Morning.
　I went down to the living room a little late and found two men sitting at the dining table for some reason.

'Oh, good morning!　Mr. Second.
Humph. ......

　The fresh dog-beast young man gave a vivacious greeting, and the beautiful, light blue-haired elf gave Nikhil a quick glance. It is Mr. Kapito and Nil.

　Oh, by the way. I remembered that the two of them had had too much to drink last night.


　...... No, no, no, no. Nevertheless.

'Good morning, Mr. Capito. And that's quite a greeting, isn't it?　Nil.
Hey. I told you to stop calling me that.
Yes, yes, I know. You're the Viceroy's son, aren't you?　You've heard more times in the last seven days than I've crapped in the toilet. No doubt about it.
You ...... continue to insult my family as usual.
You're making me do it.
'You two, stop fighting in the morning. It's depressing.

　As I was sarcastically berating Nil for his bad attitude, Sylvia, who couldn't see me, came in to stop me. It might have been noisy in the morning for sure.

　It's just, sorry Sylvia. This is my house. I'm going to tell you right off. I mean, it's just not good enough. You know what this guy did to me last night, don't you?　Yes, this thing--


"Oh!　Go ahead!


　Eco comes back from his morning walk and as soon as he comes into the living room, he points to Nil and throws a straight shot to the middle of the road, loudly.

　That's right. This man is a vomit elf (・・・・・).

...... Hey you. You're not talking about me, are you?
Yeah, yeah, I know, ......, wrong?

　Eco, who seems to have unintentionally said it, is now falsely claiming that it was a misunderstanding, as she swims her gaze to the upper left.


'Lie!　You totally pointed at me and said it!　And I'm the only elf in the room!　Utterly rude!　Whatever happened to the beastman, a proud elf has no right to be called that!　Apologize!


　...... hmm?　Oh, no way, .......

　Immediately after I remembered my concern, Kapito, who was sitting next to Nil, spoke to me.

'Nil-san, don't you remember ......?'
What?
Last night, that ......
Last night?

　Apparently I don't remember.

　Oh, if it was ......, though, no wonder he has this attitude.
　Poor .......

'Nil. Last night, you were shocked that the alpha ignored you, so you got burned out and got tongue-tied, and then you sobbed and screamed at the partygoers while bothering them at random, and then you reaved my servants who came to take care of you, and then you sprayed vomit all over the place, and finally you were in the middle of the hall And then you collapsed and fell into a coma.

　I'm going to tell you in a very polite way.

'............ ugh, that's a lie. ......'
No, everyone in the room remembers it perfectly.
........................

　He became suddenly quiet.

　Maybe it was a fragmentary reminder. Nil's complexion is slowly deteriorating.

'I'm glad I drank the potion. ......

　Kapito-kun, who was guzzling the detoxification potion last night to sober up a little before it became a big deal, muttered to himself as he looked at Nil, who had an expression of despair on his face.

'...... Well, let's have breakfast.'



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See you guys. See you later.
'Thanks for your help!　I'll see you soon, Mr. Second!
............

　Second sees Kapito and Nil off as they return home after breakfast.

　Kapito smiles and bows and exchanges words with Second, but Nil remains silent.


　...... Nil thinks. Where to go home, though.

　There is no place for Nil in the Viceroy's house anymore. The Viceroy's family does not need a poor man defeated by the daughter of the promenade family who is out of town, even if he is a legitimate son.

　So what does he do by leaving home?

　It's this character. Nil's reputation in the world is very bad.
　And yet, he can't let go of his pride, which is too high because he was raised in a famous family of magic for 128 years.

　No one will hire him. Rather, Nil's pride would not allow him to be hired by someone else. Then, do you want to register with the Adventurer's Guild and live as an adventurer using your 【Magic Arts】 skill? Nil thinks that is the greatest shame. To him, an adventurer is a recluse. Fighting demons in sweat and mud in an earthy place is not something that a noble elf would do.

...... d*mn.

　Nil is disgusted.
　I am disgusted with my home, with society, and with ...... myself.

　The bravado that you have been holding on to is no longer valid after last night's incident. I'm sure you've noticed that it wasn't working right from the start.

　How should he live from now on?

　As he was pondering this question, a second person called out to him.


'Hey.'

　What on earth will they say? Nil braced himself.
　A person who caused him a great deal of trouble. He was prepared for a complaint or two.


'You can come back to visit me anytime. You're not busy anyway, are you?

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


　Nir's eyes widened at the words, which were so unexpected.

　You can come and visit. It was the first time in his life that such words had been spoken to him.

　Most of the time, those who got involved with Nil would heckle and goof off, wondering in the pit of their stomachs if they would ever call him again. It was a thinly veiled social gesture to get Nil in a good mood. Nil always looked at it with cold eyes.

　But in the case of the second, it was much different. He put his hands in his pockets and said, "Come visit us again. I don't understand it at all.

　If he wanted to be kind or sympathetic, he could have said something else. I would have asked her if she wanted to get a job, or if she wanted to be an adventurer, or if she wanted to know what she was going to do next, or if she was going to be okay. Of course, with taut gentleness.

　If he had been told that, Nil would definitely have been incensed. He must have bared his misplaced hostility towards the Second and desperately defended his petty pride.

　So what about it? The words that came out of the Second were clearly meant to come from the heart.
　It's rather ridiculous that he's not busy anyway.
　Don't be silly, a mockery that should be enraged.

　However. Nil, for some reason, suddenly felt his heart throb.

　It's a good thing that this unadorned promise of fun is a pleasantly unassuming one, just like friends.


''...... un.......''

　Barely a word.
　Nil nodded, returning only to say yes.

　He turned his back to the second who looked away and hid his reddened face.

　...... You can come and do it again, I suppose.

　With that thought in mind, Nil left for a new normal.



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Master. I have an appointment for today...

　Immediately after Kapito-kun and Nir leave, Yukari speaks up nonchalantly.

　Did we have plans?　But then I remembered that I was listening.
　In the morning, Muratti is coming over. To listen to him talk about lightning attribute magic and witchcraft.

　I heard that Alpha left a message saying that he would definitely visit the First Test Mansion once the mess in the house was cleared up. Klaus said he would visit when he qualified for the Flash Tournament, and Alfred and the Mix sisters would visit tomorrow afternoon, another message. Why would any of them leave with a message for Yukari instead of me?　I'm not that forgetful, am I?


"Various reports. First of all, I would like to report on the current situation of Calamelia in the country. Since the enactment of the Calameria Control Act, the intensified patrols by the Third Order have resulted in their extermination in significant numbers. No smuggling has been discovered so far.
What about the addicts?
Although the disease has been largely eradicated, it still seems to be very prevalent. There is no effective treatment for this disease.
Okay.

　It's not easy. Considering that our head chef Sobra hasn't been able to return to work yet either, it seems that the treatment is quite painful.

''Next, regarding the investigation into the survival of the righteous R6.
Difficult to get to?
Yeah. Just one thing. The Winfild-led Eve squad's reconnaissance survey gave us a clue. It seems that one of them crossed over to the Kamel Godland during the crackdown on the bandits.
Really? It's been a long time.
Yes, sir. Current status unknown. His name is Ray, and he's 18 years old. He's the only daughter of his boss, Reemsma.
"Women or ......

　And, of all things, it is the Kamel Godland. Most of the women in that country would live as nuns. It would be impossible for them to escape under the strict surveillance of the Kamel Church unless they were extremely fierce. If she's still alive, she's probably still within the Kamel Divine Kingdom.

''Alright. I'll go investigate next time.
Yes, sir.

　While we're at it with the saints, let's find Ray and the rest of them. I'm indebted to Cubero and Bicide for their help.

Finally, we have our expenses for the month at 308.931 million CL. We have 5,646,930,000 CL left to spend.
'Eh, that's quite a bit more than usual. I knew Silvia and Eco's training and the Triple Crown party cost a lot of money.
In addition, the purchase of potions and equipment for the higher-ranking servants, as well as additions and alterations to the servants' mansions.
'Oh, I see. I forgot.
Don't forget the hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses.

　I'm pissed.

　Since the servants are motivated to gain experience, there's no reason not to invest in it. I heard that the servants' mansion was getting a bit cramped, so I made it bigger so that it could accommodate about 500 people. I think we spent about 180 million CL in total. It costs about 200 million yen a month for labor, food, maintenance, etc., so I guess it's reasonable to spend this month as well.

　I'll be able to make money for a while longer, but I don't know what will happen in the future. Maybe it's time to find some free time and make some money.


"Mr. Second!　Mr. Second!

　Oops, here comes the hot one.
　He's banging on the front door, calling my name loudly.

'Shut up!　I'm coming, just wait for me!
'Excuse me!　I'll wait!

　I finished my conversation with Yukari exactly and went to the door.
　Sure enough, there was a sweaty, fat, bespectacled man, former Eishou Muratti Tricolori.

Let's go inside, shall we?　I've been looking forward to it.　I haven't slept a wink for the past week, that I haven't had a wink of sleep!
Lie to me. ......

　Muratti is still excited as ever, with a big smile on his face under the cold winter air, steam coming out of his body and fogging up his glasses.

　He's rude, he's familiar, he's annoying, he's depressing, and there's nothing good about him, but I can't hate him.

　I led Muratti into the living room and sat down face to face with him.
　Yukari serves tea to Muratti as she flows through the room.

"Well. Which one do you want to hear first?

　When he suddenly cut to the chase, Muratti took a gulp of his tea and opened his mouth.

''Duh-uh. So, now, let's talk about the lightning attribute magic.