Chapter 13: Pull Out Your Teeth!

During etiquette training…

The young lady is mumbling something?

I don’t remember giving her any candy or snacks.

“Young Lady, are you eating something by any chance?”

“Um, no.”

Hmm… did she just develop a habit?

Mumbling with her mouth isn’t a good habit, but I briefly consider whether it’s okay because it’s cute.

“Mana, I have a question.”

“What is it, Young Lady?”

“If my teeth are itchy, do I have to brush them?”

“Um… usually, yes?”

“Then I want to brush my teeth!”

“My teeth are itchy!”

Hmm?

I brush her teeth six times a day, though.

“Okay.”

“Let’s go together, Young Lady?”

“Yes!”

I go to brush my teeth with the young lady, who keeps touching the inside of her mouth with her tongue and seems to be having fun.

“Now, say ah~”

“Ah~~~”

Hmm, it’s not a cavity.

“Where does it itch, Young Lady?”

“My fwont teef awe itchy…”

“Your front teeth?”

“Yeah.. down hewe”

Lower teeth? Why are the lower teeth…

Huh?

When I lightly touch the young lady’s lower teeth with the toothbrush, the teeth tilt back.

If I push it forward again… forward.

“Ooh ooh eh ooh ah ah”

“Um… just a moment, Young Lady?”

This…

“Wow!”

“Young Lady, it looks like your teeth are about to come out!”

“Huh??”

“Your baby teeth are about to fall out!”

“…My teef awe what?”

“Ah, you can close your mouth now.”

“Mm…”

The young lady touches her lower teeth with her tongue again.

Ah.. that’s what the mumbling was.

“Um.. so this means that the young lady is becoming an adult!”

“Huh?”

…Her pronunciation is slurred, it’s cute.

“Yes, an adult.”

“To become an adult, all your teeth have to fall out once, saying ‘I’m leaving now~’!”

“Then new teeth will grow in their place, and those are the teeth you’ll use for the rest of your life!”

“Aha…?”

“So, the young lady has just taken her first step to becoming an adult!”

“…I’m becoming an adult?”

“Um… you still have 8 years left, though!”

“Oh!”

Judging by how much it’s shaking, it doesn’t seem like it’s time to fall out yet.. For now, I just have to be as careful as possible.

“Then what do I eat when all my teeth fall out?”

“Ah, don’t worry. They know that you can’t eat if they all fall out at once, so they fall out one by one! From around 8 years old to 14 years old.”

“Wow..!”

“You’ll have to brush your teeth well every day from now on, right?”

“Yes!”

She answers well~

“Do you know, Young Lady?”

“If you pull out a tooth and put it under your pillow and go to sleep, the tooth fairy will take the tooth and give you a small gift!”

“Whoa..! There’s a tooth fairy too?!”

“Of course~”

Wow.. it’s so cute that she believes it.

This is why adults play tricks on kids…

“I want a gift!”

“I see~ The tooth fairy might be waiting to give you a gift!”

“Anyway, I’m an adult now, right?”

“Um.. well, you’re an adult when all your teeth fall out, right?”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, yes, so from now on, I’ll teach you more so that you can become a wonderful adult!”

“Okay!”

Our young lady is teething now…

I’m glad I can be with her during this historic moment.

“Now, now, shall we go back to class?”

“Yes!”

Another day has been successfully completed.

“You worked hard today too, Young Lady~”

“Yes!”

“Mana too!”

“I love you!”

“Yes, yes, I love you too, Young Lady.”

“Hehe…”

Should I stop sleeping in the same bed with our cute young lady now?

…I still want to sleep a little longer.

Of course, I know that this is against etiquette, but.. but..

Just being able to see such a cute young lady up close makes me happy.

“Then give me a goodnight kiss!”

“Yes, I understand.”

Carefully again today…

I kiss the young lady very lightly, so that my lips are barely touching hers, as if they’re just brushing against each other.

“Good night, Young Lady?”

“Sweet dreams?”

“Ehehehe… Yes!”

“Good night, Mana!”

Now the young lady naturally snuggles into my arms.

And I naturally hug her back.

Sigh… I like the small and warm young lady…

“You know, Mana.”

“Yes, Young Lady?”

The young lady blinks her red eyes and looks at me.

“…Do you like sleeping with me?”

“Of course.”

“I do.”

“But… this is against etiquette, isn’t it…”

“Um.. is that so?”

Our young lady.. she’s been studying etiquette for a few weeks now, and she’s become very mature.

As expected, children grow up day by day, so it might be a little sad.

…In a little while, will it be goodbye to sleeping in the same bed with the young lady?

“…Does Mana feel bad when she does something against etiquette?”

“Huh?”

“Feel bad?”

“Yes, Mana is an elite maid. So I thought you would always follow etiquette everywhere…”

Hmm… that’s not necessarily the case.

“I don’t always follow etiquette, Young Lady.”

“Really?”

“Of course.”

“I make mistakes sometimes, and there are also stuffy etiquettes.”

For example, when that rascal second son sexually harasses me, I have to say, “You shouldn’t do this, young master,” and let it go.

Etiquette is usually made to be advantageous to the higher-ups.

“…Then can’t you keep sleeping with me from now on??”

“Continue?”

“Together?”

“Even when I.. lose my teeth and become an adult.. can’t you still sleep with me then?”

“I, is it too against etiquette?”

…Something, something,

I feel happy, but I know I shouldn’t, but I still feel happy.

It’s good to see the young lady who has become more mature while learning etiquette, and the young lady who shows her disappointment is cute, but I’m still happy that she can ask…

“Young Lady.”

“Yes..?”

“Don’t worry.”

“If you wish, I can always sleep with you, in the same bed.”

“Really..?”

“Of course.”

“The principle of a servant is to make the person they serve happy, comfortable, and upright.”

“Of course, it’s against etiquette, but if you wish, I think this kind of deviation is okay.”

“Instead, we have to keep it a secret from other people, okay?”

“…Secret?”

“Yes, a secret between the two of us.”

“A secret that we can’t tell anyone else, a secret is only a secret when two people know it, and it’s not a secret from three onwards.”

If this matter were to be known to the Chief Maid… it’s not just a matter of a scolding bomb, I might get a pay cut…

“Secret…”

“Yes, it’s a secret.”

“If you keep it a secret, I can continue to sleep with you, okay?”

“…Then I’ll keep it a secret.”

“Promise?”

“Promise!”

I make a promise with the young lady, pressing our thumbs together.

“I’m happy…”

The young lady smiles bashfully.

…That look is so cute.

Her sparkling red eyes seem to shine.

“Good night, Young Lady.”

“Yes!”

“Good night, Mana!”

..I can feel this warmth for a while longer.

Probably.. when puberty starts.

– I don’t need someone like Mana!

– Who told you to come into my room!

– Where am I going? It’s none of Mana’s business.

– I’ll clean my room myself! Why are you cleaning it without permission!!

– I can do it myself!

– I’ll be home late today. Go to sleep first.

– Sniffle, you bad guy.. you said you loved me…

Let’s cherish this time now.

…And as expected.

I should kill all the men who approach the young lady.

Starting the day with a soft

and gentle kiss, and ending the day with a fluffy kiss, for several days.

The young lady’s lower tooth is sufficiently loose.

It’s almost at a 45-degree angle, going back and forth~.

The young lady is also quite bothered by it, licking it all day long with her tongue…

“I think it’s about time to pull it out.”

“Really?!”

“Will it hurt?”

“It won’t hurt.”

“Don’t worry.”

“Yes!”

Then I’ll bring the thread and…

I carefully tie it to the young lady’s lower tooth.

Okay.

“How do we pull it out now?”

“I’ll pull the string when I say one, two, three!”

“I, I see..!”

“Now, are you ready!”

“Yes!”

The young lady looks at me with a very nervous face.

Hmm.. it’s not good to be nervous.

“Ah, right.”

“Young Lady.”

“Huh?”

“Why?”

Whack!

In an instant, I quickly pull the string and pull out the young lady’s tooth.

The young lady with a somewhat bewildered expression.

“It doesn’t hurt, right?”

“…It doesn’t hurt, but.”

“Now, hold this in your mouth?”

I put a piece of cloth in the place where the tooth was pulled out and tell her to bite down.

“…Mana.”

“Yes?”

“You said lying is bad…”

“Haha.. I’m sorry, Young Lady.”

“But it came out easily without you being nervous, right?”

“…Yes!”

“I want to see the tooth I pulled out!”

“Here you go~”

The young lady looks at the tooth and says, “Wow… it’s hard…” and fiddles with it a little, then gives it back to me.

“Will the tooth fairy give me a present now?”

“Of course~”

Right tonight!

When the young lady falls asleep, I’ll give it to her!

“..Then I want to pull out all my teeth!”

“Um.. the tooth fairy only gives one present at first.”

“Why????”

“Well? Isn’t it valuable because it’s the first?”

“Because it’s the first… it’s valuable… I see…”

“Are you a little disappointed?”

“Yes, I’m disappointed.”

“Then instead, every time you pull out a tooth well, I’ll make you a special and delicious snack!”

“Then that’s good!”

“Mana is the best!”

“Better than the tooth fairy!”

Hahaha, are you watching, tooth fairy. (nonexistent)

I’ll monopolize the young lady’s love!

So the next day.

“Young Lady!”

“The tooth fairy left a present!”

“Really?!”

“Yes!”

“Lift up your pillow!”

“Pillow?? Wow!!”

I wake up the young lady who is half-asleep and make her lift the pillow.

The tooth that I put in before going to bed last night has magically turned into a hairpin with a pretty pink jewel!

“Wow!”

“What’s this, Mana?”

“It’s called a hairpin.”

“Shall I put it on for you?”

“Yes!”

“Hairpin?”

“I’ll do it!”

I carry the young lady and sit her in front of the dressing mirror.

Now, like this, put your hair behind your ears and clip it so that it doesn’t fall forward!

“Ta-da~ How is it?”

“Wow…! It’s sparkly!”

“It’s pretty!”

Even if it looks like this, it’s a hairpin with a mental defense magic on it, Young Lady.

“Do you like the gift from the tooth fairy?”

“Yes!”

“It’s the best!”

The young lady smiles brightly while looking in the mirror.

Ah, she’s so cute…

“How is it?”

“Does it look good on me, Mana?”

“Yes, you’re very cute, Young Lady.”

“Hehe.. I like the tooth fairy!”

“I see~”

“Ah!”

“Kiss!”

..I thought I could get through today like this.

Pop. Lips touch lightly.

“Good morning, Young Lady.”

“Yes!”

“Good morning, Mana!”

..The young lady with a missing tooth is also very cute.