The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 115

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Chapter 115

Lu is really hard to understand.

He’s mature enough that you can feel the age gap, yet sometimes he acts even more childish than Andert. But what can I do? I have to play along with his whims.

I deliberately extended both hands and politely requested.

“Mr. Lu. You’re a demigod, so couldn’t you easily get it for me?”

“A little more cutely.”

Damn it. What the hell is so important about being cute?

I recalled the situations when Lu described me with that terrible adjective ‘cute.’

So, in those situations, I roughly…

“Shut up and go get it.”

“…”

“Close your mouth and bring it?”

“…”

“…If you don’t want to die, hurry up and bring it?”

When I looked at him with eyes asking if this wasn’t it either, Lu answered with an indifferent expression.

“Impossible.”

What? This bastard. If you can’t do it, you should say so from the start…

Lu smiled wickedly and reached out to stretch my right cheek.

“This sulky face.”

Surprised by the sudden skinship, I missed the timing to get angry. So I just blurted out whatever.

“Stop calling me cute. It pisses me off.”

“Half the reason I do it is to make you mad.”

This old man really…

I sharply turned my head and swatted his hand away. Then I asked Lu, who still had that wicked expression.

“Fine, I understand that it’s impossible for you to act directly. But why is it impossible? Because it’s more rewarding if I do it alone?”

“I don’t see the point in feeling rewarded by something like that. Suffering unnecessarily isn’t something you need to seek out.”

Lu, who had been blinking slowly as if deep in thought, opened his mouth again after a long silence.

“…Before Dian Ket, who became a god, left the mortal realm. He and I made several promises.”

Before leaving the mortal realm?

‘Does that mean he became a god and ascended to the cosmos?’

So Dian Ket became a god.

I stared at Lu with a strange feeling. Does he want to become a god too?

“I told you to focus on my words when I’m speaking.”

“…I was focusing.”

Lu openly snorted at my words.

“You think I don’t know you? Unless I spent the last 14 years doing nothing, there can’t be anyone in this world who knows you as well as I do.”

Pretending not to hear activated. Fortunately, Lu kindly went along with my pretense.

“One promise I made with Dian Ket: I will not lay a hand on Mephistopheles.”

What? You can’t lay a hand on who?

Of course, I had been wondering about it. With such powerful strength, why didn’t he directly deal with Mephistopheles, who was a traitor…

“Two, I will not take his legacy away from its owners.”

Good heavens.

I thought there couldn’t be another promise as useless as the first one. But there was.

“Why did you make such promises? Can’t you just pretend they never happened?”

“Are you asking me to pretend a promise with a god never happened? What a cute request. The reason I granted Dian Ket’s request is simple. He had never made such a request of me before. Probably Dian Ket didn’t expect the situation to flow this way either.”

So it was an unbreakable promise.

Both Lu and Dian Ket. It seems that being a demigod doesn’t grant perfect insight.

“Then you can’t touch the legacy at all? You stole Dian Ket’s diary from me just fine.”

“It’s a psychological difference. Taking versus safekeeping. Petty tricks don’t work. You can’t fool a god’s eyes.”

Ah, so that’s why…

“I’ll protect you no matter what, so just focus on obtaining that legacy.”

So he meant he’d help indirectly since he couldn’t move directly.

“Then… you’re staying with me?”

“How surprising.”

“In Morian’s form?”

“Why? Do you like this face after all? You’re more devious than you look, Daisy.”

“Devious? Who’s the most devious one here right now?”

Lu pointed to himself with an innocent expression.

“Well, me?”

After glaring at each other like we were having a staring contest (of course Lu just smiled annoyingly), I was the first to give up.

I slipped into bed and pulled the covers up to my chin while turning my back to Lu.

“I need to sleep now. Go to another room. I need some alone time.”

“Tuck me in?”

“If you get on my bed, I’ll scream.”

“Really?”

When I didn’t answer, he laughed softly.

“Sleep well, sulky Daisy.”

Whether he had returned to Morian’s appearance, the hand that lightly brushed my cheek before moving away was as soft as flour dough.

The cheerful sound of heels clicked away leisurely.

Only after Lu disappeared could I let out a sigh of relief and relax my tense body.

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The next day.

A doctor came early in the morning.

The doctor, who had been informed about the considerable amount of blood I coughed up, examined me with an extremely serious expression. Then he repacked his medical bag with an endlessly puzzled face.

“Hmm. This is strange. Your complexion, heartbeat, breathing, and everything else are all normal. If you coughed up that much blood, you absolutely couldn’t be normal…”

Be more surprised. That’s magic for you.

Deshero, who had brought the doctor, didn’t harbor much suspicion about my healthy condition.

Rather, his suspicion was entirely directed at Morian, who was sitting beside the bed busily knitting.

However, soon remembering the relationship between Count Sereniye and me (there’s no way sharp Deshero wouldn’t suspect the relationship between Count Sereniye, who even owned Andert’s photo studio, and me), he naturally treated her as if she wasn’t there.

“Weatherwax Baroness, the doctor will examine you three times a day while you stay here.”

“What? You’re proceeding with something I didn’t even ask for? Why don’t you stop these bothersome tasks?”

“Please restrain your rough language a bit when it’s just me here.”

No way. Jin is right there with her eyes wide open. I have to be faithful to my role.

“The point is I don’t like it. Understand?”

“It’s His Grace’s order. If it’s bothersome, go directly to him and prove your health condition yourself.”

That’s even more bothersome.

“…But are you really okay?”

“Yeah.”

Deshero’s tired eyes glanced toward Lu. Then he carefully opened his mouth.

“Previously, I think you said you had about 10 years left to live, could that influence be…”

“Baron Deshero.”

Deshero’s words were cut off by a voice that suddenly interrupted.

His black eyes turned toward Morian Sereniye, whose fair, delicate fingers were working busily.

“You seem to be staying in a lady’s bedroom for too long.”

“…”

“Unmarried men and women shouldn’t waste too much time in the same room. Or perhaps, does Baron Deshero have an interest in our Daisy?”

Deshero furrowed his brow sharply. Seeing his nose twitch, he seemed unbearably displeased.

Hey, does anyone feel good hearing that kind of talk? Manage your expression.

“His Grace will visit personally in an hour. Please rest well until then.”

After Deshero curtly said that and left the room, I scolded Lu for saying something ridiculous.

“Why are you giving the kid a hard time?”

Regardless, Lu continued her knitting without even making eye contact with me.

“Deshero Kontana seemed to know who you are.”

I awkwardly wiped my nose.

He does know, but since it wasn’t revealed but rather discovered, it’s a bit hard to confidently affirm…

“Well, whether you tell or not is your freedom, so I won’t say anything. But it’s true that you’re staying unnecessarily long. A warning is necessary.”

“Deshero is my companion and friend. I don’t have even an ant’s eye booger worth of such embarrassing feelings.”

“Even when you don’t have them, romantic interest is something that develops. You’d better conduct yourself well. That way, innocent men won’t block our Daisy’s marriage prospects. Isn’t that right, Assistant Jin?”

“…That’s correct.”

What? Marriage prospects?

I glared at Jin, who was standing by the door and answering awkwardly.

‘Did you tell her?’

Jin smoothly averted her eyes. She did tell. It seemed she had informed Lu in great detail about what had happened in Weatherwax while she was away.

There was nothing wrong with what Lu said, but…

‘Actually, what little interest I had was completely cut off as of yesterday.’

To be precise, no particular feelings had stirred since reuniting with Lu.

This is a kind of insight.

When I can barely handle Lu alone, add a husband on top of that? Even if it’s just for show, it feels like gaining an extra mouth to feed, which I find quite distasteful.

To take on new responsibilities, it’s become difficult enough just to take care of myself now.

I walked toward the door, holding the bonnet and parasol that were symbols of an autumn noblewoman.

“Where are you going, Baroness?”

“My head feels stuffy. I need to move my body a bit.”

“Duke Jenail’s visit is scheduled.”

“If it’s urgent, he’ll find me on his own.”

From behind my head, I heard Lu’s cheerful sarcasm.

“Oh, are you going to meet a groom candidate as soon as I mention it?”

“In a situation that could end any day, what groom candidate? I don’t have the energy to worry about such things. Stop misunderstanding. Know this, Morian. From today, my lifelong dream is life extension.”

“Really? As expected, our Baroness is wonderful. I’ll cheer you on.”

She seemed fine last night, but why is she so sharp today again? Lu seemed more suited than me for the role of the disagreeable and prickly Weatherwax Baroness.

But the moment I left the bedroom and closed the door.

A flash-like realization pierced through my mind.

“Could it be, jealousy?”

Jin, who heard my self-questioning, opened her mouth in bewilderment.

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