At the time when Second was fighting the dark wolf to the death, Sylvia and Eco had come to the B grade dungeon 'Limptofert' as they were instructed.

　That's right, it was special training.

''Let me go first. Eco will watch from the back.
Riley!

　Sylvia said that confidently and stepped into the dungeon.

　Six 'stone turtles' greeted Silvia, who was holding her bow. Most of the time the Limptofert dungeon would have demons appearing in packs. In addition, many of the demons tend to specialize in HP and VIT.

'......mph'

　After using the flying wheel archery to kill two of them, Silvia suddenly realized that it was surprisingly difficult to handle them. Surprisingly, "handling" them is difficult--.

　Currently, Silvia's 【Bowsmanship】, except for the Dragon Horse and the Dragon King, all of them are 9-dan, or in other words, they have quite high firepower. It's to the extent that it can slaughter a stone turtle with high VIT with a single blow.

　Hence, Silvia was conceited. If only she had this firepower, there was no such thing as an enemy within Limptofert.

　However. But now she knows firsthand what it means to have all the targets that the "wallflower" had been taking care of come to her.

"Idee dee dee!

　The four rock turtles launched an all-out attack against Sylvia. Silvia was going to activate the Golden General Archery and play the four of them, but her judgment was slow and she wasn't able to make it in time. The HP of the beaten Sylvia was not reduced much. But it was enough to send Silvia into a panic.

"d*mn it, d*mn it!

　I had no strategy or anything, and I used the Flying Wheel Archery to kill them at random. After all, two of them were the limit, and the other two were approaching again. Since they were approaching from a closer distance than before, they couldn't even prepare for the "Golden General Archery" in time to avoid the attack of the stone turtles. Silvia had no choice but to take out the remaining two animals with the Flying Wheel Archery after being hit. She couldn't be called an archer at all, she was fighting like an armored knight.

''Ugh, ...... you've had a terrible time.

　When I managed to finish the battle and looked back at Eco, she had a hand over her mouth and a 'pupu' kind of face. Sylvia's blood rises to her head. But I can't get angry. I've only just now realized the importance of that eco, as much as I hate it.

'...... this is going to have to think of some strategy.

　I finally realized the obvious. Seeing is believing was the very embodiment of seeing is believing.

　Suddenly, a feeling of remorse flashed through Sylvia's mind. Thinking back, she had just followed the instructions of the second without thinking about it until now. I'm not going to be the only one to defeat the enemy that came in front of me from the safety zone. It's a fixed platform, so to speak.

　Because of the second's precise order, we were safe so far. However, in the future, it cannot be said that there are no mistakes in the order of the second. Particularly in Class-A dungeons, a moment of carelessness would be fatal. This special training must be a message from the second to "be able to secure the minimum amount of safety on your own" - Silvia is convinced of that.

　It's a good thing that the special training was enough for me to realize that. The only thing left to do is for the technology to catch up with them. Sylvia muttered one word, "I've been spoiled," and proceeded to the back of the room to continue her special training.



　She then fought the stone turtle a few times before switching to Eco. Then the two of them took turns training against a group of stone turtles, and returned around nightfall.

　As I thought, or should I say, it took quite a bit of time for Eco to fight alone, just as Second predicted. But even so, he was able to deal with the demons several times more consistently than Silvia. From the beginning, 【Shield Technique】 is a skill that assumes one-on-one combat, so it is natural to say that it is natural.

''I feel somewhat defeated. ......
But we can't keep them down. ......

　Eco is also eco-friendly, and after fighting alone, I realized the importance of the rear guard even with this.

　I'm going to use my shield technique to prevent the attacks of the demons and attack them while looking for an opening. This has a dullness to it that has no end in sight. In addition, the frustration of "How long do I have to continue?" and the chaos that comes from boredom provoked mistakes. And the fatigue was many times greater than usual because of the increased time spent in individual combat.

Even at .......

　It's exhausting, but there's a lot to learn.
　Both Sylvia and Eco had realized "something".

　The vanguard and the rear guard are two and one, and it's no good if either is missing. And there is no one who can handle both the vanguard and the rear guard on their own. That is to say - that second is also "in need of vanguard and rear guard".

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work for you. That goal, which was visible for the first time after struggling to fight alone, was a superb piece of candy for both of them.

''Alright, let's go for it!''
Hang in there!

　This special training, the more you work hard, the more you get.
　After the first day of training, the two of them had a hunch that this was the case, and their motivation was even higher than Second had expected.





　About two months had passed since Second left for Isolois.

　The three of them gathered at the mansion in the east and held their regular meetings as usual.
　This meeting, held once a week, is a debriefing session, so to speak. The three of them share the information gained during the week and discuss the future direction of the team. In addition, because it would certainly be disruptive for everyone to send their own messages to the second person, the minimum amount of information that should be conveyed at this regular meeting is summarized in a weekly report, which is sent as a team-only communication. Needless to say, it was Yukari's idea.

'I don't think I need it,'
Me too.
No, I don't think it's necessary for me, not for a moment. But there are real people.
Good. Then I'll make you a man's slave.
I think I'd rather have a little boy.
...... men are men and I hate it again.
I don't like it either. But it's better than having more enemies.
It's better.
Yeah, well,

　The meeting was unusually rough. The agenda was about 'replenishing the staff of servants'. The three of them apparently didn't want the other women any closer to the Second.
　However, Yukari had some circumstances, and she opened her mouth with a face that looked like she had bitten off a hundred bitter worms.

It's only a month and a half away from the completion of the five mansions, except for the second castle in the center and south (temporary). I would like to increase the size of my dark, pardon me, all-around maid squad as much as possible while improving the skills of my dark, all-around maid squad.
Why is that?
''Currently, there are ten all-purpose maids troops. This means that, while this is a slight degradation, if you can think of it as ten of my alter ego.
Oh, I'm scared.
No disrespect, Eco.
I'm sorry!

'Ummm ...... certainly frightening, but even more dependable than that.'
Right?　If we replenish the men under them, the master's stronghold will be secure. But conversely, they don't have enough men to do it.
So there's no point in just being in command, is there?
Yes. As long as you replenish your staff, you can leave everything else to them, from education to leadership. However, the only education they can provide is maid training. Hence, it is better to replenish the female slaves as much as possible.
Very well, I guess we'll just have to do it then. All the maid troops will be female slaves. But all other slaves will be men's slaves. I suppose this is a compromise.
'Yes, I thought that would be a good idea. I'll mend them and make the arrangements.

...... Is it finally a weight off your shoulders?　How about it, it's time to switch places with me.
Oh, could you not be jealous?　It's an important job I was entrusted by my master to do. Do you think I'm going to be whisked away with such a mouthpiece?
'I'm not jealous, I'm simply curious. Just don't let the Second Lord see your prickliness. It will definitely attract him.
'Don't worry. Only an idiot like Miss Sylvia will see it.
I'm flattered. But hey, what's the matter, you're really desperate to play the cat.
What's wrong with that?
Even if it's only on the outside, right?
You break our weekly pact to send me a very pretty message, don't you?　And yes, the poem comparing each other to flowers was hilarious.
You don't talk so much at night. Why don't you try being quieter?　Ahhhh, master, hurry up and come home!
"...... brainiacs.
"...... muturi.
It's still scary. ......

　And so the days passed.



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Good luck!

　It was probably about three months after I started.

　The "usual pattern" finally appeared.

　When I was preparing the Dragon King Sword Technique for the Dark Transformation, suddenly the shadow of the red bean paste disappeared.

　It was an "imaginary shadow" state. If we attacked while in the state, our attacks would be completely nullified. And some kind of attack to the gaping hole will certainly be eaten. All of those attacks are all at the lethal level for me right now. Therefore, you must never attack while in emptiness.

　Emptiness is always 3 seconds from activation. I cancelled the Dragon King Sword Technique while preparing it and kept my distance from Anko.

　As soon as Anko finished her Dark Transformation, she immediately activated her Dark Summoning. It's a powerful weapon summon. Now that he couldn't take a stun with the 《Long King Sword Art》, there was no way to stop that summoning at all.

　In this situation, I have no choice but to pray. Please don't let it be the ''Black Flame Spear''!　And.


...... Okay.

　The first barrier was broken through. What was summoned was the 'Shadow Staff'. From now on, Anko will enter 'Wand Technique Mode' until she goes down.

　The question is how to get him down. Two critical hits of "Flying Wheel Archery" on the foot, or one chestnut, usually two, or if there's no chestnut, usually four, will take him down.

　--and here it comes. Dark Magic.

　It's a diabolical black fog that forces the remaining HP to be reduced to 1 when touched. Moreover, it's a fairly widespread attack. It's a good thing that the wiki says it's not an exaggeration to say that whether you can avoid it or not is a matter of luck. It's a good idea to trust the wiki, especially when it comes to Mevion. It's just a matter of time before you get to the bottom of it.

What are you doing?

　I can hear Angolmore's startled voice during the possession. I activated 《Flying Car Archery》 while looking at the dark magic fog in front of me, and attacked Anko's leg. Critical hit!　Nice development.

There's no getting around it.

　Yes, it will definitely hit. If I had the time to shoot 《Skipping Car Archery》, I should have avoided it at all costs, he said. Looking at it from the side, it must have looked like a mistake that beginners tend to make.

　But wait a minute. This is a new way of thinking. It's a mistake to think of avoiding such a wide range of attacks.


"Transform!

　The second barrier will now be broken through. With an invincibility time of 8 seconds while transforming.

　The difficulty is that you lose your insurance. In addition, the next move is difficult. But the trump card would be useless if it wasn't cut. I'm sure this was the right place to cut it.

　I'm sure many of you have come up with a similar idea as I did ...... to avoid shapeshifting. So why isn't it mentioned in the wiki? That's easy. Such people do not visit the wiki. It's a good idea to avoid the dark magic of the dark wolf by shapeshifting," he said, and if he had the time to teach people, he'd be taming as many of them as possible to increase the number of attempts.

　What is a netizen? When you go beyond a certain area, it instantly turns into a shitty battlefield where thousands of people are forced to regroup and eat each other's intestines and wash their blood with their own. Information warfare, of course, is always a desperate attempt by everyone to outsmart their surroundings. Every character in sight was a hateful, loathsome rival. There are many places to escape. But if you run, it's the end. Everything you've done so far is gone. Hence, there's no way you can fold. All the more so for me, I had my whole life riding on it. Well, it's like a never-ending war of attrition. That's what I liked about it. It was in my skin. So I put everything I had into it. The joy of reigning in first place in that magical cave where everyone gives up was irreplaceable. ......

　I spent six seconds thinking about all sorts of unnecessary things like ......, and then I turned my shadow wand around and unleashed the flying wheel archery again on Anko's approaching legs. No critique. I would have to take another hit to get down.

　But there was no need to worry anymore. As long as I know that one more shot is enough to bring him down for sure, there is no problem for me to receive the dark magic.

　Therefore, I stood in a human-stand position and shot at Anko's legs as he tried to activate his dark magic. That's just when the dark magic was activated. Naturally, I was eaten. So I took out Anko in exchange for my 1 HP.

　Normally, this is where the shadow wand would come in for a follow-up attack. However, since I was down, I could recover slowly and safely. This is the third barrier to break through. I'm not going to be able to get through.

　Now, let's see. When Anko gets up, she does her usual dark transformation and rushes forward. I'm already back to my usual position.

　And now the work begins again. I wonder how long it's going to take: ......?