\nAt that time, when I heard the name of the town, I thought is was aătownă.I see. Then it was just change name into Mitsuha?But if itâs this small, isnât it just a ăvillageăthen?\nBecause this is a seaside village, theăfull set mealăhere is just mainly fish.Yeah, itâs more like aăfish set mealsăThereâs no other impression.
It is a small restaurant in a rural place, and it isnât dinner time yet, so there are no other customers.For now, I should talk to the owner and listen to the reputation of the former lord, but the mouth of this woman is⊠too big. (T.N: talk too much)
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[Well, the former lord is a disgrace, his family is crushedâŠAnd the no-one knew how the next lord would beâŠIt was unlikely that a good lord would come to the rural territory like thisâŠ] (Shop Owner)
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Something like that.But this is not something you should talk to an unknown person.This owner seems like a casual person.Well, I gave up listening to her blah-blah-blah and left the store after asking where the lordâs mansion is.
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The mansion is at the outer edge of the town.Because this village is quite small, the buildings is sparse. So, I reached the place quite fast.Un, I wonât call this the lordâs mansion anymore.Well, I wonder if I should call it my lordâs house then.\nHaaa, I felt bad with the lord things, the shop owner and the lord house.First of all, I will put down my baggage on my shoulder and then I will knock with this door knocker.
And thenâŠ
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ăWho are you?ă(Maid)\nA (wild) maid-san around 16 to 17 years old appeared and asked Mitsuha so.
Yes, the former lord was forfeited his noble title, but the servants werenât. The next lord will also in need of servants, and he couldnât just bring employees from his former territory easily, even his vassal also.Those servants normally wouldnât want to leave their families, their friends, their hometown to another land.
And the new lord isnât familiar with this land, he will not be able to recruit good servants in a strange land.For that reason, except for the old servants who want to leave themselves, most of them would remain in the lord mansion to serve the next lord.
Of course, after seeing the next lord, they can quit if they donât like the new lord.Also, on the contrary, the new lord may not want to hire the servants he doesnât like.And of course, those who dare to sayăthe previous lord was betterăare most likely to be kicked out.Thatâs why, most of the servants will still remain, and they will welcome Mitsuha as the new lady.
Anyway, this is my servant.At least for the moment.
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ăAh, Iâm Mitsuhaă(Mitsuha)
ăMitsuha-san?ă(Maid)\n
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Maid doesnât seem to know about Mitsuha.
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ăI became the lord here, Mitsuha von Yamanoă(Mitsuha)
 ăEh, ah, yes. EEEEEeeeeh!ă(Maid)
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Well, of course the maid will be surprised.To think the new lady would walk alone and carry luggage by herself.Not to mention, itâs a girl who looks like 12 years old.
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ăPlease call all employees soon.I will do a greeting to all of you on my arrivală(Mitsuha)
ăYeâŠYES!!ă(Maid)
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The maid ran like flying away.
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ăGreeting, all servants.I am the new lord of this land, Mitsuha von Yamano.The size of this territory will not change, but from today it will be a Viscountessâ territory instead of a baronâs territoryă(Mitsuha)\nThe employees are surprised.Baron and Viscountessâ family are literally different.
They can expect some improve with the treatment, payment, etc.And even they have same rank servant, theăservant of the Viscountessăand theăservant of the baronăare still different.Even when they change jobs and look for marriage partners,the power of that name will be different just like a table knife and a shortsword.
Just the other day, the servants were informed that a new lord will be transferred from the capital soon, but they havenât heard about the new lordâs informations.Like the rank, sex, age, appearance etc.
The country did it on purpose. They didnât tell the servants about the new lord in advance, so that the servants would not hold prejudices or stereotypes base on that.They could only know after directly seeing the new lord upon his arrival.
As a result, some servants were happy.
Their new lord is a ViscountessA beautiful little lady.They may drink the nectar if they do it right.For now, they plan to get on her good sideâŠ
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ăThat is why I would like to thank you for your understanding.Because I donât know anything in my first territory management, so please tell me about various things.As I mentioned earlier, I will interview everyone one by one in turn,For now, please come back to workă(Mitsuha)\nMitsuha finished her greeting.With gentle, polite words and manner.The servants were reassuring and rejoiced with a gentle new lady.
But among them, there are some peoples smirk as well.And some people think about the future of the territory, frowning in thinking.
There are various speculation in the chests of 18 servants.
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***Dinner***
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For now, itâs impossible to eat with the servants, thatâs why Mitsuha sits on the table and eats meals by herself.This is a seaside village, but only meat dishes line up.
Mitsuha told the chef itâs delicious and ate without leaving anything left. \nBecause the chef didnât know about Mitsuhaâs appetite, so he chose rather too much than too little.Mitsuha was clearly eating much more than she normally do.
After bathing, Mitsuha teleport to her bed on Earth and immediately returned to the bedroom of the manor house with a small box prepared.And then, she left the bedroom, looked around the house, encouraged the employeeâs work, and returned to the bedroom.
And of course, she doesnât let her guard down. She took out various security devices from the cardboard box which the size considerably small, installed on the door and the window side.
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***Morning***
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Piii (SFX)
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Heard a small electronic sound, Mitsuha woke up.
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Thatâs a warning sound when someone interrupted the laser wire of the security device installed in front of the door.Mitsuha grabbed the Walther on her right thigh inside the blanket and looked at the door, and she saw the maid she met yesterday.\năGood morning. Did you already wake up?ă(Maid)
ăGood morning ⊠I slept well last night, would you mind preparing breakfast?ă(Mitsuha)
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Mitsuha took her hand off the gun and smiled at the Maid.
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After breakfast, Mitsuha looked around the mansion again and then returned.When she returned to the room, she locked and put the cloth on door handle, covered the keyhole and removed several electronic devices from her pocket.
Ultra compact recorder purchased at Akihabara.Recording begins when sound is detected, and stops when a certain period of time has elapsed.It was the record of what happened around the house last night. Of course, she already exchanged this with another one.
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ăWell well, Letâs see what was going on âŠă(Mitsuha)\nMitsuha smirked.
Yes, Mitsuha was playing a gently and friendly lord.Only showing the servants her smiling face, without ordering servants nor checking around the fishing village, mountain village, rural village in the territory.
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The servants didnât know whether Mitsuha was sick but they knew she often got to sleep in the daytime.
Some servants were relieved with Mitsuhaâs actions, they resumed black dealings with merchants, etc. to get extra expenses.They restarted what they had temporarily stopped until they checked the state of the new lord.
The others resumed pressing work on their subordinates and juniors to get out of the workplace.
Or those who was chasing the girls on the villagers, took out the things in the house secretly, etc.
Even though the butler felt a sense of crisis and complained to Mitsuha about it, but Mitsuha was just smiling back.He is a serious and sincere butler. Different with the dishonest peoples who disturb the territory. Somehow he thought he has toâŠ
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One day, Mitsuhar muttered.
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ăThe time has comeă(Mitsuha)
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And Mitsuha called all the servants again.
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ă⊠and then, these six people will be dismissed on this dateă(Mitsuha)
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Those six people saw their name in Mitsuhaâs sudden dismissal, protested in angry.
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\nAt least, tomorrow is going to be a fun day] (Servantsâ inner thought)