The dependent young lady, driven into the attic, leaves the mansion with a smile. I heard that the estate fell into decline after I was gone, but of course it did. After all, I was a zashiki-warashi from the beginning.

Barbara, who is living as a dependent in a duke's household, has been relegated to the attic as an ugly nuisance. Despite this, Barbara always maintained a cheerful demeanor, but one day she is suspected of theft within the mansion. Having completely lost patience with the household members, she decides to move in with the poor earl's family from the neighboring country who had been courting her for some time. This is because Barbara is a zashiki warashi—a household spirit who came from a distant island nation in the far east long ago. The family's prosperity had been thanks to Barbara all along. She had endured her situation out of gratitude to the feudal lord from several generations ago, but she has reached her limit. Having fulfilled her obligation, Barbara leaves the mansion. Furthermore, she introduces the mansion she is leaving behind to her long-time friend, a poor spirit, as a prime property. This work has also been posted on other websites.