Comprehensive Comics KanColle: Building a Dimensional Empire from Scratch

"Commander, here we come."

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The Royal Maid Team and the Universal Angels came over in unison and formed two rows beside Lu Chen.

“Ehhhhh?——”

"Lord Tianjun, what are you going to do?!"

Qingque was shocked and looked at everyone in panic.

"According to the contract, you sold yourself to the Xinghai Empire. Until you repay your debt, you are my property."

Lu Chen slowly looked at the contract on the holographic interface.

He lifted Qingque's chin and looked at her with a smile.

"So it's normal for me to deal with you... Well, recently, Belfar has been complaining that the maid team is a little short-staffed, so why don't you be a personal maid?"

"If you stay by my side in the future, I can provide you with a salary far exceeding your expectations. The Xinghai Empire will provide you with food and accommodation. It will take about 1500 million years to pay off the debt."

"???"

"Sold as a maid because of debt? A fallen noble Liu Lichuan?"

Gudako inexplicably thought of something strange.

Qingque was even more terrified.

"Maid? But, I've never been a maid?!"

"You mean the kind of maid who gets up earlier than the chickens, goes to bed later than the dogs, takes a lunch break all year round, and has to do all kinds of chores every day?!"

"cough--"

Beifa cleared his throat and glared at her.

"It is the duty of the royal maids to take care of the commander's life. We have the obligation to provide the commander with a comfortable and decent living environment."

"Ms. Qingque, you need to correct your lazy character. I will do my best to train you into a qualified personal maid."

"?..."

The bluebird has nothing to live for.

"What about working hours?"

"As long as the commander needs us, we are always on call, no matter if it's morning, evening or early morning."

Sheffield held his head high.

"What about the holidays?"

"We all volunteer to serve the commander and don't need a vacation."

Sirius and Dido answered together.

"What's so good about taking a vacation? I can stay with the commander all the time."

"Can we play cards?"

"Of course not."

The head maid spoke righteously.

"Royal maids need to pay attention to their manners at all times. I don't mind you relaxing in your free time, but doing things to the extent that Miss Qingque did before is strictly prohibited."

"Ahhh-"

The greenbird hits the ground with its head.

The salary is a little higher, and there is no essential difference for her whether she needs to work for 2700 million years or 1500 million years. They are both an outrageously long time.

But making Qingque, who was used to the idleness in Taibusi, live the strict life of a royal maid was no less than torture.

"Your Excellency! Your Excellency!"

She crawled in front of Lu Chen, hugged his thighs, and raised her head pitifully:

"Well, well, can we just let it go? Or let me take a break? Can I try another job?"

"I, I, I... I will repay the kindness of the Heavenly Lord and Master Taibu even if I have to work like a slave in my next life!"

"Next life? To be a slave?"

Lu Chen was amused and pinched Qingque's cheek.

"This oath cannot be spoken casually in the Xinghai Empire."

"Are you saying that after you return to the underworld, Ai Lei will reincarnate you as an ox or a horse to work for you in your next life? You really don't want to be a human being?"

As he spoke, he opened the holographic interface and contacted Ai Lei.

"Ailei-chan, Qingque said that being a human is too tiring. In the next life, please reincarnate her into an animal."

"what?"

Ailei didn't understand.

"There's such a request??!"

"Okay, if you have time, go to the underworld and I'll let you reincarnate again. What animal do you want to be?"

"???"

Qingque was shocked.

She suddenly remembered that the reincarnation of life and death in the Xianzhou Alliance and the Star Sea Empire was now under the control of the Goddess of the Underworld.

You said that you will be treated like a slave in your next life, and I can really make you treat me like a slave. You can't use this to fool others.

"Master Taibu, please save me!——"

"Humph, it was you who wanted to sell yourself to the Heavenly Monarch. What does this have to do with me? How can I interfere with the Heavenly Monarch's decision?"

Fu Xuan turned his head and tutted.

"I will relieve you of your duties at the Taibusi for now. From now on, serve the Heavenly Sovereign well here and don't cause any more trouble."

As she spoke, she bowed earnestly to Lu Chen and Bei Fa:

"Qingque has good talent, but she is good at slacking off. I hope that Tianjun and Miss Beifa will discipline her strictly and cure this little problem in the future."

"Don't worry, I will train her to be the best maid capable of serving the Commander."

Befa turned his head.

Sirius and Dido set up the bluebird and walked towards the inner room.

"Well, first I'll teach you about the etiquette of a royal maid, and then I'll change into my attire."

"Gu..."

Everyone watched as Qingque was dragged away crying.

"..."

"So Fu Taibu didn't sign a contract to sell himself? He didn't mortgage the Taibusi or anything like that?"

Gudako looked at Fu Xuan and sighed.

"Mio and Suzumiya Haruhira-senpai are both extremely powerful. I know I am no match for them. I will spar with them for a bit and then give them some magical weapons before calling it a day."

Fu Xuan answered seriously.

Then he looked at Lu Chen and blinked.

"Tianjun, why do you look so regretful? Hmm?"

……

……

After one hour.

"Greetings, Your Excellency, Your Excellency, Your Excellency."

Qingque, wearing a maid outfit, stood in front of Lu Chen shyly.

She was dressed by Befa in a royal maid's uniform, with a maid's headscarf and white silk garters.

He rubbed his hands awkwardly.

"Ouch."

Lu Chen was curious.

It must be said that apart from his love of slacking off, Qingque is also quite cute and likable.

Although he is just a low-level fortune teller, his physique is several levels better than Fu Taibu's.

Her long light brown hair was tied into two ponytails at the back, giving her an illusion of quietness and elegance.

"Keep your back straight, don't lean on furniture or walls, and move slowly and gracefully."

Befa corrected her appearance.

"Miss Qingque, what did I teach you just now? When you salute the commander, you should bend your right leg forward, bring your left leg back and gently place it behind your right leg, squat slightly, and bow to greet."

"……Yes."

Qingque was at a loss as to what to do and stiffly made a maid's greeting gesture.

They don't look as elegant as the royal maids at all, and instead look a bit funny.

"Pour the Commander a cup of tea."

"Oh."

She had just carelessly placed the cup on the table and was about to pour tea into it with the teapot in one hand when Dido glared at her again.

"Place the tea spoon on the saucer at the position farthest from you. Hold the ring of the teacup with your index finger and thumb, and support the bottom with your middle finger. Be gentle."

"If you spill it again, you'll have to clean up for a week."

"……Yes."

“Also, be sure to keep smiling and don’t bring your emotions to work.”

"……clear."

Qingque looked at Lu Chen, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and he forced a smile.

She was totally unable to love and enjoy her work as much as the royal maids.

Befa, Sirius and others felt that serving the commander was as natural and pleasant as breathing.

Qingque just wants to slack off.

"Ha, sure."

Lu Chen leaned on the sofa and touched Qingque's pretty face.

"From now on, you will be an apprentice maid with Ram and Rem. Study hard."

"Woo..."

Qingque feels that the future is bleak.

Twenty million years of working life!

It was even older than the history of the Immortal Boat Alliance. She suspected that if she really practiced for 20 million years, she might even be able to become a Star God.

——If there is a Star God who insists on slacking off, or a Star God of Dice who likes playing cards.

"Tianjun, I, I will try my best..."

"Don't be so depressed."

Lu Chen teased her and casually made a pie in the sky:

"If you behave well, or if I'm pleased, I might forgive a portion of your debt."

"Talk to Xianzhou again and maybe he'll make you a citizen of the Empire."

"Um?!"

Qingque shuddered.