Master, this is the morning edition of the Vins newspaper.

Uh, three.

　As I ate my morning meal, I accepted the morning paper given to me by Yukari without a second thought.

　But why a newspaper?　I thought. I'm not in the habit of reading newspapers. Well, there's no point in thinking about it in my spinning head in the morning, so I open the front page and read it.


"Nobobuobu--!


　The soup morosely entered my trachea and gushed out of it like a geyser out of my mouth.

　Me, giggling with glee. 'Wow, that's a catastrophe! Sylvia is just surprised and doesn't do anything in particular. Eco is laughing happily by her side for some reason. I thought Yukari was going to wipe the splattered seafood soup with a towel, but she only concentrates on wiping my crotch. I knew it was a little bit obvious, but this guy is a dusky elf.

'Second-dono. What was written on it?

Uh, I can explain.

　I don't know when in the world I was summoned, but Winfiled has quietly appeared in the living room.
　She spreads the newspaper out in the center of the table and speaks up to explain its contents.

'The headline goes like this, you know. 'Violation of Knight's Pact, Allegations over Suppression of Bandits'.
'Hmm. Somehow I know what that means: ......
As long as the newspapers know that the Knights are hiding something related to the suppression of bandits, okay.
Does it matter if it's the First or Second or Third Order?
''Yes. First of all, it will raise your suspicions about the Order, and by extension, the First Prince School. Tomorrow or the next day's paper, I'll tell you more about what's going on. We'll give them information in small doses, repetitively, changing our tactics to make them more impressionable. It's basic.

　Put out a catchy allegation and the "curious" populace will want information. So you're going to feed information to the hungry like a bait and switch. There are many people who were suspicious of the thorough suppression of the righteous by the First Order, and since the right and left will always be at odds with each other, the more information they put out, the more the flames will spread.
　Moreover, after the alleged violation of the agreement, there is testimony from the survivors of R6, requests for disclosure of public documents, and even evidence of the alleged falsification. It's a perfect story.

I wonder who leaked this information to ......
'That's right, me. Mr. Second, it's okay to give me a compliment, okay?
'Beriberi nice, Winfiled. Batchgoo!
Er, something ......, well, whatever.

　Winfiled looked dissatisfied for a moment, but he felt Sylvia and Yukari's killing intent and compromised.

''Ah, Sylvia-san. I think the Third Order will call you today. Then I'll say this. I think that that man might know something.

Do you mean to make it sound like the Second Lord might know something?
Yeah, yeah. She was talking to a bad-ass guy in the back of the inn, or something like that. If you ask me why, something like that, fine.
Yes, I agree.
You'll keep your second in the courtroom, Mr. Second, and you'll be ready to move around. And don't get kicked out.
Let me worry about the former. As for the latter, well, I'll do my best for now.

　I've got a ton of hard work ahead of me, though, to make those useless court wizards useless without being able to use them.
　Well, after a night of thinking, I've managed to come up with a solution. I don't know if it will work or not.


Please excuse us while we chat.

　And there it is. Unusually, a maid appeared instead of the butler's cubero. Yukari looked at her and muttered, "That was quick. What's that?

We have an R6 member, Mr. Beside, at the servants' residence. What can I do for you?
Oh, that thing you asked for. That was really fast. Berri-nice!
...... is also too good to be true.

　The maid turned over in embarrassment. So that means she has caught it. Yukari said she was a "professional investigator" ...... hmmm, she doesn't look like that. It's a very ordinary girl who could be anywhere. People are not always what they seem.

"Me and Cuvelo will come to you right now. Take care of the arrangements.
I'm sorry, sir.

　I instructed him to do just that, and I shoveled my breakfast. Winfiled seemed to be enjoying himself somewhat, saying, "It's good to be here.



　A few minutes later, we were in the basement of the servants' house.

　A few minutes later, in the basement of the servants' mansion, we came face to face with the living witness.


''Kasiraaaaah!　Well done, well done!

　My first impression of ...... is that it's noisy. My second impression was how scary his face is.

　It's just as well that they are transients, having staked their lives on the great gamble of being a righteous bandit. It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time with the help of the knights, because your eyes are as sharp as sharpened knives, even if your fangs were broken and your flock scattered. The bony face and all-back black hair are also very powerful.

''Bicide. You survived that hellhole. I'm proud of you.
'I don't deserve it!　I don't care if I'm alive or dead!　Casilla!　The fact that you're alive is huge for the R6.　R6 playback is a dream come true!
No, I'm not. I am only here because you guys risked your lives to let me escape. And it is a great strength to our R6 and to my master that you are alive to know that hell.
Hmm. ......?　Is your husband ......?
'Second First Test. You, like me, should never take this name lightly.
............ Right, that assassin.

　When Bicide heard my name from Cubero, he muttered something and then stood up. His gaze turned towards me.

'Bicide!　Don't get any ideas--

No, I don't mind. You know what you're doing. It's just like being your prefect. I'm a bit of a rascal, just like you.

...... I'm embarrassed for you.

　Me and Bicide glaring at each other. Cubero, who had stepped in to stop me, backed away, blushing a little at my words.


''I don't mean to be rude, but let me try ...... for a moment.

　The Bicide approaches with a jerk of the neck. He doesn't even have a ready stance. This guy is quite used to fighting. I'm sure that if you encounter him at a place other than Mevion, you will not win, he is a real brawler.

I'm sorry, but that's not a fight.

　But this is Mevion. No matter how you scratch your head, it's an internet game. If you face each other one-on-one, it's not a fight, it's PvP. Status differences are not easily covered, and the number of skills acquired and their ranks vary greatly. And above all, the difference in PS (player skills) is immense.

''--Shhh!

　A straight right from the beside. First of all, it is "Infantry Bodywork" as if to say that it is a small check. It's easy to avoid after seeing it.

　Namep, hey, hey .......

''Ooh, I'm going to duck this guy!

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

　Bicide says, "You do it! And he's on a roll. Seeing that, Cubero had his head in his hands.

　Yes, he shouldn't have done just that. 'I can still understand if you want to test how strong your beloved young master is,' he said. But it's ...... a big no-no to lick the world's number one spot, no matter how much of a test of strength it is.

　I was a little pissed off.

　So, I silently summoned a spirit to scare them off.

''(Angolmore, possession)'
"(Gyoi)

　The telepathic communication immediately orders the Spirit Possession.

　Instantly, Angolmore became a rainbow of light and became one with me.

'Nah ......?!'
"......, what's that, that's ......!

　Not only was Bicide surprised, but Cubero was surprised as well. 'I see, it was the first time you showed them.

''This is called spirit possession. All statuses are multiplied by 4.5 at the nine levels.''

Kudan ......!
4.5...... times .......

　The simple fact is that an opponent who is a close match suddenly becomes 4.5 times stronger than you. It's a hopeless difference.
　Cubero should have some idea of how high my net status is from having been hit by me before. If it's 4.5 times higher than that, it would be hard to imagine how much of a gap there is between us. I can see why he has a blue face.


''Tch ...... if you do it!　You're not going to pull a potato with this one!

　But I had forgotten. This guy is Cubero's prefect, a hardcore chivalrous person. He was the kind of man who would stand up to you, no matter how much difference there was between you and him.

　With a thump. The "Silver General Body Technique" hits my jaw.


''Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

　It was Bicide who spoke up. He held his right hand and flipped over on the ground.

　As for me, I wasn't freaked out. The difference between the beaside's STR and my VIT was so large that the beaside's attack didn't go through at all, and all the damage that went nowhere was returned to its fist.

''Ahhhh, you idiot,''

　I had no choice but to cast a 【Recovery Magic】 on Bicide's right hand. If it's only a bruise, this will help.


...... Sorry, I'm sorry. I'm in pain.

　Bicide stood up and gave a deep, shame-filled bow. He seems to have completely lost his will to fight.

　And for some reason, even Cubero is bowing next to him. It's the f*cking serious Cubero, he probably thinks that his prefect's fault is his fault.

''Don't lick it off, Mishita.

　I scolded them for now while I was "repatriating" Angolmore. They bowed their heads even deeper.

I won't do anything to you for the rest of your life. I won't be able to live with that for the rest of my life.
''No, this matter is my responsibility as the younger head and elder brother. I'll take care of it. Beside, you will learn how to take responsibility here.

　The story is going in a slightly unexpected direction.

'Hey wait, don't make the story bigger. It's all right if you don't lick it.
'That doesn't make sense!　Mr. Second is the hope of our R6 rebirth. I owe him a great debt of gratitude for picking me up and saving me. If you have bared your fangs, even if you don't know it, I won't forgive you even if Second-sama forgives you.
It's not that ...... that's true. I don't know what I'm going to do,......, but this is my life.
'So wait!　These people don't listen to each other: ...... hmm?

　I suddenly realize. What if, Cubero, you mean?

　When I glanced at his expression, I saw that Cubero was also looking at me just in time. Oh, I knew it.

...... All right, Bicide. If you're going to take responsibility, I'd like to ask you to do one thing for me.
Can you do me a favor? ......?
Yeah.

　Cubero's guidance made it go smoothly. Thanks to that, I won't have to be late for my temporary teaching job. I opened my mouth, thanking Cubero in my mind, thinking about that.


'I'd like to ask you to testify in front of the people.






A magic word?
Yeah. That's about the only way you guys are going to make it big.

　In a conference room near the court, near the training grounds.
　The squad leaders' meeting is currently being held. It's a meeting where the leaders of each team in the First Court Martial Arts Division gather to decide on the future course of action.

　There, I told them the idea I came up with last night.

　I wanted to call it "barrage," but I wasn't sure if it would work in a world without artillery firefights, so I'll just make up a new word to describe it: "magic curtain.

　M.D. - well, that is to say, a barrage. All of us shoot the Ichino model, or magic with a short cool time, to spread it around like a curtain and overwhelm the enemy. It's an all-too-famous tactic that can be used for both attack and defense.

　This is important to keep "scattering" anyway. Even a poor cannonball can hit with a few shots, and to a certain extent, quantity rather than quality can be used against them. On the defensive side, this is a great way to block out the enemy's archers and sorcery, and it can even shoot down or restrain an abandoned assault like the Kamikaze. If it's on land, that is.

It's not a good idea. That would reduce its power and make it impossible to annihilate. That would reduce its power and make it impossible to annihilate.
That's right. Most of them can't even remember their four types. Then you'll have to give up everything. Besides, there's no need for annihilation in the first place, and that's not a sorcerer's job.
What do you mean?
You would have been in the war, wouldn't you? "More men dead than alive." That's a war theory.
Mu...... I see.

　After saying that much, Commander Zephyr finally realized. It's been twenty-two years since the last war, and I'm sure he's been grilled quite a bit.

　By the way, I'm talking about the war with a smug look on my face, but it's all about 'team warfare' knowledge. There's no way I'm a modern Japanese, a recluse and a netizen, who has experienced war.

You're talking about the wounded rather than the dead?　What do you mean?
It was a little difficult for Cheri, wasn't it?
I didn't ask you.
Mm, me. In other words, if you kill an enemy soldier, that's all there is to it. By daring to leave them as wounded soldiers, you can force them to bear the burden. Movement, recovery, care. This means that you will always be allotted the right number of people and it will cost you the right amount of money.
I see. Thank you, Commander. So what do you mean by not being a sorcerer's job?
...... I'm sorry about that. I don't know what I'm talking about.

　Cheri-chan, who was given a giveaway by the Commander, turned to me with a heartbroken look on her face.

''Nn~?''
Kuhn: "Kuhn: ......
What is it?
Can you tell me what to do at ......?
All right. It's all right.

　Cheri offers up in frustration. It's really fun to tease her. I think she's the best thing that's happened to Sylvia since she was born.

"Mages are essentially 'high firepower, wide-range, medium-range attack soldiers'. With a single shot from a high-ranking four- or five-star four-footer, they can create a huge hole in the enemy lines.
'Isn't that a contradiction?　If that's the case, then I'm thinking that this magic curtain is even less of a sorcerer's job than that one, don't you think?
''If you guys are sorcerers like I just said. How many of you can use high-ranked four- or corporal-types?
''There are about 20 people who can use ....... When it comes to high ranks, it's not many ...... although I have a water attribute and four-types that are seven-stepped.
What, really?

　Surprising. Seven-dan, quite a high rank.

Yes. What do you think, aren't you afraid?
What about the others, by the way?
The water attributes are all nine-stepped from the Ichino type to the Sanno type.
That's good. What else?
If it's a wind attribute, that's about right up to the Sanno type. Others not so much.
There is no one in our group who can match Cheri's water attributes.

　A smug-looking Cheri and a proud Commander-in-Chief. No no no no .......

''The other attributes aren't even raised in the Ino type?''
''Yes. It's obviously better to prioritize the attributes that have more growth than that.
You do remember, don't you?
Of course. But if you only raise the Ichino model...
'Not a good story. You're an aspiring sorcerer, why are you raising it all the way to the top?
'...... Yes?　What are you the one saying?
''No, I think it's common sense for a sorcerer to raise all of the attributes uniformly.

　If you raise all the attributes in order from the Ichino type, which has a small amount of required experience value, you can raise the absolute amount of INT efficiently. The difference between making all the 9-dan attributed to a single attribute and making all 4 attributes 9-dan is simply 4 times the difference in INT.
　Therefore, if you want to create firepower as a sorcerer in the early game, you should definitely raise your INT all the way up.

''Are you an idiot? Quite the opposite. Everyone has their own strongest attributes, so it's obviously better to focus on those. Spending so much time on your weakest attribute is a waste of time. Well, there are some people who are good at all the attributes, but only one in millions of people are good at it.

"--!

　Good Attributes ...... I hadn't thought of that idea.

　I see. The only thing that's special about a guy like me who can learn a grimoire just by glancing at it is that everyone else took the time to learn magic by attending a proper magic school or something. So there is a big individual difference in the amount of time it takes to learn. If that's the case, it might take some people more than ten years to learn the type of Nino, which is an attribute they're not good at, if they're not good at it. If it's that bad, it's not surprising that they're motivated to work hard on the attributes they're good at.

　But why do they vary so much between individuals? There seems to be some reason that can't be overlooked.

　The depth of understanding is important in the use of magic - I suddenly remembered the content of the class I took on the first day at the magic school. It's a good idea to have a good core of ......, but I don't know. I'm going to have to ask Win Emon about it next time.

　It's not important, but this is not good. I've got to do something to shatter their illusions.


Well, let's start by eliminating the common sense that Cheri-chan spoke of.
What?

　I got up from my chair and asked Mr. Ailey to bring me the game crown. Mr. Ailey replied with a good "yes" and ran off.

　Then we moved the place to the training ground.

　The purpose is to "compare the power of one Ichino type shot with Cheri and me". With this, their common sense will probably crumble, as well as their pride.

　Hence, I use "the game crown". The only setting is "DPS Display Function ON". This is the setting I use most often.

　DPS means Damage Per Second, or the amount of damage per second. Originally, it was used to measure the damage per second of a series of attacks within a certain time period, but in this case it was used to measure the damage of a single sorcery shot.

　If there is only one attack per second, then the DPS displayed will be for that one attack's damage only. If you divide a single attack by 1 second, the damage for that attack will be displayed as it is. If that's the case, you'd think "damage display is on" would be fine, but then the damage is displayed at the same time an attack hits, making it difficult to see the attack effects. Hence I opted for the DPS display which is delayed a bit.

'Wasn't the anti-game crown a detriment?'
I'd rather it be this way.
Huh. What kind of use is that?

　I let Commander Zephyr hold one end of the crown and Cheri hold the other end.

"The leader is standing on a stick. You should attack the leader with the water attribute Ichino type.
"I'm a target: ......
Oh, I see. I see.

　Since everything is virtual, there is no pain at all. Hence, a flesh-and-blood person can play the role of the target without any hesitation.

I'm going.

　In the middle of the crowd, the game started with Cheri's voice.

　Shortly after facing each other, when Cheri's "Water Attribute/I-no-Kata" 9-dan was activated, a basketball-sized chunk of water flew toward the leader's head in a whirlwind.

　It hit with a bang. No critique. After a delay, 'DPS: 873' was displayed directly above the Commander.


''Well, it's something like this.''

　For some reason, Cheri stretches her chest. Her bob cut black hair and short stature, combined with her short stature and short body shape, make her look like a kokeshi doll.

'You look like a kokeshi doll.'
Who's a skate?

　I got through. 'So there's one in this world, kokeshi.


Okay, me and the Commander. You guys, keep a close eye on the DPS.
Mein Profil again: ......

　They ignore the Zephyr Commander, who is saying something like, "What do you think of the Commander?

　Then, the game begins.

　Like Cheri-chan, I activate the "Water Attribute Ichino Type". Her rank is also 9-dan. However, compared to her, it's clear that I'm a bit more...


...... Wow.

　Someone shouted out. Yes, it was clearly smaller than Cheri's Ichino model. It's about the size of a softball.

　Mevion's [Magic] has the characteristic that the higher the user's INT is, the more compact the activation effect becomes. Why? It is said that this is to allow the user to see through the opponent's INT to some extent when activating magic in PvP. Also, by making the effect smaller, the visibility is reduced, making it easier to handle. On the other hand, opponents will be harder to duck.

　Well, in other words. The smaller the effect, the more powerful it is. Hence the surprise from those who know that specification.

''Let's go!''

　He goes out of his way to signal in a distracted voice. As if to say, "It's no big deal. But inside, it wasn't.


　This is the least I can do. I unleash the "Water Attribute Iino Type" with all my might.

　...... With this one shot, I'm going to make sure that the numbers we're about to produce show just how much of a shallow blowback you guys have been getting.

　It's only a mere Ichino model. It's only a mere model, and it won't be very powerful anyway. That's what you think, isn't it?


　This is the result of you sitting on your position as court magicians and neglecting the basics. At best, you should repent. And change your ways. In front of me, swear that you'll be able to raise the Ichino Kata of other attributes to the 9th dan.

　Your life is on the line. I'm not a fun-loving person. You're always a hard worker. Are you still the best magician in the kingdom?


　I'm sure you're willing to fight for your life. I know you fight with magic.



Nuh-uh?

　Impact. The Commander was blown backwards a few meters and fell to the ground.

　DPS appears.

　A moment of silence.

　Immediately after, there was a thud.

　Everyone was startled. Everyone was startled and must have doubted their own eyes.

　But the numbers on the display remorselessly confronted me with the difference between us. It's a fact that cannot be disguised.



DPS: 4693.