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

Hearing Shinnosuke's voice, Himeno turned around and saw him sitting on the ground in shame.

"What happened?"

"I stepped on a mop and fell."

"You're really clumsy. Can't you even clean properly?"

In order to prevent other students from hearing, he spoke provocatively in a low voice.

(She's definitely doing this because of that. She's taking revenge on me for saying to Jin Zhichuan yesterday, "You can't even clean?")

Shinnosuke was furious, but arguing with her would only make matters worse. They had already agreed to remain as strangers at school as usual, so Shinnosuke pretended nothing had happened.

"My wife, are you okay?"

There are still some friendly people in the class. It seems that the world is not so bad after all.

A boy who I wasn't particularly familiar with reached out to pull Shinnosuke.

"It's okay, thanks!"

Shinnosuke grabbed the other person's hand, yelled "Hey!" and stood up. Then the boy leaned his face close to him and asked quietly:

"Hey, my wife, what happened between you and the princess?"

"Eh? No... I'm fine. Why are you asking?"

"Because I saw the princess said something to you."

“Ah, that’s…”

(If I want to pretend that I'm not familiar with Jinzhichuan, what excuse should I make?)

Shinnosuke thought for a moment, only to see Himeno turn around and stare at him again.

Jinai, who is usually very strong, now has an inexplicable look of uneasiness on her face.

Shinnosuke was puzzled, wondering what was wrong with her, and then he said what came to his mind.

"She just asked me, 'Are you okay?'"

"I see. The princess is so gentle."

(No, she's not gentle at all.)

Although Shinnosuke smiled helplessly in his heart, he still answered with a smile.

"Yeah, she's so gentle."

"You're so lucky to have her say such kind words to you, Azuma."

“That’s what I mean, hahahaha…”

Because she actually only said very cold words to him, Shinnosuke could only respond with a dry laugh.

After their conversation ended, Shinnosuke realized that Himeno had been pretending to listen casually.

*

Shinnosuke didn't join any clubs. He didn't have any friends to hang out with after school, so he usually went home right after school. He thought this was actually a good thing. It was more relaxing.

It takes about 30 minutes to get to school from home by train, and I usually get home around 4:30 in the evening. When I get home, I don't even change out of my uniform. I just turn on my game console and sit on the sofa.

"Okay, let's continue playing."

In the empty living room, only the sound of his own mumbling echoed in the void.

His daily life is like this, playing video games, watching anime, or reading comics and light novels, spending his time leisurely alone.

It was his happy time when he would not be disturbed by anyone.

Although he thought so, he felt a dead feeling as if he was stuffed into cold metal.

(Do I feel lonely? No, not at all. The feeling of relaxation is the best.)

He glanced around casually. Yesterday's messy environment was gone, and what came into view was a clean and tidy home.

Shinnosuke discovered that there was something unusual in his daily life.

"Come to think of it, an unattainable young lady appeared in this space yesterday."

Even now, he still feels weird and unreal.

"I hope someone else comes this Sunday, not Nishikawa."

If a young lady like her who is so strong-willed and bad at housework comes over, we have to consider her feelings.

And thinking back to their conversation at school, Jino seemed to hate herself.

So I hope it's someone else next time.

Even though Shinnosuke thought this in his heart, he himself couldn't figure out whether those words were true or not.

"Anyway, Nishikawa said he'd find someone to cover for him as soon as possible, so he probably won't come to my house again."

After Shinnosuke finished saying this, he turned his attention back to the game screen.

*

The next Sunday, at 11:00 AM, was almost time for the housekeeper to arrive.

The doorbell rang exactly at the right moment, and Shinnosuke went to the entrance to open the door.

Who could it be? Is it Ji Nai, or...

"Hello there."

Standing before him was a super beautiful woman with a cold expression.

She was wearing the same windbreaker as last time, and her face still had the familiar cold expression.

"Nishigawa...it's you who came."

"Oh, you sound so condescending. Can't I come?"

"No, that's not what I meant. You said before that cleaning at a classmate's house was terrible. And you asked the company to find someone to do it for you."

"I haven't found anyone yet, so there's nothing I can do. If Azuma-san really doesn't want me to come, then I should go back?"

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. No one can replace you. Come on in."

Shinnosuke said as he took out his slippers.

I can't help it even though I say this, but...

Thanks to Jinai last week, this house was finally able to become a human living space again after a long absence.

Her cleaning skills were definitely not great, but it had been a long time since she had eaten a hot meal cooked by someone else.

The most important thing is that he had always thought that she was an arrogant, self-righteous and unattainable young lady, but when he saw her trying her best to do the housework that she was not good at, he certainly did not have a bad impression of her.

Therefore, although she is a proud young lady who is not good at housework but refuses to admit defeat, and asking a girl like this to do housework, I still have to take her into consideration, but...

I hope Himeno can do it this time too—Shinnosuke couldn't help but think so.

"Is that so? Then I'll do it reluctantly."

Although I say it's difficult,

In fact, she had always wanted to avenge her previous disgrace in front of Shinnosuke, so today she came to Azuma's house with the motivation to do the housework perfectly.

"By the way, before we start doing the housework, I have something I want to ask you, is that okay?"

"Hmm? What's up?"

"When I said to you at school, 'Can't you even clean properly?', you looked really angry, didn't you?"

"Ah, yes. Well... I am indeed very angry."

"Thank you for your frank answer."

"What? You want to pick a fight with me again?"

"No. I'm just very grateful that you told me the truth without considering my feelings."

“Eh…?”

Shinnosuke was stunned by Himeno's unexpected answer.

"Then I want to ask Azuma-san, who is so frank."

"What exactly do you want to ask?"

"Since you're so angry, I thought you would tell your friends that I'm doing this part-time job."

I see—Shinnosuke understood.

As Shinnosuke talked to the boy who offered his hand to help him, Himeno watched with concern.

At that time, Himeno was actually worried that the angry Shinnosuke would tell her secret to that boy.

"Why didn't you tell anyone?"

"That's funny. I'm certainly angry about what you said, but even so, I promised you a secret, so I can't break my promise."

"impossible?"

"Yeah, that's impossible."

"Is that so..."

Himeno immediately fell into deep thought, staring directly at Shinnosuke's face.

"W-What are you doing? Did I... say something wrong?"

“No, Azuma-san, you…”

"What's going on?"

"No, nothing."

There were many classmates who flattered Himeno, but among them, Shinnosuke always treated her equally. She had felt this way since she last came here.

Moreover, he said with a serious face that he would keep his promise. He is a very sincere person.

In fact, this is what Jinai didn’t finish saying just now.

──You are indeed a trustworthy person.

However, if Himeno suddenly said such words, she would feel resistant as she was not used to interacting with the opposite sex, so she tried to evade the question with vague answers.

"But I think it would be better if you work harder on sports and studying."

"Are you really looking for a fight with me?"

"No. I'm giving you advice."

(If he tried harder, he'd come across as more serious and kind. What a shame.)

Jinai didn't say it out loud, but just thought so in her heart.

“But I can’t muster the energy to do it.”

"Hmph, never mind. I'll go in then."

"Okay, come in."

Hime took off her trench coat outside the entrance. The outfit that emerged from under the trench coat was the same black and white maid outfit as last time.

It is a magical costume that can make the beautiful Himeno even more charming─a maid outfit.

As she took off her coat, the maid outfit that had been hidden until then suddenly came into view. At this moment, Himeno, who had entered work mode, said:

"Then please guide me today, Master."

The contrast was so unfair that Shinnosuke couldn't help but laugh. Himeno became suspicious when she saw his silly expression.

"Um... Master, are you okay?"

"Ah, no, sorry. I'm fine."

Shinnosuke came to his senses and put on a stiff expression.

This made Himeno feel a little... no, she was worried about whether she could really trust Shinnosuke.

"Well, I'm going to start doing housework. Just like last time, I'll clean the kitchen, living room, and Japanese-style room, do the laundry, and prepare lunch, right?"

"Okay, please."