The Grand Duke's Maid Writes a Consultation Log Today - Chapter 60

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The Grand Ducal House Maid Writes a Counseling Log Today – Chapter 60
A contract?
Elysia stared at him, her eyes wide with surprise.
Alternating her gaze between her hand and his face, she flusteredly withdrew her hand and spoke.
“If it’s a contract… Uh, I mean, what kind of conditions do you mean on paper…?”
Anxiety flickered in her eyes.
Edward watched her, then burst into a laugh like an innocent child.
“Pfft… Pahaha!”
His chuckles echoed through the office.
While Elysia watched with a bewildered face, he wiped the corners of his eyes, as if thoroughly amused.
Finally containing his laughter, Edward lightly tapped Elysia’s forehead with his finger.
“It’s not a contract on paper. It’s a contract made with mana.”
Mana.
Elysia had never made a contract with mana in her life.
Tension crept across her face.
Edward looked at her leisurely with crossed arms, then rolled his eyes and spoke.
“How should I explain this… Right, it’s better to show you directly.”
He glanced around the office for a moment, then lightly snapped his fingers.
Snap!
It was a crisp, clear sound.
Right after that, Elysia noticed a subtle change.
Inside the office, every single window was closed.
Nevertheless, a breeze light enough to flutter her hair blew in.
Edward observed her reaction with his eyes and clapped his hands lightly once.
Clap!
At that moment, the faintly blowing wind vanished softly.
Elysia wore an expression that was beyond fascinated and bordered on disbelief.
Edward curled the corners of his mouth and spoke.
“Do you get the feeling? This is, um… Right. You can think of it as a promise made with the friends your younger brother sees.”
Elysia understood his words at once.
The friends Joshua saw.
If so, it was a contract with a fairy.
Edward continued his explanation slowly, as if matching a child’s eye level.
“Elysia, forget about paperwork in a contract with me. It’s solely you and me. We’re making it by risking each other’s names and existences.”
Names, existence.
Somehow, those words didn’t feel heavy. Rather, a contract made by risking one’s very existence felt almost sacred.
“What if… one side fails to keep the contract?”
Edward answered as if he had expected this reaction.
“The contract is immediately broken. This is an absolute promise. The moment even one side breaks it, it cannot continue.”
Elysia felt like she was getting the hang of it to some extent. However, she couldn’t easily muster the courage to readily agree to the contract.
Edward, who had been watching her, spoke calmly.
“There’s also a temporary contract.”
“…A temporary contract?”
Elysia blinked her large eyes.
Edward shrugged his shoulders as if it were obvious.
“It’s a promise made by risking each other, so who would jump right into it knowing what might happen? That’s why we set a period. …Hmm, how about a week?”
A week. It was a time that was neither too short nor too long.
After deep thought, Elysia nodded her head.
If it was a temporary contract for a week, it wasn’t a bad proposal.
Edward smiled silently and extended his hand again.
“Good. Then let’s make a temporary contract for just a week. Will you place your hand on mine?”
Elysia hesitated before placing her hand on top of his.
Edward looked down at the back of her hand and whispered softly.
“Good job, Elysia.”
She stared blankly at her own hand. Edward gently guided her hand and pressed it against his forehead.
A grave and heavy atmosphere flowed. To the point where it was difficult to open one’s mouth.
Edward continued in a low voice.
“Elysia. Let’s decide on the names we can call each other.”
Names they could call each other…
Nothing easily came to her mind.
Edward also seemed to be pondering carefully in silence.
After a brief silence, he spoke first.
“…When I want to go to you, I’ll call you ‘El’. I just took the first letter of the name Elysia. How about it?”
El.
He said he would call her by taking just the first letter of her name.
Like a nickname given to a lover or a precious person.
Edward smirked and spoke.
“…You can think of this as signing on paper.”
Only then did Elysia let out a small sigh of realization, “Ah.”
After pondering for a moment, she opened her mouth.
“…Then, how about I call you ‘Ed’?”
Edward, it was taking half of his name.
Edward smiled softly and nodded his head slightly. Elysia’s hand was still touching his forehead.
He closed his eyes tightly as if concentrating. It felt like some warm energy was seeping in.
Elysia felt like she needed to focus on that energy, so she closed her eyes as well.
Even though her eyes were closed, she could see colors.
Red, silver, green…
An image appeared where they intertwined with each other like threads, and then a knot was firmly tied.
While she was watching that scene, Edward’s voice was heard.
“…The name I gave to you is ‘El’, it’s El.”
Elysia nodded her head gently with her eyes closed.
“Will you say the same to me?”
She opened her mouth slowly.
“…The name I gave to you… is ‘Ed’, it’s Ed.”
Edward’s soft laughter was heard.
It felt as if he was praising her, saying she did well.
The image that had unfolded inside her closed eyes slowly changed. The tightly knotted threads vanished while harboring a gentle light.
Elysia slowly opened her eyes. At the same time, Edward also opened his eyes, raised his head, and looked at her.
Elysia blinked her eyes and asked.
“…It feels like it’s all done, is that right?”
Edward stared at her blankly before speaking.
“…Yeah. It’s more perfect and stubborn than any other promise.”
A perfect and stubborn promise.
Inferring from his words, it seemed it didn’t always turn out like this.
Elysia slowly withdrew her hand.
She intended to bring up the things she wanted to ask while she had the chance.
From the details about the contract to the things related to the laptop.
Since Edward, who seemed to know the origin of that notebook, was right in front of her, the questions in her mind piled up like a mountain.
Watching her contemplate what to ask first, Edward chuckled.
“Why are you worrying so much? Just say it all. What are you curious about?”
She opened her mouth slightly, then closed it, widening her eyes. Her expression seemed to ask how he knew.
Edward chuckled as if he couldn’t help it.
“It all shows on your face. Don’t you know?”
It was then.
Creak.
The office door opened very slowly.
Yulias was standing in front of it.
He was leaning against the doorway, staring blankly at the two of them.
Elysia stood up from her seat immediately.
“Grand Duke. The Lady and Joshua are…”
Her voice trailed off at the end of her sentence.
No, to be precise, she couldn’t finish speaking.
Yulias’s gaze was colder than ever. His two eyes were beyond quiet, looking as if he was on the verge of drawing his sword right this instant.
It was the calm before the storm.
Yulias’s gaze lingered on Elysia for a moment, then moved slowly.
He stared blankly at Edward. Edward also received that gaze without a word.
Yulias spoke in a low growl.
“…Edward, do you even know what you just did?”

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