Ughh… Remind me never to trust festivals in this World again…

The so called festival had gone on until late into the night but at least I managed to satisfy everyone that came onto me.

I ended up having to use another 'Perfect Clone' to 'clone' myself to do all the girls in the square.

Ironically, that ended up allowing the Off-Worlder to catch a breather because everyone lost interest in him and opted to engage with me instead.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mistress," Katsuki bowed beside me, handing me a cup of water that she managed to get from god knows where.

I knew better than to question it so I took it and dank gratefully from the cup.

Unfortunately, that was not enough for me and Katsuki seemed to realise that as she took the cup from my hands before bowing, "I shall be back with more, Mistress."

She then disappeared from view which made me wonder just how far away did she have to go to get that water which was a little unnecessary since I could just summon water using my hydromancy if I really wanted to.

Still, I guess it was the thought that counts.

"Ahhh~ Now I feel a little regretful that I didn't meet you sooner, Aster~" Unerolia mused, suddenly appearing beside me. "Do you really have to leave tomorrow? Why not stay here for a few years?"

Seems like she's already fully recovered if she was able to spout such nonsense.

I gave her a soft smile, "Unfortunately, I will have to decline as I still have others that are waiting for me back at the capital. What's more, I'm still a student studying at the capital's Aerialla Academy and I certainly can't just take a few years of leave."

She pouted at me, "That's unfortunate… Oh! I know! I can just move to Crown Capital City to find you instead!"

The moment those words left her lips, Esmeral appeared behind her with a disapproving look on her face.

"Mistress… You are not thinking about running away from your duties again, are you?"

The Marchioness panicked a little at her appearance, "It's… It's just a short vacation! I can just go there and see her right?! And maybe also visit cousin Justinia too! There's nothing wrong with seeking an audience with the King to give a report, right?!"

"And what kind of report requires Mistress to deliver personally instead of sending a courier?"

"Err… Oh! Very specific reports on what Lady Aster has done to me while she was visiting here! Surely cousin Justinia would rather hear it from me directly instead of through a letter by some nobody, right?!"

Esmeral huffed, "In that case, you can just go during the annual conference, Mistress. There is no need for you to stay there for an extended period of time."

The Marchioness knew that her slave had her beaten with that argument so she simply crossed her arms and started sulking.

Esmeral then turned to me, "Lady Aster? Would you like me to help you make up your hair?"

Hmm? I was a little surprised by her words until I reached up to feel my hair.

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Oh… Seems like the vigorous activity earlier had made some parts of my hair a little dishevelled.

I nodded at her, "I'll take you up on that offer then."

She then pulled out a set of comb and hairbrush from literal thin air before moving towards me.

I sat down on a chair and remained still, fully prepared for the slave girl to start brushing my hair and… Nothing happened.

Like I just sat there for a good ten seconds where she didn't even touch my hair despite already moving behind me.

When I turned around to see what's wrong, I saw Katsuki standing there with several cups of water balanced on a tray in her left hand while her right hand had grabbed onto Esmeral's wrist, the latter's hand just inches away from touching my head.

Esmeral seemed to be looking at Katsuki who was staring back at the other slave girl without a word. The fact that her tail was laying completely still between her legs showed that she was definitely not happy.

"No," Was the single word that Katsuki whispered after maintaining that pose for a good long minute.

Eh? Was Esmeral trying to do something to me? Is she a spy or an assassin?! What happened?!

Esmeral didn't look surprised and simply pulled back, prompting Katsuki to let go of her.

"My apologies," Esmeral said simply, the comb and hair brush disappearing from her hands as if by magic.

I was a little worried about what just happened but Katsuki immediately turned back to me and her tail started wagging again.

"Mistress, please enjoy," She bowed, placing the tray of cups in front of me on top of a stool that she had procured from god knows where.

Wow, Katsuki, you didn't really need to go so far just to prepare thi-- Are those cookies in the center of the tray?!

Oh my gosh I love you so much Katsukiiiii!! Om nom nom nom!

I then saw Katsuki take out her own set of combs and hair brush before moving behind me.

This was already a usual occurrence so there was no need for her to ask permission from me since I had already given her blanket permission to help clean me up whenever she deemed necessary.

That's why she would also come forward to wipe my mouth with a handkerchief when I was done eating without any prompting from me.

I felt her run her fingers through my hair as she tidied my hair up with the comb and hair brush.

Mmm~ the way she moves her fingers through my hair feels nice~ Though it feels like she was doing it more slowly and carefully as compared to normal for some reason.

That's not to say that she does a sloppy job normally but it was just that she seemed to be intentionally moving her hands much more slowly as compared to normal and it felt like she was really taking her time to ensure every strand of hair was perfect before moving on.

I wonder if it was because I was more rough than usual with the girls here so my hair was in a worse state than usual, thus needing the extra care and attention from her?

Unerolia turned to Esmeral, "Why can't you treat me like how Aster's maid treats her, Esmeral?"

The slave girl tilted her head at her own Mistress, "Because I am neither her nor are you Lady Aster, Mistress."

"Tsk… Fair enough…"

Umm… So there was no need to worry about Esmeral right? She wasn't trying to assassinate me from behind or whatever?

Did Katsuki really rush here and stop her from brushing my hair so that she could do it herself?

There's no way right? But it is kind of cute though… Ehehehe~

Ohh~ seems like she was also styling my hair a little since she was also using hair clips to hold my hair in place, how nice~

Anyway… Where was I? Oh right! Cookies! Om nom nom nom!

By the time I finished wolfing down the last of the cookies and emptying the last cup of water, Katsuki was also done with my air and she returned to my front to start wiping my mouth with a handkerchief.

I stayed still and allowed my Inugami maid to clean me up before I grinned at her, "Katsuki~ I wanna fluff you~"

Her eyes darted to the side where Unerolia and Esmeral were still standing for just a split second before bowing to me, "As Mistress wishes…"

Ah… Oops… I guess she didn't want to show them our little fluffing session but also did not want to disobey me either. Though it seems my orders overtook her want of privacy.

That's not good, Katsuki! You should just tell me what you want instead!

That's why…

I waved at Unerolia and Esmeral, "I'll be leaving with Katsuki first, ok? No need to worry about us~"

After saying those words, I went ahead to create a portal underneath us and teleporting us to the top of the hill where Unerolia's mansion stood.

I even made sure to check around the area first to ensure that there was no one else around before turning back to Katsuki, who already had her back turned to me and her tail wagging slightly in my direction.

She's so cute~ Now don't mind if I do!

I leapt in there and buried my face in that fluffy tail of hers, enjoying the mofu mofu sensation of her tail rubbing against my face while I ran my fingers up and down her tail.

Ahhhh~ This is the best~ So soft~ So fluffy~ Ehehehe~

Mmhmm~ I'm just going to say… No one else can enjoy this tail aside from me~ Anyone that tries to fluff her tail will have to go through me first!

Ahhh~ So soft~

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