Life in Another World as a Maid Mage

A small square located almost midway through the Holtensia Cave, which has a complex maze structure. The place where the purple sunflower (Nato Hortensia) blooms at night, which is the name of the cave, is called the garden of purple (Lira). One of the best places to camp in the cave. Nearby, there is a water field where groundwater flows, making it the most utilized campsite.

"Wow...."

For the first time in this place, Siori exhaled with a little cheer, and Ellen smiled.

"Isn't it beautiful? It's trace, but it contains sacred magic in the flowers. That's why the colonies are like borders."

Purple and yang flowers grow in rocks native to the northwest of the continent at night. Basically, it only blooms at night, but it blooms during the day in places like caves where there is no sunlight. Pale purple fantasy flowers with a hint of light are coveted by horticulturists, but unfortunately have not been successfully cultivated so far. It is said that it is not suitable for the environment and leaves grow without bud.

"Let's hit the junction pile here. It's not exactly a double border, but it's safer than just building a border."

Nils, who was accustomed to visiting the cave many times, pointed to the hole in the rock and said. Traces of repeated piercing of the boundary stake. It is the remains of another visitor's camp. Evidence of a lot of people resting here in the safe zone. That's right, it's not as effective as a strong opponent like brain sipping, but I was grateful to be able to rest with some peace of mind.

The unloaded Nils, together with Linus, insert the boundary pile into the remaining hole.

Alec's resting.

She grabbed Shiori's arm aggressively as she tried to leave, turned round her eyes, and asked me silently.

"Ah... no, I'm sorry"

Alec was in a hurry, but he couldn't let go of his arm.

I want you to stay by my side. I wanted to say that, but I couldn't say it in front of my friends.

"... are you okay? Still feeling sick?

The thin fingertips of Shiori touched my cheeks.

That hand is warm. He's alive. It's okay, this is no illusion.

Exhaling in relief, Alec raised his face with a deep gaze, and finally realized that everyone was stopping their hands and looking at us, he took them away from Shiori.

Theoli looked up at Alec silently, but eventually spread earth magic gently away, creating a simple bed in the rock. Place the snow bear fur removed from the back sac and pull Alec's arm to sit down with some force.

"... Alec. You still look pale. Are you sure you want to rest?

"But...."

I'm sorry I didn't do anything by myself.

Nils smiled bitterly and slapped his shoulder.

"Just get some rest. We'll take care of the installation."

"Shhhh. There's a ceiling, and it's warmer than outside, so it doesn't have to be a tent."

"I don't need a tent because I interfere with the bath and the rock. So you can rest alone. Right?"

I thought it would be hard to hold out any longer if everyone talked like that, and Alec decided to obey very carefully. Siori helps me lower my back and watches my friends work with a vial of magic healing medicine held by Ellen.

While Linus and Nils made the cooking basket, Theoli made a simple bedding for the group, and Ellen laid the fur on it. When that was over, Nils took out the medicine box and started discussing something with Ellen. Are we discussing the treatment of the wounds caused by the earlier battle?

Siori once again used earth magic to create a splendid, rocky bathroom like the one she saw on her journey to Silveria.

……

The situation, where everyone was working but one of them was resting first, got worse, and Alec moved small and exhaled. Ruli slapped her like she said not to worry about her feet. All I could do was laugh bitterly.

Well, let's just check on the wound before we bathe.

The burn will be covered by magic. Disinfect the scratches and apply some medicine. "

"What's the order of entry?

Siori and Linus, who were under the care of two doctors, turned their gaze towards us. I was told to get in first. Alec was the only one captured by the tentacles of the brainsip. It plays dirt to a certain extent thanks to the material of the jacket, but it does not change to a state where mucus is applied and bathing is most needed.

After all, Alec smiled bitterly and shrugged his shoulders, hoping that the mucus would disappear together if it were necrotic and dissolved in the soil at the same time as his life ran out.

"I'd like to get rid of the dirt quickly, but to be honest, I'd like to get some rest. Theoli, you'll have work to do from now on. You should get in first. And Ellen."

Theori's main job is housework at the campsite. If the mucus adheres due to the effect of walking in support of Alec, there is also a hindrance to cooking.

I wondered if I would be concerned about the hidden hand and foot wounds, but did my feelings change somewhat? She nodded without hesitation as she gazed at her companions for approval.

"Okay. I still have time until dinner, so I can wash my clothes when I take a bath."

"Oh, please do."

"I'm going around looking for some ingredients. I'm in a spot where I can see from the camp."

Well then, next thing you know, Alec and I are going to end up with Linus.

Ohhhh

When the bathing sequence was set, Theori gently touched Alec's hand and smiled carefreely for a moment, then took Ellen and disappeared into the bathroom.

Linus left the camp with his collection gear and said, "Bye, I'm coming." Was Ruli going to be watching or stayed there without Siori?

After seeing everyone scattered in each place, Alec relaxed and fell back to bed. He exhaled for a long time and covered his vision with one arm.

--Terribly tired.

Even though the poison has disappeared, it is still eating my heart. That poison pulls back. That's why I didn't want to fight brain sippings, but I didn't think I'd ever get into that poison again.

"... after all, it looks like you're getting pretty good."

"... I won't deny it."

Murmuring with a bitter smile, she was offered a tea ware that was hot. It has a refreshing fragrance like mint.

"Relax, but it's a sedative tea. You don't have to drink it, just smell the scent."

"Oh, no. Let's have it."

Wake up and sip the herbal tea you received. Contrary to the refreshing aroma of awakening, the taste is sweet and gentle. I thought maybe it was honey, but Nils shook a vial containing a very light purple liquid and laughed.

"It's purple and sunflower honey at night. Because it contains sacred magic, it has a sedative and sleepy effect."

"... I've heard that purple and sunflowers are toxic."

"Some purple and sunflowers are. But this is non-toxic. Besides, it has the name Purple Sunflower, but it's a completely different classification. Because flowers resemble purple and sunflowers, that's what they call them."

I think I'm going to collect purple and sunflower honey at night. The concentration of the stock solution is high as it is swallowed, and it seems that it is sufficient to collect a small amount.

"... is that so?"

As you chat while drinking herbal tea, the gloomy shadow that fell into your chest gradually clears up. Perhaps this is also part of the cure.

"--Theori. It was an illusion of death because of me."

A slight but upward mood lightened Alec's mouth. Alternatively, this may also be effective in treating Nils, but I am surprised that it unexpectedly exposed my heart.

He turned his gaze quietly to Alec, who was gloomy. I am prompted to remain silent. They're gonna listen to me.

"The woman who broke up with me for wrongdoing a long time ago blamed me. You abandoned your lover and brother. You're a bastard. That's why I was blamed for saying I didn't deserve to be happy."

--In retrospect, all those women who thought that they were strangers in the illusion were not normal.

I can't remember the face of that girl who tried to strategize to form a physical relationship with herself more than a decade ago. She was less involved than her ex.

Besides, the woman who played the boyfriend in the Empire appeared to have a strong impression of deep makeup and barely knew her original appearance. Just once, even when I was driven by necessity, I was making up my face with makeup.

--But the woman in the phantom had a thin makeup that was so clear that she could see her face.

(Levi...)

That's right. That's the face of a woman I once fell in love with.

"That's what I did when I fought it before. An old lover came out and blamed me. You abandoned yourself, you abandoned your younger brother, you dumped yourself and you ran away to somewhere easy. That's why Theoli was killed... that's what I was told."

"What do you mean you threw it away? May I ask?"

Alec nods.

I wanted someone to listen to me. Someone else who doesn't know his past.

Zach and Christopher are too close to their positions and thoughts, so they tend to be sympathetic to Alec. So did Ciori. She is kind. It is too sweet to talk to that gentle woman like this.

So what we need is the opinion of a third party of the same sex.

"... because I was a commoner, I got in trouble inheriting my brother-in-law's house director. The house was so rough... I decided to leave the house. I thought that was the only way. My brother was very kind to me when I was a bastard. He succeeded to the house and tried so hard to support each other - he forgave me, but I think it was heartfelt. I couldn't say anything to my lover... after all."

My younger brother's eyes clamoured. He complained to me not to say it, but not to go to the eyes. My brother had a few close friends, but that doesn't fill his heart of losing one family member. I know well the pain and loneliness of losing close relatives.

But knowing it, while realizing it, he left his brother behind and ran away. The excuse was that it was the best, and Alec was always frustrated that he just wanted to escape the harsh situation.

Even for a lover (Levi). It was difficult to take time for a meeting because of the work and the increase in the number of people. But didn't you use that as an excuse? Didn't you miss out on that possibility and postpone the opportunity to discuss it?

"... in my conversation with her, I somehow knew that I could only see the future of being with me as it is. That's why I felt I might be disappointed. I was afraid to say it until the end. Eventually, I decided to disclose it in the form of an ex post facto consent. I'm leaving the house and I can't be with you... yes, she didn't abandon me. I abandoned her. However, I was distracted by the words" Your presence is worthless "... and I've always been a victim."

I didn't want to admit it. Because if you admit it, you'll feel like your roots are shaking.

Bastard self.

As Louis crawled up to the bed at her feet, she gently stroked Alec's body.

Nils remained silent for a while. He just stared gently at Alec, but eventually opened his mouth quietly.

"... I don't know the details because I wasn't there. That's why I can't ask. But now I finally understand that Alec has always regretted it and lived by blaming himself. Seeing the illusion of her dying from events of the past - I wonder how much pressure it put on her. Occasionally, you're very upset. [M] Forgive me or say something like that."

"Really... it was a lie?"

Clement pointed it out several times. However, Alec was stunned by the fact that he was still in front of Nils for the first time. I've done this several times on expeditions, but I've never been pointed out. I realized that Alec might have looked ugly to other colleagues, and Alec exhaled deeply and held his head.

"... you know... I've worked with you many times, but I've never thought of you as a coward or an asshole. Alec will always be in the vanguard. And while you're there, you'll never neglect your companionship. Besides, I wonder if that was 20 years ago. It was the first time we worked together."

His eyes are strong and gentle, speaking in such a tone as to teach and speak.

"You calmly judged the situation and opened the way to a situation as severe as that of someone who could not move with fear. They showed us a strong will to go home alive and gave us courage. If you follow Alec, you'll definitely get home alive. That's why I saved you. There have been times like this."

Nils' hand grabbed Alec's shoulder. Slightly herbal, warm and powerful hands.

"I thought. Maybe you're used to taking the lead while protecting your people. Some of those qualities were born with them, but it's hard to be able to demonstrate them without regret. Not to mention those young people who are twenty years old. I wondered how much effort and hardship you'd put into that at your age."

"Nils... you"

Alec was stunned. I didn't think this gentle man, who slept with me several times at work, would tell me so much about himself. I didn't think you were evaluating me like this.

"You certainly did wrong. But I can tell by looking at your work and character. [M] Alec is serious and responsible. And perhaps a hard-worker. It has been the same since I was young. If that's why you had to run away, that was enough. It was necessary for you to escape. [M] I think it was necessary for you to survive."

"... what you need..."

"Did you run away and make things worse?

"... no"

So you're better now?

"... maybe"

Nils laughed when he nodded.

"I don't think running away is all wrong. Maybe there was a way to keep fighting and win without escaping, but before that happens, it can be crushed. I've seen a lot of people who couldn't choose to escape and ended up being hunted down and broken. There are words for courageous retreat. Life is the species. If that's how it fits around you and you're safe, that's fine."

Pompom, his hand gently slaps Alec on the shoulder.

"... but that's right. Looking from the side of the woman, it must have felt really good to have been abandoned for the sake of the house. Especially if you didn't even consult me. Alec always regrets that, doesn't he?

"... ahh"

--Perhaps the poison of brain sipping expresses and amplifies the guilt and fear that nests in your heart. I've been poisoned twice and I understand.

The illusion is a feeling of guilt towards Olivier and Revecca and a fear of losing Ciori. If we don't solve the problem she's hanging out with, she might leave herself. Or you might have noticed this halfway through. It might hurt her heart. It might even kill the wounded Shiori's heart. No, on the contrary, because of this position, someone who knows it makes her a dead person - there may even be such a future.

"- Then who is the lover?

Alec shook his head and laughed without strength.

"I was scolded and I knew it. I heard you're in the back house and you're in peace... but I honestly don't know if you're happy or not. I've wasted the most important time of my life, and I'm young and empty."

I see. So, who's your brother?

"I still see my brother from time to time. They always greet me warmly... yes, I've never talked about that face to face. Avoid touching each other."

"Yeah, if there's a problem, that's it. Neither she nor her brother have checked each other's true feelings. I don't think it's best to tell each other everything... but I can't see the truth, so I've been thinking too much in the wrong direction, and it's been torturing Alec forever."

"I guess so..."

Alec admitted it. I was afraid that it might hurt any more and couldn't confirm it. She closed herself in her shell without being able to do so and left it for more than a decade.

Same as Ciori. Stay where you are.

But unlike her, it means that the cause of the problem lies with me.

--- Alec nodded strongly when he closed his first deep breath, now pointing out again what he had to do to walk his life ahead with her.

"I've stretched it for a variety of reasons, but I guess this is a cut. I've made up my mind. I'll discuss it as soon as possible. I don't know if I'm going to get the chance, but I'm going to accept it no matter what."

"Don't get too upset."

Nils, who sat down at the edge of the bedding as a counselor, smiled bitterly.

"Besides, I'm on your side. Whatever happens, I... and maybe Theori will accept you. Don't forget that."

"... ahh. Thank you. It made me feel better."

Expressing his sincere thanks, Nils nodded with a smile.

Before long, Louis trembled on her lap. Alec broke his face at the cares of the carefree slime, telling him not to forget himself.

"--Large-scale fishing ~!"

When the somewhat gloomy air regained its serenity, Linus came back as he had seen fit. Alec rounded his eyes when he saw a pure white river fish jumping through the vines in his hand.

"Linus, you're... amazing."

He was the one who was collecting it from the camp as I first declared, but he was nevertheless able to gather so much food in this narrow area.

"Am I right? This is what I do."

They often lend it to the Beast Enemy, but Linus' original profession is the Ingredient Hunter.

"Wow, that's amazing. Is this all Mr. Linus?

That's right.

Theoli and Ellen, who had come out after bathing, also looked at the results of the mountains and turned their eyes round.

"Amazing. Wasn't this mushroom a luxury?

"Yes, frosted mushrooms, commonly known as king mushrooms. Slice it and bake it with oil and it looks like luxury meat. It's delicious. Snowy white mushrooms come out like seafood when cooked in a stewed dish. I just bake and salt and pepper the star crumb mushrooms and the irora mushrooms, so they're delicious and good for drinking."

"Wow...."

"What about this fish?

"This is Tris Perch. It's a fish that can only be caught in the underground waters of the Trisval region, but it's delicious and delicious enough to melt when smoked. Because it looks beautiful, I think it's marinated in a luxury restaurant."

They all seem to be requested, but he said he used a lot of them for dinner.

The words boiled down.

"Theoli is here, and I'm sure they'll make something delicious. So I thought we could all eat together."

Wow, that's a big responsibility.

Theoli seems to be having a little fun while saying it.

"I'll make a treat by putting more weight on my arm."

Well then, I'll make smoke. That's why I brought smoked chips. "

"It's very well prepared...."

"Then I'll help you."

When I sandwiched my mouth, everyone's eyes turned towards me at once.

"... are you okay now?

Ah.

I nodded to the caring Shiori.

It wasn't a complete cure, but it made me feel much easier. And now I feel like I want to get into the circle of friends.

That said, she opened her eyes for a moment and smiled immediately afterwards.

"... yeah. Well, please, Alec. Let's make it together."

Ah.

Alec looks at his fellow laughers and his lover.

- I'm a loser.

I lost my mother and I was alone.

It gave me the opportunity to meet my father and brother, and although I broke up, the bond is probably still in place. Not only that, Alec silently bite down on the beast, which he met with his irreplaceable companions and loved ones.

We must separate these people from each other for the rest of our lives, and I'm sure that's now.

I'll write Olivier when I get back.

Previously, from now on.

There were so many things I wanted to talk about.

They are too busy to be free. You won't be able to do it right away. It's also convenient for Levecca - a former lover. I am also prepared to respond that I do not want to see you.

But if I may, I would like to convey thoughts and apologies that I could not say at that time. Even if unacceptable, it is a consequence of the mistakes you have made.

Accept everything, even if it's a word of rejection.

"... I've said it over and over, but don't get too upset."

Nils whispered softly so that no one could hear him.

Soon, Alec noticed that he was stretching his body and nodded bitterly, relaxing his shoulders. Then she gazed at the woman standing next to her. Siori noticed it and smiled softly. Her smile, as kind as that night's goddess, heals Alec's heart.

Whatever you say, Theori is my goddess.

--A goddess of healing and compassion who has descended from heaven.