The light of the magic circle faded.
A loli wearing a white suit jacket, a white pleated skirt, and white stockings appeared in everyone's sight.
Wait, mistaken—it was a young boy.
Mare Bello Fiore, one of the Guardians of the Sixth Floor.
Setting: cross-dresser.
He had golden hair with straight bangs, heterochromatic eyes—green on the left and blue on the right—and the long ears characteristic of elves.
Mare spoke timidly, giving off a very cowardly impression.
But in reality, this was just the setting created by Bukubukuchagama.
Mare was pitch-black on the inside, the type who would apologize while unhesitatingly bashing your head in with a staff.
Places that most other female NPCs detested, such as The Death's room or the nest of the Kyouhukou, didn't make Mare feel uncomfortable at all.
Draco did not change his settings and directly signed the summoning contract.
A glint flashed in Mare's green and blue eyes, and he immediately knelt on one knee.
"Gr-greetings, the Sole Supreme One of Nazarick. Mare Bello Fiore reporting for duty."
The boy still maintained his timid appearance.
"Mm, rise. You also step aside for now."
"Yes."
Mare's attributes were equally exaggerated.
Despite his appearance, his strength was second only to Shalltear.
Crucially, he possessed a World-Class Item: Greed and Desirelessness.
A black demon gauntlet and a white angel gauntlet; one for storing experience, one for consuming experience.
When a character dies nearby, wearing 'Avarice' and chanting an incantation...
The experience points would appear as blue blocks of light from the deceased.
The 'Avarice' gauntlet would then absorb and store these blue light blocks.
And when using skills or items that require experience to activate, 'Generosity' can be used to trigger the effect.
By consuming the experience stored in 'Avarice' instead of the player's own experience, skills or items could be activated.
This was the key item for Draco to break through Lv100.
In addition, Mare's staff, Shadow of Yggdrasil, was also a Divine-tier magic item, supposedly crafted from a branch of the World Tree.
Combined with his specialty in large-scale nature-type magic...
He was undoubtedly the number one mage among the Guardians of Nazarick.
Next, Draco prepared to continue summoning.
[Ding! Insufficient MP, please try again later.]
"..."
Draco slapped his forehead, "Damn! I almost forgot about the MP issue."
He felt a bit depressed; the feeling of sitting on a mountain of treasure but being unable to use it was truly unbearable.
But there was no good way around it for now; he could only wait until tomorrow for his MP to recover before continuing the summons.
Draco led everyone to the Throne Room.
Sitting upon the majestic throne, combined with Draco's cold and handsome face, he truly possessed the aura of a king.
"Cocytus, Mare, first of all, welcome."
"I originally intended to hold a welcome banquet today, but it seems we'll have to wait until the others arrive."
Cocytus, kneeling on one knee, had eyes full of reverence. "You are too kind. To have you consider us so much is truly our greatest honor."
"Yes, My Lord, it—it's quite alright," Mare echoed.
Draco smiled and waved his hand, signaling them to rise.
"Cocytus, Mare, your residences will need to be reconstructed."
"If you need anything, you can tell me."
"Yes!"
Cocytus was the Guardian of the Fifth Floor's glacial world; his original house was a large white sphere built of snow and ice.
Whereas Mare's original residence was a giant tree.
Being proficient in nature magic, it was very convenient for him to build a new one.
Next, Draco began assigning their tasks.
"Cocytus, in a while, I will summon some subordinates and hand them over to you for training."
"There will be many wars to fight in the future. I need you to train a large number of qualified warriors while guarding the Fifth Floor."
Hearing this, Cocytus immediately bowed.
"I will do my utmost, My Lord."
"Good!"
"Mare, there are already many monsters and demi-humans in the forest; I'll leave them under your command for now."
"In short, I leave the Fifth and Sixth Floors to you!"
"As you command, My Lord!"
"Albedo, I'll leave the rest to you. Exchange information about this world with them."
"Understood."
After making the arrangements, Draco returned to his study to rest.
As soon as he sat down, Kurumi rushed in.
"Master, Master! Quick, try this. It's a new delicacy I've researched."
Kurumi walked in carrying a plate of green things that looked like caterpillars.
"This..."
"Kurumi, didn't I tell you not to go into the kitchen?"
Draco was somewhat helpless.
"Eh, I didn't go into the kitchen. I just went to Sister Shuna to get a pot."
"I caught all the ingredients in the forest myself."
Kurumi's reasoned explanation actually left Draco speechless.
Looking at the caterpillars in front of him, he really couldn't bring himself to eat them.
He could only call for backup.
(Shuna, come here quickly!)
(What's wrong, Lord Draco?)
(Kurumi is making a scene again!)
(Also, why did you give her a pot?)
(Wasn't it you, My Lord, who told her to come and get it?)
(I see!)
Ending the communication, Draco looked with an unfriendly gaze at this seemingly innocent and cute little loli.
"Kurumi, are you sure Shuna gave you the pot? You didn't trick her out of it?"
"O-Of course Sister Shuna gave it to me."
"Are you sure?"
"Mm-hmm."
In response, Draco grabbed her by the collar and lifted her up.
"This little girl has even learned how to lie!"
"Ouch! Master, be gentle, it hurts."
*Smack, smack, smack!*
In the end, Kurumi clutched her little bottom and left the room.
When the maids outside saw this, they couldn't help but giggle.
"Wh-what are you laughing at? I—I just tripped, that's all! Humph!"
Kurumi left in a huff, but clearly her heart was still set on her goal.
Her great career as a God of Cooking had only just begun... Inside the room, after disciplining the little girl Kurumi, Draco put away the plate of caterpillars.
Then he began to check the situation in various parts of the forest.
Through over a hundred True Sight Wards, a large number of images were displayed on a Scrying Mirror, and Draco looked through them one by one.
He soon discovered that many people were heading toward the plains.
And they weren't far away now.
Among them were some familiar faces.
"Isn't that Shizue? Why would she come here at this time, and those three are with her too."
"Could it be that some change has occurred in the human world that I'm unaware of?"
With such doubts in mind, Draco began to ponder his future strategy.