Erinna shook her head. “It’s not particularly strange, but why choose a slave? The maids of our Venus Manor are far more excellent than slaves.”

“Because slaves will listen to me. What I want isn’t someone exceptionally skilled, but someone obedient,” Liana said.

“The maids of our Venus Manor are also very obedient and reliable,” Erinna said.

“That’s not enough. Servants are people; they have their own thoughts. But slaves won’t have any other thoughts, they will only obey orders, because if they don’t obey, they’ll pay with their lives,” Liana said.

Indeed, Liana was right. Maids are living human beings, different from slaves who have abandoned their human identity. If slaves don’t obey orders, the master can take their lives.

“But doing this will cause a lot of trouble for Naibert. I heard from Naibert that when Loraviel first came, she was the one teaching her. It hasn’t been that long, and now you’ve found another new maid. Naibert’s main job isn’t to train maids,” Erinna said.

Erinna looked at Liana. “Although Naibert is the head maid, she’s more of my personal maid. Now, because I’m the acting lord, Naibert’s role has become increasingly important. Many times, she helps me handle various matters.”

“I know, I know,” Liana impatiently waved her hand. Liana indeed knew Naibert’s current importance, but there was no other option. The only suitable person Liana could find now was Naibert. “How about this, I now owe you a favor. Satisfied?”

“Well, since you put it that way,” This was actually part of Erinna’s subtle plan.

She understood clearly why Liana wanted to find Naibert—likely because Naibert already knew about Liana’s situation, and among the people in Venus Manor, Naibert was the only one Liana could trust.

The reason for saying all this was mainly to have repay all the favors she owed to Liana, so that when the time came, Liana would enter the defeat CG phase—no, rather, when she needed to ask Erinna for help, she would have to find ways to please Erinna.

But there was one more crucial point.

The person Liana found definitely wasn’t simple. Someone who would be a maid by her side every day must have some exceptional qualities.

“But, Liana, you should be very clear that our Venus Manor almost never purchases any slaves. This is also a rule established by Duke Venus. Isn’t what you’re doing a bit inappropriate?” Erinna said.

In this world, it’s considered a very normal thing, especially in noble families, where slaves can be seen everywhere.

However, Venus Manor was different. After all, the Lisat Kingdom particularly disliked slavery and even wanted to abolish it. As a manor supporting the Lisat Kingdom, Venus Manor naturally followed the Lisat Kingdom’s lead and almost never used slaves.

Erinna also believed that Liana was very aware of this. If the current Liana was doing anything strange, there must be some reason ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) behind it.

“...” Liana carefully recalled, and indeed there seemed to be such a matter. “You misheard. She’s a maid, not a slave.”

“Liana, I’m not joking with you. As I said earlier, everything done by someone of Venus will be magnified. If she really is a slave, you’ll have significant trouble,” Erinna warned Liana.

“She’s just a maid. If you don’t believe me, you can see for yourself. Sephirena doesn’t have any slave contract on her,” Liana said.

“I hope that’s really the case.”

It was good that Erinna had reminded her; otherwise, she might have let it slip. Although it wouldn’t have mattered much if she had said it, since Sephirena indeed didn’t have a slave contract, and they wouldn’t have any way to prove otherwise.

“I’ll relay what you told me today to Mephilia,” Liana stood up.

“Mm.”

Erinna didn’t try to keep Liana any longer. After all, she didn’t have any reason to, and the relationship between the two of them was still somewhat “unfamiliar.”

She wondered how Sephirena was doing in Venus Manor.

After leaving Erinna’s room, Liana walked toward the maids’ quarters. This was generally where maid training took place.

Clang!

Just as Liana pushed open the door, she heard the sound of a metal plate falling to the ground.

Then came the sound of clattering and spinning, finally slowly coming to a stop.

“It seems I’ve come at a bad time?” Liana curiously looked at the two people before her.

But Liana quickly noticed several broken plates in the box beside them. She had a slightly bad feeling.

“Princess Liana,” Naibert bowed.

But Sephirena beside her showed no reaction.

Naibert placed her hand on Sephirena’s back, gently applying pressure to make her bow. “Didn’t I tell you? When you see the master, you must bow to show respect.”

“Sorry, I forgot,” Sephirena bowed.

“Wrong!” Naibert reprimanded. “I’ve taught you this many times from the beginning. This is the most basic thing. Right hand on the chest, left hand pinching the skirt, and slightly bow to the master.”

“It’s so troublesome...” Sephirena really couldn’t handle this.

Liana looked at Sephirena’s stiff demeanor. It seemed that even heroines weren’t proficient in everything?

She had thought they were all hexagonal warriors1A perfect person who excels at everything as if their stat chart, specifically the hexagonal ones, are completely filled, but it seemed they also had things they weren’t skilled at.

Liana waved her hand. “Don’t force her. I don’t really care about these things.”

“That’s not acceptable! This is the most basic thing for a maid!” However, Naibert seemed to have an extreme pursuit of this aspect. “Respect for the master is most fundamental!”

“Fine,” Liana didn’t want to force the issue. It seemed Naibert had extremely high standards for this, and wouldn’t be easily persuaded.

Liana found a place to sit down by herself.

She was also curious about what maid training would be like.

Liana watched as Naibert held a plate with a very standard posture, and Sephirena imitated it with some semblance of form, but soon, the plate fell to the ground.

Liana now understood why Naibert had switched to metal plates.

Liana fell into deep thought.

She could see that Sephirena was already trying her best to complete the tasks assigned by Naibert, but there was always some physical discoordination, as if her body was rejecting these actions.

Was Sephirena’s personality not suited to being a maid?

After all, she originally had a tomboy image, very lively and active, seemingly unable to stay still.

After this period of settling, though she appeared to have become quieter on the surface, tasks requiring patience and meticulousness were still very difficult for Sephirena.

Or perhaps, this was deliberately arranged by the author.

After all, if there were someone else who could become a maid, Loraviel’s position would be threatened.

“Naibert, don’t you need to help Erinna handle some matters? If it’s really not working out, have someone you trust teach Sephirena,” Liana said. This wasn’t the time to reduce Erinna’s helpers.

Seeing Erinna’s fatigued appearance earlier, Liana felt somewhat concerned.

“Is Princess Liana concerned about Lady Erinna?” Naibert asked.

“...Somewhat. I just noticed she doesn’t seem to have rested much lately,” Liana pursed her lips.

“Has Princess Liana actively shown concern for Lady Erinna?” Naibert asked with interest.

“Huh? Why would I do something like that?” Liana was already embarrassed enough saying these things to Naibert. If she said them to Erinna directly, Liana would want to bury herself.

Moreover, Liana wasn’t quite sure how to face Erinna now. For someone who had always been cold to suddenly show concern for Erinna, especially after she became the acting lord—although this acting lord position also had some of her own contributions to it.

But Liana believed that with Erinna’s ability, it would be the same with or without her.

But this wasn’t the most important thing. What was most important was what Liana had said to Erinna earlier: when she needed Erinna’s help, she would have to find ways to please her...

“With the relationship between Lady Erinna and Princess Liana, if Princess Liana took the initiative to speak up, it would definitely be like before,” Naibert said.

Naibert indeed hadn’t told Erinna about Liana’s situation, but Erinna had figured it out herself.

After that day, Erinna had analyzed Liana’s situation bit by bit with her, and Naibert discovered that although Lady Erinna might have minor issues with the details, her general understanding was completely correct.

Lady Erinna was also very happy that the kind Princess Liana had returned, but she was worried that Princess Liana might still be doing something she deliberately kept hidden from her.

So she never brought up the matter, wanting Liana to take the initiative. But Liana never had such an intention, which made Erinna somewhat depressed.

Therefore, as Erinna’s servant, Naibert needed to help her master a little.

“No,” Liana directly refused Naibert’s suggestion.

If she showed goodwill now, wouldn’t it be like admitting defeat?

I don’t want to be defeated, noooo!!!