The plain and unnoticed me is no more

"Ah, no...!

Now I'm spinning, and if Fred was attending a party or something instead of Will, he might remember this face. I think it will be all right while I'm wearing full makeup, but if I just show my face, it's more likely that Elaine Norris will notice.

Looking at Singh, looking at him in trouble and shaking his face to the side, Singh blinks and I come out? and pointed to himself. And he opened the door a little so that he couldn't see the room, and responded to Fred.

I was sure that Singh would understand the situation. Maybe this role was better suited to Taki.

"Oh... Shin, are you still here...? What about the General?"

Didn't Fred think Sin would come out of my room at this time? The reaction was a little subtle. The kitchen and dining room were all lit up, so I assumed everyone had gone home.

I decided to go to my bedroom and hide to see how things were going. In the meantime, I searched the closet for something to hide my face from.

"I'm sorry, Fred. The owner is ready to go to bed and doesn't look like he can show up in public. I am not wearing makeup after taking a bath, so I am so embarrassed that I can't show Fred my face. I am in a panic right now. Kukukuku....."

"Hey, Sin! If you say that again... my face doesn't look terrible."

"... Sin, is the woman's face... so different?

That's right.

"No! Ah, that's not what I meant... um..."

I took out the large round glasses from the cosplay items in the closet and put on a mask that was very suspicious but made for cleaning just in case.

"Hmm? What... did you hide in your bedroom? Then you don't mind letting Miss Fred through, do you?

"Come on, Fred, I'm not dressed to show you, so excuse me with a voice."

"Ah... ahh"

I slightly opened the bedroom door and then hid behind and called out to Fred.

I know this attitude is rude, but I can't show you this. I put a suspicious disguise of a mask on my glasses and peeked into the living room.

Then Fred looked at the door of my hidden bedroom and pulled his face in a hurry.

"Fufu... I don't mind at all, but a woman who usually wears makeup hates being seen bare. No, if Sin and Taki were here, they'd be just fine. I wanted to talk to both of you."

"To us? Ah, well then, we also have something to ask Fred...."

Sin nodded looking at Taki and confronted Fred.

"Oh, what?

"No, Fred, please. Would you like to sit down before that?

Sin gave up to Fred and suggested not to sit on the chair, but Fred raised his hand to the side of his chest and refused. Apparently he doesn't want to stay long.

"... let me ask you a straightforward question, is Singh and Taki receiving any combat training?

"What? No... we have nothing... As for me... well, I've had quite a lot of fighting experience, but Taki is weak, and since I was a kid, I've hardly slept in my life, so I haven't exercised like an athlete until recently..."

In response to Fred's unexpected question, Sin and Taki looked at each other for a moment, but it seemed that they understood the meaning immediately. Taki stood up, moved next to Sin, and confronted Fred directly.

Fred must have wanted to know the strength of the two men as guardians of this inn.

And now Taki started telling Fred what they wanted.

"Um, Fred. Something like today may happen again, so we want to learn how to use magic. Please know that you are busy. Can you teach us both how to use magic?

"I'll do it myself. Even though we both have magic, we can't use it properly without a leader. If we are attacked with magic like today, I don't know if we can honestly win. If you have time for Fred, please."

Sin and Taki seriously conveyed their thoughts to Fred.

Fred, who seemed surprised at the offer from the two, made a proposal after a while.

"Well... if you don't mind, I'll let you use the magic training ground outside the east gate, which is close to here. If you're not on holiday, you won't have time, will you?

Are you sure? Nice work, brother. "

"... I didn't think you could even use such a decent facility. I mean, before that, wouldn't you be surprised to learn that we have magic?

"No, I'm surprised. But I've always felt you weren't the only ones. Did you think that if they found out you had magic, they'd turn you into a soldier without asking questions?

When they nodded at it, Fred laughed.

"Haha, I see. It's just a rumor. Those who have volunteered themselves will be recruited, but the king now forbids forcing a magical civilian to become a soldier. So don't worry. However, there may be nobles who want to serve as private soldiers. But you should know that you have the right to say no."

Fred knew everything I didn't know. Women are not explained in the school, so I have no choice but to say that until then.

"General, are you listening?

"Yes, yes. What is it?

"From now on, I'll keep Thin and Taki for the weekend. In the meantime, you don't have to worry about security because I'm sending one of my guards here."

"Oh no... even the escort..."

Isn't it an exaggeration to have an escort for me now that I live as a citizen?

The man who targeted me had already been caught, and Sin stopped thinking about it when he refused Fred's offer from me.

"Owner, let Fred sweeten you up here. Even though fewer guests come and go on holidays, I'm worried about Chiyo and you."

"That's right. I agree with your brother, too. Or can we say we have the means to defend ourselves without an escort? Let's sweeten this place up."

When Taki said that, I heard Weiss' voice telling me where he had been.

(Lana, can you hear me now? I'm here. I was able to defeat the daytime raid without difficulty, but Fred defeated me before that, so I didn't have a chance. I talked to him before he ran out the window. Apparently, you didn't hear me.)

Weiss? Were you with me the whole time I thought you were gone?

I spoke to Weiss in a low voice. Then something like white smoke came out of my body, and it turned into a lion.

(When I said I was in a hurry, I was going to use Lana's body to fight back as before. Except if he had so much power, but if he had so much power, he could easily be defeated. It would have been easier for those who thought they were actually militants to stay here than to disappear in public.)

Speaking of which, when I went to church to see Irina before, I remembered what Weiss said.

Weiss said he'd get me out of there without asking me anything. I don't know what means to use, but I suppose you're saying you're going to ignore me and take me somewhere else like a god's hideout.

If it was invisible indoors, if it had been done in a crowded city like today, it would have been fucked up. That way, I can be seen in strange eyes by my neighbors, making it difficult for me to stay here.

Even under those circumstances, Weiss acted calmly and with me in mind.

"Thank you for thinking so much."

While I was not responding to Taki, Taki came to peek into the bedroom. And when I saw Weiss, I said, "Ah..."

I see. That's right. Sorry, Weiss, I forgot about you. "

Then Taki looked at my face and burst into a big bang.

"Buha, you're hiding, so I don't think you need to go that far..."

Taki's voice was trembling and she was about to laugh.

"... just in case."

"Yeah. If you're so careful, I don't think you should object to leaving one of your guards behind. Just for a while. When you and I finish training, we won't need that anymore, okay?

"... yeah... okay. Don't worry about me, both of you. Good luck. I'll back you up."

"Thank you. You've got the support of the goddess, and I'm sure you'll soon learn the magic."

Then Sin and Taki moved to Fred's room to fill in more, and Chiyo said he would sleep in my room and brought a pillow. It seems that Sin and Taki have decided to stay in Chiyo's room tonight. I felt a little sorry for the two of my big bodies sleeping in that small single bed.

When I woke up the next morning, Shin and Taki were gone, and Chiyo was back in her room. When I started preparing breakfast as usual, Fred got dressed and went down even though it was still quite early.

"Good morning, General. Did you sleep well?

"Good morning, Fred. Yeah, I'm surprisingly fat. Don't worry about it. Um... are you already out? I haven't cooked any rice yet."

"No... I couldn't talk last night... so I wanted to talk to you for a second."

That's what Fred said, he sat in the counter seat with his cheek wand, and he was staring at my movements to make breakfast rough.

First, the kettle that was lit to serve tea began to make a boiling sound of shun shun and hot water.

I was in a hurry to cut the vegetables to a good place before I put in the tea, and I noticed Fred and I looked at the chirp and counter with my hands moving.

"Um...? I'm kind of uncomfortable seeing you so close...?

He said he wanted to get up early and talk to me, so I thought he had something to say and waited, but Fred didn't say anything.

When I had no choice but to speak, Fred, who was sitting in the counter seat, stopped patting his cheek cane.

"Hey, don't look too much with the blade....!

"Eh? Ah...."

At that moment, my finger was cut.

I aggressively hid my hand and moved to the washroom. At a time like this, I can't help but think that it would be good to have a bandage like the previous life.

"Did you cut it?

"Ah... no, it's no big deal. It happens all the time."

The wound was deeper than I thought, and it was sharp and cut. I rinsed the wound with water, wrapped it in a clean cloth for now, and then put tea in Fred and served it.

"General, show me where you cut yourself."

"It's really no big deal, so don't worry."

That said, the cloth that wrapped the wound seeped blood and could not be concealed. Fred stood up, reached over the counter, grabbed me, and did not let go.

"If it's not a big deal, you'll see. Give me your hand. If you keep it that way, you won't be able to work in the water. I can't even make rice balls."

"Rice balls are fine because I think Chiyo will be here soon. Ah, speaking of rice balls, what do you like to put in them?

When I tried to change the story, Fred stared at me with harsh eyes.

"Don't distract me. You don't have to exaggerate about healing the cut. Come on, it's easier now that you've healed quickly. Breakfast will be ready soon, won't it?

I felt like I had been told something similar somewhere before in Fred's words.

I wonder when and by whom it was told.

"I mean... you're going to use healing magic for me again, right? If you know that you have important work to do, you won't lose your strength in the morning. I'll ask Taki to cure it later, so it's okay."

"Just do what you got hurt without saying 4-5."

Fred grabbed my hand and quickly healed the wound. Even though he was a shadow warrior, I was surprised that this place resembled Will.

I served sweet egg grill for breakfast as an apology for using healing magic before eating.

"If there is such a reward, I will always heal your injury. It's strange, though. When you talk about the cooking made by the general, the power comes out somehow. Isn't that what everyone here says?

Fred was very pleased with the egg grill, laughed as if it were unusual, and chewed the rice balls to taste delicious.

"Yes, they often say that. But it must be because of that."

Later, when Chiyo dropped Fred off, he came out of the room looking at the timing.

Maybe you were listening to the conversation between me and Fred? Speaking of which, he said he wanted to talk to me, but Fred didn't talk about me in particular. Have you forgotten what you were going to say because of my injuries?

I remembered the worst party day I ever saw Will again.

"Why don't you... worry more about yourself than about him? What an amazing person you are. Well, why did you just stray from the story? Well, there are still other injuries. Tell me honestly. It'd be easier to fix it while I'm with you.

That's right... Fred said something a little similar to what Will said to me after he healed his ankle with healing magic. When you're a Shadow Warrior, does it even look like your usual behavior?