My Maid is Cute Chapter 60 : Nostalgic Faces (Patreon)

*Nostalgic Faces*

"Becca... Becca...!"

Wendy called her name over and over. She hugged her as if she would never let go.

Tears streaming down her face, Rebecca closed her eyes and recalled Rieserago's words from earlier.

‘If you don't meet them, you will absolutely regret it. You can't let it end like this.’

What Rieserago said was right. She should have met her. She had to meet her Young Lady.

After holding her tightly, fiercely, for a long time, Wendy finally separated her body from Rebecca's. While shedding tears, she added words.

"Becca... I missed you. Always, alwaaays, I missed you."

"Milady..."

That voice, squeezed out with emotion, choked her up.

Rebecca looked straight at Wendy, who continued to cry. Seventeen-year-old Wendy had grown even more beautiful than Rebecca had imagined. Golden hair shining like moonlight, green eyes like jewels, white skin like snow, and rosy lips. She was clad in an elegant dress of deep blue. Rebecca's gaze was pinned to that figure, and she even forgot to blink. The Wendy Rebecca remembered was an adorable girl like a doll or an angel, but the Wendy now was a woman who didn't seem of this world, almost like a goddess.

—Amazing.

—I expected it, but she's amazingly beautiful...

Rebecca stared at Wendy as if entranced. Wendy grabbed Rebecca's shoulders and tilted her head in confusion.

"Becca... why have you become so small?"

"Ah, this is... well... there are deep circumstances..."

Unsure how to explain, Rebecca piled on words to evade the question.

"Um, Milady, you recognized me well... even though I've changed so much."

At those words, Wendy laughed a little. Rebecca felt her heart beat loudly at that smile.

"Isn't it obvious? No matter how your appearance changes, I will absolutely recognize you."

"Ah... I-I see."

Just as she hurriedly averted her eyes from that smile.

"Rebecca!!"

Suddenly having her name called, Rebecca turned around. Rieserago came running up, out of breath.

"Finally found you!! I was searching for you!!"

"Ah."

Rebecca let out a small voice. She finally remembered that she had left the rest area in the rain without saying anything to Rieserago.

"You, I told you not to get lost..."

Rieserago tried to continue, but her eyes stopped on Wendy, who was beside Rebecca, and she frowned. Wendy also looked back at Rieserago suspiciously.

"Rebecca, who is this?"

"Becca, who is that person?"

Both of them asked almost the same thing at the same time. Flustered, Rebecca opened her mouth.

"Riesie, this is the Young Lady I told you about before!"

At Rebecca's words, Rieserago looked slightly surprised, then nodded in understanding.

"I see... you met her."

Next, Rebecca spoke to Wendy.

"Milady, this is Riesie... she is called Rieserago, and she is my—"

Rebecca's lips stopped as she tried to continue.

—Wait? How should I introduce Riesie?

Not knowing how to explain, she choked on her words.

'She's not human, she's a dragon. A kind dragon with amazing power who brought me here.'

Imagining herself explaining that to Wendy made her head hurt. There was no way she could explain something like that.

"Becca's... what?"

Wendy asked with curiosity. Rebecca hesitated a little, then immediately continued.

"...Umm, sister... no... guardian? Yes! Guardian! She is my guardian!!"

"Eh."

At the same time Wendy voiced her surprise, Rieserago also widened her eyes in surprise. Rebecca turned her face to Rieserago and spoke loudly.

"That's right, isn't it!"

In her heart, she screamed, "Please, just play along!"

Perhaps overwhelmed by her intensity, Rieserago made a complicated face for a moment but immediately nodded.

"Ah—, yeah. I'm this kid's guardian..."

At those words, Wendy made a confused face, but eventually, she slowly stood up.

"...Anyway, let's go back to the mansion together, Becca. I have the carriage waiting."

She then turned her gaze to Rieserago as well. It was clearly the look one gives a suspicious person, but,

"...Please, come along as well."

Because she said that, Rebecca was relieved.

Rieserago was also bewildered, but she sighed slightly, scratched her head, and spoke.

"Well then, I'll take you up on your offer..."

At those words, Wendy nodded slightly. She picked up the umbrella that had fallen and continued.

"I have the carriage waiting over there. Follow me."

"Y-Yes!"

Anyway, they should head to the Caldwell mansion. She should greet Christopher properly, and she wanted to meet her old coworkers. Thinking this, Rebecca naturally took hold of Rieserago's hand, who was beside her.

Seeing that, Wendy's eyes widened in shock, and she voiced out.

"Wait a minute!"

At that sharp voice, Rebecca and Rieserago,

"Huh?"

"Hm?"

Tilted their heads in unison. Looking irritated by their reaction, Wendy continued.

"Why are you holding hands!?"

At that question, Rebecca exchanged glances with Rieserago.

"Why, you ask..."

There wasn't any deep meaning. While traveling, holding hands like this so they wouldn't get separated had just become natural.

Rieserago returned her gaze to Wendy and replied, bewildered.

"Ah—, just because?"

At that answer, Wendy looked even angrier. She approached with vigor and pulled Rebecca's hand away from Rieserago.

"Hold hands with me! Becca's hand is mine!"

Glaring sharply at Rieserago, she pulled Rebecca's hand and started walking.

Rebecca, though confused, walked along with Wendy.

"...Why is she angry? Did I do something?"

Rieserago asked Rebecca in a whisper, but Rebecca couldn't answer anything.

As they walked, Wendy glanced at Rebecca and spoke.

"Becca, I'm going to dry you off a bit."

"Eh?"

Before Rebecca could react to the sudden words, she felt Wendy cast a spell. Rebecca's soaked body dried in an instant.

"Wow..."

Seeing Wendy, who rarely used magic, use it so effortlessly was refreshing, and Rebecca involuntarily let out a voice. Wendy gave a wry smile at that voice and continued walking.

The carriage was parked near the park. She boarded the carriage with Wendy. Seeing Rebecca and Rieserago, the coachman made a puzzled face, but without saying anything, he set the carriage in motion.

Inside the carriage, Wendy held Rebecca's hand tightly while staring at her with an intense gaze. As Rebecca fidgeted uncomfortably, Wendy opened her mouth.

"...Becca, you've become very cute."

"Huh?"

"Small... your hands are so small too... cute. Truly cute."

Wendy held Rebecca's hand and rubbed her cheek against it as if entranced. While flustered by this behavior, Rebecca answered.

"I-I think you are more beautiful than me, Milady..."

At those words, Wendy widened her eyes for just a moment, then looked shy.

"...Thank you. I'm happy."

That expression was so adorable that Rebecca gazed at her, her face dyeing red.

"...Have these two forgotten my existence?"

Rieserago muttered exasperatedly and turned her gaze to the scenery outside.

***

Upon arriving at the Caldwell mansion, a woman dressed as a maid immediately came out to greet them. Seeing Rebecca holding hands with Wendy and Rieserago following behind, she made a puzzled face, but immediately bowed deeply in greeting.

"Welcome home, Milady."

Seeing that maid, Rebecca raised a loud voice.

"Jeanne?"

"Eh?"

The maid looked up in surprise.

Her hairstyle had changed, but it was unmistakably Rebecca's junior maid, Jeanne Baschet.

"Um? Have we met... somewhere?"

Jeanne looked alternately at Rebecca and Rieserago in confusion. Rebecca pointed to herself and answered.

"It's me, Rebecca."

At those words, Jeanne's eyes became dots.

"...Huh?"

She stared at Rebecca, seemingly speechless.

"...Huh? ...Eh? Re... Rebecca-san...? Really...?"

"Yeah. Long time no see."

When Rebecca grinned sheepishly, Jeanne's jaw dropped open.

***

After greeting Jeanne, they headed straight to Wendy's room. Jeanne, who seemed unable to fully accept reality, kept glancing at Rebecca.

"Wow, so nostalgic..."

Entering Wendy's room, Rebecca let out a small breath, moved. Knowing it was rude, she looked all around the room.

Compared to four years ago, the desk was larger, and there were more furnishings and furniture, but it was undeniably Wendy's room from her memories. On the desk sat the typewriter Christopher had given her for her birthday previously.

"Call those people. Right now."

Wendy ordered Jeanne in a curt voice. Jeanne bowed and left the room.

Once Jeanne left, Wendy immediately turned a melting smile toward Rebecca and opened her mouth.

"Now, Becca, sit down."

At those words, Rebecca,

"Yes!"

Nodded cheerfully and sat down on the sofa.

Incidentally, the sofa hadn't changed from four years ago.

"I'll have tea prepared immediately. And sweets too. There should be baked sweets that you like, Becca. Also, we have some really delicious tea."

Sitting next to Rebecca, Wendy continued to talk to her with a smile. Meanwhile, Rieserago, completely ignored, crossed her arms in the corner of the room and stood leaning silently against the wall.

"Um, Milady..."

Just as Rebecca tried to speak to Wendy, the sound of hurried footsteps was heard. Immediately, the door was flung open with force. Bursting in without a knock were a young man with sharp features and a tall man wearing glasses.

"Ah."

Rebecca stood up in a panic.

"Lord Christopher! Mr. Reed!"

It was Wendy's brother, Christopher, and his butler, Reed. Christopher, whose face had aged slightly more than in Rebecca's memories, was as handsome as ever. Reed, on the other hand, hadn't changed much. Seeing Rebecca, Christopher was stunned and his body went rigid.

"This is... what is the meaning of this?"

Christopher approached, his voice trembling. The butler, Reed, also opened his eyes wide, took off his glasses, wiped them with a handkerchief, and put them back on. Still, he looked at Rebecca as if to say he couldn't believe it. Christopher crouched down on the spot to meet Rebecca's gaze.

"Is it really... Rebecca...?"

At that question, Rebecca hurriedly nodded.

"Y-Yes! It is the maid, Rebecca Lion!! For being absent for a long time... and unable to make contact, I am terribly sorry!"

First, she voiced her apology and bowed deeply.

Christopher blinked repeatedly and stared at Rebecca.

"I-I can't believe it..."

At those words, Rebecca raised her face. Christopher covered his mouth with his hand and shook his head.

"...Indeed, looking closely, the face is Rebecca's... but that appearance...? Why have you turned into a child...?"

As Rebecca wondered how to explain to the confused Christopher,

"Shall I explain that?"

Rieserago called out from the corner of the room.

As if noticing Rieserago's existence just now, Christopher turned his gaze toward her.

"You are...?"

Rieserago took a step forward and continued in a flat tone.

"I am Rebecca's current guardian... and a doctor."

"Eh."

Rebecca involuntarily let out a small voice, but since Rieserago shot her a glance as if to say "shut up," she closed her mouth.

Christopher looked even more confused, but,

"Then, let us talk... um..."

"My name is Rieserago."

At the moment Rieserago introduced herself, the sound of a knock echoed, knock-knock, and the door opened.

"Excuse me."

Jeanne entered the room with a cart carrying tea and sweets. Christopher exhaled and spoke to Rieserago.

"Anyway, please have a seat, Ms. Rieserago..."

At those words, Rieserago nodded slightly, approached the sofa, and sat down quietly.