“Miya-chan, did you leave the shoji screens open to the tea ceremony room last night?”
The sliding door was slightly ajar. Inside, dust danced in moonbeams—and sitting seiza before a phantom tea brazier was a translucent young woman in a Meiji-era housemaid’s uniform. She was calmly, meticulously making tea that no one would drink.
“Um… excuse me,” Miya whispered.
“Then why… why did I hear someone whisking matcha at 2 AM?”
The ghost’s head turned slowly. She didn’t scream. She just smiled sadly and pointed at a small, sealed wooden box tucked behind the alcove scroll. miya-chan no kyuuin life! 17
That evening, Miya prepared the tea ceremony room—fresh flowers, proper incense, and the old tea set. She invited the family, brewed the tea exactly as Hana’s notes described, and served it in silence.
Miya has been working at the historic Fujimori estate for over a year now. She’s mastered the morning routines, the cranky but kind Master’s tea preferences, and even the household’s three eccentric cats. But in this episode, an unexpected mystery arises: the tea ceremony room, which hasn’t been used in decades, begins emitting soft koto music late at night. “Miya-chan, did you leave the shoji screens open
Miya-chan no Kyuuin Life! 17 – The Phantom of the Tea Ceremony Room