HCYPBTKIRWO Chapter 18

“This is really great.”

I murmured as I looked at the mirror in the closet.

“I already liked it, but I love it.”

After dinner, I was called separately. I tried to say something, but I was told not to wear a maid’s uniform.

"Wear clothes that stand out at a glance so that others can see you from a glance."

What kind of clothes are those? Should I wear a clown suit with big bells?

Anyway, when I said I didn't have such outfits, I instructed Mrs. Valeria to order them..

It's given to me for free, so I'd be grateful to receive it, but it would be a waste of money and not worth it, even if it was not my own money.

“Well then, shall we?”

I opened the closet door. The inside, of course, was empty.

“Well, before that, the rules first…”

I pulled out the book I had in my pocket. I looked carefully from start to finish, and nodded my head and closed the book.

"There's no rule not to connect to the cabin outside."

Since there was no rule, there would be no violation.

I put the book back in my pocket and put my finger on the wooden board of the closet.

I drew a magic circle connecting the places and casted a spell, and the inside of the closet waved and blurred.

This was the connection between the closet door and the cabin door.

Anyone I have allowed can enter my cabin by opening this closet door. But to others, all they saw was an empty wardrobe.

Daisy and Lady, hearing the noise, got up from the sofa. As soon as she saw me standing outside the door, Daisy waved her tail as if she were going to break it.

"Did you eat?"

[Yes! Ate!]

[Where have you been all day?]

"Oh right!"

I then explained to the two of them what happened today.

The golden retriever, who was walking past the cabin door and walking into my new bedroom, narrowed its eyes as if it was dissatisfied.

[Ugh, you fell in love with those tricks.]

“Tricks…?”

[Did you negotiate?]

"What negotiations?"

[How much?]

"What pay?"

[… Did you not get him to get down on his knees and beg?]

"Huh? He asked me to come as a nanny, so I said it was good."

[Hey, isn't that a bummer? How can I live with an owner who is a pushover…]

“I got an apology.”

[Fine.]

Lady was looking around the room with a dissatisfied look on her face like a mother-in-law looking at the newlyweds.

[Is this your room?]

"Yes."

[By the way, this is fine. Kids? I smell them nearby!]

The tuxedo cat, who was excitedly walking around the room sniffing every nook and cranny, ran to me crying and screaming.

“The kids are sleeping.”

Before coming to my room, I washed thoroughly and read a children's book one by one, so they went to sleep.

[Hmm...]

“When I wake up tomorrow morning, I will see… Ah!"

It flashed back then. The last rule that seems to have been recently added to the last page of the work rules!

- Tuxedo cats are not allowed in the Duke's residence.

Oh my, Daisy would cry if she knew... This was a rule to prevent me and the children from contacting each other, so I'll have to talk to the Archduke tomorrow.

'Should I use the bathroom here?'

The bathroom I saw now was more shiny and luxurious than a hotel bathroom. The bathroom in the cabin was cozy, but it was too narrow and a cold wind would normally blow.

But I'd rather sleep on my bed, which I'm used to.

After enjoying the bubble bath until I was exhausted, I stopped as soon as I entered the bedroom.

"What?"

A large bed that should have been empty was crowded.

“Why are you here?”

Obviously the sleeping children were sitting in my bed, hugging and stroking Lady and Daisy.

"I'm afraid of sleeping alone."

"That's right. I'm scared."

Actually, I was afraid of sleeping alone in this room, but it would be scarier for a small child to sleep alone in a room larger than this one.

After all, the five of us slept in the same bed before, so I was glad the bed was big.

I hugged Luca and Luna, one on each side, and gave them a kiss on the forehead.

"Chestnuts."

I should call them Princess and Prince, but when we were alone, I decided to just call them the name I always had for them.

I spoke formally to the children when I was putting them to sleep a while ago, and Luna burst into laughter while Luca burst into tears.

“Are you not uncomfortable with the bed mattress?”

The bed here felt like a cloud. By comparison, my cheap mattress would have been like sleeping on the ground, but the angelic children shook their heads.

"Luca was heartbroken because Hazel was strict.”

Luca's dog-like eyes widened.

You don't know how much I wanted to hear this laughter.

“I was going to go to Hazel, but my brother wouldn’t let me go.”

Luna pouted her lips as she stroked the fur of the sleeping golden retriever.

"You did well."

"What's wrong?"

“It’s dangerous out there. Last time you were lucky that you made it to the hut safely, but next time, you might meet a bad person.”

I still stuck my pinky out in front of Luna, who was sulky.

“So, don’t even think about running away together again. Promise?"

Luna stared at my finger and shook her head.

"Do we have to make a promise now?"

"?"

“Since Hazel lives in my house.”

Ah… Didn't the Archduke tell you that I am only a temporary nanny?

They think I'll live here, so I'll have to tell them. What should I do?

Seeing the children drooping their shoulders in disappointment had already grown in front of my eyes. I want to stay for a long time, but the principle is the principle...

I should talk to the Archduke. I looked up at the ceiling of the bed and was pensive, and a large rabbit's face covered my vision.

It was a doll that Luca had officially introduced as Lulu a while ago.

“Lulu gives kisses too.”

“Sleep well, Lulu.”

“Good night.”

Anyway, the stuffed-animal was really dirty. There was no way that the servants of Luca, who would change his clothes immediately even if there was the tiniest stain, didn't wash them, so it seems that Luca didn't let them wash it.

Shall I ask you to take a bath together with it when you take a bath tomorrow?

“I’ll show you my house tomorrow. A lot of gardens, a lake this big, and a pony!"

"I'll make it worth it."

The children did not sleep and continued to chatter with excitement.

“Spaghetti is bitter."

“What are you going to make tomorrow morning? Potatoes, sausages and omelets?”

"Ah."

"Oh!"

I suddenly remembered that as soon as the kids saw the broccoli on their plate at the dinner table, they shoved it to the edge.

“Shall we make our own garden?”

Luca looked up at me with big eyes and blinked as if he didn't know what a vegetable garden was.

"Remember? We pulled carrots from the soil."

"!"

"Did you have fun?"

“It was fun.”

“Then let’s make it.”

"Yes."

Great. Then, this time, I'll have to make my own broccoli and feed it.

Even then, I patted the back of the children who continued to chime in what they wanted to do with me.

“You have to get up very early tomorrow to do it all, so go to sleep."

One adult, two children, a cat and a dog, plus a large rabbit doll. No matter how big a bed or a large bedroom was, if we were together, we were neither lonely nor afraid.

If that was the case, even the bed monster won't be able to find us, right?

But in the morning, a terrifying monster will slam the door open and come in.

***

(3rd person pov)

Elliott gathered his hands neatly over the desk in the office and stared at the witch. When their eyes met, the witch tilted her head and raised the corners of her mouth.

‘Are you laughing?’

After causing chaos from the morning, she had a bright smile on her face as if she had no idea what the problem was.

I wanted to fire her right away.

However, the emperor's decree in the corner of the desk made him hold back.

"…Miss Hazel."

There was a good reason to bring the new nanny to the office in the morning and scold her.

He opened the doors of his younger siblings in the morning, and when the beds were empty, would the witch know how he felt for thinking they were kidnapped?

However, even when he searched the room, there was no note asking for a ransom…

He called the guards right away. While ordering a thorough search, he suddenly thought of it.

‘What did a nanny do while the children disappeared?’

So he opened the door of the nanny’s bedroom in anger…

"It's not enough for a nanny to share the same bed with children of a noble family, but also a cat and a dog? Could you guess how amazed I was?"

"But there was no such rule."

The witch took the working rules out of the apron pocket. Seeing that the corners were already worn out, she must have read it many times.

‘Well, since you've read it so much, you know that there was no such rule.’

The children always hated nannies, so they never went to the nanny's room and slept. Therefore, there has been no need for rules prohibiting them sleeping together.

…He was at a loss.

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