Monica the Show-Off

Monica’s adoptive mother, Hilda Everett, was an intelligent woman, but her housekeeping skills were almost pitifully poor.

Cleaning was what she struggled with most. For some mysterious reason, the more Hilda cleaned, the messier the room became.

As a result, she relied entirely on Matilda, a veteran housemaid, for all her household chores.

Hilda worked as a researcher at the Institute of Magic, but since she was unmarried, her superiors sometimes recommended potential marriage partners to her.

Whenever that happened, Hilda would flop face-down onto the sofa with an unhappy look and kick her feet like a child.

Hilda was an intelligent, rational woman, but when faced with problems unrelated to her research, she sometimes acted like a child.

“Ugh, no, no. What a pain. I’d rather spend the time on research or a nap than on a matchmaking meeting.”

“Lady Hilda, you’re in the way of my cleaning.”

When the maid Matilda said this bluntly, Hilda hugged a cushion and gazed up at her.

“I’m gonna marry you, Matilda!”...