this!] was on her face. U-uhm¡­

    ¡°Hn? Do you want to go with me? I don¡¯t mind though? Minamo-chan right? Nice to meet you.¡±

    O-ou¡­thankfully, master has a big heart, right Minamo?

    Minamo went out of the pouch, then bowed to him. Seems like Minamo¡¯s giving her greetings.

    ¡°Is it really okay? Wouldn¡¯t she get in the way?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s okay. It¡¯s the place to put MP recovery medicine.¡±

    ¡­that¡¯s not okay!

    ¡°No, the volume has been reduced since mint extract was made so there¡¯s some free space.¡±

    Oh, so that¡¯s how it is. But isn¡¯t it difficult to pull it out with Minamo over there?

    ¡°When I need it, Minamo-chan will pull it out for me, right?¡±

    When Hariu told Minamo that, she looked happy and had a face like [Yup~].

    Yeah, yeah¡­that¡¯s okay, but why Hariu?

    Then this meant that this group also has a live camera, so in a sense, they¡¯re insured, right?

    After seeing them off, I decided to start making potage soup.

    Porridge is good, but I want them to eat something different than porridge for two consecutive meals, right?

    Potage doesn¡¯t have to be chewed, so it¡¯s good for digestion, and they can eat various vegetables with it. Above all, it¡¯s warm.

    For those who have been hungry for a long time, I think it¡¯d be nice to have something warm.

    ¡°¡­Maito, can I help you?¡±

    ¡°Ah, then can you help me with the potatoes?¡±

    Currently, we are steaming and straining potatoes and carrots.

    Yeah, it¡¯s easier to make potage with a mixer, but it doesn¡¯t work since there¡¯s no electricity.

    And so, once the ingredients are steamed and strained (the tool for straining was made by Toriumi), divide it with the soup stock and it¡¯s done.

    However, this work looked a bit painful for the maid dolls. They¡¯re being swayed by the wooden spatula.

    Well, since the tools are my size, it¡¯s larger than maid dolls.

    However, if they used doll-sized tools, they had to repeat the process many times. And in that time, the potatoes would get cold, then it¡¯d be difficult to strain¡­

    ¡°Do I just have to crush this?¡±

    ¡°Yup. Like this, just press it with the wooden spatula.¡±

    I¡¯m saved because once I taught him how to do it, Kadomi is a quick learner, and can control his strength so he got the hang of it after a while. Surprisingly, the straining portion requires hard work.

    ¡°Maito-san, the people over there have recovered.¡±

    Kariya¡¯s recovery magic [Holy Light] is relatively versatile and cannot only heal injuries but also relieve fatigue and recover physical strength. That¡¯s why I had the people in the English Lab receive it.

    ¡°Then I¡¯m going to see the live broadcast so I¡¯ll leave the carrots to Kariya.¡±

    ¡°Understood.¡±

    Kariya quickly got used to pureeing the carrots. Yeah, that¡¯s good.

    Now then, I¡¯ll go watch George-san¡¯s cross-examination live from Tokoyo.

    ¡°¡­you¡¯re right, I¡¯m not someone from this world. I thought you¡¯d notice it sooner, you know?¡±

    Ah, it just started with George-san¡¯s confession.

    ¡°How long ago did you get involved in the summoning?¡±

    ¡°Let¡¯s see, probably¡­15 years now.¡±

    ¡­at this point, the temple¡¯s trustworthiness has been cut by more than half.

    ¡°Then, as expected, even if we erase the cause, that doesn¡¯t mean all the summoned people will return to the original world, right?¡±

    ¡°Why do you know about that¡­when I came here, I thought I¡¯d be happier if I didn¡¯t know that.¡±

    Ah, by the way, I talked about the temple at the pawnshop when we just bought the RomiJuli couple Miura-kun and Misaki-san at an auction. I think at that time, George-san got tired of the RomiJuli couple and left.

    ¡°In the first place, it was all over when I learned about the existence of the temple. Some of my friends and all the classrooms have returned to the original world already.¡±

    ¡°¡­if the temple did something, all the classrooms will disappear?¡±

    ¡°Looks like it. I don¡¯t know the details either, but one day, our classroom at the beach of Deichemoore suddenly disappeared. Rumors came later that the temple performed a ritual around that day, and that¡¯s it.¡±

    Uwa. Uwa¡­then that, that¡­that¡¯s dangerous.

    Things were more serious than we thought. So far, there are only two ways we can all return to the original world.

    One is when everyone participates in the temple ritual.

    However, I don¡¯t think the temple will allow this. As a temple, they¡¯d want to keep an otherworlder with a lot of magical power in this world for a long time.

    The second method was to collect all the classrooms, then all the students, and then go home together, which is the method we¡¯re aiming for.

    There are limits to both the first and the second.

    The time limits are the same for both. Meaning, the time limit is when the temple decided to perform the ritual.

    However, in the second case, we can set the limit as long as we block the temple¡¯s ritual.

    ¡°I worked hard to settle in this world before I ever tried to return to the original world. Maybe that¡¯s also why.¡±

    Yes, there are people like George-san who can¡¯t survive unless they give priority to surviving in this world, so we need time to find all of them.

    Besides, we also need time to revive the dead people like those from the Chorus Club.

    In both cases, we might not have enough time if the temple decided to do the ritual. Then it¡¯ll be over and we can¡¯t return anymore.

    ¡°Do you know when the temple will perform the ritual?¡±

    ¡°No, those guys always report it after the fact. You won¡¯t know beforehand.¡±

    Moreover, we don¡¯t know the time limit. ¡­do we really have no way other than to go to the temple?

    ¡°Come to think of it, what does the temple do? What¡¯s the purpose of the temple for the people in this world?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s simply a religious facility in this world. I don¡¯t really understand either¡­maybe this world has a monotheistic religion with only the Goddess as the object of worship.¡±

    Monotheism, huh? I¡¯m saved by polytheism in various ways.

    ¡°It was the Goddess who created this world and it seems like the temple began when the people who heard the Goddess¡¯ voice gathered. Even now, the temple still listens to the voice of the Goddess and teaches it to the world.¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s the most recent one?¡±

    ¡°You should know about it. [This world is on the verge of destruction, summon a hero to avoid it, and cooperate with the hero as much as possible.] That¡¯s what I heard.¡±

    O-oou. It¡¯s a post-facto report. This isn¡¯t a notice, it¡¯s a report.

    ¡°So what¡¯s the cause of the destruction?¡±

    ¡°Who knows¡­look here, I¡¯m an indoor type of person.¡±

    Nu, yeah. George-san, thanks to you being an indoor type, you became very familiar with this world¡¯s situation and folklore and was very helpful¡­though you don¡¯t really know about the parts related to its foundation.

    However, it¡¯s very helpful to know about the time limit.

    ¡°Do you know how many heroes there are?¡±

    ¡°No. It¡¯s been rumored that a new hero has been introduced recently, but I don¡¯t know the specific number.¡±

    Is one of them called Fukuyama-kun?

    ¡°Do you know what happened to the heroes?¡±

    ¡°No, I really don¡¯t. You might know if you go to the temple, though¡­¡±

    That means we don¡¯t know the time limit, huh. Yeah¡­ I want to collaborate with those heroes somehow.

    Then about the first limit¡­we have to find some way to control the timing of the temple¡¯s ritual.

    ¡­ah, heroes, right¡­Fukuyama-kun¡¯s also one¡­

    ¡­yeah, uhm, he should be one, probably.

    I have to cut the broadcast here to go prepare lunch and help the people in the English Lab.

    When I returned to my senses, Kadomi and Kariya just finished.

    Spread the potato and carrot puree with the low-fat chicken soup stock flavored with vegetables, and adjust the thickness to complete the potage soup.

    When I brought this for the 5 people, some were already awake, so I helped them drink the soup.

    Even though they slept, ate, got recovery magic, and slept again, they were still recovering. Seems like some people found it easier to get up and were able to eat by themselves.

    I want you to get well and eat a lot of delicious food.

    ¡°We¡¯re back.¡±

    A little later, George-san¡¯s cross-examination team is back.

    ¡°Welcome back, Masters~. It has become dangerous, isn¡¯t it?¡±

    ¡°Ahh, did you hear that? Yeah. It¡¯s about time we contact the temple. But before that, I wonder if you should ask some things to [Alive Grimoire].¡±

    Yeah. I¡¯d like to hear if it knew the hero¡¯s movements. If not that, then the true identity of the cause¡­or the optimal solution to our problem.

    ¡°Huh, by the way, Suzumoto and Hariu haven¡¯t returned yet?¡±

    ¡­huh, now that you mention it.

 CH 83

    Uhm, Suzumoto and Hariu, who went to the floating island in the middle of the lake presumed to be where the courtyard is, didn¡¯t come back.

    I told everyone to come back at noon, so it¡¯s about time they arrive. Is it taking more time than expected?

    ¡°What to do? Use [Communication]?¡±

    ¡°No, don¡¯t. Maito-san. You can communicate to Minamo-san, right?¡±

    ¡°Communicate, more or less¡­well, I can understand the information that Minamo got.¡±

    Minamo can send something but that didn¡¯t mean we can communicate efficiently.

    That child can¡¯t speak, and even if it did, it¡¯s just through body language. Even though I¡¯m [Sharing] with them, I can only vaguely understand what they¡¯re thinking.

    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Then, could you take a look at Suzumoto and Hariu¡¯s situation?¡±

    Right. [Communication] can be a nuisance depending on the circumstances of the other party.

    In that respect, it¡¯s unlikely that I¡¯d get in the Suzumoto¡¯s way if I just took a peek with Minamo.

    Alright. Minamo~, Minamo~, aren¡¯t you good?

    When I tried to [Share] with Minamo, she seemed to be inside the pouch since it¡¯s pitch black, so I gently opened the lid. It¡¯s still pitch black.

    ¡­what¡¯s the meaning of this?

    I tried to look around, but it¡¯s all pitch black. Uhm, Minamo. What does this mean?

    When I asked, I got that Hariu did something. Uh, yeah. Alright. I had her stick her head out of the pouch, then poke around Hariu¡¯s waist.

    ¡°Hn? ¡­ah! I see! Minamo-chan was here!¡±

    Ohh, I can hear Hariu¡¯s voice. Alright, Hariu, talk about the current situation.

    ¡°Uhm¡­perhaps, Minamo-chan, can Maito-san hear my voice right now?¡±

    Minamo cutely nodded. Yup. This child can be used as a one-way communication device from my side to their side. Moreover, it¡¯s relatively high performance.

    ¡°Hn. Then, if Maito-san can hear me, Minamo-chan should raise her right hand.¡±

    Hoi hoi. I directly manipulated Minamo to wave her right hand.

    ¡°Oh, so you can hear me. Okay. Well, uhm, as for our current situation, I¡¯m in Suzumoto¡¯s shadow.¡±

    ¡­ahh, yes yes yes. Right, Hariu had that kind of skill.

    ¡°And, Suzumoto is now dealing with the temple.¡±

    ¡­yes? How did that happen! Or rather, are you guys okay!?

    ¡°When we tried to go to the floating island in the middle of the lake, we suddenly fell and dived inside. Well, I should report that the temple is under that waterfall. Ahaha, did you know that?¡±

    Waa, don¡¯t laugh!

    ¡°That happened, so what did we do? For the time being, Suzumoto pretended to not know anything about the temple and is now listening to various things, but it only proves the story that Maito-san heard from that strange book so far. The temple is trying to summon a hero to defeat the cause of the collapse of this world. They told Suzumoto that the summoning might have failed and he was sent to a distant place rather than near here. It¡¯s so full of lies that I can only laugh. Ahahaha.¡±

    Yup, I¡¯m really glad that we have [Alive Grimoire]-san. Because that book is a really good book.

    ¡°And so, since we don¡¯t know how to interact with the temple, we opted to get information instead. You know, like pretending to cooperate with the temple. Like this. Suzumoto is doing his best while alone out there but I can convey information to Suzumoto, though he can¡¯t say anything to me.¡±

    ¡­I see, so that¡¯s how it is.

    I can receive information from Minamo and the other maid dolls but I can¡¯t send¡­

    [Communication] connects to everyone, so if I call Hariu, it will also reach Suzumoto, and since he¡¯s talking to the temple right now, that¡¯s not good. ¡­ah. Right, should I ask Hariu to remove Suzumoto¡¯s [Communication] bracelet?

    I moved Minamo to find Hariu¡¯s arm. It¡¯s pitch black because we¡¯re in the shadows. (If I¡¯m looking at it directly, I should have [Night Vision], but that didn¡¯t work because Minamo is just showing what she sees¡­)

    After groping around, I finally found Hariu¡¯s arm and that bracelet.

    Then I had Minamo tap it and make him notice.

    ¡°Ah, you mean have Suzumoto remove this? I wonder if I can do it¡­ Yeah, let¡¯s ask.¡±

    Then it became quiet for a while. Seems like Hariu is having a conversation with Suzumoto by some means.

    ¡°Yup. I got it removed, so [Communication] is OK.¡±

    Oh, that¡¯s good. Then I should withdraw. It¡¯s hard to keep staring at that pitch-black space.

    ¡°It¡¯s okay to [Communicate] to Hariu. Suzumoto is currently encountering people from the temple. Hariu, who¡¯s hiding in Suzumoto¡¯s shadow, said they¡¯re telling Suzumoto various things.¡±

    When I told everyone who was anxiously observing me, they each activated their [Communication] bracelet.

    ¡°Hariu-san, can you hear me?¡±

    [Yup, I can hear you.]

    ¡°For the time being, I¡¯ll just tell you what we got from George-san. And for now, we must never let the temple perform their ritual.¡±

    [You mean, not everyone can go home even if they do the ritual?]

    ¡°Yes. So we need to interfere with the temple or the heroes.¡±

    If the heroes managed to get rid of the cause, the temple has no choice but to perform the ritual.

    [Then, are we hostile?]

    ¡°No, you idiot. We don¡¯t have to be hostile in such an easy-to-understand manner, okay? We don¡¯t want them to be alert.¡±

    ¡­Yeah, well, that¡¯s correct, but Hagasaki-kun, please be a little more obtuse¡­

    [Hn, then don¡¯t agree to any contracts. However, should we leave without giving a particularly bad impression?]

    ¡°That would be best. Hagasaki-kun, do you have anything?¡±

    ¡°No, I want Maito to get information from [Alive Grimoire] as soon as possible. There are too many things we don¡¯t understand right now. It¡¯s a bit dangerous to move without knowing those things.¡±

    ¡­the best we can do right now is to not do anything. Yup. That¡¯s difficult, isn¡¯t it? I¡¯m sure the temple side would like to do something.

    ¡°It¡¯s difficult for Suzumoto, but can you do that?¡±

    [Hn, let me check.]

    It became quiet for a while before Hariu came back.

    [I think he got a place to rest by pretending to be ill. That¡¯ll give us some time. Then, Maito-san, please hurry and listen to various things from the book, and make a conclusion on how to move from here so I can tell him. Then, I¡¯ll cut it here. Best regards.]

    ¡­yeah. As far as this goes...I¡¯ll do my best, I should have said that.

    ¡°Why did they fall into the waterfall in the first place?¡±

    Who knows¡­but you¡¯re right, it¡¯s strange. As for why those two fell, I can only think that their MP run out, or that something interfered with their skill.

    ¡°Let¡¯s stop speculating here. For the time being, Maito-san, please talk to that book as soon as possible.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s fine but what exactly should I ask?¡±

    There are a lot of things, and I¡¯m confused.

    ¡°First of all, what is the cause? Next, if it knew what a hero is, how many heroes are there right now, and what are their current movements. After that, please ask as much as you can about the temple.¡±

    ¡°Hn. Got it. Then, I¡¯ll trouble you to take care of the people in the English Lab in the meantime. [Share].¡±

    After leaving the people in the English Lab to everyone, I headbutted Alive Grimoire-san. Let¡¯s talk again.

    [Hmm, looks like you¡¯re in a hurry.]

    It¡¯s time to talk!

    ¡°Uhm, in a nutshell, I know the answer to your question. It¡¯s George-san, right?¡±

    [Hm. Correct. I thought you¡¯d get it sooner.]

    Meta-reasoning is like this. Sorry.

    ¡°So, I heard a lot. Not everyone can go home with the temple ritual.¡±

    [That¡¯s because they only pick up the otherworlders who were there when the ritual was performed, and what you call classrooms. If you¡¯re left behind, then that¡¯s it.]

    ¡°Then, when my companion went to the middle of the lake, he suddenly fell and ended up in the temple.¡±

    [Hmm, I see, did they get close to that?¡±

    That should be¡­yup, the floating island.

    [That sucks magical power endlessly, so it can¡¯t be helped. If you get closer to that, you¡¯ll become an ordinary person.]

    ¡­yeah, uhm, that¡¯s¡­ei, pass! Later! I¡¯ll ask it later!

    ¡°So, do you know anything about the heroes?¡±

    [Ahh, hero, huh? ¡­hmm. A hero is an otherworlder contracted by the temple.]

    ¡°¡­contract.¡±

    [Correct. An otherworlder who becomes a hero makes a contract with the temple. The hero erases the cause to save this world while the temple gives the hero armor, power, and the means to return to their original world when the cause is erased. And¡­the life vessel of the hero is used as collateral. Of course, they can¡¯t say that. I think they said it¡¯s a measure to prevent death. That¡¯s partly correct, but in the end, it¡¯s just a measure to prevent the heroes from turning on them.¡±

    ¡­that¡¯s a scam, isn¡¯t it!!

 CH 84

    [Do you know how to secure a life?]

    ¡­uhm, uhm, this is a different world, so somehow, I can imagine only a bit because it¡¯s far from the common sense of our world¡­

    ¡°Take it out and store it? Since it¡¯s used as collateral, if the temple wants to do something, it¡¯d be bad if they can¡¯t do something right away, right?¡±

    [Correct. The temple takes out the life vessel of the hero and keeps it in the temple. ¡­by the way, no matter how much your body is hurt, since you have no life vessel, you won¡¯t die. ¡­hero sounds good when you hear about immortality, but you¡¯ll just become a lifeless puppet.]

    O-ou. R-right. In other words¡­that is¡­a zombie, right?

    ¡­now I feel a little sympathy for Fukuyama-kun.

    Or rather, if that¡¯s the case, we should never let Suzumoto make such a contract.

    I feel that Hariu will do something about it in the event of an emergency, but I have to hurry here as well.

    ¡°How many heroes are there? We only met one.¡±

    [Hm, I don¡¯t know that. Because the temple is very secretive, it¡¯s unlikely that such information will leak to the outside.]

    Yeah, then there are almost no ways to stop the heroes. We don¡¯t know who they are and how long they¡¯ve been there.

    ¡°The heroes are moving to get rid of the cause, right? That means the heroes knew the location of the cause¡­¡±

    [I can¡¯t say anything about that. Some are known to the temple, others are not. But, at least, you can see from the temple that it exists.]

    ¡­in other words, if the temple didn¡¯t know, then the heroes wouldn¡¯t also. I wonder if the heroes can know the position of the cause.

    ¡°What is the cause in the first place?¡±

    [It¡¯d be faster to actually see it. You can even see it right away.]

    It should mean it¡¯s on that floating island. Yeah, maybe I should go see there, yup. ¡­hn? Huh?

    ¡°Uhm, does Alive Grimore-san know the location of the cause?¡±

    [I can only predict. ¡­and that your companion was in the temple.]

    ¡­by all means, I would like you to tell me your predictions on where the cause might be, even if you tell us places we don¡¯t know, that¡¯s also fine.

    ¡°Yeah. There¡¯s only one person on the outside, but another person is hiding in the shadow of that person, so it¡¯s fine to call them two people.¡±

    [Hm, that¡¯s wise. It¡¯d be troublesome if they were separated. ¡­hmm, just to make sure, your goal is to return all otherworlders who have been summoned to this world to your original world. Is that right?]

    ¡°Yeah. Everyone¡­ah, I think it¡¯s okay for those who want to stay.¡±

    After all, this is a different world. It wouldn¡¯t be strange if some dreamed of it. Such a person¡­I think it¡¯s okay to stay in this world. Yup. Well¡­I want to go home together if possible.

    [I see. ¡­hmm, so you want them to have the right to make decisions. Then¡­at least for now, it¡¯d be wise not to be hostile to the temple. If anyone has already been made a hero, then the temple has a hostage. Therefore, never let the temple know your wish. If a hostage has no value as a hostage, they wouldn¡¯t be treated as one.]

    Ahh, yeah, that¡¯s true.

    I see¡­so the heroes are those we have to stop, but also must be protected. This is tricky.

    [¡­and if. If¡­you¡¯re hostile to the temple, you have to do it with the intention of thoroughly crushing it. It¡¯s a pain, right? Because the temple had been putting on airs these days. ¡­if you want to crush the temple, come talk to me since I¡¯ll give you my full support, okay? ¡­but even so, it¡¯d be better to withdraw without making waves now. Otherwise, your companion might be taken hostage.]

    Hmm, I think it agrees with me.

    ¡°What kind of excuse can I make to naturally withdraw without making a contract?¡±

    [That¡¯s a difficult problem. ¡­hmm, I¡¯ll ask just in case, have you ever thought of cooperating with the temple?]

    ¡°Yeah. I¡¯ve never thought of that.¡±

    That¡¯s right. Various things are too black. I think everyone has the same opinion.

    I mean, we¡¯re doing this because of the temple, so I don¡¯t want to cooperate!

    [Okay, that¡¯s a good reply. ¡­if so, the rest will either don¡¯t care or be hostile. Then, isn¡¯t it okay to go back without saying anything? Can¡¯t you just do that?]

    ¡­erm. Yeah. ¡­that¡¯s right. Come to think of it, we could do that.

    Right, right, absolutely right. Hariu can come out of Suzumoto¡¯s shadow and have Minamo look at the surroundings, then I could see it and make a [Transfer]. Yes.

    Now that Suzumoto is alone, it should be possible for Hariu to pop out and take Minamo out.

    But since we decided to withdraw, we can do more things.

    Right now, the only way we can take control of the unknown time limit was to tell all the heroes about this and eliminate the cause ourselves or wait for the temple to perform the ritual. Rather, these two are the only things we can do.

    And so, since the latter is [hard to do], I¡¯d like to do the former if possible. However, what will happen in that case? We¡¯d end up doing another difficult task of finding all the heroes whose numbers are unknown.

    But if we knew the number of heroes, the story changes a little. At least, it¡¯d be easier than looking for who knows how many heroes.

    This book didn¡¯t seem to know the current number, current movements, or current position of the heroes, so I¡¯d like it if Suzumoto can ask.

    ¡­well, safety first. If we decide to infiltrate, I think it¡¯s better to be ready.

    ¡°Yeah, thank you. I¡¯ll come again.¡±

    [Umu. Be very careful.]

    For the time being, I have to contact Hariu.

    ¡°Ah, welcome back.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m back! For the time being, let¡¯s do a strategic retreat. If Minamo can see the scenery outside, then I can [Transfer].¡±

    When I said that, everyone had an indescribable face. I-isn¡¯t it good, I said we¡¯re withdrawing!

    ¡°¡­I¡¯m annoyed that¡¯s the only thing we can do.¡±

    ¡°It can¡¯t be helped, Suzumoto and Hariu¡¯s safety is the first priority.¡±

    Yeah, then maybe I should contact Hariu. Activate [Communication] bracelet.

    ¡°Hello.¡±

    [Ah, Maito-san? Uhm, it¡¯s become quite annoying. What should I do?]

    ¡­what happened.

    [Somehow, when Suzumoto was on the way to the guest room¡­he met that.]

    ¡­I quickly understood what ¡®that¡¯ is. If you look at ¡®that¡¯, you¡¯d be disgusted. Yeah, I don¡¯t like ¡®that¡¯ either.

    ¡°Uhm, I¡¯m going to be a transparent person right now, so it is okay to [Transfer] there and come back quickly?¡±

    [Yeah, that¡¯s fine, but¡­ah¡­I wonder if you can [Transfer] while in the shadows¡­]

    Ahh, then I don¡¯t have to make Hariu come out. Yup. Should I try it? Yeah.

    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go over there, so please say something to Suzumoto.¡±

    [Yeah, come as soon as possible¡­]

    Sounds like Hariu is tired, which is unusual¡­

    ¡­I didn¡¯t want to do it if possible, but my turn came unexpectedly early, becoming a transparent human that is.

    I didn¡¯t really want to do this because I had to be naked, but¡­it can¡¯t be helped this time.

    ¡°I¡¯m going for a while, so I¡¯ll be removing my equipment.¡±

    I took off my clothes for the time being. Taking it off while [Disguising] is a waste of time.

    Everyone, after a moment of panic, turned around and ran away. Other than President.

    ¡­yeah, should I call him a gentleman? I mean¡­when making diluted sulfuric acid, he dared to pour concentrated sulfuric acid into the water without hesitation.

    ¡°I guess President won¡¯t run away.¡±

    If this guy moved, I feel like it¡¯d be the end of the world.

    ¡°Since Maito-san just started taking off your clothes unguardedly here, there¡¯s no need to run away.¡±

    Yeah, this guy is truly a servant of rationalism. That¡¯s good, that¡¯s good.

    After removing the apron and head equipment, my whole body became transparent. After that, if I remove all my clothes, I¡¯ll be a transparent human being.

    ¡°Okay, then I¡¯m going. [Transfer].¡±

    ¡°Take care. And be careful.¡±

    When I moved to a place where Minamo can see, it looked like a corridor of a building made of marble.

    Suzumoto was in front of me while Hariu is already out and behind him. And they¡¯re surrounded by knights in white armor and cloak. I¡¯m sure these people are the knights of the temple.

    And then, and then¡­yeah. Why must you come out at this timing?

    Fukuyama-kun was among the knights. Also known as ¡®that¡¯.

    Yup. No need to say anything. I already know Suzumoto is in trouble. Every time this guy comes out, it¡¯ll definitely become annoying!

    ¡°And that¡¯s why you¡¯re here!¡±

    ¡°And I¡¯m asking who you are. Did we meet somewhere? I don¡¯t remember at all. Maybe you¡¯re-¡°

    ¡°Suzumoto, is [Transfer] fine?¡±

    When I whispered in Suzumoto¡¯s ear so that the other people won¡¯t hear, his eyes moved a little, but he kept talking so that he wasn¡¯t suspicious.

    ¡°-you¡¯re¡­that? Is it a delusional habit? Ahh, you don¡¯t have to say it.¡±

    As expected, this is amazing. Yup. This guy just keeps talking¡­if you let Fukuyama-kun speak poorly, the setting would be all messed up. This guy should be lying down and hiding like Hariu.

    ¡°If it¡¯s fine, hold my hand back. I¡¯ll sing [Lullaby] and then [Transfer]. Just wait like this and stay where you are.¡±

    After saying that, I put my hand on Suzumoto¡¯s left hand and he grasped it with slight force. Yeah, it¡¯s okay since my hands won¡¯t break even if he put a lot of strength into it.

    By the way, if I sing [Lullaby] here and then retreated, they¡¯d get the impression that Suzumoto left regardless of their intentions.

    Whatever, let¡¯s sing for the time being. Yes.

    ¡°¡­delusional habits are generally useless no matter what you say. I¡¯m sure you¡¯re the same, endlessly telling stories that I don¡¯t understand from a while ago¡­¡±

    ¡°Listen to people! So I¡­what is that? A song¡­? Huh, sleepy¡­¡±

    ¡­for the time being, all these people should go to bed.

    ¡­Fukuyama-kun, of course, as well as the knights and Suzumoto. Yeah, it can¡¯t be helped. He can¡¯t even cover his ears.

    Then I grabbed Suzumoto and Hariu, who came out from somewhere, and [Transfer].

    ¡­listen to people, this should be our line¡­

    ¡°Welcome back. Suzumoto is¡­sleeping, huh.¡±

    ¡°Well, I sang [Lullaby].¡±

    If you ask me, would anyone fall asleep without any resistance? If that¡¯s the case, aren¡¯t I the strongest? Let¡¯s ask next time.

    Because it¡¯s cold, I returned to the Lab and wore my clothes. As usual, I can¡¯t wear the innerwear by myself, so I had Tokoyo and Sakura¡¯s help.

    ¡°¡­Maito-san, seriously, I don¡¯t know what to do if you start putting on clothes in front of me even though you¡¯re transparent.¡±

    R-really? Is that so? I don¡¯t care if I change clothes in front of you since I¡¯m transparent. Can¡¯t you see that President isn¡¯t moving?

    But please forgive me for changing clothes without warning. It¡¯s cold.

    ¡°Ehh, sorry. If you¡¯re that anxious, just turn the other way.¡±

    ¡°President, President, why is President okay, ne~¡°

    ¡°I don¡¯t care since I¡¯m just looking at fabric products.¡±

    As expected of President! He¡¯s not shaking.

    ¡­still¡­I didn¡¯t wear my underwear until I wore the long pannier.

 CH 85

    I finished changing clothes and stopped being a transparent person.

    As expected, it¡¯s very strange to become transparent, so I calmed down when I turned back. Phew.

    ¡°What happened to that?¡±

    I can imagine. Fukuyama-kun probably signed a hero contract, so it¡¯s not strange that he¡¯s in the temple.

    ¡°No, it was normal until we¡­I mean, when Suzumoto was being guided to the guest room, that came from the other side. Before that, Suzumoto said [I¡¯m not sure, but by the time I noticed, I was already in the temple. I thought I was alone.] but then that suddenly appeared and said [Ah! Why are you here!]. That¡¯s how that conversation began¡­ It was amazing¡­ While we were waiting for Maito-san, Suzumoto didn¡¯t let him talk as much as possible with that machine gun talk¡­¡±

    I-I see, thank you for your hard work¡­

    ¡°He still can¡¯t read the air, huh?¡±

    ¡°Right?¡±

    ¡°That might be so, but the people in the temple are also troubled, maybe.¡±

    ¡­if he was normal, Fukuyama-kun would look like an honor student with a nice face.

    He¡¯s also popular with the teachers who didn¡¯t know the actual situation. Even though our Club Advisor described him as a ¡°romantic in a bad way¡±.

    If I was picked up by such a guy, I¡¯d be surprised at how low the contents are compared to what I expected from such an appearance.

    ¡­I mean, I didn¡¯t even know he had that kind of contents until I came to this world. Yup. Humans can¡¯t understand ¡®that¡¯.

    Yeah, but then, he was able to become a hero which made him easy to handle.

    Maybe for Fukuyama-kun, he¡¯d believe any words that are convenient for him.

    ¡­oh, the exhausted faces of the temple people seemed to appear in front of me. Thank you for your hard work, temple people. But give up.

    ¡°W-well, I¡¯ll give you all the information I got at the temple for the time being. Hey, Suzumoto, wake up, wake up.¡±

    ¡°Naa¡­good morning. I feel tired.¡±

    Yeah, thank you for your hard work.

    ¡°Erm¡­first of all, Maito-san.¡±

    ¡°Yes.¡±

    ¡°Can you hand over my memory to President?¡±

    ¡­is that fine?

    ¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s going on, so I went through the shadows of the temple. If you show it to President, he can probably make a map.¡±

    Hoho, that¡¯s great. There¡¯s a big difference between having a map and not having a map when it comes to being hostile to the temple.

    Then it¡¯s better to hurry, so with [Share], I handed Hariu¡¯s memory to President.

    U-uooo¡­I¡¯m sick of this¡­it¡¯s very painful to get people¡¯s memories. President looked pained as well, but I feel like he¡¯s also happy at being able to make a map of the enemy territory. Stop, we haven¡¯t decided if we¡¯re going to be hostile yet!

    ¡°I¡¯m writing a map, so please listen to Suzumoto and Hariu first.¡±

    President started drawing a map, so let¡¯s leave him alone and listen to Suzumoto¡¯s story.

    ¡°I don¡¯t really understand what happened, so I¡¯ll start from the beginning¡­ When I and Hariu headed to the floating island in the center of the lake, I suddenly lost power and crashed. Then, I was caught in the water and fell into the waterfall, and the place I fell was the temple courtyard. ¡­President will make a map so I¡¯ll omit the structure.¡±

    Is the courtyard as large as the waterfall? It¡¯s quite a beautiful building if we weren¡¯t hostile to each other. No, besides that, it¡¯s at the level of a castle which is too large for a temple.

    ¡°I fell there and immediately hid behind the waterfall in the courtyard and had a meeting with Hariu¡­Hariu walked across the temple shadows and got a rough idea of the terrain. That¡¯s when I finally realized that this is the temple.¡±

    I wonder if there¡¯s a cave behind the waterfall. Treasure chests might have fallen there. ¡­right?

    ¡°It¡¯d be better to lessen the damage, so I asked Hariu to hide in my shadow and left the courtyard alone. When I walked around like that, a temple knight found me and then escorted me to¡­I think to a priest. Anyway, I was taken to that place.¡±

    Ah, as expected, the temple has knights.

    ¡°Seems like there¡¯s a big priest on top of that priest, but was absent today, so the priest would handle it on his behalf for the time being. And so, I haven¡¯t seen the top people but what they said was simple. That priest said they¡¯ll contract me as a hero in exchange for saving this world that¡¯s about to perish. Well, you know, the template.¡±

    Ah, as expected?

    ¡°Around that time, you contacted Hariu. When Hariu is in my shadow, I can communicate with him, so I heard that [it¡¯s best to do nothing]¡­that¡¯s why I pretended to be ill¡­and then that happened.¡±

    ¡­that, somehow, Suzumoto gritted his teeth when mentioning that word. I turned to Hariu, thinking that he¡¯d supplement.

    ¡°No, Suzumoto was amazing. He¡¯s like an expert gigolo.¡±

    ¡­

    ¡­OH. No, no, Suzumoto certainly looks good, but do the people in the temple have that kind of taste?

    ¡°The priest I spoke to is a woman.¡±

    Ah, I see. Ahh, that surprised me. Yeah, sorry. I imagined the priest as a man¡­ you know, like the Catholic priests¡­

    ¡°That time, it¡¯s like a samurai walking by and being thrown flirtatious glances-¡°

    ¡°Stop it! Don¡¯t say bad things! I didn¡¯t mean that!¡±

    ¡­well, I can imagine. Suzumoto didn¡¯t have the courage to aim for that kind of thing, so he isn¡¯t that skillful. Just that, just that¡­I wonder what happened next if what Hariu said is true¡­

    It might be a good idea to make us look good, seeing as the results are okay.

    ¡°Then the priest let the knights guide him to the guest room, and on the way, he had a head-on collision with that thing walking with the knights. Well, Suzumoto did his best with his machine gun talk.¡±

    ¡°I seemed to have said this many times, but let me say it again¡­I¡¯m tired.¡±

    O-ou. Thank you for your hard work.

    Then, next, I conveyed what I heard from [Alive Grimoire]-san. This is omitted.

    ¡°¡­that means, they¡¯d take my life (physical) if I inadvertently signed a contract?¡±

    Yeah, that¡¯s right. In this world, seems like you can take away life (physical) from people.

    I¡¯ve actually seen it, and it seems like Hagasaki and Suzumoto had an idea about it, while the others are tilting their necks. Yeah, well, I have seen it, life (physical).

    ¡°Does that mean that there¡¯s a cause on the floating island in the middle of the lake?¡±

    That¡¯s also a concern. Yup.

    ¡°I¡¯m curious if only Maito-san can get close to it¡­but either way, it seems like there¡¯s no choice but to build a bridge for Maito-san to go there.¡±

    Right? That¡¯s true. I can¡¯t fly. If I fall the wrong way, I¡¯d probably die by the time I reached the temple.

    ¡°But what should we do to prevent the temple from performing the ritual? I don¡¯t think we can do anything to the temple itself, so what now?¡±

    ¡­that¡¯s right. If we don¡¯t do something, we won¡¯t know when the time limit will come. If they¡¯re still recruiting heroes, it¡¯s okay for now, but¡­

    ¡°I¡¯m done. Here¡¯s the map. I put down what I saw as much as possible.¡±

    While we¡¯re talking, President quickly completed the map.

    Ohh, it¡¯s beautiful. Amazing, you can see at a glance that the accuracy is high.

    ¡°Now then, we have a map. Since we¡¯re being hostile anyway, I think it¡¯s better if we decide the timing and be in an advantageous position. With all that said, let¡¯s attack.¡±

    ¡­as expected of President! You work quickly!

    Looking at the map, it seemed like the temple is quite symmetrical. In that case, the higher their position, the more they¡¯re in the middle, maybe. There¡¯s a tower like that on the map.

    ¡°Then we¡¯re really going to attack? As far as I could see, those knights seemed relatively strong.¡±

    Suzumoto said they look strong, so I don¡¯t feel like winning! Yup!

    ¡°No, it¡¯s foolish to attack from the front. Isn¡¯t it best if we only touch the top dogs?¡±

    Well, if we manage the top people in a clear vertical society like the temple, there won¡¯t be a ritual.

    ¡°In that case, I¡¯ll leave it to Ninja Hariu¡­ Hariu, is that fine with you?¡±

    ¡°Hn? Well, we have no choice, right? Ahaha, being an assassin was my previous job.¡±

    That¡¯s right. Or rather, he can somehow manage if he just hides in the shadows and comes back.

    ¡°Well, there¡¯s no guarantee that the top is weak. If we messed up, it¡¯s not good to just have Hariu.¡±

    And President¡¯s concern was also valid. I wonder if the top is called a high priest. That means he can at least use magic, right? After all, he¡¯s the one who¡¯d take life (physical) from the heroes. Probably.

    ¡°If I may, since we¡¯re already hitting the enemy¡¯s home base. ¡­how about a declaration of war?¡±

    What¡¯s with that cool theme?

    ¡°First of all, we need to see what the cause is. It¡¯s troublesome to use something we don¡¯t know.¡±

    ¡°Wait, a declaration of war¡­ahh, I understand that kind of thing. ¡­in other words, since we¡¯re in the position of protecting the cause, the temple and the heroes will have to confront us.¡±

    ¡­ahhhh. Yeah, that¡¯s right. The temple is trying to use the heroes to erase the cause. Then, if we protect the cause, it will mess up the temple and delay the ritual.

    In the first place, it¡¯s bad for this world, but not so for us.

    Then, there¡¯s no need to erase the cause and there¡¯s also no problem in protecting it.

    Well, I can¡¯t say anything since we don¡¯t know what the cause looks like.

    ¡°Then, we have to go to that floating island, right?¡±

    ¡°I wonder if it¡¯s because of the cause that I suddenly lost power, ahh, I just feel it¡¯s like that. If so, that floating island is interfering with skill or correction¡­ahh, so Maito-san is the right person for the job.¡±

    ¡°If you think about what that book said, that¡¯s right. Maito didn¡¯t have any corrections.¡±

    ¡­I see. If I think about what [Alive Grimoire] said along with Suzumot and Hariu¡¯s experience¡­that floating island and the cause will¡­probably remove corrections as you get closer.

    ¡°Then, let¡¯s have lunch first before going to see it. We also have to think about countermeasures¡­ President.¡±

    ¡°Yes, what is it?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll ask you. What are you going to do once you know what the cause is?¡±

    ¡°As I said earlier, it¡¯s a declaration of war. There are many ways to declare war, so I¡¯ll omit it¡­are you wondering why? Well, first is to find the cause, then to be in a position to protect the cause, and¡­you know, to have more impact.¡±

    Impact, huh.

    ¡­this, coming from President who scatters poisons?

    Ah, no, it¡¯s a joke.

    ¡°The temple doesn¡¯t only have the heroes, so it¡¯s best if the strength of the temple itself is gradually divided. At first, it¡¯s fine if we just interfere with the temple, but in the end, it¡¯s a problem if we don¡¯t reach their top. Also, if they thought we¡¯re not in conflict with the heroes, they¡¯ll be used as hostages. And there¡¯s that, too¡­¡±

    President had a big smile when saying his next words.

    ¡°If the other side is the heroes, then¡­how about calling ourselves the Demon King?¡±

 CH 86

    Translated by Green Cake

    Edited by

    ¡°Demon King¡­ you mean¡­?¡±

    Hey President, Suzumoto is having a hard time keeping up with all this!

    ¡°Then I¡¯ll be in charge of ¡®Hahahahaha, I¡¯m the weakest of all the demon king!¡¯¡±

    There¡¯s no other position more suitable! Hahahaha!

    ¡°Hey, president, are you out of your mind? What¡¯s a demon king?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s easy to understand, isn¡¯t it? If the Demon King comes out, the heroes will have to come. Then we can contact the heroes. If they become our ally, then all is well. If doesn¡¯t, then we¡¯ll let him. Then the temple will have no choice but to move. In addition, since we are in opposition to the heroes, it is unlikely that the heroes¡¯ lives will be taken as hostages. If you want, the best thing to do is to have Hariu steal it for you.¡±

    Oohhh, there are so many wonderful things, Demon King.

    ¡°¡­ Aren¡¯t there always the promise of a rivalry between the hero and the demon king in this world?¡±

    Yeah, well, Kadomi has a point.

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Even if the temple doesn¡¯t intend to do so, the hero does.¡±

    As long as the heroes are from the same world as us, they should have the thought that if the Demon King comes, they have to go fight him, right? Hmm, nice.

    ¡°In addition, worst-case scenario, if you notify the temple that you are protecting the source of the problem, they can turn against you anyway. If possible, it is best if the brave man comes at his own discretion.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s not like the temple is going to ignore the demon king or anything and perform the return ritual, right?¡±

    ¡°It won¡¯t be possible if the temple is in turmoil.¡±

    Hmmm, you¡¯re even better than I thought, Demon King.

    *

    ¡°¡­ Okay, hold on. Let me get this straight. Now we¡¯re going to see what the source is, and we¡¯re going to decide what to do with it, right?¡±

    I don¡¯t even know if the culprit is physical, or if it¡¯s something more¡­ vague. I think it¡¯s something you can see as far as [Alive Grimoire] is concerned.

    ¡°All right, let¡¯s get some food. I¡¯m hungry. And Maito, I¡¯m sorry, but you have to dry me off. I think I¡¯m really going to catch a cold soon.¡±

    Ah, I¡¯m sorry. Suzumoto was still moist. My bad, my bad.

    If you use the [Cleaning] method to remove the water, it will dry up quickly and fluffy with a soft finish, so the [Cleaning] method is very effective.

    Well. Then, let¡¯s eat. You can¡¯t fight if you¡¯re not hungry. We¡¯ll have doria and potage soup for dinner.

    *

    After we finished eating, let¡¯s go to the lake as soon as possible.

    The lake was so clear that I could see the bottom of the lake even though it was supposed to be quite deep. It¡¯s even a little scary because it seems to suck you in.

    ¡°So, what you see over there is a floating island¡­ There is a donut-shaped hole about 10 meters wide around the floating island, and that¡¯s where the waterfall is. If you get close to the floating island, maybe 15 meters, you¡¯ll lose power.¡±

    Hmmm, so if you go around there, you¡¯ll end up diving into the waterfall.

    ¡°If Toriumi or Maito can see the scenery on that floating island, they can transfer to it.

    Yes, but it¡¯s hard to see.

    After all, the floating island was surrounded by trees, so I couldn¡¯t see much.

    ¡°Well, hmm, if someone throws me anyway¡­¡±

    ¡°No, by the time I land, I¡¯ll be stripped of my correction, so I¡¯ll die, right?¡±

    I¡¯m going to be crushed like tomato or something.

    ¡°¡­ I think it¡¯s better if I or Hariu fly with Maito and watch from above.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, the question is, who¡¯s going to do it¡­?¡±

    ¡­ Well, you know, I¡¯m not that light. It¡¯s not light, but¡­

    ¡°Can you fly with the weight of me in your arms?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m not sure.¡±

    ¡°I mean, you¡¯re at least 50 kilograms, right?¡±

    Yes, I am. I¡¯m sorry.

    While everyone was thinking of different ways to do this, I was alone and depressed, when some maid dolls gathered around and pulled their apron dresses to show them.

    Maid dolls apron dresses¡­ are sky blue.

    I see. I think I¡¯ll feel lighter after wearing that. Well, where did I put it?

    I searched the private space in the chemistry lab and found it easily. Here it is. The sky-blue dress I wore in the gladiator tournament.

    I¡¯ll try it on right away¡­ Yes, I think I might be lighter.

    ¡°Hey, Suzumoto, Hariu, how about this?¡±

    ¡°¡­ Ah, I see. Hey, Hariu, it looks like we¡¯re still going to be mobilized, but we¡¯ll only need to sacrifice one person.¡±

    Hey, what¡¯s a sacrifice? Isn¡¯t everyone is rude to me?

    ¡°Well, why don¡¯t we play rock-paper-scissors to be fair?¡±

    In case you¡¯re wondering, I asked the president about it and he said he was thinking of using the two of us without our equipment to fly while holding me up. That sounds like a pain in the ass, doesn¡¯t it? Yeah.

    ¡°At first!¡±

    ¡°Paper!¡±

    ¡°Scissors!¡±

    ¡­¡­ Come on guys, why don¡¯t you go back to your roots of goo first?

    (TN: Dunno what the roots of goo mean.)

    *

    So, I¡¯m being carried around like a rice ball by a very unhappy Suzumoto, and I¡¯m flying through the air. I¡¯m scared. Super scary. I told him last time that I was scared of being carried like this, and that I¡¯d like to see him carry me differently, but there¡¯s no sign of improvement. I don¡¯t understand.

    ¡°Hey, did you see that?¡±

    ¡°Wait, wait¡­ [Far Sight]¡­ Okay.¡±

    I see it. There¡¯s a small building in the middle of a tree. I wonder if that¡¯s the source.

    ¡°I see it!¡±

    ¡°Okay, let¡¯s go back.¡±

    And on the way back, I was told that I would be transported through the sky as a rice ball. I¡¯m scared, I¡¯m scared.

    When I came back, I was drunk, so I took a break for a while and went to the side of something that seemed to be the source of the problem by [Transfer].

    But.

    ¡°Oh, no, I don¡¯t like it.¡±

    ¡°What the hell is this?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m going home now! [Transfer]!¡±

    Everyone was screaming and the Toriumi quickly [Transfer] and everyone left.

    ¡°¡­ What the hell was that?¡±

    ¡°How come you¡¯re okay¡±

    I cut off by Hagasaki, but I don¡¯t know what you mean.

    ¡°It¡¯s very¡­ I mean, I¡¯m weak.¡±

    ¡°I think I was the worst one. I thought my armor was going to crush me.¡±

    Well, Toriumi and Kadomi are running around in armor that no normal person would be able to wear. Of course, thanks to the correction.

    ¡°It¡¯s not good when it¡¯s suddenly gone, is it?¡±

    ¡°It makes you lose your senses.¡±

    Oh, really? Is it that bad?

    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s coming back.¡±

    In the meantime, the correction seems to return to normal once you are away from the source (temporary).

    Hmm, then I guess I¡¯m the right person to go.

    ¡°Then I¡¯ll go and take a look.¡±

    ¡°No, it¡¯s too dangerous for you to go alone.¡±

    ¡­ Hey, wait a minute! I¡¯m sure you¡¯ll be able to understand why I¡¯m weaker than you, it¡¯s because I don¡¯t have any correction, and when you do, you¡¯ll be as weak as me!

    ¡°Fortunately, skills seem to work fine as long as they don¡¯t require muscle strength to use them, so we should take some people with us¡­ In this case, I, Kadomi, and Toriumi are obviously slowing you down.¡±

    Oh, that¡¯s right. You all have a lot of useful skills that can be used in battle, didn¡¯t you? Yes, I¡¯m sorry.

    If Suzumoto and the others are slowing me down, I¡¯m even more so. If you¡¯re a vanguard, it¡¯s doubtful that you¡¯ll be able to use your armor or even your weapons without correction.

    ¡°Then why don¡¯t the president and I go with him? It¡¯s the best choice.¡±

    And so, well, here we are.

    It was decided that me, Hagasaki, and president would [Transfer] to that floating island one more time, and leave as soon as we found the source of the problem.

    ¡°I¡¯ll be going then.¡±

    With a disgusted Hagasaki-kun and a slightly excited president in tow, we made the [Transfer].

    *

    I knew there was a small building in front of me.

    I¡¯m not sure what it is, but it¡¯s a beautiful white stone building that looks a bit modern, but it also looks quite old.

    It¡¯s similar to the temple I¡¯ve seen, but it¡¯s far older and far more untouched.

    ¡°I don¡¯t like¡­ this.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s pretty hard, isn¡¯t it?¡±

    And the two of them are fed up with the feeling of losing all their strength.

    Yeah, I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m the only one who doesn¡¯t have anything to pull out, so I¡¯m all puffed up. Hahahaha, what a subtle sense of superiority! Feels good! Feels good! I¡¯m the only one who¡¯s standing up straight! Hahahahaha! It¡¯s a rare situation, isn¡¯t it!

    ¡°Let¡¯s go inside for now. We¡¯d better get this over with¡­¡±

    Hey, hey, are you two okay? I¡¯m sure it¡¯s very difficult to protect the source of the problem if it¡¯s like this, isn¡¯t it? I wonder if I can use it¡­

    *

    When I went inside, I found that it was, as I thought, an old white stone pavement. Although it is partially occupied by plants that seem to have come in from somewhere, it seems to have served its purpose as a building.

    In the back, there is a pedestal on which an indistinctly colored sphere, the size of which could easily fit in one hand, floats, glowing vaguely.

    ¡­ I think this is the cause. Yeah. That¡¯s what I felt the moment I saw it. It¡¯s like it¡¯s sucking everything and everyone in.

    ¡­ But, but you know¡­ What are you going to do with this?

    ¡°¡­ is not working. I did an [Appraisal], but nothing came up.¡±

    Well, if the president can¡¯t figure it out, I¡¯ll never figure it out.

    I¡¯ll give it a try. ¡­¡­ Yeah, it¡¯s [*unknown*] as expected. However, I didn¡¯t want to be left in the dark, so I pulled out a stalk of some sturdy-looking grass and poked around with it.

    ¡°What the hell are you doing?¡±

    ¡°Poking.¡±

    Poke poke.

    ¡°Well, I can¡¯t help it. If I don¡¯t do anything, it¡¯ll stay like this.¡±

    You know. I don¡¯t think it¡¯s a good idea to just watch the ball floating around. So, I continued poking it.

    The sphere moves a little when you touch it, but it comes back to the top of the base immediately. It looks like a magnet floating¡­

    I¡¯ll try poking it a little harder. Poke poke.

    ¡­ Oh? I guess it finally reached its limit, and the ball slipped off the pedestal. But it¡¯s still floating and glowing. What the heck is this?

    ¡°Can I touch it directly?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡­¡±

    I thought I¡¯d ask them a question, but they both silently saluted me. Yes, yes, I understand.

    I poked them with my fingertips.

    ¡­ Yeah, nothing¡¯s happening. After a while, it seemed to be okay, so I took the plunge and picked up the ball.

    Oh, it was nice and smooth to the touch.

    At that moment, the sphere lost its power to float, the light disappeared, and the air around it seemed to become light and mysterious.

    ¡°Oh, my powers are back.¡±

    Oh, it looks like the correction has come back too.

    However, when I take my hand off the sphere, the sphere immediately floats, glowing. Then the air gets heavier, and the correction seems to wear off.

    ¡°Can I touch that?¡±

    The president lightly touched the mysterious ball that was glowing and floating, and when he grabbed it, the light of the ball disappeared and Hagasaki-kun recovered.

    ¡°It¡¯s bad¡­ this is.¡±

    However, president did not get any better¡­ Yeah, I¡¯ve got a pretty good idea of what happened.

    When the president took his hand away, the sphere floated again, glowing.

    ¡°So you¡¯re saying that if we keep this ball afloat, it will strip the corrections from everyone around me, but if someone else holds it, it will only affect that person?¡±

    ¡°I guess so¡­ Maito-san, are you sure you¡¯re okay with this?¡±

    ¡°Hmm? Yes. There¡¯s nothing¡­ about it, I mean, it¡¯s not¡­¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ve had the sensation that while I¡¯m holding this ball, I¡¯m losing far more strength than if I just let it float.¡±

    ¡­¡­. I see.

    ¡°I mean, I¡¯m hardcore uncorrected!¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s what it comes down to.¡±

    ¡­¡­ I wonder if I can cry¡­¡­

 CH 87

    Translated by Green Cake

    Edited by

    But¡­ this is the source of the problem¡­ I¡¯m sure this is not something you want to beat. It¡¯s just a ball.

    ¡°What should we do, Hagasaki-kun? If Maito-san keeps this, it won¡¯t harm us, so we can take it home with us.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s okay to take it home. You don¡¯t want to stay here forever to protect the source of the problem, do you?¡±

    ¡­¡­ Yeah, well, it¡¯s not that cozy an island, is it?

    ¡°I¡¯ll [Transfer] then.¡±

    Returning with the mysterious ball and the source of the problem.

    ?

    ¡°Welcome back, how was it?¡±

    When I returned to the shore of the lake, everyone immediately started to bite, so I let go of the ball in my hand.

    ¡°It was like this.¡±

    As soon as I took my hand off the sphere, everyone¡¯s spirits visibly diminished. Hmmm, I guess you all have a lot of corrections applied.

    I felt sorry for them, so I grabbed the ball again, and everyone¡¯s spirits visibly returned. Yes, this is kind of fun.

    ¡°I think this is the source of the problem. When it¡¯s floating, it affects the corrections around it, and when someone else is touching it, it strips away a lot or all of the correction for that person alone.¡±

    ¡°I see, so it¡¯s better if no one but Maito touches it.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±

    ¡­. Hey, for the second time, I wonder if I can cry¡­

    ?

    At any rate, it turned out that the mystery ball could be touched anywhere on the body as long as it was touched, so I asked Katori to make me a bracelet that would hold the mystery ball in place.

    So I had Katori make me an armband to keep the mystery ball in place. For the others, too.

    ¡°Now we have the source of the problem. If the hero has to somehow eliminate this, then we are already demon kings now.¡±

    Well¡­ Oh.

    ¡°Come to think of it, [Alive Grimoire] told me to come and talk to him properly because he wants to cooperate with us if we are hostile to the temple. Can I talk for a moment?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right. So we¡¯re going to go to George¡¯s place and explain to Sagara and the others what¡¯s going on.¡±

    That¡¯s right. It¡¯s a bit of a surprise when a classmate suddenly becomes the Demon King. I¡¯m sure we¡¯ll have a hard time clearing up any misunderstandings if they become hostile, so it¡¯s best to lay the groundwork first.

    ¡°I¡¯ll contact Saegusa and Homura-kun while I¡¯m at it, so lend me your [Communication] bracelet.¡±

    ¡°Here is.¡±

    I took off the [Communication] bracelet on my wrist and give two of them to Suzumoto, one to communicate with the Information Office and Newspaper Club, and the other to communicate with Homura-kun and the others.

    Now that you¡¯ve all gone with your two bracelets, I guess I¡¯ll just go and give a quick report. You¡¯re already familiar with head-butting, aren¡¯t you? I¡¯ll be back. [Sharing].

    ¡º ¡­ Umu, looks like you got your hands on the source. You¡¯re good. ¡»

    I¡¯m suddenly feeling kind of pleased with this book.

    ¡º So, if you have the source, that means¡­ you against the temple, right? ¡»

    ¡°Yes, and that¡¯s why. We¡¯re decided to announce ourselves as the Demon Kings.¡±

    In the meantime, I¡¯m sorry to report that [Alive Grimoire] froze for a moment, and the next thing I know, the pages are flipping apart and there¡¯s a huge commotion¡­ seems to be the book¡¯s way of laughing.

    ¡º Yes! The Demon King, the Demon King! Did your friends think of that? ¡»

    ¡°Yes.¡±

    ¡º The Demon Kings will announce themselves as the Demon King¡­ Hmm, good job. Not so good! That¡¯s very ironic! ¡»

    Don¡¯t flap the pages, I can¡¯t read them. I can understand why you¡¯re so excited, but¡­

    ¡º So, who will step forward as the Demon King? ¡»

    ¡°Well, we¡¯re thinking of playing a role like ¡°Hahaha! I¡¯m the weakest of all demon kings!¡± like that.¡±

    ¡º No, thou shalt call thyself the Demon King. ¡»

    ¡­ ha?

    ¡º You can change your appearance, can¡¯t you? If so, there are plenty of ways to hide it later on. In addition, when the demon king finds out that there is another person who calls itself the demon king, there is still room for forgiveness if it is a beautiful girl, but if it is a man who calls himself the demon king, it will be hard for the demon king to forgive. ¡»

    ¡­ ha?

    ¡º No offense, but thou shalt call thyself the Demon Lord. ¡»

    Well, uh¡­ the way you put it¡­ that means there really is such a thing as a Demon King¡­

    ¡°Umm, well, isn¡¯t it bad if I touch the wrath of the real Demon King or something like that¡­?¡±

    When I say it, the book flapped its page again and laughed loudly.

    ¡º No, not even close! You want to fight against the Temple, don¡¯t you? I¡¯m willing to lend you the name of the Demon King or two for that purpose. ¡»

    Oh, is that so? ¡­ Yeah, well, you think you be damned if you didn¡¯t do it, are you? Since it¡¯s such a fun thing to do. Yeah.

    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ve made up my mind. I¡¯ll call myself the Demon King!¡±

    ¡º I¡¯ll be happy to consult with you on how to behave like a demon king, so come back and report back often. Let¡¯s start with the shape. The first step is the cloak. It¡¯s a good idea to be flashy. I¡¯m sure you¡¯re familiar with embroidery for protection.

    ¡°Yes, well.¡±

    ¡º The color of darkness is the best! You¡¯re the Demon Lord! ¡»

    ¡°Oh, yes.¡±

    ¡º And isn¡¯t that apron a bad idea as well? ¡»

    ¡°No, if I take it off, my identity as head maid will be destroyed.¡±

    ¡º Oh, really? If so, I¡¯ll take that up with¡­¡»

    This is how the book¡¯s ¡°Dressing Like a Demon King¡± continued for quite a while. The book seems to be rather fond of this kind of talk. The book also touched on a lot of things related to equipment, and not only mine but also a lot of things about other¡¯s equipment, so the book was quite¡­ helpful. You know a lot, this book.

    ¡­ But then again, this book is very rude.

    You should change the name of the book to ¡°Alive Cosplay Guide¡± or something like that.

    ?

    ¡°So, you know what? I heard before that this source is something to be erased, and the hero will erase this.¡±

    Then, after a break, we had a quiet conversation.

    I feel like I can¡¯t show it to a real person, but I¡¯m showing the book a little bit of the bangle that I wear on my second arm.

    ¡º Hmm. ¡»

    ¡°Do others besides the temple also eliminate the source?¡±

    ¡º I suppose it could be done, but the temple keeps the method a secret. ¡»

    ¡­ Yeah?

    ¡º Yes, why again? If it¡¯s a worldwide crisis, it would be more efficient to work with other institutions, not just the Temple. Is there a reason you can¡¯t? ¡»

    Oh, shoot.

    I¡¯ve been trying to ask questions that don¡¯t take the form of ¡®questions,¡¯ but I think I¡¯ve asked a stupid question.

    ¡º Do you want to ask that? ¡­ Hmm, well, let¡¯s give it some thought, shall we? You know what a temple is supposed to do, don¡¯t you? ¡»

    Oh, but [Alive Grimoire], you¡¯re a bit rude, aren¡¯t you?

    ¡° ¡­ worship the goddess?¡±

    I think George said something like that.

    ¡º You¡¯re right. The temple worships the goddess. So why would an institution that worships a goddess go to the trouble of eliminating the source? ¡»

    ¡­ Uuu¡­ something¡­ umm, umm¡­

    ¡°The temple also works to keep the world from collapsing¡­ No, because the goddess doesn¡¯t want the world to collapse?¡±

    ¡º Well, not the goddess, but the temple. ¡»

    ¡­ Nu? So, the Goddess is okay with this world collapsing? But it seems to me that you¡¯re right about temples being dedicated to the Goddess¡­ If this is the case.

    ¡°The Goddess is different from the Goddess worshipped in the temple?¡±

    ¡º Different. In a way, you could say that. Hmm. Then where are the temple¡¯s intentions? ¡»

    Where,  I mean¡­ the reason why temples keep information secret¡­ power?

    No, but even if it were, wouldn¡¯t it be inefficient?

    ¡º Then let¡¯s talk again the next time. The next time you come, you¡¯ll look like a demon king! ¡»

    Oh, shit, it¡¯s started glowing mysteriously. I¡¯m being deported! Wait! wait! wait! I still have questions!

    ?

    ¡°Welcome back to¡­ Hey, what¡¯s up, Maito?¡±

    When I was forced to leave by the book, I found that everyone had already returned. Oh, we talked for quite a while.

    ¡°Eehhh, umm¡­  Well, yeah, this book is very rude¡­¡±

    ¡°¡­ I see.¡±

    Yeah, that¡¯s right.

    ¡°The book wants me to call myself the Demon King.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, we were thinking the same thing. You¡¯ll be able to do it.¡±

    ¡­ Thanks for the ¡°Hahahahaha! I¡¯m the weakest of all the Demon King!¡± dream come true.

    ?

    It was already getting pretty dark when I looked out the window, so I started to prepare dinner.

    In the meantime, what are you guys doing, making equipment?

    Katori is now able to [Dye]. However, dyeing can only be used to dye cloth and paper. So it seems that he has acquired a new skill called [Painting].

    And he¡¯s using it to his advantage to make new armor. He¡¯s¡­ a disaster.

    Oh, man. Everyone¡¯s excitement is unbelievable. Toriumi, who is good at this kind of thing, created a design, the president and Hagasaki-kun talked about structural problems, Toriumi and Katori made a prototype, tried it on, and then Kariya gave it to them.

    It¡¯s a skill that can be used to add effects to various skills and magic, and it can be combined with [Jewelry Processing] to make some nice jewelry parts.

    And to top it all off, a magic mirror that is completely mirrored from one side and completely transparent from the other, using the application of [Light Magic].

    ¡­ They¡¯re going to cover their faces. Well, yes. It¡¯s a bit of punishment to show your face and call yourself a demon king, isn¡¯t it? Yes.

    ¡­ Well, what about me?

    ?

    Dinner was grilled spareribs with seasoning, steamed vegetable salad, and corn soup.

    The corn soup was the most annoying thing to make. Yeah.

    And the people in the English department lab were slowly eating corn soup, bread, and soft steamed vegetables on their own. Yeah, let¡¯s not eat meat for now.

    ?

    ¡°Maito-san, try this on for a second.¡±

    ¡®Here¡¯, said Katori, handing it to me.

    ¡°¡­¡­OH¡±

    Metal apron¡­ That¡¯s it, breast armor and mail, that¡¯s it.

    I¡¯ll wear it for now.

    ¡°¡­¡­ heavy.¡±

    I can¡¯t move!

    ¡°Ah, I guess it¡¯s no good¡­ Hmm, but if I try to make it any lighter, it¡¯ll be like a paper-like metal plate.¡±

    I¡¯ve heard that people are trying to come up with armor for me because I¡¯m too weak, but it¡¯s difficult. The reason is that I don¡¯t have any corrections. A normal high school girl can¡¯t move around in armor no matter how thin and light it is!

    ¡°In the worst case, you can make it into a thread, I¡¯ll make it into a cloth and use it as an apron.¡±

    ¡°Hmm, I guess that¡¯s what I¡¯ll have to do, yeah. Then I¡¯ll try to think of a headgear next time.¡±

    Now that everyone has started making equipment again, I think I¡¯ll help them make it.

    ?

    Although not as strong as me, Hagasaki-kun and the president also have a little correction for physical abilities. I can wear a lot more than¡­ I can, though! But it seems to be limited to breastplates and such partial items, so the equipment is cloth.

    All of them have already been equipped with the most powerful black and red equipment with ¡°Giant Black Snake Scale¡± and ¡°Dragon Scales¡±, but the embroidery is not perfect due to lack of time. But I don¡¯t have enough time to embroider them perfectly.

    So now, I am embroidering exclusively.

    Or rather, all of us have collected the equipment of distributed products and are embroidering them.

    That¡¯s it. They¡¯ll embroider your equipment to the point where Suzumoto¡¯s phoenix won¡¯t stand out!

 CH 88

    Translated by Green Cake

    Edited by

    It was morning when I realized it. It¡¯s bad enough that time flies by so fast.

    I feel like I need to add a little more¡­ to the embroidery. If I can improve the performance little by little, I don¡¯t want to cut corners.

    No matter how hard I try, clothes don¡¯t have the durability of armor, so I have to work at it slowly.

    In the meantime, I¡¯m going to cook a meal¡­ today might be another day of gearing up¡­

    ?

    I decided to make a simple meal, but I was careful to keep a good balance. The reason why I did this is that the people in the English department¡¯s lab are finally able to eat properly now.

    So we¡¯re eating together in the lab. It¡¯s a big deal because they can now eat normal food on their own, albeit slowly. I guess it¡¯s compensation for their correction in this area.

    So I guess it¡¯s time to ask the people in the English department about the situation.

    ?

    ¡°Didn¡¯t you guys stay with Fukuyama-kun for a while?¡±

    ¡°Yes, but he left a long time ago and never came back. We were worried too, but¡­ when we tried to go looking for him, suddenly there were more monsters around here¡­ Before that, there were few monsters at night, but suddenly there were more vicious monsters. I couldn¡¯t go out¡­ anymore.¡±

    ¡­ Maybe the reason there are more monsters around here is because¡­ Ketorami is gone¡­ Let¡¯s not think about it.

    ¡°So we ran out of food, but when we tried to go outside, we got scared that there would be a lot of monsters¡­¡±

    ¡­ I am very sorry.

    What the hell is this? Did I almost kill these people indirectly by going around?

    That¡¯s right, that¡¯s what happens when the top of the ecosystem suddenly disappears.

    I was a little thoughtless¡­ No, I can¡¯t. I don¡¯t think I could have afforded that much thought at that point.

    When I think back on it now, I realize that I was in such a tight spot that I didn¡¯t have time to think about the people around me.

    Let¡¯s just say it¡¯s a good thing that I survived. Please let me.

    It was Fukuyama who started the whole thing by taking the head of the ecosystem with him! I¡¯m sure he¡¯s the cause!

    ¡°So I was so hungry that I couldn¡¯t move¡­ when I noticed it, I got help¡­ I couldn¡¯t say it all the time, but the porridge I got was really delicious to death. I was so hungry that I thought I was going to die¡­ Thank you.¡±

    I can¡¯t help but feel horrible when people bow to me.

    But I¡¯m glad you enjoyed it. I think that hunger is the best seasoning, though.

    But I¡¯m afraid I¡¯m partly responsible for making you that hungry¡­ But if I tried to explain, it would probably be a huge hassle¡­ No, but I¡¯m obligated to explain¡­ Hmmm¡­ Yeah, well, I¡¯ll take this secret to my grave¡­

    ¡°So you guys have been in the English department lab ever since Fukuyama disappeared?¡±

    ¡°Yes. That¡¯s why I don¡¯t know much about the situation¡­ What happened to us?

    Oh, okay, that¡¯s where. Well, I don¡¯t know where to start explaining¡­

    ?

    I explained. Briefly. The day would be over if I went into details.

    In other words, it seems that we¡¯ve come to another world with our school. The cause seems to be the temple. And how to get back.

    I also explained how this world works, or rather¡­ how skills, corrections, and professions work. There¡¯s nothing scarier than being ignorant, you know.

    ¡°So, the reason we¡¯ve been alive for a month without eating or drinking is because of this correction?¡±

    What, you didn¡¯t eat or drink that much! Not eating, but not drinking either!

    I was a little curious, so I asked him to show me his dog tag, and sure enough, he had the [Hunger Resistance] skill. I don¡¯t know when he got the skill, but I¡¯m pretty sure that he managed to survive with the benefit of both the skill and the correction.

    I don¡¯t want to be in a situation where I have to use it¡­ but just in case, I asked for approval and then tried to see if I could [Share] it, and I was able to¡­

    Maybe this will help me survive a month without drinking or eating¡­ I never want to do that!

    By the way, no other skills were harvested. Yeah, I had a feeling about that. I¡¯ve already given up. It¡¯s because I¡¯ve given up that I¡¯m not satisfied with the acquisition of [Hunger Resistance].

    ?

    The health of the people in the English department lab seemed to have returned to normal with Kariya¡¯s recovery magic, so after asking them what they wanted, I ended up leaving them in the care of the information room and newspaper club.

    Apparently, one of the girls in the English department lab, Arino-san, was a member of the newspaper club. She said she wanted to be with us, so the other four of us joined her in the information room and newspaper club.

    ¡­ I hadn¡¯t even considered the possibility of you working with us. We¡¯re going to declare war as the Demon King, so if we¡¯re together, you¡¯re going to get involved¡­ Above all, the other girl, Mizusawa-san, vehemently opposed the idea. She said, ¡°I don¡¯t want to be with Maito-san.¡±

    Yeah, Mizusawa-san is apparently in the home economics department, so, well, yeah, I can¡¯t help it. Yes¡­ yes. I know it can¡¯t be helped, but it¡¯s still hurt. Even though I know that I can¡¯t be liked by all people and that we can¡¯t always understand each other. Yeah.

    ?

    While agonizingly fighting Mizusawa-san¡¯s body blows, I tried almost without confirmation, or rather, without expectation. In spite of this, I was able to [Share] my vision with the three languid maid dolls that I had given to Tsukimori-san of the newspaper club, so I didn¡¯t have to contact her in advance for Ketorami riding, and I was able to easily [Transfer] and leave the people of the English department lab with her.

    Hmm, I¡¯m glad I gave her this maid doll. I should definitely give this to Homura-kun and the others the next time I see them, the dispatch maid doll.

    However, since it was such a visit, Tsukimori-san was very angry with me.

    ¡°Maito! You! What do you think I went to the trouble of adding a [Communication] bracelet for?¡±

    It seems Tsukimori-san was taking a nap. I¡¯m sorry.

    ¡°Well, are you there, Saegusa?¡±

    ¡°What? It¡¯s¡­ again, Arino! Are you okay?¡±

    When Arino-san, who was behind me, showed her face, Tsukimori-san face instantly brightened and then turned into a huge frown¡­ This is not good. She¡¯s going to cry, she¡¯s going to cry.

    When it comes to recognizing the signs that a girl is about to start crying, I¡¯m a confident person!

    ¡°You know, you have no idea how worried we were about¡­¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re such an idiot! You should have at least called¡­ I¡¯m so glad. I¡¯m so glad¡­¡±

    ¡°Yeah, yeah, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m sorry¡­¡±

    Then Tsukimori-san and Arino-san hugged each other and were happy to see each other again. I know how you feel, it hurts.

    ¡­ I can¡¯t tell Tsukimori-san that I was partly responsible for Arino-san nearly starving to death. That¡¯s true. If I tell her, she might kill me. I¡¯ll definitely take it to my grave, let¡¯s do that.

    ?

    Hearing that Tsukimori-san and Arino-san were rejoicing over their reunion, other members of the newspaper club came over one after the other to rejoice over their safety, and as the crowd gradually grew larger, I decided to leave the crowd and look for Saegusa.

    I thought it would be unfair if I didn¡¯t explain about the condition of the people in the English department before leaving.

    As I was searching through the crowd of people, I was unexpectedly tapped on the shoulder from behind.

    ¡°Hey, Maitou-san.¡±

    ¡­ Yeah. What is it?

    ¡°Are you still not over your love of men?¡±

    I saw Mizusawa-san¡¯s insistent smile a little below my eye level, so I smiled too for the time being.

    ?

    Let¡¯s get our heads and hearts straight for a moment.

    It all started last winter.

    The girl who was in the home economics club and the chemistry club started to go to a cram school, and it became too difficult to juggle two club activities and a cram school. So the other girls and I discussed it and decided to quit the club activities.

    The reason why I was hated at this point is really unreasonable for me¡­ At that time, I was about to participate in the prefectural science exhibition, and I was practicing hard to eliminate the rags in my oral presentation.

    Because of this, while the other girls were leaving at 5:00, I was answering the chemistry teacher¡¯s questions endlessly until about 8:00, and when I got stuck, I had to check and fill in the blanks, and when I found blanks in the poster display, I had to go and fix it¡­ After that, I went home alone, so I never had a chance to talk to the other girls in my class.

    Then, when the science exhibition was coming up at the end of next week, and we were about to print out posters and have a pre-presentation meeting in the club, all three girls except me quit the club.

    They told me before they submitted their resignation forms, all three of them.

    However, I couldn¡¯t leave the club normally because I was about to announce the science exhibition next weekend, and I told them that I would stay in the club.

    I told them that I would stay in the club¡­ The girls said that it was because I wanted to be among the eight boys, and they gave me a rather harsh verbal attack, but that was the end of it.

    So, the three girls joined the home economics club with the girl who started it¡­ The club was full of girls, and it seemed to be just right for me to be the topic of conversation.

    At that time, I realized that I shouldn¡¯t underestimate the spread of gossip among girls.

    It was a needle-in-a-haystack situation for a while after that, and the rumors were getting out of hand.

    Even so, there were some girl friends (angels¡­ or demons) who kept a close relationship with me, so I managed to keep it together.

    So far, so good. It didn¡¯t really matter.

    The biggest problem for me was that¡­ the chemistry club had already become a comfortable place for me.

    Yes, it was fun, simple as that.

    First of all, we had the same hobbies. Our interests were also relatively similar. Also, we were very much in sync when it came to thinking.

    They were people who were willing to think. And I¡¯m a person who likes to think.

    And I really loved it when I was doing all that.

    ¡­ Well, I mean, I was comfortable there. Really.

    ¡­ If I were a man, I would have had more strength and stamina, and more importantly, no one would have complained about me being in a place that was comfortable for me, I thought. It was very frustrating.

    That¡¯s the way it is from the public¡¯s point of view, isn¡¯t it?

    That¡¯s what happens even if the inside is actually rather murderous. I¡¯m aware of it. I don¡¯t think it can be helped it.

    But unfortunately, I was born a woman, and there wasn¡¯t much I could do to change that, and I didn¡¯t have the pride to abandon my comfort zone, you know?

    That¡¯s why I decided to do this, you know, at that time.

    I thought to myself, ¡°I¡¯m not going to stop doing what¡¯s fun for me in order to be liked by people I don¡¯t like. Yes.¡±

    If people don¡¯t like me, why don¡¯t they just hate me? If they don¡¯t like me, why don¡¯t they just stay away from each other? It¡¯s peaceful.

    As for me, I don¡¯t understand why people would go out of their way to get close to me when I don¡¯t like them. It¡¯s not rational.

    I think you should do something more productive, but I guess I¡¯m wrong. Yeah, I don¡¯t understand. I¡¯ll never understand you. It can¡¯t be helped, because we¡¯re human.

    ?

    So it¡¯s over. If it¡¯s over, it¡¯s over.

    I¡¯m already prepared. I know what the price of being here is.

    And for me, this is the place I want to be, no matter what the price.

    If this is the cost of doing so, then so be it.

    It¡¯s all up to me to pay for it as normal.

    ¡°Yes.¡±

    It¡¯s not a big deal, just say it like a normal greeting, and Mizusawa-san looked surprised for a moment, and then quickly left in a boring manner.

    ¡­ Yeah, I won.

    ?

    After that, Saegusa was found rather quickly, and after giving a brief report on the condition of the people in the English department lab and our current situation (the latter of which he already knew from the [Communication]), he quickly returned home via [Transfer].

    ¡°Oh, welcome back. Good work.¡±

    When I came back, I only glanced for a little while, but I was grateful to have a friend who just kept making equipment and gave me a proper thank you with just their voice. Yeah, I know.

    I¡¯m sorry for all the hard work you¡¯re doing, but¡­ I¡¯m going to take a break for a bit.

 CH 89

    Translated by Green Cake

    Edited by

    I¡¯m back because I can¡¯t eat even if I keep resting. I¡¯m back for dinner.

    But even though I was back, I was mindlessly chopping up cabbage, and it was a huge amount. I was planning to put it in soup, but now I¡¯m forced to have okonomiyaki for lunch today? Oh, no.

    Oh, no, wait. I¡¯ve been able to get a lot of spices and seasonings since I came to this world, but I still haven¡¯t made the sauce.

    Oh, seriously, what¡¯s going on? I¡¯ve done a lot of research, but I just can¡¯t seem to get it right, you know?

    So, I feel that eating okonomiyaki without sauce is nothing but a painful thing, so I have to consume this huge amount of shredded cabbage instead of powdered food.

    Uh¡­ Oh, no, I¡¯m not thinking straight! I don¡¯t know why my mental health is so tofu-ed up! I¡¯ve got to be mentally toughened up for all that physical tofu! At least be as hard as Koya-Tofu!

    ¡­ I¡¯m going to pickle this group of cabbage¡­ I¡¯ve got some shredded kelp and some seasonings that I¡¯m going to put together¡­

    ?

    We were a little late, but we finished our lunch and went back to work on getting our equipment and tools ready.

    As I thought, armor, especially Toriumi armor, takes a long time to make.

    That¡¯s why he¡¯s been using found items instead of handmade ones.

    That¡¯s true, it¡¯s a lot of work to adjust the armor, and just thinking about the processing of metal is complicated and bizarre.

    I heard that they have some knowledge of metal processing, such as quenching and annealing, but I don¡¯t know anything about metal processing, so all I can say is, good luck.

    Now they¡¯re talking about oxide film and coating. Yeah, I don¡¯t get it at all!

    They don¡¯t have production skills, so they¡¯re planning to go out and hire a lot of people. Well, yeah. If you¡¯re going to make something out of metal, you¡¯re going to need metal, of course, and you¡¯re going to need other things, too, I don¡¯t know.

    I don¡¯t know, but I don¡¯t think it¡¯s funny that most of the ¡°other¡± part is related to the president¡¯s poison! He¡¯s going to make something, something mysterious and disturbing¡­

    Fabric products don¡¯t require any particular skills from anyone, or division of labor for each part, and I¡¯m usually the only one who can do everything except for the materials, so it¡¯s all one person¡¯s work.

    I don¡¯t have to think about anything else when I¡¯m embroidering, so it¡¯s easy. I¡¯m really glad I¡¯m covered in these skills. Maid is not so bad. Even with zero correction. Yeah.

    ?

    Time flies when you¡¯re just moving needles around, sometimes making a thread, and sometimes checking your equipment.

    The good thing about fabric, unlike metal, is that it can be made quickly. Thanks to my skills, I was able to complete the project at a very fast pace.

    So the last thing I made was new clothes for the maid dolls.

    They used to be sky-blue apron dresses, but that¡¯s no longer good enough.

    Why did I, a person with no defense, no offense, and probably instant death if I took a hit, come forward as the ¡°Demon King¡± and stand in the line of fire? Also, why did everyone allow me to do so?

    For that, I owe a lot to my maid dolls.

    The maid dolls are like my hands and feet, and I can move them.

    And no matter how far away we are, no matter what level we are in, we can [Share] and above all, we can equip ourselves.

    And we have the [Magic Invalid] of the Great Black Snake.

    It¡¯s called invalidation, so it¡¯s invalid. It doesn¡¯t work at all.

    Even if it was a maid doll with less physical durability than me.

    Then I can do something like this.

    I can position the maid dolls in a 360-degree circle and keep my field of vision perfect (although I still need to practice and keep my own eyes closed because I¡¯m about to blow my brains out with too much information).

    And I¡¯ll be comfortably (or pretending to be) positioned away from the enemy lines.

    While they fighting in front of me, I¡¯ll be dodging any magical or physical attacks that come my way. I just avoid them.

    Some of the magic is massive, of course. But they won¡¯t work. The maid dolls and I, if we are [Magic Invalid], we are unlikely to be attacked by magic.

    When a physical attack is about to occur, if it can be avoided, avoid it, and if it cannot be avoided, immediately [Transfer].

    ¡­ This means that when the time comes to declare war and go to war, I should just be the one to run away.

    I mean, there¡¯s a good chance that it probably won¡¯t even happen.

    Because, you know, their fighting power? It¡¯s unbelievable, isn¡¯t it? Eight of those things coming in and engaging in a fight? There¡¯s absolutely no time to attack that one weird guy behind them, you know.

    So I think I¡¯m going to be dodging stray bullets, in effect.

    In the first place, the ¡°Demon King¡± should not be defeated. It¡¯s also undesirable to get hurt.

    To play the role of the perfect ¡°Demon King¡±, it is not necessary to engage in battle, or rather, it is not possible to engage in battle, and the only way to escape is for me to be the right person among the nine.

    And I can do that¡­ Maybe, maybe, I do. You know that, right? I¡¯m sure I have¡­ Yes, I do. Yes, I do! I can escape! I can avoid it! I can act perfectly innocent! I think!

    Yes, if I have a maid doll.

    ¡­ So I¡¯m reinforcing my maid doll, which is my camera/healer/effects guy that I don¡¯t want to break. Yes.

    ?

    Specifically, if I dye the dress with ¡°Scales of the Great Black Serpent,¡± it will have [Magic Invalid] and [Defense Increase (Large)], so it¡¯s almost done. All that¡¯s left to do is to put on panniers with sky blue lilies, and then make an apron and headwear embroidered with threads dyed to enhance each petite magic, and that¡¯s it.

    (TN: Not sure what the latter half means. There¡¯s suppose a word ¡°Fly¡± in there but I remove it¡­)

    The problem with this equipment is that it doesn¡¯t reduce MP consumption, but my own MP has been increased by the equipment, and the maid dolls themselves use mint extract, so it¡¯s not a problem.

    ¡­ So all that¡¯s left is to make the numbers.

    But the number. Even then. Numbers are always a threat, violence.

    ¡­ Now, the number of maid dolls has increased to 50. It¡¯s 50.

    That¡¯s a lot of them, 50 of them, enough to shield me if they lined up in front of me.

    So the task of sewing 50 miniature maid outfits is¡­ Yeah, the maid dolls will make their own equipment too! They seem to have a lot of determination, and they help me a lot, so it¡¯s easy for me, but I¡¯m the one who sews and embroiders. I¡¯ll give up and become a sewing machine. Clatter clatter.

    ?

    In the meantime, I managed to get my equipment ready. Oh, my shoulders are so tight. Needlework is fun, but my shoulders are killing me.

    Sakura and Minamo are now jumping on my shoulders in their black apron dresses. Of course, what they doing is giving me a shoulder massage. Thank you.

    ?

    ¡°Maito-san, try this on for a second.¡±

    In the meantime, they¡¯ve made a prototype armor for me.

    ¡°I¡¯m really proud of it. I think you can wear this.¡±

    What Katori handed me is a white and shiny black armor that looked somewhat empty. It¡¯s a shape that covers the neck, shoulders, and chest, plus a part that protects the arms and a part that looks like a straight droop with a belt.

    ¡­ Obviously, there is an increase. But it¡¯s not that heavy.

    ¡°I¡¯m worried about the strength of the light material, but I think it¡¯ll be fine.¡±

    ¡°Scales and¡­ bones?¡±

    ¡°Yeah. Bones. The fire dragons. And the scales of the giant black snake. I got a new skill called [Material Processing], so I tried it. Can you move with it?¡±

    When I put it on, I was strangely comfortable with it. It¡¯s heavy, but it¡¯s not like I¡¯m running with it on. It¡¯s not a hindrance at all if it¡¯s just a dodging motion. I¡¯m not going to use a weapon anyway, so I don¡¯t have a problem with my arms not moving.

    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m fine. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll have any trouble avoiding or escaping.¡±

    ¡°Oh, good. Also, this is the headwear.¡±

    This is the standard white blimp headwear for maids made of thin metal¡­ It¡¯s not like a maid at all when it¡¯s metal. The mean this could be¡­ something else.

    ¡°Is that a crown?¡±

    ¡°Yeah¡­ maids¡¯ head standard equipment looks like this when it¡¯s made of metal¡­¡±

    ¡­ Okay, I kind of admire all of you who go that far to try to preserve the identity of the head maid.

    ¡°So, how¡¯s the weight?¡±

    ¡°This is about right.¡±

    Even though it¡¯s metal, it¡¯s thin, and it¡¯s¡­ very delicate.

    So it¡¯s okay.

    ¡°I see. Then, Maito-san¡¯s portion is finished now, and the rest is me¡­ Oh, that¡¯s right.¡±

    ¡°Yes?¡±

    ¡°Hey, do you mind if I borrow it?¡±

    In case you were wondering, Tokoyo was tired and lounging in the pocket of my apron.

    (TN: Tokoyo is one of the maid dolls.)

    ¡°Yeah, sure, but what¡¯s it for?¡±

    ¡°Hmm, manly romance.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡±

    Oh, yeah. I¡¯m not thinking of anything insolent. It¡¯s okay.

    ¡°Yeah, um, can I just have a Tokoyo? Can I borrow seven more?¡±

    ¡°No, just one is fine. I simply want Maid-san¡¯s contact network for emergency escape.¡±

    ¡­ Hey, I thought you said you were making equipment? Emergency evacuation is¡­ uh¡­

    I glanced out the window and saw something, but I decided not to look. I didn¡¯t see it. I didn¡¯t see anything that looked like a moogle suit¡­

    ?

    I finished dinner quickly with rice and brown stew, and everyone¡¯s equipment building continues.

    I¡¯m not sure if these guys are okay with the fact that they spend almost all of their time making equipment except for eating and sleeping.

    I heard that they¡¯re currently making equipment to hide their faces. I think it¡¯s interesting that each of them has their own personality.

    At any rate, I got a good laugh out of the president¡¯s plague mask. It looks too good, too weird, and it¡¯s¡­ the best.

    Although it was eventually discontinued because it was not practical. Too bad.

    ?

    (TN: This part below is very confusing to translate. I¡¯ll try to minimize errors as much as I can. Expect error here and there.)

    So, when the date was about to change, we finally finished the equipment for everyone.

    ¡°Let¡¯s all line-up!¡±

    With Toriumi¡¯s enthusiasm, we all lined up in a circle and took a look.

    Next in line is the president. Oh no. He wore a black coat, not a white coat, and a gas mask on his head¡­ I see, it¡¯s practical. I mean, you¡¯re going to fight in a way that makes this practical, aren¡¯t you!

    By the way, of course, I made the black coat, not the white coat!

    It looks flimsy, but it¡¯s surprisingly sturdy, and it can hold a large number of test tubes and flasks of chemicals inside¡­

    Kadomi-kun helmet finally became a full-face one. Well, if you want to hide your face, it¡¯s safer to do so, isn¡¯t it?

    And as expected, his armor is completely black. The crimson cape looks great. I can¡¯t say that I¡¯d like to ask if it¡¯s dyed in blood.

    The sword is also black except for the blade, which is the same as Toriumi¡¯s and has a red stone attached to the hilt.

    So this is what a dark knight looks like. I get it.

    Kariya was no longer a cleric.

    He wore a metal armor with few parts, and underneath it was a jet black and crimson vestments. The head is a cylindrical full-face helmet. To be honest, it scared me.

    And in his hand is a jet-black mace. This mace is said to have been given Suzumoto¡¯s [Calmness] and Toriumi¡¯s [Storytelling].

    ¡°I¡¯m not even a communicator, but I¡¯ve maxed out my agitation skills with this! Duh.¡± He said.

    What¡¯s that? I want it too.

    I think the most interesting one to watch is Hariu. He¡¯s a ninja. A ninja.

    They have partial armor and ninja costumes. Of course, I sewed the ninja outfit myself.

    Hariu is also the type of person who likes to store a lot of dark weapons. I was very careful about the storage space.

    But it¡¯s weird. It would be very suspicious if something like this was running.

    But in this mission, Hariu won¡¯t be running around. It¡¯s just a normal covert operation¡­ It¡¯s a shame.

    Hagasaki-kun has not changed much. He just put on a mask as headwear, and also using the silver and light blue wand¡­ Apparently, if he tries to use a wand with a red stone on it, it won¡¯t work. Hmm, I don¡¯t know how magic works.

    The mask was made by Katori, as expected.

    ¡­ That¡¯s it. He can become a vampire by wearing this and dripping blood on it. What is it, Hagasaki-kun, are you going to stop being human?

    ¡­ The mask was funny enough. Yes.

    Suzumoto is wearing the flashy kimono without armor, but he has a fox mask on his head. It was very suspicious.

    The fox mask is a fantastical item that doesn¡¯t shift and doesn¡¯t narrow the field of vision even when worn, thanks to unnecessarily advanced technology.

    When he was thinking that a black kimono with a phoenix on it, a fox mask, and a sword was a case of chuunibyou, he thought, ¡°Damn¡­ calm down, my right arm¡­!¡± And then he did it. Oh no, my stomach muscles are breaking.

    And¡­ he¡¯s not in the demon king army anymore, he¡¯s in another army! That¡¯s what Katori is like.

    The human-shaped manned mobile weapon that towers outside. The color scheme is red and black to match our own.

    It¡¯s said to emit lasers, but I¡¯m sure the climax will be when it¡¯s moved and stands on the ground.

    I¡¯m sure the enemy army will be stunned. If it moves, they¡¯ll be screaming and shouting. ¡°That thing¡­¡­ is going to move!¡± Like that.

    The only thing I can say is, ¡°Oh¡­ Amen.¡±

    By the way, I asked him how he made it, but he couldn¡¯t understand.

    I¡¯ve heard that they used a lot of otherworldly quality skills and magic. This is not the level of production skills anymore!

    It was decided that the event would take place tomorrow evening. After all, it seemed more appropriate that way.

    A demon king that appears at sunrise is a little too refreshing to be good. It¡¯s only the allies of justice that are allowed to appear with the sunrise.

    Now then, I¡¯m going to bed to get ready for tomorrow¡­ How about a morning demon king? No, it¡¯s fine, it¡¯s just an act.

 CH 90

    Translated by Green Cake

    Edited by

    Yes, I can¡¯t sleep. What am I? Elementary school student before a field trip?

    I wondered what it would be like to be the Demon King after an all-nighter, but I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll lose if I worry about that too.

    If I can¡¯t sleep anyway, I think I¡¯ll just report to [Alive Grimoire].

    ?

    ¡º Oh, what¡¯s the matter? You¡¯re finally going to do it? ¡»

    ¡°Yes. This evening.¡±

    ¡º Oh, yeah. Which is¡­ Hmm. That¡¯s pretty good. Will you be changing your hair and eye color as well? ¡»

    Oh, this book, you just peeked into my memory, didn¡¯t you? ¡­ Yeah, well, if I didn¡¯t, this book wouldn¡¯t know what I¡¯d look like.

    I mean, this book is a gentlemanly, well, moderate peek into my memory, which is fine, right?

    ¡º You will have platinum hair and crimson eyes, right? ¡»

    ¡­¡­

    ¡°Are you particular about anything?¡±

    ¡º Hmm? It¡¯s better to be more like a demon king, right? ¡»

    Uh-huh, I see? ¡­ I wonder if the demon king has silver hair and red eyes¡­

    ?

    ¡º So, how does the oath work? ¡»

    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s [Transfer] to the side of the temple, there. The loudspeakers are already in place.¡±

    Kariya has worked with Utagawa-san to create a tool that has been given the skill of [Loudspeaker]. We will use it to take the oath from a small hill by the temple.

    The temple is located in a lake in the center of 1F¡­  just northwest of Deichemor

    And there is a nice little hill to the south of the lake. We¡¯ll be facing the front of the temple from there, which is perfect.

    ¡°And I¡¯m supposed to tell them that I¡¯m not going to let them erase the source, right?¡±

    I don¡¯t have to swear to the extinction of the human race, do I?

    ¡º Might as well say, ¡°I don¡¯t like the temple, so I¡¯ll destroy it.¡± ¡»

    ¡°You¡¯re being ridiculously combative!¡±

    ¡º It can¡¯t be helped. If you don¡¯t say so, it will always be someone else¡¯s problem. ¡»

    Oh well, if it becomes just the heroes to deal with it, it won¡¯t spread to the temple¡­ It¡¯s rotten.

    ¡º And that¡¯s more like a demon king, isn¡¯t it? ¡»

    ¡­ I don¡¯t know about the demon king¡­ Oh, my God.

    ?

    After that, we talked endlessly about the Demon King, and when we got home, it was a good time to have breakfast.

    The sunrise¡­ is dazzling, isn¡¯t it?

    Let¡¯s have rice for breakfast today.

    I like the smell of the rice cooking. It calms me down.

    I was waiting for the rice to finish cooking while appeasing my maid dolls, who were somewhat in a state of excitement.

    ¡°Good morning. Did you sleep well?¡±

    ¡°Not much¡­¡±

    Oh, they¡¯re all elementary school kids before a field trip.

    ¡°You don¡¯t look like you¡¯ve¡­ slept.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, well¡­¡±

    I¡¯m the demon king. I¡¯m the demon king from today. No matter how much I say I¡¯m going to be overshadowed by acting in a play, I¡¯m a little nervous.

    ¡°Well, good luck. Is the food ready?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s almost ready.¡±

    I¡¯m grateful for this kind of randomness. Yeah.

    ?

    After eating rice, we rehearsed until the evening. Mainly for my dialogue.

    ¡°I am the Demon King.¡±

    ¡°Be more like a demon king.¡±

    ¡°I am the Demon King!¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s just a self-introduction.¡±

    ¡°I will carve my name in your corpse!¡±

    ¡°Okay, that¡¯s¡­ No, what¡¯s your name?¡±

    Oh, that¡¯s right. If I call myself ¡°Demon King Maito,¡± I¡¯ll be caught in a lot of trouble.

    ¡°My name is Rosemary, the demon king! Temple, your deeds are beyond your notice! You shall die regretting your folly! You will have my name engraved on your corpses!¡±

    ¡°Rejected.¡±

    Rosemary-san was rejected. Yeah, well, I had a feeling. I¡¯ve already given my name as Rosemary to some people in this world.

    ?

    ¡°You fools of the temple! It is not for you to rule this world! You¡¯re too much of a toy, and you¡¯ll get it back! Now die in regret for your stupidity! I am the Witchking! I am the Demon King! I will carve my name in your corpses!¡±

    ¡°Not bad.¡±

    This is the result of various trials and errors. Yeah, I might have been better off getting advice from [Alive Grimoire] honestly¡­

    ¡°If I say this, it¡¯ll show the temple that we¡¯re against them, and since you¡¯re saying you¡¯re the Demon King, there¡¯ll be heroes, right?¡±

    ¡°You didn¡¯t mention the source.¡±

    ¡­ Well, you know. I don¡¯t know¡­

    ¡°No, I don¡¯t think we have to tell them. It¡¯s not too late to see what the temple has in store for us. It¡¯s only Maito who has the source.¡±

    In other words, what you are trying to say is that if you add too many uncertainties, I will die.

    You¡¯re right. If I get attacked by something I don¡¯t understand, I might be in trouble.

    I mean, if the hero comes out badly. This is the worst so far. Heroes mean you can use skills, and skills and magic are different, so it can¡¯t be prevented with [Magic Invalid].

    It¡¯s a little bit dangerous if your opponent has something like Katori¡¯s [Annihilation Light]¡­ Well, yeah. There is a shield and an optical weapon on our side, but¡­

    If possible, I want to get to the temple before the heroes do. That¡¯s the best.

    But it seems difficult to hope for that¡­ I know there¡¯s already one hero living in the temple.

    But there is no guarantee that the other heroes will be in the temple. If possible, we would like to beat up the temple and return before the other heroes return. And while we¡¯re at it, I¡¯d like to protect the lives of the heroes (physically) and then engage them.

    ?

    And then, I ate my lunch without a care in the world (I¡¯m a small-town Demon King who doesn¡¯t want to miss three meals even at times like this.) After a while, the sun was getting low.

    ¡°Well, it¡¯s time¡­ Here we go.¡±

    I¡¯ll leave it to Toriumi to make the [Transfer] this time. The reason is that it is Toriumi who has been there before.

    ¡°Are you ready?¡±

    We¡¯re all dressed too suspiciously! Katori also got into the aircraft and gave the OK sign. Oh, no, my view of the world is so different¡­

    ¡°Then, let¡¯s go! [Transfer]!¡±

    Now, the new Demon King is born!

    ?

    I think the temple was probably the first to spot the sudden appearance of the gu¡ðdam.

    It¡¯s conspicuous, you know. Size-wise, too.

    ¡°Well, Maito-san, here you go. Good luck with your¡­ pfft!¡±

    Laughing, Kariya handed me something that looked like a tin can. It has a stone with a [Loudspeaker] on the tip. In other words, it is a microphone.

    Just in case, there¡¯s a tassel attached, so I can use it as a weapon if necessary¡­ I don¡¯t want to do it though.

    ¡°So¡­ let¡¯s start?¡±

    I looked at everyone¡¯s faces and they nodded their heads or gave me a thumbs up, each with a gas mask, a fox mask, or a helmet. Okay, I believe you!

    ?

    ¡º Temple! ¡»

    Okay, the first voice was heard and delivered. I could feel the temple buzzing a bit.

    ¡º Fools of the temple! Remember! It is not for you to rule this world! You are too old for this toy, and you will have it back! You will die regretting your folly! ¡»

    I hear something. I took a look in the distance and saw that they were preparing a turret. Wow, there¡¯s gunpowder in this world.

    But I can tell by looking at the level of civilization in this world. I¡¯m pretty sure they don¡¯t even have a life ring.

    Now, let¡¯s finish up!

    ¡º I am the Demon King, ruler of this world! I will carve my name on your corpses! ¡»

    At that moment, the turrets opened fire, and the battle between us¡­ or rather everyone else except me, and the temple began.

    ?

    The cannonballs that flew at us were blocked by a wall of ice. And in return, countless ice bullets flew into the temple. The precision of the bullets was no less than that of a rifle.

    The ice bullets froze the turret in place. It seems that gunpowder is useless once it is moistened by the agglomerated water droplets. The second shot never comes.

    Instead, countless knights in white armor come out of the main entrance of the temple.

    ¡­ It¡¯s the one who¡¯s taking the lead. It¡¯s Fukuyama-kun. Now, have you learned your lesson?

    Seeing the state of the knights, our humanoid mobile weapon moved.

    It held up its right arm, and silently a light-filled it, followed a moment later by a dazzling laser beam.

    It burned and melted the ground just below the knights¡¯ feet. The knights cowered and fell out of line.

    In contrast to the knights of the temple, two knights in jet-black armor and a suspicious fox-faced chuunibyou bastard rushed into the temple.

    In a matter of seconds, Suzumoto, the fox mask, plunged into the front of the line and fluttered, and in the next moment, he gave Fukuyama a powerful kick from behind.

    The two jet-black knights dexterously drove the chalk knights into a corner and lumped them together. If they tried to attack, they would dodge, dodge, dodge, and break their swords. The knights of the temple are broken to the core.

    Then, a floor of light is suddenly created above the knights. The one who created it was Kariya in black vestments, and the one who climbed it was our gas mask president.

    When he reached the top of the floor, he took out several items from his pocket and threw them vigorously at the knights below.

    By that time, Kadomi, Toriumi, Suzumoto, and Fukuyama had already left the area.

    Why? They knew it immediately.

    Suddenly, the knights of the temple began to cough, choke, and fall to the ground in tears¡­ It was tear gas.

    This is a very mild choice for that president. I did not doubt that he would use something worse.

    ¡­ Suddenly, I saw a sword flying at the edge of my vision that was not mine.

    With a casual movement, it flew from behind and dodged it with my heart racing inside so that I could see it without difficulty.

    The magic followed, but this one didn¡¯t even need to be avoided. I took it as normal and turned around unharmed to see Fukuyama-kun being seized by Suzumoto.

    Okay, checkmate!

 CH 91

    Translated by Green Cake

    Edited by Green Cake

    We succeeded in defeating the heroes with overwhelming force! And since the knights, the opponent¡¯s main force, have been destroyed by the president¡¯s tear gas, I think we can buy a lot of time.

    ¡°Oh, fuck! Get off me!¡±

    All right, let¡¯s keep Fukuyama-kun in his ¡°sleeping cocoon¡±. If he moves, it¡¯s troublesome, but if he dies, it¡¯s also troublesome.

    ¡­ That what I was thinking

    ¡°Damn it, I¡¯ll remember this! I will defeat you all! [Space Leap]!¡±

    ¡­ Fukuyama is an instantaneous movement skill user. Suzumoto laughed at this.

    ¡­ Oh yeah, no wonder he was able to get back to the temple from that auction house. That¡¯s not good. It¡¯s going to be pretty hard to catch him¡­

    ¡º Target F escapes with skill. I repeat, target F is escaping with skills. We don¡¯t know where they¡¯ll come, and we don¡¯t know when they¡¯ll run. Be careful. ¡»

    When Suzumoto told all of them via [Communication], they each responded appropriately.

    Let¡¯s see, Kadomi-kun and Toriumi are, ah, sinking the president¡¯s shot with a peak. Also, Kadomi-kun¡¯s sword had a skill called [Authority], I wonder if he still uses it. It seems like they¡¯re aiming for an opponent who loses his fighting spirit and wins by default. It¡¯s like he¡¯s trying to get his opponent to lose his will to fight and not win.

    ¡­ Well, if we have an overwhelming amount of strength on our side, we don¡¯t have to kill, we¡¯d rather not kill.

    In fact, on our side, the president and Katori are too overspecified for the group¡­

    Especially Katori.

    Why did you make a humanoid mobile weapon? You¡¯ve got too much on your plate right now, you know!

    ¡­ Well, I think the knights¡¯ will to fight has already been shattered by the appearance of this¡­

    Who in the world would be willing to fight over an object that they have never seen before¡­?

    ?

    Overall, it seems that most of the knights of the temple were knocked out of the fight by the president¡¯s dozen or so shots of tear gas. I can¡¯t help but think that chemical weapons are amazing.

    Most of the omissions were made by Kadomi-kun and Toriumi, and overall, it was so disappointing¡­

    I guess we¡¯ll wait for Hariu.

    Hariu is now crossing the shadows to explore the interior of the temple.

    As soon as we find the body (physical), we will retreat and use Hariu¡¯s Minamo-chan viewpoint to meet up and protect all the body (physical).

    (TN: Minamo-chan is the maid doll.)

    This is the reason why I wanted to raid the temple before the heroes did.

    I think the temple would rather kill the heroes than turn them. If so, there is a possibility that if we contact the heroes first, they will destroy the body (physical) at that moment.

    I just want to get in touch with the heroes when the temple is no longer holding the body of those who were made heroes.

    ¡­ This is a stall for that. This battle is.

    So, there was no need to overpower the temple thoroughly, but it would be faster to show as much overwhelming force as possible to get the heroes or the head of the temple to come out quickly.

    ?

    ¡º I saw a knight of some importance moving inside the temple. It¡¯s a little bit strong, so be careful. ¡»

    I¡¯ve been looking at the main entrance of the temple from a distance because I received a [Communication] from Hariu, and a little while later, about ten knights in different designs of white armor came out.

    It seems they are saying something, but I can¡¯t hear them from here. I¡¯m sure the president and Kadomi-kun can hear it, so I¡¯ll ask them later.

    ¡­ And the next moment, an arrow of light hit my clothes and popped. Oh, I didn¡¯t see it. Thank God it¡¯s magic. If it had been a real bullet, it would have pierced me¡­ If it was a real bullet, it would probably be slower, I think I need some pre-movement or something, so I¡¯ll know.

    (TN: I have no idea what the last sentence means. ¡°ŒgŽ¤À¤Ã¤¿¤é¶à·Ö¤â¤Ã¤È¤æ¤Ã¤¯¤ê¤À¤ÈË¼¤¦¤·¡¢ÊÂÇ°„Ó×÷¤È¤«±ØÒª¤À¤ÈË¼¤¦¤«¤é¤ä¤Ã¤Ñ¤ê·Ö¤«¤ë¤À¤í¤¦¤±¤É¡£¡±)

    ¡º Hey, Maito, Maito! I want to do ¡°payback¡±! ¡»

    I hear a voice from under the shoulder pads of my armor. It¡¯s Huntle, as usual.

    He¡¯s grown so big after his molt that he can¡¯t fit into his sleeves anymore. Well, it does, but the appearance of being in it has become bare. It became too tight.

    But he still wanted to follow me, so I hid him in my armor and carried him away. In addition, Ketorami is staying at home as usual. There is no need to expose your cards, and in the first place, Ketorami had no intention of doing so.

    He was very interested in the Demon King, but he didn¡¯t like the idea of engaging in battle afterward.

    Yeah, well, I don¡¯t mind because I¡¯m already over specced when I have the mo¡ðsuit.

    (TN: This sentence doesn¡¯t make sense to me at all. ¡°¤¦¤ó¡¢¤Þ¤¢¡¢¥â¡ð¥ë¥¹©`¥Ä¤¬Ò»Ìå¤¤¤ë•rµã¤Ç¼È¤Ë¥ª©`¥Ð©`¥¹¥Ú¥Ã¥¯¤À¤«¤é˜‹¤ï¤Ê¤¤¤ó¤À¤±¤É¤Í¡£¡±)

    So, the problem is Huntle.

    Maybe what just came is a light version of [Shadow Edge]. I think that¡¯s why Hantle is so excited. The only offensive move that Huntle can use is [Shadow Edge].

    But if I fight back and get spotted, there¡¯s no point in me sitting here alone in a safe zone, smiling and looking comfortable.

    I can still handle it if they come at me with one shot like they are now, but if they come at me seriously, I can see that I won¡¯t win.

    Then we¡¯d have to withdraw, which wouldn¡¯t look good. I¡¯d like to avoid being told, ¡°Oh, he¡¯s not as good as his mouth is, is he?¡±

    ¡°¡­ That¡¯s why you can¡¯t fight.¡±

    ¡º Moo¡­ can¡¯t help it, Maito became a demon king, right? ¡»

    It¡¯s an act, though.

    ¡º The Demon King is a very smart man¡­ ¡»

    ¡­ Hmm?

    ¡º That¡¯s why he fought the goddess. ¡»

    ¡­ Huh?

    ¡°You know about the Demon King?¡±

    ¡º Yes! My mother used to tell me about it. ¡»

    ¡°Do you know about Ketorami too, by any chance?¡±

    ¡º I think I do, because I know Ketorami. ¡»

    ¡­ Oh, my God!

    ¡°Well, um, so how would you feel about me calling myself the Demon King, Huntle? Don¡¯t you hate it?¡±

    ¡º Eh, it¡¯s fine if Maido does it, it¡¯s funny! ¡»

    ¡­ Oh, I¡¯ll ask Keturami about that later¡­

    ¡°We¡¯ll talk about it later. No takeback. Okay?¡±

    ¡º Okay! ¡»

    O-Okay, I wonder what¡¯s coming next¡­

    ?

    The ten new knights that came out were strong.

    They are not the same as the ones that were just numbers. Because they are balanced with Kadomi-kun. It¡¯s kind of crazy.

    I wonder if [Authority] works. It¡¯s kind of crazy if it works.

    The one fighting Kadomi-kun seems to be the leader of the group, so we can assume that he is the captain of this group of knights. But it¡¯s not good if Kadomi-kun can¡¯t attack.

    Toriumi is¡­ oh my, what should I do? I know that it¡¯s useless for me to go help him, so I can¡¯t do anything about it, and he can [Transfer] if he gets in trouble¡­ Now he¡¯s being brought into a two-on-one. What was the knight?

    The only thing I can say is that I¡¯m glad Toriumi is an endurance specialist. Even so, he managed to land a single blow on each of the two knights, so I guess he¡¯s pretty handy.

    As for Suzumoto, I don¡¯t know what to say.

    The other side knows that they will be cut down if they move, and Suzumoto is unable to move due to his low durability.

    Yes, I would be more grateful if they just went for the time up.

    The one who is good to see is Katori.

    A laser beam aimed at the knight¡¯s knee. He¡¯s the one who¡¯s aiming at his knee.

    The only problem is that the vanguard group is afraid of hitting their allies if they try to target someone who is fighting, and the other problem is that no more knights are coming at them after the first three knees.

    As for Katori, it seems that he can¡¯t control the precision of that aircraft, so there¡¯s nothing he can do if he gets into a melee with his allies.

    He has the [Must Hit] skill, so he can go out and use his own skill to shoot lasers, but for lasers that extend in a straight line or something. It also means that if there are any allies on that line, they will get involved.

    In other words, if he gets out of the aircraft, he¡¯ll be in danger, so the only thing he can do is to shield himself.

    The president was also struggling quite a bit.

    There is no time for that president to use poison. He¡¯s not the kind of guy who can fight a strong one-on-one battle. In fact, it¡¯s amazing that he¡¯s able to survive against that knight with earth magic and the like¡­ No, he¡¯s using it. Maybe. The knight¡¯s movements are lacking in sharpness. I wonder if they released some kind of slow-acting paralytic poison. That¡¯s what gas masks are for, right?

    Kariya was probably the hardest hit, or rather, the most difficult to deal with. He was not a warlike person by nature, and he was a medic in the rear guard. But his outfit was too suspicious and he was targeted. And Kariya quickly gave up on fighting.

    ¡­ In other words, he went on the same tactic as me.

    ¡°Ark¡± is a perfect guard, and the knights who are gunning for it are mocked and goaded.

    (TN: Not sure what this means. ¡°¡ºÏäÖÛ¡»¤ÇÍêÈ«ŸoÇ·¤Î¥¬©`¥É¤È³É¤·¤Æ¡¢¤½¤³¤Ë¥¬¥ó¥¬¥ó„‡´ò¤ÁÞz¤ó¤Ç¤¯¤ëòTÊ¿¤ò³°Ð¦¤Ã¤ÆÉ¿¤ë¡¢¤È¤¤¤¦¡£¡±.)

    Oh, good for him. He¡¯s using the mace effect right away.

    In addition, there is no need to worry about running out of MP regarding Kariya. Sometimes he pretends to be relaxed and drink mint extract.

    Hagasaki-kun is on the sidelines beside me.

    The knight who came at me was probably the weakest, but he was also the best at what he did.

    He ran right into his opponent¡¯s magic and used [Ice Coffin] to create an icicle. You¡¯ve got some nerve.

    ¡°Maito, you were just flying around doing magic and stuff, are you okay?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, well, we¡¯re both Huntle caretakers, aren¡¯t we?¡±

    (TN: What? ¡°¡¸¤¦¤ó¡¢¤Þ¤¢¡¢¥Ï¥ó¥È¥ë¤ÎÓH˜”˜”¡¢¤Ã¤Æ¤È¤³¤í¤À¤Í¡¢¤ª»¥¤¤¡¹¡±)

    ¡°Yeah.¡±

    I have to admit that I was a little nervous about Fukuyama-kun sword, but I guess his personality was a blessing in disguise.

    He aimed at my head, you know. Straight ahead.

    If he had aimed at my legs, I might not have been able to avoid it, but my head, my head. It was too straight and easy to avoid.

    If I take one step to the side, you¡¯re sure to miss. The rest was just a matter of checking reflexively and moving quickly.

    ¡­ That was dangerous, wasn¡¯t it? Well, if the worst thing happens, it will heal.

    ?

    In the meantime, Kadomi-kun¡¯s side was gaining the upper hand, Toriumi¡¯s side was miraculously able to eliminate one of them, and Suzumoto¡¯s side hadn¡¯t moved yet, but Hariu sent a message.

    ¡º I found it! First of all, connect Minamo-chan to it. ¡»

    Okay, let¡¯s start [Share] Minamo-chan vision!

    ¡­ It¡¯s a dark room. There is a shelf. Glasses lined up all over the shelves. I think there are about 20 of them, just from a quick glance.

    But well, what can I say¡­ the creepiness of this temple has jumped substantially.

    ¡º Are we done? Have you seen it yet? Can I leave now? I don¡¯t want to be here anymore¡­ ¡»

    ¡°All right. Come back. Come back here so I can wrap you up and [Transfer].¡±

    ¡º Ah, yes. Then can I stay in Maito-san¡¯s shadow? ¡»

    ¡°Come in, come in.¡±

    After such an exchange, I suddenly felt my shadow become heavier, or rather¡­  I had a strange, shivering sensation down my spine, and Hariu¡¯s cheerful voice, ¡°I¡¯m back,¡± echoed directly in my head.

    O-Oh. So, you¡¯re here. You¡¯re fast. As expected from ninja.

    ?

    ¡º All hands retreat? ¡»

    I just got a call from Toriumi, so I guess they¡¯re about to finish up there too.

    ¡°Yes! All hands retreat! Return immediately!¡±

    As soon as I said to the bracelet, our mobile warrior came gushing in. Yeah. They¡¯re fast. They have a very amazing speed.

    Hagasaki-kun was by my side originally, so he¡¯s fine.

    The president gave the opponent one big shot of earth magic and then retreated, spraying him with tear gas for good measure.

    The moment Suzumoto glanced at me, he slashed the knight who had attacked him with a counter and then retreated leisurely.

    Toriumi uses [Transfer] to the side of Kariya after successfully get Kadomi-kun, then he uses [Transfer] again with Kariya. Yeah, in that condition, Kariya couldn¡¯t have left on his own no matter what.

    Okay. Here, I¡¯ll hold up the tin cane of [Loudspeaker].

    ¡º Poor, poor Temple! ¡»

    I¡¯m going to stir things up from the start, and if they reveal even one of their tricks, I¡¯ll be rich.

    ¡º Boring! I knew that the knights were no better than small fry, but to think that even the hero would run away without a single sword being thrown at us! It makes me laugh! ¡»

    It¡¯s not a personal grudge to incite the hero, it¡¯s because I want the other heroes to come over here!

    ¡º Oh, well. This time it¡¯s just a greeting. We¡¯ll have more fun next time, won¡¯t we? Farewell! ¡»

    I said something that sounded like a good Demon King, and then [Transfer].

    Fufufu¡­ I think I was able to make it look rather demonic and demon king-like, wasn¡¯t I?

    ?

    When I came back, a Needle came out of my shadow. What¡¯s with that skill?

    ¡°Anyway, thank you all for your hard work.¡±

    ¡°Good work.¡±

    ¡°Good work.¡±

    When everyone¡¯s tensions had returned to normal, or rather, had gone down, the report began.

    ¡°Now, I¡¯m going to go back and collect the body (physical), but¡­ I need to take some precautions here.¡±

    ¡°Is something wrong?¡±

    ¡°Yes, the culprit was in the middle of the room.¡±

 CH 92

    If you think about it, it¡¯s strange that the source is in the temple.

    The temple wants to get rid of the source. Why would they leave it there?

    ¡°Well, from a practical point of view, the intention of why it¡¯s here is to prevent the hero¡¯s body (physical) from being taken back by the hero himself.¡±

    According to the president, if the [Correction] is suddenly weakened by the original cause, the degree of force and balance will suddenly become impossible to achieve, and if you hold the glass, you will either crush it or drop it and break it.

    It¡¯s a scary story.

    From a larger perspective¡­ well. I don¡¯t understand the connection between the original cause and the temple. I¡¯m not even sure what a temple is in the first place.

    ¡°I mean, is it safe to touch that glass directly?¡±

    ¡­ I don¡¯t know about the (physical) one, but I¡¯m pretty sure I touched Hagasaki-kun¡¯s in that mysterious space too.

    ¡°Hagasaki-kun, anything unusual?¡±

    ¡°No.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right.¡±

    The point is, as long as we don¡¯t break it, damage it, or spill the contents, I think it¡¯s mostly safe. I¡¯m sure it¡¯s not that fragile when it comes to (physical)¡­

    ¡°As for the source, with Maito, it¡¯s no problem.¡±

    I¡¯ve become a total waste disposal machine, haven¡¯t I? Yes. Just leave it to me.

    But this is where the problem I mentioned earlier comes in.

    ¡°Does this mean that the temple thinks it¡¯s okay for the source to remain?¡±

    ¡°If so¡­ does that mean that the ritual of the hero¡¯s return could still take place even if they have the source?¡±

    ¡°No, they may be planning to erase all the cause except for the one in the temple, and then erase that one last to end it.¡±

    ¡­¡­ Well, the temple has the right to decide.

    ¡°Well, it¡¯s no use thinking about it. Let¡¯s get the source while we¡¯re at it. It¡¯s better than having it over there.¡±

    Suzumoto closed the meeting and broke it up.

    The reason why we broke up was that we needed to change clothes. It would be a bit strange if the demon king came back in the same way he came back earlier. The other people also can¡¯t wear armor or even a mo¡ðgu suit when they go indoors, so they are changing their equipment so that they can be safe even if they have to fight indoors.

    So I am now Rosemary-san. In case you were wondering, I put on a mask.

    By the way, it was Katori who took the longest time to get dressed. Well, you, yeah. Can¡¯t help it.

    ?

    ¡°I¡¯m going now. [Transfer].¡±

    When I [Transfer] to the room I had just seen from Minamo-chan¡¯s point of view, everyone went limp.

    ¡°I don¡¯t like this feeling.¡±

    ¡°I think everyone hates it except you, Maito-san¡­ ¡°

    ¡°Maito, hurry up!¡±

    This is the second time I¡¯ve done this, so it¡¯s not particularly new to me. Once I get a grip on the mysterious ball that floats and glows, a.k.a. the source, everyone is instantly energized.

    ¡­ Oh, it¡¯s kind of¡­ I felt like I had a subtle sense of incongruity when I hold it. Hmm, I wonder what it is.

    After that, all we had to do was to carry the glasses by the shelves and we were good to go. It¡¯s not good to have a shelf that can be moved. If you don¡¯t want to get robbed, make sure it¡¯s a built-in shelf! Fuahahahahaha!

    The shelves were three small ones, so even if I skipped it, it would only take one round trip.

    ¡°Alright, I¡¯m off then. [Transfer].¡±

    I¡¯m back. Or rather, I moved it.

    I wondered if it would be a good idea to leave it in the lab, or what would happen to it if I turned the classroom into a jewel.

    ¡°¡­¡­ Hey, what¡¯s that?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s a source (physical).¡±

    (TN: The RAW for body (physical) for the hero and source (physical) is the same Ãü£¨ÎïÀí£©.)

    ¡°Don¡¯t touch it, George-san.¡±

    ¡°Please don¡¯t break it, George-san.¡±

    ¡°Please, George-san.¡±

    We decided to leave it in George-san basement with the bacon. George-san is looking at the glass sullenly, saying ¡°Oh, oh.¡±

    The security is relatively safe since there are people from other worlds living here.

    I explained the situation to Sagara and the others, including George-san, and told them about the dangers. The only thing I can say is that if things get dangerous, please communicate with me immediately.

    Even so, I was very relieved that Sagara and the others were willing to leave it to me.

    I decided to station some maid dolls in this pawn shop so that I can immediately grasp the situation here. I guess they¡¯re like surveillance cameras. Yeah. Of course, I made sure to tell Sagara and the others about this as well.

    ¡°Oh, she¡¯s so cute!¡±

    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s cute, it¡¯s so cute! Thank you very much, Maito-senpai!¡±

    ¡­¡­ The likelihood is, that they were accepted rather favorably in this sense.

    Yeah, the maid dolls look happy to be carried by a cute girl. Yeah.

    So, now that I¡¯m home, let¡¯s eat dinner. I¡¯m hungry. Even though I¡¯m a demon king, I still get hungry! I need to eat three meals to calm down!

    While I was cooking rice next to making vegetable soup, I had some meat that I had seasoned before breakfast and left for later, so I sauteed it with vegetables and served some pickles.

    I wondered if I was cutting corners, or if this was even cutting corners.

    After dinner, Katori made me a bracelet for the culprit, so I now have more bracelets.

    I put it on my second arm, too.

    Oh, I don¡¯t know¡­ I still feel a bit uncomfortable. I wonder if it¡¯ll go away when I wake up.

    I went to bed and woke up, and morning came. Good morning.

    The discomfort is still there, but it¡¯s not bothering me anymore. Yeah. I wonder what it is. I wonder if it has something to do with what that book said.

    Anyway, I¡¯m going to make some food and go attack the temple today¡­ or maybe I¡¯ll just wait for them to make a move on me.

    I don¡¯t know which is better. If we wait for the other side to come out, the heroes will definitely come. Then we can explain the situation. If we initiate it from here, we won¡¯t have to worry about the return ritual right away.

    Which is better is a matter of consultation. In any case, if they were to initiate the ritual, it would be better for us to do it in the evening or at night.

    In the meantime, I¡¯m going to prepare breakfast and wait for everyone¡­ Hey, they¡¯re late. They are usually up by now.

    I was worried, so I knocked on the lecture room door, but there was no answer.

    I knocked again, and after a count of ten, I opened the door to find that¡­¡­ everyone was asleep.

    Sleeping soundly. I¡¯m sure they¡¯re just sleeping, so I¡¯ll let them sleep a little longer. It was a tough day yesterday with the Demon King¡¯s Army and carrying the glass. Yeah.

    At any rate, there were a few people who didn¡¯t have their futons on properly and looked cold, so I put the futons back on them. I gave up on the ones who were hugging the quilt. Yeah, it¡¯s soothing, isn¡¯t it, hugging a comforter?

    Well then, I¡¯ll say good night.

    ?

    In the meantime, I¡¯ll go report to [Alive Grimoire]. It seems to be looking forward to it.

    ¡°Yaa-hoo!¡±

    ¡º Oh, there you are! How did it go? Looks like¡­¡­ it went well. Hmm. ¡»

    ¡°Well, thanks to you.¡±

    It seems that he took the liberty of peeking into our memories, and Alive Grimoire is very happy.

    ¡º That¡¯s a very Demon King way of speaking, well done. ¡»

    That¡¯s because I got a lot of criticism from everyone. The training for the Demon King¡¯s lines was a painful experience. Yeah.

    ¡°And I got the life back, but the source of the problem was floating around in that room.¡±

    ¡º What!? ¡»

    O-Oyaa? This book can be surprised too? I¡¯m surprised by it.

    ¡º Oh my, no way¡­ No, I see. Well, that¡¯s right. That temple could deal with the cause like this¡­ absolutely deplorable. ¡»

    ¡°That means they left the source of the problem that should have been eliminated to counter the heroes, right?¡±

    ¡º Hmph¡­ how rotten can they be! That¡¯s why! That¡¯s why I don¡¯t like temples! ¡»

    Oh, this book is angry.

    ¡°So, you know. Our snake¡­ the child of the ¡°Great Black Snake¡±? He says he knows about the Demon King.¡±

    ¡º A giant black snake. Hmm. I see. Maybe I should tell you. Is it okay to have two sources of evil at once? ¡»

    Oh, it got sidetracked. So I guess I¡¯ll have to ask Ketorami and Huntle about this topic later.

    ¡°Is there anything bad about the increase in the number of causes?¡±

    ¡º Well, if it¡¯s all right, then it¡¯s all right. ¡­ Evon so, I guess thou really don¡¯t have magic on the outside. ¡»

    ¡­¡­ Outside?

    ¡°Do I have magical powers?¡±

    ¡º You are producing magic power. The amount you produce has increased. But it doesn¡¯t seem to be coming out at all. ¡»

    ¡­¡­ Well, I was told a long time ago, ¡°It looks like your magic power has increased.¡±

    ¡°Magic is about [Correction], isn¡¯t it?¡±

    ¡º More often than not, yes. ¡»

    So there are cases where it doesn¡¯t!

    ¡­¡­ That¡¯s me, huh¡­?

    ¡º Well. Next, you will attack the temple in earnest, won¡¯t you? ¡»

    ¡°I¡¯m sure we will. We can¡¯t sit on like this.¡±

    Above all, it¡¯s still hard to do the ritual.

    ¡º I see. If so, be careful with the high priest. A temple is a tool for even the most incompetent of people. Be wary. ¡»

    A tool-holder, huh? I¡¯ve got a bad feeling about ¡­¡­.

    ¡º Well, you will do well¡­ Mm, if you can destroy the temple, then I have something to give thee. ¡»

    ¡°If it¡¯s something weird, I don¡¯t want it.¡±

    For example, the succession of the demon king¡¯s name.

    ¡º Well, it¡¯s not that useless¡­ Be careful. ¡»

    Oh, today¡¯s book is a little moist. Ah, no, the atmosphere.

    ¡­¡­ Oh well. The next time we meet will be after the temple is destroyed, I guess.

    ?

    After that, everyone woke up about an hour or so later than the usual time, which is about two hours later than usual, so we had a late breakfast.

    ¡°What are we going to do today? Do you want to go and attack the temple? Or wait?¡±

    ¡°Let¡¯s just crush it, we can burn it with the Katori beam and the temple will fall, right?¡±

    ¡­¡­ Well, yeah, the sad part is that I can¡¯t deny it. I knew that our mobile warrior was over-specced.

    ¡°If we went head-to-head, could we win?¡±

    That¡¯s what we¡¯re worried about, isn¡¯t it? I don¡¯t fight, so I don¡¯t know, and that¡¯s what makes me uncomfortable.

    ¡°If they don¡¯t play any tricks, we¡¯ll be fine.¡±

    ¡°The book said that the temple is a tool-holder, so be careful.¡±

    This means that there is a great possibility that they will use that ¡°extraordinarily strange trick.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯d rather wait and see, but¡­¡±

    ¡°So, I guess I¡¯ll go scout around then, huh? It¡¯s only a short walk across the shadow.¡±

    Hariu¡¯s offer was gratifying, but it was also dangerous.

    If we don¡¯t know what our opponent has in store for us, we might as well go head-to-head or burn down the whole temple with an over-spec beam.

    ¡°The most annoying thing is when the high priest dies unexpectedly, not to mention the harm to us. We won¡¯t have access to information and tools that only the temple has.¡±

    There is plenty of information that the temple seems to have that we do not.

    There is a very good chance that there is information that we would want even if we had to throw out everything, such as the specific method of the ritual, the relationship between the source and the temple, the goddess and the demon king, the hero, and so on.

    In other words, a way to bring people back to life.

    We want a way to revive people back.

    We¡¯re dealing with a religious group. And it¡¯s a group of priests. Priests are the ones who excel at restorative magic and the like.

    There is a good chance that there is something in the temple, or if it¡¯s not the temple¡­ I can¡¯t think of anything else.

    It seems we¡¯ve all figured that part out, so that helps.

    ¡°If they know anything or have anything, it¡¯s someone of higher status, right?¡±

    In other words, a high priest.

    I have already grasped that there is a high priest on top of the priest from the story of [Alive Grimoire] and the priest who recruited Suzumoto-kun as a hero.

    ¡°¡­ But the high priest, what was it?¡±

    And it was not there.

    ¡°I¡¯ve been thinking about it. The priest who recruited me to be a hero said something like that? There¡¯s a good chance he¡¯s not back yet.¡±

    That means burn down the temple! If we do, there is a possibility that the high priest will remain unaccounted for.

    ¡°Well, if you think about it normally, the high priest must return to the temple because the demon king has come out. If it still doesn¡¯t come out, I think it¡¯s quite rotten as a manager.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s pretty rotten, according to that book.¡±

    Still, that book is based on the perception that the temple is corrupt. I¡¯m not sure I¡¯m ready to bet on the high priest¡¯s humanity or sense of responsibility.

    ¡°Why don¡¯t we just take over the temple and ask the captives where the high priest is?¡±

    ¡°¡­ No, that¡¯s dangerous. The other side is a religious group. Religion is usually about death. So they may die for their religion without speaking out.¡±

    Aaahhhh, so annoying! Isn¡¯t there a way to solve this problem once and for all?

    There are several possible routes: we could accidentally invade and be defeated, we could accidentally invade and kill the high priest, or we could invade and capture the temple but not know where the high priest is!

    ¡°So we have to get the whereabouts of the high priest at the very least before we can destroy the temple.¡±

    ¡­ Oh, the president is looking good. This has sparked something.

    ¡°So what we¡¯re doing is infiltrating.¡±

    ¡­¡­

    ¡°Isn¡¯t that what we were supposed to do before we announced ourselves as the Demon King?¡±

    ¡°No. In that case, it would have been difficult to infiltrate unless one of us had a heroic contract. We can blend in as much as we want now with the mess in the temple. In any case, the temple has lost most of its plain knights and is now scrambling to secure a fighting force.¡±

    Yes, I understand the logic.

    ¡°And now is a very good time to do it, because the only way to do it is to bring together all the people who might have information about it.¡±

    Well, it can also be considered as a good way to save time. But, you know.

    ¡°If I¡¯m in, how am I supposed to get them to divulge the information I need in such a short time?¡±

    We¡¯re the Demon King, after all.

    We can¡¯t continue to leave it like that for too long now that we¡¯ve made a name for ourselves.

    If the information is valuable, we have to build a relationship of trust for them to leak it, and I don¡¯t think we can do that overnight.

    ¡°Our Suzumoto is already doing that. And we¡¯ve already proven that it has the potential to work.¡±

    ¡­¡­ Oh, you guessed it.

    ¡°It¡¯s a charm.¡±

    Now, the air is frozen!

 CH 93

    ¡°¡­¡­ Are you serious?¡±

    The air began to melt as Hagasaki-kun finally spoke.

    ¡°It¡¯s a good thing that in this world, we¡¯re considered rather good-looking, so we can handle it.¡±

    Come to think of it, I think so. I wonder when I¡¯ll get it, but I wonder if it¡¯s the [Correction] I get.

    ¡°Are you serious?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m serious.¡±

    ¡°Are you serious?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m serious.¡±

    ¡°Steady!¡±

    ¡°Unshakeable.¡±

    ¡­¡­ I see. Come to think of it, the chief of staff of our Demon King army was a ¡°mad¡± scientist.

    I¡¯m not going to say I forgot.

    ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you¡¯ve forgotten. You used to say that, didn¡¯t you? ¡°Only good-looking people.¡± You¡¯ve been good-looking (temporarily), and now you¡¯re going to retract it?¡±

    This is itttttttttt! Critical hitttttttttt! It¡¯s a blow that hurts the president! We¡¯re all dumbfounded! Righteous argument! It¡¯s too good to be true!

    ¡°And it¡¯s okay. It¡¯s called a trick.¡±

    ¡°Oblate, oblate!¡±

    Instantly, Hariu covered the president¡¯s mouth. I¡¯m not sure if you guys are in middle school or not.

    ¡°I¡¯m not suggesting you go to production. We¡¯re simply going to have an information leak of an information leak, 300 anomalies in Heinrich¡¯s Law, and hopefully 29 minor accidents on top of that.¡±

    Heinrich¡¯s law is like this: before there is one major accident, there are 29 minor accidents, and before that, there are 300 anomalies.

    In other words, if you make an effort to eliminate 300 anomalies, you can avoid one serious accident, but this time it was like, ¡°If you have 300 small information leaks, you can have at least one serious information leak!¡± But this time, he¡¯s using it in a way that¡¯s disrespectful to Heinrich.

    ¡°We don¡¯t know who has the important information. We don¡¯t even know if it¡¯s the knights or the priests, although we know that it¡¯s most likely someone of high rank. We don¡¯t even know how many people are in the position of priest. Maybe there is a position between high priest and priest.¡±

    ¡­¡­ Well, yes.

    ¡°Maito-san, you can steal other people¡¯s memories by [Share], right?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ve never done it with a stranger, so I don¡¯t know about that.¡±

    In fact, I don¡¯t think I¡¯ve ever done it with anyone other than you guys, Keturami, Huntle, books, and maid dolls.

    ¡°Oh well, you should be able to steal them.¡±

    What is this blackness?

    ¡°Even if I could steal it, it would probably take a lot of time, and I don¡¯t think it would be worth the wear and tear.¡±

    ¡°I know that too. Even if you can do it, it will probably only be two people a night at best. That¡¯s why Maito-san needs to select people to [Share]. Besides, if Maito-san¡¯s [Share] measures were taken, we would be out of the picture at once. We want to know in advance whether or not the countermeasures are in place. In that sense, it would be easier if you could take them to a state where they have all their equipment stripped off.¡±

    ¡°Impossible.¡±

    ¡°I know.¡±

    It is the end of the interplay of the gaze without the temperature by the president with Hagasaki-kun¡­ It was Hagasaki-kun who turned away his eyes.

    As expected, the president is strong.

    ¡°And to do that, we¡¯re going to need you to cause a minor information leak, a 300 anomaly, with a color trick.¡±

    I see. I can see why.

    ¡°But why do we have to do it again with color tricks? You can just make friends with them or something. Or I can cross the shadows.¡±

    ¡°We need information that can be obtained by crossing the shadows, but that information can only be obtained by eavesdropping on conversations between third parties, right? So the chances of getting the information you want are rather low.¡±

    ¡­¡­ Well, true, I guess. If someone from the shadows tells you to be a little more specific, people will run away.

    ¡°And I¡¯m sure it¡¯s easier for you to be blinded by love than to be blinded by friendship.¡±

    I can¡¯t help but feel uncomfortable when I hear him say ¡°love.¡±

    ¡°No, but, you know, there is such a thing as¡­ the right person for the right job, isn¡¯t there? I¡¯m not a good communicator.¡±

    ¡°es, it¡¯s not just Kariya, everyone here has weak communication skills.¡±

    ¡°Think of it as a gal game with no choices.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s not a gal game when there was no choice¡­¡±

    And you can¡¯t save or load.

    ¡°You can do it if you think of it as acting.¡±

    But the president was not intimidated.

    Finally, the president struck again with a painful blow.

    ¡°If you¡¯re handsome, you can do anything, right? I¡¯m sure it¡¯s a piece of cake to drop one or two or three or four female or homosexual priests in a week or so, build a harem, and leak the information.¡±

    ¡­¡­ That¡¯s right. If you¡¯re good-looking in another world, you can do that, right? I¡¯m sure you can. And it looks like it¡¯s finally time for this.

    ¡°Ta-da!¡±

    [Dye], which gives the effect [Seduce]. Finally, it¡¯s time for this. This is what this was all about, isn¡¯t it? I¡¯m convinced.

    I showed them the cloth and they all instantly knew what it was. Their faces became funny at once.

    ¡°It would be more reliable if you could also use your [Seduce] skills.¡±

    And the president¡¯s face became crazier and crazier. It¡¯s scary.

    ¡°I-I¡¯m a ninja! It¡¯s better to spy on people from the shadows!¡±

    Ah, Hariu escaped.

    ¡°It¡¯s a shame. I¡¯m very sorry. I¡¯ve already been seen by the priest. So I can¡¯t participate either¡­ too bad¡­ good luck to everyone.¡±

    Suzumoto also ran away.

    ¡°In that sense, I can¡¯t either. I don¡¯t think I can have two sources and not lose my good looks.¡±

    I also ran away.

    ¡°I¡¯m not very good at talking¡­¡±

    ¡°There is such a demand.¡±

    Kadomi-kun could not escape.

    ¡°I¡¯m rather thick¡±

    ¡°There¡¯s a demand for that too.¡±

    ¡°Dark-skinned people like me¡­¡±

    ¡°There¡¯s a demand for that too.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m too short.¡±

    ¡°There¡¯s a demand for that too.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m a maneuver warrior.¡±

    ¡°There might be a demand for that.¡±

    I¡¯m scared. ¡°There may be demand for that.¡± blocked out all the excuses.

    ¡°So, Hariu is fine, but Suzumoto is out. I¡¯m sure there are demands like that. There is a risk involved, but it will be easier if they drown in the fact that they know what we want. I guess we¡¯ll have to wait for the others to gather information on the female priest first, though.¡±

    ¡­¡­ What is it, that kind of demand? That¡¯s it. He¡¯s the general of the enemy army and the forbidden¡­

    And then you fall in love. Is it the psychology of paying money to someone you know is a pimp? I don¡¯t know.

    ¡°If you talk about it, even Maito doesn¡¯t need to be corrected¡­ That it¡­ yes, there¡¯s a chance you¡¯ll need an ugly person! I don¡¯t see why you should be excused.¡±

    What Hagasaki-kun said was plausible¡­ but when I stared at him, he blatantly looked away. Terrible.

    ¡°Maito-san has no combat power, so it would be too risky to send her into enemy territory. Even if we do send her, I think it would be better to have her be in charge of gathering gossip about the female community in the temple, and then she can operate the doll for espionage.¡±

    As expected of the president, he is not only two steps ahead, but three steps ahead.

    ¡°¡­ Will the president doing it?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll do it. I¡¯m not good with guns, but I¡¯m good with numbers.¡±

    ¡­¡­ So I thought. He has a brilliant mind. But even more than that, this guy¡¯s integrity is amazing.

    It¡¯s too good to stop laughing. What should I do? It¡¯s too funny. My stomach muscles, my stomach muscles are breaking!

    ¡°Maito! Stop laughing!¡±

    Sorry, I can¡¯t.

    ?

    ¡°I¡¯ve seen that they¡¯re recruiting people, even priests from the local churches. It seems that they want people to be able to fight and be medics. It seems that there is an interview or test. There were signs in Royal Capital and so on.¡±

    When Toriumi and Hariu went to investigate, they found that there was indeed a space to sneak in.

    Even in the Royal Capital? I see, the threat of the Demon King is worldwide in scale.

    ¡°I¡¯m sure there is a space to sneak into the royal capital. Please cut corners on your practical skills.¡±

    And then, reluctantly, when everyone except me, Hariu, and Suzumoto had changed into equipment that was not Demon King equipment (recruit armor is something new), we flown away by Toriumi [Transfer].

    Play

    Unmute

    ?

    In the meantime, I¡¯ll ask Huntle and Ketorami about the Demon King.

    ¡°Hey, Huntle, Ketorami.¡±

    ¡º Hey, what¡¯s up? ¡»

    ¡º All right! About what we talked about yesterday, right? ¡»

    Oh, thank God you¡¯re so perceptive.

    ¡°Yes. What¡¯s a demon king?¡±

    When I asked, Ketorami¡¯s ears twitched.

    ¡º Do you want to know? ¡»

    ¡º By all means. ¡»

    This time, his tail began to flap.

    ¡º I see. But, you see, this is a story that has been passed down in my family for generations, and I can¡¯t simply tell you about it. ¡»

    While he was saying this, Ketorami¡¯s ears were twitching and his tail was flapping. What a cutie.

    ¡º Hmm, you said you were going to practice [Share]. ¡»

    Ah, I get it.

    ¡°So you¡¯re saying that if I want this information, I have to [Share] it and take it?¡±

    ¡º You¡¯re talking too fast. Come on, let¡¯s do this. ¡»

    ¡­¡­ Fumu. I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll need some practice.

    Let¡¯s see if I can win some information from this tsundere wolf. All right. Head-butting and [Share]!

    ?

    I was quickly swallowed up in the vortex of information.

    It happened so fast. I couldn¡¯t even resist. Is this the real Ketorami?

    While I was being swept away, I managed to narrow down the amount of information that was pouring in and get back on my feet. As soon as I start to feel a little better, I start looking for memories, avoiding Ketorami¡¯s consciousness and senses.

    It¡¯s really hard to find something when the other side won¡¯t offer it to you, that¡¯s for sure!

    I managed to find a place that stores the memories, but from there it was difficult to find what I was looking for¡­ Specifically, you see, Ketorami¡¯s memories are full of gross images¡­

    I managed to find something that looked like it, but it soon became blurry and fuzzy.

    This is the fragment of information that I managed to get by straining my eyes and scrambling with my hands.

    ¡º The Demon King went to where the Goddess was to complain to her about the creation of the world, and didn¡¯t come out for about 100 years. ¡»

    ¡º As soon as he came out, the world changed a little and the Demon King and Goddess disappeared. ¡»

    ¡º The ancestors of Ketorami were created by the Demon King. ¡»

    It seems that the Demon King was a handsome man with silver hair and red eyes, but he was no match for the Goddess in terms of power, so either the Goddess was macho or the Demon Lord was a bean sprout.

    That¡¯s all. All of this seems to be what Ketorami heard from Ketorami¡¯s parents.

    Around this point, I lost the ability to keep the information focused and left.

    ¡º What¡¯s the matter with you? Is that all you got? ¡»

    ¡º That¡¯s the best I can do¡­ ¡»

    No, no, no¡­ My head is buzzing.

    Aaahhhh, I¡¯ve been sharing with inorganic things and cooperative people a lot lately.

    ¡°I, In the meantime¡­ the demon king fought the goddess¡­ and changed the world, but then disappeared¡­ and created the ancestors of Ketorami, although I don¡¯t know what happened before and after.¡±

    ¡º I know, idiot. I have a memory of it being [Share] with me. ¡»

    ¡­ No good. Do I have to search for information from the other side while blocking out the information from my side, at times like this?

    I don¡¯t think I can do it.

    ¡º ¡­¡­ Well, that¡¯s pretty much all I remember about the Demon Lord. You can ask Huntle for the rest. ¡»

    Ah, but that¡¯s pretty much all there is to it.

    Let¡¯s see¡­ Not many!

    ?

    ¡º Maito, do you want to practice on me? ¡»

    When Ketorami curled up and started to take a nap (even though he was a raccoon), Huntle tilted her head and asked. Cute.

    ¡°I do.¡±

    To be honest, I don¡¯t want to, but I have to, otherwise, I won¡¯t be able to do much. I drank the mint extract I had and my MP was fully restored.

    ¡º All right. Go ahead. ¡»

    Huntle also poked his head out, so I gently head-butted him and [Share] again.

    ?

    This time, I tried to do it while shutting out my side.

    The amount of information about Huntle himself is less than that of Ketorami, but it¡¯s hard because of the double structure of Huntle¡¯s mother, who is a very gigantic person.

    It¡¯s probably her mother who has the memories.

    As I proceeded towards the duplex, trying my best not to let my side fall, I felt a fierce sense of rejection.

    ¡­ Yes, you and I combined this once before and got into a lot of trouble, didn¡¯t we? Yes. One breakaway.

    ¡º Maito, are you okay? ¡»

    ¡º Yes, I¡¯m okay. ¡»

    I drank the mint extract again, even if it was only for comfort, and then tried again.

    I followed the same path as before to the end of the duplex, and somehow managed to overcome my instincts with reason, and found a group of information that was much tidier than Ketorami.

    This must have been organized by Huntle.

    I searched through it and managed to find something that looked like it.

    I took a peek and found a box.

    That box. The box that contained ¡°Alive Grimoire¡±, the box that came out of Huntle¡¯s mother¡¯s stomach.

    It was entrusted to Huntle¡¯s ancestors as a precious possession of the Demon King. At the time of the succession, the child ate the parent, and it was passed from belly to belly.

    The ancestors of Ketorami and Huntle were born with intelligence and power given to them by the Demon King to hide them.

    That was the beginning of their unique monsters.

    That¡¯s all I could find.

    Personally, I¡¯m really curious about whether the demon king is a bean sprout or the goddess is muscular, but I can¡¯t find much about that.

    ¡º Maito, Maito! Are you okay? Are you okay? ¡»

    And as for me, well, I can¡¯t. I fall asleep without thinking. My head is heavy. Dizzy. I feel sick.

    ¡º Uh, uh, oh, it¡¯s been left open. ¡­¡­ Suzumoto! Come here! ¡»

    I fell asleep, wondering what Huntle is talking about.