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The light of the evening sun was a sign that my busy activities had begun.

My body, which had rested with a deep nap, received a warm welcome from several Maids who were on duty preparing the bath in the evening twilight.

My body which felt fresh after waking up from this nap immediately took a shower to remove the sweat that covered my entire body.

Without lingering in Earl Timoti’s residence’s bathroom, Mio and I used soap and shampoo by leaving some small gifts before going out.

The small gifts I gave were soap and shampoo that came from another world. It was a small gift for Earl Timoti’s family members after they invited me to use their main bathroom first.

After the bathing business was finished, the light of the evening sun had set. The night that was emerging received a warm welcome from Sirius who came to report to me along with the Maid’s report saying that several female nobles were ready to receive real training from me.

The deadline for reporting was over and now it was just a real practice of the heavy training that would be carried out. Along with the black military uniform from my previous cosplay, I wore a military cap that was very similar to my photo that was clearly displayed in the newspaper that had been circulating in Earl Timoti’s territory.

This cosplay uniform, for some reason I had a strong impression of playing the role of a cold military girl once again.

But it would be troublesome for the noble girls who would accompany my secret military operation.

[ Eh? Wouldn’t it be good news if they experienced the military operation led by a cold-hearted and cruel Commander? ]

My Goddess suddenly entered my mind and said something inappropriate.

Mio following the appearance of my military uniform cosplay, I heard some whispers from several Maids who brought newspaper clippings showing my photo while leading the Golden King Bear Hunting Operation.

Honestly, it was very embarrassing for me.

Wearing the same uniform that was the subject of news from the newspaper publisher in Earl Timoti’s territory.

[ If only I could go down to that world, I would take some newspapers to cut out Lily-chan’s photos and display them all over the walls of my private room. ]

[ Lily-chan who is serious, acting cool, and has a cold nature, unsmiling expression on her face. ]

[ Ahhh... I want to get that one photo! ]

[ I want that photo right now! ]

For some reason, my head is now filled with the incoherent words uttered by my Goddess.

I don’t know how long this will continue, but it seems like I should give my Goddess some space for her strange requests.

If my Goddess wants, she can just take a photo of me while posing in front of this full-length mirror.

[ Oh! That’s a great idea, Lily-chan! ]

[ I almost forgot that Lily-chan is posing elegantly and gracefully in front of the mirror right now! ]

My head was suddenly filled with a strange sound like a flash of lightning striking my entire body.

I could feel that my Goddess was doing something strange at this moment.

An action that made me take a small breath to calm myself who was the center of attention like this.

Along with my final touches and makeup on the hair ribbon that was holding my hair, I put on my military cap and showed a military girl who was ready to carry out a secret military operation at night.

Before the military operation was carried out, I looked at my personal equipment in the form of a cursed Odachi and Zoe who was disguised as a butterfly hair clip behind my head.

"Do I look strange, Mio?" I asked Mio who had finished her makeup by wearing the military uniform cosplay that I gave her.

Because the military uniform I was wearing was the same as the one worn by Mio, it made the two of us like military girls in the same secret intelligence division.

"You look amazing in that military uniform, Lily-sama."

"I think, it suits you too much that I feel uneasy when wearing the same military uniform," Mio continued her words by giving praise and feeling awkward for herself who rarely wore a military uniform.

I did this so that I wouldn’t be the only one who would attract people’s attention, so there would be no reason for me to bear the attention of others alone.

"You also suit that military uniform, Mio."

"It suits you so well, that I don’t want any other woman to see Mio wearing an elegant and graceful military uniform like this," I replied while giving her praise and a feeling of wanting to possess Mio that sounded like an excessive obsession with her.

Listening to the praise I gave and the unbearable feeling of obsession, Mio lowered her face and started to show a blush that filled her face.

"D-Does that mean... Lily-sama wants to lock me in the room so that no one else sees me like this?" Mio said in a soft tone and imagined my obsession with her that was too extreme.

It was true that I didn’t want any other woman to see her wearing an elegant and graceful military uniform like this. But that didn’t make me have to lock her in a closed room just to have her.

I don’t know where this one thought of Mio came from, it seems I have to get her out of that bad thought.

"Yes, too bad... We have several Maids seen Mio like this," I replied to get Mio out of her little delusion that was showing a strange smile on her face.

"Don’t worry, Lily-sama. It can be easily resolved," along with a strange smile released by Mio, she took out her sharp tanto and started to emit a killing aura so that no one would see her wearing a military uniform like this.

"Mio, calm yourself down, I don’t want you to do anything troublesome because you are already mine. I can lock you up anytime to accompany me on a cold night, right?" I said to calm Mio down by spreading her thick killing aura.

With the impact of the spread of Mio’s strong killing aura, several Maids and stealth slimes who infiltrated this luxurious room trembled in fear. It was like getting a threat from someone who wanted to kill anyone so that no one would see her.

It seems that Mio has developed in a strange direction like this when my obsession with her is excessive.

Or is this just Mio’s joke that wants to tease my excessive obsession with her?

I don’t know... I don’t want Mio to have a troublesome nature and behavior.

So, let’s end this excessive obsession.

Mio regained her composure and her attitude changed to that of an aide who was ready to serve at any time.

During these final preparations, someone suddenly knocked on my room door.

Knock...

Knock...

Giving a ready and alert response, I gave a cold look to one of the Maid to see who was knocking on my room door.

One of the Maid moved towards my room door and opened it, there was some small talk from someone inviting me to attend dinner with Earl Timoti’s extended family who coincidentally had gathered in the dining room.

"Dinner invitation, huh?" I muttered a little while directing a small wink towards Mio to move based on the situation.

My hand immediately went to the cursed Odachi sheath not far from me and my footsteps moved towards the exit to accept the unusual dinner invitation.

"Mio, can you feel something strange from the situation that speaks of a request to do something that has happened before like this?" I whispered to Mio in my small whisper as our footsteps headed toward my room door.

"I can feel the strangeness, Lily-sama. It’s like they feel guilty about what happened before and are trying to get forgiveness from you after Earl Timoti’s father-in-law was punished with his right hand paralyzed and his mouth difficult to speak," replied Mio with her whisper that was heard in my ears.

When my footsteps approached the door of my room which had become my temporary residence in Earl Timoti’s residence, I could see an old Butler who seemed to be the same age as Sebastian.

Looking at his old face, it seemed like he had felt how troublesome it was for him to serve someone who always acted arbitrarily in Earl Timoti’s core family.

His old eyes that looked at me and observed my appearance seemed to be assessing me.

"Excuse me, are you Lily Schwartz De Rommel?" asked the old Butler with his eyes observing me.

"Yes," I gave a short answer and gave respect to someone much older than me.

This respect I directed to him who looked tired and stressed from the wrinkles on his forehead.

"Is there a problem related to me?" I continued asking the old Butler in front of me.

"There is no serious problem like before. I know that Lily-sama has been fed up with getting into trouble with one of the problematic members of Earl Timoti’s family. I, as the representative of Earl Timoti’s family, apologize for this," he said respectfully to me.

I immediately stopped his apology by pointing my left hand to stop him from saying anything further.

With my hand that was holding the cursed Odachi sheath, I gave a small suggestion and a rule that a Butler should not cross.

"You have no right to apologize for the mistakes caused by Earl Timoti’s main family, it is their duty to apologize directly and not be represented like this," I said, giving a clear boundary to the Butler and Maid that should not be crossed.

Mistakes between members of a noble family and other noble family members should not get an apology from one of their Butler or Maid envoys.

That is basic etiquette that should be understood by a noble family.

However, with conditions like this, it seems that it happened because this guilty person cannot speak and his right hand is paralyzed.

"Putting aside your purpose for giving such a pointless apology, is there any other purpose related to your coming to the guest room that Earl Timoti has provided like this?" I asked while setting some boundaries between politeness and being alert to my surroundings.

"Please forgive my earlier impudence, Lily-sama. I originally wanted to apologize for my Master’s behavior but it seems that it crossed my line as a Butler."

"Yes, continue with the second part if the apology is successful," I replied while giving the option to skip the pleasantries and manners as a Butler for the second purpose of his arrival.

"..." The old Butler was stunned by my attitude that seemed curt and cold like this.

"Secondly... I would like to extend a dinner invitation together with Earl Timoti’s main family who have gathered in the main dining room, Lily-sama..." he said while bowing and giving his polite respect as a Butler.

Hearing this dinner invitation, I immediately directed my gaze to Mio and received a positive answer from her.

"We accept the dinner invitation," I replied, earning a gentle smile from the old butler.

"Thank you very much for your willingness to attend this dinner, Lily-sama..."

With that answer, we went to attend the dinner that had been attended by Earl Timoti’s main family.