My name is Patience Granger. I’d once been an office worker in Japan, but I woke up one day in another world as the daughter of an impoverished viscount.
I really struggled in the beginning, because our family was quite destitute. Our meals had consisted of bland soup, thin slices of hard bread, and ham sliced even thinner, to the point you could see through it. I’d found solace in my younger brothers, Nassius and Henry, who were adorable little angels!
Eventually I’d visited the church, where I’d been evaluated for magic and found I’d been bestowed a proficiency in household magic. Many commoners were also proficient in household magic, so it was slightly looked down upon, but it had turned out to be incredibly useful for me.
It was mandatory for nobles to enroll in the Royal Academy at the age of ten, and my school uniforms were all hand-me-downs from our relatives! Fortunately, I’d been able to make them good as new using my household magic. Even our worn-out mansion had become sparkling clean thanks to some household spells!
After I’d enrolled in the academy, I became Princess Margaret’s lady’s maid. It took up a lot of my time, which had really hurt because I needed time to do side jobs, otherwise my family would suffer! Such concerns had made me unhappy about this appointment at first, but recently my relationship with the princess had changed.
One year had passed since I’d first started school, and I’d skipped ahead to the senior division, which made Princess Margaret and me classmates. Her friends, who I’d never liked, had started harassing me more than before, but the princess chose me over them. I wouldn’t be so impudent as to claim that we were friends, but it felt like I was more than just her lady’s maid.
Though we had grown closer, another issue soon arose. Princess Margaret had a deep love of music, but instead of focusing myself solely on her beloved music club, I’d also joined alchemy club. The princess had been displeased for a bit, but I’d given her some new songs I “composed,” which seemed to appease her.
It was in the midst of such events that the knight club, of which Prince Keith was a member, had caused some trouble. They’d been forcing the riding club to look after their horses and the magic club to participate in their practices.
I really hated President Hammond! Not only had he been doing those awful things, but he’d been trying to curry favor with Prince Keith. Junior division students weren’t allowed to participate in the annual knight club competition held during the Festival of Verdure, but President Hammond had been going to make an exception for Keith.
Prince Richard, who had already graduated, had also been furious that Prince Keith was being taken advantage of. For some reason, he’d shown up at my house, and then he, along with Percival (who’d come with Prince Richard) and I, had visited Prince Keith’s friends and discussed how to proceed. In the end, it had been decided that the knight club would be dissolved as punishment for disturbing the activities of other clubs.
That had caused quite the violent storm among the students, but Prince Keith and the others had managed to gather the signatures of over half of the student body and petitioned for the knight club to be reborn. They’d succeeded, and I could finally relax.
Now I could focus on making lots of useful gadgets in alchemy club! I also hoped that I could sell my inventions and make lots of money. After all, the Grangers were still quite poor.
Next year, Nassius would be enrolling in the Royal Academy. I was planning to use my magic to make some hand-me-down uniforms good as new for him, but I wanted to buy him brand new undershirts and underwear!
Your sister is going to do her best!