episode_0026

No. 25, who had been squeezed by Aser for a while in the name of taking a shower, finally got out, dragging his shaking waist.

Aser said he was sorry in the morning and then disappeared into the office with the words “see you later,” leaving No. 25 alone in front of the main bath.

The pleasure I gained from skipping meals disappeared as fleetingly as a dream when I couldn’t see the person I liked next to me. The pleasure disappeared and all that was left was the skin of my stomach sticking to my back and the screaming hunger.

No. 25 grabbed his hungry stomach and headed to the restaurant.

The restaurant, located in the opposite direction from the bathhouse, was too far for Patient No. 25, who had exhausted all his energy since the morning.

Somehow, I gritted my teeth, moved on, and arrived at the restaurant with difficulty, but breakfast had already been cleaned up, so it was left cleanly emptied.

In despair, No. 25 searched the bottom to see if there was any food that had fallen on the floor, but there was no way that the maids of the Demon King’s Castle, where only the elite of the elite could come, would handle the job so sloppily.

‘What should I do… .’

Number 25 looked around again.

There was no rice, but fortunately there was still a small amount of snacks left in a corner of the restaurant.

Number 25 put bread in a bowl and sat down on the empty seat, looking at the maid who stayed behind and was cleaning.

I pushed the cooled, crumbly bread into my mouth and began to chew it slowly.

My stomach was vaguely filling, but my heart was still empty.

Now that I know the warmth of people, eating alone feels even more lonely.

At that time, a thumping sound was heard in front of room 25, and a delicious smell that stimulated the appetite spread. Number 25 turned his head and looked to the side, where the maid who had just been cleaning the restaurant was looking down at him.

No. 25 was only a moment, but I felt like I was looking at a blue sky.

Her hair was the color of the sky, and the nape of her neck, which was visible due to her hair tied back, was full of cool, healthy beauty.

The maid, who saw No. 25 looking at the food and herself with a confused expression, scratched the top of her head and opened her mouth.

“I left it for you to eat after cleaning. Would you like to eat this too? Isn’t that enough?”

Could it be that he is an angel sent down from heaven after hearing his prayers? Number 25 asked back with his eyes shining.

“Really… ?”

After hearing No. 25’s words, the maid grinned, revealing her white teeth.

“Okay, it’s better to eat together, right? Oh, I’ll come clean up the mop, so just wait a moment.”

The maid went out to the back of the kitchen, carrying a mop she had been cleaning the restaurant with and a bucket filled with water.

Number 25 couldn’t take his eyes off the food even while waiting for her.

Maybe it was hunger, but that brief moment felt like an eternity. Number 25’s wait ended with the maid bringing a mop and a small bowl in her hand.

She sat down across from No. 25, handed him the utensils, and started putting food into No. 25’s bowl.

“Oh, I can do it… .”

“It’s okay. I’m doing it because I want to.”

It was my first time receiving such kindness from a maid other than Aser or Charlotte.

The maid started a belated meal and asked No. 25 a question.

“What is your name?”

The maid who heard No. 25’s name opened her eyes wide and opened her mouth before swallowing all the food in her mouth.

The contents inside splashed a little, but No. 25 didn’t care much.

“Oh, really!? Are you the male slave of that rumor? For your information, I am Hilda. You can feel free to call me by my name.”

After finishing speaking, Hilda reached out to No. 25 to shake his hand. Number 25 held her slightly firm hand and asked as if to confirm what he was concerned about among what she had said.

“The rumored male slave?”

“Oh, the person concerned may not know. You are the first male slave to come to the Demon King’s Castle. So you are quite famous among maids.”

Hilda swallowed all the food in her mouth and then spoke again.

“Well, being famous isn’t necessarily good. I’m warning you in advance, you better be careful of any woman who is overly kind to you. I’m sure there are some who do it out of genuine kindness, but most of them are just guys trying to fuck you.”

No. 25 put down his spoon at the somewhat blunt words and asked carefully.

“That… Hilda, are you interested in my body too?”

Unlike the first time, there was tension in No. 25’s eyes. If Hilda’s favor was for her own body, she couldn’t receive it purely.

Hilda answered with a smile, ignoring No. 25’s concerns.

“Well, first of all, I’m just an ordinary woman in her 20s with a lot of sex drive, so it would be a lie if I said I’m not interested at all, right? But I have no intention of laying hands on the person the Demon King likes.”

Number 25 realized that Hilda’s favor was not for his sexual desires, and he sighed in relief.

Conversation between people stopped for a moment, and only the sound of chewing food and clattering cutlery echoed in the quiet restaurant.

When there was only half of the meat left in the bowl, Hilda, who was eating, suddenly looked around in a way that seemed strange to No. 25.

Number 25 swallowed the meat in his mouth and then asked carefully.

“Is there something you are looking for?”

“No, I’m not looking for it… . No. 25, is this our secret from now on?”

Number 25’s body jumped at the word secret.

Perhaps because of the conversation they had just had, No. 25’s mind could only imagine being raped by Hilda, who had lost control of her sexual desires.

In the end, did the maid named Hilda also have her own body as her goal? Number 25 relaxed his body as if in resignation.

However, contrary to No. 25’s expectations, Hilda suddenly approached the kitchen and began to look around as if she were a thief, taking something out from underneath.

What Hilda was holding in her hand was a brown bottle. She even hummed and took the neck of the bottle in a cheerful manner, then put it to her mouth and started drinking.

The sour smell that stung my nose was a familiar smell that I had smelled in No. 25 before.

Yes, this was the smell of alcohol that Ogre drinks only when he is in a good mood by selling slaves for a good price.

Number 25, who knew how drunk people behaved, looked at Hilda with disbelief.

Is it possible for a maid from the Demon King’s Castle to drink alcohol while working?

Hilda, conscious of No. 25’s gaze, raised the corners of her mouth with a redder face that was more relaxed than before.

“Why? Is this your first time seeing you drinking? Ah, you have to keep it a secret from the Demon Lord and the head maid!?”

There was no guarantee that No. 25 would keep his promise, but Hilda began drinking to her heart’s content.

Once with the half-leftover meal as a snack, once while having a meaningless conversation with No. 25, and once because I just wanted to drink.

Each time alcohol entered her mouth, the contents of the bottle decreased noticeably, and Hilda’s face became noticeably red in response.

Although he wasn’t particularly drunk, anyone could see that he looked drunk. Even though they emphasized that it was a secret, I even thought that I was drinking it too carelessly.

Hilda finally opened her mouth after emptying the entire bottle.

“Puha… ! I live for this taste… ?”

The pronunciation was fine, but the tone of the voice was raised. Hilda hummed again and went to get a drink before offering it to No. 25.

“Oh, I’m going to drink one more bottle and then go, so you can go now if you want. Or do you want to drink together?”

No. 25 was lost in thought for a moment at Hilda’s words.

Does drinking feel that good? I’ve only seen two people drinking so far, but both of them seemed to be in a good mood. If just drinking it made me feel that good, I wanted to try it at least once.

Unknown.

I had a vague fear of unknown territory, but my curiosity to experience it outweighed my fear. Number 25 answered Hilda with eyes full of anticipation.

“Uh… Well then, just take a sip… .”

After hearing No. 25’s words, Hilda put her arm around his shoulder and made a cheerful voice.

“Okay, you actually wanted to drink it too, right? Come on, drink it all up.”

Hilda stuck the spout of the bottle she was holding into No. 25’s mouth.

A slight apple scent spread from the mouth of the liquor bottle, and then my head started to tingle from the scent and taste of the liquor flowing down my throat. Hilda, who liked this drink, didn’t understand it at all.

But those minor complaints were only fleeting.

It didn’t take long for the first sip to become two sips, and the two sips to become one bottle. After emptying a bottle of alcohol in an instant, No. 25’s body gradually lost strength and his thoughts began to blur.

My head hurt like it was going to break, but my dazed mind felt like I was floating in the sky, so I started laughing without even realizing it.

Hilda seemed to be in a good mood for being the first drinking friend she made in the Demon King’s Castle, so she continued to offer drinks to No. 25.

No. 25 also wanted to feel more of the current sensation, so he didn’t bother to refuse and just drank the drink Hilda gave him.

After that, Hilda and No. 25 sat down at the table, looking satisfied after emptying three bottles of alcohol in one go.

After taking out the watch from her pocket and checking it, Hilda looked shocked and left, leaving No. 25 alone with the irresponsible words, “That’s it for today.”

I fully understand. I had to start working again without being able to take care of myself properly, and there was no way I could afford to take care of someone I met for the first time today.

Number 25 slowly stood up. As he had trouble controlling his strength and stumbled, knocking over the chair and hitting the table little by little, the image of Charlotte suddenly appeared clearly in No. 25’s mind.

I want to talk again with Charlotte, who suddenly showed a strange appearance and committed the atrocity of breaking her own horn. With that one thought, No. 25 somehow managed to move his body, which he couldn’t even control properly, and started walking around the castle.

Every maid passing by whispered something to No. 25, who was staggering around drunk, but there was no way that those words could be heard by No. 25, who was lost in a dizzy world created by drunkenness.

No matter how much he looked around, the Charlotte that No. 25 wanted to see was nowhere to be found. Number 25, who couldn’t even find Charlotte’s shadow even though he looked around the restaurant where he had just been drinking, the main bath, and the entire first floor, stopped in place and thought deeply.

‘If you’re not on the first floor, do you want to stay in the yard?’

There was no particular reason. why? Just because the yard was closer. You shouldn’t try to understand the thoughts of a drunk person.

Although he risked falling several times every time he fearlessly stepped onto the stairs leading to the yard, No. 25 was finally able to reach the yard.

You might say that it was such a big fuss as it was just a trivial matter of going to the yard, but for the current #25, even going to the yard was something worth intoxicating with a great sense of accomplishment.

However, the moment we arrived at the yard and received the sunlight, a sudden feeling of nausea hit No. 25.

No. 25 sat down on the spot and covered his mouth with both hands at the sensation he felt for the first time.

At that moment, another maid in the yard saw No. 25 and helped him up.

The maid frowned at the smell of alcohol coming from him and asked in a slightly annoyed voice.

“Smells like alcohol this morning… Are you okay?”

Number 25 nodded instead of answering.

While nodding, Number 25 caught sight of Charlotte standing next to the fountain.

As if number 25 was possessed by something, he left the side of the maid who supported him and approached Charlotte.

Charlotte didn’t seem to notice the presence of No. 25, who had come right up to her. Number 25 came right next to Charlotte and carefully called her name.

“Charlotte… .”

After seeing No. 25, Charlotte immediately avoided eye contact and responded coldly.

“Let’s talk later.”

After finishing speaking, Charlotte turned her back on No. 25 and walked away.

There was only one thought in No. 25’s mind when he saw Charlotte leaving.

If we send Charlotte away like this, we can no longer return to our original relationship.

I don’t like that kind of ending. I can’t admit it.

No. 25 desperately clung to the width of Charlotte’s fluttering skirt.

Charlotte was taken aback, even stuttering for words, as No. 25 looked completely different from usual.

“, why are you like this all of a sudden!?”

A strong, sweet smell of alcohol emanated from No. 25’s body in his arms.

Number 25 clung to Charlotte and begged in a tearful voice.

“I was wrong… I’m not sure what I did wrong, but I’ll do better in the future… .”

Only then did Charlotte understand the entire situation and took No. 25 to her room before the attention of the maids around her was focused.