Chapter 1 (2/2)

High pride Flore-sama must not forgive my mother and I. There is a gardener’s work shed which is outside of the mansion, it becomes our place.

The married couple gardener sometimes looked after us, basically the life of two person mother and child. Once in a month my father come and see our condition, but by Flore-sama, my not-able-to-raise-his-head father hurriedly return back.

The living expenses are not enough, but the level is not slightly inferior to the life of everyday general common people.

Must draw water from the well and boil it. Going to the mansion’s kitchen to get food material, get to lower your head. The western clothes also, lower your head and finally get hand-me-down ones. Can’t live if you are prideful.

I think to work as a seamstress, but it was impossible to have for the young me.

My mother was strong and bright.

I, In order to be able to walk, the two of us secretly went out from the mansion, and secretly accepted work at a familiar western clothing store as a side job. Even if can’t live luxuriously, just a little cash on hand would make life smoother.

So that not to hurt Thousand family’s honour. Only that was carefully paid attention to. In city,  ignorant behavior can’t be shown. In a modesty to the latest fas.h.i.+on, personally sewed luxury embroidery was shown. It was the kindness of mother’s father. An atonement to Flore-sama.

That was nearly the life about the two of us, I think it is obvious that was not unhappy.

When I turned 3 years old, suddenly I was called to the mansion. Even if I only carry half n.o.ble blood, I am obliged to acquire「Education as a n.o.ble」.

I that only entered the kitchen, a fluffy carpet was spread out in a place where parlour lined with carved furniture, it was the first time I met with Flore-sama and my siblings-sama.

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