episode_0111

“Are you in your right mind, Lord Ethan?”

As soon as I heard Ethan’s declaration that he would leave the spacious, untouched bed and enter the cramped servant waiting room, words of reproach towards him involuntarily escaped my lips.

Surprisingly, it was Isabelle, not Ethan, who reacted first in shock.

“Lilith?!”

“Even though I am using the dormitory that is reserved for Lord Ethan and me… in a marriage/engagement relationship, it does not change the fact that Lord Ethan is the highest-ranking person in this place. However, for Lord Ethan, the most superior person here, to enter the narrow room used by the servants and claim the best sleeping spot, I can’t believe you are saying this with a clear mind.”

“Lilith! Y-you shouldn’t speak to Lord Ethan like that…!”

“…No, it’s fine. I will talk to Lilith, so Isabelle, please excuse yourself for a moment.”

“Yes, yes….”

With Ethan’s warning not to interfere and Isabelle cautiously stepping back and leaving Ethan and me face to face, the situation unfolded. Ethan responded to my reproach.

“I understand why Lilith is saying that. It might feel strange for Lilith, my personal maid, to see me using the servant waiting room as a bedroom.”

“It’s not just strange, it’s a story that doesn’t even make sense. How could someone like Lord Ethan, who should know better, do such a thing…?”

“But before being a noble and a servant, we are a man and a woman. Naturally, there should be a distinction between the living spaces of different genders.”

“Isabelle and I can use the servant waiting room, and Lord Ethan can use the spacious room alone.”

“…Lilith, as you just said, it’s a ‘narrow’ room used by the servants. Do you think two people can live together in a narrow room with only a single bed?”

“That’s….”

Ethan was making his argument in his own way, and I hesitated for a moment, unable to organize my response. Seizing the opportunity, Ethan’s nonsense about how he must use the servant waiting room burst out as if it were obvious.

“Think simply, Lilith. It’s just a single room and a double room. And I, as a man, will be using the single room alone.”

“No, even if it’s a bit cramped, Isabelle and I should use the single room. Isabelle must have been prepared for that when she agreed to come to the academy with me. Right, Isabelle?”

“M-me?!”

“……”

“……”

“I have lived in a cramped room with Lilith since my days as a lowly maid, so I don’t mind sharing a narrow room with Lilith… but…”

“Did you hear that, Lord Ethan? Isabelle also agrees with my opinion…”

“But still, since Lord Ethan is the highest-ranking person in this place, it is right for Lord Ethan, the heir of the Blackwood family, to use the spacious room. As the maid who has been entrusted with Lord Ethan’s care for the four years he will be attending the academy, I cannot compromise on this.”

“Then what about the two people using the single room? One of them will have to sleep on the floor, won’t they?”

“If necessary, I will sleep on the floor.”

“No, I cannot allow Lilith to sleep on the floor. So, Lilith, use the bed outside. I cannot tolerate that much.”

In the midst of the sharp confrontation without any retreat, Ethan and I glared at each other and continued our conversation. Isabelle, who was watching our conversation, cautiously intervened with a suggestion.

“…I apologize for interrupting Lord Ethan and Lilith’s conversation, but may I make a suggestion?”

“Hmm?”

“A suggestion?”

“First of all, Lord Ethan, you cannot tolerate the possibility of Lilith having to sleep on the floor, right?”

“Yes.”

“And Lilyss can’t afford to give up living in a small room for the young master, right?”

“Yeah.”

“Then, wouldn’t it be better for the young master and Lilyss to share a larger room together?”

“……Huh?”

“……What?”

Wait, now that I think about it, wouldn’t that actually work?

Anyway, the only thing I couldn’t compromise on was Edan living in a worse environment than me as his exclusive maid, so if Edan just moved to a bigger room with me, I had no complaints.

And Edan’s stubbornness was probably because he was worried about me and Isabelle living together in a small room and taking turns sleeping on the floor.

In the end, if Isabelle used a single room and Edan and I used a double room, the problem would be solved.

Isabelle was indeed clever. She was quick-witted in this aspect.

“Since the dormitory room where the young master and Lilyss are allowed to use as an engaged couple, according to the rules, it would be more appropriate for the young master and Lilyss to share a larger room together.”

“…Wait a minute.”

“Isabelle has a point, young master. I cannot afford to give up the waiting room for the young master to use, and the young master cannot tolerate Isabelle and me sharing a single room, so this seems to solve the problem.”

“Um, Lilyss, are you really okay with that?”

“Yes?”

“Can I come to the conclusion that Lilyss and I will share the same room?”

“……?”

Why is he suddenly making a fuss over sharing a room when we’ve already shared a room before? Just ten days ago, we shared a room in an inn for a day.

Since I mentioned that there was no other meaning when submitting the dormitory application, it didn’t seem like he was conscious of something just by sharing a room with me.

If there were any other reasons Edan had in mind, surely…

“Edan, young master, surely not.”

“Oh, no, Lilyss. I’m just worried about…”

“Surely, you didn’t plan everything from the beginning to share a room with Isabelle, not me.”

“No, that’s not it, Lilyss.”

“I also don’t think that’s the case, Lilyss.”

“…Yes.”

…Well, if that had been the purpose from the beginning, he wouldn’t have hired me as his exclusive maid.

Fortunately, there were no misunderstandings like last time due to the calm reactions of the two, and Edan continued the conversation with me, who had become quiet.

“I’m worried that Lilyss might feel uncomfortable with my gaze as a man.”

“What do you mean?”

“Even though we had the experience of living in the same space last time, it was only a short period of three days. We have to spend at least a semester, if not several months, at the academy, so can you guarantee that nothing will happen between me and Lilyss while living in the same room?”

“Something will happen?”

“When a man and a woman live in the same room, there are things that can happen.”

“I’m sorry. I don’t understand, young master Edan.”

“…For example, imagine that while Lilyss and I are sharing a room, Lilyss changes clothes in front of me. Wouldn’t that be embarrassing for Lilyss?”

“…Ah.”

“Of course, if we are careful, we can reduce the frequency of such incidents, but we can’t completely prevent them. What I mean is, wouldn’t it be better to prevent the possibility of such incidents from the beginning?”

Edan’s words were reasonable.

No, regardless of whether they were reasonable or not, they were strangely convincing. Especially from the perspective of a player who had played “Luminor Academy” for 2000 hours in a past life.

Usually, when using a “couple dormitory,” the first event CG that players would encounter was the changing clothes CG that Edan just mentioned.

Since it was inevitable to see each other’s bare skin in a situation where we lived in the same room, there was no other scene to initiate such a situation.

Of course, unlike the protagonist who uses a couple dormitory for lewd purposes, Edan and I were in a situation where we shared a room due to a working relationship, but anyway, witnessing each other changing clothes was a common occurrence, as he said.

Edan, including such situations, insisted that he would use the waiting room for the staff to prevent the possibility of embarrassing situations.

‘In that case, it’s not surprising that he’s so insistent.’

It was the moment when I could understand why Edan suddenly insisted on using a single room instead of a double room.

Considering Edan’s personality, he would surely feel sorry just for accidentally witnessing a changing clothes scene.

Of course, I didn’t particularly wish for a situation where Isabel would accidentally witness me changing clothes, or vice versa.

…Still, it was within the risky boundaries for ‘me’ to be witnessed, not Isabel.

“It’s okay, Lord Ethan.”

“…What?”

“…Lilith?”

“If Lord Ethan were to witness me changing clothes, it doesn’t matter. There’s no need for me to make a big deal out of a simple accident without any ill intent.”

“Are you being serious, Lilith?”

“I am always serious, Lord Ethan.”

It was a funny story that in my past life as a man, I was so intimidated by one man’s gaze that I couldn’t even change my clothes.

If the other party was Ethan, there was no particular aversion.

There had already been instances where I had shown my chest several times, so there was no reason to be embarrassed about showing my undergarments now.

The time for feeling embarrassed about such things had long passed, even though it wasn’t intentional on my part.

Above all, just by showing an indifferent attitude, the issue of separating the living spaces of the three people would be smoothly resolved.

Therefore, I simply answered boldly that it didn’t matter.

“I didn’t know Lord Ethan, who has seen my chest, would be so concerned about something like this.”

“…That’s a different issue. When you showed me your chest, it was with permission, but this means you could show it without your consent…”

“Yes. Even if it’s not shown according to my will, I won’t mind. …If you find it hard to believe, I can show it to you right here and now.”

-Jiik.

“Wait, Lilith! What are you doing now!”

“L-Lilith?!”

Whether Ethan and Isabel were surprised or not, I simply unzipped the maid uniform and took off the clothes I was wearing underneath.

The maid uniform that had covered my body until now quickly fell to the floor.

“Ahh! L-Lilith?!”

“How do you feel, Lord Ethan? You’ve seen my body many times in your room anyway, haven’t you? Even if you were to witness me in this state, I wouldn’t be bothered.”

“Alright, hurry up and put your clothes back on, Lilith!”

“If you don’t answer that you will share the double room with me, I have no choice but to prove it this way. …If you still don’t believe my intentions, I will even show you my underwear right here…”

“Alright, Lilith! I believe you! Since we’re living in the same room now, hurry up and put your clothes on!”

Struggling between instinct and reason, Ethan desperately avoided my gaze and ordered me to put on clothes.

Having achieved the goal somehow, there was no reason for me to wander around the room in my underwear like a madwoman.

Since I had already planned to change clothes before going to bed, I simply took out the clothes I had brought to use as pajamas.

“You’re, you’re too daring, Lilith… Ugh….”

…Well, Ethan may say that, but why is Isabel, as a woman, embarrassed to be with another woman?

Anyway, the issue of who lives in which room was resolved somehow thanks to my bold decision.

Ethan and I would share a large room with the same bed, while Isabel would have the servant waiting room all to herself.

…It was fortunate that the persuasion worked before I had to strip down to my underwear.

No matter who I am, it would have been a bit embarrassing to shamelessly strip down to my underwear.