To The Workshop, To Training

At my master’s workshop, we defeated the maid robot in charge of caring for him.

“Honestly, this maid is way too violent…”

“…Lady Seyi. What shall we do with this golem? Leave it as is?”

Zenith the elf slave asked me.

“No, for now… I’ll fix it. This junk seems to have a malfunction.”

I crouched down and lifted the maid robot… Cherge’s skirt.

“M-my lord!?”

“W-wah! Daphne saw nothing!”

“…Lady Seyi, are you into that sort of thing?”

The slave girls blushed.

“No no. The emergency stop button is here.”

A symbol identical to the teleportation portal was on her lower abdomen.

I touched it and poured in mana.

The rampaging Cherge suddenly went limp.

After confirming she stopped moving, I dissolved the adhesive with a potion.

“Toka-chan, carry this junk.”

“U-understood!”

Blushing slightly, Toka carried Cherge on her back.

Everyone else’s faces were red too. I wonder why?

“What’s wrong? Sick? Want medicine?”

“…N-no. It’s just… a bit stimulating for children…”

“…? Anyway, let’s go to the workshop.”

We passed through the garden and reached the small brick hut.

Zenith tilted her head.

“…For a great alchemist’s workshop, it’s rather small.”

“On the outside.”

I touched the door. Reacting to my mana, a magic circle appeared at my feet.

Fwon…! We teleported inside.

“Ooooh! Amazing!”

“Waa! It’s like a castle!”

The inside was far larger than the exterior suggested.

A red carpet, chandeliers, and a two-story hall spread before us.

Daphne calling it a castle was fitting.

“Toka-chan, follow me. We’ll carry the junk to the workshop. Daphne and the others can rest in any room.”

“Daphne will go too!”

“…I’m interested as well.”

Curious ones.

“Well fine, come along.”

We went up to the second floor.

A large, tasteless painting hung in front.

“…Who is this beautiful woman?”

A gorgeous woman with rainbow hair and dress.

“My master.”

“…Nicholas Flamel is a woman?”

“No idea right now.”

“??????????”

“They change gender and appearance all the time.”

“??????????”

“Don’t think too hard.”

Standing before the painting turned it into a door.

A hidden door.

Master loves traps.

Inside lay a magnificent alchemist workshop.

Extractors and rare materials everywhere.

“Toka-chan, place the maid on the table.”

We laid Cherge on her back.

I lifted her skirt again and placed my hand.

Her eyes opened and a transparent panel appeared.

“…Lady Seyi, what is this?”

“The formula… basically the brain operating her.”

Magic characters formed complex equations like roots.

To operate a golem, this formula must be maintained.

I pressed my finger into flawed sections and fixed them with mana.

“That’s done. Next, fuel.”

I touched her abdomen again and poured mana.

Then—

“…………”

Cherge slowly sat up.

“Long time no see, Cherge. 500 years?”

“Good morning, Lady Seyi Falt. Precisely 500 years, 265 days, 14 hours, 53 minutes, 26 seconds.”

“Ah… right.”

Cherge stepped down.

“Let me introduce her. This is Cherge, master’s caretaker maid golem.”

She bowed politely.

The slave girls greeted her.

“I am Toka!”

“Daphne is Daphne!”

“…Zenith. Incredible, she looks human.”

“Well, only appearance. No food or sleep needed, still a golem.”

She only acts on orders.

“Cherge. What order did master give?”

“Guard this place.”

So vague…

“How long since master came?”

“502 years.”

“…I see.”

No maintenance for centuries… no wonder she broke.

“Well, she’s fixed.”

“Now then. Let’s discuss plans. Everyone attention.”

Cherge stood blankly beside me.

The slave girls looked over.

“I’ll stay inside for several days making advanced potions. What will you all do? Anything you like.”

Toka raised her hand.

“I want to grow stronger! I lost to both Cherge and the guardian! I want power to protect everyone!”

So combat training.

“…Lady Seyi. Are there magic books here?”

“Plenty.”

“…Then I’ll train magic. I want power to protect you all.”

Zenith wants magic training.

“Daphne will take care of Chi-chan! And cook meals!”

Housework for Daphne.

“Okay. Then wear these.”

I handed magic items to them.

Earrings of different designs.

“…Lady Seyi, these are?”

“Five-sense sharing earrings. They link your senses to mine.”

“…Amazing. But why?”

“So I can supervise training.”

They tilted their heads.

“You’ll be making potions, right?”

“Yes. While making potions I’ll guide Toka’s combat, Zenith’s magic, and guide Daphne through the house.”

They looked confused.

“Did I say something strange, Cherge?”

“Yes. Attempting four tasks simultaneously causes confusion.”

“It’s fine. I’m good at parallel thinking.”

You know, reading comics while eating and using a tablet?

Four tasks at once isn’t hard.

“Amazing, my lord!”

“Big sister is amazing!”

“…Your mind surpasses ordinary people.”

Huh? Was that impressive?