Not a Villainess but a Maid

#073 Hiding it thoroughly

I put several cups of black tea on a large tray and headed to the table.

“Enjoy your meal!”

I placed the cups down one by one, starting in front of the person sitting nearby.

Looking at me with a somewhat smile on my face, Clara asked curiously.

“What are you doing so carelessly today…?” ?”

She looked at me with suspicious eyes, then took a sip of her tea.

“Well, I made up with Ruby again yesterday.”

Tak. The club members all put down the tea they were holding and looked at me.

‘Oh… ? ‘Did I say something wrong?’

While everyone except Ruby was looking at me with suspicious eyes, Amethyst spoke as the representative.

“… Amber.”

“Yes?”

“Since when did you just call Ruby by her first name…?” ?”

Alas, what I had been calling Ruby once in a while since yesterday has now come out in front of others.

I quickly waved my hand to cover up my mistake.

“Wow, my words came out in vain…” !”

“..Hmm. How suspicious is this? “

For some reason, everyone couldn’t help but look at me suspiciously.

If I think about it, it’s been like this ever since Ruby kissed me.

When she thinks about that experience, her mind somehow floats, and the memory of that time comes back again and again, and her face turns bright red.

‘How can I fix this atmosphere…’ ?’

It was a time when I was in trouble and worried about that.

“Hey, Emerald!”

Just then, the library door slammed open and President Citrine’s voice was heard.

Thanks to this, everyone’s attention was focused on her, and her gaze that had been drawn to me was taken away.

‘Thank you, Chairman… ‘

Citrine walked towards her emerald carrying a large container and poured a lot of something in front of her.

White and pink envelopes were piled up on Ususu’s desk, and some of them had something like candy tied to them.

“Do you know what this is all about?”

After hearing her question, Emerald smiled softly and shook her head.

“I’m not sure~”

“What are you doing to get more than 40 letters addressed to you!?”

Even the letters were from within the school. It must have been sent towards Emerald by the female students.

Citrine took out the contents of her envelope one by one and thrust them at Emerald.

“From now on, you will take out your letters yourself. The student council is dying to pick up the letters that come to you every day. If you’re going to do this, you should at least send me a rejection reply!”

“How can you do that? From the children’s perspective, you sent it with some kind of precious heart, right?”

“Then why do I have to cut it with scissors every day and throw it away in the general trash!? Are you going to compensate me?”

“Everyone is happy thanks to Lin’s hard work. “If it’s too much, can I help you cut it down in the future?”

“Ha… “

Emerald and Citrine seemed to have gotten along quite well again recently.

Unlike in the past, it seems like the chairman has become much more comfortable when he speaks first or swears.

Citrine pushed all of her letters towards Emerald with a look of disgust on her face.

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“Now I don’t know. I’m going to leave this behind, so take care of it. “You obscene pheromone pervert girl with big breasts!”

“Ah, Lin… !”

Citrine left without looking behind her, and Emerald shouted at her.

“Are you leaving without drinking tea…?”

“I don’t know!”

I asked, looking at the pile of letters in front of Emerald.

“What should we do with all this now?”

“I’m going to cut it up and put it in a bag and throw it away. “If you just throw it away and the person in question finds it later, it’ll hurt them.”

Are you saying that the only premise is to throw it away unconditionally?

Emerald looked at me and said with a smile.

“Amber, won’t you help me?”

***

Click, click.

Every time the scissors hit each other, the letter broke into pieces and fell to the floor.

I followed Emerald to a chair in the corner of the library and was cutting out letters.

I don’t know what kind of sentiment someone sent it to, but somehow I feel uneasy.

Whether it is or not, Emerald didn’t seem to think much about cutting it.

“Is it okay if I throw it away without reading it? Some people might want a reply… “

“This way, everyone is comfortable. “But you’re still reading everything that the person directly handed you?”

“There were people who gave it directly? “You’re incredibly popular.”

“Actually, I don’t know. Is the affection these kids have towards me, or…? “

Emerald paused for a moment, then opened her mouth with a complex expression.

“… “Maybe it’s because I’m royalty.”

“… Ah.”

A person born into royalty would inevitably receive double the attention and attention wherever he went.

Since the beginning of the semester, many nobles have been attracted to Amethyst because she is a princess.

In fact, most of the nobles who wanted to become friends with them had that mentality.

After cutting the letter into ten pieces, I got a bit of a knack for it.

As I was slowly increasing my speed and getting a taste for the scissors, a thought crossed my mind.

‘… Wait, if you’re going to cut it anyway, wouldn’t it be easier to burn it?’

Some people have fire magic abilities, so it would be easier to ask Ruby to give them a ride.

As she thought about those thoughts in her head, she realized that there was no suitable place.

Even if you burn it outside, it could be a big problem if the wind blows away embers and causes a fire.

After Emerald was scissoring for a while, she looked at me and asked.

“Amber, by any chance… “

“Yes?”

“Have you ever heard of a curse?”

Click.

At her question, my scissoring stopped unnaturally.

“… A curse?”

An unidentified technology that Diamond once told me about.

On the day the class trial was held, Dia tried to use it to silence Clara.

“There is a story about her that has been passed down through word of mouth. “There is a group that uses something that appears to be magic, but is not magic.”

Emerald turned her scissors to and fro, reflecting her own face like a mirror.

“According to the testimony of those who witnessed it, they say that the curse is very similar to the technique used by monsters… “

“… “A monster’s technique?”

“Okay. “Unlike magic, it is said to have destructive power as it uses the user’s life force as a medium.”

She asked, looking at me without losing her smile.

“Do you know anything about this?”

I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t say anything.

For some reason, Dia had a strong feeling that she shouldn’t say she had ever used it.

She relaxed her voice as much as possible and answered naturally.

“… No. “This is my first time hearing it.”

“… Okay?”

This was the first time Emerald, who had never been curious about anything before, asked a question out of curiosity.

“… But why is that happening all of a sudden?”

“Just because I was personally interested. It’s no big deal. By the way… “

Emerald suddenly looked at me with strange eyes.

“When are you planning to marry Amethyst?”

“Yes… !?”

Let me look at her in surprise,

“Why are you so excited? “Weren’t you two planning to get married?”

“Marriage…! “You know that the engagement wasn’t real in the first place.”

“It’s a shame. I was expecting a cute new family… “

Her engagement speech, started by Amethyst, was causing a bigger stir than expected.

Emerald, who had already cut out all of her letters, stood up, brushing away the pieces of paper that had fallen on the hem of her skirt.

“Now it’s done. “Thank you for your help.”

“No. “It wasn’t that difficult.”

Her and I also tried to stand up after her.

“… Why do you look at me like that?”

“Now that I think about it, I forgot one thing.”

‘I forgot something…’ ?’

Somehow, a feeling of uneasiness came over me. Emerald opened her arms wide and hugged me tightly.

“A hug of gratitude!”

“Eup!”

Heavy breasts that were voluptuous and had a good scent hit my face.

“Amber is said to be cute when it fits into the chest. Even if I hug Rin, I can’t reach her chest ♡”

“Eup, eup… !”

“Uh, what?”

She tapped me wildly on the shoulder, but Emerald wouldn’t let me go.

“It’s cute because it looks like a baby cooing…” !”

He expressed that he was distressed because she couldn’t breathe, but he thought it was cute and hugged her harder, so she was finally able to be released after a while.

***

After the club activities were over, Amethyst and Diamond returned to their rooms.

Unlike Amethyst’s living space, which was a mess of blankets and other things, Diamond’s space was very neat and tidy, creating a contrast.

As soon as she entered the room, Amethyst took off her school uniform and jumped straight into bed in her underwear, looking at Diamond and saying.

“… You know, Diamond.”

“Yes?”

“Ruby and Amber, wasn’t something a little strange today?”

“… “Definitely, the two of you didn’t say anything to each other today.”

Dia also noticed something strange about those two.

Amethyst stuck out her bare legs out of the blanket and said while wiggling.

Before she knew it, she had taken off her underwear and was barely covering her body with the blanket.

Since she still had the habit of sleeping naked, it was a natural action.

“I’ve never seen you look as awkward as you did today. Usually, they bring strange books to each other and argue about whether Lily is right or something that cannot be understood. “I didn’t do any of that today.”

Dia, who was listening to her story, spoke up.

“… “Actually, not long ago, she heard from Amber that she had an argument with Ruby.”

“What? Is that really true? “Amber and Ruby?”

“Actually, it seems like we have already reconciled. I don’t know exactly what happened… “

Anxious thoughts began to creep into Amethyst’s mind.

‘Of course. Those two people must be hiding something from us…’

She decided to trust her intuition.

When Amethyst was igniting her spirit of exploration, Diamond said with a troubled expression.

“But… “Amethyst?”

“Huh?”

“That… “Would you mind putting something on for me?”

“What do you mean?”

“… Clothes. Clothes.”

At Dia’s words, she looked at her exposed body, roughly covered it with a blanket, and spoke.

“Oh, sorry. “It’s become a habit.”

“… Phew.”

Dia was having a hard time deciding where to focus her gaze today and struggled to maintain her composure.