The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 176

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Chapter 176

What? Yesterday?

‘Did Dian really come and treat him?’

This is bad.

Treatment aside, I had no idea what kind of conversation they had that would make him say such things.

Lu isn’t even particularly friendly toward me, so could he have gotten close enough to Dian to have trivial chats about namesakes? Is that why he told me to come closer? What, how is that even possible!

“Ah, well, of course, if you search every corner of the entire continent, it’s not impossible to find one…”

I trailed off and looked at Lu.

I felt his coldly sunken gaze.

Though it might seem indifferent at first glance, he was concentrating all his attention on my expression and words. No, beyond concentration—he was probing.

Why?

‘…Oh, damn.’

A lie.

That was a lie. A lie to test me. Right, yesterday he and Dian never had any conversation about there being another namesake!

I calmly organized the situation.

‘Then where does the lie start?’

It seemed certain that Dian had visited Lu yesterday. Lu’s improved condition and the increased amount of ointment proved that fact. Is there really no other option but to deflect?

Then a bitter sneer crossed Lu’s lips.

“You seem quite busy racking your brain.”

His hands were clearly bound to the stone wall. Yet I had the illusion that he was gripping my neck tightly, preventing me from turning my head away.

“You can’t fool me. Stop the nonsense and tell me the truth. Who are you?”

…Who am I?

I almost shouted with a choked voice. ‘Would you even know if I told you?’

This body? Yes, it’s Dian Sereniye’s body. But it was me, not Dian, who met Lu with this face, talked with him, and treated him.

It’s me, not Dian, who will hold hands with his future self, embrace him, smile at each other, and promise a future together.

But what’s the use of all that? Lu is just waiting for the day he becomes a god and leaves.

Knowing it would be foolish to take out my frustration on his past self, I answered with as nonchalant a face as possible.

“If I’m not Dian Sereniye, then who? What would you do if you knew?”

“I have no intention of doing anything.”

“Then why ask? Are you curious about me?”

With a displeased expression, he clenched and unclenched his large fist where thick veins protruded sparsely.

When I unconsciously reached out and touched the back of his hand, his rough fingernails flinched and stiffened. Feeling him alive, I told the lie closest to the truth.

“I… have two personalities.”

Now that I’ve said it, it’s somewhat embarrassing. Ahem.

One of Lu’s eyebrows twitched greatly. That habit is the same now as in the future. I felt somehow elated at finding the first common trait.

“Split personality. During the day, I act with a different personality than my current one. Of course, we know of each other’s existence…”

“Do you take me for the same kind of idiot as the others? Who are you trying to fool right now?”

Flipping his hand over, he suddenly gripped my fingers tightly.

“You are not Dian Sereniye.”

“…”

“Those light green eyes, that round nose tip—they’re subtly different from Dian Sereniye’s. You might be fooling others’ eyes with plausible magic, but you can’t fool mine.”

Lu’s clear gaze stared at me.

At me, not Dian.

As if he could see through my soul.

“Not Dian Sereniye, but you. You who’s inside there—who are you?”

I couldn’t believe it. Right now, could he really be seeing me?

‘How?’

Staring at him blankly, I raised my other hand and fumblingly touched my face.

‘Ah, eyes. My eyes… my eyes appear light green, he said.’

Did he say my face was also slightly different? How is that possible? Jane, the Lord, no one else recognized me as separate from Dian. It was natural. This is Dian’s body, after all.

Yet he recognized me.

“That’s… cheating.”

“What?”

“…”

“Hey, light green eyes. Are you deaf?”

“…Whatever you say, I am Dian Sereniye, and that fact won’t change.”

Lu openly mocked my answer.

“You seem to like being called light green eyes? Since you want it, I’ll keep calling you that, light green eyes.”

Those annoying lips are the same lips that called me ‘our Daisy,’ is that it? I couldn’t believe it.

“You know, you realize you’re acting really childish, right?”

“The childish one would be you. It’s not something I should hear from a girl who doesn’t even listen to her father’s orders and does whatever she wants.”

“You’re saying something surprisingly narrow-minded for someone like you. I don’t disobey the Lord’s words because I’m a child. I disobey them because I’m grown up.”

While having this trivial conversation, I began applying disinfectant and ointment. Until now, even for his upper body, I had only treated his arms and waist area, but today I felt somewhat brave and decided to try a wider range.

“Let me check your back for a moment.”

Fortunately, Lu sat still without twisting his body to shake me off. Relieved, I was checking the wounds on the back of his neck when I saw an unfamiliar object deeply embedded inside his skin.

‘…A magical tool?’

The size and shape were a rectangle slightly smaller than a ring finger, and it felt like stone. And the color was a vivid blue. Just touching it made me feel an ominously powerful energy that was unsettling.

“Hey. Is this why you can’t use your strength?”

No answer. I used all my strength to pull at the blue stone, but it wouldn’t budge.

“It’s stiff. Do you know how to remove it?”

The wound in the flesh where the stone was embedded looked like it had healed quite some time ago.

“Hm? How do you remove it?”

“…There are even idiots who try to remove a magical tool made by Rogue’s demigod with brute force. Only authorized people can touch those shackles, and the moment they’re removed, a signal will go to the Lord and Rogue, so don’t do anything pointless.”

It was a kind explanation by Lu’s standards.

“So how do you remove it?”

“Sigh. …Using blood.”

“Blood? Aha.”

Stored in my memory.

I guessed that probably the blood of the Lord and the man who first brought me to this spire would be needed.

‘I’ve applied most of the ointment, so should I prepare to go back now?’

While organizing the empty space in my bag, some object popped out. Ah, right.

“Want some chocolate?”

A look that said ‘what nonsense are you talking about’ shot at me. He was clearly not going to accept it obediently.

“Won’t eat it? There’s no poison or anything in it. Look, see.”

When I demonstratively chewed and ate a small broken piece, Lu’s expression became even more displeased.

I cut the chocolate into pieces slightly larger than a fingernail and put it between Lu’s lips. Perhaps too lazy to refuse, he obediently parted his lips.

“Good. You eat well.”

As soon as I praised him, he spat it out onto the floor with a ‘ptui.’

My goodness, Lu. You really are a problem child!

“I’ll bring something more delicious tomorrow. …Ah, there’s one thing I want to ask. Is there anyone who might infiltrate this castle to take you away?”

Lu only looked up at me silently, giving no answer.

His silence was affirmation.

‘Should I keep him alive for the time being?’

This is going to be troublesome. I sighed deeply and came down from the spire.

* * *

The moment I woke up, I realized that something was wrong again today.

‘Where is this place now?’

The fact that it wasn’t the bedroom when I opened my eyes is no longer surprising.

The problem is the situation.

Wondering if Loke had ignored the warning and was trying to threaten Dian again, I carefully examined the surroundings. Even at a glance, it wasn’t an ordinary space.

The damp atmosphere unique to basements and the dark lighting. Solid stone walls. Iron bars visible here and there. Most of all, I couldn’t let my guard down with the thick smell of blood permeating the air.

“Are you alright?”

An old man I’d never seen before offered me water. When I refused and stood up from my spot, the old man shouted loudly.

“Manager, Lady Dian has awakened!”

Not long after, someone appeared in the space where I had been lying.

I recognized his identity immediately. It was the tall man with a gloomy impression who had first guided me to the spire.

“You were unconscious for nearly 2 hours, which startled us. But it’s fortunate that you’ve awakened. Now, come this way.”

The man led me, who had just gotten up, across the narrow corridor of the basement. I had to wrap my arms around myself and follow behind, shivering from the bone-piercing cold.

‘This feeling… it’s exactly the same as what I felt when Dian woke up after fainting.’

What caused me to faint? That question was soon answered.

“Do you remember this person?”

The place the man brought me to was in front of a small prison.

Beyond the flimsy iron bars, an attendant in clearly poor condition was crouched and collapsed. Even so, only his eyes glaring at me were clear and sharp. Just like Lu trapped in the spire.

“…My head feels fuzzy. Who did you say this was?”

“I understand. You collapsed so suddenly. This person is a wicked intruder caught last night. He’s also a feast left for you, Miss.”

“A feast?”

The man smiled and handed me a small glass bottle as he spoke.

“This is poison I’ve prepared. Feed it to him.”

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