Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

"... is it possible that Shana's cold is the work of the people involved?

Connie, who was sitting down in a clothed chair and sipping handmade tea together, rounded his eyes to suggest a possible inside crime. Even though she didn't say that the singer herself would be included in the suspect, she still seemed to understand what she had to say.

"That's... no, but if you say so, it's unnatural."

"Yes, if I think too much, I've never crossed it, but..."

Connie seemed to think for a while by pressing his finger against the tip of his chin. While thinking, he glanced at Felicia and the others.

"I called the city's quarantine department as soon as I accepted them yesterday, but I flew a bird book to a small parish along the street for confirmation and alert from the cathedral. But the response I received by this morning was that the group infection hasn't come out of any town so far."

The onset of the extremely contagious Shana flu is only within a very narrow range of male members of one band. Even the inn where the first patient came from is not infected as a single person. It seems that the unnaturalness has begun to concern Connie.

"... did it happen after I got on the carriage?"

"Yes, one after the other, about three hours after we left. Given that the incubation period is between a few hours and half a day, it would be reasonable. The medical facilities are plentiful if you come to Tris, so they came here with encouragement to endure it and go to their destination. It seems that there was a feeling that I didn't want to take much care of it. They didn't stop in the town where they were supposed to take a break after the symptoms appeared, and all the supplies were done in the snow."

"Wow... that's it again..."

Theoli felt sincere sympathy for them.

Nevertheless, it takes about five hours by carriage from the hotel in question to Tris. He said he took a break in a town or village halfway through the three hours before the first symptoms appeared. In order to prevent infection, we avoided contact with people as much as possible, but it is a little doubtful whether all dozens of orchestra members were able to thoroughly take care of it without developing it.

"--Since the arrival of the girls yesterday, I haven't been able to think deeply because I've been dealing with them everywhere... I see, the more I think about it, the stranger it is. Given the extent of the infection, I wonder if it's really a shana flu in the first place."

I see. That way.... "

"... poison?"

I realized the possibility of being poisoned, and the three of them looked at each other with a sharp expression. It is said that there are many poisonous herbs that exhibit similar symptoms if ingested. Some of these varieties appear to grow throughout the country and can be easily collected. Even amateurs can easily get it if they want to.

"... are you okay? My life is in danger..."

When asked, Connie answered.

"Whether it's poison or infection, you'll be fine because you're already recovering. But if it's poison, it's easy. If you can magically detoxify it, it's definitely poison. Let's arrange it now."

After I took a breath, I drank the rest of the tea and frowned.

"Poison it, shana, cold, if this is really a conspiracy... it's not going to be forgiven. Never hurt others for their own lust."

Words like clergy praying daily for a healthy and peaceful life for the people. As he said, he started running his pen into the notebook he took out of his pocket. I wonder if the instructions are written down.

Theori lowered her eyes and unconsciously rubbed her arms. Alec, who noticed it, gently stroked his back. The big palm that I had been stroking for a while gently slapped her a few times to cheer her up before leaving.

"... what about the security?

Alec asked.

"I'm taking turns watching this room and the hospital room."

"What about patrols and security?

"The number of patrols has increased more than usual due to the increased number of outsiders entering and leaving in connection with the birthday. But let's focus on the reception and surroundings. As a precaution, we will also increase security at the venue. If it's poison, we need to call the Knights."

"Oh, and then we'd better restrict access to them and the people in the infirmary. I don't know who and how. External contact is possible."

"That's right... I hope you're overthinking it."

Connie, who was running the pen with enthusiasm, eventually exhaled a short breath and carefully folded the note away from his notebook.

Several people raised their faces and followed him as he stood up and walked towards the door. Connie wrote to the knight guarding the door and gave instructions. Felicia and I will not be able to see the two of you talking in a serious way behind the door. As soon as they lost interest, they went back into the circle of talk.

Connie returns to his seat after stopping the chapel knight who saluted him from leaving.

Sipping a cup of tea with milk on it, Siori glanced at him with nothing but a glance out the window. The other side of the window facing the garden was slightly dim in the shade of the trees, and the lighted room was visible in the window glass.

In a room with a casual view of the window. Siori was breathtaking when she realized that Carina was looking at us standing beside Felicia as she continued to discuss the score. I watched her through the glass as I looked back and wanted to make sure. They didn't seem to realize we were staring back. To an unaware extent, the appearance of the room projected on the glass was not clear, and I don't even know her expression. Just to the extent that we can see that it is facing us.

Felicia raised her face and spoke to Carina, losing sight of her. She nods to Felicia's words several times, and eventually turns back to us.

"Thank you for your patience. Please come this way."

The story seems to have been wrapped up. As they gazed at Alec and Connie, they nodded.

"... Shiori"

"What?"

While pretending not to eat anything on the surface, Alec lowered his serious voice.

"Let's be careful. If this is really a conspiracy to discredit the singer, we could be targeted. Avoid other actions as much as possible. Be careful what you eat and drink."

Though I don't know if I'm in danger of getting killed, Shiori swallowed his throat and spit.

"Uhh... okay. Be careful."

Ah.

Felicia and the others were waiting to spread the score. I can see that everyone's cheeks were upset and talked quite enthusiastically.

"It's settled. Seven songs in all. There are two children's songs and two singing songs, followed by three consecutive vocal songs. Some of them don't have a score, so I chose the shortest possible song."

After that, Felicia smiled a little.

"And the more songs you have, the more videos you can see, right?

All he could do was smile bitterly, and Shiori lowered her eyebrows and buttocks into a subtle half-laugh. Alec laughs at it.

"I'm glad. It means that the singing princess has recognized me now."

"... it's kind of a strange thing to say..."

Alec slipped away from Felicia, who was half-eyed. He won't deny it.

Well, that's fine.

Puffy, swelling one cheek and exhaling, she stood up looking at the orchestra member.

Now I'm going to play it, so please listen to me.

"Yes, please."

Felicia stood in front of a female member of the club as she sat in a half-circle on a chair with equipment in her hand. The sound of the flute and string instruments began to match the sound of the double lead.

"... wooden tubes and stringed instruments... maybe a little less powerful..."

A concert that opens the auditorium facing the square in front of the cathedral. It seems that a well-known band from the neighborhood will participate, so I can see that the trio will be anxious in this small group.

"Are you familiar with it? No, but you said it was like an amateur....."

Alec leaned his neck into a slender murmur.

"I've been to a concert a few times. I wonder if I saw the rest at the school festival concert."

It was a casual word, but when he heard it, he rounded his eyes.

"Before the concert... did you go to an orchestra-owned school? It's a pretty upscale class."

"Eh?... uh... mmm"

I did it again. Deviations in common sense due to differences in economic and educational levels sometimes surprise people who have heard this. Now I can't ask if I stepped in too much, but in the beginning, Zach and the others wondered a lot.

"It was unusual in my country for an after-school band to have an after-school activity. Not really... well, maybe it wasn't something special. Some people brought their own instruments. The country itself was quite rich. So..."

Pokémon, Alec opens his mouth and then says something to silence him.

"I'm... sorry."

I haven't been able to talk much yet. That said, Alec lowered his eyebrows and buttocks just a little and then laughed bitterly.

"... no. But one day you'll talk to me. I still have a lot to say."

Oh, my goodness. That's how he laughed at me.

"Here we go."

in a quiet room after finishing the sound match. After a beat, the performance began.

Popular songs such as children's songs singing rich seasonal beauty and childhood memories, sweet romantic songs and theme songs for young people on stage that gained popularity in King's Landing, as well as lullabies, arias, and hymns of famous composers representing the Kingdom.

I also forgot that it was an emergency to listen to a song that could be sung gently and cheerfully, sometimes sweetly, indefinitely and gently, as I studied the wooden tube and the strings.

Soprano's wonderful, crystal-clear soprano eventually disappeared with a quiet finish at the end of the performance.

For a moment.

Felicia, who tilted her head, smiled like a prank, and the three men, including Shiori, returned to me. I give them an unbroken applause.

"... amazing! Amazing, Mr. Felicia! No, it was worth it!

"What a splendid thing. I often say people don't want to see it."

"Alec...."

They smiled at each other with admiration from a sparing heart.

"This... I don't think I need phantom magic..."

It was such a wonderful song. The orchestra and the magic of illusion would be so disturbing.

"Well! I'm glad, but don't say that! I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of nice footage you can put on!

Siori, gripped by her excitement as she said so, smiled as she was about to get caught up in the enthusiasm.

"... now, let's make the illusion that it suits you. Please don't hesitate to share your thoughts."

Yeah!

――……

Alec slightly distanced himself from the lovers and the singers, who had begun a lively meeting amicably.

Connie followed him silently, but when he noticed the sound of the door slamming, he gently approached the door. Beyond the open door is the cathedral knight I dropped off earlier. I couldn't see Connie's face as he turned away, but from the steep expression of the cathedral knight facing me, I realized that unfortunately things didn't go as expected.

Eventually, after the conversation, Connie closes the door and quietly returns to us. The smile, which does not correspond to the situation, must have been made consciously so that the women in the room would not be noticed. I thought he was a man with a good expression for a clergyman, but it seems that he came quickly.

He stood beside Alec without breaking his smile. Alec smiles again. You'll look like you're laughing next to me.

"--As expected. They've all been detoxified. That's not a shana cold."

"... you've been hit. If they say they've come into contact with a patient who seems to have hit a shellfish..."

"Yes, of course I believe that it is a shana cold. This really makes my first patient at the inn suspicious."

"... I see. So, what happened?

"The patients seem pretty upset. We have put in place a restraining order for the personnel of the clinic, which will be consolidated with strict security. I will wait for instructions from above and report to the Knights. I'll also hand in the patient's dirt."

After briefly stating the results, Connie gave up his breath with a slight convulsion of laughter.

"It's a case. It's a big case. It's horrible that someone is riding around to a sacred birthday concert and trying to commit a crime."

"... at all."

"... I will also strengthen their security. Unfortunately, all the people involved in the orchestra will be suspects, so there will be substantial surveillance."

I don't know if it's simply a hindrance to the singing princess or if it has any other purpose. But we can't do any more damage.

"Are you going to participate in a music festival? Call the Knights and they'll all be heard."

When asked, Connie lowered her eyebrows slightly with her forehair. I managed to fix a smile that was about to collapse.

"It will be negotiated by the top management. It may be difficult because of the circumstances... Many people are looking forward to listening to the song of a singing princess they cannot hear without going to King's Landing. As far as we can, we are thinking in the direction of getting you to participate."

"... I see. Okay, then we'll do the same."

"Yes, please. I'll tell them as soon as this meeting is over. I might be upset to play... but I can't help it. You should know that in self-defense."

"Oh, yeah."

After finishing the conversation, there was silence. Exhale from either side.

(... conspiracy, huh?)

It may not be exactly what I said when I guided a nation to doom by conspiracy.

A sinful, greedy creature, man.

There are many people who are willing to hurt others for their own lust and profit. Even this time, when the Holy Day has been kept from the present.

Alec turned to Shiori. Felicia says something, and she puts out a mirage accordingly. The illusion, which seems to have cut out a scene on the stage, reflects a daunting knight holding a black-haired maiden in her arms.

Alec glanced slightly.

― ― Carina stared at a serious and magical lover without expression.