The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 15

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The Grand Ducal House Maid Writes a Counseling Log Today – Episode 015
At Branda’s outburst, Joshua let out a startled hiccup.
Then, he ran out of the room as if escaping.
“Joshua!”
Elysia called out to him anxiously, but the boy, who had darted out like an arrow, did not return.
Faced with this sudden turn of events, Elysia could not help but be inwardly appalled.
She had known from the lying that Branda’s intentions were deeply twisted, but to raise her voice in front of none other than the Lady herself.
“Lady…”
Elysia hurriedly looked at Sheila.
However, Sheila’s expression was ominous.
With a murderous aura emanating from her, Sheila strode toward Branda and raised her hand high.
-Slap!
Branda squeezed her eyes shut, but surprisingly, she felt no pain.
When she opened her eyes, Elysia, who had blocked her path, stood with her head bowed low.
“…Why did you.”
Branda muttered in a bewildered voice.
Sheila stumbled back, thrown off by the unexpected situation.
Looking around, she saw the maids watching cautiously, and Elysia, who had taken the blow to the cheek in the heat of the moment.
As the situation slowly began to register, Sheila turned her head side to side in confusion.
“Lady.”
Elysia held Sheila’s hand while remaining calm.
It was the very small hand that had struck her.
“No matter how angry you are, you shouldn’t hit people carelessly.”
The hand she held was not only damp with sweat but also trembling slightly.
Seeing the fear evident in the two eyes close before her, Elysia continued.
“Hitting someone is a wrong action.”
At Elysia’s firm voice, Sheila nodded without even thinking of pulling her hand away.
Only then did Elysia offer a small smile.
It was a good thing it was just a young child’s hand.
If she had been hit by anyone else, it surely would have swollen up terribly.
Just as the atmosphere was beginning to soften slightly, Branda spoke up.
“Aren’t you quite something?”
When Elysia looked back, Branda, who had dusted herself off and stood up, sneered.
“I was prepared to take a hit, but to think you’d step in and interfere like that.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Because that way there’d be clear evidence, and there are witnesses.”
Even in her disheveled state, Branda kept her arms crossed and gestured with her chin toward the maids who had not yet left.
Failing to understand, Elysia wrapped her arm around Sheila behind her.
It was an action born out of an unconscious instinct to protect.
Branda snorted at the sight, thoroughly dumbfounded.
“Are you some kind of nanny to the Lady? Anyone watching would think you’re her mother, girl.”
“I asked you what you meant.”
“How often do you think people of high rank come to this room tucked away in the corner of the second floor? At most, it’s just you who’s been assigned to her, or that little brother of yours. People in this residence are less interested in the Lady than you think.”
“…”
“Even the Grand Duke finds her a nuisance. Otherwise, would he have put his own younger sister in this secluded room?”
Branda, brushing out her hair as she spoke, showed no hesitation even in front of the person concerned.
“Excluding you, there are countless maids who have given up on the Lady. What do you think will happen if we, no, if I report this incident?”
“The Lady could deny it herself. Since she heard and saw everything.”
Elysia countered without backing down. However, Branda let out a deep sigh and muttered.
“This is why you can’t reason with people from the countryside. Everyone knows the Lady won’t open her mouth, so what is she going to deny? Besides the Lady, is there anyone else to speak up? Ah! Your brother? Yeah, right.”
It was blatant disregard and discrimination.
Just as Elysia’s expression was twisting furiously, Branda glanced at Sheila behind her.
“You lined up on the wrong side. I don’t know what trick you used to get into the Grand Ducal House, but who’s going to acknowledge a mute princess who stays holed up in her room and throws tantrums at the servants?”
“I acknowledge her.”
Gritting her teeth, Elysia suppressed the rage that made her want to lunge at Branda this instant.
“I am the one assigned to the Lady. I heard that being assigned to a noble means even that maid must maintain proper conduct.”
While suppressing her boiling anger, Elysia still kept her arm wrapped around Sheila.
“Just what are you relying on to slander her like this and act so disrespectfully?”
“Ha, who else is even here right now?”
It was then.
-Knock, knock.
At the sound of the knocking on the door, everyone’s gaze turned.
Standing before the wide-open door were Greta and Hilmaiten.
The two of them, whose expressions were unreadable as to how long they had been watching the situation, were completely stone-faced.
“…How.”
As Elysia murmured, Joshua, who was sniffling, revealed himself from beside Hilmaiten.
So when he ran out earlier, he had gone to Hilmaiten?
While Elysia stared blankly, Branda was the very first to panic.
“Aide, Head Maid. What exactly is going on here…”
“I will not bother to state from which point we have been listening.”
At his words, which cut her off short, Branda shut her mouth.
Hilmaiten looked alternately at the maids standing like statues and at Branda.
Then, looking at Elysia and Sheila who was shielded behind her, Hilmaiten let out a long breath before continuing.
“Greta.”
“Yes, Aide.”
“I will submit a report to the Grand Duke, so the disciplinary actions regarding this will be notified separately.”
“Understood.”
“Send all the maids back to their quarters to be confined, and ensure they do not cross paths with one another. I will have guards stationed.”
Greta nodded silently and then stared at the maids.
Moving hesitantly, the maids filed out of the room one by one, and Branda, coming out last, heard Hilmaiten’s whisper.
“I suggest you remain quiet and reflect on your actions. Depending on the Grand Duke’s judgment, word may be sent to your family estate.”
Branda turned pale at that chilling whisper and stumbled forward.
The sight of the maids following the Head Maid looked just like criminals heading to the execution ground.
In the blink of an eye, only Elysia and Sheila were left inside the room.
As Hilmaiten lightly patted Joshua’s shoulder, only then did Joshua burst into tears and run toward Elysia.
“Sister!!!”
Elysia opened both arms and embraced her brother as he lunged in.
“How… did you think to go to the Aide.”
“Hil, hic, Lord Hilmaiten told me to make sure to tell him if anything happened…”
“Right, right.”
Elysia patted Joshua’s back to comfort him. Then, Sheila, who couldn’t bring herself to move away and was watching them anxiously, came into view.
Elysia subtly opened one arm.

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As Sheila looked at the arm waiting for her to come into its embrace, minor scratches and swelling that hadn’t yet gone down caught her eye.
Her face, too…
Sheila bit her lip tightly and moved slowly to sink into her embrace.
She didn’t know why, but she felt like it would be alright to do so.
For some reason, Sheila felt like she might cry, so she buried her face deep into the embrace with her head bowed low.
Having ended up with both children in her arms, Elysia finally let out a long breath as if the tension had melted away.
Watching that scene from the doorway, Hilmaiten fell into thought.
The room turned into a complete mess, and Elysia holding the two children.
‘The Grand Duke will be returning to the residence soon.’
Hilmaiten quietly closed the door.
He had expected there would surely be friction among the servants, but.
‘I acknowledge her.’
The image of Elysia he had clearly witnessed was firmer and more resolute than anyone else’s.
Hilmaiten rubbed the stiff nape of his neck and muttered.
“Where even to begin reporting.”
However, one thing was certain.
Now that he had learned of all the maids’ antics, this would not be passed over quietly.
It was just as he reflexively turned his head toward the window in the hallway.
Hilmaiten saw a familiar face riding in on horseback, followed by the Knights Order behind him.
“The report and the disciplinary action won’t take long.”
Muttering thus, he made his way toward the Grand Duke’s Office.

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