Chapter 236 I Think This Work Schedule Is Black
Seeing Sara, who had come down to the library in the form of Sophia, Scott, Blaze, and Thomas understood the situation.
"I'm surprised to see you appear as Lady Sophia. Is Ms. Alicia okay now?"
Thomas gently asked.
"Yes, she finally opened up. I used healing magic on Alicia, and now we just have to wait for her strength to recover."
"She look like she feels a lot better."
"Yes. She feel really refreshed."
Scott and Blaze also showed relieved expressions.
"But since it was Sara who entered the tower, we should head back soon."
"The knight guards are waiting on the first floor of the tower, but we don't know when they'll come up to the library."
"Got it, everyone. Just wait a moment."
After saying so and entering Alicia the Alchemist Girl's lab and returning to her original form, Sara checked her appearance in a nearby mirror. Mike was floating nearby.
"Hey Mike. If we go by that logic, it means I can change myself too, right? I can reshape myself according to my image?"
"I wouldn't recommend that. I think it's fine to assemble or disassemble a container without a soul, like a golem, but I don't know what would happen if you disassemble a body with a soul."
"But you're using your magic to change my appearance, right?"
"My magic manipulates the time of an existing body, but it doesn't dissolve the existence."
'Another talk about souls, huh? Honestly, I don't really get it.'
"So if I were to unravel myself, my soul would just go somewhere else?"
"I don't really know what would happen. I guess your existence would become unclear, and you might not be able to put your body back together."
"Eh, that sounds scary."
"I haven't seen it myself, but the fairies believe that 'a human who tries to walk the fairy path becomes a fairy and can't return to being human.' You can't walk the fairy path without unraveling your body."
"So only fairies can use it."
"That's right."
After hearing that explanation, Sara had a question she just had to ask.
"Then how do you carry letters or alcohol that you asked someone to deliver?"
"I put them in spatial storage and take them out later."
"You're using storage magic, right?"
"Yeah. I can't create a very large space like humans can, though."
"Why not?"
"It seems I'm not good at imagining a really big space. There might be fairies who can, but I can't."
"Hey, can living things be put in spatial storage?"
"If you want to, you can put them in."
"What do you mean?"
"The space created by the person using storage magic is based on the 'environment they can imagine.' So you can create spaces where time doesn't flow, or where time flows really fast, or really cold spaces, or even spaces with no air at all. It's like creating an environment where living things can exist."
"Eh, then I could age the alcohol quickly without needing Mike's help!"
"...Now that you mention it, that might be true?"
'What's going on... I feel like my cheat ability has suddenly increased in this short time. I have a feeling I might really be able to meet a god soon. I could easily create a frozen warehouse or something!?'
As I left the room, still confused by the crazy cheat abilities, I found Scott and the other 2 already getting ready to go home. We headed downstairs and met up with the knight guards to return to the Jeffrey residence together.
At the Jeffrey house, Marquis Grandchester, Edward, Robert, and the owner, Jeffrey, were waiting for us.
"What's going on? It's the hunting tournament, and yet you're all here together."
"You're so carefree. We've detained some Academy people who were with the prince. This is definitely a problem."
Edward spoke up, sounding exasperated.
"However, it was them who illegally entered Maiden's Tower and attacked the guard golem with magic."
"That's true. We're protesting as Grandchester, but..."
"Is there a problem?"
"The Academy folks are saying, 'We didn't get a response to our request to visit.'."
"That's true. I had no intention of inviting such rude people."
"But they are companions of His Highness Prince Andrew and professors from the Academy."
"So that makes their rudeness acceptable? They really think too highly of themselves."
The Marquis added to Edward's excited words, trying to clarify.
"They claim, 'We politely asked, but since we got no response, we had no choice but to visit without permission, and then we were captured by the golem.'."
"We have already submitted our paper and magic stone samples to the Academy. If they don't want to disclose more information than what's in the paper, it's a problem when they say they want to visit."
"Prince Andrew is asking for the release of the group and for Lady Alicia to appear."
"Wait a minute. Did you just say 'appear'?"
"Yes. It says so in the letter."
"It sounds like we're the criminals here. What did they do!?"
"They claim that a golem harmed someone from the academy."
'Those damn old men!'
"Anyway, they asked Prince Andrew for help, right?"
"That's right."
"Then I have no choice but to meet Prince Andrew. I'm the owner of Maiden's Tower and the one who arranged for the golem to guard it. The academy people will regret not being able to bring out Alicia."
Robert looked at Sara with a worried expression.
"Sara... the other side is royalty. If you lose your temper, you might be charged with disrespect. It could even be seen as rebellion. It's not the same as dealing with family in our territory."
"I understand."
"As for His Highness the Crown Prince Gerhart, we were able to respond appropriately because he was too forceful. But, saying that magic was used against the golem can only be charged as property damage at most. Honestly, I can't predict how Prince Andrew will view this."
"Still, if we don't talk it out, we can't resolve this."
"I know, but... taking an 8-year-old girl to such a place..."
"Father, I don't plan to be taken. I will go myself."
"I'll be there too!"
"That's fine, but Father is just an escort. The main focus is me."
"What should I do? I'm only feeling anxious."
Jeffrey double-checked the letter from Prince Andrew that had arrived at the knight's order.
"His Highness Prince Andrew is requesting the immediate release of the academy officials and the appearance of the person who 'set the golems on them.' Looking at this, it might be correct to say that he is calling for Miss Sara instead of Lady Alicia."
"When do I have to show up?"
"As soon as possible. The prince has a busy schedule starting tomorrow, so it should be tonight."
"Got it. Looks like I'll be staying up late again."
"First, let's quickly finish dinner and then take a little rest. We have a banquet too, so it shouldn't be able to take too much time."
"Staying up late... that's bad for my health and beauty."
As Sara sighed, Scott and Blaze, who were sitting on either side of her, each squeezed her right and left hands tightly.
"Don't worry too, you guys. I'll be fine."
"It's only natural to worry when it's the prince."
"Just the day before yesterday, it was the Crown Prince of the neighboring country, and today it's the prince and the academy officials... Sara, you're busy."
"Yeah... I kind of think so too."
Marquis Grandchester quickly set the meeting with Prince Andrew for 10 PM and ordered Joseph, the steward who had accompanied them, to arrange a carriage for Sara's visit. Since they were heading to the old mansion where the royal family stayed, the carriage needed to be of appropriate quality.
Again, Sara was accompanied by Marquis Grandchester, Edward, Robert, and Rebecca, while Jeffrey personally brought several knights as her guards.
"What a serious-looking group."
"You really have no sense of tension, do you?"
"There's no point in being nervous. We haven't done anything wrong. Uncle Edward, why are you so tense?"
"I'm scared of your reckless behavior! Listen, don't go around saying it'll be fine and then end up hurting the prince's face, okay?"
"I won't! His face is too beautiful for that!"
"So you're saying it's okay to hurt my not-so-beautiful face? You're really rude!"
"I think you look good for your age, Uncle Edward."
"Sorry for being old!"
"Uncle Edward, you're such a hassle!"
"Don't say that!"
The Marquis and Robert exchanged glances.
"You two have gotten close."
""We haven't!""
"Sara... you two are so in sync, it's a bit jealous."
It seems that in the Grandchester family, tension doesn't really do much work.
Sara stopped Maria, who was trying to bring water for her bath, and used water magic to fill the tub herself.
"Milady Sara, that's convenient."
"I feel like I've recently learned some tips on using life magic. I can change dresses more easily now."
"I'm scared I might lose my job."
"I don't think that will happen."
As Sara said, Maria carefully washed Sara's body and hair while she was soaking in the bathtub. After the bath, she applied a body cream that smelled good for the skin and lightly dried Sara's hair with a towel before using a matching scented hair oil.
"Milady, I lightly dried your hair with a towel as usual."
"Thank you."
Sara used fire and wind magic to blow warm air on her hair while using water magic to repel any extra moisture. At first, she was nervous about using the magic, but once she got used to it, she could dry her hair easily without using her hands.
"About that hair-drying magic, since it uses fire and wind, I heard others in the Grandchester family tried to copy it, but it didn't work like Milady Sara's. Sir Robert ended up creating a flamethrower instead."
"Sounds like a new attack magic! I'm glad I didn't end up being the first Grandchester guy to go bald by burning my hair."
"Still, that's some amazing control ability, right?"
"I think it's better to use magic tools for everyday magic instead of activating it directly like this. It's much easier than controlling it yourself."
"It would definitely sell well!"
"That might be true, but right now, it seems like Alicia doesn't have the time to create new products."
"Then Milady Sara needs to solve the problem in front of Ms. Alicia."
"That's true."
After the bath, a light meal was brought into Sara's room. It seemed to suggest that she should prioritize taking a nap over having a fancy dinner.
After finishing a simple meal, Sara changed into her nightclothes and quickly got into bed. She was tired from a busy day, so she fell into a light sleep until Maria came to wake her up at 9 PM.
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