Title: 花右京メイド隊 (Hanaukyo Maid Tai) Vol. 6
Artist/Author: もりしげ (Morishige)
Book Size/Pages: Small B-6, 200pp., w/furigana
First Printing: 11/25/02
Rating: 3/4

This comic is getting more and more flagrant as I read it. The characters are strong enough to carry the story without having to be pimped out. The chapters this time emphasize the love triange Taro has with Konoe, Ryuka, and Mariel. What surprises me is that Mariel seems to be less naive about her relationship with Taro and I get a feeling that she's somewhat cunning. Anyhow, book ends with some anticipation into the next volume.

There's a bonus chapter featuring 杉野アヤ (Aya Sugino), the president of the Go club as well as another Konoe Reena comic.

36. ジィの届け物 (Jia's Present): Jia, Shizuka's personal assistant, has a package for Shizuka. Konoe wants her to show what it is, but Jia runs away and Konoe is on the pursuit. Meanwhile, Ikuyo and Ikuyo have Taro cross-dress again. While he's dressed as a girl, he bumps into Jia and takes her in hiding inside the uniform room. Konoe eventually catches both of them just as Jia accidentally takes off Taro's wig. Taro tells Konoe it's alright if Jia doesn't want to expose the present, which turns out be a cheese cake for Shizuka. To return the favor, Shizuka and Ikuyo plot to have them in a mixed bath.

37. 太郎のお弁当 (Taro's Lunch): Taro has forgotten his lunch and the three girls, Konoe, Ryuka, and Mariel all compete with each other to deliver him some grub. Konoe, accompanied by Yashima, dresses up like a schoolgirl although she's obviously too big for a sailor uniform. Ryuka and her maid groupie try and sneak in while Mariel just shows up.

38. ふさわしいのはだ〜れ！？　(Who's the Suitable One!?): Mariel is cozy with Taro and this bothers both Ryuka and Konoe. Konoe decides to divert Taro's attention by taking him to do some body throw practice, but Mariel defeats Konoe and she ends up practice with Taro. The next activity is swimming where Konoe and Ryuka come in with skimpy 2 piece suits. Taro passes out from the mostly nude women. As he's recovering, Grace comes in and kicks the three girls out and has Taro play some DDR.

39. MEMOL暴走！！ (MEMOL is Out of Control!!)： Grace overhears Ryuka and Konoe talking about how one day, Grace/Cynthia will be a single personality again with Grace being the one that disappears. Grace realizes that with MEMOL completed, there might not be a need for her anymore so she locks herself in the computer room and lets the computer go out of control. Taro eventually sees her and cheers her up a bit.

40. 太郎とシズカ (Taro and Shizuka): As punishment for not playing along with the kissing game, Konoe banishes Taro and Shizuka out to the forest to pick some mushrooms. However, Ryuka isn't comfortable with the fact that they're alone so she goes out there too to prevent them from doing anything. Shizuka and Taro escape her attack and end up on the riverside a ways away. As they're clothes are drying, they have a little talk before they return.

41. さよならを教えて (Teach Me Goodbye): A somewhat sketch person, 泉キョウジ (Kyoji Izumi), shows up suddenly with a note from Taro's grandfather. He's gonna be Taro's private tutor. He takes Taro out to tour Tokyo without consulting the other maids. They come back to Konoe's wrath, but Cynthia explains that MEMOL granted them permission to leave. It seems like there's some between Kyoji and Mariel...

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