The Evil Empress Adores Me-Chapter 18

“Ugh, let’s drink... ... .”

I shuddered.

Ah, this dizzying sweetness! It’s ecstatic!

Yes, humans are designed to love sweet foods from the beginning!

When I was absorbed in the taste of milk tea, the empress handed me a cookie.

“Here, eat the cookie too.”

“Yes!”

I was about to accept the cookie, but I hesitated.

It was a soft butter cookie with large chocolate chips.

“Ah, this cookie... ... .”

“Do you remember?”

The empress narrowed her eyes.

I nodded.

Yes, how could I forget this cookie?

This cookie was the first cookie the empress gave me to taste.

I was lost in memories.

When the Empress was still Rose, she used to bring me all kinds of snacks.

‘Wow, Masisye!’

I remember my eyes wide open at the sweet taste of the cookies I had for the first time.

That day, the Empress wrapped cookies for me to take home and eat, and I was happy to eat them sparingly for several days.

“The cookies that Her Majesty gave me for the first time, right?”

“Yes, that’s right. I’m touched that Charles remembers them too.”

The Empress’s face was filled with emotion.

I held the cookies tightly with both hands.

Hap. I took a big bite of the cookies.

“Is it delicious, Charles?”

“Yes, Masisye.”

My mouth was full of cookies, so my pronunciation was unclear.

I swallowed the cookies and answered.

“I like this cookie the best.”

“So?”

“Yes. I never knew there was such a delicious snack in the world... ... .”

My heart ached for some reason, so I took another bite of the cookie.

Yum yum.

After all, sweet is the truth.

Look, one cookie makes all the sadness disappear.

I ate all the cookies, and the Empress stared at my cheeks moving around as if she was entranced.

Then she grabbed her chest and asked.

“Sha, Sha.”

“Yes?”

“Cheek... ... Can I touch your cheek just once?”

I stopped chewing the last piece of cookie.

Hey, touch your cheek?

Now that I think about it, I think Chief Maid Weber said this to me a while ago... ... .

Everyone in the Empress's palace seems to like cheeks.

"Let me touch it just once. Okay?"

The Empress clasped her hands over her chest and pleaded with me.

Her bright eyes looking at me were so passionate that I obediently stuck out my cheek.

Well, it's not like it'll wear out even if you touch it.

"Wow, our Charles, what can I do when you're so cute... ... ."

The Empress caressed my cheek and her whole body trembled.

Then she asked me with rapt eyes.

"Cookies, you know? Should I bake some in the kitchen? So that I can eat them whenever I want."

"Wow, are you okay? They're so good!"

Upon hearing the Empress's suggestion, my eyes sparkled.

Isn't the Empress actually an angel descending from heaven?

If you look closely at the Empress's back, you might find hidden wings!

While we were talking like that for a long time,

“That’s right, Charles.”

Putting down her half-empty teacup, the Empress looked at me with serious eyes.

Huh?

I tilted my head.

“It’s about maid work. If you don’t want to do it, you don’t have to.”

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Why are you saying something like that out of the blue?

I was bewildered.

The Empress let out a long sigh.

“When I saw you pulling a trolley the size of your body earlier, my heart ached as if it were going to break.”

“Huh... ...?”

“I just wanted to keep you under my protection. I never intended to exploit you from the beginning.”

The Empress’s eyes trembled.

I was taken aback by her expression, which seemed to think of herself as a wicked master.

Uh, Empress. It’s good that you take care of me, but... ... Am I okay?

‘In this palace, there is no one who lives as a maid more comfortably than me?’

More than anything, I was very satisfied with my current life.

No one bothers me or gives me a hint, my meals and beds are satisfactory, and the maids are all kind.

On top of that, I am now receiving the Empress’s favor!

The highest power!

But the Empress still had a regretful expression.

“You are still young, so it’s okay. The other maids will all be convinced. You can start working after you grow up a little more... ... .”

“No, Your Majesty.”

I shook my head.

Your Majesty raised her eyebrows slightly.

I finished my speech in a firm tone.

“I am content as long as Your Majesty takes care of me.”

I was sincere.

I didn’t want to receive special treatment just because I was favored by the Empress.

I was getting along well with the other ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) maids, so I thought that special treatment would create a sense of discomfort.

Then, I stiffened my shoulders in surprise.

The reason I felt uncomfortable was because there was one issue that was bothering me.

“Uh, Your Majesty the Empress.”

The Empress glanced up at my cautious call.

Ugh, I finally called the Empress... ... I don’t know how to start talking.

I was just fidgeting with my fingers, then took a deep breath and opened my mouth.

“I, am I going to be a formal maid this time?”

“Yes, I am. Why?”

“... ... Is that okay?”

The Empress narrowed her eyes at my question.

“Why are you thinking that?”

“I am truly happy that Your Majesty the Empress loves me, but... ... .”

I glanced at the Empress.

“... ... I am a little worried that there will be trouble in the Empress’s palace because of me.”

“There will be trouble because of you? What do you mean?”

The Empress’s expression hardened.

I swallowed hard.

“Honestly... ... I am a little worried that other people will hate me... ... .”

When I first set foot in the Empress’s palace, the voices of the maids whispering to me at that time are still vivid in my ears.

‘Even if the Empress loves you, isn’t that too much of a turn-off?’

‘Isn’t it a bit much to be promoted to a full-fledged maid right after arriving at the Empress’s palace?’

‘What if you try to match us, and the other maids?’

... ... Of course, all the maids back then have been replaced, but that incident lingered in my memory for a long time.

The hostility toward me, the ridicule of being a ‘rolling stone,’ and the helplessness of not being able to do anything.

“If I get promoted too quickly and cause the other people to oppose me... ... .”

“Charles.”

But right then.

The Empress called me in a firm voice.

Startled, I raised my head.

The dark green eyes looking at me were calm and still.

“Why do you think you got promoted ‘too quickly’?”

“Huh? That, that is... ... .”

“I also know the rules for when a trainee maid is promoted to a full-fledged maid.”

Unlike before, the Empress seemed to be subtly depressed.

Huh, why are you acting like that?

“Select trainee maids who are sufficiently skilled as maids, but they must have a training period of at least one year.”

The Empress repeated the contents of the promotion regulations without a single word of error.

“After that, the selected trainee maids will be promoted with the permission of their superiors. Is that right?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

I nodded absentmindedly.

Then, the Empress continued with a long sigh.

“Since you’ve been in the training center since birth, you already meet the requirements for a training period.”

... ... Huh, is that how it’s going to work?

I blankly stared at the Empress.

“And I’ve already finished investigating your abilities as a maid.”

Huh?

My eyes widened.

When and how did you finish investigating?

I, I didn’t know anything until now?!

“I asked the head maid at the training center about your work attitude and your skill level.”

She said you were very good.

The Empress added a word casually and leaned back on the soft sofa.

“That’s why I promoted you, and I’ve been watching you work at the Empress’s Palace ever since.”

“... ... Your Majesty the Empress.”

“According to the comments from Head Maid Hayden and Head Maid Weber, you work very well for a child.”

The Empress shrugged her shoulders lightly.

“The reactions of the newly replaced maids were all the same.”

At those words, I felt my nose tingle for some reason.

I see, everyone was recognizing my efforts.

I thought I was the only one who was getting worked up... ... .

At that moment, the Empress spoke in a calm voice.

“You were a capable maid who could become a full-fledged maid from the beginning. That’s why I promoted you according to the rules.”

“... ... .”

“But why are you so depressed, and only looking at what other people think?”

Every word of the Empress’s words was right, so I was at a loss for words and just bit my lips.

The Empress narrowed her brows.

“Actually, I hate the fact that you’re worrying about this.”

“T-True... ... I... ... .”

“Charle, you’re still young. If you are a child, you should focus on living each day happily like a child, but it is not enough... ... .”

The Empress let out a sigh and reached out and lightly patted my head.