The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 26

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The Grand Ducal House Maid Writes a Consultation Journal Today – Episode 026
“Sis, you’re going to keep your promise, right? Promise?”
“Of course I am. I’ll be right back after I visit the Grand Duke.”
Elysia reassured Joshua and took the letter.
When she stepped out of the room, the hallway was quiet, as if fortunately no one had been listening.
What could it mean that Sheila gets terribly hurt if she keeps holding it in?
Her heart?
That probably wasn’t it.
There was definitely another reason for Joshua to be so anxious while bringing that up, beyond simple worry that she might be heartbroken.
Arriving outside the Office where Yulias would be, Elysia steadied her breathing.
With a determined expression, she knocked, and Hilmaiten opened the door from the inside.
“I have been waiting for you.”

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When she stepped inside, Yulias still had his eyes fixed on his paperwork.
Elysia greeted him and handed the letter to Hilmaiten, who approached her side.
“I apologize for being late. Will we be able to make it in time?”
“We will have to try our best.”
Yulias replied, still looking at his documents.
As Hilmaiten handed him the letter, he checked its contents and handed it right back.
“Are the preparations continuing?”
“For now, they are underway.”
“Hurry and send a reply to the Imperial Family.”
Hilmaiten gathered the letter and left.
Elysia watched him leave with an anxious look before asking a question.
“Will it be alright? If they have already departed, it will be difficult to turn them back……”
“Since we didn’t reply to their notice of visiting tomorrow in the first place, they would have had to wait for at least that letter to arrive before they could set out.”
“You waited for my reply.”
“Because you gave me your word that you would try to persuade her.”
Just in case, preparations assuming a visit tomorrow were underway.
But Yulias had waited for Elysia’s reply.
It was no different from believing her words that she would try to persuade Sheila.
“Thank you.”
A faint smile spread across Elysia’s lips.
Gaining Sheila’s trust and restoring her relationship with Yulias were both important.
But above all, maintaining this connection with Yulias was crucial.
He was the one who employed her and the most powerful man in this residence.
“I trust you don’t intend to thank me with just words.”
“Of course not. I will faithfully execute my duties regarding the Lady.”
“That is not enough.”
“Pardon?”
She thought he would say it was enough if it concerned Sheila.
Does he want something more?
A question mark popped up over Elysia’s head.
“If by chance you want money……”
“Do I look like I lack money?”
“……No.”
There was no way he looked like he lacked money.
She had guessed wrong.
What on earth did he want?
Elysia kept her mouth shut, her face clouding with confusion.
Setting his paperwork down for a moment, he opened a desk drawer, pulled out a small notebook, and held it out to Elysia.
Considering what he said earlier, it didn’t seem like a gift.
Elysia accepted it with hesitant hands.
Yulias gestured toward the notebook in her hand and spoke.
“Report to me any papers Sheila uses for written communication.”
“Then should I give this to the Lady?”
“Even if you give it to the Princess, it would be best not to mention that I gave it to her.”
“Why is that?”
“Because she will throw it away right in front of your eyes.”
But anyone could see this notebook was prepared for Sheila.
Elysia fiddled with the item in her hand before nodding.
“Use it as you see fit. If it’s difficult to bring the actual papers, you can just transcribe them. It will be useful in many ways.”
Yulias spoke in a detached voice and turned his attention back to his paperwork.
Sensing how busy he looked, she was just about to leave the room.
“How is the wound I treated back then?”
Yulias’s question flew her way.
“Thanks to you, it has improved a lot.”
She hadn’t expected him to be mindful of the injury.
Perhaps because he had looked after it so meticulously, it was healing well.
It was at a point where she just needed to manage the medicine and bandages properly.
Whenever she looked at him from near the door, there was no response, just as expected.
Seeing him so focused, Elysia quietly slipped out of the Office.

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Elysia carefully pulled the blanket over the sleeping Joshua.
Every single day is so hectic.
Fortunately, she had been able to finish treating herself while her younger brother went to wash up.
Seeing that it didn’t even hurt when she washed, it seemed to be healing well.
Before going to bed, Elysia recalled an existence she had forgotten.
‘If I log it, I might be able to find a clue for a solution.’
After confirming that Joshua was fast asleep, she took out the laptop she had hidden out of sight.
[Activating Consultation Journal No. 1!]
[Friend who needs a story: Sheila May Demint
Status of the listening friend: Anxious, expectant, emotional sharing]
[Friend’s condition: Selective Mutism, Paranoid Personality Disorder (applies to similar parts), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder]
[What part of your friend did you see that led to emotional sharing? And why are you feeling anxiety and expectation at the same time because of it?]
Sharing emotions with Sheila.
Nothing came to mind all at once, but she could tell what it was she was anxious yet expectant about.
As if it already knew Elysia’s mind, a sentence appeared.
[Why not try recording the emotions you recalled?]
With both hands over the keyboard, Elysia began to type sentences without hesitation.
[For some reason, Lady Sheila is reluctant to meet the alumni she attends the Academy with. The reason is still unknown. Guessing from what I heard from her brother Joshua, it seems to be related to the Princess, one of her alumni. The moment the Princess and the Lady cross paths, I get anxious that something bad might happen.]
[The Grand Duke wishes to restore his relationship with the Lady. And I want to do my best to help in that process. Beyond just gaining the Lady’s trust, I am expecting the barrier between the two of them to break down.]
Elysia recalled the ‘difficulty forming relationships with peers’ that had come up as a common cause when she recorded things before.
Perhaps, what Sheila experienced at the Academy was……
After finishing the sentence, Elysia suddenly muttered to herself.
“By the way, what is the criteria for registration? Would the Grand Duke be possible too, by any chance? If so, an even surer method might come out.”
Elysia quickly added a question after that.
[I would like to register the Grand Duke in the Counseling Log to find out his condition.]
It was a personal request, but one could never know.
It was because she hadn’t figured out exactly how, and by what criteria, someone gets registered to reveal their condition.
Elysia dropped both arms completely below the desk and stared quietly.
[Registration for Consultation Journal No. 2 has failed.]
As expected, it wouldn’t work.
It was just when she was letting out a sigh of disappointment. Another sentence appeared right after.
[Cause: Does not meet the age requirement condition for registration.]
“Not meeting the age requirement means…… could it be that only young children are possible?”
Exactly up to what age was it possible?
It was also an unknown how far she could trust an object whose true nature remained a mystery.
But when the thought struck her that the laptop might hold the clue to the solution, she figured it would be best to utilize it somehow.
Staring at the screen, Elysia pressed a hand to her forehead as a headache washed over her.
Just as she was about to close the laptop, a new sentence popped up on the screen.
[Additional content has been added during the recording of Consultation Journal No. 1!]
Additional content?
The sentences she just wrote were clearly the end of it.
Elysia lowered the hand that was about to close it and looked at the screen.
[You can find out the subjects of your friend’s Affection Rating!]
[Would you like to check?]
“Of course.”
Elysia answered without hesitation.
Wait, was she supposed to type it out?
She quickly moved her hands over the keyboard, but the sentence changed as if it had recognized her spoken answer alone.
[Subjects of Sheila May Demint’s Affection Rating]
[Joshua]
[Elysia]
[???]
[???]
On the screen, unrecognizable marks were mixed in alongside familiar names.
And the one at the very end of those was.
[Yulias May Demint]
It was a familiar name that brought about yet another expectation.

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