The Queen’s Cosmetician

Before leaving for Clan Have, there was a debate over whether to include Alvina as an escort. If you want to keep the die safe, you'd better come with us. However, with the exception of the policy of "creating a new holy woman at the expense of others", I wanted to leave her in the country as a guardian because I did not know how to come to the church of the Holy Maiden. Her sorcery is a powerful shield.

We were all hurting our heads like this.

Ah, I'll stay here for a while

And Alvina came to her conclusion lightly, looking around the roaring area.

After all, is it tough to keep [painting] on?

The Church of Our Lady has made a number of conditions concerning the reception of its envoys. One of them was a sorcerer forbidden to enter the city of Luglova. I can accompany you on your journey, but I can take you to the town in front of Luglois. If you were to take Alvina, you would use Topcoat to infiltrate the city.

Alvina laughed at the question of the die.

[Painting] is something I used to do all the time.

"Were you always upset?...... [Paint]?"

"[Painting] was an armor during the war." In the past, everyone could identify most things by looking at their magic power, so that others would not be able to see whether it was a flow of magic power or a habit of activating magic. "

My inner magic was different. Just as Alvina had previously discovered the gender of the die, it contains a variety of information.

Magic also acts on the movement of people. If the enemy sees them, they will die.

[Painting] is the technique to cover up all these things.

"Hee..."

"Anyway, I think you should stay here, Oi-san." I guess so. That's why I'm staying. Even if it is a die, it is better to have a robust defense of the country to return to, right? "

Sure.

Well, aren't you going to do what you want?

Mariage gave permission lightly.

"I just want to thank you for standing by us."

"...... Ufufu. Your Majesty, you know very well!" I think it's okay for me to take Maria's talk like that. "

Ahhhh

Even if Alvina held me, Mariage would still be there. This old sorcerer couldn't defy his queen.

Releasing the distant queen, Alvina turned to the die.

"That said, I'll stay here, but I'm also worried about the die." I'll do what I can.... first of all, I'll return what I had in my possession. "

Did I leave something with Alvey?

Replying to the die's question, Alvina took out a sword that was tightly wrapped in cloth.

A design of a beast that bites the nightly treasure on a bowl.

It was the sword that Die had in his hand when he was attacked by Tartarza's fortress. It was lost when I wandered through the forest around the fort.

"That face. It was a die after all."

"Why did you do that?"

Sword of the Beast (Esmeralda)

Alvina speaks her name.

I realized later that it was not a man's motto, but a sword's motto.

"I collected it in Tartarza." It's an old sword, said to have been created by the Lord God. "

Alvina stroked the outline of the sword over the cloth.

"Along with the guardians of the witches of the past, I have watched over the end of the witches of that era..." If it's easy for the die to understand, it's Arnold Toan's love sword, which was the knight of the saintly lady, and the sword he used when he killed Cynthia. "

Die's eyes peeled at the casual facts revealed. But Alvina had no intention of pursuing the sword's rumors. I gazed at the sword and proceeded with the story.

"This is a bit of a special sword." You choose the handles. I will not even be able to touch it unless it is sealed with cloth. Would you like to try Maria too? "

Alvina invited Mariage to reach for her sword. Instantly, her hand sank into the outline of the sword. It was as if he had dipped his hands in water.

Mariage turns around and raises her voice.

"Hey, what is this!?"

"Well, it's like this." So, yes, die. "

Huh?

Alvina threw the sword at me. The sword was stuck in the die's arm without incident. Smooth texture of fine leather and scabbard. The weight is too light to think of as a sword.

"Look, I got the die."

"Oh, no, why? No, wait. Um... I've never used a sword before..."

I never even had a dagger for defense.

Alvina laughed lightly at Die's appeal.

"It's okay, it only protects the owner by holding it." After one night, the die will become a good size to hold. Just think of it as a little bit of a big amulet. "

"...... Is the size of your body changing?" "No, but I don't think I can keep it all the time..." From what you just saw, you can't even leave it with someone else, right? "

"I think I should just put it in my bag or wear it..." Well, I'm worried. I borrowed it. "

“What do you want?”

You're a good girl.

The door of the room where the three of them were chatting was slammed as if it were a measure.

The knight, who was the number one, asks the Mariage through the door.

"I'm afraid, Your Majesty. The newly arrived officer has come to greet you..."

"Let me in."

Mariage, who granted permission to the guard, saw Alvina with a dazed look on her cheek.

Huh, that's it.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. What do you mean...?"

"Alvina told me to get a greeting from the new girl here."

Normally, the newly appointed officers greet the queen in a gathering among the maidens. Even if it isn't, the face-to-face greeting with Mariage and nearby must not be so bad.

Alvina instructed Mariage to overturn it - what do you mean?

Mariage answers the question of the die.

Alvina is going to introduce you to her.

"Excuse me."

The voice that resounded in the room belonged to the young girl.

In fact, she was the same age as Die. No, maybe younger.

(...... Rowen?)

Her childish appearance resembled that of a friend that Die had lost a long time ago. No, it's not alike. She must have the same Oriental blood as Rowen's. So, there's a face.

Dark hair, blue eyes. Dietrich's - It resembles the pale of Heath's eyes and is different. A close look reveals a cloud of silver in her eyes.

(Magic color)

She was a sharp girl with very beautiful eyes, like a white cloud dancing like a petal and transferring the clear sky of the flower season.

She smiled and bowed as she shook the silver curls that she had put in her hair.

"My name is Yayoi, and I've been given a new official position this time." Thank you very much. "

"... and I'm sorry that you suddenly joined me on your journey as soon as you arrived."... is there anything inconvenient? "

When the unloading was over, Die asked Yayoi, waiting for Fabian and the others in the spacious room rented instead of the conference room.

Walking around the room, checking the furnishings, Yayoi, who was working on the tea, looked back at the die and shook his head with a smile.

“No problem. Everyone is doing well. I'm not familiar with the rules, so I'm rather worried that you might be uncomfortable with Master Setra."

"No, there's absolutely no problem around here." But I was not born as a maid. Even if there is a mistake, I don't realize it anymore. "

“Please let me know if there's anything uncomfortable about it....... go ahead"

Yayoi pours tea in front of the die. The liquid that fills the tea set is golden in color, and the scent is refreshing enough to wipe off the heat of Clan Have. Perfectly tasty, the die took a sip and laughed at Yayoi.

It's delicious. I think it's enough to serve as a maid.

"I'm glad to have it in my mouth. Ahh, and... the [Silence] magic has been installed."

"Please relax," Yayoi smiled.

Yayoi is a sorcerer.

The letter of introduction is the same as Alvina's. From Sarisalisa, Queen of the Ice Empire, whose territory is the northernmost part of the Northern Continent. Alvina said that the magic arm was supposed to enter the world with five fingers - although the person who had been introduced denied that it would happen with a bright red face.

A sorcerer was refused entry to Luglova City, so she was recruited as a female officer. As it was, he also served as an escort for the die.

“Thank you, that was very helpful.”

“No, it's not a big deal.”

The [Mute] magic that prevents eavesdropping is by no means an easy trick. If you do it in one room, it will take half a day for two surgeons to work on it.

(Do you want to make a cup of tea in less than a quarter of a second?)

I see. Alvina's only recommending it.

She is also the custodian of the [Sword of the Beast]. The only person other than the die who can touch the sword is Yayoi. As Alvina had predicted, the sword had fallen to the size of a dagger, and now it was sitting at the bottom of a cosmetic bag. Alvina told me that I should ask her what to do if I needed to.

(There is such a thing as noise, but it's best not to get into trouble......)

Yayoi is said to be from the Northern Continent. It seems that it is the first time in the west.

If it were to come true, I would have accompanied him on a journey full of more calm and fun.

- Like a journey with him.

"Die"

The die returned to me in response to the call of Yuvail, who was at the door. I looked at the die in the color that he had planned, standing beside the doorway.

"Are you tired? Are you all right?...... I'm here with Doppelgum."

"I'm sorry, it's okay."

The die stood up and took a smile.

"Please open it."

I go forward to say hello to Yubert.

When he opened the door, he saw Fabian holding up his hand to greet him.

I'd like to know what our role is and what you guys should do.

And Fabian proposed first.

"I can't say we had enough discussions at the meeting."

The magic tools used at continental conferences are not always easy to use. It must be the day of the full moon and can therefore only be used for one day.

Due to the combination of time limits, nothing has been decided except a slow flow of working together to stop the reincarnation of the saintly woman.

Die nodded to Fabian and listed the decision matters again.

"I went to Luglova City and handed Juno over." The Doppelgangers will track Juno down. Disable the magic device that produces the Saintess. We will buy the time.... what are you going to do about tracking? "

"I'll follow the trail of the man's magic power..." Can I see Mr. Juno later? I want my sorcerer to register my magic power. "

"I do not mind, but I, and our magicians, will be present. May I ask them to explain how to register?"

“Of course, I will explain everything to Mr. Juno.”

"... thank you very much"

Die smiled and thanked him. If Juno himself were to explain, at least it wouldn't be burdensome for him.

"Then next, let's talk about deactivation..." How far does the die know about magic devices? "

"Is that a definition? I've heard that it's a big technique that is made by multiplying several techniques."

Alvina said that sorcery is a magic formula that produces one effect. No matter how detailed information and instructions are written in the procedure, the efficiency and output are the main ones that rise, and there are many simple effects.

There are two kinds of great magic, and great magic, and great things.

One is performed by strengthening one procedure with multiple people.

The other is a combination of the procedure itself, which complicates and strengthens the expression of the procedure itself.

In particular, the latter is called a magic device.

Fabian nods.

"That's what I heard from Cease."... the magic device needs to combine a lot of magic techniques, so I want to use magic characters to carve the magic formula into place as much as possible that people don't need to adjust.... magic letters are not engraved everywhere. "I need endurance..." In short, a saintly maiden, like Seth, is a hell of a magician, right? There is a limited field of strength to withstand the complex magic that produces such a magician. "

One of them was the source of the Luglova River. A fairy-light scenic spot that was once taken by Reina and also visited by die. The swarm of magical light overflowing with wide waterfalls is a testament to the great magic that was practiced in the past, and the place endured the great magic.

However, it was not established that this was the place to create a new saintly woman.

"... how likely are you to see that the Luglova River is not there?"

"... about one-hundredth." The same is true of the flow of people that the church is moving, and the fact that Reina is not moving from Luglova City, that her mother was a partition of the person in charge of the magician, and most importantly... the force field, the only land that will be free in them is Luglova. "

"... do the Fabians know the other lands that are candidates?"

"Yeah.... do you know that the die is a treasure?"

"Sanbao? No..."

“What the Church of Our Lady tells us is what it takes to be a champion of this continent. After the collapse of Maisenbourg, the power that sought to succeed him cared for a sacrament.”

― ― If you don't want hegemony, you can have all three.

One is a beast that sleeps in the darkness.

One, the forest trembling with demons.

One, the substitution that produces the genealogy of God.

The beast holds its tail. The forest was pierced with silver pillars. And thou shalt put the crown upon the substitute, and shalt not destroy any other beast.

Then the goddess's blessing would not dance in the red land.

Fabian plunges in an unusual tone.

The die bent its neck.

"... prophecy?"

"Well, that's right." That's how it sounds. This is the way to create a new Holy Maiden. Particularly, it is seen as referring to the continent's force field.... the forest and the tail. "

"Forest and tail... are you talking about Doppelgum and Zemnam, perhaps?"

Beast refers to the continent in old words. It is because the four earths that encircle the inner sea bear beasts. The rhetoric that was also used in the continental meeting, "Beast of the West", is the western continent.

If you look at the map, the southernmost point, Zemnam, is called the tail. And the land of Doppelgänger is occupied by old woods.

Demon Forest - "Abyssal Green" that confuses those who enter.

"The magic the church is trying to do is not something that can be done." In terms of materials, it should be an easy place for people to come and go, but Doppelgum prevented us from intervening in the church, and Zemnam has Prime Minister Kallestia in his sights. I can't move on my own. Little Scanadiya is also famous as a force field, but there is no more great sorcery to be done there.... there are many powerful people who will die with a little magic power. "

Grand Duke Almardi of Maizenburg is at the helm.

"There are a number of other force fields that are hard to get to."... of course, there is a possibility of choosing such a place. So, I'm not sure. But we think that the source of the Luglova River is the most appropriate place to create a new maiden. "

“So do we. Especially over there... there's a lot of fairy light."

Fairy Light activates magic. If you use normal magic, it will explode if you make adjustments. But conversely, it was a very suitable place for sorcery that required enormous amounts of magic power.

"I can't go into detail. But the Doppelgänger appears to be at the source of the Luglova River, and manned the location of the magic device more firmly to neutralize it. However, in order for them to move, it's hard for us to do without them."

That's why we're buying you time, isn't it?

Right now, Luglois is getting rid of the new arrivals. It is the job of the die to keep the "unfamiliar Gentiles" in the realm of Luglova.

“I want to keep in touch with each other on the ground. Can I decide how to communicate with the liaison staff?"

Absolutely.

The die smiled and asked each other to change his expression.

“Before we do that, there's something else I'd like to discuss.”

"I don't mind, but what is it?"

Asked by Fabian, Die stood up with two fingers to show. State it folded one by one.

"It's about gathering information and... what we would do if we were present at the ritual of giving birth to the Holy Maiden."