Maid Order: I Became A Master Of SSS-class Maid Girls

Chapter 231: Chapter 78 - Calming The Tension

I just nodded when Chizuru said that.

My thoughts at this point were to find an excuse to continue this messy dinner.

I can’t blame the head of the Fujimoto family for this incident, as he was unaware of the manners and respect to a woman who had make a Master-Maid contract with me.

"Yes, you are really good at this, Chizuru," I replied, then keeping my distance from Chizuru, who had just received a ten-second kiss from me.

My gaze scanned my surroundings, trying to comprehend the damage my SS-ranked maids had wrought. The melted remains of the ice walls and the frozen floor, were now became a puddles of water, still so cold that my breath faintly emitted a chill.

Getting the cold temperature down to normal room temperature would take a while, and I don’t have enough patience for that to happen.

"I am indeed great to be able to kiss Master Weiss, ehehe...."

"By the way, what will Master Weiss do after this dinner... ends in failure?" Chizuru asked, smiling at me and gripping her magic staff tightly.

That was a trick question from Chizuru. This unpleasant situation could continue or end depending on my answer. The sheer power my maids displayed had sent a subtle message to the Fujimoto family about my maids’ ability to wipe out their entire family bloodline in a single night.

I didn’t want that to happen and shook my head.

"Of course to continue the delayed business conversation, Chizuru," I replied as I walked to my seat.

Splash...

Spllaasshh...

The sound of my footsteps walking on the puddles of water sounded like a break in the stiff and silent atmosphere.

Hitomi and Aria have returned to their previous positions, leaving the Fujimoto family head free to move without the threat ’things’ to his life.

I sat back down on the cold chair and placed my hands on the damp dining table. The main dining room, previously at the freezing point of ice, began to feel damp from the warm room temperature. My hands felt the sensation of Rina’s ice magic melting and wetting the sleeves of my formal suit.

Without minding the incident that had just occurred, I stared at the Fujimoto family head’s still-frozen appetizer plate.

"I apologize for making such a mess for the dinner," I said in a relaxed tone and without fear of looking the head of the Fujimoto family directly in the eye.

"It’s okay, Master Weiss. It’s actually my fault... who feels so confident for offering Ellen as one of your maids. I didn’t know your maid requirements were that high. It’s only natural that they would feel offended after having their pride shattered by my careless words," replied the head of the Fujimoto family as he picked up the cup of tea he was about to drink.

Cttaakkk...

Craasshh...

The teacup he picked up suddenly cracked and shattered, dropping a hard piece of ice that appeared to be filled with tea leaves.

The shattered teacup and chunks of ice from the tea water caught the attention of the entire Fujimoto family, who attending the dinner. The hot cup of tea froze instantly, naturally sending shivers down their spines, terrified by Rina’s ice magic.

The hot tea water froze into a lump of ice in an instant; it was another sign that my maid’s skills were above average.

"There’s no mistake, they are truly students from the S-rank class," the head of the Fujimoto family continued as he placed the stem of the unbroken teacup onto the glass coaster.

"They really are scary, aren’t they?" I replied in support of the Fujimoto family head’s bold statement.

"You are also in the S-rank class, Master Weiss. If the information I received is correct, you are in last place because of your efficient and long-lasting support magic abilities."

"Yes, that’s how it is. There are several other factors to determine my S-rank class, but that has become a secret that I cannot reveal."

"Is that so? Well, I’m getting more and more curious about the accomplishments you’ve made to be able to enter the S-rank class."

The conversation between me and the Fujimoto family head felt normal again, without any hint of condescension. I spoke casually, and the Fujimoto family head spoke like a normal old man with her best friend. Several Fujimoto maids who hiding in the shadows tried so hard to not get involved in petty acts of anger after what had already happened, especially with counterattack to my maids.

Even if they could direct their anger at me and attacking me with all their might, it would be a shameful act for the Fujimoto family.

By suppressing their presence and not moving from the shadows, they were able to escape any trouble that might arise and shame for Fujimoto family.

"Well, you know... I was actually hoping not to end up in an S-ranked class, because the students inside are from a scary otherworld. Like an monster who can’t be beaten," I said as I took a sip of my unfrozen sweet orange juice.

Thanks to Rina’s advanced ice magic, she can control which areas are frozen and which are not. This glass of sweet orange juice I’m enjoying isn’t within her freezing point, so I can drink it freely. Likewise, the people in this room, without proper ice magic control, they could easily freeze like animals hibernating in winter.

Gluupp...

Gluuuupp...

I drink another glass of orange juice, which felt sweet and slightly cold in my mouth.

The juice wasn’t frozen, but the cold taste managed to get into the orange granules, which made my tongue feel stiff from the cold taste.

As I’d anticipated, waiting for the main dining room to return to normal temperature would take quite some time. The dinner that had been painstakingly prepared on the dining table also freeze and end up wasted, unable to be enjoyed with dinner setting.

"I understand the fear you feel, Master Weiss."

"It’s the same as the fear I was feeling when facing a beautiful S-rank Elf girl... how scary all of them."

"The fear you feel is normal."

The head of the Fujimoto family said that as if he was afraid of my maids’ S-ranked abilities, which was not true because their ability ranks were already SS-ranked.

This will be a powerful weapon that I can use to keep the Fujimoto family on the ’safe’ side when doing business with me in the future.

"No, that’s not what I’m afraid of."

"What I’m afraid of is that the all female students in class S will compete to be my maid," I said while drinking the sweet orange juice until it was finished and putting the empty glass on the dining table.

These words that I said have several different meanings.

For the head of the Fujimoto family, the words I spoke were a declaration of myself, stating that I would become stronger in the future with the maid assets that came from the S-class.

For Aria, who already knew my abilities and way of thinking were not much different from when I lived in the Narzik World, it was a small bluff that showed the dominant control I could exert over the Fujimoto family.

But for the Elf maids who knew me as Weiss Guderian, it was my concern to avoid being bothered by strange requests from female students who wanted to become my maids in the future. If it were my old self, and my Maid Order ability still used limited slot maids, I would certainly have a hard time choosing a maid I could rely on.

"Master Weiss, I’m sure that will happen if the female students understand your impressive abilities!" Elysia said, making me glance at her.

Elysia’s statement received approval from Rina, Hitomi, and Chizuru with nods.

"Yes, that would definitely happen if they understood Master Weiss’s true abilities. Honestly, I wouldn’t have become Master Weiss’s maid if Elysia hadn’t told me about Master Weiss’s greatness," said Rina while snapping her fingers to break the ice that was still frozen on the main dish of this dinner.

Snapp!!

With a loud snap of her fingers, a resounding crack echoed through the Fujimoto family’s main dining room, causing several frozen steaks to shatter into tender pieces.

Crraacckk!!

The tempting steaks were now reduced to meat shreds.

"I almost lost the opportunity to serve someone precious and worthy of my loyalty. Thank you for insisting on convincing me of Master Weiss’s greatness in the past, Elysia," Hitomi said with a smile and a small smile towards Elysia.

"Fufu~ this reminds me of my embarrassing past. When I was still an innocent and clueless maid to serving Master Weiss," Chizuru said in a tone that made everyone wonder the same thing.

Somehow, the situation that is happening now is a flashback of the past that brings me together with my maids.

It felt a bit embarrassing and sounded like information that was not appropriate for the head of the Fujimoto family to hear.

"There’s some information I’ve never heard before, thank you for sharing it with me," said the head of the Fujimoto family after hearing that unimportant piece of information from the past.

Krraaakkk...

Coinciding with the friendly words of the head of the Fujimoto family, the entrance door to the main dining room opened and revealed a butler who was the right-hand man of the head of the Fujimoto family, walking in.

His facial expression looked confused, looking at the floor wet with puddles of water, and he walked towards me carrying a small cloth in his hand.

It seems... the item I’ve been waiting for has arrived to be brought home.