The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 29

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The Grand Ducal House Maid Writes a Consultation Journal Today – Chapter 029
Did I hear that wrong?
For a moment, she couldn’t help but doubt her own ears.
Of all people, Sheila had opened her mouth and spoken.
It was utterly unbelievable.
Elysia stared at her in shock, but Sheila simply gazed back with her mouth firmly shut, just as she always did.
“Just now…… Uh, did I hear that wrong?”
When Elysia asked, Sheila abruptly let go of the hand she was holding.
It wasn’t a mistake.
Even in the midst of this chaotic situation, it was a pity she couldn’t fully savor the joy.
Instead, Elysia took the released hand right back into her own, gripping it tightly as she spoke.
“Since I am your exclusive maid, Lady. As long as you give me your permission, substituting for you is not a difficult task at all.”
“…….”
Sheila listened with an expressionless face, then gave a slight nod of her head.
“Sister…….”
Joshua called out to her cautiously.
“Joshua, come here.”
Pulling her worried younger brother into a tight embrace, she patted his small back.
“Don’t worry. I’ll do a good job and come back. Stay here with the Lady. Alright?”
“If anything happens, make sure to scream! Sheila and I will run over together.”
The sight of him hiding in fear just moments ago was completely gone, and his face, set with determination as he clenched his fists, actually made her feel quite proud.
Elysia let out a hearty laugh and nodded her head.
Knock, knock.
At the prompting sound from beyond the door, Elysia said goodbye to the two of them and stepped outside.
Greta was nowhere to be seen, and Yulias was by himself.
The moment he saw Elysia come out and close the door, Yulias demanded.
“Explain.”
Elysia was almost slightly disheartened by his blunt words, but on the other hand, she felt relieved.
The overbearing intimidation and murderous aura from earlier had vanished, and she could feel Yulias’s patience as he sought to hear her story.
Elysia took a moment to catch her breath and then spoke calmly.
“It seemed the Lady witnessed the entire situation through the window. I also delivered the reply stating that we would visit in a week.”
“And so.”
“She told me to lock the door and make sure no one enters. She also said that if I didn’t want to be together with her, I should leave too……”
“Ha.”
Yulias let out a hollow laugh, sounding utterly dumbfounded.
As if now were not the time to be having such a conversation, he looked ready to get Sheila prepared and take her to the Small Garden as quickly as possible.
However, the more his urgency showed, the more Elysia maintained her composure.
“As I mentioned, I will meet the Imperial Princess in her stead. Rather than delivering a message that she doesn’t wish to meet directly, I will provide a reason that the Imperial Princess can fully understand.”
“…….”
“The Lady has granted her permission. Therefore, I pray that you, Your Grace, will also look upon this with leniency……”
“I feel like I’ve heard a similar story before.”
Elysia shut her mouth, seemingly at a loss for words.
Was he referring to the time she wrote the reply on behalf of the Lady?
Or was he talking about the conversation they shared while dining before that?
Whichever it was, she could tell Yulias did not mean it in a positive sense.
How could she persuade him?
To make matters worse, the Imperial Princess was waiting right now.
When Elysia couldn’t say anything, Yulias, who had been watching her expression, threw out a word.
“Go on.”
“……Pardon?”
“Go to the Small Garden. You must know the location.”
“You are giving me permission, right? Is that true?”
When Elysia asked back multiple times as if she couldn’t believe it, Yulias tilted his head askew and smirked.
“I don’t know how you intend to handle it, but the Imperial Princess did single you out directly.”
“What do you mean by that……”
“There’s no time, so get going.”
As Yulias motioned with his chin, Greta was waiting in the direction she turned around to look.
Elysia kept expressing her gratitude repeatedly as she hurried her steps.
Watching her retreating figure, Yulias scratched his head, caught in a strange mood.
Just a moment ago.
The images of himself, Elysia, and the two children confronting each other in the room lingered vividly in his mind.
Unlike his desire to resolve things, nothing was going according to plan, making his heart feel terribly heavy.
In comparison, Elysia, who hadn’t backed down even against his sharp demeanor and had instead left after making sure to thank him, kept weighing on his mind.

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If things had proceeded as scheduled, the meeting would have taken place in a grander garden, larger than the Small Garden.
However, because the unexpected incident had delayed preparations, Aresina was waiting in the Small Garden.
Arriving at the Small Garden under Greta’s guidance, an exclamation of admiration escaped her lips at the sight, which was different from anything she had seen so far.
In the Small Garden, besides a pavilion where one could drink tea, there was a glass greenhouse.
Elysia couldn’t resist looking around and took in the sights with her eyes, but as she approached the pavilion, she quickly snapped out of it.
Greta confirmed that the refreshments were prepared, but verified with her eyes that no one was in sight.
“It seems the Imperial Princess has stepped away for a moment, so wait here.”
After Greta departed, Elysia was left standing entirely alone.
She debated whether she should go inside and sit down first, or whether she should remain as she was until Imperial Princess Aresina appeared.
It was a brief dilemma, but Elysia chose the latter.
Before long, the door to the glass greenhouse opened, and a maid appeared alongside Aresina.
“Oh my? I didn’t know someone had arrived.”
Aresina smiled as she looked at Elysia.
While Elysia bowed her waist to show proper etiquette, Aresina’s maid skillfully dusted off her dress and wiped her hands with a handkerchief.
“I am Elysia, the exclusive maid of Lady Sheila. The Lady’s circumstances are……”
“Hold on.”
Cutting Elysia off, Aresina moved her steps toward the pavilion.
Elysia kept her mouth shut perceptively and watched her.
As the maid pulled out a chair, Aresina, who seated herself with practiced ease, spoke.
“It seems the maids of the Grand Ducal House haven’t learned how to greet a member of the Imperial Family. Are you a novice?”
Aresina rested her chin on her interlaced hands and wore a smile.
Her maid motioned with her chin toward Elysia, indicating for her to greet again.
How to greet?
Momentarily flustered, Elysia quickly recalled the greeting Yulias had performed.
It was an inexcusable mistake.
Because she had never seen a member of the Imperial Family in her entire life, she had zero experience performing such a greeting.
“I greet the third star of the Empire, Imperial Princess Aresina Askilla.”
Elysia bowed her waist politely and offered her greeting.
Looking at that sight, the smile remained painted on Aresina’s face.
Slowly straightening her waist, Elysia was just about to move her steps, wondering if she should now kiss the back of her hand.
“Again.”
……Uh?
For a split second, she thought she had misheard.
However, the moment the corners of Aresina’s eyes, curved like crescent moons, gradually revealed her pupils and grew sharp, Elysia was certain.
I didn’t hear it wrong.
Elysia bowed her waist from her spot and greeted once more.
“The third star of the Empire……”
“Do it again.”
An oppressive energy could be felt beneath that bouncing, cheerful voice.
Did I do something wrong?
I haven’t even finished the greeting just now.
Straightening her back, Elysia greeted once more.
“The Empire’s……”
“Sigh…… Again.”
Letting out a long, tedious sigh, Aresina spoke as if she were exhausted.
Elysia had no choice but to swallow her dry saliva silently and greet yet again.
Again.
Try it again.
It was repeated several times, but Aresina still refused to accept it.
“You must not know how to greet. Is it really acceptable for someone from the Grand Ducal House, and the Lady’s exclusive maid at that, to be like this? Hmm?”
Instead, she pointed a finger at Elysia while conversing with the maid beside her.
Elysia repeated the exact same motion.
As the repetition continued, a throbbing pain began to shoot through her waist.
How much time had passed?
Because she kept performing the repetitive action under the blazing sunlight, the sweat forming on her forehead came trickling down.
“What’s with that expression? Do you have some sort of complaint?”
Aresina set down her teacup.
I was certainly bowing my head.
Did she see my face?
What kind of expression was I making?
Just the clinking sound of the teacup made shivers run down her spine.
“Should I accept your greeting?”
At Aresina’s voice, which sounded like a sweet temptation, Elysia lifted her head.
A face already drenched in sweat looked back at her.
Amused by the pathetic state, Aresina laughed and said.
“Then, get down on your knees and put your head on the ground.”
……What?
As Elysia’s expression gradually hardened, Aresina cackled with delight and gestured with her hand.
“Put your head down and beg! Tell me to please accept your greeting!”

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