It's been a few days since I got back from Kagura.

　I'm done with what I have to do: serve my family a Kagura meal, organize the food, and give them some gifts.

　It looks like the money I spent too much on Kagura will be more than enough to come back and make a permanent profit, depending on the table tennis.

　I explained the detailed rules and equipment to Tory on the way back from the trip.

　The rest is the domain of the adult, Nord Dad, so it's a whole lot of work.

　It's not like we're going to be producing in the countryside in the village of Koliat, which doesn't have any good facilities. Tory will take care of the rest, just like Reversi.

　He will create a system of permanent money without working a rogue job.

　This is what we need to do to have the ideal slow life.

　What a wonderful thing it is to have money coming in without working.

　Anyway, there's nothing I have to do now.

　Furthermore, Elinora's sister is not in the mansion because she is participating in the knight's drill in the capital.

　It's a good thing that I don't have to go with Elinora's training or be ordered around.

　In other words, it means I have more free time.

　This is the only way to make the most of it.

　You can do things you've always wanted to do, but couldn't, or you can just sit around all day in a daze.

　Unfortunately, it's only a matter of time before Sister Elinora comes back here.

　I don't know exactly when that will be, but Elinora said she will be back in the summer. If it's not good, she may not be on her way back for another week.

　The time without Elinora sister, for example, is ten times more precious than usual. I should enjoy it to the fullest.

　With that in mind, I went to my room and pondered what I should do today.

I'll just use ice magic to get the cold air out and keep the room cool.

　Having decided that, I activated my ice magic and sprinkled the room with cold air.

　The hot and stuffy air became cold and the room was filled with cold air.

　I love this feeling of hot air being pushed aside and turned into cold air.

　The chilly air caresses my entire skin and it's pleasant.

　Then I close the window that I had opened to let the breeze in. I also close the curtains to cut out the sunlight.

　The temperature inside the room will not rise any time soon.

　It's hard to think good thoughts in a hot room.

　It's important to create a comfortable environment like this.

　While I was adjusting the temperature in the room, I suddenly felt thirsty.

　It is summer and I would like to have something cold. I feel like drinking something fruitful.

　Speaking of cold fruit-based things, it would be the grape juice from Kikka, which we stopped at on our journey.

　I used spatial magic to take out a barrel of grape juice, a cup and a spoon that I had stored in subspace. I put the cup close to the barrel and twisted the faucet, and a beautiful purple grape juice came out.

　Then the glass of grape juice is gradually frozen with ice magic to make a sorbet.

　Stir the sorbet-like grape juice with a spoon. Once you're sure it's just right, scoop it up with the spoon and put it in your mouth.

　The coolness spreads in your mouth and the concentrated sweetness of the grapes at the same time.

　It instantly hydrates your hot, thirsty mouth, while the fruity taste is refreshing. The unique sourness of the grapes is matched by the coolness, which is unbearable in this hot season.

　It's also interesting to hear the crunching sound every time you bite into it.

　People may have different tastes, but I prefer a slightly stronger texture of ice.

　I feel like I'm eating a cold sherbet this way, and when it melts, it changes and you can enjoy a softer sherbet as it melts.

　Some of my friends are fierce eaters who melt it to the very edge and eat it concentrated to the extreme.

　The same sherbet, however, may have different tastes, I think.

　Thinking about this, I moved the spoon silently and ate the sorbet.

　But if you eat too quickly, your head will get a kick out of it.

　But I can't stop the spoon because it's so delicious.

''Oh, I'm keen!

　I moaned, holding my forehead.

　I knew it, but I did it.

　That's the horror of eating cold food.

'I can feel the cold air!'

　As I was holding my forehead in a dull ache, I heard the voice of Meena, the maid, coming from the hallway.

　Today Meena is in charge of cleaning windows, and she should have been in the first floor corridor just now....

　Could it be that she sensed the cold air leaking out of my room?　Well, cold air is heavy and has a tendency to go downstairs, but it's hard to imagine that the cold air that leaked out of my room went all the way to the first floor.

　While I'm tilting my head, Meena's presence comes towards me.

　Then it stops in front of my room.

　Then I wonder if Meena has stuck to the door of my room. I heard the door rattling and shaking.

　When you silently make a sound like that, it's scary for us in the room.......

''.........As I thought, it's leaking from Alfried-sama's room......''

　Meena's voice is serious, as if she has received confirmation.

　But Meena can't come in.

　Basically, it's a rule that our maids don't come into their private private rooms unless they have something to do. Meena, who has been taught the importance of this by Mel-san, will not break it.

　If she breaks it, she'll get a complaint from me, the Lord, and she'll also get angry with Mel-san.

　That's why I can predict what Meena will do next.

　Not long after I'm sure, there's a knock on the door of the room.

''........Alfried-sama, it's Meena. Is there anything you need to help with?

　You can't go into a room unless you have an errand to run. Then you would think that you should make up an errand.

　Unfortunately, right now I'm in the mood to spend my free time alone. If Meena is in the room, you can't even use spatial magic, and it's just too inconvenient.

　If you have a conversation here, there's a chance that you'll be pushed aside for some reason or another, so it's best to ignore it here, although it's pitiful.

''.........''

'Mr. Alfried?　Didn't you hear me?

　Meena's voice is called with another knock.

　Still, I don't answer and remain silent.

　Think I'm taking a nap or something and give up.

".....Are you possibly sleeping?　I'm too jealous of you to sleep twice in the morning in this cool room!

　You must be jealous. How wonderful it is to be in the cool air, even though it is summer.

　I'm going to share the cool air that leaked through the door with Meena, so bear with me today.

''Mmmm, I'd like to come in too. 　You might catch a cold if you're sleeping in such a cool room. Alfried-sama sometimes sleeps with her belly out, you know. Yes, it's my duty as a maid to go into the room and worry about the Lord!

　He doesn't usually say such conscious things, but only when he's in good shape.

　Meena used to be simpler, too, and I wonder who's influence it was that made her like this.

　As I was dumbfounded, the door to my room suddenly moved with a slamming motion.

　Seeing this, I hurriedly closed the door with a psychic and also locked it, just in case.

''Ah!　Master Alfried, you closed and locked the door with some strange magic!　You're actually awake!

　Then I hear Meena's exasperated voice from down the hall.

　Oh man, I forgot to lock the door. I'd gotten into the habit of not locking the door because if I locked it, Elinora sister would get angry when she entered the room.

　There's no Elinora sister in the mansion right now, so if you want to relax, you should lock the door.

'It's been noisy since a while ago, Meena. What are you doing?''

　As I ignored Meena, who was banging on the door with a thump and yelling something, I heard Saara's voice.

　Perhaps Meena's voice was too noisy and she came to check on him.

　Come on, you can retreat now that Saara is pissed at you.

'Oh my God, Saara!　Master Alfried in the room suddenly said he had chest pains!

　As I was smiling at the thought, Meena, who would be in front of the door, said something outrageous.

　What is this guy saying!

'Really?　Let's get into the room and see what's going on!

But I'm having trouble getting in because my room is locked........!

I'll be right back with the spare key!

　Saara, who took Meena's words to heart, sounds more impatient than ever.

'No, no, I'm perfectly fine!

"...What?　Mr. Alfried?

　Saara, who was about to start running, looked at me with a puzzled expression.

　And the moment the door opened, Meena invaded my room with a quick gesture.

''.........Haaaa, it's cool. This is heaven.''

　Meena murmurs with an ecstatic expression on her face.

　Totally, this maid is as loyal to her desires as ever.

　When I was looking at Meena with a dumbfounded gaze, Saara comes up to me and asks me unintentionally.

''........Well, Alfried-sama. Doesn't your chest hurt?''

'It doesn't hurt at all. Meena wanted to go into my room where it's cooler, so she lied and tried to get Saara to open the door.

　Saara went from expressionless to silent as I explained the truth to her. Her eyebrows were twitching, and if you looked at her forehead, you could see a blue streak in her forehead.

　Even though she was terribly worried and impatient, it was pretty much a no-brainer if you asked her the real reason.

''........Anyway, I'm glad that Alfried-sama seems to be in good health today as well.

Yeah, thanks again.

　Saara said that with a smile on her face, and then she walked up underneath Meena, who was in the room, tsk tsk tsk.

''Haha, the hickiness of this floor is also unbearable. When our cheeks are snapped together - it hurts!　What are you doing?!

...no matter how loyal you are to your desires, there are things you can say and things you can't say.

　Saara tugs on Meena's ear with anger in her voice.

　As expected, Meena's lie this time was unforgivable.

''Because it's this cool!　You'll want to go inside, won't you!

'That doesn't mean it's fashionable to lie like you did earlier. Meena should work a little harder to control her desires. I'm sure she will think bad thoughts because I give her extra time. Today, I'm going to have you work three times as hard as usual so that you don't have to think about anything else. I have a lot of work left to do outside, such as getting food for the village, cleaning the garden and pulling weeds.

'It's awful to make them work only outside in this heat!　I'm a demon!

　Saara leaves the room while gingerly pulling on Meena's ear.

　It's said that when people are bored, they think about unnecessary things. I think Saara has a point.

''Help me, Alfried-sama!

　Meena, who is leaving the corridor while being pulled by her ears, asks me for help.

''See, as a maid, it's your natural duty to worry about my physical condition as the Lord, right?　Then make sure you clean up the mansion as well as the outside so that my health is not compromised, right?

Then I'll add cleaning the house.

　Hearing my words, Saara tells Meena with a smirk on her face.

''Oh, no, oh no!

　Meena's mournful cries echoed through the mansion.