A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World
Episode 210: Meeting with a subordinate in the study on day 13. and the camp of the night.
Takeo and Mia were back in the study.
Takeo sits at his desk and Mia sits on the couch opposite him.
"Well, Mia, how was your day?
"Lord, you explained this beforehand before I met you, but you really carried things exactly as the Lord said, didn't you?
"Really?
"Yes, I will tell you all about my history, and the Lord will cut off the story and set me free.
"No one would have considered Mia a threat, would they?
"Yes.
But I was surprised because humans recognized it as a lump of greed.
I knew it, I was ready to be put in a spectacle hut... "
"A spectacle hut... is it so unusual to be a fairy?
"That's what we can teach.
If humans catch you, there's no freedom, you'll be the feather of spending the rest of your life in a bird basket...
"I see... maybe we're special.
Neither I nor the Elvis family are willing to do business in Mia.
Counts and clerical heads and I now think that we want to run our territory better than that.
So that won't happen while you're on the Count's side.
In case the merchant catches you, it could be a birdcage life, like Mia herself said, but...
... be sure to stay close to me or Miss Alice when you go outside the mansion.
We can protect Mia... at least in this city.
"Yes, I understand. Lord."
"Personally, I was more surprised that Mia said she was going to be one of my men?
"Do you have something delicious?
"Well, I don't make it that often... but you seem to be making things that aren't in this world.
Very popular with the people here.
"It was about flowers and fruits when it came to sweet things in our home.
What you just gave me... I'm impressed. Is that normally what humans eat?
"I said that was caramel, and yesterday, I made it.
I plan to make it more often in the future, so if they make more, I'll come around here.
"I admire the Lord for just having that one.
"Hehe, I'll make delicious things if I feel like it.
"Thank you.
Mia thanks.
"Well, Mia.
"Yes, Lord.
"Can Mia use restorative magic?
"It's about simple 'care'..."
"How many times can you?
"We fairies have no limit on the number of times we recover. You can use 'care' as much as you like.
"I see, what about other magic?
Mia thinks with her neck tilted to Takeo's question...
"Nothing in particular...
"Mia can talk to fantasy species, right?
"There's something I can't talk to you about... but I don't know why.
"Hmm... you don't know the criteria.
"Excuse me."
"I'm not blaming you, am I?
Anything else... can you sense demons and people, for example?
"Yes. It's roughly... but I know to what extent there is something.
We rely on it to avoid people.
"Really... range, how far can you sense it?
"... I thought it was about 2 or 300m.
"That's surprisingly extensive.
"I don't know in all of them..."
"Can you use it on the moving streets? Enough."
And Takeo takes his seat and walks to the door on the side of the hallway.
"Lord?"
"You must be tired today. Wrap it in a blanket and go to sleep.
"Yes."
Mia begins to hand over the blanket placed on the couch.
"Good night, Lord.
"Yes, good night.
Takeo left the study.
Mia wraps it in a blanket.
And the drowsiness immediately struck me.
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Takeo took a bath and came back to his bedroom.
"It was a good bath.
and Takeo comes back to his bedroom.
"Welcome back, Master Takeo.
and Alice sits back on her bed and greets her with a smile.
Takeo sits next to Alice.
"Miss Alice, how's Mia?
"You're cute.
But put a fairy on the aug, mark it and let the goblins chase it...
It's like efficient... inefficient... what a strange method of warfare.
"Hmm... it's a scary method of warfare in a way, isn't it?
"Really?
"He walks in pale and approaching without any confusion when his people fall...
I wonder what you're thinking? and this one will give you an extra thought, won't it?
And... how far did those guys walk?
"... is this the mansion?
"I think I was just ordered to walk straight.
If we don't get our hands on it, we'll traverse the city, straighten it out even further, everywhere...
It's kind of a simple order. Isn't it?
Anyone who thinks about this only sees augs and goblins as less than stuff.
And I'm sure you can use that method of warfare because we know we're definitely gonna get our hands on it... "
"Right... well, I can't wait to confirm..."
"Right.
And, Takeo hugs Alice.
"Mmm... Master Takeo, what's wrong?
Alice also turns her hand on Takeo's back.
"... Alice, I thought I'd enjoy the feeling of the lady.
"I need to enjoy the feel of Master Takeo, too.
Alice embraces herself with pleasure.
"Yes, you were looking at the notebook as Mr. Leila, right?
Alice freaks out at Takeo's inquiry.
"Uh... yeah.
"Did you want to try any of them?
"Huh!?... yes... no... that... especially which..."
Alice says as she turns bright red and lays down her face.
"Then why don't you do it all?
"No!?
Alice looks at Takeo in surprise.
"Hehe, what time can I sleep today?"
"Ahhh..."
Takeo seemed happy that Alice followed Takeo's lead while turning bright red.