The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 37

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The Grand Ducal House Maid Writes a Counseling Log Today – Chapter 037
Elysia immediately stepped backward at the unfamiliar voice.
The sound quality was poor, making it impossible to identify the speaker.
To be precise, it was a rigid, mechanical sound that made it difficult to even determine the gender.
[I’m asking if you wrote on this thing.]
It was unclear whether the person sensed she had distanced herself, or if they were urging her because she hadn’t replied.
“Who is this?”
[The owner of this object.]
“The owner?”
Elysia asked again in surprise.
Then, the sound of a sigh came through.
She stealthily shut the door that had been left slightly ajar and continued her questions.
“Was it also you who opened the door just now?”
[Correct. I tried it to verify the exact location, and it seems a minor mistake caused the door to where you are to open. Consider yourself lucky that only the door opened.]
What do they mean, consider myself lucky?
She had gone past being startled and was straight-up terrified.
Elysia stared at the screen with a sullen gaze.
Oblivious to this, the other party clicked their tongue and muttered.
[Of all places, why does it have to be in the North.]
Even though she didn’t know what kind of trick the other party had used, it was certain they had found this location because they opened the door.
“……Excuse me, if you want your item back, please tell me where you are. It wasn’t my item to begin with.”
[You still haven’t answered my question.]
“…….”
The speaker’s voice was heavily laced with wariness. It was as if they were ready to bristle at any moment.
Then again, it was understandable to feel unpleasant upon finding out that someone else had used their property.
Elysia answered in a meek voice.
“I didn’t know it had an owner. At first, I didn’t even know what kind of object it was, but seeing that it has a keyboard like a typewriter and can record things, it must be expensive, right?”
[What?]
“So, what I mean is, I want to apologize for using such a high-value item without permission. I really didn’t know it had an owner…….”
[No. That’s not what I’m curious about.]
“Then what is it?”
Then, what could they possibly be curious about?
[You said you tried recording on it? How?]
“Uh…… I don’t know how to explain it. Is the name of this object a Laptop? When I type on the keyboard, it records, and the names of people I know pop up. Uh, usually I recorded psychological things, but…….”
[…….]
The other party said nothing.
Since she couldn’t discern the person’s face or state through just a voice, they were completely unpredictable.
[That isn’t an object that just anyone can use. Are you by any chance a Mana Possessor?]
“No. I’m just an ordinary person.”
[Then that makes things even more troublesome.]
“Pardon?”
[It’s nothing. Where did you obtain that object?]
“At a used bookstore. I went there to sell some books, and the bookstore owner told me it was an old piece of junk and to just take it. He said he had no idea what it was used for…….”
[That is the reaction of an ordinary person. If you were ordinary, you wouldn’t have recognized that the object is a laptop.]
What is this person talking about?
Elysia barely managed to recall her past conversation with the bookstore owner, which she had completely forgotten.
‘Then, I’ll give it to you for a single ren, so just take this. It’s an item that doesn’t sell, but for some reason, I feel like I should clear it out today.’
‘I don’t know either. It’s been around for decades, but it’s not a magic book, and it doesn’t seem to have mana. Nobody would buy this.’
“……What do you mean by that?”
[Usually, a person without mana cannot perceive the utility of that object and will instinctively reject it. It just looks like an annoying piece of trash.]
“…….”
Could it be that this was the very reason the bookstore owner had practically forced it onto her?
However, Elysia had never felt any aversion toward the item known as a laptop.
Rather, her curiosity had been piqued as to what kind of purpose the object served.
[You. What is your name?]
“Ah, I’m called Elysia.”
[What about your other name? A family name, perhaps.]
“I don’t have one.”
The faces of her parents flickered across her mind.
Because of that, her mood sank subconsciously.
[What I mean is, could it be that among your…… there is a…….]
“Yes?”
As the voice grew increasingly disconnected, Elysia drew closer.
However, a snapping sound occurred as if a line had been cut, and the voice could no longer be heard.
She opened the laptop belatedly and tried to operate it, but nothing unusual could be found except for the record she had written just moments ago.
“They spoke my name and found out the location, so will they come looking for it?”
Then she would have to erase everything she had recorded.
Elysia turned her gaze away as she pondered.
Before she knew it, the dinner hour was drawing to a close.
“Ah, I’m going to be late at this rate.”
Elysia put the laptop away out of sight again and left the room.

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The only one waiting in the office was Yulias.
There was no sign of Hilmaiten or Greta.
Yulias was impeccably dressed, as if nothing had happened.
“Elysia.”
On the document he proffered, the Seal of the Family Head was stamped over the exact same contents as the contract she had drafted.
The contract in Elysia’s hand and the one on his desk were two duplicate originals holding identical legal force.
“Verify the salary, and let me know if it’s insufficient.”
Elysia’s eyes rolled down and soon halted at the spot where the salary was written.
“Uh, Your Grace.”
“What is it?”
“……It seems the money has increased.”
Clearly, when she first received the contract, it was five belans.
Five belans was an amount that would leave a surplus even after buying a horse and a small carriage, and hiring a coachman.
But on the contract she verified again…….
150 rens, 200 sers, and 10 belans.
……If the first month’s salary was of this magnitude, she could pay off the interest on the debt and live with Joshua for several years without any worries using the remaining money.
“What about it?”
“Isn’t the salary too…… m-much?”
“Considering the clauses of the contract, it’s only a matter of course.”
Is that so? ……Right.
Her life was on the line, after all.
Furthermore, she had to attend to the Lady from up close in the future.
Because an amount she had never seen in her life was written down, it didn’t feel real.
“Keep it safely. And submit it if any legal issues arise.”
“Yes…… Ah, then may I go out for a short while on the day I receive my salary?”
“There’s no issue if you report it in advance.”
Yulias did not continue further. Instead, he looked at Elysia with a gaze that seemed to ask where she intended to go.
Elysia laughed awkwardly and said,
“With this money, it will leave a surplus even after paying off all the debt interest. I thought it would be best to get it sorted out quickly.”
“Ah, that…….”
Yulias trailed off.
Elysia tilted her head.
She didn’t think she had ever spoken about the circumstances regarding having to pay interest.
He seemed to know something.
When her bewildered gaze soon shifted into a suspicion of ‘could it be,’ Yulias immediately made a clean breast of it.
“Since you’ve signed this contract anyway, a background check was bound to happen. So…….”
He seemed to choose his words for a moment, then added calmly,
“It means there is no interest for you to pay.”
“…….”
Was she supposed to meekly say thank you for this?
Elysia stared at him blankly before replying half-heartedly.
“Yes……. I understand.”
“Let me know if there’s a problem. I can help within my power as much as…….”
“No.”
While maintaining her smile, Elysia spoke firmly.
“It’s enough.”
“…….”
Yulias touched the back of his neck awkwardly, then nodded reluctantly.
“Then, I will head to the Lady’s room now.”
“Wait. Lastly, I have something to ask.”
He urgently caught Elysia with his words just as she was about to leave the room.
Fortunately, the atmosphere wasn’t heavy, but an awkward silence ensued.
“What kind of…….”
“Your father was from the North.”
“Yes, that’s correct.”
“Do you happen to know where your mother was from?”
“As for her background…….”
Elysia shook her head.
She knew her mother had come to the North following her father, but she had no memory of ever hearing where her actual hometown was.
Yulias, who was looking at Elysia, opened his mouth carefully.
“This is strictly my conjecture, but.”
“Yes.”
“There’s a possibility that you, Elysia, are also a Mana Possessor.”
Elysia felt a sense of déjà vu from his words.
[That isn’t an object that just anyone can use. Are you by any chance a Mana Possessor?]
“I hope you don’t take offense. If your mother was a Mana Possessor, you too…….”
“I am.”
Elysia took a breath in, then exhaled quickly.
“I’m an ordinary person. And so were my parents.”

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