As soon as the master and two others left to hunt dragons, I visited the Countess of Lumberjack.

　The mithril alloy had been sent to them every two days, a little bit at a time, so all that was left to do was to receive the payment, a large sum of money, 30 billion CL.

''Yukari-sama, I've already heard what you have to say. As arranged.
Thank you.

　The Countess Forrest of the Countess Family Order greeted me.
　According to our preliminary discussions, I will now be allowed to stay at this county house until the return of my master. The Count's side had two responses.

　I'm not a fool to wander around with 30 billion CL. I thought about hiring an escort, but I'm a bit uncomfortable. Probably the safest thing in the world is to stay by my master's side, so I decided that it was better to wait quietly here.

　But I'm not just waiting around either.

　The great mansion that I plan to purchase - the master has already set his sights on it.

　For that discussion, I decided to rent a room in the Count's house and set up a place for the discussion.

　The people I'll be calling are a developer who is focusing on developing an ultra-luxury residential area on the outskirts of the royal capital, as well as a general contractor, a building contractor, and a carpenter from the royal capital. If they only wanted to buy a mansion, they should only call the seller, but it's still not enough to fulfill the master's wonderful dream.

　Soon after, the builder's bigwigs, who smelled the scent of gold, came to visit my room. They are all peckish and humble to me, a dark elf. As expected of a Count who rules a commercial city, I realized that the name has a tremendous effect.

　Now, let's get to the point.
　When the master was looking for a place to buy a big house, he said to me, "It's smaller than I expected.

It's smaller than I expected.

　The largest and most expensive mansion on the outskirts of King's Landing was worth 2.5 billion CL, but it still didn't meet Master's expectations. So what would he do? Master said with a big smile on his face, "What do we do?

I'm going to buy nine of these lots 3x3 and all the land in between and turn it into one big lot.

　...... I thought for a moment that he might be a fool, even though he is a beloved master.

　But the master said with a twinkle in his eye. The northwest is a mansion based on the motif of a water city; the north is a retreat-like mansion in the forest; the northeast is a mansion in the style of a hot spring resort; the east is a standard mansion with a large lawn garden and a swimming pool; the southeast is a mansion for servants; the middle and south are attached to each other to make a vertical castle; the southwest is a lakeside mansion overlooking Lake Vanilla. The west is a Japanese style mansion on the banks of a river.
　That was certainly what he said. I remember every word of it without fail.

　If this is the case, there is only one thing I need to do.
　Take the first step toward realizing the master's dream.

............

　When I explained our request, they all fell silent.
　No wonder. It's unheard of.

'Please give us a quote.

　I shot them all a "I'm supremely serious" look and bowed lightly. The contractors gave me a huff and moved on to work on their numbers.


　Later that day, each of the contractors received their estimates.
　The mansion, land, and renovations were all worth about 21.6 billion CL.

　...... I've never heard of anyone spending so much money on a mere house. I'm sure even that royal palace would be much cheaper. I'm sure your master is the best in the world in terms of houses as well.

Well, the rest can be found at ......

　I sent a letter to each of the contractors stating that I would make a decision on the purchase and start of construction after seeing the actual thing and rested my weight on the back of the chair.

　I put my weight on the back of the chair and we were all set. The only thing left to do is to find out what to do with the "servant".

　As I was thinking about this, there was an unexpected knock at the door. It's early for dinner. It's still early for dinner. There shouldn't be any more plans for visitors, but ......

Excuse me. Mr. Phillip, Chairman of the Maurice Slave Trading Company, is here. What can I do for you?
"--!

　Maurice and Company!
　I never forgot for one moment its presence, which could disrupt the peace of me and my master. But to think that he would come for me when I was alone!

　Perhaps one of the contractors was extra-conscious or slipped up. I knew it was a problem I would have to face eventually, but I didn't expect it to be today, of all days.

　I am no longer a slave. My master allowed me to "escape" from prison. My contract with the Maurice Company has expired. There's no excuse for this.

　So, what's it going to be? You can choose not to meet with me. But in that case, there is no denying the deterioration of our relationship.

　The fact that he was coming to visit me like this shows that at least I didn't come here to accuse him of anything. If we're going to cut white off by assuming that he escaped from prison by some mistake, i.e., not intentionally, we should meet him now with a bare face. But what if they've seen through everything? Catch me?　You cannot perform such an act under the Countess. Then why did he come to visit me?

　Hostile or not, we can't seem to start without meeting and talking to each other.

'...... We're currently jammed up. Please wait a moment.

　I asked the maid to tell her so and contacted the master via a team-only communication.
　The reply was quick. He said, "It's probably okay" - which makes me somewhat uneasy. But since Master said so, it must be okay.

'We're ready. 'We are ready, sir, and you may let Sir Philip come in.'

　He rang the bell and gave instructions. The maid bows, "Sicily, sir," and leaves the room.

　About five minutes later, a thin-eyed, small, fat man, Philip, the merchant chairman of the Maurice Chamber of Commerce, appears.

'............!'

　As soon as Philip saw me, his eyes widened in surprise.

'Excuse me ....... Well, I'm surprised.

　What surprised me? I'm not going to say a word, I'm going to look at the other side.

I'm sure you've been feeling a bit strange, and I just wanted to check up on you for a while, but my instincts are getting a bit rusty too.
......?

　I don't know what you mean.

"There are people in the world who would unlawfully break slavery and send it to the black market, and they are an utter disgrace.
!

　I knew they would see through it!

　...... No, but. This man does not seem to blame his master. What does it mean?

Your master is brilliant in that regard. This is how he keeps his slaves in line.
?

　I don't understand. I am no longer a slave. My contract has to have expired. And how could this man not know that?

"This belonged to your master. Your former master gave it to me.
The original owner--?

　I am astonished. Philip offered me a letter.

　The Duchess Lucia Icine. The woman who picked me up as an orphan and raised me as an assassin. That's a letter to your master?　Why in the world?

"The late Duke asked me to give it to you if you were in good standing with your master.
Nah!

　This guy, no way, no way!

"You know everything: ......!
'Oh?　What are you talking about?　I was just keeping a letter for you, sir.
That's a lie, and I am not a slave.
No, no, no, that was my own mistake. I thought you and the Second Mistress were very much in love with each other.
............

　Philip smiles with a smile and eyes like strings. You're going to be able to go through with it as a matter of course.

　Why would he do such a thing? I thought about it for a while, and then I realized.

　Why Master Lucia held my life together, why I was picked up by the Maurice Slave Trading Company, and why the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce missed the prison break.

　What they mean is - a letter.

　Delivering this letter to the master was the very purpose of the ......?

...... Yes, sir. I'll make sure to get it to you.

　When I said this, Philip broke his face, bowed, and said

Well," he said. Let's get to the point.

　Is there anything more? While I'm thinking this, Philip opens his mouth.

'The perfect slave for a servant, by all means, from our Maurice Trading Company.



　　　* * *



This is the mansion to the east of the site.

　After meeting up with Yukari in the commercial city of Renyadaw, she led us to the planned 'second mansion' on the edge of the ultra-luxury residential area of the royal capital.

　The mansion in front of me is just as grand as I imagined it would be. It has a lawn garden as big as you can play soccer, a cool pool, a ridiculously large wooden deck, a balcony where you can take in the whole view, palm trees around it, a big white house with two floors and lots of big windows with high ceilings and good ventilation and sunshine, a lot more rooms than 20, a kitchen with a It's like a trendy bar and the living room is large enough to host a tennis match, like an ultra-luxury hotel at a resort.

"What the hell is this? ......!

　Sylvia froze in surprise as it was, letting out a thick voice that sounded like she was going to be martyred.

'I'm going to stay here!'

　Eco can't stay or stand still, but he is very excited to run downstairs, upstairs, into the garden and into the pool.

...... That's a nine-tenths of what it's worth.

　Yukari says with a dumbfounded look. That's right. This mansion is one of the nine mansions in the East. After all this time, I don't know if I'm right. I completely overdid it. You definitely can't have this .......

It's a good idea to move on to another mansion when you get bored. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. This one is for summer!
Even while you're not using it, you have to pay for its upkeep, master.
It's okay, we can make as much money as we want.
............

　Yukari gives me a jittery look.

'Let's go look elsewhere.'

　I said as I escaped my gaze and started walking south.

　After fifteen minutes or so of walking, I finally saw another mansion. It was a large brick mansion in the Western style. It's not a mansion, it's more like a castle. It's tentatively named "The South-East Mansion," and it should be a servant's house. But 15 minutes walk to the nearest spot on your property is ...... No, let's not think about it.

Hm?　You're choosing between this and the one you just saw?

　I'm sure you'll be able to see the mansion in front of you and say with a pompous look on your face. As expected of Silvia, she doesn't seem to understand it well. I really like this part.

This is my home too.
What?
Nine of them, this one, this one, and the one we're going to, that's my house.
"Huh. ......?

　There's something very moving about seeing a platinum-blond beauty open her mouth generously in amazement.

''By the way, this is the house where the servants are going to live.


　I freeze again.
　I knock Sylvia up and then look around the inside of the mansion. The interior is wooden and has a heavy, chic feel to it. It also has a vaguely antique feel to it. It has more rooms than the mansion in the east, and it can accommodate a lot of servants. The dining room and kitchen are especially spacious. It seems to be able to finish a large number of meals at once.

''Please leave the training of the servants to me.

　Yukari said that to me as I left the mansion in the southeast. I feel like it's too hard work to be a quirk: ......

Are you sure?
I'd really like to be allowed to do this.

　Yukari's determination was firm. Or rather, I feel something vindictive about it. I'm a little afraid to say no, so I decide to ask for it.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to do it. I'm sure you'll be happy to see me. Don't take it easy.
Thank you, Master.

　Yukari flicked her long ears once with a blank expression on her face and bowed somewhat happily.


　After that, we inspected all nine mansions, seven of which were in need of rebuilding or renovation. Seven of the nine mansions were in need of rebuilding or remodeling. We decided to keep the mansion to the east and the mansion to the southeast.

　Then they completed the purchase of the mansions. At the same time, the construction work began. Thanks to Yukari's help, things went smoothly. 21.6 billion CL in total.
　The total cost of the project was 21.6 billion cl.


Second-dono!　He said you can already move into that mansion in the East tonight!　I'm looking forward to it!

　Sylvia was ecstatic.

　I know the feeling incredibly well. I've never cared about real life. It's enough to have an environment in which Mevion can play. Well, I'm a loser in the eyes of society.
　But now that this world has become a reality, my mood is rising rapidly as I've acquired a mansion that is the proof that I'm on the winning side.

"No, uh-uh-uh!

　Eco was getting too excited and crazy. His voice died down slightly.

'We're having a barbecue today!

　I was in a super euphoric rush, too. I was still walking to my mansion in the east, but I took out shrimp and meat from my inventory and started skewering them. What the hell am I doing?

"Let me help you with that.

　Yukari is laughing too, saying something like, "Hmmm. It was really rare.

　Thus, the unusually excited foursome had an all-night barbecue on the wooden deck of the mansion and had a great time.


　Needless to say, the next day, none of us could get up from the barbecue without drinking a potion, because of a terrible hangover.