Book 2: Chapter 31: Side story: The young Lady's quite frequent Social Studies Part 2
Leena had begun to wipe the table clean in a hurry. Thanks to the help of some customers who weren’t able to just stand by and not help her, she finished cleaning unexpectedly fast. Another fortunate thing was that lunchtime had already passed, so they reached the time of day when no new orders were coming in. And so, Leena, having cleaned up the table, hastily rushed into the room at the back of the shop.
Her mother, Regina, had excused herself earlier, so there was just the young girl and the young boy inside the room. The young girl had taken off her dress and was dressed in their waitress uniform instead. Since this uniform was a spare of Leena’s, it didn’t fit her correctly but strangely, from the way she held herself, it seemed as if she was long accustomed to wearing one.
Unconsciously, Leena stared at her, fascinated before suddenly returning to her senses and bowing her head.
“I sincerely apologize. I swear I will return your dirtied dress after it is thoroughly cleaned of any stains, so please, forgive me!”
“I forgive you.”
The young girl gently smiled at Leena who was desperately begging for forgiveness. There was a phrase that was often used among nobility: ‘I accept your apology.’ The expression the young Lady used this time was ‘I forgive you’, which was a distinct phrase that made it impossible for any future problems to occur. It was a phrase that Leena wasn’t aware of because she was a commoner, but she was able to guess its meaning from the young girl’s expression and felt relieved.
“Thank you very much! Then, I should remove the stains…”
“Your mother was kind enough to go and clean the stains from the dress, so that’s not an issue. More importantly, isn’t it troublesome for you to leave your customers unattended?”
“That- it is, but…”