Out in the town, dressed a bit more casually than usual for a date with Ethan.

It had been a long time since I’d come out to the Blackwood estate's town. Other than today, I could probably count the times on one hand.

Of course, as a debt maid, I didn’t have the same freedoms as the other maids, and, to make matters worse, I was banned from going out by the head maid after that Hooktooth incident on my first outing.

Looking back, that was already seven years ago.

Since then, I’ve repaid all the debt placed on me …