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Maid outfits refer to the work attire of maids, typically also referring to women's clothing made in imitation of this work attire.
In late 19th-century England, they were a particular style of apron dress worn by servants and governesses.
The traditional form is based on medieval European maid uniforms, with functionality as its primary concern.
The style is very simple and plain, mainly consisting of a plain-colored, long-sleeved dress with a white collar, decorated with a white, frilled apron, and a maid's cap on the head.
This type of maid outfit has basically no other decorations besides the frills on the apron, the bow created by the apron strings tied in the back, and the ribbon tied in a bow at the neckline.
Moreover, the dresses are mostly black or blue, with bright colors rarely appearing.
Clearly, this kind of practical clothing doesn't quite meet aesthetic standards.
At least, it doesn't meet the aesthetic standards of perverts (seriously, it's ugly as hell).
Having realized that maid outfits weren't very moe, the pioneers of the Far East resolutely began to modify them.
The improved version prioritizes aesthetics over functionality. The apron still mainly features white and frills.
But the dress transforms from a long dress into a short skirt, often worn with pantyhose or garter belts under the apron. A large number of frills, lace trim, and large bows are used as decorations.
And the colors no longer follow the traditional dark tones, instead making extensive use of various bright colors as a base, presenting a youthful, lively, and cute feeling.
After a series of evolutions, or, more accurately, after being heavily promoted by the Far Eastern perverts, the maid outfit changed its flavor.
Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at herself in the mirror, remaining silent for a long time.
In the mirror was a girl wearing a clearly modified maid outfit.
Her beautiful, orange-red, medium-length hair was tied into a side ponytail, hanging down softly.
She wore a well-tailored short skirt that accentuated her figure and was decorated with a large number of frills, lace trim, and large bows.
On her head was a clearly moe-oriented, orange-red cat-ear headband.
The shoes were a clearly modified, Lolita-style pair of white sneakers.
Beneath the short skirt were the knee-high, black garter stockings commonly paired with maid outfits.
Here, one must praise the meticulous designs of the Far Eastern perverts.
The Far Eastern style maid outfit features a super-short skirt. When the maid bends over (e.g., to pick something up), the garter belt connecting the edges of the stockings can be vaguely seen under the skirt.
Just imagine.
The graceful girl lowers her head, the angle of her body changing. The gorgeous short skirt, because of the change in angle, is no longer enough to cover everything.
At that moment, the garter belts connecting the edges of the stockings and a large expanse of fair, charming skin would be revealed. The slightly fleshy black stockings and the smooth skin would contrast each other...
It completely combined the girl's innocence and sex appeal, then brought both into full play.
So embarrassing!!
The girl, unable to explain that she hadn't killed the Honkai Beasts, pressed her hands against the hem of her skirt, her face flushed red.
She was in a very bad mood right now.
And that bad mood became even worse when she heard her junior gulping repeatedly and saw a certain Merlin-beast frantically rubbing against her leg.
"Mash, don't you think our outfits are really embarrassing?"
Miss Guda, who had been forcibly dragged to Ishtar's temple by a guy who looked righteous but whose hobby was writing "正" (righteous) on girls' bare thighs, turned back, looking at her Servant with a somewhat weak voice.
"I-Is it?"
Miss Mash, whose outfit was the same as Miss Guda's except for the purple headband, replied awkwardly.
Her attention had been completely focused on her Master—Miss Fujimaru's—maid outfit, leaving her no time to notice whether her own clothes were embarrassing or not.
After all...
Master was a super cute kid (Rita face).
Looking at the Servant whose reaction was completely off, the Master suddenly felt her heart twitch.
"Hey, Mash, you've noticed it too, right?"
The girl who had been forced to wear a very erotic maid outfit recalled what she had seen and heard after being dragged to the temple, her expression becoming more serious than ever before.
This temple, which should have belonged to Ishtar, had been occupied by the unknown sun god who called himself Li Zihan.
And that sun god, though he looked righteous, was definitely a humanoid self-propelled cannon.
If nothing else, his description of the people living in the temple was very problematic.
"Bronya, my wife."
"Kiana, my wife."
"Ishtar, I... well, in a sense, she's the other side of the girl I plan to pursue, like a rhinestone given away when you buy gold jewelry."
With just a few words, his scumbag nature was revealed.
As a beautiful girl, being suddenly captured by a humanoid self-propelled cannon... no matter how she thought about it, the future developments didn't seem promising.
Feeling that her chastity was in great danger, Miss Guda's expression became increasingly solemn.
"But, Senpai, I think we're actually quite safe right now."
Miss Mash, having finally pulled her thoughts away from her Master's maid outfit, thought for a moment and said these words.
"After all, if he really wanted to do something, we would have been in trouble long ago, right?"
This slightly cruel fact reached Miss Guda's ears, making her delicate face fall slightly.
It was true.
That sun god, whose real name was unknown, had the power to strangle Kingu, who definitely had the power of a Divine Spirit, in a few minutes and seize the Holy Grail from him...
If he really wanted to force himself on her, she, with her mediocre skills and Mash, who was really not that strong except for her excellent defense, would be KO'd in minutes, and then the story would enter 18X territory.
But Mash's thoughts were a bit too optimistic.
The fact that the sun god hadn't laid a hand on her and Mash likely meant that he had other prey in mind.
Once he had the time, things would get very bad for them.
The girl, completely unwilling to be randomly groped and enter a porno-esque scenario without any plot development, wanted to see Dr. Romani more than ever before.
She could only hope that the doctor would come quickly, bringing some valuables and taking her and Mash away as soon as possible.
"What should we do next, Master?"
Miss Mash's voice rang out as she looked at her Master.
As Miss Ritsuka's Servant, she would unconditionally carry out her Master's instructions. If Ritsuka gave the order, she could definitely try to take her and charge out of here.
"Please give your orders."
"Let's go outside together."
Then, taking a deep breath, she pushed open the door of the changing room.
No matter what lay ahead, they had to go out and face it.