Chapter 70 - Maylie’s Request

Maylie, who barely calmed down after some time, brought out tea. It smelled sweet and fresh. Putting down a cup in front of Azriel, she continued on chatting.

“Not to mention this tea, Ms. Blanchet bought all sorts of things for us. She said that we’ll change furniture and household goods later, but we’d have to eat properly from now on…” 

“Wasn’t your family surprised by Blanchet?”

“They were in the beginning, but now, we are just so thankful and don’t know what to do. By the way, that person must be the same race as Ms. Blanchet, right?”

Maylie pointed at Noir, who was roaming around here and there after changing into his cat form. Azriel smiled and nodded.

“Yeah, both are Rhema’s familiar spirits.”

“I see…”

Maylie hesitated while fidgeting with her cup and opened her mouth.

“Hey, Azriel. We’ve received so much… She said she’ll even move us to another house. Honestly, it’s just to believe. Is it really okay to do this?”

“Rhema directly ordered Blanchet to do so. Since he’s offering it, it’s all right.”

“Ms. Blanchet said so but this is too huge. I’m even afraid because only good things have happened since that day.”

Maylie, who spoke with a blank face, asked carefully.

“By the way, what’s your relation to that wizard?”

“Um…”

Azriel came to tell her about this anyway. She chose her words for a moment and answered.

“Rhema is the one who named me.”

“What? That… thing that you didn’t remember?”

“Yes. I remember everything now. I was his pupil. We were separated for a reason and reunited by coincidence this time.”

“I see…”

Maylie did not push to ask persistently about Azriel’s circumstances. The red-haired girl murmured hazily.

“Like I thought, Azriel was like a lost princess. I knew you’d be! I feel like I’m dreaming.”

“I’m not something like a princess. I’m just Rhema’s pupil.”

“Don’t say that. You are the girl who the tremendous wizard who’s rich and even handsome came to get with speaking cats and a spirit! You’re no different than a princess. It’s really fantastic like magic…”

Maylie smiled with a dreamy face. She seemed too happy, so Azriel stopped denying it anymore and just smiled. Maylie, who was daydreaming in a twinkling, was suddenly startled and asked. 

“Whoa, wait! If you’re a pupil of a wizard, will you be a wizard, too?”

Holding the cup in her hand, Azriel was hardened. The words that the white wizard whispered rang around her ears.

“If you become a wizard, I will have to kill you someday.”

“Azriel, why are you trying to choose a way that will make you miserable? You can enjoy anything.”

‘However, Rhema, that’s a way to know nothing. I’ll also have to live forgetting about you,’ Azriel blinked as she protested in her head. Then the stars from all over the world entrancingly filled her sight.

‘I can’t live pretending I didn’t see all these, Rhema.’

She took a deep breath and answered calmly.

“Yes, I will be a wizard.”

“That’s awesome!”

Maylie looked at her with limpid eyes. Azriel smilingly continued.

“So I came to say goodbye, Maylie.”

“Goodbye? What goodbye?”

“I’m leaving Colte soon. I wanted to say goodbye to you before…”

“W, where are you going? Are you going there to learn magic?”

“Modjankle.”

Maylie dropped her jaw.

“Whoa, to the capital? Not somewhere like a magic castle in the forest?”

“Maylie, you read too many story books. It’s not that you’ve never seen a wizard before. What are you imagining?”

“Your master is a wizard who’s really like he popped out of a book! He’s too different from the wizards who are swamped with heavy workload in our territory’s magic office.”

“That’s…”

Azriel absolutely could not insist that Rhema was an ordinary wizard. Lost for words, she closed her mouth. Maylie, who gushed out words, began pondering upon something. Then she looked at Azriel with a determined face.

“I want to go to Modjankle, too.”

“What?”

“If you’re okay with it, I’d like to work as your maid. Can I do that?”

“You want me to make you my maid? No way!”

“You are going to live in the capital. Don’t you need to hire a maid?”

“We have the spirit, so we’ll be fine. Also, we can’t hire a maid in the house where the spirit freely roams around.”

“You can’t send that spirit to the market. 

“You’re right but… I can do that.”

“Why would you do it? You’re the wizard’s pupil. Leave it to me. I can run errands or serve you. Please?”

“I’ll be fine not served by anyone.”

“I want to do it!”

Maylie passionately poured out.

“You know I’m known to be pretty good at my job. I served that picky Lady Deborah pretty well, too. I know you well and I won’t be surprised about the spirit, Ms. Blanchet, and Noor, Nouir… What was it? Anyway, about that person either! I can do this!” 

“But Maylie, I don’t feel comfortable about hiring a friend as…”

“It’s because I’m your friend that I want to do this more. What I’ve learned so far and what I do well is working as a maid. I want to repay you with this.”

Maylie was serious. Her eyebrows were dropped.

“I don’t need a wage. I didn’t repay you properly for the earring incident either and I received a bigger favor this time. Please let me repay you, please? I don’t want to say goodbye to you like this either…”

She looked at Azriel with eyes like a whining dog. Azriel hesitated and let out a sigh.

“I will talk to Rhema about it.”

“Thank you, Azriel! I love you!”

Maylie lightened up as if she received permission already and hugged Azriel. Azriel could not fully smile while she was hugging her back. It was because she remembered Hannah, who yelled at her to give her mom back, crying.