Housekeeping Mage from Another World: Making Your Adventures Feel Like Home! Volume 5 by You Fuguruma

Author:You Fuguruma [FUGURUMA, YOU]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2023-05-08T00:00:00+00:00

2

Alec woke to the slight sound of cloth rustling and the movement of people. He opened his eyes to find that it was still dark, a dull blue light visible through the curtains. It was the color of dawn. And though it was still dark outside, the clock showed that it was nearly eight. It was morning, and in just a little while they would all have to be up.

“Oh, sorry,” said Shiori, by the window. “Did I wake you?”

“No,” said Alec, walking over to her quietly. “It’s fine.”

He’d slept a little under two hours since Shiori had covered for him, but it was far better than no sleep at all. The two adventurers shared a kiss in place of a spoken “good morning,” and Alec washed his face with the warm water that Shiori prepared for him.

In time, Felicia began to stir, then sat up in bed with her legs crossed. Her hair was a mess, and she thrust her hands under her pajama shirt and scratched at her stomach.

“Ugh...” she moaned. “Still sleepy...”

Alec was shocked by the sight of the girl, a far, far cry from the pure and perfect songstress she usually was. Shiori let out a little chuckle.

“That’ll cool the fire in almost anyone’s hearts,” he said. “Your fans would faint if they saw you like this.”

“Oh, shut your gob.”

Felicia gulped down the glass of water Shiori brought to her, and her lips curled into a wry grin as she went on.

“To be honest, it’s only trouble when people fall for me as the songstress. That’s a mask made for sales, eh? That’s what performing is, but there simply ain’t too many who realize that. I’m happy to show ’em all a dream o’ sorts, but ain’t nothin’ I can do when someone says they’ve fallen in love with what I look like.”

“I suppose it makes sense when singers and performers hide their real faces. Without any other way of knowing who you are, some people are bound to get the wrong idea. I can sympathize with you, though.”

“Yeah, I know. It just leaves me feelin’ empty sometimes.”

The impression that the songstress and her fellow singers gave was little more than a gorgeous mirage. Felicia’s true fans were those who were given dreams to enjoy through that mirage, but there were yet those who mistook it for reality, and many who fell hard for it.

“It don’t feel bad when someone says they love ya, but what ya really want is someone t’look past the appearance and t’ya heart, eh? I admit it’s a lot t’ask fer, yeah.”

Hildegarde had said that a few people had professed their love to Felicia, but Alec now saw that most of these people loved the mask that she wore, and not the person behind it.

“And I suppose that’s why you’ve turned a cold shoulder to your potential suitors?” asked Alec.

“I suppose. I wasn’t much feelin’ it neither, t’be honest, but when I thought t’meself, aw, this bugger’s only got eyes for the songstress, I just lost all interest.

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