Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

Fluffy and irregular, the world shakes. In a bluish world where neither the top nor the bottom can be seen, it seems that somehow my consciousness flew as I entrusted myself to a strange sensation similar to a slight sleep, like swinging in the water.

"--Ori, Theori! Shiori!!"

Your consciousness rises from shaking your body hard. When I opened my eyelids loosely, Alec's expression, looking down worriedly, was relieved and relaxed. From that chestnut hair, a dripping drop of water wetted Shiori's cheeks, and the vague consciousness suddenly awakened to its cold.

The body that Alec was holding was also cold. It wasn't so wet, but the wet clothes took away the body temperature.

It must have been pushed through the corridor without stopping the water from overflowing. And then...

"Lori helped me. They wrapped us in their bodies and carried us."

"Louis!?"

He stretched his body to the limit, enveloping seven people and protecting it from a lot of water. They carried me to the upper floors, where the water didn't come. You can see the stairs right next to it.

"Thank you, Lori. It must have been tough."

When I tried to rub my body, which was spreading all over the floor, I stretched out my tentacles and shook them to the left and right. However, he seems to be very tired and remains relaxed without returning to the bun head shape.

"Uhh...."

"Uhh... what the hell is going on?"

Anneliers who had been resting on the floor for a while woke up.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"It's okay. I'm not hurt... but this is a bit harsh."

Although it was avoided that the whole body was wet because it was taken in by Louis before it was completely submerged, it seems that the front of the body was wet and the water dripped out of her hair.

"I'm sorry. Unprotected and in danger."

"No, it's okay. I don't think it's normal to catch a flood in a mid-winter tower. Never mind... kushu"

Annelier sneezes greatly, telling Alec to keep his head down and not to worry. Dennis and Balt, who supported the body, trembled.

"Let's warm up anyway. It's not cool anymore."

"Yeah, I'll take a bath right away!

Rushing into a small room near her, she quickly developed earth magic. Mold the floor stone to create a blindfold collision with two bathtubs, disinfect with hot water, and then fill with hot water. In the meantime, Alec and Clement used the boundary stake to cast an amulet. Use air conditioning magic to warm up the room.

Remove the bath kit from your spine, but fortunately the contents are not wet. If it had sinked into the water, it would not have been able to prevent flooding, but it would have been fortunate if it had been covered with water from the front.

"Please, leave your wet clothes. I'll do the laundry right away."

I don't know when it started, I wanted to wash clothes stained with unclean water early. I am also worried about the strange smell. I want to wash and dry my jacket at least while everyone is warming up in the bath.

Annelier grabbed Siori's arm when she was advised to go ahead.

"Theori and Nadia, come in with me. You shouldn't cool yourself down. I'll do the laundry later."

"Eh... but..."

When he hesitates, Dennis calls out too.

"If you get sick here, that'll be the problem. Who will take you safely and comfortably to the city? Just come in."

"Lord Dennis is right. Let me sweeten it. Clemens and I will come in later."

Dennis was followed by Alec, but he hesitated.

Half of what I said about washing first was an excuse.

--I don't want them to see that wound.

But even in air-conditioned rooms, you can see your body cooling down. If it doesn't warm up soon, it will really hurt my health. And if you're too reluctant, Alec and the others will go in later and get cold.

"... yeah, okay."

When she was ready and nodded, Annelier exhaled relieved. I knew that I was worried about the scars. I made you use your mind.

"Please come in first. I'll be there as soon as I dry Alec's clothes."

"Yes, I understand."

When the Anneliers disappear behind the impulse, they hurry to dry Alec and Clement's clothes. I was worried that their bodies would get cold while I waited. When the magic raises a strong warm wind and dries rapidly, it will still be cold, and their strong expressions will loosen.

"The rest is properly lit and hit, so come on in."

"Yeah, thanks. I'll get it first."

Alec and the others hunting for solid fuel from the back sac rushed to the bath.

I hesitated for a moment, but I was prepared to quickly take off my wet clothes and sink next to the two people who were already immersed in the hot tub. Heat penetrates from the cold end.

While exhaling relieved by the warmth of the water, Siori glanced at Annelier. There is no change in the expression of the face that has warmed up and redness has returned. Apparently I didn't have to feel uncomfortable with the scars. Maybe I couldn't see it because of the hot air.

I saw Nadia smile with her eyebrows and buttocks down a little. And give it back with a light smile.

I soaked in the water silently for a while. Only the sound of water rising from the edge of the bathtub sounds indoors.

When it was warm enough, Annelier opened her mouth.

"... I'm really glad Shiori-san is here."

Otherwise, she would have frozen to death, laughing.

"... I'm sorry."

It's a compliment, but I think it would be nice to study the magical installation of the bath and the magic of air conditioning. It wasn't just about making the camp more comfortable, it was about making it useful in an emergency.

--I don't know when and for what reason I will be incapacitated during the expedition. Even handcrafted adventurers have lost their lives for only minor reasons.

A bowman whose back sack was torn during the battle in a snowy mountain, wasted fuel, and had to stop frozen food to eat it. As a result, he broke his belly and died as it was. A swordsman who forgot his sewing tools and left his torn clothes intact, hooked the loose part to the Horn of the Beast, and lost his posture and was paranoid. During his exploration of the plains, he was hit by more heavy rain and winds than expected, and he managed to find a rocky tent that could not prevent his body temperature from dropping, and in the summer, half of his members froze to death.

"If Shiori had been there... he might not have died."

Maybe it would have been a little different if at least one magician had been there. That reminds me of the irresistible expression of a colleague's therapist who stroked his bracelet saying it was a friend's artifact. It is said that he survived the party.

My technique is plain and fine. However, I learned that this also helps to separate life and death.

The effort was not in vain.

--Warm enough and get out of the water. I'm not cold anymore.

As soon as I wiped my body and put on my spare clothes, I quickly switched with Alec and the others. After everyone's wet hair is dried, Nadia and Louis leave the guards to do the laundry.

I appreciate that all adventurer clothing is durable and washable. Just wash your jacket by hand, and use your usual laundry magic to quickly wash and drain the water. Then I dried it all at once with warm wind magic, and the smell was no longer beautiful.

After changing into spare clothes and wearing a wash coat, it seems that everyone has finally settled down. Lori also drank the bathtub water before returning to the matte bun head shape.

"Still... they did it, didn't they?"

Clement wipes off the pouch on her waist where the water has entered, and throws it up in disgust on the face.

"You mean you broke the window without opening it?

Yeah, I guess so.

I had an idea why that much water had flowed from a place called the third floor above ground.

There was only one untouched room on the third floor corridor. There was water leaking from the gap between the doors while it wasn't open. From the appearance of the other rooms on the same third floor, I could deduce that the room was quite large. It's not as big as the hall, but it's still large enough to invite a large number of people to the party. If there had been more than one metel of water in the room, it would have been quite a lot of water.

--If you observe carefully, you can predict to some extent what's going on inside, even if you don't enter that room. I wonder what happens if I can't open it.

That said, the Empires probably magically destroyed the door without taking any measures. This is the result.

Are they safe? From the screams I heard at that moment, I'm pretty sure I had a decent stream of water.

"... what do we do now? Do you think we could make a way out of here and get out of here? Or maybe after what happened, you should take care and rest here for the night."

Though he warmed up, he must have lost a lot of strength by temporarily cooling down quite a bit. If you have plenty of room for food and schedules, you should take a good rest here today.

"That's right... then let's cut it up here today. Honestly, I'm a little tired."

Annelier's voice, which was supposed to be stiff, was not tense and her expression could not be heard. The gaze that was moving around interestingly tended to lie down, and I was somehow lazy. I guess I'm really tired.

"I don't mind if you finish lunch first, so let me take a nap. I want to give Annie a break."

Dennis said, caring about his lover, holding his shoulder.

"This journey has gone too far and this commotion. Annie must be tired too."

"It's too shabby and makes people look like children....."

Annelier peeled at Dennis to make a joke. The look smiled and everyone laughed lightly.

"I understand. Then get some rest. I'll see what's going on down there. Clemens and Nadia will be watching. Theoli, come with me. I want you to drain the water. Can I ask you something?"

"Yeah, sure."

Although it was indoors, I put up a tent so that I could rest slowly, and made a private room for my client to sleep in. After watching the three of them enter the tent, they take the magic healing medicine to recover the little magic left. Then he asked Clemens and Nadia to leave and went downstairs with Alec.

"Annie, what's wrong? Something wrong?"

In a tent for ourselves.

Sitting Annelier on the warm fur spread out on the floor, she gently hugs her shoulders and whispers.

--Annelier's condition is strange.

Alec and the others thought it was the fatigue, but Dennis knew it quickly after a long relationship. Impressive expressions, low mouth count, and facedown eyes - this was more like a characteristic that you often see when you have something to worry about than when you're tired.

"... Annie"

When prompted, Annelier's hands rubbed her arms to embrace herself.

"--I saw it. Ciori-san's wound."

"Wounds?"

He did say he had a scar on his body. This is why Annelier, who wanted to model her as a nude woman, was turned down to invite her to a bath.

"I thought it was an adventure wound. But that wound - it wasn't like that. Even though it's such a beautiful body, there's a lot unnaturally attached to both arms and feet...."

That looks like torture.

That's how Annelier covered her face.

Marks of torture. There were some terrible signs. Oh, that's why her friends were so worried about her.

"I know that such an unnatural wound, even I grew up with a young lady, is not normal. That's why she didn't want me to see it. Something must have happened - something terrible. And yet she always smiles so calmly..."

When she stroked her shoulders to relieve her, she raised her face and wiped her eyes.

"I still want to paint her. I want to draw a supple and strong woman with such a terrible wound. Standing straight and strong, she is very beautiful. I don't know if I can paint that beauty with my arms, but..."

"... I see, then..."

I need to know more about her.

Saying so, Annelier opened her eyes - and smiled.

"Yeah, that's right. To find out more, I... want to be friends with him."

A strange woman with so much knowledge and skill that she doesn't have anything to prove her past. Theori Izmi. She gave me one of the tricks to face my dead father, leaving behind a stigma.

By staying engaged, you may one day be able to fulfill some form of reparation for her brutal disrespect. There was also a genuine interest in her.

That's why I also...

I see. I want to be friends with her. "

That's what Dennis laughed at.