Ruin was glaring at Hannah.
"What did you say?"
Ruin's anger was rising at the sight of his arrogant junior looking at him with his backpack on his back, and his insides were burning hot.
-It's quite comparable, isn't it?
The words of a junior who dared to compare himself to Ricardo were words that could not be passed over lightly.
Even though I had lost the foundation of my talent, I thought I was no less than that guy.
Personal shaving.
Detailed shave.
Seeing Ricardo, Ruin, who thought he was better, bit his teeth and spat out a question to his arrogant junior's answer.
"Compare what you can compare. It's disgusting."
Hannah was staring at Ruin.
Hannah stared blankly at Ruin's face, then burst into laughter. Ruin clenched his fist.
"Puhahaha! Ahahahaha...! Haa... Senior, you really are funny. You could be a comedian. Comparing things to each other. I thought I was going to die from laughter."
The expression on Ruin's face as he bit his lips tightly was very visible to Hanna, who was about a span shorter than him.
Hold back the anger that is rising.
Hannah couldn't help but laugh at the sight of her senior biting her lip, suppressing the anger that seemed like it was about to explode at any moment.
Hannah smiled and tilted her head.
"Isn't that so?"
"..."
"I find it so funny."
"Shut up."
"Oh my, are you telling your junior to shut up? I'm scared..."
Hannah covered her mouth with her hand, a surprised expression on her face. A sneer rose from behind her covered palm.
Ruin could also guess the laughter blooming behind Hannah's palm, so he gritted his teeth and glared at Hannah.
Hannah looked straight into Ruin's eyes and said,
"Why? Do you want to try it?"
With a short, thick word, Ruin closed his mouth like a mute who had eaten honey as a light brown aura rose from his fingertips.
"Look. You can't do anything."
Hannah spoke straight to Ruin, who was blocking the hallway.
"Get out of the way. You're getting in the way."
As Hannah walked away, hitting his shoulder with a 'thud,' Ruin sat down, leaning against the hallway.
Ruin, who was wiping his face with a dry hand, remained motionless for a while.
*
Today, too, the peaceful lady's mansion.
"Hehehe! Ask me!"
-Goooom!
"Hey! Don't bite me, bite that ball!"
-bear?
The girl playing in the yard with the bear, who had grown to a ferocious size, was enjoying life while getting angry at the bear, who was trying to swallow her head instead of the ball.
"Eww! Ricardo, I'm going to get eaten!"
-Goooom!
"Huh...! Don't spit on me!"
I found myself smiling at the eco-friendly appearance of the young lady who experienced the laws of nature firsthand.
Thanks to Gomtang-i's arrival, I had a lot of free time, so I sat in the rocking chair and leisurely watched the young lady.
Is this the life of a successful person?
"I should buy some Gomtang toys next time I go downtown."
The rubber ball with its teeth marks had long since ceased to be a toy.
I smiled as I looked at the rubber ball barely holding on to its breath and sipped the tea I had placed on the table.
I looked at the swaying branches and spoke, savoring the warm scent of tea leaves spreading through my body.
"Hans, sit next to me too. Aren't you bored alone?"
Hans, who was caught in the act of being invisible, shrugged his shoulders in surprise, put down the pen he was holding, and looked at me.
"Is my invisibility magic that bad?"
Hans looked at me with an expression that said he didn't know he would be caught, and spoke to me in a bewildered voice.
It's a transparency magic.
Although it was magic that was greatly affected by skill level, Hans' magic was not clumsy.
It's just that I'm more sensitive than others, and thanks to Tyrving's effects, I'm good at sensing. Hans's invisibility magic was actually quite advanced.
If he did well, he could boast of such high skills that he could even fool the archbishop.
I shook my head and answered Hans' question.
"No. It's me who's weird."
"If that's true..."
"yes?"
"no."
Hans glanced at the girl, shook his head, and shook off his distracting thoughts. "It must be a coincidence," he muttered.
When I heard the squeak of someone sitting down on the chair, I turned to Hans and asked him a question.
"What were you doing?"
"Oh, I was writing down the items I needed."
"Huh? Didn't I prepare a separate annex for you? It's in the mountains, but it should have everything you need for living."
Hans came down from the tree and sat down next to me, handing me his notebook without hiding it.
"It's not for me to write..."
I smiled and leisurely read the notebook Hans handed me.
[List of errands]
1. Chocolate.
2. Detergent.
3. Cleaning brush.
4. Replace the lights in the hallway on the 3rd floor.
4. Dog toys.
Hans' notebook, filled with things he needed for the mansion, not things he would use himself.
When the mansion was empty, Hans' notebook, which had been examined in various ways, was filled with enough information to be mistaken for that of the manager.
I burst out laughing at Hans's planned flattery, as he wrote down in his notebook what fire was out in the mansion, what he needed, and even muttered to himself in passing, and then tried to buy it for me.
"Why did you write something like this?"
“I’m feeling a bit irritated because I’m not doing anything.”
"I don't need to do this. It's my job and I have to do it."
"No. If it's really uncomfortable, I'll stop, but I want to be of some help, so I'll stop..."
I waved my hand to calm Hans down as he lowered his head, thinking that he had done something wrong.
"No. It would be much easier for me if you did, but I feel bad about that too..."
Hans smiled brightly at the words that it was helpful, put his notebook in his bosom, and said, "Then I will continue," in the tone of a freshman in society.
I feel bad because I feel like I've become a bad employer who doesn't pay my salary.
I smiled awkwardly at Hans, who was second to none in passion, and began to change the subject to something more productive.
"By the way, how is the academy going?"
"ah..."
Hans scratched his head awkwardly and smiled awkwardly.
"It's the worst."
"yes?"
"Public sentiment within the academy and trust in the student council are starting to hit rock bottom."
"Is that so?"
I had a difficult request for Hans.
Since I'm guarding the mansion, please leave for a moment and check on the academy's activities.
With Ruin's downfall, I needed someone to be my eyes as I focused on the story.
I nodded as I listened to Hans' story.
"So the scheduled 'Orc Suppression' task was also omitted?"
"That's not it. The number of orcs has increased significantly in Hamel recently, so we need to practice and also suppress them, so we plan to increase security."
"hmm..."
There are no major changes to the story.
I thought Ruin's absence would hurt the story, but seeing how things are going, it seems like there's nothing to worry about. More time will tell, but so far, there haven't been any major incidents or events that feature Ruin as the main character.
Besides, Ruin's empty spot will be filled by Hans.
I nodded to Hans and said thank you for your hard work.
Hans, who had been reporting for a long time, blurted out something about the Academy's security.
"And there's one agenda item that came up in the student council regarding this assignment."
“What’s the agenda…?”
"yes."
Having a rather capable errand boy, I nodded and exclaimed in admiration.
Hans said in a calm voice.
“Princess Shalltear had an opinion….”
"I sent it?"
"that is."
Hans carefully opened his mouth, which held its tongue. The words coming out of his mouth were something I hadn't expected.
"A proposal is underway to promote Histania Malik as a leader."
"yes?"
"I was also curious when I heard that, but it was Princess Hannah and Princess Shalltear who expressed their opinions."
"Um... is it really necessary?"
Hans shrugged, saying he didn't know.
"As you know, the atmosphere at the academy is not very good right now. There's talk that we need someone trustworthy and capable."
"But why Malik? He's already a busy man."
"I think it's because Histania Malik was the knight in charge of the case, and because he's from the Histania family, so they can trust him. It's embarrassing to say it myself, but there's also the case of me."
"Oh... that's right."
Hans smiled awkwardly and lowered his head.
"Well, I don't think there's any need to worry about this now, since we can think about it later."
Since Malik had decent skills, he was more than capable of being a leader.
By the time the teacup was empty like that.
Hans looked at me and picked up a burning orb from his bosom.
Hans, with an awkward expression, carefully brings up the issue of how difficult it is to deal with.
"What should I do about this?"
Hans's hand, which extended the magic he had stolen from Ruin, was as carefree as that of a loyal servant of the organization.
“Wouldn’t it be better to handle this quickly?”
When Hans said that we should decide whether to return it to Ruin or absorb it myself, I shrugged and gave the answer of holding off.
"Let's leave it alone for now."
"yes?"
Hans answered me with a trembling expression.
"What would you do if Ruin learned black magic like me?"
I chuckled and waved my hand.
"Do you think you can do it?"
"Honestly... yes."
"Hmm, I don't think so."
I smiled as I thought of the green algae heads that would be curled up in the academy.
"Let's leave it alone and let it suffer."
"Even if he learns black magic, it wouldn't be a problem."
"What does that mean..."
I looked at Hans and asked.
Hans is an expert in this field, so he'll be able to understand my thoughts.
"As a black magic expert, what talent does Ruin have?"
"..."
"see."
The sleeping man smiled and let out a lazy yawn.
"Even if it turns black, Hans can stop it."
"...Are you a devil?"
"Well, I'm a villain."
I smiled at Hans.
"Doesn't that sound fun?"
"..."
Hans answered without hiding his smile.
"no."
*
And I...
"Long time no see, butler!"
I was sold here instead of Malik.
'Fuck.'