Reincarnated Maid is About To Be Captured by All Players

Though the jade lion had air holes for ventilation, the weather was still quite hot.

With the heat of the noon sun, to avoid the effects of stuffiness, I used magic to create ice and cold wind inside the jade lion to keep us cool.

"Lily, how do you feel?"

"Very cool."

"Good. If you feel hot or cold, you can tell me anytime."

I could still endure it, but I couldn't let Lily suffer.

Lily asked curiously, "Sister Anna, are all maids as amazing as Sister Anna?"

"Well... not entirely. Before I became skilled, I also did foolish things like breaking plates or trying to help my master but causing trouble instead."

Though those were all experiences from outside the game world. Thanks to those experiences, I could adapt to my current numerous skills at the fastest speed.

"Eh? Really?"

"Really."

"Really really?"

"...If we continue like this, it'll be an endless loop. I'd be a puppy if I lied to Lily."

Disappointing one's master's expectations isn't something glorious for a servant, but it's a necessary process for a servant's growth. The game's setting is actually somewhat strange. According to the setting, my age is seventeen… there's no reason I should have learned so many max-level skills. Thıs text ıs hosted at novel⦿fire.net

Is it merely the game's official setting? Or is there some hidden truth?

Lily was full of curiosity about my profession. She tried to act nonchalant while desperately asking me how to enter the path of a maid.

"You need a master... like Lady Chris?"

"I don't deny that Lady Christiana is a good master... but reaching Christiana's level would actually bring many unnecessary troubles."

As a fellow maid, I can understand Nora's thoughts. She has the resolve to sacrifice everything for Chris.

Chris possesses qualities that make Nora willing to give her all, even her life. I think at least for Nora, Chris is a uniquely good master, though I don't currently feel the impulse to stay by Chris's side and serve her.

"What kind of master does Sister Anna have in mind?"

"My ideal master... if it's just an employment relationship, I don't have any particular requirements. If I truly wanted to stay by someone's side, I wouldn't have special preferences either."

I explained further.

"I should say that anyone who could make me want to serve them would be my ideal master. I wouldn't put any labels on a desired master I've never met."

Unfortunately, no such person has appeared yet.

Setting aside other NPCs, I can actually check my affection ratings with adventurers.

Let me see... the current affection rankings are...

[Anna's Support Group (All Adventurers), Affection 5]

[Carol Cat, Affection 5]

[Trafalgar, Affection 4]

[Ivanhoe, Affection 3]

The rest are other adventurers who've assisted me, all with affection 1.

"Huh?"

The highest affection is with Anna's Support Group members and Carol Cat... but why are they calculated separately?

No, they should indeed be calculated separately. I have records of several individual affection increases with Carol Cat, but this makes it even stranger. Adding my 5 individual affection points with Carol Cat plus the Anna's Support Group bonus, shouldn't Carol Cat have 10 affection points?

The affection bonus for Anna's Support Group should include everyone. There's no reason to specifically exclude Carol Cat's affection.

Carol Cat is the adventurer I've spent the most time with. Though she deliberately acts cute and her abilities are weak, I definitely don't dislike being around Carol Cat.

Carol Cat said she wants to be friends with me.

Are Carol Cat and I... friends now?

If so, I shouldn't be the first to suspect my friend.

But the first thing that flashed through my mind was base suspicion.

Could Carol Cat not actually be...

"Tonight Lily doesn't want to sleep with Sister Anna anymore."

"Oh... eh eh eh?! Why?!"

Lily suddenly interrupted my thoughts with this statement.

And it was such a bolt from the blue! My current mood is exactly like a father whose daughter suddenly says "I don't want to bathe with daddy anymore."

Could it be that I'm dirty and smelly? No, I bathe every day.

Or does Lily dislike me now? Wuu... what did I do wrong...

"S-Sister Anna! Lily doesn't mean that!"

Lily panicked too. Like grasping at a last lifeline, I looked at Lily pitifully, hoping for her explanation.

"Lily wants to tell Sister Anna that Lily thinks... she won't have nightmares at night anymore..."

Lily's age is long past needing an adult to sleep with her every night. The reason I've been staying with Lily is because she was harmed by Duke Borgia. The living dead and Duke Borgia drawing his sword to attack Lily left serious psychological trauma in her heart. My [Bedside Service] skill can directly dispel negative effects on the person I'm attending, providing the best sleep.

Lily's condition has improved greatly recently. The night I spent with Chris, Lily was with Sigrdrífa, and according to Sigrdrífa, Lily was quite peaceful at night without being awakened by nightmares.

Honestly, I feel both surprised and worried.

It's good that Lily is overcoming her psychological trauma, but I don't want this to be Lily forcing herself.

"Don't push yourself too hard, Lily. If you're scared at night, you can come find me anytime."

"Lily has grown up~"

"Yes yes, Lily is amazing. How did you manage it?"

I'm truly curious. Lily's outburst that day is still vivid in my memory.

However, Lily shyly stuck out her tongue.

"Secret~"