Chief Maid and the Maids

Before I could finish my thought, a cold yet soft voice interrupted. "That's right, Ryo-sama," she said as she slowly revealed herself, walking towards me.

Her mid-back length, straight, deep purple hair, currently decorated with a block of colored dye, caught my attention.

Her almond-shaped, deep purple eyes seemed to pierce right through me.

"My name is Kawai Suzume. I am the chief maid. A pleasure to meet you." With a snap of her fingers, more maids appeared, revealing themselves one by one.

"Welcome home, Master," they all said in unison.

My heart pounded as I heard that for the first time. Me, being the master? I couldn't believe it. It felt like I was the protagonist of the eroge game 'Maid in Fantasy'! But then reality hit me. These maids were hired by my father.

They're assassins!

Before I could react further, another voice chimed in with a cheerful tone. "Fufu~ There's no need for that, Ryo Sorata-sama~"

The maid who spoke had light blue eyes and silver, wavy hair tied in a ponytail. She walked forward and curtsied.

"My name is Sasaki Kasumi. I am experienced with technology such as wiretapping, hidden cameras, and hacking. Though you shouldn't underestimate me, since I know everything~" She playfully stuck out her tongue and winked.

My unease grew as I realized her skills could easily intrude on my privacy.

But before I could protest, she continued, "You may be thinking that I might intrude on your privacy, but as your maid, I won't allow myself to disrespect you, Ryo Sorata-sama~"

I sighed in relief, feeling a bit reassured by her words.

However, my relief was short-lived as she grinned mischievously and added, "Though, I can see that you have quite a lot of fondness when it comes to maids. I checked your folders, and there are a lot of NSFWs about maids~"

My face turned beet red in embarrassment and panic.

"Nevermind! I take everything back; she's dangerous after all!!" I thought to myself, feeling mortified that she had invaded my personal files.

"Now now, that's so you, Kasumi-chan," another voice chimed in, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of familiarity with the accent. Could it be...? A half-Russian?

She appeared behind Kasumi, her silver hair flowing in a medium-long style, and her light blue eyes captivating my attention.

"Привет~" (Hello)

So she was indeed Russian.

"My name is Lidiya Ilina. I am half Russian and half Japanese, although I was raised in Russia. Your father hired me to be your maid~ Don't do anything ecchi, okay, master?~" she warned with a playful yet firm tone.

"I won't do that!?"

"Good, good~" Lidiya grinned.

Kawai cleared her throat. "Now that you have met these two, Lidiya Ilina and Sasaki Kasumi will be your personal maids. They will also transfer to your school."

"Wait, what!? I didn't hear about this!?"

"Your father ordered us."

I sighed, realizing that my father must have made these arrangements without informing me.

It seemed that my life was about to become even more extraordinary with these maids joining my daily routine.

"So... This is just a question, but... how many maids are there in this household?

"There are twenty~," Lidiya said cheerfully.

Twenty!? I couldn't believe it. Isn't that too much!?

"Wait, wait, wait... Are you telling me... Twenty maids are here in the household?"

Kasumi nodded with a playful grin. "Yep, yep~"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Twenty maids? It sounded like a joke, but the expressions on their faces indicated otherwise.

Are you shitting me...?!

Kawai cleared her throat. "Your father also ordered us to train you to be an assassin. I also heard that you were quite the acrobat when you were young," she smirked. "I will be expecting that from you, Young master~"

My face went pale as I slowly sighed deeply.

Oh god, it's gonna happen again—the intense training, the rigorous running, the demanding climbing, and the painful beatings.

Argh!! I'm remembering how my father used to push me to my limits when I was a kid!

The memories of my past training sessions flooded back, and I couldn't help but feel a mix of fear and reluctance about going through it all over again.

My father had always been strict and demanding when it came to honing my skills, and while it made me strong, it was also a painful and challenging experience.

"Can't we skip the training part? I mean, I'm not sure I'm cut out for that..." I mumbled.

But Kawai didn't seem to budge. "Your father's orders are absolute. As your maid, it's my duty to ensure you follow through with them," she stated firmly.

I sighed, knowing that arguing with her would likely be futile.

I sighed, knowing that arguing with Kawai would likely be futile. My father's wishes were not to be taken lightly, and if he wanted me to undergo training to become an assassin, there was little I could do to avoid it.

No, don't be so negative to myself! I can just find a way to escape the training on my own!

But before I could fully consider my options, Kawai interrupted my thoughts. "Think of escaping? Hmph, if you can escape the twenty of us, I'd be surprised."

Ah, I forgot... There are a lot of them... and they all have experience and skills.

"Well, if we're going to do a chase, should we play around the neighborhood as our playing field?" Lidiya suggested with a mischievous grin.

Kawai nodded. "We can do that."

"No, we can't. I don't want to disturb our neighbors!" I protested, not wanting our playful chase to cause any trouble.

"Don't worry, we will do it late at night," Lidiya reassured me with a mischievous grin.

Eh?! Night!? No, no, no! That will disturb my precious visual novel time!

"Do you object, young master?" Kawai looked at me with cold eyes, and I could feel my resistance fading away.

"Yes, I obj-" But before I could finish my sentence, she shot me a stern, raising brow glare.

"Urgk, no..." I reluctantly gave in, realizing that arguing further would be pointless.

"Good. For now, take a rest," Kawai said, bowing along with the other maids. With a snap of her fingers, they slowly dispersed, leaving me to catch my breath.

As the evening settled in, I found myself back in my room, trying to relax after the day's events.

However, the thought of the impending training still weighed on my mind. It seemed like there was no escaping it, no matter how much I resisted... But.

"I'm definitely escaping."