The arrogant young lady in the class works as a maid in my house

"What……?"

The driver opened the back door, and Jino lowered her head and was about to get in.

"I told you to wait a moment. In that case, I'll get the stuff."

Shinnosuke easily snatched all the shopping bags from Himeno's hands and walked straight towards his home.

"Ah, wait a minute, Azuma-san."

Himeno hurriedly chased after him. Furthermore, Shinnosuke was carrying four heavy bags, yet his steps were still light, making it difficult to catch up.

He didn't look very muscular, but he was very strong. "He really is a boy," Jino thought in admiration.

"Hate it, wait for me."

Shinnosuke slowed down his pace after hearing Himeno yell at him again.

"Oh, sorry. I accidentally walked too fast."

"You scared me. I thought you were angry."

Himeno caught up with Shinnosuke and walked side by side with him.

"I'm not angry. But, Nishikawa..."

“What, what happened?”

"Don't be so polite to me. You can rely on me a little more."

"I'm not being polite. I just feel like I should do my job as a maid well..."

"You're just too serious about this. Menial tasks and jobs more suitable for men can be left to me. Otherwise, I'll ask you to do anything I want you to do."

Shinnosuke's gentleness can be clearly felt from his words.

"Also, I told you to be more frugal with your spending when we were shopping. If you're paying by card, your father will be the one paying, right? You came to work to escape your parents' control, but you're relying on their money to live. That's weird, isn't it?"

“That’s true…”

"And why did you take a taxi? If your father gets suspicious, your part-time job will be discovered."

"Yeah... I was careless. I was so tired that I couldn't make a calm judgment."

"If you're going to rely on your parents for money, you might as well rely on me."

Shinnosuke and Himeno walked side by side and turned their faces towards her.

His determined eyes attracted Jino's attention, and Jino's heart beat faster because of his eyes.

“I…I understand. Thank you…”

She looked away embarrassedly and whispered her answer.

*

The two returned home and walked into the entrance hall.

After Himeno took off her short coat, she revealed her usual maid outfit. She then put on a white lace headband, straightened her back, and placed her hands and fingers together at her waist, demonstrating the typical elegant demeanor of a maid.

From this we can know that Himeno has turned on the switch and switched to maid mode.

"Well, today I'm going to use the ingredients I just bought to make a very labor-intensive dish."

She spoke with unusually respectful words and bowed smoothly.

(Speaking of which, Nishikawa said last time, "I've decided that from now on, when I wear a maid outfit, I'll do my best to complete my work." She really sticks to it, which is amazing.)

"Mr. Shinnosuke, please relax and wait."

"Oh, okay, got it."

That being said, he felt really embarrassed when his female classmates showed him such wholehearted devotion, and even got goose bumps on his back.

*

While Shinnosuke was relaxing on the sofa in the living room, Himeno was doing housework skillfully.

(Ooooh…acting like a perfect maid.)

Even cooking, which she wasn't good at, was done fluently. Shinnosuke saw how carefully she prepared the ingredients.

(He also occasionally checks the recipes on his phone, which is kind of cute.)

Soon, the delicious aroma of steak wafted into the air. However—

"Ahh, I accidentally mixed up sugar and salt!"

"What's going on? Why did such a classic mistake happen? Is this a normal mistake? Or are you kidding me? You're kidding me, right?"

"I'm not kidding. They're in the same container. Why would the container look the same?"

"How would I know? My house has always been set up like this!"

She is a young lady from a wealthy family who is good at studying and sports, and has a pretty and delicate appearance.

Such a perfect girl is a little clumsy when it comes to housework.

(What’s wrong with this guy…)

Shinnosuke watched from the living room as Himeno made a mess in the kitchen.

(But compared to being perfect, some flaws are more adorable... I guess.)

Shinnosuke suddenly had this thought.

Himeno finished cooking soon after and brought the prepared meal to the table where Shinnosuke was waiting, placing the plate down with one smooth movement.

Such polite actions show the maid's willingness to serve, which is really impressive.

"Enjoy it, Master."

"Ooooh... looks delicious."

Shinnosuke cut the steak with a knife and put the fork into his mouth.

The pepper and salt seasoning was just right, the doneness was just right, and the steak had a soft texture.

"Mmm, delicious!"

(It tastes so tender because she must have carefully removed the tendons with a kitchen knife.)

Shinnosuke was very touched by Himeno's work attitude.

"That's great! All the preparation was worth it."

The beautiful girl laughed happily.

The young lady who was usually an iceberg beauty at school, dressed in a maid outfit and served him wholeheartedly -

(It's so cute.)

Shinnosuke had this thought again.

*

"I'm full. It's delicious!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

When Shinnosuke finished his meal, Himeno was cleaning in the kitchen. Shinnosuke, bored with nothing to do, started tidying up the cabinets in the living room.

"Hmm? What is this...?"

He pulled out a bulky film camera from the back of the cabinet. It was a Polaroid camera that printed photos on the spot after taking them.

"Oh, I miss this so much. Come to think of it, I still have this thing at home."

Shinnosuke took the camera out of the box and stared at it. At this time, Himeno had just finished washing and returned to the living room.

"Hey, what is that?"

"It's a Polaroid camera."

"This is the first time I've seen this. Can that thing really take pictures?"

"sure."

“Eh, that’s amazing…”

Himeno stared at the camera with shining eyes. She was wearing a black and white maid outfit and a white lace headband.

A cool and stunning beauty in a maid outfit was right in front of him, and he actually had a camera in his hand.

(Isn't this a hint that I must keep a record?)

Shinnosuke blurted out these words naturally.

"Can I...take a picture of you?"

(No, I don’t have any lewd thoughts!)

In order to avoid being misunderstood, Shinnosuke added desperately.

"Ah, what I mean is, Nishikawa, you said, 'I chose this part-time job because I wanted to wear a cute maid outfit!'"

"Eh, is that alright? Thank you so much."

Thanks to Shinnosuke's desperate attempts to explain, he was not regarded as a man with bad intentions.

"no problem."

Shinnosuke picked up the camera, framed the shot through the viewfinder, and pressed the shutter.

A small square photo immediately appeared in the camera.

"Eh, you didn't capture anything?"

"Please wait a moment."

Jino stared at the photo in surprise. After a while, the image emerged.

"Wow, that's amazing!"

She laughed happily, showing a rare excitement. It was extremely rare to see such a cold and aloof young lady excited.

(What’s this, a huge contrast? So cute.)

"What should we do with this photo, Mr. Shinnosuke?"

Himeno turned the printed side of the photo towards Shinnosuke. It showed a lovely maid.

"So cute..."

Shinnosuke couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Eh? What did you just say?"

"No, I didn't say anything important."

Shinnosuke was too embarrassed to tell the truth, so he just gave a perfunctory response. However, Himeno inexplicably ignored his response and repeated the question.

"Eh? What did you just say?"

"No, that... uh..."

"Eh? What did you just say?"

(She's not... asking this knowingly, is she?)

If that's the case, it seems I can't escape it. Shinnosuke said this helplessly.

"I said you're cute."

He was so embarrassed that he spoke in a low voice unconsciously.

"Eh? I can't hear you?"

Jino said, placing her hand behind her ear.

(Damn it, this guy must have heard it.)

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Even though Shinnosuke was thinking this, the usually cold Himeno actually went to such an extent that she wanted him to say something like "How cute" was just too adorable.

"I-I said you're so cute."

"I see. Thank you for the compliment."