The hero's gender is yet to be determined after rebirth.

Lorenwei confirmed that the Weakness Ring was indeed working, but she didn't expect that the decrease in her appearance depended on who she was compared to.

“You’re already pretty enough, don’t try to take it from us.” A woman noticed Lorenwei squeezing the edge of the mirror to look at herself.

Right now, Lorenwei is absolutely no match for beauties like Kula and Sylph. Even a beauty like Melanie, whose appearance is limited by a secret technique, is not in the same league.

But among ordinary women, she was still quite beautiful. It was generally accepted that she was the most beautiful woman in the school. She far surpassed the ordinary.

It's like you originally had a beauty score of 120, but the Weakness Ring reduced it by a quarter, so you're still a 90-point beauty. It's just that you won't be as stunningly beautiful as you originally were.

"Dinner's ready, dinner's ready. Come with me, all of you behave yourselves." An official came over and called the maids to dinner.

We moved into a large hall where many simple tables were set with dishes such as steaks.

The food was of a very high standard for the maids. They often didn't even have tables to eat at. Standing by the stove, eating from a plate, was common practice for many maids.

"Ah, there's a big piece of meat!" a maid exclaimed excitedly in a low voice.

The maid's companion tugged at her: "Don't be so loud, it makes us look like we've never seen anything like this before."

But her eyes also shone brightly.

Lorenwei recalled eating servants' meals at the resort hotel, and it seemed there was quite a bit of meat in them. Right, back then she was treated as a key candidate for becoming a maid, like a prospective head maid, so the treatment must have been pretty good, right?

Many of the maids who came this time came from poor families.

"Are you a little surprised? Perhaps your family is quite wealthy?" the maid beside Lorenwei asked with a smile. It was the same maid who had touched Lorenwei's hair earlier, seemingly very interested in Lorenwei's blue hair, and perhaps they hit it off, as she had been paying close attention to her.

Lorenwei glanced at her again. This maid had an average appearance, nothing outstanding, just an ordinary girl who would be easily forgotten after a glance. At the same time, she casually explained, "I noticed that they like to eat meat, which reminds me of a friend. She was also from a poor family, and she would be very happy to see meat to eat. Moreover, she would never eat vegetables if she had meat to eat."

These meat-loving maids must have a lot in common with Meilan.

The mediocre maid smiled and said, "My family rarely eats meat, but the smell of this makes my mouth water."

The smell of pork chops could indeed be smelled in the air.

"There really is a pork chop!"

"This...this is for us to eat?"

"It's so big, and it's a whole piece!"

"Oh my god! I'm so lucky today!"

Several of the maids wanted to cheer. Many of them had never eaten steak, only seen it before.

A new female official appeared, dressed differently from the royal officials of the Kingdom of Posi. She raised her chin and said, "Listen up, today's lunch is arranged by His Highness the Second Prince of the Fite Empire. His Highness said that you will be busy with welcoming affairs these days and will have to work hard, so please make sure you eat well."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Second Prince!"

"His Highness the Second Prince is so kind!"

"I didn't expect the nobles would still be thinking of us."

The maids laughed and chattered, their eyes shifting away from the plates of various meat patties.

Lorenwei pretended to be happy, not wanting to stand out too much in the crowd.

"And let me say a few words myself." The Fite State Affairs Officer straightened his back, maintaining a chin higher than everyone else's eyes. "Serving His Highness the Second Prince is your good fortune, but after meals you'll be under my jurisdiction. If anyone causes trouble, don't blame me for beating them severely! Even if I beat them to death, I'll just dig a hole and bury them; at most, I'll just pay some compensation. But your lives are your own!"

The maids remained silent and dared not discuss it further.

The Fite official was pleased with the maids' silence and began to offer them incentives: "Of course, if you serve them well, perhaps the Second Prince will take you back to the Fite Empire. Those who go back will have meat chops every day, and will be set for life!"

Many of the maids' eyes lit up.

Being able to serve the Second Prince is indeed a rare opportunity.

Many maids didn't care whether the Second Prince was immoral or had a bad reputation; they only wanted to become his concubine, or even his lover, so they could reap many benefits.

At this moment, a maid glanced at Lorenwei a few times and thought to herself: If I looked like her, I would definitely have a good chance.

"The Second Prince may care about you, or he may think you have potential, so you must accept it! Remember: never resist the Second Prince!..." The Fate agent said a few more words about following the rules, implying that even if the Second Prince makes advances on you, you must not resist and displease him.

That's quite blunt, especially considering the vast difference in social status this world represents. In another world, they wouldn't say it so openly, although certain forms of business hospitality might be an unspoken rule. Lorenwei weighed the situation in her mind.

Some of the maids blushed slightly.

"Perhaps the Second Prince would be happier if we resisted a little?" Lorenwei muttered.

"Hey, what did you say, maid?" The official, surprisingly sharp-eared, had overheard someone speaking.

Oh dear, this is trouble! Lorenwei hated herself for making trouble out of nothing and decided to try her best to correct her mistake next time...

One of the maids blurted out, "She said, perhaps if we resist a little, the Second Prince will be even happier?"

Saying it this way might be seen as bullying the pretty maid. Lorenwei's less attractive appearance might provoke jealousy in some people.

This is because Lorenwei was previously considered a goddess-like figure, and while many were jealous, none dared to even consider retaliating. Even those few who were jealous were taught a lesson while vacationing at Lorenwei's hot springs.

At this moment, Vivi, the maid, has no background and is the tallest among the short, so some people in the maid troupe dare to do bad things.

"A little resistance?" The female official was taken aback, but quickly understood what Lorenwei meant. She couldn't help but laugh, her lips moving a few times before she managed to suppress it. "Ahem, well, you can handle it yourselves, just don't upset the Second Prince!"

Many of the maids chuckled softly.

Lorenwei pouted.

Would the Second Prince dare to lay a hand on me? The assassination might succeed, but the Second Prince died at the hands of the son-in-law of the Kingdom of Posi.

During the meal, a maid exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, you eat so gracefully!"

It was that same mediocre maid from before. She noticed that Lorenwei's way of using a knife and fork was distinctly different from others; it looked very elegant, and she didn't make a sound.

For example, when someone else cuts a steak, the knife makes a scraping sound against the plate. But with Lorenwei, the knife maintains a perfect pressure without making a cutting sound.

Oh no, she'd been found out. Lorenwei immediately realized her eating habits had been exposed. Her mother's teachings (and strict upbringing) of etiquette over a decade were ingrained in her, and she'd easily let her guard down.

As soon as the maid spoke, all the maids around her focused their attention on Lorenwei.

Feeling uncomfortable under so many eyes, Lorenwei quickly made up an excuse: "Haha, what if His Majesty the Prince is secretly observing us?"

Ah! That makes sense!

"That's right! We should be careful!"

“You’re so smart!”

Several outspoken maids praised it.

But many of the maids immediately straightened up and began to eat slowly and deliberately.

Lorenwei secretly wiped away a bead of sweat. Fortunately, the officer left after saying a few words.

I am so hard...

I thought dressing up as a maid would be a piece of cake for me, but I never expected that people would notice something was wrong with me several times.

So pretending to be weak to fool others is a skill; it's too difficult to avoid being discovered.

After the meal, the afternoon was spent in special training to serve His Majesty the Second Prince.

After several basic training sessions, maids were continuously separated. A total of three groups of maids were formed.

These are maids divided into three levels: inner, middle, and outer.

The maids provided by the Kingdom of Percy to serve the Second Prince were not for personal service. Most of them were responsible for handling peripheral tasks and miscellaneous work, followed by serving the Prince's personal guard and accompanying officials.

Only a handful, no more than ten, of exceptionally talented, clever, and good-looking maids were chosen to serve the Second Prince as a novelty-seeking type of maid.

This wasn't even personal service; after all, nobles like the Second Prince would bring their own maids when they went out.

Lorenwei didn't deliberately train to be outstanding at first, but she had such a good foundation that even her casual performances surpassed those of the average girl.

There is one more question, which will be the final selection.

The affairs officer asked, "If the Second Prince were suddenly in danger, for example, if an assassin were to shoot an arrow at him, what would you do?"

Some of the maids replied, "Remind His Highness the Second Prince loudly."

Some of the maids replied, "Quickly summon the Second Prince's guards."

A less intelligent person might reply, "The Second Prince has many guards around him, so it wouldn't be my turn, and there's no chance of an assassination attempt."

If you deny all their questions, how are you going to get points?

When asked, Lorenwei feigned chivalry and swung her fist forcefully, saying, "Stand in front of His Highness the Second Prince! I'd rather die than let him be harmed!"

Having grown accustomed to the cliché of countless female leads and supporting characters shielding the male lead from harm, Lorenwei could just spout off like that!

She constantly reminded herself that she was now in the role of a maid and that she must fully demonstrate her willingness to sacrifice herself for her master.

However, having grown accustomed to anime and martial arts dramas, she underestimated the acting standards of this world.

"Hmm! Well said!" The female officer carefully examined Lorenwei, then slammed her fist on the table. "You have such a kind heart, that's wonderful! And you're quite good-looking too, and you even knew how to be funny just now. Hmm, someone, let me check her identity."

Huh? Were we exposed? Lorenwei was startled.

The female clerk announced with great joy, "Congratulations! From now on, we will be conducting a more rigorous identity verification process. If there are no problems, you can be considered as a reserve member for the inner quarters!"

As the saying goes, gold will always shine, and Vivi will always find her way into the room...

Chapter 193 Lorenwei passed the elimination election among the maids, but was actually subjected to an unreasonable request?

“Internal reserves? What are internal defense reserves?” Lorenwei asked quickly.

Lorenwei felt that her answer was beyond the scope of the question and regretted that it went against the conventional thinking of people in this world.

What was an old, tired trope in another world was a refreshing idea in this far less developed one. In particular, this attitude of "the lady is willing to die for her lover" impressed the female official.

The female official said, "The inner rooms are places that ordinary maids cannot enter. The Second Prince's bedroom, washroom, study, and other inner rooms are all such places. The reserve is for when a maid is on leave or unable to serve the Second Prince, you will fill in. The head maid will teach you the details."

“Uh…” Lorenwei hesitated for a moment, wanting to ask a question.

The clerk noticed: "What do you want to ask?"

"Does this 'leave' refer to menstruation or something else? And 'serving' doesn't mean serving in bed, does it?"

The clerk chuckled.

But the steward waved his hand, signaling for his servants to take Lorenve away.

The maids waiting outside cast envious glances as Lorenwei was led to a small room with a significantly more upscale tea table.

"I knew she'd be chosen!"

"It's so good to be beautiful."