I Became a Demon Who Can Never Be Headpatted in the Academy?! – Chapter 89

As soon as breakfast was over, Citrine and Nicasia grabbed my, Murmur’s, hand and said.

“There’s a surprise, so can you close your eyes, Murmur?”

“I have a red cloth prepared for this day!”

Without waiting for a proper response from me, Murmur, they covered my eyes with the red cloth.

… Honestly, at first, I thought I was being kidnapped.

There was a similar event in the middle school chapter too.

“Murmur! Be careful, there’s a table in front of you!”

“If you fall, it’s a thud!”

But now it’s different.

Because I know Esme and Monica are here.

“Is it a surprise for Murmur?”

“You’re going to love it, Murmur. I’ll show you in my room.”

“If it’s Nicasia’s room, you can scream as much as you want!”

It’s not like the dorm supervisor will barge in or other students will knock on the door.

This situation was so unexpected that my heart was pounding.

Anyway, even though I couldn’t see, the peach scent tickling my nose told me I was in Nicasia’s room.

“Murmur, are you ready?”

“You’re going to love it! Hehehe.”

What on earth is it?

If Esme can’t hold back her laughter, is it some kind of surprise prank?

“Then I’ll take off the blindfold, Murmur?”

“One! Two! Three!”

With everyone’s cheerful voices, the blindfold came off.

“Ugh…?”

At the same time, my head felt incredibly hot.

My horns were throbbing so much that I felt dizzy for a moment.

“… Huh?”

Ironically.

The pain disappeared as I, Murmur, was utterly shocked.

“We have prepared the maid you wanted, Murmur-sama.”

“It’s exactly what Murmur wished for.”

Between Citrine and Nicasia stood a woman in a black maid outfit, standing demurely.

“Nice to meet you, Murmur-sama.”

The maid had a refreshing face and short hair that barely touched her shoulders.

“It’s the super maid sister Murmur talked about. Look! She even has a Runeshare Gauntlet!”

Esme pointed to the black gauntlet the maid was wearing, which could equip and modify various ‘runestones.’

In short, it meant she was a master of rune magic.

“I had a little chat with this maid sister. She’s a kind, pretty, and warm-hearted person you can meet in the village.”

“Oh~hohoho. I didn’t know Murmur-sama wanted a ‘Maghauscia.'”

“A normal maid would have been fine… but you didn’t want to burden us with the salary, right, Murmur?”

In front of my kind friends, I, Murmur, couldn’t say a word.

It’s really ‘Vesta,’ isn’t it?

Honestly, I thought meeting her was impossible, so I had given up.

“Is the maid sister… Murmur’s maid sister?”

“Yes, Murmur-sama.”

The maid knelt down and looked into my, Murmur’s, eyes.

What the…? The voice is the same too? How is this possible?

Is this some kind of DLC content? If so, it’s too broken.

“I am a maid who can do anything for Murmur-sama.”

The way she talks is the same too…?!

Citrine coughed awkwardly, covering her mouth with her fist.

“Compared to the doll shop on Dragon Tail Street, this Maghauscia is incomparable, right?”

Citrine’s eyes sparkled as she pointed at the maid.

“This maid sister’s skin was made using the ‘Thread of Transformation,’ which even the Mage Tower struggles to get enough of every day!”

“That’s the material you can only get by hunting mimics, right? I’ve only read about it in books.”

“And her skeleton was made by combining Lamia scales and Armonium!!”

This is insane…

It’s exactly the same as the setting I know.

It’s the ‘Maghauscia’ made with ridiculously rare and expensive materials.

“And her joints use a special Pink Slime core. Even if you hug her every day, her joints won’t break for 10 years.”

“Ah! Ah! And! You have to brag about that too, Citrine!”

“Oh~hohoho! Inside her skin, there’s plenty of fog cotton, so you can feel like you’re hugging a normal person!”

… Expensive.

Maybe because I, Murmur, have lived in this world for about a year now.

Compared to when I first learned about this setting, the fact that the ‘Vesta’ in front of me was made with an insane amount of money hit me hard.

The materials Citrine is listing are so rare that even if you request them from the adventurer’s guild, you can’t guarantee when you’ll get them.

“Since Citrine worked hard on the body, Esme and I picked out the maid outfit.”

“I helped too!”

Monica made a cute V sign with her hand.

“Since she’ll be with Murmur for a long time and will need to bathe and shower, we made the maid outfit waterproof.”

“No matter how wet it gets, it dries quickly. And we chose a magic-infused fabric so you don’t have to worry about washing it.”

“And with Paladin Irene’s recommendation, we were able to ask a sister who makes pretty maid outfits!”

They even made the maid outfit perfectly…

“Murmur is so touched…”

It’s really ‘Vesta.’

The maid in front of me, Murmur, is Vesta.

I can’t help but think that.

… But, then, that shouldn’t be.

Vesta isn’t something friends can just make together.

“Uh… uh…”

My head started spinning.

“Murmur! You like it, right?”

“Hehehe, now that you have a maid sister, your uniform will smell fresh every day!”

Seeing everyone so happy made me smile a little.

Was I overthinking it?

Originally, the 《Maid Taming》 event was moved to the elementary school chapter, right?

It’s only natural that meeting Vesta would be different.

And think about it.

Aunt Colette appeared at a completely weird time too, right?

Leviathan, one of the Seven Sisters of Purgatory, also tormented Lady Jepar more than in the main story.

So it’s not strange if Vesta is a bit different, right?

“Ugh…”

But is it okay to think like this?

… I feel like I forgot something really important.

Originally, there was a reason why I thought Nicasia and Citrine couldn’t make and bring Vesta…

“Murmur! Murmur!”

While I was deep in thought, Esme grabbed my, Murmur’s, arm and shook it cutely.

“If Murmur is okay with it, why don’t we quickly give this maid sister a name?”

“Ah, right. We need to name her so she can recognize Murmur-sama as her master.”

This is exactly like the main story.

“Murmur wants to name her ‘Vesta.'”

“Hehe, that’s a really good name.”

Nicasia clapped her hands.

“Thank you for naming me, Murmur-sama.”

“Murmur wants to say she’ll rely on Vesta sister.”

Even though I, Murmur, met Vesta in a completely different way than I thought, it should be fine, right?

“Then Murmur… hurry up and try it!”

“… Try what?”

“Ah, just give her any order! You have a maid sister now!!”

Esme’s eyes sparkled like she was looking at a friend who just got a new smartphone.

“I’m quite curious too! I heard she’s an amazing sister, enough for Citrine to explain for an hour!”

“That one hour was as condensed as possible!”

Citrine’s face turned adorably red.

“Then Murmur will…”

I grabbed Vesta’s skirt and looked into her eyes.

“Murmur wants to give her friends a delicious apple pie.”

“Understood, Murmur-sama. However…”

“Ah, ah! Over there! I’ll lend you the kitchen. Riola! Please guide Vesta!”

My, Murmur’s, room has nothing.

Before Vesta could ruin the mood, Nicasia sensibly shouted.

* * *

Vesta was a perfect maid, making me, Murmur, feel like my worries were foolish.

I guess making an apple pie is nothing for someone with a history-level career.

She baked the pie so perfectly that the three maids were whispering in surprise.

“Good work, Murmur-sama.”

And I, Murmur, felt how drastically my life had changed.

It’s always been like this.

Returning to a cold, silent room, washing up, studying, organizing my diary, doing homework, and falling asleep alone.

But today was different. Vesta talked to me.

“I will help you undress.”

“Murmur can undress by herself.”

“Understood. Then please put your clothes in the laundry basket, and I will wash them later.”

This time, which should have been cold and lonely, became warm and joyful.

And she didn’t insist on undressing me, right?

She seems to understand my maturity, which makes me feel good.

“… Murmur wants to say it’s okay now.”

But I still felt sorry.

I, Murmur, know Vesta’s situation better than anyone.

I can’t treat her like a normal ‘Maghauscia’ forever.

“?”

“Murmur is saying Vesta sister can act comfortably now.”

“I am very comfortable.”

She still doesn’t reveal her true identity, huh?

“Murmur knows. I read it in a book.”

“Well done, Murmur-sama. Knowledge will always be your strength.”

“Mu, Murmur knows Vesta sister has a story.”

Vesta’s expression didn’t change.

Wow, the nickname ‘Eternal Sinner’ isn’t for nothing, huh?

“Murmur is a descendant of Nectar… a demon brought to the academy by the hero, so it’s okay to act comfortably.”

“I am very comfortable.”

“Murmur needs a trustworthy sister more than a master and servant.”

I spread my arms wide, but it had no effect.

“I can act like a ‘sister’ if Murmur-sama wishes.”

“That’s not what Murmur means! Murmur knows!”

Is there no other way…!

But since it’s Vesta, it’s okay to be direct about this secret, right!

I can just say I heard it from the hero.

In the quest to guess Vesta’s true identity, you can pass the intelligence test with this too.

“Murmur…”

Vesta kindly leaned her ear close for a whisper.

“Murmur knows Vesta sister… uses a fake name.”

“My name is Vesta. Murmur-sama gave it to me.”

“So… Murmur knows! Sister has a real name!”

I grabbed Vesta’s hands.

“There’s the ‘Vergilia Constellation’ in the night sky. It’s always by the descendants of Nectar, guiding the lost on where to go!”

“I also know about the Vergilia Constellation. It’s often seen in the summer night sky…”

“Murmur knows sister is Vergilia!”

I said it.

She won’t get mad, right?

But I need a ‘trustworthy sister,’ so I had no choice.

This background is why she acts as a joker in the high school chapter.

“My name is Vesta.”

“Ugh…?”

Wait a minute…

This doesn’t seem like she’s putting up a wall.

Something’s been off since earlier.

Vesta isn’t this kind of character…

She’s someone who knows a lot but hides things for the future, not someone who ignores.

“Vesta sister?”

“Yes, Murmur-sama.”

The same answer. The same voice.

But the eyes are different. There’s no emotion in those eyes.

I can’t feel it. It’s not acting, it’s just… nothing?

“Vesta sister, stay still!”

My hands were shaking, but I had to check.

No way?

She’s pretending not to know, right?

I, Murmur, frantically grabbed Vesta’s maid outfit and started to undress her.

Her pure white skin was revealed, and her body looked just like a human’s.

Then, as I felt around for any joints, I moved my hand to Vesta’s lower abdomen.

“Huh?”

There’s nothing.

I can’t feel it.

The overflowing magic that should be sealed here isn’t there at all.

“… You’re not Vesta?”

The maid in front of me isn’t Vesta.

There’s no way she is.

Vesta is the name of the ‘Maghauscia’ where the eternal sinner ‘Vergilia’ is sealed.

If there’s nothing sealed, she can’t be Vesta.

“Murmur-sama, my name is Vesta.”

What is this?

If there’s a ‘Maghauscia’ that looks exactly like ‘Vesta’ here…

Where is the real ‘Vesta’?

“Ugh…?”

“Does your head hurt, Murmur-sama?”

The fake Vesta, with her clothes off, warmly hugged me, Murmur, and cooled my forehead.

I’m really grateful, truly grateful…

“Ugh… Murmur wants to see Vesta sister…”

『Quest completed!』

《Maid Taming》

《Reward: ‘Vesta’》

… …

Are you kidding me?!

This isn’t Vesta!!

She just has the same name! She looks the same! She does the same things, but she’s not Vesta!!!

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