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

　Kurt was wondering how to find out more about the servants in the grace period before Saint Irma Anker joined their ranks.

　Perhaps if she decided to move to the territory in earnest, the response could be more focused on that.

　And if, in the meantime, she could understand that this territory was nothing but a place where a rebellion could break out at any moment, then all the best for her to leave.

　But it wasn't to work out that way. ......

'What?　Half your servants have gone missing?"

　The day after he talked about hiring Saint Irma, the servants who seemed to be cutting out the middlemen disappeared, as if they had fled in the night.

　The maid shakes her shoulders in a scared manner, as if Kurt looked like it was happening.

All the servants currently in the territory were gathered in the guest room.

　But the number is less than expected, not half, but perhaps even less than a third of them.

'Oh, you're already introducing me?'

　Irma is smiling happily, but the other servants' expressions are generally dark.

'Um, Master Kurt ......, what does this mean?　I heard that person killed the head butler .......'

　It seemed that a lot of things were being passed on to the servants in various twisted ways.

　It was Irma who blew up the head butler.

　The fact that Kurt gave the week's instructions was an attempt to destroy the servants who had been involved in the middleman's murder.

　The fact is that Irma appeared after Kurt gave the one-week order.

　That the head butler has not been seen by anyone since the blasts occurred.

　That Irma has frequently caused explosions.

　It's a coincidence, but because of that overlap, it's seen that they're scared of Irma, the assassin, and even more so of Kurt, who they think is giving them the orders for it.

'Ah ......, its a thing.'

　Perhaps it was the servants who were cutting out the middleman who fled.

　So they fled because they thought they could be assassinated at any moment.

　The only question was how to solve the servants' misunderstanding.

　That was the only problem.

"I'm Irma, the saint's apprentice. I'm going to take care of you from now on."

　When Kurt was having difficulty saying this, she started to introduce herself on her own.

　The servants then questioned her.

'Are you the saint......?'

'Hehe, I'm still an apprentice."

　Their evaluation of Irma is reversed when they realise that she is not an assassin.

'If you're a saint, who the hell ...... killed the chief butler?"

'Klaus wouldn't have died in the first place, you know?　Irma found him in league with the bandits, and caught him in an emergency.'

"Oh, that's right. ......"

　The servant is finally convinced.

That's not much, then. Is this enough to run the territory?'

　Irma deliberately puts her hand over her eyes and makes a gesture as if she is looking for someone.

'...... you know that, right?'

'Yes, of course.'

　That was a good part of it, as it seemed to eliminate the obstruction.

 

　People tend to think that all Irma can think about is making things explode all around her with alchemy, but in fact she is so quick-thinking that she has been called a girl genius in the past.

　That's why she understood most of the situation.

　The remaining servants are.

　Two cooks and three maids.

　There was only one butler and the rest were gardeners.

　The fact that the guardians had quietly disappeared was a particular blow.

　It was one of the reasons why Kurt tried to introduce Irma earlier to the group.

　Her power to make both friend and foe explode is one of the highest in the current Antonor territory.

　Of course, considering that it happened before the original story, her level is low, so her status is probably low too, but in the original story, explosive systems were fixed damage.

　This means that Irma's attacks do not depend on her own level.

　The game is only a game, so it may change in reality, but in any case, no one can be safe from explosions.

'...... Can I ask you then?'

　Some of the soldiers probably had their pay cut out.

　Nevertheless, they all pulled out their men, which means that it is easy to see that they will attack this territory early in the future.

　It is not possible to judge at this point whether to involve the people or not, but Kurt wanted to limit the damage as much as possible.

'Yes, it would would seem so. All of them are people with important positions, so the servants are confused and ......"

'All right. Call them all and ...... Irma immediately.'

"Yes, of course. I'll get them right away."

--What the hell is going on?

　Kurt was simply puzzled, not knowing what was going on.

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'Leave it to me!　I have a good solution for you."

　Irma smiles at him.

　If this situation is to be resolved successfully, the only way is to increase the number of soldiers.

　Perhaps she has an acquaintance in mind who could help her.

　Kurt decided to leave the matter of the raid in Irma's care.

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''Kukku, the local people must be getting impatient by now."

　The captain of the guard, who was organising the soldiers of the Antoner territory, had a wry smile on his face.

　He had only kept a bit of the money so that the lower-ranking soldiers wouldn't be addicted to money and used it instead, but he was so angry that his own life had to be targeted that he was bribing all of his soldiers to start a rebellion.

　Thanks to the fact that he didn't have as tough a middleman as the head maid, he was able to bring them all in.

　He had to make them hold on to a little bit of money, but apart from that, he just had to pay them with the money he had in his domain after he got rid of the lords.

'But there are assassins, you know?　Isn't it dangerous to start a rebellion?'

'Certainly assassins, individual forces, would be dangerous. But we have an advantage in numbers. If we attack collectively, we can do whatever we want."

I see. That's true."

"That's why. As soon as everything is ready for the attack, we'll hit them!"