030 - Torenia: A Talented Maid (4)

"I've finished separating the fresh and unfresh ingredients!" Faerie placed numerous baskets carrying various goodies on the table.

Faerie also offered over many jars for storing the sliced foodstuff. "I'm done chopping the vegetables and fruits!"

And at last, Faerie smiled as she pointed to a perfect trolley with several types of dishes. "Oh, I also completed arranging the appetizer, main dish, and dessert on the trolley!"

Mary, Nelly, and the kitchen maid in charge, who was staring at the black-haired girl, could only open their mouths and eyes wide in shock at what they were all witnesses.

'She proved to be quite talented...!'

"What will be my next test?" Instead of being exhausted, the black-haired girl requested that the next test be taken right away.

"Ah." Mary, who had been astonished by the ability of the black-haired girl who had been brought into the residence with the permission of the castle's Young Miss, could only let out a sigh of relief or some other unusual feeling after losing her capacity to speak for a few seconds.

Mary opened her mouth after a deep breath. "We go to the washing room, and after then to the cleaning test," she said while motioning for a few maidservants to follow her from behind.

The black-haired girl nodded vigorously before turning her gaze to the side.

Her two gray eyes were fixed on the transparent screen. Her smile grew, and she quickly stifled something in the empty air.

'Buy!'

[JOB PACKAGE <TYPE:NON-COMBAT>]

[You can have the ability by selecting the type of non-combat ability according to the job you want. Such as cooking, sewing, cleaner, blacksmith, farmer, merchant, artisan, carpenter, scholar, politician, and many others who can help 'Faerie' to make it easier to change the world for the better.]

[Price: 5,000,000 special-cash.]

[Super Notification!]

[You have successfully purchased JOB PACKAGE <NON-COMBAT>]

[You chose a cleaning service job from 'The One Who Has The Hand Of God']

[You got the max level <cleaning> skill.]

[You can use the skill to <clean room without leaving any dust behind> and <clean an object until the slightest dirt that sticks to it disappears completely>.]

[You can use the skill to <bring clean cold or warm water, soapy water, detergent, and perfume from your fingertips>.]

[You can use the ultimate skill to <clean up an object or subject that is likely to be contaminated with dirt, negative energy, or even by black magic like curse low-level>.]

[Since you have obtained the max level. You have successfully unlocked the advanced ability of 'The One Who Has The Hand Of God']

[You can use the skill to <take out holy water from your fingertips in a small amount>.]

[You can use the skill to <detect an object or subject that is dirty, either dirty due to being contaminated with dirt, or due to being exposed to negative energy and black magic within 1 km>.]

The black-haired girl ignored the dozens of information windows that displayed numerous explanations regarding her new non-combat abilities as well as the knowledge about cleaning that was starting to enter her head.

She rushed into a room, where the scent of fragrant soap and cold splashing water began to permeate her senses and drench the clothes she was wearing.

Instead of giving up when she saw the amount of dirty laundry that hadn't been washed, the black-haired girl beamed with anticipation.

That was because she needed a pile of dirty clothes to practice her new abilities.

"Shall we begin?"

***

"Head maid Mary, has that girl been trained to be a professional maid or something?" Anna, the maid who was following Mary, couldn't stop herself from asking the Head maid directly.

Mary could only stare silently at the figure of the black-haired girl who was tidying, no, cleaning every corner of the spacious room instead of answering the questions presented to her.

"..." Anna was compelled to back up and close her mouth tightly because there was no answer. Lina, who was standing next to her, did the same.

They could only look at the black-haired girl changing the bedsheets and they couldn't help but be impressed with the girl's performance.

Not only because of her experience and understanding which give her the appearance of having been in the profession for more than ten years. But that was due to the girl's expression.

Instead of being fatigued and dejected, she seemed to enjoy cleaning the best guest room, which should be a laborious task that should not be overlooked.

Not to mention the scene from a few hours before, when the girl was washing a pile of dirty and stinky clothes with a joyful look on her face.

"...Isn't she exhausted?" Lina, who had neck-length brown hair, questioned.

Anna shook her head, her hair neatly tied back. "Though we who observed her keep moving without stopping are already fatigued," she said, her voice low and weak as if she were whispering.

Mary, who had been frowning and making her wrinkles show more and more, opened her mouth and said, "let's rest," as if thinking the same thing as Anna and Lina.

All of them, including Torenia, nodded in accord.

Mary, who was approaching the door, opened her mouth once again, "Miss Torenia, please go to the canteen and get some lunch with these two girl."

"You can start getting to know them by eating together."

Torenia nodded again with a beaming face.

"Lina, Anna. Could you please accompany Miss Torenia?" Mary smiled and exited the room shortly after saying that without waiting for an answer.

"Yes!" Anna and Lina both reacted at the same time.

The atmosphere grew quiet.

"Uhm, well, so... Hi! Torenia, how old are you?" Anna, who cleared her throat, decided to speak something in the midst of the three of them's stillness. Her tone was kind and welcoming, making anyone at ease.

Torenia replied after a brief pause. "I'm 2..."

"2? Don't say... 12?" Anna and Lina exclaimed in amazement.

They were shocked that Torenia spoke in such a casual tone as if the three of them were the same age, but they were even more surprised that Torenia was still so young.

Anna had no idea Torenia, a beautiful and talented girl, was two years her junior.

"Hey, Anna, shouldn't we address her as Miss, like a Head maid?" Lina asked quietly.

Anna shook her head. "The Head maid does not give us such orders, but let us be as polite to her as possible just in case."

"No! No! I'm 16!" Torenia hastily corrected her words while covering her blushing face. They both smiled as if taken with the girl's adorableness.

"I'm Anna, 18," Anna said, then pointed to Lina, "and she's Lina, 17."

Lina scowled at Anna. "I can introduce myself!"

That's the way it is.

The two of them began squabbling about petty matters, leaving the black-haired girl befuddled.

'Shouldn't we go to the canteen, as the Head Maid suggested?'

They both shouted at her in tandem just as she was thinking about how to halt their argument.

"Torenia! Between the two of us, who is deserving of the position of Head Maid in place of Ms. Mary?"

"Wait, what?" Torenia gazed back and forth at the second, surprised.

"It has to be me!" Lina yelled.

Anna yelled back as if she didn't want to lose. "It's not you, it's me!"

The black-haired girl named Torenia, or who was a Princess named Faerie Voller Randell from the Randell Kingdom, could only sigh.

'I don't care which of you two is chosen. Can we just go to the canteen?' Faerie shut her eyes. Her head hurt and she wanted to go asleep right now.

Her vitality was depleted because she had expended almost all of her strength to complete the test as a maid of the Berdandy Castle.

'...Do I have to be like this in the future?' Faerie paused for a moment before leaving the two to go to the canteen alone.

When Anna and Lina realized Faerie was gone, they quickly stopped fighting and hurried after her.

***

In the middle of the second level of a lavish castle, namely in Berdandy's primary residence, is a room that is both spacious and packed with various kinds of different books that appear to have been purposefully gathered from all regions on the continent and arranged into one.

The fragrances of aged wood wonderfully blend with other distinct smells, and the calm that surrounds a room full of bookcases may easily make anyone who enjoys silence fall in love with this silent room.

There are numerous areas amid the many bookcases that are purposefully furnished with various wooden chairs that adjust to the round table made of distinctive wood.

Tables and chairs are positioned so that anyone who enters this place can read a book comfortably. Although outsiders were rarely permitted to enter this vast and well-equipped library.

And there is also a particular seat right in the center of the library. It was the favorite spot of the owner's youngest daughter.

The sound of a book being opened page by page could be heard filling the silent room.

There was a young girl with brunette hair that was well brushed and tied so it didn't blow too much.

She, who was reading a book in silence, suddenly folded up a thick book containing knowledge of the theory that distinguished between magical and holy power.

It was because the door to the library, which should have been closed, began to open slightly. The door managed to open without making a sound

And an elderly woman entered, carrying a cup of hot tea and placing it on the table where the girl was sitting. "Young Miss, please drink it while it's still warm."

"Mary, it's you." The girl smiled quickly and did not look at the tea that was handed to her.

She solely focused on Mary, who was now standing in front of her.

"What about Torenia?"

"She's perfect. She's like a well-trained maid, Young Miss." Mary, who had anticipated that Leslie would inquire promptly, was able to respond without trouble as if she had planned her response in preparation.

"Perfect?" Leslie blinked, her eyes bright with curiosity.

Leslie remembered the colors that surrounded the girl named Torenia. A color she hadn't seen since her ability manifested itself. A color that appeared so sacred that Leslie thought Torenia was not of this world.

"White."

"Perfect, pure, and balanced."

'She looks to be an angel in disguise or even the reincarnation of a Goddess.'