Chapter 11: Kiss the girl in bed!

Kiss.. with the young lady..?

“Mana! Hug me!”

“Yes, young lady…”

Me.. with the young lady?

“Mana, dinner tonight is the best!”

“…Yes. Young lady.”

Kissing… the young lady?

“Mana, let’s go for a walk!”

“Yes…”

“Mana?”

“Yes?!”

Eek!

The young lady pokes my waist.

“Mana, are you okay?”

“Why are you so distracted?”

“Are you busy?”
“What are you thinking?”

“Ah, it’s nothing, young lady..!”

“Let’s go out quickly!”

“I want to walk with Mana!”

“Yes! I understand..!”

Get a grip, get a grip.

You’re the best elite professional maid, Mana.

Just because the young lady… a kiss…

A ki, kiss…

-Smack!

I lightly slap both cheeks with my palms and regain my senses.

Get a grip!

First, finish today’s routine with the young lady.

Like a pro.. Like an elite..!

After regaining my senses, I dress the young lady in UV-protective clothing and put a necklace with a green jewel around her neck.

“What’s this? Mana?”

“Yes, it’s an artifact.”

“It’s an item that prevents the young lady from getting sick.”

“Aha… This is also a magic item!”

“Yes, it’s a good product.”

It may seem like nothing, but that alone is 2 gold coins, 2 million won.

“Hehe.. Does it look good on me?”

“Yes, it suits you very well.”

It may seem expensive, but it has magic that drastically reduces the chance of a minor getting sick until they become an adult at the age of 16.

It is a new product that has only been out for about 3 years, created by magicians under the strong promotion of the Saintess at the academy where the main characters of the Central Empire are, which has nothing to do with us living in this frontier, the price is always 2 gold.

“…Thank you.”

“You’re welcome.”

“It suits you very well.”

“When you become an adult, you don’t have to wear it then.”

“Ugh, I don’t want to.”

“I’ll keep wearing it.”

“Because I got it from Mana.”

“…The young lady, really.”

In the Empire, it is already fashionable to give that necklace to a pregnant wife unless the situation is terribly difficult.

An artifact of revolution, comparable to soap in this world, which drastically reduced the neonatal mortality rate by applying it to the fetus.

Surprisingly, this frontier priest also had a few.

I asked him how he had them when even the Count’s family didn’t…

-Ah, the temple gave it to me as a gift. Two years ago.

I was lucky.

“The name of that necklace is ‘Ja-ae’ (benevolence).”

“‘Ja-ae’?”

“Um.. It means the love that a superior gives to a subordinate.”

“Of course, I’m not a superior.”

“…It’s love.”

The young lady fiddles with the necklace a few times and then holds it tightly with both hands, as if it were precious.

“Shall we go for a walk?”

“Yes!”

I leave the house with the young lady.

“The sunset is very pretty today too.”

“It is!”

“Where shall we walk today?”

“There!”

“I want to go there!”

“Yes, let’s hold hands and go together.”

“Yes!”

…Now I think I’m getting a little used to this life too.

Of course, the work intensity.. was higher than when I was in the Count’s family, if not higher, it didn’t decrease.

The environment is different.

It’s very comfortable not having a clear superior above me.

After all, the people of the Count’s family each had a part that bothered me a little.

…Except for the young lady.

“The moon is small today too, it’s getting smaller and smaller!”

“That’s right.”

“But it will soon be full.”

“Really?”

“Will it get big again like that time??”

“Yes, in about.. two weeks? Three weeks? It will be big again in about that time.”

“I see…!”

“I want to go on a picnic again then! To the place with lots of blue!”

…Yes, young lady.

What can’t I do if the young lady wants it?

I hold hands with the young lady and walk for about an hour before returning home.

“Huff.. Huff.. It was fun…”

She seems to be quite out of breath, but still, the young lady, who used to huff and puff after walking for only 10 minutes, now walks diligently for an hour.

It seems that when you’re young, your stamina improves quickly and it’s good.

“Now~ I’ll take a bath~ with Mana~ and go to sleep~ We’ll hug tightly~ and kiss~”

The young lady singing is very cute…

…At the same time, a question arises.

Who taught the young lady about kissing?

And why does she want to kiss me?

“Young lady, shall we go wash up now?”

“Yes!!”

…I can’t do it.”

“I need to ask.”

Not now.. most naturally.

Yes, when we’re taking a shower and sitting in the bathtub, that would be a good time.

“I’ll go in first!”

“You shouldn’t run~”

I entered the bathroom with the young lady.

“You worked very hard today, young lady.”

“Thank you for waiting well.”

“Hehe… Because Mana promised to come back.”

“Yes!”

“You trusted me just because of that one word?”

“Yes!”

…Pure, kind, and cute young lady.

If she had been loved by everyone since she was younger, she would have become a more confident person.

“Now, I’ll wash your hair first.”

“Close your eyes~”

“Okay!”

I wash the young lady’s hair and quickly wash her body.

“It tickles!!”

“You have to do it even if it tickles!”

“A clean young lady is the basics of the basics, you know?”

“A maid has the right to protect a clean young lady at any time!”

“Puhahahaha! Mana! Not there! Kyaaaaa!!”

…It’s a bit difficult because she’s still young and says it tickles no matter where I touch her when I wash her.

But later, even these things will all become memories one by one.

“Hehe… Thank you, Mana.”

“You’re welcome.”

“Just wait a little bit?”

“Yes!”

I carefully put the young lady in the bathtub, quickly wash myself, and enter the bathtub.

Chwaaaak… Warm water overflows outside.

“Come here~”

“Hihi..”

Now the young lady naturally hugs me.

…Holding the soft, small, cute, and squishy young lady has now become my own happiness.

Haaaaah…

“But young lady.”

“Why did you ask for a kiss?”

“Because! People who love each other kiss!”

“Yes?”

“Who says that?”

“The princess!”

Prin..cess?

“And the fairy!”

…Fairy?

Is she talking about elves?

Do elves live in this forest?

“In the book Mana read to me!”

“The princess and the prince kiss before they live happily ever after!”

“Ah…”

“It was also written in other books that they kissed because they loved each other!”

Ah… I see.

“I love Mana and Mana loves me too!”

“So if we kiss, we can live even happier!”

A child’s curiosity and creativity that comes from their purity are amazing and scary, young lady…

“Of, of course, even now, it feels like my heart is going to burst! But I want to live even happier with Mana!”

Wh, where should I start explaining this?

Kissing is not such a simple act..

…Of course, the Count and Countess also did it…

…My fellow maids also sometimes kissed each other for some reason.

…But even so, I’ve never seen a kiss between a young lady and a maid.

“Th, then I’ll kiss the young lady’s forehead!”

“Huh????”

“And on the cheek too!”

“Uuuuung????”

Ah, young lady..

Please don’t look at me with such pure eyes that seem to say why?..!

“Why?”

“Kissing is done with the lips, smooch smooch.”

“It was drawn like that in the picture book too??”

…Ah.

Why are you giving me such a trial, picture book..

What noble young lady of a Count’s family would have her first kiss with a maid..!

“O-or… Mana… don’t you want to kiss me..? Mana… don’t you love me..?”

“Ah, young lady?!”

“…I, I like Mana….”

“Of course I like the young lady too!!”

How could I dislike the young lady!

It’s just..!

“…Then kiss me.”

“…Th, that’s against etiquette,”

“You said you’d… grant my wish..”

“Is Mana a liar?”
“I heard that witches turn liars into pigs.”

“Th, that’s not it…”

Ugh…

Elite maid Mana, the biggest crisis of her life..!

Why did I say I would grant her a wish!!

But the young lady is so admirable! How can I resist!

‘That’s true, but!!’

If I become a liar like this, I’ll lose the young lady’s trust. Think of something, Mana, before you hurt the young lady!!

Uaaaaah, are you going to assault such a young child, you trash!!!

Ah..!

A flash of light passes through my head for a moment.

“…Hmph, I hate Mana. Liar.”

“Bed!!!”

“Huh?”

“I’ll do it on the bed!!”

“On the bed??”

Yes… If it’s like that,

It’s, it’s not like there are no such cases.

I’m also the young lady’s nanny, for now?

“Yes, on the bed.”

“I’ll kiss you!”

“It’s a promise!”

“…! Promise!!”

“I’ll kiss Mana and Mana~”

A little while ago, the first and second young masters and the third and fifth young ladies used to gather to drink tea and play.

One of the topics of conversation at that time was ‘Until what age did you kiss your nanny?’.

Everyone had experience being kissed on the forehead… and there were cheeks too.

The first and second young masters had never been kissed on the lips, but the young ladies said they had.

That’s right.

“What I’m going to give the young lady now is a goodnight kiss.”

“Goodnight kiss?”

“Yes, this kiss is done by a person with the status of a nanny on behalf of the mother.”

Actually, I don’t know for sure.

“It means, ‘You worked hard today and I hope you have peace while you sleep, I always love and bless you. My child.'”

I just made it up, but it feels like it could be true.

“Wow…! I want to receive a goodnight kiss from Mana!!! Love me!!!”

“…Of course.”

So… this isn’t a crime.

It’s just an act of expressing love to the child you’re in charge of as a nanny.

I lift the young lady in her pajamas, lay her on the bed, and carefully lie down next to her.

“Th, then I’ll do it?”

“Yes! I want my first kiss!”

Th, then…

Sparkling, sparkling, I carefully approach the lips of the young lady with an expectant face.

-Smooch.

A short kiss, as light as a baby bird’s dropped feather resting on a flower petal.

And I quickly raise my head.

“Huwaaaaa..!”

“Good night, young lady.”

“Huwaaaaa..! Th, this is a kiss..!”

“G-go to sleep quickly, okay?”

“One more time! One more time!”

“No.”

“This kiss has the meaning of blessing only if you do it once before going to bed.”

“…Really? Not one more time..?”

“Yes, you can’t.”

“Huuuuuu…!”

Why?!

Why are you suddenly trying to cry, young lady?!

“Ah, I’ll do it every night from now on!”

“Uuuuu…! Hnghhhh…”

“Every morning too!!”

“Huh?”

“Th, there..! There’s also a good morning kiss!”

“..Really?”

“Yes, really..!”

Actually, I don’t know if there is such a thing..!

“Ah, the kiss in the morning means to be happy all day…”

“…Will you kiss me in the morning too?”

“Of, of course… Haha… Of course…”

“Kyaaaaa!!! Amazing! Great! Wonderful! The best! Mana! I really like you!!! Huwaaaaa…!”

The young lady suddenly flutters the blanket, shakes her arms wildly, and hugs me tightly.

Ah, ah….

Was it… acting?

Seeing the tears welling up, it doesn’t seem like acting..

..Was it perhaps the young lady’s style of throwing a tantrum..?

“Hehe, it’s a promise?”

“Huh?”

“Promise!”

“Of, of course..! Promise..!”

“Hehe.. I’ll be loved a lot by Mana. To become even happier..!”

I, is this… roughly okay..?

I, if it’s this…

If I can protect the young lady’s happiness and the peace and tranquility of this house with just this.

Th, then, it’s not like I took the young lady’s first kiss, right?

They say servants are just like livestock..!

No one says their first kiss was with a dog when they kissed a dog.

“G-go to sleep quickly, young lady..”

“Yes! I’ll go to sleep quickly! I’ll dream of Mana!”

“O-of course…”

The young lady closes her eyes with a very proud and satisfied smile.

…Did I do the right thing?

Somehow… Somehow… I feel like I’ll regret this decision in the distant future.

“Good night, Mana!”

“Ah, good night, young lady too…”