Chapter 279
I was Taro Urashima when I woke up.
The Priest who was in the hidden room was completely unchanged, so I didn’t think of anything when I woke up, but I thought that my heart would stop when I was lifted by the Priest and left the hidden room.
Everyone is getting bigger. Nicolas and Monica were adults, had their hair raised, their breasts stood out, and their skirt length was long. Gill’s growing season, my memory was just as tall as Fran’s chest, but my head is a little over Fran’s shoulder. In addition, the voice was low like another person.
…… Something scary.
When I sleep and get up, the surroundings grow up in an instant. To be honest, scary or creepy. Actually I’ve been sleeping for two years, so it won’t be an instant, but my sense is that everyone is growing up overnight.
Meanwhile, I am not growing alone. Rather, it is degenerate. I can’t move my body as I thought if my strength was weak while sleeping for two years. You can’t move as you think, but you know that you don’t know, but you’re naked and have a full-care bath.
“If you feel fear and anxiety that don’t mean words, you can’t say” I’ll do it myself “or” I want you to stop “. Grub your mouth, open and close your hands, and try to move your legs.
】 I was scared a little while moving my immovable body little by little, pasting a smile to the surroundings that I knew but not knowing.
Now I heard a story from the priest in a hidden room and listened to how worried everyone was waiting for me to wake up. Still, when I witness the flow of time that I can’t do anything, I feel like there is a wall that I can’t cross in front of me.
The chief priest who explained what happened while I was sleeping in a digest, suddenly struck me as if I remembered something.
“Rose Mine wants to pick up magical equipment, do you wait here or will you leave once?”
“… I’m waiting here, so please take a copy of it.”
When I looked at the books that Gil had piled up by looking only at me, the chief prisoner picked up the top book and placed it on my stomach. Then, return the spear to get out of the magic tool.
“This is a new book. Ufufun”
I moved my hand slowly and touched the book on my stomach. The cheeks loosen to feel the new book.
Well, I read my mind and I moved my hand. I try to open the page desperately with a trembling hand that doesn’t have power, but I can’t easily do the act of opening the page. Picking a single piece of paper and opening it is extremely difficult.
“Ah …”
I couldn’t put any effort into the hand holding the book, and the book slipped and slammed and fell to the floor. I stretched out my hand to pick it up, but my arm that fell loose from the seat of the chaise lounge was too heavy for me now. Needless to say, there is no way you can pick up a book.
…… It ’s too weak to read a book.
I have sacrificed for two years, but I don’t feel any health at all. The body isn’t growing at all, it’s so much less muscle strength and magic power.
《I feel like it’s useless to put a smile on my face so I don’t worry about it.
“Did you wait … why are you crying?”
“I can’t read the book. My hands don’t move and I can’t open the page myself. I don’t like it anymore.”
Huh, the sighing priestess grabbed my left hand and put a decorative bracelet on my second arm. The bracelet of the magic tool changes its shape and squeezes the magical power of the second arm exactly.
“Principal, what are you doing … suddenly? Does your arm move?”
“It’s a magic tool to help with body-strengthening magic. I used to use it until I grabbed my body-strengthening tips. Now you have so much magical power. You will be able to do that, and get your arms out there. ”
“Yes”
When put on both arms, the upper body can be moved easily. it’s amazing. Try turning your arms around.
“You can now read the book!”
“… Do you feel more impressed?”
“Huh? Do you have the highest impression and respect?”
¡The priest who shook his head lightly, saying that there was no treatment, said, “Let’s put this on his feet later” and put two rings on my hand. I receive it and tilt my head.
“Wouldn’t you like to fit now?”
“It doesn’t make sense if you don’t touch your skin directly. Are you going to expose your feet here? Do n’t eat me with a strange wrap! ”
I wear socks that are tied to a belt of cloth wrapped around my waist with a string. It’s like wearing a garter that isn’t messy. From above, he wears underwear like drawers. In other words, if you want to wear a ring while touching your skin, you must put it on your thighs, and you must take off your underwear before that.
I am difficult to move my own legs, but I say now that I’m saying that I should tell the priest to take off my underwear.
Of course, I’m not going to ask the priest to do that. I was wondering if I could get it on my ankle. There is no exposure hobby. By far, there is no such hobby.
“What is your exposure hobby ?! Nothing like that! The priest is not enough to explain. I just thought it should be pulled on the ankle. Please call Monica and Nicola. ”
The priest leaves the hidden room and puts Monica and Nicola in place. Then, he took me off and put a ring on his thigh. If you shake your legs with Blanc Blanc, it will move as expected.
Monica and Nicola rounded their eyes as if the feet that had moved slowly only before moved freely.
“The priest lends me for the inability to move. I’m going to stand up, would you both help me?”
“Of course”
When you put in your power, you stand as you think. Releasing Monica and Nicolas, I walked alone and decided to pose.
“I feel like I’m finally fine”
“… The Priest’s Magical Tool is amazing”
“I’m happy that smile came back on Rosemine’s face”
Nicolas laughed as if relieved. It seemed that the smile that I had pasted hard was making a smile.
“I’m sorry for worrying, both of you”
I walk with my feet out of the hidden room. I didn’t think it was so pleasant to move my body as I thought. While realizing the value of health, I rushed to the door with a light gait and opened it vigorously.
“Thanks to the Priest ’s magical tool, you know! I ’m able to move on my own. Thank you.”
The head of the priest shuddered as if it were natural, and the franchises rounded their eyes and then relieved.
“Rosemine moves to the castle three days later. After that, he will do the stuffing lectures necessary for heading to the Aristocratic House and enter the winter social community. Keep it in your eyes. “
“I understand”
…… Stuffed to the Aristocracy.
Sense of the hot blood guidance of the chief priest, I whispered while dropping my shoulders. The priest has left the room.
“Rose Mine, would you like to report in order about what happened during the holidays?”
“Yes, please”
When I raised my face to the words of Fran, my side service was in full swing.
Fran, Zam and Monica, who had kept the temple head room, lined up, and Nicola has been in and out of the kitchen for the past two years.
The reports on the orphanage are Vilma and Rosina. Vilma seemed to be able to enter and exit the temple headquarters for some time, waiting in line for the reports.
And Gil and Fritz were the last to report on the workshop.
“There wasn’t a big deal in the temple room. To assist the chief, I and Zam and Monica were packed daily in the chief room. Instead of Rosemine at the prayer ceremony and harvest festival. In the second year, Charlotte and Villefried traveled under their direct control, and in the first year they were treated with a little anxiety, but in the second year they treated the sacred items and gave them a blessing.
“Yes, I have to thank them”
“Since they went to the temple for departure and arrival, there was a slight change in the consciousness of the blue priest, and those who tried to work seriously to connect faces Several people came out. “
Speaking of cash, it would be good if it would motivate you to do some work.
“What we were most worried about was the amount of the priest ’s medicine. We are now using it as usual. Also, please take a note from Rosemine. Will be heard. ”
franchise I’m going to talk about the worried words. It is the amount of work that the priest who used medicine regularly and said that the work in front of her eyes was simply done. I must have been careful not to let go of the medicine.
“… I must help my job so that the chief does not have to take medicine.”
After finishing the report of Franc, Nikola will start reporting with a wooden bill.
“Thanks to Rosemine, I was able to train for two years as a cook assistant. I could make all the recipes left by Rosemine, and between Fugo and Irze. There are cooking confrontations and new recipes are increasing. “
…… Cooking showdown? What is that interesting!
“I’m looking forward to new recipes, but what happened to win or lose?”
“Now it’s a win and a loss”
“I’m looking forward to what happens next”
“Fugo and Ella are now applying for marriage. When Rosemine wakes up, Fugo tells me that I want to hear the most.”
…… What! ? ’Hugo ’s opponent was Ella! ?
“Aristocratic women will quit their job when they get married, but Ella hopes to continue. If possible, I would be happy if you could consider that too.”
“I’m happy to work after marriage …. But how do you prepare the room? I ask the priest, but let’s arrange to get married next summer.
“Wow, Fugo is pleased. Thank you.”
And Nikola finished the report, telling that the recipe book was completed.
When Nicola went down, next was Vilma and Rosina.
“The report from the orphanage. In the two years when Rosemine was absent, three orphans have increased. Two of them were abandoned in front of the gate, and one more. Is a child born by Lili, a gray priest who served Egmont. “
Speaking of Egmont, it must have been a cautionary person who broke my library.
… Isn’t the side serving this time, the child is an orphanage? Huh? Wait a minute. Is this normal here? Can I be angry? Which one?
I couldn’t react immediately, so I decided to leave aside to think about the good and evil of Egmont’s actions.
“… Well, did you mean that there was a birth here?”
“No, no one has been able to deal with here because there is no knowledge of childbirth. After consulting Turi and the Plantin Chamber of Commerce, the gray shrine maiden moved to the small shrine of Hasse and helped the Hasse residents
It seems that the chief was only told that he would be born without permission. While thinking whether this was the case, Vilma was so worried that she consulted Turi and Lutz. Then they seemed to point out ignorance that they wouldn’t be. Both are good jobs.
The orphanage has about twenty women, but no one has ever helped give birth, and Benno’s direction moved the gray shrine maiden to Hasse’s small shrine under the direction of Benno It seems to have been made to let me. It seems that Nora, who had helped with childbirth, led a Hasse woman to give birth.
At that time, Benno was beaten to know what the orphanage head did not know, and Vilma was taken to Hasse with several gray ladies.
“That … wasn’t it hard for Vilma? Is that okay?”
Even just being beaten by that Benno sword curtain, it must have been a tremendous horror experience for Vilma, who was male phobia. I can only imagine the trauma on the trauma.
“… It was a very difficult but difficult experience. Now, both my mother and her child are living in one of these orphanages. I am watching “
“What about Dirk? Are you absorbing magic?”
“Yes. When I saw the sign, I immediately consulted with the priest through the franc. Since I responded immediately, I have had no problem with Dirk.”
It seems that dangerous Dirk was able to spend without hesitation when the magic power increased too much.
“Music education at the orphanage is also going well. After touching the Feshpeel, I gave education only to interested children. As I saw, there was one person who could become a musician. But I don’t like practice so much, so I don’t think it will grow. “
Unlike the aristocrats who show off, music education at an orphanage is not compulsory. It’s just about finding a talented and motivated child. Some are talented but cannot make effort, others are not interested in music. If you’re not motivated, it’s up to you.
“But there was a child who could become a painter. I like drawing, imitating the painting of Vilma, and finding time on a stone board and drawing.”
“Yes. Vilma, you can buy a brush, so let me continue.”
“I’m smart”
Rosina seems to have taken the job of teaching children seriously at an orphanage. I was wondering what to do if I refused that such a thing wasn’t the job of a dedicated musician, but it seemed that I didn’t have to worry.
“This is a workshop report”
Gill, who became taller, lower in voice, and moved closer to an adult, reports for two years.
It seems that I had borrowed a book from Turi after the manuscript I had left behind was gone. Instead, he told Turi and Lutz how to behave at an orphanage.
“They seem to have learned the tactics to the extent that they both can be in front of the middle class nobility.”
Fritz, who was teaching Lutz, said Vilma, who was teaching Turi.
“I was very motivated and worked hard, and thanks to their regular visits to the orphanage for advice and help with Dirk’s parenting consultation and Lily’s childbirth. It was very helpful. “
“Yes, then I have to thank them for both.”
‘My word is“ Turi suggested that we should make a book about manners, so I printed it last winter. A book summarizing greetings with aristocrats ” Thank you for that as well. ”
…… Turi may really be an angel.
One book that summarizes the knight’s story I had written down, one book of “Mother’s Sleeping Story” that I gave to Turi, one book that Nikola put together and Virma gave a picture, Turi It seems that two books of manners compiled by the side service in the idea of, a total of five books are increasing as products.
“In addition to these, I also printed a book entrusted by Elvira, but this is the last time it has been printed, so I have not left it. “There is no original, finished product, or failed work in the workshop.”
At the time when Gill’s line of sight was swimming, the contents were informed. I can’t leave it. If you can find it at a glance, it seems that the printing studio will be crushed by the angry priest.
…… Mom, did you want Ferdinand’s book so much?
In addition, Gill also received a report on activities in Haldenzell. It seems that Gutenberg moved greatly, created branches of the Plant Paper Association and Printing Association, decided on profits and shares, and sent Gutenberg to the workshop prepared by Gibe Haldenzell to provide technology.
“The metal parts that make up the printing press were brought from Ehrenfest because Johann said he wasn’t sure if the equipment would be the same,”
“So that?”
“I wanted you to teach me how to make it there, but the equipment wasn’t enough for the technology …”
“I think”
Johan’s technology is getting better and better because I keep making small orders one after another. It’s an unbeatable level.
“Since I will try metal type during the winter, I have been asked to confirm the result”
“Yes, Gill was on a business trip to a distant place, wasn’t it?”
“No, to expand the printing industry”
Gill smiled on the face of my smile, and I was laughing unexpectedly.
“I understand that everyone worked hard while I was away. Thank you. That’s my side service.”
After finishing the report and working hard, Franc put me on the bed with a number of wooden cards.
“Lose Mine, I am taking care of you from the priest today. Please read this and rest your body. Don’t overdo it.”
“But I write a letter …”
“Do n’t worry. I’ll keep in touch with Printemps and Gilberta companies. Leave it to us to arrange the visits, rest now. Go to the castle in three days and go to the aristocracy. The cramming learning will start until we head. “
Listening to Fran’s words, I lie down on the bed and look through the wooden bills. The wooden bill prepared by the chief priest was a list arranged in order of priority that must be handled before entering the aristocracy.
Priority was given to reading books and materials to learn the country’s geography and history, ranking of territorial influence by magical power and economic power, names of royals and lord candidates in school, etc. . This is good. It seems like you can read a book for a while.
… Ufufun, Fufuun, there are a lot of books to read. ……Hmm? What is this votive dance practice? ， And grandfather and physical strength enhancement training? Do I not die before going to the Aristocracy?
As Fran said, he immediately arranged for the visit. The next afternoon is scheduled to be visited. Therefore, in the morning, the usual schedule at the temple was to be handled.
When I woke up, as soon as the second bell rang, Dermuel came to the temple to work as an escort knight.
The boyish atmosphere has completely disappeared, and Dermuel has become an adult face. I thought that it was because of a broken heart that I had a deep face, but it seems that it was because of my grandfather.
“It was a training day that Bonifatius trained the escort knights of the lords so that they would never see Rosemine again. Both Angelica and Cornelius were surprisingly strong.” [19459002 ]
“Is that so? I’m looking forward to going to the castle a little”
After breakfast, I practiced Rosina and Feshpeel, but I was surprised that my fingers were stuck.
“If you don’t practice for three days, there will be a change in the sound. I’ve been sleeping for two years, so I can’t help it, but Rosemine is practicing until the other day. It ’s quick to regain intuition. ”
“… isn’t it shameful to go to the aristocracy?”
My level has stopped at the age of eight. As expected, there will be too little practice to go to the place where nobles who practiced until the age of 10 gathered.
“No, don’t worry. If you keep practicing as it is, it’s okay. Because you were practicing with increasing difficulty according to the policy of the chief, There is nothing like that. “
Still, it’s the level of somehow. Such a practical system is difficult to fill in the gap, so you have to practice.
And after the bell of 3rd, it will help the work of the chief priest. When I went with Fran, Zam and Monica to help me, I was pleased with the tears of the priest’s side service and was accused of how bad the priest was carrying my body.
“I am going to the Aristocracy, so I can only help today and tomorrow …”
“Still, the strength is different”
“It’s enough to have fewer calls from the castle”
… Adopters!
For the time being, in order to make the priest just as easy as possible, I made a calculation. The priest screamed with great satisfaction and gave me a medicine to recover from fatigue.
“Thank you”
Although it feels very subtle, half of this anti-fatigue medicine that improved the taste is made with the kindness and care of the chief priest. It’s a scene that you must be happy with.
After finishing lunch, I went around the orphanage and the studio, and went around with a report of energies and words of hard work. My companions are Gill and Darmuel, and Monica and Nicola go to the orphanage’s office first to prepare.
There were various changes in the orphanage. The children who were apprentices were many adults, and the children who were about the same size as me were apprentices. The children before the baptism are dirk and three toddlers.
Delia, who originally had a beautiful face, had become a completely beautiful girl, and Dirk had become an infant without the image of a baby.
…… Kamil is also about this.
If I don’t grow hard, I may be overwhelmed by Kamil and Dirk. I felt such a danger.
After going to the workshop and giving words of encouragement, we are ready to enter the orphanage director’s office and welcome visitors. While looking at the papers I wrote from Gill, the sidemen were busy working on cleaning up the hidden room and preparing tea and sweets.
“Lose Mine, the Printemps firm has arrived”
“Give me a pass”
Up to the second floor are Benno, Marc and Lutz. Although not as much as Gil, Lutz’s spine is also stretched to the shoulder of Franc.忙しい職場で揉まれているせいか顔付きがキリッとしていて、できる男の雰囲気に近付いている気がした。
「こちらでお話いたしましょう」
真面目くさった長い挨拶を終えると、わたし達は隠し部屋へと案内した。わたしとプランタン商会の面々、側仕えのギルと護衛騎士のダームエルでいつも通りのメンバーだ。
パタリと扉を閉めて向き合うと、わたしはとりあえずルッツに飛びついた。
「ルッツ、大きくなったねぇ！」
どーん、と飛びついて抱きついたら、肩の辺りにあったはずのわたしの頭がルッツの胸元からみぞおちの辺りになっていた。前は15センチくらいだった差が、30センチくらいにまで広がっている。
なんだか気分がずーんと落ち込んだところにベンノが近付いてきて、ルッツにしがみついたままのわたしの頭を軽くポンポンと叩き、首を傾げた。
「……ローゼマイン、お前、縮んでないか？」
「変わってないけど、縮んでないもん。ひどいよ、ベンノさん。わたしだって好きでこんな状態でいるわけじゃいなのに……」
そう言っているうちに、だーっと堰を切ったように涙があふれてきた。何だろう、思うままの感情を出しても許される場だからだろうか、止まらない。
「あ～、悪い。すでに誰かに何か言われた後か？……それとも、泣くに泣けなかったか？」
後の言葉がストンと自分の中に落ちてきた。
「神官長に、魔力が暴走するから感情を乱すなって、言われたけれど、わたし、感情のままに泣きたかったみたい」
「魔力が暴走するのはヤバいだろ！？」
「今は身体強化を補助するための魔術具を4つも付けてるから、平気だもん」
「そうか。だったら、思い切り泣いておけ。どうせ、泣けるところなんてないんだろ？」
ベンノがそう言って、わたしの頭をぐしゃぐしゃと掻き回してから離れていく。ルッツも小さく笑いながら、わたしの背中をポンポンと軽く叩いた。
「よしよし、泣け、泣け。オレは正直お前が変わってなくて安心した。いきなり別人みたいになっていたらどうしようかって、トゥーリと話していたからな」
「うぅ～、ルッツ～」
気が済むまで泣け、と言われて、ルッツにしがみつくと、自分でもびっくりするくらい涙が出てきた。
しばらく泣いて、気が済んだのか、すうっと涙が止まる。ずっと抱え込んでいたもやもやが涙と一緒に流れていったように、すっきりした気分だ。
わたしは顔を上げて、記憶あるより上にあるルッツの顔を見上げた。わたしを見下ろすルッツの翡翠のような目は変わっていなくて、ホッとした。
「ルッツ、抱き着いた感触が前と全然違うね。なんか硬くてごつごつしてるよ。ギルもルッツも大きくなりすぎ。しかも、二人ともすごくカッコよくなった。ギルなんて、声も違う。そんでもって、ベンノさんは老けた」
「くぉら！ お前、今、何て言った！？」
「あっかんべー！」
ルッツを盾にしたわたしは、んべっ、と舌を出して、ふふん、と笑えば、ひくっと頬を引きつらせたベンノがわたしの頭をぐりぐりする。
「ぎゃー！ 痛い痛いっ！」
「俺達の苦労を知らんお前にはこれくらいで丁度いい」
「うわーん！ 今日はその苦労話を聞きに来たんじゃないですか！」
「だったら、聞け！ ガッツリ教えてやる」
ベンノの言葉に促され、わたしは座った。ルッツの膝の上に。正面に座ったベンノが溜息を吐いた。
「おい、ローゼマイン」
「わたし、まだルッツ分の補充が足りないから、これでいいんです。これから、お城に行って二年分の勉強を大急ぎで詰め込んで、貴族ばっかりが集まる学校に行かなきゃいけないんだよ。たっぷり補充しておかなきゃ」
「あぁ、そうか。もう勝手にしろ。こっちは報告させてもらう」
ベンノからの報告で、ハルデンツェルでの進度や状況を知った。次の春にもハルデンツェルに向かって、確認しなければならないことが数点あるらしい。そして、わたしの許可が必要で止まっていることもいくつかあるそうだ。
「わかりました。騎獣でぱぱーっと行って、ぱぱーっと片付けましょう」
「……ぱぱーっと、な。そう願いたいものだ。とりあえず、お前が目覚めてホッとした。きっちりと周囲の手綱を握っていてくれ。上級貴族がずらりと並んで、神官長に同情めいた視線を受けながらの商談なんぞ、もう十分だ」
自分の印刷工房を作るのだ、と意気込むお母様と、本当に利益に繋がるのか、と疑ってかかるお母様のご実家の方々に囲まれたベンノさんを思い浮かべて、そっと視線を逸らした。
「あ～、それはもう、何と言っていいか……お疲れ様でした」