The Witch’s Training ②
Munieca-san handed me a small vial.
“What’s this?”
“It’s a sensory enhancement drug.”
“?”
“The Witch gave it to me to give to you, telling you to drink it.”
“Understood.”
I drank it immediately.
It tasted like the energy drinks I remembered from my past life.
I used to drink those a lot back then.
For now, I don’t feel any particular change in my body.
“Now then, you will fight Shardina.”
“Understood. Shardina?”
“That is her name.”
“I see.”
“However, you may only use [ Silent Move ]. Please defeat Shardina using [ Silent Move ].”
“Understood.”
I input the action command via [ Silent Move ].
Defeat Shardina. Alright. It should work. It went through.
“Then, please begin.”
“Yes.”
After using it, I immediately lost consciousness.
When I woke up, I was lying on the floor, and Munieca-san’s face was close, peering down at my chest.
“Master. Your usage frequency is far too low.”
That was the first thing she said when I woke up.
My body wouldn’t move. The sensation in my limbs felt strange.
It seems I defeated Shardina… but there’s no body.
Only a single blue Horn lies there, dripping red blood.
Ugh, how graphic.
“E-Even if you tell me that…”
By the way, Munieca-san had rested her head on my chest while I was down.
Which means she must have been lying down too.
“…”
Close enough to hear her breath, there was the face of a terrifyingly exquisite and beautiful woman.
It’s the same with the Witch, but why are they all so beautiful, no matter how you look at them?
How can they be this beautiful, without a single flaw or imperfection?
Munieca-san took something out. Ah, it’s a small vial of Elixir.
She said the Witch gave her this too. She touched it to my lips and made me drink it.
Honestly, if she wants a large supply, she should just give me an Egg.
My body recovered in an instant. Munieca-san moved away.
But the way she moved away was strange. She stood up using only her legs, without using her hands.
How?
“Now for the next one. You will fight Anna Kreuzen.”
“Um, why were you resting your head on my chest just now?”
“Because I wanted to. There’s no particular reason.”
She said it matter-of-factly. I didn’t know what to say, but anyway.
“Could we stop giving the Minos Dolls names?”
“Why is that?”
“It makes it hard to fight them.”
They have female bodies and names. Honestly, it was difficult.
Munieca-san looked blankly at me. Then her eyes welled up. Why?
“Do you feel attached to them?”
“Eh? Ah, well… yes. Now that you mention it…”
It’s also because they’re cute and beautiful.
“As I mentioned earlier, all the Minos Dolls are based on myself. The reason is that there was no other readily available base model. We have Minos Dolls ranging in age from my childhood up to slightly older than my current self. You can bring out and use any Minos Doll that Master fancies, anytime.”
“What a way to put it! And why did you prepare something like that in the first place?”
“Actually, I was thinking of creating a Maid ninja unit specializing in espionage and assassination.”
“Those words are nothing but unsettling!”
“Besides, if you can do anything, wouldn’t you want to make use of it?”
“Well… I suppose so, but…”
That Lab. It really can do anything, huh?
If used incorrectly, couldn’t it end the world?
Well, he—Hayyarn—wouldn’t do something like that, though.
I know. I somehow just know that kind of thing.
“So, Master. How long do you plan on lying there?”
“Sorry.”
I scrambled to my feet.
Munieca-san brought out a new Minos Doll.
She had braided hair and looked younger than the current Munieca-san.
“How nostalgic. This appearance is from when I became Tier II.”
“Eh? How old were you?”
“Around 15 years old. I reached First Class at 20.”
“Amazing. B-But, c-could you stop with… that kind of thing too?”
“Do you feel attached?”
“Y-Yes. Well, a little.”
Despite her expressionless face, Munieca-san looked extremely amused.
“—Master, you are quite lewd, aren’t you?”
“Why?!”
Why?! She grinned seeing my shocked expression.
Ah, honestly, this woman. She’s definitely messing with me. Suddenly, her expression changed.
“Master, you don’t get angry, do you?”
“Eh?”
“You are aware that you’re being toyed with, aren’t you?”
Ah, so she admits it outright. I gave a wry smile.
“Well, but, if it makes Munieca-san happy… You seem much happier than when we first met.”
“I seem happy?”
“Yes. That’s how it looks to me.”
“Is that not because Master is a masochist?”
“I’m not a masochist!?”
How can she say such things?
“Fufu. Well now that you’ve perked up, you’ll fight Victoria.”
Wasn’t it Anna Kreuzen?
Sigh. Guess I’ll fight.
“…[ Silent Move ]…”
After that, I defeated two more, and today’s lecture ended.
“Master. You use an interesting Relic.”
“Ah, was it active?”
“Yes, rest assured. That is also included within [ Silent Move ], so you haven’t violated the rules.”
“Oh, thank you… I guess.”
I’m exhausted.
It’s strange how mental fatigue remains even after my physical strength recovers.
Picking up my backpack, I headed towards the nap room.
Leaving the living room, there’s a staircase to the left, and a door between it and the wall.
It was originally a storage closet, but I cleaned it, found a simple bed, put it inside, and made it my nap room.
The reason I made a nap room was because I once saw the Witch sleeping soundly, completely naked, in the hallway.
Finding an unused bed was also one of the reasons I made it.
This nap room will be my room for a while. There are guest rooms, but they’re physically buried.
Suddenly, I wondered what Munieca-san would do.
“Munieca-san, do you commute here?”
“No. I am borrowing one of the guest rooms here.”
“Eh? The guest rooms… weren’t they buried?”
“They were buried. However, I tidied one up.”
“Y-You could tidy it up? That demonic realm?”
“Yes. I sold off the unidentifiable life forms I discovered to Chive.”
“Life forms…”
What are those? That’s the first I’m hearing of it.
“Therefore, I look forward to being here with you from now on, Master.”
“O-Oh, likewise. By the way, where’s the Witch?”
“She mentioned having some unavoidable business come up.”
“I see.”
I wonder where she went.
Well, it’s the Witch we’re talking about. Worrying is just a waste of time.
I opened the door to the nap room, holding my backpack.
It’s a small space surrounded by pure white walls.
About half the size of my room, maybe?
There was a pure white tea table, and someone was sleeping on the simple bed.
“Hm?”
What’s with this tea table?
No, more importantly, the futon on the simple bed was slightly raised.
I approached hesitantly.
“…Byeeeruiii… Abuyadou… Keo… Puti…”
“Eh?”
“…Keo… Abuyatou… Pyeeruii… Pyeeruiii… Puti…”
Sh-She’s asleep. Sleep talking? A-Anyway, Shiro-san was sleeping there.
Sound asleep? Sleeping?
“…Bianco… Leukon… Puutyihi… Keo… Pyeeruiii…”
“…”
What kind of sleep talk is this?