As I was delivering food as usual, Rosa-chan asked me something dangerous.
"What's your name? A Maid must be known by her master," said Rosa-chan.
Ugh, what should I do!? If I reveal my real name, she might realize that I'm actually a boy...
The question was too sudden and I wasn't expecting this at all.
Maybe I should make up a girl's name, yeah? Ehmmm… name… name…
"A-ah right… j-just call me…"
I looked around the room, hoping I could get an idea in a short amount of time.
Closet, shelf, book, bed, table, bathroom… nothing good—
"L-lotte… my name is Lotte," I said with a little nervousness as sweat started to appear.
It reminded me of Charlotte, Hime's subordinate.
From the beginning, our goal in coming to Ulvur was to go to Charlotte's residence.
And now I'm using her name without permission… forgive me, Charlotte.
Rosa-chan stared at me silently, but her cheeks were slightly blushing. Her gaze seemed to say that my name was very cute.
"Lotte, huh?? Hm, I like it!" replied Rosa-chan, who looked very happy.
"Lotte, will you come with me the day after tomorrow?" asked Rosa-chan as I was pouring tea from the teapot into a fancy decorated cup.
Lately, she always wanted me to brew tea for her. Plus, I had also learned how to make tea from the chefs in the kitchen.
The day after tomorrow… if I remember correctly, that's Thursday, and Rosa-chan has no important schedule that day.
What does Rosa-chan want to do that day? She even invited me along… could this be something she really wants to do?
"Ehmm, I'm free that day, so I can come with you—" before I could finish my sentence, she immediately hugged me.
"You really are reliable, Lotte~" she said while rubbing her head against my chest.
My cheeks turned red, not because of the hug… but because it tickled when she rubbed her head against my chest.
"L-let go of me—" I tried to free myself from Rosa-chan's embrace.
"Ehehe~" instead of moving away from my chest, she smiled sweetly.
——
After that short conversation, I fed Rosa-chan. This was normal, especially since she was a princess here.
I once asked Rosa-chan if she couldn't eat on her own? That was my question.
Surely, if until now she still needed to be fed by others, then she couldn't eat by herself, right?
But you know what? She just said, "I can, but if my father finds out I eat on my own, all the Maids here could get in trouble."
Maybe what she meant was that in this castle, Maids are servants who must always assist their master or anyone in power here.
So if the Maids don't do what they are supposed to, they could be punished.
That's why Rosa-chan doesn't want to lose her Maids, whom she always treasures.
Rosa-chan really likes Maids, so she treats them all equally. Well… except me.
Because I am her personal Maid, of course, she's closer to me than to the others.
But when it comes to helping her get dressed…
I don't know if she can do it herself, or if she really needs someone else's help.
——
"The day after tomorrow, what's happening that day? Rosa-chan, are you holding a meeting?" I asked, wanting to know what Rosa-chan planned to do two days later.
Whether it's something important or not, I have a duty to go with her.
Y-yeah… though it feels a bit forced.
"I want to go for a walk in the city," answered Rosa-chan after hearing my question.
"A walk?" I asked in a slightly confused tone.
Could she mean observing the city? Usually, royalty visit the citizens to make their name known, right?
And I thought Rosa-chan wanted to do the same, but apparently not.
"It's been so long since I went out with someone else… the last time was probably when I was still little," Rosa-chan is currently 13 years old. Still like an ordinary teenager.
But at her young age, she already loves books very much.
And this is something that kids her age are supposed to do.
"Don't you want to come with me~?" Rosa-chan looked at me with pitiful, pleading eyes.
S-seriously! Don't make that face in front of me!
I can't handle it if she keeps treating me like this!
"I-I'd be happy to come with you~" well… who would refuse an invitation from a girl?
Indirectly, this felt like a moment between a close couple.
Simply put, the girl invites her boyfriend on a date two days later.
Then, because the boy loves his girlfriend very much, he happily agrees to go on the date with her.
And the boy thinks that he has just been invited on a date by a cute and pretty girl…
Ehmm… similar to what's happening to me now, right?
——
(Two days later…)
The warm sunlight entered through the large window in her room, slowly making her open her eyes.
She immediately got up from bed and went to the bathroom to freshen up.
After finishing and looking refreshed, she asked for help from several Maids to dress her in the clothes she wanted. (These were Maids other than me.)
Once satisfied with the outfit she was wearing, she cheerfully left her room and ran a little toward the Maids' changing room.
And here I was, putting on clothes.
Maids were given a small room to rest in, but all Maids had to change their clothes in this room.
This changing room was quieter than usual; maybe the others were busy with something.
Suddenly, the door to this room opened, revealing Rosa-chan.
"Lotte, why haven't you changed clothes yet?" asked Rosa-chan.
I looked at her face and began to notice the clothes she was wearing.
She wore a white top and a light brown skirt that made her look casual.
Her outfit, which looked cute, suited her small face so well.
What she wore now was almost like the clothes worn by ordinary citizens.
Simply put, she wasn't wearing the formal luxurious clothes that nobles usually wore.
Even so, because she already had her own charm, no clothes could change how others saw her.
Instead, it only added to the beauty that radiated from her.
Then her lips looked more charming than usual; even though not too flashy, they looked very sweet to me.
——
"I don't have normal clothes…" I said softly.
Of course, I wouldn't wear my Maid outfit. But here's the problem: I didn't have any girl's clothes. I only had one set of boy's clothes at the moment.
"Ehmm… what should we do— Ah, I'll call someone first!" after saying that, she ran out of the room, probably to find the person she meant.
Hopefully, that person could help me out of this little problem.
——
I sat on a long bench in the room, waiting for Rosa-chan to return.
Sometimes, I also thought… How long do I have to keep pretending to be a girl?
BANG the door was opened very forcefully by Rosa-chan.
"S-sorry for making you wait…" Rosa-chan looked out of breath.
Beside her, I saw a Maid wearing glasses who looked familiar to me.
Wait… wasn't that Vern?
No doubt about it. The one Rosa-chan brought here was Vern.
Wait! Vern surely knows that I'm a boy… so how will she help me!?
"V-vern-san… it's been a while since we last met…" I tried greeting Vern more politely and gently.
"You're…" Vern looked at me. But from her expression, I knew she was pretending to think I was a girl in front of Rosa-chan.