Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

Walking through the bottom of a pale, pale forest, pulling the hand of Shiori. Slowly adjust your strides to avoid burdening her.

Ever since then, she has been walking slightly underneath her eyes, passing through silence. It doesn't seem like I've lost my mood for this excessive concern, but my usual nasty face is seeping with a slight puzzling color.

It was in the middle of this journey that I realized that I would never take my hand off her, even if I took it slightly forcefully, even though I softly refused to step inside the door of my heart. It is not because of concern that the hand that gripped his hand seemed to hold on to it. Even when I hugged her in my arms once, she was still being overwhelmed. I'm really looking for help.

Perhaps they have two thoughts that go hand in hand - a desire to trust someone and a strong sense of compulsion to be independent. To show the appearance of coming out of the inner wall of your heart, you return to me. It seemed like such a repetition.

Looking down at her face, which seemed somewhere halfway there, I felt a deep wound on her and it hurt my heart. A strong woman standing on her own feet in a strange land with eyes close to losing her life. Even if you were forced to do so by malice in the name of advice, it is not usually the case that you remain sane and strong.

But because of the strength of its straight core.

(─ ─ Someday it will break from the roots)

I'm sacrificing to keep my strength if something breaks down. That doesn't make me very anxious.

I wish I could protect you, but stay by your side all the time.

"... are you okay?

Suddenly Shiori called out. Eyes blink at the chain-less dialogue.

"What happened?

When asked, the connected hands were gripped harder.

"My face looks kind of spicy, so I wonder if it hurts somewhere. Were you hurt? Or are you not feeling well?

Shit. Did you get that look on your face? It was a fact that I chewed my inner umbilicus, but there was no doubt that it was "painful". It hurts to think of her like no other. Even so, if you talk about it, this woman will definitely care. So I won't tell you. Laugh slowly and deceive.

"I was just thinking. Never mind."

"... really? You can't do that?

"Oh, my God, you can't do this, but I can't."

When I point it out, I can't help but look away. With a bitter smile, I turned my gaze forward.

Collection of powdered snow grass is a little more troublesome than snowflakes. As the name suggests, it melts into the white, pale forest landscape. So if you don't look too carefully, it won't be easy to find. There is nothing that can be called a herd area, and there is only enough information that it grows more in the back than in the middle of the blue forest.

My client Bettil told me that if I could get the original species of snowflakes, I wouldn't have to search for powdered snowflakes. However, if we can gather it, we will not go any further.

Then, after the two of them, Louis slipped away. When you move to the root of the white snow tree (Sne Vito), it jumps on the spot.

"What's wrong?

"You look like you're calling me."

Looking closer, a pure white plant that flocks from the root of the white snow tree towards its back. At the tip of the finely divided, thin stem, there is a small, pure white fruit in the bell.

"... it's powdered snow grass. You found me."

Louis trembled with pride. Then he stretched out his tentacle and folded a stem of powdered snow grass into the mucus. It dissolves and disappears while you watch the snow melt. Then when I folded another bottle and ingested it again, I changed the orientation of my body by saying, "Will you not take it?"

Maybe he liked it.

Maybe.

The honey of the snowflakes didn't seem that way, but the powdered snow grass seems to prefer it. Indeed, the sweetness of the snowflakes was sweet, but the smell of flowers was a little strong, so it was a place where preferences were divided. Compared to that, the powdered snow grass actually has a gentle sweetness and a soft mouth melting, so I don't have any habits.

When I broke the stem imitating Ruli, I handed it to Cili.

"Eat it. It's delicious."

Strangely looking at powdered snow grass, she carried it to her mouth. The expression is softly resolved.

"Wow, it melted like snow. A very gentle taste....."

I agree that it tastes like vanilla ice cream.

When I lived in the castle, I still remember the first time I tasted white ice cream that was served at eight o'clock one day. The cold feeling that melted on the tongue like snow and the gentle sweetness and fragrance of milk spreading across the mouth are not forgotten. The vanilla-flavoured ice cream, which was rarely served to cool the body, can actually be counted as one of its favorites even now that it is this age. The fruit of this plant has the same taste.

Ice confectionery, which used to be expensive and could only be tasted by a very small number of upscale people, has become available to ordinary people as an occasional luxury in recent decades. In order to improve the poor food situation of the cold weather, it can also be said to be a gift of the reign of ancestral kings and ancestral kings who focused on the development of agriculture, conservation technology, and logistics.

--He was a good king. My father, who only lived with me for a few years, and my grandfather, who only knew his face in portraits.

When I thought of my father's face, which I can only remember vaguely with some complicated thoughts, I was struck by Louis with my hands. I laughed bitterly without thinking that I had to pick it up quickly. I didn't expect Slime to tell me not to rest at work.

Tough slime tells me (?) Remove the storage container and pack the powdered snow and grass fruit. There was also a sachet of desiccant in the storage container deposited in Bettil. It is unintentionally resistant to heat, but it is terribly weak to moisture.

Looking for the rest of the powdered snow grass, Louis began looking for it. They've been waiting for us to finish our work. What a clever slime.

They rude a few twigs and put them in their mouths. Slightly gentle sweetness seems to relieve your heart. Fu, when the two of them looked at each other and laughed, Siori's face was strong.

"Hey, something's coming again. Now there are three. Just like before... fast!

It seems that the magic of exploration was accompanied by signs of a beast.

As soon as Louis stains the attack, we also detect signs and enter the battle. With the tip of the magical sword pulled out of the sheath facing away, three silver beasts appeared.

Snow Wolf!

The snowwolves roared at once. The start of the fight.

"Alec! Don't mind me attacking! I need Lori to take care of me."

Siori, who stood behind the white snow tree voluntarily, shouted. That's because I decided it would be tough to take three quick beasts while protecting the object of escort. With the three of them, their good group wolf tactics are possible. The level of danger is worse than before. But...

"But you...."

It's not that I don't trust you, but I'm still worried. When I told her, Louis shook her body without saying, "Leave it to me."

That's right. Even then, Ruli didn't try to help the attack badly, but she was protecting Theoli. Ideal as a guard. And about Shiori, I don't suppose it's going to be like getting stupid.

- I trust you. Siori and Ruli.

"Okay. You can't both do this!

When I shouted, I jumped into the herd as soon as I could. Flash the magic sword and break into formation, targeting them all at once before they get ready. With a sharp thrust, he stabbed the magic sword into the mouth of the snow wolf, and knocked the magic of fire that had been chanted in advance into the back of his throat, the magic sword transmission.

"Explosive Flame!

"Gah."

If you burn the airway with maximum firepower, there will be no bulge, and the white beast will crush the ground.

"Sure, it's disgusting, but it's not working."

It was the application of Shiori's flame formation. Choking by blocking the airway by burns is effective. Defense and Magic Resistance are only available in fur-covered areas. It would be easier to sacrifice if you could attack your body directly.

In fact, it is a species that rarely comes out of the depths of the forest, and it was extremely useful information for me because of the hassle of the crusade, and I have no actual experience with snow wolves.

However, it can be said that it can be done only because it is a small group of three. Again, this is a very difficult means to come in a large area.

The two remaining snow wolves instantly turned Alec into a tough opponent. Of course, we're headed for Shiori.

Fire Squad!

Her Fire Magic is activated to surround Cili and Ruli. We used the fire cage as a protective wall to protect ourselves. For a moment, he hesitated to cut it from behind the snowwolves who stepped on the scene, and the two scattered to the left and right. The other part of his vision, lying on the ground, began to convulse. It won't last as long as possible. There are only two left to focus on.

They showed themselves patrolling for just a moment. Break through the wall of flames and target the weakest, or target the strongest enemy on this side of the wall. An instinctive fear of fire as a beast and a struggle as a magical beast - these two probably coincide.

But there was no way to miss that moment, and Alec slashed one of the snow wolves. The snowwolf flew backwards without exposing the first hideous ugliness. If we pull them apart, we won't be able to use the wolf pack tactics.

While checking the safety of Shiori at the edge of his consciousness, he hunts down the one who flees quickly.

"Whirlwind (Val Vindo)!"

There was a whirlwind at his feet, filling in the scared gap at once, and stabbing the sword in his mouth.

"Explosive Flame!

I wonder if it was a small, immature and weak individual compared to the whole eye. Magic could be played around the throat without burning and blocking the airway. When it fell to the earth without lifting one of the demons, it was cut after a short convulsion.

When I looked back to get back to Shiori immediately, there was a fragment there too. The brave one who tried to break through the flames was swallowed by Lori's head. Probably lurking in his mouth and dissolving from the inside, the Snow Wolf's efforts to chew off his body were empty, and it eventually blew blood bubbles and fell on the ground. Ruli crawled out of her mouth while the opponent ran out.

"... are you okay? Doesn't it hurt when you get bit?

Shiori rubs the semi-transparent body that leaves traces of fangs. Louis trembled softly, saying that there was no problem, and blocked the trace with the surrounding mucus. Immediately returns to smooth, beautiful skin (...).

You got it.

"Yes, thank goodness you're both safe."

"You too."

I think it was a good collaboration. I was very satisfied with the result, but the anxiety factor was not resolved.

"... but you're still acting weird."

"Uhh... nh. It's weird after all, isn't it?

The snowwolf murmured anxiously for the first time. I encountered snow wolves twice in this short period of time, who were vigilant and rarely appeared in public. Moreover, it is in a relatively close area to people. Something's wrong.

and.

I heard howling in the distance. Howling begins elsewhere to echo that. Wolf - Snow Wolf Howl. There are many of them.

"--We 're going back!

Yeah!

It seems that the discomfort that I felt even thin became a reality. It's dangerous to stay here like this. Quickly, Louis crawled up on Alec's shoulder. Alec hugged Siori and ran towards the strolling path.

--An unknown abnormality was occurring in the blue forest.