"Enough."
Seeing that the Black Tank had been damaged, the Red Dragon Maid, who had been silently standing to the side, suddenly spoke. After Shade voluntarily pulled out his hand, she replaced the lid and returned the Black Tank beneath the counter.
She then walked back, her vacant eyes looking at the weakened Shade.
"Guest, you have obtained ownership of me. Would you like the café to help you dispose of my body?"
That sounded like something one would hear in a slaughterhouse. Pale-faced and feeling as though he was about to collapse, Shade supported himself against the nearby table and barely managed to sit down. Cold sweat covered his entire body. Yet at the same time, a strange sensation arose within him. It was like casting Puppet Manipulation—he felt that he could completely control the young witch before him, but on an even deeper level than Puppet Manipulation.
This was what it meant to obtain Permanent Domination. As long as Shade wished it, he could do anything to Miss Fiona Drago.
Fortunately, the Outlander was still the same person he had been when he first arrived in this world.
"I don't need the café to dispose of you. I purchased permanent ownership of this maid, so I hope Fiona Drago can return to normal. Yes, completely return to normal—including stripping away the control that anyone or anything other than herself has over her."
"Master, are you sure you wish to free this maid?"
The Big Tail Maid spread her arms and slowly turned in a circle before Shade, as though displaying herself to him.
"Yes, yes."
Though Shade was nearly exhausted, he still had to keep one hand braced against the tabletop even while sitting in order to steady himself. At that moment, he had no worldly desires whatsoever.