21 Master!

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*Knock – the sound of a door being knocked upon

"Master Raul, breakfast is ready. Please help yourself."

Rubbing my eyes while yawning. Life's good. I should have gone to the palace in the first place and announce myself as the summoned hero if I knew that my life would be this great. The voice? Oh, let me introduce her myself.

She is Shana a demi-human, she is my personal maid assign by me. Initially, they wanted to assign a male maid but hearing that I am gay, the male immediately begs to change even if he is fired or killed.

That's kind of exaggerating isn't? I can't complain either as Shana is happily doing her job as my maid. Is it because she knows that she won't be abused by me? Oh well, I am not a bad person anyway. She is a mix of a human and a wolf. Only her top part of her body is covered with silvery fur that includes brown hair.

She wore a maid clothing that looks like the one that M*ria from H*yate the C*mbat B*tler. Hmm her height seems to be hundred and fifty-seven centimeters. No clue about her weight though. Eh? Why am I telling her appearance?

As this is the first time, I had so much free time to not do anything else.

I am currently sitting on the dining table in another room, standing at the side was Shana smiling at me while she awaits her order. She declined politely when I told her to sit down though. Is this why everyone that is rich would like to have their very own maid?

Being considerate I told her to prepare me for tea. Not sure if that's considerate enough, well I rather move around than just standing still. It makes me more tiring. Shana bows and excuse herself to the kitchen.

I'm melting with kindness. I think I should hire more maids when I build an orphanage. Hmm I might mofu mofu her someday, I wonder will it makes her happy? I sound like a perverted man… She isn't even my slave. Speaking of slave… No, no, no, no. I shouldn't go that way. I got Emelia!

"Sire! Where are you?"

"I am here Miri!"

Miri went inside the room while trying to catch her breath.

"What's wrong?"

"S-Sire… General Anderson has arrived and is currently being summoned by the king at the hall."

"Ohhhh, wait for me here."

I went to the kitchen and told Shana that I'd be meeting my wife in the meantime she should rest. She said her thanks and continued taking out her broom and wiping the floor. Urg… I told you to rest isn't?

Let's put that, aside shall we? I wait patiently outside the hallway. I am not that rude to just bashed in like that. Well… I carried the chair from the dining room and put near the door to the hallway. What? I don't like standing up and sitting down might seem troublesome they might even judge me again.

I told Miri to do the same, but she just shakes her head while smiling at me. Does everyone love to stand in this world? Don't you know it would take a long time before she will be done with talking with that king?

The guards that were laughing at me previously were eyeing me as I sat comfortably while they had been standing there for a long time. It's kind of annoying, so I told Miri to bring two more chairs and put it beside them.

All three of them including Miri were giving wry smiles to each other but after a while, they sat down after giving their thanks.

A total of two hours has passed before the door to the hallway opens up.

"Hey, Eliza, what's up!"

"Raul what did I tell you that you shouldn't call her by her name?"

Emelia was behind Eliza and immediately scolded me.

"Anderson! How are you!?"

He was supposed to be angry, but after hearing and seeing me, he changes to give a gentle look. On the other hand, Eliza was giving a weird look to the guards that tried to stand up quickly but failed to do so.

"You… Tell me where you took the chair from?"

"Y-Your highness…."

"It's…It's."

"Speak up!"

"Hey Eliza chill, I pass it to them from my dining room."

Eliza turns to look at me and sigh to herself, she also notices another chair beside me and was convinced that I was the culprit.

"Hey, guys, after your duty has finished, do put it back to my dining room alright?"

"N-No sire…"

"You should t-take it b-back."

"You heard what he says. After your duty brings it back to him."

The two guards feared being punished but were surprised by how their princess told them that it is fine. It is the first time seeing princess Eliza being this kind to the soldiers in the palace.

"Raul remember not to lose my crest alright?"

Not including Miri and Emelia. The two guards that heard the sentence freeze. They couldn't believe what they were hearing.

"Your Highness, it's too early to announce the news."

"... Sorry, what are you guys saying?"

"Dear, I will tell you later. Come, lead us to your room, we continue our conversation there."

"Oh okay."

Without delay, I grabbed hold of the chair and carried it while leading them to my room. All three of them started to smirk and giving me a hopeless look. What? Is taking a chair disallowed in this palace? Why are there so many things that you guys aren't telling me?

Without showing such concern, I lead them to the dining room. I put down the chair and sat down. I should label this chair as my favorite ones. There are a lot more chairs in the room, well it's one's own responsibility to put back the chair isn't?

"Master, you are back… Y-Your highness!"

"AH, Shana! Please prepare some drinks for these two and my dear Anderson."

"Y-Yes Master."

"What's with the difference in introducing us?"

"I don't really mind, but it's the princess you know?"

Meanwhile, Anderson was smiling and being proud of his relationship with me. It took a turn when he remembered something.

"... Raul."

"?"

"Why is she calling you master?"

"…Eh, the maids don't call you master?"

"Don't tell me, in your previous world, the maid was forced to call you master?"

"Hmm… rather than in my previous world its like in a scene of a game I guess? What do they call you normally Anderson?"

"Sir?"

"You have heard her calling me as your highness. That's normal."

"Raul, in this world, calling someone master is telling you that she is a slave to you… You got it?"

"Affirmative!"

Emelia started to stare at me again. I really can't read minds man…

"Sigh* She is asking you what made her called you master?"

"Don't tell me you force her too?"

"H-Hey I'm innocent! Shana asks me what is the most appropriate thing to call me, so I answer, master."

"...."

There was suddenly silence in the room.

"And she happily agrees to it?"

I nodded my head as if it is an obvious thing to do. Is something wrong? It's not like she really becomes my slave. She is my personal maid. Hmm, what does that even mean, someone that fulfill anything I desire? That can't be, right? I-Is that the reason the man was really exaggerating not to be my maid? Scared that I would order him to…

"Guys?"

At the right or worst timing, Shana came inside the dining room with a cart. Without any sound, she places the cup and pours a drink in each of them. After she was finished, she promptly tried to leave the room but was stopped by Anderson.

"Shana was it?"

"Yes, sir. Is there anything you would like to eat?"

"No, it's fine for now. I would like to ask you a question."

Why is she treating it so seriously? Forgive me, Shana, I didn't know, telling you to call me master was a bad idea. Shana nodded her head and waited for Anderson to ask her.

"Why… Are you calling Raul master?"

"Because Master Raul told me that calling him the master is the best impression of him asa maid."

All three of them glance at Anderson and me continue her questioning.

"You do know that only slave calls their owner, master."

"I don't mind. I was assigned to him as a personal maid. I wonder what's different between the two of them."

"...…"

"Wait don't tell me you guys don't know?"

"It's not like we own one."

"Both of us need to fulfill anything that the owner desires. The only difference is that I receive salary where a slave doesn't."

"That's…"

Isn't this kind of weird. How could they not know such a thing? Hey, why are they focusing on something different? I want to know what happens in the hall, their conversation with the king.

"By the way… it's kind of late, but what do you mean by previous world sire?"

"Yea Raul, you didn't tell me you are a summoned hero."

Did they just change the topic and ignore the fact that Shana is calling me master? Oh well, it's not like I mind anyway.

"I thought you knew Anderson? You even told the princess to create an identity for me. Kind of sly though princess… You almost cause me trouble by putting your name on the card."

"The commander was the one that suggested it to me." Anderson replied as she really didn't know about it.

"The coachman?"

"Really?"

Oi, why did Eliza also chip in?

"Huh?"

"I thought you told Anderson about your life, Raul."

"Well, I didn't think it is that important? I was going to live a normal life until that Butler told me to pack up and follow him."

"Because you were creating so much chaos after chaos in the kingdom."

"I did?"

"I was even told that you had made an enemy out of Lenalee."

"...…Sorry, who?"

"..."

"..."

"S-Sire, it's the woman that ignore your existence."

"Oh that b*tch, her name is Lenalee huh? I try my best to not remember her name."

"…"

"I should excuse myself."

Everyone turns around to see that Shana was still in the room. They totally forgot about it, and she seems to have heard something confidential.

"I won't be executed right? Master help me!"