Altinas Part Ti Job
Maid attire is not like dresses. It is easy to move in, I like it!
It suits you very well.
Fufu, is that so?
Its a pity we cant show this to Regis.
Thats true
Altina suddenly stood stiffly and imdiately blurted out without thinking:
W-W-Why did you ntion Regis!? What has my clothes have to do with Regis!?
Ara ara, lets leave it at that for now.
Muuu
Well then, lets start with cleaning the tables.
Leave it to !
Ah Use this.
What Clarisse prepared for her was a wig.
It was long black hair with long fringes.
It was put onto Altina, narrowing her vision slightly.
Hmm? What are you doing?
If the Princess cleaned the dining hall in maids clothing, it would be detrintal to the dignity of the commander. Please put on a disguise.
Ah I see. Well, its for the sake of studying. If anyone dare look down on , I will smack them up. But its better to not surprise everyone.
Yes. You will be the new maid Alina then!
Whatever. Lets start cleaning now.
Clarisse tilted her head.
You are the new maid Alina now, right?
Hmm?
I am your senior Clarisse.
... Hmmmmm?
Wheres your greeting?
Clarisse was still smiling, but she gave of a scary aura now.
Altina was a little slow, but she finally noticed:
Ah right Erm, please take care of ?
Yes, well done. Rember to use honorifics to the officers okay?
I get it, no I understand.
So she needed to start using honorifics and greetings huh Altina nodded. Now that she thought about it, there wasnt any maid who spoke crudely.
I learned sothing, Altina thought.
She drew a bucket of water from the well, and soaked her rag. By the way, the rag was made from worn clothes.
As it was a rag, it would break apart if she used too much strength.
When Altina broke one, Clarisse chided her imdiately.
She started wiping the tables again.
Hmm how dirty.
Thats why everyone wipes twice.
Thats true.
All the food was served on large plates inside the Officers ss. The portions were large, but there werent any leftovers. Unlike the etiquette and delicate table manners of the courts, there was only war here.
Fights would even break out sotis.
After wiping half the tables, a rowdy group entered.
There were about ten knights.
Fuahhh! Maids, give a al!
Clarisse bowed. When others were around, she would not smile.
So early?
Clarisse who was bowing glared at her sideways Altina bowed quickly too.
The knights sat down.
Because Sir Abidal Evra ordered us to recon the Fahrenberg territories, so we are here to have dinner beforehand!
The other knights shrugged.
It will already be late into the night when we get back.
Tch! He is acting like he is so great knight commander. Aside from the general and Evrard, Sir Kruger was strongest.
The general Jero had left to reinforce the east with the Black Knights.
As Evrard was the Fort Commander, he didnt have direct command of the cavalry.
Kruger had already died in battle. He was a veteran of the Black Knights, and was highly evaluated.
Right now Abidal Evra was the first generation Knight Commander of the newly ford Flying Sparrow Knights, reporting directly to the Fourth Army Commander Altina.
They numbered 500.
They were a combination of new recruits, remnants of other units and forr rcenaries. They were still lacking in both training and loyalty.
They seed dissatisfied with the Knight Commander Abidal Evra who didnt have much accomplishnts.
They vented their trivial complaints.
Guu Altina clenched her fist.
No.
They were not like her. Be it the ambition to be Empress or the goal of making the Empire a nation of peace, those were just personal aspirations, not sothing shared with her subordinates.
Soone like Regis who understood her was special.
Soldiers werent her limbs, but an organization made up of people. They had their own desires, fear, objectives, preferences and position.
She needed to pay attention to this.
Altina wasnt mature as a commander, but she wasnt stupid. She could accept values that differed from her own.
She couldnt get angry because they were unhappy, resolving their dissatisfaction was her responsibility.
That might be so, but this is difficult. The one in command of the Black Knights is that Jero afterall.
He was one of the few heroes of the Empire, and kept the knights and troops in line with intimidation.
Asking Abidal Evra to do this will be too cruel. He was just a very competent knight with good common sense.
If I perford better, would the knights be more willing to follow Abidal Evras command? Or is there another way?
What would Regis do if he was here?
Alina, dont daze off now.
Altina was shocked by the sudden voice.
Eh!? M-M-?
Clarisse handed her a large tray.
Yes, please take this. There are still a lot more.
Uwah Is that so I have to serve them the dishes huh
Altina wasnt the commander today, but a maid.
With the large tray in hand, she walked towards the knights.
They were chatting about other things cheerfully. Such as the shops they visited while on leave.
One of the knights said with disgust:
Just my luck to visit that shop! There isnt any good chicks there!
Fool, you are just unlucky. Jenny from that shop is the best!
Hahahaha!? That woman who is heavier than a horse?
Thats the best part! Fool! You cant appreciate
Dont wanna, I prefer girls who are more toned. Speaking of which, thats the kind of feel.
The knights shifted their gaze to Altina who was carrying a large tray.
Are they talking about cafes? Altina thought.
Mimicking the silent Clarisse, she placed the tray onto the table quietly. She had been issuing commands to the troops all these ti, it would be bad if she revealed her identity because she spoke.
Hey, I have never seen you around before. You new here?
A knight asked.
What should I do?
She looked towards the kitchen, and saw Clarisse clench her fist. Was she asking Altina to work hard?
Todays lesson was economics and experiencing how to conduct business. This was part of her job.
Altina nodded and answered softly, mindful of her volu.
... Yes.
She was always ordering the troops around with a loud voice. Altina judged that she wouldnt be exposed if she used such a calm voice.
One of the knights licked his lips.
Thats great, I like you. Please take care of from now on.
... Yes.
If possible, take care of at night too.
...?
He an dinner huh.
When Altina was thinking that The knight reached his hand out with a smile.
Hehehe.
Her butt was groped. It was done through her skirt, but Altinas back still tensed.
Crack! Altinas chest heated up.
Bitch... what are you doing!
She kicked without thinking.
The knight flew all the way to the wall.
Hack!?
His back hit the wall, and made the sound of a frog being squished.
Bloop bloop, he was foaming at the mouth.
The other knights stood up agitatedly.
What.. What is with this maid!?
All of them drew their swords.
Altina threw the wig on her head away.
You idiot! How dare you touch a girls body, this is an outrage! Even if the gods forgive you, I wont!
The knights were petrified.
Forgiveness or whatnots, the subject was already knocked out after being kicked to the wall.
Also, the girl who they thought was a maid
They said with a quivering voice:
... Crimson eyes and vermillion hair? Could Could it be The Princess!?
Thats right! If you forget my face, I wont let you forget again with my fist! En garde!
W-We wont dare!
All the knights knelt.
The commander was a royal. If they brandish their blades at her, they wouldnt just be guilty of treason, but also lese majeste.
And this girl did sothing unimaginable despite her slender appearance She won a duel against the Black Knight Jero, and defeated the rcenary King.
Recently, she seed to be practicing against the Emperor Sword Eddie Fabio de Balzac everyday.
All the knights prostrated before her.
O-Our deep apologies!!
Fuu, Altina crossed her arms.
You lot have been doing that to the maids all along?
Absolutely not! We wont do that! Just now that that guy just lost his head, or maybe his hand slipped and did sothing unforgivable for a knight! Please spare his life!
You have lots of complaints about my unit?
Ah, no absolutely not! We swear our loyalty by our swords! On our very lives!
I see, I will believe you since you said that much. Use your results on the battlefield to redeem your shaful actions.
Thank you very much!
The knights bow deeply as if they were falling forward.
Sigh Altina sighed deeply.
She returned to the kitchen.
Clarisse frowned with a complicated expression. The other maids looked the sa.
Your Highness
Altina shrugged:
Their attitude changed when they realized it was , how troubling.
Your actions are troubling too Your Highness. There are no maids who will send soone flying because her butt got groped.
Eh!?
Thats just like a greeting.
The other maids behind Clarisse showed a face as if this couldnt be helped. This happened a lot.
N-No way! This is too unreasonable! I cant forgive this!
This is our job.
How could this be
Clarisse closed one eye in a wink.
Well, but that was nicely done~?
The other maids also laughed out loud.
Thank you Your Highness. I'm glad that you got angry for us. Im so touched.
Everyone gave their thanks.
As expected, they didnt feel happy about this.
Altina promised them she will issue an order to prohibit molesting the maids.
Clarisse patted the Princess head.
Fufufu, you worked hard, Princess.
Wait that tickles. Dont do that, Clarisse~
But you fail as a maid.
Eh?
You are fired alright?
Ehh!?
She was urged to look at the dining hall. The knights didnt touch the dishes, and remained genuflected. That one knight was still unconscious.
It is impossible to be a maid after creating such a ss.
This ti, Clarisse led Altina to the store inside Fort Volks.
The nurous shelves inside the spacious room displayed the rchandise.
Do you know? Luxury goods are sold here. Such as desserts, pretty clothes, and the books Sir Regis loves.
Oh
I buy the tea leaves Your Highness drinks here too.
Oh I see.
After all, its aningless to have salaries but nowhere to spend it.
I got it.
Especially for Fort Volks located at the borders. Even the closest town Tuonvell was a days journey back and forth.
Thats why this shop was large with a wide variety of goods.
There were many staff too.
The rchandise here are from the Tuonvell rchant guild and the southern rchant guild. Their staff are sent from there too.
The southern rchant guild refers to the the council of Gaillard's garden ford by the southern new nobles. Which was the group ford with Duke Tiraso Laverde at the core.
With several thousand soldiers, if you add in the servants, it could rival a city. They set up comrce here because of the privilege they received too.
Regis selected people who would receive permission and set the rules for operating their shops here, although the details were unknown
They went deep inside the shop under Clarisse lead.
Well then, you will work as an employee here this ti.
Yes.
Sales of rchandise is the basics of business, and the heart of economics. Please learn well.
I know.
Dont kick the custors okay?
No problem! If they reach out their hand, I will slap it away before they touch !
... Well, thats fine.
Altina wore the uniform they bought.
It was clear with a glance at her striped shirt that she was an employee. She wore a hat with the sa stripe pattern.
This appearance made her feel tense.
She wore her wig as a disguise as usual.
Pleased to et you! I am a new employee Alina! Please guide along!
She got much more used to it.
Her senior pointed to the entrance.
Well, Alina, a custor is here. Lets greet him Welco!
Yes. Welco!
A soldier took two snacks from the shelf and headed to the counter.
What is the difference between these two?
Even if he asked her that, Altina wouldnt know.
What should I do?
Altina who didnt have any experience in buying things, much lest product knowledge turned stiff. The employee besides her gave a detailed explanation.
Simply put, they taste different.
The soldier pointed to one and said: Ill take this one then.
The employee replied: One denier please.
After leaving one copper coin, the soldier left with the rchandise.
The employee bowed to the back of the soldier and said: Thank you for your patronage.
She then placed the unsold item back on the shelf.
One denier!?
Bow, explanation about the product, inform the price, bow again, tidy up the shelf All that for one denier!
Its 1/500,000th her own salary.
Altina studied the copper coin they received closely.
Doing business Is not simple!
After lunch, noon
A man who looked a bit indecent ca into the shop.
He then gave a snack to Altina who was standing besides the shelf.
I want this.
You should make paynt at the counter Altina thought, but she still replied:
Erm That will be one denier please.
Too expensive. How about two of them for one denier?
Hm?
Did she miscalculated? Altina looked to her senior with this in mind, and her senior crossed her fingers to form a small X.
She finally noticed, this was bargaining.
That thing Regis often did to rchants.
Erm I dont think that is possible.
No no no, think about it. Its thanks to the efforts of us soldiers that you can operate a shop here. Its fine to sell just a snack or two cheaper right?
But
She turned back and the store employee still showed her an X.
That was only natural.
They only earn one denier for every snack they sold.
It was really difficult to earn that copper coin.
If she sold two snacks for one denier, that would an giving one of it away for free.
They couldnt take such a loss.
No.
Why you wench! I am a soldier! I protect this fort! This
He cursed out with terms Altina didnt even know.
After showing such an ugly sight
The man threw the rchandise onto the ground.
Who will want to visit this damn place again!?
Pluck! A string inside Altinas head broke again.
Another person flew to the wall. This ti, she used her fist.
As the store employee thanked Altina, she promised to prohibit verbally abusing store employees during bargaining.
Clarisse patted Altinas head again.
Fufufu, you worked hard, Princess.
Ugh But That guy went too far right? I think I did the right thing though?
Yes, you are right. But as an employee, you will still be fired though?
How could this be
Under the watchful gaze of all the staff, Altina headed to the next location.
You will be working in a church next.
... This is economics? Isnt this religion?
Churches in the Empire also perform bank savings and loans services. But there are so infuriating people who dont return the money they borrow. Your job this ti is to get money back from such people.
Why arent they returning the money they borrowed? How troubleso.
Thats right. This is the list of people who had missed repaynt for a long ti. Ara ara, there are officers on here. Lets start from the big fry.
Okay
In the end, she threw the fools who refused to pay their debts onto the walls.
Altina slouched her shoulders.
Hah
Clarisse was patting her head again.
Fufufu, Princess, the priest is very grateful for your help.
I guess so
She would withhold a part of their salary as paynt towards the debts they owed She made such a promise with the church.
Altina looked at Clarisse begrudgingly:
... But you are still going to fire right?
Yes
Dinner ti
Altina returned to the officers ss and leaned onto a wooden chair.
Fuah! Im beat!
Ara ara, thats a rare sight Your Highness.
This is more tiring than sparring practice against the Emperors sword (Eddie) and the rcenary King (Gilbert)!
Fufufu It will be dinner soon. Would you like so tea before that?
Thank you. Ah no, just water will be fine.
Hmm?
Altina said with a wry smile:
So tea leaves are that expensive. I already know the price, but it didnt feel real to And it could be gotten very easily in the courts No, what I didnt understand was the value of money. I never knew that working is so hard. Just earning one denier took so much effort...
Yes.
Thank you Clarisse. It must have been hard on you all this while.
Im already used to it.
Earning money is really hard.
Because you need to complete the tasks requested by others.
Yes, being needed by others is really amazing!
Im glad you learned sothing today.
Altina nodded firmly.
I think this is the most important thing I learned! I want to be soone needed by others too!
Fufu Your Highness is already a commander they need alright?
I hope that is true I wonder how the soldiers of the Fourth Army thinks?
Not just the people in this fort, all the citizens in the country looks forward to Your Highness performance.
Ah Is that so?
During the war with High Britannia, they placed hope on her to stop the enemy invasion.
And now, they were depending on her to protect the Empire from the Germanian Federation.
Altina looked at her hand closely.
I always wanted to be Empress, and to change the Empire That might be so, but the role Im playing right now is also needed by many others.
Yes.
Clarisse patted her head again.
But unlike before, her hands were really gentle.
Altina felt itchy, but still entrusted her body over comfortably. She said cajolingly.
Hmmp Youre still treating like a kid.
Hufufu.
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