CHAPTER 321: CHAPTER 29 - ALYSSA NEW MAGIC TECHNIQUE

The female Captain in front of me listened to Alice and Alyssa’s words with her head bowed, while holding her breasts and feeling her heart beating fast, she almost fainted while standing.

Alice and Alyssa’s words seemed to be too much for the female Captain, to the point that she almost fainted.

"I-I understand, Alice-sama and Alyssa-sama. I will try not to disappoint Lily-sama in the future... when she became a Matriarch!" shouted the female Captain in front of me while showing her respect to me.

After going through Alice and Alyssa’s questions, which were quite difficult to answer, the female captain in front of me opened a large door that led to a room where several pieces of camping equipment and other supplies were stored.

Even though the room is quite large, it little bit cramped when various items are arranged well, considering the type and size of each item.

Alice and Alyssa immediately took out a small piece of paper containing notes about the items to be brought on the military expedition.

"Onee-sama, let’s start by checking the cutlery and food supplies first," Alice said as she pulled my arm and hugged me.

With Alice’s tug, I followed her as she walked towards a place with Alyssa and the female Captain who was in charge of accompanying us.

Tap...

Tap...

This pile of prepared items was sealed well by a magic spell cast by Marchioness Amagi, and I could feel traces of my Mother’s magic that still felt warm.

If Aiko and Sirius knew this, they would use this place as their lunch after doing some chores given by my Mother.

Or... they already knew this and came in secretly to enjoy the residual magic from the magic spell cast by my mother.

As I walked through the room, my eyes fell on the pile of cooking utensils. The magic seal my mother had cast had enhanced the quality of these magical tools, making them more durable.

Alice immediately counted the items we would use for cooking. Besides the magic stove, which was our primary concern, Alice also had to consider the pegs she would use to hang the large frying pan while cooking.

Alice counted quickly, even just glancing at a few piles and tallying them accurately. Her improved counting skills, coupled with her increasingly tight grip on my arm, made it a little difficult for me to stand beside her as she counted the items.

Srreett...

Srreett...

By counting several items that matched the reported amount, Alice crossed out the report as a sign that she had counted the correct amount.

Srreett...

Srreett...

Srreett...

Alice’s hands seemed busy scribbling on a small piece of paper containing notes on the amounts that had been reported to my mother and had been double-checked by Alice.

"Onee-sama, I have counted the items that will be used for cooking along with the cooking utensils. The results follow the amount that has been reported. We can only hope that nothing is left behind when the military expedition begins, if there are some items left behind, it will make the time to prepare the food take longer than scheduled," said Alice as if giving an official report to me, but her position at this time was hugging my arm.

Alice also gave her a small piece of paper containing notes on the items and cooking equipment that would be brought on the military expedition.

"Good job, Alice. I hope we don’t miss anything that will cut the military expedition time even further, like the lack of cooking equipment that will make the cooking schedule longer than planned," I said while accepting the small paper containing Alice’s notes.

I glanced at the small note and adjusted it using a simple calculation based on the horizontal and vertical sides. I’d like to use a stacking system for arranging these cooking utensils, which can be calculated quickly using the multiplication system.

"Yes, the numbers are correct. I hope not a single line is missing. This is crucial for reducing the time and mobility of military expeditions," I said after confirming that some of Alice’s calculations were correct.

I didn’t want to spend time checking all the calculations that Alice had done, so I just counted a few samples of items that Alice had counted, and it turned out to be the same as her report.

"The cooking utensils and cutlery items are ready. Let’s move on to the next place," I said, glancing at Alice, Alyssa, and the female Captain.

Nod...

The three of them nodded in agreement to this and immediately walked towards a place that was quite important for the troops who would be taking part in the military expedition, that was emergency food supplies and food that was ready to be consumed before it expired.

Some of the dried meat my father had ordered had been securely wrapped in an airtight cloth. With my mother’s sealing spell, the dried meat would last for several months once opened. It was more than enough to feed this military expedition.

I have also added some emergency food in the form of MRE cans that have been distributed to the Adventurer’s Guild and several adventurers who are actively participating in the Quest that has been submitted by Marquess Rommel.

For unknown reasons, the Adventurer’s Guild considered the rescue and refugee camp guard mission a high-level quest. This make the high-level adventurers dispatched by Duchess Kaori to fulfill their duties while protecting Marquess Rommel’s territory from rats sent by other noble factions.

"Lily-nee, I think this is too much to count manually. Can I count it using a magic spell that detects the presence of monsters or objects?" Alyssa asked as she walked casually to release Alice’s embrace from my arm.

"You want to waste your magic on something as trivial as this?" I replied, feeling Alyssa’s light hug after she released Alice from my arms.

"For a food supply like this, it would be best to ensure there is enough and not a shortage. My magic core capacity is also large, so this is not wasting magic but playing with my magic," said Alyssa while hugging me even tighter than before.

Alice, who saw Alyssa hugging my arm tightly, could only surrender to this situation.

"Alyssa, you always make movement when your opportunities arrived, huh?" Alice grumbled, seemingly aware of Alyssa’s plans.

I don’t know what kind of plan Alyssa is thinking, but I think it will be good enough considering we are in a re-check schedule.

What is planning on, I will find out soon.

Swiirrll...

Then, I saw Alyssa’s magic circle above the pile of food supplies that had been arranged properly and slowly descending downwards.

"Lily-nee..."

As the magic circle slowly descended, I understood what Alyssa was doing. It wasn’t magic to detect the presence of monsters or objects.

Looking at the pattern on the magic circle, it was indeed used to detect the presence of monsters or objects, but from its position as it was descending downwards, it was a magic circle used for analysis.

Wait a moment...

Did Alyssa do this on purpose to show off her magic skills, which at this point could already manipulate magic circles?

I have indeed theorized about this by creating a Fireball magic circle pattern, but what comes out of the magic circle is Water Cut, or other magic attacks that are the opposite of the magic circle pattern.

I smiled when I saw the magic circle pattern used to detect the presence of monsters or objects become an analysis magic circle.

Now I understand the meaning of my Goddess’s words about Alice and Alyssa’s destiny to become the best witches in human history.

"Alyssa..." I called her name in a soft tone and felt her hug on my arm getting tighter.

"Yes, Lily-nee?" Alyssa replied with a confident smile after showing off her magical talent.

Seeing that confident smile, I came to understand what Alice said about Alyssa making good use of this situation.

Alyssa just wanted to show off her new magical abilities by manipulating a magic circle that executed another magical effect.

"You’re skilled enough with magic to surprise me with this," I said, showering a compliment that came from my heart.

Blush...

My words of sincere praise seemed to make Alyssa feel happy to the point that her face was covered in a pink blush.

Blush...

Her cute and beautiful face was hidden in my arms, which were being hugged tightly by her.

That made Alice shake her head after seeing her twin sister blush like this.

"If you feel embarrassed like this, then prepare yourself for a little longer," Alice huffed after seeing Alyssa standing there in complete embarrassment.

Swiirrll...

Alyssa’s magic circle touched the floor and disappeared.

I waited for Alyssa to calm down after she blushed.

The sincere praise that came from my heart seemed to be conveyed well to her.

Blush...

Alyssa’s face was still flushed pink, and the pink color spread to her ears, and the pounding of her heart could be felt on my arm.

"Can you do this, too, Alice?" I asked Alice, giving Alyssa more time to calm down.

"I-I can almost do that, Onee-sama," Alice said, looking down and smiling awkwardly.

"Almost? That’s pretty good... I’ve never even done something like this before," I said to calm Alice down, who still didn’t seem to be able to do this.

"I-I will try harder, Onee-sama!" said Alice enthusiastically.

In this short conversation, the corner of my eye suddenly saw the expression of the female Captain, who looked confused by our conversation.

It made me realize that this conversation was only known to fellow magic users, and the magic skills that Alyssa demonstrated only seemed ordinary to a handful of people who didn’t know about it.

This also makes me think that manipulating this magic circle will be a secret weapon to fight the reincarnators from another world.

"I guess... It’s worth using when the time comes," I muttered in a small voice after seeing the opportunity that Alice and Alyssa could use.

"Fighting a witch who doesn’t know what magic spells she can cast... that sounds pretty terrifying for a normal person to face," I continued muttering, thinking about something else before Alyssa tugged on my arm to get my attention.

"Lily-nee... Umm... I have found out the quantity and condition. It matches what was reported to mother, and some foods were crushed by the pressure on them but are still edible," Alyssa said after she recovered from her embarrassment.

"Thank you, Alyssa. You helped us with this magic spell," I replied by giving her another compliment.

Hearing my praise, Alyssa smiled happily and hugged my arm even tighter.