I was the only daughter of Viscount Ferna.

　As I was leaving, Champagne invited me to walk for a while, and we were walking side by side along the property's walking path when she cut me off like that.

　She stopped walking and apologized, bowing her head as she said, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you.

'No, maybe Yukari knew.
Yes, ......, I know.

　Before you buy a slave, you must have done all the research on their background. In other words.

'The fact that Yukari didn't tell me means that I didn't need to know. I'm sorry for the prying eyes on my part.
!

　She looked squarely at Champagne and apologized, and then her eyes widened into silence.

　I could kind of see what she was thinking right now. She doesn't like the fact that she was hiding her true identity and consequently made me apologize to her, even if it wasn't all her fault.

　Yes, that's the pride of being a young lady. If that's the case, her next action is.


'...... I'll tell you all about it, ......

　It makes sense.
　She tries to reveal her tragic past, which she would have wanted to keep hidden if she could.


　She is, after all, a young lady to the bone. She lives her life with a conviction bordering on insanity, never disobeying the young lady in her that she believes in.

Let's listen.

　Don't you think it's only natural for me to want to support that ridiculous dream of hers in every way possible?


I used to go to Vinston Academy.
A prestigious school in King's Landing.
Yes. Yes, it's the most prestigious school for the daughters of nobility. I am, as usual, the daughter of a viscountess, and I've been accepted there.

　That's where you met Tivo Ormun and his friends.

At the time, the fiefdom of the Baroness Fana was in decline. With the depopulation of the countryside, the salt pollution and immigration, there was nothing we could do. So I put more effort into my studies than anyone else, in order to make the fiefdom flourish again.
...... didn't last.
''Yes. Less than a year after my arrival, Viscount Ferna's estate has gone bankrupt.

　That's why Tivo and the others despised you as a fallen aristocrat.

It was a blessing in disguise, shall we say. I have paid my tuition fees for three years at Vinston School in advance. Therefore, it was my right to spend the remaining two years of my life at the school without any problems.

　...... Right, right. I guess Champagne never wasted those two years studying and desperately trying to find a way to live as an aristocrat again.
　In fact, she's smart. You can feel it in the concrete when you talk to her. To the point that I can't help but think that if she had been able to spend two years in safety, perhaps.

''But even if the academy recognized me, the academy students didn't recognize me. There are people who don't like me because I'm not even a nobleman. They said that I was bringing dignity to this noble family.
I'm afraid they're the ones who are degraded.
No, ma'am. No, sir. The world of the nobility is all about titles. I don't have time to look into the inner workings of each person.
That's ...... foolish, I should say.
That's the world, isn't it: ......

　Of course, not all of the nobles would be like that. There are heretics like the Earl of the Steam Bitter Valley frontier and sharp men like the Earl of Burrell Lumberjack.

　But Champagne knows them. That's what the world of the aristocracy is like, a part of it that he knows is bad, but he can't change.

The ...... bullying has begun. The bullying has begun. I'm sure they were tailor-made to have a sign hanging around their necks asking them to bully me, with no power of opposition whatsoever.
Tivo Ormun, right?
She especially looked at me like I was an enemy of her. She was the kind of person who would say aloud that she was not a nobleman but not a human being. That's just her personality.
It's kind of bent.
We need to look at how it got bent.
You're right, miss.
Oh, dear. Thank you, master.

　Champagne blushes at the moment of why she is here. Apparently, she feels a strong sense of pleasure in being thought of as a "young lady". If you think about it, it's not surprising. I'd be happy if people thought I was "number one in the world" too.

　Champagne is "Oh, hon! He gave one coughing fit and continued his story.

'Well, from that point on, there was a lot of rage. I'm no different from the common people, and there's no way I'll be able to do that if I'm antagonized by the young lady of the county. I'll be a slave in the blink of an eye.
What happened to you that made you a slave?
"Your father sold me to the Maurice Slave Trade to repay my debt to Count Chilima Ormun.

　Your parents sold you to .......

''Your father did nothing wrong. ...... Your father did nothing wrong. The reason why the management of the estate didn't work out is because of a series of difficult problems. The reason why I had to sell myself was because of pressure from the Earl of Ormun. All of this was out of our control.

　When I was questioning Viscount Ferna's actions, Champagne told me to defend him. But that's not much of a defense.

　To say it, if Champagne's father really had the wherewithal to be a viscount, that is, if he wasn't incompetent, Champagne would still be a young lady.

　I won't say this, though, because she'd have to be angry as a young lady (・・・・・・) if I told her this, so I won't say it.


'Do you have any desire to see your parents?'

　So I asked this instead.

　I think that was a mean question. I'm sure her parents don't have a face to match her. If I asked her if she still wanted to see them, how would she, as a maid and a young lady, respond? How would she connect the two conflicting feelings in her? I was curious.

　And Champagne, after a moment's hesitation, opens his mouth.

'On the day I was purchased by my master, the head maid said to us, "You are blessed," she said. You are blessed," she said. It's true. This place is a miracle. This is a miraculous place, where I can be a maid and a lady, a very strange place, my paradise. So please visit ......

　She brushed her hair back and said with a pleasant smile.


'Just once, really just once, I'd like to go and show you my happy, happy, awesome face right now.


　...... Greed. The maid and the lady, he's going to have them both.


　Champagne Fahna. How far is this guy the best of both worlds?

　But you know what, I'll give him 100 points. You're 20 points short.


It's summer.

In the summer?

"Let all the king's people see your face in the Four Jari Seige battle.







'Good morning Ma. ......, why panicky?'
Oh, g'day, Cosmos. I've said it a thousand times, but will you stop calling me that?
'I wouldn't think twice about it if you were sincere.
In good faith?
'Yes. The name of sincerity, the thin cloth you wear down there.
You're a man of principle: "You're a man of principle: "......

　Early morning. When I got to the meeting place right on time, Champagne and Cosmos were chatting happily about something.

'Oh, good morning. What were you talking about?
Good morning, my lord. I was just exchanging some information with Mr. Champagne about the current market for cloth.
'Good morning, Master. It's a pleasant morning.

　Heh, cloth quotes. The maids pay attention to such things, it's tough.

"Do you still wear a cat mask in front of your master?
Do you think you can cheat in reverse?
Absolutely not.

　The two of them sneak in a private conversation. They are very close.

I'm sure you've got a lot of work to do on your staff, but before that, let's just finish up the flying car and the dragon king that we had left over from the spear technique.
That's cool. But ...... is it really that easy to learn?
''Yeah, as long as you put away the flying car, it will be quick. The Dragon King Spear Art can be learned in an instant as long as you know how to learn it.''
It's amazing.
Master is very good at what he does.

　Two people compliment me on that. No, I don't want to be praised about that.

'By the way, I can make you cum in an instant if I know how to make you cum, too.
...... What are you torturing yourself over, my dear?
Oh, no, I'm not there yet.
"Zhang-Kei?
'Oh, I mean the make-believe symbolism of men. Primarily used by women for personal acts, but for some people, men behind too.
Shut up!
Ah!

　It seems to be something of an inside story again. I guess it's a silly story when Champagne is tweaking it. These two people seem to be really close to each other. But if it's that secret, I'm also a little concerned.

Let's go!

　Get back on track. Our destination is the Forest of Slime.

　To tell the truth, learning the [Wand Technique] can be done in the Slime Forest. However, the method of learning this 【Wand Technique】 is somewhat different from the method of learning other skills. Mainly in a troublesome direction.

　Come on, today is going to be a long day: .......





''I did it!　I'm remembered!　I'm so happy for you!

　It was a little over two hours since the arrival of the Slime Forest. Finally, Champagne has mastered all of the [Spear Technique] skills.

　She expresses her joy with her whole body as she bounces around with a twitch. However, the fact that she doesn't pop too much is probably because her roots are still young lady.

The words of joy that come out of her mouth. At the same time, there was a liquid of pleasure seeping out of her crotch without being aware of it. An unrecognized feeling of pleasure assaulted her. Yes, this was the first time she had experienced a climax. She bit down on the pleasure for the first time in her life while being penetrated by the cold gaze of the two men, and finally a cruel expression appeared on her face. Aha, how could she be so embarrassed and feel so good? A moment before she lost herself, she shuddered in ecstasy as if to announce the end of her pleasure in front of the two scornful eyes. Thus she unconsciously knew the pleasure of exposure--
Shut up!
Uh-huh!

　Cosmos, who was mumbling something beside Champagne, gets chopped up.

　I see, I'm starting to get it. So Champagne is a comedian and Cosmos is a joke. I think it would be better to call the duo "Shanko Star". Huh?　No sense?　Ah, yes.

　But I didn't know the two of them were doing comedy. This is the kind of practice they do on a daily basis, so maybe they're aiming for it in earnest. Or maybe he is preparing for the cherry blossom viewing party for the first test.

　Well, that would be a pity. The reason why is because the Raspberry Bell guy is so annoying. I remember him saying things like "Sabu" and "I'll have to pick up on that one" to a light exchange between the host and the commentator on the Mevion TV network broadcast of the title fight. A former saint had to say something bad about a maid's comedy act, and that's when I was seriously depressed.

I'm happy for you.

　But I'll be rooting for them. I'm genuinely more interested in watching the two of them ramble.

'Thank you, Master!　I'm going to do my best to gain experience!
'Yeah, good luck. Hopefully, you'll make it in time for summer.

　Champagne gave a magnificent bow while fluffing her long, wavy blonde hair.

　She had originally raised her 【Swordsmanship】 as well as 【Piercing Technique】 to a certain extent, so it should be somewhat easier to hunt demons compared to the other servants. For that reason, the amount of experience gained from demons in the same level range would be slightly reduced, but with a rank like hers, there would be no need to worry about it that much. Hence, it wasn't "Maybe we can get out" like Cubero and the others, in her case it was "I hope we can make it.



''Then let's resume.''

　After that, I saw off Champagne, who was smiling forever, and finally, the 【Wand Art】 skill acquisition realm began.

　As of now, before Shampani learned the Flying Wheel Javelin and the Dragon King Javelin, Cosmos and I were able to learn the Infantry Cane Technique and the Incense Car Cane Technique at the Royal Great Library, and the Gui Horse Cane Technique, the Silver General Cane Technique, and the Golden General Cane Technique at the Slime Forest.

　Yes, most of the skills are easy to master up to the Golden General. The problem is the four after the Horned Line.

''The next one is the Horned Row. May I tell you my prediction?
Yeah, good. I'm sure you'll have a pretty good idea what to expect when you get here.
Yeah.

　Compared to the other skills, 【Stick Jutsu】 is very unique. The three basic movements of "Thrust, Strike, and Payoff" can be performed for each of the three basic types of movements for each of the small skills [Staff Jutsu]. In other words, it could be said that there are a total of 27 types of techniques, 9 types x 3, from infantry to dragon king.

　And the method of learning them is also unique. In addition, there is a law that allows us to predict the next method of learning.

　Gui Ma could be learned by hitting the same demon twice each with an infantry and incense car to defeat it with a thrust, strike, and payment. That's 2*3*2 attacks.

　The Silver General can be learned by using the infantry, the incense car and the Gui Ma to strike, strike and pay the same demon three times each. That means 3*3*3*3.
　For the gold general, the infantry, the incense car, the gui-horse and the silver general would strike, strike and pay four times each to the same monster. That is, 4*3*4.
　In other words, the formula for the method of acquisition is: n = the number of said skills counted from the infantry, with (n-1)*3*(n-1).

　Hence, the square row is the sixth from the infantry, so n=6, which is 5*3*5.

　This means that he must continue to hit the same demon a total of 75 times, which means that he has to keep hitting the same demon for a total of 75 attacks.

　As such, the conditions for learning the [Wand Technique] were easy to spot once you found the lawfulness of it.

　And if you try to meet this condition against an ordinary monster or a high-HP boss monster, it will be very difficult to learn it. If you can, it will be very easy to learn.

　Yes, if you can only meet them. That's why it's tricky.


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

　Well, that's okay.
　I was secretly hoping. Cosmos' prediction.

　Even I, who was practically a junior high school graduate, could understand the law of (n-1)*3*(n-1), and Cosmos must have had an idea long ago.

　Then why did she start to say "prediction" again?

　Yes, it's to be blurry (...).

　Enough pretending. Now, how will the blurbs work? I'm thinking "Why not? is already ready to go. Okay, come on ......!


''Infantry, incense carriage, laurel horse, silver general, and gold general, five thrusts, strikes, and payments each to the same demon, right?


　...... Huh?

Oh, yeah, you're right.

　Oh, shit, that's another blur!　I didn't notice it right away. Godd*mn, it's an advanced blur that goes behind the scenes. Now that was "Seriously?! And I should be amused!　d*mn, there's a weird pause. It's too late to tweak it now. I'll be sorry. ......


''Um, did I say something weird?''

　As I was thinking about this or something, Cosmos spoke up with an anxious expression.

　Hmm?　...... You don't think it was a blur or anything?

'I'm sorry, Master. Once again, I didn't bother to mention it. Please forgive me for my rashness.

　Apparently so. He was really serious about it, apparently.


　So that makes me feel ...... something like a feeling of instant loneliness.

　Cosmos is blah blah blah blah blah blah to Champagne and doesn't give me one of the most obvious blurbs. In other words, I'm not good enough as a tweener, as if to imply that I'm not good enough.

　That's probably true. I'm not particularly good at comedy, so I can't be a very good comedian.

　But even so, I can at least be a practice partner.

　I have to tell them. That you can rely on me more. I'm your master.


You can tell them.
Yes?
Don't be. You can say more. I know you want to, don't you?
"Uh, ......?
You can say it to me like you did to Champagne.

...... No way, Master.


　I tell him that he can bang out the guns.

　Then Cosmos, for some reason, pulled a face and muttered, "No way.


　--Oh!　If it was a secret (...) that you were going to do a comedy act at Hanami!

　If that's the case, then ...... oh my god. That means I've just crushed the girls' surprise.

　...... No, but wait. But wait, that means the girls who are practicing in front of me are also somewhat responsible, don't you think?

　Yes. No, you're right!　It's not just my fault!

　Okay, let's reopen the door.


'Sorry, I heard you.

　In a way that I don't feel the least bit bad about, the Cosmos is ......





　For some reason, I stiffened all over, gasping and fumbling, and the more I looked at him, the more teary-eyed I became, and bobbed - my ears, my face, and even my neck turned a pitiful red.