After taking out the Maid-Mansion, I made myself a simple breakfast.
Because I believed that no matter what happened, meals were the one thing you should never skip.
- Wait, fish come out of her chest too lol
- Jealousjealousjealousjealousjealous
- I want to become a fish too
Today’s breakfast was Pagwang-eo.
A meaty-meaty fish sponsored by the Watcher of the Sword Realm.
- But where did she get the fish
- Probably from the subspace shop
- Maid skills might be better than we thought
- Fr I was worried sick she’d be gnawing on tree bark to survive, what a relief ㅠ
Sir Pagwang-eo. It’s time you admitted it. That you are delicious.
You say you’re not? Denying it again today, I see.
What? As a noble knight, you can never acknowledge defeat?
I see. Defeat. What is defeat, I wonder?
Is admitting that you are delicious defeat? Is being eaten by me defeat? Or was the moment you were caught by the Watcher of the Sword Realm your defeat?
What a profound topic... Om nom nom.
Sir Pagwang-eo. In recognition of your chivalry, I’ll declare this battle your victory.
As expected, you are delicious. Now stay with me for the rest of my life.
- Even the way she eats is freaking cute
- Seeing how cleanly she picks it apart, this definitely isn’t her first time
- Ah, suddenly I’m craving fish;
“Is it morning on Earth right now too, everyone? Please make sure you eat your meals. Let’s live healthily for a long, long time.”
- ?
- ......
「You have acquired Maid Points.」
After finishing my meal, I thought of what I needed to do.
I’m going to become a streaming master. It’s something I’ve dreamed of for a long time.
I want everyone in the world to see my maid magic.
I want them to give thunderous applause to my overwhelming maid power.
Now that I think about it, that sounds burdensome. Please keep the applause moderate. Thank you.
In truth, becoming a streaming master is impossible even for me.
I may be the strongest in the universe, the calamity of fish, the death of weeds, the guardian of humanity, and a maid master, but, hmm.
“I really think I’m amazing.”
- Out of nowhere?
- You’ve realized it, come to the Han Yuyeon gallery
“How am I this amazing? I’ve become afraid of my own talent.”
- Even when she’s full of herself I can’t hate her, is this love?
- Amazing << fact
- We’re scared of your talent too
- Lady Yuyeon, show us double peace
My thoughts had wandered off somewhere else.
Focus again. For peace of mind, I struck a maidly refined double peace pose and thought. Therefore, I existed.
- Fr I’m telling you she can see our chat
- Lady Yuyeon I love youuuuuugh!!!!!!!!!!!!
Only when I struck a maidly refined double peace pose could I confirm that the being known as me existed in this time period.
What does that mean? I don’t know either.
Focus on thinking again. Therefore, I was Han Yuyeon. Or perhaps I might have been a Pagwang-eo.
If you analyzed the current components of my body, Sir Pagwang-eo’s components would probably make up at least 1%.
And if we’re talking shares, then the weeds and Sir Meteoric Iron Beast and all sorts of others too... What was I thinking about again?
Ah, there’s a reason I can’t become a streaming master.
Because streaming, by its very nature, requires communication.
- Why is she suddenly spacing out with her eyes closed
In a situation where I couldn’t even know whether the viewers were there or not.
How could I become a streaming master when I couldn’t even see the viewers’ chat?
Besides, almost no one watches Hell difficulty streams in the first place.
Let’s focus on the trial.
I made footholds of ice in midair and leaped from one to the next, searching for the remaining ghouls.
- Wow, flying maid!
When I found them, I landed on the ground and greeted them.
“Hello. I’m Han Yuyeon.”
“Kee... keeeek...”
And then annihilated them.
- Ghoulaaaaaagh
- So ghouls know the emotion called fear too
- Yuyeon, I’m scared...
- Are you a ghoul?
As a result of annihilating every ghoul I saw for the safety of the supply route, the Tower began displaying my report card.
「You have cleared the 2nd Floor of the Tower of Trials.
- The safety of the supply route has been secured.
- You killed the vampire in a single blow.
- You completely annihilated the group of ghouls roaming the supply base.
- Ravina survived.
- You achieved victory without a single sacrifice.」
As expected, I’m amazing.
「You were truly a paragon of maids.」
「You will be moved to the ‘Rest Floor’ in 10 minutes.」
「Nothing is provided on the Rest Floor. Please prepare any necessary supplies yourself.」
The paragon of maids. That is me.
“VV.”
「Overall Evaluation: S」
「Ability Points +5」
「As one who has shown an example to others, you are offered additional reward options.」
「1 - Marksmanship (E)」
「2 - Combination (E)」
「3 - Maid’s Cleaning (E)」
“?”
Something that looked like an exclusive skill appeared.
Should I read it first?
「Maid’s Cleaning (E)
- ‘Maid’s Cleaning Tools’ become stronger.」
I see, Tower. I don’t need it, so I’ll choose something else.
After all, I am a living, breathing air purifier and vacuum cleaner.
A true maid does not rely on cleaning tools.
Then what should I choose?
First, I read the descriptions of the remaining skills as well.
「Marksmanship (E)
- You awaken a sense for shooting.」
Wow, simple. The Tower suddenly seemed impressive all over again.
Then shall I predict Combination’s description?
It’ll say I can combine items.
「Combination (E)
- You can combine E-rank items to create D-rank items.」
That’s such a good description, Tower.
Please keep it like this from now on. Thank you.
So, what should I choose?
When in doubt, let’s use the family lifeline.
“Mother. Father. Grandfather.”
[Multiple Constellations are looking at you.]
“Please recommend something.”
Seeing the starlight sparkle filled my heart.
The family lifeline... I’d always wanted to try using it. I never thought the day would come when I’d use it like this.
I suppose it’s because I was dragged into Hell difficulty that I get to enjoy such luxury.
But their replies are way too slow. Should I just pick anything?
Ah, since I’m bored, let’s not pick what they recommend and choose something else instead.
[The Sage of the Star Archive bestows grace upon you.]
Rustle—! A blade of grass fell in front of my eyes.
Since I had cleared the trial, sponsorship had become possible.
I hurriedly read Grandfather’s affectionate letter.
- Yuyeon. You’re going to do what you want anyway, aren’t you? Choose anything you like.
“......!”
Tower. I don’t want anything.
I don’t need any of it. Really.
「You will be moved to the ‘Rest Floor’ in 5 minutes.」
「A random reward will be selected due to timeout.」
「You have acquired Marksmanship (E).」
“???”
There was a time limit on this too?
You should have explained that. How could you not explain something this important?
Hing, sob sob. I collapsed onto the floor and cried.
Actually, I didn’t cry. Let’s just farm as much as possible before going to the Rest Floor.
“......”
Dun-dun. There was nothing to farm.
All that existed was ash.
Should I try using it as an alchemy ingredient...?
That doesn’t feel respectful toward the ghouls and the vampire.
Or maybe not. Would using every last bit of ash be the respectful thing to do?
I don’t know what counts as polite behavior in vampire society.
For now, I’ll respond according to the standards of the human society I grew up watching.
“Tower. I’d like to enter the Rest Floor right away.”
「At the climber’s request, the Rest Floor will be opened early.」
Oh. A portal appeared before my eyes.
Just as I hurriedly tried to step into the portal, I realized something important and stopped.
I had recalled a scene from a book I’d read in my previous life that had left a deep impression on me.
“......”
When entering a portal, do it with a backflip.
I took a brief practice session to perform a perfect backflip.
Failure. Failure. Success. Success. Success.
Success rate upon 10 attempts reached 140%.
Maid-Backflip skill acquired.
Since I’d acquired the skill, I just walked in normally.
***
Then I immediately ascended to the 3rd Floor.
「Tower of Trials 3rd Floor - The Beginning of the Long Night」
「Night has fallen upon Serbein Forward Base. In the darkness, thousands of red eyes are staring beyond the fortress walls.」
「Main Objective: Defend the forward base until dawn breaks.」
The stage had changed.
Unlike the supply route, which had been nothing more than a small outpost, the enormous forward base was such an excellent fortress that I wanted to put it in my subspace.
- I was shocked when the stream suddenly cut off;;
- So it got marked as cleared after she killed all the ghouls and the stream turned off
- But is it okay for her to go straight to the 3rd Floor without resting?
And after reaching the 3rd Floor, I belatedly realized the problem.
“... Everyone. I’m sorry.”
- What is it all of a sudden
- Huh?
“I unconsciously came up to the 3rd Floor, so you weren’t able to get sufficient rest time.”
- Excuse me...?
- Huh???
- Are we screwed?
As a maid serving humanity, I shouldn’t have made such a mistake.
I felt my face grow hot with shame.
After all, wasn’t considering others and observing courtesy one of the beautiful aspects of human society?
And yet, I had failed to consider the viewers.
Unlike me, who didn’t need rest, the viewers must need rest, but I had come up to the 3rd Floor without giving them any break time.
“Just counting the time I streamed on the 2nd Floor alone... it was quite long, wasn’t it?”
- Isn’t she wasting way too much energy on weird stuff?
- No wonder she seemed absurdly strong for 2nd Floor specs;;
“Everyone. Are you resting properly? Have you skipped any meals? Have you gotten enough sleep?”
- I haven’t been able to sleep because I’m watching your stream, yeah
- Why is she suddenly worrying about us
- Lady Yuyeon, we’re okay ㅠㅠㅠ
“I thought there might be people who haven’t been able to rest because they were watching my stream. So...”
I operated mana and aura at the same time, strengthening my entire body.
“I’ll keep this stream short.”
- Excuse me???
And without entering the forward base, I faced the army pouring in from beyond the plains.
- Wait, if you suddenly charge in like that—
“Hello. I’m Han Yuyeon.”
“Kehhek!!”
- She’s fine??
- The ghouls are in danger;;
I had only one thought.
Regulating the intensity. And ending the stream quickly.
Now that I’d said it, those were two thoughts, but I let it slide flexibly.
Maid Style Secret Technique.
Maid Cosmic Triple Flame Tornado Peace.
Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
Even after burning thousands of troops, the mana in my Circles did not dry up but continued to swell, placing me within the realm of transcendence.
- Ghoulaaaaaagh
- Vampyaaaaaaagh!!!!
- You said you came here without resting!! You said without resting!!
At last, I had reached it.
An untrodden realm no one had ever reached before. The realm of Infinite Peace.
After I burned every last soldier, the final remaining vampire looked at me and said,
“Monster...”
So I corrected him again.
“I’m not a monster, I’m Han Yuyeon.”
“Monster...! Monster! Monster! Monster!!!”
“I’m not MonsterMonsterMonsterMonster, I’m Han Yuyeon.”
“Hiiik...! Hiik! Hiiieeek!!”
“I’m not HiiikHiikHiiieeek, I’m Han Yuyeon.”
- I’m seriously so scared I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep
Before helping the vampire attain peaceful passing, I decided to leave a brief ending greeting.
“Viewers. Let’s meet again after about 8 hours of rest.”
- Excuse me...???
“I hope you have a peaceful rest. I’ll see you in 8 hours.”
Whoosh—
After helping the vampire attain peaceful passing, I looked at the clear record that appeared.
「You have cleared the 3rd Floor of the Tower of Trials.
- The safety of the forward base has been secured.
- You killed the vampire in a single blow.
- Ravina survived.
- You achieved victory without a single sacrifice.」
「You will be moved to the ‘Rest Floor’ in 10 minutes.」
「Nothing is provided on the Rest Floor. Please prepare any necessary supplies yourself.」
「You were truly a paragon of maids.」
「Overall Evaluation: S」
「Ability Points +5」
「As one who has shown an example to others, you are offered additional reward options.」
「1 - Maid’s Management (E)」
「2 - Maid’s Cleaning (E)」
「3 - Maid’s Cheer (E)」
“???”
Three exclusive skills appeared.