Chapter 119 - 118 - Sudden Contracts

For now, I have secured places for several Maid candidates who will form Master-Maid contracts with me. A Dungeon Master who comes from the nine-tailed fox race and her followers, someone from the Oni race who has medical abilities, a human who looks like a noblewoman, and a witch who has hidden abilities. From the ten maid slots I just got, it’s already reduced to six slots left. I’m not sure if this decision was right or not, if I was too hasty when I got a new maid slot. I didn’t want to rush things, but Hermione seemed impatient to form a Master-Maid contract with me. Even as she sat quietly, her eyes kept darting to me. At a time like this, I also asked Mei another question, she now think too much about the difference between caressing hair and pulling hair. "I think, you already know the difference by now. Can we finish our important business first before I make the Master-Maid contract with Hermione?" I said, holding my hand back from pressing the "YES" button that was right in front of my eyes. Mei then realized, and put away any thought that was in her head and tried to sit back down calmly. With an elegant movement of her hand, Mei took out one of the papers that seemed to contain something important. "Weiss, technically, your abilities after the re-test are far different from the test on the Special High School entrance exam. With minimum total of five hundred combat power points, it’s already became a false combat power points. I don’t want to work overtime after this, can you do something that doesn’t change the system we’ve implemented before?" Mei said while handing over several report papers from the top ten students. In the paper report, I could see the data information and total points of my combat power, which had passed the first rank. "Changing the rankings in the current system must have been tiring for you, huh?" I said, looking at the sheet of paper containing the names of the students in the S-class. Of those hundred lists, I could only think of one way that wouldn’t disrupt the S-class rankings. If my name were above number one and entered the list, there would be only one rank I could enter without changing the existing rankings. "How about you do this," I said while taking a piece of paper containing a list of ranking names and a pen to write my name on the ranking list. Srreett... Srreett... By writing my name and the ranking that showed me above first-rank place, I was forced to fix it with classic solution of a sequence of numbers that could be read as binary. With a counting system that starts with zero and continues with one, it simply changes the ranking system from integer numbers to binary. While giving small ideas like this, I also noticed Mei’s facial expression, which seemed to understood what I was doing. "You’re using a zero ranking to get your name above number one. Technically, that’s possible and doesn’t changing the existing ranking system. However, it will make your name difficult to find in manual searches because your ranking is at number zero," Mei explained the problem that would arise for me in the future. "Well, I don’t have a problem with that, because the only people who know me are those who already know my ranking." "This will cause a huge misunderstanding, but it’s the most practical thing to do. Are you sure about this decision?" Mei asked, giving me a gentle look. "If you want to work overtime, then do it in complicated way to compile a new-ranking list in the current system." "..." Mei was silent and gave up to this. "Alright, I’ll update the rankings for the S-class students right now. It’ll make the S-class students panic with their rankings not changing, like there’s a problem with the system we’re using or something." Snap... With an elegant snap of her fingers, I saw a teleportation magic circle open beside Mei. She immediately stood up and looked at me gently. "I’ll change it now..." Mei then entered the teleportation magic circle and disappeared quickly, leaving Hermione sitting in front of me and Arvis, who looked happy about this. Sreekk... Crack... After Mei disappeared and the teleportation circle closed, I could hear Arvis’s footsteps heading towards Hermione. "Fuuuhh..." right behind Hermione, I could see Arvis blowing into Hermione’s ear, making her, who was thinking about something in her head, suddenly scream and get shocked. "Hyyaaa!! W-What?" Hermione, who felt Arvis’s breath on her ear, looked at Arvis, who was behind her. "Dontol Xu Hermione, you are fortunate after getting an offer to become a Maid directly from Master Weiss, without going through a difficult selection and training," said Arvis with a look in her eyes that now looked envious at Hermione. "U-Umm... I-I don’t know what you’re talking about. Can you put some context in it?" Hermione said, seemingly oblivious to the jealous look Arvis was giving her. I sighed at this and tried to draw a comparison between the two of them, "It’s not like that, Arvis..." "I made a direct offer to Hermione because of her abilities, which I need at this time," I said, explaining my main goal. My words have made Arvis and Hermione curious. "Is this related to protection from a magic that can spy from a distance? I overheard your conversation about this," said Arvis with a sarcastic smile towards Hermione. "That is indeed a very useful ability to maintain the privacy of my Master’s life, I feel jealous because my abilities are only medical skills using herbal medicine and healing magic techniques," Arvis continued while playing with Hermione’s witch hat, which was currently covering her face. "Yes, I need that ability and want to quickly form a Master-Maid contract with Hermione. Would you like to form a Master-Maid contract with me, right now, Hermione?" I asked Hermione, who was still sitting quietly on her chair. As the witch hat she was wearing was played with by Arvis, it made her two doll bodies move beside me. "D-Does forming a Master-Maid contract hurt?" Hermione asked, her soft eyes directed at me. Right now, I couldn’t tell what Hermione was thinking at all. But, I know... she was thinking something wrong about forming a Master-Maid contract with me. "Well, it hurts a lot. That’s why the Maids who have formed a Master-Maid contract with me will be loyal Maids," I replied, teasing her a little. "Aahh..." Gluupp... Grriitt... I could see the look on Hermione’s face that looked shocked by this. "I-I..." The little tease I gave Hermione, she seemed to have made her doubt her decision to form a Master-Maid contract with me. "C-Can we postpone this Master-Maid contract a little longer?" "I can’t, I need your ability to keep my life private." "Uuuhh... I-I need to prepare myself first." With the misunderstanding still ongoing, I stood up from my chair and grabbed Hermione’s hand, forcing her to stand up as well. The distance between us grew, and my hand immediately pressed the "YES" button on the system screen, which was formed by my Maid Order ability. Beep... The moment my hand pressed the "YES" button on the system screen that appeared before my sight, I immediately brought my lips close to Hermione’s lips to make the Master-Maid contract. Chuupp... My sudden kiss seemed to surprise Hermione and Arvis. With that sudden kiss on the lips, I could feel my Maid Order ability connecting with Hermione, causing her to wear a maid outfit and a sudden surge of magical energy. Baassshh!! Bwwaanngg!! Hermione’s sudden surge of magical energy made me have to hold back the overflow of her magical energy, so as not to damage anything in this room. I also saw Arvis struggling to withstand Hermione’s sudden surge of magical energy, which had increased drastically. Just like what had happened to my Maids, Hermione’s magical energy shift was a result of my Maid Order’s ability connecting with hers. I let go of the deep kiss I was doing and caress Hermione’s long hair, "Calm yourself, Hermione..." With gentle words and caresses on her long hair, I tried to calm Hermione, who was feeling the changes in her magical core, which was now growing rapidly after forming the Master-Maid contract with me. Caress... Caress... While caress her long hair, I also licked her naked neck, which was vulnerable to the touch of my tongue. Slurp... Along with the lick from my tongue, I could hear Hermione’s heavy breathing and cute moans from her mouth. "Hmmnn... Aahh!" The cute-sounding moan made Hermione calm down, and her magical energy returned to normal. Slurp... Along with the licking of my tongue that was still touching her naked neck, it made Arvis look at me with an envious expression. "Dontol Xu Hermione... you are really lucky to become Master Weiss’s Maid so quickly. While I have to undergo maid training first," Arvis grumbled with a jealous tone that was hear to my ears. I let go of my tongue licking Hermione’s bare neck and noticed Hermione’s facial expression, which was suddenly filled with a pink blush. "Hermione... starting today, you are my maid. Please protect the privacy of your Master and the other maids, okay?" I said, noticing the change in Hermione. Just like what happened to the Novice Maid who had just formed a Master-Maid contract with me, Hermione, who was previously wearing a witch’s dress, now changed into a polite maid uniform like a Novice Maid who was looking for work experience. "Y-Yes, Master Weiss," Hermione replied as she fixed her gaze on my lips. "Umm... M-Master Weiss. This might sound strange to you. I-I suddenly feel comfortable with the physical contact you’re making right now, and my body... wants some intimate attention you’ve been giving me," Hermione continued, making me smile softly at her. Caress... Caress... In this case, I caress her long hair again and pulled her body into a tighter embrace. This touch felt like I was doing something romantic rather than something a Master should immediately do to his own Maid. "Y-Yes, a warm hug and a touch that feels good like this." "Why do I suddenly feel like doing this every day?" "Should I stop working as a sage from another world and focus on serving you, Master Weiss?" Hermione asked as she hugged me tightly.