The Male Lead’s Attached Maid Is Too Competent - Chapter 48

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The Male Lead’s Devoted Maid is Too Competent Episode 048

It really existed.

Really, there were piles and piles of Spring Herb!

“Is this really that important, Miss Roella?”

“Yes! Baron Exla! This is exactly what I was looking for!”

I got excited without realizing it. This was enough to make a cure right now. With this much, I could save the Northern Territory!

In the novel, they make a huge profit selling the cure completed through Elisha’s suggestion. It was because the death knight would sweep through the entire Empire next summer.

That’s next year’s matter.

For immediate use, this was sufficient.

“May I take all of this? In return, I’ll arrange for the doctors at the Grand Duke’s Castle to examine your wife. And I’ll also arrange for you to receive medical care as well, Baron. Finally, I’ll pay a fair price for the medicinal herbs you’re providing now.”

I was prepared to offer anything in exchange for obtaining this herb. Spring Herb was a definite solution.

If it meant making medicine and saving people, Christen would offer anything too, right? If he tried to refuse, I was confident I could persuade him.

But Baron Exla was even humble about it.

“Oh my, it’s just this little thing. It’s nothing much. Miss Roella, I’m just glad we can do something for the Northern Territory.”

“That’s right, Miss Roella. My parents wouldn’t want any compensation.”

Jayman said that too, but I couldn’t accept that.

“Then at least let me send a doctor. Would that be alright?”

Baron Exla glanced toward the inside. That must be where the Baroness was.

“Ahem. Then just that… could we ask for just that?”

“Yes, Baroness.”

Just leave it to me. There’s no way Christen wouldn’t allow it, but even if he refused, I was prepared to kick the doctors’ butts to make it happen. Yes, I should at least do that much!

I grasped Baron Exla’s hand tightly with sparkling eyes.

“Thank you so much, Baron! The Northern Territory and I will never forget this kindness!”

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Chase greeted Roella with a nonchalant face as she returned to the Grand Duke’s Castle. Thanks to traveling on horseback, he was able to return earlier than Roella.

He had wondered what she could possibly obtain from Exla.

“Did they gold-plate that herb or something?”

Seeing how preciously she held it in her arms made his curiosity soar. Roella, who was getting off the carriage and entering inside, paused.

Accordingly, Jayman’s steps naturally stopped as well.

“…Perhaps right now it might be more precious than gold.”

Chase’s gaze went to what Roella was holding in her arms, then met her eyes. At that straightforwardness and transparently clear gaze, a thrill ran through Chase’s entire body.

He never thought he could meet such a treasure in the Northern Territory where he came with a light heart. A smile mixed with ecstasy appeared on Chase’s lips.

“A cure? That’s probably it, right? Where on earth do you come up with such things? Things that others wouldn’t even think of, you do so casually.”

Chase looked Roella up and down.

Roella gazed at Chase with indifferent eyes.

Even those eyes were so desirable. Chase wanted to know everything about Roella, to have her. And he thought he wanted to share every moment with Roella.

It was before Chase could even be flustered by the thought that suddenly raised its head.

“I’ll go inside. Right now I… don’t have time for this.”

The silently omitted phrase ‘uselessly waste’ came through clearly to my ears. What a clever secretary who manages to convey everything he wants to say without actually saying it.

I would have paid thousands, even hundreds of millions to get a secretary like Roella.

Roella walked around to his side with Jayman, who was hesitating with wary eyes, and headed inside.

When Roella’s steps seemed to distance themselves a bit, I followed after her.

“Is there anything you need? Whatever it is, just tell me.”

While eagerly pestering the annoyed Roella. This time wasn’t the least bit precious to me.

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When Jayman and I entered the office, Christen and Aidan were sitting in front of piles of documents with exhausted faces. Elisha hadn’t arrived yet.

Dark circles were deeply set under Christen’s eyes, his blue pupils were cloudier and more turbid than usual, and Aidan was leaning against the edge of the desk with his eyes closed, barely holding onto his consciousness.

“Miss Roella?”

Christen slowly raised his head.

“Your Grace.”

I spoke clearly.

“I’ve returned.”

I closed the door. In truth, despite my intense deliberation, I hadn’t found an answer for how to explain what I knew. Ugh, what should I say if they ask how I found out?

“I’ve finally… discovered the cure.”

The office fell silent as if frozen in an instant. A stillness settled where not even a speck of dust seemed to stir.

Christen and Aidan stared at me blankly. Aidan’s mouth was slightly agape, and Christen seemed to have forgotten even to blink.

I could feel even Jayman, standing beside me, drawing in his breath.

“…Did your errand go well?”

Christen barely managed to speak. His voice was trembling slightly, unlike usual.

“Yes, I found a treatment for the death knight.”

I looked directly into his eyes and spoke clearly.

Christen rose from his seat with slow movements and approached me. He stood before me with careful steps like someone in a dream. Then he looked deeply into my eyes.

“Really… a cure…?”

“Yes. I’m about to tell you about it now.”

I nodded. Honestly, I had no idea what I should say to make this plausible. How could I have discovered a cure for a disease that doctors and scholars hadn’t been able to find for hundreds of years?

I’m not some medical genius of the century.

“How you came to know this…”

“I won’t ask.”

At those words, my hesitating lips closed.

Christen gazed at me silently for a long while. His blue eyes seemed to peer into the depths of my soul. I didn’t avoid his gaze. I looked at him without wavering.

How much time had passed?

Christen carefully placed his hand on my shoulder. The moment his hand touched my shoulder, I realized how much I had been trembling.

“I trust you, Miss Roella.”

He said in a low voice.

“Thank you, Your Grace.”

I answered with a trembling voice. My eyes grew hot. Receiving complete trust from someone was a warmer experience than I had imagined.

He looked back at Aidan.

I took a deep breath. My voice wouldn’t be trembling, would it? Right now, I was trying to ruin the original story on my own accord. This incident would eliminate the opportunity for Elisha and Christen to grow closer.

The flutter I had seen in Elisha’s eyes not long ago stuck disgustingly in my mind. I began to speak in a low voice.

“The death knight is… a disease caused by bacteria.”

“Bacteria?”

“Yes. Very, very small living organisms that are invisible to our eyes.”

I explained using language that people of this world could understand as much as possible.

“They enter our bodies and reproduce, causing disease. It’s like a small enemy army invading the castle that is our body.”

Christen slowly nodded and listened seriously to my words.

“If we can kill those bacteria, we can also cure the disease.”

That was precisely the core treatment strategy for this illness.

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