The Supporters’ Club and a Sudden Crisis

(Katerina’s perspective)

“Mm, good.”

I rotated my arms a few times, assessing my body’s condition.

“Although I haven’t fully recovered, at least I can move normally now!”

“I’ll go to class today!”

“You can’t do that, Young Miss.”

Just then, Eileen happened to enter and overheard my muttering.

She set aside the breakfast she had brought, then made a large “X” with her hands in front of her chest.

“The doctor said you should rest for half a month, and it’s only been ten days! Stay in bed!”

Without giving me a chance to argue, Eileen pressed me back onto the bed and covered me with the blanket.

“But staying here is so boring. I’m getting rusty.”

“Just endure it with some novels or something.”

“Mmph…”

I pouted, clearly unhappy.

I had finished all the novels Luomei recommended. They were interesting, sure… but the most important thing was that I was desperately lacking in Eileen element!

It had been a full ten days since I last got intimate with Eileen! Our meeting time had also plummeted!

Previously, we had been clinging together almost every day!

“For now, just rest well! Here, say ‘ah’~”

Eileen seemed intent on shutting me up with food… and indeed, I fell for it.

“Ah~ mmm.”

Today’s breakfast was nutritious porridge. Normally, such monotonous food wouldn’t suit my taste, but Eileen’s cooking was delicious, giving me the motivation to keep eating.

And this sweet feeding time was one of the few chances we had to be close each day…

But good times always pass quickly.

After wiping the liquid from the corner of my mouth with a handkerchief, Eileen prepared to go to class.

“Hmm? That sunflower-patterned handkerchief—I’ve never seen it before.”

“Eileen, where did that handkerchief come from…?”

“This? A girl from your class gave it to me a few days ago. I helped her carry something, and this was her thank-you gift.”

“…Huh?”

Eileen had received a gift from another woman?

A sudden sense of crisis welled up inside me.

“Eileen…”

“Ah, it’s almost time. I have to go to class. Excuse me, Young Miss.”

Before I could question her further, she glanced at her watch and dashed away.

“Oh, by the way, your lunch is over there. Remember to eat it!”

“…”

Now she was completely out of sight.

This only made my heart more restless…

As expected, the moment I let my guard down, all kinds of bugs latch onto Eileen!

No! I can’t let Eileen act alone anymore!

There’s no way I’m staying obediently in the hospital room today!

So, I began to plan an escape…

“Mm, your pulse is good, and your complexion is fine. A little more rest and you can be discharged.”

In the afternoon, the doctor came to check on me as usual.

After a few brief instructions, she picked up her medical kit and left.

From past experience, no nurse would come to check until after dinner.

That meant, during this time, only Eileen would enter this room…

But just in case, I stuffed a few pillows under the blanket to make it look like someone was sleeping.

Then, I climbed out the window.

Even though this was the third floor, the height was nothing to me.

After landing, I quickly hid in the surrounding bushes and observed the area.

Mm, no one else around. Safe!

At top speed, I sprinted like a phantom toward the campus area.

Once here, I didn’t have to worry about being discovered by medical staff…

Speaking of which, classes should be over by now, right?

I looked around, and sure enough, a scattering of students were heading toward the dormitories.

Where would Eileen be at this time?

Logically, she should have already returned to the servant quarters to prepare my dinner.

But my Eileen radar told me she was still in the teaching building area.

Let’s search the building a bit…

“Excuse me, please wait!”

Just as I was thinking this, two people suddenly blocked my way and shoved a flyer into my hand.

Judging by their tie colors, they were second-year senior girls.

What was this? Why was there a picture of a silver-haired girl in a maid outfit on it?

“We are from the ‘Silver Maid Center Supporters’ Club’! We are dedicated to supporting Miss Eileen! If you have also been helped by that maid, or if you admire her, you can join our supporters’ club!”

As they spoke, they showed me the silver armbands on their shoulders.

“If you want to meet that maid, we can arrange it! But in return, you must strictly follow our schedule!”

“That’s because there are too many people who want to see her… For the sake of her time, we have to strictly control the number of people who meet her each day!”

“Also! No one is allowed to jump the queue!”

“Yes! And our core philosophy is written on the flyer. Please read it!”

I glanced at it. Indeed, it said, “Everything for orderly and excellent support of Miss Eileen!”

“…Let me ask, what are you to Eileen?”

“We are publicity members of the supporters’ club! We have all been helped by that maid, so we hope to help promote her!”

“By the way… why do you use a pet name for that maid?”

“Wait…”

They looked me up and down, quickly realizing something.

“That blonde hair…”

“You… you couldn’t be the duke’s daughter?”

“Who else would I be?”

“…Sorry to bother you!!!”

They exchanged a silent glance, then ran off without looking back.

“…”

After they were gone, I looked at the flyer again.

“Silver Maid Supporters’ Club… I’ve only been away from Eileen for ten days, and something like this has appeared?”

Indeed, it was the right choice to come take a look today.

But now that things had come to this, the situation was even clearer.

I looked around. Many students were wearing white armbands, some handing out flyers, others looking around, searching for targets.

There was also a group wearing black armbands, doing the same thing… It seemed they belonged to different groups.

With so many people chasing after Eileen now, knowing her personality, she would definitely try to shake them off…

And Eileen’s stealth skills… well, everyone knew they were terrible.

If she could use the physical sleep method, that would be fine, but since those looking for her were still students, she couldn’t do that.

So she probably fled inside the teaching building, to a place with few people.

My eyes locked onto the rooftop.

After confirming the location, I sprinted at full speed.

“Whoa!?”

What just flashed by?

It seemed to startle the people around me… but at this point, I couldn’t care about them. At most, I could make sure I didn’t bump into them.

In less than five minutes, I reached the rooftop.

“It’s okay…”

Sure enough, I heard Eileen’s voice from behind the door.

Finally, I could see her!

With that thought, I pushed open the door.

“Creak—”

But what I saw was two hands clasped together.

In that instant, an indescribable gloom and sorrow seized my heart, and my expression twisted.

“Eileen… what are you two doing?”