Not a Villainess but a Maid

#044 Dia’s Cooking Class (1)

A few weeks have passed since I found out that I was feeding Ruby the worst cookies.

Although she was shocked, she tried to improve her taste after that.

Why does it not taste the same even if I try the recipe given to me by Dia?

On this day, it was one of the few cooking practice sessions at the academy.

Today, as I was crying while looking at the trash I had made, DIA saw me and spoke to me.

“How are you making cookies, Amber?”

She had her blonde hair neatly tied up, keeping it from sticking out.

Although it was a ponytail, I felt a different charm from Amethyst.

If Ame’s ponytail gives off a healthy vibe, I would say that Dia exudes a mature look.

After just a moment of looking at the tip of her head, I came to my senses and answered.

“I keep standing still. I clearly did what was written, but I wonder what went wrong…”

“Really? Judging by his appearance, he looks fine.”

Dia said that and ate my cookie with a bright face, but her face gradually darkened.

She looked shocked, as if she had encountered an unknown creature.

After about 7 seconds of interpreting the taste of her in her own mouth, Diamond opened her mouth.

“···It’s serious.”

“Isn’t it the same for DIA? As expected, I’m ruined…”

It’s probably impossible to make delicious cookies in this life.

As she was tearing out her hair in despair, Diamond patted her on the shoulder.

“Don’t worry. “I will be there to look at it myself.”

“Really? “I’m sorry that I feel like I’m getting too much help from Diamond…”

At my words, Dia looked around her and said with a relieved expression.

“No, to me it is rather a reward. hehehe.”

“···?”

A reward?

As she pondered the meaning of what she said, she realized.

‘By any chance, does DIA like teaching?’

Somehow, even when I sat next to him in class, he taught me things well and always paid attention to me.

You are the type of teacher who likes to teach things to others.

If that was the case, it was understandable that she was so excited.

Just before her practice session ended, she whispered to me and informed me.

“Amber, come back here after school without Ruby knowing.”

“Yes. But why do you keep it a secret…?”

She was a little worried about my words, and then she smiled and said.

“So she can surprise Ruby when she gives her the cookie. Yes?”

“Aha.”

When Ruby tastes my cookies like she usually does, if she suddenly finds them delicious, her impact will be that much greater.

Convinced by Dia’s words, I nodded repeatedly and waited until after school.

Look forward to it, lady. I’m going to let you eat some amazing cookies.

***

After telling Ruby that club activities would be closed today, she secretly walked to the kitchen.

I thought I arrived pretty quickly, but Diamond had already made all her preparations and was waiting.

“You arrived quickly? “Did you speak well to Ruby?”

“I came here saying I had a headache and needed some rest. “You probably won’t have any doubts.”

“I’m glad. Come over here.”

As she walked to the seat next to Dia, she shook her head and said.

“Amber, we will share a room today.”

“One place for two?”

“That’s how I can take care of it. It’s okay, so please stick next to me.”

She nodded her head at her words and pressed close to her side.

The countertop wasn’t that wide, so it was inevitable that our shoulders would touch each other.

I felt a little embarrassed because we were touching each other’s sides and things like that.

First, I started by washing my hands thoroughly using soap.

As I learned at the academy, I thoroughly washed the backs of my hands, between my fingers, my fingernails, and even my palms, and then completely dried off the moisture with a towel.

I asked Dia, waving my clean hands.

“What should I do now?”

“I see… “First of all, would you please give me one of Amber’s hands?”

Give me your hand?

Although he was confused by her words, he obediently held out his right hand.

Dia grabbed my outstretched hand and started pressing the center of her palm with her two thumbs.

I pressed her palm little by little with a slightly pleasant force that was neither too painful nor too weak.

“···Hey, Diamond?”

“Yes?”

“It’s cool, but is this related to cookies?”

She smiled at my question and nodded her head.

“Because Amber’s hands are always stiff. “I get so nervous every time I stand at the counter.”

Dia’s words hit the nail on the head.

How did you know I get nervous every time I cook?

“Yes, it was definitely like that…”

“Because of the pressure of not being able to fail, even things that are going well will not work out. “You need to relax a little more like this.”

Dia gently rubbed her hand and pressed the soft part between her thumb and index finger.

“···Ugh.”

“It may hurt a little. “This part comes together the most.”

True to her words, she felt a little sore at first, but as she continued to receive massages, she gradually felt relief.

Dia’s fingers now moved up past my palm towards her knuckles.

With a snarky movement, she grabbed my fingers as if clasping them together and stimulated me by pressing my fingers one by one.

“Her fingertips have the most nerves. So, if you press this part like this, the accumulated stress will be quite relieved.”

For some reason, I remembered the hand massages I gave Ruby every time I went to a concert, and her face got hot.

It was such a shame, to have her hands sacrificed.

Every time Diamond squeezes her fingertips one by one, she feels a small rush of pleasure.

As I tried to hide my happy expression, it ended up becoming a strange expression.

As she held her breath to hide her embarrassment, she finally finished massaging her hands.

“···Uh, what should I do now?”

I thought she was finally going to start making cookies, but Dia smiled brightly and said.

“What are you talking about? “You need to give me your other hand too.”

“···.”

As she did so, she handed her left hand to her, and Dia happily wrapped her hand around her and began to press it.

This is dangerous. She was so skilled at her skills that just pressing her palm felt like a small sigh would come out.

Huh? Somehow, it feels like our bodies are closer than before…

“Her posture is a bit uncomfortable, so I’ll stick closer. Are you okay, Amber?”

“···Yes.”

I don’t even know what I’m answering.

Her mind went blank as she just left her hand in her hands and held back the sounds that were trying to escape.

Before she knew it, she was in a position where she was completely hugged from behind.

Because her body was in close contact, her body temperature was transmitted directly from her back to the soft part of her diamond.

Compared to Ruby’s slightly cold hands, Diamond’s hands were so warm that I thought she might have a fever.

Thanks to this, the more I receive her massage, the more limp my hands become and the better she feels.

As I was receiving her massage in silence, I felt her diamond knees gradually pressing under me.

“···!”

As her knee touched her private part, I unconsciously flinched.

This must be a mistake, right?

I guess it’s because my posture is uncomfortable and I’m stuck…? It’s like that.

As she closed her eyes tightly, Dia asked curiously.

“Huh? “Amber, her face is red.”

“···This is, so…”

She didn’t have anything to say, so I paused to answer, and she whispered.

“Is it because it’s hot?”

“···It’s not like that···. Umm…”

“···Are you doing that because of her hand massage?”

“···.”

As I was unable to answer in the end, Dia made a gesture indicating that she had realized something.

Then he smiled softly and whispered into my ear.

“Or, because of me?”

***

Ruby Sarkar, Deputy Director of the Freedom Activities Department, continued to be low-pressure today.

The club room, which would normally have been noisy with all 10 people gathered together, became quiet due to Amber’s absence.

Before her class ended, she was constantly worried about Amber, who had gone to rest after telling her that her head hurt.

‘Did he catch a cold? I haven’t been able to pay attention to you all this time…’

As she slowly wondered what foods were said to be good for colds, she twitched her eyebrows at the strange feeling of discomfort she felt in her club room.

‘Wait a minute. ‘Why is there one more chair empty?’

One, two, three, four…

After counting everyone, including herself, there were a total of eight members left.

The original club had ten members.

Even though Amber was missing, it was strange that there was one more person missing.

As she continued to scan the room, she realized an important fact.

‘There are no diamonds…?’

Not only Amber but also Diamond was absent.

Ruby asked her members with a slightly puzzled expression.

“Has anyone heard anything from DIA? “She left without saying a word today…”

Then, Amethyst answered as if she had been waiting.

“Diamond? If it’s Dia, you said that to me earlier this morning. “I think the club will be closed today because her head hurts.”

‘I have a headache…?’

Why, on the same day and at the same time, both of us got headaches.

‘Suspicious.’

A small flame erupted inside Ruby.

When she got up from her seat, Coral, who had been quietly reading a book, asked with a surprised expression.

“Uh, where are you going, Ruby?”

“I have something to check for a moment. “I’ll be right back.”

Ruby exuded a gloomy aura and started walking towards the academy’s main building where the kitchen was located.