Title: 花右京メイド隊 (Hanaukyo Maid Tai) Vol. 9
Artist/Author: もりしげ (Morishige)
Book Size/Pages: Small B-6, 192pp., w/furigana
First Printing: 1/5/04
Rating: 3/4

The volume starts off very early with a little hint at some deeper story about Mariel, but quickly returns to its usually fan-service-y, wacky, disparate story mode. Grace is turning into one of my favorite characters, especially with her wit and cunning as shown in chapter 57. Of course, Ikuyo is still up there, but she doesn't do much in this book.

Limited edition comes with Koi Koi 7 and matching covers along with a box for the new manga, bandana, and a mechanical pencil.

54. マリエル (Mariel): Mariel awakens from a nightmare and has a fever. Taro makes her stay in bed and takes care of her until she's well.

55. マリエルさーん　温泉ですよー！！ (Mariel, Hot Springs!): Upon hearing that Mariel has been sick, Shizuka sends Jia to take the Taro and the maids on a mini-vacation to the hot springs. Ikuyo and Mariel take a lot of pictures and of course, there's some mixed bathing in the springs.

56. マリエルさーん　観光ですよー！！ (Mariel, Sightseeing!): They visit some places near by and Taro gets to spend some private time with Grace and Mariel before heading home.

57. にゃーん　にゃーん　にゃーん (Nyan, Nyan, Nyan): Ikuyo overlooks Grace's computer and sees that she has a screen up with something that suggests there are pictures of Mariel that kids under 18 shouldn't view. This perks her curiosity and so she, Taro, and Ryuka sneak into the computer room and break into the computer. All they find are innocent pictures of her, but there's a button labeled "top secret" which Ikuyo presses and it reveals embarassing pictures of the three infiltrators.

58. 夜さ来い (Yosakoi [Festival]): It's Christmas and Ryuka wants to give something special to Taro. Her plan is to pop out naked out of a cake for Taro, but her underling maids fail and instead of presenting just to Taro, everyone sees her in the nude.

59. 八島がんばる! (Do Your Best, Yashima!): Konoe lets Yashima back into the defense group on the condition that she helps Taro. It just happens that Taro and Mariel are also training with the group just to see what it's like. Yashima helps them out, but is more happy that she's part of the gang again. At the very end, Konoe tells her that unfocused people aren't worthy of wearing the defense maid uniform and Yashima takes this advice to heart.

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