episode_0420

Finally, on the morning of the fourth day, the long-awaited reward from Ethan was received.

Thanks to what happened in the office yesterday, I was able to calm my sexual desires a little and regain some of my composure, so I wasn’t able to do things like barge into Ethan’s room early in the morning and attack him.

Instead, what I do when I wake up early in the morning is to choose what to wear for going out today.

Thanks to Ethan accepting my request to go on a date if I was going to receive compensation anyway, I was preparing to go out to the Blackwood Estate commercial district from the morning. … Although the place where I was preparing to go out was not my servant’s waiting room, but the maid waiting room used by Isabel and Katarina.

“Hmm, I think black clothes are too usual. Since it’s a rare opportunity, how about wearing something a little brighter, Lilith?”

“I, I have a purple one-piece dress among my going-out clothes. How about trying that on…?”

“Purple would be a nice color, but wouldn’t Katarina-senpai’s clothes not suit Lilith?”

“Oh, that’s right. Lilith-sama definitely has big breasts… . Oh, then instead, my skirt… .”

Two maids who took me to their room early in the morning and left me to change my clothes for two hours.

In this world, Isabel was the first friend I ever had and still is my best friend, and Katarina, who followed me around pretty well, although our relationship was somewhat vertical. At least in this household, I couldn’t refuse the requests of these two people who were closest to me after Ethan, and I hung out with them.

‘I was originally going to just go out wearing a maid outfit…’

Even though it was called a date, in the end it was just a date wandering around the Blackwood estate.

Although he didn’t really go around the territory that often, he was still Harold’s son, so someone would recognize him, and if that was going to happen, he thought it would be better to just dress up as a maid from the start.

… It seemed like these two people couldn’t tolerate me going on a date wearing a maid outfit.

“Can’t you just wear whatever you want? If you don’t have any suitable clothes, I don’t really mind if you just wear a maid outfit like you originally planned… .”

“No!”

“Oh, no… .”

… Even if Isabel is like that, it’s a bit awkward to say no to the timid Katarina since she’s saying no.

For now, I have no choice but to hang out with them until they both feel like it. In the first place, I had done similar things to Natalie and Agnes, so leaving them out here felt a little guilty.

“Ah, that’s right! I have a sky blue one-piece dress with lace embroidery last time, so I can wear that!”

“Lace embroidery? Is that the one Isabel was making as a side job last time… .”

“Does that matter right now?! What matters is what I wear when I go out with you right now!”

“No, it doesn’t matter. If it’s a dress embroidered by a Blackwood family maid, it’s sold for quite a high price… .”

“Oh, come to think of it, I also had a short-sleeved knit for summer, so, how about wearing it over a one-piece dress…?”

“No, it’s too much of a burden to receive that much. Besides, if you made it yourself, Katarina’s one is also made as a side job… .”

“I, I’m fine! Hey, you’re my benefactor in the first place, so, please, please accept it… .”

“… … .”

“Release, hurry! It’s almost breakfast time! There’s no time to get dressed!”

“… Ha, I got it.”

These two people were so obsessed with dressing me up that they even tried to dress me up in clothes they made as a side job without hesitation.

I guess I’ll have to pay for the clothes later. It’s burdensome to just accept clothes that were made to be sold, let alone simply borrowed.

It was just a date to wander around the Blackwood estate, so why are they both so excited?

Even while thinking like that, I ended up hanging out with Isabel and Katharina until the end.

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Roughly two hours have passed since the morning I became Isabelle and Katharina’s dress-up doll.

Since Ethan and I were supposed to meet back in front of the Blackwood mansion after dinner and getting ready to go out, I naturally wore the clothes the two people had recommended to me and went out to the mansion.

Perhaps because it is summer clothing, the slightly thin sky blue one-piece dress feels like it flutters easily in the breeze.

Not only was the clothing thin, but the color was so bright that she had no choice but to wear white underwear instead of her usual black. Since it wasn’t a maid outfit, the socks and garter belt were of course excluded.

Since I usually had a variety of fabrics covering my lower body, I could bear wearing a skirt, but I couldn’t help but feel strangely nervous wearing such an overtly flowing set of clothes.

… but the top was less revealing than usual thanks to the beige knit Katarina gave me.

‘No matter how much I think about it, a maid outfit would have been much more suitable than these flowing clothes.’

Up until now, I’d rarely worn civilian clothes without Ethan’s permission. The swimsuit I wore to my oceanography class was strictly class attire, so of course it was an exception.

If Ethan told her to change back into her original attire, she would be happy to change back into it, so she waited for him to come out. Soon, the front door of Blackwood Manor opened and Ethan walked out.

-Squeak.

“Welcome, Master Ethan.”

“… Ah, uh. Release… .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Ethan came out wearing slightly lighter clothes than the suits he usually wears at Blackwood Mansion.

It was fortunate that I wasn’t the only one who dressed up for a date. If Ethan had been wearing his usual blackwood-embroidered suit, I would have felt like I was the only one getting excited.

Today’s date was a result of his granting me a favor, separate from my ‘reward’, so I thanked him before leaving for the estate.

“Thank you so much for accepting my date request today.”

“… There’s no need to be thankful. Release is a ‘reward’ that I have rightfully earned from my duel with you.”

“But the content of that compensation is only the right for me to have sex with Master Ethan… and hold Master Ethan in bed, right?”

“… It’s okay. If that’s the case, I’ve asked Lilith out on dates a few times. … And even if it’s not a reward, we can go on dates whenever we have time. ”

“… Is that so?”

“… Even if it’s not today, you can ask me out on a date whenever you want. Of course, I’ll have to check the time and schedule every time, but this time, thanks to Lilith’s help, I was able to finish my pending work early.”

… Well, strictly speaking, dating wasn’t considered ‘dirty stuff.’ It was something that any normal couple could do.

Even if it’s just a temporary relationship, a lover is a lover, so there’s no need to put too much meaning into something like asking someone out on a date.

“… … .”

-Glance, glance.

“… … ?”

Right after we talked about dating, Ethan glanced at me for some reason and checked my mood.

I tilted my head quietly, not knowing why he was suddenly like that, and this time it was Ethan, who was cautiously complimenting my outfit.

“That, that outfit suits you well, Lilith… .”

“Is that so?”

“… Yeah. It feels a little different from the usual releases, so it suits me well. The usual releases are pretty and lovely, of course, but today’s release has a pure and refreshing feel. ”

“… That, is that so? Oh, Lord Ethan, your outfit is calm and suits you well. ”

“Okay, thanks.”

Ethan, why is this guy saying such embarrassing things from the start of a date?

Since Ethan was already making my face turn even redder in the summer, I naturally changed the subject to something else.

“Why don’t you get in the carriage and finish talking? Butler Dietmeyer is waiting for you.”

“I don’t really care, Miss Release. Just think of me as someone who doesn’t exist.”

“Ah, we decided to have our date at the shopping street anyway. It’s a place that takes 30 minutes by carriage, so I think we can continue talking on the way there.”

“… Yeah, release.”

With those words, Ethan opened the carriage door before me and held out his hand to me.

Normally, when riding in a carriage, it was common courtesy for him to get on before me, but today Ethan seemed to want to let me ride first.

“Okay, release. Ride first.”

“Ah, no… . It would be better if Lord Ethan got on first… .”

“Today is a date. On a date, the man escorts the woman. It’s not like Lilith usually serves me.”

“Well, but this is Blackwood Estate, so I, as a servant, should serve Lord Ethan… .”

“On a date, you are not allowed to talk to the young master or servant. If you understand, just ride along quietly, ‘Lily’.”

“… … .”

Ethan, who seemed to be trying to put aside the difference in status on today’s date, called me by a nickname instead of my name.

I couldn’t be any more stubborn with him, who had been talking like this, so I had no choice but to quietly hold his hand and get into the carriage.

“Oh, I see. Then I’ll take good care of you today, … … ‘Ed’.”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Maybe it was because it had been so long since I had called him by his nickname, but the embarrassment was greater than I thought. For me and for Ethan.

After both of them got into the carriage with blushing faces, Dietmeyer slowly started the carriage towards the city.

Thanks to him thoroughly keeping his words to himself that he should think of her as a non-existent person, the carriage became quiet with only the two people looking at each other.