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The dormitory used by the elementary students of Cosmos Academy, Demeter Hall, was a two-person room.

I, Murmur, also got a two-person room, but since I didn’t have a ‘roommate,’ I was using it like a private room.

This kind of special and strange situation wasn’t entirely new, as Nicasia also used her room like a private one.

I, Murmur, am of the Demon Race, and Nicasia is of the royal family, so it’s ironic that we both ended up with private rooms.

“Murmur’s room is just ordinary, nothing special.”

“The rooms we use are all pretty much the same.”

“But I’m really happy that I can visit Murmur’s room!”

Suddenly, my friends barged into my room, and of course, they brought Monica along.

“But Murmur’s room feels a bit special.”

Esme said with sparkling eyes.

What kind of event are they expecting?

The room isn’t a mess, and it’s quite tidy.

“This is Murmur’s room.”

I, Murmur, turned around and pointed to the door with my hand.

“Hmm…”

“Do you go up and down to this top floor every day?”

“Ugh… It feels really secluded, doesn’t it?”

Nicasia looked around with an awkward expression, while Citrine and Esme were flustered.

“I think Murmur has a good room.”

When you open the door and step inside, you see a familiar ‘room.’

“Wow, you really are using a two-person room all by yourself.”

“Doesn’t it look a bit too big for Murmur?”

“It feels strangely chilly. Is it because of that pillar or the window?”

Citrine patted her arm and stepped inside.

“Murmur, isn’t that big pillar over there inconvenient?”

Nicasia pointed to the white pillar.

“Yeah, it’s fine. It’s always been there.”

“It’s always been there? Then no matter how you think about it, a two-person room…”

Citrine furrowed her brows and muttered.

“But look. It’s quite spacious for Murmur to live alone.”

“Well… It’s smaller than the room I use in the mansion, but since Murmur is using a two-person room alone, it’s quite spacious.”

Unlike Esme and Monica, who nodded, Citrine and Nicasia’s expressions weren’t bright.

The room is quite spacious, but it’s strange.

“Huhu, Murmur is also showing a cute side… Ah.”

Citrine, who was looking around the room, went to the window and pulled back the curtain.

Unfortunately, there was just a big building wall in front of it.

“Murmur, can you explain these… boxes here?”

Nicasia pointed to my treasure chest with her hand.

Is it because she’s a princess? She’s interested in these boxes.

“These boxes are… Murmur’s treasure chest.”

The ‘storage’ you can find in other games was this wooden box.

But at first, I was really flustered because this box didn’t exist.

“Treasure… chest…”

Nicasia touched her mouth with her right hand and muttered.

“Murmur? Can you tell us who sold you this box?”

“Murmur made it herself.”

“…What?”

Citrine suddenly covered her mouth with both hands and rolled her eyes.

“Did Murmur really make it?”

“It’s made from long branches, so it’s cool!”

Monica and Esme, as expected, recognized the treasure chest.

“Citrine, don’t worry. It’s a perfectly fine box.”

“…It’s not important at all whether it’s fine or not.”

To surprise Citrine and Nicasia, who were closing their eyes in distress, I opened the box and showed them the contents.

“The envelopes here are the clothes Citrine bought for me last time. The envelopes here are what Nicasia and I bought last time.”

“There are also a lot of old-looking books?”

“There’s also an old-looking bracelet? Hmm, and… huh? Is this jerky?”

Esme pointed to the envelope full of jerky with her finger.

“Yeah, it’s jerky. Murmur took one from the dining hall whenever she was really hungry.”

If Murmur’s hunger reaches zero, she’ll do something bad to Citrine again.

I really didn’t want to do that, so I took one or two from the dining hall whenever I could and put them in my clothes.

This is different from the game, and I really like it.

“Hungry… you don’t want to be hungry?”

“Murmur, don’t tell me… what happened at Celestia Tower…”

Why do Nicasia and Monica’s expressions get darker the more they talk?

“Murmur is fine. It’s okay.”

“Y-yeah! No, Murmur! I also, haha… take a pack of delicious snacks whenever I can.”

“Oh, hohoho! Me too! I never thought it was strange~!”

Citrine and Nicasia barely managed to laugh and speak.

Do they still not believe me?

Do they think a 5th grader can’t live alone?

Unlike you guys, I’m actually an adult inside.

I’ve done enough living alone, so there’s no need to worry.

“Murmur will show you the closet. Look.”

I, Murmur, quickly opened the closet and showed the clothes hanging inside.

“There’s also the pajamas you bought for me at Milky Way.”

“Wow! They’re so cute!”

Monica immediately smiled brightly and clapped.

“Uh… Murmur? Is that pink pajama in the corner the one you usually wear?”

“Yeah, Esme. I still wear that.”

“Really?”

Esme covered her mouth with both hands and took a step back.

“Nicasia! Admit it now!!”

“I thought I was lacking by Citrine’s standards…!”

“Did you two make a bet or something?”

“Huh? Ah, ah! That! Citrine said… oh, that there wouldn’t be any pajamas in the closet.”

Nicasia poked Citrine’s chest with her elbow.

“Mmm… oh~hohoho! That’s right! I thought Murmur would wear a stylish one-piece pajama!”

“Murmur doesn’t like wearing wool pajamas?”

“N-no, of course not! Hohoho!”

That’s right, there’s no way they’d dislike it.

“But Murmur only has three uniforms?”

“No. I have two summer uniforms, and a proper jacket for winter.”

Esme looked up at Nicasia.

Nicasia rubbed her face with her right hand and let out a sigh for no reason.

“Is that the gym clothes you wore yesterday in the corner?”

“Yeah, Murmur’s gym clothes.”

“…Only one set?”

“Murmur only has one set of gym clothes.”

Esme opened her mouth halfway and looked up at Nicasia.

“Ah… no… oh my…”

“Murmur is fine. I use Cleanliness Magic every day to keep the gym clothes clean.”

“Y-yeah, Murmur! When I opened the closet, there wasn’t any smell or anything.”

Nicasia smiled and pushed her hand into the closet.

“But, Murmur! How about doing proper laundry?”

“That’s right! And I think it’s a good idea to wash the underwear I bought for you last time cleanly this time.”

“Murmur uses Cleanliness Magic every day?”

“.. … Oh, oh! Right! It’s like a game!”

Esme clapped and said.

“Like the housekeeping classes in the middle school section! A game to see who can wash Murmur’s clothes the best!”

“Tha… that’s a good idea! Esme! How about it, Murmur? Can you lend us your clothes so we can play the game?”

“Oh~ hohoho! If you need laundry supplies, I can ask Balkan to bring them right away!”

“I’m also good at hand-washing!”

The four of them spoke while laughing, but I, Murmur, had no choice but to say this.

“Is it because Murmur is of the Demon Race?”

“There’s no way I’d do that! It’s just… since we came to your room to hang out, we need something to do!”

…Is this how girls play?

Because there’s nothing else to do?

“Alright. Murmur will lend them.”

Honestly, if it’s not because the Demon Race’s clothes are ‘dirty’ and they want to wash them, I don’t really care.

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“Cough…! Cough! Cough! It really was about tormenting Murmur!!”

“White foam is popping! Bubbling!”

“Nicasia!! You said you knew how to do laundry!!”

The ‘laundry’ event for my, Murmur’s, clothes, which I’ve never seen in the game, was truly disastrous.

Are you sure this isn’t just tormenting me? Isn’t this subtly and sneakily tormenting me?

“Murmur has no clothes to wear tomorrow!”

“No, they’re not gone! They’re just in the foam!”

“Tha… that…! That foam is making my eyes and nose burn!!”

Nicasia and Citrine energetically took all the clothes out of the closet and brought them to the bathroom.

And they poured the clothes into a big tub that Balkan brought and made a lot of foam.

“Lots and lots of white foam! More than I’ve ever seen!”

“Nicasia! How much soap did you put in?! Monica, if you saw, you should have said something!!”

“I, I don’t know! I was thinking about the last time I did laundry for my underwear…!”

“Foam! More foam is coming out!!”

Foam, yeah, foam!

At first, I thought the white foam was fine, but it kept coming out endlessly like a volcano.

“Esme! Can’t you do something with magic?!”

“There’s no magic to just get rid of foam!!”

Bubble bubble bubble!

The endless mountain of white foam gradually expanded its territory outside the bathroom.

In the end, Esme had to use Elemental Magic to shoot water and push the foam back, but the situation was already a mess.

“Murmur has to go to class naked starting tomorrow…”

“Tha, that’s not possible, Murmur?! We’ll properly get rid of the foam and wash them cleanly for you!”

“I have to sleep with the bubbling foam in my bed…”

“If it really comes to that, you can sleep in my room!”

Is this really going to be resolved?

No matter how I look at it, the wave of white foam seems ready to fill the room.

“Ni, Nicasia! Didn’t you say you really knew how to do laundry?”

“I, I do my underwear often. But… ugh! I’m sorry! The soap I used must be completely different!”

“Murmur! There’s a snowman made of white foam!”

Our Saintess is really in her own world even in this situation.

Unlike Nicasia and Citrine, who were sweating bullets, she was happily playing and smiling.

“What were you planning to do with the uniform?”

“I thought it would be similar to the underwear…”

“…That’s impossible! That’s why I said I knew how to do laundry!!”

Nicasia trembled and looked at me, Murmur, with a truly apologetic expression.

I knew this would happen!

There’s no way elementary school 5th graders would know how to do laundry.

How amazing are washing machines! How hard is doing laundry!

It’s different from just soaking panties in water and squeezing them!

“Murmur only uses Cleanliness Magic because of this…”

“Bu, but…! Not bathing, not doing laundry, and only using Cleanliness Magic is something only the weirdos in the Demon Tower do!!”

Esme created a lot of water again and pushed the mountain of foam back into the bathroom.

No matter how I think about it, this doesn’t seem like it’s going to be resolved.

“Nicasia! I think Murmur needs adult help!”

“Ad, adults? But…”

Our princess’s face turned red.

“That’s right! Nicasia’s maids can solve this problem in no time!”

“Bu, but… ugh! It’s…! I, I was trying to help Murmur, but this accident happened…”

“Nicasia! If this foam gets out of Murmur’s room, it won’t just end in embarrassment!”

Surely, the dorm supervisor will come and ask what happened.

Nicasia swallowed hard and quickly stuck her head out the door.

“Riola! Maris! Brisa! Please help me!”

The trio of maids appeared as soon as Nicasia finished speaking.

They really are women who watch over Nicasia from unseen places at all times.

“I thought something like this would happen…”

“Now now! Ladies! Please step back as far as possible~! We’ll get rid of the foam right away!”

“We’ll wash Murmur’s clothes cleanly and return them, so don’t worry!”

With cheerful voices, the trio of maids skillfully started cleaning.

Thanks to them, the shiny, slippery floor was neatly cleaned.

The terror of the foam crawling out of the bathroom quickly became a small incident.

“Phew…”

“Ugh… I’m sorry, Murmur.”

Nicasia’s face was bright red and she was trembling.

“Just… if you wash them cleanly, the clothes will smell nice. I thought no one would pick a fight over that.”

“If that’s the reason, Murmur is really fine.”

I stood on tiptoe and patted Nicasia’s shoulder.

“But… it seems the maids of Demeter Hall really don’t help.”

“As Murmur said, if they help a Demon, they’ll be ostracized among the maids.”

Hearing Esme and Citrine’s words, Monica pointed at the trio of maids with her finger.

“Are the maid sisters who just came in okay?”

“Huhu, Saintess~ We’re not maids of Demeter Hall, but maids of the princess, so it’s fine.”

“We’re okay!”

Hearing the answer, Citrine suddenly sparkled her eyes and clapped.

“Nicasia…! Nicasia! Can I borrow your ear…!”

“Huh? Uh… yeah? Yeah yeah… ah, ah!”

Nicasia also suddenly sparkled her eyes and approached me, Murmur.

Citrine also approached and suddenly grabbed my right hand. Nicasia grabbed my left hand.

Citrine and Nicasia exchanged glances.

“Murmur, we have a great idea.”

“Murmur wants to be a hero, right? You can’t keep living alone in this bad condition, doing all the chores.”

“Being a student at the Academy is already hard enough with studying. So… I want to introduce a maid to Murmur!”

…Huh?

There’s a similar event, but could it be that one?

“A maid for Murmur?”

“Yes! Murmur! Don’t worry. There will be recommendations from Riola, and you can make a contract with people selected by Esme’s guild!”

“Oh~hohoho! If you make a contract like that, Murmur will be freed from annoying laundry and miscellaneous tasks!”

It’s really the 《Maid Taming》 event!!

“We’ll take care of all the preparations, so Murmur just needs to choose!”

It’s the same! Exactly the same!!

This is something you can only do in the high school chapter!!

“Murmur, don’t feel burdened at all. This is a service that Murmur, as a student of the Academy, should have received.”

“That’s right. Murmur. It’s something the maids of Demeter Hall should have done.”

This is absolutely not an event that can be brought forward…!

But which route is this? The Demon Lord route? The Hero route?

I don’t know which one it is, but this is definitely a win!

“Nicasia! Citrine!! Can Murmur choose?”

“Uh… yeah? Right. It’s a maid who will live with Murmur for a long time, right?”

“That’s right. Murmur can choose by looking at their faces.”

Gulp!

I swallowed my saliva in anticipation.

“Murmur will choose! Murmur will choose! Nicasia and Citrine can’t choose!”

The best of the best.

The hardest hidden character among hidden characters.

The only chance to meet ‘Vesta’ can’t be missed!

 

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