Chapter 77 United Front
"Okay, the battery is getting low so I'm going to hang up soon."
'Yeah, mine's at 10% too. Goodnight, Rosalier-san.'
"Goodnight, Maya-san."
'Goodnight, Uncle Tatsuma.'
"Alright, goodnight."
The call ended. I put my phone back in my inventory. What's up with this 'Display Self-Status' that can charge it?
"Maya-san was a good girl."
"Yeah, she seemed surprisingly mature for an 18-year-old."
"Oh really. Women are hard to understand, huh?"
"Yes. I'll try not to judge based on appearances."
"You did well. ...Hehehe"
"Ahahaha"
I subtly checked on the situation inside the castle with Maya-chan. Once again, I confirmed the conditions of the king and queen. Of course, I made sure Rosalier-san wouldn't do anything dangerous. She said she would keep an eye on things and then go out.
Of course, I plan to schedule accordingly for when I come back next time. With this, Rosalier-san doesn't need to forcibly infiltrate the royal castle anymore.
On the morning of the 5th day, Rosalier-san asked me to take out the smartphone.
When I took out the smartphone from my inventory, wow, the battery is back to 100%. There are no accumulated messages. That's good.
"Goshujin-sama"
"What's up?"
"Is it okay to talk to Maya-san? Can you ask her for me?"
"Oh, right. I don't know if she's in her room or not."
"Yeah. We must consider her safety as much as possible."
I sent a message saying, "Good morning. Rosalier-san has something to talk about, is it okay now?" On the side of the 'Display Self-Status (usual screen),' it shows 7 AM, so I think it's still before breakfast.
'Ping'
'Yes. Please let her know it's okay.'
"Oh, she replied. She said it's okay."
"Then, please."
*Pochi.*
'Ring-ring, ring-ring'
'Yes. This is Maya. Good morning.'
Oh, she's sitting seiza-style. And she's sitting on the bed, in seiza. She must have prepared herself in a way. It's kind of unfortunate...
"Good morning, Maya-san."
'Yes.'
"I apologize for asking right away, but――"
I felt like I might be getting in the way, so I decided to move to the bed and create some distance.
These seem to be instructions for the investigation. Last night, the battery was in a bad condition. They're having quite serious discussions. Like, "As a woman, I will act responsibly."
"No matter what happens to you, we will protect you, so please rest assured."
'Yes. Thank you very much.'
"You don't have to be so nervous, you know?"
No, but it's impossible.
'Um, could Uncle Tatsuma take your place?'
"Yes, see you tonight."
'Yes, I'm glad you're doing well.'
"Tatsuma-sama"
Rosalier-san hands me my smartphone.
"Yes, thank you"
'Uncleee.'
"Yes, yes, yes"
'Are you okay?'
"Ah, yeah. There were times when I was scared at first. You're so much stronger than me."
'Yeah, I understand. Ah, it's almost time for dinner. See you later.'
"Don't overdo it, okay?"
'Yeah'
"See you"
End of call. My battery is 80%. And now, I store it in inventory.
"She's a really good girl."
"Yeah, I think so too."
I wonder if Julienne-san and Mesaja-san feel the same way? I guess it's different at a drinking party.
"We don't have to worry anymore."
"Yeah, that was helpful."
* * *
Okay, new record! So, what happened to me? Finally, 250 people a day. If I break any more records, Julien-san and Etoelise-san will break down mentally.
I apologized while casting "Recover". "I'm sorry." Both of them were smiling bitterly.
I met Rosalière-san at the stables, and after finishing Centrena's dinner and brushing, I returned to the inn.
"Aren't you overdoing it?"
'No, it's fine.'
"Then, I'll replace Rosalier-san."
'Wait a minute, the preparationnn...'
Rosalier-san is giggling.
"It's not about changing, it's about making the same mistake."
'Don't scare me. Anyway, good evening.'
"Yes, good evening."
It seems like Maya-san immediately investigated everything. First up is Nelliza-san, the office worker with hero. Her fingers were said to be beautiful. According to the story, her family is of a lower rank, but she has a peerage. I thought it made sense. It's not that I hate all the nobles, I can only say that it can't be helped if they don't know about it.
So, today Maya happened to have some contact with the princess, and she confirmed something for me. She said that the princess has really pretty fingers. In the story, she can use Healing Attribute magic too! But you know what? Maya-chan, Mahiru-chan, and Asaya-kun have never been healed by her even once. Maya-chan seemed a bit upset when she was talking about it.
If she hadn't kept it a secret, maybe she could have had a good relationship with the princess. Personally, I'm more worried about Maya-chan and the others' bodies, so I can't really pay attention to anyone else. Of course, the people in the castle are a different story, right?
Maya-chan and Mahiru-chan have been going to the water for their "training." When she secretly appraised it, it said something like "Oso (Dreadful element)." But Maya-chan's appraisal level is still at 1, so she doesn't know any more details than that.
Right now, she's in the middle of leveling up repeatedly. Maya-chan used to be a gamer like me. She doesn't dislike such simple tasks because there's joy in improving. Well, for me, it might look like I enjoy suffering from an outsider's perspective.
By the way, there's no mention of "Hero" anywhere on her 'Display Self-Status' screen. It seems Mahiru-chan and Asaya-kun can't find it either. Actually, there's no title section. Of course, it's the same for me. I settled down for now thinking that Hero must be a nickname.
"Oh, by the way, Maya-chan."
'What is it?'
"Are you practicing magic?" You weren't a mage, right?
'Of course, I'm practicing secretly. I want to use magic and have fun.'
"How many holy attribute spells have you learned?"
'Well, I've just reached 2 now.'
"It's inevitable if you keep focusing on water."
'But, you know, I couldn't practice fire and earth indoors, so I've reached 4 in water and wind.'
"That's amazing. Weren't you at level 1 at first?"
'Yeah. As a gamer, leveling up is routine work.'
"That's true."
'How did Uncle Tatsuma do it?'
"Well, I did Oso poison treatment from morning till night. In between, I kept going while nibbling on bread. I did it for 6 days and took 1 day off."
'Wow, that's really intense.'
"Totally. I used to work for a white-collar company, you know."
'Hahaha. But as a gamer, it's fun, right?'
"Yeah, definitely. Leveling up is so satisfying."
'By the way, why is Uncle Tatsuma's name 'Ryuma'?'
"The 'Tatsu' in my name Tatsuma is from the zodiac, what was it again?"
'Oh, it's dragon.'
"That's right. I made my name easy to understand for myself without revealing too much."
'I see, that makes sense. Thank you.'
"Well, I should go now."
'Uncle Tatsuma and Rosalier-san, you're going back tomorrow, right?'
"Yeah, there are a lot of people there who need treatment. We'll be back in 7 days."
'It's all connected, so it's okay. Good night, Rosalier-san.'
"Yes. Good night, Maya-san."
'Good night, Uncle too.'
"It's shortened. But good night."
'Hahaha.'
The conversation came to an end. It was a relief to see she doing well.
"But seriously, there was an enormous amount of information, right?"
"Yeah. If I were to infiltrate, how many days would it take? I just have to avoid danger..."
"Don't worry. I think you're strong in that regard."
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