Free Web Novel“Mas—Master!”
Helcat turned her head and saw Vieya standing behind her—at some point she had already changed into pajamas and draped a pale-white shoulder cape over them.
Instantly, Helcat’s heart settled down. For some inexplicable reason, she had an unshakeable confidence in this cheap Master’s strength.
As if the moment she stood somewhere, no matter what kind of trouble appeared in this world, it would naturally resolve itself.
The white-haired slime girl radiated a lazy, cute air, yet her lively emerald eyes swept past everyone—and landed on the red-haired girl standing at the very back.
How strange. She felt like this redhead looked familiar.
Could it be that I’ve seen this little sister before...?
Vieya frowned, thinking carefully, but no memory appeared involving this girl.
Maybe she should ask—
Never mind. She wasn’t Jia Baoyu, the other wasn’t Lin Daiyu. Asking those nonsensical “have we met before” questions was pointless. Better to start by asking why they came.
“Oh, you’re the two little girls who got kidnapped yesterday. What brings you to me so early in the morning?” Vieya asked. “If you’re here to ask about the details of yesterday, I think you two know it better than I do.”
“Big sis, you misunderstand—we just wanted to come thank you.” Allison asked cautiously, “But us coming this early... did we disturb your rest?”
“You did.”
Vieya answered mercilessly.
The current Holy Sword Master was so straightforward.
Allison coughed awkwardly and changed the subject, “Actually, mainly our captain became curious about you after hearing what we told her, so she wanted to personally thank you—and also visit you.”
“Visit me... that formal?”
Vieya’s sleepiness vanished instantly. Realizing she was in pajamas, which was somewhat inappropriate, she shifted her eyes and said:
“The room next door is also one we rented. You three can wait over there for a bit. I’ll go change. Cat, go pour them some tea.”
“Okay, nya.”
“Big sis, there’s no need to trouble—”
“No trouble. Cat, take them to the next room and wait!”
“Okay, nya.”
Helcat looked at the red-yellow-blue trio outside the door, suddenly very reliable. “Please follow me. Don’t worry—as a maid, I’m very professional.”
“Then we’ll trouble you.”
At that moment, the red-haired girl—who had been silent—smiled faintly and closed the topic. “We’ll wait next door.”
Vieya nodded and watched them leave. After confirming they had entered the next room, she stood behind the door and fell into thought.
“So strange... have I really seen that red-haired girl before? Right, they’re from the Royal Capital. Could it be related to my teacher...? Could she be my teacher’s illegitimate daughter? No, that can’t be...”
“That redhead looks fifteen or sixteen. If she were a secret daughter of my teacher... why haven’t I ever seen her before?”
A chaotic mess of guesses filled the slime girl’s head. After a long while, she finally snapped out of it, closed the door, and prepared to change clothes.
“Mommy, it was so noisy outside just now...”
Jasmine sat on the bed, eyes half-drowsy. Her yellow dragon plush pajamas were tilted and wrinkled, making her look like a... very cute baby yellow dragon?
Vieya pulled her wandering thoughts back and explained, “A few of your senior mage sisters came earlier. They’re looking for me. They’re waiting next door in Elizabeth’s room.”
“Mage sisters?”
“Yes. A few years older than you. If you continue studying at the magic academy in the future, you might meet them someday. So—my good girl, are you ready to get up?”
“Ready, Mommy~”
Jasmine crawled out of the blankets, slipped on her fuzzy slippers, and toddled to Vieya with tiny arms raised:
“Mommy, carry me over... ehe!”
Vieya lifted her daughter and headed to the bathroom. “Jasmine, do you still need Mommy’s help brushing teeth and washing your face? If not, I’ll put you down.” freёwebnovel.com
“No need, Mommy, I can do it myself now...”
Meanwhile, in the next room.
Following her Master’s orders, Helcat poured the red-yellow-blue trio a cup of hot water. Well... since nobody in the house liked tea, there were no tea leaves, so naturally no tea.
“What, just plain hot water for us?!”
Irena frowned irritably, glancing at the expressionless cat-eared maid with disbelief.
“Talking to you beastmen is so exhausting. All of you even have ears growing on top of your heads! I really don’t get what that big-chested woman was thinking, hiring beastman maids like you—useless at everything, and dirty!”
Helcat’s eyelid twitched.
Fuck. This damned human brat—how can she talk so disgustingly?
You better hope I don’t find you alone in the wild someday, or I swear I’ll grind you like a random mob!
“You damned maid, you’re glaring at me, aren’t you!”
Irena raised her hand to slap the table—but in the next second, the red-haired girl struck the back of her hand with her sword sheath. Hard.
PAK!
“Uwiing...”
Irena yelped. Her hand jerked back as if shocked, swelling red like a bun. She bit her lip, tears pooling like pearls as she looked toward her red-haired and blue-haired teammates.
“Uuu... Little-Fish sis... Captain Yuelong hit me again... it’s all swollen... it ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) hurts... uuu...”
“...Just consider it a lesson,” Allison said, massaging her temples.
The room quieted. Only Irena’s sniffly crying remained.
Until—
Knock knock knock.
The door sounded.
Helcat’s tail lifted as she walked to open it. Standing outside were Vieya and Jasmine, hand in hand.
“Huh? I thought I heard someone crying.” Vieya asked curiously as she stepped inside.
“A rude little brat got punished.” Helcat snickered. “She’s repenting now!”
Oh, I know who it is.
Vieya nodded knowingly and led Jasmine inside.
As soon as she entered, the red-haired girl stood up from the sofa. Allison quickly followed. Even pearl-dripping Irena scrambled to her feet, whispering:
“It still hurts... uuh... Little-Fish sis... why are we standing up...”
Allison shook her head—she had no idea why the captain stood up. But if the captain stood, the teammate stood. Group unity.
“Hello, Miss Vieya.”
The red-haired girl stood straight and introduced herself. “My name is Yuelong. I’m their captain. Thank you very much for saving the two of them last night.”
“Yuelong?”
Vieya repeated the name, found no memory of it, and then continued asking, “You’re all from the Royal Capital?”
“Yes, we’re from the Royal Capital.” Yuelong explained softly. “Irena is the daughter of Lord Os. Allison’s mother is the Grand Magister Isadora.”
“I already knew their identities...”
Vieya sat with Jasmine on the sofa opposite them. She took the hot milk Helcat handed her, took a sip, then looked at the red-haired girl across from her.
“But I’m very curious about your identity. Can you tell me?”
“Me?”
Yuelong smiled gracefully. “I am the student of Her Majesty the Empress, the supreme leader of the Human Alliance.”
PFT!
Vieya almost spit the milk she had just swallowed. She shot to her feet in shock.
“Isn’t that Empress supposedly in seclusion deep inside the palace?! When did she start taking students again?!”
