Chapter 234 (1/2)

「Oh man, we truly had a good time here. As the representative of everyone in our group, I give you our thanks.」

「I would be delighted if you all enjoyed your stay. All of us employees of the Dragon’s Tail will be awaiting everyone’s next visit.」

After they spent their respective nights, underneath the usual cloudy──yet bright enough to tell that it was cloudy, sky, the employees of the Dragon’s Tail made a bow to the Sylphids who gathered at the entrance door.

It seemed that the Sylphids were discussing something all throughout the night, but they didn’t show even a single sign of being tired.

Rather, it seemed that they became more energized the more they discussed, and their skin looked shiny with energy despite having stayed up all night.

Moka gave a command to them as they were like that.

「Okaーy, it’s still a tour until you all get back homeー! Everyone, please follow along without getting lost, okayー!」

「Hahaha, that’s true. But still, I feel sad when I think about how this is going to end soon.」

「It sure does. I was wondering what kind of place it would be before coming here but……」

「Nevertheless, the craftsmanship of this Demon King Castle model is wonderful. To bring in this technique is……」

The Sylphids, who spoke their own respective impressions to each other, walked following their guide Moka.

After this, the plan should be to send Prince Eric’s group and the other Sylphids back to their original place with the Transmissioners. In other words, the first wave of tourists was now done.

After they became completely unable to see the figures of the Sylphids that were waving their hands, the employees that were behind Hatchet all crumbled down one after another. The moment they became unable to see the figures of the guests that had spent the night there, the string of all of their tension had snapped.

Even Hatchet, she somehow managed to keep standing……that was the state she was in.

「……Ahー……I’m so tired……When were the next tourists coming again?」

「It’s in three days. Next time, it seems that they won’t be nobles or whatever.」

Some were leaning on the walls, while others fell and lied on the floor.

The employees of the Dragon’s Tail all had working experience in lodgings meant for Mazoku, but this was their first time serving anyone other than Mazoku.

Moreover, those guests were members of mankind who Demon King Vermudol was aiming to have become a mediation for friendship.

With that being the case, they needed to exhaust themselves to that the worst case wouldn’t happen.

What they learned from the result that they eagerly welcomed was the fact that the number of employees they had was much closer to the bare limit of what they needed than they had originally thought. In other words, they had no leeway, and they always had a fear that the rhythm of something would break.

「……Hatchet-saーn. We really need to increase our numbers here. With our current numbers, we won’t be able to make it next time.」

When a Majin woman, who was limp and looked like she was hugging a chair, had muttered that, Hatchet, who had loosened her collar a bit, also replied with a slightly tired sounding voice.

「……That’s true. There’s also a need to re-examine the arrangement of people. That being said, when it comes to employees, there’s the problem of the budget that comes before their training. I’ll need to somehow create the documents before the day is over……」

While saying that, Hatchet went “fuu” and breathed a sigh.

In any case, once the guests were seen off, there was work to be done after sending them off. The cleaning and checking of the guest rooms, and then the preparations for the sake of welcoming the next guests. There were a number of things that need to be done, but first was the cleaning.

「Now then, at any rate, the cleaning up is still part of the job! Come on, everyone cooperate and……」

Just as she was about to say “let’s do this”, Hatchet noticed that there was a group of three that she wasn’t familiar with here.

One was a red maid that had a face that was brimming with confidence.

One was a blue maid that was expressionless.

One was a yellow maid that timid with a lack of confidence.

The red maid, who was right in the middle of the three of them, placed her hands on her waist and puffed out her chest.

「Fu fu fu……It would seem that you are all in a bit of trouble!」

「Erm……You all are……」

While getting her tired head into motion, Hatchet turned to face the group of three. She felt like she had seen them somewhere before, but she just couldn’t put her finger on it.

「Allow me to answer before you ask. Whether it be cleaning, tidying up, decorating a room’s arrangements, or environmental maintenance as a whole, you can leave everything to me! Maid Red, Krim!」

After the red young girl introduced herself like that and made a sharp pose, the blue young girl stepped forward and handed a letter to Hatchet.

「Thank you for all of the hard work. I am Marin, and while the red idiot over there has already introduced herself……the last one of us is Lemon. We are the Maid Unit, and we have come from the Demon King Castle to help. Once you have confirmed the contents of the letter, we will immediately start working.」

「Ah, hey, Marin, that’s so mean! Didn’t we promise that we would all do cool poses! Where is our camaraderie!? Hey, Lemon, listen, Marin is being so mean!」

When Krim hugged Lemon, who was diagonally behind her, while crying, Lemon pinched Krim’s side while displaying a troubled looking expression.

「……Um, Krim, it’s……hot. If you don’t get away……um, it’s troubling.」

「Ahkuauaooouh!? I, I won’t lose! I, won’t lose to Lemon’s dear and shy expression! Agikiieauh, ha……Ahiuii……」

「Once the work is completed, we will need to receive a mark on the document confirming its completion, but is that alright?」

「Y, yes, that isn’t a problem but. Are the girls behind you alright?」

After Marin took a peek behind herself, she immediately turned back to Hatchet.

「Yes, it is not a problem. Please wait a moment.」

Marin once again turned around after saying that, and approached Krim and Lemon.