Chapter 80 The Fifth Night ①
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
After seeing off Nadia-san-the pushy maid-hopeful who’d essentially tried to strong-arm her way into a job-the afternoon drifted by without further drama. Then, night arrived. I’d hoped for a moment of peace, but before my classmates could even show up, I had another unscheduled visitor.
”Um… why exactly are you here?” I asked.
”Of course, it is to assist Anma-sama¹, of course,” Stella-san replied. “Jane mentioned you were shorthanded.”
Stella-san swept into the treatment room, her pink hair swaying. She usually carried the poised, untouchable aura of a high-ranking lady’s maid, but tonight she was inexplicably decked out in a standard maid’s uniform. While she claimed Jane had complained about a staff shortage, Jane herself was currently standing there with an expression of profound, soul-deep exhaustion. I highly doubted she was the one who’d made the call. That made two uninvited “volunteers” in a single day.
”Why is Stella here?” Jane asked sharply-desuwa.
”During the meal, didn’t Jane ask Her Highness? That during the night massage, there is a shortage of hands so she would like an increase in staff,” Stella-san said.
The way she put it made it sound like Jane really had asked for help. Yesterday, Corinna was complaining about how tiring it was to keep running back and forth between the bath and the bedroom because of all the outfit changes. I assumed this was the solution. So why did Jane look like she was nursing a world-class migraine?
”Since the conversation happened right in front of me, I took it as an invitation. So, here I am!” Stella-san chirped.
”I did no such thing! If I wanted your help, I would have asked for it. Besides, I specifically requested a maid-desuwa,” Jane muttered. “Why would I ever expect Stella to show up?”
”Is that so? Well then, look a little closer,” Stella-san said.
With a playful glint in her eye, Stella-san pinched the edges of her apron and gave her skirt a little flutter. She looked less like a professional servant and more like a mischievous noble girl playing dress-up.
”And what is that supposed to prove-desuwa?” Jane asked.
”It’s a maid uniform, isn’t it?”
”Well… yes. I suppose it is-desuwa,”
”Which means, for tonight, I am officially a maid! ♪” Stella-san declared.
”Hah?” I let out a confused noise.
Stella-san made her Maid Declaration² with a look of total triumph, but I’m pretty sure that’s not how job titles work. Even in a maid outfit, a lady’s maid is still a lady’s maid. Jane looked absolutely floored. She squeezed her eyes shut, clearly trying to find her mental reset button. When she opened them again, she slowly shook her head, unable to hide her exasperation.
”I thought you’d just developed a sudden interest in cosplay… but you actually thought this through?” Jane asked.
”Exactly! You’re free to treat me just like any other maid. Oh, and Corinna-san? Please treat me as your colleague tonight,” Stella-san said.
Corinna shot me a look of pure desperation. I decided to just give up. This was beyond me. The last time I saw Stella-san, she’d turned beet-red just seeing the marks of s*x between me and Jane following our session. I’d pegged her as the shy, refined type who couldn’t handle anything suggestive. But looking at her now, despite her elegant appearance, she might be more of an airhead than I realized.
”I’m quite certain I requested a maid from Her Highness-desuwa,” Jane said, sighing.
”You did. And that’s exactly why I’m here,” Stella-san replied.
”And Her Highness said nothing about sending you?” Jane asked.
”She said, ‘If Stella wants to do it, why not? It sounds like fun. Just give me a full report later,’” Stella-san answered.
Jane-san stared up at the ceiling and went rigid. So this is what it looks like when a subordinate is at the mercy of a boss’s whims. Still, more help was a good thing. I decided to look on the bright side and figure out the rotation.
”Jane and Stella-san, do you have a swimsuit?” I asked.
Corinna had one made yesterday, but I wasn’t sure about the other two. They exchanged a quick glance.
”I do not possess one-desuwa,”
”I don’t have one either. So, if I’m going to be in the bath with you, Anma-sama… I suppose we’ll just have to be ‘naked relationship’³ companions. It’s a bit embarrassing, though,” Stella-san said.
”I’ve already bathed with him in the nude, so it’s a bit late for modesty-desuwa,”
”No, no-I’m not talking about you getting in with me. I mean for the staff standing by during the session,” I clarified.
Having a naked maid just standing there watching while I massaged another girl felt like a recipe for disaster. Mostly because having a naked maid next to me would definitely get me in trouble with the clients. So, Corinna was the choice for the bathroom. That left the treatment room and the waiting area.
”Let’s see. Stella-san, maybe you should stay in the waiting room and keep the guests company?” I suggested.
”Um… I hate to be a bother, but I’m actually not very good at making small talk with strangers. I’d much rather assist with the actual treatments in the bedroom,” Stella-san said.
”Oh? Is that okay with you, Jane?” I asked.
”Is it not fine? It’s not like I enjoy entertaining crowds either, but I’m a better choice for it than Stella, who won’t recognize a soul out there-desuwa,” Jane replied.
”It’s settled, then,” I said.
With Jane’s blessing, the plan was set: Jane in the waiting room, Stella-san in the treatment room, and Corinna in the bath. Still, I wondered if Stella-san was the right pick for the bedroom. She practically glowed with a pure and innocent aura. The Class President and the teacher would likely be coming for their oil massages tonight. It was going to get intense. I didn’t want the Princess breathing down my neck for showing her innocent maid something scandalous.
I figured I should check with her first-partly out of kindness, and partly to cover my own back.
”Um, Stella-san?” I asked.
”Yes? What is it?” she replied.
”About the treatment room… because of how my Skills work, the girls getting the massage might… well… they might have some rather ‘heated’ reactions. It gets a bit lewd,” I explained.
”Oh… Ah, yes. I… I’m aware of that,” Stella-san said.
Stella-san’s face flushed a delicate shade of pink as she nodded. I guess every maid in the Princess’s inner circle knew exactly what my abilities entailed. Still, if just talking about it made her blush like that, she really wasn’t the best fit for the front lines.
”If seeing that kind of thing makes you uncomfortable, we can swap you to the waiting room. What do you think?” I asked.
”No! I mean-no, I’ll be perfectly fine!” she said quickly.
She shot me down before I could even finish. She seemed oddly intense about it.
”I came here knowing exactly what Anma-sama’s power can do. Please, don’t worry about me. Just focus on showing us the full extent of your… abilities. Don’t hold back on my account,” Stella-san said.
”Right. Sorry, I didn’t mean to be meddlesome,” I muttered.
”Not at all! I’m happy you were worried about me. Thank you,” she replied.
She gave me a shy, beaming smile. I guess it was a bit insulting to suggest a professional maid couldn’t handle her duties. If she said she was fine, I had to trust her.
”In that case, I’ll be counting on you to assist in the treatment room,” I said.
”Yes! I will watch over the proceedings with everything I’ve got!” Stella-san declared.
Her face was still red, but her voice was brimming with determination. I wasn’t entirely sure what “watching with everything I’ve got” actually meant, but I decided not to overthink it. I glanced over at Jane, who was still wearing a look of utter defeat.
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Author:
Stella: “There was no way I was giving up my right to watch from the front row! Not after I went through all the trouble of getting permission!”
Jane: “You literally only came here to watch the festivities, didn’t you? I still don’t understand why Her Highness allowed this-desuwa.”
Leticia: “It sounded like it would be entertaining, so I just went with it!”
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Summary:
Stella-san arrives in a maid uniform to ‘help’ Anma during the night sessions, much to Jane’s chagrin. After a brief debate about swimsuit availability and room assignments, it is decided that Stella will assist in the bedroom treatment room. Anma worries about Stella’s purity, but she is surprisingly insistent on witnessing the treatments firsthand.
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Trivia:
- Stella is technically a higher-ranked lady’s maid (Jijyu) compared to the standard maid uniform she is wearing.
- Jane has already bathed and had s*xual encounters with Anma, explaining her lack of modesty.
- The Princess (Leticia) specifically gave Stella permission to observe because she found the situation ‘interesting’.
- Stella has previously been shown to be easily embarrassed by s*xual topics, making her current boldness a character shift
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Character Insight:
Stella shows a surprising side of her personality; beneath her ‘pure’ exterior, she is a ‘natural airhead’ with a voyeuristic streak. Jane shows the exhaustion of a middle-manager dealing with erratic superiors and subordinates.
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Behind the Scenes:
The author uses the ‘uninvited maid’ trope to expand the harem dynamics while showcasing the casual whimsy of the Royal Palace’s upper echelon.
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TL Notes:
Notes:
• Nadia – Liaison for the subjugation squad. A beautiful woman with shoulder-length straight blonde hair parted in the middle and a visible forehead. She has E-cup breasts.
• Stella – General manager of health-related affairs. She has F-cup breasts and is described as shy around men. A high-ranking lady’s maid with pink hair and a neat atmosphere who disguises herself in a standard maid uniform.
• Jane – A maid with light blue hair. She has an AA-cup breast size and is desperate for breast enhancement.
• Corinna – A maid with black hair wearing a maid outfit. She is described as having very large breasts that bounce when she moves.
• Ruri – C-cup, shoulder-length pigtails, 150cm. Basks in the sun, bad with men.
• Leticia – First Princess of the Holy Kingdom of Samonar. She has shining blonde hair, blue eyes, pitiful chest and a slender build.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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