The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 160

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Chapter 160

My reflection in the mirror was horrific.

The outfit was definitely the long dress-style nightgown I usually enjoyed wearing, but the calves visible beneath it were firm and massive, as if well-cooked potatoes had been stuffed in there.

Not to mention the manly leg hair, the robust shoulders that seemed ready to tear through fabric, and the large hands—this was truly a warrior’s skeleton bestowed by the gods.

‘Hmm. Looking at it this way, I’m definitely much more handsome than that bastard Andert. I seem a bit taller too.’

Had I been infatuated with my sibling or something?

…No, this isn’t right.

“Could it be that all the time I lived as Daisy Weatherwax was just a dream?”

I thoroughly searched the bedroom. Judging by how familiar the bedding felt, it probably wasn’t a dream. Then this was reality.

‘I need to figure out what caused my body to return to Andert Pager.’

What could be the cause? By what logic could I return?

‘Damn it. How would I know?’

I needed to assess the situation. I left the bedroom and moved to the drawing room where lights were dimly lit in the darkness-covered estate.

When I arrived at the drawing room wearing indoor shoes that were practically toe protectors, familiar members were frozen stiff with expressions of shock.

The Head Maid, the Assassin Butler, the Bandit Maid.

Crash!

Next was the teacup the Head Maid dropped.

“A living, moving… Andert Pager…”

And finally, the Head Maid’s lips trembling with shock.

What are they saying?

“Perfect, you’re all gathered here. I have something to ask—how did I end up returning here…”

“Kyaaaah!”

The Head Maid suddenly screamed, covered her face with both hands, and pressed herself against the wall.

Then she began muttering, “What do I do, it’s really Lord Andert. Our master was really the hero Andert! What should I do? My makeup must be completely gone by now. How is this possible?”

“…Why is she acting like that?”

Crash!

A second teacup shattered. The Assassin Butler, who had dropped the porcelain cup and stood up abruptly, shouted loudly while standing at attention.

“Yes! The Head Maid seems too shy to face you directly, Master!”

“Why are you acting like that?”

“No sir! I will always devote my body and soul to serving you loyally, Master!”

Have they all gone collectively insane?

What’s important right now isn’t whether they’re having mental breakdowns.

“Head Maid, how did I get here?”

“Huh. D-don’t come this way!”

The Head Maid, her face red as an apple and terrified, pointed to neatly folded clothing on the drawer.

“Here are the c-c-clothes I p-p-prepared…”

Ah, right.

‘I was in a perverted state.’

So that’s why everyone was shocked. Feeling embarrassed, I briefly left the drawing room, quickly changed clothes in the corridor, and came back in.

The indoor outfit with a knit vest and even a tie perfectly prepared fit surprisingly well, making it much easier to move.

“Sorry. You can look this way now.”

…But is this really something to apologize for? I’m just a bit physically robust, but I’m still a proper woman.

The Head Maid showed no intention of turning her head toward me. I gave up on making eye contact with her and asked again.

“Now explain the circumstances of what happened.”

Having composed herself, the Head Maid suddenly turned her head and explained in a trembling voice.

“T-two days ago at dawn, s-suddenly Count R-Rosebel came to the Ragal t-townhouse…”

And then she immediately collapsed.

I quickly supported her falling body. The Head Maid, breathing heavily, muttered with crazed eyes.

“Lord Andert’s support…! Even if I die like this… I have no regrets…”

She’s not in her right mind.

The Assassin Butler, who slowly examined the collapsed Head Maid, shouted loudly.

“She’s fainted! Otherwise, her health is fine!”

It’s fortunate that her health is fine… I suppose.

I laid the Head Maid in the bedroom, assigned a servant to watch over her, then returned to the drawing room.

“Is there anyone who can tell me what’s going on right now?”

“…”

“No one?”

“…”

“Hey. Are you all afraid of me?”

“…”

“Hah… This is frustratingly maddening. Hey! Old man Malicops, if you’re in the estate, come out for a moment!”

Before long, small footsteps began to be heard from the second floor. Malicops, who came down somewhat urgently with an old man’s gait, couldn’t hide his surprise as soon as he saw my face.

“Oh my. Weatherwax Baroness…! I did confirm with my own two eyes that you were lying like a corpse. You really were Raphael’s sword!”

“So it was fake? Still, I’m glad you’re well, old man. If you have time, please explain how I ended up returning to the estate. I can’t communicate with the other people.”

“Can’t communicate? Hehe. That’s understandable. A hero of an era thought to be over has returned to life so magnificently…”

Malicops’s explanation was concise.

It was Count Rosebel who brought Lu and me to the townhouse.

At that time, I was already in the form of the hero Andert Pager, and Count Rosebel seemed to think I had been rescued from the biological experiment lab. Afterward, the Head Maid and servants sought help from Malicops, and we were able to safely arrive at Midwintry.

‘Raphael protected my secret.’

Then, a sentence I absolutely couldn’t ignore in one ear and let pass through the other flashed by.

“Wait. Lu also came collapsed like me?”

“That’s right. She was in a deep sleep just like you. I remember being really surprised.”

I had Andert’s appearance from when we arrived at Midwintry, and Lu had lost consciousness.

‘Could Lu be related to why I ended up looking like this?’

Something feels uneasy. It probably wasn’t anything good.

“Still, it’s fortunate. I don’t know what she noticed, but Skuld visited Weatherwax the day before our arrival, you know? She took Kalerpa and returned straight to Caliphate. And…”

Malicops rummaged through his clothes and handed me a roughly-shaped wooden key.

“What’s this?”

“A one-time transportation magic tool. She said if I delivered it to you, you’d immediately understand its purpose. And preferably, use it as soon as you figure it out.”

A one-time transportation magic tool.

Though it was a brief explanation, I could immediately understand what it was for. I stood up from my seat right away.

“I’ll go somewhere briefly and come back. Please take care of the Head Maid.”

“Take your time, Baroness. …Don’t forget that this place is where you’ll return to.”

As I was about to use the key, I remembered a being I had completely forgotten and looked back at Malicops.

“By the way, where is Jin?”

“Ah, Jin? She went out for evening training, saying she needs to become an aide worthy of a hero. I told her to rest, but it didn’t work at all.”

So young, so young.

I inserted the wooden key into the tightly closed bedroom door handle and turned it.

Click.

When I opened the door, the warm bedroom had completely disappeared. A cold, even desolate wind swept through my hair strands and scattered them.

A high and wide hall. Distant moonlight through the collapsed ceiling. Beyond that, an altar where long time had melted in.

“You’ve come, Miss Daisy.”

In the returned sanctuary, Caliphate, three men were visible.

One standing beside the altar, one sitting on a long wooden chair, one standing against the wall absorbed in reading.

After closing the door, I walked toward the altar.

On the altar was a white wooden structure similar to a coffin, and inside it lay a familiar man.

It was Lu.

Why hasn’t he awakened yet? I stared at Lu sleeping like the dead and asked the one standing beside the altar.

“…Was it Lu who called me to this place?”

The man standing beside the altar, Skuld, the Kalerpa of Rogue, answered.

“I was instructed to do so in case of emergency.”

“What do you mean by emergency?”

“It refers to a case where Lord Caleph can no longer watch over you.”

For a moment, my heart seemed to drop with a thud, as if falling to the ground.

“You test my limits to the very end, Daisy.”

Lu’s voice, which I heard as his breath was fading, still echoes vividly in my ears.

‘He can no longer watch over me?’

Why?

“Did Lu save me?”

“Yes.”

“But why did I return in a man’s form?”

“Because you touched the realm of the divine.”

The answer came not from Skuld, but from the man sitting in a nearby chair.

When I confirmed the man’s face, I tensed my body slightly. The silver-haired Caleph. He was the one who had blocked our path with his sword when Andert and I entered the Caliphate.

“Lord Caleph turned your body back to the past. To the body of what he judged to be your youngest, strongest, and healthiest time.”

At those words, I slowly lowered my head to examine my body. The youngest, strongest, and healthiest time.

Does that mean this is the body from my time as Andert?

“Then when will Lu wake up…?”

Just then.

“Hmm. So you’re saying this body is the same one right after it devoured Lord Dian Ket’s heart?”

An unfamiliar face I’d never seen before suddenly thrust itself right in front of my nose. Exuding an atmosphere no less formidable than Skuld and Urdr, he stroked his chin with deeply interested eyes and scrutinized my features thoroughly.

“Ha! How remarkable. To think that his heart, which we searched for everywhere but couldn’t find, had melted into this one’s soul. I never imagined it.”

“…”

“Ah, am I late with introductions? I am Berdand, a Caleph of Loqwe. This unpleasant-looking one is Urdr, and that stuffy-atmosphere one over there is Skuld. You said you had a connection with Skuld in the past?”

Berdand, who patted my shoulder as if pleased to meet me, declared in a somewhat solemn voice.

“I never thought the day would come when I’d truly have to say these words to you… Daisy Weatherwax. According to Lord Caleph’s final will, we three Calepha will become your protectors and guardians, and we promise to fully assist you in crossing the fourth wall.”

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