On his first day after signing the contract, Tama officially began his duties as Kirana's servant. He swept the villa yard, took out the trash, and watered the plants. After finishing everything, he noticed that the villa's swimming pool looked dirty. Taking the initiative, Tama went to fetch a net to clean out the leaves scattered across the water.
Just as he picked up the net and headed toward the pool, Mr. Udin stopped him.
"Hey, where are you going?" Mr. Udin asked.
"I was going to clean the pool, sir. It looks really dirty," Tama replied.
"No. That pool belongs to the Princess. She strictly forbids anyone from going near it," Mr. Udin said firmly.
"Oh... Alright then."
Heeding Mr. Udin's warning, Tama returned the net to where he had found it.
Later that noon, Kirana met Tama and asked him to come with her to the workshop.
"The workshop? Do you have a car?" Tama asked, surprised.
"Of course I do. I'm the King's daughter. How could I not have a car?" Kirana replied proudly.
She led Tama to her garage, where a golden chariot stood gleaming. Tama stared in awe.
"How am I supposed to bring this thing to the workshop?" he asked.
Smiling, Kirana waved her hand—and the golden chariot transformed into a sleek sports car.
"Wow, that's amazing!" Tama gasped.
"Right? Now call me Princess," Kirana demanded.
"Oh no lah," Tama replied playfully.
"Watch it, or I'll kill you," Kirana said jokingly, trying to scare him into obedience.
They both transformed into human form for the trip—though it wasn't the full moon, they could still become human for short periods.
At the workshop, Kirana introduced Tama to the shop owner.
"Oh yes, sir, this is Tama—my new secretary," she said.
"Wow, young and handsome!" the shop owner commented.
"Ah, thank you for the compliment," Tama replied modestly.
A mechanic was called to inspect Kirana's car, and while they waited, Tama and Kirana sat and chatted. Tama suddenly remembered what Mr. Udin had said earlier about the pool and decided to ask.
"By the way, why can't the pool at the villa be cleaned?" Tama asked.
"The pool? Are you stupid? Did you bathe in it or something?" Kirana replied with a raised eyebrow.
"No, of course not. Mr. Udin just warned me to stay away."
Kirana explained that the pool was the root of the curse she had received. Anyone who swam in it would be transformed into a snake demon like her. Though Tama was intrigued, Kirana refused to go into more detail about her past.
While they were still at the workshop, Devan—Tama's best friend—happened to stop his car nearby to take a phone call. After finishing the call, he glanced at the workshop and was shocked to see Tama sitting with a woman.
"Wait... isn't that Tama?" Devan whispered to himself in disbelief.
Startled, he immediately called Ara.
"Ara, I just saw Tama!"
"What? Are you serious?"
"Yes! He was at a repair shop. Come on, I'll send you a photo."
Devan ended the call and quickly snapped a picture. But Kirana noticed.
"That guy in the car... he's your friend, right?" she asked.
"Yeah, that's Devan," Tama confirmed.
"How bold of him... taking a photo of my servant. Should I kill him?" she asked coldly.
"No! Please don't. He's my best friend!" Tama pleaded.
Kirana smirked and used her magic to erase Tama's image from Devan's phone.
Later, Devan rushed to a café to meet Ara. He arrived out of breath, clearly shaken.
"You look exhausted. What happened?" Ara asked.
Devan took out his phone excitedly. "Look! I took a picture of Tama!"
"Where's Tama?" she asked, squinting at the screen.
"There! He's sitting beside that woman."
"Which one?"
Devan zoomed in on the photo, but Tama's image was gone. Only Kirana remained, sitting alone.
"What the... He was there! How is he not in the picture?" Devan stammered.
"Devan... stop being reckless. Let Tama rest in peace," Ara said, unimpressed.
"But I swear, I saw him! He was really there!"
Ara rolled her eyes. She felt she had wasted her time listening to another one of Devan's wild stories. Frustrated, she left the café. Devan, still stunned, soon followed.
From afar, Kirana and Tama were observing them.
"Good. My magic worked perfectly," Kirana said smugly.
"Magic...?"
The mention of magic made Tama think of Nadia. He whispered to himself, "I wish I had magic… so I could make Nadia fall in love with me."
Kirana overheard him and smirked. "You'll have to be cursed first to get magic."
Soon after, Kirana went to the shop owner to ask if her car was ready.
"Everything's been repaired. You can take it home now," the owner replied.
With that, Kirana and Tama left the workshop and headed back to the villa.
On the way, the weather turned scorching hot. Kirana, feeling thirsty, asked Tama to buy ice doger from a street vendor. Ice doger is a traditional cold dessert with toppings like avocado, coconut, and black sticky rice.
Tama got out of the car and approached the vendor—an elderly man.
"Hello, I'll take two, please," Tama said.
"Alright, just a moment," the vendor replied.
After preparing the desserts in plastic cups, the vendor handed them over and smiled.
"As a token of thanks—you're my first customer today—please accept this," he said, offering Tama a handmade knitted bracelet.
"Oh, thank you very much," Tama replied, touched.
Back in the car, Tama handed one cup of ice doger to Kirana. She immediately noticed the bracelet on his wrist.
"What's that on your hand?"
"This? The ice seller gave it to me," Tama explained.
Kirana frowned. "Next time, don't accept things so carelessly from strangers," she warned.
But Tama only laughed and teased her, saying she was too protective—probably because she loved her servant. Kirana rolled her eyes and stepped on the gas, speeding up in annoyance.
That night, the sky darkened and stars glittered across the horizon. Tama stood at the window outside his room, gazing up.
"I haven't seen stars like this in a long time," he whispered.
Eventually, he returned to his room and drifted off to sleep. Once again, he dreamed of Kirana.