The Branded Female Fencer

te than never.」

「It was a tough time, you know~? My subordinates are so overworked~ And all those involved have to be killed to keep their mouths shut~ As a reward~ I’d like to use the extra time for a vacation~ Can I go now?」

「…Well, that’s good.
Permission granted.」

「Yeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssss~ Master is so generous~! You don’t have a belly though~!」

「That girl always has so many words to say.」

「…So troublesome…」

 

The young lady is bouncing around the master as if she were clinging to him.
Were you really that happy to be on vacation? But everyone here knows that the vacation is a piece of crap.
It will be a blood-soaked vacation anyway.
It will be a bloodbath for the creatures in the area where she comes to play.

The young lady’s cackling voice echoes in the room, but as if ignoring her, the quiet boy opens his mouth.

 

「…Speaking of which, Master, I have a question…」

「What is it?」

「…I heard that a girl who looks about our age has recently joined the group….?」

「Umu.
I’m sure you haven’t met anyone but me yet.
I’m thinking I have to bring her in once.」

「She’s new, so she must at least say hello to her seniors.」

 

A bright boy complained as he kicked the ground.

 

「Up until now, you were the most junior.」

「You seem to be unnecessarily blowing your seniority.」

「Yes! I don’t deny it.
I’ll use it as much as I can.」

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「I’m not dumb enough to be used by you.」

 

This time, everyone was caught off guard and gasped.
Everyone in the room had not detected its presence.
Then, from the darkness in the corner of the room where there should have been nothing, a boy emerged.
Black hair, black robe, black eyes.
Even her underwear is black.
While his attire is reminiscent of a true dark mage, his rather gentle and aristocratic features make his look eerie.

The boy turned his dark eyes on all of them, observed them all, and looked away as if he had lost interest in them.
Perhaps not liking his attitude, the bright boy takes a swipe at him.

 

「Oi, how long have you been there?」

「From the beginning.
As expected, I thought it would be bad if I didn’t greet you all forever, leaving you to lose face with Master.
But I was the first one here, and yet I didn’t think anyone would notice me.
Isn’t it somewhat slack, everyone?」

「This brat…!」

 

The suddenly bright boy is ready to kill.
But the new boy doesn’t seem to care.

 

「Stop.」

 

When the master gave him a warning, the lively boy reluctantly retracted his killing intent, but his expression was so irritated that he looked as if he was about to leap at him.

The genuine black boy turned to the man called “master” without seeming to care about him.

 

「Well, Master, now that I’ve shown my face, I’ll leave you to it.
I have a lot of work to do.」

 

The boy disappears into the darkness without waiting for his master’s reply.
All of their faces are taken aback by his attitude.

 

「What’s with that brat?」

「He was a rude newcomer.」

「It pisses me you, doesn’t it~? You’re just a kid as well, though!? Gyahaha!」

「…That’s what the lady says…」

「Master, if you don’t mind?」

 

Hidden asks his master, but the master doesn’t seem to have any feelings for him.
This mere old man turned to all of them after letting out a small sigh.

 

「…Listen up, all of you.
There will be no more friends because he has joined us.
With this we move on to the next phase of the plan.
Anommalie, state the current production status of the archfiends.」

「Yes.」

 

An ugly old man advanced.
He was the one who was called the Satanmaker.

 

「Currently, the number of Archfiends in my workshop that are ready for immediate operation exceeds 140.
If we consider the individuals in production, there would be 1,000 of them.
However?」

「However?」

「There are some problems.
First, while we have succeeded in giving the archfiends a variety of preferences, there is a variation in behavior patterns.
Therefore, regardless of the individual’s ability, there may be a considerable margin of error with respect to the results.
To compensate for this, they will need a commander like us.
Also, no matter how high the abilities the Archfiend is equipped with, he is level 1 at birth.
They will need to gain some combat experience before they are operational.
In addition,」

「There’s still more?」

「Unfortunately.
If we were to operate 1,000 fiends at the same time, we would not have enough fiends under our command.
Although we are actively capturing goblins, orcs, etc., even if we were to deploy 100 of them as subordinates to each of them, the cost would exceed 100,000.
It would be very difficult to capture and manage that many, both in terms of location and assets.
However, we are already thinking of alternatives for this.
It will require experimentation, but we may manage to give it shape.
I will seek the Master’s approval later.」

「Fumu…」

 

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The master’s mind wonders a bit about the mountain of problems, but his mind spins rapidly and he quickly comes up with a plan to deal with them.
Rather, it is a plan that he has thought through for years.
He has really thought through various phases and situations.
The process of worrying is merely a process of opening his closed drawers.

 

「What is the time frame for that alternative?」

「Depending on the progress of the experiment, we would like to see a minimum of one year.
I’m just talking about the time it takes for the finished product to be ready.」

「Very well.
By the way, Anommalie, is it possible to make the Archfiend have the preference you intended?」

 

The old man grins at the question, as if he’s been waiting for it.

 

「We are not yet perfect in our understanding of the laws of Satan-making, and that will not be possible.
But I’m getting a pretty good idea of the rules, so I think I can do about 80% of what I intend to do.」

「Then it’s time to get an accurate picture of the other side’s strength.
In addition, let’s take all possible precautions and produce up to 2,000 demon kings.
The workshop is secured by…」

「Yes— Yes! That is– my– job~ Gyahahaha!」

「Then I’ll take care of the funding and materials.」

「…I’m the one who procured the materials…」

 

One after another, each person offers a job.

 

「Very well.
Hidden has other things to do, that’s alright?」

「Yes.
And how about you, Sister?」

「I will continue to do my job.」

「As you wish.」

 

The dark-haired female swordsman bows gracefully.

 

「Doom, I have something for you to do.
You will accompany me.
And Hidden.」

「At your will.」

「Yes.」

 

A lively looking boy called Doom and Hidden reply.

 

「Then we will disband once and for all.
Doom and Hidden stay.
The latter shall report their progress to me on a regular basis.
Then,『For the liberation of the truth in the world』」

  

「「「「「「「For the liberation of the truth in the world.」」」」」」」

 

With these words as a cue, each of them disappears from the room one after another.
And then there are three who remain: Master, Hidden, and Doom.

 

「So, Master.
What are you going to do?」

「First, I’m going to wake up that idiot,『The Beastmaster.』」

 

At the same time as the words were spoken, the three figures wavered and then disappeared from the room.