Chapter 232: The Upright Gervas!

"My lord, this maid outfit is truly beautiful. The tailor said you designed it personally; you are truly a noble lord who is both exploitative and talented!" After spinning around once, the little maid Caroline looked at Gervas with watery, beautiful eyes.

"Caroline, I'm glad you like it!" Gervas smiled calmly, naturally hiding his inner delight from the little maids; a lord must maintain his dignity.

Yet just as Gervas was thinking this, Caroline actually made an even more excessive request.

"My lord, could you design more such beautiful clothes in the future? Caroline really likes them!"

Caroline spoke cautiously, knowing her request was somewhat excessive.

But she genuinely loved such beautiful skirts, feeling they looked even better than the attire of those Young Ladies.

Bold maid!

Pushing one's luck!

Gervas narrowed his eyes, but...

Thinking of the two designs hidden in his drawer that he had not yet given to the tailor, Gervas's throat began to swallow involuntarily.

The styles on those two designs were quite similar to the maid outfit before him; both were Lolita-style maid outfits, only with brighter colors and...

... and a difference in the length of the skirt hem.

Initially, the skirt hem Gervas designed was fifteen centimeters above the knee.

Sweet girls in his past life all liked to wear it that way.

But thinking it over, since she was a castle maid, she would inevitably meet other nobles in the future.

Such a short length would certainly be a breach of etiquette.

So, he changed it to one that just covered the knee.

But thinking again, maids need to do rough work and often squat; a skirt hem reaching the knee could also affect their work.

Finally, Gervas settled on a standard version, regretfully sealing away the other two.

He had originally intended to wait for a future opportunity to make a private custom order, but he never expected this maid to actively request it.

Looking at Caroline's graceful figure, Gervas swallowed hard.

If she wore the ultra-short version and spun around in front of him...

Ahem!

"Caroline, are you sure?"

Gervas decided to grant the maid's request.

Do not misunderstand; it was not because he was lecherous.

Rather, Caroline had been diligent and hardworking these past days.

Even without merit, she had endured hardship!

She deserves a reward!

"My lord, I am sure!" Caroline did not know her lord's thoughts and was naturally happy to have a beautiful skirt!

"Very well, then in a couple of days I will have the tailor make two different maid outfits for you, and I will give them to you then!"

"My lord, you are truly the most generous and magnanimous lord; Caroline will definitely wear them for you to see!"

Good heavens! Gervas exclaimed, "Good heavens!"

Such a good maid; those two designs must be sent to the tailor shop immediately!

"Shameless!"

As for Gervas and Caroline, the master and servant, discussing the production of these shameful clothes so brazenly, Freya beside them was ashamed and angry.

At this moment, her face was already flushed red.

Although the tribe's views on this matter were not too strict, Freya had never before worn such low... clothing.

So, when she bent down to greet just now and felt Gervas's burning gaze, she even felt as if ants were crawling all over her body.

And this Caroline, instead of feeling ashamed, was actually requesting Gervas to make even more such clothes for her.

In Freya's view, Caroline was actively seducing him.

And although, as an enemy, Freya still hated Gervas in her heart.

There was one thing she had to admit: that this Gervas was indeed an upright person.

Although these past days he had been doing those shameless punishments with the maids all day, he had never extended his claws toward her.

Thus, Freya felt that in this regard, Gervas was absolutely an upright noble.

It was just that the maid was shameless, seducing him all day long.

Gervas naturally did not know that he had even received a positive evaluation in Freya's heart.

After dressing properly under the service of the two pretty maids, he headed straight for the dining hall.

Chirp!

As soon as he entered the dining hall, a gray figure flew over at high speed and stopped on Gervas's shoulder.

"Tu Haojin!"

This was naturally the Swift Eagle transformed from the Golden Giant Dragon.

After the little one was born, Gervas had placed it in a single room next to his own bedroom.

Just after finishing his wash, Gervas found the little one was not in the room; he thought it had gone out to play, but he never expected it to have come to the dining hall again.

And the purpose of its arrival was likely very simple: it was hungry.

Some time ago, the little one had been fed by Gervas with smoked meat jerky from magical beasts.

But two days ago, Tu Haojin had accidentally come to the kitchen and smelled the delicious meat soup on the long table.

Since then, Tu Haojin's eating habits had changed.

Although it still ate the raw smoked meat, it loved the cooked delicious meat soup even more, especially the soup cooked by Chef Rose.

As for the meat soup cooked by the other maids for the servants and knights, it didn't even spare it a glance.

Of course, the little one's actions had caused the servants no small amount of trouble.

Because often, before Gervas even reached the dining hall, the little one had already wanted to climb onto the table.

But the servants, unaware of its true nature, dared not let a swift eagle pet sit at the table, lest it dirty the soup and leave them unable to answer to Gervas.

Thus, the little one held deep hostility toward the dining hall's servants!

Jiu jiu!

Perched on Gervas's shoulder, the little one lifted its small head toward the servants, looking utterly smug.

Gervas found it amusing: here was a dragon, yet still bickering with a few servants.

Of course, this was precisely what Gervas had deliberately allowed.

After all, dragons are not always a symbol of goodness.

They are symbols of cruelty and destruction.

In the vast majority of knightly novels, dragons are the very targets slaughtered by righteous knights.

The reason is that dragons not only possess overwhelming martial power but also wisdom equal to that of humans.

This has led them to develop habits of hoarding treasure and beauties.

They act without restraint, wielding their strength like tyrants.

So, if Gervas wished to control the dragon, he must make the little one understand the grace of its lord.

Thus, the servants' earlier shooing was meant to pave the way for later favor.

"Alright, little one! The servants didn't mean to drive you away—have you forgotten you're a swift eagle? Which swift eagle dines at the long table?"

Jiu jiu jiu!

(But you know—I'm a dragon!) Tu Haojin felt wronged!

"Alright, don't pout—I'll give orders right away: from today on, Head Cook Rose will prepare an extra meal for you every day!"

"Then the servants won't have to worry about you dirtying my food and chasing you away!"

Jiu jiu!

Tu Haojin's eyes instantly sparkled; it bounced excitedly on Gervas's shoulder.

Yet Gervas suddenly remembered something and sighed mournfully, "But if outsiders learn that Gervas dines with a swift eagle, I'll be the laughingstock of the realm!"

Tu Haojin immediately sensed Gervas's sorrow and rubbed its head against Gervas's cheek, offering comfort.

Seeing this reaction, Gervas's lips curled into a faint, unnoticed smile.

The dragon is clever, yes—but without a mother dragon's guidance, this creature is utterly naive in matters of human interaction.

So, this little one will eventually be ready for the contract to be signed.