I’ve been reborn as a villainous lord, so I’m going to defeat the mastermind with a group of characters who are good at just one skill

The Grand Duke Kasteen's mansion was cleaned up.

　The rumor spread throughout the kingdom in the blink of an eye.

 

　If it were true, such a thing would not be worth going to the trouble of spreading around, but after a few twists and turns, it was changed to "Grand Duke Kasteen is clean," and finally to "Grand Duke Kasteen has changed his mind," so it is not surprising that it spread in the blink of an eye.

 

　Everyone knew of the Grand Duke Kasteen's misdeeds, large and small, but could not say anything because he had so much power that even the king could be swallowed up.

 

　That is why many ambassadors came to visit the Grand Duke Kasteen, half-convinced.

 

 

"What's going on?"

 

 

　The Grand Duke Kasteen had a puzzled look on his face.

　The Grand Duke of Kasteen has heard the rumors that have been circulating.

 

　He knows that the servants put in a lot of effort to clean up the house, although he doesn't know why. But that's all.

　Why would anyone bother to send a messenger to see a mansion that has just been cleaned?

 

　It is as if to say, ......, that such a thing is impossible.

 

 

'Perhaps I was giving the impression that I never clean!?"

 

 

　Of course the Grand Duke Kasteen himself does not clean.

　That is to be expected, since he leaves it to his servants.

 

 

"I'll get rid of that bad impression immediately!　Call all the servants!　We're cleaning up now!"

 

 

　Thus, the Grand Duke Kasteen decided to clean up the place so that not a single speck of dust was left behind.

　This was the beginning of the slime's hiding, but the Grand Duke was oblivious to the fact.

 

 

 

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　It has been a week since Irma started researching something using Yuna's cooking.

　It seems that the prototype has finally been finished, and they were going to unveil it.

 

　In front of Kurt and the others is Irma with a confident look on her face.

　Next to her is Yuna with a depressed expression on her face.

 

 

'Why is Yuna so depressed?'

'Cooking ......, didn't end well .......'

'Well, there are days like that.

 

 

In fact, it's never seen to go well.

　Still, he was able to judge about whether the cooking was going well or not.

 

　Thanks to this, he was no longer being forced to eat, and his days were peaceful.

 

 

'So what kind of explosive experiment are you doing today?"

'Why the explosion assumption?　Of course it's going to succeed!"

 

 

　Irma is plainly angry.

　She then pulls out a suspiciously colorful vial.

 

 

It is a joint work of mine and Yuna's. We call it 'Iruna's Special Smoke Cannery..

 

 

　　The way she says it, she sounds like a different person.

　Well, it's probably a bombshell.

 

 

"So how far away do you want us to stay?　We'll get caught in the explosion here, right?"

'Duh, why do you assume it's going to explode?　Forget it, I just hope it works out and we can bark about it later."

 

 

　With that said, Irma tossed the Iruna characteristic smokescreen drug explosive without allowing Kurt and the others time to escape.

 

　Irma put her hands on her waist and continued to smile broadly.

　It was good that she didn't doubt her success, but she was still within range of the blast.

 

　Kurt, in a panic, holds her in his arms and runs away in a great hurry.

　Then, of course, it was just as it should be. As if on schedule, the drug that Irma had thrown caused a huge explosion.

 

 

"Why!?　It worked in practice, but ......"

 

 

　Kurt and his group managed to escape the explosion in the nick of time.

　Irma looked at the huge hole in the ground and slumped her shoulders in disappointment.

 

 

'It's the most firepower we've ever had, seen . It's working!"

"Of course it didn't work because it exploded!"

 

 

　He tried to find something to praise and put Irma in a good mood, but it seemed to have the opposite effect.

　The purple smoke slowly drifted toward Kurt and his team as if to follow them.

 

 

"'Ugh, could this be what the smoke curtain is all about?'"

 

 

　The smell was so bad that Kurt and his group had to pinch their noses.

　It is true that if this smoke was intended to be released, it could be considered a success.

 

　But for Kurt and the others nearby, it was hell.

 

 

"Damn, it stinks ......."

"Hahaha, I was right in my research after all!"

"There's nothing but mistakes!"

　He poked Irma in the head, and they all tried to blow the smoke away with their hands.

　When the smoke cleared, they found a stairway leading to the basement after the explosion.