Chapter 134 - 133 - Trying To Keep Wake Up

Griinndd... Griinndd... When I arrived at my apartment, the first thing I did was to grind the coffee beans that I had stored in the kitchen cupboard. At this time, I need caffeine intake to help me stay awake and not fall asleep. The caffeine pills I kept in my room have disappeared, who knows where, and the biggest possibility is that one of my Maids accidentally threw them away. Those unhealthy caffeine pills may have been deemed too dangerous for me to consume. Grriindd... Griinndd... While grinding the coffee beans until smooth and preparing hot water, the corner of my eye suddenly fell on Momoka, who was teaching Clara how to use a vacuum cleaner. Even in my half-asleep state like this, I had to endure the loud noise of the vacuum cleaner that Clara was going to use to clean the living room. Thanks to Elliot’s voice call, who was curious about my current condition, and El Ria, who cried all night, I felt guilty about this. "Sigh... It’s going to be a long journey before nightfall. That is, if one of my Maids doesn’t ask me to do some night service, which will cut into my sleep time." "Ugh, who the hell threw away the caffeine pills I kept in my drawer?" While I was grumbling about the caffeine pills that had disappeared, who knows where, my hands that were busy grinding coffee beans stopped and poured the ground coffee beans into the coffee filter. Pyyuurrr... By pouring hot water over a coffee filter, I made a double shot, which helped keep me awake with the caffeine. I wanted to upgrade to a triple shot, but that would have been too much for my sleep-deprived body. I just want to sleep at night and get rid of the tiredness in my body after undergoing re-testing. Pyyuuurr... Just as the double shot coffee I made was ready to be enjoyed, my ears suddenly heard a loud noise coming from the vacuum cleaner Clara was using. With the instructions and supervision carried out by Momoka, Clara tries to carry out her main duties as a Maid who has formed a Master-Maid contract with me. Watching Clara trying to work and adapt to her new environment, I felt like I was watching a baby who had grown up to be able to walk on her own two feet. "Sob! At less than a year old, Clara can already use a vacuum cleaner, huh?" I muttered, assuming Clara’s age began when she coming out from the Homunculus body-printing machine. Sniff... SSHHIIINNGG!! The aroma of the double shot coffee that I had made entered my nose, and I immediately took the cup to enjoy the double shot coffee in the living room, while waiting for Elliot and El Ria to arrive. Tap... Tap... I walked to the living room and saw Clara cleaning the gaps between the sofa using a noisy vacuum cleaner. When I sat on one of the sofas that had been cleaned by Clara, I gave her a smile as a thank you for her hard work in cleaning this living room. Clara was happy after getting a smile from me and continued cleaning the gaps between the other sofas, while being supervised by Momoka. I smiled sarcastically when I saw Succubus Momoka’s tail waving non-stop as she taught Clara how to use the various cleaning tools in this apartment. I understand what Momoka is thinking at this moment. When she sees a golden opportunity to take advantage of something useful for herself, it will make Momoka feel excited to do something troublesome and invest in that complicated thing. One of her investments is Clara, who is being taught how to use other cleaning tools. By teaching Clara to use other cleaning tools, it would cut down on most of her tasks in cleaning this spacious Apartment. "Clara, remember this important thing. If any of the electronic cleaning equipment is damaged or not working properly, please report it to me or your Master. Let us take care of the damaged cleaning equipment. Your duty as a Maid is to fulfill your Master’s needs and keep his residence clean. Do you understand this important thing, Clara?" "..." I could only remain silent after seeing Momoka say something unimportant with a serious face. It looks like Momoka is instilling cleaning duties that Clara has to do, and slowly, her cleaning duties will disappear. Yep, one of the investments that will be successful in the future. "I-I understand, Momoka. I will do my best to keep my Master’s residence as clean as a holy temple!" Clara shouted in an enthusiastic tone. "..." I wanted to deny it, but it would be a problem if the investment Momoka was failed. For my safety, I sat quietly and watched a professional instigator manipulate the minds of her victims with the noble task of cleaning up. "Yes! You have to make sure this Apartment is clean so you can get praise from your Master himself. After doing the cleaning that makes your body sweat, then you can do this—" Flap... Flap... Momoka now whispered something in Clara’s ear, which made her wings flap happily. Pooofff... Blush... "E-Eehh? I can do something lewd like that?!" "Yes, your Master will understand your hard work after cleaning and will allow you to do that!" I didn’t know what Momoka had whispered, but I could tell it was something lewd after hearing Clara’s response. Slurp... I ignored all that and drink a cup of double shot coffee. The bitter taste of the coffee beans and the effects of the caffeine quickly spread to my drowsy brain. It like being hit by a speeding car, and my heart pounded as the caffeine’s effects spread rapidly. The sudden disappearance of drowsiness made my body relax. Deg... Deg... Deg... While seeing Momoka whispers in Clara’s pointed ear about the perverted things a Maid can do to her own Master. My body that is exhausted after undergoing heavy activities and troublesome re-testing, now became relax. Somehow, I feel like I can get through this tough day after drinking this double shot of coffee. The calming effect of caffeine is amazing and I almost forgot about caffeine’s useful effects like this. "Huft..." I closed my eyes and enjoyed every moment of free time. Ding... Dong... Bzzzrrtt... Zzzrrrttt... Just as I was enjoying the effects of caffeine that was eliminating the drowsiness in my body, the bell rang, and my smartphone suddenly vibrated with a voice call from Elliot. I opened my eyes and got ready to stand up from the sofa. "Master Weiss, please allow me to welcome the guest who is visiting your residence," Clara said with a friendly smile. Tiing!! Behind Clara, Momoka was sticking her thumb up as if she had trained Clara to be a multi-functional Maid who could do anything. Tiinngg!! I also responded by sticking up my thumbs and saying, "Please welcome these guests who want to meet me." Nod... Clara immediately nodded her head and hurried to the main door. Crack... "Huwwaah!! W-What is this? Did I get the wrong address?" The moment Clara opened the main door, I could hear Elliot’s panicked voice after seeing Clara. With her unusual body shape, Clara would make people panic after seeing her presence from behind the door. "U-Umm, is there anything I can help you with?" Clara said in a friendly tone to Elliot. "Y-Yes, we have made an appointment with Big Brother Weiss..." said El Ria, who sounded excited. "Ah! So you want to meet Master Weiss. He has been waiting for you in the living room," with the politeness and manners of a professional maid, Clara invited Elliot and El Ria to come inside. Crack... The sound of the main door closing made me get ready to welcome the two of them. Slurp... Tap... Tap... As they walked into the living room, I took a double shot of coffee and enjoyed the caffeine rush that kept me awake, again. "Oh, you’re here, Weiss!" Elliot greeted me after seeing me sitting casually in my messy school uniform. For some unknown reason and laziness caused by sleepiness, I was still wearing my school uniform. "Yes, thanks to you, I lost precious sleep time after lack of sleep," I replied in a relaxed tone and placed a cup of double shot coffee on the living room table. "Sorry for interrupting your precious sleep time to visit," Elliot said with a guilty expression on his face. "It’s okay, this isn’t the first time you’ve disturbed my precious sleep time." "Hahaha! If you still have time to joke around like that, then your sleep time isn’t that important, right?" "Hey! My sleep time is important! I’m already exhausted from dealing with two sages from another world who made strange requests during the re-test, you know," I said to refute Elliot’s ridiculous statement. "Haah... say that to yourself when you’re excited like this." Without paying attention to my words that contradicted him, Elliot immediately sat down on one of the sofas that had been cleaned by Clara. El Ria sat next to Elliot and seemed to occasionally steal glances at me. Based on Elliot’s statement, El Ria had been crying all night, and it made me feel guilty that someone was so worried about me and make her cried all night. Elysia, Rina, and Momoka were worried about me and were even willing to stay up all night to get information from me directly. I immediately noticed El Ria’s face, especially her eyelids, which were tired from crying all night. Badumm... Badumm... This unusual feeling of guilt made me reach out my hand to El Ria’s hair and stroke it. Caress... Caress... "Sorry for making you worry, El Ria," I said as I reached out my hand to caress El Ria’s hair. "I’m fine. I’ve passed the re-test conducted by the sages from another world. Although this is confidential... I got higher rank," I continued, surprising Momoka, Elliot, and El Ria. "What? How? Even your name isn’t even on the Class S ranking list!" Elliot exclaimed as he pulled out his smartphone to open the app that displayed the rankings of the Special High School students. I stopped caressing El Ria’s hair and took out my student card, which contained my personal information. Pllaapp... "Well, that would be very difficult to explain directly. How about scanning the QR code on my student card to find out my actual ranking position, Elliot?" I replied to answer Elliot’s curiosity.