From the Bottom to the Top

Volume 2: Chapter 1

“8:32… still a bit early, but I need to take a bath before everyone else. It’s a hassle to have to wait for everyone to be done…” Masachika sighed as he checked the time on his phone, before promptly getting out of bed.

As much as she wanted to stay here the night before, he told Yuki to go back to her room after their nightly activities were done, pointing out that she’s been sleeping here a lot more often recently and that someone could see her if she continued sneaking around at night and in the morning.

Although she felt disappointed, Yuki understood and left his room after they were finished, but not before kissing him on the cheek. This allowed him to have a peaceful sleep and to wake up without anything that can bother him, especially his sister.

On that note, he’ll begrudgingly admit that letting Yuki sleep here isn’t a bad thing, it’s her subsequent teasing and jokes when they wake up that’s the problem.

Masachika sniffed his arm for a bit, before groaning in disgust at his own smell.

“I definitely need the bath more than breakfast right now. That little gremlin made me stink of sex after last night. Does she even get tired or what?”

Shaking his head in exasperation, he grabbed a fresh set of clothes from his dresser and set out for the showers.

“If I can sneak to the bathroom without anyone else getting near me, they won’t think of anything suspicious—”

“ALL THAT YOU’RE GOOD FOR IS FOLLOWING YOUR MASTER’S ORDERS, RIGHT?!”

That sudden shout shook the entire house to its core, as if it was intended for every single resident there to hear. The tone and choice of words alone conveyed anger and frustration, which immediately spelled trouble in his mind.

“What the hell…?” he mumbled, raising an eyebrow at the very familiar voice as he immediately ran down to where he heard it.

Upon reaching the scene, he saw that everyone else had gathered by the lounge. There, Alisa was breathing heavily while glaring at the person in front of her, who happened to be Ayano. The maid bore her usual stoic expression, but the red mark on her cheek was something impossible to ignore.

“Did Alya just…?”

Apart from them, Yuki stood in front of her servant in a protective manner, with Sayaka by her side. On the other hand, Chisaki and Maria stood before Alisa like an iron wall, preventing her from getting near Ayano.

“Что с тобой не так? Are you really incapable of making decisions for yourself?!” ¹

Alisa continued to shout at the maid, who remained quiet throughout it all.

From where he was, Masachika couldn’t believe that Alya would do something like this.

Wasn’t he the one whom she had a problem with? Why would she even slap Ayano in the face? The same Ayano who only wished to be a loyal and helpful servant more than anything!

No. There can’t be any justifiable reason for this.

There’s no way in hell that Ayano would ever do something that’s intended to make Alya angry, but what could have happened then?

Everyone else seemed to be unaware of his presence because their attention was directed towards Alya, so Masachika quietly approached the girl who was standing by the sidelines like a spectator.

“Miyamae-san, what’s going on?” he asked, almost desperate for some answers.

“Ah, Kuzecchi…” Nonoa acknowledged his presence with a wave, having an uneasy look on her face herself. “You’re not gonna like this. Kujou-san was shouting at Ayano-chan just now. And then… she hit Ayano-chan in the face…”