The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 36

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The Grand Ducal House Maid Writes a Consultation Journal Today – Chapter 036
“What… what do you mean by that? Does that mean anyone of the Grand Ducal House Bloodline is doomed to suffer a Short Life Span?”
“I will bring a change of clothes for Your Grace.”
Even after Greta tactfully withdrew, silence hung heavily in the air because of the answer that never came.
Only the sound of Yulias’s even breathing echoed throughout the Office.
Hilmaiten picked up the discarded Medicine Bottle and walked over to the desk.
Watching his back as he verified the signed Contract, Elysia could not contain her anxiety and pressed him.
“Assistant.”
“Having the Bloodline does not mean everyone suffers a Short Life Span.”
“Then, what you just said…”
“When the Family Head has only one child, the probability of a Short Life Span is extremely low.”
Wait, he doesn’t have just one child.
Elysia immediately pictured Sheila’s face.
Did that mean the firstborn would suffer a Short Life Span simply because he had a younger sister?
That made absolutely no sense.
Elysia looked at Hilmaiten with a look of utter incomprehension.
“…Hilmaiten.”
“Your Grace.”
Hilmaiten and Elysia instinctively turned their heads toward the same person.
Yulias, who had managed to call out the name with great difficulty, was still drenched in cold sweat, but he had clearly passed the worst of the crisis, even letting out a faint chuckle.
“You… are worse at explaining things than I am. And you call yourself my assistant.”
“If you were in my shoes, Your Grace, you wouldn’t be able to say that. I truly thought you were going to pass away just like that after you fainted.”
“…You always have a witty retort.”
Yulias groaned as he tried to push himself up.
However, Elysia, who could not just sit by and watch, immediately applied pressure to force him back down.
“You mustn’t move yet! Please stay lying down.”
“…….”
Only then did Yulias seem to grasp the situation properly, assessing his own wretched appearance that came into view.
Lying on the sofa with his head in Elysia’s lap, his clothes stained with blood and his body drenched in sweat.
It was a far cry from his usual immaculate self, but just as she said, he would undoubtedly stagger if he forced himself up.
At least in this moment, he was in no position to care about embarrassment or anything else.
“…Then, I shall borrow your lap for a moment.”
“You can borrow it for a long time, so please don’t move recklessly.”
Elysia was mostly worried that Yulias might lose consciousness again at any moment.
She did not even notice that their fingers were intertwined as they held hands.
Whenever Yulias subtly tried to pull his hand away, she actually tightened her grip and refused to let go.
“Elysia. You can… let go of my hand now.”
“But the assistant told me to keep holding it.”
“If holding hands could cure it… I would have borrowed the hands of everyone in the Residence.”
Yulias joked, quite unlike himself, but Elysia looked determined never to let go.
In the end, the two compromised on holding hands until Greta returned with the clothes.
“For your information, Elysia has completed the Contract.”
Hilmaiten stood before the desk, showing the Contract she had filled out.
Yulias nodded while remaining lying down.
“…I certainly intended to give you some time, but given how things turned out, to explain it properly.”
Yulias continued in a raspy voice.
“Just because there are multiple descendants of the Demint Family Bloodline does not mean they all suffer a Short Life Span. …If that were the case, the family would have perished long ago.”
She did not know if he meant it as a joke, but it was the truth.
If that were really the case, the Demint Family would have met its demise due to the Short Life Span, even within the high society of the nobility.
“Just like other noble families, the candidate to succeed the family is usually the child of the previous Family Head. …And as you know, this Northern region where the Demint Family resides suffers frequent attacks from Monsters, enough to warrant building a Fortress. Do you understand so far?”
Elysia nodded her head.
“Even if it is a family that exists to protect the Empire, that doesn’t mean our duty to protect our own territory disappears. Furthermore, when the opponent is a Monster… it isn’t easy, no matter how well-equipped the troops are.”
Elysia’s eyes widened as she listened without moving as much as possible.
Listening to Yulias’s story, the family secrets that she would have never known had she not signed the Contract began to reach her ears.

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Elysia chose to rest instead of having dinner.
The moment she returned to her Quarters and sat on the bed, she collapsed onto it like a limp doll.
“…My head hurts so much.”
The words she had heard from Yulias were still vivid in her ears.
‘There is a sword passed down through generations in the Demint Family. Records say it was crafted from the bones of countless lives to eradicate a single massive Monster.’
It was said that those of the Demint Family Bloodline were often born with a small amount of Mana, however microscopic it might be.
If the Family Head had an only child, there was a high probability they would be born with a vast amount of Mana, but otherwise, it was impossible to know who possessed the innate Mana.
And the ownership of the sword was a responsibility that successive Family Heads had to shoulder.
The problem lay in what came next.
‘If one’s Mana cannot withstand the sword… it must be wielded using one’s Lifeforce.’
‘Do you mean you are fighting against the sword?’
‘It’s similar. It’s awkward to explain, but it means I am constantly fighting it.’
The piece of information Yulias added for her reference was even more staggering.
The moment someone who did not possess the Bloodline used the sword, it would instantly drain their Lifeforce and lead to their death.
A great swordsman, a Sword Master. If someone stole it aiming for such a title, they would instead be devoured by the weapon.
“I suppose that extra bit of information… means there really were people who tried to steal or take it away, right?”
Elysia could understand to some extent as she listened to his story.
So that was why he always looked exhausted or complained of headaches.
The blood on him might not have belonged to someone else either; perhaps it was Yulias’s own.
When he had taken off his shirt so she could check his condition, she saw it for the first time.
There was a mark on Yulias’s shoulder blade as well.
A purple hue that spread outward from the center like branching tree limbs.
If the mark represented the magnitude of one’s Mana, it was clear that this ominous purple color was the very culprit eating away at his Lifeforce.
‘…It must look unsightly. I apologize.’
‘Not at all. …Is that mark on your body the size of the Mana you possess, Your Grace?’
‘According to the records, yes.’
Though Yulias was overwhelming in height and build alone, the size of his mark was much smaller than Sheila’s.
“Then that means the Princess possesses greater Mana. …There’s so much to think about, it’s giving me a headache.”
Elysia let out a deep sigh.
Once dinner time was over, she had to go back to the Office.
Fortunately, Yulias had told her not to worry about his younger siblings first, allowing her to return to her Quarters in peace, but…
‘Our conversation won’t be long. There’s something I want to ask you. And you must feel the same.’
The face of Yulias, who had looked at her with meaningful eyes, floated around in her mind.
Now that the tension had melted away, she wanted to fall asleep just like this, but reality would not allow it.
She had to eat dinner, and she had to return to the Office to talk with Yulias.
After that, she had to take care of the Princess and her younger sibling…
“I also need to record what happened today. There will surely be a change in the relationship between the Princess and His Grace…”
Elysia muttered as she remembered the existence of her Laptop.
From her thoughts to her actions, there was simply too much to do.
Perhaps that was why she even felt the illusion of a vibration humming through her body.
-Buzz, buzz.
As she tossed and turned on the bed, her body trembled faintly, as if she had caught a sudden chill.
“…It is a bit chilly, but what is this?”
Sensing something strange, Elysia pushed herself up.
A low buzzing sound echoed from somewhere, as if a real vibration were ringing.
As she looked around to locate the source of the sound, she realized the culprit was her Laptop.
“It has never vibrated before.”
Anxious, Elysia pulled out the Laptop and placed it on top of the desk.
When the vibration continued for a while even after that, she felt as though she had to open the Laptop immediately to check the screen.
Normally, she would have opened it without a second thought.
But out of an ominous foreboding, her hand stopped mid-air, unable to reach out easily.
Would it be fine if she just opened it a little bit?
Surely it wouldn’t suddenly explode, right?
After much deliberation, she stealthily placed her hand on top of the Laptop.
As if it had been waiting for that, the intensity of the vibration began to decrease.
Just as she was about to open it since everything seemed fine.
-Creak.
The closed door to her room swung open.
There was no one outside the door.
“Why did the door…”
[You there.]
At the unfamiliar voice, Elysia looked around before fixing her gaze on the Laptop.
[You. Did you write this?]

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