Free Web NovelChapter 225: Chapter 72 - Friendly Greetings And Warm Farewell
If I were to conclude, this is a form of goodbye for an heirloom weapon that was bought by someone else through an auction.
I don’t know what kind of conscience this heirloom weapon possesses, but it truly upholds the ethical code of an item purchased at auction. There’s nothing I can do but respect its decision.
"If you are willing to let your heirloom weapon belong to someone else, then I will not interfere with your decision," I said while staring at the heirloom weapon that had returned to its sheath.
"My job is done here."
"Can I go now?"
Bzzztttt...
Bzzzttt...
The space and time that comprised this pseudo-reality trembled like corrupted computer data. The glitches scattered before my eyes began to disintegrate, causing Aria to position herself before me.
"Master Weiss..." with a soft voice and tightly gripping her hand in an unarmed fighting stance, Aria prepared herself for the worst.
After inviting me into space and time to fulfill the interests of this entity, this space and time became unstable to the point of collapse, which could happen at any time.
Before this space and time completely collapsed, a glass door opened in front of me.
Crraackkk...
Crraacckk...
Some cracks in the glass door began to appear, and I glanced at the heirloom weapon to pay my last respects to it.
"Thank you for taking the trouble to bring the exit to this place," I said as I touched Aria’s shoulder and gave her further instructions.
Patt...
Patt...
"We’re going back to Earth’s space and time, Aria."
"Prepare yourself for the lighter gravitational force changes rather than this place."
With that small warning, I pushed Aria’s back and forced her through the cracking glass door. I followed her out, ignoring the last farewell from the heirloom weapon behind me.
[ May the Great Queen be of use to you, Master Weiss... ]
From the reflection of the glass door that reflected the situation behind me, my eyes accidentally read the last farewell delivered by the heirloom weapon.
"I’ll make sure this maid of mine is useful."
"Like my other maids..." before I completely exited the sacred weapon’s space and time, I made sure the heirloom weapon heard it.
Tap...
Tap...
My footsteps entered the glass door that served as an escape from that troublesome time and space. My gaze shifted to the narrow corridors that were part of the same building as the living room of the Fujimoto family residence.
Bzzztttt...
Bbzzztttt...
The narrow hallways I had passed through earlier also showed signs of data corruption or reality glitches that forced me to push Aria forward even faster.
"Keep walking straight ahead, Aria."
Without looking at me and my hand still holding her shoulder, we walked through these crumbling corridors.
Once through the corridors that were starting to be damaged by the reality of another space and time, I led Aria to approach the line of Butlers who were escorting me to the Fujimoto family’s dining room.
I immediately stood beside the Butler, who was the trusted right hand of the head of the Fujimoto family.
The frozen and stopped time began to move at a slow pace, slowly increasing to a normal pace until my ears heard the voice of the Butler, who was surprised by Aria’s appearance in front of me.
"Holy Shit!!"
The shocked Butler almost invited a bad situation, so I prevented it by opening a black hole portal that muffled his voice.
Swiirrrrlll...
Swwiiirll...
The scream was sucked into the black hole portal, and my hand immediately signaled not to panic too much with my index finger on my lips.
The butler, who knew what I meant, immediately fell silent along with the other butlers who want to panicking too.
The black hole portal that appeared near their mouths stopped, but still sucking in their voices and slowly closed.
"Something has happened, and I’m sure you recognize this woman, right?" I said to the Butler, who was trying to calm himself down beside me.
"Cough! Yeess... Good evening, Miss! Also, s-sorry for panicking earlier, Master Weiss..."
The butler quickly composed himself and put on a professional face when he noticed Aria was wearing an elegant, bare-shouldered maid uniform. His gaze fell on me, as if expecting an explanation.
I know what that glance means.
The figure of a woman who sold my old identity in the Narzik World, and the owner of the heirloom weapon that has fallen into the hands of the head of the Fujimoto family.
To shorten the explanation, I will answer it briefly.
"She is my maid," I answered in a low tone and continued walking beside the Butler.
"Since when?" the butler whispered, looking left and right to make sure no other butlers heard his whisper.
"Since earlier... not long after we entered the living room of the Fujimoto family residence. I don’t want to go into details, but one thing is certain... that heirloom weapon has become the property of the head of the Fujimoto family," I replied with a smile at him.
"..." The Butler pondered for a moment and took a deep breath. His feet continued to walk beside me until we reached a room with a large entrance.
The appetizing smell of food wafted into my nose, which made me smile at the Butler.
"You guys really worked hard to put on this dinner, huh?" I asked the Butler, who was busy straightening his uniform.
"If we are not serious about this dinner, our heads will definitely fall into the forest and become food for wild dogs," replied the Butler while pulling the collar of his shirt until it was folded neatly.
"Putting aside your desire to live a quiet old age, you don’t even have the peace to relax beside the head of the Fujimoto family."
"You already know how scary he is, right?"
"Yeah, I already know, but he’s pretty laid back when he’s with me."
"He acted relaxed because he didn’t want to make his friends who understood his situation feel awkward around him."
As the Butler said that and finished his final preparations, he looked at me with a lazy look in his eyes, and I wanted to go home immediately.
"Time to work, Master Weiss."
"I wish you all the best..."
Toookkk...
Toookkk...
Toookkk...
Three knocks sounded in front of me, and the butler positioned himself in front of Aria. Several of the butlers accompanying me entered their professional work mode before the dining room door opened.
Aria, who was standing in front of me, suddenly smiled at me.
"Master Weiss, I can sense other maids waiting inside the room. Should I greet them with a fist bump or a smile... think of it as a warm greeting from a senior maid who has served my Master for a long time."
Twiinnkk!!
Twiinkkk!!
Aria said it as if it were no big deal to face four maids who had SS-rank status.
The idea was quite interesting, only it would be a big hassle for the Fujimoto family, and I didn’t want to trouble them any further after taking away Ellen’s first anal sex experience.
This made me curious about Aria’s great confidence and saying it so easily.
"Don’t cause unnecessary trouble, Aria."
"I understand, Master Weiss. It was just a light, non-threatening greeting."
"It’s not like that either. Don’t use your past habits to beat rank maids based on combat strength."
"That feels boring, Master Weiss."
"It’s boring... but it’s the path I chose as a Master that’s less menace and gentle."
"Oh, is that so?" Aria was still glancing at me with a wide smile on her face, as if unsure of how I had transformed into a laid-back, trouble-free Master.
"If that’s what Master Weiss has planned, I’ll respect it."
Aria’s answer made me a little more relieved and triggered the system screen of my Maid Order ability to display Aria’s status data.
My eyelids blinked a few times after seeing Aria’s status screen, which was no different from her old status.
[ Maid Order: Aria is as strong as in the Narzik World, Master Weiss. ]
[ Maid Order: Thanks to the contract you formed with the Akashic Record Keeper, her strong base stats are further enhanced by the increase in her SS-rank. ]
[ Maid Order: I think... ]
[ Maid Order: Limiting Aria’s powers and keeping her from doing anything that will destroy the Earth is necessary, Master Weiss. ]
"Well, I must doing something about that, huh?" I muttered under my breath and waited for the large door in front of me to open.
My old maid’s status remained unchanged and significantly strengthened after forming a new Master-Maid contract. It wasn’t surprising for Aria to experience her primary status boost to SS-rank, along with my other maids.
All I can do now is limit and monitor Aria, who is capable of destroying anything in front of her.
"Ugh, it’s just making things difficult for me," I continued muttering silently.
Krraaaakk...
Krraaakkk...
The large door in front of me slowly opened, and the smell of dinner wafted into my nose. Through the crack in the slowly opening doorway, I could see a small flash of something shiny being thrown toward me.
Graapp...
Graaaappp...
Graappp...
With a swift movement of her bare hands, Aria caught several shiny objects flying towards her. A spoon, a fork, and a small knife landed safely in her empty fist.
"Master Weiss, does this count as a friendly welcome?" Aria asked, smiling at me and showing me the items she had just caught with her bare hands.
"Yes, a friendly welcome to test my maid’s skills. This is just child’s play to you, right?"
"Yes, but... this is really rude to my Master. Can I give them a little something back?" Aria asked, her eyes pleading with me.
"I don’t allow it."
"Tch! What a shame, Master Weiss."
