A master of oral arts in the capital; from then on, the king skipped morning court (5.6K)

"I wonder how Chelsea is doing now..."

A soft sigh from Taeko echoed in the deep vault.

Nahashu, Green, and Cornelia needed to handle the follow-up work.

So this time, only Tsukushi, Kurome, Little Silver, and Pony went home with him, along with three trembling little girls.

However, they were currently being kept outside the gate.

As for the reason...

"Hey, Leone! I'm home, open the door quickly!" Mahiro called out Mahiro from in front of his own front door.

"Who is it? Leone told me not to open the door for random people."

From inside the wooden hut he had specially built near the gate, came the soft voice of a girl.

Unlike Leone's energetic voice, this one was very gentle.

You could tell it was Sheele just by listening to his voice.

It's really interesting, Leone is clearly a member of Night Raid, but he was hired by Mine to be her bodyguard.

That was bad enough, but then Leone, who liked to slack off, dragged the airheaded Sheele, a fellow Night Raid member, over to cover for her.

If there were no wanted poster, Najenda and Akame would probably have been dragged by Leone to guard the gate for him.

No, Najenda is not possible.

However, the probability of her Akame is quite high.

However, for now, we still need to get Sheele, that airhead, to open the door.

"It's me, Yotsuba Mahiro, I'm back."

"Huh? Is it Yotsuba Clan? No... wait, what proof do you have that you're Yotsuba Clan? How am I supposed to know if you're a thief trying to trick me into opening the door? Leone scolded me terribly for this the last few times."

That makes so much sense!

Mahiro couldn't help but facepalm, speechless. "Why don't you come out and see for yourself?"

"No, I can't. I'm reading right now, and I can't let my eyes wander to other things," Sheele replied earnestly.

She was sitting in the wooden house, holding a book called "One Hundred Ways to Correct Natural Dumbness," but the effect... was completely ineffective.

"Yotsuba Clan, this kind of stupid woman deserves to be taught a lesson!"

Pony couldn't listen anymore. He brandished his fists, ready to force his way through the door and teach this stupid woman a lesson she'd never forget.

Although she herself was an idiot and had no right to call others idiots, this time the other three did not refute her and even agreed with Pony's statement.

What kind of idiot could possibly guard the gate so well that even the owner of the mansion can't get in?!

"Never mind, I'll do it myself."

Mahiro grabbed Pony, who was about to break down the door, and then stepped forward alone, kicking the door hard.

Boom!

Smoke and dust filled the air.

With a deafening roar, the two tightly closed courtyard gates flew backward and landed neatly on the ground.

"Intruder!"

At that moment, Sheele rushed out of the cabin and suddenly attacked Mahiro.

With a sharp stomp of her high heels, her slender legs, tightly bound by white stockings, pushed off with a slight effort, causing the dark purple cheongsam skirt to flutter like a butterfly.

She charged towards Yotsuba Mahiro like Yotsuba Mahiro sword.

The knife in her hand was aimed directly at his neck!

"You idiot, look who I am!"

Mahiro grabbed Sheele's wrist, snatched the knife from her hand, and wrapped his other arm around her slender waist, pulling her into his embrace.

"Huh?"

Sheele was slightly taken aback when the knife was taken from him, but then he finally saw the other person's face clearly through the glasses.

He immediately smiled and said:

"Ah, it's Yotsuba Clan. Welcome back."

Yotsuba Mahiro: "..."

I want to beat Leone up now, is it too late?

And also--

Being naturally dense and clueless is really scary...

Chapter 154 In the capital there was a skilled ventriloquist, and from then on the emperor neglected his morning court sessions (5.6K)

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to. Please don't fire me, otherwise Leone will scold me..."

After the gate was repaired.

Sheele followed behind him, apologizing profusely, her fair face showing a shy and embarrassed expression.

He understood that Sheele's natural airheadedness was unique in the entire ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) community.

But I didn't expect her to be so capable. No wonder the others in Night Raid didn't let her do anything other than missions.

It is probably precisely because of this slowness that she developed such a unique talent for killing.

If Sheele had received the same systematic assassination training as Akame might not have been the strongest member of Night Raid...

"Alright, alright, I forgive you, so you don't need to apologize anymore."

Now that we know Sheele is such an awkward yet gentle person, what else can we do but forgive her?

Moreover, it didn't cause any damage.

"Oh, really? Thank you so much, Yotsuba Clan, you're such a kind person."

Sheele gave him a pure and gentle smile, casually giving him a "good guy" card, and finally escaped from this hell of apologies.

"But next time, I think we should still give you a code or something," Mahiro suddenly suggested, a flash of inspiration striking him.

"Huh? A code?"

Sheele put a finger to his lips, as if recalling something.

"As for the code... Leone did tell me about it."

"Hmm? What code?"

"Eh... it's Yotsuba Clan- sama who's back because she didn't have any underwear to change into."

Upon hearing this utterly Mahiro coughed up blood on the spot. Even Tsukushi, Kurome, and Little Silver couldn't help but blush and chuckle.

Only the clumsy Pony looked surprised and asked curiously, "Eh? Yotsuba Clan- sama doesn't have any underwear to change into?"

Mahiro ignored her and instead gritted her teeth, cursing, "That damn Leone, is he playing with my pants that I left drying in the yard again?!"

He really didn't know what to say to Leone.

Leone possesses the Imperial Arm [Beast King Transformation: Lionelle], which allows him to transform into a lion and gain superhuman regenerative abilities.

But for some reason, he picked up the silly dog's bad habit of always using his clothes as a chew toy when he's bored!

Damn it!

"Um... Yotsuba Clan, are you really not wearing underwear as the code said? Otherwise... I'll take mine off and let you wear it, so please don't blame Leone too much. She didn't mean it." Sheele was still trying to appease Leone.

Even after she finished speaking, she would lift the hem of her cheongsam and take off her panties for him.

Fortunately, he stopped him in time.

"Miss Sheele, don't listen to that bastard Leone's nonsense! How could I not have a change of pants!" he explained, grabbing Sheele's wrist.

"Really? I'm so glad you're alright." Sheele smiled with relief.

This natural airhead is quite severe, but it must be said that Sheele's gentleness is also genuine.

The commotion they caused naturally attracted the attention of the maids working in the mansion.

Mine and the other two hurried toward the gate.

"Huh, Master... Master, who are those people?"

Remus was initially delighted to see Mahiro return so early, but upon noticing the group of people following behind him, she couldn't help but ask curiously.

Tsukushi recognized Tsukushi and the others, but the three lolis of different colors felt very unfamiliar to Remus.

"It must be the new maid the master brought back, right? Lord Mahiro is so kind." Mekime pushed up her glasses, already having guessed the general idea.

To be honest, the number of maids in the mansion was already more than enough.

But over the past two years, her owner has still occasionally taken in some homeless girls and put them to work at the mansion.

According to the owner, money is no object, and there are more rooms in the mansion than they can use, so what difference does it make if there are a few more people?

So, Mine was already used to it, after all, that's how she was picked up and brought back.

So he put his hands on his hips and said:

"Then leave them to me, Master. I will train them into qualified maids, just like before!"

As always, Mine was decisive and efficient.

She can now be considered a master at training maids; all the maids in the entire courtyard were personally trained by her.

Immediately afterwards, she ordered Remus and Mekime to take the three trembling little girls to change their clothes.

However, Mahiro stopped him.

"Wait a minute, the three of them aren't definitely staying yet, right?"

"Huh?!!"

The three girls Mine and the others, exclaimed in surprise almost simultaneously, their gazes turning to the three-colored loli, receiving an affirmative response.

The three of them nodded in unison.

As for the reason, Mahiro didn't have time to ask any more questions, and Mine led them to the living room of the mansion.

Mahiro sat on the sofa, quietly sipping Mine black tea brewed by Mine. Opposite him, three little girls sat huddled together on the sofa, seemingly still frightened.

Although Bacchus, the demon, is dead, the previous example and the bloody and cruel scene have led them to suspect that they have fallen into the jaws of a new tiger.

"Alright, don't be so scared, let's talk. Actually, I'm a very democratic person who respects other people's fates. The main reason I brought you back is to ask you if you'd like to stay and work in this mansion."

Of course, I will pay you the corresponding wages. If you don't want to, that's fine too. I can also have someone send you back to the countryside."

With a "ding!", the sound of the teacup being put down startled the three little girls, making them tremble slightly.

But upon hearing his words, the three couldn't help but exchange bewildered glances. The pink-haired little girl, Ai, representing them, spoke hesitantly:

"... Sir, are you telling the truth? Can you really let us go back?"

"Do you really want to go back?"

"Um... yes, sir, if... if it's possible."

Not only Ai, but Luna and Far also share this sentiment.

For them, the Imperial Capital was truly terrifying.

Although they might go hungry in the countryside, or be sold again, at least their lives wouldn't be in danger, and they certainly wouldn't be tortured to death.

But their answers only elicited a sigh.

"You three are really idiots."

It was Tsukushi who spoke. Holding a teacup in her delicate hands, tightly wrapped in white silk gloves that reached past her elbows, she looked at the three of them and said with exasperation:

"Do you know that being Lady Yotsuba Clan's maid here is something that countless girls in the Imperial Capital would envy but never have?"