A Story of a Male Knight (Not a Female Knight) in a Chastity-Reversed World ~The Girls Are So Afraid of Being Disliked That a “Kukkoro” Scene Never Happens~ - 3

Chapter 3: Elsa the Maid

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There were times when a woman absolutely must not back down. That time was now.

I was heading to the station where Lady of the House was working. As I left the mansion and walked through the streets of the imperial capital, cold sweat streamed down my face.

What would happen if I asked, “Please let Ray-sama train”? Considering Lady of the House’s excessive love for her child, it wouldn’t be surprising if she beheaded me on the spot…

U-ugh~ I don’t want to die a virgin~

My body trembled violently, and I started to see my life flashing before my eyes out of sheer terror. I, Elsa, was the fifth daughter of a minor noble house and just an ordinary maid.

I had achieved excellent grades at the academy, graduating early thanks to skipping grades, and because of that, I was hired as the attendant to Ray-sama of the Kukkoro family. When I found out I got the job, I was so overjoyed that I could have danced for twenty-four hours straight.

After all, men were a rarity.

According to scholars, since there were no more genetic issues requiring women to carefully choose men, having more men didn’t result in more children. So, women started to outnumber men as time progressed.

Another leading theory was that since women had stronger magic power, an increase in women was more advantageous for the species, so women began to multiply. Alongside that, a cultural trend developed to treat men with care in order to boost birth rates.

Although the precise cause hadn’t been clarified, what mattered most was that there were overwhelmingly fewer men than women in this world. That was why, as a young woman full of pent-up desires, I was absolutely ecstatic to become a maid who could serve a man.

However, once I started the job, I found there weren’t actually many chances to interact with a man. Ray-sama was a quiet and cold person, and I hardly had any conversations with him. He always brushed me off. Thinking back, my only tasks were bringing meals, cleaning his room quickly, or running errands; I couldn’t remember doing anything else.

Those days were far from what I’d imagined, and while it was disappointing, I had no complaints. Because I knew that was just how men were. Most men fell into two types: the arrogant type who would say things like, “Hey, hurry up, you piece of trash,” and the extremely timid type who would go, “Eek, I’m scared of women!” 

Of course, there were men who didn’t fit into either category, but those two types made up more than half of the pie chart. So even if Ray-sama was quiet and cold, I thought of it as perfectly normal. Still, I couldn’t shake off my disappointment. 

Looking back, I’d had no ties to men in my life; the best I’d done was stare at them with bloodshot eyes when I occasionally saw one, so it was natural to feel a bit let down. I had started to think I might die without ever properly interacting with a man.

Then it happened—

During the rite of magic awakening. After Ray-sama collapsed, he woke up having lost his memory. Fortunately, there were no problems with his language abilities, but he seemed to remember nothing and had some strange memories, making him almost like a different person.

Normally speaking, that would have been considered as a tragic event—something to cry one’s eyes out over. But the Ray-sama who had changed was so, so, so incredibly attractive. When I caught him as he was about to fall, an ordinary man would have either cowered in fear of me or shaken me off as if I were a literal filth.

But Ray-sama, with an angelic smile, thanked me. Even when I got excited and started panting from his nice scent and the feel of holding him. And that wasn’t all.

Ray-sama  also treated me with kindness.

『Thank you for worrying about me. I understand. I’ll rest a little longer.』

I was moved to tears by his consideration.

『Really? Then let’s eat together. Otherwise, you might miss out on your favorites if I take them. It feels wrong to waste such an amazing meal.』

He invited me, a lowly maid, to share a meal with him. I would never forget the taste of that spoonful of food that carried Ray-sama’s saliva. And then…

『Wait, please tell me your name.』

『My name?』

『Yes. Calling you ‘Maid-san’ feels disrespectful when you’ve been so kind to me.』

He tried to remember my name. He tried to remember the name of someone like me, a worthless stone by the roadside. He saw me not as a random weed but as Elsa, as a person.

How could I not fall for a man who treated me like that? I was already completely captivated by Ray-sama. Therefore—therefore! For the sake of my own pride, I couldn’t back down now, or I’d lose my worth as a woman.

There are times when a woman must not retreat and that time is now!!

“Madam!!”

I barged into the station and stormed straight into the office.

“Elsa!? Has Ray collapsed again!?”

“No, that’s not it! I’m here to ask you for a favor!”

I took a deep breath and declared it clearly.

“Please allow Ray-sama to train to make him stronger!”

“Sure. Elsa, go ahead and commit seppuku.”

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