4. Seraph's job?
4. Seraph's job?
“Well then what shall we start with?”
As I accepted Ms. Himeko's offer to be her Seraph, I was taken to her room already.
It is Palace Francois, the dorm room building for junior students in the Socialite course.
Unlike the dorm for the Home Economic course which is only one building for all of us, the Socialite student are provided with one building for each grade year.
There is no big difference between two rooms regarding the size and plan of the room.
That means that the Socialite course students can use more spaces for themselves than Home Economic course students can.
Each students in the Socialite course uses a 1 bedroom unit with living room, dining room, and kitchen all by themselves instead of sharing it with three other students like we do.
You may think ‘How spoiled they are....' But everything including our dorm room fee are all covered by donations and contributions from their families so I don't have any right to complain about it.
I even thought that our room is way to large enough for four of us. Using the same room all by myself would be too much for me.
“Hmm, let's see. Okay, I shall let you help me get changed first.”
Ms. Himeko was thinking in the living room but she turned around with very big smile.
But I could not say “yes” to her.
It didn't mean that I didn't want to help hey get changed.
It was just this room.... hideous condition of this room....
“Um, can I tell you something?”
Instead of nodding to her request, I decided to ask her question.
“Yes, what is it?”
Ms. Himeko seemed to have no question about the condition of this room.
After I looked around the entire room, I opened my arms and exclaimed to her.
“What kind of room is this? Is this a trash house?”
“Oh?”
There was no extra space in her room.
The piles of cardboard boxes and paper bags one after another, were here and there, and EVERYWHERE!
The half of the room, which size is 36 square feet was occupied by those trashes and the room barely had space to walk around.
Inside those boxes and paper bags, were roughly all clothes and books.
“Would you just tell me how you could make such a mess? Don't all the Socialite course students have a housekeeper? What happened to her?”
I intentionally lunged toward Ms. Himeko.
“I have been denying to have housekeepers. For those in the Home Economic course, it is their obligation, but we can say no to have one.”
May be because I was very threatening, Ms. Himeko dropped her shoulder in discouragement when she answered to my question.
“And it is because you thought they would expect you to make them your Seraph?”
“Yes”
“Even if it is so, may be you should have them just clean your room. Otherwise, you should clean your room by yourself if you don't want to have housekeeper.”
“I don't think it is that messy...”
“Yes, it is MESSY.”
I would praise her for having guts to insist this room was not messy.
“I said I need to get changed, I didn't say I need to clean my room. Help me getting changed. This is an order.”
“An order?”
“Come on, hurry.”
Ms. Himeko came closer to me with widely opened arm just like as she was saying ‘undress me'
Well, it is not my room so if the owner of the room is fine with the condition of the room I have nothing to do with it.
Wait, no. This is not okay.
As long as I am Ms. Himeko's Seraph, I will definitely be here very often. It is so discouraging to serve someone in such a messy room. This room needs to be cleaned for sure.
“Okay, Okay.”
I pretended that I obeyed her and started undressing Ms. Himeko.
“Little did I dream that someone who is an acting executive director of the academy and called as Tejobito can be such a lazy person.”
“I don't mess around in public. Can't I just be myself at least while I'm in my own room?”
“Yeah yeah, you are right....Whoa! A corset!”
After I took her jacket off, I pulled up her blouse to take her skirt off, and then I saw something unfamiliar to me.
Ms. Himeko was wearing something that corset and skirt combined together. She also wore panniers underneath it.
“Is this a uniform for the Socialite course students?”
“Yes. Ours are designed to focus on how it looks, while yours are designed to focus on how comfort it is to move around.”
Hmm, it makes her look thin on her waist but looks very tight and uncomfortable.
Mine is very ordinary but I prefer this one.
First of all, Ms. Himeko's skirt looks like time consuming to put it on.
“Ummm, how do I undress it?”
“Loosen up the tie in the front and unzip the zipper on the back.”
“Oh I see. That's how it works.”
“It is designed easy enough for us to get dress by ourselves.”
It must be a big trouble if their uniforms are in too complicated design for them to wear it alone. Even if that have a housekeeper, they don't get a support every single morning.
As I undressed her as she explained how, a pure white underwear and her alluring thigh are exposed. She has a healthy and beautiful legs.
Now I realize how special it is to undress such a beautiful girl.
“Here, take off my blouse then.”
Ms. Himeko may not mind too much about being exposed in her underwear. She even looks happy with her widely opened arms.
I got little nervous while I untied her bow on her chest then I started to unbutton her blouse.
It was harder than I expected to undress someone else.
This is completely different from undressing something I'm familiar with. It may take longer than I expected to get used to it.
Although it took a while, I successfully unbuttoned all and was able to take her blouse off.
“Here you go.”
“Thank you.”
Ms. Himeko chuckled and started to spin around in the center of the living room looking very happy in her underwear.
Her long hair spreads out and drew a circle.
“It's good to have a Seraph.”
“Were you longing to have some moment like this by any chance?”
“A little bit. Because everyone else around me have very pretty maids and being served by them. It is very hard not to envy.”
“Is it so? Okay.”
Ms. Himeko seemed to have her problem she has to put up with.
“Yes it is. Well, dress me in my room wear next. Which one should I wear today?”
Now, it's the time!
“Excuse me, if you don't mind, will you let me pick for you?”
I cut her in while she was in very good mood.
“Are you going to choose what to wear for me?”
“Yes, please leave it to me.”
I tried to be careful not to be obvious about my secret plan and I smiled.
“Okay. I will let you pick. All of my cloth are in the bed room.”
“Okay”
I replied and went to the bed room next to the living room.
Obviously there were piles of trashes everywhere in the bed room as well, but did not surprised me.
But it was just too sad to see all those clothes were piled up like they were trashes. I wondered how many of them that she hadn't worn yet.
Everything was in tasteful designs and looks expensive.
Well,
They are not what I was looking for now.
The one I'm looking for is...
“Haha! I found it!.”
“It” cloth were on the hanging rack randomly with other clothes.”
Althoguh it may be made out of better fabric, it looked the same as ours.
I went back to the living room with it in my hand.
Can't wait to see how Ms. Himeko react to this.
“Ms. Himeko. What do you think about this?”
I showed the cloth the her with a big smile.
“Ewww”
As soon as Ms. Himeko saw it. She exclaimed in disgust.
“What? Why did you bring such a thing? There are so many better ones!”
“There is nothing looks better on you, Ms. Himeko, than this one for today.”
I lunged toward Ms. Himeko holding it in front of me. It is a school's tracking suit.
“No, I won't wear it. This is a special day for me of having my first Seraph. I would like to have some tea and chitchat in casual dress.”
“We already had some tea, snack, and talk at the Tenku Salon. What we need to do is to clean your room. I will not treat you like my lady until we finish cleaning your room.”
“No I don't want to. We can clean my room any other time. So please, please do me a favor just for today.”
“No I can't. You never be able to clean this mess because you are trying to put it off like that. Come on, I will help you too, so let's clean it together.”
I will not give it up no matter what Ms. Himeko says to stop me.
Ms. Himeko was refusing hard to wear it, but I forcefully dressed her in the tracking suit.
****
“Oh, wait. I have something to give to you.”
All of the sudden, Ms. Himeko, who focused on collecting paper bags, stood up like as something comes up to her mind.
“What is it?”
“Your aprons and maid headdress.”
She started to look everywhere in the room for it saying “where did I put them?”
“I already have one that I received and a school supply.”
I haven't had a chance to use it in any class but I already have the new one in my room.
“That is for regular student to wear. For those who use the Tenku Salon, there is a special one. In order to show which salon the maids belong to, each salon's possessor produces the original apron and white head piece for the maids.”
“Wow, I didn't know.”
It means that I will be wearing the apron I saw at the Tenku Salon.
“Here it is. There you go Misaki. Put these on.”
“Okay”
I received the apron and maid headdress which was covered in plastic bag from Ms. Himeko and put it on right away.
The apron has the same school logo embroidered on it but it has longer front and bigger frills than the regular one.
The white head piece has star shaped decorations on the triangle lacy trim.
“How do I look?”
It was my first time to completely dress up in maid's costume so I felt little embarrassed.
“It looks good on you. You look cute. You probably do not want to mess up your new apron so let's stop cleaning for today and...”
“Now I don't need to worry about getting my uniform dirty, so I can focus on cleaning up even more.”
“Alright.”
Ms. Himeko might expect that she can put off cleaning, but she gave up and started cleaning again.
After a while, the chime rang to tell it was already 6 o'clock when almost half of the room was cleaned.
“Shall we call off for today? I better get going back to my room.”
“Yes. It is lot better now so this is enough.”
Ms. Himeko exhaled in exhaustion.
“No it is not enough. We will continue tomorrow. We will have classes afternoon starting from tomorrow so we don't have much time like today. Let's focus on cleaning more than we did today. We don't have time to stop by at the Tenku Salon for some teas.”
I should reserve Ms. Himeko schedule in advance or else she will run away.
“My Seraph is not gentle to her lady at all. She is like a evil maid.”
Ms. Himeko mumbled something like she is fed up with me.
“I am not motivated to serve you in such a messy room. Once the room is cleaned up, I will do whatever you want me to do. So let's do our best together.
“Really? Are you serious?”
“Yes, I'm serious.”
“Okay, then I will do my best. May be I should start making a list for you to do.”
“Yeah yeah please do as you wish.”
It seemed that Ms. Himeko had dreamed about her life with Seraph. It is understandable because she has been alone for a long time.
I don't have any difficulty being nice to her and it is good for me to become her Seraph because It makes me eligible for the extra allowance.
Well, everything comes after the clean room.
“Well then, I will toss these trashes out on my way to my room.”
I held up four trash bags filled with boxes and paper bags.
Nonetheless, I knew it was not a good idea to make Ms. Himeko hold these trash bags and walked outside. If I make her do something like that, there's no doubt that bad rumor about me being an evil maid who make her lady throw trash away will spread out. It may even cause me being expelled for real for this time.
Moreover, the trash bags were all filled with something made from papers, they were not as much heavy as I needed help.
Once I stepped outside, I turned around to Ms. Himeko who opened the door for me.
I thought it was okay to say this much.
It was true that I felt like I wanted to do something more like typical maid so...
“Um, I know it is still too early to say this but.”
I said to her and prepared my most elegant smile and continued,
“May you have a good night Lady Himeko.”
Ms. Himeko's face when she heard me saying that is unforgettable.
She had the biggest smile, which almost even made me embarrassed to look at.
****
“I'm home!”
I was not that tired but so many thing happened today.
I opened the door of my room wondering if Kirara is going to ask me about the Tenku Salon, I came across with her just on the spot. Looked like she just came out from the rest room.
“Hey, Kirara....”
“What's that?” I envy you already!”
She cut me off trying to say ‘I'm home.'
Kirara lunged over to me as if she was going to grab me by the lapels. Or she did actually.
“Whoa, whoa, wait a second.”
“Isn't this a special apron and white head piece for those who use the Tenku Salon? I know you would be getting it!”
“Y-y-yes.”
I was shaken back and forth by her grabbing my lapel, and then I remember that I forgot to take off my apron.
Now I understand why everyone was looking at me when I came back to this dorm building.
“How was the Tenku Salon? Did you meet Lady Kagura? Have you met any ladies who are looking for a Seraph?”
“Chill out first!”
If she keep shaking me, I may pass out.
“There's no way I can chill out! Just give me the fresh information of the Tenku Salon! Have you been staying at the salon until now?”
Kirara's excitement never seemed to loose its temper.
Until my other two roommates noticed about the noise and came to rescue me, me head was shaken just like a bobble head doll.
****
“UNBELIEVABLE!”
As I told Kirara what happened at the Tenku Salon and at Ms. Himeko's dorm room, she exclaimed in excitement.
Wait, I think I had this kind of conversation with her before....
“Not only were you served tea and snack but you also got invited to Lady Himeko's room?”
“Y-Yes.”
Kirara's body was shivering. Looked like she envied me that much.
By the way I did not tell her that I made Ms. Himeko to clean up he room with me because I had a feeling that if I did, she would have slapped me on my face.
“I didn't want to believe but as I thought you are going to be one of Tenjobito, Misaki.”
I noticed that she was calling my name without ‘Ms.'
“No, it is not that much big deal. I would only be treated as mere servant.”
“No matter how you are treated, you will be called as Tenjobito just by being qualified to enter the Tenku Salon.”
“O-okay.”
I just cannot stop her being so excited with this kind of topic.
It shows how much she is eager to become a Seraph especially the one who serve ladies from the families on the top of social hierarchies.
“So you will be staying at the Tenku Salon everyday after school starting from tomorrow, won't you?”
“I wonder if I will be. But I will be visiting Ms. Himeko's room for this week.”
“What? What will you do there?”
“Um, I will be...”
I cannot tell her that we will be cleaning up her room together.
Kirara will be shocked if I tell her how messy Ms. Himeko's room was, so better keep it secret.
“...have some talk with her. to get to know each other more. I have to understand Ms. Himeko's daily routine and schedule as well.”
“That's very important.”
I told her something randomly came up to my mind but Kirara seemed to believe it.
“Even though you were not interested in being a maid at all, looks like you are eager to do your best.”
“Ah, Yes, Yes I am. When in Rome do as the Romans do. I have the honor of being Ms. Himeko's Seraph, so I will go all out to serve her.”
“Yes. There you go. Good for you. Prepare yourself to devote everything you have to serve her.”
“Y-Yes.”
“Aww, anyway I can't stop looking at it. I envy you. You are the only one who already received salon's special apron. I envy you.”
Until she went bed, Kirara kept saying “I envy you” over and over again.
****
The next day, as I promised, I was in Ms. Himeko's room after all my classes were over.
“Do I have to wear it today too?”
Ms. Himeko was giving me an upward gaze with a cute smile.
“Yes you do. Don't we make a promise that we clean your room together until all the mess are gone.”
“I know.”
She nodded reluctantly with a sulky look.
Because it was the second day for me, it was little easier to undress and dress her. Also because I dressed her in tracking suit, it was easy. I imagined how it will be if I have an opportunity to dress her in a gown.
Even I want to help her get dressed in something gorgeous like a gown if it is possible.
Ms. Himeko will look great in a gorgeous gown.
“Okay, let's get started. Hopefully we can finish up today.”
“Okay!”
Unlike yesterday, Ms. Himeko is spontaneously helping me today. So the progress was incomparable to what we did yesterday. The living room was already free from the pile of boxes and paper bags, and it went back to its original condition with larger space.
It shouldn't take us whole week to finish up if we keep cleaning like this.
“Is there any lady belongs to the Tenku Salon who is looking for a Seraph?”
“Why are you asking me that all of the sudden? Are you sick of being me Seraph already?”
“No. My roommate kept saying that she wants to be a Seraph everyday. Yesterday, she didn't stop telling me that she envies me over and over again until she fell a sleep.”
It was just like she was putting a curse on me.
“I see. I don't blame on her because everyone in the Home Economic course are dreaming about becoming a Seraph. Except you, Misaki.”
Ms. Himeko said is just as she is teasing me.
“I don't want to talk about myself. The girl wants to become a Seraph, hopefully to serve someone who uses the Tenku Salon.”
“Okay, I see...hmmm, but unfortunately everyone belongs to the Tenku Salon have their Seraph already. There might be a possibility that Ms. Kagura will increase more member to reside in the salon, so your roommate should do her best to become a Seraph for those new member.
“Okay.”
Kirara will be very disappointed for sure.
“Well, there is no rule to restrict us how many Seraph we ca man have. So probably there may be someone who is willing to have more than one Seraph.”
“I remember now that Ms. Kagura has both Ms. Ayaka as her Seraph.”
“Yes, there is a student who have five Seraph. Although she doesn't belong to the Tenku Salon.”
“Wow, five Seraph?”
“She probably needs couple of house maid and kitchen maid.”
“Oh, I see.”
Then Kirara still have her hope.
I will be so happy if Kirara becomes a resident of the Tenku Salon.
I feel out of the salon because in the only freshman there. And if she becomes a resident of the Salon she will probably stop being jealous.
****
On the third day, we were almost done cleaning up Ms. Himeko's room. We were already done throwing all the trashes out yesterday and I was cleaning the floor. I didn't make Ms. Himeko to help me today.
Because It wouldn't take that long for me to clean the floor and also I had something in my mind that I wanted prepare secretly for Ms. Himeko. So it worked better for me that Ms. Himeko was not around.
Therefore, I told Ms. Himeko “I'll finish up the rest” and let her go have a dinner.
I assumed that she would be back in half or an hour.
After I quietly finished up the floor cleaning, I went to the kitchen. Her kitchen doesn't look like she uses it a lot, she has all the tools required for cooking.
There are plenty of places to eat here such as cafes and restaurants, so need for students to cook for themselves.
Even what I'm cooking right now can be easily bought. But, as Kirara also mentioned to me, I have been thinking about the way to show my appreciation for Ms. Himeko.
She saved me from being expelled, and she even picked me for her Seraph, which gave me so many privilege of.
At the beginning, I thought being Seraph was too much for me, but now I'm glad that I was able to become Ms. Himeko's Seraph.
If it was for someone else but her, I wouldn't have this much of freedom.
Therefore I have been planning to make donuts to show her my appreciation for everything she did to me.
Hopefully she will like it.
I opened the refrigerator and pulled out the dough I secretly hid inside.
Before I came to her room I prepared it in my room.
Just for the information, I could buy the ingredients at the small grocery store located inside the school premises.
Until I get paid I'm broke but Kirara lend me some money so I could afford them.
Although she told me that it will be on her if I could introduce her to someone who is looking for a Seraph, it seems to impossible for now so as soon as I get paid, I will pay her back.
“Well, well.”
I had to do my business quickly otherwise she would be back before it is done.
While the oil was getting heated, I cut out the dough.
Only donuts I can make is very basic old fashion style donut, which is not like pretty one sold at donuts shop, but I'm confident about how it tastes.
I dropped chocolate sauce on fried golden brown donuts.
Just after I nicely plated them and placed it on the table, I heard someone opened the door. Ms. Himeko must be back.
“Welcome back.”
I went to the door in hurry to greet her, but she looked surprised.
“I'm....home...”
“Is there anything wrong?”
“No, nothing. It's just.... it has been a long time since the last time I had some one in my room to greet me saying ‘welcome back.' It was pleasant surprise.”
She said so and smiled.
Wow. Such a little thing can make her happy.
Her smile even makes me feel happy.
“Anyway, I can smell something really good.”
“Oh, yes .I made some donuts for you. Ms. Himeko. You didn't eat too much, do you?”
“Did you make them for me? .... No I didn't eat too much. I'm fine I don't usually eat a lot to fill me up. Well, we all know there is always a room for desert, don't we?”
Ms. Himeko said and winked at me.
“Okay, good! I will be right back with your tea so please have a seat and wait for a second.”
“Okay...oh you know what?”
After she stepped inside the room, she raised her voice just like she was reminded of something.
“The room is all cleaned up. It means that you will treat me like your lady, doesn't it?”
“Yes you are right.”
Yes I promised to her.
Ms. Himeko said that she will make a list for me to do, and I'm willing to do her favors as much as I can.
“Well, there is one thing I really want you to do for me.”
“What is it?”
“Well, it is...”
Although we were alone in her room, Ms. Himeko whispered to my ear.
“Wow. Is that what you want me to do? I didn't expect you to be a queen bee type.”
“No, I'm not! It's the latest trend. I heard that it is called as a holly vow for better bonding between a lady and her Seraph.”
Ms. Himeko turned red making her excuse.
Well, I think I can do her little favor like that.
“Okay, I understand. But it is not romantic enough here. Let's do it in the living room.”
“Yes”
We both went to the living room then I turned to Ms. Himeko.
Hmm, this is little embarrassing. But this is a very special favor asked by Ms. Himeko. So I looked straight into her eyes.
This is the true beginning for both of us.
I will exclusively serve Ms. Himeko as her Seraph for a year.
Ms. Himeko gave me the golden school badge as a proof of Seraph.
This is how I return to her.
This is the proof of my vow to her.
I went down on my knee and lowered my head deeply.
“Misaki Hotaru, do you take me as your mistress and promise to spend you school life together with me?”
“Yes I do.”
Ms. Himeko put her right hand out toward me.
I gently took her hand with my hands and gave it a kiss.
This is proof of our exchanges vow.
I officially accepted to become Ms. Himeko's Seraph.
“I will be on your service, Lady Himeko.”
“Yes.”
Ms. Himeko nodded with satisfaction and smiled like she was a real princess.
Yes. This place is just like a kingdom of girls....
The Girls Kingdom.
Girls kingdom Volume 1 ――the end――
