My Magical Career at Court: Living the Dream After My Nightmare Boss Fired Me from the Mages' Guild! Volume 4 [Parts 1 to 3] by Shusui Hazuki

Author:Shusui Hazuki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Uh-oh. I ended up sleeping like a baby.

It was morning, and despite my best intentions, I’d overslept. I rubbed my eyes while pangs of guilt gnawed at me. I’d wanted to get up early and be “the hostess with the mostest” for my visitor.

I suppose we did party the night away in our excitement.

Any kind of sleepover was a new experience for Evangeline, so we’d spent the evening chatting and boozing—plenty of eating too. We’d snacked on beans, cheese, nuts, and sausages the whole time. Finally, we’d had lots of fun playing my magic quiz—which might as well be the national sport as far as I was concerned.

But the best bit was sharing our stories about magic. Evangeline seemed to really relate to my tale of studying concealment magic so I could eat lunch during class without getting caught. I’d smiled a lot recounting my school days to her.

Back in the present, I noticed that the bed I normally slept in was all neat and tidy. Evangeline must have woken up before me. It also occurred to me how unclean my room was. I always used work as an excuse to avoid household chores, and the sad result was that my bedroom was a total mess. At the back of my mind, I had the feeling a graceful, intellectually minded adult like me ought to do better, but my ethos was to treat myself as I liked to treat others.

It’s cool. I’ll get around to tidying up one of these days.

I walked into the living room and found it empty. I checked the other rooms too, but there was no sign of life. Wondering if my mother and Evangeline had gone out somewhere, I opened the front door to an astounding sight.

“Is this right?” Evangeline was asking, bending over in the garden and pulling up weeds.

“Yep, just like that!” my mother replied jovially as she watched over Evangeline. “Thanks, my dear Eva. You’re a lifesaver!”

“Mom, what are you doing?!” I blurted out, aghast.

“Eva offered to help me with the weeds.” She didn’t seem to think she’d done anything out of the ordinary. “She said she was never allowed to do gardening because of her posh upbringing or something, so she wanted to help out in exchange for letting her stay over. She really is a good kid. You could learn a thing or two from her!”

“W-Wait, I think you’re missing something important.” My mother obviously didn’t understand that Evangeline was an official state guest. This was like handing the king himself a trowel and a pair of gloves. “D-Don’t you understand the situation? You must know we could never afford clothes like hers. And I mean, look at her ears!”

“I know she’s from some fancy, far-off place. I’m a pretty good judge of character, you know. Let me show you.” My mother smirked confidently. “I’d say she comes from some middling noble family. She must be in her...late twenties or so. And pointy ears are the latest fashion among the aristocracy, right?”

I was lost for words.

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