Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

Before dawn.

Wake up in a second shift and get dressed.

Lori began her usual stretching movement outside the tent. Nadia finishes her makeup quickly with her familiar hands. Originally it has a good eye-catching appearance, so even thin makeup will attract enough attention. I don't want to stand out, but as a woman, it seems a little envious.

Well then, I'll be watching. I asked for breakfast. "

"Yeah, I'll bring you some tea later."

The replacement Alec and Clement began to breathe as soon as they were wrapped in blankets.

As an adventurer, it is important to be able to sleep anywhere when you can rest. It was a lot of trouble when I became an adventurer. Now I'm completely used to it, but at the time I couldn't sleep well in a camp that I couldn't admire being comfortable with. When I asked my colleagues, they said, "It's a way for everyone to go... I think I'll have to get used to it." Although there are individual differences, it seems that it takes longer to get used to it than those who grew up in privileged environments such as former aristocracy and urban living.

Nevertheless, getting used to it is far from falling asleep.

"Thanks to Shiori, I was able to sleep well in camp."

Recently, I think it has become appreciated like that, and my efforts have not been wasted.

"Now... shall we begin?"

Now that you've finished dressing, get to work. After seeing Ruli finish her awakening routine and start patrolling to keep an eye on her, Siori took a deep breath.

First, apply air conditioning magic within the boundary where the temperature was dropping. Then the dry laundry was taken in, folded up and placed on a bench at the table, and then the bathroom was dismantled as it was. Magically interfering with the earth and returning it to its original cobblestone.

After that, the meal will be ready next.

"... and before that..."

Boil the water and make herbal tea with snow mint, recommended by Nils, that you should drink it when you wake up. It has a refreshing and cool aroma that wakes you up even if you inhale it. Put it in two cups, drop the bottled honey for easy drinking, melt it, and then take it to Nadia.

Tea, Sebastian

"Thank you. - Oh, that smells good."

Enjoy the scent of snow mint and then put it in your mouth one by one. The warmth of medicinal herbal tea and the gentle sweetness of honey seeped through my body.

"Ah, do you want Lori too?

When she showed Luli the herbal tea, she thought for a moment and then stretched her tentacle toward Shiori.

"Would you rather have water?

When I asked, I trembled. When you drain the water with magic, you swallow it with joy. After drinking until she was satisfied, Louis trembled again. It seems to be a dinner.

"What about breakfast? You think you can eat it?

Now let's shake the tentacles to the left and right. It looks like it's still full of snow bears yesterday. Maybe just moisture will be fine for a while.

I see. Then let me know if you want it. "

I trembled as if I understood, then I went back on patrol again. It's about time we collected the dried cup and started making breakfast.

"What's the breakfast menu?

"Pumpkin potage with sticks. And then the apple compote."

"Oh... do sticked bread have sausages?

"Yeah, I'll put it on. They all seem to eat quite a bit, so I thought I'd put it in my stomach."

Well, that's exciting.

Nadia, a meat lover, smiled happily and returned to the kitchen with a smile.

First of all, bread with sticks...

Easy to make bread with flour and puff powder. They don't need fermentation without yeast, and they burn on fire, so it's just right for camping.

Add flour, swelling powder, and salt to an empty pan and mix well, then add water and mix. Then stab the brovite sausage on a skewer and wrap it around the stretched fabric. All we have to do is wait for everyone to wake up and burn.

Next is the pumpkin potage. It seems a hassle and is actually a short, time-consuming menu with cooked pumpkin paste and white sauce.

Homemade frozen foods that have been magically stirred with pumpkins that have been steamed with flavoured vegetables and carefully heated by adding flour to the melted butter and then adding milk until thick are stored in a light metal sealed container. Just melt this in a pan and mix.

Hmm, I guess I'll buy some more.

Looking at the metal container, she murmured. The container I bought at a grocery store near the union (guild) was specially processed with beast material to prevent corrosion during storage. Although the value was high, it is attractive to be light and easy to carry.

Simmer in a pot filled with water with smoked meat for stock collection, and heat with frozen pumpkin paste and white sauce. If you melt it while whisk it around and season it with salt and pepper, you'll be done.

"Nh, sweet and delicious"

When you taste it, the sweetness of the pumpkin and the saltiness of the smoked meat spreads to your mouth.

"All right, all we have to do is wait for everyone to wake up."

Arrange dishes and bottled apple compotes on the counter so they can be served immediately, then stand up.

Looking back, I saw Annelier just coming out of the tent. I've already tied up my hair and dressed myself. I haven't finished my face wash and makeup.

"Good morning. You're early."

"Good morning, Shiori-san. I kind of woke up. I tried to sleep a little harder, but...."

Yesterday I went to bed early and had plenty of sleep. It seems that I woke up refreshed at this time. The time was just around five in the morning. There's still time to get up.

"But thanks to you, I was able to sleep well. Compared to the old wild boarding house, it's still good for the difference. I didn't think I could sleep in a warm bed even though it's a wild place."

Still, it would not compare to the fine beds that nobles use in the Mansion, but I'm glad to hear that.

"I'm glad you had a good rest."

Give me a washbasin and towel filled with warm water for washing my face.

"Well, thank you. I'm going to wash it for a while."

Annelier, who exchanged the washbasin and towel for a tent, reappeared in just a few minutes. Clean, thin makeup face. As soon as I finished washing my face and makeup quickly, I wonder if I'm really used to dressing up in a wild inn or by myself. Speaking of which, I've been exposing my face without makeup until now, but I think it's the nature of not paying attention to the details. Of course, if you're nervous, you wouldn't expect a lady of nobility to stay in the wilderness.

"Thank you. It's refreshing."

"Yes, here's the toilet."

When the used warm water was poured into the drains around the perimeter, then the washbasins and towels were washed, magically dried and returned, Annelier was spreading the painting material over the table. Sketchbook and a few pencils.

I'll rent it here until dinner time.

"Yes, please. What are you drawing?

Speaking of which, yesterday I was drawing something very hard.

"Want to take a look?

"Eh, okay?"

Please, carefully received the handed sketchbook.

"Wow...."

It seems that the brand new sketchbook was prepared for this trip. The cover says "Silveria" and the date.

Gently rolled the cover. The first page looks like the city of Silveria. The next page depicts the exterior and interior of the accommodation you stayed at last night, as well as the people in the accommodation.

It is painted only in black with a pencil, but it is a precise painting that gives the illusion that it was cut from the landscape.

(It's like a black-and-white photo....)

I wonder if this is the basis for drawing on canvas. I wanted to see a vividly colored picture.

Go to page.

A few pages of paintings depicting Dennis and Balt, and then...

"Wow... look good..."

I raised my voice without thinking. Annelier laughs a little.

"Isn't it? Oh, I've never seen you fight so close, so I thought I'd have to draw it."

--- The appearance of our comrades in battle.

Rigid beauty Nadia throws a huge flame from her supple fingertips.

Clemens leaps toward his enemies with a double sword.

It depicts herself with wind magic and Louis drinking the whole snow, sea and moon.

--Alec looks sharply at his enemies while swinging his magic sword to parry the attack.

During the battle, I focused on the movement of my allies and enemies, so I never really saw how each of them looked and fought. Especially since I met Alec, it's still a shallow day, and there aren't so many jobs we've done together.

"... I'm fighting like this..."

A sharp gaze. Though it was black and white, it felt like the purple blue of the eyes with its strong will was vivid, and Theori stared at the painting as if she were eating it. Purple blue eyes that always stare gently shine a powerful light in the painting.

With my fingertips, I gently traced the contours of the painted face.

"--Do you like the painting?

"Eh, ah...."

You speak up and return to me. When I raised my face, I saw Annelier with a playful smile.

"If you like it, I'll give it to you."

"Eh... okay?

"Yeah, I'd rather go to someone who likes me than paint."

I took it off the sketchbook and handed it over.

"Wow... thank you. I will take care of it."

"No, you're welcome."

Look at the paintings you received with both hands again. With a slight sigh, Fufu and Annelier made a small laugh.

"Mr. Cili, the look on your face is the same as that of Lord Alec."

"Eh?"

I suppressed my mouth without being told. The same look. I wonder what he looked like.

"... he's looking at you with such a nice face. At first, I thought you were a bit harsh and embarrassing, but when you look closely, you're unexpectedly expressive, and when you look at you, you smile softly enough to stutter."

"Uhh...."

That's the painter. I've been observing it for a very short time.

I was ashamed that it was so, and I shut up without spinning a word. Does that mean that I had that look on my face when I was looking at Alec?

"--You think very much of each other. That's nice, isn't it? I envy you."

I felt envy and abandonment in the last words added. I glanced at Annelier's side as she stared down at the sketchbook. There was a faint smile on his mouth, but his eyes looked sad somewhere.

--Behind that gaze is a portrait of Dennis looking at us and smiling.