If it's a slide that leads to the basement, can't she take it too after waiting for her sister reach the bottom? She could wait _inside_ at the top part after making sure the entrance is closed.
Why would a king get a stranger as a food taster from a place that can't be trusted?
Are there no trustworthy locals willing to do the job? Could draw lots to randomize the schedule.
Yeah, magic users are so rare that the MC meets up with many of them and there's an entire ACADEMY full of them.
Guess those in power haven't been that despotic/smart/competent, or they'd have their own team of mages.
A number of Dictators in our world have had geniuses and other talented...
They talk about fighting from the shadows and magic. Spies and insurgents/terrorists with magic would be very difficult to deal with unless the JSDF have a way of detecting mages.
Lelei used sleep magic right? Sleep magic alone can be very useful to those in the shadows.
@themanj the other issue is tungsten by itself is too brittle for a shield.
Tungsten and many tungsten alloys aren't that great compared to maraging steel:
https://www.tungsten.com/products/tungsten-alloy/...
I'm thinking magicians using guerrilla/unconventional warfare would be a big pain to counter. Especially after they learn the limitations of some modern tech and maybe get some modern tech to reuse for themselves.
Imagine a terrorist, spy or assassin with some modern tech AND magic. Even basic...