After having a funny feeling with Leffy, she coughed out a cough with red cheeks and said, "Hey, I just ate my food and I'm sleepy again," she said, heading to the futon. I'm going to go to sleep now," she said as she went to the futon, and I also fooled myself by saying, "Well, now, let's practice some magic," as I walked out of the throne room into the grassy area.
　Leila's zit eye hurt so much.

　The grassland wind blew on her, and she took a deep breath and then let it out.

　...... Oh my God, I don't think I'll be able to see Leffi properly after this. The feel of her wings was so great that I completely lost my mind.

　The feel of those wings is really addictive. Anything of the highest quality creates an attachment that you want to love forever, and Leffi's wings are just that. Just touching them makes you feel supreme. I think you should add "Lefi's Wings" to the drug control section.

　......, okay, that's it. Let's just go as if nothing happened. I feel like we went through the same complacency with Iruna, but I think that's the best solution.

　But I think it's the best solution. Living together under one roof. If we're strangely aware of it, our relationship will be strained.

　Hmm, that's fine. That's good.
　The best of both worlds. If I was a politician in a past life, I'd be labeled a "problematic" a**h*le.


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　I decided to forget about it for now and switch my mind.

　The dungeon updates I was reading over earlier, but one thing caught my eye.

　It's called "Imaginary Facilities," and it's related to dungeon facilities.

　As the name implies, you can take an image in your mind and make it materialize as a facility in exchange for a DP. There seems to be no limit to what you can materialize, from a dog house to a castle I'm building, it could be anything you want.

　This item looks very useful. Hooray for dungeon wonder power.
　We'll call this dungeon wonder power a dungeon skill from now on.

　It seems to be very convenient, but it's not such a good idea, and of course this dungeon skill has many disadvantages.

　First of all, it will eat your DP. How much of your DP will be eaten, the DP you've been accumulating daily and the DP you got when you killed a human, will be eaten to the point where it's all gone to waste.
　Well, it's almost ten times cheaper than building the existing castles on the list. It's not proportional to the size of the building, but a flat rate.

　And then there's the next tricky part, the image you get in your head. Just as I had a hard time getting the water dragon out of the primordial magic, this also seems to require a solid image. If you don't have a strong image of every detail, you'll fail to make it appear, and a garbage of the same size will be created instead. That's a bit unfashionable.

　In addition, it seems that it consumes magic power as well. The magic power required here increases in proportion to the size of the building. I can't imagine how much magic power would be required for a castle-sized structure.

　The advantage of dungeon skills with such a large limitation is that DP is far cheaper than existing castles, as I mentioned earlier. Existing castles, even the cheapest ones, are an order of magnitude cheaper. For the more advanced ones, the difference is about three orders of magnitude. It will take a decade to accumulate.
　My lifespan is growing by the millennia, and I could go for it, but I'm being a little too patient. We'll see after this fails.

　Besides, with this dungeon skill, you can build your own original castle. That's an original, original. I like the sound of that. Well, the question is whether I can build a castle with that kind of flair.

　Now all that remains is that the internal structure of the building can be changed later. That one costs a separate DP, but once the exterior is complete, you can rebuild it as many times as you want and build the interior as you like.

　What I'll be doing today is building a miniature castle using earth magic to use this "imaginary facility".

　This time, I will not think about the internal structure at all, but just the exterior. It would be impossible to imagine both at once in my mind. Amateurs should do it one by one, without worrying too much about unnecessary things.

　If I was a former m/crafter, I could build the exterior and then rearrange the interior. We are all space magicians.

　I've already exchanged DPs for these materials. This is a selection of one hundred photographs of castles from a previous life.
　I would have loved to have a copy of the game's castle photo album, but there weren't any. Well, it was a matter of course.

Okay, let's do it!


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What is that, husband, what are you doing?

"...... Oh, Liu?

　A laundry basket in hand, Liu appears from the doorway to the throne room, probably to dry the laundry.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it at ......, did your husband build this? You're really good at it. Your husband is really good at it.

　He let out such an exclamation as he looked at the works on display in front of me as I lay in the meadow.

...... Well, that's nice of you to say so.

What's going on? I'm less excited than ever.

"Well, sort of. ......

　I've got the materials and my dexterity is unnecessarily high, so I've been able to produce some satisfactory results.

　--But it's no use.

　My goal is only Auror Rondo. No matter how many times I go over it, I just can't get it to look that magnificent and majestic. Magifum's designer is amazing.



　...... No, it's still too early to whine about it. It's only been a little over two hours since they started playing with dirt.

　They must have worked tirelessly to reach that state of mind. It's impossible to reach that level in just two hours. That's just a bit too optimistic.

　Besides, we won't be creating something from scratch. If I have a goal in mind, we'll be in a better position than they are.

　Yes, I'm a creative demon king. If you cry like this, you'll know what's coming.

Okay! One more time.

　So with renewed vigor I concentrate and quickly close my eyes.

　--Image. Image.

　The primary color is black. Kuro, reminiscent of night and darkness.

　The fine black walls of the city are black and imposing, as if intimidating anyone who sees them, implying a will that nothing shall pass. In front of it is a gate large enough for even a giant to pass through, but so solid that it won't budge even if attacked by the dragons.

　Inside the ramparts are many towering, sharp-tipped towers and numerous mansions with blackened exterior walls that go on forever and ever, boasting an unusually vast area. The central, majestic palace, like a chapel, is enormous and exudes an austerity that overwhelms everything around it.

　At night, the black castle, the lights leaking from its windows dimly brighten the darkness, the scene is fantastically beautiful, and there is something eerie yet moving in the heart.

　I aim for such a castle.
　A castle full of romance that intimidates, demoralizes, terrifies, and excites the viewer.

　When the image is sufficiently solidified, I will invoke primordial magic and manipulate the soil of the meadow.
　The soil wriggles as if it has a will of its own and forms a shape.

　Primordial magic is really useful. If it were a real figure or miniature, a more complicated process would be required, but by pouring magic power into the image, you can build a thing without the entire process.

　Eventually, the earth stopped stirring, and what was created was...

............ oh.

　--A beautiful, miniature yet majestic and somehow captivating attraction to a single castle.

　This one is ...... nice.
　It's a little disappointing that the color is still brown because it's clay, but it's honestly very cool. It has a charm that makes you want to keep looking at it.

Wow! Awesome! Master, it's so cool!

"Hmm, nice work,

　Liu cheered and I nodded with a satisfied smile.

　Okay, let's make this the axis of the castle. We'll work on some more details from here to make it more perfect. Later we'll paint it black, the color of the castle.

　Good, I'm suddenly very motivated.
　We'll practice more, and when the time comes to use the imaginary facility, we'll pull it off in one shot.

Okay, Liu, watch. I'm going to make this thing more perfect.

"You're going to be even cooler than this! We're excited!

"We'll see. This creative genie is here to create more of a world: ......

　So enthusiastic was I that I continued to practice building the castle, with Lugh in the audience, completely forgetting to hang up the laundry.