12 - Chapter Xii Peaceful?Every Day...
Wighton, who had been the steward of the house, went to live with the Marquis of Batham in the palace, and I became the acting steward in his stead.
The Marquis of Batharm has been extremely busy in order to make the Dauphin\'s administration more secure. He used to come back to his residence once every two weeks, but now it has decreased to once every few months. Therefore, Wighton, a skilled butler, has been brought into the royal court to take care of his personal needs.
The Marquis is already over 60 years old. In this world where the average life expectancy is 50 years old, 60s is a very old age. We can only hope that he and Mrs. Elsa will live in good health for a long time to come.
The former Wighton\'s room is luxurious. The size of the room is not so different, but it has a canopy over the bed and so on. This is the first time I have seen such a room outside of movies.
As expected, I had to change the bed and sheets by myself, and basically I had to take care of myself, but it was a complete change in my life style.
Why did I get such good treatment? The reason is simple. I have one more job besides being a butler. The most important job now is...
"I\'m going to put up a ward around the entire mansion."
Basically, I put up wards so that people with evil intentions, such as the desire to kill, cannot enter. For this reason, there was an incident in which an emissary of a certain noble family who came to visit him could not enter the gate, and he could not move from the spot where he stepped into the gate, complaining of severe pain.
It is said that this messenger was also a spy who came to spy on the movements of the Barsam family. However, he was not a spy when he came all the way here without even concealing his evil heart.
The "warding level 4" was a very useful skill. Not only me, but also other people can be warded. Moreover, it can be remotely controlled. As a result, I am now putting my wards on Mrs. Elsa, the Marquis of Bertham. Soon I plan to ward the Dauphin as well. As expected, I, a slave, cannot go to the palace, and the dauphin needs to sneak out of the palace, but I have not had a chance to do so, so it has been postponed.
Also, the content of the training has changed considerably. What used to be the garden of the mansion is now the forest of Lunois.
Basically, the three of us, Master, Eril, and I, have been guarding Mrs. Elsa in rotation. The master has no special instructions for me, and he has a laissez-faire attitude. Thanks to him, I am able to do the job of acting butler. However, Eryl wants to go to the forest of Lunois. Therefore, when I have a day off, Eryl inevitably takes me to the forest.
The forests of Lunois are harsh. The biggest threat is Eryl\'s interest in foodstuffs.
Hey! Don\'t these mushrooms look delicious? Linos, grill it for me!"
"This fruit is beautiful! It\'s absolutely delicious!"
Under Kensei\'s tutelage, Eryl, who has always "loved to eat," has become a gourmand ever since the incident with the giant cow.
Inevitably, I was put in charge of cooking. Well, since I can use fire magic and water magic, cooking is not a problem, but the biggest problem is
"I also play the role of a poisoner.
I was a little worried about that. Eryl only eats foods that I consider "tasty. Of course, it goes without saying that the foods I eat are perfectly fine.
Thanks to this, I ate a lot of poisonous and paralyzing foods in the beginning. The frightening thing about the poisonous plants of the Lunois forest is that they are tasteless and odorless. It seems that the poison and paralysis become active when they are chewed and swallowed. Many times, the moment I tried to walk away, I fell down coughing up blood, had an unusual eczema on my body, or my body became numb. On one occasion, a large number of cockroaches appeared in front of me, and I screamed and became delirious.
In such a case, I just kept applying recovery magic. Through such efforts, I became resistant to such poisons and paralysis. The symptoms have lessened, but I try to spit out tasteless and odorless food with a frown on my face.
I have hunted many demons. As expected, I have never seen a demon like Carsherolet since then, but I have killed quite a few kinds of demons such as huge spiders and big praying mantis. Sometimes they come close to me and attack me strongly, but so far, thanks to my powerful warding, I have not suffered any damage in the battle.
Before I knew it, winter was over, spring had come, and hot summer had passed. I had turned eleven and was about to turn twelve. Soon I will be an adult.
Linos (slave warder, age 11)
H!? H!?
M!? : 639
Warding magic lvl 4 (I can create wards the way I want!) (Warding can also be granted to others)
Fire Magic LV3 (The size and speed of the flame can now be manipulated!)
Water Magic LV2
Earth magic LV2 (digging and filling holes much faster!)
Healing magic LV4 (can heal missing parts!)
Life magic LV1
Chanting LV3
Appraisal magic LV3
Swordsmanship LV2
M!? Recovery LV3 (after about 3 hours of rest, M!? is fully recovered)
Presence Detection LV3
Magic Detection LV3
Magic absorption LV3
Physical Reinforcement LV2
Evasion LV2
Good manners LV1
Culture LV3
Paralysis resistance LV2
Poison Resistance LV2
Mental Resistance LV2