I am the dividing line of time.
At the main entrance of Saint Margaret's School.
Passing through the iron decorations that looked like plant patterns and the solemn main gate that was shining with golden decorations, Miss Lefay was about to leave the school.
He dragged his humanoid suitcase and walked forward with small steps.
The cream-colored bow tied on her head swayed in the cool summer wind.
Looking back regretfully, Sophie, the kind maid who had given her the cookies, had her passionate red hair blown into a mess by the wind. She still tilted her head worriedly and watched Miss Lefay's back.
Miss Lefay let out a long sigh and murmured with a very sad and regretful look,"
"It's all gone…!"
He threw away the empty biscuit bag and looked unhappy. He began to look for something and muttered,
"I'm hungry…"
Miss Lefay, who had just walked onto the long village road to the station, immediately stopped and was thinking.
"Let's reconsider."
Suddenly, he muttered something with a serious expression,"
"There must be biscuits in her room. And I'm so hungry…"
Miss Lefay suddenly turned around and dragged her big luggage towards the school.
The twilight was deep, and the cold summer night was approaching. Looking up at the sky from the village road, the impatient moon had already revealed its round and pale figure.
The vast campus of St. Margaret's School was gradually controlled by the dark night, and the shadows of the moonlight fell everywhere.
The girl returned to the school, put her luggage in the pavilion in the garden, and began to think. After a moment of silence, he crossed his arms and pondered.”He nodded and got up.
There was no one in the garden in the evening, and it was filled with a strange silence. The sound of water from the fountain also sounded like an ominous whisper. Her feet, which were wearing small leather shoes, rustled on the grass.
The girl finally reached the front of the staff dormitory building where Sophie's room was located and began to recall which window Sophie had poked her head out and waved at. The window shone with light, and the figure of a girl who looked like Sophie floated up.
"Alright, let's give it a try!"
Miss Lefay muttered to herself as she picked up 'something' from her luggage and hugged it to her chest.| Then, she patted the pleated skirt of her uniform…
Then, she nimbly climbed up the big tree outside the staff dormitory.
At this time, Sophie was in the staff dormitory room, feeling dejected.
The simple but neat room was decorated with cute jam jars and flowers picked from the wild. The clean and cute appearance was very girlish. Sitting on the ground, feeding the fluffy puppy| " Grandma," Sophie thought of the innocent young lady who had left the puppy behind.
"Miss Lefay, I don't know if there's a problem. She was a weak noble lady. In this society where smart people were inevitably deceived, could she really survive? How worrying…"
He sighed and continued,
" Of course, it's not a problem for a hardworking and smart person like me, but she's so gentle and introverted-"
Sipping the cow in small sips| The little puppy said,"You're worried too, aren't you?"」
It was already dusk outside, and the pale moonlight shone through the window into the room. Sophie hated this time the most. She always felt that something that did not belong to this world would appear in this short period of time in this incredible and light dusk...
At this moment, it seemed to be echoing Sophie's sadness, and out of nowhere...
Ji, ji, ji…
You can hear it like metal| A strange, soft sound rang out.
Sophie raised her head and listened.
Ji, ji, ji…
The voice grew louder and louder.
"What's that?"
She felt like it was coming from outside the window. Sophie tilted her head and was about to stand up…
Another sound…no, something similar to a sound came along with the wind.
"Daddy…"
"Eh?"
Sophie quickly stood up and looked around.
There's no one, only drinking cows| Little puppy.
She opened the door and looked at the corridor-there was no one there.
When he returned to his room, the voice sounded again.
"Daddy…Daddy…"
Sophie could not help but feel a chill run down her spine.
He remembered hearing this voice before-a girl's voice so weak that it sounded like she was muttering to herself.
" Daddy, come back quickly. Please come back from the battlefield. Daddy...'
It was Miss Lefay's voice!
Scared, Sophie went to the corridor again to look around--there was no one there. Then, he looked at the window.
Ji, ji, ji…
There was still a strange metallic sound.
Ji, ji, ji…
Together with the girl's sorrowful cries.
Sophie ran to the window and opened it. The pale moonlight shone into Sophie's small room. Outside, there was a terrifying, eerie night light, and ancient branches intertwined like black bones. Sophie looked around. This was the third floor of the dormitory. She couldn't possibly be outside. However, he clearly heard her voice, so he tried to call out in a trembling voice,
"Miss Lefay?"
There was no response.
"Miss Lefay…what's wrong? Are you calling me?"
There was no reply. Sophie suddenly felt pain in her chest, so she shouted," Is anyone there?”There was still no response. Sophie, who was worried, rushed out of the room and ran down the corridor. She went down the stairs and rushed out of the dormitory. She stood at the entrance and shouted,"
" Miss Lefay!!"
Sophie didn't see anyone. She felt incredulous as she returned to her room. She felt that the room was a little strange.
There seemed to be something different…
However, he did not pass by anyone on the way out and back. It was impossible for anyone to come in.
Sophie sat on the chair and stroked| He stroked the puppy and pulled out the drawer to eat some biscuits to clear his mind.
Only then did he realize that the entire bag of biscuits had disappeared!
"Ah, it's so delicious ~ I've never eaten such delicious biscuits. Once I start eating, I can't stop ~ Ah, I finished it all!”
At night, in a small gazebo in the garden, Miss Lefay innocently ate the biscuits that Sophie took out from her room. After eating it all, he patted his little belly.
"So full…"
He muttered to himself and sat on the spot in a daze.
Pure and elegant (F * ck, I can't see it in anime. Time really can destroy everything.)），His flawless side profile gradually turned green.
After a while, Miss Lefay, who was sitting like a bronze statue, finally turned livid.”She stood up.
"I took it because I was obsessed... Maybe..."
Anxious, she moved her body worriedly.
" Maybe I…I did something similar to a thief…"
She held her cheek and blinked her big eyes, thinking about what to do. She stomped her feet a few times on the spot.
"Ah ~~ How could I do such a thing? If Dad was still alive, what would he say about me? Just a moment ago, I said to be proud| It had been less than an hour since he had lived proudly. How could this be? This doesn't seem like something a lady should do…"
Miss Lefay pressed her cheek and kept worrying with a serious expression.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
"Right, just now Sophie taught me how to repent after doing bad things. He remembered that he had written his confession in a letter and hidden it somewhere no one could find it. Alright…"
Miss Lefay took out a white envelope from her luggage and began to write a letter. Finally, she wrote the recipient 'To Sophie' on the envelope. After hesitating for a while, he stuffed the letter into the small hole at the foot of the table in the pavilion.
"Phew…"
With a tired expression, he crawled out from under the table.
"That should be fine."
Miss Lefay nodded and left the pavilion with her luggage.
She walked alone towards the main entrance of the school at night.
Today, he was going to say goodbye to St. Margaret's School. Looking up at the iron fence and golden decorations that resembled plant patterns at the front door, Miss Lefay lowered her big eyes sadly and fiddled with her brown hair tied with a cream bow with her fingertips as if she was throwing a tantrum.
He turned his head and gazed at the solemn school campus immersed in the dark black velvet night with sad eyes.
He opened his mouth and muttered,"
"Goodbye, St. Margaret's School. My favorite school…"
A cold wind blew past.
" Goodbye, my friend…Goodbye, gentle teacher…Goodbye, my puppy…"
Miss Lefay's long brown hair danced in the wind."
" And…Goodbye, the cute maid who was so gentle to me in the end…"
Miss Lefay couldn't help but sob.
"Everyone, everyone, goodbye!”
After shouting, Miss Lefay adjusted her round glasses and bravely stepped onto the village road.
Hiss, hiss, hiss--|His shoulders trembled as he left the school gate with the large suitcase.
Miss Lefay's coquettishness| The small figure advanced towards the village and finally disappeared as if it had been swallowed by the night.
Although it was summer, the cold wind blew past.
Only silence remained…
And the secret school that had not changed for hundreds of years, the solemn campus…
It's me again.
The hot wind blew through the summer vacation at St. Margaret's Academy.
In the big kitchen of the boys 'dormitory, Victoria and Ye Yuehuan were sitting on round chairs. They tilted their heads to the left in a similar posture and looked up at the red-haired warden who was leaning against the oven and reading the confession letter.
Sophie's freckled, fair cheeks were gradually tinged with anger. After reading the letter, he raised his red face that was as red as burning red hair and began to moan.
Victoria and Night Moon looked at each other with their heads tilted, as if asking,""What's going on?"
The sweet aroma of chocolate cake wafted from the oven.
At this moment, the light footsteps of a woman could be heard from somewhere. They walked through the corridor with happy footsteps, occasionally making strange sounds of footsteps approaching.
" Su, Su, Sophie!"
With a rhythm, she sang the red-haired dorm matron's name and rushed into the kitchen.
"Lend me money ~~! I spent all my salary and took Sophie's salary to buy a new shirt in Suvaran…Aiya!? Ye Yuehuan…and Victoria!”
The person who entered was their mentor, Teacher Cecil. She adjusted her glasses in surprise and hurriedly said,"
"Aiya, Teacher didn't say anything?”
"Do you know the warden?"
Facing the questioning Night Moon, Teacher Cecil played with his glasses as he clicked,"
"That's right. After all, Sophie had been working here since I was a student at St. Margaret's School. Our relationship has always been very good. Right, S-F-Sophie?"
Because of Teacher Cecil's voice, Ye Yuehuan looked in the direction of the dorm supervisor. Victoria had been staring intently at the warden since just now.
The warden's fist was trembling slightly as he held the letter. Teacher Cecil looked at her in surprise, and finally noticed that the letter in her hand had become a little cross-eyed.
"Ah?"
"Thank you for your letter. It had finally arrived after eight years, Cecil. No, it's Miss Lefay…No, I should call you Cecil the thief!”
"W-what are you talking about? How could he do it in front of the students! I, I will never forgive you!"
"You won't forgive me? Those are my lines!"
The warden threw down the letter and grabbed the bright red dress with both hands, revealing her beautiful long legs. She ran to Mrs. Seale. Teacher Cecil hurriedly walked around the table.
"Why are you so angry? We'll settle this later. The students were watching! My dignity has been swept away!"
"What dignity do you have! This was what it meant to call a thief a thief! W-what do you mean by 'thief-like action'? No matter how he looked at it, it was a trespass! What to be proud of| Live proudly! I've been deceived! Hey, wait a minute, don't even think about escaping!"
"I'll come back later to borrow money!"
The warden, who was stomping her feet, wailed,
"I'm not lending it to you! Absolutely, absolutely not!"
In the hot garden of the school, flowers swayed in the summer wind, and the cool sound of a babbling brook could be heard from time to time.
The pointed roof of the gazebo cast a black shadow on the green grass. Wisps of hot air rose from the distance, making the scenery on the other side feel like summer.
On such a summer day at St. Margaret's Academy-
"That summer…it was really, really hard.”
Sitting on the long bench in the pavilion, Teacher Cecil muttered while playing with his round glasses.
Ye Yuehuan, who had caught up with her, stood in front of her and nodded hard to listen to her. Teacher Cecil recalled the summer vacation eight years ago, what happened during the cool summer vacation, and sadly lowered his big eyes.
"It was nineteen eighteen-the year the World War ended. My father went missing on the battlefield and lost all his assets. I suddenly became all alone. Therefore, I must leave my favorite school during the summer vacation…"
Narrowing her eyes nostalgically, Teacher Cecil began to tell the story of the red-haired maid who caught up with her when she dragged her suitcase to the main door. The biscuits that the maid had given him as a farewell gift were delicious. The deliciousness eased his uneasiness and sadness about the future. Therefore, he wanted to eat more, so he started stealing. After that, he couldn't help but feel regret, so he wrote a letter of repentance and hid it in this pavilion…
"What happened to Teacher Cecil?”
Hearing Ye Yuehuan's question, Teacher Cecil was all smiles."
"Although my father lost his assets, he finally returned safely from the battlefield. He barely managed to scrape together enough money to study here until graduation. Therefore, after graduating as a student, he became a teacher here.”
"I see…"
"It seems like a nostalgic memory.”
Teacher Cecil narrowed his eyes and said in a melancholic voice,"
"That's the eternal summer vacation."
"However, you can't be a thief."
Ye Yuehuan poured cold water on him.
“……”
Teacher Cecil, who had a guilty look on his face, remained silent.
A gust of wind blew, flowers| Petals and grass were swaying.
Ye Yuehuan continued to ask,"
"Even so, Teacher and the warden have always been friends, right?”
"Yes, I am."
Teacher Cecil nodded happily.
"Although I've returned to the school, I've been thinking recently that even if Sophie and I were separated and couldn't see each other again, we would definitely meet again somewhere and become good friends.”
The fountain gurgled with water.
The sky in the distance was very clear. Large cumulonimbus clouds floated in the blue sky of midsummer.
Meanwhile, in the kitchen of the male dormitory.
The chocolate cake in the oven was about to be baked, and the sweet smell filled the entire kitchen. Sitting gently on a round chair far away from the warden, Victoria, who was on guard, seemed to be unable to resist the fragrance, and kept twitching her beautiful nose.
The red-haired warden was very energetic as she picked up the cream used to decorate the cake and muttered to herself,
"But even now, I still find it unbelievable.”
“……”
"How did Cecil steal that bag of biscuits?”
“……”
"I still remember what happened that night very clearly. Because it was too strange. I did hear her crying outside the window on the third floor, but when I ran outside, there was no one. After returning to the room, the biscuits disappeared like smoke. However, there was no one outside the window. Whether it was in the corridor or the entrance, I didn't pass by her. How did you steal it?"
"…It will burn."
Victoria twisted in her round chair and reminded him in a faint voice that seemed to be audible and inaudible. He even pointed at the oven with his index finger and shook his body worriedly.
"The cake is going to…burn…"
"Ah ah-I don't understand! I care so much!"
The warden looked absent-minded and did not notice the dangerous fragrance that was constantly wafting out of the oven. He only sighed.
“……”
"Ah ~~~!"
“……”
"What exactly happened?"
“……”
Victoria looked like she was about to cry. She looked in the direction of the corridor as if she was looking for Night Moon.
However, Ye Yuehuan was not back yet.
"That, useless piece of trash…!"
"Hmm? What did you say, Miss?"
The warden turned around and asked.
Victoria, who had been hoping that Night Moon would come back and explain, whispered," Oh…"
"I'll explain briefly before the cake is burnt.”
"What?"
The warden turned around in surprise and looked down at Jiao.| The little Victoria continued to concentrate on stirring the cream.
Victoria yawned and said,
"First, let's talk about Cecil's voice coming from outside the window.”
"Aiya."
"Hmm…I heard a young girl's voice coming from outside the window on the third floor. At the same time, there was the metallic sound of Jiji, right?”
"Yes, I am."
"Think about it. Cecil brought her luggage. She probably climbed up the tree near your room's window and hung the luggage on the branch.”
The warden asked in surprise,
"What do you mean by luggage?"
"Let me tell you, it's a silver birdcage."
Victoria said in an extremely uninteresting manner, then stretched like a little black cat.
"Cecil climbed up the tree and hung the birdcage on it. Therefore, whenever the wind blew, the birdcage would make a metallic sound.”
"But, but how did you know?"
"You said it yourself. Cecil brought the parrot birdcage."
Sophie tilted her head suspiciously."
"Hmm…?"
Victoria said, paying attention to the oven.
"Cecil raised a puppy and a parrot. Parrots are birds that can imitate human voices. If you hear Cecil's voice coming from outside the window, it's probably the parrot's imitation. You recall that Cecil's voice, it should be saying 'Dad, come back quickly. Please come back from the battlefield. Dad…" Those must be the words that Cecil would mutter to himself every night when he missed his father. After the parrot remembered it, it would imitate it.”
"Miss Lefay…"
Sophie's expression was a little sad, but she seemed to remember the stolen cookies and became angry again."
"But how did she get into my room? There's no one in the corridor or the entrance, and there's no other passage. How did he do it…"
"This is the so-called 'Invisible Maid'.”
Victoria said nonchalantly,
"Didn't you say it yourself? " No one will remember the maid's face and name. Anyone who walked down the corridor in a uniform would think that she was a maid and that she was invisible. Because of this, Cecil didn't notice a girl like you before you spoke. Cecil should have done the same thing as you.”
Seeing Sophie dumbfounded, Victoria said unhappily,"
"Think about it carefully. There was no girl who looked like Miss Lefay in the corridor, but there should be a girl in a maid's uniform. It was very common in the staff's dormitory. Even if one walked beside them, they would think that they were invisible because they were wearing magic clothes. Do you understand?"
The warden looked at Jiao with a silly expression for a while.| The little Victoria then came back to her senses and opened the oven. She took out the fluffy and delicious chocolate cake.
Victoria's cold and expressionless face moved slightly.
As the warden was spreading cream on the cut cake, light footsteps came from somewhere, and a furry white dog ran over.
Victoria whispered," Ah!" He shouted. The white dog wagged its tail, its eyes sparkling as if it was looking forward to getting a piece of cake. It kept staring at the warden's hand.
"Is this the puppy from back then?"
"Yes, I am."
"The puppy didn't bark when it saw an intruder stealing the biscuits. This is one of the evidence that Cecil is the criminal.”
"That's true."
The warden raised his head and muttered in disbelief. There seemed to be a slight change on Victoria's expressionless face, a slight change in an instant.
"You didn't even suspect her in your dreams, did you?”
"Yes, I am."
The warden nodded and said in a leisurely voice,
"After all, she is a very important friend.”
" Side quest 'Train Away From Summer' completed. Player 9527, please claim it yourself.”
After Ye Yuehuan received the notification, he stepped into the room. The warden placed the cake in front of Ye Yuehuan. He swallowed it slowly.
Victoria was already wolfing down the chocolate cake.
The sunlight outside the window was getting weaker and weaker. There was no end to this summer vacation that seemed to last forever, and it was moving forward at a slow pace…
Victoria and Night Moon sat side by side. It hurts!" "Humph!" "Can't you at least listen to me? Do you really want me to do it?" "…" Bickering non-stop in the kitchen, being taught and being taught…
It was a cool summer.
Eight years ago, at St. Margaret's Academy, on a certain day during summer vacation.
In the small clean room of the staff dormitory, a little red-haired maid was supporting her cheek by the window and looking up at the moon.
The little white dog nestled beside her feet.
Sophie took off her stiff dark blue maid uniform and changed into white and blue checkered pajamas. Her burning red hair was tucked into a nightcap of the same color, and a few strands of bright red hair hung down her neck. The moonlight illuminated the little maid who was thinking sadly by the window.
There was no one else.
There was only the moon and the girl.
Sophie lowered her sorrowful eyes and muttered,"
"Miss Lefay…I don't think we'll ever see each other again…"
Pearl-like tears appeared at the corner of her eyes.
"Good luck. No matter where you are, you have to work hard. Miss Lefay…"
Only the moonlight could hear the little maid's sad wish.
It was a cool summer.
The night deepened…
"Sophie…"
A night train from the village where St. Margaret's School was located to Suvalen. A steam train that was gradually leaving in the dark night.
In the corner seat of the second-class carriage, Cecil, who was carrying a suitcase and a silver parrot birdcage, sat huddled together.
The feeling of being full made her want to sleep. She couldn't help but feel that she had eaten too much.
The maid, who had watched him leave with tears in her eyes and had not known him before, woke up in her mind. He thought that if he could continue to stay in the school, he might be able to become friends with her. Sophie's clear eyes kept moving away from her head.
"Goodbye, red-haired Sophie…Thank you for crying for me…!”
The sound of a huge air flute resonated from the front of the carriage as it passed through the iron bridge and kept moving away from the village.
The dark night seemed to invade the carriage through the closed window frame at any moment. Such a night train journey.
Because of uneasiness and loneliness| Cecil bit his lips hard.
"I hope we can meet again, Sophie. If possible, I will definitely…"
Cecil gently closed his eyes, planning to sleep for a while. The soft muttering that was about to fall asleep was also drowned out by the whistle.
"We will definitely become good friends…!”
The steam locomotive finally crossed the iron bridge and headed towards the capital, Suvalen, gradually leaving the Summer School from eight years ago.
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