Chapter 2

――Let's try to grasp the situation.

My thoughts had completely been replaced by those of my previous life, Chika. The mental strength I had when I fainted upon hearing about the marriage to the Demon King had become robust—no, cough, cough—stronger, as I regained Chika's memories. I no longer felt fear.

I was in a small, cramped room that was shaking violently. It was inside a carriage in Yuria's world. The simple chairs, which lacked springs, transmitted the vibrations directly to me every time the carriage jolted. In other words, it was painful.

It seemed that the people from that country had forcibly put me into the carriage while I was unconscious.

――According to the flow of the prince's story, I'm being taken to the Demon King's territory for the wedding procession.

It appeared that no attendants or maids were provided. When I slightly opened a small window and called out, the person who heard me was startled, but a male voice explained the situation. Our group consisted of a few knight guards and a driver, in addition to me. We had not yet reached the Demon King's territory.

According to the knight, I had been unconscious throughout the journey, and several days had passed. During this time, the country had informed the Demon King's territory that they were sending the Holy Maiden as a bride to His Majesty the Demon King.

――Isn't that a bit one-sided and forceful?

Marriage should be something done between people who love each other... but then, Yuria's memories contradicted this. In my current world, all marriages are arranged by families. In my case, the will of the country was added to that.

Moreover, the people in this world fear the demons who live in the Demon King's territory. Although there has been no invasion by the demons, they possess far greater magical abilities than humans. The higher the rank of the demon, the stronger their magical power. They fear this power difference.

Therefore, as the Holy Maiden, I was tasked with maintaining a strong barrier over the entire country using holy magic, which I had been doing continuously. This drained my magical power completely. Eventually, I would collapse each time I cast the barrier, and I could no longer maintain it.

――Wait, if I was expelled, does that mean I don't have to do it anymore?

At least, I might have avoided the path of overwork death from my previous life. I became bold and decided to face the situation head-on. Yes, Chika was quite positive.

――But, who will be my successor? Will that prince make his beloved new Holy Maiden do it?

Well, it's not my problem anymore.

Yes. My father and mother are both dead, and I have no relatives left in that country. I don't even have any memories of being treated kindly by anyone. So, I don't care what happens. After all, they chose it themselves.

Now, let's get back to my situation. This is what they call a reincarnation into another world, right?

"Surely, the 'Status' won't appear, right?"

But, that's exactly what happened.

A translucent blue hologram-like status screen appeared in front of me.

"Seriously?"

I couldn't help but comment on the situation using words from my previous life.

It was a good thing no one was in the carriage. For the first time, I was grateful that no maid had been assigned to me.

Well, since the status screen unexpectedly appeared, let's check it properly.

【Yuria von Delta】

Holy Maiden LV. 99

HP: 150/150 MP: 50/99999

Skills: Holy Magic, Light Magic, Green Magic, Water Magic, Appraisal...

――Huh?

I was surprised to see various unfamiliar skills, but what shocked me the most was...

The Holy Maiden's level and maximum magic power—aren't they maxed out?

And what's with the remaining magic power of 50!

After staring at the status screen for a while, I quickly realized why I was said to have "lost my Holy Maiden powers."

It was simply because I had overused magic and run out of magic power!

I see. In this world, there are no potions (liquid medicines) to recover magic power. The only way to recover magic power is through rest. However, I had repeatedly cast the extremely large-scale magic to create a barrier over the entire country.

In addition, whenever the church received requests for the healing magic called 'Heal,' I would respond to them.

'Heal' is a magic that can treat minor injuries and illnesses like colds, and there are church clerics who can cast it. However, the advanced versions, 'High Heal' and 'Perfect Heal,' as well as the area-of-effect versions of these spells, are more advanced and can be cast by fewer people.

At least, in that country, I was the only one who could cast 'Perfect Heal.' I was also the only one who could cast the 'Area Barrier' that covered the entire country. Of course, I couldn't use these spells due to my depleted magic power.

'Perfect Heal' is amazing. It can even cure limb loss and blindness, except for congenital conditions. My 'Perfect Heal' was priced at over ten million money at the church, and only the upper nobility and privileged classes could benefit from it.

By the way, 'money' is the currency, and you can think of it as roughly equivalent to one yen in Japan.

Now that I understand the situation, the first thing I should do is rest—i.e., sleep.

After all, the demons in the Demon King's territory who were forced to accept me might not welcome me kindly. They might even try to kill me. In that case, my only reliable means of defense would be my magic.

"Okay, I'll sleep."

Thinking about the future is endless and only leads to unnecessary fear. That's what Chika, who lived to be twenty-nine, learned.

So, until someone calls me, I will sleep to recover my magic power.