That means I don't have to meet the king, right?

　Once I was settled, I asked Tory the most important question of all.

'Yes. But the most powerful person in the country. Normally, it would be impossible for him to kick the summons, so he couldn't do it unconditionally.

　Well, yes. The other team is the greatest in the country. Just being able to avoid a call-up is too special.

　I'm so glad the king is my most ardent fan.

"What do you want me to do, give you a new toy instead?

That's right!　Master Alfried is so quick to talk to you!

　As a fan, it's only natural to want the next one.

'Hmmm, a toy that the king would love. What would you like?　Jenga, kendama, throwing rings, throwing targets?

'Wait a minute. I know that the throwing rings and throwing targets are from the harvest festival, but I don't know about the others either!

　Sheesh. I said something that was unnecessary.

　Jenga and others said they were hiding it from Tory. I mean, I guess I'm getting good information about the play I put out at the harvest festival.

''Oh well, it's just a toy for the king now.

...I guess so. I'll leave it at that for now.

　Maybe it's because he understands which one is the higher priority, but Tory has left it alone for now.

　I'm sure he'll steamroll me at every opportunity, but I'll think about it then and there.

'What kind of toy would the king be happy with...'

'I guess so. Rather than something for children like coma, something for the upper class like Reversi is better.

　So, I'd reject the kendama and throwing rings. It's also not appropriate for a throwing system or ring toss that moves your body with flair. It's not easy to play with Jenga, even if you have your own.

'You can play with more than just the king, but it's even better if it's different and special from everyone else.

It's not so easy to say. What kind of a toy would be so convenient...

　As I remembered the toy that fulfilled the required requirements, I remembered a toy I had just recently made.

'-- oh, there it is,'

　That would allow the upper class to play and make it feel special only for the king.

What's it like?

　Tory, with a businessman's face, leans forward and bites down.

'I was just about to test it out with Brother Silvio, so may I call Brother Silvio?'

Of course!

　It's faster to show them than to explain it with my mouth.

　I left the common room and went to call my brother Silvio.



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Well, that's what you call a battle pencil, isn't it?

　When Brother Silvio explained the toy he brought with him, Tori stared at it with increasing tension.

'How could you draw such elaborate illustrations on the wooden sticks that you generated into hexagons and pentagons!　Master Alfried is as handy as ever.

　No offense to Tory, and I'm sure he thinks I did the paint job this time.

　But that's a big mistake, and I'll make sure to correct him.

'I didn't do the painting. It was Brother Silvio.

'What?　Was this drawn by Silvio-sama?!

　Tory seemed quite surprised by that fact.

'Ha, yes. I just made a few tweaks to what Al had shaped, though.

No, no, no, no... this is a great talent!

"Ha-ha, thank you.

　Perhaps embarrassed by being praised head-on, Brother Silviot gave an unusual bitter smile.

　I'm also happy when brother Silvio is praised.

''So, we roll this wooden stick called a battle pencil and attack each other according to the surface on top of it, right?

Yes, you have up to a hundred strength and if you attack and lose zero, you lose. If you reduce your opponent to zero, you win.

I see, that sounds interesting. Let's see it right away!

　Me and my brother Silvio choose a battle pencil while a curious Tory stares at us.

'Well, I'll take the slime then.'

Okay, I'll have the albino mushroom.

　Brother Silvio made a slime, so I decided to use Al Mushroom.



[Slime ● Attributes]

　Ten damage to everyone.
　Swallow the herb, restore 20 pounds of strength.
　Thirty damage to all.
　Twenty damage to the body.
　Twenty damage to the ★ per body.
　mistake



[Alkinozoa] [Attribute]

　Mushroom spores. Twenty damage to all.
　Sleeping spores. Everyone has one night off.
　Twenty damage to ●.
　Twenty damage to the ▲.
　mistake
　Ten damage to everyone.



　Each race and attack looks like this. They're both hexagons.

　I used the contents of their previous lives as a reference, and put them into the characteristics of the monsters in this world.

　Well, both of them are not so strong, so this level of strength is appropriate.

　The winner of the game is decided by rock-paper-scissors, and I'm the first one to roll my battle pencil.

　The pencil rolls across the table with a carolara-la-la, and a mask is displayed.

Ten damage to every man.

It's down to ten from a hundred, so that means I have ninety left, right?

'Yeah, that's right. Brother Silvio is next.

　It's the first time the two of us have played together for some reason, so we proceed to check the rules.

　Brother Silvio excitedly rolls his battle pencil.

''Err ... mistake?　What do you mean by a mistake?

It's a failure, so there's nothing to it.

'Yes!　That's terrible!

　I can't help but laugh when I see brother Silvio, who is being outsmarted from the beginning.

''No, I make mistakes too. There's a one in six chance of that happening. Brother Silvio's turn is over, so it's mine.
Shake it out.

　I roll my battle pencils in spite of brother Silvio's disgruntled look.

　The pencil spins very nicely and it's nice to see.

'Sleeping spores, all of you take a break.'

I fell asleep.

Yeah, so I'll give you another shake.

　I ignore my brother Silvio's unconcerned face and give him another shake.

''Ah, miss.''

It means it's a failure, so it's nothing.

　Brother Silvio rolled the battle pencil with a somewhat happy tone.

''Body hit. Twenty damage to ★. Yes!　Al is a *****, right?

No, it's just a question mark.

'Don't lie to me in all seriousness. Al Mushroom is a * attribute.

d*mn, I'm 70 now?

　If I answered in a f*cking serious way, I could fool him with my momentum, but it didn't seem to work out that way.

　That's true too. That's because Silvio-san drew the attributes well.

''I was wondering, what is this● or★ thing called?

　As I counted the numbers with my tongue, Tory, who had been watching me for a long time, asked me a question.

'I'm dividing each of them into three attributes: ●, ★ and ▲. The attacks of the ● attribute can be used against ● attributes, but we're going to target the ★ and ▲.
The rule is that the attack you made won't work.

Why would you attribute it to that?

'Attacks and failures alone aren't enough to make it exciting. Isn't it exciting to have an attack that may or may not hit?

I see, it's a bit of a gamble!

I know, but don't do the same thing to your image.

　I roll my pencil as I unintentionally shove it at the impressed Tory.

''d*mn, twenty damage to the ▲,''

That's why it's invalid.

　Brother Silvio is in a good mood at the result of my attack.

　d*mn, who's that. Whoever thought of attributes and such.

　The result made me want to overturn the rules I made up myself as soon as possible.

''Well ........body hit, ● with 20 damage.''

That's why I didn't win.

　Brother Silvio looks frustrated when I say it to him to stir him up.

　This attribute rule is the best. It's very nice to know that your attacks can't get through.

　I quickly return my palm to the happy result.

Ten damage to everyone.

'Now I have eighty strength left, so I'm not done yet!

　With that, Brother Silvio rolls his pencil.

''Ah!''

'Swallowing the herb whole, restoring 20 strength.......restoring means increasing your strength by 20, right?　Then my strength is back to a hundred!

It's amazing that you can do math like this in a natural way.

It's not fair!

No, it was Al who set the attack, wasn't it?

　That's true, but it will break your heart if the damage you've tried to do is fully recovered like this.

''Mm, I'll still reduce it again. Koi 30 damage!　......................Oh, mistake.



　In the end, I lost this battle due to my brother Silvio's persistent recovery.