Maid Order: I Became A Master Of SSS-class Maid Girls

The black suitcase that Ellen was carrying was opened, revealing its contents inside it, an Elixir samples whose effects were unknown.

Based on the words spoken by Ellen earlier, I could guess that it was a sample of the Elixir potion that was going to be auctioned.

With this, Ellen's purpose in meeting me in such an impolite manner was clear. She simply want to ask for my help in going to a luxury auction and purchasing an Elixir with a specific effect.

Lifestyles on Earth has changed since the appearance of gates connecting to other worlds, the emergence of the Tower of Fate that sent invitations to humanity to explore every floor of its Dungeon, and the introduction of technology from other worlds.

Elixir potions are an otherworldly technology often seek by the wealthy family on Earth. By drinking elixirs, they can live longer and recover from life-threatening diseases. Because the effects of elixirs are so potent, their selling price on Earth has reached the luxury category.

There is no fixed price for a single Elixir potion that has proven its effectiveness and is often sold out to the point of becoming rare on the auction.

To that end, there's a policy regarding ownership limits for Elixir potions and their authentication as officially registered assets. This is all done to prevent fraud, as Elixir potions have become a luxury item on Earth, surpassing a gold mine.

Well, the battle for the highest bid at auction will always happen, and it's a hassle.

In the past, I purchased Elixir potions several times from auctions, which almost depleted this mafia family's entire savings to the point that their annual tax returns appeared to indicate bankruptcy.

It was an old story where I purchase expensive items using other people's wealth freely, without thinking about the consequences of poverty.

Remarkably, after making significant cuts to their business funds, this mafia family survived the financial crisis that befell them.

Brraakkk...

Putting the black suitcase on the table, I took out a two-milligram sample of one of the elixir potions. It was too small to be used as a test sample.

"These samples... how much have you spent on them, Ellen?" I asked casually and took another Elixir potion sample.

"Only a few hundred million dollars, cheap enough to buy some Elixir potion samples from a famous Alchemist."

"If the Alchemist is famous, of course, it will be sold at the highest bid."

"That was definitely going to happen, but for this auction, we had to change our tactics to win something."

"Hmm?" I suddenly heard something interesting from Ellen.

Changing tactics at this auction event—means she is doing business elsewhere, and this auction is not that important for her.

"You don't want to buy the Elixir, but want to find information about an Alchemist who can work with your family?" I asked, making a random guess that made sense given Ellen's situation.

"Don't get me wrong ideas, Weiss. My family wants to buy the Elixir potion, but..." Ellen stopped her words and reached out her hand as a small signal to whisper in my ear.

Our sitting positions facing each other were slowly close to each other.

I don't know what kind of secret her family is hiding, but I'm sure it would be quite dangerous if other people heard.

"We are looking for an Alchemist who can make low-level Elixir potions and invest in it, so it can create high-level Elixir potions, after getting rough training," Ellen whispered after making sure no one heard her.

"That was my plan two years ago," I commented after hearing Ellen's whisper and sat back down.

"Your plan in the past was unreasonable, but after considering it with your business partners from another world, it is a reasonable plan and already used by the nobles of another world. In our terms... it is a hunt for talented patrons at an auction."

"I get it now... A few hundred million dollars as a long-term investment makes sense. But without knowing who it is... are you prepared to lose more million dollars, Ellen?" I asked, teasing her a little.

"Still within the safe limits for loss... yes."

"So my job this time is to find something troublesome like that, huh?" I muttered in a lazy tone.

"Sorry if that's bothering to you, Weiss."

"It's okay, at least I get paid well for this job."

"I like your positive thinking like that."

My body leaned against the soft cushions of the sofa, and I thought hard about this.

My job involves attending a luxurious auction attended by the richest people on Earth.

Besides purchasing Elixirs from new Alchemists, I also need to verify their talent.

It's quite a tough job to do, especially for someone like me.

If this job had been offered to my weak self in the past and had not awakened my Maid Order abilities, I would have definitely refused it, because I must read the document reports from spies placed by this mafia family to steal secret information behind the scenes of the auction.

Tracing their journey as Alchemists...

Tracing their complex life history as Alchemists...

Conducting testing trials on every potion their created to evaluate its suitability as a patron, that would be incredibly tiring and tedious job to do.

I took all of the Elixir potion samples towards the bright lights in the living room to see the purity of the Elixir samples.

One of the fundamentals of a great Alchemist is their clear and effective method of pure potions.

If the results of their potion-making look murky, then there is a big problem in terms of hygiene, and the place where the potion is made is not sterile.

Of all the Elixir samples Ellen has purchased, all of them passed this hygiene test.

A clean Elixir sample, due to its small quantity.

I want to do a second test regarding the effects.

"Chizuru, can you take the flower pot on the veranda?" I asked Chizuru, who seemed curious about the effects of the Elixir in front of her.

"With pleasure, Master Weiss. Please wait a moment..." said Chizuru, who immediately rushed away quickly.

Tap...

Tap...

Chizuru's footsteps running around the apartment where I live echoed, announcing each of her positions as she quickly moved to pick up the flower pot on the veranda, and returned in less than a minute.

"Are you referring to this flower pot, Master Weiss?" Chizuru asked after picking up a small flower pot containing a small, flowering cactus plant.

"Yes, thank you very much, Chizuru," I replied as I accepted the flower pot that Chizuru had brought.

The next test I'll be conducting is to examine the Elixir's effects on a plant. Since Ellen only brought a small sample, I'll try to test its effects with a small dose.

I quickly broke off the thorns of a small cactus plant and dripped one of the Elixir samples onto the cut thorns.

Ssrrrruuuttt...

Without waiting more than a second, the cut piece of cactus thorn grew back into a new thorn.

"This Elixir sample is pretty good, it's worthy of being included in the recommendation list," I said while throwing the empty Elixir potion sample to Ellen.

Prraakkk...

Instead of catching my throw, Ellen deflected it, shattering the glass-based Elixir sample onto the floor.

Staring at the shards of Elixir samples littering my living room floor, Elysia immediately used her wind magic to sweep the glass shards clean.

"Ellen..." I was forced to look at Ellen with cold eyes.

"Sorry, reflex..." she replied without feeling guilty after breaking one of the good Elixir samples.

"It's okay, you definitely remember who made that Elixir potion, right?"

Swiippp...

Ellen suddenly turned her face to the side after hearing my question.

"You don't remember, huh?" I replied in a slightly annoyed tone and smiled.

"Well, that would be your problem. After All, that one Elixir sample is definitely worth putting on your recommended purchase list," I continued, cutting another cactus thorn to test the Elixir's effects.

Peessshhh...

In the second test, I was faced with disappointment after seeing the effect of the Elixir potion only covering the damaged thorn cut marks with dry skins.

This second Elixir sample was too poor in quality to make it to the luxurious auction.

"This one, you should avoid..." I commented as I separated the bad Elixir sample and threw it towards Ellen.

Prraaakkk...

Once again, Ellen deflected the Elixir sample, shattering it onto my living room floor.

"Sorry, reflex again..." she said before listening to the question that came out of my mouth.

"If it happened once, it would be normal, but this is the second time."

"Then don't throw the Elixir sample at me and trigger my reflexes."

"..." I ignored Ellen's words and immediately cut off the cactus thorns to test the remaining Elixir sample.

In the testing I did, there was several good Elixir sample that came close to the effects of a high-grade Elixir, and that was the important information Ellen wanted to know.

The results of testing Elixir samples had various effects.

The third test simply covered the cactus thorn pieces until they dried...

The fourth test showed that the thorns grew in less than a minute, indicating that it was a low-quality elixir that would take a long time to cure the disease. It was suitable as a daily medicine taken regularly. If Ellen had realized the potential of this daily medicine business, she would have certainly included this elixir sample in her recommendation list. However, she apparently had no interest in this stable, long-term business.

The fifth test showed no effect, and the effect likely lasted for a very long time. The worst possibility is... this Elixir is a scam.

In the sixth test, there was growth of young thorns, but they suddenly withered and ended up as a non-recommended Elixir sample.

In my final test, I didn't notice anything special other than a strong, sweet, perfume-like scent. However, it still had the effect of covering the thorn cuts without any new thorn growth.

With such contrasting test results, it should answer the question of who this talented new Alchemist is.

The results of this test are still not final, because the test carried out only relies on small samples.

One genuine Elixir potion is required for further testing.

"As you can see, there is only one candidate who is suitable for recommendation," I said while looking at Ellen.

"There is only one talented Alchemist out of seven Alchemist..." Ellen muttered, seemingly thinking about something.

"Are you satisfied now?"

"Yes, more or less, I am satisfied with our meeting this time. I will come again tonight to pick you up."

"Pick me up? Isn't the auction in two days?"

"I came to pick you up for dinner."

"No need to bothering with something like that."

"I like to being bothered."

With this conclusion, I join into a shady business relationship with her.