The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 47

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The Grand Ducal House Maid Writes a Counseling Log Today – Episode 047
“Uh…… Hello?”
Elysia carefully offered a greeting.
A rustling and clattering sound blended into the mechanical white noise, and soon a reply came back.
[Elysia?]
It was still a mechanical voice whose gender and age could not be determined.
However, seeing how it addressed her by name right away, it was definitely the same owner she had conversed with before.
“Yes. I wanted to get back in touch with you, but…….”
[How did you do it?]
“I’m not entirely sure either. Is this object capable of communicating as well? I asked if contact was possible, and then the screen suddenly went black before it connected.”
[…….]
The owner said nothing.
As nothing but silence stretched on, Elysia spoke up first.
“There’s something I want to ask you, but before that, there’s also something I should tell you.”
[What is it?]
“When we first talked, you asked if I was a mana possessor, right? Well, a situation arose where I had to be tested for mana, and…….”
[And so.]
Elysia recalled how she had desperately emphasized that she was just an ordinary person.
Hesitating for a moment, she opened her closed lips.
“They said I really am a mana possessor.”
She had expected the owner to scold her, asking if they hadn’t been right all along.
In the first place, since someone else was using their item, it was difficult to expect a favorable reaction.
[What about the thing you wanted to ask?]
“Pardon?”
[You said you had something to ask.]
Yet the owner’s reaction was lukewarm, as if they had already guessed as much.
“That…….”
[Why hesitate after calling someone busy?]
“Are you busy right now?”
Because she had contacted them out of the blue, she realized too late that she hadn’t considered the owner’s circumstances.
[Is that your question?]
“No. I just…… have lived my whole life thinking I was an ordinary person. But after obtaining this item, I grew curious if perhaps I had somehow gained mana because of it.”
[…….]
“I suppose you could also say my physical condition has suddenly taken a turn for the worse.”
[…….]
“And last time, our contact cut off mid-conversation, so I was wondering what you were trying to say back then…….”
[Hold on a second.]
“Yes.”
Did she speak too incoherently?
Elysia fidgeted with both hands while waiting for a reply.
After a brief silence, the owner slowly answered.
[To explain it clearly first, just because you obtain that item doesn’t mean mana that never existed will suddenly appear.]
“I see.”
[I told you before. A person without mana will instinctively reject that item.]
Instead of a verbal reply, Elysia merely nodded.
[If picking up a piece of bothersome trash could give someone mana, would that thing have even ended up in your hands? You said you don’t have a family either. Then, just as you said, aren’t you just an ordinary citizen.]
“……That’s true.”
[The sudden downturn in your physical condition can be deduced under the assumption that you were originally healthy. Mana already existed in your body, and using it triggered its awakening.
Usually, those with mana experience a natural awakening in their bodies during adolescence, accompanied by pain. Like the growing pains in your knees when you’re hitting a growth spurt. If it’s severe, it would have ended within a week at the level of a bad body ache.]
“Perhaps because I’ve always been quite robust, the pain didn’t last for more than a day.”
[…….]
“And I haven’t used the laptop since then. Um……. How should I put it? I suddenly get nosebleeds, or feel dizzy, though of course it could just be that I’m tired.”
She really might have just been fatigued or unwell.
However, rather than a simple health issue, Elysia felt a strong certainty that this state was related to mana.
[Did anything unusual happen aside from the laptop?]
“If you mean something unusual…….”
[Situations where you might have used mana without even realizing it, which shouldn’t normally happen. Or a target like that.]
Elysia fell deep into thought, and soon let out an involuntary gasp.
“Ah…….”
Just one person.
There was no one else but Yulias.
While helping him when he first suffered a seizure, Elysia had personally witnessed his condition visibly improve.
After that, she had visited Yulias’s bedroom at night, and felt the pain as her mana awakened…….
Did his condition really improve because she had used her mana?
In the first place, she didn’t even have a single clue about how to use mana.
[Judging by your reaction, it seems you have someone in mind.]
“…….”
She didn’t know how much she was allowed to say.
Yulias was the head of the Demint Family, and she was merely an employee who had signed a contract.
Elysia seemed locked in thought for a moment before opening her mouth again.
“Then does that mean my physical condition will worsen every time I use mana?”
[……That ties into the last thing I asked you before.]
Was it because she had too many questions?
Embarrassed, Elysia brushed her cheek with the back of her hand.
[I asked if either of your parents was a mana possessor. Because usually, mana is highly hereditary.]
“……I don’t really know.”
[Have you never asked them?]
“No. I grew up normally, and my parents aren’t around anymore.”
[When are they coming back?]
At the harmless question, Elysia let out a faint laugh.
“It’s not that…….”
[……Ah. My mistake. Sorry.]
“No, it’s fine.”
Elysia answered, waving her hands in dismissal.
The owner fell silent for a moment before drawing the conversation forward again.
[Do you know the difference between a mana possessor and an ordinary person?]
“Um, no.”
[A mana possessor bears a mark on their body. It commonly manifests in the form of a mole.]
Elysia recalled her memories of seeing Sheila’s and Yulias’s backs.
That appearance, which had felt far from a common mole.
[And usually, the size varies depending on the amount of mana they possess…… but it’s said that most appear on the back. It’s not a part that easily catches other people’s eyes. Unless you show your back, it’s difficult to tell.]
“I see. ……Then, depending on whether a test is conducted, one’s possession of mana can be discovered, or it could also be hidden?”
[To live as an Imperial Citizen, a test is legally mandatory. Did you never go to a doctor holding your parents’ hands when you were young?]
“Um…… Ah, I did.”
Memories surfaced of her parents taking young Elysia and Joshua to a doctor, abruptly having them show their backs.
And a faint image of the doctor conversing with her parents while examining their backs flashed through her mind.
Along with the memory of eating something delicious afterward, which had made her think it was no big deal.
[Normally, a mole is bound to appear on the back from birth, but to be sure, a test must be taken. There are cases where it’s too faint to be noticeable.]
“I see. ……Wait a moment. If I had a mole, I would have been registered in the test database in the first place, and my parents would have told me.”
[…….]
The more she listened, the more it felt like she was wandering into a labyrinth.
Just where and what had she missed?
[Now I’ll tell you about that part. Someone I know inherited mana genetically from their ancestors.]
“Yes.”
[To point out one of that person’s traits…….]
They surely weren’t just bragging about their connections.
Elysia felt a lingering tension in the brief silence that followed.
The exact moment she unconsciously swallowed her dry saliva.
[That person doesn’t have a mole on their back.]
……Uh?
[Which means, if they wish, they can even hide the fact that they are a mana possessor.]

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