01x02 - I Got Promoted

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That reminds me. Your royal order

errand runner came by today.

You and the knights must be awful busy

to ask for so many nutritional tonics.

What errand runner?

You know, the bespectacled civil servant

with the terrible bags under his eyes

who you bumped into the other day.

He was wearing a new rank cape,

so he must have been promoted.

What are you doing here?

You're

Overdose symptoms?

You'll be fine now. Can you talk?

H-Huh? What

It's hot!

Magic-sickness?

Why the hell would an adult

It must be because you're an otherworlder!

So So hot

sh*t!

No good ever comes from getting

involved with otherworlders.

You'd better not blame me for this later.

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Hey.

You're awake, aren't you?

H-Huh? Um

EPISODE 2: I GOT PROMOTED

Good morning.

You were showing signs of overdose

after taking a nutritional tonic.

Do you remember?

That's right

I chugged a nutritional tonic

and suddenly had trouble breathing.

The feeling has subsided.

I suppressed it with a life force spell.

I apologize for the trouble.

Do you remember anything?

Well, no

What a pain in the neck!

It's no use. I can't think straight,

no matter what I try to say

Listen.

You overdosed on tonics and nearly died.

I suppressed that with magic.

Okay

However, as an otherworlder, you have

no resistance to magical energy.

That's why you got magic-sick.

Magic-sick?

Partly because my magic

is too powerful for you.

But had I not treated you immediately,

your life would have been at risk.

Okay

That said, it was only

emergency first aid.

From here, I want to get your consent

before I do anything more.

At this rate, you'll be crushed by

the magic your body can't handle

and you'll die.

I'll die?

The treatment involves familiarizing

the patient with the caster's magic.

Do you accept the treatment?

I don't really get what he means by

"familiarizing" me with his magic

But I don't want to die yet.

I still haven't finished that document,

and there's still that project!

Please treat me.

Huh?

Open your mouth.

That was the emergency treatment.

As I said earlier, it's not enough.

We need to go all the way.

Um Yeah, I understand.

I have a good idea of

what we're about to do.

You're awake?

Yes.

How do you feel?

Good.

I see.

I remember everything from last night.

I feel perfectly fine,

both mentally and physically.

Nothing seems to be wrong.

sh**t! I'm late!

Hey!

I'm very sorry! I'll thank you properly

for saving my life later!

I have work to do, so please excuse me!

I'm sorry I'm late!

Oh, Kondu. You're here.

Well, then, let's get to work.

Looks like I beat you here for once!

Oh, your complexion looks

a little better today, Sei-san!

You must've slept well last night.

The pain and discomfort

in my lower back is no joke.

I miss my donut cushion

But my mind feels clear,

and I'm in better shape than usual.

So this is the power of magic, huh?

Still, I've heard it's not something

just anyone can use.

Which is why the third royal order,

known for their magical abilities,

holds so much influence

in the royal palace.

Their commander used his precious

magic power on me to save me.

On top of that

Though it was to save my life,

he did something he

didn't really want to

I was about to be late for work this

morning, so I rushed out without thinking,

but a box of sweets will hardly

be enough to thank him.

Nor.

What is it, Sei-san?

Well, when you cause trouble

for someone of higher status,

what's generally accepted

as an apology here?

Oh, like someone with a noble title?

Y-Yes, that's right.

If we're talking about someone

from a high-ranking noble family

At worst, you could end up in prison.

Prison?!

Sei-san, what did you do and to whom?

Nothing. Er

I mean, you're regarded as

a guest from another world

under the kingdom's protection,

so I'm sure they'll turn

a blind eye within reason.

I see

By the way, how much

does magic usually cost?

Magic?

As a rule of thumb,

we're probably talking gold coins.

Gold coins? Thank you.

One coin is worth about

2,500,000 Japanese yen

I'll ask if I can pay in installments.

Aresh-san, when did you decide

you wanted to become a knight?

We are in the middle of magic training.

I won't answer unrelated questions.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Why are the sensibilities of otherworlders

so different from our own?

A holy maiden with no idea

how to use magical energy

She has the crucial task of purifying

the demon forest's miasma,

yet she apparently lacks

any sense of urgency.

Moreover

That man He said he had work to do?

I don't understand him at all.

I know! Would you like to

have lunch together today?

The food the chef here makes

is really delicious.

Lunch That man

Sorry. I have plans.

That's enough for today.

Practice controlling your magical energy

over the next three days.

Huh? Oh

That's right!

Hey.

C-Commander Indolark?!

Where is he?

Wh-Who?

That guy. The otherworlder.

O-Oh! You must mean Sei-san.

He brings his lunch from home and eats

in the office during his lunch break.

I see.

Sei-san What in the world did you do?

I should be fine to skip a meal.

More importantly, I need to make

up for the time I lost today

Huh?

Let's go.

Huh?

W-Wait!

Quellbus.

What a surprise.

If it isn't Aresh. How rare.

A cigarette

Oh? Want it?

Don't joke around!

Do you have a death wish?

He won't die from smoking a cigar.

What are you saying, Aresh?

This guy definitely would.

Huh?

By the way, who are you?

Pardon me.

I'm Kondou, assistant director of

the royal accounting department.

Ah, you're the holy maiden's tagalong.

I've heard about you.

I'm Ciro Quellbus,

director of the medical bureau.

It's a pleasure.

Man, I've always wanted

to meet you at least once.

So, why are you with Aresh?

Have you two made friends?

Yesterday, this guy nearly died

from an overdose and magic-sickness.

It seems the bodies of humans from

other worlds are different from ours.

Huh?

That's strange.

I examined the holy maiden soon after she

arrived, and she showed no abnormalities.

First things first, the holy maiden is

special. She can use purification magic.

She's not like this.

"This"?

That's a good point.

Besides, he was caught

up in a secret ritual

only meant to summon the holy maiden.

He may not have received

the blessings she did.

Oh, I see now.

"I see now," my a*s. Why did you leave

him alone without an examination?

Well, I'm not sure what

you want me to say.

So that's how it is.

The kingdom may be taking

care of me on the surface,

but they'd be perfectly happy

if I went and died on my own.

So, um

Kondou.

Kondu, you don't have any

resistance to magical energy,

so you get magic-sick

from spells cast on you?

It would appear so.

And the overdose symptoms?

Why'd you get those?

Figure that out yourself.

You're the doctor here.

Could it be that you have no

resistance to magicules, either?

Magicules?

It's a type of energy present in the air.

It tends to be abundant in the herbs

used as raw materials for medicine,

so they're a likely culprit in overdosing.

Well? Did I nail it, Aresh?

No idea. It's your job to find that out.

But there are magicules

in all types of food.

If you have no resistance,

you should've shown symptoms

even before drinking nutritional tonics.

What do you normally eat?

I have vegetable soup in the morning and

handmade vegetable sandwiches for lunch.

And I focus mainly on vegetables

at the evening dormitory buffet.

Huh? Can you survive off that?

I get indigestion if I eat any meat

I see. Magicules must be the cause.

Hang on, hang on! You should've

noticed something was wrong!

I've always had a weak stomach thanks to

my unhealthy lifestyle and lack of sleep,

so I always get indigestion when

I eat meat. I thought it was normal.

Aresh, something's wrong with this guy.

You think so, too?

Hey.

Well, the nausea goes away after vomiting.

No, no, no!

You should rest when you feel nauseous.

For now, let me get a look at you.

Can I cast a magical observation spell?

That should be all right, yes.

Why is he the one giving permission

when this is about me?

Well, then, here I go.

Wow.

This is my first time seeing

magic while fully conscious.

It's like an X-ray

no, like a CT scan. How convenient.

I'm helping you acclimate

to the magical energy.

We'll stay like this for a while.

So, what did you learn?

Oh, right.

As we suspected, Kondu has almost no

resistance to magical energy or magicules.

But it's not zero.

You mean he's slowly gaining resistance?

Yes. If he focuses on eating things

with low levels of magicules,

he'll eventually be able to

handle all foods normally.

So medicines high in magicules and luxury

items like cigars are strictly forbidden.

No way!

Listen, to begin with, you're

suffering from malnutrition,

so you shouldn't depend on

medicine right now anyway.

But my fatigue goes away and I feel so

comfortable when I drink the tonics.

That's just proof of how strong they are.

Your body doesn't have the capacity

to withstand something like that.

You don't want to be comfortable

just to die right afterward, do you?

No way

That's the only thing that's made me

happy since coming to this world.

Whoa.

Do you realize you said something

pretty crazy just now?

Thank you very much.

That's finally over.

Now I can get back to work.

Let's go.

Huh?

You're still on your lunch break.

Huh?

What are you doing?

Hurry up and get a tray.

Okay

This, this Oh, and this is fine.

Remember, tsuhash meat

is low in magicules.

There should be so little in

the soup that you can eat it.

The commander is taking care of someone

Could it be

Th-Thank you very much,

but I can't eat all this.

You can't even eat that much?

Then focus on the meat and grains.

Don't leave any of the soup.

You need to build up your strength.

Okay

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Are you okay, Sei-san?

Somehow

Man, that was a surprise!

Commander Indolark is really talented,

but he's usually indifferent

to everything around him.

Well, he's an elite who's got it all.

I can understand why he's like that.

Hey, is there any chance

the person you put out was

He used magic to save me

when I fell ill yesterday.

He's been worrying over me today, too.

Whoa! While it's amazing

he used magic on you,

it's even more amazing that you weren't

punished for causing him trouble!

Huh?

So it was really a punishable

offense after all

I seriously need to apologize

and compensate him ASAP.

For now, let me deal with this.

This department made another

calculation error

No, this is a deliberate

inflation of the numbers.

Rejected.

Checking budget requests

from each department

Calculating necessary expenses

All while my working hours are eaten up

dealing with incessant complaints.

There's not enough time in a day.

With those nutritional tonics,

I'd be able to cut back on sleep

and get more work done

Wait, the problem is just

that the tonics are too strong.

Maybe I can use something less potent

All right! I'll ask the apothecary

about that next time.

It's past working hours.

What are you doing?

Commander Indolark

I'm a bit behind on work,

so I decided to stay behind.

Just you?

Yes. This is work I'm responsible for.

Have you forgotten that you

nearly died yesterday?

Er

Didn't the director of the medical bureau

tell you to prioritize your recovery?

Well, yes I'm sorry.

It slipped my mind because I'm

doing quite well at the moment.

That's because I familiarized

you with my magical energy.

Do you wish to do that

over and over again?

I see. If we do that,

I can take nutritional tonics.

But then I'd need healing

magic cast on me, too.

No, before that, he would need

to be willing to do the deed

Stop considering it like a fool!

You're done with work for today! Let's go!

Huh? Wait, h-hold on

Isn't this the exactly what

happened this afternoon?

Wait, my paperwork!

I need to at least take

home what work I can!

I'll go home! Just let go of me, please!

Will you really go home?

Yes. Immediately.

Then get changed.

Come again?

Welcome in.

My, this is rare.

To think the young master

would bring a friend!

Yeah.

"Young master"?

I already ate so much during lunch

Eat up.

All right, I will

That's good.

It's different from the rich

and greasy cuisine of this world.

It has a light, Japanese-style flavor.

Eat this, too.

I can't eat that much.

Just a little

Um, I know it's a little late, but

Thank you so much for yesterday.

Also, I'd like to apologize for

my rude behavior this morning.

It's fine

How are you feeling?

Rather good.

I think the nutritional tonic I drank

before collapsing is currently in effect.

You almost died twice.

Don't get overconfident.

Right

If that had really gotten through to you,

you would've taken time off work.

Instead, you even stayed

late to keep working.

What in the world are you thinking?

Well You're right. I'm sorry.

First of all, why are you even working?

Huh?

The kingdom should have

guaranteed your livelihood.

So why are you exhausting yourself

with work you don't need to do?

Perhaps it's to establish my self-worth?

Maybe it's my way to build a sense of self

or even a form of self-affirmation.

Anyway, I just feel more

at ease when I'm working.

I don't understand you.

It's just the mind of a common man.

Even so, there's no need to work

to the point of ruining your health.

What kind of management

is your department under?

I'm the type who can't help

getting absorbed in things.

I'm doing this voluntarily.

Though the complaints from the knights

in your order do increase my workload.

If you want to prioritize your work,

it's all the more important

to maintain your health.

Right. I'll be more careful.

When I look at this guy,

I can't help getting irritated.

And yet

EPISODE 3

I GOT A MANAGER