It's been a few days since I was shown to Lovers' Mansion and made Rinne my Card.

Since then, Reina and I told our parents about it and we explained to them we'd be living there for the rest of the Devil King War.

They were a little worried about us and also a little sad. At least I think so. They seemed kind of excited about the whole thing actually. I guess having children is tough in its own way.

Anyway, we talked with them and we'll be moving out in a few days. But I'm visiting the mansion again today before that.

The reason for that is simple: I'm supposed to help out with the maid interviews today.

I'm not sure how I'm supposed to help, but since they're technically my maids, it's probably only fair that I participate.

… It's still a bit weird for me to think about, but I guess I should do my best to get used to it. I can't hope to become a Devil King if this kind of thing bothers me.

When I approached the gates, they opened for me. Automatic system, it seems. Then I walked towards the mansion. The door was unlocked, so I simply opened it and entered.

"Oh, Yuuto woof."

"Ah, welcome."

"Welcome."

"A-ah, I'm home, I guess."

When I entered, I happened to meet Poran, Rebecca and Maki. They seemed rather busy as they walked about, taking care of a bunch of things.

Yeah, there's no way the three of them can take care of this huge place on their own. I'll do my best to get people to help them.

"Oh, that's right. Lizel said Yuuto should meet with her when he arrives."

"I'll guide Yuuto woof!"

Maki was the one who said that, then Poran offered to guide me. So I followed her.

By the way, for some reason, her maid outfit was changed. Her tail was now lifting her skirt from the back, so I could see her panties.

I've never seen panties with dog bone patterns before, so that was a surprise.

We arrived before I noticed. Poran said Lizel was inside the room she pointed to, so I headed in.

"Oh, Yuuto, you've arrived."

"Have you been waiting long?"

"I've been here the whole time, but it's fine. I was getting things organized. Now we just have to wait for Stella to arrive and then we can start."

What does she mean she has been here the whole time? I saw her in Ginsei Academy not too long ago. Maybe she means she came here right after?

Also, I saw a bunch of papers in Lizel's hands. There's no way all of those are applicants, right? We're not going to have to do this the whole night, right?

In any case, I sat down beside Lizel. We talked for a few minutes and then Stella arrived.

"Sorry for the wait."

The reason why she was here today was because she was used to doing interviews, though in her case it was for her idol company, and also because she has a better eye for people than me and Lizel.

"Ooh, you already got everything organized. Maybe this won't take the whole night."

It's still bright out, so that was a little worrying. I do hope it doesn't take too long.

So we began to prepare and then started the interviews.

"Let's begin. Poran, please come over."

"Wait, wasn't Poran already hired?"

"Yes, but we should redo her interview now that Yuuto's here."

"It should serve as a warm up. For now, Yuuto should just watch and see how it's done."

So they say. I guess we might as well. It'll get me used to the process before we actually have to do it.

It didn't take long for Poran to come. Lizel explained to her we'd be redoing her interview as practice, so she nodded and we got started.

"Begin by telling us your name."

"I'm Poran woof. A mixed-blood devil."

I suppose that's good enough for a self-introduction. At least, there was no point to a lengthy introduction in this interview.

"Then, tell us why you want to work for Yuuto."

"Yuuto saved my life, so I want to repay Yuuto woof. It's not much, but I think I can do that at least a little bit by working here."

I'm not sure how well this question will do, if I'm being honest. I mean, even I can't think of reasons why I'd want to work for me, so I can't expect the applicants to really be able to say anything.

But I guess it's also a standard type of question, so might as well leave it as it is.

"You know who Yuuto is, right? Despite any rumors you might have heard, he's actually capable of rational thought and he doesn't like forcing girls. That said, he will do it with any beautiful girl that lets him. So what are your thoughts on doing sexual stuff with him?"

"Oi, what are you saying? Also, what rumors are you talking about?"

"I don't mind. If Yuuto wants to do it with me, then I don't mind woof."

I feel like Stella could have worded this question better. And are there actually rumors like that about me?

In any case, while I don't really like the question, I suppose it's important. Some of the applicants might be worried about it, now would be their time to say that they don't want to. And obviously, I will respect that.

"In that case, why don't you show him something? Maybe your breasts."

"Alright woof."

What?! Before I could say anything, Poran pulled down the cleavage of the maid dress she was wearing, revealing her breasts.

They were still really small. I couldn't even make out a curve from the front. But the pink nipples are proudly stating their presence. No wait, I shouldn't just be admiring them!

"T-that's enough."

"Okay woof."

"Then, next question, imagine you're already working here for a while. One day, we're attacked. How would you react?"

"I would fight woof! Or so I'd like to say, but Poran isn't too strong. So if it's an opponent that doesn't look like I can win, I'd focus on keeping everyone safe and only fight if needed."

Oh, I think I get this question. Basically, one of the reasons why this mansion was built was thinking about the possibility of an attack in the Devil King War.

If an attack happened, the maids would end up getting involved. Someone who would just throw themselves at the enemy would just end up dead unless they were really strong. But an answer like Poran's seems realistic.

Yeah, I like it. If this was a real interview, I'd be leaning towards hiring her. … A-and no it's not because of her breasts just now.

So we continued with a few more questions.

There were a bunch of questions, like how well she can do housework, background, three sizes, and so on. It felt more like a bunch of trivia. For some reason, Stella's questions always felt like she was taking a jab at me. Does she have a grudge against me or something?

But in any case, we made it to the end of the questions.

"Thank you for helping us, Poran. You improved a lot compared to the first interview. Do you have anything you want to say to us?"

"Not much woof. Just that it felt a bit weird for Yuuto to just be there silently. It made me start to feel nervous after a while woof."

"To be honest, I also felt weird just sitting here."

"How about this: Yuuto asks their name at first, then Lizel and I take care of the more miscellaneous questions. Yuuto can take the most perverted ones if we get to them."

"Yes, that could work. That way, Yuuto always gets a question in. And even if he just silently watches after that, we'll get to see how the maid candidate acts under some pressure. And most of the girls already imagine Yuuto is going to ask them about their sexual experience and similar things, so it works out."

Okay, now I'm really getting worried about what kind of image people have of me.

As it turns out, Lizel and Stella weren't making up those questions. They had mapped out possible questions and how those might be answered. At the end, each candidate would be labeled one of four types: not suited, maid candidate, concubine candidate, and both.

Not suited meant it would be best to not hire them.

Maid meant they'd basically work as a maid and didn't want anything to do with the sexual part, so basically a normal maid.

Concubine was basically the opposite of maid, they wanted to be hired only to have sex with me.

Both was a mix of concubine and maid, someone who came to work as a maid but didn't mind the sex part either.

Poran fell into that last category. I don't expect a lot of girls to be there. I expect most of the maid candidates to end up… well, as maid candidates.

"Actually, why is this even a thing? This concubine part. Isn't this a maid interview?"

"A number of applicants said that they'd rather not work as maids, but they were willing to do Healing Lovers with Yuuto. This is a good opportunity to recruit Cards, even if they'll only be placeholders. But we actually need people who want to work as maids, so we figured it was best to separate them like this."

"There's no way there's that many…"

Stella chuckled after I said that. I have a bad premonition. Or is it a good one?

… Again, I'm not used to this world of noble devils. How does a maid interview turn into scouting for women to have sex with? But I get the idea of trying to recruit Cards.

After that, Poran left. We quickly planned how we'd conduct the next interview and then called for the next applicant.

The first few girls that followed were mixed-blood devils from the same village as Poran.

Now, given they were younger than Poran, and as such literal children, we opted to avoid the more sexual questions. Well, actually, Stella still wanted to do them, and Lizel was almost talked into it, but I managed to convince her to not do it.

To be honest, I even felt bad about putting them to work, but apparently this was Neith's idea. It's simply unrealistic to expect to integrate them in the current devil society. It was much more realistic to give them work and take care of things like their education and stuff by ourselves.

After them were some girls I didn't know. I guess they were just random applicants. I feel like my reputation is going to go even lower, considering Stella painted me as basically a beast who thought of nothing but sex.

We had just finished the 7th interview, so we talked amongst ourselves a bit and then called in the 8th maid candidate.

The girl that came had a face I'd never seen before, but one that I still recognized.

Black hair and light blue eyes. The same face as Lizel, but it wasn't her.

I remembered that girl. She was one of the homunculus we rescued from Yotaka. From her appearance, she looked like Lizel when she was about 10 years old.

Since she seemed to have come for the interview, I guess we keep going. Feels a little weird though.

"Please tell me your name."

"I used to go by Lizel, but I've been given a new name recently. I'm called Ellie now."

Huh, cute name. It's a good thing Lizel and Stella will take it over from there, since I'm not sure I'd be able to properly interview a child. Then again, she's a homunculus, who knows how old she really is.

"Tell us why you want to work here."

Lizel sounded a little annoyed. Can't really blame her though. It probably doesn't feel nice, thinking of all the things these people with the same face as her had to go through.

"Lysel, that's how the older-looking one goes by now, started working recently, so I figured I should do the same. This seemed like a good place."

Not the most enthusiastic-sounding, but I'll give her credit for honesty.

Also, so the homunculus that looks exactly like Lizel is now called Lysel? Some lazy naming, but it's not like I could do any better. And I wonder where she's working, and if it won't bring problems to Lizel.

Lizel and Stella asked a few more questions, but things weren't looking good for this Lizel, I mean Ellie.

I thought about not asking her, since she looks so young, but she was Yotaka's sex slave her whole life, and she's not actually a child. So I'll ask her the more perverted questions, since she's not going to make it otherwise.

"You know I'm Lovers' Candidate, right? How would you feel if I asked to have sex with you?"

"I'd be happy. I was Yotaka's sex slave my whole life, so I have no housework skills, and I have all the power of a child, so I'm no good for combat either. If I can keep doing a job I already know, I'd happily oblige."

I'm not sure how to react to that. I looked at Lizel to see she seemed quite annoyed. I get that she doesn't really like these homunculus, and she's only helping them because I asked her, so I'll try not to bother her.

Then I looked at Stella. She showed me a mischievous smile, which made a cold sweat run down my spine.

"Yuuto seems to be a bit indecisive, so why don't you show him what you got?"

"Very well. Even with a child's body, I'll show you what a homunculus made for sex can do."

She was only wearing a simple dress, which she easily took off, and panties, which she also easily took off. Her breasts hadn't really grown, so she had no need for a bra.

I couldn't help but compare her to the naked Lizel I've seen many times. You'd never think such a cute girl would grow up into such a sexy woman. And to think this woman is now mine. It gets me excited just thinking about it.

While I was lost in thought, Ellie approached me. Before I could react, she kissed me and grabbed my hands and made her touch both her breasts and privates.

It didn't last long, but it left me unable to act. I was just too shocked.

And there was also something else… maybe because she's a homunculus made for sex? It felt like her very skin and kiss was an aphrodisiac. Honestly, it's even a little scary.

Now, I'm not against lolis, I very much like Reina and even Poran, but this is a bit much. How do I politely refuse sex from someone that was literally made for sex?

While I was lost in thought, Stella continued the interview.

"So you're a sex model. Do you age?"

"No, I'll be like this until the day I cease functioning."

"I see. Well, you can grab your things. We'll get in touch later. Thanks for coming."

Ellie got dressed and then left. After that, Stella pointed at me with a smile on her face.

"Aha! I knew Yuuto was actually a lolicon."

"What? O-oh, no, when she got naked I thought of Lizel, and then the kiss was so sudden."

"But you still feel it, right? Her breasts and pussy. She's made for sex, so it probably feels amazing. Did you know that homunculus made for sex have stuff like pheromones and aphrodisiacs to make sure their owner is always raring to go?"

That… I can't really deny that it felt good. And to think there was actually a reason for it. If only she looked older, then I feel like things would be much easier.

"So now we know Yuuto likes children, teens and adult women. I wonder if you like grandmas as well."

"Please don't say anything that can be taken out of context, also, you're not seriously wondering that, are you?"

As I was talking with Stella, I heard Lizel mutter.

"Haaah, and there's more to go."

I didn't really get it at the time, but I would soon realize what she meant.

The maid candidate after Ellie was another Lizel homunculus. This one was the one who looked like an elementary schooler, about 12-years old.

Starting the interview, I asked for her name.

"I'm called Lyra now. Thank you for saving us back then, and for giving us this chance now."

"A-ah, it's fine, no need to thank me."

Lyra seemed a lot more polite than Ellie, so much so that I instinctively replied to her.

"Why do you want to work for Yuuto?"

"Even if just a little bit, I'd like to become more independent. I figured I could also repay the favor while at it."

She winked. Well, I know where this is going. She is another homunculus made for sex after all.

"If we were to be attacked after you've begun working here, how do you think you'd act?"

"I have some basic self-defense knowledge, but unfortunately my body just isn't built for combat. If I could help with other things, such as evacuation, I would. But otherwise, there's not much I could do."

A realistic response. Not bad.

Lizel and Stella asked more questions, and Lyra responded fairly well. It seems she doesn't have any experience with housework, but she's willing to learn.

Honestly, as far as being a maid is concerned, I'll give her a pass, despite my initial thoughts. I guess I should apologize to her. It's as they say, you shouldn't judge a book by the cover.

I was thinking of taking Lizel into consideration and calling things here, but Stella asked the next question when she noticed I wouldn't.

"So, if Yuuto asked, would you be willing to have sex with him?"

"Yes. I can think of no better way of repaying him, and I have to admit I'm curious to see how he stacks up against Yotaka. Just thinking about it…"

Is she… drooling? T-that's unexpected.

"What are you waiting for then? Make your first appeal."

"Can I? Alright."

Lyra came closer to me, she grabbed my hand and put it on her chest. It wasn't much, but I could feel her breast.

And I also confirmed that Stella really was telling the truth before. There's no way just touching breasts feels this good without anything to help.

"I'm based on Lizel's appearance slightly before she met you, at about 12 years old. Don't you feel nostalgic looking at me?"

I have to admit I do. She looks just like Lizel when she came to live in my home all those years ago.

Aah, now I'm feeling a bit nostalgic. M-maybe it wouldn't be bad to pretend I went back in time with her…

"Hahem, we're done already, so please go."

"Oh, sorry. Thank you for the opportunity."

Lizel cleared her throat to get our attention. Ah, I haven't felt that killing intent in years. That's also a bit nostalgic.

And with that, Lyra's interview ended.

Lizel, look on the bright side, there's only 1 left, since Lysel already has work.

"I'm one of the Lizel homunculus, now I go by Arizel."

As expected, the next girl was the last homunculus, excluding Lysel. From her appearance, it looks like she was based on Lizel when she was about 15 or so.

Honestly, this kinda feels like when you look through old photos. Though, rather than embarrassed, Lizel looked like she was reaching the limit of her patience.

"Why do you want to work here?"

"Err, I, hum, I think… you know what, I'll be honest. I don't actually care. I just came here because the others pestered me to do it."

Peak motivation, I see. Well, at least it should end quickly.

She answered all the other questions while sounding indifferent. Like she said, she didn't actually care if she was hired or not, so she basically treated this as small talk.

Needless to say, there was no way she was going to pass like this. And she wasn't interested either, so we just decided to cut things short.

"There's no point in continuing this. You clearly have no interest in being here and we have no need for you either. There's no need to even check to see if you want to become Yuuto's woman."

"Phew, I thought this was never going to end. And yeah, I don't care to become his concubine either. I mean, even if he's Lovers, there's no way he can compare to Yotaka."

Arizel's last words seemed to really make Lizel mad. I'm pretty sure I saw a vein pop on her forehead.

Arizel left, but it seemed Lizel would need a moment to calm down a bit.

"Unforgivable, for someone made in my image to say that. I'll teach her."

Lizel seems really mad. She was biting her nail so hard it broke. Maybe I can distract her a bit.

"I-I wonder where the last homunculus, Lysel, is working."

"Hm? Oh, that, I'm the one who hired her. She's going to Ginsei Academy in my place. Even that name was picked so there wouldn't be any discomfort in hearing it or mine."

"Eh?"

Wait, what? Lizel had switched places with her homunculus? When did that happen?

"Eeh, I thought Lizel had been looking strange since a few days ago."

"Yes, I stopped going to Ginsei Academy the day after I showed this mansion to Yuuto. She seems to be doing a good job so far."

"O-oh, I see. I-I also thought something was weird."

I didn't notice a thing. But I'll take this to my grave.

Lizel looked at me for a bit, then let out a sigh. I wasn't found out, was I?

Even though we had passed 10 interviews at this point, there was still more to go.

After some more random applicants, the next bunch of girls were actually Stella's former Cards, and even some that didn't make it to her Cards, but were waiting for their chance.

According to Stella, she met up with them the day after the Labyrinth Battle Royale. She told them that she became my Card, so she couldn't take them back. So when this opportunity came along, some of the girls who still wanted to be Cards decided to come to me.

Didn't they have a career as idols though? Can they even be here? I mean, the owner of the company they worked for was right here.

Well, I guess Stella's going to mention it if there are any problems. Might as well do the interviews.

"Myaa name is Myaa Nekobe. Myaa came here to becomye Yuuto's maid nyaa."

Wait, I remember that way of talking. There's no way I could forget the first time I saw a real catgirl!

She has brown hair with white stripes mixed in. And obviously, she has cat ears and tail. I only saw her back when we were training for Ginsei Academy's Athletic Festival, but I heard she became Stella's Card after.

"Well, looks like you already got Yuuto's approval."

"Nyaahaha, is Myaa hired yet?"

"... Maybe I should order some costumes?"

"S-sorry, I'll take this seriously."

I don't think there's anyone who wouldn't get excited seeing a real-life catgirl, but I'll just bite the bullet so we can keep going.

It seems that Myaa is fairly good at housework, so she would be a big help. Overall, her interview went quite well.

"Lastly, just so you conquer Yuuto for good, show him your panties."

"Yes, Stella-samyaa."

A cat pattern! It was actually really cute. Approved.

"... I'll put in an order later."

And it sounds like Lizel's buying new costumes as well. Should I apologize?

We kept the interviews going until we finished. In the end, we ended with a nice round 25 candidates.

Well, that's if we're counting just the maids. There were more people who came here just because they wanted to do Healing Lovers with me than I expected. But Lizel and Stella turned away those who seemed like they'd jump ship at the first sign of trouble, regardless of how cute they were.

Everyone already went home, but we decided we'd make our selection tonight and give them our reply tomorrow. So we'll be spending the night here.

… The part where we're in the Healing Lovers room is purely a strategic choice. Similarly, the fact that we had been doing Healing Lovers until now and only began to talk about the maid selection once the girls needed a bit to rest was also a strategic choice.

… Huh? You want to know what strategy that was? It was… err… to make use of the sage mode after sexual satisfaction?

"I think about 10 maids should be good enough to start. We can hire more after a while or if we feel the need."

"Then, we already have Poran, Maki and Rebecca. So we've got to choose 7."

"No, 6. I want to save a spot for Rikimaru when she's done recovering."

That's the first time I'm hearing Rikimaru will become a maid. But I guess that's what Lizel had planned for her from the start.

By the way, if you're wondering why I'm not joining the discussion, it's because I'm currently sucking Lizel and Stella's breasts. So my mouth is too busy to talk.

But I am listening. I'm not distracted at all. Trust me.

Aah, to suck breasts is truly a blessing. I'd say this is the pinnacle of happiness, but I know it isn't true. Getting a titjob while sucking breasts, or having sex while sucking breasts, those would be better.

Of course, small breasts aren't without their merit either. But, given the ones currently presented to me, I'll obviously focus on the bigger side.

"Then, if we're doing a fair selection…"

Lizel and Stella then proceeded to discuss which girls to pick out of the ones we interviewed.

In the end, they ended up choosing Poran, Rebecca, Maki, Myaa, and a few other girls. Lyra wasn't chosen, but that's because she's basically a reserve in case Rikimaru doesn't fit into the maid role. She's basically a reserve.

Poran's friends were hired, but not counted. I wanted them to focus on studying and being children, so it's more like they'll help around when they can.

"Now we have to choose which ones will be for Yuuto's fun. Let me just get into a more comfortable position, nn~"

Stella made me sit down and then got on top of me. She pressed our bodies close together as I went inside her.

As expected of the girl who was once the world's top idol, her body was something else. Her body was soft and nice to touch and her insides were warm and tight, but not so much it hurt.

Then, Lizel hugged me from behind. I'm surrounded by big breasts. Did I reach heaven without realizing it?

"What does Yuuto think of Poran?"

"T-that's… she's cute, but I don't know…"

"You know, before the whole thing with Yotaka, I was planning to make Poran into Yuuto's Card. She's more than willing, so all that's left is for Yuuto to agree."

So this is basically going to be an interrogation? I'm not sure how to feel about this.

But, if I try thinking about it, I don't really have any reason to refuse Poran. She's cute, and while I'd rather she didn't have to fight, it might be better to make sure she can handle herself if it comes to it.

"I think, I don't mind doing stuff with Poran."

"Hehe, Yuuto's being honest, so you get a reward."

Only then did Stella begin to move her body up and down. But she was slow, to the point where I was getting impatient.

But, every time I answered honestly, she got faster. It wasn't long before I began answering without even thinking much.

Although, given my current situation, of course I said that I found them all cute and wanted to do perverted things with them.

"So basically Yuuto wants to do it with every cute girl, nn, that we already knew. Oh well, I suppose it's up to if the girls want to or not. Since Yuuto answered everything honestly, you get to move now."

"Alright!"

I put Stella on all fours and then began thrusting as fast as I could. She came a few times before I finally released my cum inside.

Only then did I realize something.

"Wait, didn't we skip the homunculus? I mean, it's fine if you don't want me to, Lizel."

"No, I've already decided, they will be Yuuto's concubines. It's unforgivable that someone who was made to imitate me isn't Yuuto's. So they'll learn with their bodies. I'll even make the last one your woman as well."

Hum, they look like you, but they aren't you, Lizel. But I feel like if I say that I might as well set off a bomb.

And, to be honest, the idea of someone that looks like Lizel with someone else doesn't sit right with me. Maybe Lizel's is the best choice. Although Ellie still bothers me a bit. Maybe I can ask for Fleminar's help again.

Right after I was done with Stella, Lizel kissed me. She made me lay down and got on top of me. A cowgirl.

"But I'll make sure Yuuto knows no one can beat the original. Even if their bodies were literally made for pleasure, I'll be the one to make Yuuto feel the best."

Lizel would then spend the entire night proving just that, even forgetting Stella was there at times. To be honest, it was a bit scary. I'll have to remember to never set her off again.

But with this, the maid selection was done. All we had to do now was inform the girls.