The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 121

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Chapter 121

I suppose so.

The Head Maid’s warning sounded plausible, but while I understood it intellectually, my heart couldn’t relate to it at all.

In short, she meant I should be careful because rumors might spread about a romantic relationship between Raphael and me…

‘That’s a bit…’

Hard to imagine.

First of all, I don’t want to deceive Raphael for the rest of my life. I didn’t have the confidence to keep lying to him.

In fact, this is one of the important matters I must deal with during the hunting festival.

‘How exactly should I reveal to Raphael that I am Andert?’

Ah, my head. I’m getting a headache even though I haven’t thought of any solution yet.

“Head Maid, there’s something I’ve been worrying about lately.”

“Don’t change the subject, my lady. We were just discussing marriage.”

“Then you should listen to me even more. Raphael might propose, you know.”

“…Excuse me?”

I explained the general situation to the surprised Head Maid. Roughly speaking, it was about how something I said thoughtlessly during my time as Andert might come back to bite me.

Perhaps finding the topic quite interesting, the Assassin Butler who had been bringing refreshments forgot his duties and stood next to the Head Maid. Then he quietly raised one arm.

“Do you have a question?”

“Yes. Is the Andert you keep mentioning the hero of the Mage War, Andert Pager, who’s called Raphael’s sword?”

“Yes.”

“…Does that mean you and that Andert Pager are the same person?”

“Yes.”

A huge crack appeared in the Assassin Butler’s expressionless face.

For the first time, an exclamation escaped from the lips of someone who always maintained a rigid poker face everywhere.

“So that’s why you could beat me like a dog! Butler Danahan, all my questions are finally answered. There was a good reason why you could boss around that monster-like Previous Baroness as if she were your limbs.”

Well, it’s fortunate if he understood right away.

“It’s a secret.”

“I’m not in a position to go around blabbing to anyone.”

“Didn’t you say your life goal was to leave Midwintry and find freedom?”

“Butler work seems to be my calling too. Every time I polish the silverware, I feel a peace of mind I’ve never experienced before.”

“Because of Lu?”

When Lu’s name was mentioned, he looked down as if he’d been dozing off and pretended not to hear.

What could have happened between them that the Assassin Butler can’t even open his mouth?

The Lu I knew was annoying in many ways but was fundamentally infinitely gentle, so it was hard to imagine.

The Assassin Butler said.

“Just get married. Your partner is one of the most powerful people in Pen Rota.”

“Are your ears blocked? I’m planning to reveal that I’m Andert. Whether our friendship continues or not, from the moment I reveal my identity, I can’t be a woman to Raphael.”

The Head Maid skillfully supported my words.

“And my lady has no intention of being seen as a woman either. You want to reveal your identity because you don’t want to cause deeper wounds through unnecessary misunderstandings, right?”

“Right, that’s exactly it.”

The Assassin Butler stroked his chin with a serious face and asked a slightly different question.

“But are you really sure Duke Jenail doesn’t know your identity?”

“I’m telling you he doesn’t.”

At my affirmation, the Assassin Butler shook his head firmly.

“Think carefully, my lady. Has Duke Jenail never once shown signs of suspecting you? He’s a man similar to the Swordmaster. You shouldn’t let your guard down thinking he’s the same Raphael from four years ago that you remember. He’s become stronger, more capable, and more politically astute. He could easily hide his expressions and thoughts.”

This was a completely different perspective from the Head Maid’s. Moreover, remembering his former profession as an assassin, it didn’t seem like excessive suspicion.

As he said, did Raphael readily accept my claim of being ‘Andert’s sibling’?

No.

“…Yesterday’s incident wasn’t acting.”

“Even I can’t manage acting that involves coughing up blood, sibling. Don’t tell me you demanded cooperation without even trusting me?”

“I just left room for doubt to prepare for any possible situation.”

Back then, what exactly did he suspect about me?

My identity as Andert’s sister? Or perhaps…

“That’s right, Daisy. You need to be a bit more careful.”

A welcome voice pierced through my deepening thoughts.

I reflexively stood up and turned my head to see a man sitting in a chair by the window where late autumn sunlight was falling.

With his legs crossed, leisurely reading a book, he smiled when our eyes met.

“You’re not as meticulous as you think you are.”

“Lu!”

“The tomato soup colored dress suits you well too. It reminds me of the cans rolling around on your house floor.”

“Tomato colored, you say.”

I heard the Head Maid’s muttered lament, but I wasn’t bothered at all.

Probably because of the ‘cans rolling around on your house floor’ he mentioned. During our time together on Quin Island, one of Lu’s few roles was emptying the rainwater from those cans.

I drank the black tea the Assassin Butler had left behind in one gulp (he had slipped away as soon as I called Lu’s name), then went to the seat across from Lu.

“Did you just arrive?”

The blue-haired handsome man lightly shrugged his shoulders.

“As you can see.”

“Sorry for moving first without saying anything. Raphael was going on about my physical condition and trying to keep me confined in Jenail Castle. If it hadn’t been then, it would have been troublesome to return to Midwintry.”

Listening quietly to my words, he tapped the edge of his book with his round fingernails and smiled.

“As expected, he’s being presumptuous from the start.”

He was probably referring to Raphael.

“You don’t need to worry about my feelings. I like that kind of decisiveness in you. It’s much better than things getting tangled up due to indecision.”

“Hmm. Still, leaving without saying anything was too much.”

“Is that so? Certainly, you’re the first person to treat me like a dog.”

“A dog?”

That damn dog thing again. He always treated me like a pet, so this is perfect. Now you can feel something similar too.

Lu, who had been staring into my eyes, smiled faintly as if he had peered into my mind.

“That’s exciting in its own way though?”

“…You didn’t just read my thoughts, did you?”

“I don’t need to read them to see them.”

“How? Is it magic?”

“No, the power of experience.”

Is this a 179-year-old’s joke?

The Head Maid, who had been listening quietly, asked me in a somewhat flustered voice.

“My lady. Don’t tell me Lu also stayed at Jenail Castle with you?”

Lu answered instead.

“Don’t worry. I stayed as Morian Sereniye, not as the blue-haired cook.”

The Head Maid, who had been looking at him with complicated eyes, took a deep breath.

“Then I’ll ask one thing, Lu. Are you going to continue being Lu, the gardener and cook of the Weatherwax Family? Or will you be Morian Sereniye, helping with social activities as the new lady’s relative?”

One of Lu’s eyebrows twitched slightly. The Head Maid’s direct question seemed unexpected.

But soon he leaned back comfortably in his chair with an amused expression.

“Hmm. It’s soft? Finally, some decent chairs have arrived. To answer your question, Head Maid, I won’t be moving around as Morian anymore. I only acted in that frilly form purely to avoid causing trouble for Daisy.”

The Head Maid slowly nodded with an expression of hearing something unexpected.

“No matter how capable I am, I don’t prefer operating in a woman’s body. It’s quite inconvenient to utilize magic while transformed.”

According to theory, overlapping magic is impossible. Yet Lu can use overlapping magic probably because he’s a demigod.

‘He’s abandoning the Morian appearance. Then what identity will he use to move around with me from now on?’

He said he’d move together wherever I go. Is he trying to steal Jin’s assistant role?

“Let’s continue the conversation we were having. We don’t have that much time either.”

As if she’d been waiting for this, the Head Maid’s eyes widened.

“Marriage. We were discussing marriage, my lady.”

Good grief. How can you say that so openly?

I stealthily glanced at Lu.

‘….’

Contrary to my expectations, Lu showed no reaction whatsoever to the word ‘marriage.’ He didn’t participate in the conversation or even prick up his ears, showing not even the slightest interest, making me feel like a fool for being so busy worrying about him.

‘Was it my mistake to think he would care….’

I did think that Lu would support whatever decision I made. But rather than feeling grateful, I felt somewhat deflated.

I swallowed a sigh and looked at the Head Maid.

“There’s something more important before that. The matter of how to reveal the truth to Raphael.”

Raphael.

At that word, Lu showed a slightly different reaction than before. He closed the book he had been concentrating on.

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