My Maid is Cute Chapter 18 : Punishment (Patreon)

"I can't believe the Prince came to this mansion..."

"I wonder what kind of social circle Lord Christopher has..."

After Christopher and the others returned to the academy, Rebecca and Carrie walked down the hallway with exhausted faces. Rebecca’s arms firmly held the sleeping Wendy.

"Man, I'm tired..."

"Yes. And there were too many surprises today... I never would have thought you and Mr. Reed were married, Carrie."

"Well, we live apart, you see. He’s busy with work over there, so we only meet briefly when he returns home with Lord Christopher."

"That sounds lonely..."

"Even the night he came back recently, he said we should have dinner together for the first time in a while. But then he got ordered by Lord Christopher to go to a restaurant with the three of us including you, so he was sulking."

"Ah..."

So that was why Reed was angry at that time. Finally understanding the reason for his anger, Rebecca smiled wryly.

Arriving at Wendy’s room, Rebecca bowed her head.

"Well then, I'll put Milady to bed."

"Yeah. Goodnight, then."

"Goodnight."

Bowing lightly to Carrie, she opened the door. Slowly, she stepped into Wendy’s room.

She headed straight for the bed. Gently, she laid Wendy down and covered her with a blanket.

"——Phew."

Letting out a small breath, just as she tried to step away from the bed, Wendy grabbed Rebecca’s clothes.

"Huh?"

Startled, she turned around to find Wendy looking up at her with an angry face.

"Milady, were you awake?"

"Mm."

"Since when..."

"Since quite a while ago."

As Rebecca wondered if she had been pretending to sleep, Wendy took Rebecca’s hand this time and pulled strongly.

"Stay here."

"Excuse me?"

"It’s punishment for trying to leave me. Stay here today."

Wendy’s green eyes were wavering anxiously. Staring into those eyes, Rebecca smiled a little.

"——Then, may I sleep here?"

At Rebecca’s proposal, Wendy’s face lit up for a moment. However, she hurriedly put on a haughty expression and spoke curtly.

"Do as you like."

Smiling, Rebecca quietly climbed onto the bed. I made Wendy endure a lot because of me. Just for today, it should be fine, she thought, slipping in beside Wendy. Although still acting prickly, Wendy shifted her body slightly on the bed so Rebecca could sleep.

Even after Rebecca lay down, Wendy didn't wipe the angry look from her face.

"——Milady, I am sorry about today."

When she apologized again, Wendy looked at Rebecca as if glaring.

"It was my lack of virtue. Trying to quit on my own, I am truly sorr—"

"That’s not it."

Wendy suddenly spoke up, stopping Rebecca’s words. Rebecca looked puzzled, blank-faced.

"Yes? Milady, are you not angry that I tried to quit without saying anything?"

"No. I mean, I am angry about that too. But that’s not it—"

Wendy frowned and continued.

"That person."

"Eh?"

"That weird person with the fluffy head Brother brought."

At the words "fluffy head," she realized Wendy was talking about Evan.

"Ah, um, you mean Lord Evan, right? Did something happen with him?"

"...That person kissed Becca's hand."

At those words, she remembered that Evan had hit on her right at the start. Thinking about it, being hit on by a prince was quite an outrageous experience, she thought with a wry smile.

"He was a bit of a strange person, wasn't he?"

"He kissed it!"

Wendy repeated angrily. Not understanding why she was angry, Rebecca furrowed her brows.

"Well, he did, but..."

"Becca is mine! He touched Becca without my permission!"

"What is that..."

Since when did it become a permission system? she thought, laughing involuntarily. However, Wendy continued indignantly.

"And you too, Becca! Letting that fluffy head touch you!"

"It was too sudden... I couldn't react."

"Don't ever, ever go near that fluffy idiot again!!"

Just as Rebecca burst out laughing at her calling a prince of a country a "fluffy idiot," Wendy took Rebecca’s hand. It was the hand Evan had kissed.

Wondering what she was going to do, Rebecca watched as Wendy pressed her lips against her hand.

"M-Milady?"

She voiced her surprise. Ignoring Rebecca’s reaction, Wendy licked the hand.

"Wait, that tickles..."

Watching the bewildered Rebecca, Wendy went further and lightly bit her finger.

"Wh-What are you doing!?"

This time she raised her voice loudly. She felt a slight pain as Wendy sank her teeth in lightly. When Rebecca grimaced a little, Wendy finally spoke.

"This is also punishment."

"Excuse me?"

Wendy licked the finger again and looked at Rebecca as if glaring.

"Punishment for letting someone other than me touch you."

"......"

She fell silent involuntarily. Wendy spoke again, this time looking like she was about to cry.

"Today was a really terrible day."

"......"

"Becca."

"...Yes."

"Promise me you will never leave me again."

"...Yes. I promise."

When Rebecca said that while nodding, Wendy crumpled her face again and hugged Rebecca. Rebecca also gently hugged Wendy back.

Still tightly embracing each other, the two slowly journeyed into the world of dreams.

***

Meanwhile, in the Magic Academy dormitory, Christopher sat on a sofa with an exhausted face, drinking tea.

"Man, I'm really tired. Reed, bring me some sweets. Sweets are best when you're tired."

"No. Eating sweets at night is not good for your health."

Christopher pouted at Reed’s flat refusal. Beside such a Christopher, Evan was drinking tea with a look of amusement.

"Man, that was fun. Better than I imagined. I got to meet a cute girl, and above all, that slap from the maid! It was truly entertaining. It was worth using Teleportation magic!!"

"...Evan."

Christopher turned to his friend with a fed-up face.

"I am grateful to you, but please don't find amusement in the disturbances of other people's homes. Honestly, I'm not in a very good mood."

"Ah, pardon me."

Evan apologized lightly in an aloof manner. Then, he continued talking happily.

"Still, I was really happy to be able to go to Chris's house. I want to go again. Maybe I'll intrude during the long vacation next time—"

"Give me a break... I let you come along today because I had no choice, but if a Prince comes to visit for fun, the whole mansion will be in an uproar again."

Christopher held his head, and Evan laughed even more.

"Besides, I definitely want to meet that slapping maid again. She’s very unique, or rather, an interesting girl. I want to talk to her more leisurely."

"...Evan, I know well of your womanizing ways, but please stop making moves on our maid... You met her today and immediately hit on her..."

"Hahaha, my bad, my bad."

Seeing his friend absolutely not reflecting on his actions despite his words, Christopher sighed deeply.

Ignoring Christopher, Evan grinned frivolously, then muttered softly.

"Hmm, she was certainly cute, so I couldn't help but call out to her, but that wasn't the only reason..."

He recalled the large eyes of the maid who had looked up at him in confusion.

'Haven't we met somewhere before?'

He had called out to her without thinking.

"Hmm..."

Evan furrowed his brows as if searching his memory, and whispered softly.

"That maid called Rebecca... I feel like I've seen her somewhere before..."

***

*Even More Background Lore / Side Notes*

*Evan Tyrell Jones Alvert*

The Second Prince and Christopher’s bad influence of a friend. A huge womanizer.

He specializes in "Teleportation" magic. However, his magical power itself is not very high. Rather, it is low for royalty. Because of this, he was often slighted and looked down upon by those around him. As a result, his personality used to be a bit rough in the past, but he met Christopher, whose magical power is similarly low, and after one thing led to another, they hit it off. He trusts Christopher the most.

He hits on girls whenever he meets them. He once almost got involved with a married woman, leading to a very troublesome situation. At that time, Christopher cooperated, albeit exasperatedly, and they managed to resolve it. Even so, he hasn't learned his lesson and plays around with girls in various places.