028 - Torenia: A Talented Maid (2)

The domain that the Great Emperor Graham handed to Marquess Berdandy was huge; it was the second greatest territory after the Imperial capital of the various territories that the Moel Empire held as the heart of the Graham continent.

Aside from Sunset City, was known to tourists since it was placed at the furthest end, right between the western borders of the Empire's inner and outer west.

The Berdandy territory, which was entirely located on the western border, was also the largest commercial area comparable to the major cities in the Imperial capital.

Despite being a commercial market in the border region with many merchants coming to conduct various sales transactions, it is safe and the crime rate is nearly non-existent since Marquess Berdandy's knight family forces are exceptionally competent and loyal.

As a result, the people who live in this land, both from the lowest and upper classes, can live in peace.

The nobles who co-occupied the small land of the western border were just nameless small nobles in the Imperial capital's social circle.

But, because of Marquess Berdandy's leadership and prowess as the ruler of the land they resided in, they were able to live peacefully and without fear of being pressured by the capital's nobles.

Thus, Berdandy's great name and the economy of his territory possessed strength and power that could equal that of the Imperial capital.

People who can't live in peace in the other territory and want to make a fortune in the western border region want to relocate there, but the immigration process is extremely arduous, especially for lower-middle people.

As a result, several people attempted to enter another door but were caught by Berdandy's knight, as though they were already aware of the hidden entry.

'And it was Leslie, the sole brilliant daughter of the Marquess Berdandy family, who knew.'

"And your name is Torenia?" A wrinkled-faced elderly woman folded her arms. She fixed her gaze on the girl, who was still a teenager.

Torenia, as her name was called, smiled awkwardly as her entire body was once again examined.

It was long enough for the elderly woman to lock her gaze on the girl.

Torenia felt that the elderly woman had been staring at her for too long and wanted to say something to stop her from staring at her openly, but the elderly woman had already opened her mouth.

"Well, if you have support from Young Miss, I should accept you as a maid right now." Her voice sounded soft as she spoke about Leslie, despite her stern expression.

When everyone heard the words of an elderly woman, the room fell silent for a time.

The maidservants of similar ages exchanged astonished looks. They all seemed to have doubts about their hearing abilities.

'... Serious?!'

'Did I mishear?'

'Did Miss Leslie support that girl?!' Their focus was entirely on Torenia, a teenage girl.

They followed the Head maid out of curiosity at first.

They were perplexed as to why Miss Leslie had summoned the Head maid so suddenly after returning from the academy.

Miss Leslie likes to go straight to the library or hide in the study room rather than see the maids or workers because it is bothersome.

And then they noticed a teenage girl their age sitting in the living room of Marquess Berdandy's castle.

The black-haired girl, dressed simply but neatly, appeared to drink the tea served by the other maids with graceful movements.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the maids were taken away by a girl's exquisite and delicate gestures simply by watching her drink tea.

As a result, the maidservants who were covertly following the Head maid mistook the black-haired girl with the extraordinarily beautiful face for an honorable noble and Miss Leslie's fellow academy.

So they assumed Miss Leslie had summoned the Head maid and instructed her to serve the first guest she had brought to Berdandy's luxurious main castle.

They all, however, couldn't help but show their shock and disbelief when they heard the words that this girl had received support from Miss Leslie, who detested bothersome things so much.

"Head maid Mary..." In hushed tones, the young maidservants called out the Head maid's name.

Mary is a faithful servant as well as the nanny of this generation of Berdandy children.

It meant that Mary would be the first individual with the rank of 'servant' to be permitted to intervene in the affairs of the noble family named Berdandy's household.

Mary and a head butler were also in charge of the dining room, which had an underground wine cellar and pantry that only Berdandy family members were authorized to access.

Mary cast a glance behind her.

"You all return to your work. Lina and Anna accompany me to the kitchen to help with the preparations for the test on which Miss Torenia will be working."

'Miss...?'

The young maidservants exchanged glances before returning their gaze to the jet-black-haired girl who smiled warmly at all of them.

Maid Test.

Whether it's cooking or preparing meals, stitching garments and fabrics, brewing tea, preparing bath water, cleaning the house, particularly Berdandy's family members' private rooms, or washing clothes.

The Head maid will prepare the test to determine which field is best suited for the black-haired girl.

There is no way a girl would be assigned a major construction job, or something like managing and feeding cattle, tending a huge yard, or even carpentry, which is often done by a male servant.

"You can stay in the guest room I've prepared until I finish preparing for the test, Miss Torenia," Mary said, bowing slightly before instructing the maids to exit the living room and shut the door.

'Guest room? For a mere maid?'

The maids ran out as soon as they heard Head maid Mary's commands. Even yet, they couldn't help but be intrigued when they noticed the Head maid's unusual demeanor.

'If that beautiful black-haired girl was supposed to be a maid, why did the Head maid respect her and treat her like a noble?'

The question continued coming up and ringing in the maids' brains until the door to the living room was snugly shut.

All of their thoughts are carved with the face of a girl who continues to smile pleasantly until the door is closed.

"I'm so exhausted..."

***

"Miss Torenia, here is the guest room. Please use it at your leisure."

A maid in her twenties or older opened the door to reveal a luxurious and spacious room.

Even so, Torenia, who is simply an ordinary maid, did not exclaim "wow!" or be amazed by how luxurious the guest rooms are.

Instead of complimenting, she cut the conversation short. "Thank you. Please notify me as soon as the Head maid's test preparation is finished, okay?"

"Yes." The maid give a short nod, then hurriedly rushed out and silently closed the door.

The scene of the door closing and the silence after the maid who walked her away began to mix into one, giving the peace that the girl named Torenia craved so much.

Instead of lying her entire stiff body on the plush bed, she sat on a wingback chair. It was done on purpose so she wouldn't fall asleep and miss something.

'I'm also not the sort to sleep in strange places.'

She spent the quiet time looking about the guest room, moving her gaze across the furniture.

Even though it is merely a guest room, it is so well-furnished and elegant that it is almost indistinguishable from the other's main room.

But, the girl was unsurprised and could act regularly, as if she was accustomed to such a luxurious place.

"My room, um, uh, I mean the Princess room in the hidden mansion, is better, no, even this castle only won enormous size, the rest is more 'wow!' Princess Faerie's mansion!"

She thought with a proud smile and then surprised.

'... What do people think when they build a beautiful and luxurious mansion at the foot of a mountain and on the middle of nowhere island?'

She began to speculate, but she quickly stopped since she had other, more pressing concerns.

The girl, whose name is Torenia but whose real name is Faerie, pursed her bright pink lips.

"Isn't it odd that they give a guest room to a maid?"

"Is this a particular type of service for having received support from the younger master's younger sister, the successor of family Berdandy?" Faerie hesitated for a time before adding, "...or, Leslie has discovered my true identity?" Faerie murmured, trying to figure out what prompted the maids, particularly the Head maid, to be so courteous to her.

Given Leslie's special ability to see what a person was hiding, whether it was a type of power or secret intent manifested through color, it was plausible that Faerie's prediction was correct.

'But, even if Leslie did find out, did she have the guts to ask a Princess from another Kingdom to be a lowly maid in her house?'

Faerie clutched her head, which was in excruciating pain as a result of this weirdness. She was eager to discover the true reason why Leslie had helped her and treated her so well.

"Actually... what did she see in this body?" Faerie raised her weary eyes to the room's blue ceiling.

Faerie is stressed out. Especially since there is restricted information on Leslie's abilities.

'Indeed, those important characters' abilities are cunning. The Goddess' guarantee alone is incapable of revealing their whole potential.'

Faerie chose to keep her thoughts filled with worry and astonishment because she believed that no matter how hard she thought about it, she would never be able to find the solution.

"Haaaaaaa..."

Faerie lowered her head and leaned back in her chair, her face calm.

"Okay… Okay… Let's look at this system that's been making a lot of noise." Faerie gazed at the thin screens that were now packed thickly, which signified that there had been a lot of screens popping up since she first entered Marquess Berdandy's castle.

[Super Notification!!!]

[You have successfully met one of the important characters!]

[You, 'Faerie', who should never have encountered a character named 'Leslie Berdandy' in the flow of the time previously, have now met and made her attracted to you!]

[Updated…]

[!!!]

[The world senses a deviation from the supposed flow of time...]

[The Goddess, the world's guardian, has acknowledged and permitted this deviation from the previous flow of time!]

[Congratulations!]

[You have managed to 'slightly' improve the flow of the world!]

[The system is satisfied with your excellent performance! ^_^]

[The system wants you to go meet the main character! After that, seduce him and...!]

"Whoa!" Faerie exclaimed in awe, and she quickly ignored the last screen of nonsense notifications.

"Did this happen because I met Leslie, an important character? Thankfully, this confirms that the knights who took the 'God's Blessing' were just ordinary people as the system did not act this way." Faerie let out a deep sigh of relief and returned her gaze to the transparent screen.

Another screen popped out.

[You will be rewarded with a sum of 'special-cash', which may be used to purchase something from !]

"Huh? Special cash? System shop? What exactly is that?"

When Faerie was pondering what the unusual terms she didn't comprehend meant, something sparkling fell from the room's ceiling and touched her head.

"Ouch! What on earth is this?" When something hit Faerie in the head, she winced in pain.

Faerie's gray eyes shook as she grasped onto the thing that had injured her head.

"Coin...?" Faerie noticed a weird carving of a tree engraved into the symbol of the gold coin, which was very different from the gold coin that the Goddess provided as the currency of payment for this new world.

"Is this a special cash meant by the system?" Faerie wondered.

However, Faerie had to stop her just as she was about to take a closer look at the gold coin and swiftly hide under the bed to protect her entire body, especially her head.

It was because gold coins were falling out of the sky in the room Faerie was now in.

"F***ING SYSTEM!!!"

The sound of a girl's screaming was successfully buried by hundreds, no, millions, of gold coins appearing out of nowhere and plummeting to fill practically the entire guest room.