Chapter 1: This is the elite maid ‘Mana’!

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“Mana, if it ever gets too hard, send us a letter.”

“We’ll make sure to bring you back to the main castle.”

“Hey, don’t worry.”

“Chief Maid.”

“I’m Mana.”

“Mana!”

“Yes, yes, I know.”

“The best maid in our earldom is Mana.”

“Mana… can’t you just not go?”

“Stay with us.”

“Huh?”

“You’re going to be in big trouble.”

“I’m sorry everyone.”

“But… I can’t bear to see the second young lady living alone in a place like that.”

“…You are really something…”

My fellow maids seem touched, but of course, it’s a lie.

Me, the veteran maid (just calling myself that), Mana, leaving the earldom that I was so attached to, to become the exclusive maid for the fourth child and second daughter of this family,

who lives alone, it’s all because of the contract with the madam a few days ago.

– Mana, would you become my child’s exclusive maid until she becomes an adult?

….Are you telling me to go alone to that castle in the mountains and serve the second young lady, Madam?

– Yes, there’s no one as talented as you.

– You’re smart, quick-witted, wise, and capable.

– Plus, you weren’t scared when you saw the fourth child.

She’s just 16, and an adult.

– But why do you always call me Madam?

– Of course, it’s true that I, Mana, am capable, but still, going alone…

– We’re also wary of using too much manpower.

– Instead, when my child becomes an adult, I’ll set you free.

– How about it?

– Or you can work as a maid in our household.

– Let me ask you just one thing, Madam.

– What happened to Maria, my predecessor?

– She went missing recently, didn’t she?

– What about Isabel, who went before Maria?

– She was torn apart by a bear, wasn’t she?

– What about Cecilia, who was there before her?

– She drowned, didn’t she?

– …I’ll decline that kind of freedom.

– Would you rather be my first son’s concubine?

– I’d welcome that.

…I’ll go.

– Oh, what a shame.

Why is my name Mana?

Even if the world I transmigrated into is a medieval fantasy setting, isn’t it a bit much?

Was I named Mana because mana is everywhere?

If so, you should have given me the talent to use magic or something.

Damn s*ave trader, if I ever meet you again, I’ll get my revenge.

I’ll definitely TS you and make you live a miserable life like mine.

…Anyway.

Me, Park Manah (male), 31 years old, who used to work at a small company in my previous life, transmigrated into this world as a 0-year-old orphan girl and became a beautiful 16-year-old maid,

It must be the trick of a purple web novel platform writer.

I’m sure it’s transmigration, not reincarnation, because I sometimes hear news from far away places with the names of characters from very familiar web novels.

…I’ll kill that writer.

– Definitely.

.But I was sold to a good place, so maybe I won’t kill them.

“Then I’ll be going.”

“Everyone, stay healthy!”

“Come back anytime!!”

“Hey!! Be sure to send a letter!!”

“I said I got it!”

With both hands full, I get on the carriage with my personal belongings.

I’m going to a small castle located far from the earldom, in a remote bishopric, deep in a secluded forest where people don’t frequent.

I’m going to the second young lady who lives there alone.

“So, you’re going there?”

“Yes, what can I do?”

“I have to go.”

“Oh my… take care of yourself.”

“How many years did you say you’d be gone?”

“The second young lady is 8 years old now.. so I’ll probably be there for a good 8 years.”

“My goodness.”

“You’ll be 24 in 8 years, won’t you?”

“What about marriage?”

“Haha, it’ll work out somehow, right?”

“You’d be perfect to marry my son.”

“Ahahaha… I’m not thinking about marriage yet.”

Marriage?

Absolutely not.

I’ve been a man longer, do you think I’d be moaning under a man now?

Just the thought sends shivers down my spine.

If that were the case, I would have seduced the first son and lived comfortably.

In this frontier, the first son of the most prominent earldom has a pretty decent personality, so I could have lived comfortably.

“How long will it take to get there?”

“It’ll take three days if we go leisurely.”

“Or two days if we hurry.”

“Phew… please take care of me.”

“Yes, rest comfortably.”

“You’ll have a lot of trouble when you get there.”

“Thank you…”

Yes, this is all to become a free citizen, breaking away from slavery.

Not a s*ave, but a serf?

It’s something similar, they say, just a commoner without the freedom to move their residence.

Still, that’s a big deal.

Once I become a free citizen, I want to earn money somehow and live a normal, leisurely life.

I want to travel here and there.

I close my eyes, briefly staring blankly out the window.

…Once I become a free citizen, yes,

I’ll go on a journey.

Eat lots of delicious food, rest comfortably when I need to, work when I want to…

Actually, I don’t want to work.

The intensity of labor was similar in both a small company and the medieval era.

“Thank you, sir!”

“Yes, go and greet the priest, will you?”

“Yes~”

Arrived at the bishopric!

It’s not just church buildings just because it’s a bishopric; it’s a pretty normal village in its own way.

It’s just that the person governing this territory is not the earl who lives in the castle, but the priest who lives in the temple.

With both hands full of bags, I head to the temple in the center of the village.

A normal village with small rice paddies, vegetable gardens, and chicken coops.

The village children seem quite curious about me coming in a maid’s uniform.

– There’s a pretty sister.

– Who is she?

– A pretty sister!

Yes, yes, kids.

I am the pretty sister.

I may never hear the words “handsome brother” again in my life, but being a pretty alpha sister isn’t bad either.

Please just don’t have feelings of love for me.

“Kids, I’m here to see the priest.”

“Do you know where he is?”

“Yes yes yes yes!”

“I know!”

“Sister!”

“I ate strawberries today!”

“Play with us!”

…Children are so honest.

Honest, cute, and wanting to play together.

“I’m sorry, sister is very busy right now.”

“Let’s play together later, okay?”

“Yes~”

“Sister, the priest is this way!”

“Okay, okay, thank you.”

As expected, he’s at the temple.

After arriving at the temple with the children, I thank them and go inside.

“How may I help you?”

“Hello.”

“My name is Mana, a maid working for the Nile family.”

“I have been appointed as the exclusive maid for Young Lady Cieli and came to greet the priest.”

“…I understand.”

“Please come this way.”

I go to the inner office with the guard.

It’s my first time seeing it in person, but it’s not much different from the temple in our territory.

“Priest, Young Lady Cieli’s exclusive maid has arrived.”

– Ah, thank you.

– Please come in.

When I open the door and enter, a young priest in his 20s greets me.

“Nice to meet you.”

“Your name?”

“It’s Mana.”

“Priest.”

“Welcome sister Mana, You said you came as Young Lady Cieli’s exclusive maid.”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

This priest is very young.

Last time it was a gentle grandfather in his 70s.

It’s changed again in the meantime.

“Hmm… you’re a special sister.”

“Special?”

“Hmm, never mind.”

“You can come to me to receive the letters and monthly support funds sent by the Count.”

“If you have any other requests, you can tell me.”

“It’s a small village, so there’s no proper market, and it’s more like exchanging surplus goods.”

“I’m purchasing surplus agricultural products from my side.”

“If you need anything, you can go around yourself.”

“Thank you Priest.”

“Then, here’s this month’s support fund.”

The family’s rather heavy pouch.

“It’s 10 gold.”

“10 gold…”

That’s a huge amount of money, equivalent to 10 million won.

This is paid monthly.

…I work for 1 gold a month.

Of course, that includes food, lodging, and many benefits.

“It might be a little less, but it should be enough for the two of you to live on.”

“Anything more would be too noticeable.”

…This is more than enough.”

“Thank you.”

“Thank you for your understanding.”

“Do you know the way?”

“No.”

“I heard it’s deep in the forest…”

“Would you like me to assign someone to you? Or would you like a map?”

“A map would be greatly appreciated.”

“Please wait a moment… Here… it was around here…”

“Huh?”

“It was here…”

After searching through numerous documents and opening several drawers, he handed me a map.

“Do you need an explanation?”

“No, I can read, so it’s fine.”

“Thank you, You were knowledgeable to be able to read.”

“Ahaha…”

What’s wrong with this world that being able to read makes you an elite?

And why is it in Korean?

“Then I’ll be going now.”

“Thank you Priest.”

“Yes, ah, take this too.”

The priest, while rummaging through the drawer, found a cross-shaped silver necklace and handed it to me.

“If you have this, it will serve as proof of your identity. And above all, it has the effect of warding off unholy things and beasts. The road ahead is rough, so please be careful.”

“Ah… thank you Priest.”

“Actually, it’s a bribe to ask you to spend a lot of money. Haha, our village doesn’t have much economic activity. 10 gold makes you the biggest spender. Please take care of us in the future, Sister Mana.”

“I look forward to working with you too, Priest.”

What a windfall.

I gratefully receive the necklace and leave the temple.

“The pretty sister is out!”

“Hello kids~”

“Play with us now!”

Hmm…

“I’m sorry, I have to go urgently now.”

“Aww… sister is very busy.”

“Yes, that’s what a maid is, you know?”

“And I’m an elite maid among them!”

“Maid..! Awesome!”

…Of course, I’m more envious of your lives.

“I’ll be going now.”

“See you next time?”

“Aww…”

“I’m sorry, here, buy something delicious with this, okay?”

I place a silver coin in the hand of the upset child.

One silver coin is worth ten thousand won.

It’s quite a lot of money for children that age.

“Whoa… can you give me this much?”

It’s a gift for the kids~

“Let’s buy chicken skewers!”

“Yay!”

“Th, thank you…!”

“I’ll make you a flower crown next time!”

“Thank you~”

It’s a pretty decent and innocent rural village.

I wave to the children who are excitedly running off somewhere.

Then let’s get going.

That’s the temple over there… and that’s the rice field.

So it’s that way!

According to the map, the second young lady’s villa is about 10km away.

Two hours?

It will take about that long.

Okay.

At a speed of 5km/h, I’ll go at a fast pace!

“I’m coming to meet you now, Young Lady!”

“Haa… haa… haa…”

I, I, the elite maid Mana, can’t collapse like this.

“Wait.. it said 10km… I think I’ve been walking for 3 hours now..?”

Isn’t this a bug?

I take the map out of my pocket and look at it again.

…Is this 20km?

Did someone write the number 2 like a 1?

Otherwise, this doesn’t make sense.

“Haa… haa…”

It’s a good thing I’m an elite maid, if I were any other ordinary maid, I would have died already…

I walked at 5km/h for 2 hours and when it didn’t show up, I walked faster, but still…

“…The direction is right here.”

A forest densely packed with trees.

I feel humid, cool, and hot emotions at the same time.

…How much further…

“Excuse me..!”

Huh?

A woman is running from the front.

Her hair is disheveled and she has a lot of wounds.

But her clothes are a maid’s uniform.

“You’re the maid who came to be Cieli-nim’s exclusive maid, right…!”

“Ah.. yes, that’s correct.”

“Finally!!”

“Here!”

“Here’s the key!”

“If you go forward from here, you’ll get there!!”

“Then goodbye!!!!”

“Finally..!”

“Wai, wait!

“…What, why is she so fast.

The maid starts running like crazy towards the way I came from, without even looking back.

All that’s left where the woman went is the key held in my hand.

Is it the master key to that house?

“…Anyway, it’s that way, right?”

So, I walk in the direction the woman came from for about 10 minutes.

I see a stone wall in the distance.

“Finally..!”

Finally arrived!

Seeing the destination, I suddenly feel energized.

Okay, I can finally meet the young lady.

“Here it is!”

A castle…is it?

It’s a bit small to be called a castle, and a bit large to be called an ordinary house.

Yes, in modern terms, it’s about the size of a 4 to 5-story building that’s just called an apartment.

It’s more like a mansion than a castle.

A castle doesn’t have any of the essential elements of a castle.

Where are the castle walls?

You’re not calling that shabby 2-meter fence a castle wall, are you?

Hmm… I definitely need to clean up diligently.

“The bricks aren’t supposed to be black…”

I should hurry inside.

I unlock the door with the key and go inside.

“Young Lady Cieli? Are you inside?”

Fortunately, the inside of the castle is brightly lit by magical items.

“Young Lady Cieli~. I came from the main castle~. I’m Mana, the exclusive maid who will serve you from now on~.”

Is she not here?

The mansion seems to be largely divided into the 1st and 2nd floors.

Hmm.. I don’t think she’s not here.

– Pitter-patter..!

Suddenly, I hear footsteps from the 2nd floor.

Aha, she’s there.

“Young Lady~ I’m going up to the 2nd floor~”

It’s been 4 years since I last met Young Lady Cieli.

She was practically kicked out of the main castle when she turned four and has been living here ever since.

“Young Lady~ Young Lady~ Where are you~”

How beautifully she must have grown.

I’ll have to make a good first impression since I’ll be with her for the next 8 years.

.Of course, I played with her a lot when she was a baby, but she probably doesn’t remember that.

I was halfway up the stairs.

“Don’t come!!”

I hear the voice of a young girl.

It must be the young lady, right?

“Young Lady! It’s been a while!”

“I said don’t come!!!”

“Get out!!! I, I’m a scary vampire!!! If you come, I’ll bite you!!!”

Oh,

…What is this?

Cute.

“Yes, yes~ I see~ Kyaa~ I’m scared. Young Lady~”

“D, don’t come..! I, I’m a witch! I, I’ll curse you!!!”

“Kyaaaaa~~ Young Lady~~ I’m so scared~~”

Our young lady has become quite a tomboy since she turned 8.

I, Mana, am very proud.

When I reach the top of the stairs, I see white hair slightly visible around the corner.

Ah, is she hiding?

Then I should play along, right?

“Aah~ Where is the young lady~”

“D, don’t come..! I warned you!!!”

“Oh my~ I think I hear a voice somewhere~”

“D, don’t come!!!”

Suddenly, a white figure pops out from the corner and runs straight towards me.

Wow, she’s really cute?!

“Hello.”

“Young La..!”

“Get out of this house!!!”

“Oof..!”

My, my stomach…

Feeling the intense pain, I stagger backwards, clutching my stomach.

“I told you to get out! I’m a terrifying witch and vam..! Hey! Behind you!”

“Huh?”

Huh?

Why is the ceiling in front of my eyes?

– Clatter! Bang! Crash!

Suddenly, the world spins a few times and I feel a strong impact on my back and the back of my head.

“Ugh…”

“Y, you idiot! You just came up the stairs, why would you step back..!”

I fell down the stairs…

“Ouch..”

The world is spinning…

My vision is blurry…

“A, are you okay..? Hey! Hey!”

Ugh…

Something.. the young lady seems to be getting closer and closer…

My vision is getting blurry…

“Hey..! Hey!! St, stay awake!”

“Don’t close your eyes!!”

“Hey!! Hey!!”

Oh my, our young lady…

You’ve become much more girlish than when you were 4.

You should cut your hair…

“Gasp..!”

My eyes shoot open.

Did I faint for a moment?

Wh, where am I.

Me, lying in bed.

The moonlight of the full moon shining through the window.

What’s this wet towel on my forehead?

Next to me, a young girl with long white hair and pale skin is sleeping with her face down on the bed.

“….Young Lady Cieli?”

“Mmm…”

..Did she take care of me?

Our young lady.. you’ve grown up well in such a harsh place!

“Young La, ugh..!”

My, my back…

…Is it muscle pain?

I can’t get up.

“Mmm…”

“Young Lady, Young Lady?”

“You shouldn’t sleep like that.”

“..?”

Rustle… The young lady opens her eyes.

Very red, like blood, wine, cherries, or roses, a deep and vivid red.

“Young Lady.”

“Good morning?”

“Hmm..? You..!””

“You shouldn’t sleep like that. You’ll hurt your back later, you know?”

“Right now, I can’t really move my body, so please go back to bed quickly.”

Young Lady Cieli blinks her eyes a few times and then stares at me.

“I, I’m a witch.”

“Yes, yes, a little witch young lady.”

“…I’m a vampire!”

“Kyaa~ How scary~”

“..?????”

The young lady seems to be sulking, angry, or confused about something.

“You… are you scared of me?”

“Huh?”

“What’s scary?”

“I, my eyes are red, you know?”

Ah, that’s called albinism.

It’s also called albino.

It’s common knowledge in modern medicine, but in the past, it was one of the most persecuted and idolized mutations.

But she wouldn’t understand if I said that, right?

“Yes, yes, you have pretty red eyes~”

“P, pretty?”

“Yes~ You’re very beautiful.”

“I haven’t seen you since you were 4 years old, and you’ve grown up so well.”

“…You, you’re weird.”

“Liar!”

The young lady slowly approaches me and brings her mouth to my neck.

“You shouldn’t do that. And it’s against etiquette.”

“I, I’m going to suck your blood.”

“Gasp, you are too much.”

“Sh, shut up!!”

– Slurp…!

The young lady slurps and licks my neck.

…That won’t make blood come out, Young Lady.

“Young Lady, it tickles…”

“…???”

“Young Lady, let me introduce myself. From now on, I am Cieli Luo’s maid, the professional elite maid Mana, your exclusive maid, tutor, cook, and.. I’ve transferred here to do a lot of things.”

Young Lady stares at me strangely and then quickly runs away.

“Young Lady! You must sleep at night!”

“Sh, shut up!!”

“When you see tomorrow morning, get out!! Know that it is my last mercy!!!!”

…Wow, she’s really cute.

“See you tomorrow!!”

“I, I told you to get out!!!”

…I should sleep for now.

The bed here is cozy and nice…

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