“Let’s not talk about that. Brother, did you mean what you said? As long as I serve you as your maid for two hours, you’ll be at my beck and call afterward, right?”
After returning home, Xiaoye reconfirmed the agreement between them.
Mahiru rummaged through the closet, tossing things aside while responding with a slight frown.
“Hey, don’t make it sound so vague. I only promised to act along with you to help you gain experience. Don’t go including everything else!”
“Alright, alright, that’s what I meant. As long as Brother can help me grind for experience so I can level up quickly, I’m willing to do anything! Speaking of which, you’ve been searching for something in the closet ever since we got home. What exactly are you looking for?”
“I told you I wanted you to be my maid! How can you be a maid without a Maid Outfit? Ah, found it!”
At that moment, Mahiru excitedly pulled a black and white Maid Outfit from the closet and held it up in front of Xiaoye as if to show it off.
Seeing the Maid Outfit, Xiaoye couldn’t help but look troubled, and her body instinctively took a small step back.
“Eh? Since when did we have such a pretty Maid Outfit in our closet? How come I didn’t know?”
“Hmph, you wouldn’t know. Brother spent a lot of money to order this online just for this moment.”
“What? You’ve been planning this for so long? You’re terrifying!”
“It’s too late to back out now, Xiaoye! Come on, hurry up and change into this Maid Outfit!”
Xiaoye stared at the Maid Outfit with a bitter expression.
Her brother was serious this time; he really wanted her to become a cat-eared maid kneeling at his feet and meowing.
He had even prepared a Cat Ear Headband.
‘But there’s no turning back now. For my dream of becoming an S-rank Magical Girl, I just have to grit my teeth and do it.’
‘Fortunately, Brother has turned into a girl too, so the shame shouldn’t be that intense.’
‘There’s nothing to be afraid of!’
After a moment of hesitation, Xiaoye took the Maid Outfit from Mahiru’s hands.
“Fine. I’ll do as you wish and put on this Maid Outfit for you to see! Wait in the living room for a bit, Brother!”
After saying that, Xiaoye ducked into her bedroom to change, while Mahiru sat on the sofa with her feet up, swaying her head back and forth as she waited for the magnificent debut of the maid Xiaoye.
However, ten minutes passed, and Xiaoye still hadn’t come out of the bedroom.
‘Hmm? What is Xiaoye dawdling for? Does it really take this long just to change into a Maid Outfit?’
Feeling suspicious, Mahiru walked to the door of Xiaoye’s bedroom and knocked gently.
“Xiaoye, are you ready? It’s been ten minutes already!”
“Ah — Brother, wait a little longer. I’m almost done!”
Xiaoye’s slightly panicked response came from inside, as if she still had the most important step to finish.
“Hmm? Is the zipper on the back stuck? Do you need Brother to help you?”
“No, I don’t need help with something this small. Just wait outside a little longer!”
“Oh,” Mahiru replied casually, but she immediately realized that if she were still the boy she used to be, she would have obediently walked away.
Now, however, things were different.
She had turned into a girl.
Although she didn’t know if she could ever change back, at the very least, her physiological functions were exactly the same as Xiaoye’s.
If that were the case, she could probably go in and watch without any reservations even if Xiaoye wasn’t finished changing!
Thinking of this, Mahiru couldn’t help but reveal a wicked grin.
“Hey, I think it’s better if Brother helps you. after all, I’m the one who bought that Maid Outfit!”
As Mahiru spoke, she grabbed the doorknob and pushed the bedroom door open without hesitation, looking as excited as a bratty child visiting a relative’s house.
“Eh?”
The sudden opening of the bedroom door clearly caught Xiaoye off guard.
Without thinking, she grabbed a bottle of Self-defense Spray and sprayed it directly at Mahiru’s face.
Before Mahiru could even see Xiaoye’s shadow, she was rolling on the floor from the Self-defense Spray.
“Ah — My eyes! My eyes!”
Looking at Mahiru rolling and wailing at the door, Xiaoye showed a look of concern, feeling as though she might have gone too far.
“Sorry, Brother, it was instinct… but it’s not my fault! You burst into my room without warning. I couldn’t help but spray you in the face. Wait, why does that sentence sound so weird?”
Once Mahiru’s eyes felt a bit better, she looked up and saw that Xiaoye had long since put on the Maid Outfit.
However, she had been too shy to step outside.
“Wait, you were already done! Why didn’t you come out?”
“Because…”
Xiaoye’s voice grew significantly weaker.
“This is the first time I’ve ever worn a Maid Outfit in front of Brother!”
Seeing Xiaoye instinctively clutch the hem of the Maid Outfit while answering, Mahiru couldn’t help but ask.
“Eh? Are you actually shy?”
“I am not…”
Xiaoye tried to retort loudly, but her body instinctively recoiled.
Her gaze drifted away from Mahiru, and a hint of a blush crept onto her face.
“You’re clearly shy! Otherwise, why the hell would your face be turning red! But you weren’t like this when you transformed into a Magical Girl. Isn’t that outfit way more revealing than what you’re wearing now? Are you actually an exhibitionist?”
“Who are you calling an exhibitionist? You’re the one who’s only draped in a tattered bedsheet! I’ve been wanting to say this for a long time — don’t you Witches have any decent clothes?”
“No, it’s not like I chose to wear this! Besides, you’ve kept me in Handcuffs since I woke up. I never had a chance to change! Look, these two handcuffs are still dangling from my hands!”
Mahiru’s answer left Xiaoye speechless.
Unable to find a proper rebuttal, she could only toss the key to the handcuffs to Mahiru and let her handle it herself.
Moments later, Mahiru reappeared in front of Xiaoye wearing an “I ♥ Humans T-shirt,” looking as unbothered as a game character switching skins.
“So, how is it? Does this Maid Outfit suit me?”
As if trying to leave the past behind, Xiaoye asked for Mahiru’s opinion with a fidgety expression.
“It looks great! You’re my sister after all; you’re the cutest in the world no matter what you wear!”
“But…”
“What? Is the fit wrong?”
“A little. The size of this Maid Outfit seems a few sizes too big for me, yet for some reason, the chest is extremely tight. It’s so tight I can’t breathe. Brother, what size did you buy? It doesn’t match me at all! Wait… did you buy this Maid Outfit for yourself? That would explain everything! I didn’t think you had that kind of hobby!”
“Ugh…”
Having the real reason for buying the Maid Outfit exposed by Xiaoye, Mahiru was momentarily struck dumb.
She then pretended to look at the scenery and forced a change of subject.
“Ah, since you’re dressed, let’s start the two hours of service!”
With that, Mahiru flopped onto the sofa and began barking orders at Xiaoye with her feet up.
“First, give me a good massage!”
However, as Xiaoye watched this scene, a dark expression appeared on her face.
She grabbed Mahiru’s ankle.
“Hey, Brother, before I massage you, isn’t there something more important you need to do?”
“More important? What’s more important than a massage?”
“A bath, obviously! Look at how black your feet are! Did you run around everywhere without even wearing shoes?”