This is .........

　Morning. I met up with Akaneko at the harbor, and from there, we transitioned to the main gate of the First Test Manor at once.

　As soon as I stepped into the grounds, Akaneko rolled her eyes and exclaimed in surprise at the scenery in front of her.

　A good feeling indeed!　A great mansion to buy. That's what this reaction alone seems like.

'Oh, what's that?　It looks like a castle.
The castle.
'A castle after all!　Was the Second the lord of the castle?
Yes.
Really? ......

　Pointing to the still under construction Wind Cloud Second Castle, Akaneko rasped and shivered. Interesting.

　And so, as we were walking around the grounds for a while, a man on a horse passed by in front of us.


"--What?　Master Second!

　I think it's called Just the Bateigashira, or something like that. He's a young man with brown hair in an all-back, Yankee look.

　When Just saw us, he let out a cry of surprise and immediately got off his horse, bowed lightly and opened his mouth in a hurry.

'Well, I see you're back!　Please tell me: ...... Oh, I'm sorry, I'll send someone to pick you up right now.
'No, thanks. We'll stroll around until about noon and then we'll head over to the others. Now, everyone's at the southwest house, right?
Oh, I see. Oh, yes. Still the same.
All right, thanks. Are you at work now?
Yeah, morning warm-up.
'Well, you're diligent. Good luck with that.
'Yes!　Well then, I'll be off!

　They exchanged a few words and parted ways. Just left with a big smile on her face.

　When I glanced at Akaneko, she was pouting for some reason.

'What's wrong?'
I've been wondering if it's possible to get a better idea of what's going on. Hence, I was wondering.
Yeah, that's my clown head.
I see." "I see." "Hmmm?　Not a horsetooth, but a horsetooth head?
Oh.
Are there other horsemen out there?
There's one. There must have been, like, a dozen of them.
'JuJu ......!　What, are they all hired by the Second?
Of course.
Wait, there are ten men in the grooming room.　Then what about the other servants?
I don't know. I mean, I don't know. There are hundreds of them.
............, you're making me dizzy.

　Perhaps our scale was bigger than I thought, Akaneko suppressed her eyebrows and gave a deep sigh.

''There are too many things I don't understand.''
Now listen.
Feel free to ask at ....... What do you mean by "house in the southwest"?
'There are eight houses on this property. The house to the southwest is the one you're sleeping in now, on the shores of Lake Vanilla.
'Ho, the explanation pains me. But maybe it's my lack of comprehension that makes it hard to understand what you're saying.
It means I'm moving from one house to another, depending on the season.
"You're not fooling around with ......, are you? I'm sorry, I'm still trying to figure this out. Just leave me alone for a while.

　Akaneko smiles dumbfoundedly with distant eyes. You're going to live here from now on, but will you be okay with that?

Well, okay, let's just hang out. Well, let's just hang out until noon. You'll adjust to it in time.

　It's going to be. And abandon the thought.

　...... In the end, no matter how long afterwards, Akaneko was surprised and couldn't adapt at all.





"You're a woman again,
You're a woman again.

　Noon. When I returned to my lakeside home with Akaneko, Sylvia and Yukari gave me a barrage of accusatory looks.

''Oh, you guys don't go around the dungeon?
Yes, I heard that the Second Lord was back and came back for a lunch break.
"Sun!　I'll eat with you!

　When I couldn't bear to change the subject and ran away, Silvia and Eco answered that.
　But, oh no, I made a mistake in changing the topic of conversation. The conversation will soon be over.

　...... Aaaaahhh, Eco is soothing (escape from reality)!


Well, Master. What is the nature of your relationship with her?　You're not the woman who suddenly slashed at me in the harbor, are you?


　Here it comes.
　With a blatantly cold face, Yukari opens her mouth.

　The tricky part here is that the aggressive emotions that come from that jealousy are directed not at me, but at the other party (...). Yukari is that kind of woman.

　I think about how to excuse it. But I can't come up with a good one. If only Win Emon were here at a time like this .......

　It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to get a good idea of what you're going to be doing.


I'm very sorry about the other day. The front one is called Akaneko. It's a good idea to have a good time with your friends and family. He was born in the country where he grew up, and is the son of Iemoto Kensin, the son of the Iemoto Kensin, who trained with the intention of succeeding to his school. I have been blessed with an unanticipated opportunity to study under him. I would like to ask all of you for your continued guidance and encouragement to this young man.

　A brilliant, unstagnant greeting.
　And then he gave a beautiful bow to Bishiri.


'...... I see, it looks like you're still (...) not the enemy.'

　A small word, Yukari lets her voice trail off. Then.

'In deference to my master, I'll forgive your rudeness. I am Yukari. In the House of Furstest, I am the head maid of the household and head of the maids, as well as the blacksmith for the team, and personally I am the master's personal maid and secretary and ...... and lover. It's nice to meet you.

　I introduced myself briefly. With a bright red face. Apparently, he had met Yukari's expectations.

　But a lover?　Well, yeah, lover or ...... ehehehe.


That's me. My name is Sylvia Virginia. I'm the archmage of Team First Test. I won the last Ki-Sen-Sho tournament and challenged the Onion-Punisher, but I lost. In the summer, he is planning to win the tournament. I'm looking forward to it. By the way, I'm also, what, you know, a lover!

　Sylvia declares her boyfriend in rapid succession. As for me, I'm happy, but if I'm that embarrassed, I don't need to say it.

I'm Eko-Ri-Pletto!　Please, please!

　In that respect, eco-friendly is really good in a natural way. And goodness gracious, what's that?


　...... and that's when I noticed something strange.

It's not right.　Where's Raz?

　Raz is nowhere to be seen.
　Renko would be busy with his righteous activities as a newborn R6, so that's fine, Raz should have been living here.

'Mm, that's the thing.
'We can't waste every minute, every second!　And so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on, and so on.
The whole time?
Yes, sir.

　He seems to be a guy, but .......

"He probably hasn't noticed. When he finds out that his beloved Sempai-dono is back, he's bound to drop everything and fly away.
Yeah, she's got that personality. You can never be too careful. If I'm a dragon and you're a tiger, is Raspberry Belle the foremost bird?

　We both understand Raz very well. You've gotten along quite well in the past week or so. But if you understand him that well, you might as well give him a shout out to say that I'm back, right?　I wonder if we're on the same page after all.


Would it be better if I came over to say hello?

　Akaneko asks me. This guy is so disciplined.

No, I'll get him. I've got some errands to run. I've got some errands to run. You guys get your food and wait.

　I got up from my seat by myself and headed to Raspberry Bell's room.


　Now for the fun. How do you think he's going to react?






You're kidding me!

　He smiled and announced his return, and we chatted for a while. After that, when I summoned Miroku in a heap and said, "He's Asura (Asura)," after a pause of exactly one second, Raz shouted out loudly and lifted his ass out of the chair.

　Nice reaction!　Oh no, it's a pleasure. This is what I wanted to see.

"Isn't this the original monster on Hinode Island?
Yeah. What's happening is that--

　I kept Miroku standing aside and told Raz the details of what had happened on the island.

　All the stories with Takahashi-san and 0k4NN-san, and everything else.


'............ here, here's another conundrum.'

　When he finished speaking, Raz muttered with a grim expression.

'Is that a condition for coming to this world?'
Hey. Can't we consider him dead for sure?　But I can't see anything else. It's the same with the huge time difference, but especially with Professor Takahashi. There are so many irregularities, it's hilarious.
'Well, I certainly care, but ultimately, I don't care about ...... hey Raz, what do you think?'

　How is.
　It was a poorly worded question, but Raz understood instantly.

"...... 'Ranker'?"
Yeah.


　Cracked at the same time as us, the world rankers.
　If any of them had died, I'm not sure they'd have a chance of coming to ...... this world or not.

　Honestly, they're the only thing standing between me and being number one in the world from now on. Let's hope not.


I think... it's coming.

　Raz looked me squarely in the eye and spoke his mind.


'Well ...... I think so too,'

　Agreed.

　Especially the higher you are in the world rankings, the more likely it seems to be true.



...... I knew it, sempai, it's the same.

What?

　Smiling, Raz smiled and said.

　That's when I first realized.


"Normally they wouldn't be laughing at me, here.


　My face, unbeknownst to me, was already smiling helplessly.





'--Lord (Aruji). I would like to ask you about the name that was glancingly mentioned in our earlier conversation.
What!　Nah, what a surprise all of a sudden. ...... talk yourself.

　As I walked back into the living room with Raz and Miroku, Miroku suddenly spoke up with a question.

　It seems that Raz only thought that Miroku did not speak, and he was very surprised or perhaps teary-eyed while holding his chest. It's a very beautiful avatar, or maybe it's because she's an extremely beautiful avatar, but looking at her, she looks like some deep-windowed daughter. No, in fact, she was a saint of the deep window.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one who's interested in this. Could it be that I am the Lord's second in command?　Am I inferior to that anko?

　Miroku, on the other hand, put his hand on his chest again and spoke his lines with theatrical movements, as if he were in a play.
　This guy had been like that since they first met, but his movements and tone of voice were exaggerated no matter what he said. Is that what happens when you live for hundreds of years?

　But it's hard not to look good when a man with such a beautiful figure does it. The reason it's not strangely unnatural is because of its inhuman visuals.

Oh, you're jealous. What a cute guy!
What do you mean? I'm just curious. I'm just curious about your skill at putting my name out there (・・・・・・・・), but it's not even comparable.

　...... quintessential samurai to the core. It was not mere jealousy.

　I'm not going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get it right.

　That's right. If you're that curious about it, it's better to say it clearly.


''Miroku ...... even if you are a bunch of a hundred or even a thousand people, you are no match for Anko.
You're kidding.
You'd think, right?　But it does.
No way. It is not reasonable. Then how does the Lord say that you have used the bean paste?

　I see, so that's how it came about.

　It's true that in my case, there's no way to win against a thousand Miroku. I'm sure Miroku knows that. That's why I doubt it. I'm not sure I'd be able to win against a bunch of ants, even if I were a bunch of thousand people.

　Well, the story is simple. Anko in wolf form has no physical attacks whatsoever. In other words, as long as Anko is in wolf form, Miroku's only method of attack is physical attacks, and no matter how hard he tries, he's never going to win.


"Strength isn't just one way. If you have the strength to fly, you also have the strength to dive into the dirt.


　Raz says admonishingly. You're right.

　Miroku put his hand to his chin and breathed an admiring "Ho". He seemed to agree, at least.



So, where do you plan to go next, Senpai, who is so seamless in land, sea and air?


　We're almost to the living room when Raz asks me.

　That's obvious.


It's the world.



　Now that we're all here, let's get started.

　Let's have a heated strategy session for the summer title game.