The three men who tried to kidnap Michelle reflexively jumped back when they saw Elmore's face coming out of Michelle's shadow. Seeing this, Elmore stepped out of the shadow and held up his club.

　This cudgel is the one Elmore uses when practicing his spear, which is shorter than the Kikuchi spear. The long Kikuchi spear is difficult to use in the room, so he took it from the storage ring on his chest.

　You cannot underestimate the fact that this cudgel has no blade. For if one is struck on the head by Elmore's power, one will surely die.

　Elmore stared at the intruders with a seamless stance. His appearance was so graceful that it was hard to believe that he had only recently begun practicing spearmanship. He had only read books and practiced, but his understanding was beyond that of a human being, and he had mastered the art of spear fighting.

　The intruder rushes forward with a knife outstretched. Elmore used the tip of his cudgel to brush off the hand holding the knife. That alone broke the bones in his hand and sent the knife flying.

　Another intruder slashes at Elmore's side with a knife. Elmore leaps for the knife to scoop it up from below. The knife flies upward and pierces the ceiling. The cudgel is swung down at the collarbone of the intruder, who looks surprised. The collarbone is broken and the intruder's face is distorted.

　Meanwhile, Emilian, who was fighting the leader of the intruders, Cheek Scratch Man, was relieved to see Elmore. He was in a hurry because the Cheek Scratch Man was unexpectedly strong.

　Until now, the members of the diaspora have been no better than D-level adventurers. However, this man with a scar on his cheek is as good as a B-level adventurer.

'If you are that good, you could have lived a life of luxury without joining the diaspora. Why did you join the diaspora?"

　The cheek wounded man snickers.

'Hmm, the opposite. I became so much stronger after entering the diaspora."

　Emilian aims at his opponent's wrist with his sword. He was caught by the sword, so he aimed at the opponent's forward leg and applied a foot strike. The man with the cheek wound, off balance, throws a thrust from an impossible position.

　Emilian ducked the thrust and, in a counter maneuver, drove his sword into the cheek wounded man's shoulder. The moment the cheek-wounded man screamed and let go of the sword, Emilian's sword cleaved his leg. The movements up to this point were performed at a high speed that was inhumanly fast.

　He kicked the fallen man in the head and reaped consciousness. Emilian hurriedly turned his gaze toward Elmore. By then, Elmore's cudgel had clubbed the last intruder in the stomach.

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'Looks like you got it all sorted out. ...... Grim, you were right to keep you in Michelle's shadow. I must thank you, Mr. Grimm."

　Elmore bowed gracefully,

I'll let them know that."

　With that, he put his cudgel away in the storage ring and then jumped into Michelle's shadow.

　Hearing Elmore's words, Emilian's body froze in surprise for a moment. He had not expected a shadow puppet to speak fluently.

　Emilian, his rigidity broken, bursts out laughing.

Grimm, you seem to have a lot of hidden gems. I'm looking forward to watching you grow as a man."

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　I heard from Metis about the diaspora raids.

'Well, I see that Mr. Emilian appreciated it.'

　I am worried about Tamegoro, but relieved to hear that Michelle is safe.

　The next day, Emilian and his team returned to the hotel.

What happened to the diaspora who attacked you?

"We turned them over to the Japanese police. They will be handed over to the French police as terrorists, and they will be forced to confess about their diaspora organization."

　I heard from Emilian in the living room of the Imperial Suite. Michelle is playing with Taa Boy.

'Shadow puppets come in handy, don't they? How about, could you make a shadow puppet for Michelle?"

Does that mean it's for protection?"

Yes, I feel safer with a shadow puppet like Tamegoro."

'Heh, I thought you would want a shadow puppet like Elmore.

If I told you so, would you say no?"

Yes, I know. As for the humanoid shadow puppets, I haven't done enough research on them to make them saleable."

　Elmore is fine because Metis is controlling it, but I don't know what would happen if a humanoid was moved by a magic core made from the Dark Lizardman's shadow magic stone. That is what I mean by lack of research.

I request you to create a shadow puppet like Tamegoro. How about 200 million yen?"

　The amount was said to include reimbursement for Tamegoro's damage. I decided to take the case.

　However, it is not possible to start making them immediately. The reason is that the sorcery eye and other parts have to be made. I called a magical tool workshop in Tokyo and asked them to make it for me. I had asked them before, and they said they could make it in about three days.

　I heard from Emilian about Wiseman. I heard that there are some Wisemen who hide their true identities from the public. They do not disclose their real names, their ages, or what kind of magic wiseman they are.

　However, the number of new magic registered with the Magic Agency will increase as the number of wise people increases, so we will know which field of magic it is, such as offensive magic, magical armament magic, etc.

　Incidentally, Weissman, who thoroughly hides his true identity, is a government protected person. That's how dangerous it is not to hide one's true identity.

　I go back to Shibupaper City and get ready to fabricate a bear-shaped shadow puppet. Then I got a call that the sorcery eye and other items were ready and went to pick them up.

　When I informed Emilian that the preparation for the fabrication was finished, he said he wanted to visit the fabrication site, so I invited him to the mansion. Emilian, Michel, and Clarice also came to visit that day.

Oh, did you come back from the dragon god dungeon?"

Yes, I did get the ingredients for the antidote.

　They sent that material to France. Before I let everyone into the mansion, I give them a necklace with a small pearl made of white bright steel.

　It was to prove to the security shadow puppets that they were authorized entrants. The bead, made of white bright steel, was endowed with the property of .

　So, when a human wears a necklace around his neck, it repels the human body, more than half of which is made of water, and leaves the body. That is what makes it a landmark.

You have something magical."

　Emilian says amused. Michelle is trying to grab the white bright steel bead with her hand and is playing with it, as if the escaping bead is amusing.

　As I was explaining this, Bokden, the cat-shaped shadow puppet that was guarding the place, ran up and zipped around to look at Emilian and the others. After confirming that they all had beads made of white bright steel, he returned to his rounds.

'Oh, a shadow puppet for security. You're putting them to good use."

　Clarice looked at Bokden and said admiringly. Michelle's eyes twinkle at the big cat.

　We entered the mansion and went into the workroom. There, one hundred and eighty kilograms of shadow clay with D-particles kneaded into it was placed. This time, Clarice was going to help me.

　Since I have made the bear mold many times, my modeling skills have become solid. However, I have not improved much in face modeling.

　The resulting bear-shaped shadow puppet turned out to be a bear with a slightly cute face. I think I rounded off the outline of the face a little too much, making it look more like a panda, but that's within the margin of error. I'll leave it at that.