Something I Didn't Know

It took longer than I expected……

By the time I’d finished washing up and tidying everything, it was already lunchtime.

Assuming Derek or Maria would be in the dining hall, I headed downstairs.

But the only ones in the dining hall were the servants, who were already eating together.

Servants usually ate after their masters had finished, which meant Derek and Maria had already eaten.

Ah, I wasn’t included in that rule yet, since officially I was still a maid.

“Oh, Lady Yuria! You’re here!”

“N-no, why is everyone standing up? You never used to do that.”

“Well, y’know, it’s, uh…… You know.”

……Though the way they treated me was gradually approaching that of the young mistress...