A New Party
‘…You’ve grown weak.’
I had changed the fixed fate once again.
Serena Rui.
I had pulled her into my embrace, saving her from the miserable ending that awaited her.
And the result.
The chains of [Causality] that bound me were tightening even further.
The [Will of the World], warning me not to change the world so recklessly.
It was bearing down on me.
Heh.
So what if it is?
If you don't like it, why don't you come down here and judge me yourself?
There is a fact I haven't told them.
It is about the [Bondage].
I placed a total of five restrictions upon myself.
[Do not engage in sexual intercourse (penetration) with women until the age of 23.]
[Die if you do not become a Great Warrior and Great Sorcerer before becoming an adult.]
[Save the sacrificial lamb, Luka, from the fate of death.]
[Fight the White Calamity alone and win before your 18th birthday.]
[Survive the King of the North, 'Frost-Eye'.]
Exactly five.
I placed these five restrictions on myself.
Together with the nine stars I contracted with.
Naturally, I cannot reveal these restrictions to anyone else.
I used these five restrictions to maximize my talent for becoming a Great Sorcerer and Great Warrior.
Not +5000, but +5000%.
My talent was already immense, so using those two restrictions made me overwhelmingly strong.
At age seven, I perfectly grasped reality and immediately placed the restrictions.
I was quite lucky back then.
Because I contracted with the nine stars that needed me exactly.
That was how I could raise my level in an instant, and thus, the current me was born.
The contract with those guys is very simple.
They give me all their divinity.
In exchange, I give them divinity.
Now that I have become a Transcendent, if I share my divinity with them, this contract will eventually end.
I cannot have sexual intercourse until this contract ends.
Just as I was feeling gloomy thinking about the contract…
“Master!!!”
Serena Rui was running toward me from far away.
Last time, she looked like a tragic heroine, but now she seems to be living well.
Every time class ended, she would shout and run toward me like this, as if to deliberately advertise that she was my slave.
Well, I don't hate it, so I just let it be.
How good does the word "Master" sound, anyway?
The cadets looked at Serena with curiosity.
“What are you looking at? You trash…”
Seeing this, Serena said to the cadets with a cold gaze.
Oh… if only that reward came to me…
“Uh… do you want it?”
Serena, who had been glancing at me, said.
She spoke as if it were perfectly possible.
I pondered for a moment.
Seriously.
“Ahem… that’s for later. You’re here?”
“Hehe… I can do anything… at any time…!!”
“Ahem-hem… I’ll keep that in mind. Now, shall we go and apologize?”
She flinched.
I decided to reveal to the party members that Serena had sold Elessia’s information.
Naturally, it was my decision.
The reason was that it was obviously something she had to apologize for, and there was no need to hide such a thing.
There was no reason to reveal it, but then again, there was no reason not to.
“Yes. I have to tell them and apologize.”
Serena nodded, firmly resolved.
“Good. Let’s go.”
Luka and Estellia were right next to me, but I had already told them in advance.
They had disliked Serena when they first heard it, but after hearing about her family history, they understood.
As expected, my wives have big hearts.
Ah, not that kind of heart, I mean their real hearts.
Luka’s heart is small, though… ah, and Piña’s too.
When I arrived at the meeting spot, everyone was already there.
Eileen waved at me.
Thud.
“Now. Speak.”
“??”
Everyone already knew Serena, who had become a celebrity.
But they didn't know why I had brought her here.
“I… I am an Academy spy. The one who sold Elessia’s information.”
Shing…
Whoosh…
At those words, Radion immediately drew his sword.
Not stopping there, Dierban even loaded his bow.
However.
Kuo-o-o-o-o-o-o…
“Did I not tell you… shut up and listen.”
“Ugh…”
“…Yes.”
It’s funny how these good-for-nothings are posturing just because they’re in front of Elessia.
I wanted to laugh at them to my heart’s content, but I decided to hold back so as not to ruin the mood.
“So, I came to apologize. Lady Valter. I am truly sorry!”
“I-it’s okay. Since you apologized like this…”
“Eh…? Really…? You’re not even going to slap me…?”
“S-slap…?”
Seeing Elessia forgive her so easily, Serena spoke as if she couldn't believe it.
“Waaaah… I’m sorry!!”
Then, perhaps overwhelmed by the guilt of having sold Elessia’s information, she suddenly hugged Elessia and cried.
This is a high-level tactic.
To cry her heart out while leaning on such a generous heart.
In the end, a flustered Elessia couldn't even push her away and hugged Serena back.
“Sniff… I’m sorry…”
“I-it’s okay!!”
Finally, Serena’s apology time was over.
And since the atmosphere had settled… I explained the reason I had called everyone together.
“Including me, Estellia, Luka, and Eileen are out, and if we add Serena to our party, that makes five. So, we are leaving the party. Decide on a party leader yourselves.”
“…Understood.”
“Why are you talking like I’m your woman!”
Eileen blushed and pointed a finger at me at my words.
I asked her.
“Aren’t you?”
“…Hmph!”
If she had said no here, she would have been truly disqualified.
Realizing that, Eileen eventually didn't answer and turned her head away.
“Eileen…!”
“K-kuh… d-don’t look at me with those eyes…!!!”
“I trusted you…!!”
Eileen had said it.
That she would stay by her side and protect her until the end.
But Elessia looked dejected at the news that she was leaving the party with me.
Eileen hurriedly hugged Elessia.
Poyong…
…That’s an apology, right?
Looking at Eileen pathetically, I took a talisman out of my pocket.
“Radion. Will you buy this?”
Flutter, flutter.
What I was waving was a Guardian Talisman.
It was on a different level from the shoddy talismans drawn using talisman spirits.
“…!! Are you letting me buy it?”
“Yes. The Emperor bought one from me for 5 billion gold coins. Will you buy it?”
“I will buy it.”
“Ho-ho… I see.”
Radion immediately wrote out a promissory note for 5 billion gold coins and handed it to me.
Radion is the next head of a Ducal family.
Once he becomes the Duke of the Draken family later, he will pay this 5 billion.
After all, it is [Fate] that he becomes a Duke.
No matter the process, Radion will definitely ascend to the Dukedom.
“5, 5 billion…”
Serena, who is obsessed with money, almost fainted upon hearing that number, but Luka helped her up.
With this, I, Luka, Estellia, Serena, and Eileen formed a party.
Radion, Dierban, and Elessia are still party members.
“Ah, how about Serdian Von, one of the guys on our side.”
A party must have one person from each department.
That side currently lacks a Magic Department and a Special Operations Department member.
The reason I recommended Serdian was that, as I expected, Serdian was also one of the male leads.
To be precise, he is a sub-male lead and does not end up with Elessia.
Since that is [Fate], these guys don't need to worry, but they are already on guard because he is a man.
“You know he’s a 6th Circle mage, right? Don’t even think about refusing. I’ll tell him, so take him with you.”
With that, I turned around.
Luka, Estellia, and Serena followed me immediately.
Eileen hesitated for a moment, then placed something in Elessia’s hand.
Then she followed me right away.
“Do you have anyone to recommend for the Special Operations Department?”
“I have a girl friend I’m close with. Her skills aren’t bad either.”
“Then introduce her later. There’s no need for us to be on bad terms just because we aren’t in the same party.”
Dungeon subjugation parties are just for making money and such.
It’s also about maintaining practical combat experience.
From the cadets’ perspective, [Honor] might be the most important thing, though.
“Whew! Finally, I can get away from that cringey flirting.”
“Right! I hated it so much!”
“Hearing you say that, I want to see it too.”
Luka vehemently agreed with Estellia’s lament.
Estellia shuddered as if she truly hated it at Serena’s words that she wanted to see it.
Serena seemed to want to see it even more because of that reaction.
“If it’s like this, there are 3 people: Radion, Dierban, and Serdian. What about the remaining 4?”
“They aren’t in the Academy yet. Two won’t enroll in the Academy, and the other two will transfer.”
“Aha! That’s that ‘catfish’ thing, right?”
“Right. The love lines were all set, but then these guys suddenly appear!”
Then, in the end, they were nothing more than devices to maintain the readers’ dopamine.
Among them, there must be guys who have the [Fate] to end up with Elessia.
“Serena. I told you about the Potion of Causality, right?”
“Yes! The potion that witches make, right?”
“You have to make it. There is no such thing as impossible. You must make it.”
“…Just believe in me!!”
Serena burned with determination, as if to say she would work hard.
Serena’s family is finally living a human life.
There was no reason to shower them with money, so I only gave them 50 million gold at the beginning.
That’s a huge amount, so they’ll live well on their own.
There’s no money to be spent on Serena anyway, so as long as they don’t squander it, it should be fine.
“Hmm… is there nothing left to do now?”
“Nothing. I just wish dungeon subjugation would happen quickly.”
“Are you strapped for cash?”
“…Obviously! I’m a commoner!”
“I’m a barbarian.”
Eileen’s mouth finally shut at my words.
She lives on the first floor of the Special Operations Department dormitory.
The place where only girls with the worst grades and lowest status live.
Perhaps that’s why they say the infighting is extremely intense.
It’s not "let’s do this together," but "you go down."
"Because I’m going up."
Something like that, apparently.
“Do you want to live in my dormitory? It’s incredibly spacious and nice.”
“Oh! Me! I want to live there!”
“Okay. What about you guys?”
At my words, Estellia was genuinely pondering.
Estellia is the top student, so her room shouldn't be bad, though.
“I would love it… Master!!!”
“Sigh… if this happens, I have to go too.”
She says it with an expression that says she has no choice, but she clearly likes it.
Because she said last time that she stayed up all night because a cockroach appeared.
But if it’s like this, wouldn’t there be no need to live in the dormitory?
“Estellia. You have a building owned by your family, right?”
“I do. But the top student room in the dormitory here is better.”
“Really? Then I’ll just have to build a new one.”
For now, we’ll live together in the dormitory and build a new building.
It will obviously be expensive, but we have a card with a huge amount of money.
The card given by Duke Ortes.
After all classes ended, we went to look at the land for the house.
“Oh my! You are a reliable gentleman and beautiful young ladies. At this level… how about here?”
“Oh-ho, is the mountain behind here included too?”
“Of course! Ho-ho!”
The price was a bit high, but as someone closer to a sorcerer than a warrior, there was a place that fit me perfectly.
Estellia used her wits to negotiate a slightly lower price, and we bought it immediately.
“Estellia. Where is the best architect?”
“If it’s that… here. It’s composed entirely of dwarves, so construction is fast and good. The downside is the price.”
“Let’s contact them immediately.”
I explained the land we bought through the crystal ball and told them to build the building right away.
They said it would take a whole year because they were booked, and they didn't need money.
“It’s a Reinforcement Department.”
“We will go immediately.”
The dwarves, whose eyes turned at the mention of the Reinforcement Department, which even the Emperor could only buy one of.
Of course, the effect is lower than that, but even this is a treasure to them.
They rushed over and built the house immediately.
From the foundation work to all construction, it took only one week.
Since they were people who had even built the Imperial Palace, I told them to make it better than the Imperial Palace.
The result.
“Wow…!”
A massive three-story mansion was built.
There’s a fountain and various other things, and everything is magically treated, so there’s no need for maintenance.
“A butler isn't necessary, but a maid is. So I brought one!”
“Hello. My name is Hanna.”
Hanna, who was one of the seven siblings of a Viscount family in the southern region.
The only thing she could trust, having left her family without even being able to contact them, was her pretty face.
But because there were too many people targeting her, she had no choice but to enter the Academy.
After becoming an Academy maid, she worked well and was promoted rapidly.
She rose to the position of Head Maid, but she was on the verge of being fired because of Kahan.
If caught, she’d be fired immediately!
“Now. Come with me.”
“Please go ahead first. I will leave everything behind and follow.”
Seeing the amount he offered, she packed her bags and left the Academy immediately.
Finally!
She escaped from the guys who were trying to play with her and throw her away while acting all high and mighty with their high status.
Even after being assigned exclusively to Kahan, there were guys who kept pestering her.
“…What are you doing?”
Kahan’s single word.
A certain Baron’s cadet who faced his genuine anger fainted on the spot.
After that, his mana circuits became tangled, and he was left crippled.
Only after this incident occurred were there no more people clinging to her.
In the end, it was natural for her to accept Kahan’s offer.
“Now. You don’t need to do things like cleaning. But you need at least one maid, right? It’s just to suit the mood. You know, right?”
“Yes. But I know all the basic etiquette.”
Smirk.
“Yeah. Take it easy. I’ve already set up a barrier. Always wear this outfit. By the way, the ponytail looked pretty on you.”
“…Yes.”
I don’t know if it’s a bad taste, but to think of such a scandalous maid outfit.
If she doesn't wear this maid outfit, she can't even enter this barrier.
“…Well, does it matter.”
Kahan, who leaves with his arms full of women.
In the eyes of Hanna, who is just a common woman of the Middle Ages, it didn't seem strange at all.
Even her father, who was merely a Viscount, had 13 wives.
He had over forty children.
That was why Hanna had no choice but to leave home.
Because there was no place for her within the family.
“…Would he accept me too? If he put me in these clothes, I guess I can accept it that way…?”
Hanna stares at the maid outfit for a moment.
After putting on the maid outfit Kahan gave her…
Hesitate.
“This is… well, um… I just thought I looked pretty too…”
She slowly moved her hands to tie her hair.
Into a ponytail.
…It’s just that this hairstyle appealed to her today.
Then she stood in front of the mirror.
Stretch…
Something about her bulging lower abdomen bothered her.
“Sigh…”
In the end, Hanna decided to go on a diet that day.