Learning from Maid-senpai!
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And so, having taken my first step as a maid apprentice, I am currently cleaning the hallway of the residence alongside Maid-senpai.
“……”
“Hiih…hiih…”
Maid-senpai is sweating profusely, trembling slightly, and single-mindedly wiping away the dirt on the floor.
That said, I don’t think this work is so strenuous as to make one tremble?
Ah, Extra agrees, huh?
…Co to think of it, even when she served us dinner last night, this person seems to tremble and look uneasy whenever I get close.
Is she afraid? Of ?
…Is it because I’m a cursed child…?
Hey, Extra! We can analyze that later!
For now, I need to work hard at my job and get Maid-senpai to acknowledge , overcoming this black hair, black eye handicap!
That’s what’s important!
So with that in mind, I start cleaning the floor too.
In this world…or at least in this region, it seems normal to walk around inside houses wearing outdoor shoes, so there’s quite a bit of noticeable dirt and mud.
Thanks to the physical strength tempered through my master’s harsh training, I can handle the usually tiring floor wiping with ease.
Thank you, master.
“Um…excuse …!”
Hmm? What is it?
I look up to see Maid-senpai standing on the other side of the hallway.
The floor between us…eh, it’s already sparkling clean!?
The sunlight pouring in is reflecting so brightly, it’s like indirect lighting!?
Eh? Eh? What? Could it be that Maid-senpai finished cleaning this entire hallway floor in such a short ti!?
“E-Emi, you can polish the floor around you. I’ll go finish cleaning the first floor.”
Ah! Maid-senpai is trying to make an excuse to get away from !?
Wait, wait!
I use 【Grasshopper】 to move sideways and convert the montum to land soundlessly, instantly closing the distance to Maid-senpai.
“Hiih!? Hieee!?”
“……”
“St-stop! Don’t kill !!”
Why is she talking about killing all of a sudden?
I gently take the hand holding the mop from the flustered Maid-senpai.
“…Please teach .”
“…Eh?”
“Senpai, your cleaning is amazing. Fast. Spotless. Please teach how.”
Looking into her eyes while holding her hand.
I rember being told in my previous life that to convey sincerity, it’s important to look into the other person’s eyes when talking.
When I actually tried it though, I got punched with a “Don’t glare at !”
But generally, it seems to be an important thing.
I may only be here for a month, but I’m a maid apprentice!
I want to be useful, even if just a little!
Please let learn!
I convey those feelings through my gaze.
“O-Okay! I understand, so please let go of my hand!”
Maid-senpai finally acquiesced to my request.
For so reason, she’s almost in tears.
She must have been deeply moved by my ardent feelings!
Ignoring Extra’s very reasonable interjection.
Maid-senpai places the mop on the floor and begins wiping the area I missed cleaning.
I didn’t notice properly earlier when I was focused on cleaning, but Maid-senpai’s cleaning speed is abnormal.
There must be so trick to it.
“If you wipe while thinking ‘get clean like this’…ugh…uuu…”
For so reason wiping the floor with tears in her eyes, Maid-senpai simply ran the mop over it and…hey, the floor is sparkling clean!?
Cou-could it be…!?
【Magic Perception】 activated!!
Through 【Magic Perception】, I could indeed see the flow of magical power around Maid-senpai’s hands.
A familiar flow.
It’s the opposite of 【Silverfish】.
Not sticking things together, but peeling them off.
An application of the technique used in the jumping stage of 【Grasshopper】!
I try it out myself.
Since I’ve done similar magical power manipulation many tis before, I was able to pick it up fairly easily.
Just a gentle wipe of the mop and even stubborn dirt cos right off! Squeaky clean in no ti!
Wow, this is fun.
Eh?
…Ah! Oops!
I didn’t just peel off the dirt, but took a thin layer off the floor too!?
Ma-Maid-senpai didn’t…phew, she didn’t see that.
Well, I just peeled a little off the floor, that’s all.
If I keep quiet, she probably won’t notice! Ohoho!
The tricky part is dealing with these wood shavings I gouged out of the floor.
These wood shavings that ca out like bonito flakes after planing.
I never imagined I’d be dragging out wood shavings from the floor with a mop.
What should I do?
How can I hide this?
…Got it, I’ll just eat them. munch munch
“So, if you clean like this…Emi? Are you eating sothing?”
Crap!
N-No, I’m not eating anything!
I quickly swallow the wood shavings and vigorously shake my head.
“Senpai, you’re really amazing. You can use cleaning magic.”
Rather than making excuses, I decide to just complint Maid-senpai instead.
Applying magical power manipulation to cleaning is sothing I could only imitate because I was trained to a certain extent by my master. I don’t think it’s sothing ordinary people could easily learn.
“Ma-Magic? What are you talking about, I can’t use anything like that.”
Maid-senpai looks bewildered.
“…Senpai’s cleaning is magic.”
“Eh, um, you an as a taphor? Like ‘it gets clean like magic’, right?”
Hmm, I’m not getting through properly…
“Well…thank you for the complint anyway.”
…Ah whatever.
Though a bit awkwardly, Maid-senpai finally gave a smile!
After that, Maid-senpai and I, having closed the distance between us a bit, cleaned the first floor of the residence together.
Although I had learned 【Peel】, Maid-senpai was still able to clean the rooms much faster than .
Feeling inefficient cleaning the sa area, I used 【Silverfish】 to climb up the walls and clean the high ceilings and upper walls that are usually hard to reach and quite dirty.
It was fun seeing it get cleaner the more I polished.
Seeing sticking to the ceiling, cleaning upside down, Maid-senpai’s face was contorted.
And the distance between our hearts grew a bit wider again.
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