Constellation Gallery.
The Constellations here were currently in a state of emergency.
Because Han Yuyeon had looked up at them with sparkling eyes and said she wanted to become a master of supply.
[Title: Shiiiiit, I said don’t run away]
Author: LikeFarming
(A gif of wyverns flying away in a panic)
Ah!!! Yuyeon needs ingredients!!! Where do you think you’re going!!!
(A dynamic gif of someone clenching their fists and chasing in a frenzy)
Get over here!!!
- If you have time to take pictures, go get more ingredients
ㄴ LikeFarming) fuck if gramps hadn’t thrown a meteor this way
- Wouldn’t you run away if you were them?
ㄴ LikeFarming) If it meant being used as ingredients by Yuyeon, I wouldn’t run
ㄴ So he really was a madman...
- Acting like this even after getting dumped by Yuyeon is honestly hardcore
ㄴ LikeFarming) Even if Yuyeon abandons me, I cannot abandon Yuyeon
ㄴ LikeFarming) And I wasn’t dumped, she just drew the line and said marriage wasn’t allowed
ㄴ What’s the difference...?
How could they ignore Han Yuyeon when she looked at them like that?
For the dignity of the Constellations, they had to send her a very large number of ingredients.
Above all, this was a competition.
A competition to become the Constellation who could send the most ingredients to Yuyeon.
[Title: lol these dummies are trying so hard]
Author: SeekingGems
(A picture of a warehouse filled with edible gems)
This is why you should prepare in advance, yes lol
Calling yourselves Yuyeon’s parents while running around so gracelessly is far too ugly, yes lol
I’m embarrassed, so please all leave the gallery, yes lol
Yuyeon only needs her mom, yes lol!
- Wow fuck that’s a lot
- Rich person, line
- Line
- BambooSpearLab) If you’re Yuyeon’s mom, then you’re my wife, so that makes it shared property, right?
ㄴ SeekingGems) As if, yes! Get lost, yes!
The first to pull ahead was SeekingGems.
As SeekingGems showed off her stockpiled warehouse and revealed herself to be a strong contender in this race, another powerful contender appeared.
[Title: Ingredients. No problem.]
Author: SwordDad
(A picture of someone putting away a fishing rod and raising a sword)
(A picture of the sea splitting with a single sword strike)
If Yuyeon wishes it, as much as she wants.
- You... split the sea...
- What are you doing, ruining all the fish like that;
- You’re gonna give Yuyeon fish that’s all torn up?
- Hiiing, Father, why are all the fish ripped apart?
ㄴ SwordDad)?
ㄴ SwordDad)......
Oh dear. He was only strong in martial might.
[Title: Did you know?]
Author: EndingCollector
(A picture of farmland stretching beyond the horizon)
(A picture of an orchard filling the horizon on the other side)
That you’re all scrubs. Did you know that? I’m asking because I reeeally reeeally don’t know.
All you crammers who are only now getting ingredients, please keep your distance from Yuyeon.
- LikeFarming) Kraaagh
ㄴ Why is this bastard’s nick LikeFarming when he doesn’t even farm
ㄴ The farming he does isn’t that kind of farming
- SwordDad)......
- SeekingGems) N-not bad, yes
The other Constellations put up a good fight too, but the top two were SeekingGems and EndingCollector.
How could one break into this two-strong system?
The method was simple.
[Title: You ready, Farm?]
Author: BambooSpearLab
(A picture of someone aiming a spear at the Lady Constellation)
I’ll take care of the gem bug, so you go sort out the farmer rankings
- LikeFarming) Ah, of course, Spear
ㄴ EndingCollector) You crazy bastard, don’t come here
ㄴ SwordDad) hehe
ㄴ EndingCollector) Why are you coming too, damn it
- SeekingGems) Are you insane, yes! Think of Yuyeon, yes!
ㄴ BambooSpearLab) If I can’t be number one to Yuyeon, I’ll stab everyone
ㄴ Unicoorn) Ooh ooh... I wanna stab too...
If I can’t be the best, then I just have to drag down the best!
It was a judgment truly befitting those who had become Constellations through martial might.
[Is it a fight? I should join too~]
[If I can’t have it, I’ll smash it]
[Stop it, yes! I’m sorry, yes!]
[Since we’re at it, shall we settle who’s the strongest?]
[Planet headbutt, let’s go~]
After a scene of chaos and destruction passed by.
The allied Constellation forces that had dragged down the overwhelming first and second places chose to disband for the sake of another fair-and-square competition.
[The temporary alliance ends here...]
[From now on, we’re enemies, huh?]
[The next time we meet, let’s kill each other]
[You’re all dead, yes. Prepare yourselves, yes]
The Constellations cheerfully disbanded, laughing among themselves.
And in this situation, there was one Constellation who alone benefited.
“As expected, Grandpa is the best.”
"Hehehehehe."
It was Grandarchive, who had been quietly sending ingredients from his garden in the corner of his room.
***
After looking through the subspace shop in order to become a master of supply, I was swept up in a violent shock.
It was only natural, if you thought about it, but the subspace shop sold cooking tools and dishes too.
Hiiing. I’d been diligently carving wood to make them all this time.
Anyway, while the Constellations sent over ingredients, I expressed my gratitude and focused on enhancing my equipment.
Goal. Enhance every type of weapon to S-rank.
The chance of going from A-rank to S-rank was only 1%, but for me, with maid points to spare, that was more than enough.
It was a probability I could reach someday if I simply increased the number of attempts.
「Maid’s Greatsword (A) has been destroyed.」
Even if I failed, if I kept going, someday.
「Maid’s Greatsword (A) has been destroyed.」
Even if it seemed like it wouldn’t work, if I kept going.
「Maid’s Greatsword (A) has been destroyed.」
Because in this world, a thing called regression to the mean existed.
「Maid’s Greatsword (A) has been destroyed.」
I would be able to succeed.
"Hmm."
I, Han Yuyeon. An authority on flexible compromise.
Goal. Enhance every weapon to A-rank.
It is said that a true master does not blame their tools.
Since I am a master, this much of a handicap is fine.
A time of endurance, filled with repeated failures.
For now, I enhanced every weapon sold in the subspace shop to A-rank.
"V."
When I turned around, a mountain of leafy greens had piled up.
Checking the backlog of message logs, I saw that Grandpa had been continuously slipping gifts into my sleeve.
[The Sage of the Star Archives bestows grace upon you.]
[The Sage of the Star Archives bestows grace upon you.]
[The Sage of the Star Archives bestows grace upon you.]
"As expected, Grandpa is the best."
[The Sage of the Star Archives gazes at you with satisfaction.]
"VV."
Looking at the neatly stacked ingredients made me feel so reassured.
It should be fine if I eat one.
"Om nyom nyom."
For now, I chewed on the leafy greens and thought.
About the number of dishes I could make with these ingredients, their nutrition, their effects, and so on.
After thinking for a bit, I took out a cooking tool.
"Pam-pababaam."
The name of this high-quality item guaranteed by Made in Subspace Shop was Maid’s Pot.
I lifted the pot, and while the Tower was off guard, I ambushed the greatsword with an enhancement.
"Bang-bababang."
「Enhanced into Maid’s Greatsword (S).」
"!"
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm gazes at you.]
"!!!"
In this moment, I could feel what a sixth sense was.
I can feel the flow of enhancement. I can dimly feel the flow of this universe that governs probability!
It’s now!
「Maid’s Greatsword (S) has been destroyed.」
"Huk-heuheuheuk."
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm’s hands tremble.]
It wasn’t.
Back to diligently enhancing it to A-rank...
「Maid’s Greatsword (B) has been destroyed.」
「Maid’s Greatsword (B) has been destroyed.」
「Maid’s Greatsword (B) has been destroyed.」
Compromise!
Diligently enhancing it to B-rank...
「Maid’s Greatsword (C) has been destroyed.」
「Maid’s Greatsword (C) has been destroyed.」
「Maid’s Greatsword (C) has been destroyed.」
"Hmm."
Give up!
From now on, greatswords do not exist among my weapons.
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm falls into despair.]
I would say that, but I had the General’s keepsake.
I was curious about its options, so I checked it first.
「Blood General’s Greatsword (A)
- Upon landing a hit, absorbs a portion of the target’s life force.」
This also only has one line of options. It doesn’t even specify exactly how much it absorbs.
Still, should I try using it once?
After taking it out of my subspace pouch, I swung around the greatsword, whose blade alone was well over two meters long.
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm cheers you on.]
Swinging a greatsword far bigger than my own height doesn’t seem very elegant.
I tried to swing it as elegantly as possible, but it was impossible.
The wicked-looking greatsword simply did not match my maid uniform at all.
I put it back into subspace and tried to enhance—
「Only items purchased from the subspace shop can be enhanced.」
—or rather, I tried to, but failed.
Well, I’m sure I’ll have a use for it someday. I put the General’s greatsword into subspace.
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm bestows grace upon you.]
- My daughter. I am not urging you, but when will you handle a sword?
"Gasp."
Now that I think about it...?
Have I ever handled a sword in a trial until now?
Haven’t I never handled one even once?
"I’m sorry, Father. I’ll make sure to use a sword in the next trial too."
- I did not ask to burden you, so pay it no mind. There is nothing to be sorry abou.
"Father. The letters are too big. A greatsword is a bit much, but would it be okay if I handled a shortsword?"
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm cheers you on.]
"Would it be okay if I handled dual swords?"
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm is horrified and stops you.]
"Why?"
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm swallows a groan.]
Why does Father say dual swords are not allowed?
I was so curious that I wanted to hear a detailed explanation, but no more fish fell.
All that came back was a subtle message.
I got worried that maybe he wasn’t catching many fish today and had gone out fishing because of me.
"Father. If you’re going far away and struggling to fish because of me, please stop. I don’t want you to suffer because of me."
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm strongly denies it.]
[The Watchman of the Sword Realm bestows grace upon you.]
Plop. A very small fish fell.
The font became as small as the fish.
- I am fine. It is not difficult at all, so do not worry.
"Hiiing..."
Father. Why do you live like that?
Someday I’ll definitely come find you and at least massage your shoulders.
After steeling myself, I checked the armor too in order to become stronger.
「Blood General’s Armor (A)
- You will not die unless both your heart and brain are destroyed at the same time.
- The lower your life force becomes, the higher your recovery power rises.
- Can recover from any kind of damage.
- Upon unequipping, your heart will be destroyed.」
"?????"
Four lines...???
What kind of favoritism is this? It’s A-rank, but it has four lines of options.
I thought the Tower was someone who pursued simplicity, but it wasn’t.
But isn’t the fourth option way too terrifying?
Let’s just shove this into subspace too.
***
Sway, sway.
Cooking was so fun that my body kept swaying.
[Many Constellations gaze at you with satisfaction.]
"Thank you. I’ll work even harder."
[Many Constellations cheer you on.]
Right now, I was swaying while cooking and enhancing at the same time.
I, Han Yuyeon. An authority on flexible multitasking.
When I could do several things at once, focusing on just one felt like a waste of time.
Whoosh—!
"?"
The ingredients were a waste too.
I needed to control the fire, but I forgot and kept swaying, and then, well.
"!"
Suddenly, my chest began to hurt.
It felt like my heart was being pricked by thorns.
This belated sensation was the pangs of conscience.
To waste the ingredients the Constellations had sent me like this...
How rude an act was it to burn ingredients because I wasn’t focusing on cooking?
I’m going to become a master of etiquette.
Resolving never to make a mistake again, I decided to focus on cooking.
Then, a voice came from somewhere.
‘Hello, I’m your conscience.’
You were alive!
‘I was alive until just before you burned the cooking.’
Gasp. Then are you dead now?
No answer came back. It seemed it had died. Oh dear.
I buried my conscience in my heart and held a funeral for it.
With this, I had become the strongest maid, freed from the restraints of conscience.
Fwoosh—!
The burnt leafy greens could no longer hurt my heart.
Was the thing that burned the leafy greens, or was it my conscience?
Traces of failure lower a maid’s dignity, so let’s erase the evidence first.
"Om nyom nyom."
What is this? It’s delicious.
Maybe I had just developed a new cooking method.
I grew afraid of my own cooking skills. If it was this much even without going all out, what would happen if I did go all out?
For the sake of world peace, I must not cook seriously from now on.
After spending a long time like that again, I realized an important fact.
What if there is someone who dislikes meat?
What if there is someone who dislikes vegetables?
What if there is someone who keeps a pet?
Let’s make more lunch boxes of every kind.
Preparing for every possible situation is what makes a first-class maid.
And so, I kept making various lunch boxes and stacking them in subspace, and enhanced various weapons to at least A-rank. Except greatswords.
How many? One, two, three, four...
"Tower. Tower. This is really urgent. If there are multiple copies of the same item in subspace, please display the number."
Roughly estimating, I had enhanced about a hundred of each weapon.
Why did I stockpile so many?
Because the items from the maid shop can be shared with “Masters.”
If I supply the soldiers with A-rank weapons, I’ll be able to prove that my supply ability is overwhelming.
If I had my way, I’d deck them all out in S-rank, but it was difficult.
Producing that many S-ranks en masse would require luck no matter how many points I had—
‘You are not thinking flexibly at all right now.’
A voice rang out inside my head.
It was the voice in charge of the “Yuyeon” part of Han Yuyeon.
Having suddenly been left with only “Han,” I became a ghost.
I was afraid that if I met my conscience now, things would be extremely awkward.
‘You have as much time as you want. You can mass-produce weapons as much as you want, can’t you?’
Now that I heard it, that was true.
Why was I trying to prepare in such a rush, as if I were pressed for time?
Having become Han Yuyeon again, I repeatedly enhanced while making lunch boxes.
And so, after enhancing and enhancing for a long time until S-rank weapons, excluding greatswords, were mass-produced, I realized a really, really important fact.
Oh right, the broadcast.