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“You can make other people smile just like that. Did you know?” Nora asked lovingly.
“Yes!”
Well, if only I could show my appreciation for something like that. But I had a bigger fish to fry.
I nodded again, feeling cold on the inside.
***
Finally, the long-awaited play education day arrived.
I was standing in front of a large full-length mirror, checking my clothes.
A black uniform dress that doesn’t show even when it gets dirty, and a white apron over it. Even small shoes that are comfortable for walking around


Everywhere I looked, I looked like a perfect little maid.
“Oh my God, Miss Tatiana.”
Nora, who was looking over me, spoke to me in an ecstatic voice.
“You are so cute!”
“Really?”
“Of course!” Nora nodded quickly.
Judging by the way her arms twitch, it seems that she wants to hug me right now.
Naturally, such a violent reaction.
“Nora.”
Though it disappeared as soon as she heard Countess Ghiberti’s fierce voice.
Come to think of it, these days, the countess seemed to be thinking of me as a thorn in her eye.
I guess the work with the gardener made her hate me even more.
‘Well, what does it matter anyway?’
After my play education is over, she is going to lose everything.
I laughed sinisterly.
“Well then, shall we go?”
Meanwhile, Nora, who corrected her expression slightly at the countess’s bloody glare, stretched out her arms to me.
It was to hug me.
“The head of the household, the Master of the Magic Tower, and the High Priest are waiting for the lady.”
But then.
Tak!
Countess Ghiberti slapped Nora’s hand away!
“Where are you trying to intervene?” Ghiberti hissed.
“What?” Nora asked, taken aback.
“I will take the lady.”


 Oh my.
I was at a loss for what to say at the sight of that action.
Look at you, Countess Ghiberti.
Don’t you hate me?
Do you keep pretending to be meticulously serving the three warriors only in places where you can impress them?
Normally, she would scold me, telling me to come after her quickly!
“Come here.”
The countess lifted my body up.
Because I was hugged so carelessly, my body kept trying to slide down.
‘Gosh.’
Breaking out in a cold sweat, I hugged the countess by the neck. The posture was so unstable that I feel like I’m going to fall to the floor at any moment.
In the meantime, something caught attention.
‘

 It’s soft.’
I carefully examined the countess’s dress.
Unlike the maid clothes worn by other maids, the clothes worn by the countess were different just by the way they felt wrapped around my arms.
These clothes were soft and adhered well.
‘Are you making clothes with high quality fabrics only for yourself?’
I was sarcastic inwardly, but I suddenly came to my senses when I heard the countess’s scolding.
“Why are you pulling on my clothes like that? What if it gets torn apart!”
“

.”
Don’t you think you’re holding me too loosely?
This is clearly a survival instinct!
In the first place, why didn’t you hold onto me well if you have time to scold me like that?!
‘Ehh, it’s okay.’
I let out a deep sigh and loosened my grip on the Countess.
Somehow, I seemed to be hanging on the edge, but it didn’t matter if I didn’t fall off.
So, we headed to the drawing room where the three warriors were waiting.
***
“My lord.”
Countess Ghiberti politely called Siegfried.
“I brought Miss Tatiana.”
Unlike when she was talking to me, her voice was as soft as cotton.
“The kid is here?”
“Miss Tatiana!”
Instead of Siegfried, the owner of the house, the guests, Kirios and Cesar, jumped up from their seats first.
By the way, the two of them had been staying in the townhouse in Orleans for several days now
.
‘Why are the Master of the Magic Tower and the High Priest still in my townhouse?’
Siegfried, who couldn’t stand it, scolded them like that.
‘It’s been several years since I’ve been away from the Mage Tower to be a hero. If I empty it for a few more days, the magic tower won’t collapse, right?’
Kyrios replied without batting an eye.
‘Because all the priests under my command are outstanding. It’s okay because I can trust them.’
Cesar also responded softly.
Siegfried was speechless at the response of the two.
‘Since we are the guardians of the kid too, don’t we have the right to check how the kid receives play education?’
Taking advantage of that opportunity, Kirios counterattacked.
And Cesar


‘You’re right. These days, Kyrios is saying the right things more often.’
‘What?!’
Well, there were a lot of verbal fights.
Anyway, the two of them ended up sitting in the townhouse until the day my play education started


“My Miss Tatiana, isn’t she so cute and adorable?”
Cesar looked at me with twinkling eyes.
Yes, Cesar’s love for small animals and children is well known. The only thing I was surprised by was.
“

 Well, it’s because she’s a child after all. She look pretty good no matter what she wears.”
Even Kirios, who was always trying to bully me, complimented me without a hint of criticism.
“It looks good on you.”
Even Siegfried nodded his head?
Well, anyway, I’m thankful that everyone thinks it’s pretty.
“Thank you!”
I spun around on the spot as if to show off.
The hem of the skirt swelled abundantly and the feeling of wrapping around the calf was pleasant.
After that, I lifted the hem of my skirt in a wobbly curtsy and smiled brightly.
“I love this outfit!”
Ok. Trap: set.
“Miss Tatiana, after all, is an angel sent down by God, right?”
Cesar grabbed his chest.
“Kuhm, hmm!”
Kyrios cleared his throat and looked away.
“Sigh.”
Siegfried took a short breath and suddenly started reading a parenting book lying next to him.
The only problem was he was holding the book upside down
..
‘Great.’
I clenched both fists.
Right now. It’s time to reveal the secret about the cost of clothing for servants!
I raised my voice pretending to be excited.
“Tati’s clothes are so pretty!”
The point here is to pretend not to know anything and to pretend to be happy with the clothes given to me. That way you won’t be suspicious.
I tried to act as innocently as possible.
“I like it because the buttons don’t come off and the clothes aren’t damaged!”
“

 Are your clothes torn?”
For a moment, Siegfried paused.
Ok, I have you on the hook.
My eyes twinkled wickedly.
After that, I deliberately hung my shoulders and continued my speech sullenly.
“Yes! The other day Tati pulled on Nora’s apron, and it tore

”
After that, in order to hide my expression, I bowed to Siegfried.
“Yeah, these clothes are sturdy, so they won’t tear. Tati will take care of them and wear them well!”
“
. Yeah.”
Siegfried’s answer came rather late.
I slightly raised my gaze and examined Siegfried’s expression and smiled secretly.
Aren’t you a bit suspicious?
Buttons coming off, clothes getting ruined.
At best, I pulled with the strength of a child, but Nora’s apron was torn off
..
If it were normal clothes, of course it couldn’t be like that.
There was only one thing I was aiming for from the beginning.
Kindling a spark of doubt in Siegfried’s mind.
‘Okay, since it seems to have been successful
’
I sneakily turned my gaze to Countess Ghiberti.
The countess, who had been at ease until she entered the drawing room, was looking this way with a nervous expression.
I twisted my eyes even more wickedly at the countess. Then I faked an innocent voice while opening my mouth.
“Anyway, General Manager.”
“What? Ah yes, Miss?”
The countess replied hurriedly.
‘Huh, really. Miss.’
Doesn’t your attitude change like flipping your palms?
I snorted inwardly, and deliberately asked a question with my eyes twinkling.
“Tati is wearing the same clothes as the manager.”
“

 Eh?”
“Nora’s clothes were torn because Tati pulled them wrong, but the manager’s clothes are supposed to be strong.”
I tilted my head as if I didn’t know anything and smiled.
“So, the manager cared about Tati, so you made it the same as the manager’s, right?”
“Oh, no. Miss

”
“Thank you.”
Then I bowed once again.
“Countess Ghiberti,” Siegfried called the countess in a cold voice at the same time.
“Yes, yes! Lord!”
The countess, startled, turned to Siegfried.
Siegfried gestured to the door with his chin.
“Shall we talk for a moment?”
At those words, the blood drained from the countess’s face.