128-Quiet chilled towel




 
Do you think she's going to be okay? Do you think they'll do anything weird on the road?

I'd like to think it's safe to say that there are people from the Triela Trading Company.

 As Alfried-sama leaves on his journey with the Triera Chamber of Commerce, Erna-sama and Nord-sama return to the mansion with a worried look on their faces.

''Mel-san! What kind of candy do you think Kagura is?

'I wouldn't know if I told you. I'm sure Mr. Bartolo would know, wouldn't he?

I don't know much about it, but they have these chewy, sweet things called dumplings.

Dumplings! I'm looking forward to the souvenir.

 Meena, Mel and Bartolo are happily talking about Kagura's souvenirs. I think it's too soon to be talking about souvenirs already, even though we just saw them off. At least, it's more than a month and a half before they come back.

 But why is that? The sweet and chewy dumpling strikes a chord with me. Just imagining the taste makes me spit.

'Erinora sis, what's up?'

 As I sneakily wipe the drool that is leaking slightly from the corner of my mouth, Silvio-sama calls out to me fearfully.

 When I look out of Silvio-sama's gaze, I see Elinora-sama, who is staring at the carriage in the distance while crossing her arms.

 Her slit red eyes narrowed sullenly, giving off the vibe that she didn't like the idea of Alfried-sama going to Kagura.

 Kagura is a distant, exotic place that takes two weeks just one way. When he left, he wouldn't see her for at least a month and a half. By the time he returned, it would be the middle of June.

 Just about that time, Elinora-sama will also have to go on a joint training session with the knights in the royal capital, so you'll miss Alfried-sama.

 Elinora-sama is scheduled to return in August. This means I won't be able to see Alfried-sama for three months or more.

 She will miss her brother, whom she has always loved and respected so much, even for Master Elinora.

 The beloved Alfried-sama is so busy going to Kagura that he doesn't seem to have noticed it. Because if he had noticed, he would have screamed with joy and been beaten by Elinora-sama.

''It's ... nothing.''

 When the carriage disappears from view, Elinora-sama mutters sadly.

 Her expression looks much softer than before, and she seems to have calmed her feelings of loneliness and anger.

''I see, let's go back to the mansion then.''

I'm not going back. I'm going to go straight to training.

 Silvio-sama looked relieved and was about to return to the mansion, but Elinora-sama grabbed her arm with a smile.

''Yeah! There's still some time before rehearsal, okay?

Not yet? There's only an hour left. It's a margin of error. It's a margin of error.

 Apparently, Elinora-sama releases her emotions, which have nowhere to go, through practice. Silvio-sama is very good at blocking the opponent's attacks with his shield, so he would be a good venting partner.

 This was also what happened when Alfried-sama went to the royal capital.

''Making an excuse like Al that it's an error--that's right! All right! I'm coming! Relax your hands!

 Even though Silvio-sama knew this would happen, it's good for people to go along with the law. No, I guess she knows that if she doesn't let him dissipate early, the rest will be terrible.

 Elinora-sama gingerly and happily pulls Silvio-sama into the courtyard, and Silvio-sama follows along with her, even though she is frustrated.

''Sarra! We're going to do some prep work, so bring your usual practice equipment!

I understand.

 I replied to Elinora-sama's cheerful voice and went back to the mansion to get my training gear.



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Okay, we're done with today's lesson.

 Hearing those words from Nord-sama, Silvio-sama exhaled as if he was relieved and sat down.

 Perhaps because the temperature had risen and become warmer, Silvio-sama's forehead was sweating a lot. But I think half of it was the cold sweat from preventing the demonic Elinora-sama's attack.

 I, who was waiting at the edge of the garden, ran up to Silvio-sama and handed him a towel.

''Ah, thank you. Saara.''

 Silvio-sama thanks you healthily, even though she's breathing hard.

 Everyone in the Slowlet family even politely thanks the maids, who are commoners, even though they are nobles.

 That's already a pleasure from those of us who love to work for the benefit of others.

'No, we have some lemon water for you to drink at your leisure.

 I held out the water bottle with a smile and Silvio-sama slowly gulped down the lemon water.

''Yeah? We still have time, okay?

 Hearing the last word, Elinora-sama said in frustration as she wiped the sweat running down her forehead.

 Hearing that word, Silvio-sama trembled more than I did.

''We started early today, you know. Besides, Elinora has vigilante training this afternoon as well, right?

I'm still available, okay?

 Apparently, the usual menu and Silvio-sama's opponent wasn't enough.

 Normally, Alfried-sama would let her consume her energy by dodging around to avoid Elinora-sama's attacks, but because she's not here today.

 Elinora-sama has aged up to 13 years. It's a time when they have plenty of energy to spare.

 It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

I understand. It's a good idea to have a good time with me to practice the rest of the time. Silvio, take a break.

 Saying that, Nord-sama lifts the wooden sword that had been stabbed into the ground.

 Elinora-sama has decided that Nord-sama will take care of the other side, and she happily holds the sword.

 I know that a fierce brawl is about to begin, so Silvio-sama and I hurriedly move to the edge.

 In the courtyard, Nord-sama and Elinora-sama face each other with a serious expression on their faces, holding their wooden swords in a leisurely manner. There is a tense atmosphere that does not suit the mild spring weather.

''Oh, you two are going to do it again, aren't you?''

 When I was anticipating the violent beating that was about to occur, Erna-sama was next to me before I knew it. Alfried-sama and Erna-sama sometimes appear like this, so sometimes it's bad for my heart.

''............Come over whenever you want.

"Huh!

 As the Nord-sama said this, Elinora-sama approached with a spirited voice. He closed the short pause in two or three steps and swung his arm down from above.

 In response, Nord-sama matched the wooden sword as if she knew its trajectory from the beginning.

 Elinora-sama didn't bring it into a brinkmanship from there, but quickly drew the wooden sword, followed by a diagonal swing, followed by a side-nap with a step, and then a series of stormy attacks.

 All I could see was the first three, and after that, all I could see was the way the wooden swords collided with each other at an unstoppable speed.

 The sound of a gurgling sound could be heard, and the positions of Elinora-sama and Nord-sama were swapped around in a twirl.

 The movements were flowing as if they were dancing or doing a sword dance, and they were beautiful.

Oh, Elinora, you're not ready for this.

 As I was admiring the sword dance, Erna-sama muttered with a bitter smile.

 Me and Silvio-sama can't understand what's wrong with Elinora-sama and tilts our heads.

''It's good that you have speed and sharpness, but that's not enough to break the Nord.

 Perhaps sensing our state of mind, Erna-sama smiled and said with a smile.

 Although Erna-sama is a wizard, it seems that her fighting skills are quite good, probably because she was an adventurer in the past. She has fought with swordsmen before, so you don't have to be a swordsman to know what's wrong. And it seems that she was partying with that dragon slayer, Nord-sama.

 From me and the other maids, I strongly doubt that Erna-sama is an adventurer, but.......

''Guh!''

 As I was thinking about this, Elinora-sama, who was striking each other in the courtyard, began to be rolled over and over again. After being rolled over, Elinora-sama immediately stood up and charged at Nord-sama again.

 In response, Nord-sama shifted her body and quickly stretched her legs after pretending to defend herself with her sword together.

''Ugh!''

 Elinora-sama didn't expect it, or perhaps she didn't expect it, but she was caught by the outstretched leg and fell forward. As soon as she did, Nord-sama promptly struck Elinora-sama with her wooden sword on the back of her head with a knot.

''Itai!''

Yes, sir.

 While Elinora-sama holds her head down and stonewalls, Nord-sama tells her in a calm voice.

 Erna-sama laughs colloquially at the usual scene, and Silvio-sama smiles bitterly.

 It looks like he's just lightly poking her, but that seems to be quite painful. Alfried-sama said with a serious expression the other day.

 Although I'm skeptical, even Elinora-sama must be in pain because she raised her voice like that. And yet it's always strange that Tancob can't do it.

''Elinora still has a lot to play with the other side. He needs to pay more attention to his line of sight and swing his attacks from the same form. It's also a bad habit for him to try to attack off with simple speed when he gets hot.

Yes.

 Lady Elinora responds while holding her head.

 In the meantime, I return to the pantry once to prepare a cooling towel.

 Elinora-sama likes to wipe her body with a chilled towel after practice is over, so I cooled it beforehand with an ice mage.

 After taking out the cold towel from the ice magic tool, Nord-sama and Elinora-sama's review meeting was still going on when they returned to the courtyard.

'Al is the best at this kind of tactics, so you should try stealing it while remembering how Al strikes each other. Because Al is very good at swinging his sword from the same form or in a different direction from his line of sight. The other day, he was in a hurry to get at my shins and groin without mercy.

'Well it's true, Al is shiny when you make him do dirty things.

 And finally, the break has been reached, and Elinora-sama comes back to us with a clear look on her face.

'Sarra! Give me a towel!

Yeah, go ahead.

 When I handed the towel to Elinora-sama, who rushed over to me, Elinora-sama rolled her eyes in surprise.

''........Huh? This is cold.

Should I not have been cold?

 Did she want to wipe her sweat off with a regular towel? When I take out a regular towel and try to replace it, Elinora-sama shakes her face with a shake.

''No, it's not. I thought cold towels could freeze if it wasn't for Al's magic?

 Oh, that's what I mean.

 The chilled towel that Alfried-sama makes with magic is exquisitely chilled, and it's just right.

 It's hard to adjust the ice magic tools in the mansion, but the cold air is so strong that it freezes and becomes like a board. That's why the cold towel couldn't be made without Alfried-sama.

''That was true, but this time we were able to do it because Alfreet-sama and we tried to make it doable with magic tools. According to Alfried-sama, sister Elinora will be upset if we can't make a chilled towel during this time of year when it's getting hotter.''

 According to Alfried-sama's idea, he had been experimenting all the time, taking care of the other foodstuffs to see where to put them and how much magic power to reduce the amount of magic to send.

'Oh, come to think of it, you were in the pantry all yesterday or something. I thought you were that worried about the food you were bringing to Kagura, but you were making something like that.

 When Erna-sama heard my words, she let out a word of understanding.

''Oh, I see.

 Elinora-sama, who heard me and Erna-sama's words, murmured that and nuzzled her face into the cool towel.

''.........Haaah, it feels good.''

 He's smiling quite happily for a man whose expression is so relaxed.

 It goes without saying that the smile is something other than the comfort of a cool towel.