Ariel thought, this might still not be enough.
And then she let out an explosive statement.
"Cowardly failures like last night won't be forgiven. If you repeat the same thing, we will never help you again. No, that still isn't enough is it. In my name as Asura Kingdom Second Princess, Ariel Anemoi Asura, hereafter I will forbid any contact with Rudeus Greyrat."
Naturally, it's just a means.
However those words made Sylphy swallow deeply.
After Ariel confirmed that, she added one more line.
"Do it seriously."
"Wah, yes."
"Very good."
Ariel nodded seriously again.
And then she conveyed the outline of the strategy.
---Sylphy's Point of View---
We're carrying out the strategy.
The time is lunch break.
It's time for lunch.
The first floor of the dining hall.
There all of the rising adventurer students and the Magic Race students crowded together.
The noble people look at them like fools.
Most are prejudiced.
Ariel-sama said prejudice is worthless.
And 400 years prior exactly what race was being cornered by that foolish opponent?
Though for Ariel-sama who looked at Rudi with eyes of prejudice it doesn't really have very much power of persuasion.
Rudi is at the farthest table on this first floor.
There a number of others are having a friendly chat.
Rudi, Zanoba-kun, and Badi-sama.
Julie-chan is at the end as well, she's holding a cup with her small hands and sipping it as she looks at the other three.
"In other words what kind of requirements does Badi-sama think are necessary for a doll?"
"More lovely than the real thing and then above all an eros that fascinates all who see it is essential!"
"Eros! As expected of Badi-sama's keen insight. Now, now, another cup."
Badi-sama's skin was dying a dark brown color, he's drinking alcohol quite comfortably.
Rudi and Zanoba-kun were grinning as they laughed, there's alcohol in their cups as well.
Strange, even though there's not supposed to be any alcohol in this dining hall.
Unless they went outside to purchase it, they shouldn't sell it.
"By the way Badi-sama, if I were to say that I wanted to make a doll of Kishirika-sama, what would you do? And I mean a completely erotic kind."
"Of my fiancee huh? However, I doubt you know what Kishirika looks like in her perfect body."
"That's exactly why. After she reaches her perfect form, she won't return to her previous form right? For this reason, we need to leave behind her current charming appearance."
"You make a good point. However she is thoughtless, so she occasionally dies quickly after all. Even if you didn't leave behind her current appearance it would probably be fine."
"If you lined up Kishirika-sama at a variety of different ages, the Demon King's castle would become gorgeous I'm sure."
"You are of the human race, it's impossible for you to see Kishirika at a variety of ages."
"That's right, that's the point. In order to see Kishirika-sama simultaneously at a variety of ages, there's the necessity to bring life to my doll creation techniques, for that sake I need Badi-sama's cooperation, gehehehe."
"Fuhahahahaha! Even though you have that much power the way you solicit almost like a merchant is amusing! That approach, I'll buy into it! Excellent, excellent, say what you desire, money, or people?"
"No-no, just, when the time comes to it I'd like you to give me your backing??"
Rudi was making a mischievous smile as he laughed.
It was an amazingly bad face.
Since the past Rudi hasn't laughed all that much, but when he laughs it ends up becoming that sort of face.
He really hasn't changed since the past.
In the royal palace as well, there were people who laughed with that kind of face.
If I remember correctly, it was High Minister Darius.
The perpetrator who cornered us.
He's an opponent we can't forgive.
However, maybe it's because Rudi laughs in that sort manner, but I'm alright with the smile itself.
I think of it as a characteristic of a clever person.
I heard that Rudi and Zanoba-kun were asking for permission to create a doll with earth magic.
I don't really understand very well how good they are, but I know that it's something at an exceedingly advanced level.
The time when they showed me the Red Dragon statue that was still midway in production, I honestly thought it was amazing.
They're giving a dwarf gifted education and it seems they're even dragging a Demon King-sama in on top of that.
It seems they're taking it seriously.
As a fellow user of the same chantless magic, I'd like to be included as an ally as well, but since I have to be Ariel-sama's escort it's an impossible talk.
"Rudeus-kun."
"Ah, Fitts-senpai."
After I called out to him, Rudi made a happy face.
Recently, even though I've taken nothing but weird actions, it seems he isn't cautious at all.
After all Rudi is dense.
However, the fact that he isn't cautious is proof that he trusts me right.
It makes me happy.
"What's going on?"
"Umm."
Zanoba-kun and Demon King-sama's gazes were stabbing into me.
Hmmn...
"Here is a bit, let's change locations."
"I understand. Then Zanoba. Please proceed with our talk."
"Ha... please leave the trivial parts after this to me."
Rudi and Zanoba-kun sure get along well.
I'm jealous.
In the past I was in that position though.
I'm jealous...
While thinking that, I took Rudi outside of the dining hall.
We moved to an unpopular place and I started with the main point.
"Then, what is it?"
Rudi's face became serious.
It was a sharp face.
...As I thought he's cool.