Chapter 11
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 11
Chapter Title: The First Service is Proactive!
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"Oh my! What do we do! What do we do! It really happened, Rize!"
Anna grabbed Rize's hands tightly and jumped up and down, celebrating as if it were her own triumph.
"Th-thank you, Anna."
Rize felt grateful toward Anna for the congratulations, but she was also embarrassed by the over-the-top reaction.
She always showed a cold, composed demeanor to outsiders, but with Rubelt, his parents, and Anna—who had taught her so much since childhood—Rize opened her heart fully.
Anna looked at Rize with eyes sparkling with curiosity.
"So, how was the atmosphere with the Young Master? Tell me all the details, Rize!"
"Ah, Anna. Even so, that's too embarrass..."
"Oh, come on, don't be like that! I even recommended lingerie that suits you perfectly! Yesterday you were all 'Anna~ please tell me what outfit would go well for being with the Young Master~' begging me, and I rushed to get it for you! Ahh~ To think you'd be so heartless now. Back when you were little, you used to follow me around going 'Anna~ Anna~'..."
"Okay! Okay, just stop!"
Overwhelmed by Anna's machine-gun barrage of complaints, Rize raised the white flag with a flushed face.
"Alright then? Spill it quick~ How was it with the Young Master~?"
'Anna really is...'
Anna was sharp and efficient at work, which was why she'd risen to head maid.
But Rize knew that outside of work, she had a bright, chatty personality.
"W-well... When I went in wearing the outfit you recommended, the Young Master just stared at me."
"And? And?"
"He was so quiet that I asked, and he said he was just so stunned by how pretty I was..."
"Kyaaaa! The Young Master is so cute~! You were thrilled, right, Rize?"
"Of course I was. And then..."
"And then?!"
"He told me to sit next to him..."
Rize gave a rough rundown of everything that had happened that night.
How Rubelt had first asked her to help him get along well with Eli.
And right after, how she'd become one of his women too.
The declaration that she would be his top maid—and his woman.
Followed by kisses and caresses, leading into the main act.
They poured out their love for each other amid a night of passion... and this morning, Rubelt had told her she would be one of his wives, not just a lover or concubine.
"Oh my oh my oh my oh my! Kyaaaa! How wonderful! How wonderful!"
Anna listened to Rize's story with utter fascination, practically bouncing off the walls.
"...Anna. It's embarrassing, so please be quiet."
"How could I stay quiet about this! Oh my, the Young Master really is a man, a real man."
After praising Rubelt, Anna fell silent for a moment, deep in thought, before speaking up.
"Well~ I figured the Young Master would end up with multiple women anyway."
"I thought so too. But to think... he'd make me his w-wife..."
Neither Rize nor Anna felt any discomfort at the idea of Rubelt having multiple women.
What had surprised them more was his declaration to take her as a proper wife, not just a mistress or lover.
"The Young Master has been eyeing my butt ever since he was little~ I was suspicious he just stared without ever teasing or anything~ Ah, those were the days."
"Honestly, I thought he'd pick you for his first time, not me."
"Me? Pfft. You think the Young Master would choose an old lady with a kid already? Oh, Rize~."
'The Young Master definitely thinks Anna's still very much in the running though...'
Rize had seen how Rubelt chatted happily with Dr. Furuta about naughty topics, exchanging ideas—she was convinced it was possible.
At the very least, she figured he'd call Anna in for some nighttime company soon, if not as a wife.
After all, even now, he'd stared at Anna's butt just like he did when he was a kid.
'Like Dr. Furuta said, it's impressive he held out so faithfully until adulthood. The Young Master really is diligent in the weirdest ways.'
Unaware that Rubelt's "diligence" stemmed from the constraints of a message window, Rize could only admire it.
"Anyway, Rize~."
Anna flashed a sly smile and whispered into Rize's ear.
"How was it doing it with the Young Master? Did it feel good?"
"Ah, Anna!"
"Tell me~ Were you in pain at all? It was your first time, right? I'm seriously worried asking this. My first time with my husband hurt~."
"Ugh..."
Rize couldn't even get properly mad at Anna, who started playfully but brought up her husband to create a genuinely concerned vibe.
'I respect Anna as a maid, but she's so sneaky.'
"It didn't hurt. The Young Master took all kinds of measures."
"Measures?"
"There was a pain-relieving incense burning in the room. He lit it so I wouldn't hurt on my first time."
"I see. Oh, but just to be sure—you did proper birth control, right? Hehe, the Young Master didn't struggle with the condom?"
"No, we didn't use a condom."
Seeing Rize state it so matter-of-factly, Anna's eyes went wide.
"What?! No condom! Rize, you were okay with that! What if you get pregnant right away..."
"The Young Master had already taken male birth control pills, so it was fine."
"...Male birth control?"
"Yes. It's a product from the adult shop under the Eldra Group that he developed with Dr. Furuta."
"Oh... Aah~ That thing they've been advertising for a year? The one that went head-to-head with condoms."
"Exactly. The one where they backed a full image makeover strategy, turning condoms from mere birth control into enhancers for play, and pushed it through."
Anna let out a relieved sigh, then smirked mischievously again.
"So you went raw from the start? Ooh~ You kids these days are bold~ Did it feel good?"
"...Sigh. Yes, it felt good. It didn't hurt, and the Young Master... called my name so many times, held my hand..."
"Kyaa! Kyaa! So pure and sweet! What do we do! What do we do! Ah! What positions did you do? Lots of variety?"
"No, w-well... It was both our first times, so we were kind of out of it and just did the basic..."
"Just missionary and done? Aww~ So cute~."
Anna grabbed Rize's shoulders and said,
"Rize! Listen up! The first time, you can be all innocent and satisfied with just missionary! But once you get used to it, you'll crave new sensations! So you need to learn all kinds of plays! Got it!"
"O-of course I know that. I figure once the Young Master gets comfortable, he'll want to try different positions with me."
Rize didn't for a second believe that Rubelt—who had vast sexual knowledge from chatting with Dr. Furuta and even contributing ideas—would stick to just missionary.
'I'm actually worried he might suggest plays I haven't even thought of... No, if it's what the Young Master wants, I've been prepared to accept any play for a long time.'
"Great! Rize! Then let me give you a quick special lesson! Techniques men love, compiled from my experience with my husband! I'll teach you now!"
"That's just techniques your husband likes..."
"Men feel pretty much the same unless it's some extreme stuff, so it'll be fine! It'll work! You've got 30 minutes until the Young Master's tutoring ends... I'll hit you with the fast-track version, so listen up!"
"A-alright!"
And so Rize focused intently on Anna's lecture about techniques men adore.
[See you tomorrow then. Let's hang out together, Rubelt.]
"Yeah, Isihoon. Let's have a fun New Year with Yume too—all four of us. Oh, we're definitely hitting the arcade, right?"
[Obviously. This time I'll win for sure, so prepare yourself!]
"Hahaha, get ready to keep challenging me 'cause you're mad about losing and end up getting an earful from Yume, Isihoon."
After finishing training and washing up, I'd gotten a call from Isihoon.
He wanted to hang out with friends before the start of term at Hunter Academy.
It'd be a good chance to work on Yume's affection too, and I was looking forward to chilling with friends anyway, so we made plans.
As I ended the call and stepped out of the training hall, Rize was waiting at the door as usual.
"Good work on your lesson, Young Master. Next up is private magic tutoring with Mr. Ruel Grant."
My genius education curriculum covered everything this gifted Rubelt Eldra body could handle: not just swordsmanship, but marksmanship, magic, archery, you name it.
For theoretical tutoring that didn't require sparring like swordsmanship, Rize accompanied me.
And as I started heading to the next session as usual...
"Got it. ...Huh? Rize?"
"Yes, Young Master?"
"Your face is a bit red... You okay?"
"...Eep!"
Rize's face was noticeably redder than usual.
Did she catch a cold from our extra morning session?
"I-I'm fine. No need to worry."
"But it could be from this morning..."
"N-no, it's not that! If anything, my mood and health feel better... Ack! Young Master, you're teasing me!"
"Ah, sorry."
I hadn't meant to embarrass her.
Though honestly, she was so cute that I kinda liked it.
"Anna kept grilling me with questions, so I got embarrassed... It's nothing, really. Don't worry."
"Ahh... That makes sense."
Anna's the chatty type who loves this stuff outside of work.
I could totally picture her firing off questions relentlessly, Rize blushing but answering anyway.
Good thing it's not that she's sick.
And then night fell.
"Young Master, please allow me to serve you."
Rize, entering my room, said something completely out of the blue.