34. The Witch Sets Off (3)
Tara leaves the room.
Roze follows her while still carrying her luggage. They walk down the hallwayāthe entire time with Tara explaining the rooms.
āThis is the linen room, and if you turn to the corner over there, thereās a bathroom. Iāve already prepared the ladyās room yesterday, as such, Roze will be helping me in the kitchen. Can you cook Trippa[1]?ā Tara turns towards her.
Roze only shakes her head.
If she could cook such a grand thing, her staple food for many years wouldnāt have been lettuceā¦
āThen, how about Acqua Pazza[2]?ā
āBunbun bun, she shakes her head again.
āAt least, you shouldāve been able to make a simple Quiche[3]āā
āas she said that, Tara seems to have already been aware of Rozeās answer.
Firmly, Roze shakes her head.
āI can take care of the chickens.ā
āWe donāt need more meat. The rabbit, which will be our main dish for tonight, is already being soaked in herbs. Alright, you can start by cleaning the entrance.ā
Just as Tara finishes saying that, theyāve reached the end of the hall.
āEhā¦? This is the entranceā¦?ā
Roze points at the beautifully engraved door.
Thereās a staircase nearby, so the light spilling from the atrium ceiling softly illuminates the entrance hall.
āThatās rightā¦ no way, Roze, you think that the place you entered from before is the main entrance? That entrance is meant for employees!ā
She seriously thought it was the main entranceā¦
Without saying anything, Roze opens the real front door to start cleaning.
When she pushes the heavy door open, thereās a beautiful garden.
Now Roze knows why itās called the āmain entranceā. Itās truly splendid looking. Such that the entrance specifically meant for employees pales in comparison.
Roze, however, maintains her calm. She gazes over the entrance with a cool face.
The bushes are aesthetically pruned in a perfectly round shape. The colorful flowers, which are tended diligently by the gardeners, are in full bloom.
āAlright, give this place a nice cleaning with these!ā
Tara, who takes out a scrubbing brush and a bucket from somewhere, shoves them to Roze.
Roze receives the cleaning tool, draws the water from the instructed place, and polishes the front door with a thorough scrubbing.
While Roze is crouching at the door and polishing, she meets the other remaining servants.
She has met one of them previously.
Itās the servant who accompanied Harij to her dwelling when he accidentally drank the Love Potion.
At that time, Roze had pulled her hood deeply, as such, the servant probably doesnāt know sheās the same witch.
Itās really unthinkable that a maid, whoās sweating and desperately polishing the entrance, is the same witch from before.
Two of the servants greet Roze and playfully invite her to the tavern. āLetās go to the bar~ā
However, Roze is devoted to the scrubbing of the main entrance.
But then, when Tara comes out of the kitchen to take a look at her workā
āThat wonāt do. It wonāt be clean that way. You must do it like this.ā
Tara takes the scrubbing brush from Roze and begins scrubbing the floor.
āgasha washawasha washaā¦
The loud sounds tell Roze how hard Tara is polishing.
āItās like this. You can do it, right? Well thenāā¦ouch, ouchā¦ā
After giving an example to Roze, Tara stands upāhowever, she starts grimacing while holding her waist.
āWhatās wrong?ā
āMy back is aching a lot, lately. Iām too old, already.ā
It seems that standing up right away is a bad idea for Tara. After receiving the scrubbing brush from Tara, Roze helps her sit on the nearby stairs.
āAah, right, we canāt sit in the middle.ā
āWhy is that?ā
āWhy, you ask? Because servants canāt use the middle of the stairsāsuch is the rule.ā
Tara is amazed by Rozeās unawareness.
Above all, a maid who received a letter of recommendation shouldāve known of such a basic rule.
Roze responds without the slightest hesitation.
āNobody is here right nowāand if someone were to catch us, I shall be the one who apologizes.ā
āThank you, but I feel better now after sitting down. As such, you can continue your job, Rozeā¦ā
Either sheās worried or embarrassed, Tara waves her hand in dismissal and drives Roze away.
ā¦so, her back is hurting.
While Roze is pondering whether or not she should take out a compress from her luggage, loud voices echoā
āāshe isnāt in her dwellingā!?ā
āThe paper stuck to her door said sheās heading here, but as of now, thereās no sign of herā¦ Iāll head to the guard station right away!ā
Those voices belong to both Safina and Harij.
Since sheās keeping the front door open, she can hear the voices coming from outside.
Harij sounds terribly upset.
Roze immediately stands up after releasing Taraās shoulder.
āā¦Iāve forgotten.ā
In a hurry, Roze goes outside.
From the entrance, Roze reveals herself.
āāthe paper stuck to the door, what does it sayā!?ā
While asking to Safina in an angry tone, Harij, whoās approaching the entrance, sees her.
Her eyes lock with Harijās.
Harij abruptly stops.
Harijās stunned face can clearly be seen even from a distance.
[1] Trippa: Roman style beef stomach stewed with tomato, also known as Tripe.
[2] Acqua Pazza: Italian cuisine consisting of white fish poached with lightly herbed broth.
[3] Quiche: French tart consisting of pastry crust filled with savoury custard and pieces of cheese, meat, seafood or vegetables
***T/N: ROZE, SINCE YOU’RE ALREADY THIS DEEP IN THE ACT, WHY NOT JUST GREET HIM “WELCOME HOME, MASTER” ALONG THE WAY? X’DDDD Meanwhile the panicked Harij, probably suspecting his future wife got cold feet and is botching their plan to get married, is probably also ready to utilize half of the kingdom’s knights to locate Roze.
ALSO, HOLY HELL, ROZE LEARNED TO CLEAN!!!! 11!!
Gaddamit, now I really want to see Harij’s reaction when Roze will say Welcome home Master x))
Really the only benefit for Roze being mistaken as a maid is that she learned how to clean. It is Tara’s karma that she hurt her back that is your payback for mistaking my dear Roze as a maid. This time I will treat it as Roze’s bridal training and let it go…..
Its just rude and disrespectful of her to keep up with the misunderstanding…
Shes making the maid out to be a fool and could get her in trouble…
I want a fan art of Harij’s face looking at Roze in a maid uniform!
Anyways although i’m late because of a shady potion delivered on my door with a letter, “Might help you on reading the next chapter”, with me believing on it just to make me live in the bathroom for a whole week, who ever that is thanks a bunch!!! >:(
Thanks for this chapter! and im waiting for the closure!
making the fanart
Harij be like wtf but at the same time thinking she’s way too cute
god the cliff ;-;
thanks for the chapter!
Ugh leaving me here with cliffhangers T-T oof ma hart.
lol but anyway thanks so much for the chapter! Looking forward to the next one to what happens~
I swear if she doesn’t say welcome home master….
Thank you very much for this lovely chapter~! Ł©ź° Ė Ā³Ėź±Ū¶ā½ā¤ā¼ā„ā”Ģ·ā”Ģ·
god the cliff
thx for chapter i like your translations a lot š
Roze knowing how to clean is the end of the world coming?
Anyone can figure out the theory for cleaning, pulling it off is another story altogether
I shall trash the reply above ^ because it otherwise ruin a great comment–wait, it’s from my own boss.
Well, fuck.
LOL this maid job might actually be good for her. Learning some basic living techniques. Also, no wonder she got caught and made a maid LOL. She came by herself through a side entrance. How’d she even miss the main entrance to begin though?? Lolololol
Also Hajji… Your obsession is showing PFTHAHHAHA
Many thanks