Volume 6 Chapter 95
by Golden DragonVolume 6 + Chapter 95: The Tormented Inner Demon Xia Yi
The next day, Qiu got up early as usual.
Unexpectedly, Xia Yi had woken up even earlier than she had and was already waiting inside the shop in her maid outfit.
“That idiot Xia Yi has completely fallen, hasn’t she…? How can she wear a maid outfit without feeling embarrassed at all…?!”
The silver-haired dragon loli looked down at her clothes and muttered complaints under her breath.
Qiu found those words rather baffling.
After all, she had no idea that although the appearance was identical, the person before her was not Xia Yi at all, but Inner Demon Xia Yi.
“Good morning, Xia Yi~”
Qiu walked over and greeted her warmly.
“You’re up so early for work today. Looks like you’re already full of motivation, huh?”
“Hm?”
Inner Demon Xia Yi turned around and looked at Qiu.
She recalled the instructions Xia Yi had given her…
“You’re the owner of this dessert shop, right?”
“Xia Yi, why are you suddenly acting like you don’t know me? Don’t tell me you’ve lost your memory?” Qiu joked. “If you’re trying to use that as an excuse to skip work, I’m not approving it.”
“Hmph. Since you’re good at making milk tea, I’ll forgive your bizarre way of speaking. Once my work is finished, prepare… milk tea! That is the only value your existence holds in this world!”
“What’s gotten into Xia Yi today?”
Qiu felt genuinely confused. Was this her roundabout way of saying she wanted milk tea?
Yesterday she had asked for it so straightforwardly, yet today she was being strangely indirect.
“Boss, are you open yet?” a customer knocked on the door.
“Coming, coming! We’re opening now~!” Qiu responded as she opened the dessert shop and officially began the day’s business.
……
“Maid Miss! Miss Maid!”
“…What is it, customer?”
Inner Demon Xia Yi walked unwillingly over to the customer with the expression of a deeply displeased kitten.
After all, she had promised Xia Yi that she would properly do this job.
But this was genuinely torturous.
She was supposed to be a terrifying demon, an existence that made people tremble in fear wherever she went.
And now she was… working as a maid!
Her appearance was already naturally adorable to begin with, and wearing this fluffy outfit only emphasized that cuteness even further. There was absolutely nothing intimidating about her anymore.
Inner Demon Xia Yi found this completely unacceptable.
“Maid Miss, excuse me, I’d like to order this.” The customer pointed at the menu.
“Dear customer, what exactly are you ordering? I can’t seem to see it very clearly.”
“This one right here. The special service, Deliciousness Magic.”
Here it comes. Here comes the worst part.
Inner Demon Xia Yi’s body trembled slightly, and her expression nearly cracked.
She had already lost count of how many customers had ordered this service today. Why was every single person this childish and ridiculous?!
“My apologies, dear customer. Our dessert shop is still in its trial operation phase, so this service is currently still under preparation…”
Inner Demon Xia Yi tried to bluff her way through it.
Unfortunately, Qiu overheard everything from nearby.
“Xia Yi, no lying allowed.”
“…Tch.” Inner Demon Xia Yi clicked her tongue irritably.
“Miss Maid, could you insult me a little?” the customer suddenly requested something bizarre again.
“Insult you?”
“Yes! If you insult me, I’ll pay extra for the service!”
“Dear customer, is there something wrong with your head? Who specifically asks to be insulted while looking this happy about it?” Inner Demon Xia Yi frowned. “Did water get into your brain?”
“Yes, yes! That’s exactly the feeling! More!”
“Huh?!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi froze in shock.
What was wrong with this person? Why was he getting happier the more she insulted him?
Shouldn’t normal people feel angry or humiliated when being insulted?
“Dear customer, perhaps you should restrain yourself a little. This is making me feel extremely… troubled.”
“Amazing, amazing! That cold, disgusted look is perfect!” the customer praised enthusiastically. “Miss Xia Yi, you were born to be a maid!”
Inner Demon Xia Yi was beginning to lose it.
She felt as though she were suffering relentless psychological damage.
This was genuinely ten thousand times more torturous than combat.
“Sweet and sugary… soft and fluffy… miracle heart-throbbing magic… little cake… become delicious…”
Inner Demon Xia Yi performed the Deliciousness Magic in front of the customer in the most perfunctory way possible. She only wanted to finish quickly, speaking without the slightest bit of emotion.
“A sharp-tongued maid serving people with a face full of disgust… This shop truly understands the human heart! Absolute peak!”
Not only was the customer not angry, he seemed even more delighted.
“……”
Inner Demon Xia Yi widened her eyes and began questioning life itself.
Her fists slowly clenched and trembled faintly.
I want to kill these people so badly.
I want to massacre everyone here…
But when she remembered this was Xia Yi’s job, she forced herself to endure it.
“As long as I survive until after work… Once work ends, I’ll finally be free.”
……
At long last, it was time to get off work.
Inner Demon Xia Yi collapsed face-down on a table in the corner, her spirit already pushed beyond its limits.
She had endured nonstop psychological trauma for an entire day.
Who would have thought maid work could be this difficult?
“Ahh~ Is it finally quitting time?”
Xia Yi stretched lazily as she appeared once more.
She had spent basically the entire day sleeping, leaving all the work to her inner demon.
At first, she had worried whether her inner demon could handle the job properly, but after observing for a while, there did not seem to be any major problems.
To everyone else, it merely looked as though she had switched to a different maid persona. Nobody grew suspicious. In fact, her popularity had risen even further.
Apparently, sharp-tongued, expressionless, innocent-type maids were extremely popular these days.
“……”
Inner Demon Xia Yi no longer even had the strength to lift her head. It was as though all her life force had burned away.
“Inner Demon, what’s wrong?”
“I’m dying. Every single person here has been tormenting me…”
“You worked hard, you worked hard. You can drink milk tea soon.”
“Don’t ever call me for this kind of work again.”
After saying that, Inner Demon Xia Yi returned control of the body to Xia Yi and immediately vanished offline.
It seemed she truly was exhausted, even milk tea no longer interested her.
Under normal circumstances, she would definitely have angrily vented her frustrations while threatening to kill everyone.
“Sorry about that, Inner Demon. But… I really did have something important to do today.”
……
……
Night fell.
Although chaos had erupted at Old Times Wine Café a few days earlier, it had done nothing to diminish the bustling nightlife of Molent City.
The Land of Freedom remained just as free as ever. Crowded streets, endless traffic, and streams of people everywhere.
Xia Yi walked alone through the streets, steadily approaching the towering structure at the center of the city.
Recently, work had truly exhausted her, so today she had wronged her inner demon a little by forcing her to cover the shift while she herself rested and recovered her energy before acting at night.
She needed to meet Kennedy.
As she walked, Xia Yi pondered something.
What would be the best way to meet Kennedy?
After all, the two of them had no shortage of past grievances. If they met face-to-face, there was almost no chance they would calmly sit down and talk. Things would probably escalate immediately.
Was there really no other method… one that would allow her to communicate with Kennedy without all that trouble?
“Wait!”
Suddenly, inspiration flashed through Xia Yi’s mind, and she came up with an excellent idea.
“Right! I can do it that way!”
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