Chapter 20: She’s A Young Lady Who Is Going To Be A ‘Wizard’

“Young Lady! You shouldn’t run like that!”

“Hahaha! Catch me~”

“You’ll get hurt if you run like that, you know!?”

Today, too, I’m having a fun day with the chaotic young lady.

“It’s about time you released that magic on me! I have to go get my salary and allowance and buy things!”

“No~ No~ I won’t release it~”

If I wanted to, I could catch the young lady who is happily running away in an instant.

But the young lady is running so happily, I feel like it’s not right to stop her, so I play along for a while.

Our young lady can now run and run away for more than 2 minutes…

Her stamina has improved remarkably compared to when I first saw her.

If we continue to play like this, how much healthier will she become?

“Hahaha! Hehe!”

“Young Lady!”

I quickly catch the young lady who is about to fly off because her legs seem to have lost strength while she was running well.

“Gasp..! Gasp..! Gasp..!”

“Are you okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Yes! I’m fine!”

“Just a moment…”

The young lady should really be careful.

It’s good that she’s become somewhat 8-year-old-like, but on the other hand, she hasn’t developed lady-like manners yet.

Well, I won’t be able to see this cuteness for many more years.

“Out of breath!”

“Of course, you’d be out of breath.”

“Mana isn’t!”

“Because I’m an elite maid, you know?”

I hold the young lady whose heart is pounding for a moment.

“Hehe…”

“Young Lady? Will you turn me back into a 16-year-old now?”

“Hmph…”

“…I’ll be 8 years old again when I come back from the village. They won’t believe me if I go in the body of an 8-year-old.”

“Hmm… Okay! Promise!”

“Yes, it’s a promise.”

Phew, I’ll finally be able to go.

“Okay..! Then I’ll use magic?”

“Yes!”

“Back!!”

“Okay~”

I place my palm on the young lady’s back and slowly.. I show her the path where the mana will go.

“Sparkles!”

“Please, Young Lady!”

“Yes! Don’t worry!”

Phew, I’m finally going back to being 16 years old.

I’ll be 8 years old again for a limited time when I return, though.

The young lady brings a white magic circle to me.

“Change!”

Whoosh..! With a brightly burning light, flash..!

And a somewhat ominous sound.

Crack?

“Ugh..!”

“Mana?”

In an instant, the young lady’s magic ends and I return to being 16 years old.

…If there’s one thing I overlooked.

“Mana! Your clothes are all torn!”

“Ah, no!”

It’s that all the clothes I was borrowing from the young lady were torn.

“Ah, Young Lady’s clothes…”

“Mana…”

“I’ll sew these all up later, Young Lady…”

“Yes! Do your best!”

Sigh.

I ran 20km of mountain road in just 1 hour and 40 minutes.

This is definitely a big difference between knowing the way and not knowing it.

I feel like I can break it down to 1 hour and 30 minutes next time.

“Young Lady~ I’m back~”

Hmm?

Usually, the young lady would run up to me and crash!

Or she would come out saying, “Mana is back!”

But today, it’s unusually quiet.

Is she sleeping?

I carefully put down the luggage and go up to the young lady’s room and open the door.

“Young La… Oh my,”

The young lady sleeping soundly… on the bed.

She must have fallen asleep while reading a book, there’s a book on her chest.

The young lady is really…

Carefully.. I bring the book that the young lady was reading.

[Sleeping Beauty]

…You’re really like a princess, Young Lady.

I kiss the sleeping young lady on the forehead and do the housework that has been piling up during my spare time.

I dust the high places that I couldn’t reach because I didn’t have the height, and now I can reach them.

I quickly finish the hand laundry with my much longer and larger hands.

..Most of all, I quickly sew the young lady’s clothes that I tore earlier.

Of course, as an elite maid, it doesn’t take much time.

– Hmmm… Mana..?

Oh, the young lady’s voice from upstairs.

She must have woken up from her sleep.

“Young Lady~ I’m back!”

– Mana~

The young lady quickly comes down to my room and knocks on the door.

– Mana! Let’s play!

“Yes~ Young Lady~”

I open the door and the young lady hugs me!

“Mana~”

“Yes, yes~”

Heave-ho..!

It’s been a while since I’ve held the young lady like this.

Hmm, I think she’s grown a little compared to when I first came?

“Hehe.. Big Mana~.”

“That’s right~ I’m big Mana~.”

The young lady hugs me and rubs her face, and I carry her out of the room and go to the second floor.

“What do you want to play, Young Lady?”

“Yes! I want to play wizard!”

“Wizard play..?”

…What is that?

“In wizard play! I become a wizard and help Mana!”

“Aha”

The young lady who created the game tells me the detailed rules.

“So, if I’m having trouble with housework, I ask you for help, Young Lady?”

“Yes! And if I help you, Mana has to kiss my forehead as a thank you!”

…That’s a very cute and lovely game, Young Lady.

It’s definitely a good game because the young lady can get used to using magic, and at the same time, she can understand housework.

Most of all, kissing the young lady’s forehead.

That’s a reward for me too, Young Lady?

“And! And! If the wizard helps 10 times! You have to grant a wish too!”

“A wish too?”

“Yes!”

…I wonder what kind of wish this young lady will make?

Seeing those sparkling eyes that seem to be full of something, I don’t think she’ll be very disappointed if I refuse here.

“Okay. But you have to help me diligently, Wizard, okay?”

“..! H, hmm! Trust the wizard!”

…Cute.

The young lady puts both hands on her waist and says, “Ahem!”

I think she’s more harmful to my heart today.

“Then first, will you help me with the laundry with me?”

“Okay!”

I didn’t have time to wash the bed sheets last time after changing them.. I should wash them this time.

“Just a moment…”

I bring the bed sheets that were neatly folded in the laundry room, and the young lady immediately casts magic.

“Li, like this.. from the heart.. to the hand!”

“Gasp, are you using magic by yourself now, Young Lady? Wow~! That’s so cool~! You’re amazing!”

“I, I’m a cool wizard!”

….Cute.

It seems to take a little longer than when I show her the path of mana, but.. still, it’s the young lady’s first time trying to use magic by herself, so I wait patiently.

So after about 2 minutes.

A white circle appeared in the young lady’s hand.

“Done! Sparkles!”

“Oh! You’re indeed a wizard! Help me~ Wizard~”

“Wait! Be clean!!!”

Whoosh!!!!

The magic that came out of the magic circle comes out like a laser beam and hits the blanket I’m holding.

It’s amazing and great no matter how many times I see it.

“It should be clean now!”

“Wow.. it’s so fluffy!”

…This is magic?

If I were to do it, it would take me a day to wash, hang, and dry it.

Magic is really amazing…

It’s fluffy as if it was dried in the sun, and it smells good.

“How is it! The wizard’s skill!”

“It’s so cool!”

“Th, then now..!”

The young lady’s eyes sparkle.

“It’s time to reward the wizard!”

“Yes, yes~ I understand~”

I have to kiss the forehead of our great wizard as a thank you.

I gently move the young lady’s bangs to the side.

– Smooch…

I kiss her on the forehead.

“Thank you. Wizard?”

“Hehe… A, a good wizard can help Mana more!”

“Is that so~?”

“Yes!”

Ah, come to think of it, there’s still housework I haven’t done…

…Yes, maintenance of this house.

It’s an old mansion, so there are places that creak every time I walk… and there were worn-out parts.

I wonder if those can be fixed with magic too?

“Now, now, this way, Wizard!”

“Ahem!”

I go to the floor that I was worried about with the young lady.

The floor that is a little raised, whether it’s because the material is old and dry.

“Make this floor flat!”

“Leave it to the wizard!”

The young lady, as before, huffs! and moves the mana, and after a while, a white circle appears in the air.

“Go back to normal!”

Flash..!

The floor returns to being flat with a single spell from the young lady.

…Perfect.

“Ahem!! The wizard granted Mana’s wish! So!”

“Yes~ I understand~”

The young lady closes her eyes and waits for a kiss with a proud face!

She’s so cute…

I mean… seeing such a cute young lady, I suddenly want to play a prank.

Hehe.. should I delay the kiss a little?

The proud young lady realizes that something is not coming and makes a ‘what?’ expression.

“Hmm..?”

Cute…

Wh, what will happen if I leave it here longer?

The young lady says, “Ah!” and stands on her tiptoes.

…You thought you couldn’t kiss her because she was small, Young Lady!

“Ugh!”

…I can’t do this anymore.

– Smooch..!

Forgive the bad maid who played a prank, Young Lady.

But you were so cute.

“You shouldn’t make the wizard wait too long!”

“I’m sorry. The wizard was so cute that I couldn’t help it!”

The young lady’s face turns red! at the word cute, and she whispers quietly, as if telling a secret.

“…Ma, Mana, you shouldn’t say cute..! I’m a wizard..!”

Aha… I see!

“Ah… I was surprised that the magic was so great! I’m sorry!”

“A, ahem! I’ll let it go just this once!”

…What should I do with our young lady.

She’s so cute that I want to hug her right now.

“Wizard~ I need help over there again~”

“Let’s go quickly!”

So, together with the cute wizard, I went around various places in the house and did all kinds of repairs.

Of course, I kissed the young lady every time.

I welcome this kind of help anytime, Wizard.

“Mana! I did it 10 times!”

“Oh, really~”

The young lady smiles very proudly.

Yes, the young lady helped me so much.

I don’t know what the young lady’s wish is, but let’s grant it.

“Then tell me your wish because you helped me with my work 10 times, Young Lady?”

“Yes, yes! I have a wish!”

“What is it?”

“I want to play prince and princess with Mana!”

“Prince and princess play?”

“I’m the prince and Mana is the princess! Ah, or it’s okay if it’s the other way around!”

…Aha?

The storybook that the young lady fell asleep reading earlier was definitely.. Sleeping Beauty, right?

“When the princess falls asleep, the prince has to kiss her!”

The young lady looks at me with sparkling eyes.

“You’ll do it, right!?”

…Were you thinking of this from the beginning?

The young lady looks at me with a face full of anticipation.

“…Sigh, yes. I’ll do it.”

“Hooray! I like Mana the most!”

I can’t help but think as I receive the young lady who hugs me!

Well… if the young lady wants it.

“But let’s do it after dinner and a walk, Young Lady?”

“Yes!”

The young lady looks at me and smiles.

…Something. I feel like I’ve fallen into a trap.