Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

The group finished the second day as well as the first day, and by the end of the third night, they had come to fully understand Siori's abilities. I know how grateful she is because she is a senior adventurer who has made countless requests and sneaked through several dead lines.

Requests that require long periods of camping will only increase the difficulty. Sleep in an environment that is difficult to say comfortable with a portable meal that is not enough, even though you are familiar with it, and your body becomes less clean every day, the more days you spend, the less mental and physical energy you lose. Fatigue gradually builds up and slows down movement and judgment. This makes it difficult to do enough. It is directly linked to the success or failure of the request. Sometimes even life was at stake.

In that case, if there is someone to manage and take care of your fellow patients' health, how about that?

Alec sips medicinal herbal tea served after dinner in a comfortably moistened camp boundaries while looking at the worthy working Ciori.

"You seem to be working in a solo, but aren't you going to a specific party? It would be a lot of trouble if it didn't work."

"... Alec!

It was a question that I talked about casually.

However, Clement's somewhat impatient reprimands flew, freezing the loose air in the field. Seeing Shiori's calm expression strengthens, he realizes he stepped on a mine.

"... I appreciate what you've done, but in any case, I'm a low-ranking magician. If we stay together for a long time, we'll be in trouble."

Mixed words of slight suffering. Besides, I felt something similar to the pain and felt my inner tongue. I hit him badly. Was it a topic that should not be touched upon? There are things no one wants to be touched with. And of course, to myself.

"... I'm going to take a bath."

Siori turned away and went into hiding in the tent. Louis also seemed to blame somewhere, and once he bounced, he chased the Lord.

The nervous air eased slightly. No one breathes.

"... I'm sorry. It made the air worse."

"I can't help it. I didn't know that."

While saying so, Ellen turned her attention to the tent.

A period of silence came down.

- Come on, girlfriend.

Linus said pompously.

"They dumped me at the previous party."

"... abandoned?

It's not a quiet story, but it's common in the adventurer world. The weak are cut off. If any of your companions who have suffered too much, they may be prompted to withdraw. Linus, who would have guessed this idea, usually distorted his kind face painfully.

"It's not metaphorical. I was literally dumped."

--About four years ago, Zach, who was still an adventurer at the time, protected a girl while fulfilling his request. They said they found him lying unconscious in the woods. The girl who recovered consciousness and responded they were confused. I didn't understand the words, but only the name Theori came out as a result of communication with gestures and gestures. They left her with an obviously exotic appearance, but they could not abandon the unidentified civilian girl from their position, and her identity was entrusted to the union (guild).

After a while, when she was able to have routine conversations, everyone was surprised to learn that Shiori, who thought she was a girl, was already an adult woman in her mid-twenties. However, it was good to know the age and country of origin, but there was no country on the map. Is it a small country that doesn't even ride the map, or is it an undeveloped tribe? Even in the union (guild), opinions were divided, but no conclusion was reached. I didn't even know why I fell down in that place or where I came from or how I got there. Siori said she thought something had happened to her or gave up returning to her hometown.

In any case, if you are an adult woman, you must get a job in order to earn a living. I started with the help of a union (guild). I learned language, history, and culture alongside working in the cafeteria and doing chores in the office. Is it desperate to survive? The absorption was quick. Learn as much knowledge as you need for greed. It was thought to be an undeveloped tribe on the periphery, but by the time I gained as much knowledge as I could on my own, few people thought so. The way it stands up, how it thinks, how it learns, and how it uses its knowledge - all of which shows that it has lived in a highly sophisticated culture.

Nevertheless, the exotic appearance and identity that we don't see in the neighborhood are unknown, and there is nowhere to hire us, so we decided to register as an adventurer. An Adventurers Association (Alliance) that serves as a receptacle for those who have such complicated circumstances, even if they pass the exam.

It passed the test without difficulty, and the aptitude test showed that it had magic. However, the amount of magic was extremely low, and it was a delicate thing to say about being able to act as a general magician. Theori nevertheless chose the path. It's not a goal of success, it's a means of living, so it doesn't matter.

Theori became an adventurer. Initially, we will earn experience and rewards in authentic tunnels by actively accepting plain requests that are less laborious than avoiding even beginner adventurers, such as lost and found items and herbal picking.

As a result of the good character and politeness of the job, or even the lowest rank of requests to win a certain level of trust, I was eventually invited to a lower ranking party. It was a temporary subscription to match the number of people and fill in the holes, but it also seemed to have gained a certain rating. I dared not hide the fact that even the lower magician was in the lower position, and instead took on the chores during the adventure, which were not useful in the fight.

Around a few months later, the union (guild) was also known for the rumor that it was a rare way of using magic to make traveling comfortable. The chance of success increases when Shiori enters. The party, which wanted to improve her grades a little, actively hired her. The comfortable camping environment and meticulous care created by magic certainly boosted the morale of the adventurers. Siori, who found her way as a lower magician in her own way, steadily gained experience and raised her level. She was recognized for her contribution and promoted to D level.

Then, a year and a half after I became an adventurer, I was invited to a party with the name [Dawn]. I was a full member, not a temporary member. [Sunrise], composed of D-level members, seemed to have noticed Shiori's abilities, although his grades have not been good lately when he was aiming for promotion to C-level.

Siori, who had no experience at a fixed party and was aware of her low magic, seemed rather troubled. But the enthusiastic solicitation of [Dawn] and Shiori herself probably wanted a place to stay - decided to participate in [Dawn].

The problem with [Dawn] was the poor balance in the membership. That was the reason for the low grades. There was no problem with the biased configuration of four out of five being avant-garde when it came to pushing through and requesting just the end of the day. However, it gradually became more difficult when I was promoted to D level, which required several days of camping and often demanding subtle judgments.

The situation changed when Theori joined in to provide appropriate support. I felt somewhat overwhelmed by the desire to recover sufficiently without carrying over the fatigue the next day. The rate of fulfillment of requests also increased, earned experience points, and scored well for rank promotion.

I was able to find a place for Shiori, who was not close to me. The members of the Magic Swordsman began to show special friendship, and those who watched her, including Zach, were relieved.

However, after three months, there was a slight anomaly.

The first thing I noticed was a pharmacist working in the same branch.

(― There is a difference in the quality of equipment)

Recently, Akechi, who seems to have good grades and good wings, changed his equipment frequently. Ancient members are gradually replacing their gear, making it a splendid piece of equipment compared to a few months ago. Besides, only Shiori remains the same as before. Is it a quality that doesn't depend on equipment?

Unlike the avant-garde who confronts the opponent directly, I know that the equipment of the rear guard tends to be put behind. But that doesn't explain the difference between a woman in the same defense position. The pharmacist knew because he was also a defensive position. It is not uncommon to be differentiated from avant-garde positions in the distribution of compensation. And I'm a newcomer. Sometimes the allocation will be small.

I thought so, and I felt a little uncomfortable, but that was the end of it.

After that, however, the situation gradually deteriorated.

At the banquet after the request was fulfilled, I no longer saw Shiori. There was still a feeling of discomfort in the eyes of others when the scene was excited only by the ancient members. Among them, Furusama members were promoted to C level, but Shiori remained at D level. Seeing how they have been doing since Theoli joined, it should have influenced her contribution a little. Nevertheless, the assessment is underrated.

By the time I counted six months, I began to see her unwittingly evil, and the anomaly of their relationship became prominent. Isn't Shiori being exploited? Such rumours began to whisper to his weary face and apparent equipment that clearly differed from those of the ancient members.

Isn't it because of Shiori's contribution? What does Shiori mean by that treatment? Few people expressed their opinions with the union (guild). But the inevitable ancestors listened to this opinion.

"Rewards are distributed through unions (guilds) in order to prevent illegal activities such as unilateral exploitation. Same goes for Akechi. Theori is definitely getting paid. Regarding the lack of promotion, the report from [Sunrise] only determined that her contribution was low. It's in my pocket."

That's what I said and I didn't get along.

The members of Akeshi did not try to hide their dissatisfaction with Shiori. Although it was certainly good in the early days, [Akechi] 's grades have tended to deteriorate again in the past few months. The rate of achievement of what does not fail is low, and satisfactory results have not been achieved. Theori stopped working as she thought. The movement during the movement and battle is also bad, causing them to get caught up in their feet.

Then we'll just have to get her out. Nevertheless, [Akechi] was reluctant to let go of her because of the taste.

Shiori herself avoided contact with other adventurers. She didn't show any face to the union (guild) except when distributing the reward. She seemed to be in a dormitory except when she left the city on request and went shopping.

--Something's wrong.

Zach, who often opened a union (guild) by asking S-Class adventurers to nominate him, learned about Ciori for the first time at this time and started his own investigation by soliciting willingness. Willingness gathered immediately. Since joining Akeshi, Shiori has been completely monopolized and can no longer benefit from it, so other adventurers have begun to be dissatisfied.

The facts that emerged from interviews with union staff and neighboring stores were that Ciori had paid for all of the party's food and consumables in the past few months, that there was no sign of her entering or leaving weapons or armor stores, and that other members had increased equipment replacement and access to entertainment facilities.

And I was also worried that I started accepting requests for difficulty that were not commensurate with the strength of [Sunrise] about three months ago. Did you continue to take up the taste with success, or did you overbelieve in your strengths? Whatever the reason, no matter how much Siori's support, it was all a difficult request to achieve.

Since then. When did Shiori's condition change?

No doubt. She's being exploited. Probably blamed for the low grades and forced to spend money for the party punitively. All the rewards disappear at party expense, and I can't afford to equip them. On the contrary, there was a possibility that even the original storage was being used. On top of that, I was accompanied by an unreasonable request.

The rest of the members may be enriched by the floating expenses they were supposed to pay. There are many hard-working men, and the cost of eating, drinking, and traveling consumables is a foolish amount of money. Since Shiori replaced all the payments and the floating expenses remained in his pocket, it made sense that he did not want to let go of Shiori to take on the payment of chores and expenses in one hand (...).

--The incident occurred ahead of the arrow that tried to gather some evidence and poke at it.

[Akechi], who traveled on direct request without going through the guild, returned without Shiori. What happened to Shiori? Everyone naturally stopped by them. However, the swordsman, who was the leader of [Dawn], said without a scorn.

"Theori suffered an injury that made it difficult for her to walk on her own. We were in imminent danger, too, and we had to leave her and escape. Don't blame me."

Adventurer Emergency Evacuation Act - If your life is in danger during an adventure, leaving the wounded unattended will not be considered illegal. I think I applied this.

At least they asked where she was, but they didn't try to break their mouth. Due to confidentiality obligations, it is said that neither the client's destination nor the client's identity will be revealed.

"Do you take confidentiality more than the lives of your people? There must still be life. It's not too late now. If you can't do it, I'll do it."

Even if it was too late, I would at least like to mourn you.

The S-Class Zack made them tremble, but they didn't even try to reveal it.

"My client is a superior nobleman of the Empire. It's been shut down strongly, and the rewards have been increased by that. If you reveal it badly, it will be as good as ours. Give me a break."

That being said, it was difficult to pursue any further. Although there is national communication with the Empire, the relationship is extremely delicate. If the mood of the superior aristocracy of a high-spirited and voter-conscious empire is damaged, it is obvious that it will be troublesome.

But then Siori. If it is a direct request to investigate, there will be no record of it in the union (guild). I persistently tried to eat because I would never say anything, but eventually they went back to the boarding house to escape without asking.

--A few days passed while dark air drifted over the union (guild). Zach and the others did everything they could, but they broke up with their client without stopping by Tris, so they couldn't get a clue.

Did you hit him or not?

When everyone was about to give up, there was news that Shiori had returned. Outside the Tris West Gate, she was protected from falling on a rugged slime. Though conscious, the fever and weakness were terrible and dangerous. Life was saved after diligent treatment, but mental fatigue was also affected or the days spent in bed were long. Meanwhile, Rugged Slime stayed by her side for a while. She said it was this slime that brought Theoli here. Apparently he feels obliged to share the food.

Nevertheless.

There were no injuries in Shiori's body like the swordsman of [Dawn] said. And because of the imminent danger to your life, there were four big men, and no one thought of carrying this little Theoli.

The members of the [Dawn] only looked painful, rather than happy, to know the return of Shiori. After finally asking about something, the magical swordsman, who was regarded as Shiori's lover, finally broke his mouth.

"I was able to get a lot of equipment in the Labyrinth (Dungeon), which was guarded by the nobles. My client says that if he gets what he wants, he can leave it to me...."

It was my client's Imperial aristocracy who ordered me to abandon Shiori, who had fallen on the road after months of impossibility. It was the end of the adventurer woman's life for them, whose nobility was deeply rooted. Asahi asked him to prioritize the completion of the request over Shiori, and also followed suit. They have chosen to bring more loot home than to bring home a woman who despises her. For those of them who had finally reached the middle ranks, they were attractive enough to get out of their throats.

--For that reason, Shiori was dumped in the depths of the labyrinth (dungeon) by just one person.