CH 96

Now then. It’s afternoon. I was worried, so when I looked using the maid’s communication network, they went lurking. Seems like each one used various means such as hiding on a tree or fainting the person in their shared room.

The last one is Hagasaki-kun. The moment that sexually harassing person woke up, he’d faint again. Yup, wonderful.

[Ahh, test, test. This is “Minamo”. Everyone, please check the progress…Ahahahaha, what the hell, this is fun.]

For the moment, I won’t know who’d be asking for me, so I decided to give everyone a code name and called them that. Their code name is the name of the maid doll they’re with. In other words, it’s Hariu.

[This is “Asagi”. I was attacked by a homo, but I counterattacked. The information I got is that there seemed to be an area where humans live in the north. That’s all.]

“Asagi”…after Hagasaki-kun’s report, there was clapping and laughter.

[Shuddup! I was desperate, okay!?]

[Cause you’re attacking a homo hahahahahahahaha.]

“[Minamo] is being noisy so the next person should report.”

[Well then, this is “Moegi”. I talked to the priests. Uhm, the temple has a hierarchy so there’s a big difference in treatment depending on their position. It seems like they’ve never even seen the Great Priest since they’re just ordinary priests. Also, ordinary priests can’t enter above the 3rd floor. Then it seems like the temple is roughly divided into two. There’s the Knight Division and the Priest Division. Uhm, that’s it.]

Hmm, seems like Kariya gathered quite a bit. Thank you for your hard work.

[Then is it my turn? This is “Ayame”! The Great Priest’s information hadn’t been made public, and I got information that only the Chief Priest knew who the Great Priest is, and that’s all! Bow! …Ah, I also saw Deichemoore, but there’s a story that the knights at the bottom of the temple maintained the security of each town. I don’t believe they’re just maintaining security but I know for sure it’s related to the temple.]

Toriumi’s good. Yup. And new facts are discovered. …hey. Maintaining security is dangerous, right?

As expected, just like what [Alive Grimoire]-san said, the temple wants otherworld slaves, so for that reason…they’d kidnap…no, I’m thinking too much…

But have you been talking to that group of knights all the time? …so, what story did Toriumi use to talk about the Great Priest?

[Ahh…uhm, here, “Mikan”… It seems like the Knight Commander is going out to escort the Great Priest. Also, the Chief Priest, Great Priest, and Knight Commander…uhm, might have equipment that seems to prevent [Share]…an amulet or something like that.]

Oohh, if you combine the information from Toriumi and Kadomi-kun, it seemed like the Great Priest is in the Royal Capital!

[“Tokoyo”, is it okay now? Uhm, there’s a story that the Chief Priest started to stay alone in the chapel every night from about the day before yesterday…also, it’s honestly just girl talk…but it was tiring!]

…thank you for your hard work. It’s not that bad that you penetrated the hearts of those women. Don’t mind it!

[This is “Sakura”. I have planted doubts about monotheism in a part of the temple.]

…as expected, he brainwashed them ahhhhhhh!

Damn it! [Communication] only relays voices, but President’s face seemed to be in front of me!

“…what’s the information?”

[It’s said that the Great Priest used a miracle to revive people.]

Say that first! That’s quite important, okay!

“In short, we have no choice but to get information about the Great Priest from the Knight Commander and the Chief Priest. [Share] probably wouldn’t work for them and the ordinary priests probably won’t know who the Great Priest is.”

That’s right. Hmm… It’s hard not knowing who the Great Priest is.

“For the time being, tonight, [Head Maid] will set up [Sharing] with the female knight that [Mikan] contacted. The others…especially [Asagi] should be careful until dawn.”

It’s strange because my codename sounds like a codename even though it’s not. Yup.

[I don’t like that joke.]

Good luck, Hagasaki-kun.

“Then, this is all for today. Good luck tomorrow and beyond. In particular, we’ll focus on information about the Great Priest, the Knight Commander, the amulet that prevents [Share], and so on. That’s it. Dismissed.”

When Suzumoto closed the meeting, seems like each one gave a unique reply before cutting off the [Communication].

But about a minute later.

[I forgot, but this is “Minamo”. “Head Maid”, please come and pick me up as soon as possible. I’m hungry…]

Right. He can’t come back here on his own.

Then I picked up Hariu, came back, cooked lunch (I made omelet rice today), ate, then waited for the night.

“Does Hariu know the location of the female knight?”

“Yup. I already checked it, so it’s okay. It’s a private room so we don’t have to worry about other people.”

Oohh, thank you for that.

…as we planned, Hariu and I will [Transfer] to the side of the temple and Hariu will use [Shadow Transfer] to meet everyone…mainly for a change of clothes. Yup, just to deliver it.

After that, he’d go to the female knight’s room again by [Shadow Transfer] and I’d also [Transfer] there.

Then, after having Hariu cover his ears, I’d use [Lullaby] on the sleeping female knight to make her sleep deeper.

In the meantime, I’d look into her memory using [Share] and then come back. My escort while [Sharing] is Hariu.

Well, depending on my [Sharing] skill, it wouldn’t be that bad, so I’ll do my best. Yes.

So I continued sewing equipment and played Daifugo with three people (I usually lose) while waiting for nighttime.

I waited until even the plants are asleep before taking action.

“Then we’ll go now.”

“Hn. Be careful.”

Suzumoto didn’t have to wake up this time, but he still got up with me. It’s illogical, but he’s kind.

“You can sleep first. Then we’re off.”

I [Transfer] with Hariu who changed into a ninja costume. By the way, I also thought about naked stealth, but in the unlikely event that [Sharing] fails and it becomes a battle, nakedness is my weakest state, so I safely wore my Eularia maid clothes.

You see, if the female knight thought I’m a ghost when she woke up, somehow, I’d have an excuse. Yup, at least more than being a normal human being.

“Then, I’ll send them their change of clothes.”

Hariu disappeared into the shadow, so I waited while looking at the temple.

There’s a moon in this world as well. But the atmosphere is different.

Also, there are stars, but I don’t know any of the constellations. Rather, I really don’t know much about constellations. Uhm, I wonder if Suzumoto was familiar with astronomical things, so it might interesting to ask him later.

…but I don’t know if this world itself is a planet like Earth, so it’s useless to think about it.

I wonder if this world is on top of a horde of elephants riding on a tortoise that’s straddling a snake.

[“Head Maid”. Connect to Minamo.]

When I was looking up at the sky and waiting, Hariu seemed to have safely arrived at his destination.

I immediately [Share] with Minamo and [Transfer] as soon as I got the view.

After moving, I immediately started singing [Lullaby] before the female knight woke up. Hariu is okay because he has his ears closed when he contacted me.

…okay, looks like she’s in deep sleep. Since that’s the case, nothing much should happen.

After making eye contact with Hariu, I gently approached the female knight and gently [Shared].

…it’s easier than Ketorami-san.

I think it’s easy because the race is different. But even so, it’s a lot harder than when I’m doing it with our members because it didn’t just give me any information.

So I have to hang out in her memory for a while.

When I proceeded while being careful not to spill myself, I finally found a place like that. It’s more organized than Ketorami-san, but it’s still hard to find…

…ah. I found a memory of Kadomi-kun. …it’s rather beautified.

…yeah, I can’t stay here.

If I look at it too much, I won’t know how to look next time I meet Kadomi-kun.

I replenished my MP once and managed to find information about the Knight Commander.

…hmm, I see. This…might become annoying.

I saw what we needed, so we quickly left.

Hariu asked, “Are you done?” but I only saw his mouth move, so after nodding, we quickly [Transferred].

“Ahh, dawn is coming soon.”

I couldn’t go back to the Northeast on 2F due to lack of MP, so I moved to a small hill away from the temple and saw the horizon had already begun to turn white.

“For me, it’s about 30 minutes or so.”

“As if! You stuck on her forehead for over an hour and stayed that way, Maito-san.”

I-I see…I have to be careful about that.

I managed to recover my MP and squeezed some energy to [Transfer] again.

We’re back in the lab. …huh, the lecture room isn’t open. T-that means…

When I gently opened the door to the lab, I found Suzumoto who was sitting on a chair and lying down on the desk.

“Ahh…did he wait for us?”

“M-maybe, I don’t know.”

If we move too much, he’s likely to wake up, but if he stayed like that, he’d likely catch a cold, so I opened the lecture room and brought Suzumoto’s futon.

And for some reason, Hariu also brought his futon.

“…can I sleep here too?”

“I don’t mind.”

“Oh, then I’ll do that. …somehow, I got used to sleeping with eight people so I’d get lonely sleeping alone.”

Hariu laid down his futon and dived in, whispering that I should take a rest while smiling.

Hmm, I wonder if I’ll sleep with Ketorami as a futon.

…though I thought so, Ketorami-san isn’t here. …did he go out for a meal anticipating that I’d return in the morning? Hmm.

…it’s bad to call him back, but since it can’t be helped, I’ll also sleep in a futon in the lab.

“Huh, Maito-san, what about Ketorami?”

“Maybe having a meal.”

I laid a futon in a corner away from Hariu and Suzumoto and dived in, then I somehow remembered the time when we came to this world.

At that time, Suzumoto, Hagasaki-kun, and President were sleeping on the other side using cardboard, and I was sleeping on this side with another cardboard.

From then to now having futons, me being able to get in touch with them even if I’m away, and being promoted to “Head Maid”. …it’s changed a lot.

…did I also change?

Maybe becoming more reliable.

At their speed, I don’t have high hopes, but…I don’t want to be left behind.

…yup, I’m getting sleepy so let’s go to bed. As for this morning…you’ll have to forgive me if I oversleep a little, maybe.

Alright. Good night!