The maid was holding a tray with dinner. Goosebumps rose on Kyon's skin. Stop! It wasn’t supposed to be happening! She had to be under the order not to harm him! How dared she to enter the cage with the tiger?! Why didn’t she send someone else to do the dirty job? It was beneath her high rank to bring dinner to the servants. The last time was different. He had intentionally called her in to give her a hard time and send a message.

Kyon got alarmed. The impassive expression on her beautiful face was hard to read. {Maybe she just wants to clear up her suspicions about me? Or to find out why Juno gave her orders if I asked her to? Or maybe she liked the way I held her tight? Or maybe she managed to cancel the order? Damn, she is driving me crazy... You shouldn't have come, fool.} - Anyway, he wanted her to take his warnings seriously. Kyon broke into an insidious smile.

On each occasion, his masters kept telling Kyon that he had two weak points: his pointless recklessness and a soft spot for all things beautiful, in particular, beautiful girls. His loving young heart couldn’t help it. An era without girls had only strengthened this flaw. Besides, Dinah had come to tease him... To see what his warning was worth.

Dinah noticed the expression on his face. It wasn’t surprising. At their last meeting, he proved to be a good, even impressive actor. He had tricked her sister into bringing him food... He took her for a ride, as well. But now she found out his true nature. And it wasn’t to her liking.

Dinah put the tray on the coffee table and said acidly:

«I wonder how such a piece of trash like you could get close to the young lady and is now ruining her grandeur with his wretched presence. Either the heavens are blind, or you have tricked everyone again.»

Kyon slowly walked toward the door to block it.

«Tricked everyone? Baby, you have a poor opinion of me. I'm not like that!

Dinah had a feeling of savoring mead, hot, intoxicating, sweet. The servant could say all he wanted. He was only making things worse.

«Once I warned you, boy. If you don’t treat me properly, you’ll regret that you were born. Your words that I am a pathetic maid have unleashed hell on earth. What can you say in your defense?» – She came closer to Kyon, who had blocked the only way out.

The unlucky lover boy had an annoying suspicion, which he decided to refute before things went downhill. «Do you remember the order not to harm me?»

Dinah startled, confusion flashed across her eyes.

«You…»

Kyon burst into laughter with relief. The situation was funny. Her reaction was too natural to be a lie. What a fool she was! He had warned her to stay away from him, but she... How could she be so stupid! She brought him food herself, obviously with no good intentions! She made him believe that she wanted to know how he had become a servant... And she just forgot about the order, crazy, right! Kyon had never expected the girl forever working as a maid to be a bright spark.

«Why are you laughing? Do I look funny?!»

Kyon suddenly stopped laughing:

«You do, indeed... I didn’t know you are such a bird brain... How did you get this high position? Are you really a virgin? I heard the highest maids are obliged to be virgins, but something tells me that you got this job by spreading your legs, didn’t you?»

It was like he had poured a bucket with slop over Dinah. She felt so disgusted and chilly that she trembled with all her body. She clenched her fists and pierced Kyon with an icy look. However, at the same time, she experienced a new, unusually pleasant, invigorating feeling. Was it excitement? It was the first time that something extraordinary had happened in her boring life. The stupid boy dared to play with a professional assassin and the highest maid!

«If you free the doorway, get on your knees and sincerely apologize, I won’t bear a grudge against you.» – Dinah said slyly, almost peacefully. Only her clenched fists and eyelashes that trembled more than usual gave away that she was nervous.

Kyon was sure he was safe. He cocked his head to one side.

«Dear sweet little Dinah, I will never do it... I warned you not to come anywhere near me, but you disobeyed. Now I want to talk about your behavior.»

Dinah sighed deeply, her eyes closed as if she reveled in some secret feeling. He called her sweet little Dinah. It was so endearingly humiliating... How could he be so arrogant and self-confident?!

«Do you have any right to speak with me about my behavior? Who are you, my master? Do you understand what a “servant” means?» – She was curious to know what was on his mind.

Kyon snorted.

«Will you ever get the meaning of a "maid." It means that you have to follow the orders of your lady. I am in good standing with mine, that’s why you are just a stupid girl who has underestimated my warning.»

Dinah giggled. It was her first sincere smile since their first meeting, and her smile was surprisingly charming.

«Well, well, well. Aren’t you unbelievably narrow-minded and stupid? Tell me, boy. How are you going to carry out your threats?» – Anna teased him. She let her hair down and looked defiantly straight into his eyes.

«Heh, aren’t you too full of yourself? Why don’t you come closer and find it out?» - The cunning agent provocateur beckoned her with his finger. He had to punish her properly or his words didn’t mean anything. He wasn’t going to punish her physically, no way! It would be a moral punishment and a severe one.

Dinah took a step, then another one... She came closer and closer. Then she hesitated. She looked terrified, but her words were saturated with poisonous sarcasm:

«I'm so scared... Are you sure you want to punish me?»

Kyon nodded confidently.

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Dinah smirked, all in anticipation of what the cheeky boy would do. She approached Kyon resolutely, slowly and gracefully and stopped half a meter away from him. Kyon was a bit surprised.

«So, your next move?»

With no hesitation, Kyon stepped forward and hugged Dinah by her slim waist. He ran his hand down her hourglass figure and smacked her pretty tight bottom. He was right to take advantage of the situation. Otherwise, she would have run away.

{How about this, bitch?} – Kyon gave her a dirty wink, rejoicing in Dinah’s helplessness. Indeed, revenge is a sweet thing. It would teach her to heed to his warnings.

Her slim body was wonderfully supple and soft, and her smell ... Mmm, her silky hair smelt so nice that he felt dizzy. Kyon would never forget her pretty shocked face. She was enchanting, and he could admire her forever.

Dinah was so stunned she forgot how to breathe. When she was going to him, she had no idea what would happen next. What could the boy do to her? How would he attack? She lacked the experience to predict the reaction of this reckless youth. And now this! Kyon’s firm and imperious eyes reflected his indomitable spirit. His confident and smug smile suggested he was an influential aristocrat. How could he possibly be only a servant?

Another insolent slap on her bottom woke Dinah out of her stupor. The boy was still wrapping his arms tightly around her, which made her shudder squeamishly. He was looking straight into her eyes, waiting for the reaction from the victim of his harassment. What an arrogant fool! Did he really think that she had come without a single chance to punish him?! Did she bring him dinner just to humiliate herself?! She had that sweet feeling of excitement for a reason. She knew that every his action would result in an inevitable punishment. Shortly before, she had come to the lady and explicitly requested to cancel the order. Juno remained indifferent and said "okay" without looking at her. Dinah’s subconscious received the necessary response. The rule "do not harm the servant" was no longer valid.

*pam*

Just a second ago, Kyon was enjoying the reaction of helpless Dinah, and a moment later, he was flying at high speed towards the steps and crashing against them. It was like being hit by a hefty hammer. He broke a couple of bones for sure.

The impact emptied all the air of his lungs.

{It cannot be... How?! Is the order no longer active?!} - Kyon's brain was working with the speed of light. When he was flying, he understood what he had gotten himself into. It was so naive of him to believe he was safe. He dared to hug the highest maid-assassin. Not only hug her but also... Oh yeah, he was dead. The offended and enraged maid would do everything to kill him. The next moment, Kyon pushed himself off the steps and dashed out of the library.

Dinah’s face darkened. She unconsciously touched her butts. She could still feel his burning slaps as if they had left a mark, “the slave’s hand was here.” All her essence filled with an inexhaustible thirst for murder. At least she did not fall into the state she was because of Jean.

Kyon ran jumping a couple of steps. He pulled out his sound transmitter on the run and dialed Juno’s frequency.

«Juno speaking.»

Kyon yelled at the device:

«Please, quick, restrain Dinah in the storeroom!»

*bang*

A crushing blow in the back threw Kyon head over heels from the storeroom to the nearest wall, the sound transmitter flew away.

As soon as he landed, he ran towards the stairs. Every second counted.

«What’s all this noise?!» - asked Anna. She nearly bumped into Kyon.

«I confessed my love to Ms. Dinah, and now she wants to kill me!» - Kyon cried out. He heard Dinah snort behind them and hid behind Anna with no hesitation. Honour and dignity? They wouldn’t help him if he was dead! So, he hid behind the girl who was his only salvation.

Anna was surprised to hear that. He confessed his love to Dinah?! She looked at the boy then at her sister approaching with threatening grace of a cat. Sister's fury was evident. Her eyes sparkled with bloodthirst, her face turned pale. In a split second, the servant would end up a spot on the wall.

«Dinah, is it true?!»

«Back off, sister. I will beat this scum to a pulp. He should know his place.» - The maid replied with ice in her voice, glaring at the boy who was poking out behind Anna.

Kyon was stunned. He expected that Dinah’s revenge would be murder. Apparently, she intended was to beat him up. After what he had done?! He got worked up over nothing. He felt like the weight of the world had been lifted off his shoulders.

They heard soft footsteps behind. Everyone turned to Juno.

«What’s going on here?» - The young lady asked, looking at everyone.

Dinah froze. She could not continue what she had in her mind in the presence of the lady. Dinah understood that the servant was important to Juno, that’s why she hadn’t killed him yet. But he deserved punishment by all means and a severe one. He would be afraid to look her in the eyes after that. He would be wetting his bed in fear at nights.

«My lady, I want to talk to you.» - Dinah said firmly, taking a step to her.

Kyon said in defiance:

«Lady Juno, please, tell your maid that you will hear her version right after mine.» - Kyon said, wincing painfully and rubbing his hurt back.

Juno obeyed his order as if she was a puppet, making it clear to Dinah that the servant was more important to her. The couple disappeared from the eyes of the astonished maids in a secluded, quiet place.

Kyon could not allow Juno to leave with Dinah first. It would make things only worse. Her strange behavior could be suspicious.

Dinah felt a bitter taste of chagrin, mixed with a poignant heartache. She turned away and closed her eyes. She had been diligently serving as a maid for many years. One single time she disobeyed the order, and the lady put her below the dirty servant... The servant who was now pulling the wool over her eyes.

Anna put her hand on Dinah’s shoulder. «Sister, you have to understand, an innocent confession shouldn’t make you angry. He is Marina’s friend, and she is close to the lady... It’s perfectly clear that the lady will put him first.»

«He didn’t... It does not matter.» - Dinah went to her room, visibly annoyed, hiding the insult inside. She did not intend to tell her sister the humiliating truth.

Meanwhile, Juno was listening to the orders from her “master” with a sour expression on her face and explaining how it came to that.

After she received all the orders, she went to Dinah’s room and talked with her one to one. «Listen to me, Dinah. This servant is Marina’s close friend. Friends of my friends mean a world to me. Besides, he is very efficient. I don’t want you to have anything to do with him. I order you not to harm him. And from now on, please stay away from him.» - Juno said with a cold expression on her face.

«But… but he…» - Dinah started. She sounded wounded. But Juno didn’t listen. She left without letting Dinah express her point of view. It was total disrespect to her maid. Her indifferent and strange behavior could arouse suspicion, but the maid was distracted by the violent emotions tearing her apart.

Her heart was full of pain and sorrow from injustice. She had always faithfully fulfilled her duties, but the lady didn’t show an ounce of gratitude. How could she treat her like that? The highest maids are never punished because of servants. They could be even forgiven for murdering a nobleman. Dinah wanted to see what was behind Juno’s unusual behavior, but the mere thought that the servant was more valuable for the lady hurt her like hell.

{Wretched servant ... It’s all because of him ... He somehow changed the lady’s behavior! And now I can’t even approach him...} - Dinah felt as if her wings were cut off in her own nest. She couldn’t stay in the mansion together with that guy, but there was nothing she could do. At least, he said nothing about his love confession to her.