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Depends on the situation. If things were more reserved between them, then she would probably use the polite -san. Since Shizuka is more playful and familiar, -chan is more appropriate. Since she also calls him master, goshujin-sama would also work since she is a maid in his home.Also, did they say onii-chan means "big brother"? Maybe someone brought it up already, and I don't actually speak Japanese but, surely "chan" is something you only say of younger siblings (or when you're actually trying to belittle someone). Shouldn't it be "onii-san"? Or something.
Little side story, I was once on a ship in Japan. My job was as an Able Seaman on the bridge, meaning I was the one steering the boat. Since we were coming into port, we had a local captain called a pilot on board to help guide us into port. While we had plenty of VHF radios on board, this guy brought his own handheld. When he got me on a course he was good with, he pulled out his radio and said "Ohayo, onii-chan!" Dude looked like he was in his 70's, and there is someone out there he calls onii-chan. Learned later that the person he was speaking to doesn't even need to be his brother, just a senior at work he is close to. May have been his senpai at one point.