“Excuse me.”
It was one afternoon when the door knocker of the entrance was ringing. It was unusual for guests to visit the Gastagyu mansion.
“Hello?”
I put down the feather duster I had in my hand and opened the door. There were two men on the front porch, holding a wooden box that seemed to reach my chest.
“We have a delivery for Gastagyu-sama. Where should we put it?”
“Thank you. Just leave it here for now.”
I didn’t know what was inside, but I had them leave it in the corner of the entrance hall for now.
“Thank you again for your service.”
After the delivery person left, I looked around the box. …It was big enough for me to fit inside.
“Mmm!”
I couldn’t even lift it. It was probably as heavy as me.
If I were a butler, I could check the contents, but it would not be appropriate for me, a mere maid, to open it. For now, I’ll leave it as it is.
I left the box and resumed my household chores… but what was inside was something unbelievable.
***
“I’m back.”
“Welcome home!”
In the evening, Schwarz-sama returned home and I greeted him. While taking off his coat, Schwarz-sama noticed a large box placed in the corner.
“What’s this?”
“It’s a delivery for you, Schwarz-sama.”
As he looked puzzled, he suddenly nodded as if he had realized something.
“This is for you.”
“For me?”
As Schwarz-sama opened the lid of the wooden box, which had been hammered with nails without a crowbar, I looked inside with him. There was a sewing machine inside…!
It was an industrial sewing machine with a black metal body and a foldable work table attached, which could change the sewing style in five stages!
“What’s this for?”
“When I heard about it from you, and it seemed useful, I bought it, Michelle.”
“Bought it!? Wasn’t it expensive!?”
“It was cheaper than the house.”
Of course it was! However, it was still quite expensive compared to a regular sewing machine.
“Can I use this?”
“You can use it if you want. Do you know how to use it?”
“I know how to use it, but…”
I had worked as a seamstress in a sewing factory to help my family finances before, so I knew how to use a sewing machine.
“Then you can use it freely when you want to use it, Michelle. I can’t use it.”
…Freely?
“But this is the latest model, right? Couldn’t you have bought a cheaper one?”
“If we’re going to buy something, it’s better to buy a good one that can be used for a long time.”
Does that mean that I can stay here for a long time, too?
“Where should we put it?”
“Well, it should be placed in a place where there is enough space for work…”
“Then the vacant guest room on the second floor.”
Schwarz-sama carried the sewing machine, which had been transported by two men, easily by himself and went up the stairs.
“Thank you, Schwarz-sama.”
With this, it would be easier to remake the old clothes in the mansion and to make new clothes for Schwarz-sama.
However…
( He bought a machine he doesn’t use based on a chat he had with his servant!?)
…If I say something reckless, he might buy me a whole castle.
From now on, I’ll have to be careful with my words and actions.
That’s what I promised myself.
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