Reincarnated Maid is About To Be Captured by All Players

Due to not having breakfast, Higdelytha soon became hungry. Carole Cat and Lily had been soaking for a while before we arrived, and since I’m not particularly keen on prolonged enjoyment, we left the hot spring around lunchtime.

After drying off, I returned to the changing room and approached the bamboo basket where my clothes were kept, ready to get dressed.

“Ah? What’s this?”

However, I immediately noticed something odd.

“Anna?”

Higdelytha, already in her underwear, came over to inquire about the situation. I showed her the contents of the basket, looking troubled.

“Isn’t everything just as you left it?”

“It’s different from my original outfit.”

I pulled out the clothes from the basket. They were indeed a maid outfit, but not mine. They resembled Nora’s low-cut maid outfit, but even shorter. This wasn’t a work uniform but rather something more suited for the bedroom.

“A thief targeting lingerie? Meow!”

“That’s impossible. No one could breach Nora’s defense. Maybe Nora took Anna’s clothes to wash and left another set here. Well, no choice then, Anna should wear this one.”

Chris sighed as if resigned, but why were only my clothes taken to wash? And that set was clean, freshly taken out this morning.

A low-cut, ultra-short maid outfit… I couldn’t accept it.

“Thank you for your consideration, but I have a spare outfit.”

I retrieved a backup uniform from my storage space. I always carry several identical maid outfits, in case of emergencies like clothes tearing.

Chris’s confident smile faltered slightly, and then she suddenly grabbed her right wrist.

“No, no! The dark power inside me… I can’t control it anymore! Aaaaah!”

Chris snatched the maid outfit I had taken out, and with strength-enhanced magic, she ripped it in two.

“Ehehe~ I’ll compensate Anna later. For now, please wear that one…”

“I have more.”

“Aaaaah! I can’t control my hands!”

“…And another.”

“The power of the bear, ho ya!”

After tearing seven maid outfits, I calmly took out the eighth.

“Huff… This is the last one, right?!”

Chris’s chest heaved, her arm probably aching from using strength-enhancing magic seven times.

“I have plenty more. And give me a few minutes, I can repair all those.”

Chris nearly fainted on the spot.

Left with no other choice, Chris stood by the clothes rack, her face turning fierce with anger and frustration.

“Anna… I’ve learned something from our earlier struggle. The more I scheme, the more I realize the strength of a maid… unless I surpass the maid…”

“Lord Chris, what exactly are you trying to say?”

“I’m done with decency! Anna! Many adventurers think nobles are scum who force themselves on commoners, so if male nobles can, female nobles can too!”

At least learn something good, not just the bad parts.

“Anna, I’ve decided to take you in as a baroness of Ende and ask for a small service in return. During your stay in Ende, I want you to serve me, Kristiana Montefeltro, as a maid!”

“If it’s just temporary work as compensation, I don’t mind…”

In fact, I was planning to propose working for Chris after lunch, not comfortable with freeloading.

“Then! I am Anna’s temporary employer!”

“Yes, Lord Chris.”

“Hmm… So put on that maid outfit! I prepared it especially for Anna~”

She admitted it directly.

“Please forgive me, Lord Chris, I cannot comply with this order…”

“Anna’s maid training is still lacking.”

“Um, please enlighten me?”

If criticized like this, I couldn’t just ignore it.

“What is the purpose of a maid outfit?”

“For better work performance…”

“NONONO, no, Anna, you misunderstood the purpose of a maid outfit…”

Chris shook her finger, like a master in this field.

“It’s to please the master. A maid should make the master feel comfortable, right? If you wear a terrible outfit that ruins the master’s mood, no matter how hard you work, the master will still find fault. So, maintaining the master’s good mood is the priority.”

“Is that so?”

I skeptically picked up the maid outfit from the basket, but wearing such a risqué outfit to please the master felt like putting the cart before the horse.

Not right, my original outfit wasn’t practical for cleaning either. The game had glamorized it. Was Chris’s theory correct? Should I care more about pleasing the master than practicality?

Chris’s voice was persuasive in my ear.

“Think about it. After a busy day, does the master want to see a dazzling maid or a dull country girl? Also in the morning, it’s definitely the former that energizes the master.”

Like workplaces requiring proper attire and schools requiring uniforms? If the uniform is ugly,

students won’t cherish it, but they will if it’s appealing.

…But isn’t there something with a bit more coverage?