Let’s assess the situation.
「You have cleared the 7th floor of the Tower of Trials.
- Ravina survived.
- Ravina, who received your support, eliminated all enemies.
- Servain Grand Cathedral has been completely purified.」
Situation assessed.
Before I get dragged off to the Rest Floor, I should go see Lady Ravina.
「Overall Evaluation: S」
「Ability Points +5」
「Additional reward options are provided to you for setting an example.」
「1 - Healing Arts (D)」
「2 - Sixth Sense (D)」
「3 - Stockpile (E)」
Huh. This is kind of hard. What should I pick?
If I think about it alone, I feel like I’ll run out of time, so let’s ask for help first.
“Father. Mother. Grandfather. Please help me. I’m not sure what to choose.”
Using the chance I never got to enjoy in my past life as much as I want!
I said that toward the sky while scampering along.
But no answer came back.
“......? Are you busy...?”
Hing-ing-ing. They must be busy.
Well. Thinking about it, there must be a lot of things to do in the seat of a Constellation, so they can’t be watching only me all day long.
I felt embarrassed, realizing I’d been acting too spoiled until now.
Once I’ve grown this much, I should know how to do things on my own.
Then shall I make the choice myself?
First, I checked the D-rank Healing Arts.
「Healing Arts (D)
- You can cast low-grade healing formulas.
- The divinity consumption of healing formulas decreases.」
Reduced divinity consumption.
That option was completely unnecessary for me, so I passed.
「Sixth Sense (D)
- One sense is added.
- Your sixth sense is strengthened.」
Tower. I still don’t know exactly what this sixth sense is.
Will I know if I choose it? Let’s look at the third one first and think.
「Stockpile (E)
- You can store your energy.」
Mm. Do I really need that?
It seems like the only decent choice is Sixth Sense.
Maybe that’s why the Constellations deliberately didn’t answer me.
If I ask for help even on such an easy problem, I’ll never grow for the rest of my life.
“......!”
Having gained enlightenment, I chose Sixth Sense for now.
Then, to check what sense had been strengthened, I put my mana circle and aura core to rest and focused.
“V...”
Maid Dignity Focus Peace.
It felt like I could sense something, but also like I couldn’t.
There did seem to be some subtle feeling that I couldn’t clearly explain.
Was I expecting too much from a D-rank skill?
It seems like I’ll have to raise the rank of Sixth Sense more.
At least the next rank is C, so surely there’ll be something.
I’ll look into this more later, and for now, let’s go find Lady Ravina.
***
Creak—
When I opened the cathedral door and stepped inside, what I saw were traces of communication done with a shotgun.
Seeing the fan-shaped splatters of blood unique to the vampires and the messy footprints, I could clearly picture how Lady Ravina had fought here.
One shot straight ahead as soon as she opened the door. Three shots to the right. Four shots to the left.
Moving to the cleared left side while reloading. One shot to the right. One shot straight ahead.
Moving forward again while reloading...
My goodness. Lady Ravina is so tactical. So cool.
As expected, since “priest” and “shooter” are only one syllable apart, their compatibility seems excellent.
What would happen if I handed her grenades or other firearms later?
When I imagined Lady Ravina fighting with S-rank firearms while repeatedly self-healing instead of investing divinity into the holy sword, my heart swelled with grandeur.
I followed Lady Ravina’s footprints inside and arrived at the central area, where I finally saw her.
The central area was filled with warm light, but Lady Ravina, whose entire body was dyed red as she stared up at the ceiling and smiled blankly, was honestly scary.
“Lady Ravina. Are you all right?”
“Ah... Benefactor. Ehehe. I’m coooompletely fine...”
It’s even scarier because she smiled when she saw me.
First, let’s do something about all this blood.
“Lady Ravina. May I wash you for a moment?”
“Huh? Wash me...? Yes...”
What is a maid’s method of washing?
I hugged Lady Ravina tightly.
“She hugged me...”
“......?!?!”
Then, all the stains on the parts touching my body were completely purified.
This is the power of the human washing machine, Han Yuyeon.
For a quick wash, I spun Lady Ravina 360 degrees while holding her.
“She spun me...”
“Hiii, Benefactooor—”
To make sure I did it as thoroughly as possible, I spun and spun and spun her.
I fixed her hair again too. I straightened her clothes too.
I repeated it until Lady Ravina became fresh and fluffy.
“Please save meeeeee—”
“Gasp.”
For Lady Ravina’s health, I’ll end it here.
I released the now-clean Lady Ravina.
“Auugh... I... I’m dizzy...”
“Please use our services again next time.”
“...May I decline...?”
“Please use our services again next time.”
“Yes...”
Washing complete. As expected, people should live neatly.
While I was at it, I also maintained the shotgun, which had blood caked onto it.
Shotgun maintenance was easy because I just had to put my hand on it and wipe, and it was over.
Maid’s Dignity is the best.
“...Benefactor. Would you listen to me for a moment?”
“? Yes.”
The mood seemed like she was about to say something serious, so I focused.
I also like listening to stories.
「You will move to the ‘Rest Floor’ in 5 minutes.」
Gasp. But there are only 5 minutes left.
“Lady Ravina. Will the story be a bit long?”
“......Probably? I think it might be a little long...”
“Could you summarize it within 5 minutes?”
“Uh... 5... 5 minutes...?”
I could see Lady Ravina organizing her thoughts with confused eyes.
“Please don’t be surprised if I suddenly disappear in 4 minutes and 45 seconds. Just like always, we’ll probably be able to meet again somewhere else later.”
“You’re suddenly disappearing again...?! Benefactor, where do you keep disappearing to every time...?!”
“I’d need 10 minutes to explain that.”
“Th-Then I’ll tell my story first...! As briefly as possible...!”
“I’ll listen attentively.”
I sat gracefully and decided to focus on her story.
“To be honest, I thought everything was already over. From the moment I became the only surviving priest of Servain, I clearly felt what destruction meant.”
Mm-hm. Destruction is scary. That’s a part I know well.
“Even though I knew I had to fulfill my responsibility and duty as a priest, even though I knew I was the only one left who could shoulder that responsibility, even though I knew I was the only one left who could create the holy sword... I was afraid, so I spent the whole day just holding the sword.”
Mm-hm. Stabbing a sword into your stomach is scary. That’s a part I don’t know, but also a part I don’t particularly want to know.
“But thinking about it now, what I was afraid of wasn’t the pain I had to endure in order to forge the holy sword...”
Lady Ravina looked down at her now-empty abdomen, then raised her head.
“It was the emptiness that no matter what I did now, it would all be meaningless, that destruction was already certain.”
There was no emptiness in Lady Ravina’s face as she raised her head again.
Her stiffened body had relaxed as well, and her eyes that had been looking at the “end” were now looking toward the “next.”
Hope had completely driven out the emptiness.
“Benefactor. Thank you so much. For giving us hope. For telling us that we have a next time... For telling us that Servain will not be destroyed... Truly...”
Lady Ravina’s eyes gradually lost focus, and before she could continue, she collapsed into my arms.
“?”
Oh dear. It seems I spun her too much.
Next time I wash her, I should spin her slowly.
“Huh.”
What. She’s sleeping.
“Lady Ravina, Lady Ravina. You can’t sleep right now. I don’t have much time.”
“......”
It can’t be helped. For sleepyhead Lady Ravina, I’ll give her a limited three-minute Maid’s Dignity lap pillow.
I placed Lady Ravina’s head on my lap and fixed her hair.
“I hope your days will be filled only with happiness from now on, Lady Ravina.”
Lady Ravina’s world will not be destroyed. Because I won’t let it be destroyed.
A destroyed world is a terrible thing where there isn’t a single person to communicate with, so I hope other people don’t have to live in a world like that.
I hope a world where people can enjoy peaceful daily life, respect one another, and return greetings with greetings is protected.
“Mm.”
To do that, I’ll have to become stronger.
Because to protect peaceful daily life, there can’t be anything called a crisis.
Thinking about it now, I’m glad it was me who got dragged into Hell Difficulty.
Thanks to that, I was able to help the people of Servain, including Lady Ravina, and I’ll be able to return to Earth after becoming very strong.
「You will move to the ‘Rest Floor’ in 1 minute.」
Gasp. I hurriedly took things out of my subspace pouch.
Shotgun ammunition, a lunchbox, and a letter and pen.
Since there wasn’t much time, I wrote the letter as quickly as possible.
- Hello Lady Ravina I amn
Ack. Because I was writing in a hurry, my handwriting lost its dignity.
Again! I burned the letter that had lost its dignity and took out a new letter.
- Hello Lady Ravina I am Han Yuyeon.
You suddenly fell asleㅇㅁㄴㅇㄴㅁ
Again! How much time is left?
- Hello Lady Ravina I am Han Yuyeon.
Thank you. Please be happy.
Perfect. The incredible dignity felt from this handwriting.
We’ll meet again on the 8th floor, so there’s no need for a long letter.
Pat—!
My vision changed, and I was dragged to the Rest Floor.
Now it was time to think about what to do during the downtime.
“Father. Mother. Grandfather. Are you still busy?”
No answer came back.
They must be busy. What should I do alone?
First, I browsed the subspace shop and looked around to see what kinds of products there were.
While I was at it, I also spent time enhancing this and that.
“VV.”
I also developed Maid Cosmic Triple Flame Tornado Double Peace.
Now, if I just add dignity to this, the ultimate technique will be complete.
But is it okay for Triple and Double to be included at the same time?
My thoughts stiffened at the sudden difficult problem I encountered.
Let’s seal this away for now.
Ah, come to think of it, what exactly is Maid’s Care supposed to be used for?
I was going to check when I met Lady Ravina, but I couldn’t.
「Current State: Active.
- By consuming your energy, you can remove negative states from your Master or grant positive states.
- The effect changes depending on the type of energy consumed.
- You can set a care message. (Current care message: Have a happy day.)」
“Tower, Tower. What’s a negative state and what’s a positive state?”
Naturally, no answer came back.
As expected, Tower seems to dislike communication.
I should sleep. Spending time alone was too boring.
***
After the Han Yuyeon full-power release incident.
The Tower Gallery, which had been trembling at that overwhelming might, soon changed its tune.
[The universe’s first planet possessing Han Yuyeon << upvote if that sounds fucking strong lololol]
[I’m humanity, and we have Han Yuyeon on our team]
[I’m happy I was born human~ I’m happy I was born human~]
Who are we? Probably Han Yuyeon’s Masters.
Since, judging by the circumstances, Han Yuyeon was a maid who had taken humanity as her Master, we, as those who had become her Master, must not lose our dignity.
Or not. Did we already lose it? Did we never have any in the first place?
In any case, as always, the Tower Gallery was filled with talk about Han Yuyeon.
Since Han Yuyeon brought in new material every time, it would have been stranger not to talk about Han Yuyeon.
But then, posts with similar topics suddenly began to appear.
[What? It suddenly said I received Maid’s Care, and now my back doesn’t hurt]
[I bit my tongue while eating and got a mouth ulcer, but it suddenly said I received care and it healed]
[I drank a shitload yesterday and fell asleep, but I have no hangover...]
Posts saying that, along with a notification that they had received Maid’s Care, various ailments they had been suffering from disappeared.
[I’m not wearing glasses, but I can see clearly...?]
[Hwaaaang my skin got all soft and fluffy;]
[My condition is strangely good, you see]
Posts saying they had received positive effects appeared as well.
Except for the extremely small number of people who had already been receiving care from maids, this was a notification they had no choice but to be seeing for the first time.
After all, it wasn’t common for an ordinary individual to become another maid’s Master.
To begin with, most of those who became maids took major NPCs as their Masters in order to survive the Tower.
Thus, this phenomenon occurring simultaneously all around the world meant only one thing.
[No way, is Lady Yuyeon taking care of us even on the Rest Floor...?]
Han Yuyeon, who should be spending time alone on the Rest Floor, was embracing all of humanity while grinding away her own energy.
The only maid capable of such a thing was Han Yuyeon, and the only maid who would carry out such a thing was also Han Yuyeon.
When it was completely confirmed that Han Yuyeon’s Master was humanity, another post went up.
[Guys, did you see the care message? Hurry and check]
Those who checked the system message were all able to see the same message.
「Have a happy day.」
And since they had no choice but to know those words were not empty.
[Damn it, Han Yuyeon!! You can have me!! Damn it, Han Yuyeon!! You can have me!!]
[I cried because I wanted to kiss Yuyeon ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[Everyone who likes Han Yuyeon, fold. And then, Earth folded.]
[Han Yuyeon, maid of humanity! Han Yuyeon, maid of humanity!]
Humanity had no choice but to worship Han Yuyeon.