After fighting off a bandit-like group of people, milady and I, a weak maid, received an invitation from an old butler who claid to be the lords ssenger.
What can I do for you, my lady?
Well since youre here, Ill take the invitation
Thank you.
That is why I am heading to the lords house now.
I dont know if the lord here is a nobleman or not, but hes impatient. In a way, its refreshing to know that its at least a few days before we made plans with other noblen.
Since we are travelers, Im sure he was in a hurry to get us there.
I see. I hadnt thought of that.
In the carriage prepared by the butler-san. Milady whispers that in my ear, and I am moved and shaken by miladys profound deliberation. The butler, who doesnt seem to have heard such a whispered conversation, but who guessed otherwise, lowers his head.
I apologize for not considering your schedule as well. Its not my intention to waste your ti. There are students from the magicians academy of the royal capital here, and my lord said he would love to have a al with you all.
The students of the academy
I am the only person in the universe that noticed the slight twitching of miladys cheeks. Yes, thats right. Milady is getting better, but she is still a bit of a bad communicator.
Anyway, to et a student of the school in such a mountain town, I hope its not soone who has a history with milady.
Its a 30-minute drive from the inn by carriage. If it was Nirs carriage that I had left at the inn, it would be less than 10 minutes away.
The lords mansion that I arrived at was surprisingly small and cozy. He is the lord of this town and the surrounding villages, to put it bluntly, he is the town chief deluxe, I guess.
Ladies, this way please.
Yes, sir.
Milady is dressed in a semi-formal dress for the dinner. As a maid, I am prepared to that extent no matter where she goes out.
Ah, its Miss Kamishiro.
Miss Kamishiro and Miss Sharon?
Miss Ginko?
Its Ginko.
Im Fua. Rember?
Oh yes, Miss Ginko and Miss Fua. Of course, I rember. I was in the sa group with Miss Ginko once at the Academy, and Miss Fua was the one who was often with her.
As I recall, I dont rember them doing anything to on Earth. I dont rember them helping out, but I dont think Im inferring anything from them at the mont.
Well, that was you guys?
The young lady seed relieved that they werent bad aristocratic students.
Uh, Sharon-sansama? Huh, why are you here?
You dont need sama. although Im sure that to so extent it cant be helped at the Academy.
So can you call us by our normal na, too?
Yeah, I get it. Ginko, Fua. Thats it.
The little embarrassed milady is adorable. ..Thank you for making a friend. As I was unconsciously taken aback by such a miraculous scene, Miss Ginko turned to as if she had rembered sothing.
Miss Kamishiro.as I recall, your first na was a Japanese na, wasnt it?
The young lady and everyone in the room look at at that abrupt statent.
Co to think of it, Ive heard of that. I dont rember you calling yourself Fleurety or so other bizarre na even on Earth.
Eh? Isnt Letty Letty?
Yes, miss. Im Fleurety.
Taking the hand of milady with a slightly anxious face, I kneel on the spot while saying that with an extre smile.
In that dark world, its the na I was given by my employer, [Lord]. If I try to say any other na than this, I will receive a full course of chastisent from the head maid. For so reason, though, my brain cant accept any other na from the ti she gave it to .
Well, I understand. Letty.
Yes, milady.
The two examples didnt seem very convinced, but the young lady nodded deeply and allowed to stand up.
Letty, let know if you think its okay for to call you that.
Yes, Miss. .Oh?
You really dont rember!?
The Unimportant things were soon forgotten.
The atmosphere was sowhat strange, but the maids of the mansion ca to call for us, and we finally dined together.
Hello, these are beautiful ladies. I am Igor, the lord of the land. Please allow to get to know you.
The lord was a relatively handso man with red hair. He seed to be still young for a lord. When he greeted us, his gaze rested on miladys chest for a second.
Could you please listen to this while we eat? There is a strange lore about this land.
Over dinner, the lord recounted the lore of this land as a topic of conversation. In this continent, until about a thousand years ago, there were many small countries that had been skirmishing with each other for hundreds of years. There were various reasons for the conflict, such as ideological differences and the desire for a richer land, but the biggest reason was the issue of religion.
Nowadays, the old gods were the guardians of this world for a long ti. But when the old gods suddenly disappeared, people from all over the world worshipped their own gods and began to fight over them. In the end, the founder of the church, the state religion of Al Gray, overthrew the oracle of the goddess and spread her teachings in this land.
There was a temple of that old god left in this land. Its a little bit of a bad geographical location, but I hope that many people will co here as too see it as a tourist attraction.
wont the old gods be offended?
Igor-sama scowled for a mont at Miss Fuas asking, then laughed hilariously.
Hahaha, what, a god that has disappeared? We have a great goddess to protect us.
Its a logic that the people with eight million gods and nature as a religion cant understand.
Actually, I have a favor to ask of you guys. Its just a ruin there, but there might be a magical trick. So I would like you, the magicians of the Academy of Magic, to examine the ruins of the temple.
Milady and the others two looked at each other involuntarily at Igor-samas request.
We might not be of much use
Yeah
Arent they dangerous?
Its all right. Im a soldier and once I got rid of a dangerous animal. Besides, Ive been told that you are great magic students. Ill pay you if youd be so kind as to check it out while youre sightseeing.
Well
Glancing at milady, she looks at . It may seem a bit forced, but I will obey all of your decisions. The only thing I can do is to protect you, no matter what.
When I nodded lightly, milady was a little troubled and then nodded to her lord.
I understand.
Surprisingly, the roads arent too rough.
Well, its a beautiful day and its like a picnic.
I think Letty made so food, so lets have that for lunch.
The next day, the four of us, including milady and myself, went out to investigate the ruins.
Today we are going out in Nirs carriage, but it is a small carriage, so it is a little cramped for four of us. Well, Im a coachman, so it doesnt matter.
Letty are you not tired of driving the carriage?
Yes, milady. Thats no problem.
By the way, the windows of the carriage are fully open, so you can have a normal conversation.
So that place was the temple..
Oh, Ginko, you know this?
Actually, this world is so different from ours, that I was doing a lot of research in the library and I heard that there were ruins from the past here.
Its my day off and I just wanted to see
Oh, yeah, of course.
When milady looks cheerfully convinced. Miss Fua takes out a piece of paper from her bag that looks like the material she studied and shows it to milady.
After listening to the lords story, I understand a bit. until the [Goddess] appeared a thousand years ago, there were no [skills] in this world.
So, the goddess or sothing like that gave him the skill that enabled the Founding King to get rid of the other tribes..
Its not as rough as I thought it would be.
Yeah
Were still only able to use magic at an elentary level, so I guess well have to leave it up to Sharon-san
Well, you just have to trust .
We arrived at the ruins of the temple and found that it was still in shape. I think the reason why its not rough is that it has a kind of clean feel to it, but for so reason, I dont feel comfortable.
Well then, would you mind if I left it to you? I look around for a reasonable place that looks like a good place to get lunch.
Yeah, have a good day, Letty.
And so I left the ladies to look around the ruins.
Well
Lets go hunting for humans, shall we?
Hey, buddy, those girls are here.
Oh, dont get muddy. If those girls use magic, well be caught like those three idiots.
Im sorry.
Oh, they werent hit by magic
Oh, my
Shut up! Dont make any excuses. If it werent for us you could have been executed. In exchange, we need to get the girls, and hand the silver-haired girl over to our lord.
But whats wrong with the other three?
The other girls sell for more money, but. Its all right. You two can do whatever you want with them. Im a nice guy!
Oh, my God, thats great!
Hahaha!
Nice shot.
For the ti being, we have eradicated those who were insinuating that they were stupid. The three bandits we handed over were also there normally. This ti, I think the seeds have disappeared.
After approaching these ruins, I felt eyes on from inside the forest, but it was a hit. But still, the fact that the lord was in league with the bandits is quite an interesting situation.
Dont you think so too?
I threw the spike club with a snap of my wrist and a figure leapt out of the shadow of the snapping tree.
Well, youve noticed it well,
This is a strange place to et you. Mr. Butler.
That person was that kind old butler who was the lords ssenger.
He still had a good-natured smile on his face as if he had a mask affixed to it. But he was taking a guarded stance and looking for an opening in .
The old n are in good spirits these days, just like your earlier move.
I thought you were only a maid as a guard, but youre stronger than I thought.
You responded very well for your age.
Hahaha, when I was young, I was in an organization that did so assassinations and such. Its a sha that I cant move like I did when I was younger. Well, its better than these useless people.
Theres no excuse for our failure. We have ruined a great partnership.
No, no, its fine. Its been helpful, but youve been getting cocky lately, with few top paynts, so if you are going to give so, thats fine.
Thats a relief.
By the way. Theres still a problem.
Oh, yeah? What is it?
We have a witness, and we cant feel safe until we get rid of her
The old butlers eyes narrowed slightly and a killing intent flooded out as it leaked out in a jiffy.
Bathed in that killing intent..
.?
The old butlers complexion, which had never changed at all, turned blue as he saw the smile that appeared on my face.
Huh.
The old steward makes a retreat without hesitation. Its quite a nice response. But is that right? Youll have to.
Neighhhh.
What, the carriage?
While pulling the carriage at high speed, Nir-kun the horse blocks the old butlers retreat. At the sa ti, the cloth usually wrapped around Nir-kuns entire body rolled up, revealing his entire body.
Eightlegs? How can there be a Sleipnir in this place?
I clap my hands with a pang at the stunned old butler.
Co on, Nir-kun. Its ti to eat.
Its the only place I can feel the magic.
Is this a door?
Its like the bosss room
How can I help you?
Yikes!
I called out to milady who was examining the door-like stone wall with a serious face. Everyone jumped up and down screaming.
Le, Letty!
Out of the blue!
I didnt feel anything.
Im sorry about that, and I cant find a better place to eat around here. I think it would be better to take it in the entrance area or here.
Oh, really? Its the only place Ive felt the magic here, too. Did Letty notice anything unusual about it?
Yeah, we didnt find anything.
It wasnt exactly a big deal. Well get back to the lords punishnt later.
Its a good ti then, so lets have dinner.
Magic floods through the door as Im about to take the food out of the basket and I instantly step forward to protect milady.
Letty?
Milady. I need you to return to the entrance at once. This is-
Wait. Are you from the Otherworld?
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