The Heavenly Demon Cult’s Strongest Maid - Chapter 19

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Chapter 19

“Why, why are you acting like this!”

Frightened by Eok I-geon’s gaze, I pushed Yang So-baek away with all my strength.

Then the maids, misunderstanding my actions, giggled and each made their own comments.

“Oh come on, if you’re going to get married soon anyway, what’s the big deal!”

“That’s right, no need to be shy in front of us. If you’re meeting your lover after so long, you should at least give him a hug!”

“Girl! I’m so jealous, really!”

What marriage!

I couldn’t tell them it was all lies now, and it was driving me crazy.

“I had no idea you felt that way about me, Seolha…”

What has this guy been babbling about since earlier?

“If you’re okay with it, I could marry you today!”

Are you insane?

What did you eat wrong?

Why is your face turning red?

I thought I needed to quickly separate him from the maids before he said more nonsense.

“Oh my, what’s this!”

“Seolha just got proposed to, right? Amazing!”

“Let’s hurry and go spread the news!”

Whether fortunately or unfortunately, regardless of my efforts, the maids all rushed off.

Thanks to that, I was left alone with Yang So-baek, just as I had so desperately wanted.

“Getting married?”

Ah, Eok I-geon was still here.

With an ominous voice, Eok I-geon slowly walked toward me.

Had I done something wrong again?

For some reason, the way he looked at me seemed unusual.

“I-I greet Prince Lee!”

It was Yang So-baek who stepped forward in place of me, who had frozen momentarily.

The guy managed to recognize Eok I-geon and bravely greeted him.

“State your affiliation.”

“I am Yang So-baek of the Blood Shadow Sect 10th Strike Force!”

“10th Strike Force means you’re a newcomer.”

“That’s correct!”

“But this isn’t the Blood Shadow Unit.”

Eok I-geon looked Yang So-baek up and down with a displeased gaze.

“Ah, well, I came to see Seolha briefly.”

“Why my personal maid?”

“Since we’ll be working together at Headquarters, I thought we should exchange greetings and see each other’s faces… haha, something like that.”

He really has no sense of the situation.

Yang So-baek answered with a grin, seemingly mistaking Eok I-geon’s questions for interest in him.

“I heard you just proposed to my maid. Are you two planning to hold a wedding ceremony?”

“Yes, actually…”

“Y-Young Master! I’ll explain this. This all stems from a small misunderstanding… Anyway, I can tell you everything!”

“Is that so?”

I nodded vigorously and signaled to Yang So-baek with my eyes.

Would you please just get lost?

The door is over there.

I’ll explain everything to you later, so until then, don’t even open your mouth and just wait. Got it?

Like a true best friend, he immediately understood my meaning.

“I’ll definitely see you soon.”

Yang So-baek bowed to Eok I-geon and quickly disappeared through the back gate.

Once he left, my mind became peaceful in an instant, as if a time bomb had disappeared.

“Now you need to explain, don’t you? You’re… getting married?”

How dare you, leaving me behind!

The latter part was definitely my imagination.

But why did it feel like I really heard it?

Eok I-geon’s mood was currently very unpleasant.

A maid he had invested in, even teaching her martial arts, suddenly saying she wanted to get married – of course he’d be furious.

This time I realized for certain. I need to pay special attention to training my successor!

Especially for Eok I-geon’s meal menu, I was planning to create a meal plan to hand over.

If I could make him realize there was talent to replace me, his obsession with me would surely fade quickly.

Since there wasn’t much time left, I should hurry and select candidates.

“Are you thinking about other things in the middle of this?”

Eok I-geon’s cold gaze stuck to me.

I deliberately pretended to hesitate and think for a moment, then confessed everything without holding back.

“…So you’re saying you created a fake lover to hide that you spent the night with me?”

“Yes. Actually, I thought everything would be resolved with the Demon Doctor’s help. But the suspicious looks didn’t completely disappear, so I ended up dragging my friend into it too. I never dreamed Yang So-baek would come looking for me at this time. Why did he have to come now of all times…”

“You’re really sure there’s nothing between you two?”

“Of course! I’ve been friends with him since we were little kids! He’s like a female friend to me.”

Yang So-baek and I getting married?

Just thinking about it made me feel like I’d break out in hives.

“But was it really necessary to go that far?”

“Pardon?”

“It’s just rumors anyway, so what reason was there to go to such lengths with those lies?”

“Well, for my survival and for Young Master’s honor…”

“Is someone trying to kill you?”

Eok I-geon’s expression instantly turned cold.

Worried that something might happen to innocent people, I answered immediately.

“No! What I meant was that I’d become a target of jealousy from the maids who admire Young Master! It would get tiresome if that happened. I mentioned before how incredibly popular Young Master is among the maids, didn’t I?”

The reality was probably worse, but I spoke as if it were nothing serious.

“Besides, more important than me is Young Master’s honor. How unpleasant it must have been to be involved in such rumors with a mere maid like me. Everything I did was to improve Young Master’s mood.”

I really wanted to live, after all.

“You only try to improve someone’s mood when they’re angry.”

“…That’s true.”

“But I wasn’t angry at all. So you did something pointless.”

Huh?

“Are you two close?”

“You mean… Yang So-baek?”

“Yes.”

“Yes, we’re very close. Actually, we’re best friends.”

Is he trying to pull some strings in the Blood Shadow Unit?

It didn’t match Eok I-geon’s personality, but just in case, I added some TMI.

“I don’t have parents, you see. So I got teased a bit when I was young, and Yang So-baek always stood up for me. He’s a bit sneaky, but he’s loyal.”

Since it happened before my possession, I don’t remember it, but Shin Geum told me about it.

Thanks to that incident, Yang So-baek still enjoys the benefit of free noodles and dumplings.

“You live alone with your grandmother?”

“Yes. Grandmother is my only family.”

But did I ever tell Eok I-geon about my grandmother?

“What kind of person is your grandmother?”

“She’s just ordinary. She runs a noodle shop.”

Why would he ask about Grandmother in such an unsettling way?

I stealthily observed Eok I-geon’s expression, but there was nothing I could read from his face.

“I’m curious about the taste of the noodles.”

What, that’s what it was about?

I got nervous for nothing.

Eok I-geon was currently exploring various noodle dishes for lunch menus.

It seemed he had become curious about what noodles sold in the market tasted like.

“To me, it’s the most delicious noodle shop, but it’s far too humble a place to bring you, Young Master. I’ll pay more attention to preparing meals that suit your taste.”

My mind still held countless menus endlessly.

Not only Korean dishes like bibim noodles, banquet noodles, and makguksu, but also Chinese-style jjamppong and jjajangmyeon were possible, and I knew how to cook various noodle dishes like pasta and udon.

Tsk, thinking about it makes me want to eat some too.

Anyway, I was confident I could keep Eok I-geon from getting bored until the day I quit being his personal maid.

“If it’s noodles, this lord also likes them very much. Where is this place you say is the most delicious?”

At the voice that came out of nowhere, I turned my head and immediately prostrated myself flat on the ground.

“I-I greet Cheonma!”

Cheonma, who had been quiet for a while, had come to find me again.

Once again, I couldn’t even sense his presence.

Even though I had achieved the opening of the Conception and Governing Vessels, Cheonma is still Cheonma, I suppose.

“Father, what brings you here?”

“I used to come here occasionally anyway. But you’re the one who made Seolha like this?”

Cheonma personally helped me stand up as he asked Eok I-geon.

He seemed quite surprised as he examined my body.

“The scattered energies have settled well in your danjeon. I was somewhat concerned about it, but you did well.”

Did Cheonma also know about my body’s condition?

“What martial arts have you learned?”

Cheonma’s eyes looking at me were filled with expectation.

He probably thought I had learned at least one martial art befitting my internal energy.

I sincerely wanted to live up to his expectations, but I spoke honestly.

“I learned the Demon Life Sword and Demon Life Steps from Prince Lee.”

“You only learned that much?”

“Starting tomorrow, I plan to teach her the Five Element Demon Sword.”

“Oh ho, is that so?”

At Eok I-geon’s answer, Cheonma chuckled as if amused.

Then he suddenly thrust his face close to mine.

“How about this lord?”

“…Pardon?”

“Would you like to learn martial arts from this lord as well?”

What, what did you say?

You’re telling me, a mere maid, to learn martial arts from Cheonma?

Have father and son both gone mad together?

I heard somewhere that there’s no favor without a price.

When I couldn’t say anything out of fear, Cheonma whispered in a tempting tone.

“Just one thing, I’ll teach you whatever martial art you want. Of course, excluding Cheonma’s exclusive martial arts.”

“…Whatever I want?”

The expression “possessed by a ghost” would be fitting.

Like an evil demon whispering in my ear, Cheonma’s voice resonated softly, captivating my mind.

If it was a martial art I wanted, there really was just one.

“Lightness skill. I want to learn an amazing lightness skill!”

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