Volume 1 Chapter 25
A perfect maid should not only detect external threats in advance but also be readily available when needed. Imagine the master waking up to find the servant still sound asleep—that would require bowing down in apology.
The child is not my master, but I’m the only one who can respond to her needs. So, when she woke up, I opened my drowsy eyes as well.
It’s dawn, and her status has just recovered from [Extreme Fatigue] to [Fatigue].
The painful expression she wore before going to sleep last night has completely disappeared. One of my [Bedside Care] skills is a co-sleeping ability that improves the sleep comfort of anyone sharing the bed with me. This skill also prevents negative mental states and increases HP recovery and physical status recovery rate. Yes, it can speed up the healing of injuries—I don’t know how it works, but it seems to have nothing to do with medical science anymore.
I get out of bed, and the blonde loli notices me reflexively.
What should a morning maid say to make a good first impression?
“You were great last night.”
“—?!”
No, no, that’s not right! How embarrassing.
“Nice to meet you; I’m Anastasia. Don’t worry, I mean you no harm.”
The blonde loli opens her clear, watery right eye wide. However, her left eye is dull, almost as if it’s dead.
Heterochromatic eyes?
If her right eye is a clear spring, then her left eye is undoubtedly stagnant water. I hadn’t had a chance to confirm this while she was unconscious yesterday.
The blonde loli’s gaze starts to drift downward.
Her small mouth unconsciously opens into an ‘O,’ and considering where she’s looking…
She seems to be stunned by my chest.
Well, they are above average, I suppose.
Sleeping with them is quite troublesome, though. I get a suffocating feeling if I sleep face down.
“Ah…”
I suddenly realize that I’m not wearing any underwear.
Most girls don’t wear underwear while sleeping for comfort. Even the young lady, often mocked as the absolute wall of the Noiman family, doesn’t wear underwear to bed. I wear panties, of course; I don’t like sleeping naked.
As for sleepwear, it became popular in Europe only around the end of the Middle Ages, initially originating in Persia. In the game world, sleepwear is considered a luxury item, affordable only for those with substantial means.
I do have sleepwear in my storage space, but upon closer inspection, they are just pink aprons. I can’t bring myself to wear them as sleepwear due to the shame involved.
No wonder she was speechless.
Waking up to a pair of bouncing breasts in front of your face would wake anyone up, I suppose.
“Um…?”
I cover my chest with one hand and wave the other in front of the blonde loli.
She snaps out of her daze and tries to retreat in alarm.
“Don’t move; your wounds will reopen.”
“…”
She tries to speak, but her lips are slightly cracked due to lack of moisture, and her throat probably feels uncomfortable.
I hand her a cup of water, but she just stares at it without drinking.
I sigh softly, take a sip from the cup, and hand it back to her.
See? It’s not poisoned.
The blonde loli’s eyelashes flutter, and she gulps down the entire cup.
I quickly change into my daily maid outfit, improving my speed by 0.36 seconds compared to yesterday. There’s still room for improvement.
“Have something to eat and then rest. Please wait.”
I want to know what happened to her, but seeing her timid appearance, I can’t bring myself to ask.
She’s still wary of me; I’ll have to slowly gain her trust.
I used up all the remaining slime meat yesterday, so I have to resort to gifts I received from adventurers. Among the first day’s gifts were some delicious pastries. I don’t have much interest in the creamy texture, but the young lady loves desserts.
I prepare high-end cakes and fruit tea and return to the bedroom. The breakfast is lavish enough for a noble’s table. Right now, the priority is to alleviate her [Starving] status, so I just place the food crudely.
Even so, it backfires. If her attire when I found her is any indication, she’s not from the upper class. Seeing beautifully presented food, she’s torn between her desire to eat and fear of the consequences.
“Please, help yourself.”
“………………”
Gurgle, gurgle~~~
So even NPCs’ stomachs protest when they’re hungry.
The blonde loli tries to grab a piece of cake, her eyes fixated on me. Her hand touches the soft cake, and her eyelid even twitches.
I smile gently and nod at her. It’s okay; this is specially prepared for you.
Her small body finally bursts with the energy one would expect from a hungry person seeing food. She devours the food so energetically that crumbs scatter all over the bedsheet.
In less than three minutes, the entire breakfast is in her stomach. I’m glad to see that her [Starving] debuff has finally recovered to [Hungry], freeing her from the penalties of the hunger state.