The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 23

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Chapter 23

Obedience comes with a price.

Whether that price brings joy or sorrow is usually only known when faced with it. And today, the price of obedience I experienced was the epitome of ordeal.

Because I had to check a whopping nine different outfits, hats, and gloves by trying them on my body one by one to confirm their designs and fabrics.

“That one’s much better.”

Moreover, the protagonist of this doll play wasn’t me but Lu!

He played with my body as he pleased.

Now that I say it, it feels like a suggestive expression, but I swear it’s no exaggeration.

Lu, sitting reclined on the long sofa while giving detailed instructions about fabric colors, brightness, patterns, and combinations with lace, was annoyingly picky and meticulous.

“This one’s fine too.”

“Right? It’s a trendy color these days. Since you have fair and translucent skin, it suits you even better. For striking beauty like yours, miss, we usually recommend vivid solid-colored fabrics, but this pastel teal would certainly suit you as well.”

Even to my eyes, which have no connection whatsoever to design or art, I could feel his aesthetic sense was exceptional.

“Use that fabric.”

Moreover, he had the audacity to not even glance at the fabrics the owner strongly recommended, only matching fabrics to his own taste.

‘If you’re going to make it with fabric you like, why did you measure it against my face?’

My legs hurt from standing for nearly two hours. After glaring at him for dozens of minutes while openly showing my irritation.

“This time, let Miss Daisy choose the fabric she likes.”

He generously handed the decision over to me.

How very kind of him, really. But what to do about this? These clothes aren’t ones I’ll be wearing anyway, right?

“That one and that one.”

From the various fabrics and laces scattered all around, I picked the two most eye-catching fabrics.

Namely, the zebra-running-through-meadows fabric and spring flower embroidered lace.

“This fabric… you mean?”

Nod.

Contrary to my expectation that she’d be perplexed, dark flames sparked in the owner’s eyes.

“Indeed. Women are often drawn to bold designs for undergarments.”

What, it was underwear fabric?

I glared at Lu, who was grinning with an expression that said ‘such a combination, what truly low-class and tacky taste.’

That shameless bastard.

In contrast, the owner, who seemed to have received some kind of intense inspiration, nodded thoughtfully for a while before whispering in my ear.

“It’s a perfect combination for spending a memorable night. Excellent taste.”

At that moment, I naturally realized.

‘This woman sees me and Lu as a viscount couple who came out disguised as commoners.’

Actually, it’s not surprising.

I might be one thing, but Lu’s sinister appearance and leisurely attitude definitely didn’t look ordinary.

Moreover, creating the viscountess’s clothing according to his taste as if he’d been waiting for it—this would be impossible unless they were the actual couple involved.

“This completes all the design and fabric checks.”

Freedom!

I hurriedly entered the dressing room, put on my clothes, and came out. My old, unfashionable clothes had never felt this lovable.

Lu chuckled as he watched me escape with my hat pulled down low.

“Was it that terrible?”

“I’d rather do cleaning.”

At least my body wouldn’t tremble from boredom.

It was when Lu, having paid, was leisurely approaching me.

The employee who had greeted us at the store entrance earlier asked him with a tense expression.

“Um, sir. Do you perhaps work at the Weatherwax Estate?”

“That’s correct.”

“If it’s alright… I’d like to know… your name.”

The employee’s cheeks were blushing as she answered.

Lu smiled gently and replied as if it were no difficult matter.

“When the clothes are finished, you can contact the Weatherwax Estate.”

“Oh, no. What I want to know is.”

“What are you doing standing there blankly, Miss Daisy. You said it was terrible.”

“Sir!”

The employee urgently approached and grabbed Lu’s sleeve. But Lu naturally removed her hand.

Unlike the owner who suspected our identity, the employee seemed to believe Lu’s status at face value.

Well, that one is real though.

Lu passed by me and pushed open the heavy door. He supported the open door with his back and pointed toward the street with his chin, so I obediently followed.

Walking down the street nonchalantly, Lu stopped abruptly at a distance not too far from the tailor shop and brushed off his coat sleeves with light taps.

It was the area the employee had briefly grabbed.

Is it simply a neat personality, or is his character system somehow wrong?

Since it’s Lu, both might apply.

“I brought you along to practice speaking. Instead you chose terrible taste underwear that wouldn’t look strange on a zebra running through meadows. Even when I personally came out, there’s no reward like this.”

It seems to be both indeed.

‘If you were going to make me practice speaking, you should have given me a heads up.’

But I wasn’t too worried about my narrow way of speaking. I was confident I could speak at length in a male body.

“Lu.”

“Lu?”

“Mr. Lu. Did the plan change? Am I becoming the viscountess and you becoming the viscount?”

“I am the viscountess.”

He was so confident I thought he’d been born a viscountess.

“Then why did you take measurements to fit my body?”

“Because it’s more efficient. And follow me this way, not that way. It’s still early to return to the estate. We need shoes too, and men’s clothing as well.”

“…The men’s clothing will be fitted to your height?”

“Of course?”

Lu, who asked back lightly, looked at me.

Clothing fitted to Lu. That means I’d have to transform into a male who’s at least 190cm tall, lean, slim, and solid without any excess.

‘My current body is already uncomfortable, and now you want me to become a man 20cm taller?’

That’s hardly efficient. If we’re going to fit it anyway, it’d be more comfortable to fit it to a body I’m familiar with.

I vaguely recalled Andert’s height and said.

“Is a different height possible?”

“For example?”

“Height is 180cm, chest and biceps, triceps more developed than now, neck slightly shorter. Waist a bit thinner but hips are…”

“Is that perhaps your personal preference?”

What? I was startled without realizing it and shook my head.

“No? How could that be? It’s completely unrelated?”

Lu tilted his head toward me with a suspicious look.

“If not, how can you give such detailed instructions? How curious.”

Well, because that was my body…

“If I’m going to move around anyway, that kind of body would be more comfortable.”

Come to think of it, I did explain it in too much perverted detail.

Fortunately, Lu didn’t ask anything more.

Instead, he changed direction and entered a narrow, dark alley between townhouses. I saw a startled gray rat hurriedly hiding.

‘Why here… Don’t tell me he believes in educating perverts with fists?’

Just as my steps following him became hesitant, Lu turned his back toward me.

“About this much?”

Something felt awkwardly changed, and his view looking down at me had become much smaller.

‘He used transformation magic without an incantation?’

Silent magic.

It’s definitely not a level that can be easily reached.

Even compared to a Sword Master, said to be the pinnacle that a swordsman could reach, he was only one level below.

The speculation that Lu’s true identity was an imperial mage gained even more weight.

“…Your shoulders are too broad. Make them a bit more humanly proportioned.”

Crack.

With the chilling sound of bones adjusting, Lu’s body changed again. As requested, his shoulder width had shortened a bit.

“Your skin needs to be more tanned too. Thicker wrists. And thicker hands.”

Lu’s skin tone darkened as if shadows had settled over it.

“Hmm. Something about… the overall bone structure seems…”

Lu clicked his tongue and asked in a somewhat displeased tone.

“Who exactly are you imagining?”

I hesitated for a moment.

I couldn’t answer that it was my past self, so should I say my brother?

But when I think about it, adjusting to my brother’s bone structure would be even stranger, wouldn’t it?

Lu urged me on in a cold voice.

“Please answer. Should the private parts be enlarged? Or made smaller?”

“Private parts? Which parts are you talking about?”

Lu, who had been staring at me intently, suddenly smiled with a delighted expression.

“Which parts indeed?”

Right, which parts.

Don’t look down. Just keep looking at Lu’s face. Pretend you don’t understand like you’re doing now.

Don’t answer with misplaced pride saying ‘Of course they should be enlarged!’

After the prolonged silence, Lu made a deflated expression.

“If you can’t say it, let’s just go with this.”

“…Yeah. That’s sufficient.”

“It certainly should be sufficient. Even now I feel like I’m walking around dragging on the ground.”

If 180cm feels like that, then at my height I’d feel like I’m walking around buried in the ground.

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