"I Became a Witch, but Now Everyone's in Love with Me!"

Chapter 64: Mysterious Miss Anne

 
 
The early spring sunshine sprinkled across the rustic brown wooden table. The red-haired, golden-eyed witch, wearing a maid outfit, propped up her cheeks and looked at her cutely and dotingly.
A smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, but she didn’t say anything. There was a hint of nostalgia in her eyes, as if she were seeing a memory she couldn’t quite place through the girl’s cute face.

It should have been a lovely moment—if Jiang Cha hadn’t just met this red-haired witch.
“Um… Annie-san?”
Jiang Cha tilted her head, looking a little embarrassed.
She had flirted with others many times before, but this was the first time someone else had flirted with her.
What kind of trick was this? She didn’t know how # Nоvеlight # to counter it.
“Lina... Never mind. It’s my fault for counting on that girl.”
The girl looked away slightly, trying to call for help, only to find that the golden-haired loli was completely lost in the tenderness of the maids.

“Sorry, did I scare you?”
Annie came back to her senses, touching her fingertips together and smiling shyly.
“Nope.”
The girl shook her head and smiled gently. “Annie is such a cute girl—doesn’t matter how long you want to look, okay?”
“Pfft.”
The red-haired witch covered her mouth and chuckled.

“Student Jiang Cha really hasn’t changed at all.”
“Have I… known you before?”
The girl caught the important part.
Her memory was very clear—this was the first time she had ever met Annie.

“It’s the first time we’ve met.”
Annie smiled and explained, but not completely.
“Student Jiang Cha will know about it later, okay?”
She tilted her head, and that mysterious smile was surprisingly similar to Jiang Cha’s. Not a natural resemblance—but a deliberate imitation.
“It takes the right time.”

“Ehhh—”
The girl drew out her voice and smiled softly, a little seductively.
She reached out and gently touched Annie’s cute white fingertips, painted with shiny red polish.
“Then I’m looking forward to it, okay?”
It was an authentic Chaxiao!

“It’s a great thing to have a lovely girl like Annie give you some surprises in your life. I’m looking forward to it.”
That beautiful smile left Annie dazed for a moment. After a pause, she suddenly pulled her hand back as if electrocuted. Her face turned red—almost as red as her hair.
Muttering softly: “It’s you, the playboy.”
The voice was so quiet, as soft as breath. Even Jiang Cha’s witch-level hearing couldn’t make it out.
But before she could ask further—

Annie slammed the table and stood up: “I’ll pay for today’s consumption! Everyone, enjoy yourselves!”
“Wow!!! The boss is awesome!”
“Store Manager Sai Gao!”
“Annie, you stingy thing! You’ll get plucked dry one day!”
“If you don’t like it, pay for yourself!”
There weren’t actually that many customers in the store—not even as many as the maids.
It was a holiday, after all.

But the witches were very considerate and cheered happily, taking advantage of the rare opportunity to order properly and have their favorite maids accompany them.
“Can I have a menu, please?”
Jiang Cha was still seated, smiling as she reached a hand out to Annie.
“I’m the boss. I don’t take orders.”

“But you’re wearing a maid outfit.”
Even so, Annie still handed Jiang Cha a menu.
The girl opened it and looked through it carefully.
There wasn’t anything too weird about the food—it was pretty much like the maid cafés Jiang Cha remembered.

But at the end of the menu, she spotted a—
“Does the maid café also offer maid takeout service?”
“Everyone here is a witch!”
Annie waved her little fist to make her point clear.

As the manager, she didn’t care what employees and customers did in private—but you still had to pay if you took a maid out during work hours.
“And even a witch needs to save face sometimes.”
“I thought that kind of service was reserved for the red-light district?”

“Some people still prefer a young witch.”
Annie smiled sheepishly.
The so-called “saving face” wasn’t necessarily about shady business.
When friends gathered, they might invite a maid to pretend to be a girlfriend. At parties, they’d hire a temporary companion. Some people even brought a maid as a wingman to chase after their crush’s good friend.

As long as the maid and customer agreed on the job content, Annie—as store manager—would simply take a commission.
“Outing business is quite popular. If Jiang Cha wants, you can also put your name down. I’ll notify you when you get a nomination.”
“You haven’t given up on making me work here?”

The girl tilted her head and smiled helplessly.
“Because Jiang Cha is so pretty. It’d be such a waste not to make good use of that.”
“…It’s not impossible, since you praise me so much.”

Jiang Cha smiled shyly at just the right moment, but she was already secretly thinking about whether or not to take the job part-time.
“What’s the cut?”
“The maid keeps 80%, I take 20% as the contact. Standard market rate. Very fair.”

“I want 90%.”
“Eh! No— …okay.”
Annie almost refused out of habit, but under Jiang Cha’s gaze, she relented.
“You’re pretty, so 90% is fine. But you have to make more time for me. At least be available Sundays.”

“If I have anything else, I’ll ask for leave from Classmate Annie in advance.”
Jiang Cha smiled like a cat—the kind of smile that signaled a successful little scheme.
Test complete. This little red-haired witch clearly had a lot of tolerance for her.
She just didn’t know why yet.

“Then this will be your first nomination.”
Annie seemed a little excited. She slapped the table and happily declared it.
“Eh? But I’m a guest right now?”

“Probation work! New employee mentorship! Otherwise, I’d be at a big loss!”
“…Okay, okay.”
Jiang Cha stood up helplessly, stuffed the last bite of cake into her mouth, reached out her hand, and smoothly entered business mode.

“Well then, let’s go, my boss lady.”
Annie’s face reddened again. She held the hem of her maid skirt in both hands, too shy to extend them.
Jiang Cha really was a perfect fit for this job.

“Uh-huh!”
“Lina, we’re going out for a while!”
The girl didn’t care. Since she’d already accepted the job, there was no reason to be shy.
The important part was the pay.

Five thousand witch gold a day—after commission, still four thousand five hundred. Witch wages were very generous, especially for this kind of special service.
“Uh-huh!?”
Lina was lying on a plump maid, eating cake. She widened her eyes in shock when she saw the two walk off together.

“As expected of you, my tea treasure~”
She actually got the job and successfully flirted!?
“Annie’s also an incredible rich lady—go for it~”
“What nonsense are you saying? It’s just a work trial.”

Jiang Cha replied with a helpless smile, then looked at Annie, who was blushing and lowering her head beside her.
...It didn’t seem all that convincing, did it?