I've committed a grave sin.
I feel like I need to go to confession or something.
Well, after all, I'm a treacherous criminal who broke her promise with her viewers and moved the stream up whenever I wanted.
Hmm. Is it really that bad? Mm. Maybe not quite.
If we were to weigh the severity of the crime, I might be nothing more than a petty offender.
Anyway, while I can't turn back my mistake, I felt I had to make an effort to pick up the pieces.
So I agonized and anguished over delivering a sincere apology.
- ???
- what the, suddenly
They say apologizing with a green backdrop behind you is really effective at times like this.
To create a green backdrop, I had meticulously painted dye onto a wooden board.
Fortunately, the Subspace Shop sold dye.
- What's with this shabby green board
- What are you trying to show us this time
- Yuyeon-nim, sorry but can you please play serious tryhard? It's the 5th floor
Shall I try it? The textbook apology.
After taking a deep breath, I tried to start with the first word... but stopped.
I had just started the stream; there's no way viewers would be watching already.
I'll wait a little.
"......"
- Damn, what are you trying to do
- Just stop already
- Yuyeon-nim please play serious tryhard
- Why is this person suddenly like this
"!"
A problem arose.
While waiting, I forgot the script I had prepared.
If time keeps passing like this, it's dangerous. I don't have time to waste.
"I'm sorry."
- ye?
- Suddenly?
One second passed. While thinking, two more seconds passed.
I should have practiced more. What was I going to say next?
While thinking that, five seconds slipped by!
"My promise with the viewers—"
- Promise?
Promise... promise... My head feels completely blank.
At this rate, the viewers might think I'm strange.
I'll just talk while thinking.
"IapologizeforarbitrarilybreakingourpromiseandstreamingonmyownandnotstreamingatthescheduledtimeIwillstrivetomakesurethisdoesnothappenagaininthefutureand—"
- What's with the sudden rap
- Calm down first and explain what's going on
- Yuyeon, Yuyeon, are you good at rapping now too...?
- And you can hear every syllable so clearly, her diction is insane;
"IforgotmynextlinebecauseIdidn'tbringascriptI'mYuyeonsofogivemeabreakthankyou."
- Uh...
- This shameless bitch?
- Don't call Yuyeon-nim a bitch
"VV."
「You have acquired Maid Points.」
- Yeah, yeah, I wasn't really angry, but I forgive you
- Yuyeon needs to rest when she rests, yeah;
- It's right to prepare everything and stream at your own pace
Ugh. I think I was too rude.
Feeling that the power of my apology had dropped by about half, I collapsed with a thud.
Since I had already collapsed, I just lay down.
I don't get dirty no matter where I roll, so it's fine.
- ?
Maid dignity, thud apology.
Slowly, I delivered an apology filled with my sincerity.
"I think I was too rude."
- I've never seen anyone as polite as you in my life
- Though your current appearance is a bit hard to see as polite
"I will abide by the rating and become a polite maid. Thank you."
- ???
- You're going to control the rating now?
- But I want to see Shotgun Yuyeon in real time though??
"......"
- What's with suddenly sleeping now
- I'm dying for this absurd content
- Yuyeon-nim, you can't sleep here
- If you're going to sleep, go to the rest floor!!!!!
Gasp. I dozed off for a moment.
How long has it been since I said I'd become a polite maid, and I already made this mistake.
But I, Han Yuyeon. The authority on flexible cover-ups.
Let's smooth this over naturally.
"Good morning. Did you sleep well? I am Han Yuyeon."
- Ah, yes, good morning
- I just came from working overtime though?
- If Yuyeon-nim says it's a good morning, then it's a good morning
- Who here doesn't know you're Han Yuyeon
"The goal of the 5th floor is—"
Stealthily. I quickly speed-read the scenario information.
「Tower of Trials, 5th Floor — Blood General」
「The Blood General, confidant of True Ancestor Valerius, has arrived leading his army personally. He seeks to destroy the forward base and raise a toast with human blood.」
「Main Objective: Slay the Blood General and defend the forward base.」
"They say the main objective is to slay the Blood General-nim and defend the forward base."
- I love how you stick -nim to even the enemies without fail
- The General-nim is already pitiful
- ??? : Hiiik... monster... monster...!
- Don't count your chickens. Floor 5 is different
- Yuyeon-nim, beat that bastard to death over and over, but he's undead so you have to find the gimmick first and solve it
"For now, rather than solving this alone, I'm going to try cooperating with the soldiers-nim."
- Suddenly?
- Yuyeon must be tired too
- Going on a solo rampage is indeed tough
- But at Yuyeon's level, aren't the soldiers more like dead weight?
- Might need them to break the undead gimmick though
"The soldiers-nim have also trained hard to fight the vampire-nim, so I thought it would be rude if I took them all on alone."
- So it was because of manners
- I'm a Servein soldier and I don't want to fight
- Waaa, Mama Yuyeon do it for us...
It seems the enemy army hasn't arrived yet.
I walked leisurely and flexibly to the front of the forward base.
Then the soldiers-nim who saw me came out to greet me while maintaining a rigid formation.
Seeing the commander-nim and soldiers-nim I had seen at the supply route looking at me with excited eyes, it seemed they had wanted to see more of the Maid Flame Peace series.
To repay their support, I should expand the Maid Peace series later.
"We greet the Hero-nim!"
"?"
"We apologize for the discourtesy of not recognizing the Hero-nim!!"
"?? You haven't been discourteous to me."
"We dared to think Yuyeon-nim might be a vampire—"
"Actually, I am a vampire."
"Yes?!?!"
"I'm going to bite you all. Aaah~"
With Maid dignity double peace, I opened my mouth wide with an "ahh~"
Even I think this is a very threatening posture.
- Uwaaaaah
- Kuaaaak so fucking cute goddamn
「You have acquired Maid Points.」
「You have acquired Maid Points.」
「You have acquired Maid Points.」
「You have acquired Maid Points.」
Tower-nim. You still haven't fixed the bug?
Or were you afraid of my posture?
To think I made a posture that threatens even the Tower-nim. I'm scared of myself too.
I'll seal this posture away for the sake of humanity. Thank you.
***
Naturally, as a maid affiliated with humanity, I could enter the Servein forward base.
The soldiers-nim circled around me with extremely dazed looks, speaking with glazed eyes.
"Th... this... Maid Universe Triple Flame Tornado Peace..."
"V."
"Uwaaah!!"
- No but how do you do it so easily;;
- Yuyeon-nim, how do you control your mana, please teach us
- It's a miraculous skill that makes me exclaim every time I see it
- The sky... you burned it...
Receiving the soldiers-nim's applause and cheers, I thought.
Am I being rude to Heaven-nim?
I'm sorry, Heaven-nim. Will you accept my apology?
No answer came. Seems you died. Oh dear.
That was how fearsome the power of the Maid Universe Triple Flame Tornado Peace was.
Still, since you reside in the sky, you must have reached heaven quickly.
Please be happy there.
After a moment of silence for one second, I asked Earth-nim.
Earth-nim. Where should I bury Heaven-nim?
No answer came. Seems you died. Oh dear.
That was how wide the range of the Maid Universe Triple Flame Tornado Peace was.
Still, since you reside in the earth, I was spared the trouble of burying you. Thank you. Be happy.
Anyway, so as not to let Heaven-nim and Earth-nim's sacrifice be in vain, I had to focus on the trial.
The forward base's walls were crumbling in places, and many interior facilities had collapsed and been left abandoned.
Why is that? I thought I had protected it well with my Maid Musou.
"Yuyeon-nim. Did you come to help us again this time...?"
"Yes. I heard the Blood General is coming here."
"The Blood General...!"
The soldiers-nim's eyes shook for a moment before calming.
"With Yuyeon-nim here, I don't think we can lose."
"V."
"Hehe. Blood General or whatever, you'd need at least a True Ancestor to be a match for Yuyeon-nim, wouldn't you?"
"VV."
- You're not wrong
- What do you mean not wrong, even a True Ancestor would probably get completely thrashed by Yuyeon
- Fuck, guys, stop counting your chickens before they hatch
- Don't raise flags
"This time, I'll cheer from the back. Soldiers-nim, fighting."
"...Yes?"
"I've been killing your share too all this time, so you were troubled, right? Now that won't happen, so don't worry."
"Yes??"
"While you soldiers-nim fight the enemies, I'll be cleaning. If the situation looks bad, I'll step in."
"No, Yuyeon-nim—"
"??"
The soldier-nim who was about to say something to me was stopped by the soldier-nim beside him.
And then, whisper whisper. After saying something in a whisper, he nodded with a stern face.
"...Understood, Yuyeon-nim. We will fight with all our might so that you can preserve your strength as much as possible."
"Oh. Do your best."
"Yes!! Just leave it to us!!"
- Wow, quite the grit they have
- They're soldiers who survived until the end in this shitty world, so it makes sense
- How long are you going to ride the bus with Yuyeon-nim? Have some shame and know how to do it yourselves
- Facts
- Doing it yourselves = not easy...
- (Then die! Prosecutor Con)
I'll just clean for now.
The maid's nemesis, dust, was visible everywhere.
A truly excellent maid must never tolerate dust.
Without hesitation, I threw myself into a pile of dust.
"Y-Yuyeon-nim?!"
- Huh, why like this suddenly
- Is Yuyeon broken?
- Broken my ass, is Yuyeon-nim a machine?
Puaaah—
The dignity of a maid working hard today as well.
Dust that touched my body vanished, and the surroundings became clean.
Actually, there was no sound effect like "puaaah."
Of course. Why would there be a sound effect when dust disappears?
To clean quickly, I tried to roll on the floor, and simultaneously realized an important problem.
"No... the dust...?!"
- Oh what, the surroundings are so damn clean
- And Yuyeon-nim isn't getting dirty at all
- Human vacuum cleaner Han Yuyeon, damn
Isn't rolling on the floor an act lacking in dignity?
I imagine it for a moment. The sight of Maid Han Yuyeon rolling around on the floor, thump-thump.
I, who was once not a hero, not a sage, not a saint, and not a divine archer, am I allowed to perform such an undignified act?
For the sake of the hero party's dignity, I shouldn't do it.
As someone who values dignity, it is an act I absolutely cannot tolerate.
I needed a cleaning tool.
Once my thoughts reached that point, I decided to check the Subspace Shop.
「Subspace Shop: A truly excellent maid must be able to handle any situation. These items will improve your ability to adapt.」
「Held Maid Points: 123,456,789」
Tower-nim. The Maid Points are weird. Is this a bug?
「You have acquired Maid Points.」
「Held Maid Points: 124,923,482」
It was a coincidence. Thank you.
But is it right for them to keep going up like this?
Please say I'm right even if I'm wrong. Thank you.
For now, I typed "cleaning" into the shop search bar.
「Maid's Broom (E): 10P
- A broom for cleaning.」
As expected. From the length adjustment feature to the design, it's a truly excellent cleaning tool.
There were no other items besides the broom.
Is it a system where other items are added as the maid's cleaning rank increases?
I bought the broom for now. And while I was at it, I upgraded it.
I had to satisfy my occasional upgrade urges so I could resist the temptation to upgrade my precious Shotgun-nim.
「Would you like to upgrade the Maid's Broom (E)? (Success Rate: 90%)」
「The Maid's Broom has been upgraded to (D).」
「Would you like to upgrade the Maid's Broom (D)? (Success Rate: 70%)」
「The Maid's Broom has been upgraded to (C).」
Upgrade. Upgrade. Upgrade.
I pressed the button as if possessed.
「The Maid's Broom has been upgraded to (S).」
"?"
「Would you like to upgrade the Maid's Broom (S)? (Success Rate: 0.1%)」
「The Maid's Broom has been upgraded to (EX).」
"???"
「Maid's Broom (EX)
- A broom for cleaning.」
"?????"
I rubbed my eyes and checked again.
Why... did it succeed...? And why... is the description the same...???
Are my eyes weird? Did I mistake E rank for EX rank?
Doubting my eyes, I took out the broom and swept the dust near the wall.
"????????"
- ???????????
The wall disappeared along with the dust.