The Daughter of Evil - Volume 1 - Chapter 2.14

Chapter 2: Section 1: Scene 4 
♦Allen ~Elphegort Kingdom’s “The Northern Region of the Capital City, Aceid”~

Sitting in the carriage, Michaela and I went to the streets of the northern region. The driver said that the Freesis mansion is very close from here.

Thanks to Michaela’s guidelines, we found a shortcut, covering up the time delayed by our break in the central region. This way, we should be able to see Keel as scheduled.

On the way, Michaela and I talked a lot. Today, she went to the center of the city to buy soap.

“Miss Michaela, why did you sing there?”

“You saw the teenage boy at the Plaza, right? That child…… His parents died of illness, and thus he became unhappy. So I tried to encourage him with a song; I didn’t expect that everyone will gather over there……”

“You’re good at singing. Do you often sing in front of many people?”

“Well, not very often, but only occasionally…… really!”

“……! W-Why?”

 "You’re really stereotypical～～～ watch your words!“

"Haha, sorry. I should use honorifics in the face of older persons.”

“Oh～～Allen, how old are you?”

“I’m fourteen years old this year.”

“Well… I'm…… s-sixteen years old! It’s just a thin two-years-difference! So don’t be so punctual, you know!”

Michaela said as she threw me a glad eye. “Don’t be so stereotypical"…… She also said that it’s her first time to meet Germaine. Now that father died, what will I do? My mind was suddenly filled with one year of not seeing my righteous sister.

"I understand, Ms. Michaela.”

“……”

“I-I know, Michaela!”

I half-deprecatingly replied, but the answer didn’t seem to make her satisfied. With my conversation with Michaela, I found her face to be very rich, and never hides her feelings. Looking at this, I can’t help but think that although she and Gumilia are friends, their personalities are quite different.

Michaela said that she was born in a village near the Thousand-Year Tree’s forest, and later left the village and looked for a job with a friend; they didn’t find one. And while the two were still bewildered, Keel’s wife, Mrs. Freesis lent a helping hand, so they became the servants of the Lady.

“This country is very discriminate against other ethnic groups.”

Michaela’s face was a little gloomy.

“I hang out with a friend…… named Clarise. She doesn’t look the same as the others…… Ever since childhood she had been bullied by others; when we came to Aceid, it was the same old way. Even if I was around, Clarise totally can’t find a job……”

Upon saying this, Michaela smiled; she revealed a very brilliant smile. She then continued:

“But, Mrs. Freesis took good care of us. I heard that they’re immigrants from the Marlon country.”

Keel is a Marlon citizen? It’s the first time I heard that.

“Master said that he wasn’t comfortable of being an immigrant. Maybe because of this, he was very understanding and because Clarise also looked different from the others, he hired us.”

After saying this, Michaela seemed to remember something she wanted to ask me.

“Allen is a servant in the Palace? The Royal Palace… The Great Lucifenian Palace must be a lot larger than Mr. Keel’s mansion; it must be hard cleaning up though.”

Michaela sighed; still having a great time staring at my face.

“Well, busy is really busy, but my job is to serve the Queen. The work of cleaning and the like are not part of my work, so it’s not much hard work.”

“Direct control under the Royal family! You’re so powerful!”

Michaela looked astonished. I was somewhat proud that she praised me.

“No, it’s troublesome actually…… The Queen’s aura is capricious and askance, and I have a colleague who breaks something everyday……”

We talked a lot on each other’s work.

The royal family and the wealthy merchant. We serve different masters but we’re both servants - that’s what I have common with her, which I don’t know why but I’m very delighted. She was willing to happily listen to my grievances, and I would be happy to hear her dissatisfactions and failures.

Her singing is so pure, as pleasant as mystical fairies, but after having this conversation with her, I found out that she’s such a lovely ordinary girl and so easy to get along.

We chatted and chatted and suddenly changed the topic. Awkward as it may seem, I pointed at Michaela’s chest and commended the flashing necklace along the road.

“That necklace suits you very well.”

Her neck wore a necklace made out of shells. When I reached out and touched it, Michaela was a bit embarassed.

“Ah, this…… was a gift for me……”

Although I evaluated the necklace to “suit her very well”, my mind didn’t think the same way. Michaela is not suitable for wearing ornaments; extra accessories will only cover up her beauty. I really don’t know who this guy with bad taste is; even if I saw that necklace, I wouldn’t give it to her.

“Ah! I can already see the mansion.”

Michaela said. As I looked ahead, I saw something much larger than the surrounding buildings: a mansion in the laps of luxury reflected into my eyes. Although the Royal Palace is better, Keel’s residence really deserved to be called gigantic, not in a small scale.

Can’t the carriage move a little slower?

I thought. I don’t know why but I wanna listen to her talk forever.