Chapter 6: In Which I was Baiting Sea Bream with a Shrimp but Caught a Shark Instead[1]A There was a tiger in the middle of darkness, closing his eyes, while remembering the events of that day.

When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was a familiar ceiling.[2]While his mind was still hazy, he was staring at the patterns on the ceiling, but when he was fully conscious, he noticed that he was lying on a soft bed. This was strange. The last scenery that he saw should have been the prison. When he remembered this, he turned his neck, and found someone sitting on a chair besides the bed. That person was a young man who was looking over documents. After he stared at the young man for a while, the young man seemed to have noticed his condition. Hm? Yo. Did you finally wake up?(A Certain Young Man) The young man put the documents down and handed him a hand mirror that had been placed under the chair. You might have many things to ask, but first, please look at this.(A Certain Young Man) As what the young man had said, he peeked at the mirror that was given to him. A tiger-faced beast-kin was reflected in it. A gold and black striped pattern that unmistakably belonged to atigrissword tiger[3](it was bigger than Earths tiger and had long canines as its special trait). This overwhelmed him and caused him to gape as the young man spoke with a smile. You are a tiger. So you will be a tiger.[4](A Certain Young Man) He didnt understand what the young man means by it, so he didnt say anything, but the young man was scratching his head as if he was embarrassed. Well, umm, after all dont merely push things on me. You need to bear it a bit, too.(A Certain Young Man) Kagetora[5]-sama(?) Someone was calling for him. His consciousness returned, and he saw a man wearing a black dog mask kneeling on the floor. So it is you Beo- Inugami.[6](Geo- Kagetora) Yes. It seems that the Mountain has moved.(Beo- Inugami) The dog masked man who was called Inugami, bowed his head while reporting. I see. It has been one month since then. Unexpectedly, it is early.(Kagetora) That is true. Even though I thought that it should have taken a bit longer.(Inugami) Fumu Even if it is early, it is not a bad thing. After this, whatever happens on this land will be reported to His Majesty without omitting a single detail. This is our duty, theBlack Cats!(Kagetora) We understand. We accept the command.(Black Cats) Receiving Kagetoras order, beginning with Inugami, the Elfrieden Kingdom Kings Guards Special Intelligence Operations Squad, theBlack Catbegan to move. King~, lets play~(Girl) King, shoulder ride~(Boy) (Cat-Girl) A lively and cute 3 year old wolf-eared boy and a human girl came to play with me. The last one was a cat-eared girl as old as the other two, who had occupied my cross-legged lap and had fallen asleep not long ago. The cat tail that came out from her end was moving flip-floppily. Ummm, I cant move, so please dont climb on me on your own.(Souma) Yes!(Girl)(Boy) The two of them then began to climb on my back and playing happily. Yep, really cute, right? Even when they had climbed on my shoulders and then patted my face, this was something that I was used to. Fufufu, Your Majesty is really popular with the children.(Tomoko) My lovable step-sister Tomoe-chan and her biological mother, Tomoko-san were smiling at me while folding the childrens laundry. This place was the day nursery that was established inside the castle not long ago. It was for taking care of the children of the people who were working in the castle, like the maids and others. Then the relative of Tomoe-chan, who was semi-forcibly adopted as step-sister, Tomoko-san was working in this place as a live-in nursery worker. By the way, the wolf-eared boy who was touching my face with hands covered in drool was her eldest son (Tomoe-chans little brother), Rou-kun. Nii-sama[7], I am happy that you play with Rou-kun and the others, but will this be alright? Wont nee-sama[8]will be mad at you again?(Tomoe) She was asking me while cuddling an infant in her arms. Without any animal negotiation duties, like the one with the Rhinosauruses, outside her lesson hours, Tomoe-chan will help her mother work. Considering that Tomoe-chan was still a ten-year old, she was a very reliable girl. Its fine, since I am not crowded with work right now. In addition, I properly left theLiving Poltergeistworking at the Government Affairs Office.(Souma) Is that so? Then, you can play a lot. Thats great, right Rou-kun?(Tomoe) Yes!(Rou) Rou-kun raised his hands up. How cute. I really like children. I could keep watching the tiny toddlers step, walking unsteadily all day long. By the way, its not because I am a Lolicon or Shotacon! Its because this scene tickled my guardian instinct[9]. When my grandparents were still healthy, I helped at the recital in the neighborhood nursery. Because of this, I played with the children for a short while. What an amazing appearance you have, Master.[10](Carla) When I turned around to the one who was greeting me, there she was, Carla, in the maid uniform.[11] Really? It isnt something that the current Carla can say herself, though.(Souma) That is Youre right.(Carla) Carla dropped her shoulders dejectedly. However, looking closely The maid uniform surprisingly doesnt suit you.(Souma) Please dont mention it I already thought about that myself.(Carla) In the first place, Carla was a dragonewt, so compared to a normal human, they had a lot of additional parts.[12]She had a tail, she had dragon wing, and she also had small horns growing on her. To wear a maid uniform on top of these Perhaps it could be said as an unbalanced idiosyncrasy. Moreover, isnt the skirts length awfully short?(Souma) P-please dont look.(Carla) While saying this, Carla grasped the front end of her skirt. Every castle maid wore a classic long skirted maid uniform, but what Carla was wearing right now was something that wouldnt be out a place at a maid caf: a knee-length puffed-wide dress.[13]It was evident that the style selection itself was excellent. Uuu The head maid said to wear this(Carla) Ah, so this is Serina-sans tease huh?(Souma) Not a prank but a tease[14]. It was not bore out of malice, rather, perhaps, it can be said as a form of emotional affectiontease. The core of it was to instigate the targets shyness. As a maid, the head maid Serina was capable, but it seems that she had a sadism habit, limited to cute girls. Furthermore, if the target had a determined spirit, then they would be teased, so someone like Liscia and Carla was right in her strike zone. Liscia had told me about this before with a thousand yard stare on her face. I offered my prayers.[15] Nevertheless It has been about one month, huh? Isnt your maid training already over?(Souma) T-trainingwh-whoaa(Carla) The moment I mentioned training, Carla was squatting and holding her head. Oh my, something did happen. To enter the maid corps, someone will receive training for the necessary skills, right? Wh-whip(Carla) Whip!?(Souma) Hitting with a whip(Carla) Is the training that hard!?(Souma) Furthermore, that whip is custom made, so even when it strikes the body, it wont leave any wounds but somehow it leaves me half in pain and half in pleasure.(Carla) What the heck is that whip!? Rather than for training, that was for animal taming, right?[16] The head maid-dono said,Since the pain will obstruct you from feeling pleasure, when you are enduring pain, then you will also feel pleasure as well.[17]Since I didnt want to feel useless even though I had ended up as a slave, I planned to study and work hard as a maid But that whip is too scary. Soon I might be able to easily fall into the pleasure.(Carla) The maids corps are the Masters dogs. There is no place for asowfemale pig(Serina) Hiiii!?(Carla) When I turned around, Serina-san was standing there with a refined smile. Or rather, Carla who could plunge into the battlefield without fear, was yelling in such a frightened state Just how intense was her fear? Is something wrong, Your Majesty?(Serina) Nope, nothing.(Souma) I felt bad for this, but I decided to play dumb so that the spearhead wouldnt be pointed at me. Its alright, Carla. You wont die Though, I dont know what will happen to your mental state. Now then, Carla-san. Shouldnt you make the bed in the Government Affairs Office where His Majesty resides?(Serina) No, its just to enter a male acquaintances room, as expected, it is embarrassing(Carla) What are you talking about? If you become a maid, then in the future you will have to make the bed where His Majesty and Princess Liscia zealouslySelf-Censored,Self-CensoredintoSelf-CensoredandSelf-Censored, with a composed face.(Serina) T-then, as expected, I wish to be excused from it(Carla) Carla was shouting with a deeply red face But, huh? But didnt Serina-san just indirectly insult Liscia and I? Right now, I felt really uneasy, though. By the way, Your Majesty. Will Your Majestys sides be alright?(Serina) Eh?(Souma) Well, behind Your Majesty, I caught sight of someone running towards this place.(Souma) I turned my head to look at what made Serina smile when she said that Aw crap.(Souma) I put down Rou-kun who was riding on my back and then just as I was about to run, my neck was firmly grasped. Guagh!(Souma) Hahahaha! I have been searching for you, Your Majestyyyy.(Owen) When I looked over my shoulder, there was a swept-backed brown-haired hair, with the same brown-colored moustache, muscular middle aged man standing with a smile on his face. It was one of the people who didnt yield to my coercion at Castor and Carlas trial and defended them both, Owen Javana, the head of the Javana House. Since that trial, he had been appointed as my educator and advisor (and martial arts instructor). By the way, the () part will be described later. Ah, by the way the other one who protected the Valgas father and daughter, was Piltory Saracen, the head of the Saracen House. When he heard the misdeeds of the previous head of the Saracen House (his father), he said, What a thing To think that Father had done such deeds. I am even too ashamed to ask for an apology. Therefore, I offer this life to Your Majesty until it is dissipated. No matter how dangerous a task it will be, I will obey. He had spoken his honest mind just like his honest and young noble appearance. So just like he requested, I had appointed him to a dangerous position.The Special Ambassador of the Elfrieden Kingdoms Embassy at the Grand Chaos Empire(shortened: Ambassador to the Grand Chaos Empire) was quite a dangerous position (since it was still experimental and it still wasnt clear how much extraterritoriality[18]could be accommodated, it was practically a dangerous position). So, lets return the story back to Owen. Owen was a person who will talk bluntly and fairly, even when the other party is his superior. According to the person himself,There is not much life left on these old bones, so lets live the few remaining years honestly!(even if he does say that theres not much time left, he was someone who wont die even when killed). To have someone who could even speak bluntly to the ruler on my side, then the risk of me straying from the path will also decrease. Even though I had ordered Carla to kill me (and she die as a result) when push comes to shove, but if it is possible, I want to it to end without any need for me to be killed during my lifetime. Well, for that reason, I appointed Owen as my educator, but Guahaha, Your Majesty! Please tell me when you are free from the government tasks! Now, now, lets start todays lesson!(Owen) (Souma) Physical Educationwas also included in Owens education, so as soon as I was free from any government duties, I would be roped into training. If I was caught, then right after that, I needed to deal with the training menu of running, swinging practice, or mock combat, that was usually imposed on newcomer soldiers. Of course, not with the dolls, but with my own body. No-no, if its practicing, then I can do it with Aisha, so(Souma) What are you talking about! Isnt theGod Protected PrincessAisha-donotoo skillful for Your Majestys level? It would only be a practice for doll manipulation!(Owen) Your voice is too loud But, I can fight, barely, by manipulating dolls.(Souma) Then what will happen if somehow the dolls cant be used? Your Majestys life is the same as this countrys life. For example, when assaulted by assassins, if Your Majesty could defend the attacks for few bouts or even just one bout at the lowest, then it might buy enough time until the Guards arrive. That one bout might keep our countrys downfall away and that one bout could bring glory for our country.(Owen) Ugh I couldnt make any comebacks for this sound argument. I dropped my shoulders and Carla, who was being caught on the neck by Serina, looked at me with slightly pitying eyes. Master, too seems to be in trouble.(Carla) Look who speaking!(Souma) Now then, if Your Majesty can understand, then lets move to the training ground!(Owen) Carla-san too, please learn how to make a bed quickly.(Serina) Then Carla and I, each of us were being dragged towards different directions. Hasta la vista, baby. Table of Contents In the last part, I imagine Souma being dragged while showing his thumb up. But, isnt it should be: Ill be back? ! Another time skip!