Chapter 22: Home
"Lovely home, finally back. The metal fence door of the Western-style building was slowly pulled open from the inside by pansies and mimosas with pleasant smiles on their faces, and the girls finally returned home in the evening sun. As soon as she stepped onto the vestibule of the mansion, Lina let out a cheer of excitement, threw her heavy backpack aside, and threw herself down on the soft lawn of the vestibule, breathing hard the familiar smell of the grass, and her mouth let out a happy murmur. In fact, the girls have not been away from home for a long time this time, only a little more than a month before and after, but in the psychology of the girls, they have been struggling with difficulties and dangers along the way, especially in the last period of time on the edge of life and death, making them feel as if they have been away for more than ten years. This is especially true for the priest girl, who recalls the entanglement and uneasiness in her heart when she left more than a month ago, and now she is as happy as if she has been in the kingdom of God, and the strong sense of happiness makes the girl really unable to control her feelings, rolling comfortably on the lawn, constantly making cheerful laughter.
A crisp laugh called Vivien back from her trance, and the mage girl looked at her surroundings, and then at Lina, who was rolling around, tilted her head and thought about it, and suddenly pounced directly, slamming the priest girl under her, making her scream of fright and pain, and then, without accident, the two girls just rolled on the lawn and fought, and the sound of slapstick and laughter mixed together, floating over 6 Fox Street.
"Welcome home, masters. The maid sisters didn't take the luggage from everyone, because they knew that they couldn't lift those things at all, so they just bowed happily, but their eyes were still curious on Lina's head. The two little maids believed that they were not mistaken, and when they left, they still had long silver hair, shining like a falling waterfall in the light, who knew that in more than a month, the waist-length long hair turned into short hair against the scalp, but the spirit seemed extraordinarily relaxed, as if it was a different person. However, of course, the maid sisters knew that this was not something they should ask, so they consciously hid their curiosity in their hearts, and said with a smile on their faces: "The masters have worked hard all the way, the hot water has been prepared for the masters in the bathroom, and the tea and snacks in the living room have just been prepared, and the masters can take a little rest in the living room after washing, and we will prepare dinner soon, and we will not delay too long." ”
"Huh?" Catherine was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "Do you know how many of us are coming back today? ”
"We only found out at noon. The long-haired pansy nodded: "At noon, someone came to inform us that the masters should arrive in the afternoon, although we suspect that he has any other intentions, but we are worried that if what he says is true, it will be a dereliction of duty in front of the masters, so I and my sister have prepared these things on the basis of strengthening their vigilance." ”
"Oh, that's good, of course, it's more natural to skip the step of heightened guard, but forget it, it's not forcing you. Catherine patted the maid sister's head with a smile, "Who is the one who came to inform you? ”
"Ahh......h Uh, we forgot to ask, I'm sorry, my lords. ”
"It's okay, it's okay. Catherine shook her head and smiled, after all, the maid sisters are only two underage children, although they have received professional training, but it is only the training of the innkeeper service staff, not a special maid education, so it is completely understandable that these etiquette matters are not handled well, seeing the appearance of the two little ones bowing their heads and blaming themselves, the knight girl comforted softly: "It's nothing, you recall the dress and appearance of the person who came, I will see if I can think of his identity." ”
"He looked to be in his sixties, and though his hair was gray, he was very energetic, and he was dressed in a black suit, and he came in a carriage, and he looked very dignified. The maid sisters recalled: "I remember that I used to see a lot of people with great status over there, but they didn't seem to be as majestic as this old man, and we were a little scared, so we forgot to ask." ”
"Who's that?" Catherine muttered to herself, confused, "I don't remember meeting anyone like that." ”
"Which housekeeper. Pannis shrugged and said: "This description is a nobleman somewhere, but it is impossible for a nobleman to come to the door to deliver the message in person, then it can only be a nobleman's butler, and many of the butlers of the great nobles are indeed more like nobles than most ordinary nobles, such as the last time I saw him, Snape's butler." ”
"Ah, it can't really be Grandpa Snape, he's in charge of the logistics of the war, and he knows when we'll get here. Catherine seemed to suddenly remember something, rummaging through her body in a panic, and finally took out a mythril coin from her personal pocket, held it in her hand with a sigh of relief, and said, "Whew, it's okay, it's okay, I didn't throw my grandfather away." ”
"Hmm, have you finally developed to the point where you see money as a relative?" said Pannis, "It's the first time I've seen someone call Grandpa to Mithril Coins, hey, don't kick it all of a sudden." ”
"Hmph, I'll settle accounts with you when I'm rested, I remember what you said. Catherine gritted her teeth and snorted angrily, too lazy to pay attention to Pannis's routine provocation, touched the heads of the maid sisters and said: "Okay, little ones, don't look like you've done something wrong, I guess we guessed right, it should be Grandpa Snape's butler who came to inform you by the way, then it doesn't matter, it's them, it is estimated that they will come back tomorrow, you haven't delayed anything, don't blame yourself anymore." ”
"Yes, then we'll go and prepare the bathing items for the masters right away. The maid sisters finally regained their spirits and raised their heads excitedly, but as soon as they looked up, they saw that something seemed to be moving in the backpack behind the knight girl, and the movements were becoming more and more violent. Pansy pointed to Catherine's backpack, and just as she was about to say something in surprise, she found a hairy head poking out of the pocket of the backpack, and then, a white shadow jumped out of the backpack and pounced directly on her face, obscuring her vision.
Because of the speed, the little maid didn't see what was holding her face at all, only felt that her face was covered in a soft fluff, and several girls exclaimed with smiles in her ears.
(To be continued.) )