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In this world, there isn’t really anything that could be called a maid outfit.

Because nobles have no reason to be interested in the clothes of commoners.

The maid outfit that we commonly think of today, based on a black dress, was established during the Victorian era when the class that was ambiguous to call either noble or commoner explosively increased.

It’s an outfit created because people who weren’t nobles but wanted to act like them wanted to distinguish themselves from maids and show off that they could hire them.

But in this place where there’s no need for that, a maid outfit is just neat and tidy, and all you need is a well-placed apron.

What a terrible thing.

The color combination of a maid is not black and white?

Since this is unacceptable, I made a maid outfit as the very first thing.

The modern maid outfit has unfortunately become an element of sexual fetish, but the maid outfit that first originated in the Victorian era has the key keywords: modesty, neatness, simplicity, and composure.

What’s important to nobles is dignity, so a servant can’t be vulgar.

And our Emily is a maid who is modest, neat, and composed.

“Hehehe… Heheheheh…”

My laughter doesn’t stop.

I stared intently at the dressing room Emily went into, bursting into laughter like a madman every 10 seconds.

Is this the first time since being reborn that I can see a flawless maid?

“She’s late…”

It’s only been 3 minutes since Emily went into the dressing room.

It’s a time when she probably hasn’t even properly taken off her clothes, but I feel like I’m going to become a grandfather while waiting like this.

Is this the feeling of a child celebrating Christmas for the first time?

-Click

“!”

As I was shaking my legs wildly and waiting for Emily, the doorknob turned and the firmly closed door of the dressing room opened.

Finally!

I can see the flawless maid that I haven’t seen in the past 17 years.

My heart is pounding as if it will burst.

As I rubbed my chest to calm my wildly beating heart, Emily walked out of the dressing room, looking awkward in her new clothes.

“Sigh… Hooo…”

Carefully closing the door of the dressing room and taking a deep breath, Emily slowly walked towards me.

A blouse-like upper body, and a skirt with a rich and elegant feel.

I made the length of the dress slightly shorter so that the shoes and socks could be seen peeking out when walking, and I decorated the hem of the skirt with pure white frills so that it wouldn’t be too plain.

The apron, an essential item for maids, was made simply with pure white fabric, minimizing decorations, and the length was made long enough to cover from the shin to the chest, but the width was made slightly narrow so that the dress was not completely covered.

And the hair, which could be a bit plain, was finished with a frill-decorated headband.

“Master.”

Emily, who had already come close to me, put her hands neatly near her navel, straightened her back, and gathered her legs neatly.

“How does Master see it? Does it suit me as well as you thought?”

Black hair and dark eyes with a slightly gray feel.

A ponytail neatly gathered without a single stray hair.

Clean and transparent skin.

A calm and elegant impression.

And a spoonful of maid outfit.

“Perfect.”

I gave a thumbs up with my right hand and smiled brightly.

There’s no way that a talent optimized for maid outfits wouldn’t look good in one.

If it looks strange? Then I made the clothes like an idiot.

The completion of fashion is the face.

“I’m glad you like it.”

“Is there anything uncomfortable or loose?”

“Um…”

Emily, with her lips pouting, moved her arms and legs here and there.

Emily, who was moving wildly, squatting and stretching, took a polite posture again and smiled brightly.

“It’s okay, the size is just right.”

“Really?”

That was welcome news.

Because it means there’s no need for additional alterations.

Later, all I have to do is neatly finish the roughly arranged threads and the hem of the skirt.

“Um, Master.”

As I admired myself for making it perfectly despite having taken up sewing after a long time and scanned Emily, Emily, who was fidgeting with her fingers, said carefully.

“If you’ve seen everything, can I take it off now?”

“Um…”

I’ve confirmed what I needed to, so it’s okay to take it off, but…

There’s still one thing I want to see.

The thing I wanted to see most when I first made the maid outfit.

“Before you take it off, can I ask you for one favor?”

“…Is it weird?”

“No, I just need you to say one word.”

“I’ll listen and decide.”

“Just say, ‘Master, it’s morning, please wake up,’ in a gentle voice without any expression.”

“…?”

With a face full of questions, Emily’s lips twisted slightly to the left.

I know it’s out of the blue, but a servant in a maid outfit waking up the master in the morning, drawing the curtains, in a gentle voice.

Honestly, I can’t stand that.

If she’s put up with the unfashionable clothes so far, I think she deserves this much compensation.

“Well… that’s doable.”

“Then please.”

Emily made a reluctant face, but after a moment of thought, a barely positive reaction came out.

“Ahem! Hmm!”

Closing her eyes and erasing the expression from her face, Emily covered her mouth with her right fist and cleared her throat.

Through a very short preparation, a maid who treats her master officially and publicly appeared before my eyes.

Gathering her hands and waiting with a pounding heart, Emily’s tightly closed lips parted slightly.

“Master, it’s morning, please wake up.”

A face that has become quite serious and eyes that are thinner than usual.

Red lips flowing out a gentle voice.

Elegance coming from restrained movements and attitude.

It’s simple but beautiful.

Why couldn’t I see this sooner?

To have abandoned such a jewel in those unfashionable clothes, I resented myself so much for not having the courage even a little earlier.

“Master? Um… don’t just stare blankly, say something.”

As I was staring blankly at Emily, Emily, with a flushed face and shrunken neck, said shyly.

“Ah…”

It’s too bad to see this alone.

Shouldn’t everyone in the mansion see this?

“Master?”

I jumped up and grabbed Emily’s wrist tightly.

It’s still breakfast time, so my mother will be in the dining room, right?

It’s a close call, but if I hurry, I’ll arrive before my mother leaves.

“Emily, let’s go to Mother right now.”

“Yes?”

I left the room, pulling Emily’s arm as it was.

Emily, who was embarrassed, tried to stop me by pulling her arm, but it’s not easy for a woman to beat a man with strength.

“Master! Wait a minute! Mother? Are we going to Madam? Like this?”

“It’s okay, Emily, you’re the prettiest right now!”

“That’s not what I mean! Master! Calm down first! Change your clothes and go to Madam…”

“Let’s go quickly, Emily!”

“Maaasteeeer!”

As the door opened, Emily’s voice echoed loudly in the hallway.

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The dining room, where I arrived dragging Emily, didn’t show my father and Hayes, who had already finished their meal and left, but fortunately, my mother was still sitting at the table and continuing her meal.

So happy that I arrived just in time, I called my mother with an excited voice.

“Mother!”

“Yes, William, even if you speak softly, this mother can hear you well.”

My mother, who was cutting the meat with a knife in an elegant posture, frowned and slightly blocked her ear with her left hand.

“So.”

The head, which was facing the plate, slowly rose and turned to me.

“What’s all this commotion from morning…”

My mother, who was glaring at me with her eyes wide open, saw Emily standing behind me and made about three valleys between her eyebrows.

And after glancing at another maid who was waiting nearby, she looked at Emily again and opened her mouth.

“William, what did you do to Emily?”

I forcibly dragged Emily, who was hiding behind me, and pushed her forward so that my mother could see her clearly.

“Um, Master? Why are you pushing me forward… Wait a minute!”

Emily, who turned pale, shook her head hard and tried to resist, but it wasn’t a very meaningful action.

“Ugh…”

Emily, who felt the difference in power once again, straightened her posture and stood upright with a half-resigned expression.

I fixed the crooked hairband, which had become crooked because of a slight argument behind Emily, and said, smiling like a parent looking at a well-grown child.

“Mother, isn’t this outfit really pretty?”

“Hmm…”

With a small groan, my mother’s eyes moved from top to bottom, and from bottom to top.

“Well… I don’t know where you bought it, but it’s not bad, it’s neat and tidy, it’s a good outfit for Emily.”

“Right?”

I knew my mother would recognize it at a glance.

A feeling like I’m about to fly away.

As I was patting Emily’s back and smiling, my mother, who put down her fork and was pressing her temples with her left hand, opened her mouth.

“William, can you explain what’s going on?”

“Mother, how about changing the maids’ outfits at home to this?”

“Haa…”

My mother’s deep sigh, with her eyes tightly closed, filled the dining room.

In an instant, the atmosphere turned cold, and all the servants in the dining room lowered their heads at once so as not to make eye contact with my mother.

“Maaasteeer…”

Emily, who couldn’t avoid it like the other servants because she was stuck between me and my mother, called me desperately in a tearful voice.

But if my mother is the opponent, there’s nothing I can do either.

I just slightly avoid Emily’s desperate eyes and wait for my mother to say something.

“William.”

As I was waiting anxiously, my mother opened her eyes and called me.

Then, glaring at me with sharp eyes and pointing to the chair opposite her with a knife, my mother said in a cold voice.

“Eat first.”

“Yes.”

Mother is angry…