The world spun dizzyingly .
Why why, without settling down I was left rolling, it seems like my mood has already become this bad .
It’s said that a person with weak semicircular ca.n.a.ls has an impulse to scatter the contents of her stomach in an instant .
In any case it’s a condition that makes getting up from bed impossible .
「……Feeble, aren’t I . 」
That my mood would become this bad, or should I say……
――The condition that has become strange is not the world’s, no matter how I think about it, it’s mine .
I looked at my right hand as I stretched it up toward the ceiling, just that was heavy labor like lifting boulders .
Endurance 1, defense 0 .
This delicate body came and went between Wilmington’s princ.i.p.ality’s capital and the national border .
Consecutive fights with Leymia and then Eclair .
My left hand’s high cla.s.s magic, trump card 『Lightning G.o.d Barrier』 .
……It’s hard to think of a reason why my body’s condition wouldn’t crumble .
「Water……」
I stretch my hand toward the pitcher on the side table beside the bed .
Gunununuuu .
Just by moving my body a little, it hurt enough that I wanted to scream .
I want to rant with a loud voice already .
Even maturely sleeping is impossible with this level of pain .
……Temperature is, what degree?
「Ah――」
I hazily touch the pitcher with my hand, and as such I pull on it forcefully over and over again .
The gla.s.s pitcher fell and created a dull sound on the thick carpet .
Fortunately the carpet became a cus.h.i.+on so it didn’t break but, the water within is soaking into the carpet .
Aah, such a thing……
「Clean, if it’s not cleaned it’ll feel bad……」
I rolled up my sleeves with vigorous will, crawled out of bed like I was rolling and writhed .
Either way the world’s spinning .
It won’t make any difference if I roll a little .
――As if, it was impossible .
Don’t put out that sort of empty energy, it’s really impossible .
What is this save me, I’ll die .
At the point where I crawled out of bed, my head slammed into the floor .
……Oww .
「Good morning to you, ojousama . 」
At such a time, having properly knocked and received my reply, Ilya showed her face .
「Ara? Is this a morning exercise? That is a cute bottom there . 」
As if such an exercise could exist……
The mansion I received from Marisan in the princ.i.p.ality .
Before returning to the royal capital, my body’s condition crumbled while we were catching our breath there .
Though in truth, I had expected to quickly return to the royal capital .
「Somehow, ojousama’s body’s condition seems to have crumbled . 」
And because of Ilya’s sharp insight like that, it seems that our departure has been delayed and I’m staying here and recuperating .
「U~~, it hurts~~ . Quickly make it better . 」
「Please don’t say such pathetic things . 」
Ilya’s nursing me while rebuking me .
Returning to the bed, I’m given water, and a chilled towel is placed on my forehead .
More important than what the effect may be, it really is a nice feeling forehead towel .
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She also cleaned up the fallen pitcher .
Aah, it’s good that you came here Ilya .
My eye was not mistaken .
「Please rest well, ojousama . 」
「I just woke up so, I can’t sleep~, it hurts so, I can’t sleep~」
「Then, would you care to converse with me?」
「Un, what should we talk about~」
「That’s right then, how about the origin of the kingdom and the surrounding countries?」
「……That sort of conversation is, right now, slightly . 」
My head hurts so, let’s not study, studying is .
「Then in regards to Luxeine empire’s occupation policies and hyper inflation . 」
「……」
What is this, that I’m looking at with half closed eyes?
That sort of smile came back .
「……I’ll sleep . 」
「Fufu, just being quiet and laying sideways isn’t the same thing . Please give up, ojousama . 」
「Ilya you malicious……if I recover, I’m punis.h.i.+ng you . 」
「I will be waiting with antic.i.p.ation . 」
「Ah, Ilya……it’s fine if you don’t constantly nurse me you know . 」
Since if I don’t say it, she seems like she really will stay here all day .
「That is understood . I would not do something that would trouble ojousama’s heart . 」
While saying as such, my slave-san left a graceful smile and exited the room .
That child is, really a considerate child issn’t she .
Rather than punis.h.i.+ng her, this time I really need to reward her don’t I .
The next time I woke up, the light coming in from the window energetically lit the room, it was just around noon .
「So, so you’re awake, Alice . 」
「……Oneechan . 」
Sitting on the bedside chair, s.h.i.+on-san was reading some book .
I stretched my hand toward ane for no real reason and, for no real reason s.h.i.+on-san also took that hand .
Somehow, rea.s.suring……
「You really did break down your body’s condition didn’t you . 」
「I even surprised myself……」
I even got a perfect attendance reward in the past you know, I really did you know?
I think that having used heal too much is a reason that can’t be helped though .
However it’s certain that when something happens I end up stuck in my sleep .
……The truth is that doing me in is, quite simple isn’t it .
My weak point is obvious .
「I and oneechan as well, are the type to s.h.i.+ne momentarily in battle aren’t we……If Ilya and Aim aren’t with us the balance is poor……」
「Maa, we really can’t be like Marisan after all . 」
That person is……she seems like she can deal with pretty much any situation on her own after all .
a.n.a.lyzing myself, speaking of the people I know, the type of opponent that I’m bad with is……Ilya and, Till!
It’s Till!
Wait just a bit, above the difference in our actual ability she’s an opponent with a bad affinity!
The worst!
Is that to say that it’s already impossible for me to rival Till!
「……Ma, it’s fine I guess? By the way oneechan, would you sleep with me?」
Because I can’t be Till’s rival, what does that say .
It’s become kind of stupid .
Something like above or below is besides the point .
「Yare yare, what is that, by the way . As always you’re astoundingly pampered aren’t you . 」
「Saa saa, this is the fate held by a
a pampered imouto . 」
「……Fumu . 」
rolling up the bed covers I waited with the preparations completed flawlessly, ane observed me carefully .
Quickly quickly, I tried pulling on her connected hand but, in any case given our relative strength she won’t budge .
「You should stop, imouto-sama . 」
While smiling, s.h.i.+on-san sat down on the end of the bed .
「Eeh~」
She rustled and stroked my head as I seemed discontent .
「Aren’t you enduring for your pride . Stop acting healthy, Alice . It looks really painful . 」
…………From my behavior just now, she understood that then?
「……It can’t be helped if it’s exposed . 」
I obediently released the strength from my body and layed down .
I left just my connected hand as it was .
「What about food and drink?」
「……No need . 」
「I see, maa, don’t push yourself . If you’re a little better by evening, you should eat then . 」
「Hai……」
She has no enemy does she, Oneechan .
While having my head stroked, I started wanting to sleep again so with that I let my body doze off .
This time I was awakened by a knocking sound .
「……Nn, hai?」
At some point I couldn’t see even the light coming through the curtain, so I understood that it had become night .
I suppose I slept for a good time .
Oneechan is also, not here .
「Eto, Alice-san, is it okay nya?」
Oh, it’s Saira .
Her face emerged from the door with her ears hanging like she was worried .
「Ah, it’s fine so please continue resting as you are!」
When I was about to get up she stopped me .
Though it’s not that I’m so gravely ill am Iー .
Since it’s simply something like my body’s condition is poor (because I’m feeble) isn’t itー .
「Un, Saira, what is it?」
Huh, come to think of it at some point weren’t fruits placed on the side table .
Did someone come?
Seeing my gaze, Saira nodded .
「That was Eclair-san nya . 」
「Aah, Eclair came . 」
「Hai, for some reason she left with a red face though . 」
It would’ve been good if Eclair had stayed over with us, for her to go out of her way and get an inn .
What a waste .
On that note, a red face?
……Did, she do something to me?
「……Come to think of it, Aim is looking after Rin-chan then?」
「Hai desu . She came to visit at noon, and they slept beside eachother for a while . 」
So she got to sleep next to Rin-chan .
「After a little bit, Aim-san carried her off nya . 」
「Aim is like that, since she’s used to children . 」
Unlike me, she has modulation in her interaction doesn’t she .
「Nn, by the way, there’s some sort of good smell . 」
Hooked by the smell, I looked carefully at Saira’s hands where there was a soup tray on top .
Seeing that, my appet.i.te came out like it had been remembered .
「Haii, can you eat?」
「Un, it seems fine . Did Saira make this? Thank you . 」
Placing the tray on the side table, Saira helped me get up .
Like that looking
that looking at the food while thinking how tasty is seemed I might have been revitalized .
「Itadakimasu . 」
I took the bowl of soup from the tray with my hand, and scooped it with a spoon .
「……」
「……Ano, this is difficult to eat, Saira . 」
Don’t stare at me, that stare .
「I, I’m sorry, but, I was worried nya……」
「?」
Is it really because it’s the soup she created?
I really don’t understand but, for now one bite .
「Tsu!?」
Saira, looked at me with increasingly serious eyes .
I finished tasting with my tongue and, quickly drank down the soup .
「How, how is it nya?」
「……It’s like it warms my heart . Like the kind flavor that Saira created is being conveyed, something like my body’s poor condition flies away doesn’t it . 」
「Is that true!?」
「Of course . 」
Of course but .
However……
「Eeeh, that’s right . That’s, right isn’t it……」
Where should I start?
Go one by one I guess, one by one .
「……For now, how should I say this, it’s at a temperature that’s easy to eat isn’t it?」
Even though it’s a soup, it’s like it can be swallowed dry like a drink .
「Hai desu! Alice-san’s bodily condition is poor and, I thought it’d be difficult to eat if it was too hot!」
So that’s how it was, she looked out for me didn’t she .
It’s something to be thankful for .
「Saira has, a cat’s tongue don’t you . 」
「Cat’s tongue……?」
Unya?
And, Saira put her tongue out cutely .
Really, cute issn’t she .
「Ah~, un, I really understand . 」
With the cooking I bring out as well, it’s hot so she blows on it doesn’t she?
Yosh, time to go on to the next item I guess .
「How to say this, your creative originality can be felt from the flavoring can’t it, it was really sweet . 」
That was sugar right?
There was obviously sugar put into this wasn’t there?
「Hai desu! Alice-san is tired nya! When you’re tired, I have heard that sweet things are good . 」
Alice-san, a slightly dryer taste would be better nya .
Hai, then let’s go to the next item .
「There’s quite a lot of ingredients put in so, it’s really filling isn’t it . 」
It feels like at this point rather than the soup what’s inside it is what takes over doesn’t it .
「Take in a lot of nutrition and, I hope you quickly get better nya!」
Since it’s this substantial, I feel like it’s definitely an option .
But you know?
Rather than the amount, might there be a problem with the size of the ingredients?
Fire is you know?
It hasn’t penetrated you know?
The innards are still you know?
scooping a really large potato from the soup, I brought it to my mouth .
It resisted my teeth with full points in freshness .
Un, it’s like I’m training my jaw .
「……It really, isn’t tasty, is it?」
Looking at my appearance as I dispa.s.sionately ate, Saira’s ears drooped .
「I’ve, only done blacksmithing since long ago so, boss-san also banned me from making food nya……」
Fu~mu .
「Because I’m clumsy, I always do unnecessary things……So I thought I should be one part more dedicated than other people .
other people . 」
That explains it doesn’t it .
Not a prodigy at everything but, more the king of invention perhaps?
Though I feel that for either of the them, insight and effort are necessary .
It’s just a conversation of the sort of breaking through a wall at one point isn’t it .
「Nn……Gochisousama . It was heartwarming, really good cooking you know? Saira . 」
Eating it all, I returned the bowl to the tray .
Saira had a face like she couldn’t believe it, her eyes were bewildered .
「It’s a lie nya……」
「Fufu, Saira? I haven’t told a single lie you know?」
Since saying that it was tasty for her here, would actually have been quite simple after all .
You don’t want that do you, that sort of thing?
「Alice-san……」
Come over come over, I beckoned with my hand and, when Saira offered me her head I stroked her .
「Ne, Saira? Come to think of it didn’t we make a promise for our housework rotation? For cooking, would you try making it together with me?」
「Is that okay?」
「Un, cooking alongside with someone else is, fun after all . 」
「I’m happy but……it seems like I’ll be causing you trouble nya……」
「But, what sort of interesting thing will Saira make, right now I’m looking forward to that you know . 」
「That’s terrible, Alice-san!」
「Fufu, please excuse me?」
「You’re not repenting at all nyaa . 」
I pushed her head around in circles .
Somehow this is like a cat has become attached to me isn’t it .
「Alice-san, I love you nya……」
「I’m honored . 」
I enjoyed some time with Saira .
Men are, a lifeform that endures .
Right, for example, if their feeble body seems to scream out, this heart of mine still cannot break .
「U~~, It hurts~~~, I can’t take it anymore, someone destroy the world~~」
I didn’t think something like that even a little .
Ei, I didn’t think it at all .
Everyone’s sleeping silently in the middle of the night .
It seems like what could be called the body’s condition becomes worse at night, this is precisely that .
It’s decidedly not that the food is. .h.i.tting or the like, something like that is absolutely false .
My body’s hot .
Has my fever risen?
U~~~ .
「Heal……」
I tried using a self heal but, there was practically no effect .
I knew it……
Furthermore, having needlessly used magic power, I felt even worse……
Ah~~~ .
U~~~ .
And, unable to sleep well I pa.s.sed through the night while half asleep, suddenly nice feeling cold air enveloped my body .
「Nn……」
Even I, noticed that my breath calmed down a little .
Though my eyelids were heavy and I didn’t have the willpower to open them, I noticed that someone had come up beside me .
In fact, on my forehead something small and chilled, I kind of noticed a nice feeling hand placed on me .
Contrary to it’s cool temperature, I somehow felt something like a motherly warmth from it .
「Suu……」
Finally, I could fall asleep with a peaceful mind .
And so on the next day, my body’s condition finally recovered .
By the way, the lovable sleepyhead-san didn’t wake until evening .