CH 39

I enter room 205, think a moment, then leave.

“Where are you going, Makoto?” Corinna asked.

“I have to tell Carol that I asked Anne-san to do a job for me,” I said.

“Ah, I see,” Corinna said.

It’s still past 8 o’clock, so Carol should be awake.

In this world where there is no television, no internet, and no smartphones, the nights are early.

There’s nothing to do even if you stay awake, the light source is dim with a magic stone lamp, and there’s nothing good about staying up late.

Everyone is asleep at 10 o’clock.

Hence, the mornings are early, but most people wake up when the sun rises.

I walk up to the 5th floor, skipping a step each bound.

Wasse, wasse, here we go.

I don’t dislike going through the corridors of the girls’ dormitory at night.

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The atmosphere of walking down a quiet corridor with only the sound of your footsteps is not bad.

It feels like school at night in my previous life.

I’m in front of Carol’s room.

I bang on the knocker.

No reply.

I try again.

“Oh, I’m sorry, please wait a minute,” Carol said, her voice soft and distant.

There’s the faint sound of water, and the sound of the faucet shutting tightly.

Gachya-gachya-gaycha…!!

“Wa-Wait a minute, I’m changing clothes right now,” Carol said.

“I don’t mind, I’ll open the door right now,” I said.

GACHYA-GACHYA-GACHYA…!!

“Makoto? I care, so please don’t rattle the doorknob,” Carol said.

“I’m not rattling it! You’re just imagining it!!” I yelled.

“Wait a minute, wait a minute, geeze, you’re so impatient.”

I can’t wait! A nude Carol is calling me.

I wonder what would have happened if Anne-san accidentally forgot to lock the door behind her.

It’s a great opportunity for lucky lewdness.

Gachayri.

“Sorry for the wait,” Carol said. “Why-Why do you look so frustrated?”

“I’m not frustrated at all,” I said.

It’s fine because I could see Carol’s face and pajamas after taking a bath.

It’s really okay!

The pajamas are cute, and the soap smells good.

Ah, I just missed seeing Carol naked.

It’s frustrating, it’s frustrating.

“What’s wrong? Just come in,” Carol said. “It’s the first time I’ve had a friend visit me at night,” she continued, smiling as she was in her pajamas.

I’m tempted and laugh softly. “I’m sure there will be many more in the future.”

“Yeah, maybe,” Carol said.

Carol invited me into the room, it smelled of flowers.

It smells good, does it smell like her shampoo?

I sat down on the sofa in the alchemy room.

Carol made tea with the kettle that was on the magic stove.

There’s a nice soft scent from it.

“Chamomile, it’s good for a good night’s sleep,” Carol said.

“It’s delicious,” I said.

“You’ll have to enjoy just the tea,” Carol said, “Anne hid the tea cakes because she said eating them at night would make me fat.”

“It’s okay, just the tea is delicious,” I said.

I think Carol should gain a little more weight.

Right now, she has the body type of a fearless loli.

Ah, chamomile tea is delicious.

…….

Wait, this isn’t right, I didn’t come here for tea.

“I just asked Anne-san to do a job for me, so she might not come back tonight,” I said.

“Oh my, I see, I thought she was late today, what happened?” Carol asked.

I gave a brief account of what happened in the cafeteria.

“I see, there were rumors that the food for the lower aristocrats was terrible, but that’s what it was like,” Carol said.

“I used Anne-san without permission, so I came to report,” I said.

“It’s fine, but think of her as your maid and ask her anything,” Carol said.

“Thank you, Carol, that’s very kind of you,” I said.

But, I also want my own intelligence maid.

I don’t need domestic maids and battle maids.

Where can I hire an intelligence maid?

“Where did you hire Anne, Carol?” I asked.

“Eh, um, ah, we’ve been together since we were kids,” Carol said.

“When did she become an intelligence maid?” I asked.

“She said it was for me, so she went to the Maid Village to train as an intelligence agent,” Carol said.

There it is!! A Maid Village!!

I wonder if the maids are training in throwing knives, martial arts, listening, and observing.

Somehow, isn’t that a normal ninja village?

“When I first met her, her tone was rather rough with me, but when she came back from the maid village, I was surprised to find that she had become a proper maid,” Carol said.

I wonder what sort of place the Maid Village is to behold.

Shall we go scout at the Maid Village?

But there is no place for a maid, even if I got one.

I don’t mind getting a double room, but I’m also attached to room 205.

Gununu.

“So tomorrow, when we go to the cafeteria, we’ll be able to eat the porridge that you made, Makoto,” Carol said.

“Eh, ah, yeah, that’s right,” I said.

“I’m going to eat it, it sounds delicious,” Carol said.

“Well, I wonder what will happen to those who don’t eat at the lower-class nobles regularly, there might be an extra charge, you know?” I asked.

“How much does it cost to make?”

“If I divide it by the day, is it about 500 dolancs?”

“I’ll bring you a little silver coin,” Carol said.

If a lot of paying customers come for porridge, will the rolled barley be prepared in time?

“By the way, do you like it sweet? Do you like it salty?” I asked.

“I like it salty. It would be great if it came with sausage and eggs,” Carol said.

“If it’s salty, then yes, there are side dishes,” I said.

I need to consult with Marissa-san tomorrow.

The door flung open and Anne came in.

“I’m back now, Ojou-sama. Oh, Makoto-sama? Welcome,” Anne said.

“I came to report that I borrowed your help, Anne-san,” I said.

“Thank you for your hard work,” Carol said.

“Anne, how is the scene?” I asked.

Anne took a fixed position directly behind Carol.

“Yes, Margot and I will be watching for three hours,” Anne said. “The escort target has been interrogated and is now in the holding cell of the dormitory knights’ barracks.”

“I see, if it’s Heather-sama’s maid watching her, she’s safe,” I said.

“Is the enemy likely to move?” Carol asked.

“Since this embezzlement is a different case from the earlier poisoning, I don’t think we have to fear an immediate assassination,” Anne said.

The great noble of this embezzlement scheme is many steps lower than the second army of Pottinger-kyou’s Faction.

“However, you shouldn’t let your guard down, it might be better to hide Ilda-san somewhere for a while,” Anne said.

“Fumu, a safe place to hide… Oh, there’s one, a fairly solid place,” I said.

“Ah, I see, if it’s Makoto’s connection, it’s should be the Great Temple, it might be good, so let’s move her after school tomorrow,” Carol said.

“If she’s deep in the Great Temple, they won’t be able to get their hands on her unless they’re very skilled. Good idea, Makoto-sama,” Anne said.

Finding a daredevil who would willingly rush into where Linda-san is lying in wait is very unlikely.

And no matter what kind of enemy comes, Linda-san will smile and cut them down.

Regardless of her humanity, Linda-san is one of the top 5 swordsmen in this country.

It’s a great place to hide people, the Great Temple.

“Anne-san, where is the Maid Village?” I asked.

“It’s a mountainous area in the north, but why do you ask?” Carol asked.

In the mountains in the north, it takes time to move.

In this world, there are no airships that individuals can ride on, so travel will be by horse or carriage.

It takes about 2 months to go to the mountainous areas in the north.

“Well, I was thinking of going scouting for an intelligence maid of my own,” I said.

“You can use Anne freely,” Carol said.

“But you only have one maid, Carol, isn’t that bad?” I asked.

“You’re always so brazen, but sometimes you’re humble, aren’t you, Makoto?” Carol said.

“I’m not brazen.”

Fumu, Anne-san nodded.

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“The Maid Village is a school for maids, and so a freshly graduated intelligence maid is useless,” Anne said.

“I see. If you don’t have any field experience, they’re useless after all–” I started.

“I heard that one of my contemporaries went to the Great Temple, however,” Anne continued.

“Is that an intelligence-type maid?” I asked.

I don’t want to keep anyone related to the Great Temple near me, for how intense their love of the Saints is.

But, well, maybe I’ll ask Linda-san when I transfer Ilda-san tomorrow.

“That was helpful, Anne-san, thank you,” I said.

“You really don’t need to hold back,” Carol said. “You can think of Anne as a maid for the two of us.”

“Yeah, I understand, thank you too, Carol,” I said.

I’m happy with Carol’s consideration, but I don’t want to spoil her too much.

Why don’t I try looking into the Great Temple a bit?