Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

Run along the unpopular walking path toward the village. It is not the case that snow wolves, which only operate in the depths of the forest, descend in herds so close to people. Is there anything unusual in the depths?

And then my ears picked up a faint noise. Theoli also noticed.

The sound of swords, the voice of noisy people, the hissing of horses - and the howling of snow wolves.

"No way... the village has been raided?

Siori whispered with a very stiff voice of tension. Louis was already red on her shoulders. The strolling path is interrupted, and Ciori lowers and reconnects her hand in front of the street. The jumping Louis was in a position to defend a blind spot.

"I don't know what's going on. Never leave me."

"Okay."

Jump out onto the street and gaze at the direction of the village of Brovito. Howling, anger, screaming, horse hissing, and the sound of a sword are disturbing. It was clear that some major battle had begun in the village.

Caravans and travelers who perceived the anomaly were waiting away from the village.

Do you have any idea what happened?

Speak to the nearby merchant-like man.

"I don't know the details. I've only just arrived here... but according to the runners, a pack of white wolves is attacking the village."

The man said so with a slightly pale face. A snowwolf, after all.

"There's still a swarm of snowwolves in the pale forest. We need you to get out of here and evacuate to the nearby village as soon as possible. Call the garrison if you can."

"Got it!

Calling men like caravan guards, they started acting instantly. Together with the caravan, the travelers leave the village early. I appreciated the speed of understanding.

Let's hurry to the village.

There is a small but cavalry garrison in the village of Brovito. Though we may have already sent word to nearby garrisons and territorial capitals, it is the duty of adventurers to protect civilians and crush beasts. We don't know the size of the herd, but we need to evacuate as many people as we can.

Rushing into the village, it looked like a battlefield. Was it a sudden raid? The village boulevard was scattered with travelers' baggage, villagers' baskets, barrels, food, etc. Some snowwolf remains were also disputed, and the knights and travellers who groaned at the injuries were seen leaning against the wall. I can see a dozen wounded people just looking around. We need to evacuate the house before the snowwolf reinforcements arrive. It was not a good idea to leave the badly bleeding wounded outside for long periods of time.

Alec looked around quickly. The doors of the houses are tightly closed and the worried faces of the villagers are sometimes hidden from windows with little danger on the upper floors.

"If you can afford it! Get these guys inside!

Speak to the villagers who peek through the window. Most of them shook their heads because they couldn't, but some brave people nodded and disappeared from the window. The doors of some houses opened so quickly that the men popped out. Stay alert and prepare for an assault while they bring nearby casualties inside.

"... you're going that way, too."

One of the villagers pointed his neck at the centre of the village behind the main street.

"Of course. Because that's my job."

I see. Be careful. This is the first time I can remember a snowwolf attack. I wish you luck. "

"Oh, thank you - yes, sorry, can you keep this for a while?"

"I don't mind. Send him over."

Alec lowered his back bag and gave it to the man. From here on out, it gets in the way with large luggage. The man nodded happily and took it when he urged Shiori to leave her back bag.

After a short conversation, the villagers quickly returned home and closed the door again.

I'll magically carry the rest of the wounded to the roof.

Nod at Shiori's suggestion.

"Okay. Then I'll take it to the bottom of the house, so please wait. Ruli, take care of Cili. I don't think reinforcements will come any time soon."

Lori trembled. I guess that means I got it.

As the men carried the wounded that they could not recover to the bottom of the affordable house, the ground was magically raised by the dirt of Ciori and pushed up to the roof and terrace, and the villagers who were waiting above helped each other to recover the wounded. He already asked for your help. The residents of the surrounding houses who saw it also offered to help each other through the windows. Raise one hand to show gratitude.

The wounded who did not move tightly, especially the strong knights who were trained, broke bones in the boulder, but passed with the magic of muscle enhancement. In the meantime, Shiori seemed to be taking magic healing medicine to prepare for the loss of magic. While heading to the middle of the village, retrieve the visible wounded and evacuate to the roof or upper floors. It was nice of you to have someone who was willing to stand by and open the window just to turn it around.

The square in the central part of the village, where many lodgings were lined up, was filled with curses, burning smells, and smells of blood. Is it the snowwolf's or the wounded's?

The knights confronting the snow wolf gave a glimpse of the adventurous. They are defending their backs with a few carriages. Apparently, the snowwolves are targeting a caravan that leads this carriage. The horses connected to the front wagon seemed to be already asleep by some means to prevent confusion and outrage.

A swarm of snowwolves stripping their teeth around them. If you take a glance, the number is sixty or seventy. The Knights' training and the ranks of the Adventurers are uncertain, but they can be troublesome.

And the snow wolf jumped out of the side. With a magical sword, the demonic beast that was bounced off rolls over the ground, but immediately rearranges and strips his teeth. But the cage of a familiar flame covered it, and eventually its body lay down. It's Shiori's magic.

"You fucking bitch! Don't stain your precious fur!

Suddenly a dirty curse flew from somewhere, and there was a sign of Shiori breathing behind her. Unexpectedly staring at the direction of the voice, a merchant-shaped man and his gaze were tangled. It is protected by knights and adventurers while holding onto a horse carriage. He's a man I know. That was certainly one of the men who was trying to reach Shiori at the village camp on the first day.

(... that bastard. Remember later)

The man trembled and quickly hid behind the knights.

"Don't listen to these people! Just think about getting rid of the snow wolf!

A voice flew from the Knights.

"They're the ones who brought the herd! I don't care, just do it!

"It's a species of life! I don't care if it's valuable or not!

The voices of villagers and travelers descend from the windows of homes and lodgings, wearing their words. The merchants of the caravan were also scared by the indiscriminate shouting.

"... I see. I don't know what you mean, but you stupidly hit the herd."

This was not the case unless they were too hungry, as long as they were vigilant and attacked people on a herd by herd basis. At least there hasn't been such a report in the country in the last few decades. If so, it would be when you did some harm to them with a strong sense of companionship. But what did you do to make this happen? I don't think people in Japan don't know the danger of snow wolves, but I don't think it's about targeting furs.

Anyway, if we don't get rid of this herd, we can't find out.

One of the biggest ones in the herd raised an incredible roar. In response, the snowwolves lowered their posture as a united army, and one after the other attacked the knights and adventurers defending the caravan. Snowwolves quickly retreat when attacked by irregular movements from the front left and right. The next attack from the snow wolf was unpredictable, and even the knights who were accustomed to fighting in the group seemed to struggle.

Horrible swarm tactics. It's their tactic of slowly shredding the target's power.

"Alec, I'll cover you from the roof. Magically climb up."

"Okay. Be careful. Don't be impossible."

I worried about Shiori, who seeped a slight color of fatigue with little expression, and gave her some magic healing medicine. I really wanted to give you a break, but the situation didn't allow it. Accept without denying her words that she will evacuate to the less dangerous roof.

"Yeah, so is Alec. Louis....."

Siori said it was starchy. Then there was a red shadow at the feet.

"Lori, you."

Luli jumped with a red stain. I suppose that means fighting here. Was it Ruli's will or Theoli's?

"I'll be fine because I won't go down. It's not impossible. Lori will never do anything she can't do on her own, so I'm sure she'll be fine."

"But...."

"Lori thinks Alec is one of us, so she wants to come with us."

Do you want me to follow you by my own will?

The red body trembled as if it affirmed Shiori's words.

"-Okay. Lori, if you think it's dangerous, make sure you run. Siori, don't come down here."

Theoli nodded, and Ruli just bounced with approval.

Fight the slime. It's funny. "

That is not a rare experience. Alec laughed. If Lori had determined that there was nothing wrong with the snowwolf herd before, then this smart slime, I'm sure it is.

Alec rearranged his love sword after holding Theoli back to the wall of the building along the street and watching her climb up to the roof with earth magic. Louis spreads into a puddle.

(--S-rank crusade. Okay, what's going on?)

From what I've seen, both the Knights and the Adventurers seem to be quite sophisticated in their movements, but it was somewhat subtle to say if they could cope with this flock. Even though I have been checked several times for promotion to S-Class, there are too many people who are powerless. I didn't mean to get stunned, but it was quite difficult to get through unless I stood around as well as I could.

Speaking of boulevard squares, I would like to avoid using fire magic tricks in much smaller places than in the Territorial Capital, which is also a densely populated area of the house. However, it was fortunate that they were aiming for the caravan. Most of them were conscious, except for the individuals who occasionally left the herd and came towards us. It is authentic and appeasement, but it is also possible to slash it from behind, attract attention, and dispose of it one by one. There are also hands that can be separated from the herd one by one and suffocated by a cage of flames.

To be honest, I was somewhat bad at range attacks, but I had to do it. As it stands, it just adds more casualties to the prank. I wish the dead hadn't left.

"If you're good at magic, do something to put fire magic in your mouth! There seems to be little resistance in your body!

When I called out to the knights forming a circle around the horse-drawn carriage, several people answered. It seems that there are some people who are equipped with swords like magic swords.

Alec was ready. Stay low and step into the herd at once.

The demonic Louis also moved at the same time.

"... amazing"

While watching the situation carefully as if there was anything I could do, Siori's eyes turned to Alec and Louis for the first time in the battle and exclaimed her admiration.

With a magical sword to cut off a few of them from the herd, Alec's movements to quickly and securely take them out one by one are useless and beautiful. Louis sneaked in behind without a sound, and slipped into his body from his mouth, nose, and ears to destroy it from the inside when he carried out a surprise attack that Slime was good at. Both are terribly strong with no object to protect and can move freely. Alec and Louis mutually complemented each other as they cut off from the outside of the herd.

However, the Knights, who were forced to attack while defending the caravan, were clearly wearing out because of the large number of beasts. The merchants were too scared to move as if they were rigid, but some appeared to be losing their minds. I don't know what to do if I'm in a state of panic like that.

(Should we disable them first, or… rescue them first)

Honestly, I was angry to leave my loved ones in the swarm of snow wolves and instead help those who looked bad first, but I couldn't say so.

Move to the roof toward the rear of the Cavalry to protect the caravan with the building on its back. After securing a scaffold on the roof with the application of earth magic, I peered down. Along with the merchants trembling with fear, I saw several knights wounded and holding their bodies by the wall.

"Knight!

When I heard a voice from above, the knights said something.

"You can build a scaffold and retreat up! What do you want to do!

The knights looked at each other, but for a moment, they said, "Please! There was a short reply. Then other knights raised their voices.

"I want to keep these guys in custody, if I can! I've caused so much trouble, I need to interrogate you!

"Ok!

The merchants were upset to hear of the restraints, but there was no escape, and they stood stiff on the spot. As one of the knights watched whispered something, the merchants fell down one after the other as if the thread had broken. It's the magic of sleep. I envy Shiori who is not good at magic of species that act directly on the mind and body.

"I was going to let you escape with your own feet at times of need, but if this happens, it's different. Just get some sleep."

The knight smiled at the pain in his wounded left arm. Seeing it, I smiled bitterly. They certainly look troublesome.

Ask them to stop by the wall and lift the ground up to carry two or three people on the roof. When the weight is too high, it is difficult to carry it at once. After evacuating everyone up, I spread out some narrow scaffolding to secure the place.

The knights knelt down on the spot as if they were exhausted. They're hurting themselves. Some people bled badly from their arms and feet. I shouldn't have been able to stand anyway.

Are you okay?

They rushed to get the medicine out, but were stopped by nothing but their hands.

"Honestly, it's hard to say it's okay, but it doesn't matter. Cover the men downstairs if you can."

Even if you say backup, don't think that helpless selves can do anything with so many people. But if we don't do something about it - we don't know when the rescue team will arrive, so Alec and Louis will eventually get hurt.

"Hey, you."

I looked down at the square and thought, and there was a voice from behind. Looking back, it appears that the two men moved from the terrace of the neighboring inn to the roof. Merchant-style - no way.

"Could you lift up the wagon downstairs? I won't even tell you to go up to the roof, just use the magic to lift the whole carriage to the ground."

After all, you were involved with that caravan. It seems that some villagers and travelers have been able to escape.

Theoli glanced at the carriage and immediately turned to the man.

"I can't. In any case, it is quite heavy and has a large number of units, so there is no guarantee that it can be lifted safely. Besides, I'm sure you'd better concentrate on cleaning up the snow wolves."

The men, who seemed calm and bloody, were tempted by Russia.

"I'm not kidding! There's a lot of important stuff in there! If it's all gonna hurt, it's gonna hurt! How will you be held accountable!

"You must be an adventurer! It's probably my job to help people in trouble!

"If you can't lift the wagon, that snowwolf! Finish them all intact! Sell that fur and we'll recover the damage!

With all that misfortune in the village, I bite my teeth into their selfish rhetoric, which has nothing but my own business in mind.

"If you have to take responsibility, it's you. You must have taken those herds and done so much damage! I know how many wounded and how much damage I've taken to this village! Instead, I just did what I had to do to claim damages! It's not our job to wipe out the disaster we caused!

"This..."

Intense men approached with their fists raised. One was captured by two knights who managed to move, while the other was covered with a whip that had been lowered to his waist. It's a wagon whip.

If something like that hits you...

The scaffolding was narrow enough to spread out, and the man was fleshy in an instant. While aggressively holding a defensive posture, it still stretches the magical barrier of the wind. In a moment, a shock struck my left arm.

─!

There was a terrible pain and a voiceless scream leaked out of my mouth.