The Hero Kicked Me Out of His Party, So I Turned Him into My Maid - Chapter 61

Because of her obsessive-compulsive tendencies, Alyssa always places her pillow in the center of her neatly folded bed.

When I came back today, the pillow seemed to have moved slightly.

“Brienne, did you touch my bed?”

“Ariel asked coldly.”

There’s no need to maintain a good attitude towards the former hero. Besides, I’m her master now.

Brienne emerged from the kitchen and looked at Ariel respectfully. As always, her eyes were calm as still water, the pinkish-white ripples skillfully concealed by her.

“Yes, Master, I would like to check if your pillows and bedding need cleaning.”

Brienne has made rapid progress recently and is now fully capable of handling most of the housework.

Furthermore, through a cookbook in Mira’s collection, Brienne was able to make decent dishes by following the recipes, at least saving Ariel precious time from having to worry about it every day.

Ariel tilted her head, sensing something off about Brienne, as if a slight change had occurred, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on it.

Mila’s little nose twitched, and her eyes lit up:

“Brienne, is tonight’s dinner my favorite vegetable stew?”

“Yes, Miss Mira.”

To make a mixed vegetable and meat stew that suits Mila’s taste, you should choose the most common cuts of pork, such as the kind sold by butchers at the East and West markets, with a good balance of fat and lean meat. Cut the pork into square pieces, blanch it to remove the foam, and then put it into a pot with similarly diced potatoes, carrots, and other ingredients to simmer.

Finally, simmer the broth until it’s thick and glossy, letting the potatoes soak up the sauce, filling the room with the aroma of meat and the sweetness of vegetables.

During meals, Brienne would always divide the stew of vegetables and meat into two bowls and serve it with fluffy, soft bread.

Furthermore, Brienne is also trying to bake bread herself. This is because Ariel once remarked that “freshly baked bread tastes the best.”

However, at dinner, both Ariel and Mila noticed that Ariel’s bowl contained significantly more pork and potatoes than Mila’s.

Ariel felt a little embarrassed. What was wrong with Brienne today? She wasn’t usually like this.

“Mira, you knocked down over a hundred wooden targets in close combat during today’s test. You must be hungry. Eat more.”

With no other option, Ariel had to put all the pork and potatoes from her bowl into Mila’s bowl.

Mila was initially quite accepting of Ariel’s actions, after all, it was her favorite dish and Ariel’s gesture, so she couldn’t refuse.

However, Ariel’s bowl was clearly almost empty except for carrots, so why was she still picking at it?

That’s not good! Ariel won’t have enough to eat tonight!

So Mira rummaged through the mountain of pork in front of her and put a few pieces into Ariel’s bowl.

The two continued their back-and-forth until their chopsticks started clashing.

As a result, the mixed vegetable stew in Ariel and Mira’s bowls was just about balanced.

Ariel was feeling a bit annoyed and initially wanted to scold Brienne. But then she thought that Brienne was doing it for her master’s own good, so she decided against it.

Brienne, the instigator, sat in the kitchen eating the leftover stew of vegetables and meat, while secretly glancing at Ariel.

She thought to herself, “So the master doesn’t want any favoritism towards Mila.”

However, no matter how good their relationship is, in the end, they can’t help but have to find a balance.

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“That damn Ariel! I think she did it on purpose, just to take her anger out on us for not being able to attend class!”

After class and dinner, Lynn and Philin, carrying their notes, headed to Ariel’s dormitory.

Lynn was still clutching the disciplinary notice from the committee, the entire notice soaked with sweat and crumpled.

Film advised:

“It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have dragged you to choose a staff at noon. You didn’t have to come with me, since you already have a new staff.”

Lynn didn’t listen to a word Philin said:

“Hmph… We kindly helped them learn more, and this is how they treat us!”

…

Phil stuck out her tongue and didn’t dare to say a word, afraid that Lynn would take her resentment out on her.

How did Lynn end up fooling herself while acting? This so-called tutoring was clearly just a ploy to harm Ariel and Mira.

However, the scheme was well-concealed; the knowledge was eight parts true and two parts false, so they shouldn’t have been able to discover it.

The two false points are carefully selected, representing the most important knowledge points; getting even one wrong means all previous efforts are wasted.

This perfectly aligns with Lady Karina’s order to “make Arielle’s life impossible to recover.”

Lynn and Philin were feeling great until they met Lise at Alysville’s dorm.

Lise’s expression was icy cold. She was wearing a uniform that seemed to be from an unknown fashion trend, and she was sitting in a chair waiting.

Upon seeing Lynn and Philin enter, Lise stood up and said:

“You guys tutor them?”

Ariel and Mira sat behind Lise, their eyes filled with hostility.

Even the automaton maid exuded a sense of reproach.

Lynn and Philine immediately sensed something was wrong. They hadn’t expected that Lise, who was rumored to be unapproachable and didn’t want to interact with anyone, would actually appear here, and seemed to be taking tutoring classes as well.

Lise is the undisputed top student in the third year. How could she not see the wrong knowledge that she had taught Alyssa and the others before?

Phil asked Lynn in a low voice:

“Didn’t you say that Lady Karina believed Lise wouldn’t help Ariel?”

Lynn’s earlier imposing aura vanished completely, and now her mind was filled with thoughts of how to escape:

“I don’t know either… Let’s not talk about this now, let’s find an excuse…”

“I checked, there’s no such rule in the school regulations, so don’t worry, Lynn.”

“It’s not in the school rules, but if this gets out, it will affect the grade ranking at the end of this semester.”

In addition to ability, character is also a factor considered in the ranking of students at the Royal Academy.

With the same ability, she ranks first, while you will be ranked tenth due to your character.

If the college administration finds out that I deliberately taught incorrect knowledge during the tutoring sessions arranged by the college, my final exam ranking will definitely be lowered.

Lynn’s eyes darted around, and she answered with a smile:

“Yes, we’re here to help Ariel and Mira out of a sense of mutual assistance. After all, we’re all witches.”

Lise didn’t say much, but pointed with her pointer to the outer arc of the fire core array on the ground:

Where does the magic vortex form?

Before Lynn and Philine could figure out how to answer, Mira interjected:

“I know that,” Felin said. “The magic vortex is at the center of the rune. Felin also said that this rune can be interchanged with another rune of the same meaning. I’ve learned all of that.”

The moment Philin felt Lise’s gaze fall on him, the fire magic within his body seemed to be extinguished.

She could no longer tell whether Mila was genuinely innocent or just being sarcastic.

The sudden drop in room temperature after Mila’s reply showed that Lise was angry.

Lise shook her head, her gaze fixed on Felin as if a million icicles were aimed at her:

“Filin, do you know whether this is right or wrong?”