Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

The last day of the year, New Year's Eve. From the ancient days of the Kingdom of Stridia, it was customary to spend the night with family and very close friends. Speak up late at night, eating the treats each brought in, and as the date changes, go out and celebrate the new year with everyone watching the magic of light in the sky instead of the cannon.

In Tris, the northern territorial capital, after King's Landing, many believers gather from the neighborhood every year to see the "Ring of Light" launched by the Holy Mages of Tris Cathedral.

Louis and Alec enjoyed New Year's Eve feasts with their usual faces, such as Zach, of course, and Theori spent a post-dinner moment watching the crowd under the window.

It's almost midnight, but people looking for a "ring of light" walk amusely toward a wide area such as a cathedral, square, or park. Holy lights can be seen from anywhere in the city, but it's best to see them in a wide area with few buildings around it.

Luckily it's clear today. The stars are sparkling, with nothing to block except a slight floating thin cloud in the night sky.

"--Are we leaving soon?

Alec, who drank hot wine with plenty of spices, looked down the street behind Ciori. Louis, who was stuck on the shelf by the window, was also trembling, waiting for a pleasant evening out.

"Yeah, that's right. Where do you see it?

"So why don't we stretch our legs to the cathedral?"

There is some distance to the cathedral, but it is a good walk.

"Yeah, let's go. I was wondering if I could see Connie."

I don't know.

Alec laughed.

"It gets crowded there every year. It will be outside, but it may be difficult to get close."

I see. That's right. "

Two and one of them walked toward the cathedral, wearing cold gear and leaving the apartments while having such an unrestrained conversation.

Zach and the others aren't here. He said he didn't want to imitate innocence, and after dinner he helped clean up and then pulled it up. You two must have been careful. I'm sure they're having fun somewhere else.

As Alec walked with his shoulders in his arms, they both laughed at Louis as she bounced and walked happily.

"Ah, Ruli!

A small boy was shouting when his father was driving him. The youngest son of a familiar family living near the guild. Children who are always told to go to bed early are allowed to stay up late only on birthdays and New Year's Eve. They will go with them to see the Ring of Light.

"... peace."

Alec, who had been looking at the walking people silently for a while, said it was dull. Seeing only words made me happy with this peaceful sight, but the tone of voice seemed to contain somewhere distressing sounds.

"... oh, sorry."

Did you think you had water in this pleasant atmosphere? Alec said a small apology.

"I've been away from the country for a few years until this summer."

"Ah... yeah"

I wonder if it was about four years. I heard that I had traveled to Tris at the request of a good man a short time before I came to this world. After returning for the first time in a few years, Alec and I met at his first request.

(But what kind of work takes so many years?

Were you working in a distant country?

"... it's a little difficult. I was working in a poor country that wasn't very safe."

"Poor country....."

Even so, I don't know much about things other than the kingdom that I've been in this world for only a few years. The nearby Dolgust Empire came to mind instantly when I heard that I was poor.

"The country has a huge gap between rich and poor. Only part of the moisture is moisturized, and the lives of ordinary people are already... terrible enough to be spoken of."

"... yeah"

I don't know which country Alec refers to as poor, but Marius at the grocery store said he was from the Empire.

The taxes imposed on the people to moisturize some privileged classes were not unusual and even the crops they raised were not allowed to enter their mouths. They used to cook a small amount of weeded fruit and soft tree roots in well water and eat it with tasteless porridge.

--To cut through the endless days of despair and simply wait for death, he ran away with his wife, his newborn baby, and his old father --an unimaginable past from Theoli's glorious Marius.

Unfortunately, his father said he had crossed the border and soon exhausted himself, but his wife and daughter, who survived, occasionally stood at the store and looked well. I'm sure Marius is happy now, with four more children and a smiling, bustling day.

His smile as bright as the summer sun passed his head. Is he waiting with his family for the Ring of Light to be launched somewhere in the city?

"... in that country where it is best to cook and eat water and weeds that are not hygienic, people could not afford to enjoy the New Year's holidays like this. To get older this year, I've been thinking about who my family is... so much so that I could talk to them about it. I've only seen a smile like a smile in those years."

Although I had chosen a word for it, I could tell from his expression that it was actually worse.

What kind of work did Alec do in a country so bad that he looked like that?

She gently pressed her cheeks against Alec's chest, holding herself. The hand holding Shiori's shoulder was stronger.

"I can't say much because it involves confidentiality, but it was a terrible place anyway. In exchange, this country is at peace. I'm proud to be a rich and vibrant people."

"... Alec"

--Suppose he is truly royal, as I suspect. There must be the blood of the kings of generations who have stood at the forefront of the people and pushed for reform to enrich this country. Especially the ancestral and ancestral kings are so famous and featured in recent history books.

Ancestors, ancestral kings. Maybe Alec's father and grandfather.

His face glanced up gently and gently.

"... me too"

Siori groans as she looks at the streets of Tris illuminated by magic lights with warm colors and the faces of people walking with someone important to her in the new year.

"I'm glad I fell (...) in this country. It was nice of you to pick it up by your brother (a good person) and visit your brother and your sister, Clemens and Ruli... and the kind and gentle people. If I hadn't seen everybody, I wouldn't have seen Alec either. I'm sure I'd have to sell it somewhere."

It was only by meeting the gentle temperament of the rich and gentle country that I was able to survive.

That said, Alec rounded his eyes. I stared at Shiori's face as I thought for a while.

Lori also trembled with a whisper.

"... that. I told you again."

"Huh? What?

When he couldn't grasp the meaning of Alec's words, he looked down on his mysterious colored eyes, reflecting the light of the magic lamp.

"It's falling. I also told you during my journey with Lord Annelier, you."

"Eh...."

I can't remember when and when I said the dialogue on the journey. However, I remember what I said earlier without any concern.

I did say that. It's falling unconsciously.

(No. I did it)

Theori was in a hurry. Even if you speak unconsciously, it is too defenseless and meaningful.

"... um..."

How to Explain - No, Alec smiles bitterly at Siori, who is afraid of how to explain it.

"I'm worried about going back to my room right now and asking questions... but will you tell me one day? My Heavenly Woman (...)"

(Ah)

Siori looked up at the same soft purple blue night sky above his head with purple blue eyes.

--This person is probably aware.

It's a heterogeneous being that comes from an unknown realm.

"... Shiori"

A warm, gentle low voice trembled Shiori's tympanic membrane.

"As I said before, I'm not going to let you go, no matter who you are. Besides..."

He smiles.

"Maybe you know who I am, too. So he stays and doesn't listen."

That's why I put my lips on Shiori's forehead.

----People stop, warm milky white light runs up the sky. The light, which rose high in the sky without sound, finally bounced and drew a ring of light into the night sky. The city is illuminated and the eyes of the people shine like stars.

The cheers rose.

"Mm, shit. You didn't make it."

An open place like the square in front of the cathedral would have looked more beautiful, but still the "ring of light" that can be seen from between the buildings was beautiful.

No. Theori thinks that the light may be noble because it is seen in a place in the city where people can feel their breath blowing. For that holy light brightens up all that dwells in the land, both believers and non-believers.

"... I saw it alone the first year."

Yeah?

Alec asked if he could calculate the meaning of the words dropped suddenly.

"Ring of Light. It was only about two months since I first came to the kingdom... so I saw it alone in the first year."

I was doing my best to get used to life here, either studying at night or sleeping tirelessly. At that time, Nadia cared and called out, but at a time when she was still looking for a sense of distance from each other, she refused without hesitation. On New Year's Eve, when I was accustomed to spending time with someone close to me, I was refused to enter because I was an unwanted person who had not been here long.

A ring of light peeked through the window while studying, worried about the noise outside. I stood alone in the room as if I had been completely cut out of the room and abandoned as their cheers echoed as they rejoiced with people close to me about the New Year. It was almost crushing my chest to be alone without any edge - I still remember that day well.

"I saw it with my brothers the next year. But when I went home to my parents and went to my old friend, I missed him because there were years when no one was there. I was so lonely that one day my brothers would go home and have a family and spend the year-end with them."

Moreover, after I realized that there were a certain number of veterans and colleagues in New America who weren't comfortable with what they were getting along with, I was timid to build even more new relationships after the [Sunrise] incident.

--People repeat encounters and farewells many times in their lives. I don't think that everyone can get along with everyone. Perhaps not many of you will meet a friendly hedge that you can spend a lifetime dating in the midst of countless encounters and farewells. I understood that. But...

"I was terrified that there were so many things that getting along with someone would not be good again. It was much easier for me to be alone because I had a lot of effort to rebuild relationships over and over again. I missed you, but it was easier, so I tried not to go too deep with anyone but Lori and my brothers."

"... Shiori"

But...

He stared at Alec with a carefree look.

"It was Alec who changed my mind. Humans can't live independently of people, because they can only live by supporting each other... they realized that I could stand alone because there were people to support me."

So...

"Thank you, Alec. Thank you for being born in this world and for meeting me. Thank you for keeping my heart open and staying with me forever. Thank you so much for reminding me of all the important things... and for celebrating our new year together."

- My darling.

"I love you, Alec. Thank you again this year... and forever."

"--Ah, welcome."

Alec, who listened to me in silence, broke his face and held Siori firmly.

"I love you too, Theoli. Thank you for being alive. Thank you for meeting me. Healing my heart... thanks for the courage to face the past."

Put your hands on your cheeks and keep your mouth drawn.

Soon, wow, a little cheer came up, but it soon melted away in the noise.

As many people exchange congratulations with their families and friends, there are also lovers who speak instead of greetings. And the two of them lay their lips upon each other as if they were hot.

Lori at her feet trembled with joy.

The Ring of Light is launched again to illuminate the city of Tris as it enters a new year.

― ― This city, filled with soft and warm light, is the second home for Ciori. Siori greets the night sky with a silent bite of the joy of meeting loved ones in such a city and being celebrated with them for the New Year.

Theoli

Yeah?

Let's have a good year.

"Yeah."

Luli, who was shaking her body cheerfully at her feet, climbed to Alec's shoulders. As if he was wearing a shoulder car, Siori smiles with a giggle.

(--I haven't sorted out my feelings yet, but still... I'm so happy.)

The night sky that the two of us look up at is a gentle and gentle purple blue color. Many lights were launched into the sky, drawing a larger ring than ever before.

The culminating boulevard is full of cheers and smiles.

(Shiro brother, Dad, Mom, everyone... Happy birthday. Despite everything, I'm here... and I'm happy. I have a brother here, more friends, and I have a lover this year.)

I don't tell you to forget yourself. But I'm happy, so I don't know.

I want everyone to have a new year with peace of mind.

While wishing him happiness, Siori kept seeing the flowers of light blooming in the night sky without getting tired of them in Alec's arms.