Do you really think it would be safe to build a golem?
　As I stuck my hand into my backpack to make a golem, I suddenly had that question.

''Wouldn't it be safe enough with those rats I just mentioned?　I don't think any nobleman has ever been so heavily guarded.

I think so, too.
　Leena agrees with Belle's opinion, and the two of them answered my question .
　I think the two of them are right about what they are saying .......

'Yes ...... why is that?　I can't get rid of this kind of blah, blah, blah, blah feeling of anxiety.

Why is that?

We do this level of security in this house. It's just .......

"Just?
　Just that ...... has been breached by ....... Breached?

Oh, yeah. It's him. That's Allen.

Allen: "Allen. ......
　Sherry responded to Allen's words.

'I'm sorry. It brought back some bad memories.

Mm-hm. Keep talking.

Okay. Thank you.

Allen is the leader of the burglars, isn't he?

Yeah. I'll never be able to find them because of my yucky skills of covertness.
　So was my uncle, but that's not fair.
　Well, I can't speak for the rest of you.

Were you really that good?

Oh, and as far as how bad it is, I'm never going to be able to find Anna, who I've always relied on. In fact, I've been caught off guard by that guy so many times that I've gotten away with it.
　It's been a frustrating experience for me, many times.
　You gotta do something about that.

Well, how do you protect yourself against that kind of person? ......

Yes. ......
　What should we do?
　You can't fight for what you can't find and .......
　You can't find it and .......

'Well, what about something called ...... warding?'
　While I was pondering this, Leena made an interesting suggestion.

'Warding or ......'
　Indeed, it might be the best protection.

''My grandmother told me once that in the elven village, there is someone who can use warding magic, and that person is always protecting the village.

"Heh. That sounds great. Way to go, Lena. What about Leo?

Yeah, I think it's a good idea. I'm gonna build one anyway.
　What's the best material: .......
　I knew it was mithril?　What do you think?
　While I was thinking about that, I was going through my backpack when I found something nice.

"The branch of the sacred tree looks good. There should be some in the elven village.

Oh, the one you used to make my cane.

Yeah. It'll make a good one, right?　So, I'm going to try to build one with this.
　I took out the magic stone that had the most magic in my magic stone and cast a creation spell with the branch of the divine tree.

　The result was a sphere with a beautiful pattern carved into it.
Wow! Beautiful patterns. What can I do with it?

I'll be back in a minute.
　Now for the evaluation.

＜Demon Conjunction Ball.
　When you pour your magic power into it, you can create a powerful ward that is only as strong as the amount of magic you pour into it!
　This ward can reject any outside interference.
　The size of the warding can be adjusted by the user's magic control
　While the warding is developing, this sphere glows.
　Creator: Leons Forster

　Warding balls: .......
　You can create wards with magic?

Let's just use it anyway.
　I casually poured my magic power into it.

　And then ...... soon something black covered our surroundings and we were trapped.
　Fortunately, the warding ball is glowing so it's not completely dark.
　Could it be that the glow was for this?



What is it?　I'm scared.
　Belle asked as she leaned closer to me.

"Well, ...... I think I've put too much magic into it. I think the wards are blocking out the light.
　I wasn't thinking straight and I didn't know how much to take.

Dude, don't deal with this.
　Sherry was scared, too, and she was hurrying me along, sticking to me.

"Okay, okay. Let's see, ......, what can I do?　In the meantime, let's try to get the magic out of it.
　I put my hand on the warding ball and tried to pull out the magic power little by little, and little by little, light came in from the warding.
　And when the magic power was completely drained, the ward disappeared.

''Oh~! It was scary. That ward might not be so scary if you use it at night or when it's originally dark.
　Leena, who wasn't that scared, was calmly analyzing the warding ball while looking at it .

''That's right . It was a bit scary, but with a ward like that, I think it's safe.

Yeah, that's what I think. Well, let's get the golem built and then we can head to the castle.

　Then I quickly finished building the golem, and the two cooks joined me and moved to the castle.

We're home.

Welcome back. He's looking forward to seeing you.
　When I transitioned to the castle, Mr. Edwan was waiting for me.

Thank you. Now then, these two are the cooks I brought in from over there, so show them to the kitchen.

Okay. Okay, you two, follow me.

Yes, sir.
　They were in perfect synch as usual and Mr. Edwan took them out of the room.

'Alright, so let's start by letting the rats loose in a big way.
　We have to do this before Mr. Edwan gets home.

Well, wait, before we do that, give me that wardrobe you put up earlier!
　I put my hand in my backpack, and Shelly and Leena got impatient.

"Uh-huh. Here you go.
　The momentum of the two of them was so strong that I unintentionally took out a wardrobe from my backpack.

''Thank you . Shelly, stick with me, please.

Uh-huh.
　The two of them hurriedly locked themselves in, developing a pitch-black ward as they stuck together just in time .

'You didn't have to go that far. ....... I see Belle is fine with it.

'We don't want to touch a real rat, do we?　But I'm fine with the build.

Okay. Okay, big release!　Spread out~!
　Then I let the rat out of my backpack.
　The mouse was gone in the blink of an eye.

"Wow. If you two had seen this, you would have cried.

Yeah, that was awesome.
　The place was crawling with rats.
　I'd be mildly traumatized if that thing was coming at me.

All right, let's call them together. How are we going to signal the person inside the warding?
　The warding would also block out sound, and there's no way you'd know if I called you, right?

Why don't you send them a reminder?

Oh, yeah. I'll try.

Come out, both of you, when you're done.

Are you sure it's over?　(You don't have one of them left, do you?)
　Oh, here we go. Telephonic communication is useful.

Okay. They're all gone.

Bye.
　The wards were disappearing and they came out.

There they come out. Let's check the footage then.
　This time, he took the rat monitor out of his backpack.

"What do you have to show me?

　Then something popped up on the monitor.
This is the kitchen of the castle.

Oh, it's huge.

This is the two cooks and Mr. Edwan, right?
　Yeah, it's in the castle's kitchen.



So it seems. So now you know how fast the rats are moving.
　I'm sure I just released it just now, but they're already delivering the footage from the kitchen.

''Oh, the two of them are talking about something with the castle cook.
　At Bell's words, everyone's eyes returned to the monitor.

　Please, please don't start a fight or anything, okay?
"Are you the cooks of the Forster family?
　The cooks that were originally hired to work for him had a question for them.

　To which Mr. Jim responded.

"Yes, sir.
　Jim's face was a little tense.
　If we don't get along here, we're in trouble.

　I'm sure he was thinking about that ...... but his fears were unfounded.

『『『『 Oh, my goodness! 』』』』
　Surprisingly, the castle cooks cheered loudly.

''Please shake my hand.''
Oh, me too!
Me too!
　He even started to ask for a handshake.

"What?　Why are you so happy about it?

Well, ...... I've heard before that working for the Forster family is a great dream for a servant.
　I think someone said something like that.

Yes. It's a great honor for an ordinary person like me to be able to work in a brave man's house.
　If Belle says so, then it must be true .

'I see ...... that's why the food at Leo's house is so good.

Well, they were chosen from a lot of applications.
　These were the people Sam had chosen for the day .

　With that in mind, I looked at the monitor again and saw that the ...... chefs had finished shaking hands with each other.
''I'd like to ask you two to be the head and sous-chef, ...... okay?
　Seriously?　Are you sure?

'What?　Are you sure?

"Because we're here afterwards, you know?
　But no, I don't think so.

No, I don't have the right chef here to tell you what to do.
　Your cook is very cool.
　I'll give her a raise later.

Okay, ...... and Emma will take care of the chef.
　Huh?　Really?

'What?　You do it. Are you a man?

'What's a man or a woman got to do with cooking?　I would definitely prefer Emma as head chef. I'd be a great support.
　Jim...... cool.
　I'll give Jim a pay raise too.

"Okay, okay. Okay, I'm Emma, and I'll be your new head chef. It's very nice to meet you.
　And so we have a unique female chef in this world.

Oh, that's right.
　Yeah, that's great.
　Let's see what happens with you two.

Wow. This is gonna be fun for dinner.

Yeah, I'm looking forward to it. Well, then, I guess I'll just have to do what I have to do before dinner.
　Then I remodeled the bathrooms and put a bunch of Red Golems in the castle.
　And that evening's dinner was delicious.