Chapter 59

### How to Steal the Woman of the Extra from Chapter 58 (7)

Actually, the plan was rather crude, but it was worth a try.

We had dinner at the same restaurant as yesterday.

The only difference from yesterday was that only four people were sitting at the large table.

Gardia, me, Viola, and Beatrice.

Beatrice ended up joining us for dinner by chance.

Originally, I was only supposed to be guided, but Viola liked it so much that she insisted on having dinner with us.

She was so nervous that she was shaking her fork as if it might enter her nose.

And there was a lady-in-waiting standing guard at the restaurant entrance.

She had a sharp gaze and was trying to hide her expression, which made her look really charming.

Gardia spoke to Viola first.

"Forgive my rudeness from yesterday. I was so flustered that I ended up being impolite."

"Hehe, it's okay."

Though she didn't know what she had done wrong, she continued the conversation with a smile.

'...She really didn't hear anything from yesterday’s conversation, did she?'

[That seems fortunate. While there's no chance Viola will leave you, she might feel guilty.]

Yesterday, we had quite a bit of conversation about the hero, but Viola was so engrossed in the food that she didn't hear a word.

I had asked Gardia to kiss me while we were talking yesterday.

I told her that the hero travels the world on a quest.

Viola, who had no knowledge of the outside world, couldn't understand how the world worked.

"Still, it's a relief. I thought you would be wandering around looking for me, but the idea of traveling is reassuring."

"Hahaha…"

Gardia was also sweating as he led the conversation.

From Gardia's perspective, he probably didn't understand Viola at all.

As I listened to their conversation, my attention was drawn to the lady-in-waiting.

She had a serious expression and was glaring at Viola.

It seemed she had just realized that Viola was the hero's sister.

'...What should I do? Should I try to keep her quiet, or just leave her alone?'

[Would it be okay to take it easy? You did say you were going to seduce her, didn't you?]

'Hmm... Since this has already happened, and knowing this content won't affect my plans.'

My plan doesn't start with getting close to the lady-in-waiting directly.

It involves using the kid….

***

We had dinner and chatted with Gardia, then returned to our room.

Beatrice was still holding onto Viola's hand.

"How did you get those ears on your head?"

"Whoa, they were there originally…."

Actually, it was because of the Demon King's order that I ended up with Viola.

(During your stay, you will be my companion!)

(Hmmmm!)

Even in her screams, she still used the 'nya' suffix.

At the front, there was someone who had escorted us, just like before.

It was the lady-in-waiting.

The serious expression she had earlier was gone, and she now had a polite one.

She respectfully guided us to our room.

When we reached the door, she finally spoke.

"I will wait here. Please call me if you need anything."

"Huh? There's no need for that."

"No, it's fine. I will stay here so you don't have to look for another servant."

"…"

She looked at me firmly and said,

'…? Could the kid have spilled the beans?'

[In my personal opinion, she probably didn't say anything directly, but she noticed something strange in your behavior and decided to stay.]

'Yeah, after I was caught off guard yesterday, she probably noticed something was off when I returned.'

Even if she didn't say anything, she was still young and couldn't hide her actions.

Plus, this woman is perceptive, so she must have noticed something.

'…Okay. Let's try it.'

[What are you going to try?]

'Let's use what I learned earlier.'

I approached the lady-in-waiting who was waiting outside the door.

"…What is it?"

"Come inside."

"It's fine. There's no need to…."

"Just come in, it's making us uncomfortable. Or do you want to call someone else?"

"…"

She didn't seem very pleased.

Actually, this wasn't out of consideration.

From her perspective, entering the room wasn't a good look.

But she complied with my forceful words.

"…I understand. If you say so…."

"Sit here."

I brought a chair from the room and placed it in front of the door.

"There's no need to sit…."

"Just sit. It's making us uncomfortable."

"…I understand."

Without even a sigh, she followed my instructions.

In the middle of the large room, Viola and Beatrice were playing.

I lay on the bed and said to them,

"I'm going to take a nap. You two play."

"Okay~ Hehe, how can your tail be so soft?"

"Ugh, don't touch there, nya…."

I lay on my side and looked at the door, where Lena de Feron was sitting straight and still.

'Show me the explanation of the sleep and dream manipulation skills I learned earlier.'

[Understood.]

The explanation of the skills appeared in front of my eyes along with Armonia's response.

-[Dream Manipulation LV5]- Can enter the dreams of characters within a 5-meter radius. (Duration: 5 minutes, Success Rate: [Inverse to Magic Resistance], Control Rate: [Inverse to Mental Strength])

-[Sleep LV5]- Can put nearby characters to sleep. (Duration: [email protected] minutes, Success Rate: [Inverse to Magic Resistance])

Dream manipulation and sleep are affected by magic resistance, as they are magical.

It would be ideal if I could use magic circles, but these two spells are of an unknown attribute for which no magic circles have been developed.

'I'll have to try to modify the magic circles I learned from Schtra later.'

[Guardian, I don't recommend that. These magic circles are the result of accumulated wisdom over a long history. Mishandling them could lead to serious consequences.]

'Ugh… Alright, let's put the magic circles on hold for now. Let's see if I can cast sleep.'

If I could draw a magic circle, I could control the duration freely, but for now, I had to try it abstractly.

Even though I had learned magic, it was difficult to materialize it without a magic circle.

While the magic I had learned so far could be easily activated by focusing on drawing the magic circle, sleep required a vague sense of casting.

Fortunately, I had magic power, and the characters in this world had almost zero magic resistance.

The hero allowed Beatrice to be affected by dream manipulation because she had no magic resistance.

The same applied to the lady-in-waiting.

I stared at Lena de Feron with half-closed eyes, and suddenly she slumped, falling asleep.

'She's out?'

[From the surface, it looks like the sleep spell was perfectly cast. She was probably already mentally fatigued, which weakened her mental strength.]

'Wow, this is intense.'

I didn't realize how inconvenient it was to cast without a magic circle.

The problem wasn't the consumption of mana, but the waste of mana.

Casting with a magic circle felt like aiming a gun with all senses focused, while casting without one felt like shooting into the air with eyes and ears covered.

This time, I cast dream manipulation.

After concentrating for a few seconds, I finally managed to enter her dream.

..

..

"Ugh, tough…."

More mana was consumed than I expected.

Looking around, I found myself in a luxurious room.

The floor was covered with a red carpet, and an elegant chandelier hung from the ceiling.

The bed was adorned with a white background and gold thread patterns.

The room was filled with various luxurious items, and two people were inside.

The lady-in-waiting and a middle-aged man.

The man looked familiar.

'He looks exactly like her. But the pink hair doesn't suit him.'

The two were sitting at a luxurious table, smiling and chatting.

The lady-in-waiting was sitting with a bright smile, which was hard to believe given the serious expression she had shown earlier.

She was wearing a light coral dress with lots of lace on the skirt.

The gold patterns were intricately detailed but didn't look tacky.

Her corset perfectly accentuated her chest and waist, and the skirt flowing down completely covered her legs.

The Duke, who seemed to be a noble, was dressed in a combination of red and white.

They didn't notice my presence at all.

It seemed they were unaware of my sudden entry into the dream.

"Lena… It's all thanks to you. Without you, this war would…."

"No, Father. It's a victory for everyone…."

I had a rough idea of what the conversation was about.

It was a dream scenario of winning a war.

'Wow… She's having a good dream… But it will be even more despairing when she wakes up.'

In a way, it was a truly terrible dream.

A scenario that could easily lead to mental illness.

'Let's see if I can control it. Her mental strength is weak, so I should be able to control it to some extent.'

Dream manipulation was described as giving control to the intruder in proportion to the target's mental weakness.

I focused my mind.

After a while, the Duke suddenly turned his head and looked at me, and the lady-in-waiting did the same.

The lady-in-waiting shouted and tried to drive me away.

"Who are you! How dare you enter Father's bedroom!"

But it was the Duke who stopped her.

"Lena! What impudence!"

"A, Father! I'm sorry…. But this person…."

The lady-in-waiting was flustered by the Duke's anger.

'Hehe… This is fun.'

I could control the Duke as I wished.

The Duke approached me, bowed, and started apologizing, forgetting his status.

"I apologize. My daughter has been impolite. Please forgive her."

"A, Father!"

The lady-in-waiting was really flustered.

The dignity she had shown earlier was nowhere to be seen.

'It's just a dream… Hehe…'

No matter how high-status a person, they couldn't control their mind in a dream.

The Duke started to get angry at the lady-in-waiting's outburst.

"Lena de Feron!"

"Ugh… Yes, Duke Feron…."

When the Duke called her full name, the lady-in-waiting immediately knelt and lowered her posture.

What started as a joke was going better than expected.

"Such impudence!"

"…I'm sorry."

I mentally ordered the Duke to punish the lady-in-waiting.

He led the conversation on his own.

"I can't stand this! Turn around and lift your skirt!"

"…Yes."

Would she really follow that?

It was either because it was a