Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

The first is washing magic by water magic. The Five Magics have the lowest difficulty. If there is a difficult point, it will be the maintenance of water mass in the air and the occurrence of water flow in that state, but it is a magic to measure the technical ability of students with practical skills. The guardian magicians saw this and decided where to put it.

Theoli began the lecture as the students listened attentively.

“Basically, washing is done in three steps: wash, rinse, and dehydrate. Wash the laundry in soapy water, then change the water to rinse the laundry, and finally remove the moisture from the laundry. Washing is so time-consuming and labor-intensive that it is said to be the heaviest form of household work. So you don't have to wash your clothes unless you need to. but it's an essential part of keeping your body clean. It's not uncommon for people to stay dirty for days in jobs where there's a lot of outdoor activity, but depending on the type of dirt, it can hurt your skin and infect germs.”

Even if you don't wash for a few days at home, it won't be a big problem, but adventurers and knights who sometimes take a shower of mud or demonic beast fluids won't feel stressed even if they're used to it. If you pile it up, you'll feel rough.

“In the long run, morale is involved, so if you can wash your clothes before the expedition, you won't be able to do that. You can use magic without a water field, and it will save you a lot of time. About--Okay, if it's a party of about four or five people, it'll take about two to 30 minutes to wash and dry. It is necessary to remove too much dirt beforehand, but if it is sweaty, dusty or slightly dirty, magic alone can wash it. Um... by the way, how many of you have done your own laundry?"

Most of the adventurers and knights raised their hands to answer this question, but some of the participants from the nobility seemed to be inexperienced. Balt, the son of the wealthy baron family, apparently did not know the process of "dehydration" in the first place, and he smiled bitterly at the surroundings with his eyes wide open, saying, "Eh, let's squeeze it and dry it!?"

“So, have you ever used a hand washing machine or dehydrator?”

A hand washing machine is a washing machine that is literally turned manually. Place soapy water and laundry in a barrel or cylindrical container, turn the handle, and wash with stirring.

It seems that there are magic washing machines inside, but these are quite expensive, and there are not many houses in the upper classes, and it seems that they are not usually sold in stores. Theoli hadn't seen anything yet.

This time, my hands rose without a trace. I have never used it, but some people have seen it.

Access to washing machines is already common in households above the middle class, but in the working class, hand washing is still a basic principle in many households.

I shared it in the village and used it in turns.

"There was a laundromat in the hometown." I'm paying for a washing machine and a clothes dryer. Tris has a few cases, too. It's expensive, but the drying yard is conveniently equipped with a heating blower. I'm letting you use it. "

"... I see, thank you." There are various laundry situations, right? "

Speaking of which, it seems that Zach and Clemens also asked the washing lady to wash their clothes when they were young. I didn't know what to do when I grew up in the residence of the King's City, so I washed my clothes by hand and covered them with wrinkles. It seemed that I had to use a paid service because I was too miserable to wash.

Thinking of that, Theoli continued to explain.

"This washing magic is a magical reproduction of the functions of the washing machine and the dehydrator. Let's start with a demonstration. This time, I'll do it with two towels."

Siori created a mass of water in front of her. The water mass fixed in the air shakes indefinitely.

"At this time, if the amount of water is too low, the dirt will fall out badly, so please make sure to use enough water to soak the laundry thoroughly." I'm going to put the detergent in here and let the water flow and dissolve it. ”

I added the explanation while scraping the soap into the water mass.

"The trick is to scrape as finely as possible to make it melt easily. Powder soap that dissolves easily in water is also recommended if you want to reduce the hassle of traveling. Of course, if you want to reduce your luggage, you can scrape the bath soap and replace it. Try this out and pick one that's easy for you to use. It can be a little dirty, but some hands don't use soap and just wash with hot water.”

The explanation around here is boringly heard by those who come for synthetic magic, but "Oh, by the way, soapy water has the effect of choking worm beasts, so it can be used to attack when there are a lot of them and they are a little troubled. In fact, I have defeated large swarms of spiders with this."

― However, since it will be effective against insects in general, it is better to stop using it extensively considering its impact on the environment. Please be especially careful near the place where beekeeping is done. "

"Haha... after all, that area is no different from normal magic." Don't use fire magic on a dry day in the forest or on a snowy slope, or use water magic where there is a lightning beast, or something like that. "

"Yes, that's right, you need to be careful when using any magic. When I used it for the first time, it was an emergency, so I did everything I could, but I want to be considerate of my surroundings as much as possible."

"I see..."

Magic is convenient, but it is the same as a tool. If you use it incorrectly, it will lead to a serious accident. Magic needs a lot of attention, just as swinging a weapon requires a lot of attention.

In this way, we will relieve the tension of the students while interrupting the chat between the lectures.

“Now, let's put the laundry in where the soap has melted down.”

When I throw in two towels, it spins around in the water.

"You can just turn it in a certain direction, but if you want to wash it more thoroughly, you can turn it backwards or hit it inside. I was wondering if it would be easy to understand this area if you could think about it in terms of hand washing machines and foot washing procedures."

Giorgio created a complex convection in the water mass. The movement of the towel gives a good idea of the flow of water.

“When the dirt has fallen off, we take out the laundry and drain it. Sometimes it runs as it is, but if you're concerned about the environmental impact, you might want to boil it and evaporate it.”

If you have about two towels of water, you can immediately evaporate them with your own magic power. The washing water suddenly bubbled up and quickly evaporated as the water mass spread out.

“Next, create a water column that generates the same water flow, put in the laundry, and drain the soap. When you add the vinegar together, it will feel better when it is dried. If you're worried about the stiffness of your laundry, try it out.”

"Heee..."

If you get too deeply pushed into alkalinity and acidity, you will have trouble as a non-expert theori. However, it seems that this area was passed on to the servants who worked as launderers in the nobility house.

"It's a substitute for the laundry finishing agent, isn't it? Until a little while ago, the finishing agent of the scent of flowers was the mainstream, but recently, the finishing agent using fruit vinegar with a refreshing scent is popular. Your Highness will be more pleased with this."

It seems that washing with finishing agents is already common in the upper classes. The Rovnell laundry maid explained it to me instead.

Nils and Ellen, who often handle chemicals, seem to have more specific knowledge, and nodded, "I see, neutralize it."

By the way, Alec doesn't seem to like these kinds of chemistry fields, but he realized that "chemistry" that he thought was special was being used in places that were unexpectedly close to him, and he thought deeply, "Do I sometimes read such a book?"

"I didn't know there was a special finishing agent. I thought you didn't have it because you didn't have it in the store."

Having unexpectedly gained useful information, Theoli proceeded with a heartfelt response to Balt's offer to send it later if she was interested.

“When you're done, take out the laundry and drain it. Now, this is the last dehydration, but it takes a bit of work. The wind magic spins fast and splashes water, but as it is, the water splashes around, so it spins in the barrier. There are two ways to do this: by creating an ice barrier and by creating a wind barrier. The easy way is to build an ice barrier in advance. I'll give it a try."

It is much easier to squeeze two towels, but if there is a lot of laundry, it is not. That's why the housekeeper's magic.

Make ice like a dehydration tank, create a whirlwind inside, put a wet towel in, and dehydrate with centrifugal force. Students peeking into the ice dewatering tank opened their eyes wide.

"Wow, it's splashing a lot, isn't it?"

"Yes, so without the wall, the people around will be in trouble." If there is snow like this season, I might be able to make it. Now, let's do it with the wind barrier. I am completely dehydrated in this way. "

Like the eyes of a typhoon, it creates a wind vortex with a windless zone in the center, and creates another vortex on the inside of the vortex to dehydrate in the same way.

After a lot of silence, the voice of surprise rose.

"Nh, that...!?"

"This--it's also using two magic spells at the same time...?"

Eh, but both of them are wind magic, right?

That's true, but the rotation is reversed.

"That's right, each of them produces two kinds of winds that rotate in opposite directions."

― ― Simultaneous activation of magic.

"In addition to the same attributes and amount of magic power used, wind magic uses less magic power than other attributes, so it's actually just right for the basic practice of synthetic magic." It's much less dangerous than fire and ice. ”

Combined magic, activated by multiple enchantments, must balance the magic power of both hands. Otherwise, the magic with less magic power would be wiped out.

However, it was extremely difficult to maintain the balance between the magic power of both hands. Basically, the dominant hand is easier to shed magic power, and the magic that is compatible with the magician is easier to activate and maintain. As long as I wasn't really aware of the flow of magic power, it wasn't easy to maintain the right and left equilibrium.

---To cultivate a sharp sensation that senses the fine flow of magic in both hands is the simultaneous activation of magic--that is, the shortcut to synthetic magic.

I see, "they roared.

"...... I tend to imagine multiple magic activations or synthetic magic with different attributes stacked on top of each other......"

"Practice with the same attributes." This was a blind spot. "

"In the first place, there is no temperature for wind magic." It also has the advantage of not having to be disturbed by the feeling of being hot or cold. Isn't it ideal for training to cultivate the sense of balance of magic power? "

Finally, Alec summed up the explanation.

Wind magic that can't deal direct damage compared to other class magic is actually unpopular. It is often used as auxiliary aids such as disturbances and barriers. Such stereotypes may have also been responsible for simultaneous activation and closing the path to synthetic magic.

"- Now, the dehydration is complete. This is the end of the series of tasks. If you don't have any questions so far, let's put them into practice right away. I think it's hard to fully remember it here now, so just grab your senses."

The synthetic magic of the wind and fire warmed the towel and dried it quickly, and they squinted their eyes. However, she smiled back and it seemed to be stimulating.

At first glance, the plain housekeeper magic has a number of hints rolling around. If they have a longer history of mage activity than Theoli, they must be able to grab something.

This is how the gentle but motivated magic course on housekeeping opened.