Chapter 90 - Morning... With Betrayal?
I slowly woke up, feeling a strange sensation in my body.
"Uhh, huh?" while waking up from my deep sleep in a dark room like this, I realized that my sleep had restored my physical condition that was exhausted the night before.
Along with my body waking up like this, I was also surprised by the presence of Aiko and Zoe who looked like they were sleeping in their strange positions.
Aiko was in her slime ball form while Zoe was in her butterfly spirit form.
"It seems like I woke up earlier than Mio, as usual," I muttered softly before getting off this soft bed.
The sweat pouring down my body had made my body feel sticky to the point that my breasts and armpits were filled with a pungent odor in the morning like this.
Sruugg...
When I crawled down from this soft bed, I who had just woken up and tried to walk out of this room to breathe fresh air was surprised by the condition of my body which was suddenly naked like this.
"Huh? Ahh... they seem to be doing something weird while I'm sleeping, huh?" I grumbled while suppressing the anger that suddenly appeared like this.
Before I was in an uncontrollable rage, Momo suddenly came to me and greeted me.
"Good morning, my Monarch. Do you want to punish these two naughty and perverted women?" asked Momo who seemed to have known what was the problem of my anger at this time.
"Haahh... this must be because Mio moved first before the Duchess moved, right?" I replied by chanting a magic that made my body wear a nightgown that came from my magic storage box.
With a body wrapped in a nightgown like this, I would leave my camisole which was the main evidence of the lewd actions that had been done by Mio and the Duchess.
"It was the opposite of what my Monarch thought, the Duchess was the one who tempted your Maid to join in the exciting mischief last night," said Momo which made me surprised by this.
"It seems like I have a naughty pet like my other pet, huh?" grumbled myself who couldn't do anything about it.
Before the situation got out of control, I started to take some of my personal equipment to take a bath at Earl Timoti's residence. Taking some towels and bath tools from the other world that I had bought a long time ago, it made me walk towards the exit of my room.
Kraakk...
When I stepped out, I was greeted by the Duchess's guards who had been on guard all night and looked sleepy. Before they said good morning to me, I greeted them first.
"Good morning, it seems like you didn't sleep all night..."
"Is there anything you want to betray the Duchess and tell what happened last night while I was fast asleep?" I said while greeting them good morning and a little smile that threatened their lives, especially with the presence of Momo who was flying beside me.
Gluupp...
As if getting a threat that happened suddenly, I could see the Duchess's guards standing still with their bodies covered in sweat.
"Um, I'm sure Lily-sama already knows what happened... Umm, in such an intimate situation," replied one of the Duchess's personal guards by giving a small signal to the nape of my neck which seemed to get a loving kiss from the Duchess or Mio.
"This isn't what I think, is it?" I replied while directing my gaze towards Momo and reaching for the handle of her cursed Odachi sword.
By pulling the handle of the cursed Odachi and looking at the reflection given by the sharp black-red blade, I could see several fierce kisses that the Duchess and Mio had intentionally left on several parts of my body.
In addition to making myself naked and leaving traces of red kisses that filled the nape of my neck to my breasts, it seemed like I had to punish my naughty pet and Exclusive Maid who doing this.
The veins in my head seemed to harden and get angry at the same time.
I felt like I was being betrayed by Mio and the Duchess after getting such obvious evidence like this.
"For now, let's take a shower first," I said in a calm tone and suppressed my anger that was almost peaking like this.
"As for you girls... why didn't you stop the Duchess from acting out of line as a pet? This makes me want to punish her in a way that's more cruel than physical punishment," while saying this, I almost released my magical energy pressure to intimidate them.
"P-Please forgive us for not stopping the Duchess from acting as she pleased like this," said one of the Duchess's guards which made all of the Duchess's guards bow respectfully towards me.
While accepting their apologies, I also gave them a small nod.
"I accept your apologies, just make sure something like this doesn't happen again, especially with my presence who will be the victim of her mischief like this," I said while showing my cleavage which was covered in kisses that left a red rash.
My light brown skin that was red like this seemed to show that I was vulnerable to sexual attacks at night. This made me a little distrustful of the night watch that Mio would going to do for the next few days.
If I were in a good mood, I might not feel angry like this. But... with my mood suddenly changing like this, I felt annoyed with what Duchess and Mio had done at night while I was fast asleep.
"Haahh..." With such words, I immediately left all of the Duchess's guards and walked towards the baths owned by Earl Timoti's family.
Tapp...
Tapp...
While walking with the awareness and my cursed Odachi flying beside me, I looked like someone dangerous on a morning like this.
Several Maids who were on duty and taking turns bathing on a morning like this seemed to give way to me until several whispers of rumors about me were heard.
"H-Hey, have you seen today's newspaper?"
"Yes, I've read it briefly before giving it to our Lord. Lily-sama is truly an exemplary figure for the knights of Earl Timoti who can only laze around without doing anything real in the field."
"I understand that very well, especially with the impolite actions towards one of Earl Timoti's main families before. That made Lily-sama get bad rumors about her bullying the old man."
"Eh? Bullying the old man? Wouldn't it be more appropriate to get a proper punishment for what he did to Lily-sama? I feel that the old man's actions are stupid who doesn't know his stupid self like that."
"I can't say anything more about this, I feel sorry for the old man who will get military sanctions after he failed in preventing the attack of the heretical sect that wanted to pollute the main river in Earl Timoti's territory. Moreover, his actions of disrespectfully giving a duel challenge and not accepting defeat after the proof of Lily-sama's victory is still imprinted above the sky of Earl Timoti's residence."
While walking along the corridors that connected to one of Earl Timoti's family's bathrooms, I listened to the whispers spoken by several Maids who were on duty and saw my presence.
Just by hearing a few rumors about myself, I could already be sure that this was a fight between Evelyn and an old man who was trying to trap me.
"What a mistake that took up my precious time," I muttered as I quickened my steps until I saw the entrance to the bathhouse owned by Earl Timoti's family.
Taapp...
Taapp...
Krraakk...
By opening the entrance to Earl Timoti's family bathhouse, I was suddenly surprised by the presence of Evelyn who was taking off her nightgown.
"Eh, Lily-sama?" Evelyn shrieked, surprised by my presence.
"Oh, Evelyn, do you want to take a bath in the morning like this too?" I replied while looking at Evelyn who looked exhausted.
"Ah, hahaha, yes, I have to take a bath before doing heavy training as usual," Evelyn replied while tidying up her nightgown into the wooden basket in front of her.
I also took off the nightgown I was wearing and put it in the wooden basket in front of me.
"You are an exemplary noblewoman who likes to train hard, huh?"
"I have to do this so that I can cover up some of my weaknesses in group battles, battles with long durations, and group movements that adapt to the current battle flow."
"It takes a long time, especially with experience that is only limited to the theory given by your trainer," I replied with my body already naked.
"Umm... Lily-sama... I might be a little sleepy after staying up all night making a newspaper story that attacks the self-esteem and popularity of an annoying old man. But... I seem to see Lily-sama covered in red rashes from the nape of your neck to your breasts," Evelyn said with her eyes watching me.
"Yes, you are not mistaken in such a sleepy state. This is what happens when I sleep together with a perverted Duchess and an Exclusive Maid who can't control herself," I replied while walking towards Earl Timoti's bath.
"Aaahh... hahaha..."
Evelyn seemed to understand something from what I said then gave me an awkward smile.
"It seems like Lily-sama had a rough night the day before."
"It wasn't a rough night anymore, Evelyn. It was the night when I was betrayed by my pet and Exclusive Maid."
"Umm, huh?" hearing my seemingly confusing answer, Evelyn tilted her head as if trying to understand my words.
"I hope they get the punishment they deserve for that," Evelyn said, trying to understand my words but not understanding most of what I said.
I immediately entered the bathing area of Earl Timoti's family together with Evelyn who coincidentally wanted to take a bath too.
Bluuuppp...
Blluuuuppp...
Pyyuuurr...
While enjoying a morning bath that felt fresh and cold like this, I got a strange look from Evelyn who was enjoying the hot water.
"Lily-sama seems to be used to taking a cold bath like this," Evelyn said while cleaning her body using Alchemist soap which was often used by military noble families to bathe in the open air.
"I'm not too picky when it comes to taking a morning bath like this, if I'm too lazy to prepare warm water or upset about something, then this is what happens."
"Ahh, I understand that."
Evelyn and I immediately took a quick cold shower.
This kind of quick bathing activity made me feel comfortable in facing the heavy activities that would happen today.
Especially with this pending... an anger.