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December passed by so quickly.
We played together, studied, exercised, practiced, and before we knew it, it was time to open the tea shop again, so the Young Lady and I diligently ran the tea shop for a day.
It seemed the village people had gotten a little more used to the Young Lady, as they were all very kind to us.
If things continue like this, I think the Young Lady’s socialization operation will go well…
Anyway, today is December 31st.
The last day of the year.
“Mana~!”
“Yes, Young Lady? Ah, you mustn’t run!”
The energetic Young Lady is running around the mansion again today.
Yes, she’s definitely nine years old.
“I want to do something with Mana today!”
“Hmm? We’re supposed to have a year-end party today…”
“It’ll only take a little while!”
“Hmm… what could it be?”
“This!”
The Young Lady is holding a piece of paper that she seems to have made herself, filled with writing.
What will I be doing in the future?
Tomorrow’s me
Me in a week
Me in a month
Me in a year…
Ah…
This is a kind of recreation, isn’t it?
“Let’s play this together!”
“Did you make this yourself, Young Lady?”
“Yes! I thought it would be good to think about the future together!”
“Oho~”
Our Young Lady came up with such a wonderful idea!
“Okay! Let’s do it together then!”
“Yay!”
“But only after we bake this? Because tonight, we’re staying up together, waiting for the sunrise!”
“Really?!”
“Yes! It’s called celebrating the New Year~”
“Wow…! Celebrating the New Year…! That’s so cool!”
“Hehe, you can look forward to it~”
“Yeah! I like anything Mana does!”
I roughly shove the turkey into the oven and head off to do the fun questionnaire that the Young Lady prepared.
What will I be doing in the future…
It certainly sounds interesting!
Sitting side by side on the bed in the Young Lady’s room, we look at the paper together.
“Okay, first! What will I be doing tomorrow!”
“Hmm… I’ll probably be spending time with the Young Lady like this tomorrow, right?”
“.. ! I want that too!”
“Eeeh… what were you originally going to say, Young Lady?”
“Hehe… Happily spending time with Mana!”
“Well, that’s not really any different, is it?”
“Nope!”
Honestly, our Young Lady is really something…
“Then what do you think you’ll be doing in a week?”
“Playing with Mana!”
“…I’ll definitely be doing that, it seems. Hmm… in a week, it’ll be early January, so… May might come to visit. Then we can all play together.”
“…May is okay!”
Congratulations, May.
It seems you’ve roughly earned the Young Lady’s approval.
“Puh-ha, is that so? Well, then, how about in a month!”
“In a month…”
And so, I slowly discussed with the Young Lady what we’d be doing in the future.
Of course, most of it was about me and the Young Lady playing together and spending time together.
“Then what will Mana be doing in eight years?”
“Eight years, huh…”
…In eight years, I’ll be 24.
“The Young Lady will have become an adult.”
“Yup!”
“…Then we’ll probably renew the contract, right? I came here as the Young Lady’s nanny, tutor, and exclusive maid. My mission is to take care of the Young Lady until she becomes an adult.”
“…Then when I become an adult?”
“At that point, we’ll either renew the contract with the Count’s family… or I’ll make a contract with the Young Lady?”
“Really?? Will you make a contract with me?”
“Hmm… I might. Well, originally, I was just going to go somewhere quiet and relax with my severance pay…”
“But?”
“How could I leave such a cute Young Lady alone? I’m thinking of taking good care of the Young Lady even after she gets married and has children.”
“My… children…”
“Yes! The Young Lady has to get married, right?”
“Uuung… Then I’ll marry Mana in eight years!”
…Ah ha ha.
“Young Lady, women can’t marry each other?”
“Uuu… Why not? I just want to get married. I like Mana…”
Is this what fathers feel when they hear their daughters say, “I like Dad the best in the world! I’m going to marry Dad when I grow up!”?
“I like Mana the best! I’m going to marry Mana when I grow up!”
“Oh my.”
Hehehe…
The Young Lady likes me that much!
“But if we’re both women, what about children?”
“U-Um, I’ll figure something out… If not, then adoption or something…”
“Pu-hup… It’s okay. I’m honored that the Young Lady would marry me~”
“Uuuuu, I’m serious!”
“Yes, yes~ You’re serious~”
I’m grateful and accept the Young Lady’s grumbling, knowing that her feelings are genuine, at least for now.
“Ah, this is the last question, isn’t it? What will we be doing in ten years?”
“I married Mana and lived happily ever after!”
“Really~~?”
“Yup!”
Our Young Lady is still a baby. A baby.
How can she be so cute? Really.
The Young Lady looks up at me, her red eyes sparkling.
“I’m going to marry Mana and live happily ever after!”
“Oh, thank you~”
“Really!”
I pat the Young Lady’s head.
“What about Mana? What about Mana?”
“I wonder? Ten years from now… I’ll be 26 then, right? Hmm…”
The Young Lady seems to be really anticipating my answer.
“…That’s true. If there’s no man who catches my eye by then, shall I marry the Young Lady?”
“Yup! I’ll become a wonderful wife!”
Hiyah… Cute…
“So please marry me!”
“Yes, yes, I understand~”
“Yay!”
…Haa.
…I don’t know what kind of rascal will steal the Young Lady’s heart…
But I hope he at least has a decent personality.
I hope he’s someone who can cherish, protect, and love the Young Lady.
…The Young Lady seems to care about looks, but if there’s a handsome piece of trash…
I’ll either reform him or kill him!
10 PM.
It’s usually bedtime, but today is different.
I’ve prepared a ton of food and drinks in the dining room.
“You’ve worked really hard this past year, Young Lady. Cheers~”
“Cheers!”
Ah, it’s not alcohol, of course, just grape juice.
But it’s super delicious grape juice!
“Kya-ha! It’s really delicious!”
“Yeah! It’s so fragrant! What is this??”
“Believe it or not, it’s a fruit drink made by an elf! It’s precious!”
“It’s really good!”
It’s not just sweet, but also tangy, refreshing, and fragrant, with a slight sourness and bitterness that makes you want to keep drinking it, this elven-style grape juice.
This one bottle costs 1 gold, which is my salary.
I bought it out of my own pocket for a happy memory with the Young Lady…
“Clink~”
“Clink!”
Thanks to that, I succeeded in creating a wonderful year-end atmosphere!
“Hehe… Thanks to Mana, this year was really great…”
“I’m glad you say so.”
“Uuung… really!”
Oh my?
The Young Lady hugs me tightly and slowly repeats inhaling and exhaling…
“Thank you so much.”
The Young Lady’s voice trembles ever so slightly.
“…If it weren’t for Mana, I would have spent this year alone too.”
“…Young Lady.”
Without saying anything, I hug the Young Lady, and she finally hugs me back tightly.
“…And I wouldn’t have even known that it was lonely.”
She usually has the innocence and purity of a nine-year-old, but…
Perhaps the scars she received as a child have forced her to mature.
“…If it weren’t for Mana, I still wouldn’t know that being lonely is lonely.”
Ah…
I gently stroke the Young Lady’s hair.
“If it weren’t for Mana, I wouldn’t have known that there’s a lake beyond those mountains, or seen sparkles in the flower garden.”
Pat pat…
Is this all I can do?
“I wouldn’t have known that I have a talent for drawing. I wouldn’t have known what delicious food is. I wouldn’t have known how bright the sun is.
I wouldn’t have known how pumpkins grow, how fun it is to play in the water, how meaningful it is to hug someone while sleeping, or what it feels like to be loved…”
“…Please remember that there are many people who love you, Young Lady.”
“…It’s love that wasn’t given when I needed it.”
“That’s…”
“…I only need Mana. Only Mana…”
…I’m worried that I’ve become too important to the Young Lady.
“With only Mana, nothing else…”
“But, I want the Young Lady to get along well with other people too.”
“…If Mana wants that, I’ll try.”
“Thank you.”
“…Because it’s Mana. I would never listen to that request from anyone else, but because it’s Mana…”
The Young Lady slowly raises her head.
Oh dear, who made our Young Lady cry?
Whoever it is must be a very bad person.
“…Mana.”
“Yes, Young Lady.”
“…Mana won’t leave me, right?”
“Of course not.”
I hug the Young Lady tightly.
How could I leave after seeing this?
“Hng… I like Mana so much…”
“I like the Young Lady very much too?”
“Hueeeeng…”
I pat and comfort the Young Lady, who is crying in my arms, then carefully lift her up and gently rock her back and forth.
“Hic… what are you doing?”
“When the Young Lady cried as a child, I did this for her. It helped her stop crying.”
“…Puh-hup, what’s that… I’m nine years old now..”
“..You still seem like a child to me.”
I give the Young Lady a peck on the forehead.
“Please spoil me as much as you want in the future, Young Lady?”
“Uuung… B-But.. I’ll try to reduce it a little..!”
“…I’d be sad if you grew up too quickly.”
Rock-a-bye baby~
“Kyahaha! Stop~ Stop it, Mana!”
“Aru-ru-ru-ru~ Peek-a-boo~”
“Puh-hup! Oh, really~”
After comforting her, I finally hear a grumbling sound from the Young Lady’s stomach.
“Ah…”
Oh, the Young Lady’s blushing face is also cute.
“Would you like something to eat?”
“Yeah! I want to eat!”
“After washing your face first?”
“..Ehehe..”
I wash the Young Lady’s face, which is clean, then the two of us eat a midnight snack together.
“The turkey is delicious!”
“Is the leg tender?”
“Yeah!”
The two of us eat for a long time, and talk for a long time…
Before we knew it, it was already 11:59.
“Okay, Young Lady, now there’s only one minute left.”
“Yeah! One minute left!”
“You have to say ‘Happy New Year’ in the new year. Got it?”
“Yup!”
The two of us watch the clock, waiting for the second hand to move towards 12 o’clock.
Now 10 seconds… 9 seconds…
“Mana Mana!”
“Yes? Young Lady?”
“You know…”
The Young Lady seems to be hesitating about something.. and then makes a sound!
“Come closer..!”
“Yes?”
Why would she do that?
The Young Lady puts her arms around my neck, glances at the clock, and then.
She presses her lips to my lips.
1 second… 2 seconds… 3 seconds… 4 seconds…
“Paha…”
“Ah, Young Lady…”
“…Happy New Year, Mana?”
“…Really.”
“Hehe…”
If that’s the case, I can’t just stand here and take it, can I?
“H-Hwaaa…!”
“Happy New Year to you too, Young Lady?”
“…I think I’ve already received enough…”
Ah, her face is red again.
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