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Book 9: Chapter 36: Tina’s ______Day

Good morning, Halt-sama.

Its the usual morning wake-up call for Halt-sama.

But for today, there is something a bit different.

I was a bit excited.

Hm~ TinaMorning.

Halt-sama looked sleepy as he sat up.

Good morning.

....Hm.

..........

E-Eh?

What happened?

Halt-sama didnt say anything else.

No way, Halt-sama wont

A-AhmHalt-sama.

HmmWhats up?

Do you remember what day today is?

Today? Today is a rest day from school, right?

Eh

....Eh? Am I wrong?

Ah, no. No, youre right. We dont have school for today.

I see. Then, can I sleep in? Just one more hour.

Halt-sama covered himself again in his blanket after saying that.

He usually wakes up easily once I call him on school days, but there were times when he requests to sleep in if its a rest day.

I-I understand. Well then, I will wake you up after an hour.

YupThanks.

Halt-sama yawned for a bit then he slept again.

He was probably just very sleepy.

Theres no way Halt-sama would forget what today is.

Thats because, today, I

No. Lets believe in Halt-sama.

Its alright, Im sure he remembered it.

I woke Halt-sama again an hour later and led him to the dining hall where breakfast was already prepared.

In the end, Halt-sama never uttered the words that I longed to hear.

Did he really forget?

Todays kitchen duty was assigned to Luna.

Everyone had already finished their breakfast, save for Halt-sama and I.

Halt-sama and I ate the breakfast Luna made. It was very delicious.

Luna was the third or perhaps second best cook in the entire Ernol family, and Im the best, of course.

Im also the one who understood Halt-samas taste the best, so if he were to rank us, I would definitely be on top.

Im not bragging.

Its just self-confidence for having [Skill: Maid (Extreme) ].

Thanks for the food, Luna. Todays breakfast is also very tasty.

Halt-sama patted Luna on the head as an appreciation for her doing the chore.

Thank you so much, Halt-sama!

Luna looked really elated.

Oh how envious.

It wouldn't have been odd if Halt-sama was to focus on me the entire day today, you know?

And yet, Halt-sama didnt even pat me, not even once.

Not even a good morning kiss.

There were times when I dont get one, but it shouldnt have to be today of all days, shouldnt it?

No wayDid he really forget what day today is?

Tina, what happened?

Eh, ah, erits nothing.

Really? You look quite gloomy.

It couldnt be helped, right?

Thats because Halt-sama, my

Im fine. Thank you for worrying about me.

I might be Halt-samas wife, but I am also his exclusive maid.

We cant have our master worrying over us, can we?

I smiled as brightly as I could and insisted that I was fine. It was a bit awkward.

Really? Its fine if its like that, then

I raised my hopes up, just a tiny bit.

But It seemed futile.

Well, it wouldnt be the same if I were to say it.

I couldnt help but feel dejected. I wouldnt show it on my face, of course.

Tina, I have an errand for you today, but is that okay with you?

Errand? Its alright.

I got sent out on an errand.

Actually, I wanted to be with Halt-sama the entire day, but

Still, Halt-sama praises me if I listened to his request. He also gives rewards.

Thus, I decided to do it in anticipation of those.

For the errand, I needed to go as far as Alheim to retrieve a grimoire that Sarion, the butler serving the Elf King, was keeping.

Halt-sama had something he needed to do, so he couldnt use teleportation magic.

Moreover, he needed that grimoire no matter what, so I decided to go to Alheim using flight magic.

Sarion was the butler formerly serving me. Its been a while since I last saw him, so this was also great.

I finally met Sarion past noon, and got the grimoire from him.

We chatted for a bit afterward, but

He too didnt say the words I was expecting him to say.

Why?

Theres no way Sarion would forget todays even, so it was a huge shock for me.

I felt extremely lonely.

I looked forward to this day, and yet

I thought everybody would greet me.

Didnt we hold a magnificent celebration for Leaffa and Youko just last month?

And yet

Tina-sama, are you alright?

Sarion was also worried about me.

But thats not what I wanted to hear!!

Im fine. I have received the grimoire, thank you.

I ended up retorting curtly.

But I dont care.

I dont care anymore, Sarion!

I activated my flight magic and made my way back to Halt-samas mansion.

I was back at the Ifrus Academy of Magic.

Halt-samas mansion was visible far away.

Oh?

How odd.

Its already dusk, but the mansions lights were still off.

Not only that, I couldnt even sense the mana of Halt-sama, Youko, and the rest.

It was as if something blocked the detection of magic.

D-Did something happen?

Anxiety welled up within me as I finally reached the entrance.

I could sense people.

Pitter-patter I could even hear a few of them walking around.

Still, it was truly odd that I couldnt even sense any mana from within the mansion, even at this range.

Is everybody alright?

I tempered my mana so that I could enter combat mode anytime, then I opened the mansion door.

It was pitch black.

So dark to the point that even I, who supposedly possessed very keen senses, being an Elf, could barely see whats in front of me.

This was probably dark magic.

There was a spell that blocked vision at work here.

I remained cautious of my surroundings as I made my way towards the lobby.

Of course, I was on my toes, ready for combat anytime.

Suddenly

!?

Everything became bright.

At the same time, I felt somebody wrapped their arms around me. It didnt feel like an attack, though.

My eyes had adjusted to the dark, so I couldnt see my surroundings when it suddenly became bright.

I shielded my eyes from the light with my hand, and tried to make out the figure of the person standing before me.

It was Halt-sama, smiling gently at me.

And he

Tina, Happy birthday!

I finally heard the words that I longed so much today from his lips.

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T/N: Author-sama did a poll, and Tina was voted as the most (#1!!) popular character from Volume 1, so she made a side-story just for her :)