Su Xin shuddered, and inexplicably felt that it might be possible, so she turned her face away and said nothing more, closing the door with a hum.
"I wish you can cure your insomnia soon!"
Eugen's expression froze. He crushed the can, turned around, took out his cell phone, and started typing with one finger, sending a message to his sister who was clocking in for work at the gendarmerie.
Eugen: [Good morning, Makabaka]
Hipper: [?]
Tiancheng didn't come today, even though it was not yet nine o'clock, but this was definitely not his style.
Su Xin glanced at the thick folders on the desk. She didn't sort them carefully, but simply integrated them. This meant that Tian Cheng did not come. It was probably Dido or Sheffield who did it.
Of the three maids who often accompany him, one is chosen every day to take care of the little commander, while the other two are responsible for checking the mailbox, cleaning and tidying up the port area, and helping out at the tea party.
Looking at the stack of papers on the table, Su Xin stretched lazily, "It seems like I haven't sorted them myself for a long time. Let me think..."
"Befa knows a thing or two about the classification rules. Commander, why don't you go and take a rest first? It won't be too late to come back to work after you have had your tea."
"Eh? No, no, it's you. Have a good rest. I can do it myself." The little commander rubbed his cheek. "If I keep doing this, I'll be spoiled by you. What if I get lazy and develop procrastination?"
The head maid smiled slightly. "Rather, everyone in the harbor wants to treat you this way. As for laziness... I don't think you will pick up those bad habits."
"You really have confidence in me."
"That's how it should be."
Su Xin paused her hand movements and tilted her head. She felt as if the other person had sugar in his mouth, and his speech was vague and unclear, which was very pleasant to the ear.
"Any candy?" she asked, winking.
The head maid took out several different kinds of candies from the space, some soft and some hard, some sour and some sweet, spread them on her palm and handed them to the little commander.
"Please choose, but I recommend you choose the sour one."
"...Why? I'm not scary...Am I jealous?"
"You are probably drunk."
Su Xin touched her ears and felt warm. She took out the mirror and looked at herself again. It was true.
After having a clear understanding of her own situation, she settled down and pushed the file to the head maid, "Hmm... maybe it was smelled when Eugen sprayed it just now? It's really inconvenient... Thank you, Sister Beifa."
"You don't have to mind it."
"Ohhh...where are Sister Dido and Sister Sheffield?"
Befa looked at the schedule and said, "We are cleaning the warehouse. Do you want to meet them?"
"No, no, it's just... well, thank you for your hard work."
"If you're sleepy, take a nap."
In fact, the situation is not serious, it's just a little red on the face, at most a little dizzy, but I'll feel better after shaking my head.
She was not very willing to go to bed and did not want to leave things to Befa alone. Even if it was just a small matter like classification, she would feel wronged.
Maids, maids, there is always a lot of work to do.
In the past, the young commander didn't like to trouble others, but Sheffield said that she really had nothing to do, so she gave some of her work to others.
Now that there are more maids in the house, she has more responsibilities. Gradually, she can no longer do her own things, and she begins to feel guilty about it.
"...Sister Befa."
"Yes, do you want me to make some honey for you?"
Commander Su held up his cheeks, which were red and soft without rubbing them. "...Aren't you tired of doing this every day?"
Beifa kept sorting the documents, but said with a smile, "For you, of course I am not tired."
“…distorted logic.”
"That's what you said."
"How about... you let me do something too? Fold the clothes? Sweep the floor, we can take turns, um... that'll be fine."
"I'm so sorry, please allow me to refuse."
Su Xin sighed, "I knew it... but I can't let you do this with a clear conscience..."
"Is that so? Just think of this as... a gesture, okay?"
"...Well, why are you showing your affection?"
"Hehe... you should think about it carefully. This is a rare opportunity for you to be independent."
The young commander held his forehead and pondered for a long time, and finally clapped his hands, "I guess the answer must be something like 'because it's you, so there's no need for a reason'?"
"No? Think about it again, slowly. When you figure it out, we can probably let you take on some of the work with peace of mind."
"Eh? Am I not mature enough?"
"You guessed wrong."
"So I'm too young?"
"This is the same as the previous one."
"That is--"
"Commander." Befa smoothed the folded corner of the document, raised his eyes and smiled at her, "It's your turn to work."
"...Uh, okay."
PS: I'm visiting relatives these two days so the update time is not very stable. Sorry, I should be able to resume the update schedule at 9 o'clock tomorrow. In addition, tomorrow will be the last chapter of 1,000, so I'll try to add one more chapter~
Chapter 1001 The Maid Is Not a Maid
This morning, the head maid acted as a riddle teller for once. Normally, she would answer every question, but today she was suddenly vague, which was really rare.
In addition, Su Xin smelled a bit of alcohol, and her brain was not so sharp. Mechanical signing work did not require thinking, but figuring out the deeper meaning was a bit difficult.
After this, when she finished work and went out to bask in the sun, the temperature rose, and she put the issue aside and took out her cell phone to send a message to her secretary.
Su Xin: [Where have you been? Sister Beifa and I have finished our work.]
Amagi: [Sorry, I got a phone call at the last minute, so I went to the station to wait for someone. I wanted to give you a surprise, so I didn’t tell you.]
As the sun grew brighter, the trance that had been suppressed by the air-conditioning resurfaced, causing her to sway with a red face, and she grasped the head maid's arm to steady herself.
Typing with thumbs was difficult and she felt dizzy, and kept pressing the wrong key on key 26. She simply made a voice message, and as expected, the call was answered within seconds.
【Thank you for your hard work, Susu. 】
"Well... not hard." Su Xin blinked and moved to the side, hiding in the shadow of the head maid childishly and trying hard, "For people, people...? Um... to serve everyone!"
A gentle chuckle came from the receiver. The young commander wanted to ask the other party when he would go home, but he heard another female voice instead.
[Her position is really special. ]
Su Xin shuddered and regained consciousness briefly. "Ah, ah... well, I'm going to take a walk. You guys come back early, okay? Bye bye."
After saying that, she quickly hung up the phone, and helped Befa stand up straight. She was stunned for a while, then turned her head to look at the head maid, "...Did I bring shame to the port district?"
"No, it just shows that you and Miss Amagi have a deep relationship."
"...But why did Kaga-sensei come here suddenly?"
Su Xin rubbed her face. She was indeed shocked, and her drunkenness had been scared away a lot. As for whether she was happy or not, she would probably have to wait until the two of them came back to find out.
"There is still half an hour until lunch time. Where are you going?" The head maid took the other person to the shade of a tree to cool off.
The young commander didn't have any idea. After Ming Miao moved the equipment store out, the port area became much quieter. It was such a hot day and no one wanted to come out to bask in the sun, so it was very empty.
The first thing that came to my mind was of course to go back to my room and read, but then I felt that it was not good for me to stay at home all the time, so I thought about visiting someone's house.
The Sakura Empire is not an option. We've been there too many times, and it's easy to cause chaos. Even if we don't feel bad about injuring others, we still have to spend money to repair the damaged walls and flowers.
The Royal Family is not suitable either. After being taught a lesson by the Glorious and Awesome last time and getting the confession from the Jurassic Creature, Su Xin now feels that the other party has become much more straightforward.
Occasionally their eyes met, the clear and moist light in the water would make the little conductor's ear bones go soft.
Weird, really weird.
The port area is not a giant vegetable greenhouse, so how can it be warm like spring all year round?
Moreover, those attacks came one after another. Su Xin knew that it was not appropriate to use it here, but the literal meaning fits the situation too well.
Even the mother's big ship is a little dangerous. Now, only the innocent little destroyer can bring some comfort to Su Xin.
"......etc."
“That’s a dangerous idea.”
"And Rafi...
"It doesn't seem like it can be used as a positive example of pure goodness, right?"
Weird thoughts were tangled in her mind. Su Xin shook her head and was blown by the wind. She simply found a bench in the shade and sat down.
"Sister Beifa, please sit down too."
"Thank you very much, but this is not in accordance with the rules."
"But we are at home, why should we follow those rules...I didn't set them."
Belfa bowed, lifted the hem of her skirt with both hands, and showed it to the commander, "As you can see, this dress is the 'rules' of a maid."
"Oh...then you just need to change."
"What do you mean...?"
The young commander felt that he had become much more sober and could still seize opportunities to exploit loopholes, and he immediately became happy.
"Take off your maid clothes and put on your normal clothes, then you are no longer a maid and you don't have to follow those rules~"
The head maid was stunned for a moment, which was rare, and then nodded obediently, "I understand. Please take a rest. Befa will be back soon."
"Okay, okay!"
Su Xin watched Beifa walk to the command room, open the door and go in to change clothes. She felt relieved and leaned back in her chair and took a deep breath.
The breeze blowing against my face was cooler than the one under the sun just now, and it was soft and comfortable enough to make me sleepy.
The young commander yawned and secretly sighed that his alcohol tolerance was amazing, surprisingly poor. He would feel dizzy and unconscious after just smelling a little bit of alcohol. It was so easy to deal with.
But she also knows that it is impossible to improve her drinking capacity by training. If she gets drunk and sticks to others to cause trouble, it will be a waste of time.
"Alas... Alcohol is a Class I carcinogen, so I... Wait, will I get it?"
"Forget it, milk tastes better..."
"I wonder if there are any of those made by Ye in the refrigerator..."
"Milk, milk..."
“Ah, the smell of milk!”
Thirsty Su Xin stood up, looked in the direction of the fragrance, and squinted her eyes. "Well, you are indeed an almighty maid, but... didn't you go change your clothes?"
"Eh? What is the commander talking about?"
"And... you seem to have shrunk..."
The trainee maid was confused. She tilted her head and pondered for a long time, and finally stood on tiptoe secretly, "Then, what about this?"
Su Xin supported her chin and raised her hand to gesture, "Still, still almost...ah, you, you have become smaller than me..."
The little lady still didn't understand, so she moved closer and put her hand on the commander's forehead. It was quite hot, but not to the point of having a fever.
She pulled out the memo and flipped through two pages, "Well... Sister Sheffield is preparing for the tea party, and Sister Dido is tidying up the room. Today is the day... Where's the head maid? Isn't she with you?"
Just as she finished speaking, her head was rubbed, and the way it was rubbed didn't care much about her hairstyle. It hit her left and right, and even her maid hair accessories were messed up.
"Commander? You can't treat a lady like this..."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just really want to see you with a ponytail... Don't be angry, can I help you with it?"
Little Beifa hesitated for a moment, but couldn't stand the other party's begging, so he sighed like a little kid, took out the comb and handed it to his little master.
Su Xin took it, smiled with satisfaction, took off the hairband, and gently combed her long white hair with a wooden comb.
"...Hmm? It seems a little short?"
"Eh? Shouldn't it be longer?"
