As usual, Yulia happily knocked on the door of the eldest lady's room today.

"Are you awake? Miss, if not, I'll go in?"

Rightfully so, there was no response.

The dusk mansion in the morning (although it once experienced a turmoil in changing its name), it was also veritably calm. From upstairs, it can already be seen that Airi has already put on her daily maid outfit and is holding a broom for daily cleaning work.

After reaching out to confirm the condition of the wig, Yulia gently pushed open the door of the eldest lady's room.

Inside is the morning scene that I have almost become accustomed to.

"Whew...... Whew......"

With a slight snort, Senya fell asleep peacefully in bed. The long silver hair was scattered behind his head, but his sleeping appearance was surprisingly elegant. If you don't connect with her daily performance, even if it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "cute".

But this morning, there was a pencil sketch on the desk. Looks like they probably forgot to take it back...... Having heard that the eldest lady was interested in drawing, Yulia carefully slowed her steps and approached the writing desk.

On the drawing paper the size of ordinary office paper, some small people are drawn scattered.

"Wow......"

It is a very cute manga style. Even the details are handled with great delicacy, and if it weren't for the reticles used to hold the facial features in place and the various expressions outlined in a thin pencil, Yulia would have even considered it a finished work.

But...... This doesn't seem to be just a drawing.

If you look closely, you can see that the same person is on the drawing paper. The long-haired girl in this eldest lady's pen shows different side faces and different expressions, postures, and movements. Yulia had heard a little about this kind of manuscript before.

Character art...... Could it be that the eldest lady wants to draw comics?

Yulia glanced at the side of the bed again and confirmed, no problem.

Qianye is still sleeping peacefully with her eyes closed. There was no sign of an imminent awakening...... Coupled with the fact that he happened to wake up Qianye a little earlier today, there should theoretically be plenty of time......

But is that really good?

Of course, the eldest lady could not have locked the drawers in her own room. If the setting has been carried out to this extent, Iuria's understanding of Chiya, the character in front of her should have been active in the work of the eldest lady for a while.

Just take a look at it...... No problem.

Curious, curious, really, really curious.

The caricature of that Thousand Nights-Lady ...... Yulia couldn't even think of what the style would be. Dark, suspenseful, bloody, violent...... It's not surprising that any words appear. What is certain is that it must be quite an interesting manga, though.

Isn't it a novel? Since the eldest lady has already drawn such a time-consuming and laborious setting draft, it shouldn't be a fictional character...... However, he had no experience in writing novels or anything like that, and he didn't have this kind of time in his previous life.

No matter what kind of work it is, even if it's a comic book drawn by a thousand nights, Yulia cares a lot.

"Goo. ”

Even though she knew it wasn't good, Yulia held out her hand.

Anyway, Airi won't come up for a while, and the eldest lady hasn't yet-huh?

Miss?

...... Gone.

The silver-haired girl, who had been sleeping peacefully like a child just now, disappeared from the bed.

Only the protruding figure in the quilt remains. and pillows that still feel pressure.

At the same time, behind his back, a fierce killing intent surged out.

That's right, it can't be a relationship other than killing intent...... If someone was staring at him enthusiastically, he wouldn't sweat so much on his spine.

Even the white shirt inside the tuxedo was stuck to the back by sweat, which made it feel very uncomfortable.

"Ahaha...... Miss, are you up?"

Yuria, who turned around, saw the gentlest smile of the thousand nights so far.

Angelic smile without malice.

――――

"Wow, !!yes, there is something to say!!Miss, if you don't have a housekeeper, your future life will be very inconvenient!!

"Less nonsense...... Yulia. I want to laugh now, but I can't...... Hey, come on, you perverted pseudo-mother-in-law, admit your mistakes, maybe I'll continue to hire you to make meat pus, right?"

“...... Please don't use that kind of meme...... You're a noble lady. ”

"There's nothing wrong with that. Lady Yuria, who is also noble, do you want me to send Airi to send you back to my house? The Helsayz family must be very welcoming to their future master, right?"

"Yes, there is something to say...... Lady ......"

"Well, that's good. ”

Yuria's hands were tied behind her back by Airi, who arrived later, but the eldest lady allowed him to sit on the bed and talk. To be honest, he is still grateful for Chiya.

Qianye buttoned the top button of her pink pajamas and sat on the other side of the bed, cross-legged, staring at him with interest.

"You saw it. ”

“...... Belch. ”

"I'm asking you. You saw that, right?"

"Hmm. I'm sorry, Miss, but I'm really just momentary-"

"Confused, want to peek into the girl's drawer, since you have the courage to do such a thing, you should be almost ready to choose, right?"

Chiya pursed her lips and smiled a little. Turning around, he pulled something out from under the pillow—

"You want me to choose a candle and a leather whip?"

"That's right. ”

"What if I don't?"

"You don't have that power...... Unless it makes me feel better right now, this will soon become a scene where I can call the director at any time, huh?"

"Ah, that would be a serious consequence that can't be explained by the phrase 'all the characters are over eighteen years old,' right, miss. ”

"Hey~ you know it very well. ”

Although she leaned closer and smiled a rare predatory smile, there was no smile in her eyes.

"Anyway, I think I've grabbed a rare handle and intend to make fun of it, right? The almighty lady likes this kind of thing, and it's so ugly...... Tut. I was going to throw it away, but I was too sleepy last night and forgot about it, what a mistake......"

"Huh!?Do you want to throw away that picture?"

"......? Of course. It's a draft, so there's no need to keep it. It's not a good thing to be seen by anyone in the mansion. ”

"That...... Do you really want to lose it? I think it's really cute!"

The lighter and candle in Chiya's hand stopped moving for the time being. With a look of disbelief, she slowly moved at a low angle, ignoring the already dangerous collar of her pajamas.

"What are you talking about? By the way, if the answer doesn't satisfy me, I've decided to put wax in your nostrils. ”

“......”

It's brutal.

But this is a state of seriousness that is rare to see in a thousand nights. He struggled as best he could avoid the candle above his cheek that had been lit and was tilting slightly:

"Can you give it to me?"

“......！”

"Goo!!!, goa, goo

"Yuu, Yuria, are you still alive, hey......?"

It's dangerous.

Qianye's hands suddenly shook for some reason just now, and the dripping wax oil almost touched his eyes.

――Good boys, don't play such dangerous games.

Fortunately, it just gradually solidified on the top of the cheeks...... It's hot, hot, hot!!

The eldest lady was also startled and hurriedly blew out the candle. She tossed the candle aside and carefully climbed up to Yuria's shoulder, kneeling to look at his cheek.

"Whew...... It's okay. It was a special candle just now, and the temperature was not very high...... Reputedly. ”

She exhaled softly, carefully scraping off a small drop of wax from Yulia's face with her fingernails.

However, the girl's sweet aroma also came to an end as the eldest lady sat back in the posture she had just taken. Yulia was very sorry.

But it's really hot!

"What did you say all of a sudden...... I wasn't going to really drip it...... A sucker. ”

Senya sat a little farther away this time, and she pulled the whip back under her pillow as if deflated, and sighed as if she was in complete interest, muttering something to herself that Yulia didn't hear clearly.

"That...... Miss, if you don't plan to use candles again, can you think about it?"

"You...... Is it sincere? The painting...... Isn't it ugly? Because it's a very important basic part, you have to evaluate it well. ”

Miss...... Sometimes it's really cute.

Although it almost ended like a horror movie just now, fortunately, a bad situation was avoided. Compared to that...... It was really the first time he had seen Qianye with such a mixture of anticipation and uneasiness.

"It's true. I hope the eldest lady will leave that picture...... Even though it was a draft, I was a little fascinated...... Of course, if the eldest lady really doesn't want to, please give it to me. I swear I won't show it to anyone else. ”

“...... Not. ”

Qianya, who was sitting on his knees, bowed his head. Silver bangs obscured her expression, but Yulia could still see that her ears were visibly red.

Really...... No matter how bad her personality is, there is still no way to make people angry with her...... At first, it didn't matter if he was abducted to be a housekeeper, or if he agreed to a life deal in order to avoid his family's conditions, once he saw this expression...... As her butler, isn't it only more loyal to her......

I'm a man, too.