Chapter - 46 [ #V1.29 : Danmachi : Maid Aquired! ]

He together with Scathach appeared in the training ground where Haruhime wearing a maid outfit was waiting. Seeing him her ears perked up, and her tails began to wag in delight. However she stopped a second when she saw the purple haired woman. She tilted her head cutely, which made her ears to move sideways, as she asked,

"Excuse me, Ash-sama.. That person is?"

"Hm? She is someone I summoned like Tatsuya and the others. Her name is Scathach."

He turned towards the Queen of Land of Shadows and pointed at Haruhime before saying,

"This is Haruhime. She is my servant and a lover in process.."

Hearing him she lowered her head with a blush which made Scathach to grin. But she shook her head and said,

"My name as Master said, is Scathach. I'm the Previous Queen of Land of Shadows. It's a pleasure to meet you, Haruhime."

Haruhime quickly raised her head and bowed.

"Y-Yes, Scathach-sama! If you need anything, please ask me!"

Scathach nodded. Although Haruhime doesn't have the perfect posture or manners as a servant yet, she was trying hard. And they could see the results.

"So, what is your request, Haruhime?"

"Yes. I'd like to request if you could hire some more servants..? Although it was fine at first, since the number of people are increasing, I'm unable to do everything properly.... I'm sorry for asking you do this even though it was me who requested for me to be your servant..."

Ash now understood. He didn't thought of that far yet. Although he could have helped her through many ways, she said as a servant they have to do everything by hand, not magic. And when he asked for example a washing machine, it was not really a good idea considering this world doesn't have them.

"I see... I'm sorry too. I should have thought about your efforts more... Hmmm what should I do..."

'Ah! How about we summon her? Julene, send a message just like Tatsuya to her, but a little different. Tell her that in the future, we will return to her world together. If she were to request something, just grant it for now.'

[ Understood, Master.]

"Wait a minute, okay. I'll try summoning someone for this specific job. If she doesn't want to, I'll think of a new way."

Haruhime nodded, while Scathach looked interested in this summoning.

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In a world, filled with nothing but destruction. Though this is not the same world days ago, this happened due to a war. In the darkened sky and clouds, thunder loudly in the background. Rain continued to pour like there's no tomorrow.

In that climate and silent world, suddenly heard a sound of metals clacking together!

CLANG!

BOOM!!

Two massive bodies one in white and the other in red moved in inhumane speed, destroying their surroundings. Around them several people with varying appearance were watching this with gritting teeths.

BOOM!!

"We have to do something sooner, or this two giant lizards will destroy everything!!"

A man with silver hair, two horns from his forehead, 12 black wings exclaimed.

Near him, beings with 12 feathery wings, golden wings also nodded to his suggestion.

"Damn, Red Dragon of Domination and White Dragon of Supremacy! Let's join forces and kill them!!"

One of them exclaimed.

That was a war that brought many death rates into the supernatural world. Many families lost their loved ones, only for the sake of war. Later, the war was stopped, but at a cost. Everyone lost a lot...

Years later...

In a mansion, a woman with silver hair, red eyes, lied on her bed with tears in her eyes!

"Father....Brother...."

"Because of this madness of a war!!"

"Many of them died...and now they are asking to us for compensation...just because my father was against the current devil council and betrayed them... I have to serve someone I didn't find worthy... And my brother is also missing..."

She said while sobbing.. but no one listened to her words. This was all her problems. Who wants to be a part of it? Even her friend, her new master's mother couldn't help her!

'What can I do? I'm powerless and do not have any freedom...'

At that time, In front of her eyes, a blue screen appeared.

[ Hello, Grafiya Lucifuge. It's a pleasure. My name is Julene. My master requests your presence. If you don't mind that is.]

"!?...Master....? Who is that...?"

She was startled. But something like this is normal for those who are a part of supernatural, so she recovered quickly. So she asked with uncertainty, feeling a little suspicious.

[ My Master is the future King of Everything, a being who will rule over everything. He is now in desire for a servant. Though he wouldn't force anyone to serve him, he has given you a choice. If you want to, you can go to him. If you have any requests, then you go ahead and tell me. ]

"..... Then, can I gain my freedom? Can I get stronger?"

[ Very Simple. ]

The moment Julene said that, evryone in the world forgot about her existence.

[ I have modified all their memories of you, so, to them you don't exist. But since i predicted you would want your mother to be safe, I have put her in a sleep for a while so that if you would want, she can go with you too. When you leave this world and accept my master's deal, this world wouldn't have someone named Grafiya in it, be it past, present or future. But worry not, as when my master arrive in your world at a later date, everything around you will return to how they were. Until then, you have free reign.]

"I don't know how to test what you even said. But i can only put my trust in you. What should I do about my mother?

[ She will be brought together with you. She will also be forgotten by everyone, so she can be with you. When she wakes up, just explain it to her. If she wants, she can also get stronger together with you. So, what is your answer, Grafiya Lucifuge? ]

She looked at the screen gratefully, and in awe. Then said,

"Serving someone of such level is something I'm unworthy of. However if that is his wish, please allow me to repay him..."

[ Then, you and your mother will be summoned now....]

Grafiya closed her eyes as a warm energy covered her entire body...

...

Back to Ash!

In front of their eyes, a magic circle appeared and from it, appeared a young woman with striking features, silver hair, impressive body proportions. She opened her eyelids and showed the world her red eyes and scanned her surroundings. When her eyes met a man who was wearing mask, she understood this was the person she from now on needs to serve. After passing through the space, she got some information from Julene. She turned to her side and saw her mother sleeping like a child on the ground. She was a mature woman with silver hair, grey eyes, with more of a bombshell body. But her childish expression made it more cute than lewd. Grafiya wanted to help her mother, but she didn't want to be rude to her new future master.

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So, she walked towards him and bowed pinching her skirt, and said,

"Greetings, My Lord."

Ash nodded and said,

"Welcome, Grafiya Lucifuge. My name is Ash. Just call me as such. And you heard from Julene about your mother. And they are.."

"Scathach, a servant of master."

"Haruhime, also a servant of master."

Scathach said without any manners while Haruhime bowed back in respect. But Grafiya didn't really care. She looked towards her master and bowed once again,

"Then, from now on, I'll be in your care, Ash-sama..."

He nodded and snapped his fingers. In response, her mother floated in the air and then landed on the new bed he created under her. He then asked,

"That said, are you sure?"

"What do you mean, Ash-sama?"

"I gave Scathach a choice. I'll give it to you too. If you don't want to do this, I won't force you. You can decide what you want."

Grafiya was a little surprised for sure, to think that a being capable of doing things like that to everyone from her original world exists. Even The Uroburos Dragon and Great Red needs to fight someone if they want to stop anyone. Besides even with their strength, Great Red who is supposed to be the Guardian of their world couldn't even notice anything!

Grafiya closed her eyes and thought for a moment. What she wanted was two things. One was to gain freedom. Two to serve someone worthy because she and her mother got a festish and that is extreme maid fetish. Now that she got her first wish granted, her second wish was also possible. And it is infront of her. But she was the one supposed to decide it apparently. Beings with power are sure wierd she thought. With a smile, she asked,

"Am I worthy enough to serve you, Ash-sama?"

He nodded without even waiting or hesitation and said,

"You are more than worthy. After all, if I didn't find you worthy, do you think I would have summoned you out of many others?"

She blinked and shook her head in in response. She then kneeled on the ground before saying,

"Then, I Grafiya Lucifuge hereby swears to serve my Master, Ash-sama, with my whole body, mind, and soul for eternity.."

He nodded and lifted her from the ground and patted her head which she didn't deny. But she blushed which would have caused the devils from her world to vomit blood if they see her now. After all, who was Grafiya Lucifuge? She was the cold aloof devil, with the strength that near to the Satans. Although she was still weak compared to her future self, she's still the silver devil of Underworld.

Although it was a surprise to him seeing her reaction, he still liked it. He then heard Scathach,

"By the way Master, why are you wearing a mask? Is your face that ugly?"

Her words really pierced his heart, but surprising him, Grafiya suddenly said,

"No matter how your face looks like, I will not push you away!!"

This irked Scathach a little as she was only teasing her master. She didn't really cared if he was handsome or not. But Haruhime who knew about his face giggled a little teasingly. Ash chuckled awkwardly and said,

"It's actually the opposite, Scathach."

It confused her and made her curious. So, he shook his head and removed his mask. Like always, a silence followed. Only Haruhime was fine this time. Instead of being shocked, she was enjoying and daydreaming while looking at him with blushing face and wagging tail.

The same couldn't be said for the other two women. Scathach for various reasons of her long life experience was able to resist looking at his face without too much shock, but there was a blush on her cheeks which didn't went unnoticed by him.

As for Grafiya... It was like a critical hit to her heart. Grafiya looked dazed as she stared at his face with a visible blush and shocked face.

'Is he really someone who's supposed to exist!? What kind of face is that? He is so... Handsome!! And he is my Master!! In the future...'

Although she was not thinking like what he was expecting, he shook his head and covered his face with the mask again.

When he did, Grafiya returned to the present and blushed in shame as she was staring at him for a lot of time and she couldn't even stop.

"Just what are you, Master?"

Scathach asked. To which he was also confused. What was he actually? Was a being such as him allowed to live?

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'What was that?'

[ What's wrong, Master? ]

'You didn't sense it?'

[ ...No? There was something? If so, maybe it's something I'm not supposed to know.. ]

'Hmm.. I guess there is more than just free fare for this kind of Gifts... Well, I just have to try my best...'

"Master?"

"Ah, it's nothing. I was thinking what answer I should give you. For your question, even I'm not sure. That's all I can say for now..."

She was stunned as if he doesn't know what he himself is, who else can know? She shook her head and said,

"Well, whatever. For now, shall we go now? You still have to explain about this world to everyone."

Scathach asked. He nodded and told Haruhime that he have teleported Grafiya's mother to a free room. Haruhime bowed and went to the room. Grafiya who turned back saw that her mother wasn't there anymore. But she didn't panic. Instead she waited for her master to say something. As he expected, she was a perfect Maid.