"The Talented Dragon Hides Its Claws" ~ The Eldest Son of the Baron Family, Called Useless, is Actually One of the World's Strongest ~ - Episode 29

Due to Mother Iris fully joining the estate management, the reforms have accelerated even further, and the estate is currently bustling with activity. Additionally, perhaps as a reaction to being freed from years of bed rest, she takes over all of the lord’s outdoor tasks every morning and spends the entire day walking around the estate with her subordinates.

Therefore, recently, Ryu has been spending his days in a rather boring manner, basically just lazily stamping documents and occasionally having meals with the higher-ups. It’s a tedious job, but it’s necessary for the development of the Arden territory. By the way, he plans to accompany Lena for her magic training tomorrow afternoon.

How to effectively govern the former Manstesa territory that we annexed. This is our immediate challenge.

The Manstesa territory was seized through war, so there are not a few residents who have had relatives killed by the Arden soldiers. It is a well-known fact that the Manstesa side was the one who declared war, and they fully understand this. However, it is human nature not to easily accept this. How will the Arden baron family govern the new territory in this complex situation? This might be a crucial time for them.

Knock knock.

“Ryuu, Ryuu-sama! I have brought the tea!”

“Come in.”

“Excuse me!”

Gacha.

The cat-eared maid brought me tea on a tray.

Since her tail is drooping, she is probably a cat-like beast person.

“Thank you for your hard work every day!”

“Never seen your face before. Are you new?”

“Yes! I am Mimi, the new maid!”

“Mimi, huh? That’s a nice name. I’ll remember it.”

In the list of slaves taken in by the Mantesa Baron family, there should have been a name, Mimi. She was 12 years old and was with Lena, right?

“I’m so happy! Well then, let’s get started with the tea… oh!”

When Mimi tried to brew some tea, she knocked over the cup with a loud crash, soaking the documents on the desk.

“Ah”

Mimi instinctively covered her head with her hands and crouched down.

“Excuse me! Please, I beg you, don’t hit me…”

“This level, it’s nothing. Don’t worry about it.”

“Eh?”

At the Mantesa Baron family, did they routinely beat and kick their slaves? How cruel. It would be bad to remind them by saying something strange, so I guess I’ll just gently follow up for now.

Ryu patted Mimi’s head as she slumped to the ground.

“We don’t do that kind of thing here, so don’t worry.”

“……Thank you very much…… *sniffle*……”

Here, I noticed something.

Magic power is extremely low…? No, “nonexistent”?

In this world, it is extremely rare for children to be born without magical power. Unfortunately, such children are called “cursed ones” and become targets of discrimination. Mimi likely became a slave because her parents sold her due to this reason.

Most commoners can’t use magic anyway, so having or not having magical power wouldn’t make much of a difference. This world is truly insane.

“Mimi. Is the maid’s job fun?”

“Um…”

“Be clear. Go ahead and say it.”

“It’s not very fun. I keep making mistakes…”

“Right?”

Beastmen have superior physical abilities compared to other races, so many of them become adventurers, knights, or mercenaries—professions that involve fighting. Therefore, maids, whose primary role is household work, are not suited to her race in the first place.

“Is there something else you’d like to do instead?”

“Hmm”

“Then, what do you like?”

“Before I became a slave, I used to enjoy hunting rabbits.”

“Hoh hoh. There are several types of hunting jobs. The most prominent is the hunter. Adventurers also hunt monsters, so in that sense, it’s technically a hunting job.”

“But monsters are scary.”

“Well, it doesn’t have to be monsters that are the target of the hunt. For example, humans or something.”

“Human…?”

Mimi’s ears twitched.

“Ah, humans. That profession is called ‘assassin’ in noble circles. Many great nobles employ dozens of them. We have none, though.”

“Assassin…”

The ears twitched again.

“The name sounds ominous, but the job isn’t much different from that of a knight or a mercenary. It’s just a matter of whether you hunt the enemy in the open or behind the scenes. To put it simply, it’s a profession for taking out bad nobles in the shadows.”

“Bad noble…”

Mimi’s mind flashed with the face of Baron Mantesa.

“How about it, are you interested?”

“Yes! I’m very curious! An assassin!”

“Alright, got it. Let’s move right away.”

Thank you very much!

Previously, Ryu explained that there are no humans in this world who can completely suppress their magical power. Even that imperial magician cannot do it. Therefore, the main reason assassins get caught by enemies is that their magical power is detected. So, if we were to raise a human who originally has no magical power to be an assassin, wouldn’t they be unbeatable in the underworld? Furthermore, Mimi is a cat-type beastman, known for their exceptional stealth among beastmen with superior physical abilities. This can

“Since Mimi has no magical power, she might actually be unbeatable.”

“Wait, when did you notice?!”

“It was when I patted your head earlier.”

“Ah”

After that, Ryu took Mimi and left the mansion.

“Um, Lord Ryu, where are you headed?”

“This is the training ground of the Arden Knights. First, I thought I’d introduce a master who can teach Mimi the art of assassination.”

“I see!! Teacher!!”

While walking on the most prosperous main street in the territory, I unexpectedly encountered a familiar face.

“Oh, could it be Lord Ryu?”

“Oh, Suzaku. It’s been a while.”

“It’s been a while. Since that war, right?”

Just to clarify, he is Suzaku, the swordsman and leader of the B-rank party, White Wolf.

“And this is Mimi, the former maid.”

“Nice to meet you! I’m Mimi, who just got fired from being a maid!”

“Don’t say it in such a weird way. It makes me sound like the bad guy.”

“Ryuu-sama, that’s terrible.”

“You guys…”

For some reason, Suzaku even got on.

And then, Suzaku walked together, still in a cheerful atmosphere.

“Why are you following me?”

“Opportunities to talk with Lord Ryu are rare, you know! And today happens to be the White Wolf’s day off, so it’s quite lucky.”

“In other words, you’re saying I’m free.”

“Yes. It means I’m free.”

“Oh, by the way, have you two heard about that story?”

“That story?”

Ryu and Mimi tilted their heads.

“It seems that the Kingdom of Grace in the northern part of the continent has summoned a ‘hero’ for the first time in about a thousand years.”