Middle School Arc
The Longed-For Maid Uniform
Today, to make the maid uniforms I'd promised Yui-san and the others, we'd come to a tailor's shop.
"I can't wait to start work in a maid uniform! Shouya-sama, Karen-sama, thank you so much for today!"
Yui-san was waiting her turn to be measured, practically humming with excitement. Everyone had worn slightly form-fitting clothes today to make the measuring go more easily, but on Moka-san in particular it accentuated her chest to an outrageous degree.
"Even though I'm dressed like this, you don't get angry~. Shouya-sama really is a wonderful Goshujin-sama~."
I couldn't tell whether the woman herself was aware her chest was being looked at or not, but she stayed her usual airy self.
"Tak-kun, while we're waiting, let's think about what kind of design we want!"
Onee-chan, who had come along with us, showed me a handful of reference images she'd looked up online. She'd gathered samples of all kinds of designs: classic long-skirt maid uniforms, cute mini-skirt maid uniforms, all sorts.
"But you don't really need me to pick the design…"
"That's not true! There's no point unless it's a maid uniform Tak-kun thinks is cute, you know? That's why I had you come with us today!"
In other words, today my job was just to stamp circles or crosses on the proposals as they came up. Miki-san was nodding along emphatically to Karen-onee-chan's words.
"Our Goshujin-sama is Shouya-sama, so… since we have the chance… um… we want maid uniforms that you'll call cute…"
Miki-san looked embarrassed as she spoke, but she shared her own longing for a cute maid uniform.
"O-okay…"
Pushed back by everyone's enthusiasm, I resigned myself to sitting in on the uniform selection.
Once we arrived at the tailor's, we started with the measurements. The clerks measured each part of their bodies and recorded the numbers. And for some reason, my body got measured too. According to Onee-chan:
"Tak-kun's data will go into the new uniforms too, so I figured we'd get it done here! And besides, I want Tak-kun's data myself…"
That last part was somehow disquieting, but if my measurements were needed for the new uniforms, no helping it.
After everyone's measurements were done, next came choosing the fabric. We talked it over while checking the color and texture of the samples the clerk brought. For some reason Onee-chan had me carefully feel the textures too, even though I had no reason to wear any of them.
"Better if it feels nice against the skin, right?"
She brushed it off like that, but what on earth was she plotting?
After that, the ladies took the lead on choosing the design. I could hear them discussing whether to go classical, how long the skirt should be, things like that. Whatever proposal came up could be checked on a computer right away, so it was easy to picture the finished product.
"Tak-kun, do you like long skirts or short ones?"
Onee-chan turned to me for input on the skirt length, which they couldn't seem to settle on.
"A long one feels more maid-like, so… long, I guess…"
"I see, I see… but ankle-length would be hard to move in, so maybe down to about mid-calf…"
After hearing my answer, the ladies picked the discussion back up. I was a little dumbfounded that they were really going to reflect my preferences in what they made.
After a while, the discussion seemed to wrap up, and they showed me the rendering on the screen.
"Tak-kun, this is what we settled on in the end. What do you think?"
A long skirt extending down to mid-calf, with a black blouse that had a big ribbon at the chest. Cute. The apron, perhaps to keep the ribbon prominent, had no fabric across the chest, just the waist portion, but the shoulders had proper maid-style frills attached.
I imagined everyone wearing this maid uniform, and I had to desperately suppress my cheeks from softening.
"Yeah, I think it's cute."
When I voiced my opinion, they all high-fived each other in shared delight.
"Hehe♪ Then all that's left is to wait for them to be finished!"
We paid at the register last and left the shop. Of course, the payment came out of my wallet, since I was the employer. The maids, Miki-san especially, protested right up to the end that they would cover it themselves, but with some help from Onee-chan, they let me pay.
The reason I had that kind of money is that men receive a monthly stipend to live on, the amount varying by rank. At my rank, the stipend was exorbitant. On top of that, since I'd moved into the residence the government had prepared, I owed nothing in rent, so all of it landed straight in my pocket.
"Shouya-sama, thank you so much… You let us wear maid uniforms, and now you've even covered the cost…"
Miki-san still looked apologetic in the car on the way home. I appreciated her consideration, but their Goshujin-sama had his pride too.
"It's all right, Miki-san. I'm the employer, after all. Please take it as thanks for everything you do day in and day out… It probably isn't enough to repay all of you for working without rest…"
"Shouya-sama…"
Miki-san still looked apologetic, but I couldn't back down any further than this.
"Hehe♪ If Shouya-sama is going to say that much, then I want a hug too ♡."
Yui-san, perhaps taking the cue from me, requested another of those hugs that Mei-san had come up with.
"That's right~. Hey, Satchan, you want one again too, right~?"
"M-me?!… um…"
Satsuki-san, suddenly pulled into the conversation by Moka-san, was flustered. It didn't affect her handling of the wheel, but for a moment my heart skipped.
"Geez~, you're not honest with yourself! Satsuki-san is~. Hey, Miki-chan, you want one too, right?"
While teasing Satsuki-san, Yui-san spread the topic over to Miki-san too.
"Um, well…"
Miki-san had gone bright red, probably imagining a hug with me. Miki-san goes red so easily, and Satsuki-san's reactions are cute too. For someone who doesn't usually go in for physical contact, getting bashful when a topic like this comes up… it kind of feels like she's secretly perverted.
"Hey, Tak-kun, isn't it nice having people lean on you like this? So Tak-kun, you should lean on everyone more too, okay? Not just the maids. On your sisters too, all right?"
Onee-chan, watching everyone get excited over hugs with me, said it as though she could see right through to how happy it made me.
"Yeah, okay…"
I nodded at Onee-chan's words and leaned my head against the shoulder of the Onee-chan sitting next to me.
"T-Tak-kun?! What's the matter?!"
"Leaning on you…"
Onee-chan was startled, but I was leaning on her because she'd told me to lean on her. Please don't complain.
"Hehe♪ You two really do look like close siblings!"
Yui-san, watching us, looked delighted.
"Karen-sama~, I'll take a picture for you~ ♡."
Moka-san pulled out her smartphone and captured us on camera. Onee-chan rested her own head on top of mine too, and the sweet scent drifting from Onee-chan's hair grew stronger.
"Tak-kun, I'm so happy you leaned on me right away… I'm so happy I get to be Onee-chan like this♪"
Onee-chan closed her eyes, as if savoring the happiness of it.
I stayed leaning against Onee-chan as the car rocked us along, and when we got home, Yui-san promptly begged for hers.
"Shouya-sama! Please!"
Spreading her arms and waiting for my hug, Yui-san overlapped in my mind with clingy little Sakura. Even though she's older than me, her round, wide eyes give her a baby-face, and combined with her short height, the small-animal aura is strong.
When I hugged Yui-san, she fit completely inside my arms. Just like with Sakura, I wanted to pat her head, and unable to hold back, I ended up doing exactly that.
"Hehe♪ You even pat my head♪"
Yui-san looked up at me with those round eyes from within my chest. Being looked at like that made me want to pat her and spoil her even more, but with the others around, I steeled my heart and let her go.
"Shouya-sama~, next one for me, please~ ♡."
Moka-san waited with her arms spread, her large chest swaying through her knit top.
When I hugged her and was welcomed in by her breasts, Moka-san laughed happily. But in front of her grown-up body, it kind of started to feel like I was the one being hugged.
"Shouya-sama? Won't you let my breasts spoil you a little more? ♡"
Moka-san arched her body, bringing her breasts close to my face, then used her hands to press my face into the valley between them. From the valley came a woman's scent mingled with fabric softener and perfume, and the combination was nothing but bad news for my groin. I had to fight desperately to keep from getting hard.
"Hehe♪ A spoiled Shouya-sama is cute♪ Please let me do it again sometime♪"
Moka-san finally seemed satisfied and released me.
Next was Miki-san. She stood there with a tense look on her face. I hugged her gently, as if wrapping her up.
That said, since she was taller than me, from the outside it probably just looked like I was clinging to her.
"S-Shouya-sama…!"
When I put my ear to her chest, I could tell her heart was pounding hard.
I'd teased Miki-san enough. Next up was Satsuki-san.
Satsuki-san was even taller and bustier than Miki-san, so my face was completely enveloped by her breasts.
If Moka-san's breasts were the soft, fluffy type, then Satsuki-san's were the firm, springy type. The moment my face hit them, it felt like I'd been bounced right back.
"Shouya-sama… mn."
Her breasts had such an entertaining feel that I'd been playing with them a little, but when I heard a sultry voice, I decided to leave the mischief at that.
The last hug was with Reina-san, who had come out to greet us. Her gaze couldn't settle on anything; she kept fidgeting back and forth. I wrapped her up gently, as if to put her at ease.
"S-Shouya-shama!…"
Even though we'd embraced practically naked before, she accepted my hug now with her face beet-red. I wondered if that earlier time had been okay because she'd been compartmentalizing it as work.
It's fun getting to see Reina-san flustered at moments like this. In my mental tally, Satsuki-san, Miki-san, and Reina-san are all secretly perverted.
With that, I'd hugged everyone, and we headed into the house.
"Hey, Tak-kun… I want Onee-chan to get a hug from you too~."
After everyone had returned to their own duties, Onee-chan made her own little pampered plea. Of course I loved her too, so there was no way I'd say no.
"Hehe♪ Squeeze~! … chu ♡ chu ♡."
Onee-chan hugged me with all her strength and dropped her lips onto both of my cheeks.
"Mn-hehe♪ Tak-kun, I love you! … chu ♡."
Not satisfied with just my cheeks, this time she kissed me on the lips too.
"I-I love you too, Onee-chan."
Onee-chan's eyes lit up with joy, and then she sucked hard at my lips.
"Geez ♡. Tak-kun, you mustn't say things like that to ordinary girls, you know? ♡ You'll get pounced on, you know? ♡"
Onee-chan didn't let me go until she was thoroughly satisfied.