In medieval Europe, Lumine is the daughter of a poor family.
Her only family member is her twin brother.
The older brother is almost always away from home, working to help Lumine.
Lumine is unable to work, perhaps because she was born a woman. However, she could not marry easily because she is not good with her hands and cannot do household chores.
Her beautiful appearance is also inconspicuous due to her sooty and dirty outfit.
She was already past the girl's marital age at the time.
@Ginoko I had imagined Lumine's master....Lumine a big fat middle-aged man.
but the aristocrat was a much prettier looking boy.
"...you take care of me? Hm,well, who cares. You a token servant anyway."
"..........."
Lumine was a little annoyed by these words, but she put up with it because she was dealing with an aristocrat.
Lumine spent some time cleaning the boy's room and cooking for a while.
However, the boy was indifferent to Lumine and would not even touch his food.
@Ginoko "Why don't you eat my food? I used so many luxurious ingredients."
What? Did you just talk to me?"
"Yes, I am. If you're not going to eat it, can I take it home with me?"
The boy was crestfallen at Lumine's words.
He had not expected a servant to speak to his master in such an ungracious manner.
@Ginoko "... Just do whatever you want to do. I don't have an appetite for food prepared by you in your filthy clothes."
This was half true, half false.
He would never eat a meal, no matter who cooked it.
@Ginoko Lumine looked down at her outfit for a while, but said nothing and took the food home.
"I'm home, big brother! It's a treat today!"
Gladly, Lumine opened the door to her home, but there was no sign of her brother there.
Perhaps he is working until midnight today.
Lumine turned off her smile and finished her meal silently by herself.
It was her first decent meal in a long time, but somehow it didn't taste good.
@Ginoko The next morning, Lumine went to work with as much soot removed from her clothes as possible.
Then the boy, who as usual was confined to his room and sleeping in his bed, glanced at Lumine.
"You, clothes."
"Huh?"
Lumine looked where the boy was looking and saw a cute little girl's outfit on the desk.
@Ginoko "What are these?"
"It's your clothes. Don't you recognize it? ...Wait, Now don't wear it like that.
Go take a bath."
The boy pointed to the door leading to the hallway.
Lumine was stunned, but after a few glances at the boy's face, she took the clothes and left the room.
@Ginoko Lumine finished her bath while the maids looked at her with eyes, and when she came out of the shower room, she was a different person.
She was so beautiful that the maids did not think she was a servant.
When Lumine returned to his room, the boy who had been sleeping in his bed jumped up and startled him.
"Are ...you that kid?"
With her sweet honey-colored eyes, shining silky hair, and porcelain-white skin, Lumine was like an exquisite doll.
@Ginoko Lumine couldn't stay.
Why wasn't I born a man? I shouldn't have been born a woman if I couldn't even protect my only family...
But then Lumine was offered a job.
It was a job as a caretaker for a nobleman from a foreign country.
The nobleman, who came from the distant Orient, seemed to be a man of royal blood.
Lumine jumped at the job without checking the details.