The next morning, Raiden Mio woke up from his sleep after a sneeze, the windows were not closed all night, and the wind was still blowing the curtains until now, and the wind was slightly stronger today than yesterday, but only hot air was blowing.

Whether it's sleeping or everyday, Mio always wears that white dress on her body.

The walls of the room were covered with all sorts of swords, each one very delicate, without any dust or dirty knives, and few people came and went to her room, as it seemed that Mio was taking care of them every day.

"Click. ”

Pushing open the door, I wanted to wake up Chiho Li in the next room, but I didn't expect that she was already waiting in front of her door!

"Mio-san, good morning, did you sleep well last night?" Chihori asked with a smile.

Raiden Mio was a little surprised, it was only five o'clock in the morning, and Chiho Li would get up so early.

"Have you been waiting here for a long time?"

Chihori shook her head and said, "I used to get up before dawn when I lived with my master, but today it's late. Mio-san, yesterday Fujiwa-san taught me how to make breakfast, and I prepared it ten minutes ago......"

"Yes, then you go downstairs and wait for me, and I'll give you the first job after breakfast. Raiden Mio's face didn't show any expression because of what Chiho Ri had done, but turned around and closed the door and returned to the room.

Ten minutes later, Raiden Mio came to the restaurant downstairs, because it was still early, not only Fujiwa, but only the two of them were awake in the Raiden family, today was Tuesday, the second day of work, and there were still five days to rest, I don't know how far Chiho could do in these five days.

"Did Masako teach you how to do it?" asked Raiden Mio, looking at the breakfast on the table.

Chiho Ri pulled the chair next to Raiden Mio, sat down, and nodded, "Yes, Fujiwa-sama-san said that these are Miss Mio's favorite breakfasts, and I was going to ask her to teach me how to make lunch and dinner, but she doesn't seem to have time." ”

Raiden Mio silently picked up a piece of bacon with a fork and put it in his mouth, and said softly, "It's too much ......."

"Mio-san, please don't talk while you're eating. ”

"Hmph. ”

After breakfast, Chiho Ri sent the dishes to the sink, and just as she was about to start washing them, Raiden Mio stopped her.

"I said I have a job for you, and Masako will clean up the work later. Mio had a lot of strength, and she dragged Chiho Ri's wrist out of the gate of the Raiden house, and only stopped when she reached the steps leading to the bottom of the mountain.

"Mio-san, what is my first job?" asked Chiho, blinking as she lifted the hair ornament on her head.

Raiden Mio took a deep breath hard, pointed to the bottom of the mountain and said, "The air in the mountains is very good in the morning, and I go outside every morning at this time, but there is always only one person, and the servants in the past will stay away from me the rest of the time except to take care of me. ”

"Well, I see, Mio-sama wants me to go for a walk with you, right?"

Raiden Mio didn't speak, just looked down the stairs and didn't know what he was thinking.

"It's hot even in the morning. Chiho Ri changed her angle and secretly looked at Raiden Mio's expression, she didn't seem to be going to invite herself personally, but wanted Chiho Ri to unilaterally agree, "I know, Miss Mio will be lonely when she is alone." ”

"Chihori, you go back. ”

"I will always be by Mio's side, so the loneliness that has always surrounded Mio, I will chase them away. Chiho suddenly grabbed Raiden Mio's hand, only to realize that she was trembling.

"Let's go. ”

The air in the mountains is fresh, and the cicadas in the early morning don't sound so harsh, but rather enjoyable.

"If you go any further, you'll be out of the range of the Raiden family. Chihori stopped Mio, who was walking in front.

"I haven't been out in a long time, and I don't know if the town over there has changed. ”

Chihori's feet began to hurt a little, the maid's small leather shoes were not suitable for long journeys, just walking from home to this is close to the limit, and if you continue to walk, I am afraid that it will take two days to heal when you return home.

If you want to establish a relationship with Raiden Mio, you must agree to her request, and Chiho Li does not propose to return, but follows her to the town ahead, which is the outskirts of Kamifurano Town, in the opposite direction to the city.

Twenty minutes later, the two of them saw the name of the town on the roadside sign, this town is called Asahino, it is located in a sea of lavender flowers, as far as the eye can see, the lilac covering the whole field of vision, and the simple house looks particularly gorgeous in the early morning sun.

"Miss Mio, is this the town you are talking about?" Chiho Ri had never seen so many lavenders, and she thought that this famous lavender city could only be seen at a few fixed scenic spots, but she didn't expect that such an unknown town would hide such beautiful scenery.

Raiden Mio didn't answer Chiho Ri's words, she just walked towards the town with the flowers, but when she was near the edge of the town, she refused to go in, staying in the distance of a house and looking up at the sky.

"Go back, that's all we have to do here. ”

Surprised, the two of them had returned to the mountain of Raiden's house, the weather was gradually getting hot, the sun was baking the earth unscrupulously in the sky, and the sound of cicadas at this time was also beginning to sound unbearable.

"Father should have gone to work, remember to come here at noon. Raiden Mio deliberately glanced at Chiho Ri's feet as she left, her toes had been red and swollen from the front of her crusty shoes due to the long walk, and her standing posture was a little unnatural.

"Hmm. ”

Chiho Riki watched Raiden Mio go to the garden at the back of the house, and then sat down in the door with a sigh of relief.

"It's not easy to wear these shoes, isn't it?" Fujiwa seemed to have just finished brushing the plates in the bowl when he just saw Raiden Mio and Chiho Li returning home, although Mio still looked relaxed, Chiho Li had already lost half her life and sat at the door panting.

"If you continue like this, sooner or later you will grow ugly cocoons. Chiho complained.

"The maids' costumes are all chosen by the eldest lady, although the appearance is gorgeous, but it is very tiring to wear, in my opinion, the eldest lady is more like training soldiers, honing their will and body, becoming a backbone of the Raiden family. Fujiwa pulled Chiho Rie, she had no work to do for the time being, so he took her to the back of the mansion.

"Miss Fujiwa, where are we going?"

"I heard from the master of the sword wind that Chihori is going to climb those steps with the eldest lady at noon, and it is impossible for you to be like now. I have some swelling pills in my room that will at least make you feel better. ”

When I first saw Fujiwa, Chiho thought she was a mean woman, but now it seems that she is not only gentle, but also her eyes always give people an inexplicable sense of intimacy, and there seems to be no negative emotions when she is with her.

Fujiwa's room was at the back of the first floor, and from the bedroom window you could see the garden full of flowers, and there was a table on which a young girl in a white dress sat on a chaise longue, reading a book in the sun.

"Is Mio-sama there every day?" asked Chihori, leaning against the window.

"Well, the eldest lady doesn't like to deal with other people, and this is the first time she has gone out with other people, maybe she also thinks that you are very similar to the eldest lady in the past. Fujiwa took out the medicine box from the cabinet and sat down on the edge of the bed with it, "Chihori, take off your shoes and socks." ”

"Oh. Chiho carefully took off the leather shoes that had tormented her all morning, and took off her socks even more carefully, revealing a few red toes, the little toe was very red and swollen, and even the heel was swollen, "Did Miss Fujiwa ever do this?"

Fujiwa took out a tube of ointment from the medicine box, was stunned when he heard Chiho Ri's words, shook his head and said, "I'm not as strong as you, it's better to say...... I chose to run away because I couldn't bear the pain, so I ......"

The cool ointment was applied to the red and swollen skin, and Chiho Li suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I've been working here since I was five years old, and at that time there were very few people of my age who played with the eldest lady, and at first there was no maid's uniform, but after two years, the eldest lady suddenly asked the maids to buy a batch of uniforms, and they were very uncomfortable to wear. After a few days, many of the girls stopped working for the Raiden family and quit their jobs and went elsewhere. ”

"Because the shoes are very hard to wear, I will put something soft in them, so it seems that I am deliberately avoiding the eldest lady. Fujiwa subconsciously glanced at Thunder Mio outside the window.

"Escape...... ? ”

"Are you better?" Fujiwa blew on the ointment, and a chill spread throughout her body, and Chihori shivered.

"Well, thank you, Miss Fujiwa. At this time, Chiho Li paid attention to the interior decoration of the vine and the room, which was basically based on pink tones, and looked like an ornament that only children would choose, with her age and personality, she didn't look like someone who would decorate her room like this with her own hands, "Now, Miss Fujiwa, did you buy these?"

Fujiwa followed Chihori's gaze, and there were some childish dolls and dolls on the table over there.

"Those ......" Fujiwa bit her lip, and it looked like the dolls there meant a lot to her.

After a long time, Fujiwa put the plaster on Chihori's feet before he fixed his eyes on them.

"They were left over from the time when the eldest lady helped me decorate the room a long time ago, and I never threw them away or altered any of the decorations in the room. At that time, the eldest lady was not as withdrawn as she is now, and although she had few friends around, one or two children would occasionally come to play with her. It was the eldest lady at that time who helped me choose these dolls and decorations, and only when I saw them could I remember her again when I was a child......"