Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 741: An Incompetent Master?
On June 1856, 6, at dusk, the sun had set in the west and was submerged in the city's tall buildings. The dusk passed over the tallest spire of St. Annville's Cross Church, coating half of the Seven-Star District with a layer of bronze glow, while the other half of the block had already fallen into darkness, with dim lights on the streets and in the houses.

In the back alley of the church, a carriage that obviously shouldn't appear in this neighborhood has been waiting for a long time. The low-key yet meaningful dark silver carriage, the graceful and smooth curved design, the luxurious decoration with gold as the main color, and the classical moon lamp hanging from the top of the carriage. The place where the coat of arms should be is replaced by an unknown pattern. The blurred silhouette makes it impossible to tell what it is. If you are a little rash, you might mistake it for a crab with its claws and fangs bared?

The two horses pulling the cart were strong and tall, with manes as white as snow. They were bored and raised their hooves to step on the fallen leaves on the street. They then lowered their heads to pick up a leaf, held it in their mouths and chewed it slowly. They spit it out again when they felt bored. Then they opened their clear big eyes and looked at the owner next to them, as if silently asking: When can we set off?

With such lively and agile postures, no one can tell that they are not living creatures, but products of alchemy.

Lorena sat in the driver's seat, reaching out to gently stroke the snow-white and smooth manes, patiently soothing the two horses she had created. Olvera translated for her: "Lorena means: Okay, okay, don't be angry, be good, and you can set off when Lingge and Sister Xiaoxia come back. Don't be anxious."

I don't know if they understood what Ovella said or read Lorena's heart, but in any case, the two white horses quickly calmed down, rubbed their heads against Lorena's hands affectionately, and played and frolicked with their owner.

"So, where is Lingge?" Leticia squatted on the roof of the carriage in a very unladylike posture and snorted angrily: "He made so many people wait for him without any explanation. It's obvious that he did it on purpose. He deserves to be killed!"

She used both hands to compare the sword, and swung it twice fiercely, cutting through the wind and making a low whirring sound. As for Saint Xia Liya, it should not be intentional, so forgive her, mainly because she may not be able to defeat the ruthless iron hand of the shepherd girl, and she does not want to fall into the endless homework hell, so she can only bully the useless waste Lingge.

"Who knows?" Alice said casually as she looked at the crab pattern on the carriage with wide eyes. "That guy was so mysterious. He said he had something to do and would come back later. He also borrowed my cassette and I don't know where he went. By the way, Lorena, what does this crab mean?"

Rorona smiled and shook her head. Olvera said seriously, "Rorona said that it's not a crab, it's the emblem of Lord Petrod of the Sea of ​​Stone Crabs."

Alice leaned against the side of the carriage, holding her belly, trying very hard to hold back her laughter. No matter how many times she heard this name, it always tickled her funny bone.

Facing her grandmother, Leticia appeared very well-behaved and slowly climbed down from the carriage - why didn't she fly? Because she had taken Rorona's "human pill" and temporarily disguised herself as a human. There was basically no vampire feature on her appearance.

After landing, she was tripped by her skirt and almost fell. Fortunately, Nevelle had anticipated it and held her in time. Even so, the little bat still felt a little dissatisfied. Of course, it was not towards her grandmother, but towards the coffee and white maid outfit she was wearing, decorated with hair accessories, bows and leg rings, which made her look petite and cute: "Do I have to dress like this, grandmother? It's so awkward."

"Stone Crab God! Puff, puff!"

At this time, the countess walked out of the church and saw her granddaughter squatting on the top of the carriage. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Leticia, who allowed you to squat on the top like a bad child? Come down quickly."

"Oh."

She pouted and kicked the wheel next to her with her black leather shoes. She felt that she had no strength left. Under normal circumstances, she would have at least kicked the carriage apart.

"What's wrong with it? Didn't Medien praise you for being cute?" A satisfied smile appeared on Nevile's lips. She reached out and gently pinched her granddaughter's cheek, feeling that only by dressing like this could she look like a girl. She had really overlooked too many things in the past, although Leticia didn't seem very happy about it.

However, the countess was not just laughing at her granddaughter's joke. She also changed into a gray-black tuxedo, with a white shirt covering her delicate collarbone, a black bow tie hanging from the neckline, white gloves that fit her slender fingers, black trousers that modified her legs' perfect curves, and pure black men's leather shoes. Her moon-silver hair was tied into a high ponytail with a hairband, and she looked capable and neat. In Alice's words, "she looked like a handsome butler character that often appears in otome games." So far, the grandparents and grandchildren have finally transformed into a butler and maid combination, which is a cause for celebration.

Of course, these two dresses are alchemical products made by Rorona. Not only are the materials used random, the workmanship is poor, and the quality cannot be guaranteed, but they also come with a magical effect that can reduce the sense of presence. They are really essential props for home travel and infiltration assassinations. As for why dressing someone so cute and so handsome can reduce the sense of presence, that is an unsolved mystery. In short, you don't need to be so clear about the matter of the girl's royal power!

"If you don't like it," Alice jumped out at the right time and said to Leticia, "Why don't we change? Give me your maid costume and you can have mine. Then everyone will be happy."

Weird.

Leticia looked at this little man with disdain, not hiding her disgust: "I don't want to wear your third-hand maid costume."

"Third-hand maid outfit!?" Alice was deeply shocked. The main reason was that Leticia was right. The maid outfit Alice was wearing was originally second-hand. If it changed its owner, it would indeed be third-hand. In the noble and pure profession of maid, its insult was no less than the words of a third-rate servant!
Is it possible that I, Alice, should change my name to Xiao Fengxian?

But this is not my fault, it's the fault of a certain flying master who couldn't afford a brand new maid outfit and could only buy a second-hand maid outfit, which tarnished the hard work of the cute maid Alice. Such a stingy and shameless master should be cut into pieces!

Xiao Fengxian Aijiang silently cursed the incompetent master, completely forgetting that she herself was also an incompetent maid.

……

"Haha!"

In the corridor of the ceremony building, Lingge sneezed loudly.

"What's wrong, Lingge?" Saint Xia Liya, who was traveling with him, asked worriedly, "Are you catching a cold?"

"I don't think so." The young man rubbed his nose and said, "It should be Alice's doing, right?"

"Eh?"

What does your sneezing in the ceremony building have to do with Ai-chan outside the church?

Saint Xia Liya blinked blankly, unable to understand the logic. However, seeing Ling Ge's confident look, she began to believe it, and decided in her heart that after tonight's operation was over, she must teach Alice a lesson.

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)