Otoko Nara Ikkokuichijou no Aruji o Mezasa Nakya, ne?

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Year 7444, Month 9, Day 9

Yesterday evening we returned from the dungeon and starting today we have three consecutive days off. Just as usual I went and did my running and just as I was about to head towards the dungeon I suddenly realized. If I think carefully about it I was planning to use this holiday to increase my mastery with {Find.Trap}, {Detect.Snare}, and {Perceive.Pitfall}. Though it's just forcing Miduchi to use the magic like crazy as reference in front of the appropriate traps on the 1st floor. However, there's no real need to pay money to go into the dungeon just to investigate traps with a spell.

I borrowed a hoe from an old commoner man who was doing farm work outside of the town and had Zulu dig a pitfall. I had Miduchi look at it and check the relationship of the traps while I practiced the two spells but the pitfall Zulu dug could only be seen with {Detect.Snare} and {Perceive.Pitfall}. We tried making a trap with grass that catches on to your leg but this didn't get any reaction from {Find.Trap} either. It's the opposite from the pitfalls on the 6th floor. Though I feel like this is more correct, I wonder why?

However, if it's like this then we can't use {Find.Trap}. No, since I've actually seen Miduchi use it right in front of me, it's not as if I can't use it but it'll take time. I wonder what they did during Karl's training? Since I found it strange I tried asking and it seems they practiced using something like a small crossbow with a string connected to the trigger. Hearing that I thought some extremely rude things like, "Eh? They're all naked, do they even have something like string." and "So they use tools."

Since there were trees and shrubs growing in the fairy village and if they can use spells that well then they could easily gather some metal as well. If I think about it like that then I'm sure there's no problem with making things like a crossbow or bolts.

For the first few times, I looked at Miduchi's state and once it seemed like there was no problem, I released Zulu and Miduchi, they can do whatever they please for today. After this there's no problem even if I'm alone. Close to lunch the number of times I had used the spell was over 100 and I had gotten used to it to the point where it only took a bit over 10 seconds to activate. I still have over 5000 MP in leeway remaining. As expected buying a crossbow just for the sake of practicing with a spell is...There's not that many of them but there's the {alarm} traps on the 1st floor as well.

I guess I'll try testing it on that.

I returned to "Boil Manor" just in time for lunch and after putting on my protectors, since it was troublesome I just put my sword on my waist and after grabbing my map I left right away. I had some skewers for lunch at the entrance plaza and then entered the dungeon. I ended up having to repeat teleporting a number of times but I was luckily able to teleport into an area with an {alarm} trap. It took until close to evening but I was able to practice using the spell {Find.Trap} over 100 times. Of course, even if there's no trap it's possible to practice it. However, it's easier to understand if the result shows in front of your eyes.

The alarm trap from a glance resembles the pitfall. If you step on a large board camouflaged with dirt and an alarm starts ringing out from somewhere. The moment I used the spell {Find.Trap} the camouflaged board looked red. The appearance itself is the same as {Detect.Snare} and {Perceive.Pitfall}.

After eating dinner I learned {Detect.Charm}, {Detect.Lie}, {Detect.Life}, {Dispel.Illusion}, and {Dispel.Magic} from Miduchi. For the time being I've become able to use them but I need to properly increase the number of times. There's no choice other than to find the chance and practice them.

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Year 7444, Month 9, Day 17

Around 5 in the evening, when I returned from the dungeon there was a message at the inn. It seems that today around noon, when I was still inside of the dungeon older brother and the others stopped by the inn. After reading the message without eating dinner with everyone or changing, I just threw my change of clothes into my saddle bag, piled it onto my horse and then flew off to my company in the capital. After all delivering condoms to the royal family is my job. I'm quite busy this month.

Everyone thought it was strange that I ran out of the inn in a panic so they asked the reason but when I replied that after older brother and the others arrive I have to go to the castle for deliveries, they all understood.

While I was gone to the capital, with Miduchi as the teacher, I had Toris, Bel, Ralpha, and Gwine learn {Detect.Life} and {Dispel.Illusion}. I particularly gave instructions that {Detect.Life} was important, when I gave a simple explanation of the effect everyone understood. Just in case I explained to Miduchi everyone's MP amount and the amount of MP the spell uses so I'm sure she'll be careful of running out of mana.

Furthermore, due reasons relating to the magic skill level even Ralpha and Bel can't use {Dispel.Magic} yet so this is on hold. Due to reasons relating to the elemental magic they have Toris and Gwine can't use {Detect.Life}. The only one that they were all capable of using was {Dispel.Illusion} which only requires void magic.

I arrived at the company around 6 pm in the evening. I rolled in while panting but it seems like I made it in time.

As expected of the war horse that older brother used. Though it was just around 10 km, it didn't make anything of the hills of the outer crater and arrived in a short 40 minutes.

It seems it was just as everyone was about to go for dinner. They were all in front of the company closing up shop.

"Sorry, I was late!"

"Hey~ staying healthy?"

A nostalgic face greeted me.

"I'm healthy. Quite lively. Father, mother, it's been a while."

"You've grown a bit taller."

The ones who came wasn't just older brother but father and mother as well. It seems they felt guilty for just pushing deliveries on older brother lately. And since they already handed over the nobility to older brother, it's not good that the lord is outside of the territory so often, so from here on out it will be brother, my parents, or depending on the case even sister-in-law who is leading the caravan as well.

"Al, we're about to go for dinner. I need to reward the squires and there's the Ryogu family who have been giving it their best away from the village here in the capital as well. And since it seems that Yotlen and the others are working quite hard as well. I'm feeding everyone something good as my treat today."

Oh~ that sounds good! Come to think of it I can see Ruku's face as well. Dianne seems a bit embarrassed. I'm sure tonight will be quite fun.

"Hn, so Al came? Then it should be fine for me to go too right?"

Older brother opened the door of the company headquarters and stuck his face out. I had some sweat dripping down as I didn't understand the meaning.

"Yeah, that's true. Let's do that."

Huh?