When they said those words, they got right down to work. While Illya was behind me, massaging my head and soaping my hair, Miki was in front of me. She started with my fingers and lightly pressed them and then moved on to my shoulders, first on my right and then on my left arm. After my arms she started massaging my neck, shoulders, collarbone, and when she reached my chest she stopped and looked me in the eyes. Realizing what she wanted to ask, I just nodded with an approving smile.

As she began to massage my breasts she also continued to be serious, though it was obvious she was a little nervous. First she just coated my breasts with liquid soap, then started rubbing it into my skin. After going over the top of my breasts a few times, she slowly slid it into the hollow between them, and not staying there too long she continued to wash the bottom part. Once she was done with that, and hearing no comment from me, she more confidently continued to "play" with my breasts, once again getting nervous as she rubbed my nipples.

What did I do? I just closed my eyes and enjoyed the four gentle hands giving me pleasure. Even the sexual arousal that had built up was overshadowed by the elven woman's actions. So I was aroused while the maid was kneading my breasts, but I didn't pay much attention to it.

But continuing onward, kneeling down Miki did just as good a job on my belly managing not to tickle me. Her next target was my feet, and just like with her hands she started with my toes and massaged her way up, stopping in front of my most sensitive part. When I felt her gaze, I opened my eyes and the sight of the slightly flushed maid sitting between my legs on her knees with a question in her eyes turned me on very much.

So much so that I decided to show my surprise a little earlier than I wanted to. Yes, I let my cock out to its full, non-standing, size and it just so happened to fall right on her face. It was a surprise even to me, and to everyone else it was such a big shock that the air seemed to freeze.

— You can continue, Miki. — Trying not to laugh at the look on her face, I said with a universal calmness in my voice.

These words worked as they should, and everyone finally recovered. The elf continued to massage my head and horn, the rabbit stopped watching, and the maid between my legs stammered apologized for stopping, and with a completely red face began to massage my genitals while soaping them. In general, I was completely washed in about 10 minutes, after which it was possible to go to lie down in the pool.

At first the maids tried to object that they could not share a bath with the nobles, but after I ordered them to do so, they entered the water with me without arguing. In the pool were steps-benches half a meter long, and each lowered 40 cm deep. After sitting in silence for a while, and enjoying the bath in which I was surprised to feel the presence of medicinal herbs, I decided to learn a little more about the maids and the empire.

— Okay, enough sitting in silence and let's talk. Tell me about yourself, who are you, where are you from and why did you decide to become maids?

They looked at each other for a few seconds and then Miki began to speak.

— All right Mistress Irbis. I was born in the capital, in a family of hereditary servants of the already destroyed family of counts. My parents taught me how to be a maid from childhood, and when I was 10 years old, the nobles my family served made the mistake of kidnapping Princess Violet, which is why they were destroyed. My parents realized this when they saw how tied up the princess was being carried to the dungeon, and to save me they sent me to the Imperial Servant Academy the same day. A week later, the Empress' guards came to take me away and execute me like everyone else who served the Count, but the headmaster was able to prove that I didn't serve them, and also showed the official letter in which my parents disowned me and expelled me from the family. After these events, I learned everything I was taught at the Academy in 3 years and was bought by the Gralvin family. I've been the family's maid ever since.

— Hmm... You definitely had great parents Miki, my condolences. — When I said that, I bowed slightly in her direction, which made her panic.

— Y-you don't have to bow to me, m-mistress Irbis, it's all in the past!

— Even if the wounds are healed, there are still scars. I know what I'm talking about, so don't pretend that everything is fine if you miss your parents and hide that you're sad that you won't see them anymore. — I said it with a stern look at her. — So don't give up on other people's sympathy, even if it's just a little, it helps you deal with the pain.

— Y-y-you're right, Mrs. Irbis... — well, I guess I scared her.

— Okay, I hope the others don't have such sad stories? — I asked looking at the other three maids, and only the elven one didn't look away. — I see... Well then Illia, it looks like you'll have to take the fall for the others.

— It's all right, Mistress Irbis, everyone but me has rather sad stories and I think it would be better to hear them some other time. As for me, it's simple. I was born into a family of simple elves and, like all magic-gifted elves, I learned magic and developed my source until my adulthood. Unfortunately my talent in Life Magic was average at best, and after the development of my source slowed down a lot I was looking for a job. For about 60 years I tried a variety of professions related to life magic, but I didn't really settle in anywhere, and then one night a friend and I drunkenly bet that I couldn't even become a maid. That led to me going to the Imperial Servant Academy for about 20 years, graduating successfully and working as a maid ever since, and I think it's exactly the job I was looking for. — After all that, she did show a smile in which you could read the satisfaction in life.

- Really, it's a pretty simple story. Not that I would mind. And what about this Academy? Miki said it was bought by the Gralvin family, though as far as I know your empire banned slavery about a hundred years ago. - I specifically asked about it in Nyarma.

- You're right, Mistress Irbis. Slavery was banned 107 years ago, just after the current emperor took the throne. Mistress Irbis, do you know anything about the Servant Academy? - After I shook my head negatively, she continued. - The Imperial Servant Academy is the best school in the entire empire, training the best servants in all fields, from cleaning to business management. There are only two ways to get in, paid and free.

I think I know what she's talking about, but let her tell me.

- If you go there for a paid tuition, the education will cost 1,000 gold per month, and will continue until you graduate, or until the money runs out for the one who pays. And there is a free way of training, but the academy will put the contract for 20 years of service of the graduate on an open auction. Also, 5% of the final value of the contract will be transferred to the graduate, so everyone who studies at this academy is guaranteed to try to study as best as possible, because it is an opportunity not only to enter the service of an influential noble family, but also to earn good money.

Well, that's about what I thought, but I'm surprised that they give the graduates any of the money they sell them for.

- Whoever founded this academy was definitely a trickster. - I said with a grin. - If it's not a secret, how much were the contracts for you and Miki sold for?

- It's not a secret at all Mistress Irbis, if you translate to modern prices, my contract was worth about 200 thousand gold imperials. And Miki's price at the end of the auction was 483,000 gold imperials.

- I don't know the currency of this empire, so you better tell me how much it would be in system gold.

After a few seconds of silence, the elven woman spoke again.

- If I remember the capital's prices for system coins correctly, then my contract should be worth about 10 thousand gold and Miki's contract about 24 thousand.

- That's a contract for 20 years of service, right? - I asked in surprise.

- Yes Mistress Irbis. However, I assure you that despite the expensive price, the servants who graduated from the Academy are really worth it. - Illya spoke a little hastily.

- Expensive? What are you talking about? - I still asked in surprise. - It's very cheap. To hire a servant for 20 years, which as you assure me is of the highest quality for only 10-20 thousand gold pieces is really cheap. Are you sure they didn't cheat you at the academy to pay less? Although, you did say that Miki's cost the Margrave half the Margrave's annual income. I thought the Gralvins were rich enough, but are they just poor backwoods nobles?

- Erm… Mistress Irbis....? What are you talking about? That's a lot of money, especially since not every nobleman has that much money to spend at once. In fact, the bloodline patriarch was competing with the crown prince at the auction to buy Miki contract, and only because the prince didn't want to spend such a huge amount of money on just one servant and because Miki was only 13, he stopped raising the price. For that price, one could buy several of the best mansions in the capital in the palace district.

It was my turn to be surprised again, because if what she says is true, then I don't understand how this empire lives at all.

- Ahem... Tell me Illia, how many mines of magical gold is there in the empire? - I said thoughtfully.

- Just one Mistress Irbis, and it is completely under the control of the imperial family.

- Huh, that's how it is. It's funny though...

- Excuse me? - Tilting her head in confusion, the elven woman said.

- Don't mind me, I just realized a funny fact about this world... - I said, looking at the map of the empire in my interface. - Just a fun fact...

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I'M SO SOWWY!!! .･ﾟﾟ･(／ω＼)･ﾟﾟ･.  .･ﾟﾟ･(／ω＼)･ﾟﾟ･.  .･ﾟﾟ･(／ω＼)･ﾟﾟ･.

I really wanted to make an 18+ chapter where MCs have fun with girls in bed, but my hands wrote such a chapter, and I can't delete it, because it has important interactions between characters and another important piece about the world that will be used in the future. m(_ _)m 

I will definitely post a full 18+ chapter this weekend (or rather what a virgin like me can write), and hopefully that will be enough to quell your anger. /╲/\╭( ͡°͡° ͜ʖ ͡°͡°)╮/\╱\ 

I'm truly sorry I couldn't make this chapter. __φ(．．;) 

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Update 10.11.2023 : Damn, the 18+ chapter might be delayed for a few hours tomorrow, because it still needs to be translated, and it's almost twice as big as the regular chapter. I'm tired for the day, so I won't translate it today.