‘Elizabeth was a heavy drinker.’

The strong vodka that Rose handed me, saying Elizabeth liked it, was refused as I moved on.

“I’m on guard duty tonight, so no alcohol for me. You all enjoy.”

“Ah…… Yes!”

“Please don’t overexert yourself, Your Grace!”

Waving in response to their cheers, the two maids blushed and returned to their seats.

Walking down the magically lit corridor, I asked Zero.

‘Zero, do you have that reward you gave me before?’

「Ah, that?」

‘Give it to me. I have someone to give it to.’

Although a party was held, not all the servants participated.

A few who didn’t drink alcohol left their seats early like me, or some didn’t come to the hall at all, just took the food and devoted themselves to their work.

I was heading to Benjamin, an artisan belonging to the Keaton family, who was among the latter.

Benjamin’s skill was astoundingly good, but he was so introverted and shy that he wanted to spend time alone.

I was heading to where Benjamin was.

「Here it is!」

‘Oh, thank you.’

With the ‘Help me, MacGyver! (Intermediate)’ skill I received from Zero earlier, I had blueprints for a water gun and a sprayer.

The artisan’s room, at the end of the long, labyrinthine corridors of the Duke’s house, was adorned with delicately carved wooden decorations right from the door.

Knock, knock. When I knocked, a voice came from inside.

“Wh, who is it?”

“It’s me. Benjamin. The current owner of the Keaton family.”

“Gasp……! Pl, please wait a moment!”

Crash, bang. After an enormous noise, the breathless Benjamin who appeared was a typical nerdy engineering guy with glasses.

“Wh, what brings you? To come all the way to find me…….”

Benjamin, who had never even faced ‘Elizabeth Keaton,’ was frozen and couldn’t even make eye contact with me.

‘Elizabeth Keaton did look a bit fierce.’

For gentle sheeplike Benjamin, Elizabeth seemed like a very intimidating figure.

It seemed better to quickly finish the main point and leave.

“I came to ask you for a favor.”

“Your Grace…… to me……?”

He looked as though a tiger had come to devour a calf.

But I understood his feelings well enough, so without pointing it out, I quickly handed him the blueprints for the sprayer and water gun.

“Here. These are the things you need to make.”

“What are these? Blueprints of objects I’ve never seen before.”

Benjamin, who was shivering like a mouse in front of a cat in my presence, brightened his eyes like a child at the sight of new blueprints to create something.

He is, after all, a craftsman halfmad for invention, so I knew he would be hooked.

“It’s like a weapon to shoot holy water at zombies. A water gun and something called a sprayer.”

‘I feel a sense of selfcontempt for stating the obvious.’
Ah, so this is what they call a water gun and a sprayer.

I was bewildered as it felt like something embarrassing to talk about. Honestly, a water gun is a toy, and a sprayer is a household item…. No matter how they are special customimproved goods and their performance is excellent, the essence is still a water gun and a sprayer!

But unlike my embarrassment, Benjamin showed enthusiastic interest.

“Ohho…… With this, we can attack the zombies from a distance without getting close to them.”

“Can you make it?”

“Although it’s a type of item I’ve never seen before, I can do it if it’s me. You want mass production, right?”

In front of a new item’s creation, Benjamin shed his timid appearance and became bubbly with an intense curiosity.

I was also pleased with that attitude.

“That’s right. First, I need enough for everyone in the duke’s residence to have one and be able to use it. Ah, more would be better.”

The quickwitted Benjamin added after hearing my words.

“You are preparing for the situation after leaving the duke’s residence.”

“Yes.”

“Understood. Then I will check the remaining materials and bring them to you as soon as the finished product is ready. I don’t know if the materials will be enough…… But I will try to produce as many as possible.”

Benjamin, with a sharp gleam in his eyes behind his glasses, carefully tucked the water gun and sprayer blueprints into his chest.

“I’m counting on you, Benjamin. Since these are containers for the holy water, it’s really important to make them sturdy so the contents don’t leak.”

At my request, Benjamin made a somewhat surprised face and then regained his composure.

“If it’s not impolite, may I know what effect the holy water has on the zombies, Your Grace?”

“Of course. The holy water has the effect of temporarily paralyzing the zombies. You must have heard, Benjamin, that zombies die completely if their heads are crushed. The plan is to sprinkle holy water to paralyze them and then quickly aim for their heads to put them back to sleep, so your role is crucial, Benjamin.”

I’m counting on you!

With these thoughts in my eyes, Benjamin met my gaze without avoiding it this time.

“I, too, am someone who was able to eat and live with the help of the Keaton Duke’s family. I will follow your will, Your Grace.”

“……Thank you.”

It was a relief to have good people around.

What remained was to go to Ruse and Michael, obtain analysis information about the zombies, and stand watch with them at night.