13 – promise

As soon as Risha left the room, she sat down in the hallway and covered her face with her small hands.

“… master.”

I still vividly remember when he returned to the mansion.

Lian, with a pale blue complexion, climbed the stairs as if nothing had happened, and when I approached him to support him.

Risha saw that his side was covered in blood.

At first I thought I was being attacked by someone.

I thought that the karma my master had built up so far would be back today.

The person called Lian Altane that everyone talks about is a human being who will remain.

But Ryan came back alive.

If it had been attacked by someone, would Lian have been able to come back alone?

Lisa denied it.

Then what about being careless and getting hurt while dealing with monsters like he said?

Although she is young, her brain rotation is different from her peers. She judged that even if there was a chance of accidental fall and injury, there was little chance of being pierced by a monster’s attack because of ‘unlucky’.

That would be the case, because the only monsters that appeared around Mene were harmless to people like slimes.

So what was her master fighting against?

Risha was able to detect the lie in Lian’s words.

A subtle tremor in the voice that resonates differently from usual and an unnatural gaze.

Putting the above together, Lian, Master did not tell her the truth.

What do you want to hide?

Do you not want to talk to me?

“I am the master’s maid… .”

Lisa buried her face between the dresses.

I’ve been feeling strange lately. When I thought of the owner, a part of my heart felt empty.

Why did she choose to stay in the mansion rather than the older sisters with whom she shared the joys and sorrows?

It was because her owner, Lian, had changed.

Everyone said it was a temporary whim. He said that he would return as the devil-like Lian Altairn after some time.

Staying in the mansion is like committing suicide.

But Ryan has changed.

Lisa’s intuition was right.

He didn’t touch her or harm her.

It was as if he had returned to the way he was when he rescued her from the prison cage.

And even on the first day she serves.

So she decided

The life Rian saved, I will live for him, at least as long as he looks the same as before.

“yes? There was also a maid.”

“Wow!”

Risha jumped up in surprise at the sudden sound from the side.

“Hey, this mansion is the lord’s mansion, right?”

“… Who, who are you?”

A red-haired woman in sharp shoes.

she said, raising an eyebrow.

“Nadia. A young pharmacist wandering the continent. For some reason he is known as a wizard?”

“Young pharmacist… .”

“What’s my little boy’s name? You look too young to be a maid.”

“I’m not a kid, but… This is Lisa.”

Risha put on a pouty expression, but it wasn’t convincing.

Nadia was looking at her like she was cute.

Lisa cleared her throat for no reason and distanced herself from her.

“So, what did you come for?”

Unless there was something special, no one was allowed to enter the manor house.

I forgot about the sudden visit, but she is an intruder.

There was no word from Lian, so this was certain.

Risha spread her arms to block Lian’s visit.

“Lord, Master, you need to rest now. Please come again next time… .”

“I didn’t come here with bad intentions. I have something to ask you.”

“Yeah, but it can’t be. Please come back soon!”

“If you talk like that, the owner will come out?”

“town!”

Lisa hurriedly covered her mouth.

Seeing this, Nadia laughed.

“I heard rumors that the lord of this place is not a good person, but don’t you think he’s complete trash? Honestly, I thought there would be no one in the mansion.”

“Oh no! Master-“

“Is that Lian Altane?”

Risha’s movements stopped. It was because he felt a sense of deja vu from the red-haired woman.

There is no one around here who doesn’t know the name of the owner, so it might sound natural, but

Nadia didn’t take that for granted.

She is not from this neighborhood.

Risha asked with a wary look in her eyes.

“… What business are you here for?”

“A man named Lian. Are you not hurt? Like the side.”

“Uh, how did you—”

“Because I saw it.”

“Yes… ?”

Lisa’s eyes widened.

I heard something completely unexpected.

Nadia leaned her back against the wall with a relaxed look, probably anticipating Lisa’s reaction.

“So I came to check. If something happens to the lord, it could be something that didn’t even have food support.”

“Is that so… .”

“But, no way, I didn’t know he was a lord.”

A woman named Nadia seemed to know why Lian was hurt.

That’s probably why I came here to visit the hospital.

For some reason, Lisa felt uncomfortable again. It was a different feeling than the feeling of deja vu I had felt before.

“like… Perhaps.”

“yes?”

“Lord, do you know why Master was hurt… ?”

“I want to know?”

Nadia approached Lisa with a mischievous smile.

Her red eyes sparkled.

Lisa quietly nodded.

Both arms were still blocking the door.

After thinking for a moment, Nadia sat down next to Lisha.

“Yeah, what. Anyway, the question is solved… Then, let’s start with Kazura.”

*

“Um… .”

The wound area is smaller than yesterday.

The speed of recovery is not normal.

Are people in another world like this?

“Lisa, I have something to ask you.”

“… … .”

‘Why is he like that again?’

Lisa is fat all day.

You wouldn’t have done anything particularly annoying, would you?

It’s funny that the owner notices the maid in the first place.

Let’s think about it.

“You seem to have something to say.”

“Yes?”

Maybe it’s because you’re still young, so it’s awkward to hide your expression.

Risha was taken aback by my question.

I pointed to the mirror next to Risha.

She looked in the mirror at my gesture and shook her head in amazement.

It’s also cute to shake your head and deny it.

I could see why Risha was so popular among the attendants.

“Oh, nothing… no.”

“If you have something you want to say, you can do it anytime. After all, it’s just you and me in this mansion.”

“… Yes.”

It was an unexpected appearance of Ents, but other than that everything went smoothly.

Food supply is also being carried out, and I heard that civil engineers who arrived the other day started working today.

At this rate, Mene won’t be ruined before the entrance ceremony.

The notoriety of Altane seemed to persist, but this too would gradually diminish.

I can’t leave all the work to young Risha forever, so when the village stabilizes, let’s hire the hirelings again.

“Come to think of it, didn’t you hear from the Theseus family?”

“yet… Didn’t come.”

“Hmm… .”

Seeing that you haven’t contacted me, did things go well with Raina?

‘Then it’s safe.’

No matter how crazy Zed is, when it comes to Raina, he shows a single-minded appearance.

In the game, even though Reina belongs to the main character’s harem, she even gave up her life to protect her until the latter half.

Of course, it is Altane who kills him.

Because of such pure love, Zed has always ranked high in popularity polls outside of games.

As a bonus, the second place is Altane.

As Altane became me, the final boss of the game disappeared, but

It would be a good choice to entrust Reina to Zed in a situation where there might be some variables like I did.

‘By the way.’

＜ 32 ＞

The screen of the smart watch changed to the number 32 at some point.

A yellow bar that looked like a gauge was displayed on the edge of the round liquid crystal.

Numbers and gauge bars.

Having lived my whole life playing games, this only meant one thing to me.

‘level.’

I was 27 when I saw it before, so I skipped 5 stages while subjugating the Ents.

If this is true, it will be useful even if it does not have a status window like in the novel.

This is the world inside the game.

That means that all people and monsters have levels.

If you can know the level of others, you can use it as a yardstick to get stronger.

Originally, at the entrance ceremony, when the game begins, everyone’s level should be 1, but since I came at the time before the entrance ceremony, it didn’t seem like my knowledge would be correct.

I tapped the screen and covered the watch screen again.

Being able to check one’s growth and current strength is a huge advantage.

I don’t know what the average level in this world is, but at the moment my level is 32, which is a big advantage.

Let’s make a note of it somewhere later.

“Let’s go down to the village now.”

On-site supervision is required at all times.

To check the situation in the village, I put on a rough black robe and opened the door.

no i tried to open it

“Lisa?”

“… Do not go.”

the moment you open the door. Lisa suddenly hugged me from behind.

It was so sudden that I had no choice but to hold onto the doorknob and freeze.

I kept my composure as much as possible while hiding my embarrassed expression.

“What are you doing?”

“… .”

“I can’t go out like this.”

“Don’t go out.”

Risha’s hand, which was holding my waist, became even stronger.

‘Hey, let go of your hands… .’

I quietly put my hand on Lisa’s hand. Risha’s bracken-like hand was small enough to fit in mine.

When my hand overlapped, Risha’s hand trembled.

“Huh?!”

“… If you don’t tell me, there’s no way to know.”

After gently removing Lisa’s hand, she turned around and faced her.

Risha was shaking her head with both hands held by me.

I could see her pitch-black head shaking.

Afterwards, Risha’s voice was filled with tears.

“In addition… You’re going to get hurt again, yo… .”

“Well?”

Risha shook her head and whimpered.

Are you worried?

“It hurts… I do not like it.”

I smiled and put my hand on Lisa’s head.

Unlike the first time we met, it seems that he is receiving trust.

I quietly stroked Lisa’s hair.

“… Ugh.”

“do not worry. There will be no more hurt like yesterday.”

“… You don’t know that!”

“My life is precious to me too. So I have no intention of dying myself.”

How did you live your previous life, to die like an idiot?

I will live a peaceful life completely away from the story line.

It’s a flaw that it’s the final boss of the work.

“Well, then… .”

Suddenly, Risha raised her head.

There were tears on his face.

Risha paused for a moment before extending her little finger to me.

“About, promise me.”

“Appointment?”

Here too, promises are made with the little finger.

More than that, I can’t believe that Lisa cares about me like this. It seems like yesterday that I screamed for being touched. It is a great development.

It’s funny that a maid does this to her master in the first place.

How would Altean react when he saw this scene?

“… Come on.”

‘What’s going to be okay?’

A shy white hand.

Looking at Risha, who was still averting her eyes, I put my fingers together.