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17 – Super Maid ‘Lana’

17 – Super Maid ‘Lana’

The Gift from the Princess 『Lana Ansus』

While Calix was still reeling from the shocking gift, Hart took the initiative and led Lana to the reception room.

Once in the reception room, Hart… had tea with Lana.

“Well, it’s been a while, Lana.”

“Yes, it’s been a long time, Great-Grandfather Hart.”

Hart’s full name is 『Hart Ansus』.

Simply put, Lana was Hart’s grandniece.

However, Hart, who wasn’t particularly attached to the Ansus Family, rarely returned to the family estate.

The last time he saw Lana was five years ago, when his brother, Lana’s grandfather, passed away.

“I heard you entered the Novarens Academy in the capital. Have you already graduated?”

“Yes, I graduated this year.”

The last time Hart saw Lana, she was a lively and cute girl.

To see that cute granddaughter, who had proudly told him about entering the prestigious Novarens Academy in the capital, turn so cold, Hart felt a mix of emotions.

“Your grades… I don’t even need to ask, do I?”

“No, I graduated at the top of my class.”

“I knew I didn’t need to ask.”

“I apologize. I don’t have many places to boast, so I wanted to mention it.”

“…Is that so.”

Hart felt relieved that some things hadn’t changed, and he slightly retracted his bitterness.

He had felt it since long ago, but Lana had a quirky side to her, in Hart’s view.

“When did you go to serve the Princess?”

“I was ordered by my father to go after graduation.”

Hart felt a surge of anger.

It was because the face of Lana’s father, his nephew, came to mind.

While feeling anger towards his nephew, who used his daughter as a tool for the family’s prosperity, Hart calmly said,

“So, he finally made that choice… Are you alright?”

“My will is not important. What matters is the will of the family and my master.”

“…Is that so.”

‘What matters is the will of the family and my master.’

That was the family motto of the Ansus Family, a prestigious family of servants that had produced butlers and maids for 300 years.

The reason he was sent here, and the reason Lana was sent here, was all because of that motto.

Hart put aside his anger and asked Lana as the steward of the Crones Family,

“Alright, Lana… what orders did you receive from the Princess?”

“I was told to serve Lord Calix with all my heart as his master.”

“Is that all?”

“…”

“I see… I thought so.”

Hart already knew about the Princess’s methods through rumors.

With huge rewards and power, she hired servants and trained them into perfect butlers and maids, then sent them as gifts to her supporters.

Her servants, composed of carefully selected beauties and handsome men from the Empire, devoted themselves to serving her supporters and inducing them to pledge allegiance to the Princess.

Some lords who knew her methods wanted to refuse the gifts, but because they were gifts from the Princess, they couldn’t easily return them, and as they lived together, they eventually fell for them.

Hart could easily guess that Lana was sent with that intention as well.

“Lana, promise me just one thing.”

“Yes, please tell me, Uncle Hart.”

Now that things had come to this, he couldn’t send Lana back.

In that case, as the steward of the Crones Family, he would simply do what he could for his lord.

“Lord Calix is a lord who will become a treasure to the Empire. No matter what happens, be a source of strength for him.”

“Yes, I promise on the honor of the Ansus Family.”

“Good, I’m counting on you.”

Hart knew his grandniece’s abilities well.

He asked her to be a source of strength for his lord, who was like a child to him.

* * *

“And so, from today onwards, I will serve you with all my heart, Lord Calix.”

“Y-yes, please take care of me, Lana.”

Lana, having received Hart’s permission, became my personal maid that very day.

As a man, I couldn’t hide my joy at the fact that a beautiful girl with cold eyes, who could easily be the center of an idol group, had become my exclusive maid.

But knowing her background, I couldn’t hide my sorrow.

『Lana Ansus』 was a character with the most versatile abilities among the maid characters.

She was an all-around multi-supporter who could help with the most basic household chores such as cooking, cleaning, and laundry, as well as administration, politics, and diplomacy.

Above all, the best thing about her was her special trait: a dual occupation. She could work as a 『Maid』 during the day and act as an 『Assassin』 at night.

I still couldn’t forget the shock of seeing a maid who worked demurely during the day going to an enemy territory at night and taking the head of the enemy lord.

However, the problem now was that I could be the target of that assassination.

It was unlikely, but if the Princess ordered her to eliminate me, it would be a truly dangerous situation.

“Lord, is your complexion pale?”

“I think it’s because the weather is very cold today. I’ll close the window.”

I barely managed to hold back the words ‘It’s because of you!’ and started my first task with the Super Maid Lana by my side.

And that day, I truly understood why she was called a Super Maid.

“Lord, I’ve brought the materials you’ll need here.”

“Ah, thank you.”

She silently went about her work in the office, finding and bringing the necessary materials at the necessary timing.

It was so natural that I almost mistook it for me having asked for them in advance.

“Lord, I’ve brought you some tea.”

And when I was tired or felt like having something in my mouth, she brought me tea.

The tea was surprisingly delicious.

I was amazed at how the aroma could differ so much depending on the person, even when using the same tea leaves.

“Amazing, I can’t believe it’s the same tea leaves.”

“Of course. I am a perfect maid, after all.”

Lana seemed to like being praised, like a puppy who was happy to receive a compliment.

Of course, she still maintained a cold, expressionless face.

And her abilities didn’t end there.

Noah took Lana out, saying she had something to ask her.

I was worried that the two might fight, so I followed them and watched the situation from afar.

The first move was Noah’s turn.

“You’re Lana, right? Are you truly prepared to devote yourself to the Lord?”

“I am.”

At Lana’s immediate answer, Noah stared at Lana intently with her unique gaze.

Then, after seeing something, she was slightly surprised and said with a slightly uneasy expression,

“Hmm, it doesn’t seem like you’re lying.”

She approached Lana.

Then, she became serious and pressured Lana with a scary expression, saying,

“Just in case, I’ll tell you. I’m always watching, so treat the Lord well. Got it?”

Lana answered with a calm expression to Noah’s words, which made even me, who was watching from afar, flinch.

“Understood, Mistress Noah.”

Noah’s expression crumbled in an instant at Lana’s words.

Noah, who had turned from a dark merchant into a gentle girl, didn’t know what to do.

“M-Mistress!?”

“Is that not the case? I certainly saw that you were the mistress, Noah.”

“N-No! Not yet… but… it sounds nice. Mistress.”

Noah’s face turned red, and she was completely disarmed.

To think that she could so easily capture even Noah with just a few words, she was indeed a Super Maid.

“I look forward to working with you, Lana.”

“Yes, I look forward to working with you too, Noah.”

It seemed that the two had become friends.

Should I see this as a good thing…?

At least I wouldn’t have to see a catfight in front of my eyes, so that was a relief.

* * *

The first day with Lana passed.

Lana frustrated the maids working in our family with her tremendous abilities and finished the day.

According to Hart, three of them had already submitted leave requests, saying they would go and train more.

Splash-!

“Ah… that’s good.”

As I soaked my body in the warm water, I felt the fatigue in my body fly away.

I thought while taking a bath.

I knew that the Princess would send people, but I never expected her to send a maid like this.

…No, now that I think about it, if I think about the strategy guide that says you can see something amazing if you become a companion with the Princess as a male lord on the strategy site, I could have fully expected it.

I guess I was just stupid for not thinking that far.

Getting back to the main point, when I organized the situation, the Princess’s goal was probably to bring me to her side.

Lana’s role would be to induce that and convey information about our territory to the Princess.

And if I were to side with the Prince Faction, her mission might also include eliminating me and running away.

There’s a saying that you should keep your friends close and your enemies closer, but isn’t this too close?

That being said, how will Lana try to bring me to the Princess Faction?

If I were the Princess…

As I was thinking that and soaking in the bathtub,

The bathroom door opened, and a voice was heard.

“Lord, I will scrub your back for you.”

There was Lana, not wearing anything and covering her beautiful, golden-ratio body with only a towel.

It was spring.

Author’s words (Author’s afterword)

The Princess Trainer ordered Lana-mon.

Lana-mon cast Bathroom Dive.

It was super effective.