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Author: wayney

  • Chronicles of a Creative Different World Reincarnation Volume 1 Chapter 14 Part 1

    《28　Aiming for C Rank》

    Looking at the request board, I found a request that looked pretty good.

    【Request Form】
    Request Title: Collecting Aspidochelon Carapace 【Permanent】.
    Request Rank: C
    Reward: Five silver coins
    Rank points earned: 1 point
    Number of people who can receive request: No limit
    Description: Collecting the carapace of one Aspidoceron from the labyrinth of Spirit Hollow, a captured dungeon near Midoria.
    Note: Collecting one carapace is one achievement. Life blood is also being purchased separately from the carapace.

    I don’t know how many there are, but if one of them is enough to fulfill one request, it looks pretty good.
    I decided to take care of this request.
    Since it’s a standing request, I don’t have to bring the request form to the reception counter, but just to be sure, I go there to check if it’s okay if there are too many. In addition, I should ask about the characteristics of this monster.

    「This is a request to retrieve an Aspidochelon carapace, does it matter how many carapaces we retrieve?」

    When the receptionist saw my face, for some reason her cheeks flushed for a moment, then she quickly regained her composure and opened her mouth.

    「Yes. Right now, clients are asking for an unlimited number of them. However, not many people take this request. D-rank and C-rank adventurers have a strong tendency to seek immediate money. Although the rewards are set a little low, from the guild’s point of view, it’s a pretty good request to increase your rank…….」

    When I looked at the face of the receptionist who said that, she had a melancholic expression on her face.
    It’s not for the guild or anything, but it’s a good request for me. I’m going to make a lot of money.

    「What kind of monster is Aspidochelon?」
    「It’s a monster that looks like a big turtle. It has a large carapace on its back, which is very hard.」
    「I got it. Thank you. Also, where’s that labyrinth?」
    「It is located southwest of the west gate of Midoria. Our guild is selling a map of this area for a single gold coin, would you like to purchase it?」
    「Yes, I’ll buy it.」

    I take out a gold coin and hand it to the receptionist.
    I looked at the map I had bought and found that it was not as elaborate as the maps from Earth, but it was still a fully usable map.
    When I returned to Eleanor, she was completely at ease with Maria.

    「Welcome back, master! Did you get a good request?」
    「Welcome back, Louie Louie. If you accept a request, I’d like to go with you. I’ve just registered, so I’m only G-ranked, but I think I’m pretty good.」

    Maria said this with a certain amount of pride.
    With my [Intuition] skill, I know that this girl is not hostile to me and genuinely likes me, so I think I can take her with me.
    For what it’s worth, I’m probably missing Airi and Lisa after we parted ways. It simply makes me happy to have more girls who adore me in this way.

    「I’m not sure what happens if a G rank takes a C rank request in a party, but from what I’ve heard before, it doesn’t seem to be a problem if it’s a party, but I’ll go check with the receptionist.」
    「You don’t have to do that. I’ll can tell you.」

    When I heard such a voice, I turned my gaze toward the owner of the voice.
    Then I saw that it was the adventurer who had tangled with Maria earlier and was made a mockery of.

    「There’s no problem with G-ranks in the party. When a party completes a C rank request, adventurers with less than a C rank receive two rank points. If you’re below a C grade, D, E, F, and G are all treated the same. That request is not very lucrative, but you guys are going. Good luck!」

    What can I say? They’re hard to hate. I guess he’ s not a bad person, I thought.
    Well, even though I feel that way, I’m not particularly interested in them, so I don’t ask their names.

    「All right, then, let’s get going. Before that, I should go over the contents of food and supplies with Maria, and if there are any missing items, I should go buy them. Also, I need to talk to Maria for a minute after I’m done shopping.」
    「Yes!」
    「Yeeeeess! Was that a confession of love?!」

    Maria was saying something stupid, so I pretended not to hear her.
    After that, I bought a few more potions and vegetables because I was running low, and bought a bed for the camp just in case. I made my own single and double beds for me and Eleanor, but I don’t have time to make Maria’s bed.
    I hope this purchase won’t go to waste ―― maybe it will be okay.
    After we finished shopping, the three of us moved to a secluded area.
    And I’m going to question Maria.

    「I’m going to 〈Appraise〉…… Maria, you’re Maria von Faure, second princess of the Kingdom of Faure, right?」

    This is what I found when I appraised Maria.

    Name: Maria Von Faure
    Gender: Female Race: Elf Age: 16
    Level: 20 Title: Runaway Princess, Second Princess of the Faure Kingdom
    　ＨＰ：６２５／６２５　ＭＰ：２２３５／２２３５
    　Strength：１２０　Resistance：１２５　Agility：１６５　Dexterity：１５３　Magic：４４８　Spirit：４４７
    Skills

    【Weapons・Physical Skills】
    Spear Art Lv4 ・ Archery Lv7

    【Magic Skills】
    Wind Magic Lv6 ・Light Magic Lv5 ・Accelerated MP Recovery Lv3 ・Magic Manipulation Lv4・ Chantless Lv3

    【Others】
    Crisis Detection Lv4・Intuition Lv4・Dismantling Lv1・Life Magic

    「I see… I see…, Yes! I’m the second princess of the Faure Kingdom, Maria von Faure, that’s who!　But I’m currently a runaway, and I haven’t had any pursuers, and if they do come, I’ll get rid of them.　I’m not a fan of the Faure Kingdom’s elven supremacy, so I ran away.」

    When I pointed it out, Maria said, “What does it matter?”.

    「I don’t care about my identity, and I hope you’ll treat me as just Maria, rather than Maria von Faure. I don’t even plan on going back to the royal castle at the moment…」

    This should be fine.
    I decided to give Maria permission to accompany us.

    「Okay, so from now on, you won’t tell people that you’re royalty, and you’ll just follow me as Maria? If so, I’ll allow you to accompany me. I think the journey will be free and easy, and will take us around the world. And eventually, I’d like to find somewhere comfortable to live and settle down.」
    「Un! That’s fine! I’ll follow you for the rest of my life, okay?」

    I find Maria’s smile soothing. It’s a carefree smile.

    「I don’t know about the rest of your life, but don’t betray me, okay? Because I hate betrayal and unreasonable things.」

    I’ll still have to remind her, though.
    I don’t know if it’s a weakness of love or something, but this girl is basically very understanding. I don’t know when her venomous tongue will come out, but I’d better pay attention to it when I think it’s not appropriate.
    We talked a bit after that, and I also told Maria that I was going to strengthen her.
    Then we decided to use a carriage to ride to the dungeon and set off.
    There were five other adventurers in the carriage with us. The five of them seemed to be in the same party.
    There is no particular conversation between the other side and here, Maria and Eleanor are talking amongst themselves.
    As for me, I was thinking about the results of Maria’s appraisal and how I could strengthen her.

    　◇　◇　◇

    There were no particular events along the way, and by the time night fell, we reached the Labyrinth of Spirit Hollow.
    We found a suitable place for camping a short distance away from the dungeon entrance, and we began to prepare our camp there.
    The other party in the carriage, I don’t know if they were being tough or something, but they went right into the dungeon.
    We’ll get a good vantage point, set up a ward, and get ready for bath and dinner.
    As we prepared for the encampment, Maria was surprised, just as Eleanor had been surprised before.
    Come to think of it, I’m starting to feel like I’m the only one who prepares dinner. I’ve got two girls…….
    Maria was a princess, so she doesn’t have any 〈Service〉 skills, and my 〈Service〉 skills are higher than Eleanor’s.
    I wonder if I should just be patient at first and let Eleanor do a lot of things from now on, so she can get better at cooking.

    「Eleanor, you can prepare today’s meal, I’ll leave the ingredients here. I’ve already bought the vegetables, and I’ll bring out my secret weapon, the dressing. When you eat them with this ―― the vegetables will be delicious.」
    「I’m more of a meat person!」
    「You have to eat your vegetables too, or I won’t give you …… barbecue sauce.」

    I became a demon in order to get my meat-loving girl to eat vegetables as well.

    「Aww …… I made a mistake! I like vegetables too!」

    All right, here we go. And I nodded in satisfaction.
    So today I had Eleanor cook and we enjoyed the food, and Maria loved the dressing.
    My big-eating dog-girl also ate some vegetables, so that’s good for now.
    After dinner, I decided to take a bath, but since Maria was still there, even if it was just my girlfriend Eleanor and I, we decided to split the bath into male and female.
    But this Maria insisted on coming with me.
    I don’t have a relationship with this runaway princess yet, or whatever you call her, so I asked her to give up.
    After getting out of the bath and drying off with〈Life Magic〉, the three of us started chatting.
    I especially enjoyed Maria’s story of failure at the royal castle.
    I heard that the elven supremacy is quite prevalent in the Faure Kingdom.
    It will be troublesome if I do go there.
    However, I would like to see the world tree in the Faure Kingdom. Basically, it seems that the area near the World Tree is off-limits, even to royalty.
    The Empire of Stania and the Episcopal State of Elen Garde are human supremisists…… The only kingdoms that I can visit freely about are Midogal, Ustenia, Fur Milan, and Getmey. I’m not sure about the Kingdom of Iblis. There’s too little information.
    We talked about many things, and when it was getting late, we made something like a storehouse with〈Earth Magic〉.
    I took the beds out of the 【Item Box】, placed them inside, and the three of us went to bed.

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  • Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Harem-ken Volume 1 Chapter 26

    「Her Highness has told me about you. I was told you wanted to make a deal.」

    「Yeah.」

    「I’ll start with this.」

    Delphina snapped her fingers. Two men (probably her men) came in from outside the room, put a rectangular box on the table, and went outside.

    「What’s this?」

    「2,500 pieces of silver. It’s a prepayment.」

    「Prepayment.」

    「Please use it as a working capital.」

    「I guess I could just deliver the goods later.」

    「Yes. We can handle anything, so please bring us anything.」

    「Okay.」

    　2500 coins, I hope the 50% discount works out, but if not, that’s eight lottery tickets.

    I would have preferred 3,000 coins, but that’s just my own circumstance.

    「I’ll gratefully use it. How do I deliver the goods?」

    「I’ll send someone here again tomorrow. Please make that person your point of contact.」

    「Got it.」

    At any rate, tomorrow I’m going to get as much Orikudite as I can and see how much they’ll buy.

    「By the way.」

    Delphina changed the subject.

    「That’s the Eleanor, isn’t it?」

    「Yeah? Oh, Helene told you this too?」

    「It’s well done.」

    My eyebrow twitched.

    「What’s that supposed to mean?」

    「It means exactly what it sounds like.」

    「Are you trying to tell me you think it’s fake?」

    「You’re holding it right now.」

    「？」

    「There is no one in the history of the world whose mind is not controlled by Eleanor. There has never been a person in history who has not been dominated by Eleanor. King Rodotos and Dragon Olga were no exception. Then, the fact that you are actually holding it and are unconcerned about it is the best proof that it is fake.」

    I get it.

    I’ve heard something similar a few times before, but I guess that’s how unheard of it is.

    Well, it can’t be helped.

    「Her Highness is still young, so it can’t be helped.」

    That hit me hard.

    It’s unheard of, so I can’t blame her for being suspicious, but that just hit me.

    Does she mean that Helene is being deceived because she’s young and naive?

    Does it mean that Helene trusts me because she’s naive?

    I felt a twinge.

    Let’s punish her a little …….

    I held out Eleanor.

    「Do you want to hold it?」

    「Oh, you don’t mind?」

    She has a challenging look in her eyes, like she knows if she holds it, I’ll get found out.

    「Yeah.」

    Delphina held Eleanor and observed her closely.

    「It’s really well done up close, the details…」

    Instantly, Delphina’s eyes widen.

    Her whole body convulsed, and then a black aura leaked from her body.

    The situation was similar to Mari’s.

    「That was pretty quick, taking over.」

    I was calm. She made me do it, and I was cool with the idea of punishment.

    That much was expected, but something unexpected also happened.

    Delphina shook Eleanor. Then Tania appeared.

    Tania, summoned by Eleanor, is still dressed in her maid’s uniform, but she has turned into a terrifying vengeful spirit.

    It’s the same as the first time I saw her in this mansion.

    「I see. Tania will go back to being the same. I’ll apologize later.」

    It’s a perfect entanglement.

    「Uaaaaaaaaaaaaa!」

    Delphina screamed. It’s a beastly scream.

    Her bloodshot eyes are like those of a beast.

    「So? Do you think it’s real now?」

    I ask, but there is no answer.

    A low moan rumbles from the back of her throat.

    「Has she possessed her more than she did with Mari?」

    It reminds me of that time. Mari was still asking for help when Eleanor possessed her.

    Rather, her body had been taken over, but her consciousness was clear.

    I wonder what the difference is, I’ll ask Eleanor later.

    While I was thinking about this, Delphina slashed at me with Eleanor.

    At the same time, Tania also unleashed her ice magic.

    I hadn’t expected a combination of vanguard and rear guard. I avoided the slashes, but the ice arrows destroyed the room.

    「Are you all right, Master?!」

    I can hear Miu’s worried voice from outside the room.

    「It’s okay, I’m going to go out for a bit, just clean my room.」

    「Eeeeeh? Yes.」

    After telling Miu, I jumped into Delfina’s bosom and lightly touched her before using my warp feather.

    I warped into the mountain ox meadow.

    The grasslands at night were just wide open, nothing else.

    「I don’t think we’ll have to worry about damage here.」

    Maybe she’s completely possessed, or maybe she’s warped, but Delphina doesn’t seem surprised at all. On the contrary, she slashed at me in exactly the same way.

    Three minutes later, Delphina was lying on the ground, unconscious.

    Her clothes were tattered and looked like she had been assaulted.

    It only looks like it, but I’ve not done anything.

    I just fought it with my bare hands and magic and ripped it to shreds.

    「Well, I suppose she’s learned her lesson.」

    （You’re a terrible man, to use me conveniently)

    「Did I offend you?」

    （No, it was fun. One of these days you’re gonna have to let me possess somebody else.）

    「I’ll think about it.」

    I’m not saying I will.

    「Is Tania okay?」

    I ask the maid ghost floating in the air.

    「I’m kind of tired. …… Can I take a break?」

    「Oh, I’m sorry about that.」

    「Uun, see you later.」

    That one said in a sleepy voice and just disappeared.

    I crouched down next to Delphina and tapped her cheek.

    「Hey, you okay? Hey.」

    Taptap.

    「I’m sure I took it pretty easy on you. Hey, wake up.」

    Taptaptap.

    「Wake up or I’ll play a prank on you.」

    「U…… n?」

    She woke up.

    She looked around slowly with her glassy eyes, looked at me, and then at herself.

    She woke up in an instant.

    She pulled her tattered and much eroticized clothes together to hide her skin and backed away, zipping over the ground.

    Her face was red with embarrassment.

    ……She has become irrisistable.

    「What have you done?」

    「Don’t you remember?」

    「Remember?　We talked in the …… house, and Eleanor… oh.」

    Apparently, she remembered.

    「Yes, I handed Eleanor to you. You can’t remember anything from that point on? Well, it’s not a big deal. Eleanor possessed you, so I just beat her back up.」

    「That’s why you’re dressed like this……」

    「That’s the long and short of it.」

    「…… Is that sword really the magic sword Eleanor?」

    「Do you want to hold it one more time?」

    I offer her Eleanor. Delphina shook her head placidly.

    「I don’t want to do that again. I’ve had this black cloud in my head …… and I don’t want it to happen again.」

    「Black, huh.」

    I guess there’s something left of Eleanor.

    「Something like that……」

    Delphina mumbles.

    The result was better than I expected and I was satisfied.

    Now that I’ve convinced Delphina that Eleanor is real, let’s go back to the mansion.

    I looked at Delphina and saw that she was acting strangely.

    She grabbed the hem of the dress she had pulled over herself and chewed on her bottom lip as if she was holding something back.

    Her face was getting redder and redder, and if you looked closely, you could see that she was squirming.

    「Delphina? 」

    「──Ehh?」

    Her reaction was sluggish.

    I wonder what’s going on.

    （So that woman is that way.）

    「What do you mean, “that way”?」

    （Those who wield my power will experience some kind of side effect. Which one each person gets is up to them, though.)

    「What’s the compensation for using the magic sword?」

    （My possession.）

    I heard a giggle in my head.

    「So, what are the side effects for Delphina?」

    （Estrus)

    「What?」

    (Estrus)

    「Is estrus that estrus?」

    （Which other estrus is there? I haven’t counted clearly, but I’d say nearly half of the women do this.）

    「Estrus……」

    I looked at Delphina.

    That’s all I could see when she said that.

    Her face was upturned and she was breathing heavily.

    Her eyes are all glassy, and she looks like she’s in pain.

    Sure, when you say estrus, it looks like it.

    （You’d better get her a man soon. If this is left untreated, every blood vessel in her body will burst overnight, killing her.)

    「Hey.」

    I looked at Delphina.

    This woman, she’s gonna die?

    I don’t want that. I may have had to punish her, but I’m not going to kill her.

    Rather, I thought it was 「good」 from the beginning, and I thought I would like it.

    「Can it be any man?」

    （As long as you finish the job.）

    「Got it.」

    I walked up to the horny Delphina and pushed her down.

    I tore off her already tattered clothes at once.

    I became an adult.

    Surprisingly, Delphina was still a child ──一 and we became adults together.

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  • Chronicles of a Creative Different World Reincarnation Volume 1 Chapter 13 Part 1

    《27 Maria von Faure》

    My name is Maria von Faure. I’m the second princess of the Faure Kingdom, and I’m sixteen years old!
    Why do I call myself “boku” when I’m a girl?
    That’s because I’m a freedom-loving person!
    I know that’s not a reason at all!
    I’m a bit of a tomboy, but I’m popular with everyone. I’m loved by my father, mother, brother, and sister, I’m good-looking, I’m good at 〈Wind Magic〉 and 〈Archery〉, and I love freedom.
    　Depending on how people perceive me, I might say something that annoys them once in a while. But I think my speech is a little venomous. I’m aware of it, though!
    　Some people call me an oddball, but I don’t think that’s true.
    I just say wahy I think what I think……. I can’t help it, can I? I’m an honest person.
    The Kingdom of the Faure is ruled by Elven royalty, but the majority of the people are exclusive to other races, you know?
    I have no complaints at all about the fact that everyone loves me, but you know what? I just don’t like the air of elven supremacy anymore.
    And when I was 15, I finally decided to run away from home!
    I’m sorry, father, mother, brother, sister.
    But I can’t give up on this one!
    Ever since I made up my mind, I’ve been busy preparing to run away from home, day in and day out.
    I’m third in line to the throne, but with my brother here, I’m sure it’ll be fine. I’m sure, right?
    After I decided to run away from home, I researched the world situation more than ever before.
    As a result, I found out that the neighboring countries of the Faure Kingdom are the Stania Empire and the Holy See of Erengarde. …… If I go to the Stania Empire, I’m sure I will be hunted by slavers, enslaved, and will not be able to live a free life.
    As a freedom-loving person, this is a matter of life and death for me.
    Well, I don’t want to be a slave before that, indeed, do I?
    It seems that the Episcopal State of Elen Garde is so much of a human supremacist that I can’t even enter the country as an elf, which makes me wonder. I can’t believe we don’t even have freedom of entry.
    So, after thinking about other countries, I decided to go to the nearest country, Midogal Kingdom.
    The kingdom of Iblis is also about the same distance from Midogal, but there isn’t much information about that place, and the demon race seems to have a lot of strong people, so I was a little scared……. That’s a secret, you know?
    When I run away from home, I left a letter saying, 『Please don’t look for me!　I’m going to live freely!　I’ll give up my right to the throne! 』
    The real letter is much longer, though!
    　I don’t think pursuers are coming. …… It’s okay, right?
    My journey to Midogal was a series of ups and downs. It’s like a mountain,then a valley, then a mountain, then a valley, you know?
    But with my specialty, 〈Wind Magic〉, I killed a few monsters!
    It’s a secret, though, that I basically ran away from anyone who looked stronger than me!
    Then I reached Midoria, the royal capital of Midogal Kingdom, and decided to go to the Adventurer’s Guild to live as an adventurer.
    I’d like to give myself a pat on the back for that!
    I went to the adventurer’s guild, talked to the receptionist, and made an adventurer’s card, but I got mixed up with a guy, probably because I’m too cute.
    Ah, at this point, I’m not ready to give myself a pat on the back!

    「Hey girl, wanna party with us?」
    「We’re famous around here, okay?」
    「We’re pretty strong, so rest assured, right?」
    「Well, what is it with you people? You’re speaking, but are you human? You’re not monsters that can speak, are you? Aren’t you ashamed of your unrefined faces? Are you happy to be alive? What did you come from? Are you monsters’ eggs or something?」

    For some reason, the men who approached me were all shaking. Do they need to pee?
    I can’t help it, I’ll be nice and tell you.

    「Aren’t you old enough to know where to pee? Where is the bathroom? If you ask the receptionist, I’m sure she’ll tell you. I’m really niceー.」

    After I said that much, for some reason, the men started to hit me.
    But then the guild’s entrance door opened and a handsome man walked in, and I reflexively ran towards him.
    Then the men who had been hitting me fell down because they had no one to hit.
    Idiot, there are idiots!
    He told me to leave those assholes alone.
    Yes! It seems that in this adventurer’s guild, I have met my destiny ……
    I’ve met my destiny!
    I have to say it twice because it’s so important!
    Is this what you call love at first sight?　I’m too easygoing for my own good.
    I can’t help it, though. Because my eyes have turned into hearts!
    Now that I’m done talking about myself, I have to make the confession of a lifetime!

    「Onii-san! My name is Maria! I’m asking you for the rest of my life! I want you to marry me! Please take me! I don’t care if it’s as a mistress, please!」

    　◆　◆　◆

    「Master, we must go.」
    「Yeah.」

    Eleanor told me so, and I left the inn and headed for the guild.
    Even though I’ve calmed down a lot since I said goodbye to Airi and Lisa yesterday, I still don’t feel great.
    Even though Eleanor had comforted me a lot. Well, I shouldn’t be thinking about this.
    As I discussed with her last night, we’re going to raise our adventurer rank here in Midoria.
    The reason for this is that Eleanor is a beastman, and she doesn’t want to be made light of by others.
    That’s because it’s hard for non-humans to live and travel in the neighboring countries of Elen Garde and the Empire of Stania.
    I have a feeling that some of the lower ranks might get involved, and that might cause more trouble and put Eleanor in danger.
    While I’m raising my rank here, I’m going to have Eleanor get stronger, and when she’s done, I’m going to take her around the world in various ways.
    However, the Kingdom of Ustenia, another neighboring country, is not on my list of destinations because I don’t like the idea of going back after leaving that country.
    With that in mind, I walk into the guild and a girl I don’t know comes running towards me.
    At the same time, the men behind her were mocking her. What are these guys doing?
    The girl has a level of beauty that everyone can admire. She is about 160 centimeters tall. Her hair is blonde, straight, and shoulder-length. She has long ears like an elf. Her eyelashes are long and her eyes are big and round. Her body is slender and her breasts are of a decent size. Maybe as beautiful as Eleanor?
    As I was making a brief evaluation, the girl looked at me with a serious expression.
    Then she opened her soft lips energetically.

    「Onii-san! My name is Maria! I’m asking you for the rest of my life! I want you to marry me! Please take me! I don’t care if it’s as a mistress, please!」

    At that moment, time stopped for everyone in the Adventurer’s Guild – or so I thought.
    And then time started moving again – I think.

    「「「「Eeeeeeeeehhh!!!!」」」」

    I don’t know what to say.
    I walked into the guild, and she proposed to me.
    Yeah, I don’t know what I’m talking about.
    Yeah, I’m sane, right? All right! Let’s go get the request.

    「Eleanor, let’s go see what they have to offer.」
    「Yes!」

    There’s no change in this girl, and I’m sure I’m just imagining things.

    「Hey, Onii-san, isn’t ignoring me too much?　I like you so much, I love you so much, and I proposed for the first time in my life. By the way, do you mind if I ask Onii-san’s name?」

    Once again, as my time was about to stop, the men who had just mocked her yelled at the girl.

    「It doesn’t matter if you propose or not!」
    「You mocked us so much just now, and now you’re proposing to him with the same mouth!!」

    Not at all intimidated by the men’s arguments, the girl named Maria opened her mouth.

    「Huh? Who are you guys? I try to avoid talking to people I don’t know as much as possible. So don’t talk to me, okay? I’m talking to him about something very important. I don’t care about these people, Onii-san!　What’s your name?」
    「Oh, um, my name’s Louis…….」

    For some reason, I my pace was destroyed and answered ……

    「Louis …… is a beautiful name! Thank you to your parents for giving you such a beautiful name!!」

    Maria’s smile as she said that…
    I understood that it was just a genuine smile, without any kind of calculation or malice.
    I have to admit, I’m smitten with Maria.

    「Louis Louis, did Maria’s smile get to you? If so, I’m glad. Oh, I’ll call you Louis, OK?」

    As she hit the bullseye, I slumped.

    「No …… well …… yeah. It’s not cool to deny her here. I won’t deny I was fascinated. Also, I don’t care what she call me…….」

    Here, to get me back on track, I’m going to change the subject.

    「By the way, are the guys behind you okay?」
    「Uuuuuun, I wonder?」

    With that, Maria turned back to the men behind her.
    The moment she turned around, three men came at me, one after the other.

    「We’re fine now……. Somehow, I lost track of what that kid was planning, and I lost my composure. I don’t even care what she said about us…….」
    「I feel like I’ve lost when I got dragged into her pace… Originally, we didn’t hesitate to call out to her, but I feel like it’s the cause, and that was bad.」
    「Also, your name is Louis? You look like you’re a strong guy, and we’ll probably still get our ass kicked if we try to fight back here. Adventurers are in a profession that requires us to avoid danger. We’ve only just risen to rank D, and we can’t afford to overdo it.」

    I don’t understand. Did I resolve it?

    「Ah, ah, oh. …… If you can avoid the hassle, that would be great. Maria, you said that these men were mocked by you. If you really mocked them, why don’t you apologize?」
    「Eeeeeh?? I didn’t mean to make fun of themー.」

    This girl said that without a hint of remorse.
    However, looking at the current atmosphere in the guild and the attitudes of the men and Maria, it was indeed too obvious and it would be seen as a lie.

    「If you don’t apologize…… I’m going to hate Maria for sure.」
    「Eeeeehh, eeeehhhh,, no way, I’m sorry!!」

    With that, Maria bowed to the men.
    This girl is too easy……
    But well, I guess that’s settled for now.
    So, when I moved to go look at the requests, Maria naturally followed behind me.
    I had no choice but to let Eleanor introduce herself first, and then I decided to look around for a request.

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  • Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Harem-ken Volume 1 Chapter 25

    When I brought the Orikudite I had collected to the Andreu Trading Company, they were extremely surprised.

    「So much?!」

    I joined them in mining part way through, so the volume was quite large, about a truck load’s worth.

    「Was that too much?」

    「I don’t have a problem with a lot of it, after all, we don’t get a lot of it, and once it’s processed it sells like hotcakes. …… But…」

    Andreu looked at me, and at Helene and Io behind me.

    「As with the mountain ox, the amount you bring in is usually not the amount that you should be able to get with that many people.」

    「With this many people, what’s the ballpark figure?」

    「Hmmmm, so….」

    Andreu picks up a large orikudite ore there.

    「I’d say two or three of these is about the limit. If they can stop the Orikuto for a long time, of course they can collect more, but there’s a limit to the number of spells the three of them can use and the amount of time they can stop it.」

    I see what he means.

    When I was judged by the Salamus Trading Company, they told me that my magic power was a hundred times greater than that of a normal adult male.

    「And they’ll need the manpower to bring it back. Most magicians are physically inept, and if they use up all their magic power, they have trouble getting themselves home in the first place.」

    That’s where the warp feather comes in.

    We were able to get this far because we took as much as we could and came back via warp.

    「Well, you never cease to amaze me, Yuuki-sama.」

    「Are you sure you can buy all of this?」

    「Yes. Unlike mountain oxen, it needs to be appraised, so the purchase price will be determined at a later date…….」

    「That’s fine. I mean, I’ve got one or two more trips to make, so I’ll leave you to it.」

    「Eeeeh?」

    「Eh?」

    What’s with the 「Eeeeeh?」.

    「What do you mean by that, Yuuki-sama?」

    「I’m just going to go back there and get it now, okay?」

    「Again…… you are coming back with more like this?」

    「Now that I’m used to it, I think I can get some more. Helene, Io?」

    「Yes! I’ve learned the trick to digging!」

    「I think I can dig it out a little faster and cleaner.」

    Helene and Io said one after the other.

    They’re both very motivated.

    「So, can you bring me some more…」

    「Wait, wait, wait a minute.」

    Andreu looked flustered and held out his hands to stop me.

    I don’t know what it is, but he seems to be in serious distress.

    「Is that bad? Didn’t you just say there’s nothing wrong with a lot?」

    「Yes, I said that. In fact, no matter how much you have, you can always sell what you’ve procured.」

    「That’s not a problem.」

    「No, it becomes difficult to buy and pay for such expensive items when they are all brought in at once. Although it can be sold, it will take some time to sell it and turn it into cash. There is also the time required for processing. Our main business is mountain oxen, and we don’t want to run out of cash to keep it going.」

    So the bottom line is that he doesn’t have enough cash reserves.

    He knows he can sell it, but he can’t purchase more than the cash he has now.

    So that’s what this is about.

    「Ummm……」

    「You’re distressed.」

    「I was convinced by what you just said. Yuuki-sama’s power is beyond our capacity. I’m sure the same thing will happen every time something happens in the future.」

    「……」

    When I was hunting mountain ox, and when I was mining this Orikudite, I wanted to make money fast, but I went too far.

    In the former I was being avoided by the mountain oxen, and in the latter I had taken (or intended to take) more than the Andreu Trading Company could handle.

    「Okay, I’ll stop then.」

    Andreu was blatantly relieved when I said that.

    When the appraisal is done, please deliver the money to the mansion, I said, and left the business meeting.

    ☆

    「That’s what I’m talking about, Kakeru-san.」

    As we walked through the city together, Io began to pester me.

    Sure, it might be 「as one would expect」, but this is a bit of a problem.

    If it had been a few days ago, I could have earned it slowly. But when I found out that I need to do a big purchase and that three hundred (or one hundred and fifty) silver coins which would be enough for one lottery ticket, I wanted to earn money to spend.

    To be honest, it’s tough not to be able to do that.

    「Kakeru-sama.」

    「W, what is it?」

    「If you would like, I can introduce you to a merchant serving the royal family.」

    「Royal merchant?」

    I stop and look at Helene.

    「Yes, she is one of the wealthiest merchants in our country, and her fortune is said to be equal to that of a country. The reason why I’m talking about her is because of the situation now.」

    「Rich enough to rival a country?」

    「I can introduce you if you like, Kakeru-sama.」

    I thought about it for a moment and nodded.

    Whatever the case, it never hurts to make money-making connections.

    「So, please.」

    「Yes!」

    Helene smiled and nodded.

    A dazzling smile on her face. I wonder if she’s smiling like this because she can be useful to me.

    I love her very much.

    ☆

    The next evening, when I broke up the party for two (leisurely mountain ox hunting) with Io and returned to the mansion, I saw several wagons and a luxurious carriage parked on the grounds that looked like something a person of noble rank would ride in.

    「Welcome home, master.」

    「I’m home. Miu, what’s that out front?」

    「Uh, master and guest.」

    Miu looked extremely confused.

    「You don’t know her?」

    「Yes, it’s my first time here. I told her the master wasn’t home, but she asked me to let her wait inside.

    「Huh.」

    「Um, master.」

    「Yeah?」

    I looked behind Miu towards the direction of the parlor.

    For a little while now ── Miu has been giving me a troubled look as she stood in front of me.

    A brush, huh. A well-made brush, perfect for grooming Miu’s tail at a quick glance.

    However, it is mostly made of gold.

    It’s a golden brush.

    「Is it real?」

    「It’s really heavy…….」

    She says in a voice that sounds like she’s about to cry.

    「So it’s real or …… why did she give it to me?」

    「I don’t know. It’s not a big deal, but here you go. It was given to you…….」

    （Don’t do it. She’s up to something.)

    「Eh? What do you mean by that?」

    I asked Eleanor.

    （If this is silver or gold coin,it would just be a bribe to make it easier to get to you. It is sometimes done with the gatekeeper of a noble’ residence. Sometimes they won’t even tell you the lord is home unless you give it to them.）

    「Huh.」

    （But this is a different story.) It is made of gold and appears to have been made to match the recipient. They’re here to fill in the outer moat.）

    「I wonder who she is.」

    I pulled myself together and headed for the parlour.

    I opened the door and walked in to see a woman there.

    A well-dressed woman ── better-dressed than Helene or Princess Iris, if I may say so myself.

    When the woman saw me, she stood up and bowed.

    「It’s a pleasure to meet you.」

    She looks up and faces me.

    「And you are?」

    I am here on the recommendation of Her Highness Princess Helene. My name is Delphina Homer Ramanli. Pleased to make your acquaintance.」

    「Helene’s?」

    Oh, so this is the merchant that Helene was talking about.

    No, maybe it’s his subordinate.

    She looks like a fairly young woman. She’s an adult woman, but at a glance, she doesn’t look like much of a 「wealthy merchant with the net worth of a country」.

    （That’s a good point.）

    Eleanor murmurs in my brain. What do you mean?

    （The moment I heard her refer to Helene, her expression did not change, but her spirit shook slightly. I think she might have sensed your relationship with Helene.）

    She’s not going to show it on her face even though she’s …… aware of the relationship between Helene and me.

    I see. Whether it’s the boss or their subordinate, it’s clear that she’s no ordinary person.

    I pulled myself together and sat down in front of Delphina.

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  • Chronicles of a Creative Different World Reincarnation Volume 1 Chapter 13 Introduction

    　◆　◆　◆

    I, Cross, my sister Asha, and I had come to the Midogal Kingdom six months ago on a request from Toran-sama.
    We’ve already accomplished what we were asked for, to some extent.
    I secured four beastman women and two dwarf women, put on the slavery collars, and handed them over to Tran-sama’s messenger.
    After that, we set out to find the elves and demons we hadn’t caught yet.
    However, it was hard to find demons around here, and I gave up on them.
    And we were only able to find a few elves…….
    There were only those who were already slaves of the nobles of the Midogal Kingdom, or weaklings who were just elves and had no other distinguishing characteristics.
    As expected, I can’t mess with a nobleman’s slave, and I don’t want a weakling, no matter how many elves there are.
    Asha and I talked about what to do, but we couldn’t come up with any good ideas.
    Since we hadn’t been to the bar for a while, Asha and I decided to head there for a change of pace.
    In the tavern, there was Lisa, an elf with both beauty and strength.
    To me and Asha’s eyes, it looked like prey that had finally been caught.
    We have 〈acting〉 skills that make it easier to build trust. To gain even more credibility, I also have the easily recognizable status of an S rank adventurer.
    Therefore, for Asha and I, it was far too easy to get at Lisa and her friend Airi.
    However, my prey, Lisa, is an A-rank adventurer and is famous in this city.
    And it seemed that she was only accepting requests that were close by and could be done in a day.
    As expected, attacking such a woman out of the blue in the vicinity of Midoria would risk catching the attention of others.
    Asha and I devised a plan to see if we could somehow make Lisa a slave.
    My thought was to pretend we had a party member first, and then ask for help to rescue the elf from the bandits. The idea was to make it look like we were traveling to our destination and enslave the two of them along the way.
    Airi, who was not the target, would also be a trump card in putting the slavery collar on Lisa. And when I’m done with her, I’ll go to …… and sell her to a slave trader somewhere.
    We took less than a month to gain their trust. And then, just as we were about to launch the operation, ……
    There was a guy in the guild sniffing around for Lisa and Airi, so I wondered if our operation had been discovered somehow?
    So, I’m going to have to raise my voice.
    ―― and then Lisa and Airi arrived at an inopportune moment.
    I had never let these two see me yell at anyone before, so I wasn’t sure what to do, but Airi spoke up.

    「Cross-san, is there something wrong for you to shout so loudly?」
    「No, because this guy was asking around about Lisa and Airi. You’re both beautiful, so I thought it would be too late if something happened to you. That’s why I yelled at him.」

    I hurriedly answered with a random excuse.
    Well, it’s true that they are both beautiful. And that’s why I’m going to enslave them.
    I tried to frame this snooping guy as the suspicious one, but I couldn’t come up with a good idea.
    As I was wondering what to do, the three of them started talking without knowing what I was thinking.
    We’ll have to find out who this guy is first.
    That’s what I thought, and I focused all my attention on listening to the conversation between the three of them.
    And as it turns out, …… this is the guy Lisa and Airi had told me about before, the guy they separated from in Dallas.
    A little calmer, I look at the man again.
    And in that moment, a chill ran down my spine――.
    Asha and I are both S-ranked and strong in our own way, but I instinctively felt that …… this man was even better than that.
    My instincts sound the alarm.
    This guy’s is trouble.
    I guess I was in such a hurry that I didn’t notice it until now…….
    I knew I couldn’t let this guy get too far into it, so I signaled Asha with my eyes.
    Then I turned my mind to full speed and formulated a plan in an instant.

    「Lisa, Airi, the plan was to leave tomorrow. But we’ll leave as soon as Airi’s exams are over. If we wait any longer, Lara will be …… and we’ll be ready to go sooner than we thought. That’s why we’ve been waiting for you two here.」

    Well, actually, I’m not done preparing yet.
    As soon as they partied with us, I tried not to be suspicious by making a good impression on the receptionist by completing requests and interacting with other adventurers so that the others would not be suspicious of their absence.
    And it’s a long trip, so it takes time to prepare for it.
    I had no choice but to cancel the request and try to make up for the accelerated schedule on the way.

    　◆　◆　◆

    「Louis, we should get going.」

    Lisa told me and tried to turn her back to me. My 〈Intuition〉tells me that’s a bad idea.
    It would be a bad idea to let the two of them go with Cross and his sister.
    Deciding that I was running out of time, I decided to speak straightforwardly.

    「Airi, Lisa, It seems that we are short of time, I don’t think it’s possible for us to slowly discuss this. So I’ll just be blunt. You shouldn’t be thinking about going anywhere with them. They can’t be trusted. It’s obviously too suspicious.」

    I spoke more impatiently.

    「This advice is for both of your safety’s sake. The only reason I’m telling you this is because I’m warning you that my 〈Intuition〉 skill is flagging that he is dangerous and that he has an 〈Acting〉 skill.

    They were just stunned, as if it was too sudden and they didn’t know what was said for a moment.
    But I guess they soon understood the content of what I was saying.
    Their expressions turned bitter – they seemed to be claiming that they didn’t understand or agree with what I was saying at all.

    「What?! Louis, why do you say that? Cross and Asha are both good people. They’ve been a great help to both Airi and I. And now we’re in a party. The only reason I’m going out is because I’ve been asked to do a few things, and I’m going to the Stania Empire, but I’ll be back within a month. You can’t doubt every person who has 〈Acting〉 skills, people with those skills can’t do anything about it. I mean, can we really rely on Louis’ 〈Intuition〉 skills?
    「I didn’t think Louis-sama …… would have been that rude to someone he just met. However, I remember Louis-sama when he was still very young. …… Skills are just skills, they do not represent the person. I want to believe in Louis’s 〈Intuition〉 skills, but I still believe in Cross and the others. I can’t believe that the two people who have been so kind to me are lying to me.」
    「I’m saying this for both of your sakes. Can’t you just hear what I have to say?」

    Cross and the others don’t have〈Dark Magic〉, and Airi and Lisa’s statuses indicate that they are not brainwashed. So I tried to talk them out of it for a while.

    「I’ve misjudged. Or have you grown strong and arrogant?　Louis ……, I’m disappointed in you.」
    「Cross-san and Asha-san are s ranked……I’m still a little slow on the uptake, but he’s been training me without a hint of displeasure. In comparison, Louis-sama criticizes …… such a person at the first meeting? I think that is the worst thing a person can do. I’m disappointed too…….」

    Airi and Lisa uttered such terrible words.
    And their words became a blade that pierced my heart. I was rejected by both of them, I was so sad …… and I was quite shocked …….
    I realize that these feelings seem to have shown on my face for a moment.
    A moment later, the faces of the classmates I had helped but betrayed me in my previous life and the bullies who had been so good at getting under my skin came to mind.
    But I shook my head and quickly relegated the memory to a corner of my mind.
    However…… even though I was taken care of in the past……
    When I’ve been told so much, too, slowly, gradually, I feel my emotions overtake my sadness and shock.
    I come to fulfil a promise―― a reunion after a year and seven months―― and this is what I get……
    Do they trust Cross instead of me? Airi and Lisa met Cross and the others after they came to Midoria, right?　Was that the extent of their bond with me?
    Especially after Airi and I spent our childhoods together.
    Neither of them even listened to a word I said.
    But I can’ t stop Airi and Lisa by force, and I can’t beat up those guys, Cross and Asha.
    I also told them about my 〈Intuition〉 skills and their 〈Acting〉 skills.
    What more should I do? For these two people now…
    I guess there’s some jealousy in my feelings right now.
    After all, you’d rather have your bond with them than mine?
    Am I a fool for coming all this way to see you?
    The moment I thought that…
    Lisa and Airi’s value to me has gone from being my parents’ friend and maid to being something I don’t need to be a part of in the future.
    I feel like I’ve become indifferent to them both.
    Then a low, emotionless voice came out, surprising even me.

    「Disappointed,huh …… You’re disappointed, oh I see?…… Oh, yeah…… I understand. Yeah, I’m done……. I’m done when you say that much. You guys can go ahead and do whatever you want. However, …… I don’t want to see you guys again. And if it goes the way I predicted, …… we’ll never see each other again. You and I are strangers from this day forward. What I’m about to tell you isn’t sarcastic or anything, okay?」

    As a last act of kindness, I decided to teach them both a lesson.

    「I’ll give you guys who knew me this one piece of advice. In the near future, both of your lives will be shrouded in darkness. At the very least, try not to despair and live life with a strong spirit. …… Let’s go!　Eleanor!」

    Airi and Lisa had no more words to speak.
    Now I’ll have to say a few words to Cross, just in case.

    「And one final thing. You’re Cross, aren’t you? I don’t care about those two anymore, but if you mess with me or this Eleanor in the future, I’m going to eliminate you, okay?」

    I glared at Cross, then said with a deadly tone.
    After giving the four of them a quick glance, I walked out of the guild with Eleanor and returned to the inn.
    However, I was still having a hard time mentally. When I got back to the inn, I didn’t feel better at all.
    Eleanor doesn’t ask me any questions. Just a gentle smile on her face.
    And she gently hugs me when I’m not feeling so energetic.
    I was touched by Eleanor’s warmth, and little by little, I felt myself calming down.

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  • Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Harem-ken Volume 1 Chapter 24

    At a glance, Orikuto was a large rock. But even though it reminded me of lava, I couldn’t feel any heat.

    Slime with a rock-like texture. That was my impression.

    I jump in and swing Eleanor down.

    「Hmm!　Hard.」

    The blow was quite severe, and the edge of the cut only dug in a few millimeters.

    It moved like a sluggish mollusk, but it was very hard.

    （He’s coming!）

    「Tsk！」

    At Eleanor’s warning, I kicked that guy in the body and jumped sideways.

    The second I stopped the blade, it tried to swallow me, My body shot up in a huge leap with a 「Bang!」 The next thing I knew, I was on the ground.

    「If I get taken in with that kind of hardness, I’ll be in a world of hurt.」

    (From the inside, it might be more fragile than you think.)

    「It’s a cliche.」

    I say this jokingly, but I have no intention of trying.

    Orikuto stretched out and attacked me further.

    I can see what looks like a sharp fang at the tip. He’s intent on swallowing me.

    I dodged to the side and swung Eleanor down from above, holding her in both hands, into a defenceless spot.

    I feel a dull sensation. My hands went numb.

    I felt the numbness like I’ve slammed a baseball bat into the ground with all my might, but I haven’t even cut a third of the way through it’s body.

    「Oh, shiiitttttttttttttttt!」

    I shout. With all the strength I could muster, I pressed Eleanor’s blade against it.

    「Uuuooooooooooooo!」

    Gagagagagaga. The sound of blades and rocks rubbing against each other continued, and Orikuto’s body was cut in two.

    「Awesome…….」

    I heard Io’s voice from behind me. That’s what I wanted to hear.

    But there was no time to dwell on it.

    「What the…?」

    I was astounded.

    The part of the Orikuto that I had slashed with all my strength quickly attached itself and returned to the original lump.

    So its characteristics are almost the same as slime.

    （I see. That’s why it’s so dangerous.）

    Eleanor’s voice echoed in my head. I could afford it, but I was impressed.

    「……Bring it on!」

    Taking a breath, I repositioned Eleanor and slashed at Orikuto.

    I sliced it to pieces. Gagagagaagagagaga. Anyway, I slammed Eleanor into Orikuto’s body.

    Sparks flew and bits of rock scattered.

    I hit it with even more enthusiasm.

    「Haa…… haa……」

    When I was completely out of breath, the Orikuto fell apart ── into pieces.

    「If I’d gone this far…」

    （No, not yet!）

    「──！」

    I was astonished. In front of my eyes, the pieces of Orikuto are slowly coming together and trying to come back together again.

    The physical attack is not enough to stop it. On top of that, my hands are numb from too much pounding. I’m not sure if I can do it again.

    「Kakeru-san! I’m done chanting.」

    「──！Fire!」

    As soon as I shouted to Io, I jumped away, keeping Eleanor in my guard.

    A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and struck Orikuto.

    It stopped moving.

    I look down at it. I feel a little complicated.

    Io came up beside me and said.

    「Wow, Kakeru-san, this is the first time I’ve seen someone tear apart an Orikuto all by themselves. I mean, I’ve never heard of such a thing!」

    Io said with respect ── or rather, her voice was full of respect ── but honestly, it was complicated.

    I would have done in this guy alone if I could have……

    「I’m sorry, I’m so sloppy. Let’s just get the Orikudite and get out of here.」

    「You want to get out of here?」

    「Yeah. Orikuto is numb now, but he’ll be able to move soon.」

    「Does it come back pretty fast? What happens if I shoot more magic into it?」

    「I can keep it from moving while you shoot, but I can’t do it alone…….」

    「…… You mean the interval between zapping it and the time its stopped?」

    Io apologized and said,「I’m sorry」.

    「An Olikudite mining party should consist of at least five magicians. To ensure safety, seven or more people are recommended.」

    「That’s how many people you need to keep going.」

    「Yes. If I can do it alone, I can do it. It’s a way of dropping one shot, taking as much as you can in the meantime, and running away. It’s also very dangerous, because the amount of time you can stop it moving varies a lot, so there’s a risk of being attacked by an Orikuto who’s able to move while you’re mining.」

    「I see……. Okay, let’s just take as much as we can.」

    If that’s the case, I’ll just take as much as I can, as fast as I can, and use the warp feather to warp away.

    That’s what I thought, and I was going to start mining with the two of them.

    「Kakeru-san! It’s moving!」

    Io shouts out. To my surprise, Orikuto was already on the move.

    I stepped forward to shield Io with Eleanor at the ready.

    「The interval is so short, is this what it’s supposed to be?」

    「There are times like this……. It’s pretty short, though.」

    「What about Io’s magic?!」

    「It’ll take a while before the next one!」

    Io replied in a voice that sounded like she was about to cry. Damn it, we can’t mine it like this.

    Let’s use the warp feather to escape and come back.

    Just as I thought this, I caught sight of Helene.

    Helene has remained silent ever since our encounter with Orikuto.

    Her eyes stare at me. Her expression didn’t change.

    I wondered what it was ── it popped into my head for a moment, and then quickly disappeared.

    An electric current runs through my head. Flickering.

    I exclaimed.

    「Helene! Throw a magic ball at this thing!」

    「Yeeeees.」

    As requested, Helene took out the magic ball (black) I had given her and threw it at Orikuto.

    The balls flew helter-skelter and hit its rock like body.

    The effect of the magic ball (black) is to magically attack the opponent with its weakest attribute.

    In the case of Orikuto, it would be lightning.

    Instantly, the ball burst open. The lightning burst with a thunderous roar.

    I just… jumped into it!

    I cling to Orikuto. Together, we took on the lightning magic.

    「Kakeru-san?!」

    I hear Io’s surprised voice. It’s an obvious reaction.

    But this is fine. Because so far, everything was going according to plan.

    「Are you all right, Kakeru-san?」

    Io calls out to me in concern. Helene follows close behind.

    「It’s okay. Not much damage.」

    I made a show of moving my body. I’m not trying to be tough, it’s really not much damage.

    If I had to guess, I’d say it was a little numb, like when you bump your elbow on a corner.

    「Instead, you two work on the extraction, and I’ll stop Orikuto.」

    「Eeeeeeh? But…」

    「I think it kinda feels like this……?」

    I decided to show Io the proof that I was fine.

    I use lightning magic the same way I’ve always used fire and ice magic.

    The lightning struck Orikuto, who was unable to move.

    「Lightning! I see, Kakeru-san, you’ve been exposed to the magic.」

    「Yeah, you’re supposed be able to learn the magic by surviving a magical attack, if you’re good enough.」

    「Yes!」

    「That’s the way it is — and that.」

    I visualized it further and fired another shot of lightning magic.

    Two shots in a row fall on Orikuto’s body.

    「Apparently, I can do a barrage.」

    I say this as if it’s obvious.

    A predisposition to lightning magic, and the power of continuous magic (or is it?). I’m not sure.

    I’m sure both of them are thanks to the「777 times all abilities」.

    「So I’ll take care of this, and you two take care of the mining.」

    「Yes!」

    「I understand.」

    「Oh, don’t even worry about how much we can carry, we’ll be at warp on the way back anyway.」

    I told the two of them and turned to Orikuto.

    As soon as it starts to move, I concentrate so that I can hit it with magic.

    It was slightly different from what I had planned.

    「What kind of person is Kakeru-san ……? I’ve never seen anyone who’s perfect with a sword and magic……」

    「You’ll find out when you study history.」

    「History?　Why history?」

    「He really resembles the anecdotes of historical heroes in their youth.」

    「I see!」

    I listened to the conversation between Helene and Io, and for the moment, it was good.

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  • Chronicles of a Creative Different World Reincarnation Volume 1 Chapter 12 Part 2

    《26 Reunion, Disappointment, and Farewell》

    As I, Louis, was trying to get information about Lisa and Airi at the guild, someone suddenly yelled at me, and I turned around. A man who looked like an adventurer was standing there.
    This guy mentioned Airi and Lisa’s names. Don’t tell me you guys know each other?
    As I was about to continue my thoughts, the door to the guild’s entrance opened, and I moved my gaze for a moment.
    The next thing I knew, I was looking at two familiar figures.
    I was surprised at the sudden reunion, but Airi and Lisa didn’t seem to notice me.

    「Cross-san, why are you shouting so loud?」

    Airi says as if she was concerned about the man. Maybe the relationship between these two is pretty close.
    I looked again at the man called Cross, and beside him – there was also a woman who looked somewhat like him.
    Cross opened his mouth, his face contorted, when Airi asked him.

    「No, because this guy was asking around about Lisa and Airi. You’re both beautiful, so I thought it would be too late if something happened to you. That’s why I yelled at him.」

    Airi and Lisa’s cheeks seemed to flush a little when Cross told them they were beautiful.
    However, they both immediately straighten their faces and open their mouths at me.

    「Have you ever met us before? I feel like there’s something familiar and …… strange about you…….」
    「You too, Lisa? I got that impression too.」

    I was still surprised at the sudden reunion, but I regained my composure and observed the two people in front of me again.
    Lisa was still in splendid shape. However, the most notable thing about her is her well-groomed face and soft, shiny blonde hair. The way she looks is a perfect embodiment of an admirable beauty.
    Maybe it was because of me getting older, but I thought she was more attractive than I had seen her in the past.
    I move my gaze a little and then observe Airi.
    I have the impression that her blue hair has darkened slightly.
    Her hair had grown longer than before, and her hairstyle was now in a ponytail. She also seems to have gotten a little taller, maybe as tall as my shoulders now?　She’s always been pretty, but she’s gotten more polished.
    After taking in the appearance of the two people I hadn’t seen in a while, I now brought Cross and the woman beside him into view.
    And after a few seconds of watching, my〈Intuition〉skill kicks in. My 〈Intuition〉 told me that these two guys were a couple of crooks.
    I hastily 〈Appraise〉 Cross.
    Then, it showed that this man had an 〈Acting〉 skill level of 7. These guys seem dangerous. That’s how I described Cross and the woman beside him.
    I returned my gaze to Airi and Lisa again, but they still hadn’t realized who I was.
    Realizing that I was going nowhere, I opened my mouth to tell them that I was Louis.

    「It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you both. …… I’m Louis, son of Dan and Sarah. I’m sixteen years old now. I’ve successfully finished what Kronos asked me to do, so I came to see you two as I promised back then.」

    When they heard my words, they froze in surprise.
    And soon her expression changed to one of tears. They both seemed to be that happy to see me again.

    「I’m glad you’re okay, Louis-sama. Not a day went by when I didn’t think about Louis-sama. You’ve grown up to be so cool.」
    「Louis, you …… have grown up and …… really tough and strong to be able to finish that difficult task. You’re looking great, too.」

    I can feel that these two are really happy with my growth.
    I thanked Lisa and Airi for their compliments.

    「Th, Thanks. You two aren’t that different.」

    I wanted to talk about the past with the two people I had finally met, but Airi said that she had originally come to take the rank B exam.
    That’s why she had to go to the testing center already.
    However, as soon as I told Airi and Lisa that we would talk later, Cross interrupted our conversation.

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  • Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Harem-ken Volume 1 Chapter 23

    I was walking through the meadow with the two of them, Helene and Io.

    My goal, of course, was the mountain ox. To hunt it down and cash it in. I’ve only hunted one animal today, and I haven’t made enough money at all.

    「He took on a force of a thousand men by yourself?」

    「Yeah. Nearly half of them were overlooked, but most of the soldiers who were overlooked stopped being soldiers because they complained of trauma. …… I’ m not surprised.」

    「I’ll be watching him. Kakeru-san killed a lot of monsters and Sandros by himself. That’s why.」

    「Sandros. That’s Sandros, the king of Hell?」

    「Yes! That’s why I’m not surprised about a thousand people. I think he’s amazing, Kakeru-san.」

    Behind me, Helene and Io are having a friendly chat. I’m glad to hear that the two of them hit it off right away.

    That’s fine, but I still can’t find …… mountain oxen. We’ve been walking around for quite a while, but I can’t seem to find anything.

    The moment they spotted me earlier, they ran away.

    I don’t want to think about it, but …….

    （I think you are being avoided.）

    Eleanor said.

    「Maybe I overdid it.」

    I thought that might be so. Maybe I’m perceived as a dangerous person among mountain oxen.

    After a bit more walking, I finally found a mountain ox, but this time there was a person ahead of me.

    I saw a group of about ten mercenaries, all wearing the same kind of armour.

    It’s a shame I found it, but then something even more shocking happened.

    As soon as I made eye contact with the mountain ox, the mountain ox fighting the mercenary group suddenly turned and ran away.

    he moment it saw me, it ran away, ignoring even the enemy in front of it.

    ……This is no good.

    ☆

    Back in town, I came to the Andreu Trading Company with Helene and Io.

    I told Andreu exactly what I had experienced earlier.

    「My goodness……」

    Andreu wiped the sweat from his forehead with his handkerchief and made a complicated face.

    「It is true that Yuuki-sama may have overdone it, if I may say so myself. In the past few days alone, you’ve done the work of hundreds of people.」

    「If that’s really the case, you may not be able to hunt mountain oxen for a while.」

    「Yeah.」

    「So, is there anything else I can do to make money? Preferably something that pays well.」

    「Yes, there is……」

    Andreu pondered with a straight face.

    I thought for a while, then looked up and saw Io behind me.

    「You are Io Akos, rank C, I believe. You’re good at lightning magic.」

    「Yes.」

    Io nodded, her voice a little embarrassed.

    His reaction was, “Why did you come here?”

    「Are you having in party with Yuuki-sama?」

    「Yes.」

    「It’s not that there aren’t jobs that can be done …… if you have a lightning magic user.」

    「You’re acting a little evasive.」

    「It’s quite risky, after all.」

    「Let me hear it anyway.」

    「Yes. It’s mining Orikudite.」

    Mining? I think it’s some kind of ore.

    It didn’t sound too dangerous, but I heard Io gasp in the background.

    「Andreou-san, that’s a bit of a challenge…….」

    「I know. But Yuuki-sama said 『Something that pays well』」

    「That’s true, but ……」

    Io looked at me with a complicated look on her face.

    I was curious about the mining of the Orikudite that made her look like that.

    ☆

    The three of us warped to the meadow inhabited by mountain oxen and headed on foot to the rocky mountain beyond.

    「Orikudite is the name of the magical ore found in that mountain.」

    「Magical? You mean magically created ore?」

    「There’s a monster named Orikuto who lives there, and it always leaks a special kind of thick magic. The magic is so strong that it almost materializes. The magical power sticks to the rocks around the nest and dries up. Orikudite is made up of hundreds or thousands of layers.」

    「I’ve seen it before.」

    Helene continued.

    「The magic that the Orikuto releases varies from day to day, so the overlapping layers formed a beautiful pattern that resembled the colours of the rainbow. I remember it as being mysterious and very beautiful.」

    「I see.」

    I imagined it somehow. From the description, I guess it’s like the colorful annual rings of a tree.

    「How expensive is that?」

    「Yes, I’ve heard that it’s very difficult to collect, as well as beautiful.」

    「To be frank, Orikuto is immortal.」

    「Immortal?!」

    I was indeed surprised by that statement.

    「Not only are they extremely strong, but they also regenerate quickly no matter how hard they are attacked. Its only weakness is lightning. When you attack with lightning magic, it stops moving for a while.」

    「I see, I’ll have to stop it from moving and collect the Orikudite while I’m at it. So, Andreu told me this story because Io was with me.」

    「Yes, because he knew I could use lightning magic. It is said that if a party cannot use lightning magic, it is like heading for death.」

    That much?

    I see what she means. When one goes out with a party to defeat a powerful enemy, it is common for the party to have the appropriate members and equipment to go with it.

    In the case of a monster named Orikuto, that means lightning magic is the only choice.

    「Okay, I’ll distract it when I see it so that Io can cast lightning in that gap.」

    「Yes.」

    While the vanguard is holding them off, the magician strikes them with magic on their weak points.

    Io answered immediately without hesitation to the orthodox tactic.

    「And this is for Helene.」

    I take out the black magic balls from my pocket and give them all to Helene.

    「What is this?」

    「It’s an offensive item. It can be activated by throwing it at an opponent. Use it at your discretion, Helene.」

    「I understand.」

    「So, let’s do some mining.」

    「Yes.」

    After a quick meeting, we headed up the rocky mountain.

    I suddenly realized that there was a strange aura around me.

    It’s a strange aura, a strange bright green…… and yet I don’t feel anything when I touch it or inhale it

    「Is this it? Orikuto’s aura?」

    「Probably.」

    Io nodded her head. A little further on, I could see that the rock wall was clearly different.

    It’s as if a layer of paint has been applied to what used to be a bare rock.

    Just when I thought it was here, it appeared.

    「It’s Orikuto!」

    Io exclaims.

    「Okay, here we go!」

    I tightened my grip on Eleanor and took off towards Orikuto.

    I glanced at the two women.

    The two pairs of eyes seemed to trust me completely.

    「Eleanor.」

    （What is it?）

    「I’m going to take it down, help me!」

    I wanted to betray their expectations in a good way.

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  • Chronicles of a Creative Different World Reincarnation Volume 1 Chapter 12 Part 1

    《25 Airi and Lisa》

    ――Six months before Louis and the others reached Midoria.
    In a room in a building in the Stania Empire, three men and a woman were having a discussion.
    Only one of them stood silently, not sitting on a chair. The man was positioned behind a man adorned with numerous accessories and seemed to be on alert.
    The man wearing many accessories is quite obese, his neck is filled with fat, and he alone occupies two chairs.
    The obese man opens his mouth with a disgusted smile on his face.

    「I hear the Emperor will soon be moving his finger in the direction of the Kingdom of Midogal.」

    A woman who looked like an adventurer spoke back to the man.

    「Oh, really?」

    A man who looked somewhat like this woman also opened his mouth.

    「The current emperor is very ambitious.」
    「That’s why I’ve come to you with a request. It won’t be soon, but maybe Midogal will be hit by the war. For my part, I’d like to secure a good quality female demi-human slave before that happens. I want to add slaves to my collection that are beautiful, have some special skill, are strong, or have some other feature. I’ve had a few deaths lately from too much abuse and bullying, so my numbers are down.」
    「As usual, Toran-sama has good taste.」
    「It’s true, isn’t it?」

    All three of them are smiling vulgarly.

    「The better the slave you bring me, the more I’ll pay you. The deadline is a maximum of one year, and the more slaves, the better. Of course I trust you, but …… please keep it confidential, okay? I don’t have a problem with enslaving demi-humans, but getting them illegally is indeed a bad idea if we get caught. As I’m sure you know, His Majesty the Emperor is a supreme ruler of the human race, but on the surface he’s forbidden to hunt for slaves because of the bad optics. I’ll give you ten platinum coins in advance. Then I’ll assess and pay you for each slave you bring.」
    「This is the first time I’ve been asked to hunt for slaves. Toran-sama’s requests are always quite well paid, but this one seemed to be an unbeatable and worthwhile job. Well, it’s risky, but me and him, we’ll be fine.」

    With a thin smile on his face, the adventurer-looking man turned his gaze to the woman sitting next to him.

    「It’s more of a hobby for me. It’s hard to describe the look of despair on their faces when they realize they’ve been entrapped. I can only imagine the desperation of the other person when a slave collar is put on them……. Of course I like money, maybe when I’m done with this job I’ll buy that magic tool I’ve been wanting……」

    The woman, who seemed to have madness in her eyes, distorted her lips.

    「I can count on you, can’t I?」
    「Of course.」
    「Sure.」

    They both give Toran a dismissive look and agree.

    「Then I will give you the slave collars, that should be enough.」

    With that, Toran handed the two of them the slave collars.

    　◆　◆　◆

    I – Airi – am not working as an adventurer today, so I’m relaxing at home with a cup of tea.
    It’s already been a year and six months since I left Louis-sama.
    He said that in the space-time that Kronos created, the body grows ten times faster. If he is still in that time and space, would Master Louis be 20 years old?
    While I was thinking about this, Lisa, who had gone out to the bar, came home.
    I think she brought someone with her. No one has ever been allowed in this house before, but that’s …… unusual.

    「Airi, I’m home. We have a guests today.」

    I moved my eyes toward the door and saw one man and one woman behind Lisa.
    The man has a muscular body. Is he an adventurer?
    His hair is cropped short and flaxen in color, his face is neutral, and he is probably a relatively good-looking guy. I’m not really interested in that.
    The woman is beautiful, and her figure is slender.
    Unfortunately, however, there is not much where it comes from. Her hair is long, waist-length, and flaxen, just like men’s, and she looks vaguely like a man.

    「Good evening. My name is Cross. Nice to meet you.」

    A man greeted me with a friendly smile.

    「Good evening. I’m Asha. Cross and I are brother and sister, it’s nice to meet you.」

    The woman also greeted me with a smile like a sunflower.

    「Hi, my name is Airi. I’m living here with Lisa and we’re adventure together.」
    「I was having a drink with Lisa a while ago, so that’s when I heard about it. You’ve been a registered adventurer for a year and you’ve reached rank C?　I heard you’re close to B rank, you look promising.」
    「No, no, it’s mostly thanks to you, Lisa-san.」

    I was praised by Cross-san, but it was actually thanks to Lisa-san’s ability.

    「What are you talking about, aren’t you S-ranked?」

    When Lisa told me that these two were S-ranked, I was surprised.
    There aren’t many S rank adventurers in Midoria. …… I’m sure they’ re quite strong.
    By the way, Lisa hasn’t been partying with others for my sake lately. So, our friendships are very limited. I can’t speak for others either, but ……
    I’m worried about her current situation.
    If these two became Lisa’s friends, would that change the current situation? I imagined.
    After that, I went to bed a little later, but the three of them went back to drinking at home and made a lot of noise until late.
    I could hear their happy voices from my bedroom.

    　◆　◆　◆

    I – Lisa – have been training her as an adventurer since Airi asked me to join her party.
    I have not partied with anyone else during that time, as I completed the request with a considerable margin of safety.
    There were so many invitations to have me in their party.
    However, I am an elf who is said to have excellent beauty. Speaking for myself, I didn’t want someone who was attracted to my looks to ask me out. Also, apart from that, there are people who invite only me, an A rank, even though I’m in a party with Airi.
    So, as far as party invitations go, I was frankly fed up.
    While I was having a drink in a bar to relieve myself of this feeling, two people, a man and a woman, started talking to me.
    That’s Cross and Asha, a brother and sister pair.
    After hitting it off with them at the bar and inviting them to my house, we became friends at a rapid pace.
    Then, 20 days later.
    Right now, I’m in a party with Airi, Cross, and Asha, and we’ve come to a captured dungeon near Midoria to improve our coordination and to train Airi.
    I’ve partied with them a few times now, and have gotten to see Cross and Asha’s personalities for myself.
    As a result, I feel that these two are fine to party with.

    「Airi, get the Ogre under control first.」
    「Airi, be aware of traps while you keep it under control, okay?」

    They give accurate advice. These two are indeed S-ranked and very dependable.
    Still, …… reminds me of the days when I was working with Sarah, Dan and Galwin. The thought made me smile naturally.

    「Hey, Lisa, stop smirking and help me!」
    「Oh, I’m sorry for spacing out. I’ll help you right away.」

    This is how I finished my request today.
    Then, on my way home, a serious-looking Cross comes into my field of vision.
    When I moved my gaze a little, I saw Airi and Asha having a conversation.

    「Hey, Lisa, can I ask you a favour?」
    What? What’s wrong?」

    For the past 20 days, Cross has been taking care of both Airi and me.
    I’d listen to him if it wasn’t too much to ask, but what kind of request would that be?

    「Actually, …… we used to work as a party of four…….」

    Cross and his friends were a party of four, and I was surprised to hear this information for the first time.

    「Our previous party members were an elf and a human. This time, they came here to broaden our horizons a bit. And those guys wanted to get stronger, so they separated from us to go to a dungeon that had a certain level of difficulty…….」

    The fact that they had worked with elves before brought a slight surprise to me.
    When I looked at Cross’s face, he looked somewhat apologetic and then bristled.

    「You’ve taken separate directions. What happened?」

    Feeling a little tense, I prompted Cross to continue.

    「So, it looks like they got hurt in that dungeon. Moreover, it seems that on the way back from the dungeon, they were attacked by bandits. The human’s name is Orin, he managed to escape, but the elf Lara was captured by …… bandits.」

    I have a bad feeling …… that even my elven brethren …… are captured by bandits.

    「So, it seems that Lara has become the plaything of bandits! That’s what Orin found out after he managed to gather some information. And Orin came to us the day before yesterday with that information. We want to help her!　But there are a lot of bandits in the area. …… I’m sorry about that, but I need Lisa and Airi’s help. We don’t want to overwhelm Airi, and logistical support should be enough.」
    「Where are the bandits?」

    Without knowing the location, I can’t say for sure either. I want to help him, and I want to do him a favour.

    「The bandits are on the Staonian side of the border with the Kingdom of Midogal. I was really hoping to get the imperial guards to move, but they won’t move for the elves…….」

    Certainly, from what I’ve heard about the Stania Empire, it doesn’t look like they’re going to rescue elves.
    I think about what Cross said.
    Currently, one innocent woman is said to be the amusement of bandits. How am I supposed to just disregard this?
    But as long as we’re involving Airi, we need to consult with her at least. ……

    「I just need a day. I’ll talk it over with Airi when I get home today. I’d like to go if I could.」

    I’ll discuss it with Airi when I get home.
    As a result, we decided to follow those two, because although Louis was a cause for concern, we still couldn’t bear to abandon the elven woman.

    The next day, I told Cross and Asha about it.
    He asked us to prepare for the trip as well, as it would take about 10 days to prepare. So until the day before my departure, I decided to work with Airi on requests in the vicinity.
    And now, the day before our departure, I’m on my way to the guild with Airi to escort her to her B rank exam.
    That’s because, thanks to Cross and Asha, she was able to complete a lot of requests and quickly accumulated enough rank points to take the exam. I have the two of them to thank for that.

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  • Kujibiki Tokushou: Musou Harem-ken Volume 1 Chapter 22

    「Damn it! I’ll go collect more lottery tickets if this keeps happening!」

    The man looked frustrated and ran out of the lottery booth.

    More and more…… means he’s going to collect more than a hundred tickets.

    ……What did he do to collect so many?　How did he collect a hundred of them in the first place?

    I guess I’ll ask him next time I see him.

    「This is the fourth prize, a fifty percent discount shopping coupon.」

    The staff brought out a golden card.

    It looked just like a gold credit card, but the texture was strange, like something I’d never felt before.

    「If you show this to the merchant when you are shopping at, you will get a 50% discount on everything. You can use it as many times as you want, but please note that it can only be used by the person who received it.」

    「It’s almost the same as the feather. Okay.」

    I put away the 50% off shopping coupon.

    Eleanor drew the remaining ten times, but they were all magic balls.

    ☆

    Now that I can get a 50% discount on my purchases, there’s one thing I need to try.

    It’s about how much I have to spend to get a lottery ticket.

    It used to be one ticket for every 300 coins.

    I would like to verify if the 50% discount will be one for every 150 coins.

    I’ll use 300 silver all at once, it has become relatively easy to earn that now, considering I earnt that in one day the other day.

    The reason for 300 coins is that it’s better to try to see if two lottery tickets will come out with 300 coins, so that they won’t be wasted. If it didn’t work, the whole hundred and fifty slivers would be wasted.

    With that in mind, I returned to the mansion from the lottery booth and tried to jump to the mountain ox meadow.

    「Good morning!」

    I was approached. It’s Io.

    Io stood in front of me, still dressed like a magician.

    「Good morning.」

    「Ar, are you going somewhere today?」

    「Yeah, I’m going to go hunting for mountain oxen……. Want to come with me?」

    I remembered that I had promised to party with Io, so I invited her to join me.

    「Yes!」

    She nodded with a huge smile. Well, that’s what I’m here for.

    「Then let’s go, come here.」

    「Eh? Yes……」

    Io looks at me strangely, but comes close to me.

    I took out my warp feather and moved to the mountain ox meadow.

    「……Eeeeeeeeeehhh」

    She was taken by complete surprise. Just as I expected.

    「Where am I? We were in the city a while ago, weren’t we?」

    「This is a meadow where mountain oxen appear. We’ve flown all the way here by magic.」

    It’s an item, but I told her it was magic.

    「Jump…… I’ve never heard of such magic.」

    「I’m the only one who can do it.」

    「Awesome ……, I can’t believe you can do that kind of magic.」

    「I can only warp to places I’ve been before.」

    「But still, it’s amazing!」

    With an impressed Io, we searched for the mountain ox.

    Speaking of which, what do I have to do to set up a party?

    「What kind of things can Io do?」

    「I can use offensive magic. My specialty is lightning magic. It will take some time to activate it, though, so it might cause some trouble.」

    「Oh, so the vanguard has to endure longer?　Does that make it more powerful?」

    「The power is about the same, but since it’s lightning, it can ignore an opponent’s defenses.」

    「It’s electricity, huh.」

    I see. Lightning magic, I’ll have her shoot it at me sometime so I can learn it…

    In this world, if one gets hit by magic and survives, there’s a chance one can learn to use it.

    While we were talking about this and that, we found a mountain ox.

    「Okay, let’s start with a hundred.」

    I pulled out Eleanor ……, but there was something wrong with the mountain ox.

    As soon as he saw me, he backed away, spun around, and ran away.

    「……Eh?」

    I scowled. Did he run away?

    I quickly regained my composure and used my warp feather to get ahead of it and finish off the mountain ox.

    「What was that? That was just …….」

    I look at the fallen mountain ox and murmur.

    From what I’ve seen so far, these guys are animals that don’t ever run away.

    It’s a ferocious, daredevil, mountain ox, and it’s a wild boar at heart.

    That’s why I was surprised that it ran away.

    In the meantime, Io catches up with me.

    「Amazing …… I’ve never seen a mountain ox run away from someone before.」

    「I’m surprised, too. Now, let’s go cash this thing in.」

    Using the warp feather, I traveled to the Andreu Trading Company with the Mountain Ox and Io.

    I handed the mountain ox to Andreu, who became more and more reserved towards me, and asked him for the payment.

    I went out and met up with Io.

    「Kakeru-sama」

    When I was considering where to go next, I was called upon.

    I turned around and saw Helene there.

    Helene isn’t wearing a dress, she’s wearing light clothes that are easy to move around in, and her long hair is in a ponytail.

    To be honest, her vibe was completely different. It’s just a little disguise.

    「Helene. What’s up with that outfit?」

    「I really wanted to see Kakeru, so I snuck out for a bit.」

    「So that’s why. ……yup.」

    I stared at Helene intently.

    The princess’ usual appearance is beautiful and pretty, but her current appearance is also very nice.

    She looks more beautiful because she looks more active on top of being ladylike.

    ……I have to admit, I was a little stunned.

    「……Umm, Isn’t that strange? I’ve never dressed like this before, so I’m not sure what to expect…….」

    　I took Helene’s hand when she was about to turn away and gently hugged her.

    「It’s not weird, it has a good vibe.」

    「Thank you very much.」

    Helene giggles in my arms. I’m about to gaze at her again.

    「I’m going to go hunt some more, will Helene come too?」

    「I’ll come with you.」

    Helene responded immediately.

    When I turned to Io, she was in a state of shock.

    「Io? What’s wrong?」

    「Ka, Kakeru-san. Isn’t that person possibly …… Helene-sama?」

    「Aaaah」

    「Could it be that Helene-sama……」

    「Well, there you have it.」

    Io was even more surprised when I answered.

    Helene giggled more and more.

    「With the princess …… Kakeru-san is amazing …….」

    「Yes, Kakeru-sama is an amazing person. After all, even though he has the magical sword Eleanor, he is not consumed by it and is able to use it. As far as I know, he is the only one in history.」

    「EEeeeeh? Eleanor? 」

    Io is startled.

    「Yeah, this one.」

    I pulled out Eleanor.

    （Don’t go saying, this one.）

    Eleanor protested, but I flippantly ignored her.

    「EEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh」

    Io shouted loudly and was greatly surprised.

    As I attracted the attention of the people around me, I rushed to cover her mouth.

    「Th, that sword is really that Eleanor?!」

    「Ah, yeah.」

    ……Was this one really that great of a sword?

    「Eleanor. A legendary magic sword that has appeared many times in history, and has led legions of dead spirits to destroy many empires. Instead of gaining power, those who hold it will, without exception, have their minds destroyed.」

    「She is no longer has Legions anymore, but she has a ghost.」

    I summoned Tania through Eleanor.

    「Hello, I’m Tania Chitiakis.」

    A translucent maid ghost demurely popped up in front of us.

    I’m in public, so I’ll withdraw her right away.

    「He’s so strong, he’s …… in that kind of relationship with the princess, he’s …… not taken over by the magic sword, and he uses it normally, and he’s …… amazing!　Kakeru-san is so amazing!」

    Io blurted out those words. I feel that words like amazing are starting to lose their impact.

    （I’m about to join the religion.）

    Eleanor giggles in my head.

    It’s starting to look like it’s really going to happen.

    Well, I don’t feel bad about that.

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