The next evening after the game of betting the house against the outsider. At this time, Yuto felt a new anxiety arise........
　Right now, Masato was sitting in front of a large chabudai that was originally placed in the battered living room with his apron on.
　In the center of the chabudai was a large quantity of stir-fried vegetables that Yuto had made on a platter that he had bought cheaply at a recycle shop.
　There is also rice and miso soup for seven people at equal intervals, and a plastic bowl for Ugaron, commonly known as "cat manma," which is rice and miso soup poured over the rice, is placed underneath the chabudai.
　A group of people are sitting here and there. Their cheerful voices echo through the air.

""Itadakimasu!" "Uga!

Ha ha ha ... please.

'Delicious!　It's very tasty. Sally's cheeks are going to fall off!

It's really good. I don't materialize unless I'm drinking, and it's been decades since I've had a meal.

You're such a good cook, aren't you!　Hey, Gen!　You're taking too much!

'Mainly making them cook meals etc..................delicious. Master....................

I love this miso soup.

'My brother!　It's great. I'm very impressed.

'I didn't know modern rice could be so good. I'd eat this every day!

'Haha, every day...?　Hahaha.....

'Really. This makes me want to materialize all the time and still get a meal.

I want to eat.

I'm looking forward to dinner when I come to visit.

I envy you Ugaron who gets to eat every day!

""Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah."

　An outsider in the form of a dog named Ugaron responds happily.

'Uga!'

"Haha, I'm looking forward to the food......... Work.....


　After finishing cooking in the living room of the rundown mansion that is Yuto's home, Yuto is serving rice to his fellow human roommates, who are halfway through the process of becoming his roommates.
　Originally, the house's kitchen was half destroyed due to extreme dilapidation and was completely unusable, but it was somehow made usable.
　The reason for this is that among the nearly thirty or so outsiders who were there when I had my match with Masato, there was actually a foreigner who knew a lot about construction, and after the banquet, he made some emergency repairs to this house. Other outsiders also helped out and cleaned up the house.
　But the water supply wasn't working, and there was no gas or electricity coming.
　Then, to my surprise, Gen started digging in the courtyard and reached the water source and made an improvised well. He then dug up some clean water and brought it to the kitchen in a plastic bottle. This surprised even Masato.
　We were going to use the gas stove we had bought with us when we bought the tent, but Charming and Susan came over to us and heated a frying pan with a small flame made from their hands, saying, "We can do whatever we want with the fire. The fire power was perfect. Gas cassettes are expensive and run out quickly, so I was very grateful for the cooperation of the winning girl and Susan.
　Thanks to that, we managed to get some minimal cooking done, although it's still not very useful.
　Of course, everything else is still in shambles.

　However, I was surprised that they were able to repair so much in that short time. It was even thought by Yuto that he could save the cost of repairing it.
　At first,嬌子 had taken over the leadership of the emergency repairs and ordered the maintenance of the bedrooms, but after Eugene had told her that he wanted her to prioritize the kitchen and living room, they had managed to get the house back to its current state.
　嬌子 seemed to be rather unhappy with that request of Yuto, booing. What the reason for that was, Masato didn't know, but....
　The vegetable stir-fry disappeared from in front of my eyes at a terrific speed. I'm sure you'll be able to see that with a drawn-out smile on your face.

　After the match for that house, the six of Bai, Winning Boy, Susan, Sally, Gen, and Arrogant Hikaru stayed behind, while the others were left behind, and none of the outsiders said, "Call me anytime you want to, mouth to mouth! And then he went back somewhere.
　I heard that the six people present were not always in this house either, but they were going to be here for a while.
　

(If this becomes a frequent occurrence, my food bill, my life!)

　Yuto's complexion is pale. Why did this happen..........it goes back a few hours now.


　Saturday, due to the slapstick house-grabbing battle, the slapstick house-grabbing battle left him greatly tired both physically and mentally, but Yuto left the house early in the morning to go to school. Since Miremar is leaving tomorrow afternoon, he has to get ready for that this evening. Since they would be done in the morning today, they would be free in the afternoon.
　Yuto was happy that the outsiders had made some emergency repairs to the kitchen last night, and even though he was leaving the country tomorrow, he wanted to buy pots, pans, and other kitchen utensils and dishes today, despite the fact that he was leaving the country tomorrow.
　Mari and Shizuka had a club activity in the kendo club, and Ichigo seemed to be running an errand with a classmate named Shinki Yuta, with whom he had become friends, so he could easily leave the school.

　By the way, only Ichigo knows that Yuto has decided to go to Miremar. Ichigo became the only friend who knew that Yuto was gifted, but even after meeting him this morning, he didn't seem to be any different from his normal self towards Yuto.
　And then Ichigo told Yuto that he had

I'll do my best to follow up on your absence from school, but after all, that Miss Misuzu teacher is the one you're dealing with. Don't get your hopes up.

　So, Masato thanked Ichigo for his help. For now, for the next week or so, Yuto will take a week off due to his health condition. The plan is to buy time by having Ichigo go to visit Masato and report to the school from time to time.
　After all, since the rank exams, his classmates have forgotten about Yuto, and he has only recently started to be recognized again, so he thought that there would be surprisingly little impact there.
　However, to my surprise, the homeroom teacher, Takano Misuzu, seemed to remember Masato. Honestly, she thought that there must be some mistake, and she figured that it probably just seemed that way because she was the teacher who frequently looked over and compiled the student's roster and documents in her job.
　I don't understand, as she is usually so calm and her expression is just hard to read. But in Yuto's experience, when he broke the seal and wielded that power, there was almost no one who remembered him.
　The only exceptions are two people so far, outside of his family. They were Lieselotte and Mari, the girl I met in the demon world.
　And this time it's only my best friend Ichigo and Mito Shizuka, who I became friends with since high school, have increased....
　It was probably just his imagination after all, and Masato decided not to worry about it.

　After school, Masato got up to go home early to purchase the kitchen area and prepare to leave for Miremar tomorrow. That's when Mari arrives to pick up Shizuka, who is also going to the kendo club, and finds Yuto about to leave.
　For a moment, Masato was thrilled because he hadn't told Mari and the others that he was going to Miremar, but Mari had something different on her mind.

'It would be nice if Yuto did some club activities too...'

Oh, hmm, I'll think about it when my life is a little more stable.

''Well, I can't blame you. Make sure you tell me when things settle down, okay?

Mari. I have to go now, club activities will start.

Ah, yeah. Then, Yuto. We'll be going.

Yeah. Bye.

　With that, Yuto split up and slipped through the school and made his way smoothly out.
　As Yuto was walking out of the school building, pondering what to buy first, he noticed a light crowd of students in front of him who were leaving school.
　What the hell?　As I walked up to the students, I saw two familiar girls standing out of the corner of my eye, leaning against the school wall, looking bored.
　The clothes are also contrasting, the girl with the patchy eyes is dressed in white, while the girl with the clear look of red hair is dressed in red, as is her hair color.

　Both of them have strikingly beautiful looks, and although they stand out, their contrasting outfits make them more attractive to each other.
　This is the reason why the students who are leaving school can't help but notice them.
　When the two girls see Yuto, they come running up to him as if competing with him with a big smile on their faces.

''Yuto!　I finally came out. I'm here to pick you up!

Welcome home....

White!　Susan!　Wow!

　The two of them took both of Yuto's hands in their own as if they were teasing each other. The students around them loosened their mouths at the smiling scene, probably brother and sister.
　Some of them could also feel gazes that seemed to be mixed with black emotions........especially the men.......
　Also, there are even some boys who immediately start asking around to find out who this Yuto is, as if they are calculating to somehow get close to these two girls.
　At this unsettling atmosphere, Yuto hurriedly pulled the hands of the two men who were pulling his own hands in the opposite direction.

''I told you two not to come to school!　Come here!

　Just this morning, I admonished him desperately about his roommate going to school with him, except for the winning girl.

'What?　That's why I never went inside the school. Hey, Susan.

I did as I said.

　When he took the two boo-boos to a small nearby park that students don't often pass when they leave school, Yuto finally felt calmer and faced them.

''Okay?　You won't have to pick me up from school from now on.

'What?　Why?

Because you know what, it's not gonna be good to give me away.

'It's okay. We're properly materialized in human form, and I don't think even the most sensitive people would be able to tell that. We may look like this, but we're still awesome!

　Yuto gets a troubled look on their faces as they deflect their chests a little proudly.

''Well. Actually, you see, I'm supposed to be living alone, and it's not nice to have everyone know that I'm having everyone over. That....what kind of a worldly thing is that?　There's a thing called.

"The World?

'Yes!　Worldliness. We have, you know, those kind of invisible rules, and it's not really a good idea to have strangers, men and women, staying together.

'I'm not a stranger to you. You're a contractor to us, you know. He's also our master!

Master.

What--?　What is that?

Didn't you win the game against us yesterday?　And then you did us a favor. That's a simple thing, but it's an official contract. That's why we will help Masato whenever he has a problem. Whenever and wherever you are, no matter how much trouble you are in. I'll do whatever you tell me to do. All of us who were present at that time. Everyone has gone home, but I'm sure that if you want to call on me, you can always come to me, right?

'Hey!　Huh!　When did that happen...?

　I never thought it would be such a joke of a match........ Moreover, I never dreamed that I would be signing contracts with nearly thirty non-humans at once. In fact, such a thing would never happen under normal circumstances.
　A contract is a contract that is made by setting up an altar, following a formal procedure and summoning the desired divine spirit, etc. in a stern manner, although each person's way of thinking and doing things is different.
　But in this case, the more surprising part is the content of the contract.

　According to the current story of White, Yuto, including White and his friends, have entered into a master-slave relationship with nearly thirty other people.
　The reason for this is that to form such a strong relationship with a master and servant, one would have to be a very capable person. Naturally, I've heard that the higher the spiritual rank of the person with whom you're making the contract, the more difficult it is to do so. It is even a truism that if you specialize in the master-slave relationship, it is practically impossible to make a contract with an outsider with a good name.

　Because of this, it is usually only a matter of borrowing power when the spirituality of the contracted outsider is high. And every time you use your power, there are usually considerable "restrictions" on it.
　The "constraints" are, for example, a large amount of spiritual power, and in some cases, there are even cases where you have to give certain offerings or sacrifices every time you borrow power.
　Considering the battle with Susan at that time, Yuto believes that Susan is quite high in spiritual power.

(And isn't she still not serious?)

　I'm kind of scared to ask them who they are, but in fact, I didn't ask because I didn't feel the need to ask them either.
　The same goes for the other outsiders who were there. First of all, they had a banquet without a care in such a high divine land, and most importantly, their communication skills are very high, although they are characteristic of high spirituality outsiders.
　When you think about it, they are not very good, but they should not be able to make a contract easily.
　Yuto remembered that he had asked Sumazo before.

　In the past, the contract between a human and an alien was that the person who wanted to make the contract would first show his or her power, and then the alien would recognize it and then give the alien what he or she was wearing. It is said to have been a primitive but strong covenant.
　In some cases, that strength is said to be so strong that the contracts made in those times are carried over to the present day and are still valid from generation to generation. In fact, there are actually families with powerful abilities that have kept the contracts made by their ancestors intact and have used powerful aliens.
　However, times have changed, and some humans have gradually come to see the way in which these contracts were made as inefficient.
　In other words, people began to search for ways to make a contract with powerful outsiders without having their power recognized. That is the 'constraint'. Instead of borrowing their power only at that moment, they would pay a commensurate price from time to time.
　I also heard that those who specialized in those constrained contracts were the current group of abilities known as summoners.

　Nowadays, it has become more common, and it has become more common to respect the outsider than to show power, and to make a full or partial contract in response to that outsider's requests.
　For this reason, there is now a wide variety of ways to make a contract with a foreigner.
　From that point of view, in Masato's case this time around, it can be called a primitive and prehistoric contract. But because of that, the contract was very strong.
　That is to say, in light of the facts of what happened....

　However, what is unheard of is that he didn't want this kind of contract, which other people with abilities would have envied, at all.......or rather, he never thought about it.
　And there is one more exception that even Yuto doesn't know about when it comes to making a contract with an outsider.
　Of course, it's only called an exception, and it's at a level where there are almost no exceptions.
　That's simply put........

　An outsider himself is a human being....awful!　Very!　I can't help it!　I don't care what that person thinks or doesn't like!　I love it!　.........
　White and Susan look worriedly at Masato, who is still frozen in place. Looking up a bit.

''Yuto you didn't want to be our master?

　Yuto stares at them. The usual energetic expression on his face disappeared as White and then Susan, who was staring at him with a geeky look, strangely seeped into his own chest. It was a strange sensation.
　Yuto bent his knees down to their eye level and placed his hands on their heads and smiled as if to reassure them.

''No... not at all. I just stuttered a bit. Oh, is that why?　It was only a day and yet I felt like everyone was close enough to me to feel like they cared about me...

　Yuto says as if he's gainfully employed.

''Only, what can I say.......I'm not trying to be the master of White or Susan and the others or anything. Well ... yeah!　We're friends. It doesn't mean that either of us has to order or obey. So White and Susan don't have to worry about me, and you can just be the same as you are, okay?

　When he said that, Masato removed his hand from their heads and stood up.

'I don't know everyone well yet, but I'm trying to get to know everyone better, even if it's just a little at a time. So if there's anything we think of each other, we'll definitely talk about it.

　White and Susan stared back at Yuto with their eyes wide and their ears and cheeks also reddened as they stared back at him, and all at once, their appearance broke down.

''All right!　Yuto!　As a friend, I'll do whatever you say!

(Sighs) ...you can tell them what to do.

　They vigorously put their hands around Yuto's neck and hugged him, and both of them rubbed their own cheeks against Yuto's both cheeks.

'Ugh!　Yeah, that's not what I'm saying...

　He was a little flustered, but inside of Yuto, he thought, that's cute.......it's like having a little sister. While patting their heads with a bit of embarrassment, I gently pulled them away from me.

'Well, let's go home. Oh, just do a little shopping.

Shopping?

Yeah, I'm just going to get the dishes and some food. Do you want to come with me?

'Yes!　I'm going!　What would you like to eat?　Come to think of it, what are you eating these days?

　It sounds like an odd question for a normal person to ask, but for them, who are usually in spirit form, food is something they don't need. It takes a lot of power to materialize and........what?　When Yuto thought that, a question arose.

'Come to think of it, is it okay for White and Susan to materialize all the time?　Won't it weaken you if you're forcing yourself to use force?

''Oh, it's okay. ........Actually, you know, it's all because of you, right?

"...?　What does that mean...

'You've been producing spiritual power all along, haven't you, Yuto?　We all share it with others. Thanks to that, I don't get tired even if I materialize all day long, in fact, I've built up a lot of strength.

　Yuto thinks, Oh, so that's how it is. That's how it was used.

'If ... if you don't like it, I'll stop, okay?

'Haha, that's totally fine. It's all on its own anyway. If my idiosyncratic constitution is useful in a place like that, it's a good thing it's the other way around.

　I answer with a wave of my hand. And in fact, I really do think so.

'Yes!　Why don't we have a special dinner together today?　I'll make it for you. It's a housewarming gift, too. It's not much of a budget item, but...

'Really?　Yay, I want to try it!　Hey, Susan.

"...the first meal I've had in decades.

'Let's go then. First, we'll look at the recycling store and the hundred-yen store, then we'll go to the supermarket...

　When Yuto said that, the three of them walked out side by side, looking like close siblings from the outside.
　There were people who were watching the whole time.
　From the rooftop of the high-rise apartment building a few kilometers away from where Yu and the others were, Winnie and Kanji watched the scene and brushed back the hair that was blowing in the wind.

''Oh my goodness, it looks like everyone was curious about it after all. Hmmm, everyone's a little thrilled. It's not just a matter of time before you get to know them. I'm not talking about our master, but our friend.

　Sally, with her pure white wings spread across the sky opposite of where the winners are, is clearly visible in the sky, looking at them with her cheeks up in the air. And seeing her fly off towards the city, she must be planning to join Yujin.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of your time in the park where you left off. His large eyes were filled with tears and Ugaron was licking his dark face.
　Furthermore, behind the tree in the park a tall, long-haired man-like shoulder could be seen. Upon closer inspection, that shoulder was trembling faintly.

　In the end, in the evening, all of them except for the winning girl and Yuto went home.
　When嬌子 came out to meet her at the door, Masato said that he had met everyone by chance.
　Masato immediately starts on his dinner, and even though they had to cook only stir-fried vegetables due to budget constraints, they are all very happy with their meal.
　However, the only thing that was miscalculated for Yuto was....

　[It was supposed to be a [today's only materialization dinner], but every time his impressed non-human friends came to visit, they started requesting a meal.
　This gave Yuto another reason to work besides restoring the house.