Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 28.2

“Good. So, you’ve got the bare minimum of footwork. But it is only the beginning. Keep up the training.”

“Yes.”

During morning training time, Sera finally gave me a pass.

Nine days into my Escort Maid apprenticeship, I had finally mastered the basics of [Escort Maid] footwork, just in time for the arrival of my surveillance target. However, I could only take a few steps with concentration, so it was still difficult to use it in battle.

But Sera said that she could only remember a few people in her organization who had been able to use even a few steps under the age of 10.

“By the way, I could use it when I was seven, too.”

“I can do it too.”

“…Theo is like me, isn’t he?”

Theo and I continue to work out together, though only in the mornings. Theo, who was a year younger than me, had more advanced skills than me, so I thought this was normal, but Theo has been bored even though he has talent, but since he started working out with me, he started to take it seriously, and Sera had secretly thanked me for it…even though I did nothing.

The other thing I was able to master was [Heavy], another level 1 spell of dark magic.

[Heavy] was a magic that could increase or decrease the weight of an object that can be held by about 10%. The incantation was [Mobasaoiiani Derekles]—meaning change the weight of that thing.

This was also difficult because I started by looking for the words of the spell, but after mastering [Dark Magic], I was able to recognize the slightest signs of activation and could learn it in a few days.

When I expanded the abbreviated spell, I found two words, [any Iani] and [directional direcress], which revealed that this spell was not a spell to [change the weight of an object], but to [move an object].

From there, I knew that there was no word for [weight] in this spell, and I was finally able to invoke the [Heavy] spell.

…Who made such a proper translation?

As I could see, this was another useless magic, but after realizing with the [Dark Magic] sense that a slight effect remained even after it left my hand, I increased the distance and hit the rate of my remote weapon by consciously using it.

The illusion created by [Dark Magic] with [Tangible Sense] had also taken shape a bit. It’s still only marginally effective right now, but it could do enough to get your attention for a moment if you’re seeing it for the first time.

[Aria (Alicia)][Race: Human ??] [Rank 2]

[Magic: 111/115]3Up [Strength: 55/64]4Up

[Strength: 4(4.4)] [Endurance: 5(5.5)] [Agility: 7(7.7)] [Dexterity: 6]

[Dagger Technique Lv.1] [Taijutsu Lv.1] [Throwing Lv.1]

[Light Magic Lv.1] [Dark Magic Lv.1] [Non-Elemental Magic Lv.1]

[Life Magic x6][Magic Control Lv.2] [Intimidate Lv.2]

[Concealment Lv.1] [Night Vision Lv.1] [Detection Lv.1].

Simple Appraisal]

[Total Combat Power: 62 (With body Enhancements: 66)]4Up

Status-wise, not much had changed, but I had a feeling that [Taijutsu] and [Concealment] would go up as my body grows, since I had grown in terms of detailed skills.

It might seem like slow growth because of all the surrounding monsters, but just having level 2 skills at under 10 years old is phenomenal. In fact, my combat skills were higher than Theo’s. And yet, I had a hard time beating Theo in mock battles, so I understand again that the underlying skills are important.

But I had yet to learn [Cure] in Light Magic.

Sera taught me as much as she knew about the meaning of the spell, and when I cast it, there were signs of activation, but it didn’t work.

I found the words [regenerate lithies] and [tru ostory figure sten], but I’m still missing something.

There must be some trick to it, but I didn’t know what it was.

I’d like to think about and study magic, but the maids, including myself as an apprentice, had been quite busy since our “guests” could arrive anytime now.

I was also given a job at the castle, not at the mansion, since I was made to learn the bare minimum of etiquette.

However, Sera told me it was really minimal, so unless directly approached by a nobleman, I was basically told to just stand there in silence and only work behind the scenes.

However, Theo informed me that there is a scary senior butler in this castle who organized the butlers and is also Sera’s colleague.

I had a chance to see him from a distance once, but he was a dark-haired butler in his forties, and I got a bad vibe from him that made it dangerous to approach him for an appraisal just by looking at him.

“…”

I worked out alone until late at night, so I was sleepy when I had finally relaxed.

Now I was alone in the linen room sewing frayed fabrics. I knew how to sew from knowledge, but this was my first time actually sewing, so it took quite a while even with Mina’s help.

“….”

I felt sleepy for a moment and pricked my finger with the needle.

I pricked it a little deeper and a slightly larger bead of blood oozed out. As I was wondering whether to stop the blood with [Heal] or try to see if I could use [Cure] for practice, the blood begins to drip and stain the raw threads red.

“Huh…”

I was out of my mind. I couldn’t afford to let my guard down because I didn’t know where it’d be going. I had no choice but to cut the blood stained part of the raw thread and was about to put it away in my pocket to throw it away later when I suddenly felt the thread move.

“…this?”

Was the blood passing magic through the threads, just like my hair? 

The next day, the children of the noble family, who were to be monitored, finally came for the visit in several carriages.

At the far end of the line of butlers and maids who greeted them, I, like the other maids, bowed my head and looked at them with a sideways glance while strengthening my eyes.

The carriage door was opened by the senior butler of the entourage, and a beautiful girl with red hair came out from inside. She was about 10 years old…but she was a child of a noble family, so she was probably not so different from me.

As I was wondering if this girl was the target of my surveillance, a girl of the same age with beautiful, flowing blonde hair appeared next to her.

For no apparent reason, I realized this girl was my target. The blonde little girl walked in front of me, followed by the red-haired girl.

I thought she was going to go straight into the castle, but she suddenly stopped in front of me at the far end, bowing her head, and looked around slowly before opening her mouth and letting out a voice that sounded like jingling bells.

“This girl is beautiful. Would you give her to me?”