Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

I bid farewell to the general of a familiar grocery store who stopped by to order groceries to be used on the go and walked out towards the east gate. It was supposed to be around the time of the harvest this autumn. As it is, sour cocktails are a good accompaniment to meat dishes if simmered with sugar.

Say hello to the familiar Knight of the Standing Post and walk down the street in the sunny autumn weather. I stopped in front of the forest dotted with various berry colonies and developed exploratory magic. The forest is relatively less dangerous and is often divided into berries and mushroom picking, but just in case. Not necessarily if we don't run into beasts and bandits. I am aware that it is not very effective, so I always do it when I leave the city and go to places with few people.

--I 've been feeling nothing before I left the city, so keep in mind. I haven't felt like someone's been watching me lately.

After entering the trail to the forest for a while, there were three signs caught at the edge of the Exploration Magic. It seemed to be coming towards us at a certain distance. Then there are new signs. This is... four. This is also approaching me with three signs.

"... what is it?"

So far, there has been no noticeable reaction to Louis walking around in a slimy, amorphous mucus when his eyes are gone. If Louis doesn't care, there is no problem.

At least for now.

It feels uncomfortable to feel a slightly intertwined gaze.

Beyond the bushes on the side of the small diameter, you can see where you've made it. It's a colony of cokemon.

"Oh, there's still plenty."

I turned my eyes for a moment in the direction that I felt the signs. It still seems like it will take a little while to make contact. Crouch down and scratch the slightly thick and glossy unique leaves, then start picking red and glossy cokemon. The container I brought gradually developed a red hill.

(--It's not a good time.)

Three signs of getting very close. Lori returned to the buns and looked at you. I'll stand up and look at you. Beyond the bushes, I heard a whisper. On the other side, four signs also moved in a slightly offset direction, and it seemed to have stopped on the spot.

Oh, Louis is moving. Four signs in the back seemed to bother me. However, you will return to your original position immediately.

The young daughters peered at her face from the side bushes.

(Ah, it's going to be trouble)

I knew the girls who looked at us with a nasty smile that would ruin their beautiful faces. Daughters who joined the union about a year ago. I was told that I had just been promoted to C grade. Certainly, I think the C promotion in a year is the faster at the three-person party, but my colleagues were blurred that they became more nervous and their attitude became more prominent here. Instead of listening to senpai's complaints, there were rumors that on the contrary, he began to give advice and guidance, and that he was embarrassing union (guild) staff by choosing a job.

Even when I saw it at the union (guild), I realized that I saw it with a less favorable and worthy look, but if the gaze I felt lately was theirs.

A magician-like daughter opened her mouth.

"I've noticed. Even if it rots, it's Class B, Obasan."

The other daughters giggled and laughed as if they were stupid.

(No, you'll usually notice.)

I was stunned by my daughters laughing at me with a serious and unexpected face. I don't suppose they didn't notice.

I know that there are not many people who look down on the defense positions, especially the auxiliary positions, as incompetent. In fact, it made me feel uncomfortable many times. That's too stupid to say.

Difficult sign perception among newcomers is somehow felt by the time they reach D level, but it is normal to be able to use it. It is difficult in a very crowded city unless you are too skilled, but when you leave the city, you can feel the signs in the form of smells, sounds, or a slight discomfort mixed with the surrounding scenery. It was something that could be learned from the accumulation of experience in doing many requests outside.

It's only a theory, but solo masters it faster than someone who's partying. If I can only rely on myself, I'll be more vigilant. "

I remember Zach saying that. Certainly, even myself, who was born and raised in a peaceful country and was completely at peace, was able to perceive signs. However, I was aware of the weakness, so I tried and mistakenly magically broadened the alert range to make sure I noticed the opponent approaching.

Better than the one who's partying...

A fragment of Zach's words that I remember. Could it be that these girls were promoted without remembering the signs? Be proud of your early abilities, be alarmed by acting in multiple ways, and not learn the basic skills you need to protect yourself. It seems that there are occasional people like that.

Sometimes it seems that luck overlaps and I haven't experienced failure. It's like I've seen my power wrong. "

Speaking of which, Nadia said so.

"... may I help you?"

I asked my daughters in a slight daze. I wonder if they didn't like it, but my daughters looked nauseous.

"Looks like he's been doing well lately. Come on."

"We're a little suspicious that Obasan is Class B. After all, magicians have almost no magic. What you're doing is like a servant, isn't it? That's why Class B is crazy."

--There is almost no magic. My weakness, the weakness that I really don't want to be touched most, made me angry inside, but I didn't put it on my face. It is difficult for foreigners to understand the expression of Japanese people. Probably not even noticed. Besides, young daughters - who really get mad at their daughter's nasty mouth that "Obasan" thinks is a curse - are not going to grow up.

"So, what can I do for you?"

I followed you to such an unpopular place. I must be planning something that wasn't too busy. My daughters, who might have been afraid or angry or expecting such an attitude, finally revealed their frustration by being calmly returned.

"I don't know! Obasan, is that why your head's aging?

"I'm going to see if we really deserve class B!

A daughter in the shape of a magical swordsman and a daughter of a bowman put their hands on the object with the same technique that they had. The magician's daughter threw her wand in front of her and threatened her.

(There may be witnesses, but I can't believe they're willing to attack. After all, I didn't notice any signs over there)

Daughters were stunned by their reckless behavior, but hardened themselves despite the apparent intimidation. There are no movements in the back four signs. I don't think you're going to help me, but I didn't feel anything malicious. Perhaps they've grown so far that their relationship with their colleagues has become more prominent and they've been watching.

Now, what do we do? How do I get through this place?

"No, thank you. I don't think you can make a fair judgment when you're clearly malicious. You know I'm a non-combatant in the first place. You can't complain if it's judged harmful, such as having three combatants against a non-combatant. I'm sure you're aware that union policy prohibits private fights between adventurers."

I wouldn't listen, but I tried issuing a warning. And put in the math what this word might seem provocative to them. If the opponent who looks down on incompetence does not take provocation, but rather does not move, he will be angry because he tells the opposite. These inexperienced daughters with foolishly unfounded confidence in their arms will surely ride this provocation. We will definitely lose one-on-one if we do this, but there is a chance if you will ride on our thoughts. Because the more people who can't make sober decisions upside down, the easier it is for them to engage in their own illusions.

As expected, the daughters became violent. With anger, the Wizard Swordsman's daughter pulls out her sword, and the Archer and Magus point their respective objects at us. Killing. At the moment, Louis was dyed red. In response to the apparent intent to kill, he entered a state of emergency.

In this case, it would be better to point your weapon first. In the presence of witnesses, he has acted in violation of Union (Alliance) policy. There were four signs of movement that seemed to be waiting in the back. A slight magic swing. Perhaps they are ready to fight back. Now it's almost confirmed. My daughters are still watching. Perhaps the fact that they dared not conceal the signs showed us that they were harmless.

"I'm a housekeeper who can't even fight!

"Anyway, didn't Mr. Zach get you promoted with a color scheme? You don't seem to get along with Mr. Clemens! Senior adventurers use their colors to sweeten the assessment!

"You've been using your eyes on Alec lately! It's disgusting to be young by Obasan's habits!

The violent daughters began to curse. Why don't you just mention the men's names? Theori felt it.

I'm jealous of men. Certainly they are good men. There are many women who aim for the lover's seat because they are single with all the advanced adventurers who are well dressed.

However, I am close to them because I have a lot of opportunities to do the same work close to my rank. The more numbers you have, the closer you will be.

Besides, if you just say bad things about yourself, you can't put up with saying bad things about these people. Kind people who picked up such an unfamiliar woman and broke their hearts so that they could take care of her. But they were tough on themselves and others for their work. I took any trivial job seriously and was sure to produce good results. I didn't blame him for his backward failures, but I skipped relentless reprimands on those who took their hands off of him and did trivial work. That's why I'm so proud of this job.

And, never small scars on the arms peeking from the cuffs and sometimes on the chest from the gap in the collar. There must be a lot of scars in the invisible. It was discovered that the journey to that position would never have been flat. Do people who stand in that place after such a struggle imitate women using their colors to easily add effort to the evaluation?

"... undo it"

It was unpleasant.

"These people aren't cheap enough to be deceived by colour schemes. Don't you see? You are now going to disparage me, indirectly disparaging them."

My daughters must not have noticed. I have uttered a discouraging word against them.

"These people are proud of their work. I'm doing my job with pride. People like you who can look down on others with care are not good people to despise."

It is embarrassing that a person who has grown up without much trouble and is obsessed with harassment without work criticizes others.

- No, it's not. This anger is not true.

Theoli put all her anger on magic. With the obvious intent to attack, it propagates a network of stretched magic.

My daughters are wobbly. I was upset by the aggressive signs that filled the area, which could be called lethality.

(If that's the case, I'll make sure with my own eyes that it's a B grade as you wish.)

Videos (images) that appear at the base of the magical net spread around them are expanded in a three-dimensional manner.

Pi. The ground at the foot is cracked and the surrounding leaves and pebbles bounce off. And the branches of the trees broke and flew with a disturbing noise. The hair string bounced and flew, and the angry force swirling around her raised her black hair.

Stereoscopic images (images) with audio of "the flow of anger" drawn in the brain acted on the faces of the daughters.

Hi,

The Wizard Swordsman's daughter spasmed. The bowman's daughter was confused in the middle of the day and turned her sticking bow towards us. I knew that if I let that go, I wouldn't be alone. But now it doesn't matter. I wanted to remind them of this feeling I just had.

I'll wrap the dark magic around your daughters.

――

The magician's daughter slipped her waist and put a butt mochi on the spot. And then something warm came out of between its feet, making a stain on the ground. As if they had signaled it, the other daughters rushed out screaming in silence.

"Ah, hey, wait, hey!

The magician who was left behind crawled away from Shiori, and managed to get up and escape with this body, even with his wet clothes.

--It was creepy. Fearing the unexpected counterattack of a woman who looked down on her far inferior, she ran away without shame or audience.

"... I'm glad it was me."

If this is the beast. A malicious man would have been dead by now.

Make sure your daughters are completely invisible and unlock Phantom Magic. Peaceful forest views as usual, as if nothing had happened around here.

Louis also removed the attack color, making her tremble.

"As I thought, it seemed like it was a type that could easily be used for illusion. Those types of overconfident people are responsible for failing to take dangerous measures. The overwhelming lack of knowledge of all hazards makes it impossible to predict them. You tricked me into being funny."

Louis bounced as she agreed.

At a time when new recruits have just been promoted to D and C, there are also occasional people who think back like these daughters and start to look down on their work and seniors. It's time to get used to being an adventurer and relax. As a result of failing to take dangerous measures while getting on track, many people are killed by low-level beasts and trivial traps, and the lives of adventurers are lost.

(--Get on your feet.)

Tighten your lips.

"... should I listen to the words" I'm feeling better "? Cheeky, too."

I think I might have thought of it somewhere and had the attitude of sticking to my nose.

No, it's not. That's not what the word was thrown at.

Looks like he's in good shape. Come on.

"A housekeeper who can't even fight."

You're using color eyes to sweeten your assessment!

Those words are not meant to hurt, but are clearly meant to hurt the other person. But if you're feeling well, what about those guys?

Yeah, that's right. The anger I felt when my daughters told me was not only because I was belittled by people close to me. The truth is, I just regretted being humiliated. It was only terribly regrettable how many thoughts and efforts I had to build up to get here, ignoring all of them and just not liking them.

― ― A faint wave erupted in my chest, causing twitching and burning pain.

Hold your chest.

(--Could you hurry up?)

Some signs of staying close to watching. I don't know who, but I didn't want anyone to see me. I didn't want to be seen with such unconscious thoughts.

You see, the signs go away quietly, one by one. One last sign, too, eventually left the scene.

And after a while. Four signs disappeared outside the Exploration Magic Net.

That's good.

While thanking them for not seeing him and not seeing him any more, Theori was babbled on the spot.

There's hardly any magic left.

"Cheeky for a housekeeper."

The words spoken by those daughters are the same as the words of contempt that were cast on those who dislike themselves and those who once thought they were friends.

A strange world thrown out of Japan without a single handicap. Life here had to start at zero (zero) where there was nothing to play, like the heroine of the story, no great power given, no words to speak, no one to know.

I have learned words as desperately as I am familiar with this world, read all kinds of books, and spent my time eating and sleeping and accumulating knowledge so that I can be useful at all times.

At first, I tried to find a way to work somewhere. However, no matter how cheerful and good-natured Tris is, there was no place where he could easily hire someone with an exotic appearance and unknown identity that he didn't see in neighboring countries. Although there were no obstacles to everyday conversations, I was sometimes shunned to say that wording that remained somewhat inconvenient would be an obstacle in a robust business.

It was inevitable that I became an adventurer who was stunned by peace and did not think I could. But I couldn't use a sword or a bow, and the magic of the rope was weak enough not to be a battle force. That's why I worked so hard to hone my moves.

Find lost items for herbal picking and shopping for lost and found. I received a modest request from one end that even the runaway adventurers would be shunned by because I wanted the city of Tris to accept me somehow.

Based on my knowledge and newly acquired knowledge, I worked with ingenuity to build my own magic, and continued my bloody efforts. I was going to get a pretty good rating.

But still.

There are few tough lines of sight that are directed toward backward support with weak fighting power. No matter how hard you try, you won't be valued as a professional who can produce results in visible ways, such as swordsmen and attacking magicians. They were not even evaluated, but rather often criticized. Some people call it a housekeeper, but in fact, it's just a housekeeper who can use a little magic. I don't know what to say, but I don't know.

Even so.

Don't get on your nerves.

I was humiliated by the uselessness of my feet, and if I tried hard to produce results, I would be cheerful this time. I was beaten up because I earned my reputation for working illegally.

"... what the hell am I supposed to do?"

Whatever you do or don't do, you'll be hurt by an unpleasant word.

"--What do you know?"

Do those who can be easily evaluated understand this pain? No matter how hard you try and produce results, do you see this remorse that is being denigrated? You can see how hard it has been to survive this desperate effort to survive, only to get a job that you are not accustomed to, thrown out by yourself.

"... fu, gu..."

The pharynx leaks.

"... uhh, ah..."

Raise your nails to the ground with your hands on the ground. The fingertips were scratched and the blood seeped. But it didn't hurt much. Compared to the anger and remorse that cut you, the sadness that rushes your chest, this is it.

"--Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!"

Thinking of the world that I left behind, thinking of this body that I don't even know how to go home, thinking of the last four years that I have lived desperately, and thinking of myself that day that I was abandoned as useless, Theoli was crying.

The crying of the soul tears through the quiet air of the forest.

--A rugged body with gentle colors quietly approached.

At dusk.

As fewer people left the city and people hurrying to their homes were sucked into the gates, Shiori slowly walked down the street, feeling the laziness caused by crying tiredness.

It's very late. If you were spending time in the woods crying until you were done, and then crying until your face calmed down, the sky would be barren. The time to close the gate is near. Slightly faster, I hurried to the city.

At the entrance to the east gate, I found the man I saw and stopped. With his arms tied together, he repeatedly went and came in a chaotic and restless manner, and the knight on the stand-off looked at him bewildered.

The man raised his face and looked at us. Eyes meet.

"Siori!

Alec ran over when he noticed Ciori.

"Ciori,"

Say something, but keep your mouth shut as if you don't have words. The hand tended to be stretched out reluctantly and gently put on my head. Gently stroked.

"... Mr. Alec?

In an unexpected act, Theori rounded her eyes. The pleasant age of being stroked by the head was a long time ago, but the warmth narrowed his eyes.

Oh, I see.

Theori thought.

I'm sure he was right next to me when my daughters were involved. And he walked away without seeing me cry so badly. That's why you waited here worried.

I didn't know why he cared so much, but now I wanted to leave myself to the warmth of a big hand stroking my head.

"Let's go home. The gates are closing soon."

"... yes"

The hand you were stroking was let go, and it was given to you as it was. When I lay my hand over the hand, I was gently squeezed. Walk toward the city with your hands pulled.

The connected hands were still warm.