The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 30

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The House Grand Duke Maid Also Writes a Consultation Journal Today – Chapter 030
Elysia stared blankly at Aresina, who was cackling with delight.
As she stood there like a statue, Aresina wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and asked.
“Why? Can’t you do it? I guess your pride pierces the heavens just because you work at the Grand Duke’s place.”
Catching her breath, she scanned Elysia, who was watching with a stiff expression, from head to toe.
“No way.”
“…….”
“You didn’t think I was joking, did you?”
It was a murderous intent that made it impossible to believe she was only ten years old.
Elysia wanted to ask why she was doing this to her.
If the greeting itself had truly been wrong, she believed it was her duty to correct it and do it again.
“Shouldn’t you have prepared yourself for at least this much when you came alone?”
But the moment she heard Aresina’s words, Elysia realized.
The greeting wasn’t the problem.
It was the fact that Sheila hadn’t come.
The fact that her maid had dared to come alone to face her, the Princess.
That was what had crossed Aresina.
It was a malice so pure it was blatantly obvious.
‘I will go instead of you, Lady.’
‘Because I am your exclusive maid. As long as you give me permission, going in your stead is not difficult at all.’
Elysia recalled her past self persuading her before coming to this place.
‘……Why did you do that?’
‘Go.’
Sheila’s voice, which she had heard for the first time, and Yulias’s voice, which had given her permission to go.
They were clear in her head—no, to be precise, in Elysia’s heart.
She had come all this way, so what did it matter if she knelt once and slammed her head?
Elysia dropped to her knees with a thud.
For a moment, she thought she heard a faint sound of admiration, like a “Wow.”
Dropping to her knees, Elysia bit her lip and bowed her head toward the ground.
“Please accept my greeting…….”
“Slam your head harder! Hard enough to make a sound!”
At Aresina’s urging, as if this alone wasn’t enough to satisfy her, Elysia squeezed her eyes shut.
Right, I already knelt.
Slamming my head once won’t make me bleed.
It was just as Elysia lifted her head and bowed deeply toward the ground once more.
……Huh?
She felt absolutely no pain in her head, which should have hit the floor.
Instead, a fluffy sensation on her palm was transmitted, leaving her bewildered.
Elysia hurriedly raised her head.
The person beside her was Yulias.

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Whether he had run here or not, he caught his breath and cradled Elysia’s head with one hand.
As if relieved that he had barely managed to block it, the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.
“Raise your head.”
“Yes? But…….”
“Hurry.”
At Yulias’s urging, Elysia slowly raised her head.
He was even down on one knee to stop her.
She had no idea when he had arrived.
Was it because she had been so tense that she couldn’t even sense his presence?
As Elysia looked at him with a bewildered expression, he steadied his breathing and looked at Aresina.
Aresina made a grumpy face as if she didn’t like it, but then she smiled as if the sight of the two was interesting.
It was a completely unpredictable attitude.
“I didn’t expect the Grand Duke to come. I heard she was Sheila’s exclusive maid, but she’s actually a maid favored by the Grand Duke, isn’t she?”
“Princess Aresina. As the Grand Duke, I cherish everyone who works for the family, so I could not overlook this situation even after finding out about it.”
“……What do you mean by that?”
“I mean that Your Highness has kept the maid of the Grand Ducal House, the maid exclusive to the Lady, standing for over an hour to test her.”
Have I been here for over an hour?
Elysia watched her surroundings and wiped her dripping sweat with her hand.
Then, Yulias took her by the shoulder and stood her up.
Inadvertently, she came to stand side by side next to him.
The smile vanished from Aresina’s face, and she grew increasingly red.
“It sounds exactly like you’re saying I did something wrong. Is it my misunderstanding?”
“If there was a fault in the maid’s attitude, I will gladly accept the teaching.”
“Then…….”
“However.”
Cutting off the Princess, Yulias’s eyes were colder than ever.
“I will only accept the teaching this once. If there is a mistake, even if it is not me, the Grand Duke, Lady Sheila will teach her. So as not to become a nuisance to Your Highness.”
“…….”
“Elysia, quickly thank the Princess.”
Elysia quickly bowed her waist to greet her, reading the room.
Though she didn’t know how many times she had bowed her waist today.
“Thank you for teaching me, Princess. I will be careful not to make a mistake in the future.”
“……Right. It’s a relief if you learned well. Let’s see about that.”
It seemed she had completely caught Aresina’s bad side.
She hoped they wouldn’t cross paths in the future, but since it was a face she would see again in just a week, it wouldn’t be easy.
Elysia put on a polite smile even with her sweat-drenched face.
Seeing that smile, Aresina merely bit her lip firmly and stood up from her seat.
“Lady Sheila…… must be very busy?”
Before Elysia could open her mouth, Yulias was one step faster.
“The Lady is not in good physical condition, so she sent her maid instead. It was out of concern that she might pass the illness to Your Highness. The Lady also made this decision after careful consideration, so I hope you will understand generously.”
To think the Grand Duke would speak a lie.
Just today, Sheila had looked around the garden in the morning, and she hadn’t missed breakfast and lunch either.
She had even eaten snacks with Joshua.
When Elysia unconsciously stared blankly at Yulias, he glanced sideways, feeling her gaze.
“I have no intention of pressing a sick person to meet me.”
Aresina walked ahead, accompanied by her maid, as if intending to return, and behind her, the two people walked side by side, a good distance apart.
“Your Excellency.”
When Elysia called out softly, Yulias turned his head.
“Did the Lady really…….”
As if to say she didn’t need to speak further, Yulias looked at her while placing his index finger against his lips.
Recognizing the meaning, Elysia nodded.
……For now, today will pass quietly.
While feeling relieved, her waist and knees began to ache belatedly.
When she returned to her quarters today, she would have to ask Joshua to check her condition.
While Elysia walked without showing it on the outside, a question suddenly arose.
How did Yulias know and come?
Did he see through the window?
Would the small garden be visible from the office’s location?
It was a distinct possibility, but…….
It felt strange that a man who had been stern the whole time would protect her to the point of speaking a lie.
“Um, Your Excellency…….”
His eyebrows twitched as if to ask why she was calling him again.
……I can call you.
She felt somewhat aggrieved, but even though they were apart, Princess Aresina and her maid were there.
They might hear, so let’s ask later.
Shaking her head, she mouthed quietly, ‘Later.’
Fortunately, he seemed to understand and nodded.
When they reached the main gate from the small garden, servants who were already prepared to see them off were standing there.
Among them, the man who came with the Princess welcomed them with a bow.
Judging by his appearance, he seemed to be the butler.
With Hilmaiten, Greta, and several others gathered, Aresina greeted the Grand Duke.
“Grand Duke, I was indebted to you in many ways today.”
“Not at all.”
“I hope I can definitely see the Lady on my next visit.”
Aresina smiled as if nothing had happened.
Yulias also nodded as if he had no intention of bringing it up.
She was about to receive Yulias’s greeting while extending the back of her hand.
“……Princess Aresina.”
An unfamiliar voice.
No, it was a voice she had heard exactly once before.
As if she had just come down the stairs, Sheila was walking from the center toward the main gate.
Everyone’s eyes gathered at the unexpected appearance.
And what was more surprising than her appearance was the fact that she spoke directly, not through written communication.
Aresina’s face brightened, and she approached Sheila in a single stride.
“Lady Sheila. I heard you weren’t feeling well, but are you okay now?”
Are they not on bad terms?
Elysia wore a puzzled expression at the sight of Aresina, who genuinely seemed worried.
“……I should at least see you off.”
Sheila’s gaze, which had been directed toward Aresina, locked onto her two servants.
The two people who met her gaze bowed their waists to greet her.
“We greet Lady Sheila May Demint, the Lady of the Demint family, the sword that protects the Empire.”
“Greet her. This is my maid and butler…….”
“Again.”
“……Huh?”
Sheila’s gaze pinned the two of them.
“Greet her again.”

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