Image: しょたん／⼩学館／君は冥⼟様。製作委員会
AMBot | 10/06/2024 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
The high school student Hitoyoshi Yokoya is spending his summer vacation alone, as his parents are away on a trip. One day, a maid appears at his door, asking for a job as a housemaid. She introduces herself as someone who once carried out assassinations for her master, targeting unfaithful men who had wronged him. Stunned and skeptical, Hitoyoshi politely declines, questioning her unusual background and the weak connection she claims to have with his family.
As she leaves, Hitoyoshi notices she has left something behind. He hurries to return it to her but is nearly hit by a car. The maid saves him just in time. Grateful for her help, he reconsiders and offers her a position as a household helper.
Back at his house, the maid attempts to clean but proves to be extremely clumsy and unfamiliar with basic household chores, as her expertise lies solely in killing. Hitoyoshi recognizes her inexperience and decides to teach her, and together, they manage to tidy up the house.
For dinner, he serves her tonkatsu from the local Katsuda shop. She had never paid much attention to food, seeing it merely as sustenance, but this meal fills her with warmth and joy. During their conversation, Hitoyoshi learns that she has no name and has always been called whatever her employer desired. He dubs her "Ms. Maid," though she seems to long for a proper name.
Later that night, Hitoyoshi wakes from a recurring nightmare in which his mother abandons him. Heading to the kitchen, he finds the maid indulging in some tonkatsu sauce. They share a midnight snack, and she tells him about her own dream—this time about the sauce, marking the first occasion she has dreamed of something other than killing or being killed. She expresses concern for his distress and offers to comfort him by letting him rest his head on her lap, recalling how his mother soothed him as a child. After some hesitation, he accepts.
The episode ends with Hitoyoshi reflecting that this is the beginning of a story in which a lonely maid finds a family.
As she leaves, Hitoyoshi notices she has left something behind. He hurries to return it to her but is nearly hit by a car. The maid saves him just in time. Grateful for her help, he reconsiders and offers her a position as a household helper.
Back at his house, the maid attempts to clean but proves to be extremely clumsy and unfamiliar with basic household chores, as her expertise lies solely in killing. Hitoyoshi recognizes her inexperience and decides to teach her, and together, they manage to tidy up the house.
For dinner, he serves her tonkatsu from the local Katsuda shop. She had never paid much attention to food, seeing it merely as sustenance, but this meal fills her with warmth and joy. During their conversation, Hitoyoshi learns that she has no name and has always been called whatever her employer desired. He dubs her "Ms. Maid," though she seems to long for a proper name.
Later that night, Hitoyoshi wakes from a recurring nightmare in which his mother abandons him. Heading to the kitchen, he finds the maid indulging in some tonkatsu sauce. They share a midnight snack, and she tells him about her own dream—this time about the sauce, marking the first occasion she has dreamed of something other than killing or being killed. She expresses concern for his distress and offers to comfort him by letting him rest his head on her lap, recalling how his mother soothed him as a child. After some hesitation, he accepts.
The episode ends with Hitoyoshi reflecting that this is the beginning of a story in which a lonely maid finds a family.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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