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I managed to put an end to the honor duel, but I had no intention of ending it here.

He fell for Garnis’s plan and fought for his life with his brother. If there wasn’t the elixir, both of them would definitely have died. The process itself was a kind of dishonor.

Garnis has even declared himself an ‘enemy’ in front of me, so I shouldn’t let him live. never.

“Cool…”

After confirming that there was no problem with my brother’s body, who fainted from fatigue as soon as I laid him down on the bed, I headed back to the banquet hall.

“Rom!”

“Ah, sister. Let’s talk later. I have work to finish.”

“You…!”

She tried to say something, but I walked past her with a stern expression on my face.

The atmosphere in the banquet hall was very shitty. The nobles, who were no longer in the mood to enjoy the banquet, left their drinks and food alone and were whispering about the elixir and keeping an eye on Garnis, while Garnis stood there blankly. Although the people around him seemed to be trying to console him, he didn’t move at all.

“Bamcatul de Garnis!”

When I shout, everyone’s eyes turn to me. Garnis also raised his unfocused eyes and turned in this direction.

“I challenge you to a duel! Even though their children insulted other families, they did not know their sins as parents and deceived the Delheim brothers, and tried to take each other’s lives! I will liquidate it now!”

When the sword was raised, the gathered nobles scattered.

Garnis, who was quietly looking at me, had difficulty opening his mouth.

“Duel…? Delheim de Sanderome. Aren’t you exhausted from the duel just now?”

“No problem. Are you afraid?”

“The elixir is indeed excellent. But I am the lord of Bamkatul territory. As for the heir, the only one left was a young second son. You’re showing off that you have no social experience. Honor duels that could end a family are implicitly prohibited.”

“So you are saying you will refuse it?”

“…Hahaha. You must be very angry. Can’t you do it? In that case, find a representative to duel on my behalf..”

“Count Garnis. Please come forward yourself. Isn’t the Count also an expert level?”

“That’s right. The period of time you have reached the upper level has been longer, so you will be able to win.”

“What, what!?”

Garnis looked at them with an expression of bewilderment at the nobles’ sudden urging.

“You guys, what are you talking about now? Do you know what that means now? If I’m not careful, Bamkatul, this is a problem that could lead to my territory disappearing!”

“…Isn’t that the same for Count Garnis? Delheim almost lost its future.”

“That’s right. Sir Zanderom and Sir Camelcam fought over Delheim. How honorable is it? Count Garnis also shows such spirit.”

“Achieve your own honor.”

Murmur.

All the nobles gathered at the banquet hall, regardless of gender, urged a duel.

Garnis had an expression of incomprehension, but the same was true for me.

“What on earth is this…!”

Garnis, who was breaking into a cold sweat and trying to understand the situation, suddenly became stiff. Then, as if he realized something, he stared at me, or more precisely, at the subspace bag I was wearing.

“…Ah.”

Only then did I take a closer look at the faces of the nobles, and I saw that their eyes were all shining with greed. Well, if it’s natural, it’s natural. I actually witnessed a legendary elixir from old stories…

“…Haha.”

So, for them, this is just a ‘stepping stone’. It is a step-by-step flattery to gain friendship with me or to gain elixir. I honestly didn’t expect that Elixir would have such a big impact.

“Keuuuu…!”

So, at this point, Garnis’ life as an aristocrat was over.

If you refuse to duel in this situation, you will be branded as a noble with no honor and you will be banished from wherever you are.

“…Good. Delheim de Zanderom…I accept the duel!”

Normally, when a duel was successful, a grace period of a few days was usually given, but he immediately drew his sword as if he did not want to miss the opportunity to beat me, who was probably exhausted from the duel with Brother Camel.

“I will take charge of mediation again.”

“Holholhol. I guess I’ll have to set up a magic barrier again.”

The duel was concluded in an instant.

“Don’t blame me…! Zanderom!”

“Seu-eup…huu…!”

The aura emanating from his sword was definitely sharp and clean, suitable for an expert level.

“Juk…uh…uh…uh…uh…!”

The momentum of the rush is also flawless and fast.

but.

“Compared to Camel, he’s a bastard.”

I once again realize how much of a monster Camel is.

To draw with such a genius, I am proud of myself.

Suddenly!

He glanced at Garnis’ head, which had fallen before he could react properly, and then gave a polite greeting to the nobles in the banquet hall.

“Sorry for showing you such an ugly picture. I will never forget the help you gave me today.”

The moment they said that, a desire that could not be hidden flashed in their eyes toward me.

I sighed and quickly left the banquet hall before they could say anything.

***

Pegma said she would come visit after cleaning up the workshop, so I bought a carriage for the women to ride.

Sister Dahlia, who followed me without saying a word until the carriage was arranged, turned on the twin wick lights as soon as I approached to get on the carriage, and grabbed the cheek tag with both hands.

“Anyway, if you don’t get into an accident, you won’t get out of your wits!? ok!? How worried I was!”

“Ebebebebebeek!”

Ahhh!

His strong hands made his cheeks stretch like mozzarella cheese.

“Aww! it hurts! Do it in moderation! A person’s face is like some kind of cheese…”

“Noisy! It’s noisy! You need to get hit! You bastard! Damn you! You worrying bastard!”

thud! bang! thud!

After eating nuclear honey chestnuts for the first time in a long time, stars are twinkling before my eyes.

I held my head and held back the tears that welled up.

“Kaaa…!”

“You idiot! How…black am I!”

As if a dam burst, Dahlia hugged me, shedding thick tears.

“I was so worried because I thought I was losing my brother and sister at the same time…! Black…!”

“Uh, um…”

It was my first time seeing my sister cry. No, it is very rare for a member of the Delheim family to cry, even if it is not a sister.

“…I’m sorry. Still, I had no intention of dying, nor did I have any intention of killing. He said he had Elixir in mind from the beginning. So…”

“Noisy! you idiot! It’s not that kind of problem!”

“It’s so loud… my sister is suffocating…”

I tapped her arm, but she didn’t loosen the grip on her neck.

“Ugh…”

I had no choice but to hug her and stroke her head and back for a long time.

“Sniff, huh, huh…sniff…!”

“……”

As I slowly turned my head, I saw the women I was watching smiling and looking at me with warm eyes.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“No. Hehe… After all, you are still young.”

“It’s true. I didn’t realize it because I was so adult…”

“…What do you mean.”

Even when I urged them to answer, they just smiled and looked at me without saying a word.

I got a little embarrassed and tried to push my sister away, but she didn’t move, just sobbing with her face buried in my shoulder.

“Hmm…”

But sister, your breasts have gotten bigger. Well, it’s probably still a bit of a growth period… Is this bigger than Vanessa? No, if I do well, I might be comparable to Xenia… While I was thinking that, my older sister raised her head and was looking at me with dark eyes.

“…What are you doing?”

“Huh!? huh!? Oh, everyone cried!?”

“Why are you pressing your breasts against my chest? You can’t believe it…”

“Uh-huh! No harsh thoughts! I just thought my breasts got bigger!”

“Anyway, the young one is getting sloppy! Now that I see it, the number of women has increased a lot! What on earth do you want to be when you grow up!?”

thud! bang!

“Ahh! Hit me hard! If this continues, the top of my head will fall!”

“You should be beaten more! Are you playing around with women without even knowing how much my brother and I were worried about you?”

“When did I play around…Stop! Stop hitting me! Because I got it!”

“…Phew…”

She sighed, rolled her puffy eyes, and glared at my women with a blank face.

“…Lord Harriet, Xenia, Vanessa. It’s been a while.”

“Ah, ah…yes. Princess. It’s been a while…”

“Are you healthy…?”

“It’s been a while. Did you eat properly during this time?”

While the three women were greeting each other in their own way, the older sister walked forward and looked closely at Karan, Saraha, Petra, Thankakal, and Halona in that order.

“They are very…unique people. nice to meet you. My name is Delheim de Dahlia, the second daughter of the Delheim family and the older sister of that bastard.”

“No, little brother. How can you leave me out of a position like this? Nice to meet you. My name is Delheim de Camelcam, the eldest son of the Delheim family and Rom’s older brother.”

When my older brother, who had been watching from behind, suddenly approached and joined in, the women each introduced themselves with a look of nervousness and awkwardness on their faces.

“…Hmm, let alone other people…Tankakakal?”

“Huh? me? Why?”

Sister Dahlia looked up at Tankakal, who was sniffing and hugging her from behind with a slightly embarrassed face.

“What are you doing now? No, more than that, I don’t think you’re human… How did you end up hanging out with your younger brother?”

“Yes. that’s right. I came out between beastmen and monsters. Sniff…hehehe. But you smell nice~ Similar to the owner, but softer and more cozy…”

“As the owner…it would be better to get an explanation from my damn brother.”

When my sister turned her head and glared at me, her shoulders reflexively shrank.

“Well, well. why. I didn’t do anything wrong?”

“You’ll know that when you hear it.”

“Hmm… I don’t think this person is human either?”

Camel, who was looking at Sarah closely while waving his hands, tilted his head.

Seeing her place her hand on the handle of her sword with a stern expression on her face, she seems to have a vague sense of her power.

“That’s right. I am a homunculus with an artificially created soul, a type of golem. We are currently serving Delheim de Zanderom as our master.”

As she introduced herself, the faces of her brother and sister became even more complicated.

“The same goes for Elixir…I think it needs a lot of explanation. Little brother.”

“Tell me everything that happened on the trip. Don’t miss a single thing.”

I was pulled into the carriage by two people and had to keep moving my mouth as if I was being interrogated. Meanwhile, the carriage carrying us was steadily moving towards the Delheim territory.

***

I told him everything that happened on the trip, as well as all my abilities.

This is because I did not want to hide anything from older brother Camel and older sister Dahlia, and I also trusted them that much.

“So…”

Sister Dahlia rubbed her temples for a while, as if her head was pounding from too much information.

“So you have some kind of superpower? There is the ability to create a subspace, the ability to place people in that subspace and nurture them, and the ability to see the stores of the gods…all of which can only be obtained with the ‘currency of the gods’?◦@ ◦

“That’s right.”

“So you went on a trip to find ruins. I thought it was just to quench my desire to collect… But I guess I got a lot of ‘God’s currency’ just enough to buy the elixir?”

“Yes. It was a huge hit. Hehe.”

“I guess that’s why I asked you to find out who has ‘God’s currency’… younger brother. My brother is sad. I can’t believe you’ve been hiding something like that all this time…”

“Ahaha. Sorry sorry. But I couldn’t help it. That’s too much power, right?”

“That’s right. The ability to buy elixir and raise a person’s potential is an ability that will turn the continent upside down… Can I enter that subspace too?”

“You can go in. But I can’t come out until training is over. If you do something wrong, you may end up trapped in a subspace where there is nothing for years.”

“Wow. I’m tired just thinking about it.”

Sister Dahlia waved her hand.

“Anyway, brother and sister. It’s a secret that I have this ability. To my father or mother…I’ll tell you on my own.”

“How about asking your parents to get you ‘God’s currency’? I don’t know, but it’s much better than me and my brother, right?”

“Huh? Is that so?”

I was shocked for a moment, but then shook my head.

People around me may not pay much attention to the movements of me, Camel, and sister Dahlia, but the actions of my father, the Margrave, and his wife, my mother, are too big and heavy. A huge number of annoying flies will be attracted to you.

“No, I don’t think so yet. Let’s do it later when we’re ready. So, please help me out for the time being. Do I have to pay for the elixir?”

“Well…if that’s you.”

“Ugh… I don’t know about my father, but I don’t have the confidence to keep it a secret from my mother.”

Sister Dahlia, who was frowning and contemplating, suddenly made a face with sparkling eyes.

“Hmm, so my lovely little brother. How many bottles of this important elixir do you have?”

“Huh? Um…”

He smiled, smiling confidently.

“A little too much.”

Although you don’t have it in hand, there are over two million coins, so you can buy more than a hundred.

“Then give me one.”

“…You’re not asking me to borrow it, I’m asking you to give it to me?”

“What’s yours is mine. Are you dissatisfied?”

“Yes. very. I really don’t have any strength…”

Anyway, I was thinking of giving my brother and sister something like an elixir, even if it wasn’t an elixir.

With my hand in my subspace pocket, I bought an elixir from a coin shop, took it out, and waved it in front of my eyes.

“Oh…! Is this elixir?”

“It has a strange color…”

Sister Dahlia, who could not take her eyes off the liquid sparkling with five colors, stretched out her hand as if fascinated.

“Uh huh.”

But when I withdrew my hand, she had no choice but to fumble.

“What is it?”

“‘The great Delheim de Zanderom. If you say, ‘Please give me the elixir because I am humble and lacking,’ I will give it to you.”

“What?”

A double wick lit up in her eyes, but I proudly shouted while holding the elixir in my arms.

“Sister. It’s nothing else, it’s an elixir, but it’s not even that good? If it were me, I would have shouted it a hundred times already.”

“Ugh…!”

No matter how much conscience she had, the older sister looked at the elixir hesitantly and gritted her teeth.

“…You can do it. Phew… the great Delheim de Zanderom. Please, I am humble and lacking… pududuk! Please give me the elixir.”

“Keohum. OK. I will personally show mercy and give you the elixir.”

“This is very…”

She tried to say something, but kept quiet when the elixir was handed to her.

“Sister. Drink it right now.”

“Huh? I’m not hurt anywhere?”

“Just drinking it is good for your health. So much so that it wouldn’t be strange if the level went up one level. Drink it first. And this too.”

While I was at it, I bought ‘Mandokbulchim’ and ‘Elemental Spirit’ one by one and gave them to my brother and sister.

“Eat right now. This is an elixir that increases poison resistance, and this is an elixir that increases resistance to all attributes.”

“What, what!? Such an incredible item…!”

“Aren’t you just giving me something so precious!?”

“Of course we are older brother and older sister. I’m going to give it to my parents later, so eat it right now. Quickly.”

My brother and sister looked at me with touched faces, then smiled happily and took the elixir to their mouths.

“I take good care of my younger brother, so I get to taste this precious elixir. thanks. Rom.”

“Thank you Rom.”

“Special words.”

As I watched with a smile as my brother and sister chewed down two elixirs and drank the elixir in one go, my thoughts went to my girls.

Hmm, I guess I’ll have to feed them a set of those later.

That night, he gave the elixir to his companions while eating dinner, saying that the iron horn was also sweet, and Karen, Halona, and Petra were so touched that they even cried. Thankakal and Saraha didn’t cry, but they held my hand tightly and didn’t let go for a while.

***

When I returned home, I immediately wanted to run to the maids, but first I had to be called into the office and have a three-way interview with my parents.

“I’ve already heard about it. The rumor is causing an uproar throughout the empire. I heard you ended up with a draw in the duel with Camelcam and even used elixir, right? He also killed Count Garnis.”

I nodded lightly at my father’s heavy words.

“That’s right. This is the elixir.”

I put three bottles of elixir, two Mandokbulchim, and two elemental spirits on the desk.

“What is in this glass bottle must be an elixir…what are these medicines?”

“This is a travel gift. father. An elixir that makes you resistant to poison and an elixir that makes you resistant to all attributes. Eat it right now. Elixir is also included.”

“…Where did you get these things?”

“Do not speak before eating.”

When I spoke firmly, my father and mother looked at each other for a moment.

Soon, a warm and happy smile appears on the mother’s face.

“Hehe, thanks to our proud son, we are receiving proper filial piety.”

“Kuhm…”

My father didn’t smile, but the corners of his mouth were twitching with a softer expression, as if he was in a good mood on the inside.

My mother held the Mandokbulchim and Elemental Spirit and quickly put them in her mouth.

“Mumble…what are you doing, honey? Come on and eat it.”

“…I can’t do it.”

In the end, even my father took the two elixirs and started taking them.

“Take everything, including the elixir. The moment you drink it, you will live a long and healthy life. My father’s skills may improve.”

“Drink this right now. There are many methods available…”

“If you don’t want to drink it, I’ll just take it. It’s mine anyway.”

“Anyway, who on earth does this guy resemble and is so short-tempered? I’ll give you a drink. ”

My mother opened the elixir cap first and looked at my father. My father sighed as if he had no choice and picked up the elixir and opened the cap.

The two people drank their respective elixirs in one go.

“Wow…!”

“…It’s incredible. Is this elixir?”

Even with my own eyes, my parents’ faces became lively. Seeing my wrinkles smoothing out in real time makes me feel like I’ve aged ten years… no, twenty years. Did the elixir have a rejuvenating effect?

Now there is only one bottle of elixir on the office desk.

“I’ll give you the remaining bottle. Use it however you like.”

“Kuhm…yeah. Now then, let’s listen to the story.”

“Good.”

While I was talking about what happened during the trip, I also reported on my abilities thoroughly.

As for the coin shop, it was packaged in a way that if you offered ‘God’s currency’ as an offering, God would give you an equivalent item.