The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 15

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Chapter 15

This unlucky bastard sometimes acts like he’s my teacher or something in front of me.

Unlike when the Head Maid teaches me, the reason I feel uncomfortable is probably because I can clearly sense his intention to tease me.

“You learned how to greet properly, didn’t you? How about trying again?”

“….”

“Even dogs repay kindness, and I don’t think our Miss Daisy is worse than a dog.”

Crack. I glared at him while gritting my teeth and answered.

“Thanks.”

After all, it was true that I had received Lu’s help.

Lu’s smile deepened after receiving my greeting.

“Thanks?”

“…you.”

“If you’re grateful, you should pay the price.”

What price? I glared at him with wary eyes.

“From now on, don’t do such ignorant things when you don’t have the ability, don’t act like there’s no tomorrow, always use your head before your body, and if you absolutely must dispose of a corpse, tell me first. Easy, right?”

Does Lu want to become a gardener, cook, and teacher all at once?

“Your answer?”

Just as I was about to respond with “Why should I?”, the thick earthy smell from inside the bag pierced my nostrils.

In my mind, I pictured Lu traveling back and forth to the outskirts for half a day. And his back as he would return to the estate and start cooking with those fresh ingredients.

Then my desire to argue faded away.

‘Lu really is strange.’

He’s enthusiastic in weird ways. Going all the way to the outskirts to get fresh ingredients.

When I quietly whispered that I understood, Lu closed his eyes again with a satisfied expression.

“By the way, are you a noble?”

“You?”

“Are you a noble, Mr. Lu?”

“I’m curious about your reason for thinking so.”

With his eyes closed, he recited in a slow voice as if talking in his sleep.

“Of course, I am elegant, dignified, wealthy, considerate, handsome, well-built, kind, intellectual, and have high self-awareness. But that’s not enough reason to look like a noble.”

So you do know that you have really high self-awareness.

“About half of that was right. And on top of that, you helped me and the Head Maid.”

“That’s good.”

“…What is? Getting us out?”

“No, speaking at length. Keep chattering enthusiastically like that from now on. Don’t speak in broken fragments like an idiot.”

I was dumbfounded.

‘Idiot….’

Fine, I suppose that’s how I appear and there’s nothing I can do about it.

But doesn’t he know how terribly I hate that my words get longer because of him?

Of course he doesn’t know since I never told him. And I have no intention of telling him in the future!

“Rejected.”

“You’re like a contrarian.”

When I coldly shook my head, Lu snorted.

“Are you curious about how I got you two out?”

“Yeah.”

“If you’re curious, make the flower bloom. Easy, right? This is getting off cheap.”

What’s with that “Easy, right?”

“It takes too long. The sprout hasn’t even grown yet!”

“You just stuck the seed in the dirt and haven’t even glanced at it since. How would a sprout grow?”

“If sprouts only grow when you’re interested in them, how do weeds on the roadside grow so vigorously?”

“Don’t ask me, try experimenting yourself. Who knows, maybe if you acknowledge it in passing, some cotyledons might sprout.”

“For a weed, I’m paying quite a bit of attention to it.”

“Yet you can’t even give that weed a name. Miss Daisy? You must be joking.”

Lu opened his eyes again and looked at me intently.

“If you fill in the nameplate.”

“….”

“I’ll answer that question. What was it, whether I’m a noble? It’s not a difficult question.”

“….”

“If you don’t want to do even that, throw away not just the nameplate but the whole pot. What use is forcing something to grow? There’s nothing more stupid than getting stressed over blooming just a few flowers. Right?”

Lu seemed to be under some grand delusion.

‘Does he think I’ll give up everything in a fit of anger if he talks so discouragingly?’

As soon as we arrived at Weatherwax Estate, I got off without looking back.

After placing the cooking ingredients in the kitchen, I grabbed a pen and immediately returned to the foyer. Then I crouched on the stairs holding the pot.

Looking at the empty nameplate made me feel like my head was empty too.

‘Fine. Naming isn’t a big deal. I decided on the name Daisy in 10 seconds too. I can use the same method.’

A name that sounds like a pot to anyone who hears it.

…There’s no such thing.

‘Then let’s just name it randomly.’

But how do you name something randomly?

Actually, that’s the thing. Naming isn’t done randomly. Names have meaning and affection.

And from the moment you have affection, you inevitably develop a sense of responsibility. Especially if the owner of the name is a plant I planted and raised myself.

‘Is it okay for me, who will only live for 3 years, to have a sense of responsibility?’

If I can’t take care of it, this plant will die.

If I’m lucky, another maid might continue raising it, but even if it’s just a weed, I can’t leave a life I raised to chance.

“Sigh.”

Naming. What an annoying price to pay.

After hesitating dozens of times while sitting, I finally filled in the nameplate.

『Lu』

‘This name definitely seems like it would be less burdensome.’

By the time I decided on the name, the moon had already risen. I stood up in a daze and returned to the kitchen, where a delicious smell that stimulated my sense of smell was wafting.

Since he was almost finished cooking, Lu stood in front of the fire with one hand on his hip, stirring the ladle in the stew. Perhaps because of his tall stature, his head was bent particularly low.

Only then did the hunger I had forgotten come rushing back.

After placing the pot on the kitchen table, I spoke to the back of his head.

“Say hello. This is my pot Lu.”

Lu glanced at the pot and chuckled as if it were ridiculous, then turned his gaze back to the stew.

Though he didn’t keep his mouth shut.

“Do you like it?”

I answered while stroking the pot with swishing sounds.

“The name? Not bad. Lu got a good owner. That disobedient Lu. I don’t like that he won’t sprout the shoots I told him to and there’s no news at all. But as his owner, I should wait generously, what else can I do?”

Sure, sure.

I smiled happily while looking at human Lu’s back of the head.

And I realized a new fact. When teasing human Lu, speaking at length wasn’t difficult. Rather, my tongue itched because I wanted to tease him more enthusiastically.

Clack. After setting down the ladle and taking off his apron, human Lu looked at me and asked.

“Not that. Do you like hugging and kissing Lu?”

…What?

“When did I?”

Lu smiled so beautifully that it could make the viewer’s mind hazy and answered.

“You just rubbed your lips intensely against it. With Lu.”

“This crazy cook….”

No.

I can’t fall for that wordplay.

He was provoking me. It was obvious from that smirking face. His eyes were hoping I’d get angry and throw a tantrum.

I crossed my arms and smiled leisurely to prove I wasn’t affected at all. At that moment, I locked eyes with suddenly appearing green ones.

With the Head Maid who was passing through the kitchen.

She looked back and forth between me and Lu with narrowed eyes.

“…Romantic relationships with men are prohibited, Miss Daisy and Mr. Lu.”

Goosebumps rose on my back.

“It’s a misunderstanding!”

“Whether it’s a misunderstanding or not, I’ll know by watching. Be careful from now on, Miss Daisy. If you’re caught, your pay will be docked.”

The Head Maid gave an ominous warning and disappeared into the darkness.

After the sharp sound of her shoes faded away, the person Lu, who had been pretending not to know while taking off his apron, whispered as he passed by me.

His cool scent suddenly wafted through the space filled with stew aroma.

“I understand your feelings of love for Lu well enough. But since Lu himself seems burdened by it, you should exercise restraint, Miss Daisy. Including the petting. That’s harassment.”

This crazy bastard talking about restraint? You’re the one whose mouth needs restraint.

“How do you know what Lu thinks?”

“Well, I’m also ‘Lu’ after all. You could say ‘Lu’s understand each other.”

His long finger tapped the nameplate with ‘Lu’ written on it.

“Still, you didn’t completely ignore my proposal this time. Well done. Do I really have to throw bait like this every time? You’re so difficult because you’re such a contrarian.”

“Just keep your promise.”

The person Lu tilted his head with a face asking what promise, then let out a belated exclamation.

“…Ah. You asked if I was nobility? I don’t have any title, and I don’t have any relatives with titles either. Of course I have money though. But having money doesn’t make you nobility.”

Not nobility?

‘Then how did he stop Baron Fedegail?’

Even if he’s a person with terrible character and full of greed, his opponent was still nobility.

A noble’s pride generally reaches the sky.

How furious must he be that such a person was harmed by a mere maid? A few words could never appease him.

‘Was it blackmail after all? Or maybe he beat him down with money.’

Lu’s advice could be heard from the passage connected to the kitchen.

“Let it simmer for about 5 more minutes like this, then eat. If the seasoning doesn’t taste right, you can add more salt.”

5 minutes. Salt.

A cook’s instructions shouldn’t go in one ear and out the other. I stopped my contemplation and stood in front of the fire, looking at the gently bubbling stew.

‘It looks delicious.’

Fresh stew made with fresh ingredients. It felt like the day’s fatigue was instantly washed away.

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