Mr. Manashiro, may I have a word with you?
Hmm?

　As I was about to leave the place alone and lonely, I was stopped by a very accomplished silver-haired maid who was attached to Sasha, the little blonde haired lady.

"Well, what can I do for you...?
　I'm a bit of a hemming and hawing slob when I'm stopped out of the blue.

　This maid is so unforgiving in many ways it's scary....
　The way she cuts off her opponent's path of retreat and makes him choose only the one path she has planned for him, it's almost as if the fear is etched into me on a DNA level just by being shown it once....

　If it wasn't for the perfect situation for the S-class cheat Nasu Yoichi, maybe I would have been tripped up too...

About this matter--
　While I was bracing myself, wondering what they would say this time, what was thrown at me was...

"I am truly sorry for the numerous injustices. I sincerely apologize. And I can't thank you enough for guiding your daughter in the right direction. Thank you so much.
Uh, uh, yeah--

　It was an apology and a thank you.

'Yeah, but you don't have to thank me for anything I did to draw it out. It's something I wanted to do.
''Is this a piece of cake? I'm impressed once again that you are indeed the "God's Annihilationist" and "Dragon Slayer" Manashilo Seya!

　Oh...!
　These two super cool names sound really good to the ears no matter how many times you hear them...!

But by the looks of it, I think the maid believes I'm the real deal.
Well, in that case, I must confess that I knew from the start that it was real.

'What?　What?
　What did you say?
　I was careful to say as little as possible so that the cheat wouldn't get out of control, but you just couldn't help yourself.

'Well, in that case, to tell you the truth, I knew from the beginning that it was real.
　Naturally, the Dispel-type S-class cheat 'What?　What? was out of control, and the maid who was cut off from the cause and effect repeated the same words again.
　Well, this time, it wasn't anything in particular.

　I mean.
........yes?
　How did you know it was coming?

Yesterday--or perhaps earlier today? The person who drove the Manashiros back to the village of Auld is my sister.
Oh, she's that cute girl with the short, smooth silver hair. If you come to think of it, the eyes are very similar..... And her hair is the same smooth silver hair.

"The general characteristics were as my sister had told me, and since I was with Lady Sakurai, I was almost certain of her identity from the beginning.
''Well then, if you'd said a word to your master about it, we wouldn't have had to have this duel...?

　My honest opinion, however.

It's no fun--
　I was cut off in a very short sentence.

"--No, I have a few thoughts.

'You just said it wasn't funny!　I told you!
　This guy is really scary...!

I thought it would be a good chance to get the young lady to be honest with you, Sacrai-sama, so I took advantage of Manashiro-sama's services out of spite.
'Oh, so that's what it was all about...'

　And my tweaks are completely and completely through.........

''So that means. All of this, all of this, up to the point where I brought it to the point of a draw, was made to dance in the palm of the maid's hand for good.......

　A beautiful rose has thorns.
　That well-worn phrase popped into my head without a second thought........

Well, I'm glad it seems to have worked out in the end.... I'm glad it worked out.... I'm honestly happy that Uzuki and the girl have made up. Even if it's all according to the maid's wishes........

Huh, that's a bit of an overestimate. I honestly didn't expect to get such a good result.

　When she said that, the maid broke her cool poker face for the first time and gave a gentle smile.

"I was hoping that the young lady, who was so stubborn that she couldn't turn back, would be given a chance to change her ways," she said, "but I would like to once again express my heartfelt gratitude to Manashiro-sama for her unparalleled skill in dealing with the situation.

Oh, yeah?　Well, when you put it that way, it doesn't feel so bad, does it?
　What man would feel bad about being complimented by a beautiful adult woman with a smiling smile?
　No, I'm not. (Antithetical)

I would like to express my gratitude in a small way for that...
　Pic!

Yeah, well?　I really, really didn't mean to say that at all, did I?　But if you say you can have it, I don't see any reason to refuse it?　Because, you know, these things are feelings, right?　What's that thing called a gratuity?

　Then the maid took a leather bag from her pocket.
Oh--!
　A few gold coins from it--one piece = 10,000 splits, or $10,000! --I was trying to get it out.

"...what?

　For some reason, he put the gold coin back into the bag as it was and took out another leather bag and handed me two 500 split silver coins (i.e. 1,000 yen) that he took out of it.

''Well why did you just stop giving me the gold coins in the middle?　Hey, why?

''If you think about it, Manashiro-sama is the one who inflicted the humiliation of defeat on my precious daughter. As a maid with your daughter, I am grateful to you, but as someone who loves your daughter, I must admit that I am a little irritated, or perhaps I am tormented by two contradictory feelings between my personal and professional lives.

What do you mean?

'I mean, I think I'm showing off the gold and then handing over the silver to try and make him feel better about himself.

'Oh, yes, I see...'
　Well, but I'll take what I get, and I want the money....

'Don't be so concave,'
''It was the maid who made the dent, though...?　Yes, it's really late now, but can I ask for the name of the maid?　They called me Chris, though.

Well, well, well, I'm very sorry.
　Then the maid straightens up and bids gracefully, lifting the hem of her skirt.

'I'm sorry I'm late. I'm Chris Villanueva, the first maid of the Travis family, and I have the honor of being Miss Sasha's personal maid. Please feel free to call me Chris as a friend.

Well.........it's not 'channing' as expected.
Well, it's a shame.

Uh, you know, don't be so gloomy...
Don't worry, it's just an act.
Oh, I see...

　It was me being completely played for a good cause.


　So, that's why.
　Uzuki was able to get along with his friends, and my war chest was increased from 200 yen to 1200 yen.

　After surviving the duel, I went out to the city as planned.