Betrayed by My Best Friend and Dumped by My Fiancée, I’ve Decided to Enjoy Life as I Please ~ For Some Reason, a Bunch of Crazy Fanatics Keep Pledging Their Loyalty to Me~
After Lionel and Sisheva were added to our group, we finished what we had to do at Lionel and returned to our hideout.
Incidentally, Mitsurugis are the only ones who know the location of all the hideouts, and even the members of the group only know the hideout to which they belong.
The location is not known to Grave and the others, and this is how we keep the damage from the spies at bay.
“Now that we’re finally here,………, there’s a lot of work to be done,…….”
I read through the reports of each of the swordsmen and their monthly reports for the month that I was away.
However, there didn’t seem to be any major trouble, so I was relieved for the time being.
You never know what they’ll do if you leave them alone.
“Rex sama? Where would you like Arthur san to be assigned?”
“Oh, I have to decide that too. ……”
Arthur is the newest member of the Black and White dragon clan
However, since he was Lionel’s prince, Lionel’s people would resent him if he sent him to the front lines and died.
That’s why I want to bring him up with the intention of making him an executive from the beginning. ……
“I don’t care where I’m assigned. Rex sama.”
“It doesn’t work that way, Arthur. For now, I need you to be strong.”
“Stronger?”
“Yes. It would be good for us if you were strong.”
There is no way I can put you under me and Iris.
If so, where should I put him…
The door was knocked open while I was thinking about this.
“Puhahahaha! Rex-sama! This Maximum Armstrong! I heard that Rex sama has returned and I am here!”
The air froze for a moment.
Iris sighed and Arthur’s mouth dropped open as if he didn’t understand what had happened.
I was also dismayed by the appearance of the hot and bothered old man.
“Maximum. Calm down. Arthur must be surprised.”
“Oh! Is that the same Arthur, Prince Lionel, that Iris-sama told me about? He has a very good physique! I’d like to have a meeting with him!”
“Haa ……”
Maximum Armstrong.
The name suggests that he’s a muscle-bound man, and he’s a bald dwarf with a body that seems to embody that image.
He is a brain-mad fighter who also uses creative magic and is in charge of the maintenance and production of Mitsurugi’s weapons, but in a one-on-one fight, he is the strongest Mitsurugi aside from the three above.
He is the 7th seat, and is known as the Maximum of the 7th sword “Soken”.
“Ah, but just as well. ……”
“Rex-sama, I don’t think you’re kidding.”
“There is no problem, right? If you want to be strong, the fastest way is to leave it with him.”
“….. well, I won’t deny that. I’m just a little worried that he’s going to get into some weird stuff.”
“Hmm? What’s wrong with him?”
Saying that, Maximum tenses his arms.
I’m getting a little nervous about leaving him in his care. ……
I’m a little scared to entrust Arthur to this brainiac. ……
But I’m sure there’s no one better suited for the job than this guy, and I’ve decided to go for it.
“Arthur. Train under him for a while.
I’m sure you’ll get stronger.”
“Puhahaha! If that’s the case, leave it to me! I’m looking forward to working with you too, Arthur-dono!”
“H-haaa. ……”
He’s drawing! I’m not sure why Mitsurugis are so excited about this!
Haaa… Why do Mitsurugis have such strong characters…
“Then let’s get going!”
“Eh? Where?”
F”irst of all, you must learn about the greatness of Rex sama in a classroom lecture! You can rest assured that I will give you a full five hours of instruction!”
“F-Five hours?!”
Saying that, Maximum dragged the astonished Arthur out of the room.
I mean, what’s the point of having a classroom lesson on my awesomeness? ……
Nobody has any demand for that class. ……
“Iris,……, what does that mean, a classroom lecture?….. Is that guy crazy?”
“I think five hours isn’t even enough time to talk about how great Rex sama is.”
“Ha……..?”
I couldn’t help but let out an unintentional “ha”
And Iris took something out of nowhere that looked like a book.
“………, just in case, what’s that?”
“It is a holy book that preaches the splendor of Rex-sama. Every member of the Black and White dragon Order possesses this scripture, and there are quite a few who read out a passage from it every morning.”
What kind of a dangerous religious group is this?
I just learned for the first time that such a book exists in this world!
I don’t like the idea of brainwashing!
“……Why did you start that kind of brainwashing?”
“Maximum-dono started talking about making it, and the other Mitsurugi got on board and made it, too. I was opposed to the idea because I know how wonderful Rex-sama is without having to write a book”
Maximum！！！！！
What the hell is he doing?
He’s not doing anything good! I’m going to cut your salary!
“I mean, you’ve got it too, Iris”
“I received this as a sample book. And it turned out so well that it’s my favorite book now.”
You’re on that side too, huh?
I’m so embarrassed that someone is reading a book about me!
I’d like to stop him immediately, but it’s practically impossible to stop him if all of the member have a copy of the book.
I’m going to give up with a sigh of disappointment.
“Haa…., you’d better keep it in moderation.”
“If Rex sama says so.”
Iris is very understanding. ……
The only problem is that she’s getting things done before I notice anything.
There’s no way to pay attention to something that’s already done.
And from Iris’ point of view, I guess it feels like a surprise……
She really thinks that’s going to make me happy.
“Speaking of which, I had a favor to discuss with Rex sama”
“Hmm? What’s up?”
“Actually, as I mentioned to Rex sama at Lionel, there is a shortage of personnel outside of the military, or to put it simply, support and organizational management.”
Is it a personnel shortage problem? ……
We have a group of people who can fight, so every time we increase the number of fighters so that we can handle our forces efficiently.
We are expanding the scope of our activities.
As expected, we don’t have bases all over the world, but Iris was vaguely aware that she was reaching her limits even if she could manage it alone.
Mitsurugis don’t have the know-how for this kind of thing, and it’s a waste to spend it there in the first place.
They are only good for making people fight.
“Are you taking any steps right now?”
“I am trying to nurture my successors. However, I have not been able to achieve the results I had hoped for because I have been working outside of my base too often. Besides, what we are looking for now is a genius.”
“A genius?”
“Yes. It is possible to gather talented people by nurturing them, but it is very difficult to nurture the top management of an organization.”
I see.
In other words, you can have excellent arms and legs, but you don’t have the brains to move them.
Iris is so talented that she herself fights, makes military plans, devises strategies, and manages the organization all by herself.
But beyond this, Iris is in danger of going down, and she needs to be replaced, but she can’t be replaced by someone who is not good enough.
This is a serious problem. ……
“Do you have a solution?”
“I have a solution in mind that will come along with an operation that was scheduled to take place a little later. So I’m thinking of accelerating the schedule.”
It’s a two-in-one operation.
It’s nice to get two things out of one mission.
“What’s the plan?”
“If I don’t have any, I’ll get some from somewhere else. And the other mission is to kidnap a certain someone.”
“………………Eh?”
Kidnapping?!
Have we finally become such a criminal organization?!
So we’re already a criminal organization…
We’re even on the international wanted list.
But I’m not comfortable with that. ……
“You needn’t go that far. ……”
“If we don’t, a lot of blood will be spilled. And we are the only ones who can accomplish it from our position. It would be difficult for any other legitimate nation to do this.”
Who the hell are we trying to kidnap?!
Is it that dangerous …… that much blood will be spilled?
Kidnapping someone like that is super scary. ……
“It’s a necessary step to achieve our ambition. Please give me your permission.”
“Where in the world do you think you’re getting your talent from?”
“Laplace Academy of Magic.”
Laplace Academy of Magic.
It is said to be the largest and most difficult school in the world, where excellent students from all over the world gather, regardless of nationality, and many children of important people are enrolled.
I was at a loss for words when she said she was going to kidnap someone from there…
-Maiban