Chapter 176 – The Ordeal
Dessert time.
Albert had no intention of going back.
The guy’s true actions… I couldn’t wait to see it any longer.
“Albert. You said you wanted to be my disciple.”
At my words, Albert’s relaxed face turned serious.
“Yes, Mr. Unho!”
“Being my disciple is not easy.”
“I am determined.”
Albert gave me a determined look.
Next to him, Eileen was giving him a cheering look.
“I will give you a test to become my disciple. If you pass this ordeal, I will accept you as a disciple.”
“Leave me anything!”
“I hope that resolve will not be broken.”
“Nothing will break my heart.”
His eyes were shining with a single will to become my disciple.
“Then I will give you an ordeal.”
-Gulp.
Albert nervously swallows his dry saliva.
“Ten maids.”
“Yes?”
“It is not just a maid. Beauty! In addition to cleaning, you must have special skills such as gardening and delicious cooking.”
Albert was perplexed by the unexpected disciple test.
“That, what does that mean…”
“Conflict! How dare you try to give meaning to this test!”
What does it mean…
It means that your disciple was eliminated.
Albert’s expression was dazed as if the apprentice test I had given him was quite shocking.
“Can I be so blank? The time is until tomorrow.”
“Heh heh!! You mean until tomorrow?”
At the news like a thunderbolt from the sky, Albert hurriedly ran out.
Eileen, with a worried expression on her face, followed him.
‘I’ll have to thoroughly educate myself later on following an extramarital man.’
But now, it shouldn’t be too forceful. She needed time to understand Aileen too, so she decided to leave her alone.
To be honest, I wanted to set the time limit within today, but… That seemed too blatantly a ploy to eliminate the disciple, so I compromised.
Of course, there was a sense that Eileen had saved her face.
Even so, it was a near-impossible mission.
This mansion was rumored to be a haunted mansion.
It’s not just workers, it’s to find 10 beautiful maids with advanced skills.
It is not easy to obtain even in modern times where information and communication have developed.
Time is running out.
This was an almost impossible task for me too.
‘Would it be possible if I poured gold into it?’
Even if it’s possible with gold…
This is impossible for Albert, who is now penniless.
“What an absurd test. You have no intention of accepting that child as a disciple.”
I know you.
Liliana saw through the essence of the test well.
She couldn’t readily admit it.
“You have to be at this level to be qualified to be my disciple.”
“I don’t know what the relationship between maids and apprentices is, but…Why aren’t you taking Albert as your apprentice?”
“Huh? Why?”
Isn’t it natural
Because he’s a man
“Albert is more talented than Eileen.”
“Okay? How did you know that?”
“You can tell by looking at the mana flowing through the child’s body.”
If I pay attention, I can see the flow of magic power. Not interested, she didn’t look very closely.
Talented or not.
Albert is a man.
It was out of my interest.
“Master, would it be all right if I go out for a bit today?”
Marie, who was next to her, cautiously suggested.
Today, I also had something important to do.
At home.
“Okay. I have no plans to go out today, so it’s okay. Please come and go comfortably.”
“Thank you. Master.”
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A test to become an absurd disciple.
Albert was at a loss as to where and how to take this absurd test.
Maid.
It was a very different test than expected.
‘Are you talking about that maid who is in a noble house?’
Not just a maid.
He wanted a pretty and competent maid.
As many as 10 people.
The deadline is until tomorrow.
Even the time to think about it was tight.
“Hey, Albert!”
Eileen was running.
“Oh, Eileen.”
“I-I’ll help too.”
“No. Eileen. This is the test Unho gave me. There’s no point in getting help from you. This is a problem I have to solve alone.”
“Albert…”
Eileen couldn’t help but stand there and watch Albert’s spleen back as he went to rescue her maid.
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Marie was allowed to go out and left her mansion.
After walking for a while, she entered a crowded market.
She and she stepped into a large clothing store that was quite large.
It was a place where all kinds of clothes that commoners could wear were sold.
Inside the store, many people were looking around for clothes.
Marie casually picked out one of her clothes and went into her dressing room. She then opened the secret door to the locker room and she entered it.
I went through a dark secret passage and opened the door at the end. A large space appeared and several doors were visible.
As if Marie was familiar with it, she opened one of the doors and entered.
In the room, I saw Michael sitting at a desk looking at documents.
Seeing Marie, Michael put down the papers he was looking at. Then he straightened his back and leaned back in his chair.
“Michael, did the female agents arrive?”
“Agent… ? Arrived.”
“The surveillance target saves the maid. Infiltrate them as maids. Prepare as beautiful as possible as a virgin.”
“Virgin?”
The virgin female agents tended to put in whenever they approached an important person.
“The importance of monitoring targets has increased. The woman named Liliana she goes with is most likely the Archmage.”
“Large… A wizard?”
Another existence close to the transcendent appeared out of nowhere.
“Albert, a third-rate adventurer, must be looking for a maid. Using him, she should be able to easily infiltrate the mansion. Details are here.”
Marie handed Michael a piece of paper.
“I get it. Take care of that and Marie.”
“What?”
“You withdraw there.”
“…What?”
“Now we’re going to bring in female agents. You can leave now.”
“It can’t be. I am already very close to him. If it suddenly disappears, they will have doubts.”
When the word ‘intimacy’ came out, Michael unconsciously clenched his fist.
“That will give you time. It comes naturally from his mansion.”
“I don’t understand. Michael. I am now close enough to be called his mistress. But give up that advantage and withdraw?”
At the word “Government,” Michael almost exploded.
“Marie…This is an order.”
“…Command?”
Marie was puzzled by the word Michael’s order.
There was no relationship between him and himself.
“Michael No, listen to Mr. Alan’s command. Number of animals.”
A deep voice came from behind.
It was a familiar voice.
Marie turned her head to look at him.
“Le, Raven-sama…”
Marie knelt down at the one-eyed middle-aged man who suddenly appeared from behind.
After completing the training center, he was a high-ranking executive who gave missions to Michael and himself.
That’s why he calls Michael Alan-sama.
Mary’s mind was complicated.
“Alan-sama will be the next head of Cerberus. The takeover has begun.”
“Oh, Michael…”
“He helped Alan and did a good job on this job. Number of animals. Knowing the identity of the next chief means that you have been promoted. Now you will be managing the agents rather than the field.”
“Now do you know? Number of animals. The female agents put in as you say. You must evacuate the mansion as soon as possible. It is an order.”
“…All right.”
Marie, who has been thoroughly brainwashed and educated about top and bottom clothes since she was a child.
She now has a relationship with Michael…
No, she couldn’t disobey Alan.
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Albert can be said to have been sorted out now.
It felt like a tooth was missing.
I felt uneasy.
The result was fixed.
It was a matter of time.
If you see Albert’s sullen face tomorrow and say Sayonara, that’s it.
Here are my thoughts on Albert.
More important things were waiting for him.
After calming down and ablution, I changed into clean clothes.
Unintentionally, I also abstained from yesterday evening.
I entered the hero’s resting place with a reverent heart.
The familiar scenery of the pure white little star greeted me.
“Whoa…”
Hero Confirmed Summon Ticket.
It said it was confirmed and it seemed like it was written “I didn’t say that I would give you something good.”
Seeing that there was something burned, I even thought that having it as a souvenir might be the most valuable thing.
However, there is a saying that if you cherish it, it is shit.
“Are you listening to the Dimension Shop? From this point on, the treatment of my hero summoning rights will change.”
Thinking it’s meaningless, I try threatening once.
〈Do you want to use the Hero Summon Confirmation Ticket?〉
“Use.”
〈Please select a summon option.〉
The option is to choose a gender.
Without thinking, it was a female.
“…Gazua!!”
-Ridge!
A round halo of light was created in front of my eyes.
Then, the halo of light turned to gold.
“Wow, golden?”
It was a color I had never seen before during the last hundred summons.
“Are you up?”
– Flash!
A golden light burst from the halo and hit me.
