The Abandoned White Magician’s Tea Life

Translator: Sunnyshies

Editor: Ryuubii

Chapter 45 : Invitation to a Festival

A few days later, Leonardo came back from work and said at the dinner table, “I’ve got another job coming up soon.”

Amalia, who had hoped to spend some time with Leonardo once in a while, nodded with a smile, feeling a little depressed inside at his words.

“Well… is it another escort mission?”

“No, it’s actually a little different. A town is celebrating its anniversary.”

Leonardo told them that the town holds a town-wide festival every year on the anniversary of its establishment in the middle of winter.

This year, the town is celebrating its 100th anniversary, and since it’s going to be a very large festival, the mayor had asked the guild to help in strengthening the security.

Amalia said as she made a pot of tea.

“Ah, so Leonardo will take on a guard duty?”

“That’s how it is. Normally I work against demons, but this time I’ll be working to maintain the peace of the town. There will be a lot of visitors, but there will also be those who are planning to do something bad, and those who are too excited about the festival. That’s what we have to deal with.”

“I see.”

Amalia tried to imagine the “festival” while she was talking to him.

The only festivals Amalia had ever participated in were the Harvest Festival and the Flower Festival held in a nearby village during her time at the monastery. In both cases, the women of the monastery were supposed to help prepare the food and make the flower decorations, and even when they went out to play, they had to accompany the children of the orphanage, so they didn’t have time to play.

Yugo, who had been listening to the conversation, took a child’s spoon and looked up at Leonardo intently.

“Festival…? Is it fun?”

“That’s right… I’ve been to several festivals in different parts of the country, and they seem to be quite lively and fun. You can eat delicious food, watch performances, and dance. There are also vendors there, so you can see some rare items.”

“Rare…!”

She couldn’t help but raise her voice, and Leonardo and Yugo turned to look at her.

Amalia huffed and shut her mouth, placing the pot on the table and shrinking back down. It was true that she was curious about the festival, but she wasn’t at an age where she was expected to get excited, and Amalia shouldn’t be out in public too much in the first place.

Leonardo and Yugo looked at each other as Amalia resumed eating, clearing her throat to cover up her mistake.

Leonardo nodded his head, and Yugo gave a knowing nod. Then he put down his spoon and gave Amalia a pat on the shoulder.

“Mom, I want to go to the festival.”

“…eh?”

“There are a lot of rare things there, aren’t there?　And I want to go to the festival because I want to observe the human world.”

“I-is that so? Well, but if you do, you’re going to need someone to go with you…”

“What are you saying? Mom should go with me.”

Right? He titled his head and gave her an angelic smile. Seeing this, Amalia was at loss for words.

She then looked at Leonardo to ask for help, but he just smiled softly and nodded.

“It’s fine. You can go around with him when I’m on a break from work, and if something happens, I’ll be able to handle it with Yugo.”

“Umm… but maybe there’s someone out there who knows me…”

Leonardo, the guild’s mercenary, would be the security guard, and other acquaintances might be joining him. No matter how much of a gap these ten years were, shouldn’t she refrain from doing anything that might cause trouble for everyone?

‘…maybe they’re both just saying things out of concern for me.’

She is very happy about that, but her anxiety is greater, and the thought of something might happen makes her stomach feel sick.

“I’m sure you’ll be fine with makeup and all, and I’ll try to work a little magic myself!”

“Is that something that can be done with magic?”

“Yeah. Do you know what space magic is?”

Suddenly it became a lesson in magical theory, and Amalia nodded, somewhat caught off guard.

“Yeah, yeah. It should be advanced magic that doesn’t fit into the eight attributes.”

“Yes. There are only a limited number of humans who can handle it, but I am better at it than most. It’s nothing too fancy, but if I wrap my mom in space magic, it’ll make it harder for people to recognize her.”

Yugo explained with pride.

Amalia is not a magical theorist or researcher, so she doesn’t know the details, but it seems that Yugo’s magic can make it harder for people around them to notice her presence in crowds, and even allows her to meet familiar faces.

“I didn’t know such magic existed… but wouldn’t using it tire Yugo out and prevent him from enjoying the festival?”

“You really think about other people all the time, don’t you, Mom? I’ll be fine. If the person I’m casting the spell on is far away, I’ll get a little tired, but if I’m right next to you, I won’t have to expend much energy. So, let’s go together. Hey, Leonardo, would you like to join me?”

“If that’s what Yugo says, then I guess we can resort to that space magic thing.”

Amalia was at a loss for words, since Leonardo had also spoken to her.

…happy.

Amalia didn’t want to live in seclusion either. She knew her position, but she still wanted to go to a lively place once in a while and at least enjoy herself.

“…t-thank you. That… I want to go to the festival, too…”

“Yeah, let’s go, let’s go! Don’t worry, I’ll protect Mom, and Leonardo can go with us when he’s free, right?”

“That’s right… you always live modestly, and no one will get angry at you just from going into town once in a while. Not only is there Yugo, but I, too, am here for you. I’ll do my best to help you enjoy the festival, so let’s go together.”

Leonardo’s voice seemed to be a bit more lively as he said this, and it warmed Amalia’s heart.

Both Yugo and Leonardo are looking forward to going to the festival with Amalia. And they will do their best to make sure that even Amalia, with her complicated condition, can enjoy herself.

“…yeah. Thank you, both of you. I’m looking forward to it.”

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