The next day, Kaito and the others were fidgeting at school. Today is the last day of qualifying. After school was over, they were anxious to see if their ranking had slipped.

It's tough luck for the event staff.

By the way, the ranks are fluctuating all over the place. I'll have Kaito tell me who he's watching tomorrow.

It's an individual battle, but as Seigo predicted, ninjas are very powerful. In particular, the ninja of the blackout position, the missing ninja, are running solo.

A ninja dark fallen position... sounds strong. I mean, it's usually possible for a dark-skinned job to participate.

''The individual battles are crushing each other and against the Dark Fallen jobs. The normal professions are genuinely strong, too.

Does that mean they're all going to be tough?

'Oh. I can't do individual matches, so I'm aiming for tag teams. If it's a tag team, the darker jobs are tougher to join, so I'm targeting them.

That makes sense. Huh?

'If it's a tough job in the Darkness, are there any Darkness jobs that you can join?'

'Oh. Don't you know...he's a dark summoner. He's out on the tag team with the summons he took from us. If you're coming to watch the event, you don't want Lily and her friends to see it, do you?　There's a huge bashing on the Summoner and Furious user forums for being too much.

I don't know if it's that bad...I'm sure Lily and the others will want to see it, but I don't want to take them there.

'Sorry...I'll let you know.

It's okay. I'm a guy who loves beautiful NPCs!　Well, if you want to thank me, make me a cheat sheet.

That sucks. But it is what it is.

"All right. I'll give you the secret tools of the legend.

'Oh!　Seriously!

I give Kaito a pencil with numbers written on it.

'It's a pencil dice!　I don't need it because I already have it too!

I didn't expect someone to rely on it. I happened to see it at a stationery store and bought it on impulse

That's new.

'I know it when I see it!　You should at least strip the price off!

Good grief. I'm in trouble for the extravagant Kaito.


School is over, I buy the food and log in.

Today, we all do various things with the vegetables we harvested yesterday. First, we summoned a list at the Beast Demon Guild. Our target is Imp. I set the middle magic stone.

''Summon the list!''

...... magicians unresponsive. You have a failure. Huh... well, there's no need to rush.

Head to the Farming Guild and buy special tools.

I bought a pulping machine, a squeezer, a distillation barrel, an oil press, and a fermentation barrel.

There were also brewing barrels, but I couldn't afford them. I bought the fermentation barrels because I was curious to see if they would make a difference to the fermentation of my cooking skills. If there's no difference, then I'll never have to buy them again.

So let's start with the sugar cane.

First, we set the cane in the squeezer. Then, Lily insists on doing it, so we turn the handle.

Then the juice that will be used to make the sugar comes out.

'Tact!　This is great!　Let me do more!

As Lily squeezes it out, the impurities are removed in a filtration system, just as they were when she made the sugar. The sugar is now in its original form, but in fact, there is another kind of juice left behind that has lost its sweetness. According to my grandma's book, it's called molasses, but we had to use this one, which we threw away without paying attention to it last time. Of course, I'm going to make some sugar, too.

I'm going to use my fermentation skills on this waste molasses.

Fermentation!

I heard that you can make bioethanol by putting it in a distillation barrel. It is said to take three days to make it. Let's be patient.

After that, Lily set a large quantity of sugar cane waste into the pulp machine. I push the button and the white plant fiber is produced. Appraisal.

Bagasse Pulp: Rare 4 Material Item Quality D-
Pulp made from cytosolic millet dregs. It is used to make paper.

As explained, it is used to make paper. Speaking of paper, it's the material for the grimoire used by Nebulous. It is unexpected that it is made from the dregs of sugar cane.

I looked it up on the internet and found that it can be made from pine trees as well. When I'm free of Despena, I'll make one. I will make a large quantity of this and keep it in storage.

They say you can make other rum, but since I'm underage on alcohol, I can't drink or make it under game rules. I guess I'll have to do this. Only sake, wine and mirin are allowed to be used for cooking, but this is only for cooking. Naturally, I can't drink them.

Well, I will leave the drinking to Mr.Ruin and his friends.

Next is oilseed rape. The rapeseed is put into the oil press and squeezed by hand. Here's what was squeezed out.

Rapeseed oil: rare 4 Cooking Quality D-.
Edible oil extracted from rapeseed. Characterized by its unique flavor, it is used in various dishes from frying to frying.

The first cooking oil was born! This means that the range of cooking has been expanded at once.

All that's left to do is to use them as rape blossoms in cooking.

The last is corn.

This is also used to make bioethanol by the same method as sugar cane. I'm looking forward to seeing if it makes a difference. And we used the same powdering method as we did for sugar cane, and this is what we got.

Corn Fodder (Shillow): rare grade 4 Cooking Quality D-.
Corn powdered into a feed. It is more popular than normal feed.

I was hoping for a little corn soup base, but it's still not sweet.

I gave the corn feed to the liqueurs and it worked great. I was afraid of the eyes of the other horses, but I hope they each get it from their masters.

The other thing about corn is the alcohol. They are famous for their beer and whiskey. I'll leave this one to Lewin and the others.

Now, I'm going to try out the rapeseed oil as soon as possible. I made a vegetable stir-fry using the venison from Wapiti and the cabbage given to me by Yuna.

Vegetable Stir-Fry with Carrots and Cabbage: Rare Level 3 Cooking Quality D+
Effect: 40% recovery of satiety, 2 hours magic power (medium)
Carrots and cabbage fried in rapeseed oil and seasoned with salt.

Wapiti's roasted meat: rare degree 5 Cuisine Quality D+
Effect: 50% recovery of satiety, 2-hour muscle strength increase (large)
Wapiti venison grilled in rapeseed oil and seasoned with fish sauce.

There doesn't seem to be any change in rarity or effectiveness, but the quality seems to have gone up. When I tasted it, I knew that the food would be completely different with and without the oil. I didn't know that stir-fried vegetables seasoned with salt could taste so good, but when I remember back to the first time, I can't believe how far they've come.

The rest of the vegetables I'm interested in are rice, wheat, and soybeans. I don't have any quests at the moment, but I'm sure they'll be quests beyond sugar cane.

Later, in view of the time, I'll leave Lieprich and the others to deal with Lilly and the others, and I'll meet the ghouls while I'm working on the cleansing process near Freetia with Sabik and Puyosuke.

The other players and NPCs are also doing the cleansing work, so it looks like they appeared because of the open distance from Freetia. If they came, it can't be helped. Let's have them relieve me of my daily resentment of not being able to battle!

In addition, I'll summon new forces to raise the level of the game. It's Sephone and Aster.

''Hahaha!　My name is Sephone!　It's the Demon King Sephone!

You're getting excited. Well, it's your first battle, so maybe it's no use.

'By the way, my Lord. By the way, my Lord, I'm afraid it's not the night, is it?

Well, if you're going to use the sephone, it's at night.

I'll be fine. With all the enemies out there.

Sephone sees the enemy and freezes.

'You don't mean to tell me to suck that thing, do you?

Apparently, they don't want to suck blood from anything. Well, ghouls are certainly not monsters you want to bite.

''This is another test to become a demon king. Good luck.

"Ugh... a test for the Demon King... but this time I have no choice but to take my own hand!

Well, in reality, Sabiku and Puyosuke are enough to deal with ghouls. So I'll have Sabik and Puyo-suke rage on. Astel also covered me with magic attacks. Seeing that, Sephone also got motivated.

I'm going to help you because you're struggling. I'm going to help you.　My servant!　Shadow summoning!

A mysterious creature with a round body and bat wings appeared from Sephone's shadow. So it wasn't like Noah's shadow summoning.

'Go!　My servant!

The mystery creature bites the ghoul and disappears. Huh? It didn't look like you were attacked or anything.

'Mmm!　You have done well!

The fact that he looks satisfied means that's the specs.

'Even if it's not, but once you attack it, it disappears?

Isn't it?

...What's the point of subpoenaing them?

Nuh!　Now you have mocked my servant!　I'm telling you, that guy was the servant I needed to see the outside world!

Hmm?　Does that mean you can share your vision with the guy from earlier?

I can do that. By the way, you can't make noise, and you don't have the freedom to move around.

I see. I couldn't figure out how you got all this information about Princess Sylphy and how you got it, but you used this to get it. But you can't move it around freely?

Didn't you just move it?

I only gave the servant orders. He can do what he wants.

Is that part of the story similar to that of Chibinois? So it's a coincidence. So it was a coincidence that I found out about Princess Sylphi... well, I don't think such coincidences happen very often.

'For now, try using the Nightmare.

You are in charge!

When Sephone uses the Nightmare, one of the ghouls goes to sleep. And it suffers, and its life force diminishes. After a while, the ghouls wake up. So this is the nightmare. I guess that's the magic that gives me nightmares. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have the firepower to defeat the ghouls.

The only thing that's important to me is that I don't want to be the one to tell you to suck blood. It's a good idea to have a good time with them, because I wouldn't want to be in Sefone's position either.

I noticed as I watched the ghouls springing up one after another, but these guys don't seem to be stepping into the purified area. In other words, if you attack from the purified area, you can safely kill them.

While I'm observing the battle, a mysterious wind suddenly arises. It looks like Gratney is here. This time we've planned our strategy properly, so it won't be the same as last time. I'll summon Mir.

Mir!　Drop Gratney into the pit.

I understand!

Sabik, Puyosu!　Pull back!　Let's pull!

We can't fight them now, so we're going to retreat to safety.

Under my orders, Sabik collects Puyosuke-san and comes back. We run away, but we get sucked in. It's still a mess, but this time we won't get sucked in!

Suddenly the sucking wind stops. It looks like Meir has done well. It's not going to be able to suck us in on the far ground if we fall into the pit.

All that's left to do is to run to the Freetia.

"...How uncool do you think it is?

'Don't tell me that kind of thing until Gratney sucks you in. I'm telling you, it's quite a scary experience.

Hmmm. You'll need a fight like this.

I'm glad you understand. I'd like to make a cool decision if I could, too, but as it stands, this is what we have to do. We managed to escape to Freetia, but as a result of using Mir and Sefone, Lily and the others found out that we fought.

And apparently the shop was in trouble because Mir and Sephone were out of it. That was a bad thing. I'm sorry about that.

After I finished my production work, I logged out to study for the test.

Name Ion Dragonute Envelope Lv13

Vitality 63
Magical power 106
Strength 60
Defensive Strength 33
Agility 138
Dexterity value 109

skill

Two swords Lv 27, spear Lv 4, throwing operation Lv 8, flight Lv 9, swimming action Lv 12.　
Ice Blades Lv 14 Continuous Attacks Lv 5 Water Magic Lv 16 Blue Wave Lv 3 Dragon Technique Lv 8　
Dragonization Lv 7 Sea Dragon Blessing Lv 5 Cooking Lv 12 -> Lv 15

Name: Setia High Elf Lv 12

Vitality 53
Magic power 143
Strength 47
Defensive Strength 36
Agility 39
Dexterity value 143

skill

Staff Lv 14 Magic Bow Lv 19 Eagle's Eye Lv 9 Eagle's Eye Lv 11 Shooting Lv 11 Woodworking Lv 17　
Harvesting Lv 24 -> Lv 28 Medication Lv 12, Engraving Lv 5, Gemology Lv 2, Lapidary Lv 2.　
Wind Magic Lv 7 Fire Magic Lv 17 Water Magic Lv 24 Earth Magic Lv 13 Dark Magic Lv 1　
Sacred Magic Lv 6 Lightning Magic Lv 3 Explosive Magic Lv 2 Wood Magic Lv 16 Ice Magic Lv 5　
Tree Magic Lv 9 High Elf Knowledge Lv 22 Spirit Summoning Lv 7 Cooking Lv 12 -> Lv 15

Name Love Fire Shrine Beast Lv10

Vitality 77
Magic power 95
Strength 95
Defensive Strength 48
Agility 109
Dexterity value 75

skill

Swords Lv 18, two swords Lv 1, wind blade Lv 4, flame magic Lv 11, evil flame Lv 12, abomination Lv 21.　
Presence Lv 21 Danger prediction Lv 20 Spiritual power Lv 2 Illusion Lv 2 Shinto magic Lv 5　
Forgetfulness Lv 6 Speedy Legs Lv 7 Magic Lv 2 Blood Awakening Lv 6 Cooking Lv 12 -> Lv 15 Divine Descent Lv 1　
Beastification Lv 2

Name: Japanese Fox Shriners Beast LV7

Vitality 78
Magic power 108
Strength 48
Defensive Strength 40
Agility 100
Dexterity value 102

skill

Fan Lv10 Dance Lv10 Throwing Manipulation Lv10 Evil Flame Lv10 Evil Fire Lv13 Anticipation Lv13　
Danger detection Lv 13, sealing magic Lv 12, sorcery Lv 10, fire magic Lv 6, Shinto magic Lv 16.　
Witchcraft Lv 10 Sewing Lv 14 Leatherwork Lv 12 Cooking Lv 17 -> Lv 19 Blood Awakening Lv 5 Divine Descent Lv 1 Beastification Lv 2

Name Sephone, Vampire Lv1 to Lv6

Life force 18 to 20.
Magic power 20 to 25.
Strength 14 to 15.
Defensive strength 10 to 12.
Agility 10 to 12
Dexterous value 20 to 25

skill

Bloodsucking Lv10 Night Eyes Lv10 -> Lv12 Shadow Lurking Lv10 Shadow Summoning Lv10 Covertness Lv10　
Dark magic Lv1 -> Lv2 Night Immortality Lv10

Name Sabik Yululungru Lv 3

Vitality 79
Magical power 44
Strength 58.
Defensive Strength 42
Agility 64
Dexterity value 48

skill

Biting Lv 21, curling Lv 14, cleave Lv 3 to Lv 7, iron wall Lv 3.　
Deadly poison Lv 19 Heat detection Lv 13 Underwater action Lv 1 Lightning magic Lv 3 -> Lv 5 Water magic Lv 3 -> Lv 5　
Earth Move Lv 4 Rainmaker Lv 8 Water Breath Lv 3 -> Lv 5 Revive Lv 2

Name Loco Moco Happiness Thief Lv8

Vitality 104
Magical power 69
Strength 11
Defensive Strength 89
Agility 48
Dexterity value 40

skill

Flight Lv 6 Body hit Lv 3 Danger perception Lv 11 Escape leg Lv 3 Hair growth Lv 14 -> Lv 15　
Milk extraction Lv 14 -> Lv 15 Cold hardiness Lv 1 Happiness Lv 8 Blessing Lv 8 Protection Lv 4　
Light magic Lv3 Heavenly protection Lv10　

Name Aranea Tsuchigumo LV7

Vitality 46
Magical power 55
Strength 52.
Defensive Strength 28
Agility 34
Dexterity value 86

skill

Biting Lv 6 Fighting Lv 1 Adhesive thread Lv 18 -> Lv 19 Soft thread Lv 13 -> Lv 14　
Steel thread lv25 -> lv26, trap setting lv20, thread detection lv6, poisonous breath lv3.　
Earth hiding lv3 throwing lv4 earth magic lv1 earth magic lv1 curse lv1 sorcery lv1

Name Puyosuke Clean Slime Lv3

Vitality 70
Magic power 0
Strength 0
Defensive Strength 91
Agility 36
Dexterity value 42

skill

Predation Lv 21 -> Lv 24 Defense Lv 10 Physical Disable Lv 12 -> Lv 15 Transformation Lv 24 -> Lv 25　
Shock absorption Lv 11, splitting Lv 13, regeneration Lv 19, provocation Lv 3 -> Lv 5, corruption Lv 3 -> Lv 5.　
Underwater Action Lv 9 Extreme Cold Body Lv 19 -> Lv 20 Purification Lv 15 -> Lv 17 Water Attribute Disabled Lv 1　
Disable Fire Attribute Lv3　

Name Airy, Zlatroch Lv 8

Vitality 84
Magical power 50
Strength 52.
Defensive Strength 32
Agility 65
Dexterity value 45

skill

Angular charge Lv 18, climbing Lv 4, danger detection Lv 14, leaping Lv 10.　
Gale Lv 15 Wood magic Lv 3 Light magic Lv 12 Milk extraction Lv 11 -> Lv 12　
Protection lv5 Blessing lv6 Resurrection lv1 Insane Warriorization lv2

Name Aster Fairy Lv1 -> Lv3

Life force 20 to 22.
Magical power 35 to 39.
Strength 15
Defensive Strength 20
Agility 30 to 34
Dexterous value 22 to 26

skill

Flight Lv 1 -> Lv 3, Lyre Lv 1, Dance Lv 1, Enchanted Scale Powder Lv 1, Wind Magic Lv 1 -> Lv 3　
Wood magic Lv1 -> Lv3 magic Lv1