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Whether it was a twist of fate or a deliberate scheme by someone, Lily was confirmed as the next head of the Estelle family, and the next day, Esix, the previous head, passed away.

In the end, unable to overcome his illness, he met his fate. And so, after his death, Esix’s funeral was held quietly.

Some of the spirits seemed to be going mad, but Helena, Ian, and Lily did not harbor any positive feelings towards him.

How much of a despicable father must he have been to receive such treatment even in death? As soon as Esix’s funeral ended, Lily became the head of the Estelle family.

Once again, led by Helena, the ceremony for appointing the new head took place. Normally, a maid like me wouldn’t be allowed in, but with the help of Helena and Lily, I was able to witness it.

Helena was not seated in the head’s chair as she was during the coming-of-age ceremony.

An empty chair.

Lily walked up to the chair and received the ring from Helena, proving her position as the head.

Lily gazed at the ring intently before slipping it onto her middle finger. Then, she sat in the empty head’s chair.

The light pouring in from the large window illuminated Lily brightly.

The expressions of the spirits who had looked down on Lily until now seemed to crumble in real-time as they watched Lily from the chair.

The Lily who had just walked and laughed moments ago was nowhere to be seen. It was only Lily, exuding the charisma befitting a head. The fact that she still had twin tails was a cute point.

Oh, and Ian left the family. Not in a bad way, but after losing to Lily, who is four years younger, in his training to become a knight, he realized something.

So, he said he was going on a journey to become an adventurer, but I hope he has a good experience… Honestly, I hope he struggles a bit. You have no idea how scary he used to be.

Helena was still very worried about Ian leaving on his journey, despite him being her son.

Many things changed after Lily became the head. Did they really change? Well, for starters, we moved from the satellite residence to the main estate.

Lily and I had lived in the satellite residence for four years before moving to the main estate. It was a bit disappointing to leave the cozy satellite residence, but for Lily’s health, the main estate was better.

Of course, our behavior didn’t change when we moved from the satellite residence to the main estate. One of the reasons was that Lily handed all the family affairs over to Helena.

Saying she didn’t know anything. Helena, who originally intended to do just that, ended up taking care of everything. But doesn’t that mean nothing really changed?

Oh, of course, I changed when I moved to the main estate. I became a lady’s maid. And I no longer had to do small chores. It was like floating on air all of a sudden…!

Instead, I spent more time with Lily and Helena. I became more like a secretary than a maid.

But even as a secretary, I was a strange one who indulged in antics.

For example…

-Knock. Knock.

“Lily, your carriage is ready.”

When a knock sounded in the head’s room, Lily, who had been sleeping in my arms, blinked her eyes open and got up. I stood up from the head’s chair and helped Lily sit back down.

Lily’s face, which had been relaxed, quickly changed, and in an instant, she became serious. Then, Lily spoke.

“Come in.”

It was a clear voice that couldn’t be mistaken for just waking up.

I quickly wiped the sleep marks off Lily’s lips with my finger.

A maid came in and placed tea and dessert in front of Lily before leaving. Lily immediately got up from her chair as soon as the maid left.

She clapped her hands on the chair. I smiled and sat back in the head’s chair, and Lily jumped onto my lap, pressing her bottom against my knees. Then, she completely entrusted herself to me.

“Amelia.”

“Yes.”

“What would you like to eat first?”

And then I noticed one more change. During dessert time, Lily started feeding me dessert. Of course, I also fed her once a week as part of my duties.

“Then I’ll start with the chocolate, please.”

My job became simpler. I would help Lily get up in the morning, assist her as a chambermaid, and although it wasn’t necessary, I didn’t like the idea of being idle as a chambermaid.

During lunchtime, I would eat with Lily and Helena, and then help Helena with her work. Since Lily always practiced during that time, I didn’t need to be there.

It was always adorable how she would snuggle into my arms before going to practice.

Helping Helena with her work wasn’t about family matters or diplomacy. It was about listening to Helena’s complaints and relieving her stress.

Recently, it seemed like other countries were facing serious situations, and Helena was visibly struggling. Especially with certain families who used to dislike our family now looking down on Lily as the head of our family.

Being a bastard and a girl, and now just turning 12 and becoming an adult.

And most importantly, the gods in the main family. They seemed to be looking down on us, but they hadn’t taken any action yet, so we were cautiously watching them.

With Lily as the head, our lives regained stability.

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The warm sunlight streamed in. It was time to wake up. As a chambermaid, I needed to get up early, so I tried to open my eyes and sit up.

-Please.

It seemed like Lily had no intention of letting go of my body. Not only was she tall, but she had also gotten stronger, so now I couldn’t break free with my own strength.

“Lily, Lily.”

I called her name affectionately and tried to shake her awake.

“Mmm…”

She still didn’t wake up. She was definitely awake, but she clearly wanted something. The reason was that the last time I woke her up, I had to give her a kiss, and since then, if I didn’t give her a kiss, she wouldn’t wake up.

Lily had become even more playful since becoming an adult.

I gently kissed her still-soft cheek.

“Did you sleep well, Emilia?”

Her bright eyes opened, and she smiled at me. This adorable Lily. I held her cheeks.

“Amelia?”

-Ouch.

“Ah, no, no, no!”

When I let go of her cheeks, Lily covered her blushing cheeks with both hands.

“Lily, now that you’re an adult and the head of the family, do we still have to sleep together?”

“Of course. This is a very important matter. If I don’t sleep with Amelia, I can’t get a good night’s sleep, and then my condition will suffer.”

Lily explained passionately. She was still a child. A child.

The reason I could sleep with Lily was that I had created my own bedroom inside Lily’s bedroom.

Officially, I had broken down the wall separating Lily’s bedroom and the adjacent room to properly manage Lily, but in reality, Lily just wanted to sleep with me. Although my bed was right next to hers, I rarely used it, just like when we lived in separate buildings.

As we chatted in bed, someone knocked on the door, and Lily said, “Come in.”

The massive door opened, and a petite maid entered.

“Did you sleep well, Lily, Amelia?”

“Come in.”

Lily waved to the maid.

“Did you sleep well too, Eya?”

I said affectionately.

“Yes, yes!”

Eya greeted us with a timid voice that matched her small stature and innocent face. With her neatly gathered black hair and a modest maid outfit, she looked like a younger version of Lily at eight years old.

Ea was a young maid who was sold to the Estelle family by her parents when she was young. Working as a maid at the age of 8 may seem very difficult, but Ea persevered and did her best.

The reason Ea entered Lily’s bedroom at this hour was that Lily personally chose her as a maid.

Ea was chosen by Lily not to help her, but to help me as a maid.

It was questionable why she chose such a young child.

“It would be much more comfortable for you to help me next to Amelia rather than doing the main housework.”

She said. And

“If it’s a young child, they won’t fall for Amelia.”

Although she said it in a very small voice, it seemed like there was another reason. Lily thought that there was another reason because she always had a thoughtful expression when she helped me take off my clothes.

After Ea arrived, we all headed to the bathhouse together.

As soon as we arrived at the dressing room, as always, Lily just casually took off her pajamas and didn’t watch me change, but…!

Now she takes off my pajamas. In the evening, she helps me take off my clothes with Ea. Honestly, starting with the corset, it’s quite difficult to undress in maid’s clothes.

It seems like the behavior of the maid and the lady has completely changed, but Lily always looks so happy when she helps me undress quietly.

Once we enter the bathhouse, I have to move diligently. I wash Lily’s body clean and then I still have to wash Ea’s body because she’s still young.

After washing both of them, Lily and Ea finish the morning bath by washing me.

After the bath, I move to play the role of a lady’s maid. With Lily and Ea’s help, I change my clothes, and then I dress Lily and come out of her bedroom.

While walking to the resting room where the maids take a break, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten the brooch Helena had given me.

‘Oh, the brooch. I need to go back quickly.’

There was always a protective spell on the brooch, so I always wore it on my maid’s clothes, but I forgot today.

I went back into Lily’s bedroom, attached the brooch to my maid’s clothes, and as I was leaving, I saw Ea coming out of the bathhouse holding the laundry she had left when she bathed.

“Ea, you’re so cute.”

“Oh. Lady Amelia.”

“Ea. I’ll take it. Give it here.”

“I-It’s okay!”

As I reached out to grab the laundry basket, Ea quickly twisted her body to avoid my hand.

“?”

It seems uncomfortable for me, as the lady’s maid, to delegate tasks.

“I’ve always said, it’s okay to rely on me.”

“T-That’s what Lily said…”

“Lily said?”

“Oh, Lady Amelia told me not to hand the laundry to Lily…”

“It’s okay. I’ll talk to Lily. Go on!”

“Oh…! I-I really can’t…”

“Don’t worry. We still have time, so take a break. Okay?”

I held the laundry basket with one hand, gently stroked Ea’s head with the other, and slipped away.

‘It’s heavier than I thought. Ea must have had a hard time.’

“W-What should I do? Lady Lily said not to get caught…!”

Ea, still not used to my kindness, was wringing her hands together and fidgeting.

Now there is a separate laundry room instead of a stream, so it’s not that difficult. When I arrived at the laundry room and started to do the laundry, I checked.

‘Huh? Only my underwear is missing?’

There are two pajamas, Ea’s small and cute underwear, and Lily’s underwear, which is now a bit bigger, but my big underwear was not in the laundry basket.

‘Did I not put it in the laundry basket? Come to think of it, Lily always helped me take off my underwear. Did Lily accidentally forget to put it in?’