Chapter 37

"Good morning.

Today is a beautiful sunny day!

It's a completely clear sky, as if to blow away the heavy atmosphere from last night's dinner!

Alschein, who had been worried about the enchantment magic that the senior clerk was concerned about, immediately wrote a letter to the king when he returned to the room.

It seems that he will consult with Chief Tailsmya today.

While thinking, I finished my warm-up exercises and changed into my clothes with Shell's help.

Today's outfit is a loose-fitting hoodie-like shirt with short sleeves, and it's green.

It has bear ears on the hood and a round tail at the hem.

The pants are tight and short, like skinny jeans.

I can intentionally wear the hood.

I have breakfast with the usual group and then head to the classroom.

Since the exercise preparations have started, Su will be acting separately for a while.

On the contrary, since Shell has free time until the exercise, she will apparently accompany Alschein.

Yugram and Digray don't mention yesterday's events and occasionally pet me as I roll around on Alschein's desk.

Two teachers come in, and the intellectual yakuza-like homeroom teacher announces today's schedule.

'Ah, this class finished selecting the starting point for the exercise yesterday, but the other classes are still dragging their feet, so we can't proceed with today's schedule. So, this class will have a self-study day today. Just do as you please, that's all, dismissed.'

It seems there are no plans.

I didn't think we did anything that took so much time yesterday, but it seems other classes are different.

When I approached Chief Tailsmya, who was answering questions from a few students, he finished answering the students' questions and looked at me.

Alschein, representing us, briefly recounted yesterday's conversation with the senior clerk and suggested changing rooms, then started walking.

The intellectual yakuza-like homeroom teacher followed from behind.

We were led to a room that Chief Tailsmya is given while he is at the academy. It's not very large but has a calm and soothing atmosphere with its furniture.

Everyone sat on a large sofa set and Alschein began to recount the details of yesterday's conversation with the senior clerk.

Chief Tailsmya's expression grew increasingly serious.

'Is that really true?'

'About eight years ago, there was a sudden dispatch to the frontier, which is a fact. However, at the time, I was just a Ministry of Magic employee and wasn't given detailed information. But it's true that around that time, the body of a woman known as an enchantment mage was sent to the Ministry of Magic for autopsy.'

'Can you tell from the body?'

'Enchantment magic is a spell that weak monsters use to protect themselves. As you all know, most poisonous monsters have unique patterns or colors to clearly show that they are poisonous and to avoid being attacked. Similarly, monsters that use enchantment magic have common patterns regardless of their species. These patterns also appear on humans who have used enchantment magic at least once.'

'Do the patterns remain after death?'

'Yes, the patterns appear on the body, though the location varies from person to person, but they are clear enough to be identified at a glance.'

'...I understand how to confirm it, but how do we get her to agree? She's a princess, after all. Asking her to strip naked...'

In this world, even if they are relatives, it is not considered appropriate for a young lady to be alone in a room with a man.

It's difficult to ask a woman to strip naked in such a world.

'...That's the biggest problem. Unless there's a serious issue that could endanger her life, and we need to examine her under the pretext of treatment, there's no way to check.'

It seems that in this world, they can't easily think of a way to make a woman strip naked.

Considering the nature of a two-timing woman, I thought using a handsome guy to lure her would work, but it's a bit sleazy, so I didn't say it out loud.

While the adults were racking their brains,

'How about during the next exercise, we say she was poisoned and check her then? Since she's a princess from another country, she might not know the customs of this country, so we could probably get away with it?'

'“That's it! (That's it!)”'

The adults latched onto the idea! I thought, "Isn't that a bit too easy?" but everyone else was convinced and even started planning the operation.

Chief Tailsmya said he would contact the palace, but does he look a bit too enthusiastic about planning the operation?

Is he just excited?

In the subsequent discussion, two plans emerged: one was for Chief Tailsmya to cast a mild, traceless poison spell remotely, and the other was to plant a handkerchief or other small item containing a mild poison in the two-timing woman's belongings and discover it during the inspection.

They decided to do both.

The homeroom teacher of Class F, who reveres Chief Tailsmya, would likely agree to help without much explanation.

I wonder if it's okay for a teacher to do this, but since it suits our purposes, my conscience isn't bothered.

Considering the two-timing woman's past behavior, if she was using enchantment magic, it would be her own fault.

Yugram told me that in this country, anyone identified as an enchantment mage is taken into custody by the church and not allowed to leave until they can control their magic perfectly.

Even after mastering control, if they are found to have used enchantment magic on anyone other than their spouse, they are sent back to the church and never allowed to leave again.

While it seems harsh, most people who learn enchantment magic are women who tend to be promiscuous and often cause trouble, so these measures are necessary.

With the enchantment magic countermeasures decided, we moved to the magic training area with the same group.

Since there are two teachers, no special permission is needed.

There were a few classmates at the usual training ground, which was unusual.

'Keta-sama, please remember, when there are people other than the usual group, like today, everyone should be careful with their magic! Don't use powerful magic or play around with dolls as you usually do!'

'Got it.'

'Everyone, please remember!'

I was given a stern warning by Chief Tailsmya.

It seems I shouldn't use big magic or play with dolls.

Then what should I do?

Is it okay if it's not big?

What about small magic?

What is that? Life magic?

What is that?

Water magic to wash your body, wind magic to dry laundry, fire magic to cook.

I've never heard of such convenient magic?

Shota mentioned it, didn't he?

Shota, the fourth son?

Yes, Shota, who muttered about always having life magic while doing housework.

Ah, maybe he did?

Did you remember? Since I'm in the world Shota dreamed of, maybe I can put his knowledge into practice.

Ah, I see!

Am I motivated?

Yes, I am!

Let's try it!

Oh!

As a result of the internal meeting, I, as his older brother, will try to fulfill the ambitions of Shota, the fourth son.

First, let's start with water magic, which is less dangerous.

A cleaning spell? Shower? It just gets you wet, mist? Also just gets you wet, disinfectant water? Not quite.

The point is to wash away the dirt on the surface of the body with a small amount of water and clean it... Let's wrap it in a thin layer of water, clean it with microbubbles, and then dry it. Will this work?

Let's try it!

First, I create a sphere of water, generate microbubbles in it, hmm? This requires wind magic? It's bubbling. But it's cold, so I'll warm it to about 40 degrees.

It feels good.

Now, I'll put it over my head and let it flow down.

Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles, it's quite warm.

Since I'm small, it's over in a flash.

Now for drying.

This is easy with a dryer. However, to ensure the warm breeze reaches my whole body, but since a child's skin is sensitive, over-drying is not good.

So, I'll just blow away the moisture with warm air.

The wind passed through.

I don't feel any discomfort on my body.

My skin is still smooth and soft.

I also feel the refreshing sensation after a shower.

So, it's a success! Yay!

The cleaning spell is complete.

Let's move on to the next one."