The Male Lead’s Attached Maid Is Too Competent - Chapter 12

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The Male Lead’s Devoted Maid is Too Competent Episode 012

“Oh, Mr. Jayman? My goodness, that Mr. Jayman?”

Roella jumped up from her seat. Then she blinked her eyes with a somewhat surprised expression. It was such a sudden reaction that even Jayman was startled.

“Yes, that’s correct. Do you know me?”

“Of course! You’re the person who will help His Grace the Grand Duke accomplish great things! Wow, you’ve finally appeared.”

I didn’t know what the muttered words at the end meant, but the previous sentence struck right into his heart.

Jayman swallowed.

“You said I’m someone who will… accomplish great things? Me?”

“Yes, Mr. Jayman! Wow, please take good care of me from now on!”

“…I look forward to working with you too.”

It seemed Jayman had harbored some narrow-minded prejudices about Roella. She has such good judgment of people. Jayman spoke with a somewhat proud feeling.

“My reputation must have reached here. Well, I was considered one of the aces even in the Imperial Capital. I was up for promotion and was the youngest candidate.”

“That makes perfect sense! Now, would you like to sit here? But what brings you here? Do you need anything perhaps…?”

“Ah, His Grace the Grand Duke asked me to have this proposal reviewed.”

“Yes! This is exactly my specialty. Just wait a moment, Mr. Jayman.”

Jayman watched Roella with a somewhat relieved heart. She didn’t seem like a bad person at all.

Seeing Roella examining the documents with a bright smile naturally lifted his mood.

‘She could be a good colleague.’

It didn’t take very long for that sentiment to flip like a palm.

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Meeting Jayman was somewhat surprising. Aidan and Christen were inseparable like one body, so that was understandable.

Jayman was a talent who appeared at the Grand Duke’s House around the time the original story began. He originally worked in the capital but returned home due to family matters, right?

Whatever his background, the fact that Jayman appeared now meant it was almost time for the Female Protagonist to show up as well.

Besides that, there was another reason I welcomed Jayman.

Jayman was the person who helped Christen discover the cycle of monster invasions and contributed to Ecological Research. Thanks to Jayman, they could effectively block the monsters.

How could I not welcome someone who would accomplish such feats? Living in a world with monsters already meant you never knew when you might become prey and die.

Actually, monsters were animals that had mutated after being contaminated by magic, and it was the Female Protagonist and Christen who would uncover this and solve the fundamental cause.

“Hehehe. From now on, Jayman will be one of the rising powers in the Grand Duke’s House.”

Jayman was someone who would later stand shoulder to shoulder with Aidan. There was nothing bad about getting on Jayman’s good side. Maybe he’d even write me a letter of recommendation? Since Jayman had experience working in the Imperial Capital, he probably had connections too.

Perhaps my dream of getting a job in the Imperial Capital had gotten a little closer.

I put my whole heart into reviewing Jayman’s documents. There were a few places that needed correction, but for the standards of this era, it was quite excellent.

Seeing how Jayman returned in a good mood after talking with me, I had definitely laid a solid foundation.

‘Wow, as expected of Mr. Jayman! Truly worthy of being an ace from the Imperial Capital. The documents are really neat, aren’t they?’

‘Haha. Miss Roella really has a good eye. But Miss Roella was truly excellent too, wasn’t she?’

‘You’re too kind. I only know what I’ve learned by watching over others’ shoulders.’

I showed appropriate modesty and praised Jayman. After all, praise can make even whales dance.

‘Should I leave it to Mr. Jayman who went through the Academy’s elite course? Please take care of me from now on, Mr. Jayman. We’re working together for the Grand Duke’s House, aren’t we?’

‘I should be the one asking you to take care of me.’

This is exactly what workplace life is like. It seems like I’m doing really well at work this time?

I couldn’t help but do a shoulder dance at my work capabilities. I was feeling endlessly good.

That’s when the mistake I made last night popped up mockingly. As if asking whether I was really doing well. I had gone crazy and fallen asleep in the Grand Duke’s bed.

“Ugh.”

I buried my face in my palms as the memory I had barely forgotten came back. Fortunately, there was no one in the office. I had only lain down briefly on the Grand Duke’s bed. Christen seemed to be running late, and the bed tempted me.

I thought no one would know if I just lay down for a moment and got up.

But really, really, it was different. I knew Christen’s bed had exceptional specifications, but that blanket and mattress that wrapped around me as if custom-made for my body!

It was the height of bliss. That chair I thought was like the Company President’s chair felt low-spec in comparison. I think I understood why rich people use beds worth tens of millions of won. After sleeping and waking up in that bed, my whole body felt refreshed.

I even realized that what doctors said about the importance of sleep was true.

My body was really comfortable, but.

The problem was right there.

“I should have just lain down for a moment and gotten up! I’m crazy, crazy! What’s the point of being physically comfortable? That bed could become my coffin!”

This was a serious matter that could get me fired if I messed up. Lady Rosette had said I should absolutely never fall asleep in Grand Duke Christen’s bed.

If I got fired, a moment of comfort could result in losing a lifetime of comfort. I imagined myself being kicked out and curled up sleeping on the streets.

Christen, who wasn’t there when I fell asleep, wasn’t there when I woke up either.

Did he not come into the bedroom?

Did he come in? Then why didn’t he say anything?

I had been nervous all morning, but I forgot about it while concentrating on work. But then it suddenly came to mind.

All day long, I’d seem to forget about it, then suddenly think of it like this and feel like I was going crazy.

“…Ah, I let my guard down…”

Maybe it was because I rested well all weekend. All my tension had completely relaxed. The Grand Duke’s House with good benefits let us rest well on weekends.

Of course, nights were unavoidable. Christen was so busy even on weekends that I couldn’t even catch a glimpse of him.

So I could spend weekends entirely as time for myself. I read the books we bought together last time and took walks in the garden.

I must have gone crazy because of that leisurely feeling.

“Aaaah, I’d rather you just say something to me…”

I thought about asking first, but what if he didn’t come in? Then wouldn’t I be making trouble for nothing? What if I get fired? Ugh. It was really a shitty Monday.

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That night.

It was a tiring Monday night. We held a Northern Territory meeting based on the new proposal Jayman brought. We had to eat dinner lightly because we were engaged in heated discussions all day.

Magic power addiction symptoms added to his fatigue were weighing down Christen’s body. It felt like being dragged into the depths, into an abyss.

“Tsk.”

Christen rubbed his pale face and clicked his tongue lightly. His mental fatigue was as high as his physical fatigue.

No matter how much they work for the Northern Territory, their essence is nobility. That meant they were people who couldn’t give up their individual interests. They all insisted on their own benefits.

They were hoping for crumbs to fall from finalizing the quarry. Like foxes in a vineyard.

Trying to satisfy everyone’s interests made a meeting that could have been short drag on.

Christen sank his body deep into the bathtub. Still, it was meaningful. The wind that started from Roella’s small note was just beginning to blow through the Northern Territory.

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