Cheat Magician Life That Started From Being Judged Useless

Contact with the chairman

***---***

On that day, it was a dinner for four people with Meline-san, who started helping as training.

I was helping Meisa-chan study until dinner, but she seems to be not good at math and is about to have steam come out from her head.

"Kii ... Arithmetic I HATE IT ... It's absolutely strange that Kent can solve a problem so easily even though you're just Kent!"

"Ha ha ha, if you are struggling with that degree of problem, Meisa-chan has a long way to go ... ha ha ha."

"Kii ... You're just Kent, you're just Kent, you're just Kent!"

Meisa-chan is about three years younger than me, so in Japan she would be in fifth grade, but the calculation problem was easier.

When I was in Japan, I was a drop-out level student, but it's natural to solve problems of this level.

"Anyway ... if you can't calculate, you can't do business by making a mistake in the change. You have to buy good items at a little cheaper price, so you have to keep studying hard. That's it."

"Uuu ... I know ..."

It seems that Meisa-chan still needs to study in order to succeed Amanda-san and manage the cafeteria.

"But it was surprising that Kent was good at arithmetic ..."

"Yes, your mom thinks so too ..."

"Guu ... I'm worried about Meisa-chan's future if she can't do it better than I, who is bad at it..."

"Truly, Meline has helped me, so I have to let Meisa study a lot."

"Kii ... You're just Kent ..."

Hmm, I'm not going to lose to Meisa-chan just tonight.

"Well, why don't you eat the jibura I brought for dessert?"

"Eat, I'll eat! Hey, isn't it good? Mom."

"Yes, yes, I see, because you're weak to jibura."

As a greeting for training, Meline-san brought a jibura, which is a slightly elongated watermelon-like fruit with a purple skin.

The armoa and taste are citrus sweet and sour, but the texture is watermelon.

"It's a fruit I haven't seen in the country I lived in, but it looks like it can be harvested in hotter months ..."

"Is there jibura in Kent's country? Yes, it's possible to get it during a hotter time, but you have to soak it in water and wait for the bitterness to go away before you eat it."

"Hey ... can you really get rid of the bitterness by soaking it in water ..."

"Ah, even though I say water, it must be water that has a healing effect with water attribute magic, not just water."

According to Amanda-san, the timing of harvesting, the quality of the water to soak it in, and the timing of taking it out of the water are important for jibura.

If you miss the timing of harvesting, the texture will be worse, if the water is bad, the bitterness will remain, and if you don't soak it long enough, the bitterness will remain and the taste will be worse.

"This one is good because it has a nice texture and no bitterness at all, isn't it?"

"Oh, that's a good find, Meline, wasn't it expensive?"

"No, this isn't expensive because I bought it from a supplier we've had since my dad ran the cafeteria."

"Well, that kind of connection is important, because when you reopen the store, you'll be taken care of again."

"Yes, they've always been very good to me, so I try greet them when I see them."

Meisa-chan is chewing jibura while we're talking.

"She's usually a little noisy, but the appearance of munching crazily is like a rabbit and cute.

"Meisa-chan, you can eat half of mine."

"Really? Thank you!"

Uh ... the little demon turned into an angel.

Meisa-chan, who was also given some by Meline-san, seems to have enjoyed jibura to her heart's content.

Meline-san went home and I returned to my room, it's time to get busy.

Tomorrow, I have to rescue my classmates by taking advantage of the actual battle in the Devil's Forest.

I need to be prepared for that.

Fred and Basten also came back.

[ Then, Fred, tell me what you learned about tomorrow. ]

[ Understood ... Five people will be sent to the actual battle in the Devil's Forest ... Three knights will lead them. ]

[ Although five people are little, it's a little troublesome to have three knights leading them. ]

[ It's okay ... two of them will only go to the entrance of the forest ... ]

According to Fred's investigation, two of the three knights who are in the leading role are the coachman and the guardian of the carriage.

Five people are carried by carriage from the garrison to the entrance of the Devil's Forest, where the carriage returns to the garrison.

[ Wait a minute, then from the beginning, aren't they just killing the five people for a show in the Devil's Forest? ]

[ It's close to that ... If they don't want to die, they can walk back by themselves ... ]

I know there will be monsters, five people instead of one, and they're halfway through training.

Compared to me, who was thrown out alone without even knowing that monsters would appear, there is still a high probability of survival, but there is no substitute for being made to do a desperate march.

[ Don't worry, Kent-sama. The fact that there is only one knight to lead means they aren't assuming the invasion of dangerous monsters, that is, they should not go deep into the forest, so it is unlikely that they will encounter dangerous monsters before rescue. ]

[ I see, if there are are many rock ogres ... just one knight can't protect them when it comes to things. ]

[ No, Kent-sama, the knight probably has no intention of protecting them. ]

[ Ah ... well, are they only thinking about running away safely ... ]

If they're willing to take them back alive, the knights in the carriage should be left as escorts.

[ And it may be a role to see what kind of ending they will have in the Devil's Forest. ]

The fact that the number of people thrown into the actual battle is as small as five may be the number of people who will not hurt to be lost even if they are wiped out.

If so, let's take advantage of it and rescue the five while making them think they're dead.

And if you have five people, escorting them to Volzard should be easier.

[ Kent-sama, let's report to Donovan and get in touch with the Saint. ]

[ Well, then, from Donovan-san first ... ]

I dived into the shadow from the boarding house room and moved to the guild.

The guild's business hours have already ended, and I think that there are only people in the bar that is attached to the guild ... but in the room behind the counter, Donovan-san is left alone to work.

It seems that he is reading the material by illuminating his hand with a magic tool of light.

If I suddenly appear, I feel like I'm going to take a fatal blow without being asked questions, so I'll call out and then go out of the shadows.

"Good evening, Donovan-san, it's Kent."

"Mmm ... is the actual battle tomorrow?"

"Why do you think that ..."

"If you appear from such a place at such a time ..."

Donovan-san grinned at me when I came out from the shadow of the desk.

"Ah ... that's true. Yes, they should be able to reach Volzard in a few days."

"How many people?"

"That's right, the number of people is five."

"Tsk ... they're really making an example of them?"

"Even so, I'll proactively rescue them."

"Yes, stay ahead of the enemy, don't fall behind, I'll prepare to accept them, so come here without worrying about it."

"Yes, thank you."

"Kent, can you move using that shadow regardless of the distance?"

"Yes, if it's a place I've been to, I can ignore the distance and move."

"If so, please contact me when the rescue is over."

"Okay, then prepare for acceptance, thank you."

I shook hands with Donovan-san and returned to the boarding house.

Next, I have to contact the chairman in Lastock.

I was planning to use a letter to contact the chairman, but I don't have time to write the letter anymore, so I have no choice but to aim for the time when she's alone and talk directly.

When I went to Lastock's garrison by shadow movement, the chairman had already finished the treatment of her classmates and returned to her dormitory.

The chairman's room is located in the dormitory where those who are judged to be mages by the 'Evil Eye Crystal' are gathered.

There was a private room for several classmates on the first floor of the three-story dormitory, the second floor was the floor occupied by the handsome guy, and the third floor was the floor for the chairman.

It has a large living room, a luxurious bedroom, a private bathroom, a toilet, and a room for the caretaker Erna to stay.

As for security, a female knight is stationed at the place where you come up the stairs.

If something goes wrong, an alarm will be sounded to notify them, and it seems that multiple knights are stationed at the first floor of the dormitory.

The chairman had already finished dinner, had finished bathing, and was ready to go to bed.

"Saint-sama, do you have any other needs?"

When asked by the caretaker Erna, the chariman refuses to look, let alone speak.

There is a cold air that you can't think of as existing between two people who were once happily holding hands in the examination room.

"Then, I will come to wake you up at the usual time tomorrow morning, good night."

Even though Erna bowed deeply, the chairman was just looking in the opposite direction and didn't respond.

The room where Erna stays is requires going through the living room to get to the chairman's room, but it's just a wall in between.

Moreover, the bed where the chairman sleeps and the bed where Erna sleeps are lined up just across the wall.

If I talk to the chairman in this situation, there is a risk that she will hear me through the wall.

[ Kent-sama ... You'll have a chance soon ... ]

According to Fred, after this, Erna will go to report to Camilla.

This is a custom since the relationship between the chairman and Erna cooled down due to Funayama's death.

Either way, it's conventient for me.

[ Fred see what Erna is reporting to Camilla, and let me know when she comes back here. ]

[ Roger that ... ]

The chairman remained facing away from the door for a while after Erna left the room, but then she sighed, then sat down on the bed and covered her face with both hands.

"Uuh ... uuh ..."

The chairman muffled her voice and shed tears, which Erna was listening to from the other side of the door.

Eventually, Erna left the door silently, exiting the living room and went out of the room.

Apparently, it seems that she is heading to report to Camilla now.

[ Then Fred, I'm counting on you. ]

[ Roger that ... ]

After asking Fred to watch Erna and let me know when she was returning to her bedroom, the chairman wiped her tears and was about to go to bed.

"Chairman ... Chairman ..."

"What ... who!"

"Shh, chairman, quietly ..."

"... Who? Where are you ...?"

The chairman was surprised for a moment and her voice became louder, but soon she lowered her voice and began to look around.

"First of all, I'm not a ghost."

"You're not a ghost ...? Hmm, maybe ... Kokubun-kun?"

"Yeah, that's right, now that I can use darkness attribute magic, I can move in the shadow world."

"Yup, anyway, you're okay."

As it looked to the chairman, I slowly appeared from the shadow on the window side where the moonlight shines.

"Good evening ... chairman ... Wapuu!"

"I'm so glad ... I'm so glad you're safe ... Uuu ..."

As soon as I came out, I was hugged by the chairman.

I mean, chairman, ch, chest is hitting meee ...

"I'm so glad ... Camilla said you couldn't be saved ... It's good that you weren't eaten alive by monsters ..."

No, I was eaten by goblins alive once, but it's better not to say that.

Finally, I decided to sit on the bed and talk after being invited by the calmed down chairman.

That's fine, but the chairman is in thin nightwear.

"Chairman, you should wear something in case you catch a cold ..."

"Yeah, that's right ..."

Chairman, it's good to put on a blanket, but why are you trying to wrap me up in it with you?

Well, if you get so close, I'll be more conscious.

"Uhu, Kokubun-kun, you're so warm ..."

The chairman gave me a nice scent of soap, and the gesture of tilting her neck and staring at me was so cute it was dangerous.

"So how was Kokubun-kun saved?"

"When I was attacked by a goblin, I unknowingly summoned a skeleton using dark magic and asked them to help me."

"Is that so, then why?"

"Yeah, I'll explain in order."

After being driven to the Devil's Forest alone, I explained the things up to today to the chairman step by step.

I can use dark magic, I have traversed the Devil's Forest with a powerful skeleton at my side, the other side of the Devil's Forest was another country, I entered Volzard, lived in a boarding house, and searched for a job in the guild. I talked to the lord Klaus-san about his work and was promised everyone's acceptance.

"It's amazing ... Kokubun-kun alone prepared for that ..."

"Yeah, I'm not alone, because Reinhardt and the others cooperated."

"But it's amazing, I couldn't do anything ... If I could use magic better, Funayama-kun ..."

"No! It's not the chairman's fault, I couldn't help Funayama, and that's the responsibility of Camilla and the others, not the chairman."

"Kokubun-kun ... Thank you."

"Chairman, so it's about the future ..."

I told her that the shadow movement of the darkness attribute can not be used for rescue operations, that I can rescue everyone using the actual battle in the Devil's Forest, and that I want everyone to become stronger in order to traverse the Devil's Forest.

"I think it would be better if I was thought to be dead to proceed with the rescue operation."

"Well, Camilla and the others don't think Kokubun-kun is planning a rescue operation."

"Yes, so act thinking that tomorrow's rescue operation isn't going on."

"What? Tomorrow's rescue operation ...?"

"Ah? Oh yeah, didn't the chairman hear that an actual battle will be held in the Devil's Forest tomorrow?"

"No! Will there be an actual battle tomorrow?"

After all, it seems that the chairman had not been told about the actual battle, and she gave a surprised voice.

"Shh! Chairman, loud voice ..."

"I'm sorry, but they're actually fighting ..."

"Yeah, it seems like they'll pick five people to make an example of and send them to the actual battle."

"That ... they can't really fight yet."

The chairman's face drains of blood and tremors are transmitted to her arms.

"It's okay, don't worry, I will definitely help the five of them and take them to Volzard first."

"Really? Is it really okay?"

"Yeah, the three skeletons that help me are insanely strong and can move in the shadows like I do, so I'll protect them all safely."

"Kokubun-kun ... I'm glad ... I'm really glad that Kokubun-kun is here ..."

Hmmmm ... The chairman hugged my arm and leaned her head on my shoulder, and the degree of close contact is already dangerous.

[ Kent-sama ... Erna is coming back ... ]

[ Un, understood ... ]

What a timing it is for coming back ...

"Chairman, Erna seems to be coming back, so I'll go now. Tomorrow, the five will have their deaths faked and will be rescued, so act well so that Camilla and the others don't catch on."

"Okay, I see, Kokubun-kun, please be careful."

"Yeah, then I'll be back for you."

"Yeah, I'll be waiting ..."

If you hug me so much, I won't want to go home.

[ Kent-sama ... go back ... ]

[ Uh, yeah ... then ... ]

As Fred pulled my foot back into the shadow world, the door of the room was knocked on.

"Saint-sama, I'm sorry to disturb you ..."

Erna entered the bedroom without waiting for the chairman's reply.

The chairman turned a moody look at Erna, pretending to have been asleep.

"I'm sorry to disturb you, but I have to hurry to let you know ..."

"No way, someone again ..."

"No, it's not, it's not ..."

"What is it, just say it."

Oh, isn't this the first time that the chairman is acting?

No, I wonder if she hasn't acted before.

"Actually ... tomorrow, an actual battle will be held in the Devil's Forest, the number of people is five."

"No way! Do you really want to kill five people in a sudden battle?"

"No, never that ..."

"In the first place, what can I do when I know it? You're trying to make me think I can't do anything and make me compliant? Yeah, I can't do anything anyway. If you want to laugh, you should laugh."

"That ... I told you that ..."

"Get out! It's unpleasant, so get out!"

Erna, who was hit by the chairman, gently put the pillow back on the edge of the bed and bowed before leaving the room.

"Why, why do we have to do this kind of thing ... uu ... uuuu ..."

After screaming, the chairman covered her face and cried ... or pretended to and then stuck out her tongue, and went to bed in a good mood.

Hmm ... Chairman, you really are part of the acting sect. If this is the case, I won't worry.

Even so, the chairman's mental and physical burden is heavy, so she must be rescued as soon as possible while taking care of her occasionally.

First of all, we must succeed in tomorrow's rescue operation.

I'll do my best with enthusiasm.