039. Beast Maid (3)
Sofas arranged facing each other in the living room.
When I sat on the sofa on the right, the soft cushion supported my body.
They said they would provide the best hospitality, and as they said, even the sofa was of the highest quality.
Honestly, even if I couldn’t use the bed in the room, I felt like I could sleep on the sofa.
I may have become more tolerant of sleeping because of living in a shack where I had to sleep on the floor.
Anyway, I didn’t want to fall off the sofa for a while.
“You’ve waited a long time! “Beast Maid’s special tart and black tea.”
“Oh!”
Just as we were becoming one with the sofa, Farah walked out from the kitchen, which was connected to the living room.
In her left hand, she was holding a three-tiered tray with a variety of fruit tarts on it.
On the tray in her right hand was a glass teapot filled with black tea and a flower-patterned teacup.
It seemed like it would be too much to carry with one hand, but Farah, who was a prisoner, easily picked it up and set it on the table.
“There were a lot of fruits in season at the time, so I prepared a variety of fruit tarts! Please enjoy it to your heart’s content.”
“Thank you.”
“We basically prepare black tea, but in addition to black tea, we also have coffee, so if you prefer coffee, please let us know at any time!”
“It’s okay, I like black tea too.”
“I understand!”
Farah skillfully lifted her teapot and poured the contents into the teacup.
I poured out the right amount to drink and carefully placed the tea cup in front of me.
Expressing admiration for the neat workmanship, I lifted the teacup and brought it to her mouth.
The sweet scent of Earl Gray passed her nose and stimulated her salivary glands.
It is not easy for black tea to increase appetite.
“How do you like the flavor of black tea?”
“It’s fragrant and delicious.”
“Right? “Customers who have tried our black tea have all raved about the taste that brings out the duality!”
“Yeah, I see.”
What is the taste that evokes duality?
Because you have no taste, are you saying I will crush you in a duel?
But since you said it was well-received, would it be correct to say that it was delicious and made me want to duel it?
I thought I had fully integrated into the dual world, but there were still many areas lacking in terms of knowledge.
“How about trying this apple tart next?”
“Huh? Yes.”
Farah, who was smiling, sat down next to me and recommended her menu, while at the same time she started asking about the taste.
It seemed like someone who came to do business rather than a maid.
I didn’t feel bad because the intention was clear, but it was a bit burdensome.
Especially when I tried to put the tart in my mouth, I flinched and trembled without realizing it.
“Farah! Do it in moderation, the customers will feel burdened!”
“Eung!”
“Sorry for the inconvenience! “I apologize on Farah’s behalf!”
The red-haired maid strides out of the kitchen and grabs Farah’s back.
She held up Farah’s body with one hand and bowed to me to apologize.
Beast Made Sroot.
The maid in charge of cooking was a tiger beast with an elegant and straightforward personality.
Perhaps the tart I was eating could also be considered her work.
“It’s okay. “When you have a tart this delicious, it’s natural to want to recommend it to others.”
“Is that so? Thank you for the compliment!”
Sroot blushed slightly and felt embarrassed, as if she was not used to being praised.
The maid was the complete opposite of the sly Para.
Meanwhile, what is the sly Farah doing now? ….
“Look! I didn’t do anything wrong? So hurry and release me!”
He was twisting his body around to get out of Sroot’s grasp.
It was quite cute to see her resisting while clinging to the hand of her fellow maid.
Even a crocodile can’t do anything if it’s grabbed by the back of its neck by a tiger.
“Even if the customer is generous, I have no intention of paying any attention.”
“Are you saying I ate some of your cake earlier? Right?”
“Because I plan to preach from now on, including that matter. “Be prepared!”
“Huh!”
A tiger maid drags a crocodile into the kitchen.
Farah silently asked for my help, but I waved her hand at her.
Because secretly skipping food was not a problem I could do anything about.
I sent Farah off so that she could receive her sweet punishment.
As the maids left, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
At the same time, there was no one to fill the empty tea cup, so I had to pour and drink the tea myself.
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While she was reaching for the teapot, someone else snatched it away.
“Sir, I will follow you.”
“Ah… huh.”
When did you come here?
The maid, Ur, appears without a word and pours tea into my teacup.
Her movements, combined with her more skillful hospitality skills than Farah and her elegant demeanor, were painting a picture.
Finally, even the gesture of putting the glass down on my coaster was a work of art in itself.
However, the way she bowed her head to me afterwards was somewhat strange.
“I’m sorry.”
“Why are you apologizing?”
“As the maid, I know everything that happens in the mansion. Lumer and Lyriel, who were entrusted with cleaning the room, had an accident that caused inconvenience to the guests, Pharah and Sroot were acting crazy in front of the guests just now, and Nari was in heat during the guest’s checkup… No, you don’t seem to know this, so let’s skip it. Anyway, all the maids took turns causing inconvenience to the guests, so I, as the head maid, must take responsibility and apologize.”
“There is no need to apologize. “On the contrary, it was nice to see everyone so active.”
These were my true feelings without any lies.
I came here from the beginning with the purpose of talking to the maids and becoming friends with them.
Seeing the maids I had only met through credit cards come to life, I thought I had achieved half a dream.
But they responded to my words and even smiled as if they were happy.
How would I feel when I saw such things in person?
Anyway, I have already achieved Buddhahood about 10 times.
I can’t die because there are still many things I want to do in this world.
Anyway, now I can feel happy just by seeing the maids make mistakes.
“…… “You are truly a kind person.”
“It’s an overestimation. If you look at it bluntly, he doesn’t have a very benevolent personality.”
“Even if it is objectively an overestimation, our maids will think of our customers that way.”
“That’s a little embarrassing.”
As I sheepishly scratched my head, Ur smiled and gently sat down on the sofa across from me.
Reading the vibe she gave off, it seems like she came to me because she had something she wanted to tell me.
I opened my mouth, moistening my throat with a sip of black tea.
“Is there anything you want from me?”
“You’re quick to notice.”
“Not knowing is strange. So what do you want to ask for?”
“It’s not a particularly great request. “I just want you to listen to our stories.”
A voice that conveys seriousness.
I realized that this was not a light chat, and I nodded quietly.
After silently agreeing, Ur also nodded lightly and then started talking.
“We beast maids are actually slaves.”
“I see.”
“You’re not surprised at this level.”
In the world I lived in, being a maid was a type of job.
It was a job done by women from low-income families, but maids in web novels or light novels in other worlds were often held by slaves.
Maybe that’s why I wasn’t that surprised when I heard that the beast maids were slaves.
“Because there are many people in this world with circumstances more surprising than that.”
“Maybe so.”
“So you’re not asking me to treat you guys like slaves, so why did you reveal that to me?”
“Before I reveal the reason, there is one thing I would like to ask you to do and a story I would like to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“First of all, I would like you to keep quiet about what you are about to hear.”
“Are you asking me to keep it a secret? Okay.”
“Thank you for your understanding….”
After the thank you speech, silence began to fall in the reception room.
This means that it is a difficult story to tell.
At that time, I was sipping black tea and waiting with a reverential heart.
Finally, he opened his mouth and cried.
“We are slaves, to be more specific, slaves who murdered their former master and ran away.”
“… ….”
“Did you despise it?”
“No. “I haven’t heard everything about you yet to make a judgment, right?”
“You were a very considerate person.”
“You can stop praising me. “Please continue with the story.”
“I understand.”
I frowned as I listened to the anecdotes related to the previous owner and the beast maids.
Even after less than 5 minutes of starting the story, I realized how much of a scumbag their previous owner was.
It was far beyond my imagination that the verbal abuse and beatings must have been serious.
If I had to pick out the worst of the previous owner’s abuse, it was as follows.
1. He cut off one of Nari’s ears and slapped her in front of the patients she was caring for.
2. Instead of classical music, she enjoyed hearing Farah’s screams as she plucked her scales, one by one.
3. He instructed Sroot to cut out his own flesh, cook it and eat it himself.
4. He made a lot of money by extracting Ur’s gallbladder and gall bladder, which regenerates periodically, every time.
5. He plucked out a handful of her Lumer’s fur and sprinkled it in the room she had cleaned, then ordered her to clean again.
6. She made her killer whale, Lyriel, sit under the scorching sun for six hours while she herself played in the swimming pool.
In addition, he makes the beast maids fight each other seriously because they are bored, etc.
He committed such evil deeds that it was said, “Go away, Satan.”
Her revenge was at a level where we had to acknowledge it as a good murder.
“The previous owner only saw us as tools to play with. Still, I endured it because I was a master who had to be loyal, but I had no choice but to kill the previous master with my own hands because I could not bear to see the youngest Lyriel dying.”
“That’s what happened…. “But she escaped without any trouble, so there’s no problem, right?”
“We succeeded in escaping with everyone, but unfortunately, we became the target of thieves from all over the world.”
“Ah! I get it. “Are you hoping that I will get rid of those robbers?”
Ur shook his head as if that was not the case.
“No matter what, I can’t ask such an unreasonable request to a customer.”
“Then?”
“The target of the slavers is only slaves without masters. So it’s a dual! Please defeat me and become our new master!”
Is it a duel in the end?