After lending Tamegoro to Emilian, I got the Wiseman Charter and went back to my room. I lay down on my bed and began to read the Wiseman Charter.

　Most of the articles were unimportant, but I noticed three that were important. The first was the clause that one does not have to disclose one's real name when one joins Wiseman.

　However, he said that his real name will be notified to the head of the state to which he belongs and to the head of the Magical Agency. The existence of a wise man is that important.

I was wondering, "If I want to use my alias as my official name as a wise man, do I have to notify you when I get my approval as a wise man? If I didn't know this, I would have registered under my real name."

'You're deliberately trying to keep us in the dark, aren't you?'

That's kind of what it feels like."

What's one more thing that you say is important?"

"I heard that if a wise man applies for it, he will be issued with something called a 'Certificate of Exemption from Examination.'

　This certificate of exemption from examination is issued to Class A adventurers who have achieved sufficient results and to those who are authorities on analytical magic, and it is said to exempt magic from examination when registering magic with the Magic Agency, allowing for rapid registration of magic.

'I see, I'd like to have a screening waiver. So what's the last thing?'

It's a tax deduction. I hear the wise man gets about 500 million yen as a deduction."

　This deduction also exists for those who become Class A adventurers, but the deduction should have been 100 million yen. The additional 500 million yen deduction means that if you make a profit of up to 600 million yen, you do not have to pay taxes on it.

　Had I not known these things, I would have hesitated to be a wise guy. In fact, I didn't even think about making a move until I was exposed. But the Wiseman Charter changed my mind. The information in the Wiseman Charter was worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

　The next day, I was in my hotel room translating a book on "Interference Training Methods" written in Sacred Script. I had been putting it off because I didn't like translation work.

　By the time the translation was finished, it was evening.

Ah, the day was ruined."

'What happens when you train with that interference training method?'

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　I tilted my head. The book didn't even tell me what to do. The book only detailed how to work out.

Will tomorrow be all right?"

If you're an Emilian, you're a Weissman, so you'll be fine. Tamegoro is there, too, and Elmore is in Michel's shadow."

　It is about fifty kilometers in a straight line from the hotel location to the villa that Emilian rented. We need to see if Métis can control Elmore at that distance.

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　Takase and Clarice, disguised as Emilian, took Michelle and Melaine, the woman who acted as their babysitter, to the villa and headed for the Dragon God Dungeon.

　Melaine and Michel are left alone and finish their meal with juice and sandwiches on the terrace of the villa, a two-story wooden structure.

Uncle, get Tamegoro out.

Michelle, when you're dressed like this, it's Mélène. And I can't let Tamegoro out."

　Melaine, whom Emilian disguises herself as, looks like a graceful woman around 40 years old. This is a woman disguised as a woman by using magical disguise magic to change the shape of her face.

Boring."

'Well then, shall we go fishing?'

　Michelle nodded happily. There was a small river near the villa, and they headed for the riverside. Melaine had a fishing tackle in her hand, and when they arrived at the river, they began to enjoy fishing gracefully.

　After fishing for two hours, they enjoyed playing in the river and returned to the villa. Then, they started to prepare a meal. Michelle helped them prepare a cream soup with crab, shrimp, and vegetables. The rest of the meal was a simple salad and bread, but Michelle ate it with relish.

　When the meal was over and Michel was beginning to rub his eyes sleepily, Melaine felt a presence and activated her magic spell. At that moment, two men entered the villa, breaking the living room window.

　Melaine holds the chair with one hand and slams it into the intruder. The intruder was knocked off by the blow from the chair. The other intruder pointed his gun at Melaine.

　Melaine throws a chair at the guy and leaps. The intruder jumped to the side in a panic, avoided the chair, and tried to point the gun at Melaine again.

　But Melaine was close enough to reach. She twisted her right hand around the hand holding the gun, turned the gun away from her, and grabbed and crushed her wrist. He did this using only his grip.

　The intruder screamed in pain and was knocked unconscious with a knee kick.

Tamegoro, protect Michelle."

　Tamegoro comes out of the shadows and stands to protect Michelle.

　Not only were there two intruders, but eight additional men showed up. The men looked at Tamegoro and voiced their surprise as to where he had appeared from. Hearing their voices, Melaine produced a sword from a ring of storage magical equipment. This sword was made of blue silver and was not magic equipment.

　Emilian's favorite sword is the Fragarach, a magical weapon. It is said to be a sword created by the gods to control the wind. However, Fragalach is too powerful to be used indoors.

You must be Theodore Emilian.

　A man with a scar on his cheek, apparently the leader of the intruders, saw through Melaine's identity and raised his voice. When Melaine released the magic of her disguise, Melaine's face distorted and Emilian's face appeared from beneath it.

You have been led into a trap. I will spare your lives if you will be captured quietly.

"Well, even if he's a class-A adventurer, I doubt he can protect that kid against this many people."

　The moment he finished saying this, the man with the cheek wound grabbed the sword in his hand and attacked Emilian. It was more than human movement; this man was also a magician in magical attire.

　Emilian parries the slash with his sword and takes a step forward. With a front kick, he kicks the man in the stomach. It was a good enough response, but the man counterattacks, catching it with his abdominal muscles.

　While Emilian was fighting the man with the cheek wound, other intruders rushed Tamegoro. Tamegoro repelled two intruders in the blink of an eye with his powerful paws and body blows. There were now only five men left.

　A man held up what appeared to be a machine gun, pointed it at Tamegoro, and pulled the trigger. A rasping sound echoed through the air, piercing Tamegoro's body as he covered Michelle. The man used the machine gun in anticipation.

　Shadow puppets basically feel no pain, but if the muscles that the shadow clay has altered are injured, it affects their movements. Tamegoro rushes forward dragging one hind leg, rips the man holding the machine gun with his claws, and puts the machine gun in his mouth. The force of his jaws destroys the steel gun.

　Tamegoro tried to return to Michel. However, one of the four remaining men thrust a short spear into Tamegoro's back. The remaining three men approach to capture Michel.

　At that moment, only Elmore's head emerges from Michelle's shadow.