The Male Lead’s Attached Maid Is Too Competent - Chapter 26

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The Male Lead’s Devoted Maid is Too Competent Episode 026

3 PM.

Lady Rosette hurriedly entered the office.

“Your Grace, Aidan. And Miss Roella.”

Her voice trembled slightly more than usual, and anxiety lingered around her wrinkled eyes. It seemed the results had come out.

The outcome was obvious anyway. Elisha showing 98% compatibility was mentioned in the original work too. Thanks to that, Christen’s condition would be cured, so how fortunate.

There wasn’t much to be nervous about.

I wouldn’t be kicked out of here.

“The results are in.”

Even so, the moment those words came out, the air in the office froze.

Aidan gripped the desk. He’s getting nervous for nothing. No matter what reaction people showed, I was still organizing documents.

Ah, there’s a typo in this part. I’ll have to retype it later. Isn’t there something like correction tape? I can’t ask them to make that.

“Miss Elisha’s compatibility rating is…”

Lady Rosette took a deep breath.

“98%.”

A brief silence filled the office.

Aidan’s face turned pale.

As expected. Just like the original. I nodded. Lady Rosette spoke with a trembling voice.

“In the history of the Acrasia family, since compatibility testing was introduced… there have only been three compatible individuals who exceeded 95%. And 98% is… the first time. Congratulations, Your Grace.”

Yes, it’s something to celebrate. How much Christen had suffered from that condition. He coughed up blood, collapsed, and sometimes couldn’t even breathe properly from the pain.

Having read the original work, I knew all of that. Having seen the entire process, I could understand Christen’s feelings now. He must be happy, right? He must feel like he could fly to the sky.

“Congratulations, Your Grace.”

At my words, Christen stared at me.

“98%! Miss Elisha, that’s truly amazing. Now Your Grace can be completely cured. What a relief. I truly congratulate you. That’s one less worry!”

Now the original story’s flow would accelerate even more. Thanks to Elisha, Christen would perfectly recover his body and begin earning people’s trust by reforming the Northern Territory and implementing good policies. While building his reputation as the master of the north, he would also handle imperial and political relations well, and deal with the northern traitors.

Of course, there would be various episodes in between. Anyway, the first step toward a happy ending had been taken.

“Now Your Grace can work with peace of mind. There’s really so much to do. We need to prepare for next week’s meeting, and once the quarry business starts in earnest, the paperwork will increase tremendously.”

Well, I would miss that paradise chair in Christen’s bedroom at night and the night snacks I used to eat with Christen.

“Where is Miss Elisha now?”

Christen asked Lady Rosette in a quiet voice.

“She’s resting with the temple priests. She seemed tired, as if the examination consumed a lot of her energy. You should be able to meet her in the bedroom tonight.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Lady Rosette bowed.

As she was about to leave, Christen opened his mouth again.

Now, from tonight on, I could leave the hand-holding and sleeping to Elisha, and during the day I would do the work of keeping this castle running smoothly. That would be sufficient for my role.

Instead, I would have to do better than before. I would have to show my usefulness endlessly.

It’s disappointing to lose the cushy position, but I’ll do better in this role going forward. Let’s go, let’s go, fighting for the working life!

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The Grand Duke’s bedroom door opened. Lady Rosette was watching Elisha with a stern expression. On the way here, Elisha had to listen to countless precautions from Lady Rosette.

Do not climb onto the Grand Duke’s bed.

Do not do anything other than your assigned tasks.

Do not take any other actions without the Grand Duke’s instructions.

And so on.

Anyway, it was full of things she must not do.

‘Just wait until I become the Grand Duchess.’

When that time comes, even that arrogant head maid will bow her head before Elisha. She could only hope that day would come quickly.

Elisha slowly, very slowly stepped inside.

Her heart was beating wildly.

‘This is it. Right here.’

It was the room she had seen in her dream. The massive windows and the high domed ceiling. The mythology painted on the ceiling and the large bed positioned beneath it. And the bedspread with silver embroidery and the chair placed beside the bed.

Everything was identical. Elisha once again felt that the dream was her destiny.

Elisha’s chest swelled with emotion.

‘It was real. My dream was real!’

Laughter seemed about to spill out.

Born in the slums, raised in hunger and cold. She who was nothing, who couldn’t even be called by her name properly.

Now she was standing in the Grand Duke’s bedroom. Later, she would become the Grand Duchess. She would become the mistress who rules this Northern Territory. In her heart, it felt as if that day had already come.

The figure of 98% had proven it. That she was a special existence.

When she saw that number, she had almost screamed.

Lady Rosette quietly closed the door and left. Elisha approached the mirror.

A cleanly washed face. A soft dress. Hair carefully combed down. These too were things she had gained since coming to this place.

Her reflection in the mirror felt unfamiliar. It wasn’t the woman who just two days ago wore rags and was nothing but bones from not eating.

In the mirror stood the future Grand Duchess.

‘I love you.’

Those words that Christen had whispered in her dream were vivid in her ears. The low, deep voice and the large hands that had embraced Elisha’s body. The affection that filled them. These were things Elisha had never even dreamed of in her lifetime.

Elisha carefully sat on the chair beside the bed.

The soft cushion embraced her body.

‘In this chair, I’ll hold Grand Duke Christen’s hand.’

Perhaps Grand Duke Christen would recognize Elisha immediately too. She could feel that a special destiny was waiting for her. With these hands, she would save the Grand Duke. The Grand Duke would surely come to love Elisha.

Elisha’s cheeks reddened.

Ruler of the Northern Territory. A powerful lord who inherited dragon magic. A noble that even the Emperor cannot treat carelessly. All the titles used to describe Christen would be shared by Elisha. It was unbelievable.

The Grand Duchess is the mistress of this castle. When she encountered Roella in the dining hall below, she remembered how she had smiled brightly at her. She was told that Roella was the person who had worked as the Grand Duke’s compatible partner before Elisha appeared.

‘Welcome to this place, Miss Elisha.’

Roella seemed genuinely happy.

Seeing her bright smile, Elisha was puzzled. How could someone who had her position taken away be so calm?

During her time living in the slums, Elisha learned that when something of hers was taken, she had to get it back by any means necessary. So Elisha had always lived that way. When bread was stolen from her, she would strangle someone to take it back, and when her sleeping spot was taken, she would trample others to reclaim it. Elisha was called a vicious one even within the slums.

There were children who trembled in fear of her.

Roella seemed very far removed from such competition.

“What a fool.”

But whatever. If that woman became an obstacle, she would simply eliminate her.

Elisha sank into the chair. Her body and mind melted away in the comfort she had never experienced before. Elisha quietly hummed a little tune.

The Elisha from the slums no longer existed.

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