Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

When the night book goes down and the snow landscape becomes dark blue. A snow carriage slipped in front of the border mansion. The guard, who exchanged two or three words with the owner of the parked snow carriage, rolled up the blindfold curtain and glanced at the passenger who had his face peered through the small window. Admit it as a guest of the Lord of the Mansion, salute it small, and open the door.

The snow carriage ran slowly through the vestibule and stopped in front of the entrance.

Zach, who stepped down from the door opened by the doorman, looked back and smiled slightly. He is aware of something he is afraid of.

Alec and Zack, who got out of the carriage ready, are greeted by a familiar butler with a gentle smile.

Your Excellency is waiting for you.

The two men who were invited stepped into the entrance hall, led by the butler and covered with a red carpet. A quiet mansion. It shows that the family is already asleep and the main servants have also gone back to their rooms.

The butler standing in front of the back entertainment room knocked on the door and told the guests to come through the hallway, which also served as a private armory with swords, spears and shields on display. Deep voices heard from inside allowed the entrance and the butler prompted them to open the door without hesitation.

The walls of the room are decorated with the mansion's main collection, and the heavily designed decorative shelves are lined with ornamentally decorated onboard play tools. A fine dinner was prepared at the central table.

A man with grey hair who was sitting relaxed in a bench in front of the table stood up with a nice smile.

"Nice to meet you. Come on in."

A call to a close friend.

Zack, who is a friend of Christopher Osbring's since he was a boy, raised his hand cheerfully. From the two people who exchanged greetings with a short status report, it was clear that they would face each other several times instead of meeting for the first time in a long time.

Having finished his first greeting, Christopher turned to Alec.

"Long time no see. At the concert, it was like a greeting... but it was really nice of you to come."

Warm and familiar voice tone. With a faint smile on his face, Alec grabbed back the offered right hand.

"... Chris. I'm glad you're doing well."

He smiled bitterly at Alec, who lowered his gaze when he realized how uncomfortable he was.

"Don't tell me. Blaizac already pointed it out."

The memory of Christopher must have been a vain, fleshless body. However, the belly of the man in front of you appears to be slightly stirring up in front.

"Training continues unabated, but not as young as I used to be."

Now that I have entrusted some of my outward work to my son and young man, and I have been going to my desk all day on business, it is clear that my exercise has dropped compared to before. He laughed hard pointing to a table lined with fine liquor and dishes, saying that he had reduced the amount of dinner and meals slightly for the sake of his health, and increased the time spent training mixed with private soldiers.

"Well, tonight is special. Two friends from the old days visited me."

"That's good. I was anxious if my souvenirs were wasted."

When he presented the wine prepared as a souvenir, Christopher, who thanked him and gazed at the brand he had received, gave a small voice of admiration.

"Ostiel, '94." Well done. I hear it's hard to get this brand now. "

"It seems to be only around King's Landing. The new product certainly seems tasteless, but if it is before 95 years old, it still seems to be left in local shops. Well, it would be really rare if the stage of rumors could be played in the provinces."

The romantic story of the knights and witches performed in King's Landing last year seems to have gained popularity with aristocrats and wealthy ladies, mainly young people. The theme song on the stage that became a popular song was the song chosen by the singing princess at the concert the other day. During the play, the wine, which the protagonist drank with his lover and best friend, grew in popularity after the show and is now in a state of low quality.

By the way, it was Clement who got the usual ostille. This was recommended by a liquor store who introduced me to an old friend as a souvenir. The store owner took the trouble to serve the secret liquor because he heard it was an introduction from a customer (Clemens). It means that we will continue to be happy in the future.

(He's quite passing through.)

Hand over brovite goat's milk cheese, recommended with a bitter smile, and sit down in a comfortable velvety chair.

"I'm sorry. If it was true, I should have visited sooner...."

It was almost an excuse, but Christopher shook his hand and laughed.

"The most important thing is to be strong. I heard you fell ill around autumn... but I feel better and more at ease than I thought."

Did you know that? As he glanced sideways, Zach suddenly slipped away. Alec smiled bitterly at the source of the approximate information.

"I did fall asleep, but it took only a few days for me to be nursed (...) with enthusiasm. It's like this now."

"Miss Theoli."

Christopher poured a souvenir of ostille into his mouth with a deep smile as he narrowed his eyes to the aromatic scent.

The purpose of this visit is not just to warm up the old relationship. To know about her and to determine her future treatment.

No matter where you set your place, there is no way to avoid it.

--That I am with a Gentile with a reason to draw royal blood. That in itself has already put her position at risk.

Even a heterogeneous woman. It should have been under surveillance when it was discovered four years ago. The king's brother leaned towards her like that. From the point of view of those who know the situation, we cannot overlook it.

And this time, she exposed one end of being heterogeneous to the public.

--Who is she who knows the gods' perspectives ---

"... 'Heavenly Woman'. That's what we call it."

Heavenly woman?

He said, "It's a word in Oriental that means" woman in heaven "or" God's word. "

"Heaven....."

- Four years ago. There were no signs of anyone breaking into the area around Ciori's discovery site until then. In the middle of the road and in the city, it is a place deep in the woods where the grass grows. It is obviously strange that there is not a single trace of her footprints, not even a single one, of her trampling down the grass and shrubs.

Immediately before the discovery, Zach felt the intense discomfort that shakes the space itself and the luminescent phenomenon that occurred only momentarily. And at the same time as the sound of something heavy falling immediately afterwards, a sudden appearance of human signs.

Siori, who had fallen at the place, could not help but be thought to have descended from the sky.

"The Heavenly Girl is an encrypted name given by an investigator who gained access to the Oriental literature in the process of investigating him."

"... were you still under surveillance?"

"That's right."

Christopher said, turning the wine glass loosely. The red ball-coloured liquid bounces off the edge, releasing the aroma of ripe fruit.

"It was shortly after my brother (you), who was mixed up in Ichii under cover of identity, left on a top-secret mission. If a suspicious exotic woman appeared in the present situation of the king's brother and his close man as if he had been aiming too much, he would certainly suspect that there was something wrong with him."

The knights who heard that the scattered distant tribes had been protected wanted to hold Theoli and investigate, but Zach dared to let them swim and wrap them up to see how she was doing, and took her in as an underwriter. Of course, Christopher also turned his hand and monitored it, but the result was white.

"If you don't understand the words, you'll have little knowledge of life magic tools, magic and beasts. I can only think that the princess of any country who was raised in a box has gone astray."

The east is an unfinished land that is finally being opened in recent years. I investigated it to the extent possible, but there was no sign of a woman with identity entering or leaving. I also tried to find the only Oriental trader entering or leaving the kingdom, but I still don't remember. Of course, there is no sign of the merchant guiding us.

--An exotic princess who suddenly came down from the sky---Heavenly woman.

"Now, as far as I'm concerned... I don't really want to agree, but it's a nickname."

Complementing Christopher's words, Zach laughs in agony.

I wonder how convenient it would be to be by Zach's side for intelligence work, but as I got used to life, I moved to Nadia's apartments. There was no contact with the outside world, and it hasn't changed since I became an adventurer with free access to the city.

It was really - it was no malice, it was just a lost place.

It was judged that after a year of adventurer registration, she was lowered to a minimum level of vigilance. It is ironic that that was just before I joined Sunrise.

"I know it's hard for me to transfer my affection to the subject of surveillance. That means he's hiding something. But he's a real normal woman. I was just desperate to survive - I was wounded and dying so many times, and still desperately trying to survive, a double-hardened woman..."

"Brayzak... you..."

Christopher, who was almost a listener, glanced. When I got here, I realized that my old friend was very attentive to the Heavenly Girl. Staring at Zack with an unspeakable expression, he eventually made a low laugh.

"That's right. You've always been in love with serious, hard-working women. I see... she was captivated by the king's brother or even by you."

"I won't deny it, but... it's over."

Zach leans the glass with a bitter smile.

"He's my sister now. My pride."

"... you had a nice brother."

At last, Christopher smiled deeply at Zack.

He put an end to the affair by himself without expressing his thoughts, and surrounded her so that no strange insects could touch her. There was a glimpse of Zach's complicated mood for Theoli, and Alec had to laugh again.

He took his gaze off the two of them and turned his eyes outside a completely dark window. Standing on a small hill, you can see the city of Tris from the Uncle Frontier House. Now that the night book had gone down, the city lights were sparkling.

One of those lights, Theori. A lovely woman who healed herself and kept her heart at bay.

Heavenly woman...

It appeared as if it had descended from the sky - so Alec stopped tilting the glass.

"Speaking of which, he said... he fell (...)"

A murmur fell from the sleigh, and the two of them, who were poking at each other, stopped moving.

"... has it fallen?

Ah.

A word spoken casually by Theori during his journey with the master and subordinates of the Rovnell family, who became acquainted with the recent nomination request.

"I'm glad it fell in this country. That's what he said."

"Cili? Did you say that?"

"Oh, definitely. Clement and Nadia are listening."

"Is it falling? What a meaningful word. Isn't that like affirming that you're from heaven? And from the perspective of those gods....."

Zack complains that you're lying.

My skin feels faint and dull.

When asked, she felt like she had been exposed to some serious secrets, but she still seemed normal afterwards. It must really have been an unconscious word. That is why I think that word is true.

Isn't Siori's words at that time due to her own sense of "falling"? And the view from heaven that I showed at the concert.

It's not really believable, but the facts at hand show that Theori is the "Heavenly Woman" who has descended from heaven.

"This may finally need to be fully 'protected'."

Christopher roars.

"The vigilance rating is at its lowest level, but the doubts about her are not entirely clear. Besides, if you know something beyond our imagination, you can't miss it."

She was originally under surveillance. And a woman who has become a victim of an inevitable incident without being informed of that fact. She's a woman who may know what the world has to offer now. It may not be that there is no one who aspires to make it an interesting halfway point, or who suggests that he or she may possess useful knowledge or information.

(Beyond that... if you're taking me to the path I'm going to choose first, I'd like to keep more backs behind him)

I haven't revealed it to her yet, and I don't know if she'll agree, but I just want to prepare for it.

"The Archbishop won't spare any cooperation. They're going to make it a routine event."

"As a church, I may not have the luxury of surrounding him with a view of the heavens, but I'll let you know what's available."

It is not unlikely that there has been no attempt to increase the number of believers by festivaling saints and saints with rare moves. Connie is not willing to fully trust the Archbishop as much as he doesn't know who he is, but there is no way he won't use someone with a strong influence.

"I didn't seem like such an ambitious person... no, I get it."

Christopher, who knew the Archbishop, nodded slightly after putting his hand on the tip of his chin.

"I owe Miss Theori, too. My poor supervision led to a serious incident in the territory, and I even got into it."

The Golden Sparrow dream incident required a high degree of political judgment. Whatever Christopher was guilty of, the fact that he had caused so many incidents in his own territory during a top-secret operation on a national scale as a person involved in national defense was a problem in itself. I also hear that some people who know the situation have made a considerable push.

The dream incident of the golden sparrow and the incident of dawn were closely connected, but as a result, they were handled internally, and those who injured Shiori were acquitted face to face. If she hadn't known the circumstances, it would have seemed like she'd left the perpetrator unattended.

"I'll help you as much as I can. Have you heard from Reverend Connie yet?

"Oh, thank you."

Christopher smiled slightly at his mouth.

"... it feels strange for you to thank me for her."

Murmuring, he nodded convincingly.

"I've heard the rumors... but you're serious."

I have this feeling for Theori.

Ah.

I don't want to fail anymore. And I don't want to run. I don't want to feel like I failed and escaped eighteen years ago.

"It's been 18 years since I regretted it. If I had been more steadfast, she (...) wouldn't have done the same. I've always regretted that it wasn't going to be so blurry to escape."

I didn't forget the terrible words that she hit me at that time. I know that I escaped that day more than I would have done on my immature self back then. However, the remorse I felt in my heart has continued to be hard on me ever since.

"I can't live with regret anymore. I decided to live with him. And I want to choose a path that I won't regret again. And... I want to reward everyone who's ever watched me."

You know, the hopes I had on my journey with the Lord and Subordinates of the Rovnell family. I saw the man (Dennis) who kept fighting for what I had to protect, and I made up my mind.

The two of them listened to Alec silently and smiled softly. The men who have been watching me like my brother.

"... I see."

Christopher held the empty glass in Alec's hand.

"Come on, drink up."

Zach pours ostille into the glass. A beautiful red jade wine that is deep and yet transparent.

"This liquor. Looks like it's popular to drink on the stage to wish and celebrate romantic success. It's still early, but, well, it's a celebration."

"... I see."

So the young people and ladies of King's City are all looking for it? Alec, who reached a point, dropped his eyes on the deep red liquid and smiled.

"I'm ashamed of myself, but I'll take it from you. Thank you, brother."

The two men frowned and the next moment they broke their faces. Tap Alec on the shoulders of each, and pour liquor into his glass.

The fine feast of the three men continued until late at night.

- Half the night.

Having enjoyed drinking and talking to his heart's content, Zach lays a blanket on Alec as he begins to fall asleep, lowering his hips to the armrest of the bench where he sleeps with a sigh.

Alec's sleeping face looked down soft and calm, and somewhere dark. I know it's reassuring.

"... there are a lot of things I still have to clean up... but I'm really glad."

I see.

Christopher nodded looking into his sleeping face in the same way.

"Heavenly woman... no, I wonder how much Alec was healed by the presence of Miss Shiori."

"... ahh. Besides, it was also the healing of Shiori."

I never thought this would happen the first time I brought them together, but as a result, they were attracted to each other.

In the middle of the day, I was about to give up thinking that I couldn't do anything about the wounded two.

But they fill each other's voids, so that they may finally look forward and walk out. As for my two brothers, I'm not so happy.

"--only once."

Oh?

So he cut the words, and Christopher, who drank a glass of wine, continued.

"When I left it in the sanctuary. I've taken him away a few times to distract him. I was told that I wanted to pray somehow at the lonely church in the village that passed by."

"... prayer? Why did you do that again?"

Not to mention disbelief, Alec was not eager to go to church.

"I don't know. I didn't say why, but I was so exhausted. I don't think it's impossible to feel like praying."

He gave some donations to the priest who had been entrusted with the church and paid for it - but because of the lonely church on the outskirts of the small mountain village, no one else worshipped - he prayed in the chapel.

He knelt before the statue of the goddess and prayed with his heart, saying that he seemed to repent rather than pray.

"... I'm sorry I hurt you, I'm sorry I left you alone. That's what I've been murmuring about."

Apologize, huh?

"... ahh. Looks like it. I've only seen him pray once before and later... because he seemed too cynical. I still remember that."

Driven by unspeakable thoughts, Zach looked down on his disciples again.

"You bastard. You've always... thought it was your fault. You hugged them all."

I thought you hated the abandoned woman.

I finally kicked out the place I had built and thought I was resenting the nobles who separated me from my brother.

But actually, what do you think? Did this man blame himself for all this time?

No, but... that's why. Because I've been teasing you for so long, even after more than a decade, the wounds of my heart are still alive and pus and rot.

"I can't live to regret it anymore."

Did you mean that his words were true because he blamed himself?

Zach's chest hurt badly when he found out about it.

Alec.

Reach out and gently stroke the smooth chestnuts.

"You're definitely not the only one who's wrong. I've really forgotten... you can be happy now."

That's Zach's heart.

But this man won't do it right. I'm sure he can't forgive himself for forgetting and being happy. He's such a serious man.

So all I have to do is watch him, sometimes push him, and watch him.

"... be happy. With Theori."

--Behind his head, a phantom of the goddess reaching out to the prince who knelt down and repented disappeared.