Life in Another World as a Maid Mage
03 ON the way out
When the calendar month changed into April, the sunny days grew, and the snow accumulation was decreasing more and more.Even if it snowed, it did not accumulate, and it was not uncommon for the new snow accumulation to be completely solved by the sunshine of the next day.
The day before, the heavy snow was clear as if it were a lie, and the cloudless sky glowed clear and beautiful blue like lake water with the water spirits (Windine).
Under such blue sky, several carriages set off from the capital.The two snow carriages of the union (guild) are led by the private armies of the Frontier Boys and the carriages of the Rovnells, and the Northern Knights serve as the carriages.It was a carriage group led by the Adventurer's Association (Guild) Tris Branch and boarded by a group of students from the Magic Course on Housekeeping.
In addition to the more than twenty students, the mage who serves as an escort for the nobility and guard for the students, is nearly forty people.They were staring at something, but they saw the facial expression of the guru and the existence of the Adventurer's Union (guild) and the Knights' Carriage, so they probably understood it as joint training, and they were reliably dropping it off.
With that, Theoli, who was riding in the leading carriage, let out a nervous exhalation.Although I was prepared to look at the list of participants, when I actually saw the number of people gathered, I even felt dizzy.
Even now, I feel uncomfortable in the eyes of my fellow riders.Anyway, my colleagues, adventurers from other branches seemed to be unusual for the Orientals themselves, and I was relieved because I was looking at them interestingly.
I don't know if they cared about Theoli, but Luli and Bloo--somehow they were sent out to Zak to get some air-and they were attracting their attention by showing off their dance.Thanks to this, some people were distracted and bitterly laughed at the dance of the suspicious slime.
"...... I thought I was used to it, but I still feel a little uncomfortable."
Pozo mumbled to her, but when she noticed that Alec was looking at her anxiously, she smiled.
“But I think it's a practice I'll get used to.”
If they see that you're distracted, you'll be underestimated.Because a backward attitude can be an insight for some people.Even if you are bluffing, it is better to be dignified.
-You.
Alec glared.
"I thought the core was strong, but somehow... it was a stubborn impression that it was covering up the fragility, but now it has the flexibility to absorb the shock.Really... you've grown stronger. "
Because it tried to be strong, there was a fragility in Siori that was likely to break from the root.However, he said it was now almost impossible to feel.
"I owe it to everyone to be strong."You've been watching me, and I've noticed that there are a lot of people who can support me.Above all, I have Alec who has accepted all of me. That's why it's okay now. "
Someone named Cioli Izumi watched over me.
I have a lover, a brother, and a friend who accepts the original appearance of Wazumi Shizuo.
I am not alone.Like many people in this world, there are people who recognize their own existence.
If you say that you don't have any anxiety, you'll be lying, but this mind--this being won't be shaken anymore.I decided not to shake it anymore.
Therefore, I don't care if you pay more attention to the appearance of being a "foreign nation in the far periphery" now.Even if there is someone who participates with some malice in "seeing the housekeeping magician", it can be paraded as "common".
Having said that, Alec gently hugged Siori's shoulder as she smiled.
― ― Vivi gazed at some of the colleagues who seemed to be planning to "see the house" and let out a small sigh as she removed her gaze from them.
The officially recognized rank of Class B is there, the place is probably a low-ranking mage. If there is nothing serious, I will point out one bad idea. Vivi can well understand that feeling.
In any case, the woman named Sioli Izumi was lowly among the officially registered mages, and she was lowly enough to be said to be at the bottom of the ranks.Almost impossible to satisfactorily defeat a demonic beast of rank C or higher, such as an attack magic.I couldn't help thinking of her like that.
So even Vivi has no intention of telling you about it, and there's no reason to say it in the first place.
The only reason I could say was that no matter how much I looked down on the "weak" and laughed at them, their appearance was surprisingly ugly.
"... I wonder if I looked like that too..."
I unintentionally dropped it and muttered.
The beauty who picked it up - Nadia Felice smiled bitterly on her shoulder.
"That's right, she looked like that."
Adding that the cute face was so ruined, Vivi glanced at the faces of her fellow mages again and groaned lowly, "Ahhh..."
No matter how modestly he looked, he had a lowly face with no character.Regardless of the ability figures, I am certain that humanity is the worst.If you had such a look, you might not be able to get it through the assessment as "difficult for interpersonal skills (human skills)".If I were you, I wouldn't want to ask someone with that face to do the job.
I didn't really understand it until half a year ago, but that's what it was.When it reaches class C, direct negotiations with clients and work from aristocrats increase.Since there are often requests for appointments from powerful people above grade B, we do not bother to adopt an attitude that would be a spark, or work as a person who changes attitudes explicitly depending on the other party.
(That's right... if you licked me like I'm not a big deal, I might have been an aristocrat.I may not be able to come to the union (guild) for work anymore.)
Some of my clients hide their identity.If it turns out that the opponent with the disrespectful attitude was actually a powerful person, I can't even put my eyes to it.In fact, there appear to be several practical examples of this.
Even with that Theoli, it seems that there are many powerful people who know each other.The young man, who named himself Rovnell, a prominent nobleman, who led the servants who wanted to take the course, was also very familiar.His master, the maiden uncle, is said to be so close as to be nicknamed.Just because I didn't know it, maybe it was because of the ancient family character of Theoli herself.At the same time, Vivi, the daughter of the countryside, was trembling with such a thick network that her neck could not fly physically.
--No, it's common sense to pay a minimum of courtesy no matter who the other person is.Even though there are many examples of failure due to lack of courtesy, there are many people who know and cannot do it.
(... by the way, you skipped all the work that you couldn't do without an expert like a pharmacist, because you were inefficient when you brought your footsteps...)
Sometimes, I reluctantly refused the offer of a colleague of geographers who said that the knowledge of collecting is as abundant as that of experts, and that I was confident in the directions of places that I would not enter without land surveys.I refused to say the extra words I shouldn't have said.Of course, they would never speak to Vivi again.
In addition to everything being in such a good shape, by the time Vivi and the others, who were struggling with high combat power, were promoted to C-class, the choices of jobs were halved.At the end of the period, I remembered that the attitude of the sexy adventurer that he was doing it at the request of the client was bad for the client's evidence.
After that, the end was right.
All of them who were now mocking in front of them were at best C-Class, but Vivi, apparently convinced that she might not be able to advance simply because of her talent, remembered her former self and said, "Ah...".
"There are things that you can understand from an objective view."What do you think? "
Although Nadia has a strong impression that Vivi is a tough and frivolous sister, I can see that it is easy to take care of her with even the minimum courtesy.When she pointed out that, she lowered her eyes slightly, not knowing whether it was okay to smile or not.
"... even if I say it modestly, it's quite shameful."Those people also (...) don't like them, and they just want a reason to say, "I'm actually a much worse person than I am."
No matter how rough you try to find, you won't be able to increase your value.Even if it goes up, it is relative and terribly futile.
"(...), hey... I see."
Nadia smiled bitterly.
Well, it's different now, isn't it?
"... that's right."
Vivi nodded.
"To be honest, I still don't like him."
In practice, how does the skilled owner who visualizes the terrible bottomless despair (yami) and instantly crushes the self-esteem of three people who surpass the battle force cast magic?Vivi, who was interested in it, decided to attend the workshop.It also meant that I wanted to relieve the trauma of the woman in the dark.
I see.
Nadia laughed.
"I hope I have something to gain."
Vivi nodded for a moment, staring at the gentle words of encouragement from the forerunner who had once been unable to obey them honestly.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------With few open spots, this zone is a great place to practice magic.
"Whoa, look at the rookie."
Kai Shanvali, a militant who was looking at the low mountainous area that looked beyond the forest from the curtain of the hood, had a different career from a mage to a mysterious one - he pointed to it.His snow cat Sigurd, a demon, also pointed in the same direction with his tail, imitating the Lord.
An unnatural zigzag shadow was cast on the snow in a place where the trees were remote.She thought it was like a crack, but Alec said it was.
Short of listening to Khai's commentary, it was the mountain growers, including Vivi, who raised their voices as if they thought they were ah.
”I'll cum......”
"Even if you shut up, it'll collapse."
It appears to be a sign of an avalanche.
"Don't go near cracks or wrinkles like that."Also, avoid places where snowballs are rolling up the slope.Avalanches are particularly common on such steep slopes and in places where the trees and plants are outcroped.It'll look easy to walk without any obstacles, but if you get caught, it's the end of the roll, so make sure you get around the trouble. ”
Kai's commentary continued on the new opponent.
Behind them, Luli and Sigurd showed the demonic opponents how to teach them something, and everyone smiled and watched.
While doing so, the carriage arrived at its destination and slipped into the open space between the trees.
When I took a deep breath at the beginning of the course, Alec slapped my back to inspire me.