episode_0090

I pulled Ethan’s hesitant and wavering wrist to my chest in one swift motion in response to my statement.

One of the biggest features of Release, and one that made me extremely uncomfortable since becoming a woman, was my chest.

There was no way I could defeat Ethan with brute force alone, but catching him off guard and hesitating now allowed me to pull his hand towards me.

At the same time, it was also the only opportunity to use my body as the most efficient negotiating tool.

-Makang.

“…!”

“Uh….”

As Ethan’s right hand dug into my left chest, his face turned red, showing signs of embarrassment.

It was definitely effective.

After all, in the original story, Ethan was the first one to have his way with Release, so as a man, he couldn’t help but feel desire towards my body.

I wasn’t planning on giving up my purity. It was to maintain the power of the awakened saint in the future.

And I wasn’t considering a future where I was still hung up on men.

But to maintain Ethan’s position as my exclusive maid, I could compromise to some extent, even with my chest.

It was a useless body part that could only be used to seduce men anyway. So, using it efficiently was a better choice.

Losing my purity over my chest wasn’t a big deal, and it wasn’t about being obsessed with men.

It might not be comfortable, but if the other party was Ethan, allowing this much was within the acceptable range.

Of course, if Ethan made any more unreasonable demands, I would have to give up the position of exclusive maid. But allowing my chest could be a reasonable compromise to regain that position.

…At least, that’s what I thought at that moment.

“Wait…! Maid….”

-Makang.

“…!!”

“Uh, uh….”

As Ethan tried to reflexively pull his hand away in embarrassment, I pulled it a little closer to my chest.

Even if I tried to pull him with all my strength, Ethan wouldn’t be dragged in like this due to the difference in power.

Perhaps there were conflicting emotions in his heart, so he couldn’t pull his hand away forcefully.

Even if Ethan only had an average man’s sexual desire, the sensation of Release’s chest was a temptation that was hard to give up easily.

“Young master.”

“M-Maid….”

“Do you feel it? This chest that only I possess, not Isabelle.”

“Ah, I-I understand… What the maid is saying, I understand now….”

“It’s not just about Isabelle. If you bring any maid from the mansion, it will be the same, young master. This is my most powerful advantage.”

“I-I’ve known that for a long time…!”

Neither Isabelle, Katarina, nor Aeryana Alicia, nor any other maid’s chest could match Release’s chest.

So in the current situation, Release’s chest became a more powerful weapon than anything else.

At least enough to completely block any future thoughts of replacing me with another maid in Ethan’s mind.

Still in a state of embarrassment, Ethan blushed and avoided my gaze as his hand touched my chest on top of the maid’s outfit.

I pulled his other hand towards my chest, placing it on top of my chest.

-Makang.

“M-Maid…!”

“Uh, uh….”

…When I touched it alone, I didn’t feel any particular sensation, so I didn’t think it would be strange for Ethan’s hand to come up, but as his hand rose to my chest, I started to feel unexpectedly strange.

It must just feel unfamiliar because it’s someone else’s touch. It’s not like I have any special feelings just because it’s a man touching me, or because that person is Edan.

But even if that were the case, I couldn’t stop here.

Since I had already allowed Edan into my heart, I was determined to get a clear answer.

“Lord Edan.”

“Maid….”

“Please, clench your fist once.”

“Uh…?”

“After I allowed you to touch my chest, are you just going to stand there with your palm open like a clueless bachelor?”

“….”

Edan seemed flustered about how to respond to my statement. But even so, his hands, still resting on my chest, didn’t seem eager to withdraw.

After burying his hands deeper between the layers of fabric on my chest, I demanded that he clench my chest once more.

“Lord, are you planning to continue embarrassing me?”

“Oh, no…. it’s not like that….”

“Or are you trying to say that this is far from enough?”

“What are you talking about, maid….”

“If Lord Edan intends to continue employing me as his exclusive maid in the future, please listen to me without any other thoughts.”

“…Alright.”

Finally, with a determined expression, Edan nodded his head.

As his hands remained on either side of my chest, I silently waited for Edan’s hands to move.

Perhaps it was just my imagination, but I felt an indescribable sensation emanating from the layers of fabric in front of me as I waited for his hands to move.

-Drip.

“Hah, haa….”

-Drip, drip.

“Hah, hah, huff…!!”

“….!!”

-Thud!

Suddenly, a girl-like moan burst out of my mouth.

Even though Edan had only touched my chest a few times, the unexpected sound that escaped my lips made even me feel embarrassed.

Edan, looking more surprised than me, quickly withdrew his hands and stopped touching my chest.

“….”

“….”

Our eyes met, but there was an awkward silence without any conversation.

Was this enough…?

Perhaps Edan thought he had touched me enough, which was why he withdrew his hands. It was necessary.

Because I didn’t want to allow his hands to touch my chest any further.

If Edan continued to touch my chest, I felt like an unbearable and strange emotion would arise.

“Now, do you understand?”

“….”

“If you are willing to make me your exclusive maid, then… occasionally, to this extent….”

“Maid, that’s enough.”

“….Yes?”

“I feel like you might be misunderstanding something about the conversation between me and Isabelle, so let’s address that first.”

“….Yes?”

…Misunderstanding?

I’m the one misunderstanding?

“First of all, to avoid any further misunderstandings, I never made an offer to Isabelle to become my exclusive maid.”

“…What? But when I heard it, Isabelle received an offer to become an exclusive maid….”

“The offer I made to Isabelle was to become your exclusive maid, Lily’s exclusive maid.”

“…M-me, an exclusive maid…?”

Realizing that something was amiss, I listened to Edan’s explanation while sitting on the floor.

After hearing his explanation, I realized that I had completely misunderstood the situation from the beginning.

Edan’s initial offer to Isabelle was to assign her as an exclusive maid to me, a lower noble, to assist me with tasks that I couldn’t handle while studying at the academy.

And that role was to serve as a supplementary maid, not as my exclusive maid.

“…S-so… you mean… Lord Edan was not trying to replace me with Isabelle as his exclusive maid?”

“I told you from the beginning, Maid. Why would I choose another maid over Lillis as my exclusive maid?”

“Uh, earlier you made a proposal that hurt my pride…”

“I thought you were upset because I asked Isabelle to assist Lillis, touching on the maid’s pride. I was worried that if the maid couldn’t perform her duties properly, it might seem like I had to hire someone else.”

“That, well…”

“If Lillis continues to be my exclusive maid in the future, I would be incredibly grateful. I was actually quite pleased with the proposal that she would continue to be my exclusive maid even after receiving the title of the Viscount’s noble daughter.”

“……”

“I was worried that my past experience of having a maid during my time at the academy might weigh on the maid. But it seems that my concern itself made the maid anxious.”

…It was all just a misunderstanding?

That Edan was trying to make Isabelle his exclusive maid.

That I thought I hadn’t properly fulfilled my maid duties for the past 3 years.

That Edan was looking for an opportunity to replace me as his exclusive maid, it was all just a misunderstanding?

‘…Then, why did I let Edan touch my chest out of the blue?’

As soon as I entered Edan’s room, I made a mistake and lay down on the floor without looking back.

I grabbed Edan’s wrist, which he had reached out to clear up the misunderstanding, and pulled him towards my chest.

And even told him to sleep in that position, what was the reason for letting him touch my chest…?

‘Whether I’m an exclusive maid or not, this is just a crazy perverted woman…’

“Ah, aah!”

“M-Maid?!”

“H-ha, ha, ha, ha, ha….”

With a flush of emotions that felt like my face was burning, my heart began to beat wildly in a completely different way than before.

I couldn’t even bring myself to look back at Edan’s face, which I had been watching just a moment ago.

Because the me who had misunderstood, had a sudden outburst, and had forced such a strange and perverted solution on myself was so embarrassing.

“Aaah! Aaaah!”

“M-Maid! Calm down! I think the maid might have misunderstood!”

“P-please forget about it…”

“…Wh-what?”

“Please forget about it, Lord Edan… If you can’t forget this embarrassing past, then, I-I won’t be able to be your exclusive maid anymore…”

“Ah, okay! I’ll forget! I’ll forget everything Lillis did today, I’ll erase it all from my memory!”

“H-ha, ha, ha, ha….”

…Even though I’m saying that, there’s no way I can forget.

It must have been a sight that I would never be able to forget even if I were in Edan’s shoes.

A maid who had been taking care of herself for over 3 years suddenly prostrating herself in front of her, begging him not to cut her chest.

Edan, being a man, wouldn’t be able to forget such a sight either.

Still, in order to endure the current embarrassment, I had no choice but to think that Edan had forgotten and move on.

“T-thank you…”

“Oh, we should take a break for today, Maid! First, we need to calm down the startled heart… n-no, I mean, calm down the startled mind…!”

“Y-yes…”

“Yes. Rest up, Maid.”

“…I’ll excuse myself.”

In the end, after creating the worst black history ever this time, I had to ponder one lesson with heavy steps.

…When having a conversation, always listen carefully to the other person’s words to the end.