Great, we're doomed now!

She's a girl too, and she definitely wants to look beautiful in the end.

She had already prepared everything:

To avoid causing trouble for others and to spare her "family" too much pain, she chose the traditional method of suicide by burning charcoal. She also managed to obtain a sufficient dose of sleeping pills so that everyone could leave peacefully in their sleep—after all, she was a kind girl.

I don't remember which writer said it, but people who commit suicide by burning charcoal look like they are asleep, with skin as pink as cherry blossoms.

However, the plan was not successfully implemented that day.

Because her family business was not doing well, she invited several social celebrities to the banquet, which was also an attempt to attract investment. Coincidentally, a man with amazing insight was also among them. After only a few meetings, he saw through all her painstaking arrangements.

Then, the boy who was surrounded by admirers not only didn't expose her, but instead said the following to the Amber River family:

This girl is more valuable than all your assets combined.

So on that day she was "sold" and became this man's property.

Renamed "Ruri-kawa Tsubaki," the maid nicknamed Ruri-chan was born~

—Let's turn back time to the present.

Once again, and for the first time in a long time, Liuli had the thought of "wanting to die".

Maids are not allowed to fall in love with their masters!

You can be forced or threatened, and then helplessly and reluctantly submit to someone, but it is absolutely unacceptable to "actively" fall in love with your master.

Because a certain arrogant and delusional girl, when she entered the Kuse family, once said something like, "You can have my body but not my heart."

Then Ye Shou very gentlemanly complied with her and made good use of this beautiful young girl's body... in all sorts of work and missions.

Liuli belatedly realized that what someone had meant by "her value" might have been "surplus value".

...I really want to travel back in time and slap my younger self who was infatuated with me!

"This is by no means a vulgar act."

Liuli's mouth was like a wound-up toy: "Although it might violate Article 11 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act (prohibition of sexual harassment), the so-called 'improper conduct' refers to bullying and coercion of female employees, which only broadly includes men. In actual judgments, cases of men being harassed are almost non-existent. Employers have an obligation to take preventative measures in the workplace and explicitly prohibit gender-based improper conduct. But ultimately, this isn't the workplace, and I'm not the employer, so I have no responsibility or obligation—"

As she spoke, Liuli covered her face, her sculpted shoulders trembling slightly.

"That's not it... I just... it's not what you see!"

Qianhua's mouth was slightly open, looking completely bewildered, her brain temporarily shut down.

However, upon seeing Liuli's predicament, the clever little devil immediately came over, placed his hand on the maid's shoulder, and comforted her in a "loving" tone.

"It's okay, I won't leak it."

"Really?

With her face flushed, Ruri raised her head and looked at Chika through the gap between her hands.

"Yeah! We're good friends, so this little thing is no problem at all~"

Chika chuckled and said, "Actually, I've wanted to do this for a long time, but I've never had the chance."

"..."

Ok?

Liuli subconsciously narrowed her eyes and lowered her voice: "Does Miss Qianhua have the same idea?"

"Because I just couldn't resist~" Chika swayed shyly, "Who can blame me for wanting to mess with Mamoru? Anyone would be tempted and want to make a mess of him!"

Doesn't this woman have any self-respect?!

—Liuli clearly had some feelings for her before.

Although Ruri had recommended Chika to her when it came to the topic of "spouse," she's now unhappy that the person in question is actually interested... That's probably just how women are.

"It's truly heartening that you have this idea, but ultimately, it depends on whether Lord Ye Shou likes it or not—"

"What are you talking about? Of course he doesn't like this kind of thing."

Qianhua tilted her head: "It has nothing to do with his wishes. Even if he doesn't like it, we will force it to go on."

"Huh?" Liuli was stunned.

"Don't worry, I'm very gentle and won't hurt him."

"Huh? Will it hurt? Do boys feel pain too?" Ruri covered her mouth in horror. "So, Fujiwara-san is 'carnivorous'?"

"Why use honorifics... Ruri-chan?"

Qianhua took out her phone, puzzled: "Didn't you want to pinch his cheeks and take a picture of his weird expressions to keep as Xiaoshou's embarrassing history?"

"…………………………Um?!"

Looking at Qianhua's sly smile, Liuli's brain suddenly short-circuited for a moment, and then a flash of inspiration struck her.

"Yes! That's exactly what I want to do!!"

"The sound is too loud, Ruri-chan!"

Chika walked briskly to the bedside and bent down like a little duck to carefully observe Ye Shou. The former prime minister's granddaughter couldn't help but giggle.

"Since kindergarten, Xiao Shou has always acted like a grown-up, always looking cool. I've been wanting to mess up this aloof and handsome guy for a long time~"

Before, I had Ruri-chan watching over things, but now even the guards have been turned against me. Serves the little guard right for this calamity!

Ruri-chan~ You pinch his cheeks, I'll take the picture~

"It wasn't you who 'turned' me," Liuli said silently.

"I'll send you a copy of the photos later."

Okay! Let's do it!

As expected of Lord Fujiwara, daring to do what others wouldn't, he is truly admirable and worthy of respect!

"So why do you use honorifics?"

...A few minutes later, Ye Shou opened his eyes, first frowning slightly, then subconsciously touching his lips, but he didn't feel anything unusual. He assumed it was just the combat feedback from the [Ghost Brain] and didn't pay any attention to it.

"This one, this one for me?!"

"You really like taking photos together, Ruri-chan~ Ah, you two are practically glued together in this one, it's a little dangerous... but I'll still send it to you anyway."

"Uh-huh!"

"Hehe, from this angle, you two look like a couple~"

"Lord Fujiwara is truly amazing! We must be best friends for life!"

—When did these two become so close?

Ye Shou turned his head and saw the two girls, both high school girls, with their backs to him, excitedly gesturing on their phones. He couldn't help but feel deeply puzzled.

Chapter 8: The Maid Can't Stop

Ye Shou didn't care about the whispers between the two girls. His mother in this life had taught him a wise saying: Never try to understand a woman's heart—it's like Schrödinger's cat, a completely unpredictable thing.

Teenage girls' thoughts are as turbulent as a summer storm, arriving and departing unexpectedly, and by the time they realize it, it's too late.

Even Liuli makes silly mistakes sometimes.

Looking at the maid who was hanging out with Chika, Ye Shou sighed helplessly.

His attention quickly returned to himself, and an indescribable soreness swept through his body, but it quickly receded like the tide, with only a few muscles twitching involuntarily.

I could clearly feel that my shirt and underwear were soaked with sweat, sticking to my skin and feeling very uncomfortable, like I had just swum in the sea.

Half-lying on the bed, Ye Shou raised his left arm and quickly rolled up his sleeve to his elbow. A large area of ​​red, swollen abrasions was clearly visible, as if he had been grazed by a speeding vehicle.

The synergy between "NERvGear" and [Ghost Brain] is outstanding!

Everything his body felt was no different from a real, intense battle, except that there were no creatures like trolls in reality, so Ye Shou couldn't find a point of reference.

Sweat, heartbeat, pain, and the experiences gained from them have undoubtedly been firmly etched into this body's memory!

But the important part comes next.

Under Ye Shou's watchful gaze, the redness and swelling around Siqia seemed to have been wiped away, and in less than half a minute, only faint bluish-black bruises remained, without affecting the movement of his arm at all.

[Transition Effects]!

The act of "quitting the game" is also seen as a switch between two scenes (virtual and reality), thus triggering this talent attribute.

This leads to a very strange chain reaction:

The strain of playing the game for hours will be fed back to the physical body by the [Ghost Brain], and then the energy will be restored by the [Transition Effect], greatly reducing fatigue.

Correspondingly, the training effects will be fully retained under the blessing of the [King of Scrolls].

This is practically a real-life version of "unlimited stamina for dungeon runs"!

As successors to capitalism, how could I let such a good opportunity slip by?

So he reluctantly sacrificed his class time and asked for leave to sneak off to the infirmary—he didn't even skip class!

The teachers and classmates all knew that he was "addicted to games," but Qianhua was probably the only one who dared to point this out directly.

"You're here again."

"babble!"

"!"

Completely unaware of the commotion behind them, the two were startled by these words. The maid immediately put away her phone, straightened the wrinkles in her clothes, turned around gracefully, crossed her arms, and nodded to Ye Shou.

"Lord Ye Shou, you're awake. Would you like some hot water?"

"Thank you then."

"No, it's my duty."

The maid turned around, subtly shoved her phone into her pocket, and began preparing with a calm expression.

Fujiwara Chika glanced at her admiringly, but this optimist clearly didn't think she had done anything shameful. She cheerfully walked over and extended her hand to Ye Shou: "It's my turn to play~"

"This is an internal beta version, and I have a duty of confidentiality. If you want to play, please pre-order it and then wait patiently until the official launch date," Ye Shou said coldly.

"Aren't you the boss?"

Ye Shou raised an eyebrow: "If the general cannot set an example, how can he gain the soldiers' respect?"

"Hmm...that makes a lot of sense." Qianhua was overwhelmed by his imposing aura and couldn't help but take a half step back.