Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

The next morning, snow was scattered from the thick clouds that had drifted in, and the snow was already thinning and piling up outside the warm boundary. The scenery changes into a world of silver. This will be snow roots. Everyone had a hunch.

But fortunately, in less than half a day we will arrive in the capital, Tris. Even if you pinch a small pause a few times, it's a long way to get there before nightfall. Snow and snow cover will not be a major problem, as most people come to sightseeing knowingly. Everyone seems to be doing quite a bit of work on their outfits.

"Are you okay? It must have happened a few times yesterday."

Alec called out caring for her to eat next door, and Cili swallowed the onion soup that was in her mouth and then tilted her neck. Theori seemed to have woken up about twice in the middle of the night to put back on the air conditioning magic.

"... maybe I'm just a little tired. Sleepy."

After a short tour, Siori honestly complained of fatigue. I feel tired from the boulders because I was working in a situation different from the normal expedition.

"Just a little more patience. When I get back, I'll take a few days off."

"That's right...."

Louis, who was having breakfast with water magic hot water and bread next to her conversation, trembled as she agreed. This slime has worked really well over the past few days.

Originally, as long as there is not much left after the expedition, it is said that at least one day should be devoted to rest. Don't force yourself to fail your request or lose your life. You shouldn't complain even if you take three days off this time.

Nevertheless, I feel that it is easier to stay tired than when I was a teenager or a teenager, regardless of how much I am training. I don't want to admit it, but you're not young.

"... you mean I'm getting old, too?"

When she murmured, Louis trembled slowly. It seemed like she was nodded deeply just to say, "That's right," and unexpectedly looked down at her rugged body. Then Louis resumed eating under the guise of nothing to eat.

"This guy."

I can't say a word, but it seems that I know the art of conveying emotions and feelings unexpectedly. When I cling to this slime's body, Louis twists her body to tell me to stop.

He also resented Shiori, who leaked a snoring smile next to him, and looked at him, sipping the rest of the soup.

After breakfast, the group left the campsite and tried to reach Tris with a few pauses. Because of the snow-capped roads and the cold, it was easy to wear out, and I tried to recover my health without picking snacks every break.

Fortunately, the pale forest area had already passed, and there was little worry about the beast along the street that turned into a forest area where ordinary coniferous trees were growing. At the break, it enters the outer edge of the forest, which is still snow-free, and the slightly humid ground is dried by the wind magic and fire magic so that you don't have to worry about getting your clothes wet. They also changed the water in the water bottle to light or warm water so that it wouldn't get cold.

"I'd like to ask you to come home. It's a much more pleasant journey than the journey to Brovito. What about King's Landing?"

There was also a scene where Alec was carelessly distanced from his colleagues and laughed bitterly when he couldn't bear to take Theoli to King's Landing from a fairly old woman who laughed at her in a tone that was neither joking nor serious.

Although it took a lot longer than the adventurer's only journey, we could dive through the gates of Tris before nightfall and all exhale in relief. The travelers cheered as they entered the city after completing their ID verification. Beautiful decorations celebrate the city's colorful birthday. Even in the snow, people's feet are constantly on the move, and their faces are all pleasant.

"You finished decorating the third block while you were away."

Oh, yeah.

I was away for only a week, but before I left, my way to the cathedral and my birthday decoration up to the second block were beautifully decorated up to the third block. Street magic lights were replaced by a variety of shades made of special coloured glass from regular orange objects. From the signs of the buildings where they trade, small flags with embroidery to celebrate the birth of saints are lowered, and more stalls are opened than usual. The whole city was filled with gorgeous air.

"Thank you for looking after me. In this situation, perhaps I can help you with the beast hunt and escort again, but please do me a favor."

"Oh, I'll take care of it."

Niklas, who disbanded the travelers, signed the requisition form he kept and handed it to Alec. Then he carefully shook hands with the adventurers one by one and showed them a beautiful salute before leaving with his men and wagons for the Knights headquarters. Alec handed Linus the requisition he had received after he had turned his back. He appeared to have been nominated as the representative of those originally dispatched to support the rescue team, but there seemed to be little need to gather them together because they were each operating in the right place. After confirming that Linus would take the request form into his pocket, he went to the branch to make a report.

When you open the branch door, a standby adventurer will say a few words of hard work. So they finally relaxed their shoulders. They were different from those who sat on the wall weakly, or those who sat on an empty seat and fell down on the table. Unlike the usual monster crusade and exploration, everyone was completely exhausted by their work on the battlefield and the large number of civilian escorts.

Zack opens his mouth after checking the requisition form handed over by Linus.

"Thank you, everyone. Good day, Mr. Tired. I only got a small reward, but I colored it. A special bonus from the Cavalry and from the Alliance."

The words of the union master boiled. Words of hard work come from him one by one, and the reward is handed over.

"Rest a few days. I'll call you back when there's a fire emergency."

They were going to give me a few days off, even if I didn't apply from here. That's a caring man. When the dispatchers looked at each other relieved, they exchanged brief greetings with the standby team and each returned home early.

"Thank you very much. Ah!"

Alec's husband, excuse me first.

"Siori, get some rest."

Lastly, after Linus and his close friends had left, Alec and Theoli turned to Zach. The disturbance at the place where I originally traveled on a separate request. I was told that there are more things to report than others.

"... I'm so tired. I knew you were in trouble. It was a mess."

Zach strokes Siori's head with a bitter smile. I know it's not a pleasant age to do so, but compared to people on the continent, the tiny head of Shiori comes to a position where you want to stroke it. When it was first protected four years ago, it seemed that it was not only the youthfulness of appearance that was mistaken for a girl, but also the reason for this small figure.

"I was going to be back as soon as I finished getting Bettil's order, but there was that commotion. It was exactly like jumping into a herd."

I spent a few extra days than I expected on my return date. The collection may be starting to get damaged. I'm going to have Betty check it out, but if it's not used, I'll have to pick it up again. For the time being, access to the pale forest will be restricted, so we need to consider gathering elsewhere. That forest was the most suitable place for gathering around here.

"What a disaster. Looks like it was a man-made disaster. A swarm of snowwolves, that's unusual. It won't take long, so please give me a detailed report later."

It was an unprecedented case, but it is also necessary to refer to similar cases in the future. Snow Wolf is also a beast with a low encounter rate. I wonder if you would like more information about this.

So, did you get injured? There must have been a crowd. "

Zach's words unintentionally hardened the two of us. I thought I had to report this, but I was hesitant to be asked. I learned that Zack was nervous about Siori's injury and why. Theoli followed me secretly without saying anything, but I couldn't keep quiet. Either way, Nils or Ellen should report it.

"I was slightly injured, but Cili was wounded."

Zach's expression suddenly became steep. It was Shiori who accompanied me in a hurry.

"I thought you were a snowwolf. Rubbing with the suspect during the rescue operation, so... Besides, I'm fine because Ellen has cured me."

"--You were injured with an escort?"

While accepting the escort request, the subject of the escort was injured. The fact remains unchanged.

There was a breathtaking atmosphere in Russia, and I found myself nervous about the staff and colleagues who listened to our conversation while working on the paperwork.

"I was acting differently! I couldn't fight, so I was helping with the rescue while Alec and Lori were fighting the snow wolf. It wasn't Alec's fault he got hit then. Don't blame Alec for asking for an escort. It's over."

Zack opened his eyes to Theoli's words. It didn't seem like I was just surprised that you sheltered us. You must have noticed that the title was removed from the call.

"Siori, you..."

After saying something, he swallowed the words, and Zach made a gesture to think for a while. Then there was a little bit of it, and I drained my breath a lot. He slapped his feet as if Lori had said something. Lori seemed to care about us when she became Lori.

He dropped his gaze on the slime at his feet and then sighed again, and Zach brutally scratched his head with a daze.

"- Okay. You can report on this at a later date. Go back and rest today. You must be tired."

Zach told me to give up, and he handed over the reward for Brovito. Theoli exhaled relieved and looked up at us, smiling bitterly, and then she called out to Louis at her feet.

"--Alec"

Zach whispered softly in the gap.

"... what is it?"

"Can I go to the boarding house later? I'll finish my work on time, so I won't be late."

I didn't say I was going. Still, this man's personality is displayed around the time he asks.

"Oh, I want to talk to you too. I'll get you a drink."

That said, Zach nodded with a mysterious face.

It is only after sixteen o'clock, but the sunset is early at this time. By the time I left the union (guild), the nighttime book had already fallen, and the colorful magic lamp was beautiful and sparkling. Speaking of nights, the season is gorgeous with birthday decorations, and crowded with people. There was a good scent from a snack barn that operated with warm colored lights that attracted people, entertaining people on the road.

So why don't I buy it for dinner?

As expected, it would have been a hassle to prepare the meal on the way home from the expedition. Theori walked with him peeking into the stall and murmuring. Louis pointed to the stall right next to her with tentacles just to say that it would be good. Beef skewer grilled with salt and pepper. The smell of roasting meat irritated my stomach.

"... you really are a carnivore..."

I asked for three bottles while I was forced to, and looked down at Louis looking at the wrapped skewers of yakiniku wrapped in wax paper for takeaway, and I trembled satisfactorily. Because it's a corner, I buy myself some dishes that would be like alcohol. Maybe Zach will buy something too, but you can take it home for dinner at that time.

Shiori doesn't have much appetite, just two slices of a little sandwich with candied fruit and jam. Maybe it was because I thought of Louis that I said I would take the place of dinner.

Send her to the Apartment of Theoli and she'll turn around. There is a big difference in height between a small girl who looks wrong with a child and herself who is in a relatively large category even as a Stridian. Nature and Shiori looked up.

"--Thank you for everything this time. And then... I'm sorry I worried so much."

"... that's fine. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you."

On the contrary, it's a defense from Zach, who knows her wounds and seeps signs of anger. I didn't even notice her injury.

"As I said earlier, I had no choice because it was acting differently. And I hid it... it wasn't good either. If I had told you first, it wouldn't have been that important."

If you do not declare anything at the time of occurrence, you are disqualified as an adventurer, or as an adult and independent person in the past. However, it is terrible to ask those who are caught up in crime and face terrible eyes and are badly injured, both physically and mentally. I don't despise trauma. Instead, I think you've often spoken to yourself for less than six months since we met.

"It may not be what I said I couldn't protect you... but I still want to help you. I want to stay by your side as long as I can and protect you from the hard stuff."

I took the little hand of Shiori and put it on my fingertips. I told her for the first time that I was going to be her place, just like I was then.

"If you're afraid to go to a specific party, why don't you join me? There's nothing to be afraid of, just the two of you. Even with me, I can rest assured if you're around."

"Eh?"

Shiori's scorched brown eyes are wide open.

"But the ranks are different, and the types of requests you receive are different.

"It's not uncommon for a party to have different ranks, and A and B wouldn't make a big difference. When you start acting together, you'll be assigned a fair share of your requests. Of course I'm not going to tie you up alone. Each of them will have to take another request on their own."

When I presented the conditions loosely so as not to be a burden on Shiori so as not to be bound as much as possible, I leaned and looked worried. The reaction is not bad.

"I'm not asking you to answer now, but think about it."

"... okay. I'll think about it. Thank you, Alec."

The contemplating Shiori raised her face and smiled. Put your hands on your cheeks and bend down, gently applying your mouth. I said goodbye and said goodbye to Siori to rest slowly, lovingly accepting her without resistance, and then left the scene.

Time for magic lights to light up in the streets after the sun has completely fallen.

After decorating and cleaning her birthday party, Larsch glanced into the hall with satisfaction and exhaled. Shall I leave this for today? Occasionally, you won't get punished for pulling yourself into your room early. My wife said she'd be back early from work tonight. With that in mind, I put the call bell on the counter in the middle and started to support myself. I stopped looking out the window.

"Oh...?

Two men and women standing facing each other in front of the front door. Alec and Cili. Looks like he's back from work. There seems to have been an incident near the woods ahead, and I knew that some tenant adventurers went out in a hurry. It seems that the two involved will remain on the ground and return today.

Well done.

The two of you can't possibly hear me, but I accidentally drop such a murmur. Alec mounted Siori's hand.

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

Unwittingly step out and observe carefully.

They exchanged words, and Alec's hand touched Shiori's cheek.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa."

Alec's lips, bent in and close to his face, fell on Shiori's lips.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa...."

Chatter.

At the very moment when it seemed that the mouthfeel would be crossed, my vision blued with a sticky sound of water. As he pulled back briefly, he saw a rugged slime sticking to the window frame he was peeking into.

"... Luli-kun..."

The view outside the window is distorted by the rugged body. I must have hidden my husband and his lover from each other.

It is not so unusual for lovers to talk lightly to each other in the past, and no one dares to watch except those who walk the road and pass by with a smile. If someone were to observe the situation carefully, they would want to close their eyes.

"... you're loyal to your husband."

As he murmured halfway through the half-appreciation, his body slipped down the window frame. I looked outside again from a window with better vision, but Alec had already turned his back and left. Eventually, Theoli comes in with Louis.

I'm back, Mr. Larsch.

"Yes, welcome home, Shiori-san. Well done. I heard something happened."

"Yes, I'll take a few days off."

"Don't forget that. It's part of my job to rest."

That said, Siori smiled bitterly as if her ears hurt.

"Yes, good night."

I dropped Theori off to go back to the upstairs room and then looked out the window again. I think Alec would have returned to the dormitory not so far from here. That look on his face at the moment he drops his mouth on his beloved. That soft, melting smile made the viewer happy. It was hard to say that he was happy, but I knew how healing it was for him to be with Shiori, who had made that kind of expression come to mind.

Larsch looks down on the glamorous streets for her birthday.

"- I'm glad, Your Highness."

The mouth drew a loose arc and carved the shape of a smile.