Holiday.
　I took the three of us out for a shopping trip to King's Landing.

　We wandered around the shops in the capital without any particular purpose. This is extremely interesting.
　All sorts of things give me new information when I see them.

　For example, chillies. In Mevion, there was only one ingredient item named "chili", but in this world, there are dozens of varieties of that pepper alone. Each of them come from a different place of origin, and have a different color and shape. Of course, they also taste different. Who grows them, where they come from, and how they are shipped. My interest is never ending.

　From the perspective of a game, it's just one of those insignificant food items, but there's a huge market hidden in there that I couldn't even imagine.

　A mixture of game and reality. This seemingly mismatched fusion gave this world an indescribable depth.


I'm going to stop by the potion shop. I'm going to stop by the potion shop for a bit.

　Sylvia entered a shop specializing in potions that looked familiar. The exterior seems to have gleamed somewhat since my previous visit.
　When I continued to enter the store, an old man who seemed to be the owner of the store at the back of the room made a huff and ran over to me.

''Sir!　Well, well, well. We really appreciate your visit.

　...... Sir?

Your master is the Plenipotentiary. His official title of honor will be Your Excellency.

　As I was going through my mind, Yukari gave me an earful. I see.

You remember me?
Of course, sir. I'm sure you are the reason why our shop has been so successful. I was thinking of taking the opportunity to visit you at the right time to pay my respects.

　What did I do, I thought, and then I suddenly remembered. Come to think of it, not long after I came to this world, I bought about a billion CL worth of potions in Dyke Warfare.

''Wasn't it annoying to buy that many of the same potions?''
'No way!　You told me in advance how many you were going to buy. I'm very, very grateful, but I don't want to be a nuisance.

　Good. They don't seem to be having a hard time running the business because of me.

'It must have been hard on the compounder. After all, I was buying a thousand of them every day.
It's called a scream of joy. It's a funny story now.

　Hahaha and laugh. What a refreshing old man he was.

'By the way, my lord, what can I do for you today?　Perhaps you're preparing for a title fight?
Well, sort of. You got it all figured out.
'I knew it!　I heard about your performance in the last civil war. I was saying to one of the staff that I was sure he would win the winter title.
'I see. Do the contestants come often?
''Yes. Just a few minutes ago, three of the people who are currently being talked about throughout King's Landing visited us.

　The three that have been talked about throughout King's Landing?　Who are you?
　I couldn't ask for his name, but I couldn't get the owner to break confidentiality to give me a hint.

'Good to know. Thank you.
No. Thank you for your continued patronage.

　We finished our shopping and left the store.

　When I turned to Yukari, she spoke up without needing to be asked.

'It's the Elnte Onion Punishing General, isn't it? It seems that his apprentice, the Mix Sisters, will also be competing in the Onion Puncture General battle, right?
You know your stuff.
''I'm rather surprised that Master doesn't know about it. Right now, there's a lot of talk about the three of you entering the royal capital, including General Onion Piercing.
You're such a star, being a titleholder.
You're not just a star, you're treating me like a king of the land.
So what do you think will happen if we win the Triple Crown?
...... To paraphrase my master, it's going to be yucky.
We're in for a treat.

　I'm looking forward to it.

　And then Eco said "I'm hungry!" and twined around my waist. The hands of the clock are pointing at the time of the meal.

Then it's time for dinner.
Yay!

　Eco wobbled up my back and forced me to carry her on my shoulders. I held her legs in my hands and she swayed back and forth, back and forth, side to side, in a very happy manner. I'm a very energetic person.

I was wondering," he said, "are you particularly soft on the environment, Mister Second?
Yes, I think so.

　How could I not be spoiled by such a cute little cat-eared girl?

''For lunch, I had Cubero reserve the most expensive restaurant in King's Landing for me. That should put you in a good mood.

　In an instant, the two of them were in a good mood. You two are surprisingly fond of this kind of thing, aren't you?





'We've been expecting you.'

　When we arrived in front of the restaurant, Cubero was already there waiting for us.
　Cubero led me inside the restaurant. The interior of the restaurant is as luxurious as the mansion of the first test.

　As the four of us, excluding Cubero, were chatting about the best place to sit, we heard an arguing voice from the entrance.

''I'm going to go check it out,''

　Cubero, who was working as a waiter, said one thing and acted quickly. As expected of an astute butler. There's no shame in showing it anywhere.
　After a while, the cubero came back with a quick walk.

''General Elnte Onion Piercing and two of his disciples wished to have lunch here, but apparently they didn't have a reservation and are in trouble with the restaurant side. What can we do for you?
Yeah, I see. Tell him I don't mind. All right?

　Perhaps the cubero was rented out for a private party. But we feel a little bad about monopolizing this spacious restaurant for ourselves. Let's show some open-mindedness.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most of it. Silvia, of course, Yukari has a reluctant look on her face, and Eco is already thinking only of cooking.

''I'll go tell them.''

　Cubero galloped away.
　Immediately afterwards, the arguing stopped. It must have been resolved. It's really useful, my butler. I'm a snob.


　...... But then I waited for five minutes and then ten minutes, but Cubero didn't come back.

　I was just about to get up from my seat to see if something was wrong, when Cubero came back with a man dressed in formal attire who seemed to be in charge of the restaurant.

'What's going on?'

　When I asked, the man in charge opened his mouth as if he was afraid.

I'd like to ask General ...... and his team to visit us to say hello.
What?

　Greeting?

Mr. Second. There's no need to say hello.

　Cubero's face is angry. The old man is dripping with cold sweat.

'...... I see, I understand. Those people over there are claiming that General Onion Piercing is in a better position than the ambassador, right?''

　Yukari said quietly.

'Utterly foolish. There will be no upside and no downside. It is repugnant that your master would be used for such a performance. Let's get out of the store.''
Yukari-sama is right. In fact, it's only natural for them to visit Second-sama to say hello.

　Two people who are furious. An old man who just bows his head. Sylvia and Eco look at me with a puzzled look on their faces.

　...... hmm.

I wanted to have lunch at this restaurant today. But I was interrupted. So you're running away?

　The old man is caught between the ambassador and the demon piercing general. I feel sorry for him. There's nothing we can do about it. Well, then, there's nothing else for me to do but to talk to the parties involved.

"Whatever happens, whoever says it, we're going to eat here today. Nobody gets in our way. I'm on your side, old man. So what's the big deal? I don't care what kind of unreasonable demands they make to you, just shove them. I'm on your side. Don't sit on top of your power.


That's not very nice of you to say.


　I was in the middle of talking to the old man when I heard a woman's voice from behind me.

　I turned around slowly and saw a beautiful elf standing there.
　She had pointed ears, a slender body, an awfully well-defined face, long emerald green hair, and slit eyes that were suspended. She looks like a woman with a tough personality.


You're an ambassador?　I don't know what small country you are from, but this is General Onion.　Shouldn't you be here to say hello?

"--

　A hand controls Cubero as he tries to take a step forward.
　...... You can tell by the way she stands. This woman is quite strong.

'And what?　How dare you use the best seat in the house in preference to the Demon Punisher. Isn't it proper etiquette to greet them, give up your seat, and leave quickly?　I can't believe it. That's what I call thick-skinned.

　It's a refreshing argument. But what's troubling is that this woman thinks it's "natural" for her to say that.

　This is Elnte?　If so, it's a shame. Can you be so proud as a result of being a titleholder and being pampered by everyone?

You're a dee-mix, aren't you?
Yes. Who are you?　How can a dark elf be in a place like this?
They call you the fox.
A fox?
"A wild beast that can't do anything but listen to the tiger.
...... You've got some nerve, girl.

　Yukari fights head-on. The elven woman, called Dee Mix instead of Elnte, took her bow out of her inventory in less than 0.5 seconds.

　Oh come on, are we going to have a fight here?　And just as I was wondering, Dee sent a rush of killing intent. Wow, this guy is serious (seriously).


"Idiot.
"Yikes!

　A moment later, a genkotsu was slammed into the back of Dee's head.
　An old man appeared behind her, looking like a hermit with a white beard up to his chest.

'My apprentice has been rude,'
'Master!　There's no need to bow down!
You're the one who made me take it down, you idiot!
"Yikes!

　They're hitting me again. And they're making me bow down with them.

　Who is this old man?　And when he went out of his mouth, he came to a point. So this is General Elnte's demon hunter?

"It's all right for me. It's fine, as long as we can have a meal here. But you should do a better job of training your students.
Ha ha, my ears hurt.
How dare you talk to me like that!　For the record, I'm many times older than you are!　Besides, you'd better educate that slave better than anyone else!　Or maybe it's the principle of not educating s*x slaves!

　He's one of those guys who thinks older people are better than he is.　Aside from General Onion Piercing's greatness in the first place, what would make his disciples so dignified?　I'm here with dark elf discrimination in the extreme: ...... It's a full countdown.

''Sis, you'd better get a grip. Master is angry.
'But they're rude!　Jay would agree, wouldn't he?
'But your master is at ......

　A short cut female elf, much like Dee, came out from beside Elnte. Her name is Jay, apparently. She seems to be Dee's sister.

It's over, it's over. It's time to stop talking about sisters. Jesus.

　The mixed sisters gawked and shifted at the unexpected pun.
　A frightened Elnte coughed and turned to us with a serious face.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I'll pay you for your trouble. What do you say we gather around the table to make peace?
Why are you here with these people?
Shut up!
Yikes!

　With a thud, Elnte's iron fist flies and Dee is silent with tears in her eyes.

　...... In this situation, a meal together?　What the hell was this old man thinking?

　I don't know why, but I observe Elnte's face. He had a smile on his face, a good-natured smile. He's an elusive old man.

　Silvia and Eco still have a puzzled look on their faces. Yukari and Cubero had angry faces. Considering the "peaceful holiday," there's no option but to have a meal together.

　But I let my interest get the better of me. I wanted to see with my own eyes what the titleholder of this world looked like.

'Good. I don't think I've settled for anything yet, though.

　He glared at the old man with some hostility. Elnte smiled and opened his mouth.

''Wonderful? Then let's dine in for lunch.''





Once again, let me introduce myself. My name is General Elnte. These two sisters are Dee and Jay. They are my pupils.
Okay. I'm second. Silvia, Eco and Yukari in that order. I have a team called the first test.
Oh, you're a team. Who's that?
Cubero. That's my squire.
You are all very good at your jobs, aren't you?
You know what I mean, old man?
'An old man?　Watch your mouth!
'Jay. Keep Dee at bay.
Very well, Master.
Hey, hey, Jay!

　Dee doesn't bite me every time. Glancing over at her sister, Jay, she doesn't look too good either. The two of them appear to respect this Elnte so much.

　Old man, you must be very strong, right?　I was excited with anticipation.

'You boasted earlier that you were older than me, but how old are the three of you?　I'm 17. Sylvia's 17, Eco's 16, Yukari's 19, and Cubero's 24, right?

　I said while asking, and Cubero said, "You remembered me! He was thrilled with the twinkle in his eye. 'What's that?

Hohoho, you are young. I'm 403 years old this year. Dee is exactly 100. Jay is exactly one hundred and forty three. He's still a chick.

　400...... Seriously? It wasn't on the level of old men or anything. I mean, 100 years old?　Banju is 81 years old, right?　I mean, isn't this ruggedly beautiful woman and her cute little girl just an old lady?

'I'm only 99!　And you're the first elf to become a demon piercing general underage. Remember that.
You want to beat me?
...... I'm going to repay you for your kindness to your master this winter.
So, let's hope. Well, let's hope for the best.

　They say that an elf adult is a hundred years old. It's an earful for Yukari.

　But this department store woman of discrimination is a title contestant or ...... dignity is questioned.


'My Silvia will also be in the Onion Piercing General match. I'm counting on you.

"Law.
............

　The moment I said that without a care in the world, the atmosphere of the place changed.

　Elnte looks at Sylvia as if she is assessing her wares.

　And Dee--.



Ha!

f*ck!


　I couldn't help but curse out of my mouth.

　Dee immediately raised his bow and shot the infantry bow technique from his normal, ordinary posture.


　I was the only one of the five of us who could react.

　I'm going to be able to parry the arrow while activating the "infantry shield technique" with the plate of soup that I held in my left hand.


　...... Hey, that's dangerous...if I had been 0.0 seconds late, I would have gone through the plate. Thanks to the speed of reaction that hasn't diminished since my days as the world's number one active player.


''Heh. So, you're going to fight against the demon hunter?　Even though I could only blink at my infantry archery?　That's funny. If it weren't for your friends protecting you, you'd be pierced in the chest.　Please don't lick the archery business. When a small fry like you participate in the competition, the dignity of the demon piercing general is degraded. Will you please withdraw from the competition?

　They catch you off-guard and then say whatever they want to say. He's mounting up.

　Dignity. I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to do anything about it. The switch from an oblivious stance to a poised stance was nothing short of brilliant. But. It's not something to do at mealtime.


"............

　Sylvia looked down silently. I guess I had my own thoughts. But there's no need to be depressed. You haven't even done kumite yet. You are not even in a position to get into a position, and you lose the race without permission, and you are called out for it, but it doesn't hurt or itch, does it?

...... My Lord, now.

　The old man is an old man, too. He's looking at me with a dumbfounded expression and muttering something, but you have some things to do before that. Isn't it because you don't look at your disciples carefully that you are too uninhibited?


Huh, not a good thing. Not even close.

　I mutter with a sigh.
　I'm already angry. I'm going to make him pay.

'What?'　Did I say something wrong?

　I give him a cold stare, but Dee doesn't seem to take offense.

　I see. That's certainly true. I guess you're not wrong, in your mind. Well, I'm going to do what I think is right, too.



"Come on, Anko. "Angolmore.

　I stood up and activated the Demon Summoning and Spirit Summoning at the same time.
　The dark that boils in the dark and the light that shines in seven colors wrapped around both sides of me.

''Wha, what ......!

　Dee quickly readies his bow and prepares his skills on the spur of the moment. It would be 《Gold General Archery》 anyway.


''Oh dear, oh dear.''

　Anko squinted her normally narrowed eyes even more and laughed, putting a finger to her mouth.

''Poor little girl. You bare your fangs at my second.

　Despite his words, Angolmore smiled happily.


　Dee took a step back and still confidently pointed her bow towards him.

'Don't lick me too much,'
Dee, no!

　Elnte stops him. But it was a little late.

　Dee activated the 《Gold General Archery》 the moment I took a step forward. It is a skill that knocks back enemies within a certain range.


''Transformation.''

　I used the invincibility time of the Transformation to disable the Golden General Archery, and in fact, I blew Dee away.

　Anko, Angolmore, and Transformation, and all that.

''Angolmore, Wind.
"As you wish.
"Anko, dark magic.
Yes, my Lord.

　Make Dee crawl and force its HP remaining to 1.

　...... That would be an unimaginable horror. You can't even imagine what it must be like to have 1 HP without being able to move.


"Don't be so intimidated, junior. You mustn't be intimidated, junior. You're trembling like a little slime.
I'm glad to see you're enjoying yourself, sir.

　The two people who had been bickering with each other seem to have opened up to each other at least a little. Maybe it's that thing where it's easy to get along when you find a common enemy.


I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I hope you'll forgive Dee.
My sister has apologized profusely. I'm terribly sorry.

　Elnte and Jay, who look impatient, apologize to me.

　It's too late to apologize after ...... our power is revealed, it's too late to apologize after our power is revealed. It's not fair. It doesn't feel sincere in the slightest.

"I'm sorry, but I can't let this slide. This guy tried to kill somebody. And his intended target was a Third Knight of the Order, an employee of the embassy. Do you know what this means?

　The three of us look blue.

　That's why it's so late. You underestimated that this one couldn't even be as good as a title contender anyway, right?　Even if he had power, if it was as strong as Sylvia's, he thought that if it took three people of strength to pressure him implicitly, he would shut up, didn't he?　You fool. If it comes down to it, I'll beat you, even if it's just three of you.


It's time for me to pay for all the things I've done in my life.

　Maybe it's a scandal that we could have crushed as hard as we have if we weren't dealing with it.

　...... I'm disappointed. It's not a level of power harassment or anything like that. Does the conceit that "no one in ability or power can stand against you" make a person this much more likely?

　f*ck you. You guys are the ones who are degrading the title fight.


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

　The three of them are silent with a look of "what do we do? You've lived for hundreds of years and you don't even know how to apologize?


"Get down on your knees.


　I stomped on the head of an old man and a woman for the first time in my life on this day.
　It didn't feel as good as I thought it would.




　　* * * *



'Hahaha!　Hahahahaha!

　In a certain bar. A beautiful man was laughing out loud, clutching his belly as he received a report of a woman in a maid's uniform.

'It's no laughing matter. You made that demon piercing general get down on his knees.
'Isn't that interesting!　No, it's great!　After all, he's just the kind of man Sherry would like!
Totally. ......

　The maid gives him a dumbfounded look.

But that old man is cunning. He must have known that his opponent was a contestant in the Onion Piercing General Battle and tried to contact him.
And that you didn't dare to stop your apprentice from running off?
'Probably. Considering that he got the information in exchange for getting down on his knees, I think Elnte got the better of it.
'No way. You got down on your knees with a young man who is not even your own great-grandson?
Elnte showed room from the edge; if he lived for four hundred years, he wouldn't give a d*mn about getting down on his knees.
That's how it works: ......

　The man gulped down his drink in one gulp, huffed, and stood up.
　At his waist hangs a long sword, which you can see is a workhorse.

'Let's go, Mariposa,'
Very well, Mr. Jerez.
'...... duh, but that's frustrating. I just wish I could do something cool like him.
Please don't do that.
Is this jealousy?
I don't know.
'Yeah, I look forward to the day I cross swords with him: ......