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My eyes opened on their own in the morning.

I stretched comfortably and got out of bed.

Even though Lily and Helena often gave me massages, the feeling of stretching my body out was refreshing every time.

My back was almost fully healed now. I just needed to apply ointment before bed to prevent any scarring.

As I was doing some stretching after getting out of bed, Lily and Eia entered.

“Did you sleep well, Lily?”

“Yes, did Amelia sleep well too?”

I nodded. I didn’t feel any pain when I woke up in the morning now.

“The pain in my back is gone now.”

“That’s a relief. This will be our last meal at the infirmary.”

“Indeed.”

Eia set the food on the table as usual and just as I was about to pick up my spoon to eat, Lily quickly snatched it away.

“Hehe~”

Lily laughed as she held the spoon.

“It’s not difficult for me to eat now that I’m fully recovered.”

I reluctantly took the spoon and ate the food she had prepared.

I couldn’t help but wonder why Lily and Helena still wanted to eat my cooking when the food was so delicious.

Was it like a taste of home for them?

-Swish.

As I put the food in my mouth and pulled the spoon out, Lily didn’t take it back to taste the food again.

“Hmm.”

She put the spoon in her own mouth.

“Huh?”

“What?”

I couldn’t help but stop and think about Lily’s action, which she had never done before when feeding me.

The spoon in Lily’s mouth sparkled as if it were new.

“If there’s seasoning on the spoon when you try a different dish, it can affect the original taste.”

Although Lily’s words made sense, I couldn’t help but wonder if she really had to do that. I gave up thinking and ate the food Lily offered me.

‘Isn’t this like an indirect kiss…?’

Lily seemed uncomfortable.

We got ready to finally leave the infirmary.

Since my arm movement was still limited, Eia helped me put on my clothes with her small hands.

It didn’t take long since I only had to wear the maid outfit I always wore.

I decided not to wear the corset because the wounds on my back were still healing.

After putting on the maid outfit without the corset, we walked to Lily and my usual bedroom.

-Sway, sway.

-Step, step.

-Sway, sway.

-Step, step.

Did not wearing the corset have such a big impact?

With each step, Lily and Eia’s eyes were on my chest. Honestly, I felt uncomfortable too.

I held my chest with one hand.

“Phew…”

It was definitely less uncomfortable to walk this way. When I was a man, having a big chest was embarrassing, but now that I was experiencing it firsthand, it was incredibly uncomfortable.

Heavy, clumped, constricted, uncomfortable – I just wanted to get rid of it.

“Amelia.”

Lily reached out her hand to me.

I took Lily’s hand and walked with her.

“Oh, Amelia…!”

As Eia followed behind us, she hopped over and reached out her hand to me like Lily.

“Ah.”

Honestly, it was difficult to hold Eia’s hand with my other hand on my chest.

In that moment of hesitation, Eia’s eyes began to well up.

-Sigh.

I reluctantly let go of my chest and held Eia’s small hand.

With Lily on one side and Eia on the other, I walked to the bedroom.

-Sway, sway.

– Thump thump.

– Swaying.

– Thump thump.

– Sigh…

As expected, my heart feels uneasy.

Despite my absence for a week, the bedroom was still kept clean.

“Did you clean this room all by yourself?”

“Yes…! I did it with Senior Nana.”

Ea nodded in response to my question.

Sometimes Ea can be stubborn, so I was worried about her struggling to do this alone, but luckily she had another maid to help her.

I tidied up my clothes and put on makeup again to prepare for work, even though it was still morning.

Even after getting ready, Lily and Ea were still staring at me.

“Lily, Ea.”

“…Yes?”

After a brief moment of silence, Lily and Ea responded to my words.

I half-closed my eyes, lowered the corners of my mouth, and put on a serious expression.

– Sigh…

“Everyone has work to do, right?”

– Inhale.

“Being by my side for a week…”

“…”

“It means the work has been delayed by a week, right?”

Their eyes that were looking at me gradually shifted to the side.

As I put my arm around my waist,

“I’ll go check on Helena!”

“I-I’ll go clean!”

In an instant, they disappeared. I sighed and got up from the dressing table.

I had told them, but not working for a week felt like I hadn’t done anything.

That’s why I started moving to get to work.

I hold the position of a lady-in-waiting, but there isn’t much to do.

The first thing to do is to clean Lily’s bedroom. Lily is quite picky, so she doesn’t like anyone except me touching her things.

So Ea only dusts or mops the floor and windows, while I’m the only one who organizes her belongings or dresses her.

After finishing cleaning the bedroom, my final task is to visit the maids’ resting room.

What do I do there? I listen to the maids’ complaints. Whether they are genuine complaints or just fooling around, it feels like I’m doing some stress management.

Lily and Helena don’t seem to mind what I do, but honestly, I feel like I’m not doing much in this household.

Feeling like I might become a useless freeloader, I asked Lily and Helena for permission to do this.

And for some reason, I seem to be more popular among the maids and servants than I expected.

As I arrived at the maids’ resting room, the maids who were resting there rushed towards me.

“Amelia!!!”

I was momentarily taken aback by their incredible speed, but the maids stopped in front of me, looking eager to hear what I had to say.

Since I hadn’t been to the resting room for a week, the maids’ excitement was overwhelming.

“Is your back okay?”

“Are you feeling better?”

“Are you coming back here from today?”

The resting room quickly became noisy.

I told them to calm down, and the maids realized my discomfort and backed away, playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who would speak first.

Among the maids, one maid approached me with a happy expression.

She was Sophia, who could be considered the real head maid.

She manages the maids and oversees their work.

This time, she seemed to be the first in line to speak, using her authority.

I took Sophia’s hand and entered the resting room, where there was a small bed where one could rest.

Sitting on the small bed, I gently stroked Sophia’s hand and spoke first.

“Was everything okay during the week?”

In response to my question, Sophia naturally bowed her head and adjusted the knee pillow.

I gently stroked Sophia’s head in response to her playful behavior.

After comforting Sophia, she came out of the resting room with a refreshed expression.

As soon as Sophia left, the next maid in line entered, and I spent the week helping the maids who had been struggling mentally.

When the maid’s work was done, she would usually go to the maid’s lounge, but for some reason, a week had passed and she was delayed.

It was already lunchtime, so she decided to eat lunch before heading to the maid’s lounge.

She walked towards the room where only Lily and Helena could enter.

Helena’s maid was waiting outside the door, indicating that Helena and Lily were already inside.

It seemed like Helena had been quite busy today, as the maid bowed her head and opened the door for her.

Entering the room, Lily and Helena greeted her warmly.

“Amelianne~”

Helena, with her sharp and charismatic demeanor, reached out her hands towards her as soon as the door closed, and the maid embraced her tightly.

Although she comforted Helena without any particular worries, she could feel Helena’s hands hesitating, knowing that her back still hurt.

She gently removed Helena’s hand from her back, and naturally Helena’s hand moved towards her buttocks.

“Ha…!”

Is this level of intimacy between women okay?

“Helena! I-I haven’t done this before…!”

Lily, startled, grabbed Helena’s hand and tried to push it away.

“Eek…! L-Lily!”

“Helena!”

Why are they suddenly fighting?

Is it because of the buttocks? Is that really a reason to fight like this?

“Come on, Lily.”

She held Lily’s hand, which was wrestling with Helena, and gently placed it on her buttocks.

“I-Is this okay?”

As she smiled and nodded, Lily touched her buttocks as if it were the most precious thing in the world.

Isn’t this level of intimacy between women acceptable?

-Huh?

Lily’s hand suddenly moved.

“Lily?”

Helena also noticed and looked at Lily.

Lily, unfazed by Helena’s gaze, continued.

-Rub.

-Rub, rub.

Suddenly, Helena’s hand also started to move.

-Rub, rub.

Wait, is it okay for women to massage each other’s buttocks?

Is this world okay with that…?