Since then, I've been secretly working hard at it. The night's title fight was also a straight shot at the Triple Crown, but that dream was cruelly thwarted by the dusky dark elf.

　No, it was a draw. I'd like to think that we didn't lose .......


'Good morning, gentlemen.'

　Getting back in the swing of things, today is the mastery of 【String Manipulation】 and 【Axe Technique】.

　Early in the morning, the ones gathered in the living room were Yukari and Eco, then Eve and Luna, and one maid whose name I don't know.

　After waiting for everyone to finish greeting each other, I quickly asked them.

'Are you one of the maids of Eve's squad?'
'Oh, yes!　This is Sarah!　Best regards!
You're looking good this morning.
'Yes, master!　That's the only thing I'm good at!

　Sarah buzzed her semi-long brown hair and bowed vigorously, but the catsuit that had been raised in her bangs shifted and she hurriedly fixed it with an 'aww'.

''She's a professional infiltration expert like this. Much of the information about the Kamel Divine State earlier was obtained by her.
'Really? You don't look it.
What it doesn't look like is the key to infiltration.

　Yukari's annotation changes the way I look at Sarah.

　Indeed, you're right. You don't see it that way, which is why you're able to go deeper into the inner workings.

''Sarah has an extraordinary talent. Not only did she have information about the divine kingdom, but she also made the other party trust her in the end to come back. Even now, the other side still doesn't have the slightest suspicion that Sarah was an inside man.
Holy shit.
Oh, no, not really.

　Sarah scratches the back of her head with a smirk on her face. She's a cheerful girl with cute double teeth peeking out. As I thought, it doesn't look like that. I'm not sure if this means that I'm already playing right into her hands.


I have brought along the best in assassination and combat, covert and investigative, reconnaissance and infiltration, and the best in these three categories, one by one. In addition, I will be attending to them. I look forward to working with you, my lord.

　Yukari introduced the maids side by side, and they all bowed neatly together.

　In order, it's Eve, Luna, and Sarah, right? I see, Eve has been first ever since the beginning of the pecking order battle, Luna's usefulness was realized during the revolution, and Sarah is just like the one before. Wow, that's quite an impressive lineup.

Nice to meet you. Well, before we go, let's just check one thing.
Yes, sir.
Do you already know the destination of the flying car?
Yeah. All hands on deck.
Nice. Thank you, Eve.

　Until today, we had been informed that the participants must remember to keep their eyes on the flying cars. The four of them had followed it exactly.

　I wasn't particularly worried because I had heard that Eve knew how to memorize them, but seeing how they were doing, there didn't seem to be any problems. Well, it may have taken some time for them to translate.

'......-uh,'
"It's a pleasure to be of service, sir.

　Like this. Luna rephrases the words that Eve has blurted out. It's not a bad idea, but it's not a good idea to be able to get your hands on it.

　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time in the world. You definitely didn't know that, did you?

　It's a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're doing. I can hear it once in a while, too, but basically Eve doesn't come close to me, or perhaps she's avoiding me, and for some reason we're often unnaturally distant when we're talking, so most of the time I can't hear her, and I end up having Luna translate for me.

'Then I guess we'll just have to learn the Ryoma and the Dragon King today.
Which way do you want to go?
"Metio Dungeon.
............ there, if that's where you are.


　The Grade B dungeon "Metio" - commonly known as the Dragon's Lair.

　Yukari, who was the first to notice, unusually pulls a face. The other maids are also slightly pale. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. Is this guy's habit?

'It's okay. Me, Sylvia and Eco have already visited once, and you two were able to fight without any problems. You guys can do it too.
That being said, you can still visit ......
I'm fine!　I'm with you.

　When I said it a little stronger, Yukari and the others reluctantly agreed.

''......?　It's on!
We're not even close.

　Eco, who has been sleeping on my back, seems to be waking up to my loud voice.

　When she realizes that I haven't arrived yet, she tries to sleep again. He's really a cat, which he writes as "sleeping baby". That said, is he an octopus with the word "child who eats" written on it ......?

Echo, today we're going to learn the art of the axe against a dragon!
A strategy!　I can handle it!
I'll take care of it.

　Maybe Eco will be okay with this.

　She's a genius, after all. She's a genius; she'll just tell you what you need to do, call it a "plan," and then she'll figure it out and do it all on her own. This is because of my precise instructions, but at the same time it is because of her talent. Coming to me made it all come together nicely.

　Well. Well, now that the strategy meeting is over, let's get going.






''This is a new sensation ......!

　As soon as we arrived, we let Yukari and the others try to fight the white dragon first.

　The prerequisite for learning the Dragon Horse Yarn Manipulation is to "attack with yarn manipulation alone and deliver the final blow with the angular line, and kill five dragons after meeting this requirement. The reason why it is less demanding than the other skills is because the Thread Manipulation's firepower is relatively low compared to the other offensive skills.

　The requirement to learn the 《Dragon King Yarn Manipulation》 is similar: "Slay ten dragons using only the flying wheel. This can be said to be a more lenient condition than the Dragon Horse, as all of them need to be white dragons.

　Therefore, today, if we kill the white dragon, blue dragon, yellow dragon, green dragon, and red dragon one by one in the Kakugyo finish, and then defeat ten white dragons using only the flying car, we will have achieved our goal.

　By the way, the conditions for learning Eco's [Axe Technique] skill are almost the same as those for [Sword Technique]. Therefore, the level of difficulty is not very high for the Infantry to Flying Car, the [Dragon Horse Axe Technique] is "use the seven skills of the Infantry to Flying Car to attack at least once each and make the final blow in a line of attack with an angular line, satisfy this condition and kill five dragons", and the [Dragon King Axe Technique] is "kill ten dragons with the flying car only", so if you tell them the condition and let them go, they will be able to kill the dragons later. should learn on its own.


'Oops, that was a preliminary tail movement.

　And here, Yukari almost ate the white dragon's tail attack, so I helped her with the Flying Wheel Archery that I had prepared.

　Yukari had said that fighting the dragon was a "new sensation". That's exactly what it was. She should have been able to do only assassination against opponents, and that too in the form of surprise. It's no wonder that she doesn't know what to do with herself against a demon, or even against a dragon.

''I'm sorry, master.
Don't apologize. The first time never works out for anyone.

Is that right ......?
...... Well, that was an exception.


　Ahead of me and Yukari's gaze - there is one maid who is on the verge of completion against the white dragon. It's Eve.

　Her fighting sense is outstanding. The use of that string, it can be said to be 'skillful' without price.


''Speaking of exceptions, so is your master.
Hmm?
I'm sure you're up to your eyeballs in the corner.
'Yeah, no, I'm only up to the golden general in axe skills. I've learned to control a flying wheel.
...... It's been less than an hour since we arrived.
I'm higher in status than you guys.
Is that the problem?

　I was dumbfounded by the zit eyes. I knew it felt good to be dumbfounded.

'Well, let's do our best.'

　If you just do what you can do now and do it efficiently, anyone can accomplish it.

　Yukari also understood what I was saying, she nodded honestly, "Yes" and headed towards the white dragon again.





'Good job.'

　Evening.
　They all managed to learn the Dragon Horse and the Dragon King.

　Eco was able to learn it all by herself early on, and after all, she was able to beat the Golden Dragon in a tie-breaking match. Although it's in order to raise the 【Shield Technique】 all 9 levels and the 【Axe Technique】 as well, I can feel the growth of the team very strongly.

'I don't really feel ...... wow, there really is a dragon horse and dragon king in the skill column ......

　Sarah was staring dreamily at her status with a pout.

　I know, I know. That's what I was like when I first learned about Dragon Horse and Dragon King in Mevion. It's a beginner's dream.

'Thank you, Master.'

　At the same time as Yukari's command, the three maids give a deep bow.
　It's not something to be thanked that much, but I feel great.

''Eve, I'll be waiting for you in the summer season. Luna and Sarah, I think it's the winter season. What about Yukari?　If we can put down some roots, though, we could be out for the summer.

Oh, ......!
I will do my best, master, I say.
'Hey!　I'll do my best too!
I'm .......

　The three of them smile and Yukari opens her mouth, looking as if she's made up her mind about something.

''I have decided not to compete in the title fight,''
Okay. May I ask why?
Yeah. I think I'll concentrate on the backstage.
As a blacksmith.
Yeah.

　There's ......, I think. It's one way to enjoy Mevion.

Let me know if you change your mind. But let me tell you on a personal note: ......
Yes, sir.
Thank you ....... I'd be happy to have you focus on blacksmithing.
Yeah, I thought so.

　When I said that, Yukari smiled at me, which was really rare.

　A good blacksmith is essential to the world's best. And a blacksmith is a humble, lonely, painful and demanding position that requires repeated trial and error to the point of death. So much so, in fact, that there's no time to be in the title fight.

　Yukari is thinking of me. It's painfully obvious.

　I'll have to live up to her expectations.


Well, let's just give it one last perk and go home.
'Poof?　Do you want to go for a quickie?
Oh, poof!


　Metio Dungeon. I'm pretty sure this place hadn't been conquered yet (・・・・・・・・・), right?



Come on, Angolmore.
I'm coming down.

　When I summoned Angolmore, he said, "I've been waiting for you! He appeared with a violent rotation with a gurgle and a single red-black bolt of lightning, pausing awkwardly in the air to stand still. As always, there's no shortage of things to do to stand out.

''What's up, my Second?

　And you know what I'm talking about.

　Okay. Well, I'm gonna give you an answer.


"Hey, let's get burned. ......
Just as well!　Hoohahahaha!


　Immediately afterwards, I activate the 《Spirit Possession》.

　Oh no, this feeling, this omnipotent feeling!　I can't stand it.

　I've been slowed down by all the small fry lately, and I knew I had to give it a shot around here.


'Master, what the hell are you doing ......?'

Honglong, I'm going to crush you. Watch your back.


　Pulling the Yukari mark's firepower-specialized five-step enhanced mithril sword on his waist, he sprinted in a straight line to where the bosses were lurking.

　I looked back just once to see that Yukari and the others had managed to keep up with me, though they were lagging behind, and after that I focused my attention solely on the rainbow dragon.


　The goal is a crushing victory. I won't let the rainbow dragon give me an arm and a leg. With my current status and the skills I possess, well, I'd get some change.

''I see it.

　The first move, "Flying Car Swordsmanship," "Thunder Attribute, Sanno Type," "Composite" - a critical hit on the leg of the rainbow dragon.

　The "Dragon Horse Thread Manipulation" from It is a skill to forcefully restrain an opponent who touched it by scattering a number of threads in a radial manner. The rainbow dragon targets me with its first attack and should choose an attack other than Breath, so naturally, I'm trapped.

　Secured. Without a moment's pause, I activate the 《Flying Body Technique》 5th level. A single attack skill that is powerful enough to accumulate. The net firepower of 【Body Jutsu】 is calculated at (STR+DEX+AGI)/2.56, so for me, whose status is universally high, it's easy to generate firepower even at low ranks.

　End of accumulation, a smash into the rainbow dragon's legs, and a nice critical strike. I'm lucky. One more hit and the down value builds up, with or without a crit.

　Released from the string, the enraged rainbow dragon leaks air from his mouth, "Gah! I squeaked. Breath.

　Normally, I would evade with all my might, but this was a phase where I was trying to go down. I shot the "Combined" of the "Flying Wheel Archery" and the "Lightning Attribute/Samino Type" at the place where I jumped up, and crashed down with the down value saturated.


''I'm going to go~''

　I'm knocked out.

　If we're lucky, the next step will decide it.

　A "tame-attack" on the "lightning-attribute Sanno-type" - an INT+INT and a full 10-second charge for a multiplier of 800% 【Magic Arts】. In other words, the 16x damage Sanno-type.

　If I wanted to accumulate for ten seconds, this was the only place where I could go down.

　I completely accumulate ten seconds, and when the rainbow dragon gets up from being down, I hit him with .......


''--!

　A ridiculously thick bolt of lightning struck, so thick that it was as if the rainbow dragon had been extinguished, and a roar that was enough to shake the ground resounded throughout the area.

　Too bad, no luck. I didn't get a critical strike and missed the 48x damage.


"Good thing!

　He threw a counter to the ragged rainbow dragon that came out of the smoke by using the Golden General Javelin Technique, took out a plate from his inventory and equipped it, and rushed at it with the Flying Wheel Shield Technique to close the distance.

　In front of the Rainbow Dragon that was about to jump up again with his breath, he activated the Golden General's Yarn Manipulation. Alright, you're in time for this one. It's a skill that restrains the target within a 4 meter radius with a string, but I was able to secure it just barely around 3.8 meters in the air.


Will I be able to come with this?

　I'll probably scrape it off, I guess.

　I finally prepared my 《Rongma Archery》 and activated ...... by getting close enough to rub myself against the falling rainbow dragon.

　Boom!　and dozens of arrows are released simultaneously like a shotgun.

　Critical hit. Oops, overkill.
　The rainbow dragon died out in a quandary.

　Foo! Pleasant sensation!

　There's no better feeling than when you've defeated a powerful opponent.



............ Aaah!

　Immediately after.

　Before I could get into the afterglow, my eyes were caught by ...... a single naginata (...).


　It is a rainbow naginata - a rare drop product from the rainbow dragon. Like the Flame Wolf's Bow and Iwakko's Shield, it has a 2% drop rate.


　One shot tsumo!　Yoohoo!　I'm going to pull a 1/50 here!


Nice, nice.

　I picked up the rainbow naginagatou with a smiling smile and a small leap of faith as I spoke out my emotions in a burst of tension, and when I looked back - Yukari and the others were all standing there, stunned in unison.


''...... fu......''

　Feeling a little embarrassed, I wipe the sweat on my forehead while releasing the 《Spirit Possession》.

''Well, let's go home then.''

　I don't know if it's the end of the world or what, but it was a very satisfying day.


Wait a minute. I don't know what to do.

　Yukari's call for a moment. What in the world can't we sort out?

The rainbow-colored dragon is something that a human being can win: ...... And it's not just a battering ram. It's surprising to me. It's a bit of a surprise to me.
.......... .........
'Master says he's so far ahead of his time that he can't see his back at all.

　Everyone seems to be having trouble sorting out the fact that I defeated the rainbow dragon.

　No, no, no, no, no, no. That's what you'd be doing if you were serious.

"Why are you so surprised at all of this? Learn a little about Eco.

　It's pathetic. Look at Eco.

"Huh?

...... See?
What's here?
I'm not moving.

　Eco isn't swayed because he understands without bothering to think about it that with a stats and skills like mine, it's only natural to be able to beat a rainbow dragon. ...... Maybe that's why he's not swayed.


''Let's at least be able to put up a tie-up with the Golden Dragon.

"...... and we'll do our best.

　I said with a smirk, and Yukari nodded with a deep sigh.