For now, it's anti-personnel training. Any objections?
Wait. You're arguing a lot.

　I had breakfast and then a rally.
　When I started to talk to her to tell her about our future plans, Sylvia leaned forward a lot and protested.

She said, "To begin with, Eco and I don't have enough experience to make Ryoma Ryuoh the ninth dan. With this, we won't even be able to qualify for the title fight.
No problem. We have more than a month before the winter title game.
''It took me four months to get to high rank, you know?　To get up to the ninth step from here, not very well, but in a month or so: ......
I'll bring you up to the ninth dan in three days. Don't worry.
...... Lord Second. I have a very bad feeling about this.

　Even though there was alcohol in the air, have you forgotten what you said last night?

I'm gonna go to Isolois and make a killing.
"Oh, you're serious: ......

　Sylvia gulped and paragraphed.

'It's okay. It's not like I'm asking you to fight to the death or anything. What you'll need from now on is first and foremost the experience of fighting against people. In other words, I don't have time to fight demons.
'Mu......?　What does that mean?
''Take a tour today. It's a good chance to get to know what an A grade dungeon is like. From tomorrow, it's just me and Anko to gain some experience.
That's possible at .......

　Yes, it is possible.

　This is one of the main reasons why I tamed Anko. If we asked that uncommonly strong killing weapon, it would be possible to gain experience at a blistering pace even if we were solo.

　Furthermore, by taking advantage of the extraordinary versatility of the Dark Transference and Dark Summoning, I could tackle Class-A dungeons in a day's work. With this situation, the two Ryoma Ryuohs' 9-dan status was within a week's time, and I would be qualified for the title fight in a week.


''Hey, hey, what's the Taito Sen?

　Unexpectedly, Eco suddenly spoke up with a question.

'What,' ...... and even Yukari, who was doing housework in addition to me and Silvia, looked at Eco.

'Shh, you don't know?
I don't know.

　Sylvia closed in on Eco with a shocked look on her face. Eco nodded her head, 'Honya.

''Eco. If you win the title, those beastmen back home will worship you as a god.
Wow!
'Yeah, it's awesome. So get in the title fight.
Yeah, I'm out!

　Okay, I think they're convinced.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait!
'Master, wait a moment. I'm concerned about the deception.
'Yes. You should be more specific.

　Sylvia and Yukari gave me a wait. 'Well, maybe.

'Well, the explanation is ...... Sylvia, I'll take care of it.
Mm, I'm in charge!

　For some reason, I nominated Sylvia, who looked like she wanted to talk about things a great deal. Yukari nodded her head good and went back to her chores.

'Look, Eco. First of all, for the title fight, you have to have all your skills at 9-dan to get out.''
All of them?
'Oh, no, all the small skills of the big skills. When it comes to Eco's shield technique, it means everything from infantry to the Dragon King.
So, do I get a claim on it?
No. I'll go from there. No. From there, I'll go on to win the tournament and challenge the current titleholder. If I win there, I'll win the title.
"...... rotten.
'Ah ...... just keep winning anyway. But you have to know that it's a hell of an honor just to be in a title fight.
Yeah, okay.

　I didn't realize that's a tremendous honor in this world. In Mevion, it's like a wall to the experts.

The tournament is a 'duel' tournament. If you are fatally wounded, you will always be left with one HP remaining, so you can rest easy. No potions are allowed. Using any other skill will disqualify you from the tournament, even if you are off the field. The time limit is one hour, only the last round is unlimited.

　Dueling is a PvP system that is not virtual, unlike the opposing crown. But ...... "stun with 1 HP left on a fatal wound" rule?　Seriously. Mevion's duel had that kind of rule setting, but the title fight was a quintessential "fatal wound is a fatal wound" rule. Otherwise, it wouldn't be exciting.

　Was there an ethical problem with the world being based on reality?　Sure, I don't want the contestants to die from a title fight management standpoint. For me, it's a bit of a shame that the tension is diminished, but maybe it's inevitable.

'Eco is a shield technique, so she'll be competing in the Kongo battle. I'm an archer, so I'll be competing in the Kisenshou battle.
Kongo-kun?
Hmm. If you win this title, everyone will be calling Eco Leaflet Kongo.
"Shirubiaki Senshou.
''That's right. I'm General Sylvia Virginia Onion Piercing General ...... mmmmmmmm.

　I thought that Sylvia's guy was very well versed in the subject, but I see. ...... So that's what you mean. So the name of the title tickled his chuuningi mind.

I'm not sure what title you're going to challenge, by the way, Second-dono?　Is it swordplay after all?
Yeah. I'll be in swordsmanship and sorcery and summoning.
You can go to ............

　If it was true, I wanted to go out for [Archery], but I was going to continue to say that I'll give it to Sylvia this time, but I didn't because Sylvia was exclaiming with a "ha" face. No matter what I said, she didn't seem to hear me.

''So for me, it's the Second Issenza, Eishou, and Reiou. When people call you, is it the Second Three Crowns?
"Sendo-sankan!
Oh. Triple crown.
...... Even two championships are unheard of, but three championships in your first appearance? I was surprised by the quirks, but when I think about it, it's always the same.

　As I was talking to Eco, Sylvia came back to life. She seemed dismayed by my declaration of a triple crown. Hmmm, that feels good. The world number one has to be amazingly strong.

The winter season is all three for now. I'm going to defend three titles and try to win five in the summer. I want to defend three titles and take five in the summer, so that makes eight in total.
Haha. ......

　It froze again.

'...... eh, eco. Don't get me wrong. That's because this is the Second Lord. He's just a wacko. A title fight is an honor just to be in it. It's a great honor.
Hmm.

　Eco responds subtly to Sylvia's explanation, whether she understands or not. Eco seems to be slightly pulled by my values. Well, everything is an experience. There's a lot of things you don't know until you try for the title. Honours or no honours, it all starts with a challenge.


All right, let's get to Isolois. We'll leave in 30 minutes. Get ready.

　There is only one month left until the winter title fight. First of all, let's get some experience to make up for the lack of it.

''Oh, that's right. Yukari, I'm also going to take the servant I want at the top of the pecking order, do you have any candidates?
...... Yes?
'You'll gain a shitload of experience. And I'll raise a servant as well. If the servants you raise can at least make it to the second grade dungeons, they'll grow up underneath them too, right?
'Yes, yes. Yes, sir, I'll call the meeting to order in 30 minutes.
Nice to meet you.






So, we've got five people here.

　Half an hour later. Gathered in the living room were Silvia, Eco, and the five servants.

'Cubero, Eve, and Elle, I think it was. And.
I haven't met you, Master. I'm Champagne.
Oh. You're a real lady.
I'm honored!　I'm so impressed!　It's lovely!

　Champagne clasps his hands together in front of his chest and bounces around to express his happiness. She's an emotionally expressive child. The scent of flowers wafted softly from her gorgeous blonde hair. The extraordinary effort is evident not only in her superficial fashion, but also in her personal grooming that goes into every detail of her appearance. I had a good impression of him.

'I'm Cosmos. It's a pleasure to meet you, master.
Yeah, nice to meet you. You're a wandering junkie.
'Yes, sir. I'm pretty good with a stick.

　Cosmos looks like a Japanese style beauty with long black hair. Hmm, but she looks neat and clean and has something to hide. Why do I think so?　That's because you're using a maniacal skill called [Wand Art].

That's it?
''Originally it was supposed to be Soncho Lily instead of Cosmos, but it seems there was some trouble at work.
You're working. It's tough.
"I think the hardest part is her people. ...... She was crying tears of blood and regretting it.

　Cubero replied with a wry smile. 'Tell him I'll see him next time,' he said, and Cubero nodded with a somewhat pleased look on his face.

'Then let's go!'

　I called out a few words, and then summoned the anko.
　An unrest spread roughly among the servants. Come to think of it, I haven't explained it yet.

''This guy is my secret weapon. It's called the Dark Wolf Anko. He's the back boss of the Aisolois, an A grade dungeon.''
...... grade A
Yeah. The dungeon we're going to is where you used to be.

　The murmur became silence. And soon after, there was a commotion.

''You say you're going to the Grade A dungeon!
What, you didn't hear about this from Yukari?

　Cubero wasn't the only one with a shocked look on his face. All the servants have blue faces. No, Eve is the only one who has a pure white expressionless face to begin with, so I don't know if she's turning blue or not, but she doesn't look vaguely surprised.

"Don't worry, I won't let you guys lift a finger. Think of it as a social studies field trip.

　The purpose of this time is to "show the servants the field" while gaining experience. This may seem like nothing at first glance, but it's actually very important.

　A netizen is something that you act upon because you admire an advanced player. If you don't see a concrete example and think "I want to be like that," you'll never get serious about it.

　I want them to admire me through this visit. And they will take action. They'll find a reason to do this simple task of earning experience by going around the dungeon.

"Be motivated. Be motivated. And then figure it out for yourself. I have all the information you need to become stronger. If you want to know, I'll tell you. Today is a step in the right direction.
"My Lord.
'Yeah. Start the transposition and summoning in sequence.
As you wish.

　Anko touched everyone's hands on each of them, and then performed 《Dark Transition》 to Aisolois and performed 《Dark Summoning》 one after another.
　Sylvia and Eco looked prepared, and the servants transitioned to the front of the castle gate of Aisolois with a puzzled look on their faces.

''Join the team.

　I send the five servants an application for guest participation in the first test, which they instantly accept.

　Yukari is temporarily excluded from the distribution and the method of experience distribution within the team is set up evenly. This way, even if only me and Anko fight, the experience gained will be distributed evenly to the eight players.

'Don't be late, follow me.'

　He walks out without saying anything. Right before a close encounter, he summons Angolmore and causes him to 《Spirit Possession》. Here again, the four people other than Cubero buzzed.

''It's the Spirit Possession of the Summoning Technique. It is released at the fourth level of Spirit Summoning. You should remember it as much as possible.''

　I advise you to be generous. Champagne was taking notes. That's fine. It's nothing to leak information.

''Ask Sylvia and Eco how to learn the transformation skills you'll be using after this.

　Use "Spirit Summoning" and "Transformation" in turn to keep the buffs intact. This is the basis of dungeon attack.

Anko. Black Flame Spear.
Yes, sir.

　We don't shy away from it. I push forward with maximum firepower from the very beginning.
　I pulled the Mithril Sword from my waist following Anko and ran out while preparing the Flying Wheel Sword Technique.

''Ufufu.''

　The two armored knights of the gatekeepers were blown away by Anko's 《Long King Spear Art》 in a single shot.

　The servants, Sylvia and Eco, were in raptures. A single blow to an A grade demon. They must have understood how extraordinary that was.

　Breaking through the castle gate. With that momentum, they rushed into the ancient castle of Aisolois.

''Directly ahead, close quarters ten o'clock.''
Yes, sir.
"Straight ahead, three hours of contact.
Yes, sir.
"Forward 1:00, contact 9:00.
Yes, sir.

　The directions are given in common words. The direction is indicated by a clock. Be as concise and clear as possible.

　What kind of monster will come out from where and what kind of attack will be made. Know it all, anticipate it all, and deal with it without error.

　The best way to be safe is to complete the attack without making the opponent do anything. The first attack is the best defense.

Five seconds later, transform.
How would you like to continue?
Let's take B.
Yes, sir.

　The three Black Ghosts coming from the left front are blown away by "Transformation". Anko's "continue" asks what I'm going to do afterwards. My "B" refers to Plan B. I've prepared a variety of responses in advance, so there's no need for me to tell you what to do after the transformation.

　By the way, Plan B is to have Anko attack the demon from behind during the 8 seconds of the transformation, and if that doesn't defeat it, I charge in after 6 seconds to blow it up and Anko chases after it.

Stupid.

　This time, I was able to defeat him with Anko's Flying Wheel Spear Technique, so there was no need for an assault or a chase.

''Forward Moment, Tangent Front.''
Yes, sir.

　This is how we conquered Aisolois at breakneck speed.

　It took them less than an hour from the time they entered the castle to reach the boss's keep.


''It's very similar, isn't it?''
Yeah. You're a mutant evolution of this thing, in case you're wondering.

　The boss of Isolois is a black flame wolf. He is a big black-furred wolf like Anko, the dark wolf.

F-nee.
As you wish.

　Plan F--The first attack of 《Dark Magic》 by Anko.

　A single shot at the Black Flame Wolf, who had eaten the black fog and had 1 HP, was hit with the Infantry Archery. An instant kill.


''Alright, let's take a break and then we'll go around again.

　Assuming that each lap was roughly less than an hour, and one hour with a break, it would be perfect for the cool time of 3600 seconds for the Dark Magic. Hence, it's possible to run a fast lap of Isolois.

　Well, even though it's been a long time, I only did a shitload of laps in the past. My body remembers it perfectly. At this rate, I could shrink it to about 45 minutes per lap. If that's the case, I'll have to defeat the Black Flame Wolf without relying on the 《Dark Magic》. What to do, you could stun him with the Dragon King Sword Art, but for safety, you could also use Kinsaku Hamejiro. Or even Kinkaku Hamesaburo. Hmmm .......

...... Second-dono.
What's going on?

　As I was wondering about various strategies, Sylvia spoke to me with a mysterious look on her face.

''Ryoma is now a seventh dan...''
Oh. Good for you.
Yo, that's great!　It's too bad!

　Shut up!　My ears perk up.

'Do you know what you've done!　He conquered a grade A dungeon in just one hour without taking a single blow!　And that's all while protecting us!
I wasn't protecting you. I was just trying to crush the demon so it wouldn't do anything.
That's what's so crazy!

　I barked.

'In an hour, Ryoma has gone from 6-dan to 7-dan!　So that's it!　How much experience does the servants have in them!　Wouldn't an infantryman or at least an infantryman lightly go up from first dan to high dan?
Maybe.
The best of the best, huh?
Yeah.

　Sylvia was getting too excited and going crazy.
　Eco, on the other hand, was fiddling with her skills with a happy 'oooh'. She was still going at her own pace.


'Second-sama,'

　Then Cubero called my name with a determined look on his face. The other servants lined up beside him.

'We are certain of the meaning of your bringing us to this place.
Okay.

　...... Itching, if you will, to say that I'm itching. He had such a motivated look on his face, just like when he once showed the damage of the Ichino type to the First Court Magic Division. It seems that the effect of showing the scene was extraordinary. I'm really glad.

If there's anything that's on your mind, just ask. I'm ready to show you how to conquer a dungeon, or whatever. I'm ready to teach you.
Yes ......!

　The five servants nodded in admiration when I told the newcomers who had joined the team to give them a senior citizen look.

I want to concentrate on the time attack, so you can go home now. Oh, Sylvia and Eco will stay behind. I'm going shopping on my way home, so watch the back until then.

　I have the servants sent to Anko, and then return to the laps of Isolois.


　It's finally happening. Steadily gaining experience, we move into the title fight. Finally, you will step into the realm of the best in the world. You will return to that position again.

　...... Wash your heads and wait, title holders. The day is coming for you.



　　* * * *



You all know what to do.

　The five of them looked at each other as they returned to the First Test Mansion.
　At Cubero's words, Cosmos raised his hand.

''Yes, sir?''
"My pants are soaking wet. Can I go home?
"......, be with you in a minute.

　Kyubero continued to speak while being amused by Cosmos who said such things without shame.

''I was able to raise my infantry body art to seventh dan and my silver general body art to fifth dan in the past hour.
Oh. That's what I do.
I'm a 5th dan in infantry swordsmanship myself.
I'm at the peak of my wand arts across the board.
...... and ......

　Everyone reported that they had each improved their skills. Eve nodded her head, too, although she wasn't able to put it into words, but she nodded her head.

'We're just giving to ...... second-sama.

　At Cubero's muttering, they all gave him a look that said they agreed with him.

''Why did you allow us to have this experience? We'll have to get to the bottom of it.''
'I already know that. The master is counting on us to be an asset.
That's part of it, though, isn't it, you know, growing us up and bringing the servants as a whole to life?
'Yes. And eventually, you can insert and release .......
......?

　Eve tilted her head at Cosmos' muttering. Elle waited for Cosmos to slap her head, and then Cubero opened his mouth.

'I will meet your expectations at all costs. It's only been an hour, but there was a lot to learn, a lot of stars to learn. The world we see is different from that of Second-sama and us. Now that we know that clearly, we have one thing to do.
'You will do your best to get as close to your master as you can and be of service to him, won't you?
Yes. We can learn from him. We couldn't have asked for a better environment.

　You can ask the best in the world to teach you. There was no other place in the world where such a wonderful environment could be found.

''Let's learn from Second-sama about dungeon conquest and work on our own to make it possible for our servants to walk around the dungeon alone.

　The servants of the First Test had taken the first step in becoming a fierce group of men like no other.



'By the way, aren't you too good-looking, Master?'
That's a little late for that, isn't it?
...... .........
Well, it just occurred to me. You're very straightforward, aren't you, Eve?
Oh, you're right. You're so cute. Why are you so scared of me?
What? ......?
She's all red in the face, Eve.
"~~~~ ......!

　Due to her albino nature, Eve's skin was white, and if she was the slightest bit shy or excited, her skin would turn bright red.

'Just looking at her master from behind, she looked like a boiled octopus.
Yeah, well, I feel sorry for you.
............
'Don't be discouraged, Eve. I have to change my underwear every time I see my master.
Don't feel sorry for me at all.
'Ohohohoho!
I'm not going to forgive you.
Why me?
I don't like the way you laugh.