Chapter 16.8: The Gaze of the Perfect Type Head Maid
The Gaze of the Perfect Type Head Maid:
It was 8:10 PM.
With one hand holding a tray and the other pushing open the door to the Young Miss’s private room, I entered.
The Young Miss was watching videos on her phone, with several books on the round table.
They were all related to attraction to the disabled psychology.
I knocked on the door, then walked over to the round table and reminded the Young Miss.
“Young Miss, I’ve brought you black tea.”
The Young Miss nodded, her gaze still fixed on her phone, watching a video about analyzing attraction to the disabled psychology.
Hahahaha, she’s studying diligently.
That’s right; to understand the other party better than they understand themselves, to know both yourself and the enemy, you can always maintain the initiative.
“Mhm, place it on the table for now. I’ll drink it later.”
I bowed, placed the tray on the round table, and returned to stand behind the Young Miss, ready for her command.
I had to remain on standby until the Young Miss fell asleep, in case she needed anything.
Twenty-three minutes later, having finished watching the video, the Young Miss pinched her philtrum, picked up her teacup, took a sip, and said to me.
“Shirley, I want you to investigate Poker Face tonight.”
I smiled and tilted my head, asking in return.
“You mean… Jiang Xueqing?”
The Young Miss gives everyone a nickname. Poker Face refers to the girl sitting in front of Young Master Jun Cheng, Jiang Xueqing.
However, why would the Young Miss suddenly ask me to investigate her?
“Mhm, I want to know her secrets…”
“Speaking of secrets, don’t you already know her ‘personality’? Otherwise, you wouldn’t be watching books and videos about attraction to the disabled.”
Jiang Xueqing is an attraction to the disabled, in simple terms, someone who adores disabled people.
Such a hobby is quite common for me, but very rare among humans.
After all, most humans, upon seeing a disabled person, first feel a sense of superiority, or sympathy. Those who feel envy or even love are extremely few.
Human society is a ‘majority society,’ so ‘minorities’ like Jiang Xueqing are ostracized and don’t fit in with the surrounding humans.
Moreover, she doesn’t know how to disguise herself like the Young Miss, which is why she ended up alone.
“It’s confirmed that she’s an attraction to the disabled and feels love for disabled people. However… there must be something more.”
Something more?
It seems the Young Miss has also sensed something is off.
Jiang Xueqing isn’t simply an attraction to the disabled. If she were an ordinary attraction to the disabled, it would be fine, but she is…
“In any case, I’m counting on you to investigate, Shirley.”
The Young Miss’s intuition has always been accurate. While people say a woman’s sixth sense is accurate, the Young Miss is even better.
Her already keen sense of smell, when applied to intuition, can be considered ‘foresight.’
“Hahahaha… She’s covered in the scent of blood. If she were just an ordinary person, would she smell so strongly of blood?”
I calmly voiced the concerns in the Young Miss’s heart.
“Do you think Jiang Xueqing is the dismembering murderer rumored outside?”
“I can’t confirm it yet, but it’s highly possible it’s her.”
As expected, the Young Miss has connected Jiang Xueqing with that dismembering murderer.
And Jiang Xueqing has shown considerable ‘interest’ in Young Master Jun Cheng.
Therefore, the Young Miss has started to pay attention to Jiang Xueqing, fearing she might make a move on Young Master Jun Cheng.
“It doesn’t matter to me who she attacks, but if she intends to make a move on Young Master Cheng…”
The Young Miss’s expression darkened, and the force in her hand gradually increased. After two seconds, as I predicted, the handle of the teacup was crushed.
I extended my right hand to catch the bottom of the teacup and then collected the splashing tea droplets back into the cup, one by one.
The fragments of the handle, shattered by the Young Miss, were blocked and collected onto the tray by me.
I’ll give them to the maid, Bai, to handle later.
First, I’ll get a new teacup for the Young Miss. Fortunately, I brought a spare, hahaha.
Taking out a brand new teacup from my apron, I poured another cup of black tea and offered it to the Young Miss, saying.
“Young Miss, please have some tea to calm your emotions.”
“Thank you, Shirley.”
“You don’t need to thank your servant.”
“Hahahaha, indeed. Because my gratitude towards you cannot be fully expressed with just these few words.”
I smiled slightly and said no more.
The Young Miss seems to regard me as someone she’s educating, or even as family, rather than a servant.
Oh dear, she’s developed family feelings towards me… That’s a bit troublesome. If she only saw me as a tool or a servant, I could leave without any burden, but if the Young Miss pours her emotions into me like this…
I’ll be reluctant to leave you.
“Shirley, what do you think?”
“Hm? Are you asking for my opinion?”
I was a little lost in thought, but I reacted in time when I heard the Young Miss’s question.
“Yes, tell me your thoughts. You actually already know the answer in your heart, don’t you?”
“Yes… I don’t think Jiang Xueqing wants to kill Young Master Jun Cheng, she just… wants to take some of Young Master Jun Cheng’s body parts.”
Not to take his life, but merely to take body parts.
The Young Miss immediately understood my meaning. She touched her chin, pondered for a while, and then asked.
“You mean, she just wants to cripple Young Master Cheng?”
“Yes, I believe that’s her only objective.”
That child, although I haven’t met her many times, I know she’s not the type who enjoys killing.
Although she carries the scent of blood, there isn’t the slightest hint of killing intent.
She’s a gentle, good child.
However, from the Young Miss’s perspective, it’s probably completely different.
“Hahahaha… She wants to take Young Master Cheng’s body? Hahahaha~ I haven’t even used a weapon to keep Young Master Cheng’s body intact. How dare she rashly try to take MY Young Master Cheng away?”
Grayness enveloped the Young Miss, the emotion of jealousy.
The last time I brought back a photo of Young Master Jun Cheng with his younger sister, the Young Miss had also shown a hint of jealousy.
But compared to last time, this time it’s more apparent, filling her entire being.
“You want to turn Young Master Cheng into a cripple? Then I’ll cripple you first, so you’ll never be able to make a move… Hahahaha… Young Master Cheng belongs to me, his entire heart and soul are mine…”
Purple possessiveness interspersed with pink.
It’s truly beautiful.
Possessiveness that isn’t pure, mixed with many personal feelings, that is the Young Miss’s romance.
“So Shirley, I’ll have to trouble you to find out her address and hidden secrets.”
“No problem. Then I’ll go execute the mission now.”
The Young Miss nodded, I bowed and saluted, then picked up the tray and walked out of the Young Miss’s room.
The maid Bai was waiting for me outside. I had asked her to wait by the door before I came.
“Clean up these fragments. I have to go out.”
“Eh~ You’re going out so late?”
“Yes, I have to carry out the mission assigned by the Young Miss.”
“Eh~ Head Maid, you’re always going out on missions lately. That’s nice~ I wish I could go out and play too~”
“Going out on a mission isn’t playing, you know? Maid Bai… do you want to go to the basement again?”
“I’m very sorry! I’ll dispose of the trash right away!”
Upon hearing the word ‘basement,’ Bai disappeared from in front of me like a startled bird.
“Aiyaiya…”
This child, Bai, is just like her name. Too simple and straightforward. As a maid, she always thinks about going out to play, which is truly unqualified.
It will take time and experience to train her into a capable maid.
After walking out of the mansion gate, I changed my maid outfit to the clothes I wore last time and tied my hair into a ponytail with a hair tie.
Speaking of which, Young Master Jun Cheng, no, Little Jun, said I looked beautiful in this outfit last time.
Little Jun should prefer maid outfits more, shouldn’t he? Is the skirt still too long? I should shorten the skirt a bit more, hahaha… Being watched is quite a pleasant feeling.
Now, let’s begin the mission.
Under the cover of night, I released my ‘eyes.’ Although ordinary people can’t see my ‘eyes,’ this city has many ‘non-human’ beings who can sense them.
Although the Young Miss asked me to investigate Jiang Xueqing’s address, her place isn’t simple. My eyes can’t directly find Jiang Xueqing’s exact location.
What should I do now?
Hmm…
Then I’ll look for the people she’ll be interacting with tonight.
Let me see… where is she… Ah, found her.
I didn’t expect it to be so smooth, hahaha.
After finding the target, I immediately transferred to the location of the eye that noticed the target.
This eye was focused on a man completely steeped in killing intent, stained with red.
This man can lead me to Jiang Xueqing.
The man seemed prepared as well. After walking purposefully for a distance, he turned into a small alley and then disappeared.
So that’s it, is it in the ‘underworld’?
No wonder I couldn’t find Jiang Xueqing directly.
As long as I know which ‘underworld’ it is, it’s easy. I just need to follow in.
Upon entering, I found a shopping street that looked no different from an ordinary street, but it was very quiet. It was only 9:10 PM, yet not a single light was on.
A street shrouded in darkness…
No wonder the signpost was written in English as BLACK. It seems that’s the name of this street, ‘Black Street’?
An interesting place, hahaha~
After wandering around the street for a while, I released my eyes again to find Jiang Xueqing’s location.
This time, my eyes successfully found Jiang Xueqing, and I immediately transferred there.
Various noises were coming from inside a house, breaking the silence.
The clash of blades, the fight between the man and Jiang Xueqing had already begun.
I transferred to the rooftop and observed the fight from multiple angles with three eyes.
Jiang Xueqing is clearly at a disadvantage.
The man’s speed and strength are significantly higher than that child’s. Although the child’s reaction speed and skill are enough for her to block those attacks, her clothes are still being torn little by little.
That man seems to be toying with her.
Aiyaiya, should I help her… But if I do, the karma will be disrupted.
Hmm… I’ll observe for now. There shouldn’t be any problems.
The Young Miss only asked me to investigate Jiang Xueqing’s address and secret, not to save her.
Besides, she doesn’t need me to save her, hahaha…
“Hahahahahaha! With one more slash, your skirt will fall off! Let Uncle see what pattern of panties you’re wearing? Hehehehe…”
The man was laughing wildly, gloating over his success.
Jiang Xueqing already had several scratches on her body. Although the wounds were not deep, the damage was accumulating steadily.
This won’t do, will it?
“So noisy.”
Her expression was blank.
“…What?”
The man squinted, a look of disbelief on his face.
“Make you, shut up.”
Her heart was unmoved.
Calm, like a still lake.
Aiya, this child… In a way, she’s very similar to the Young Miss.
But she’s softer than the Young Miss… The difference between ice and snow? Although both are cold, the texture is completely different.
“…Haha, hahahahahaha! Alright! Then let me see! I want to see how you’ll make me shut up! Yah!”
The enraged man charged forward, brandishing his blade.
Then, he lost an arm.
“…Huh?”
In a flash, Jiang Xueqing unleashed a swift slash, directly severing his arm.
It wasn’t until blood gushed out that the man realized he had lost an arm.
“Eeeek… Eeeeeeeeeeek…! Yaaarrrrgh! What, what is going on!”
Jiang Xueqing’s hair turned snow white, and her pupils became blood red.
The man clutched his arm and fell to the ground, his previous composure gone, his cowardly nature fully exposed.
“Eeeeek?! You, what the hell are you?! You’re completely different from us! You, you’re simply, simply a real ‘Oni’!”
“Mhm.”
She didn’t deny it and explained the reason for her transformation.
“This is, Oniification.”
“I see… I see! Deeper than us being possessed by Oni… You’ve transformed directly into an ‘Oni’!”
It seems this child has borrowed the power of an Oni.
“But… How could this be?! You can still maintain your sanity! No, impossible! Why can you suppress your killing intent! Why!”
Jiang Xueqing tilted her head, seemingly not understanding the man’s words.
“Don’t know.”
“Monst… Monster…!”
Aiyaiya, how can you call her a monster? What an unromantic man.
No wonder he had his eyes dug out, hahaha…
This child, so pure and flawless.
Snow-white.
Blood-red.
Pure colors.
Unadulterated, clearly defined, a dedicated type.
I see… It seems the Young Miss has met her match this time.
Well then, the mission is complete. I’ve learned Jiang Xueqing’s secret, found her address, and even watched a good show.
Now I should go back and tell the Young Miss.
As for tomorrow (after midnight)…
Since Little Jun is here, I won’t peek.
Heya~ Well, tonight was very enjoyable.
Witnessed such an interesting event.
Quite, enjoyable.
To the ‘you’ who is watching me, are you also enjoying yourself?
Hahahaha…
Until next time, when it’s my turn, goodbye~
