Surviving as the Wife of the Swordsmanship Clan’s Troublemaker - Chapter 32

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Episode 32

 

“Then what exactly happened?”

 

[He knew the vital points precisely, that guy. Of course, aiming and actually hitting are different matters.]

 

Even though he was the protagonist, Docheop who had remained at 1-star was weak. Although he had steadily practiced swordsmanship, his skills were still trapped within the framework of 1-star.

 

Come to think of it, there was something else strange.

 

‘Docheop wasn’t scared at all even before going in. As if he naturally expected to return alive.’

 

Strange. Things have been really strange lately.

 

[Hmm. Of course, I cast ‘Sword Ice’ on the Creckbear to put it in a stunned state!]

 

“You did help.”

 

[If that bastard died, you would be sad.]

 

“You’d be sadder than me. I’m ready to leave this place anytime.”

 

[Hey. That rascal just became a 4-star knight, what do you mean leave! This is just the beginning.]

 

“What are you talking about, 4-star? If he awakened, it would be 2-star.”

 

Junel’s calculation was strange.

 

Isn’t awakening one level at a time normal?

 

[That guy absorbed the spiritual essence from the Creckbear’s heart. Thanks to that, he awakened to 4-star in an instant. I saw exactly four stars twinkling before my eyes!]

 

How did he know that, curious fellow. Junel added.

 

“That’s impossible!”

 

No, no, it makes sense.

 

Docheop is an overpowered character who awakened from 1-star to 9-star in an instant!

 

With little time left, there was really hope for him too.

 

“Why didn’t I know this? No, everyone seemed unaware.”

 

This won’t do.

 

“Preparing Docheop’s special nutritious meal!”

 

Then I have no choice but to trust the Docheop stocks I’ve already invested in.

 

***

 

Meanwhile, Geti, who had returned to the annex, gathered the maids and shared the information she had secretly overheard.

 

“Are you really going to just sit still? He ordered twenty dresses to be made – dresses we could never wear from birth to death!”

 

The maids were equally flustered, but,

 

“We need to know something to either torment or not. We don’t even know her face or name.”

 

“Right.”

 

No one working in the annex had seen Hallara.

 

“What? Really?”

 

Geti was puzzled. She seemed to be constantly moving around when seen.

 

Was she wandering around the main building acting like a young mistress instead of the annex?

 

But that was only momentary.

 

“Oh, wait, she’s coming.”

 

Just then, she spotted Hallara returning to the annex through the window.

 

Now it was time to humble her pride.

 

“What? I didn’t see anything.”

 

At Geti’s gesture, the maids tried to look out the window, but she stopped them.

 

“Hey hey, don’t look. Then they’ll find out I was talking to you about that woman.”

 

“Mmm.”

 

The maids obediently averted their gaze as Geti said.

 

Not all maids are the same. Geti was a main building maid, not an annex one, so her rank was higher than theirs.

 

“What’s going on that there’s not a single maid in the kitchen?”

 

Just then, Hotsen came in and asked upon seeing the maids gathered together, and Geti spoke quietly.

 

“You’re the head chef, right? I’m Geti, a main building maid. I came to the annex temporarily.”

 

She emphasized the word temporarily.

 

“Ah, you’re that child who’s in charge of Young Master Docheop’s wife.”

 

“That’s right, but no!”

 

“What do you mean?”

 

“Sigh, anyway, since you’re the head chef, we’ll communicate better. You’ve seen her, right? That woman.”

 

“No?”

 

“What, why hasn’t anyone seen her.”

 

Hallara wouldn’t have stayed that quietly.

 

“Fine. I’ll introduce her today, so watch carefully and remember. How cunning that woman is.”

 

When she comes in, I’ll just make sure to leave an impression.

 

“Ah, I should tell you her name first. Halara Seheb. You’ve probably heard of her. She’s a seductress who came to the village of the estate two years ago and bewitched all the men.”

 

Geti announced the name first.

 

“…Hallara?”

 

May, who had been standing quietly in the corner, muttered that name. It was a name that seemed familiar yet strange.

 

“Come in here. You’ll be staying in the annex from now on, so I’ll at least introduce you to the maids.”

 

Geti, who had briefly left the room, returned with her. At that sound, the annex maids also raised their guard. They didn’t want a commoner stirring up the peaceful annex while acting like a mistress. Finding fault and tormenting them was even more unwelcome.

 

But that wariness didn’t last long.

 

“Huh? What?”

 

Because Hallara, who had prepared their breakfast just that morning, had entered.

 

Hallara flinched when she saw the maids gathered together.

 

“Say hello.”

 

The maids couldn’t even think that Hallara might be the young mistress. First of all, she had originally come into the kitchen wearing maid clothes, and Geti was speaking informally to her.

 

“Uh…”

 

As Hallara hesitated, Hotsen approached her.

 

“I already know this child?”

 

“What? You said you didn’t know her earlier.”

 

Geti looked at Hotsen and asked as if wondering what nonsense he was talking about.

 

Then, May, who had been watching, hesitantly stepped forward.

 

“Didn’t you say the young mistress’s name was Halara Seheb earlier?”

 

“Huh? Yeah.”

 

At that answer, May turned her head toward Hallara.

 

“Lara, so you were the young mistress.”

 

It was the moment the brief disguise act ended.

 

***

 

My maid disguise was discovered after three days.

 

I hadn’t thought I’d be found out by being dragged here so openly like this.

 

“Ahaha… That’s how it happened.”

 

I smiled awkwardly at the maids who had become wide-eyed like rabbits. Since it had come to this, I should come clean.

 

“What? You all knew? You said you didn’t know earlier!”

 

Geti, who didn’t understand the situation, asked from the side, but I didn’t have time to pay attention to her.

 

“Then why were you wearing maid clothes?”

 

The maid standing in front asked.

 

“I’m sorry. Head Chef and everyone, I didn’t intend to deceive you, but the situation turned out that way.”

 

“What maid clothes? You were walking around in maid clothes? So that’s why everyone thought you were a maid?”

 

“Yes.”

 

I answered Geti’s question truthfully.

 

Huh.

 

“I thought it was strange that everyone claimed not to know.”

 

Geti let out a hollow laugh and muttered.

 

“The clothes do suit you, but you’re really determined to lower the family’s dignity, aren’t you? Walking around in maid clothes. I’m going to report this.”

 

I was about to say I didn’t care whether she reported it or not.

 

“That’s because of me.”

 

May stood in front of me and confronted Geti.

 

“I mistook her for a new maid and gave her maid clothes to wear.”

 

“Don’t interfere and stay quiet.”

 

“It’s my fault. I thought carelessly because she was walking around in commoner clothes.”

 

May, you really are an angel.

 

I’m glad I cooked for you these past few days.

 

“But she still pretended to be a maid.”

 

“That’s all because of me…”

 

“You shut up! Just an annex maid.”

 

Geti, red up to her neck, shouted at May.

 

All the maids flinched.

 

It seems Geti has higher rank here.

 

[Should I just throw her out the window?]

 

I wanted to tell her to do just that. But I shook my head at Junel.

 

“Speak up.”

 

This time Hotsen stepped forward.

 

“I’m also going to report to the madam. That because you didn’t properly bring clothes, she had to keep wearing what she came in, which caused this incident.”

 

“Head Chef?! Are you attacking me now? The other party is in the wrong.”

 

“Moreover, while you speak politely to me, the annex head chef you look down on, you speak casually to the young mistress who is our master.”

 

Though Geti questioned him, Hotsen only spoke righteous words.

 

Geti staggered as if she’d been struck.

 

“That’s because she’s a commoner! Why is everyone acting like this? Do you all actually like that she’s the young mistress?”

 

May responded to that.

 

“I do like it.”

 

“What?”

 

“I like that Hallara is the mistress I’ll serve.”

 

May… I’m the one who deceived you, yet you say such things.

 

“Me too. I like it too!”

 

“Me as well. Hallara? I like that child being the mistress we’ll serve. I really like it.”

 

Encouraged by May’s courage, the maids raised their voices one by one.

 

Everyone… it was worth cooking for you all.

 

“What?! You even like it? Have you all gone crazy together?”

 

“Enough rudeness, Geti.”

 

Hotsen stepped forward in front of the red-faced Geti.

 

“Head Chef, don’t tell me you also like it? That commoner?”

 

“Commoner or not, she’s now the young mistress we’ll serve. Moreover, seeing how you look down on us fellow commoners, it seems you’re in no position to look down on the mistress based on class.”

 

“That’s!”

 

As Geti raised her voice, Hotsen bowed his head and whispered in her ear.

 

“Geti, do you have more to say? Should I report to the madam what you said before the young mistress arrived?”

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