The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 171

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Chapter 171

I left a second memo on the next page.

Since recovering my body was the urgent priority, I wrote that if I had accidentally ingested poison, I needed to find out what kind of poison it was.

Additionally, I asked to postpone any schedules related to Lu for just a few more days.

Next.

‘Ah, it’s cold.’

I’ll rest in bed for now.

This damn cold winter in Astrosia still wasn’t familiar to me, so just spending time outside the bed for long periods was torture in itself.

As I was warming my body under the blankets, one of the two maids quietly approached and asked me.

“Miss, aren’t you going to the pharmaceutical room today?”

“Pharmaceutical room?”

“Well… we borrowed heating magical tools and warmed up the pharmaceutical room. We also moved fluffy bedding to the makeshift bedroom, so you’ll be able to stay comfortably in the pharmaceutical room too.”

Even so, would it be as comfortable as the bedroom? Strictly speaking, the pharmaceutical room would be Dian’s workplace.

‘Besides, I don’t know anything about medicine.’

However, the maids’ expressions were too concerning for me to just say no.

“Why are you so restless? Like puppies that need to pee.”

The two maids, who had been watching each other’s reactions, finally spoke up after a long while.

“If you leave the pharmaceutical room empty for too long, we thought the Lord might scold us again like last time…”

That damn Lord is the problem again?

I had no choice. I sighed and got up from the sofa.

“Fine, let’s go.”

Phew. The maids let out sighs of relief.

Still, it was fortunate that Dian was blessed with good people. The employees were taking care of things like this one by one.

Before heading to the pharmaceutical room, I stood in front of the door and casually asked the maid.

“Jane.”

“Yes?”

“Am I smart?”

Jane, who had been blinking blankly, suddenly answered with an extremely excited face.

“Of course! Among the siblings, where else would you find someone as smart and wise as you, Miss? You’ve been exceptionally brilliant since childhood, reading high-level medical texts that most doctors couldn’t even compete with. The Lord has said countless times that if you had been just a little healthier, he would have made you the next head of the house…”

“Hey, Jane.”

At her fellow maid’s call, Jane flinched and stiffened her shoulders.

“I’m sorry, Miss. I was too presumptuous.”

“It’s fine. Thank you for thinking well of me.”

Leaving behind Jane, whose face had turned bright red, I headed to the pharmaceutical room.

‘As expected, someone destined to become a demigod is exceptional from the start.’

I looked down at Dian’s thick-jointed fingers. It was somewhat fascinating that this small and frail body was also preparing to become a man.

‘Come to think of it, Dian and I have many similarities.’

Living as the opposite gender, having our souls broken once, and changing our names once. Maybe that’s why I feel more affinity.

Dian’s pharmaceutical room was located in the annex.

As Jane had said, receiving considerable trust from the Lord, an entire large room on the first floor belonged to Dian.

‘The smell of medicine.’

The interior of the pharmaceutical room was clean. It was more than enough to shatter my prejudice that geniuses are messy.

The interior, carefully covered with blackout curtains, was filled with red lights. They seemed to be specially treated lamps for preserving medicines.

The lined galleries were packed with powders and liquids of various colors, and materials that appeared to be poisons were sealed with warning labels.

‘This is much more professional than I thought.’

Since Dian was so young, I hadn’t expected this level of expertise.

A bookshelf prepared on one side of the wall was filled with professional texts and notes that Dian had personally organized, and the notes in particular were closer to pharmaceutical summaries, making them much easier to read.

‘Good, I can study with these.’

Suddenly, I thought of Lu trapped in the spire.

The large and small scars carved all over his body. Judging by how the scabs were a vivid red color, it seemed he was being tortured almost daily.

I couldn’t leave him in that state forever.

‘…Should I try making ointment myself?’

Dian would be busy finding and making his own treatment medicine.

Since the thought occurred to me, I immediately looked at Dian’s recipe notes.

“Ointment for wounds, ointment… Ah! Here it is. Hmm. There are many types of ointments. Ointment for treating wounds, ointment for growing new flesh…”

…I don’t know the difference.

“Whatever, let’s make them all. If I apply both, it’ll heal faster. So the first medicine is, let’s see… 30g of Ptolrola powder…”

What’s that?

It seemed like making one ointment would take all day.

* * *

“Huff, huff. This is hard… so far…”

After gulping down the warm water I had prepared, I looked up at the ceiling.

I felt like I had climbed quite a bit, but it seemed I needed to climb for another 3 minutes to reach the top floor of the spire. My body felt heavier carrying the portable lamp.

“What do you mean weak… I’m going to die climbing these stairs.”

3 minutes? That was a vain hope. It took another 5 minutes to reach the top floor.

Unable to bear the heat from my body, I threw off my muffler and gloves as I approached the prison.

‘It’s dark.’

Since it was close to midnight and the sky was particularly cloudy, not a single ray of moonlight entered the prison.

Relying on the portable lamp, I looked beyond the bars. As on the previous night, Lu was hanging with both wrists fixed to the wall, his head deeply bowed.

‘I can’t faint again, so let me approach as carefully as possible.’

Using the key I brought, I pushed open the bars and entered.

“Hey.”

Lu’s head, which had been still as death, slowly lifted toward the front.

With his already gloomy impression and those eyes, he felt like a moving corpse.

I looked down at my hands, which had started trembling regardless of my will.

‘Still scared. Is it because the owner of this body is Dian, not me?’

Golden eyes that flashed followed my every step. I slowly circled around Lu, carefully checking his physical condition.

‘His muscles are in better shape than I thought. He hasn’t been imprisoned for long. His bones don’t seem to have any particular fractures either…’

But I could see blue bruises and festering wounds here and there. Moreover, the skin in contact with the gag was badly chafed.

‘Let me apply medicine here first.’

I put down the lamp and reached toward Lu’s face.

“It’s okay, I’m trying to remove the gag.”

I meant to reassure him, but Lu remained completely still and quiet.

When I removed the gag, Lu stretched his neck like he was doing stretches and very slowly drew in a breath. Like someone breathing outside air for the first time in years. Then…

Ptui.

He spat in my face.

Surprised by the unexpected situation, I widened my eyes, and an order to leave came without a trace of laughter.

“Get lost.”

I was more surprised than displeased by his response.

‘Interesting. His age doesn’t seem much different from the Lu I know, but his voice is much younger.’

However, perhaps because he hadn’t washed for a long time, the smell of saliva was strong. Even so, compared to the stench of corpses I had slept next to like one body on the battlefield, this was nothing.

I wiped my spit-covered face with my coat and asked.

“Where does it hurt the most?”

“…”

“I brought ointment, but it can’t be used on burns, only on bruises. I also brought disinfectant, so can you tell me where the worst infection is?”

As I spoke and took out the ointment from my bag, blatant mockery came back.

“Bullshit.”

I stopped opening the ointment lid and looked back at Lu. Without batting an eye, he poured out rough curses.

“What magnificent hypocrisy. Or is this also a trick to turn me into an avatar of that disgusting bastard called god? Ah, right. That must be it. The blood of Sereniye wouldn’t go anywhere else.”

Golden eyes filled with contempt glared at me as if they would devour me.

“Get lost. I don’t need charity from trash.”

I stared at Lu for a moment, then closed the ointment lid I had opened.

‘This is going to take some time.’

If I approached now, forget about treatment—Dian’s body might just get more injured.

“You seem to be in a really bad mood today, so I’ll come back tomorrow.”

I gathered up the dirty gag and left the bars, going back down the stairs. I can’t let such a filthy thing touch Lu’s wounds.

‘God’s avatar. And a monster.’

It’s a story that doesn’t feel entirely unfamiliar somehow.

I’ve got one more piece of information I need to investigate thoroughly.

* * *

The next afternoon.

The memo Dian left contained the following:

『Ash, today I’m sharing something important.

This morning I heard from Jane that the doctor diagnosed my illness as internal injuries caused by poison.

I disagree with this claim. When entering the pharmaceutical room, I wear specially made masks and clothing, so accidentally ingesting poison is absolutely impossible.

Moreover, all the poisons I manage were exactly the same in quantity and type (the materials you recorded using are unrelated to poison). This means no one accidentally or intentionally used my poisons.

It seems like an external poison was used on me.

Just in case, be careful when eating.』

After checking the entire memo, I clicked my tongue briefly.

‘I just discovered this important fact, and tonight happens to be the family dinner.’

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