The New Lord's Party is over.

Before the party, I needed to restore the damage to the town caused by the attack on Gargoyle - the lord of the port town of Ilgafa did everything in his power to get the town restored. It was norinoli. According to Ilis, "I'm too happy that the town got 'Heavenly Dragon Protection' and I must have had a weird mood (switch)".

That's why a group of carpenters hired by the Lords will fix the broken houses and shops at once.

The injured were also to be treated free of charge by the therapist the lord did.

As for the budget, he also had support from Princess Glodia of Mercy. It was quite a sum, so the lord said no. Eventually, Princess Claudia pushed me off.

No, wow. That's the Princess of Mercy, Torah.

"─ Please, don't forget that I'm on the side of this town... please"

When I met the lord, Princess Claudia had a bright blue face, and she said that.

Furthermore, the princess promised to make friendship (yugi) with Lord Ilgafa in confidence. As soon as the information on the organization that was at the "Vale" comes in, it tells us, as well as being on the dragon's side.

Thus the princess went back to the king's capital in a great hurry after receiving greetings from the new lord Ilgafa at the "New Lords Hiromi Party".

The investigation into the "Vale" of the murderer who attacked the town and the Baroness Lalambel was conducted after that.

"Vale," he said, had completely lost his skills and memory.

She will be sent to a city with a dedicated prison with 'skill sealing measures' just in case. The same goes for Baroness Lalambel. Most importantly, she will soon have a messenger from the Baron's house who will talk to her separately, Iris said.

Yes, yes, Katras served face-to-face with Princess Claudia in the memorial.

I just saw her face a little at the party seat, but still she seemed satisfied.

"I'm relieved that you and I don't look very alike!" ─ Because.

It's just... after the party, he said something about Feen that bothered him.

"─ Princess Claudia had two faces: 'Mercy' and 'Tyrant'.

Me and Katras also have two personalities in the same body.

Maybe that's what the Royal Family is all about. "

─ What?

If what Finn says is true... what's the other face of the king who's taking care of the demon king?

I've been thinking about that for a while now.

After the grate party, a few days later.

"So, what about the trip?"

"" "" "" "" I'm set to go!!

It was unanimous.

That's why we started preparing for the trip again.

The purpose of this one is to create a base.

The Transfer Portal Artifact, which Finn has mastered, connects his home to his maintenance home. Beyond is the site of "Misty Valley" and the labyrinth of Mr. Delilah in the land of the Tenryu seal, the magical experimental city. I want to be able to move around right away because I would sometimes do research by involving dragons.

And the villa over there is going to be a shared space for me and everyone. Just all the slaves, maybe when you want to relax.

And then we all had snacks and we talked about it in the living room.

─ ─ First Katras (Feen), Leticia and Eine were to go to the maintenance area.

Because she's the only one Finn can go to that can set up a 'transfer portal'. Leticia last time, just for the minute she couldn't make the trip, so she could enjoy it for a long time. Eine is the escort.

Me, Cecil, Rita, and Iris and Rafilia will be waiting at Ilgafa until the portal is installed.

That's how the conversation came together, and I started getting ready for the journey, and one day...

─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─

It's raining.

"It's raining."

"It's raining..."

We were sitting in the living room, listening to the rain.

The rain began before noon.

Rita and Leticia, Katras are going shopping. It's at a merchant I know in Illis, so they should be letting him stay in the rain.

Iris and Raphilia are at the Lords' house, finishing up the 'Hiromi Party'. I thought you said you'd show your face at dinner.

It's me and Cecil and Aine at home.

It is our job to organize and prepare food for travel destinations.

"Well, it's time to go to the 'drying room'"

"Yes. Hey."

"I'll help you too"

Me, Eine and Cecil headed to the storeroom.

That's the room behind the mansion, about six tatami rooms in the original world.

There was furniture in there that I wouldn't use originally, but that's why I decided to use it as a place to experiment with my skills.

Now it's a "drying room" that uses Eine's skills.

Specifically, he handed a sturdy string near the ceiling to hang the open fish and the underlying meat. I'm hanging laundry here on a rainy day, but I've got some preserved food ingredients lined up today.

I don't know how you're drying it out.

"Don't spill it, put this in the room......"

"I'll help you. Nagi."

Me and Cecil leave an iron bowl lined up in the hallway on the storeroom floor.

When I shake it, it sounds like "champ". In the vessel is diluted muddy water.

Line this up at regular intervals. - Okay, ready.

"Fine, Eine. Activate your skills."

"Copy that, hey. Then -" Increased Sewage LV1 "!!

Eine stuck a mop in the vessel to activate her skills.

Shiuuuu......

Muddy water grows in the vessel.

Once inside the storage area, the air is dry.

'Increased sewage' can increase dirty water with cleaning tools. Increasing water content is what touches sewage and the moisture in the air around it.

So when I use it, the humidity in the room drops and the hanged laundry, fish and meat also dries up.

If we continue every few hours, we should be able to make dried meat and dried meat...

"I wonder, is it going to be properly dried meat?

"It's okay. It's faster than normal. Hey, your idea is amazing."

Eine rocked a little of the nearly made dried food before laughing.

"This is interesting because I can try all sorts of flavors."

"Seasoning?"

"The hard ones are for Leticia and Katras. The sweets are for Cecil and Iris. Hey, you like it a lot, don't you?

"It's bright red in the back... what's that?

"That's for Mr. Rafilia. Hey, you mustn't squirm."

Eine looked at me like she was going to say "meh".

How hard is it, that?

Or super spicy party elves are fresh......

"Maybe you should take that little fish down now. Because it gets too hard."

"Okay. I'll get you a stepping stone."

"Leave it to me!

Looking back, Cecil stood holding the crate.

"I've got this for you, too."

"You're ready. Cecil."

"I'm not going to miss a useful opportunity for Nagi."

That's what Cecil put the crate on the storeroom floor.

I thought I'd ride, but it's a little too small.

As the saying goes, "I won't miss the opportunity to help me," what Cecil brought was a stepping stone for herself. Cecil came with yet another crate and lay it on top of what she had placed before. Press gently to check strength and stability, then nod satisfactorily.

"It's okay. Even I can reach the odd."

"Can I ask you a favour? Cecil."

"Of course! Let me work for you!

"Okay. So, will you take down three tails of the right end freak?

It was like my sister insisting on helping you and my sister watching over it.

Cecil sweats on her forehead, seriously itself.

Eine nods with a serious face, pointing to the hung fish.

"Okay, I'll go"

Cecil put her foot on the crate.

I held the crate down with both hands so that it wouldn't move.

Tong Tong, and Cecil run up the crate and collect the dried fish.

─ ─ One tail, two tails…… And when I grabbed the last three tails-

Pi.

"... 'Pippi'?

At my disposal, the crate board came off.

Or, contrary to the plate, the nail was about to fall out.

At the edge of his vision, he saw Eine sticking a mop in muddy water. I just activated 'Sewage Increase'. The box is right next to it.

No way, the crate was distorted because you let the air dry? But so suddenly?

"Wah, wah, wah?

The crate leans.

Cecil's legs, stretched out all over her back, step on the universe.

I fell apart, and I just kept...

"Cecil!?

I held Cecil's body in haste. [M]

The crate Cecil was scaffolding broke, tilted, and fell as-is.

The vessel on the floor jumped, and the muddy water hit my body.

It was inevitable. You can't help it...... because if you move poorly and drop Cecil, it won't do anything.

"... abuuuu"

But I'm glad it's done to this extent.

If I get hurt badly trying to make a preserved meal, I won't get shaken up.

Cecil's wooden box originally seemed to loosen the connection between the boards. This mansion hasn't been used for a long time, so I guess that was mixed up.

And... there's another cause.

"Show Eine-Curnet Skills List"

I called a window to check Aine's status.

"Sewage increased" LV2

Cleaning equipment, a skill that can increase dirty water.

The rate of increase is level + 10% (current rate of increase: 30%)

The moisture required for increased sewage is forcibly absorbed from around.

Levels of 2 have increased the range of effects. The absorption rate also increases.

Soon, Eine's level of 'increased sewage' is rising.

So the power to deprive the atmosphere of moisture was also strengthened to dry the air around it all at once. But I guess that means that the boxes that were worn out were also affected and deformed...

"Hey... Cecil... sorry"

He said it wasn't Eine's fault.

"That's right. This is my carelessness…"

In my arms, Cecil raised her voice.

Cecil's slave clothes are also covered in muddy water.

But Cecil doesn't seem to realize that. He's looking at me with tears in his eyes and sorry.

"If I had been more careful, this would have happened... because of me, Nagi would have been covered in muddy water..."

"Fine, because the preserved food was safe."

It is the occasional impoverishment that covers the ingredients.

If we waste the ingredients now, Cecil and Eine will be depressed even more. I'm glad you're okay.

"Oops."

I put Cecil down on the floor.

Slave clothes are a little wet, but not injured.

"... Nagi-sama"

But Cecil still looked like she was about to cry, looking straight at me.

"May I take responsibility, please?

"Responsibility?"

"Let me help you change your nagi and clean your body."

... I mean, Cecil will wipe my body?

That's about as much I can do myself... Cecil is shaking with her lips clenched.

I think I feel responsible.

"I really want you to take a bath, but it's gonna take some time for it to boil"

Eine also nods with a hard look.

"But if you're wiping your body, you can use boiling water when you make tea earlier."

"I understand, Mr. Eine. Let me use it."

"If I have muddy water on your husband, I must do everything in my power to connect him."

"Yes, I will wipe the nagi to the brim with my life."

To Eine's words, Cecil nodded with momentum.

... No, it's not such an exaggeration.

Your clothes just got dirty, didn't they? We can just get dressed and wipe our bodies ourselves, right?

"... what I do myself..."

"Nagi..."

Cecil lay her eyes down and snapped.

"... please. Let me connect my failures."

... If they look like that, I can't say anything.

I can't help it. If you feel responsible... should you?

"Okay. Then do me a favor. Cecil."

"Thank you. Nagi!"

Cecil laughed happily as I turned my head. [M]

"Well, Eine's going to clean the storeroom now."

"Okay. Please."

"Eine loves cleaning."

"Yeah. I know."

"I'm so focused while you're cleaning."

"... ugh, yeah"

"Whatever happens, I can't hear you and I don't notice you."

... Is that it?

Eine's eyes feel like she's wearing a weird light... but I guess it's because of her mind.

"So good luck, Cecil!

"Thank you. Mr. Eine."

"When this happens, call me 'sister'."

"Thank you. Sister!"

Cecil put her hand on her chest and thanked Eine.

Eine brought a bucket of hot water from the kitchen and gave it to Cecil.

Then he reaches out to me. I couldn't help it, so I took off my shirt in muddy water and gave it to Eine. I also have it on my pants...... this later.

"Well, shall we go to the room? Cecil."

"... Nagi. I did something I shouldn't have done."

Cecil waved and looked at me.

"So in a tougher word, scold me"

"My slave Cecil-Falot. Serve your master to connect that failure... or something?

"Yes!"

Cecil somehow dyed her cheeks bright red and lowered her head deeply.

"This Cecil-Falot. I will serve you with a full body of spirits to connect you with the sins that have tarnished your husband's offerings."

"... like this, are you okay? Nagi."

"Yeah. Like that"

With my back, Cecil's tiny hands are up and down.

This is my room, on the floor.

Cecil's just wiping my back with a cloth on hot water.

Next to me, there's a bucket with hot water. Plus next to that... my underwear (top) and my pants. Plus I have Cecil's slave clothes. The muddy water stains me and Cecil's clothes abundantly. This way, I'll have to wash it later.

It's actually quicker to take a bath in the water than to wipe your body, but the rain makes the temperature low today. You can't chill your body and catch a cold before you travel.

Then I guess I'll have to do this......

"... I don't know... you remind me of when I was in Metecal town"

Cecil pounded and snapped.

"You mean when I was in Metecal?

When I asked, Cecil moved her hand,

"When Nagi cleansed my back."

"The White Knot Festival"?

"Yes."

Behind my back, Cecil nodded.

But the White Knot Festival was a ritual that tested the trust of my husband and slaves.

You did it with Cecil before you made Rita one of us.

"I kind of feel like it's been a long time since then"

"That ritual failed in the end."

"That's enough. Nagi has performed the ritual of the Soul Covenant for me."

Cecil's hand stopped moving on my back.

"I belong to Nagi, both my body and my heart, and my soul is connected to Nagi. I know this is what I'm doing. You're part of Nagi, you're just touching Nagi, you're filled..."

"I'm glad Cecil's here, too."

It's raining, so it's strangely quiet around.

Something kind of illuminating, I feel like I can normally say.

"I am grateful to the Devil's Residual Thoughts - Ashtarte. Thank you for introducing me to Cecil. I can't thank you anymore."

"... Nagi-sama"

…… Cecil? "

Pita.

On his back, something soft touched him.

Not a finger. Fluffy, warm stuff.

"Today I have made a mistake"

"Muddy water jumped a little, didn't it? You don't have to care."

"You mustn't be sweet on your husband's kindness. So... let me serve you"

Cecil turned her hand in front of my chest.

"All I have is a heart that loves Nagi, a soul and... this body. So... give me everything I have... Nagi... the... the..."

Out of the way, and my heart bounced.

I don't know if that's my heart or Cecil's.

All I can tell is that my body is getting so hot.

"... Speaking of which, did we get the magic item we found at" Vale "?

"... Nagi?

"Confirm once. Magic shields and bows and arrows. That was Iris turning his hand around for me, wasn't it?

"Yes. It was the Nagis who found them, so they must have rights, my lord."

"Yeah, well, if you sell it, it's gonna be a lot of money, right?

"Right. Thousands at least. If it's really rare, I think it'll be over 10,000 alshas."

"The lord said he'd sneak a reward for defeating Gargoyle."

"Yes, it seems so."

"So..."

It was kind of hard to light up, so I kind of did. [M]

"I guess I can think of this year's annual income as already over 1,000 Arsha. As promised before. My income is stable enough for me to do that with Cecil."

"Nagi-sama..."

On my back, Cecil laughed like she was in trouble.

I said, "You don't have to focus on me that much."

"You can't help it. Because that's the personality."

"Me... Good luck trying to get Nagi's 'blame' on you, huh?

"I know."

"It's sloppy to notice and pretend you don't know"

'Cause I'm already on the verge of breaking down.'

"Then show me your face"

"That's only after Cecil shows it first."

"Well, why don't you?

"Okay."

"" Sae-no ""

Come on.

I looked back, and Cecil sat back on the floor...

We looked at each other, face to face. Cecil's face is bright red. What about my face?

...... it's so lame, this.

"Eh."

"... Yes"

"Cecil, are you okay?

"Hi-ha, hi-ha. Daijibu. Yes."

Cecil has a bright red face. My hands, my legs, where I can see them, dull.

Usually, "pussy" would collapse, but I'm getting it. He's staring straight in my face.

I put my hand on Cecil's shoulder. [M] Thin, tiny.

I'm getting kind of worried... I guess I'll be fine. Cecil.

"Tell me if you can't."

"Yes, it is."

Cecil grabbed her fist in front of her chest, mmm.

"Because I, even if my body is tiny, am a fine decoy. Whatever it is, it's heck!

"... I see"

I knew Cecil couldn't do it, and he's going to put up with it, even if it's hard.

Let's think about Cecil's body here and take care of it.

"Cecil, raise your chin a little."

"Yes, Nagi-sama..."

I slowly moved my face closer to Cecil and activated Consciousness Sharing (Mind Linkage) LV (Normal Version).

Normal versions of "Consciousness Sharing" can connect each other's thoughts.

I can read Cecil's thoughts, so I'll know as soon as I can. Now we should be able to keep Cecil as unburdened as possible.

"Is that it? Is that it?

"Connected? Cecil. '

'Is this "consciousness-sharing"? Nagi Sama'

'Yeah. Now if Cecil couldn't do it, you'd know as soon as he could, wouldn't you? I want Cecil to be as unaffordable as possible.'

'Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh!?

Is that it?

Cecil, you're clinging to me and you're looking up in tears.

That's crazy. As far as I'm concerned, I was going to choose the best way.

"Um, um... Nagi-sama"

"Yeah."

"If I couldn't, Nagi would know, right?

'Yeah.' Cause it's 'consciousness-sharing' for that matter.

'... that means,'

Cecil turned away from me, clamped her fingers together and...

"What will I do to Nagi... could be a" mix-up "... Nagi will know everything, right? Both my outside and inside...... at all...... in the eyes of Marumi......?

………… Ah.

A blind spot.

I monitor Cecil, but I can't afford to do it. I mean, I know everything Cecil wants and wants me to do...

"Well, that's it"

'Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!! What am I supposed to do? I can't say "I'll stop" to Nagi here. Because this is what I've always wanted. The blood of the devil tribe into the future... no, it is at last, I want to dedicate everything of mine to Nagi... good luck trying to "blame" Nagi... no, I don't care... I... Nagi... Nagi and... Nagi "

Cecil, blinking with her head, looked at me like she was ready.

Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and look straight at me.

"'... fine... everything about me... belongs to Nagi...'"

Dye your cheeks bright red... but with a very serious face...

"'─ Cecil-Falot loves Sauma-Nagi... because I love her.'"

He conveyed the same words with his voice and heart.

And then... time passed slowly.

Soon, it stopped raining.

After I finished... I was resting quietly, putting Cecil on my lap... with silver hair.

When I found out, my magic thread was connected to the place where Cecil's pharmacopoeia, the Soul About (Engage) ring. It looks like he was unconsciously connected because he was monitoring Cecil's condition.

I tried to get it off, and when I touched it...

"Soul Approximate" for a certain amount of time or longer ─ Condition cleared.

· Magical bonding for more than a certain amount of time ─ Conditional clearance.

Embrace each other in complete trust for more than a certain amount of time ─ condition cleared.

· Mental ties above a certain depth ─ Conditional clearance.

The establishment of Soul Soul (Spirit Link) has awakened Soul Skills.

A window and a message appeared before me.

Cecil-Falot

"Magic Attribute Change" "Elemental Changer"

I can change my mastered magic attributes to one of 'Land, Water, Fire, Wind'.

For example, if you are a 'wall of flames', you can use it for 'walls of the earth' or 'walls of water'.

In addition to Salamander, you can summon Silf and Undine.

Number of times used, up to once a day.

Souma-Nagi

"Concept Extraction (Skill Stocker)"

Only one 'concept' can be extracted from the target skill and saved.

(Normally, a skill with insufficient attributes disappears over time, but with this skill, only 'concepts' can be left in the souma-Nagi)

However, the other two 'concepts' are discarded.

Skills reconstructed with the 'concepts' retrieved with this skill do not experience a decrease in level.

In that case, of the level of the 'concept' and the level of skills prior to reconstruction, it is reconstructed at a higher level.

The number of 'concepts' that have been retrieved can be saved up to two.

─ ─ What a change was happening to us...

"... Ugh... me... at all... Nagi..."

"... good day, Cecil"

We feel each other's body temperature... and it wasn't until we realized it.