Chapter 399: One-Day Maid Experience

"We're back."

"Finally."

"So tired."

After the festival ended and most students had left the school, the student council members slowly returned to the office.

Everyone looked worn out from a full day of work—except Fujiwara, who had spent most of her time running around the school after performing in the morning.

Shirogane sat at his desk and wiped off his sweat. A maid beside him handed him a freshly brewed cup of tea.

"Good work today, President. Please have some tea."

"Oh, thanks."

Taking the cup, Shirogane took a small sip and leaned back in his chair.

Overall, he felt a bit of comfort. After a tiring day, it was nice to return to the office and drink tea brewed by a sweet-looking maid.

Wait—maid?

Shirogane quickly turned his head and saw a beautiful maid with shoulder-length blonde hair standing politely with a tray.

"…Miss, who are you?"

"It's me, President."

The maid smiled warmly.

"…"

Shirogane ran through the faces of every girl he knew but found no match for this stunning beauty.

But there was one guy who came to mind.

"…Rinji?"

"As expected of the President."

The 'maid'—or rather, Rinji—confirmed his suspicion.

"Why are you dressed like this!?"

"A lot happened, okay?"

Not just Shirogane, but Iino and Kaguya, who returned with him, also stared wide-eyed. Fujiwara was already inspecting Rinji closely.

Rinji was wearing a traditional maid outfit—a long dress, not the miniskirt café type. The overall aura was calm and dignified.

If they didn't know who he was, they would've assumed she was a maid from some prestigious family.

After staring at the maid Rinji for a moment, everyone's gaze turned to Ishigami.

He'd been in the office alone earlier, so he must know the inside story.

Feeling their pressure, Ishigami shrank back and mumbled, "I was just joking, okay… Rinji suddenly said he felt guilty about something, so I said, 'Then wear a maid outfit to apologize,' and... well, here we are."

Fujiwara: "Ishigami-kun actually admitted it."

Iino: "Using someone's guilt like that… you're trash."

Ishigami: "Hey! That's harsh! I didn't really mean it! I still don't even know what he did!!"

"Using someone without knowing what they did? That's shameless."

Iino stared at him like he was some kind of insect.

Ishigami, speechless, just slumped even lower.

Kaguya wasn't too surprised. She smiled and sat down on the couch, then turned to Rinji and said, "Maid-san, please pour me some tea."

"Yes."

Without argument, Rinji gracefully poured tea from the pot and handed it to Kaguya.

"Please enjoy, milady."

"Mm."

Kaguya nodded in satisfaction. After taking a sip, she said, "The temperature and leaf ratio are well-controlled. But your pouring technique needs improvement."

"Understood."

"Mm... If only you could be this cute all the time, Rinji~"

Kaguya was ecstatic.

She was usually stressed out by Rinji every day, but now that he was in maid attire, she finally had a chance to strike back. Everyone knew Rinji's personality shifted slightly when cross-dressing.

Ishigami whispered, "Shinomiya-senpai's so mean—bullying him now that he's weak."

"Maid-san," Kaguya said while elegantly sipping tea, eyes half-lidded, "would you mind telling us what exactly you did to Ishigami-kun?"

"That's hard to explain."

Maid Rinji smiled.

"According to Koyasu-senpai... I think I did something similar to what you did, Lady Shinomiya."

"…"

Kaguya's smile froze.

Beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. Her body trembled, and the teacup clinked against the saucer.

"A-ah... haha... that's... quite something."

Ishigami: "Huh?"

Kaguya turned toward him with a tearful face.

"Ishigami-kun, I think I also did something awful to you."

"Wait…"

"If you want anything, just ask. I'll do everything I can to make it up to you."

Ishigami: ????

He could already sense this was going somewhere very bad.

"Rinji looks amazing like this," Fujiwara said, lounging on the couch, legs crossed, speaking lazily. "Maid, tea."

"Yes." (serves tea)

"Shoulder massage."

"Yes."

"Mmhm~ just like that~"

Fujiwara's lips curled into a wide "w" shape as she enjoyed the shoulder massage from Rinji.

"Rinji-kun, maybe you should just stay like this."

Ishigami said, "Fujiwara-senpai, if you're going to mess around, better do it while you still can. Once Rinji comes to his senses, you'd better pray."

"But... but is it really okay for Rinji-kun to stay like this?"

Iino looked at Rinji with concern.

"Rinji-kun doesn't like dressing like this, does he?"

"I do hate it."

Rinji replied with a polite smile.

"But this is my punishment for the wrong I did. Forcing myself to do something I dislike is a way to discipline my immature self."

"I see..."

Iino mumbled softly.

"There's no need to go this far for someone like Ishigami."

Ishigami: "I can hear you, you know."

"Don't worry about me, Iino-san."

Rinji walked up to Iino and gently patted her head.

"You're already excellent for caring this much about your classmates."

"Eh? Really?"

"Yeah, and you're very cute too."

"Ehehe."

The compliments hit Iino directly in the heart. She seemed to genuinely enjoy being praised and patted by Rinji, squinting her eyes like a kitten.

In that moment, she really wished Rinji could always stay this way.