“Which of the newbies do you like?”
The palace maids were chatting to each other.
Not about work, but about which of this year’s newcomers they thought were good catches.
“I think they’re all good this year.”
Not new maids though.
What these maids were discussing were the newly-arrived apprentice knights.
“If it’s the Eastern Dormitory, I guess I’d choose Percil-kun. With his glasses he just looks so intellectual!”
“Doug-kun has a nice face too, doesn’t he. His blonde hair is so silky, and his exotic features are really alluring.”
“Speaking of handsome faces, Rizil-kun’s got a really good face too, you know.”
“But his hairstyle is a bit…”
“Yeah…”
“Luca-kun’s not bad either. The way he’s kind of pretentious and a bit of a playboy reminds me of Crow-sama.”
“Don’t lump Crow-sama together with a guy like that!” snapped another maid.
“Hey, don’t. Kiria is a fan of Crow-sama so she’ll argue with you every time.”
“Ehh, but I thought they were pretty similar.”
“I guess they are in some ways, but the feeling you get is a bit different. Crow-sama gives you a frank feeling, while Luca-kun really does seem pretentious.”
“They’re not alike at all!”
“D-, Don’t argue with me too… Geez, this is your fault, Selia.”
“Ehh? My fault!?”
The atmosphere turned weird as Kiria continued to stubbornly insist that they weren’t even remotely similar.
One of the maids experienced with mediating conversations decided to try and change the subject.
“Then what about the Northern Dorm?”
“I think Geith-kun is good.”
“It’s cool how he’s silent and a little mysterious.”
“What about Xelius-kun?”
“He’s got a nice body. His face is manly too.”
“G-Gorms-kun!” shouted a blushing maid.
All the other maids looked at her dumbfounded.
“Umm, that’s a little…”
“That’s…”
“Well, I understand what you mean but that isn’t the kind of manliness we mean right now, so let’s pass on him.”
“Eehhhh…!?”
In the end, the maid who mediated earlier passed on the girl who suggested Gorms.
“Then what about Remié-kun?”
“Ahh, he’s kind of adorable, huh. And he’s really polite too.”
“He speaks to us with a smile!”
“Speaking of adorable, how about Heath-kun?”
“Heath-kun?”
“The small one!”
“Aahhh. He really is leaps and bounds beyond everyone in that respect.”
“Yeah, but a guy who’s even smaller than me is a bit…”
“But he’s so cute when he smiles.”
“Yeah, yeah. It’s like the smile of an angel!”
“The smile of an angel, huh. I guess that might be what it looks like.”
Without any idea that the maids were talking about them, the boys of the Northern Dormitory were about to once again engage in their afternoon training.
But the sight that greeted their eyes today was different.
Next to Instructor Hislo was a boy Fii had never seen before.