Mom, I want to be a maid. Teach !
*Clang.*
Lucias mom dropped her knife and fork onto her plate. She looked at her daughters serious expression before her feeling dumbfounded. She then looked at her husband beside her with a confused look. Echte, too, was completely baffled. Neither of them knew why the first thing their daughter said upon returning ho from the palace was that she wanted to be a maid. Children may have lots of dreams, but they had no idea why she was so eager to be a maid.
If Lucia wanted to be a maid, she wouldve had the idea long ago. Her mom was a maid, but Lucia had no interest in cute maid uniforms previously. She urgently wanted to beco a maid out the blue.
Could she have developed a respect for so maid? That makes Mommy very jealous and sad, thought Lucias mother.
Ecthe laughed, and then stroked Lucias head. He asked, Lucia, why do you want to be a maid all of a sudden?
Because Ill be able to go into the palace and stay there all the ti. Troy tried to ask Her Highness to let stay, but Her Highness refused. Thats why I want to beco a maid. Then, Ill always be able to be by Troys side.
Lucias nave and pure voice almost knocked Ecthe and his wife out of their chairs.
Ecthe thought that it would be very nice if Lucia and His Highness could beco friends. However, he never thought about leveraging their friendship to try and fish for things from Her Highness. Ecthe thought things in the adult world wouldnt be a part of childrens world. The childrens friendship steered in a bizarre direction, apparently. If Lucia stayed in the palace, it ant Queen Vyvyan wanted to make her Troys Princess.
If Troy understood that and still asked Vyvyan, then does that an that they were planning to get married?!wondered Echte.
Listen to , Dear. Listen. Echte had to calm down his mind that went blank from shock. He threw his food down and clasped Lucias face. In a serious tone, he asked, Child, dont be nervous. Tell , what did Prince Troy say to you? Did you two talk about marriage or sothing of the sort?
Lucia thought about it for a bit. She then shook her head: No. Whats marriage? We didnt say anything of the sort Dad. But I sincerely want to go into the palace. I sincerely want to work and live in the palace. That way, I can be by Troys side. I genuinely want to.
Seeing Lucias coquettish behaviour, Ecthes heart froze cold. By the sounds of it, it wasnt Troy who was head over heels for Lucia, but his daughter who fell for Troy. The two of them didnt know what love was yet, but surely theyd love each other in the future, right?!
Troy supposedly didnt hate his daughter. The two could be considered a couple. Elves didnt mind backgrounds, but Echte knew there was no way Lucia could match up with soone as high up as Troy due to their backgrounds and statuses. Actually, it was because of their status. Lucias mana wasnt of superior grade. The proud Galadriel Tribe would never allow a young girl with ordinary mana to marry into their tribe.
All right. As that is what you want, you should prepare for maid training, as there will be a new maid training even in these upcoming days.
Lucias mother thought the idea was nice. She rubbed her daughters head: You need to be ntally prepared, though. Being a maid isnt a relaxing job. Its a very busy job, so you must be ntally prepared.
Thats fine, Mom!! As long as I can be a maid and always stay by Troys side, then its fine!
Lucia looked at her mom with resolute look. Despite still being just a child, her conviction and gaze could astonish people. Echte blankly looked at his daughter before him. He let out a heavy sigh. He didnt know if he should tell his daughter that her love wouldnt ever co true.
Perhaps it wasnt love, yet. Ecthe knew that it would turn into love, though. When their love began thered be a trace of love when they hold hands. He glanced over to his wife. Back then, he felt the sa way his daughter felt when he wanted to beco an imperial guard in the palace
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Head Maid! Head Maid!
Your Highness, what are your orders?
Vyvyan stood at the entrance of the room. She was supposed was to be happily sleeping with her son after they had a bath together at this ti, yet she left her son, who was deep asleep, so it was bound to be for sothing important. Therefore, the Head Maid ntally prepared herself. Vyvyan took in a deep breath, and then carefully checked inside the room to ensure that Troy wasnt awake. She whispered, Is there a new maid recruitnt coming up soon?
The maid, puzzled, replied, Your Highness, do you have any plans or a candidate? I shall make arrangents.
No. No. Vyvyan shook her head. As if a fearso enemy had arrived, she asked, Is there a girl called Lucia Echte who registered?
The maid contemplated it for a while. Though the registration period hasnt ended, she hadnt seen the na yet: No.
The maids had ntioned Lucias na for quite so ti already. So claid she was the fiance Vyvyan prepared for Troy, because she kept appearing in the palace and they saw Troy look at her affectionately. It was basically single girls watching with envy. That was why the Head Maid would never reveal the na. However, she was bewildered. Why would Lucia be a maid if she was Troys fiance?
Vyvyan seed to be relieved: The registrations havent ended, right?
That is correct.
In that case, rember to never ever let that Lucia Echte be a maid, understood? Eliminate her right from the start, understood?!
Your Highness, we cannot refuse registrations
I said to eliminate her in the first round!! Vyvyan scrubbed her blonde hair. That was an action she perford whenever she was frustrated: Whatever the case, dont let her beco a maid, understood? Never!
Understood, responded the maid, bewildered.
The head maid didnt know the reason, but for Her Highness, who was busy daily to concern herself with the recruitnt of a maid, it proved how important the matter was to her. Still, the Head Maid had no idea what happened. If Lucia was supposed to be Troys fiance, couldnt she have just entered the palace? If she wasnt and Vyvyan didnt intend to allow her to stay by Troys side, then she couldve just had her leave.
So the question remained: Just what was Lucias significance?
The Head Maid didnt have the foggiest idea, but she did know Lucias mom.
Her mom is but an ordinary maid. So how was a young girl able to get Vyvyan to leave her sleeping son and specifically go after Lucia? wondered the head maid.
The head maid didnt know the reasons behind Vyvyans decision, but her instincts told her that she might lose her life if she dealt with it carelessly The risk of losing her life was real
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Ten years later, Lucia placed her cup of tea down. She watched the busy maid. She clasped her own face and seed to reminisce the past. She said, I actually wanted to be a maid, too. I wore a maid uniform back then and took part in the maid selections.
Why did you join the Shadow Squad afterwards, then?
I imagined Lucia in a maid uniform, smiling brightly in front of and saying, Welco ho, Your Highness. Did you want to have dinner first or
I quickly pulled the plug in my mind: Stop. Stop. Thats not what I ant.
I think Lucia would look as becoming in a maid uniform as Luna was thanks to her petite physique.
Because I was eliminated in the first round, answered Lucia. She scratched her head: Did you forget, Your Highness? I cried sadly in your arms that ti. I thought I was done for. I thought I couldnt be by your side in this lifeti, so you went to see Her Highness and begged her to let stay. In the end, she allowed to stay. Thats why I always say that Her Highness is very supportive of us since way back then.
In my mind, I thought, Support my foot. I may not have had the mories of the past, but based on Vyvyans extrely serious possessive tendencies as I knew them, there was no way in hell she wanted to let you stay by Troys side. She just couldnt refuse when Troy begged her.
Lucia looked at the flower garden in front with a hint of disappointnt. She rocked her chair, and then pouted: To be honest, I dont know what exactly I did wrong, either. I thought I was perfect, but I was still eliminated in the end. I thought about it for a long ti, but till dont know where I went wrong. I guess maids dont have it easy.
Question. I dont rember too well, but did Mommy Vyvyan know that you were participating in the maid selections?
Mm, she did.
And you still dont know?! It was rigged! It was obviously rigged!! Mommy Vyvyan has severe possessive tendencies, yet that idiot, Troy, told her that he liked you, so there was no way shed let you stay by his side! You should be celebrating that Troy was waiting for you every day. Otherwise, what wouldve been rigged mightve been your life! was what I wanted to shout. I didnt want to tell Lucia, though
It doesnt matter, though. Although I didnt successfully beco a maid, I managed to beco a mber of the Shadow Squad in the end and your bodyguard at night. Being able to see your sleeping face is a truly blissful experience.
Lucia looked at with a blissful smile. She reached for my hand and giggled: Do you still rember when we got engaged? That was the first ti you told you loved I was truly so happy, and so blissful I wanted to marry you imdiately. At the ti, we had our first kissYour lips were very warm, at the ti Of course, theyre still very warm!
Ah Mm I do
What I actually thought: Rember my foot I dont rember anything, but if I said I didnt, Id probably have to spend a long ti consoling her, wouldnt I?
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