「You
just slashed a tire」
「That's
why I was so tired」
Centipede
bent over and stretched, and Tapeworm made a tsukkomi.
The
four of us are currently taking a bath, having been given permission by the
head maid to use the large bathroom. We are cleaning off the dirt from our
battle with the devil.
Although
we are at the bottom of the Confinement King-sama's hierarchy, we are allowed
to use the baths with almost no restrictions.
According
to the head maid
『A
maid must always be clean. Otherwise, your masters won't be able to enjoy when
you are dirty』
She's
right.
Since
we never know when the Confinement King-sama will take care of us, we must
always keep ourselves clean.
The
four of us line up in a row and wash each other's backs, and then each of us
washes our hair.
If
there is one complaint, it is that we all use the same shampoo, the same soap.
The same scent.
Women
are strange creatures, and if they are together all the time, their menstrual
cycles are synchronized before they know it.
We all
have the same hairstyle, which makes us look like mass-produced maids.
Thanks
to this, I am a little jealous of Earthworm that are currently dyeing her hair platinum pink for
her mission.
Noticing
that I was staring at her, Earthworm tilted her head suspiciously.
「Hey,
what's up, Cockroach?」
「Your
hair color reminds me, Earthworm, is today your work day at the girl's bar?」
「Yeah,
yeah. It's rather fun. Dealing with old men」
「Isn't
it hard to keep up with them?」
「No,
not really. I used to think kids were kids and old guys were old guys, like
they were different creatures... But when I realized that the old men didn't
suddenly change into old men, but are simply an extension of their childhood, I
found them quite cute」
「Fuuh...
you mean like an ex-boy?」
「Yeah
yeah, or boy (old one)」
And
then, we laugh, with our foreheads pressed together.
「Oh,
by the way, how's Takata-sama now?」
At my
question, Earthworm's mouth slackens.
「When
I asked her, she said, "I feel relaxed. I don't feel like I'm obsessed
with being number one in the bar. If I don't win first place, I'll just get
embraced" and, "Right now is the best because I'm the most
popular"」
「Heh~...
I see. And yet, every day, I get asked, "How's Kijima-chi today? Can he
hold me?" 」
「Ahaha,
that's probably not about money anymore」
After
we had finished washing our bodies, the four of us lay side by side in the
shallowest of the many baths, and lazed about. It was a blissful time, even if
it was a little bit indecent.
「Fuiiii...
this is paradise...」
「As a
maid serving the devil, what is paradise?」
Centipede
replies to Earthworm's comment.
「Hot
water hell!」
I can
only assume that she doesn't like the way you say it. Then, Tapeworm, at the far end, shakes her shoulder and laughs, "Pupupu".
「By
the way, Tapeworm. Today's dish was pretty much a given, what was it...
let's see, Kartoffelsuppe」
「Maybe
that soup's got potatoes and sausage in it. It's a suplex」
Tapeworm replies to Earthworm's
question with some frustration.
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「Yeah
yeah, that German stuff. Was it worth the effort?」
「Well,
I don't know, I've been practicing against the Minotaur, and that dog girl was
so light, I almost missed」
The
reason for the German Suplex was that Natsumi-sama had suggested it on the day
of the Ishikari Hot Pot. "You need a special move, don't you? I recommend
the German supplex".
Then,
Natsumi-sama showed her a video of a German suplex by an uncle named H** Saito
on her smartphone, and since then, Tapeworm has been practicing against the Minotaur after her
regular training.
「But,
you usually use a battle axe, right? No need to use those move, right?」
I
asked, to which Tapeworm replied in a rather serious voice.
「That's
true, but if I'm going up against that foreign woman, she'll dodge all my strikes. I had to get her
into some kind of grappling technique... she's faster than that dog girl」
「Faster
than her!?」
Centipede
let out an exasperated squeal and rolled over onto her back with her ass poking
out over the hot water.
「By
the way, what's going to happen to the people we caught today? Are they going
to be our juniors?」
Earthworm
sat up in the bathtub, looking around at the others and saying something like
that.
「No,
no, no, that sexy lady is fine, but not the old man, okay? And weren't the guys
supposed to be sent to the demon world? Just like the gangs in Tokyo」
「Oh...
a milk supply? Then, what about the dog girl?」
「Well...?」
I
shake my head.
The
head maid didn't seem to like dog girls, but Lili seemed to be pondering what
to do.
To be
honest, I don't know what will happen.
At any
rate, the doggy is now wrapped up in a chain and thrown into a room.
"Go
all out with the latest fashion, Devi” said Lili-sama, holding on a bamboo
instead of a manacle, but I couldn't understand what the fashion which
Lili-sama’s talking about.
After
we had thoroughly enjoyed the bath, we went out to the changing room, where the
head maid was waiting for us with her arms folded.
（Oh
no! What did we do?）
In
spite of our panic, we trained maids instantly straightened ourselves up in an
upright posture.
「「「「
Good Afternoon! Mam! 」」」」
「You
don't have to be afraid」
「「「「
Yes, Mam! 」」」」
The
head maid looks around at us and opens her mouth.
「You've
all done well today. There is fruit milk in the dining room. After this, please
drink it with relish」
「「「「
Thank you, Mam!」」」」
We
breathed out a sigh of relief in our hearts. The head maid nodded her head in
satisfaction and opened her mouth.
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「From
now on, each of you will return to your duties. Earthworm will work at the girls' bar, Cockroach will take care of Takata-sama, and you, Centipede,
will take care of Kyoko-sama today」
「Eh?」
「What's
your answer?」
「Y-yes,
Mam!」
Tapeworm was supposed to be in charge of Kyoko-sama. So, Centipede
looked puzzled for a moment, but her orders were absolute.
「Then,
Tapeworm will be in charge of intercepting the saint tonight, along with
Yui-sama」
Our
eyes widened involuntarily.
The
saint must be the foreign woman that Tapeworm is so fond of.
But
what the heck was going on with Yui-sama?
Even
though she is a maid, she is an ordinary maid in the Fujiwara family and has no
fighting ability.
Despite
our confusion, Tapeworm gave a fierce smile and shouted.
「Thank
you, Mam!」
Whatever
happened, I suppose it's all good and well for Tapeworm.
「Mm,
good」
The
head maid nodded in satisfaction.
That's
all well and good, but when we're done talking, we need permission to get
dressed.
Even though
we are all women, we are not without shame.
But
the head maid moved on to the next topic.
「I
would like to introduce you to a new servant」
（A
servant?）
「Come
in, Nefuterra」
Then
the door to the dressing room opens and a girl walks in.
Her hair
is chestnut brown. Its length is just below her shoulders. She is wearing an
unfamiliar school uniform of a brown blazer and a red skirt, and has one hand
in the pocket of her blazer.
I
wondered if she was the same age as us.
She
was a cute girl, but she looked like one of the girls in our class. She had an
air of cheerfulness about her, as if she were a solid person.
「Oba-san,
please don't call me that. On Earth, I go by a different name」
「Then
give yourself a name」
「Yes,
yes, I'm Nefutera. You can call me Terra in Earth」
（Almost
nothing has changed! It's a very sparkly name! "Terra" Latin/Italian/Portuguese
term for “Earth”）
My
confusion may have shown on my face. So, she smiled, stared at my face, and spoke.
「I
guess it's a temporary name to hide from the world」
（If
you're going to be low-key, the name shouldn't be sparkly...）
Of
course, I would never say such a thing even if I thought it.
The
head maid looked as if she had bitten down on a bitter bug at her attitude, and
opened her mouth again.
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「For
the time being, she is my niece. This girl is basically a traitorous bat-girl,
but when the demon nobles with whom she had a contract were destroyed by
Lili-sama, she turned to me and surrendered」
「Isn't
that too much for a bat-girl?」
「Calm
down. I'm using her because of her skills as a trainer, not because of her
personality」
「Tsk...」
When
Terra-san's mouth twitched, the head maid ignored it and turned her attention
to us.
「You
girls, let me know immediately if she shows any suspicious behavior. Okay?」
「「「「
Yes, Mam!」」」」
「So,
which one should I train? The pink-haired girl over there has the kind of body
Terra likes, but...」
「Hii!?」
Terra-san
puts a finger to Earthworm's chin and moves her face closer to her chest.
Immediately, Earthworm's cheeks twitched drastically.
However,
there was no way for her to move her position without Head Maid's instruction.
So, under Terra-san's watchful gaze, Earthworm's face turned red and she bit her lip.
「Stop
it!」
「Aha!?」
Head
maid punched Terra-san in the head, and as she crouched there holding her head,
she said.
「Nefuterra's
position here is trainer. Her rank is the same as yours. But don't let your
guard down. She is a specialist in poisons and medicines, so be careful not to
be poisoned. Do not eat anything she hands you!」
