"It was an ancient city called Matru, which is now abandoned. Hundreds of years ago, people in this city made a doll that could sing and dance in order to escape the pain. Her name was 'Lala'. "
The sweet, soothing voice of the maid narrates a very trite tragedy.
"Lala's appearance is a delicate and beautiful girl. Her singing voice is loud and clear, like the sound of nature. In order to make her run smoothly and realize her wish, people made her with great care. Not only did they use the best materials at that time to build her body, She also gave her the most precious power source. Her heart, that is, the starting energy, is made of "holy" which is said to be a divine thing, which allows her to last for a long time without repair or maintenance. As long as this city Abandoned by humans and gradually desolate, she can still sing."
"Yes, even if hundreds of years have passed and there are no more humans in that city, the puppet still faithfully performs her duties. Asking people who accidentally found the Grand Theater, 'Do you want to listen to music?', even if she She has long been regarded as a monster by uninformed people who hate insults and stone-throwing attacks, and she is still persisting."
"Until one day, a child named Guzel told her that he wanted to listen to her song. The doll finally found her only loyal audience, and they were very happy every day after they met. Until Guzel was old Gradually, this abandoned ancient city ushered in a group of people, they came for 'holy', that is, Lala's heart."
"...No one can resist the erosion of time. In the end, the only human who was willing to listen to Lala's singing also died of old age. The puppet did not make any sound on the third day after his death. There is no way to continue singing, but her wish has also been fulfilled, singing to the last moment for the last and only person who is willing to listen to her."
A platonic love affair between puppets and humans. Charles quickly made a definition.
"An old-fashioned and uninspired legend." The young master who was sleeping on the bed said casually, "In the end, it's just a boring story of two weak people who have no resistance to comfort each other and finally die in sorrow."
"Young Master, do you think so?" The maid who was half lying on the bedside tilted her head and looked at him.
"The puppet has a legendary item that is said to be a god, but it doesn't matter if it can only sing. After all, she is just a man-made product and has no brains. It can only act mechanically according to the orders set by humans. But the human of Guzel He is really pedantic and ignorant. If I were him, I would have left with the doll long ago. No matter how bad I am, I can learn all kinds of knowledge and skills in a populated city, instead of staying in the ancient city foolishly, ignorant They live until they are old, and at the end of their death, they have to watch their beloved puppet being poisoned by others, and they are powerless to resist.”
"...that man is nothing more than a coward from the beginning to the end." The young count concluded in the end, his blue eyes were cold and calm, "This tragedy may be largely due to the fact that the forces that covet holiness are too strong, and their weak people are mixed in. Poor. But there is no reason why that man is too weak and does not want to make progress."
"Hmm... what you said makes sense." The maid tilted her head and thought for a while, then nodded in agreement.
"Melu." Charles turned to look at her, "Are you British?"
The girl froze for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't know either."
"You don't know?" Charles frowned.
"I don't remember my past. I don't know where I was born. I don't know anything about my parents and family. When I was conscious, I only knew that I was called Mei Lu and that I was a maid." The girl didn't hide her background at all, because she really There is nothing to say, "Since I am a maid, I must have a master. So I have been looking for a master all the time."
"Amnesia?" Charles felt more and more unbelievable, let alone a maid like Melu who stayed in his family, even a royal family would stay there. But such a talent is now being discarded at will, and she is allowed to run around the world, which is totally unreasonable, "You, have you never thought that it would be easier to find the owner first after recovering the memory?"
The maid shook her head: "Memories are sometimes not reliable things. Compared with finding such ethereal things, I still believe in finding the master by feeling and fate."
Forget about your method of Eastern metaphysics.
The Earl of Vandolheim, who has always been highly educated, and the young man who is also the president of Vandolheim Company, couldn't help complaining in his heart.
"Master, is there any bedtime story you want to hear?" The maid smiled again at this moment, "Or do you still want me to sing?"
"Do you want to emulate that lesbian?" Charles teased her in turn.
"That's not okay, my voice can't sing for hundreds of years without breaking it." The maid replied playfully, "However, it's fine to sing until you fall asleep peacefully."
After all, the soothing and light singing sounded again. In such a beautiful singing, Charles was unwilling to interrupt the destruction, so he slowly fell asleep while listening quietly.
It wasn't until the little gray-haired boy's breathing became light and steady that the maid stopped singing. Looking at the lovely sleeping face of the master, the girl stretched out her hand to gently brush his bangs away, and when she saw his clean forehead, she He just smiled slightly, then stood up from the head of the bed, his movements were gentle and careful.
The candles in the bedroom were gently blown out one by one until only the last one remained.
"Good night, master."
The daily life of Phantomhine Manor is still going on. Since that trip to London, Merlu has never been summoned by Shire to go out with her again. It seems that nothing has changed from before.
Except that the head maid who took care of all the trivial matters in the manor was asked by the master to wear a self-defense weapon.
"What weapon did Master Meilu prepare for himself?" The three servants in the house were very curious.
"This is it." The head maid revealed her weapon.
"Eh? A dagger?" They all cried out in surprise when they saw the girl holding a curved short sword about ten centimeters long in each hand.
"Well, please ask the young master's company to find a special person to make it. It is made of Damascus steel. It is a very useful knife." The blond girl flicked her wrist slightly, and the daggers in her hands were drawn into a beautiful knife flower. Finally, it stopped firmly in the hand.
This move made the trio who had always defined the girl as a "person without force" swallow their saliva. They originally thought that Master Melu was already powerful enough. After all, even Sebastian was taught by her. Unexpectedly She has something more hidden.
"Since Master Meilu knows how to use knives, why was he injured when he went to London with the young master and the others?" Finny asked doubts. This question is not out of the ordinary.
The maid's answer was also very simple: "I'm just a maid who is responsible for the young master's daily life. I have not been granted the qualification to possess weapons. How could I carry such dangerous items with me?"
Such an answer made the three of them both surprised and admired. Sure enough, in terms of loyalty in this house, there is probably no one who is more loyal to the young master than Master Mei Lu!
"By the way, apart from the weapon, there is one more thing that was sent back." Putting the dagger back into her sleeve, the maid, who could not see any flaws from her appearance, took out a huge dog collar, "This is what I also asked Master A new collar made by the company for Pluto."
"Pluto's new collar?" the three called out at the same time.
Pluto is a giant magic dog brought back by the young master from a place called Handsworth Village a while ago. It has a huge animal shape and can carry people. When excited, it will turn into a human form of a silver-haired boy, but it cannot speak human words. , will also breathe fire.
Everyone staying in this manor knows that the young master's deacon Sebastian is not an ordinary person, so after he went out with the young master to solve the task given by the queen, he brought home a super giant dog that can breathe fire. It's not worth much fuss.
"I've wanted to do this since the young master said that Pluto was brought back to the house by Miss Angel Brown, the former lord's maid, to raise him." He raised the huge dog collar in his hand , the girl smiled, "Since it is willing to wear the collar given to it by the maid lady, it obviously recognizes her master's status. Although the young master also said that it has been tamed by Mr. Deacon and will be obedient in the house, but ...Since you have already entered into my Phantom Hein's house and become the watchdog of our family, the priority of this kind of order is Miss Angel, the second is Mr. Deacon, and then it is the young master's turn. Absolutely intolerable."
The girl's smile was obviously friendly, but in the eyes of the three of them at the moment, it was a little scary.
But, Master Melu, are you sure that the person standing on the third sequence of Pluto's order is really the young master and not yourself
Just when the three of them thought this way, they saw the head maid blew a whistle on her lips, the ground began to tremble wildly, a huge white dog rushed over in a charging posture, and then stopped firmly on the ground with a sudden brake. Then she frantically stuck her tongue out at Meilu and wagged her tail, almost overflowing with joy.
"Get down, bow your head." The girl gave such an order, and the giant dog immediately followed suit.
The backs of the heads of the three were sweating profusely. This level of domestication has completely surpassed all the people in front of them, right
"Finny, help me tear off that collar and replace it with a new one." Holding up the new collar with the dog tag still on it, the head maid ordered to the weird gardener beside her.