Chapter 20: The Maid Squad

‘Crackle crackle…’

The campfire in front of me crackled and popped from the dry wood.

By the firelight, I glanced at Liya, who was sleeping with her head on my shoulder.

Is it because she’s pretty? Even when she’s asleep, Liya’s sleeping face looks quite cute.

Especially in this atmosphere, with the firelight illuminating her face, she looks full of charm…

Well! If you disregard the drool at the corner of her mouth.

I don’t know when, but a drop of transparent, unidentified liquid appeared at the corner of Liya’s mouth.

And with each of Liya’s breaths, it slowly flowed down from the corner of her mouth…

Ah, it’s about to drip, it’s about to drip…

She’s a noble young lady, yet she drools when she sleeps. If word got out, other nobles would laugh at her…

Wait, about the fact that a beautiful girl drools in her sleep… if you look at it from another angle, you have to say it’s a kind of moe point.

But now this moe point is about to drip on me.

Although I really want to shake Liya awake, Liya is leaning on me entirely because of my own request, so I don’t have the face to wake her up.

What should I say? ‘Liya, the drool from your sleep is dripping on me. Wipe it off first before leaning on me…’ If I said that, I would probably lose this ‘beautiful girl’ friend…

Mmm, although I’m a little concerned. But thinking that it’s a beautiful girl’s drool, I feel much more open-minded.

I suddenly found that anything associated with the three words ‘beautiful girl’, regardless of its original value, its value will instantly rise by a few percentage points.

If it’s an item that fits someone’s special hobbies, then this value will continue to rise.

For example, liking a beautiful girl’s stockings, black silk, white silk or something…

Pfft, a bunch of perverts. ⁄(⁄⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄⁄)⁄

I leaned my head slightly towards Liya, resting on her head, and smelled the scent she gave off. I don’t know what shampoo Liya uses, it smells so good.

“I’ll ask her tomorrow…” Thinking this, my heavy eyelids kept urging me… not long after, I also fell asleep…

The campfire was still crackling and popping.

And not far from the campfire, a succubus dressed as a maid was standing motionless on top of a tree, watching the two people leaning against each other and sleeping in front of the fire.

Beneath the tree she stood on was a group of young women, also dressed as maids.

They stood scattered in twos and threes.

Some were looking towards the fire, while some were resting against trees with their eyes closed.

What set them apart from ordinary maids were the weapons the maid-girls carried.

Longswords, greatswords, great hammers, daggers, long spears, bows and arrows, gauntlets, greaves… all sorts of strange weapons.

Each maid-girl carried several or more types of weapons.

The diversity of the weaponry made one wonder if this was a maid corps or an army.

““Hey, how much longer is this going to take?”” a red-haired, curly-haired maid complained in dissatisfaction.

Judging from the girls gathered around her, it was clear the red-haired maid seemed to have a significant say.

““Getting impatient? If you’re impatient, then please leave.”” a black-haired young woman leaning against a tree, a longsword in her hand, said disdainfully.

““Tsk, are you looking for a duel with me here, Pendragon?”” the red-haired girl asked in a hostile tone.

“If you want a taste of the shame of defeat here, I don’t mind.” The maid named Pendragon retorted sharply.

From their conversation, it was clear their grudge was a long-standing one.

The dialogue between the two made the atmosphere extremely tense; some of the girls present already had their hands on the weapons at their sides.

“Honestly, I very much doubt your loyalty to the young lady. You always have a nonchalant attitude on every mission. It wouldn’t be surprising if someone like you messed up a mission. I don’t think you deserve to stay here and serve the young lady at all.” The red-haired girl gripped the red gauntlet on her right hand and spoke to Pendragon with ridicule.

“Oh, so you doubt my loyalty to the young lady… Hmph, hmph hmph, prick up your ears and listen well, Lirabed. My loyalty to the young lady is definitely greater than yours.” Pendragon responded with a blank expression.

“I will use your blood… to wash away the insult you’ve made to my loyalty to the young lady.” With that, Pendragon gripped her longsword with her right hand and slowly drew it.

“Tsk… if you can do it, then come and try.” Lirabed looked disdainfully at the black-haired girl before her. Although she said this, Lirabed knew very well that the opponent in front of her was no weaker than herself.

Under the moonlight, the black-haired girl and the red-haired girl stood in opposition, an astonishing killing intent emanating from their bodies.

Even a battle-hardened soldier would be overcome by this killing intent… The killing intent made the surrounding air seem to stop flowing. The forest suddenly became incredibly silent.

For a forest at night, this was simply an impossible thing…

“Eh, are Little Li and Little Ra going to fight?” At this moment, a small, slender figure suddenly appeared between the two. The figure appeared out of thin air like a phantom.

Pendragon and Lirabed leaped back almost simultaneously, creating distance from the small figure.

“I hate it, Vivian just got back, and you’re treating Vivian like this, so mean~ >_<~” The small figure named Vivian put on a sad expression…

And the other maids around looked at Vivian with apprehension in their eyes. Even Pendragon and Lirabed, who had just been in opposition, were now full of wariness.

“Since none of you are going to comfort me, hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮” Vivian looked angry.

“Hey, hey, were Little Li and Little Ra going to fight just now?” Suddenly changing her angry expression, Vivian asked with an excited face.

“If so… then… can Vivian join in?” Her eyes instantly turned blood-red, and a terrifying pressure emanated from Vivian’s small body, making the surrounding girls a little breathless…

All the girls, as if with a shared mind, drew their weapons and aimed them at Vivian…

“Oh? Do you want to duel too? You can, but Vivian is very strong… Everyone… let’s all go at once.”

Licking her lips, Vivian revealed a dangerous smile.

“That’s enough.” The succubus maid who had been at the top of the tree jumped down. Her movements were as light as a bird’s. After landing, she didn’t even make a sound.

“Ah, it’s big sister Yuna…” Vivian was the first to call out.

“What is big sister Yuna doing here? If big sister Yuna is here, is that sister here too?”

“No, Vivian, the young lady is not here. I came here for a mission.” Yuna replied to Vivian with a blank expression.

“Eh? Vivian thought she could see sister. To see sister sooner, Vivian hasn’t rested at all these past three months. Thinking that if I finished the mission early, I might be able to see sister and have sister praise Vivian. ::>_<::” Vivian said disappointedly.

“Don’t worry, the young lady will be very happy to know that you finished the mission ahead of schedule.” Saying this with a blank expression, Yuna turned her head to look at the whitening sky and said to the other maids:

“Then, for now, continue with the plan, to monitor and protect the young master’s safety. Also, regarding personal grudges, I think you know what to do. Everything must be resolved after the mission is over.”

“Protect? Who is big sister Yuna protecting?” Vivian asked, puzzled.

“……….. The young lady’s… the person the young lady likes.”

“Likes… the one sister likes… no, sister is Vivian’s, Vivian is the one who likes sister the most, Vivian won’t give sister to anyone, where is that person? Vivian… Vivian is going to kill him… Vivian… Vivian can’t live without sister… Vivian… only has sister left…”

Vivian roared these words, her eyes crimson. All the maids’ hearts trembled, while Yuna looked at Vivian calmly.

“This is the young lady’s order. Are you going to defy the young lady?”

“Sister’s… order, sister’s order, sister’s…” Vivian’s small mouth kept repeating this sentence.

Yuna glanced at the others and said,

“I know what you’re thinking, but the young lady’s order is absolute… everything we have was given to us by the young lady, so for the young lady’s happiness, even if it means we have to die, we must go.”

All the maids present looked at Yuna, and in each of their eyes, there was no so-called respect, only… hostility.

Ignoring the hostility in the maids’ eyes, Yuna continued,

“Then, please continue with the plan. The young lady is about to wake up. I should go back.”

With that, a black magic circle appeared at Yuna’s feet, and with a flash of black light, Yuna disappeared from the spot… Before disappearing, Yuna glanced at the dazed Vivian.

‘Perhaps… she can be used. Yuren Xing… your existence is… too dangerous for the young lady.’

“Tsk, only knows how to order others around.” Lirabed said unhappily.

“Then let’s continue… with this boring and meaningless mission…”

‘Yuna, the head maid, the young lady’s personal butler and bodyguard… in charge of the young lady’s daily life and private matters… one day… the one serving the young lady will be me.’

Watching the disappearing Yuna, Pendragon thought…