Not a Villainess but a Maid

#035 The search for milk is all the rage! (1)

The first thing I did when I woke up in the morning was fill the cat’s milk bowl.

A small but important task that I have been doing for four years now.

I thought I would be liberated after entering the academy, but I failed because Milk followed me.

Today, as soon as I woke up, I yawned loudly and filled Milk’s water bowl with water.

“Let’s drink water, milk.”

Milk, who would normally have approached first and rubbed his body, was nowhere to be seen.

“Milk?”

‘Where did the child go to play?’

He is such a free-spirited cat that these days, I thought he would do that even if he disappeared once or twice.

When I was in the mansion, there were many incidents, such as being found on a tree three days later or hiding in a fireplace.

I thought it was like that this time too, so I ignored it.

After playing well, he will come back on his own.

As it was the weekend, I asked for her understanding and went to see Chairman Citrine.

It bothered her that she had not been able to meet her recently due to her training camp or anything, so she decided to visit her today.

A student council that runs without days off, even on weekends. They say it gives you that much honor and benefits, but honestly, if it were me, I think I would have passed out a long time ago because it was so hard.

After greeting the student council officers and entering the office, Citrine’s tired face greeted me.

“What, you’re a commoner? “He hasn’t been here for a while.”

“I was a little busy with club activities. “Did you miss me?”

“···Not really.”

-Zech.

As he says that, he already pulls out the chair next to him so that I can sit down.

I should say that she has become gentler than before, and the venomous nature of the person has largely disappeared.

After briefly cleaning up, I sat down next to Citrine and noticed the paper in front of her.

-Clap and rattle.

I asked as I was watching her diligently copying something on her paper.

“What are you using today?”

“Ah, this. It came from the security guard. “The official document is absurd.”

‘Guards…?’

The security forces intervened in such a peaceful academy.

“Can I read what it says?”

“Do whatever you want. “It was going to be spread throughout the school anyway.”

I read the words written on the document that Citrine gave me.

‘Recently, kidnapping incidents targeting noble daughters have occurred frequently at nearby academies, so students should be careful?’

I put down the document again and said.

“A kidnapping case against noble students. “It’s a terrible thing.”

At my words, Citrine looked at me and made a laughing expression.

“I’m telling you, scrappy kids like you, to be careful. “Don’t just wander around and get kidnapped.”

‘He is even younger…’

That thought was about to come out of my mouth, but I didn’t dare say it.

While watching Citrine work for a while, the large cup she was holding caught her eye.

Normally, it would have been full of black coffee, but today it was only clear and transparent water.

“No coffee today?”

“Huh? Ah···.”

At my words, she looked at the water sloshing around in her cup for a while and then said.

“···Just. “I’m trying to reduce it a bit.”

“···.”

“Why, why do you look at me like that?”

“Just because it’s special.”

“···True. “It’s disgusting.”

Maybe I am. I may be having a bigger impact on Citrine than I thought.

I returned from student council work and stood in front of the front door.

‘Miss, you must have been waiting a long time, right?’

I put my hand on the doorknob, thinking I should hurry up and prepare lunch.

‘Huh?’

There was a piece of paper stuck under the front door.

It looks like a card, and something the size of a letter is inserted as if someone had put it there on purpose.

‘It’s definitely not an advertisement. ‘Because this is an academy.’

Remembering that there was a chicken restaurant advertisement plastered on the front door of the house I lived in before I was possessed, I picked up the paper that had fallen on the floor.

[ She has a cat. ]

“···!”

The words, written crookedly so that the handwriting was intentionally unrecognizable, contained an unusual message.

[ If you want to retrieve the cat, come to the back of the academy alone as a maid at 2 PM. ]

Based on the circumstances, Milk was currently kidnapped by an unknown person, and since she pointedly referred to herself as a maid, it seemed like this letter was a threat to me.

‘Who on earth would do this…!?’

[ P.S. The safety of the cat cannot be guaranteed if it does not come alone.]

‘What should I do? Should I tell the lady too?’

Given Ruby’s personality, it was clear that she would be very upset if she found out that I was involved in the incident.

In the worst case, you may end up giving up milk for your own safety.

‘···No. Let’s solve it ourselves.’

She has to do it alone if she wants to save her milk safely and not worry about her.

Is the culprit someone from a rival family that hates the Sarkar family?

Or is it just that he has personal feelings for me?

Whatever the reason, it seemed clear that there was no choice.

‘···I will definitely come back safely. Miss.’

Why do my steps feel heavy these days?

After preparing her mind, I left her hallway, quietly following her footsteps so as not to wake her.

***

At the back of the academy, there was a secret passage called the ‘doghole.’

The hole between the high iron bars of the wall was a place where many students deviated, and at the same time, it was also a place where various items that could not be obtained within the academy were distributed.

Major traded items included cigarettes (tobacco), alcohol, and various other items distributed on the black market.

On the other hand, it was also used as a scene of bullying, not unlike a real academy.

It was the perfect place to harass and engage in deviant behavior away from the eyes of professors and other students.

Today, it was Clara and her group who occupied the other side of this hole.

With a pure white cat locked in the kennel, they were busy preparing for the operation.

Clara shouted, holding her Momo’s shoulder with a face full of spirit.

“Do you understand, Momo? Your role is most important. “Keep your wits about you so you don’t get caught!”

Momo, who was listening to her words without knowing whether she was scolding her or giving her advice, spoke with an anxious look on her face.

“Um, Clara…?”

“Why?”

“Why do I have to stand here alone with my face covered…?”

In response to her mom’s innocent question, Clara sighed heavily and shook her head.

“That’s because you, whose voice is not well-known, should negotiate so you have the least fear of being caught. “If I cover her face and speak, she won’t find out right away, right?”

“Aha. Okay···.”

Clara decided that it would be safest for Momo, who was the least talkative in the club, to act as a stand-in.

“If you understand, memorize the lines quickly so you don’t forget them.”

Rubber rustle.

Clara, who hid in the grass with the other women, looked at the clock and waited for Amber to come.

‘It’s strange. The promised time will soon come…?’

It was getting closer to the agreed upon time, but Amber didn’t plan on coming.

‘Couldn’t it have been revealed to the outside world?’

If they did that, their position would be at a great disadvantage, so they just hoped that she would follow through on her threats.

After a while, a pink-haired female student appeared from the wall along with a rustling sound.

‘You’re finally here, evil girl Amber…!’

Looking around with a slightly anxious look.

Looking at that, Clara was confident of their victory.

‘I will harass you so thoroughly that you will never be able to set foot in this academy again!’

Clara had already prepared more than 10 punishments for Amber in her head.

Now all that was left was to hope that Momo would do her job well.

Amber, who had been constantly looking around, finally found Milk with a woman.

“Milk…! “You were here!”

Milk is being groomed in a stuffy-looking cage.

And naturally, her eyes turned to the woman next to Milk.

‘Who is it…?’

A woman sweating profusely wearing a stuffy-looking hat, black sunglasses, and a mask.

Her Amber tilted her head and asked her.

“Are you the one who wrote that letter?”

“···.”

Amber asked, but she remained silent.

Meanwhile, Clara, who was hiding in the bushes far away and watching this situation, was going crazy with frustration.

‘Ambassador…! Why aren’t you saying your lines? Momo, you frustrating woman…!’

Just as she was pounding her chest in frustration, Momo finally moved her mouth beyond her mask.

“···And if you want your cat back… “Follow my words…”

When she heard those words, Amber slightly tilted her head and responded.

“Huh? “Where have I heard that voice before?”

“···!”

“By any chance, aren’t you Momo…?”

Momo, who had hit the nail on the head, screamed as she tried to remain calm.

“I don’t know anyone like that! “Hurry up and give in to my request…!”

‘···No matter who looks at you, you look like Momo.’

Anyway, the person in front of her is Momo. It was true that she had to meet her demands in order to get her milk back, so Amber first tried to grant her demands.

“What is your request?”

“···Well, that is…”

Momo hid her shaking hands and recited the lines she had heard from Clara.

“First of all… “Take off her school uniform…”

“···School uniform?”

“That… After putting it down on the floor…”

It was then.

– Rustle.

Momo Her clumsy hands shot out from the thick grass behind her, and she cupped her mouth.

“···Eup!?”

“What kind of windfall is this? “Brother, does this woman look okay?”

“I think it’s true that nobles are fair-faced. “Let’s take him.”

Momo, whose movements were suppressed by the unidentified men who suddenly appeared, was struggling and making unpleasant noises.

“Whoop…Whoop…!?”

“Stay still. “If you don’t want to die.”

As the man’s vicious blade was thrust in front of her eyes, Momo clamped her mouth shut.

“···Eup···.”

Amber, who was watching the situation unfold before her eyes, could not help but feel embarrassed.

‘What are these people…?’

She suddenly appeared and grabbed Momo from behind.

Atrocious people with suspicious-looking clothing and scars all over their bodies.

Furthermore, since there was a weapon in his hand, it was natural for even Amber to feel fear.

“Huh?”

One of the men who was wrapping a black cloth over Momo, who had captured her, noticed Amber in front of her and said,

“Brother. What should I do with that girl? “Looking at your clothes, you look like a commoner.”

“I saw it, so I should take it with me. “Tie it up.”

Amber thought as she saw a man approaching her holding a sharp weapon.

‘You’re crazy, these people…!’

I didn’t know what their purpose was, but I knew that I wouldn’t be safe if I was taken away.

“Lady. Do you want to put a hole in your stomach? “Would you please follow me quietly?”

“···.”

Amber glared silently at the man, then slowly took her steps away.