「Hiring me as a maid…」 That’s a strange turn of events. 「Mm. Please call me Miss.」
So, Senyuu, don’t tell confusing jokes. 「Yes, Miss Senyuu.」
And why is Bonjin so enthusiastic?
「Um, Bonjin? Why are you a maid?」 Shi-on asked, looking confused.
Judging from her expression, she probably wasn’t lying when she said she wanted to work as a maid.
But it seems that the fact that she wasn’t lying is also causing her trouble.
I knew that Bonjin had worked at a maid café, but that doesn’t necessarily mean she wants to be a maid here.
「Seeing how you all are, I can tell that you’re close. Some of you might be worried about a stranger like me joining you. But you all helped me, and I want to repay that kindness by working as a maid…!」 Bonjin explained.
She was aware that it would be difficult to join an already formed group.
So she thought that by clearly defining her role as a servant, she could start working with them.
Moreover, since it was under the guise of repaying a debt, if we felt that we had repaid her, we could release her from her obligation at that point.
It didn’t seem like it was just about her work experience, but rather a well-thought-out proposal.
In this situation, rather than asking for mercy, the strength to sell oneself as a laborer is something I can honestly appreciate.
“T-to be honest, ever since the transfer, I’ve been trying to serve but there’s no one to serve… I’m at my wit’s end and want to be of use to someone.”
Fujin looks around at us with a heated gaze.
――Well, she’s honest, which is a good thing.
At that moment, the women’s gaze turned to me.
They want to hear my opinion as the leader.
“Honestly, we were worried about whether we could suddenly take on another member. But that doesn’t mean we can just kick someone out who we’ve already met once. So Fujin’s suggestion seems like a good compromise to me.”
The women look relieved at my words.
They didn’t want to kick out their classmates either, if possible.
Especially Fujin, who has been confirmed to only speak the truth through Shion’s ability.
Having seen classmates lie calmly during events, I understand how valuable someone like Fujin is.
“Then, then, does that mean we’re hiring? Nice to meet you, Roa-chan!”
「Heh, you’re a maid, but you’re classmates too, so just act normally, okay?」
「Sure. I don’t want you to overdo it.」 「I prefer to be called mistress.」
「Understood. Miss Shou, Miss Shi-on, Miss Shinpo, Miss Chiyu.」
Houjin brought her hands together in front of her waist and bowed gracefully.
Then she smiled at me.
「I’ll be taking care of you from now on—Master.」
Hearing such words from a beautiful girl made my heart skip a beat. 「Ah, yeah, nice to meet you.」
「Alright! So Roa-chan, I’ll introduce my fluffies too!」
「Fluffies, you say?」
「Come on! Mashiro! Mikuron!」
Two of them came out of the Fenrir hut.
「Wow…! This…」
「They’re my comrades I summoned. Fenrir’s Mashiro and the dragon Mikuron.」
「By the way, Mashiro is the one who found you and brought you here.」
「…! I see, you were my savior, I mean, my savior Fenrir. Thank you, Mashiro-sama. Please take care of me, Mikuron-sama.」
Houjin was initially surprised, but quickly composed herself.
Since she had her own “ability,” she was probably prepared to accept others’.
「Oh, and I have ten chickens too.」
Speaking of which, the chickens were still in their cages.
It would be cruel to leave them there, so I and Senyuu quickly moved them to the chicken coop. Houjin nodded upon seeing this.
「Ah, the ‘chicken eggs’ added on the third day, I see. I found them too, but I was too scared to eat them raw…」
「Yeah, you’ll be able to eat them every day from now on.」
「With more people, we’ll need more chickens.」
Since they’re on an desert island, they’ll be easy to find.
「If you would allow it, I will take care of the livestock as well.」
「Hmm. I’ll do it too, but could you help me?」 「Of course.」
「Next, shall we take a tour of the house?」
Nodding to Shion’s suggestion, I added something.
「Yeah. But let’s split into two groups as planned. The exploration group and the home guard group.」
The exploration group will look for fruit and… rubber trees.
If we have extra time, we’ll search for useful items and itemize them.
Or we could catch the chickens that were just mentioned.
「Ah, right. Since I’m not much help with exploration, I’ll stay behind.」
「I’ll stay as well. I have things to teach the maids.」
I hope they don’t get any ideas to teach them something unnecessary.
「Me and Mashiro are decided, but what about Minori?」
「Can I join the exploration team as well?」
Although she didn’t say it out loud, it seemed that Shinfu’s magic would be very useful for cutting down trees. Now we had three people on each side.
The black dragon, Mikuron, who had been listening to our conversation, started rolling on the ground, looking dissatisfied.
She had probably realized that she would be left behind to guard the group staying behind, since she had a great sense of smell and would be useful for exploration.
「Can I ride on Mikuron this afternoon?」
When I said that, Mikuron floated up into the air.
「Wow. Your Lordship is even beloved by dragons.」
Houjin sounded surprised.
「The creatures that my summons call are all good kids. Anyway, Houjin―」
「Please call me Roa.」
「Oh, right. Roa, before I show you around the house, you should take a bath.」
Her uniform was dirty, and even if she had taken a dip in water before, she probably wanted to wash her body.
「…I apologize for my appearance.」
「No, Roa probably wants to get cleaned up too, right? That’s all.」
By the way, how should I change clothes? Oh, right.
「By the way, what kind of maid outfit did Roa wear at her part-time job?」
「You’re interested in maids!?」
Roa looks delighted as her eyes sparkle.
「Well, I mean, there are all kinds of maid outfits, right? Like for cosplay, or ones that are flashy like anime characters wear, or more serious?」
「That’s right. The one I wore was a long dress type with less exposure.」 “Hmm hmm.” I imagine it in my head.
I only have linen and wool fabric at the moment, but I should be able to make something out of it.
I dye the fabric black and make a long dress. Next, a white apron.
And then… something called a white brim, a head decoration.
I make the headband out of wood and cover it with fabric. Don’t forget to add lace decorations. 「Good.」
I placed the maid outfit in my hand and offered it to Roa. “T-That’s…”
“If you want to use it, feel free. Of course, if you don’t want it, I can get you other clothes.”
“D-Do you mind if I take it?” “Sure.”
Roa cautiously accepted the maid outfit.
“I-Is this also made with your ‘Crafting Ability’?”
“Yeah. If I can gather more materials, I think I could make socks and shoes that look like the real thing, but we’ll see.”
I said it lightly, but Roa started to shed tears.
“W-What’s wrong…? Did you not like it?”
“N-No… I didn’t think I’d get to wear a maid outfit again…”
Indeed, after five days alone on a desert island, it was understandable that she would feel a mix of nostalgia for Earth and despair at not being able to return.
For her, the maid outfit was a reminder of the fun part-time job she had on Earth.
Roa hugged the maid outfit tightly to her chest.
「I will treasure it. And I will wear this costume and serve you with all my heart…!」 「Y-Yeah. Please take care of it.」 Well.
I moved a little and placed the bathwater over the stone wall.
Just as I was about to get on Mashiro and move out.
I noticed that I was receiving a piercing gaze from the women.
I realized that I had only given the new recruit, Loa, a unique costume.
「Ah, yeah. Of course, if Chiyou, Shouko, Shion, and Shinpo want any clothes, feel free to ask. I only have linen and wool right now, but I’ll try my best to fulfill your requests.」
I heaved a sigh of relief when the pressure from the four of them disappeared.
To be honest, I had also given Shouko a swimsuit-like outfit before… but never mind.
「Well, let’s start with the bath, Loa-chan. Our bath is amazing. Thanks to Kousuke, we have shampoo and soap.」
「Well, as expected of the master.」
「It’s finally changed from ‘sasousu’ to ‘sasogushu’. 」 I smiled wryly at Chiyou’s words.
The situation is quite unusual, but with Loa joining as a maid, the otherworldliness of the story has definitely increased.
「Okay, let’s go, Sōsuke, Minorin.」
Shōko, me, and Shinpo climb onto Mashiro’s back in that order. 「Have a safe trip.」
Roah seems to be heading to the bath after seeing us off. 「Yeah, I’m going.」 Despite everything, today’s an exploration day.
Thank you for the annual ranking rise to 9th place…!!!!!
Sōsuke heads off to explore while recruiting a maid…
Will he finally get his long-awaited item!? The next update is scheduled for tomorrow!
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