It's dawn, or rather, it's almost noon.

　I soothe the pain in my head with a detoxification potion and go downstairs to the living room.

　When I looked into the kitchen to get a cup of coffee, I saw Yukari in a maid's uniform preparing lunch.

　............ hmm?

Good morning, master.

　Yukari notices us and greets us in the morning with a clean bow.

''Oh, good morning.''

　When I returned her greeting, she said, "Please wait a moment longer," and went back into the kitchen.

　I guess it's ....... It looks awesome. The maid's outfit is too much on the board and doesn't look out of place at all. But why the maid outfit?　That's funny, right?　It's funny, isn't it?

What--what?　You did it, Yukari!

　Sylvia woke up later and yelled at Yukari, pointing at her. What do you mean you did it?

'You did it.

　Yukari said a few words without even a glance. Sylvia puffed out her cheeks and looked somewhat frustrated.


''Ah!　World!　In the garden, there's this delicious-looking, big, big, big, big, big, big, big, big, big!
Oh, for God's sake, calm down!

　Eco, who seems to have been playing outside, comes back and winds up buzzing his tail. She's in good spirits, by the way.

'Miga!　Big deal!　Mi!
Mi......?　Oh!　Coconut.
"Palm trees!
It's edible. But it's very hard.

　When I told him, Eco's eyes lit up as he said, "Heh. You're going to crack it later, this guy.

Lunch is ready.

　At the sound of Yukari's voice, we gathered in the living room and took our seats.

　The table was lined with delicious-looking sandwiches and salads made by Yukari. The sun streamed in through the large windows and a cool breeze blew in from the terrace overlooking the garden and pool. The large living room and high ceilings were liberating, with a nice buddy dark elf maid next to her, a dignified platinum blonde beauty across from her, and an adorable beastly girl next to her.

　I won. I won.
　I've already won without being ranked number one in the world.

　Well, I'm still going to win the world number one.




'Letters, huh?'

　After lunch, I heard about what happened from Yukari while drinking coffee.

　Oh, right, apparently the deceased female duke Lucia Icine wants me to do something.

''But why did the master decide that Philip was okay at that time?
Yeah. He's probably brainwashed.
...... I see.

　Yukari seemed to understand in one shot. How could it be that the head of the Grand Chamber of Commerce would move so directly for a dark elf slave or a single letter? It would be wrong to think that he had been brainwashed by the female duke.

　Well. If that's the case, I'm concerned about the contents of the letter.

　What is it that the female duke wanted to hand over to me so badly? Let's--


".................. Wow.

　What was written was even worse information than I expected. It's a hell of a piece of shit.

What do you think?

　Yukari is also wondering if it's bothering her, or is watching me.

"This is a problem," she says. It's not easy to talk about. It's just .......
"Just?
Oh, yeah. I'll handle it.
...... Yes, master.

　Yukari nodded happily and closed her mouth. I know you're wondering, you're trusting me with everything. I looked through the female duke's letter, feeling her passionate gaze on me.

　There were four pieces of information in the letter.

(1) A list of people I can trust.
(2) A list of people you can't trust.
(3) Inside the Kingdom of Castal
4) How to Learn Brainwashing Magic

　None of this is egregious. From (1) to (3), we can see from (1) to (3) that Val Moreau, the vizier of the Castal Kingdom, is a person from the Marvel Empire, that there are a large number of Imperial agents inside the kingdom who are guiding the will of the people, and that those in the kingdom who are aware of this fact are already outnumbered.

　The kingdom is probably on the verge of being taken over by the Empire. If the First Prince Klaus, who was carried as the head of the 'reformers' under the leadership of the Prime Minister, becomes the king, the kingdom will belong to the empire. The reforms they are touting are the "New Era Walking with the Empire" which sounds pretty good, but the truth is that they will become a vassal state of the Empire. They will make a shitty treaty unilaterally and the rest will be exploited. There are many small nations around the Empire that have been absorbed in this way and have dried up, but the fact is hidden by Imperial agents who have infiltrated the media in the Kingdom.

　On the other hand, those in the kingdom who know the truth are fighting as 'conservatives' with the Second Prince of Mine at their head. But they are outnumbered. They call for an expansion of the military, but their armaments are only shrinking. Among the king's people, the voice of 'opposition to war' was very loud. They didn't know that if things continued as they were, they wouldn't even be allowed to fight, and that they were doomed to be invaded.

　And this is 4) in light of the kingdom's current situation.

　The reason why I wrote down here the method of learning the 《Brainwashing Magic》 that the Aisheen family has been keeping secret for hundreds of years. Even I can understand it. You're going to have to take care of the fate of the Castal Kingdom instead of me.

　Why me, of all people, I thought, and I immediately came up with an answer. Handing over the Brainwashing Magic to an "abnormally talented person" who can see through Yukari's brainwashing state and solve it, that makes sense. If I had failed, the letter would not have been handed over, and Yukari would have gone back to Philip to find a new master, and so on. It's like looking for an ideal successor.

　Well, to be honest, I don't really care about the future of the Castal Kingdom. But I'm also concerned about the promise I made to Yukari, and I'm also worried about Mine. What would be the quick fix: kill Prime Minister Val Moreau and First Queen White?　But then I feel like the agent's instigation will give me the impression that I'm the bad guy. Ideally, I'd feel like Mein is in power and pussied out.

　I've thought about it a lot, but I don't know what to think.

　Well, I think I'll take care of the Fourth Objective first, and then when I'm ready, I'll get into it.

　I'm not ready for this. I'm not going to try to win a fight I can't win. To be number one in the world, I have to be undefeated. I can't afford to lose just one fight. I have to be the best in the world and everyone knows it. That's me, and I'm the best in the world.

Okay. Here's the deal.

　For now, I'll have to learn the Brainwashing Magic later. From the looks of it, it's quite, no, quite troublesome. But first, I need to prepare myself. Prepare to become the best in the world.

I'm going to take Sylvia and Eco to learn the transformation skills. "I'm going to take Sylvia and Eco to learn the transformation skills, and ask Yukari to be my servant?
'Yes, sir. I'll take care of it.
I'm sorry we keep getting separated.
No, no, no, it's all right.

　Yukari nodded at me willingly. I've been vaguely aware of this since she said she wanted to educate the servants, but it seems that Yukari has something in mind for the "servants". Is the maid's outfit one form of that feeling?

Maids' clothes look good on you.

　When we parted, I praised her.
　Yukari said, "Thanks," and bowed her head with a smile, and slipped away. Needless to say, her ears were turning red. I was really glad I had praised her.




　Early afternoon.
　The three of us, minus Yukari, came to the 'Slime Forest' between the royal capital, Vinston, and the mines.

'Can we remember that?'

　Sylvia walks next to me and asks me a question with no explanation.

'I can remember, I can remember,'
''No, but I've never heard of a shapeshifting skill, ......?''

　Maybe it's a skill that hasn't yet been found in this world. It's true that the conditions are a bit special.

"There are four conditions. It's pretty complicated, so I'll explain it to you step by step.

　When I said that, Sylvia took out a notepad from her inventory. It's typical for Sylvia to immediately prepare herself to jot down a note when she hears it's complicated. Eco, on the other hand, was humming and buzzing and skipping through the hand she had linked with me. I'm going my own way.

I'm not going to be able to tell the difference between the two. That's it.
Wait a minute. Will there be a last one?
I am.
Are you there: ......

　Sylvia is a little dumbfounded, but takes notes firmly. Eco says, "Henshen! He poses with his arms crossed as he says, "I'm not sure I'm going to be able to do that. It's a pretty good idea.

'I see. So the weapon that Second-dono bought earlier was for this zorro-eye damage.
That's right. We need to have enemies as hard as grade A to do 1111 damage with our main skill.

　By the time I came to the Slime Forest, I bought three spears from a weapon shop in the royal capital. I've also read and memorized the 【Infantry Spear Technique】 skill book for 【Lance Technique】 at the Comiket. I'm all ready to deal cass damage.

　The reason why I came to this Slime Forest is because slimes are characterized by low offensive strength but high defensive strength, and this forest is the only one where such slimes are available from the best to the worst. I'm sure there's no better place than this forest, where you can target all the prey of your choice, from the top to the bottom of the 4-digit Zorro-Eye damage, to fill the first requirement of the Transformation.

You should make a note of all the Zorro-Eye damage you deal. And Eco as well.
Hmm.
Yeah!
Now, have you all got your spears?
Oh!
Oh, oh.

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea for you to be in the mood for this. I'm not sure if it's a good idea for you to be in a position to do this, but I think it's a good idea for you to be thinking about the name of your own name and the name of your special move, if you're going to be able to learn it.
　It's a good thing.

It's a good idea.　Then the hunt for Zorro's eyes begins!