I’m Not Good at Offensive Magic, but I’ll Do My Best With Support Magic!

「Yuan, wake up」
「Fu~e?」

Shia-san’s voice made me open my eyes. Oh, could it be that I fell asleep!? In that instant… ?

「As I thought, weak in the morning」
「I woke up at 6!」
「But, you were asleep」
「Uu……」

Sleeping twice makes the time pass more quickly. I look at the clock and the hands are between 7 and 8. That’s how long I had slept.

「No problem. Especially since I got to see Yuan’s sleeping face」
「I’ve seen Shia-san’s sleeping face too, so we’re even!」
「Un. If Yuan wants to see it, she can」

Isn’t it embarrassing to be seen sleeping? I’m embarrassed because I’m confident that I look silly sleeping.

「No problem. Cute sleeping face」
「You too, Shia-san~」

Stretch~!

I have to do this, I don’t feel like I’m awake unless I do it. We stretch our tails together. Thanks to the clothes, I can get my tail out and it felt lighter. Because before, it used to feel stiff and uncomfortable in the morning. I am very grateful.

「Snow-san hasn’t arrived yet, has she?」
「Un. She’ll come at 8」
「Then, should we finish our breakfast right away?」
「It can wait. Snow might not have had breakfast either」
「I see. Then, let’s get ready in the meantime」

Illumina-san’s Inn does not have a bath, but it does have a water feature. It’s amazing, you twist something called a tap and water comes out.

「Yuan, use this」
「Thank you」

I like to wash my face with cold water, it makes me feel awake. I take a towel from Shia-san and wipe my face.

「Yuan, your hair is messy」
「Where?」
「Back. Sit down so I can comb it for you」
「Ye~s」

Once I am in the chair, Shia-san combs my hair. It cleans up quickly with Clean Wash, but it’s all about the feeling. It gives me the feeling that I’m being cared for.

Knock, knock

I was sitting quietly having my hair fixed by Shia-san when there was a knock at the door.

「Yuan, Rinshia, are you awake?」

This voice is Snow-san, isn’t it? It would be wrong to keep her waiting, so I ask her to come inside.

「Yes, I can’t move, please come in」
「I’ll enter…… Ah…… !」

Snow-san opened the door and then stopped in her place. She looks at us with a very pleased look on her face.

「Good mornin」
「Un! Good morning!」
「Good morning. Don’t just stand there. Come inside」
「Eh, ah… yeah」

Snow-san walks in.

「Um, sorry for the mess」
「I don’t mind!」

The tension is kind of high this morning. Did something good happen?

「Almost done」
「Eh, already?」
「Un. It’s not that bad, it’s fine」
「I see…」

You are obviously very disappointed. Shia-san was right, my sleeping pattern was quickly cured.

「Done」
「Thank you, Shia-san」

Now that Snow-san is here, we have to hear a lot of reports. We’ll have to change our behaviour accordingly. Snow-san hadn’t had breakfast yet, so we had breakfast together and listened to the progress.

「Emeria-sama has also agreed to make a move」
「Thank you for that」
「But since we can’t confront each other directly, we can only search the area around the city of Tanza」

That’s good enough. The other side can’t afford to be found with the kidnapped people, so it’s more likely that they won’t make a move in the meantime.

「However, the deadline is less than half a month」
「Half a month?」
「Yes, this is still quite risky. Even though she’s the 2nd Princess, she’s still a respectable princess. She’s got other things to do」
「Is that so…」

We have to solve the problem within half a month.

「Is the Princess currently staying in the city?」
「Yeah. I can’t tell you where, though」
「Why is she here in the first place?」
「That’s…」

It seems to be part of the power struggle. The lord of Tanza is a hardliner. There is a desert to the south, but it is not Rūdo territory, it is the territory of a country called Riavila, where slavery is legalized. It seems that the lord of Tanza is taking advantage of this and is making money by enslaving the people he has kidnapped. And it seems that the money is also funding the hardliners, and by stopping the rampant use of it, we can drop some of the funding for the hardliners. Above all, it appears that it is hard to overlook the fact that they do not approve of slavery, but still commit the act.

「Emeria-sama is a good person」
「Un. She’s a very kind person who cares about her country」
「So, what about the Resistance?」
「Yeah, everything’s okay there too. They’re ready to move straight away」
「Specifically?」
「I’d even send some of them out to explore the underground」

Depending on the number of people, it may not be very promising.

「There are traps, so it can’t be helped」
「That’s right. In fact, there are very few people in the Resistance who could be of help」

The highest is C-Rank. There are traps and monsters in the underground passages, so it would be dangerous for someone with a low rank to go there. And there’s no guarantee of survival if you’re not good enough, because you might encounter people from the organisation.

「It looks like we’re going to do the same thing」
「Un」
「Sorry I had to drag you into all this」
「No, we’re just working on a request from Rose-san. It is rather helpful to have a friend who can help」

In fact, I think the chances of the two of us working together to solve the problem were zero.

「What about Snow?」
「Me?」
「Un. Will you work as a Knight of the Princess or as a member of the Resistance?」
「Well… if it’s okay with you, I’d like to work with you」
「Why?」
「I am known to be a member of the Resistance, but I am not yet known to be a knight of Emeria-sama… I think. So, in order to hide it, I want to refrain from doing anything that would make me appear to be Emeria-sama’s knight」

If that happens, she will be working as part of the Resistance, but depending on the situation, she may not be able to contact the Princess or us, so she wants to refrain from doing that as well.

「We don’t mind!」
「Un. Do what you want」
「Thank you. I’ll be indebted to you for a while」

This is a temporary party, but Snow-san is going to join us. To be honest, I don’t think it’s a problem for the two of us to explore the underground, but I’m glad there are 3 of us as it makes me feel more safe.

「Then, after visiting Il-nee, go the the basement」
「That’s right. We’re all ready to go, but what about you, Snow-san?」
「I’ve got everything I need in my magic pouch, so I’m ready for anything」
「Then let’s get going」
「Un」

The conversation ended and we decided to go to Illumina-san’s shop first. Now, it’s time to get moving.

Author-san

It’s time to get moving.
I’m worried that the story will become confusing because it’s taking place at the same time, with the lord, the organisation and the underground passage.

You can praise me if I put it all together well, okay?

I am happy to see that the number of bookmarks is gradually increasing.
If you feel so inclined, I would be very grateful for your feedback.
If you don’t mind, please do that as well.

Thank you for always reading.
Next is the underground exploration.