The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 18

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Chapter 18

I’ve seen it somewhere before.

Ignoring the guys crudely mimicking me, I unfolded the note. Inside the note were strange symbols dotted throughout that I couldn’t even begin to read.

What is this now?

“It’s a cipher. Here, they left word that it would be convenient if you memorized this interpretation guide in advance.”

I opened the small notebook the bartender handed me.

There were so many different symbols lined up that it made my head spin, but it seemed to be some kind of phonetic script.

Too difficult. And too many. Do all assassins memorize ciphers like this?

I understood the intention, but it was troublesome. I’d have to go back to the estate and apply the cipher and interpretation guide one by one.

“I’m leaving.”

The lieutenants who had been cleaning, washing dishes, and wiping glasses stopped what they were doing and bowed in unison.

“Have a safe trip, big brother!”

“Have a safe trip, big brother!”

You guys are the Assassin’s Guild, right?

I told you I came to find lost property?

“Hey.”

Right after opening the door, I informed them of an important fact.

“I’m a woman.”

But before the lieutenants could hear, the door slammed shut with a bang.

Well, let’s settle this later.

After returning to the estate.

I matched the note with the interpretation guide during breaks from my afternoon duties (today was curtain washing).

According to the interpretation guide, the contents of the note were as follows:

The servants must refer to the two assassins who infiltrated after the Assassin Butler.

Those two really seem to be working as servants at the Eshuler Estate.

‘Is the client also after Dian Ket’s legacy? As expected, there’s definitely a connection between the Weatherwax Family and Dian Ket.’

Me, Lu, and even the client. That’s a total of three people I know who are after Dian Ket’s legacy.

Lu was based entirely on the Assassin Butler’s testimony, but I was almost certain. There was no other reason for someone like him to personally take a job at the Weatherwax Estate except for Dian Ket.

‘I need to get into the Weatherwax Room soon.’

The problem was that I had no idea where the key was.

I searched the Head Maid’s room while she was away, but couldn’t find anything resembling a key ring.

She seemed to carry it with her.

Should I slip her some sleeping pills?

Nothing was ever easy.

Two days later, on a cloudy morning with hazy gray clouds.

Today, Lu’s sprouts had grown slightly longer.

The sprouts transplanted to the garden had also become sturdier than before, but instead of being lined up in a row, they were gathered in a circle, so it seemed Lu had replanted them from the beginning.

‘Where did he not cover with soil?’

But today there was a bit of a problem.

The fireplace? I cleaned it perfectly.

Shopping? These days Lu personally procures simple cooking ingredients from the farm, so I rarely have to go out.

Not losing in verbal sparring with Lu? This… I’d actually half given up on.

Today’s problem was with the Head Maid.

If you asked whether it was a serious problem, it would be hard to say yes. However, the Head Maid had been scrutinizing me from early morning until now, even after Lu finished preparing dinner and left work. I couldn’t help but be concerned.

Could she have discovered the 【Super Strong Sleeping Pills】 I secretly obtained through the pub?

The Head Maid’s eyes secretly following me were so uncomfortable that I decided to speak first.

“Business.”

The Head Maid’s expression hardened.

She had been secretly watching me from inside the kitchen for 10 minutes while I was resting after hanging curtains in the backyard.

“Miss Daisy.”

“Yes.”

“Do you have any thoughts about disguising yourself as a man?”

Cold sweat ran down my back at those few words.

At the same time, countless questions and assumptions flashed through my mind like wind.

‘Suddenly asking me to disguise as a man? Could she know about my past? Does she know I’m Andert? How exactly? Who gave her a hint? Or did she deduce it herself…’

“Hah. I startled you, didn’t I? I’m sorry, just let it go in one ear and out the other.”

…Or not?

‘But she’s definitely different from usual.’

Especially that letter that arrived two days ago.

The Head Maid had been holding that letter and just sighing deeply since the day before yesterday.

What’s going on? Judging by how luxurious the paper was, it seemed to be a letter that arrived for the Weatherwax Family, not the Head Maid personally.

“Reason.”

“It’s fine.”

“I am someone who has sworn an oath.”

When I rolled up one sleeve to show the oath mark carved in a straight line, the Head Maid’s expression became slightly serious.

“That’s right, you’re also a member of our Weatherwax Estate now… It would be ridiculous to keep hiding it. Two days ago, we received contact from the Nobility Council.”

“Nobility Council?”

“Yes. The Nobility Council refers to the seventeen most symbolic noble families within the Pen Rota Empire. It’s a kind of high society gathering for friendship and cooperation. Though it has quite a bit of political intention to be dismissed as just a gathering.”

I roughly understood what kind of feeling it was.

“The Weatherwax Family, with its deep history and high prestige, has belonged to the Nobility Council for a long time. We used to meet once every year to discuss various practical matters. But as Miss Daisy knows, for four years our Weatherwax Family has been…”

An egg, not a person, had been serving as the head.

Ah. Since an egg can’t move like a person…

“Long-term absence.”

“That’s right.”

“You got kicked out!”

“No, not yet. Though it might happen soon.”

Haaah. The Head Maid let out a long sigh and closed her eyes while leaning against the chair.

“According to the rules, no Nobility Council family can miss meetings for three consecutive years. Due to the special circumstances of the Mage War, exceptions were allowed until last year, but not this year. If we don’t attend, we’ll be expelled from the Nobility Council.”

“That’s actually good.”

The Head Maid’s eyes snapped open and she glared at me.

“Good? If we’re expelled from the Nobility Council, aside from the dishonor, big problems will arise for the Weatherwax Family. There are many who couldn’t touch us for the sole reason that we were members of the Nobility Council.”

“So.”

Flutter. I asked while hanging the last curtain on the clothesline.

“You want me to attend in your place?”

“No. It was just something I said out of excessive worry. Let it go in one ear and out the other.”

“I’m in favor.”

“…What did you say?”

Thwack, thwack. I hit the curtain several times with a stick and approached the window.

Disguising myself as the Weatherwax Baroness and attending the Nobility Council.

If I could disguise myself perfectly, it would be more beneficial than harmful to me.

Especially since I might be able to somewhat identify the client who’s been monitoring me.

‘Given the financial resources and level of intelligence that can interfere with military security… the client sending assassins to Weatherwax is likely a member of the Nobility Council. If the Weatherwax Baroness moves directly, they’ll definitely show interest.’

If I used the client who took the bait or other nobles well, I might be able to find other relics of Dian Ket.

For me, who couldn’t easily leave Midwintry due to the nature of being a maid, this was a very welcome opportunity.

I pointed to my chest with my thumb to appeal my confidence.

“I’m confident I can be more manly than anyone.”

The Head Maid’s eyes wavered slightly.

“Of course, you are tall for a woman and your gait is strangely powerful…”

“If you send the master to the Nobility Council, the Weatherwax Family will collapse.”

“Don’t say such unlucky things. Still, she’s smoothly handsome.”

“Even so, it’s still an egg.”

“Who said that?”

In an instant, a voice that slipped in from the side left me speechless.

The sound of someone swallowing dry saliva could be heard from somewhere. The Head Maid and I turned our heads simultaneously without either of us taking the lead.

“The faceless master of Weatherwax?”

A man with a smile bordering on a sneer was leaning against the wall, looking down at us.

“This is quite interesting.”

So it was none other than Lu.

‘I made a mistake.’

Those were words I had spoken after confirming that no one was around!

But Lu’s level was equal to or higher than mine, so he could hide his presence anytime, couldn’t he? Without realizing it, I had overlooked an important fact.

“Please speak sensibly, Mr. Lu. How could our master be an egg? You’ve read too many novels. Please exercise restraint.”

Oaths like ‘not carelessly revealing secrets’ are powerless in sudden situations like this.

Though the Head Maid made excuses with a shameless face, Lu didn’t listen with even half an ear. Instead, he gestured toward one of my arms with his chin and shrugged his shoulders.

“I wondered where you suddenly got such marks from. Hmm. Were you having secret conversations while leaving only me out?”

“…When did you peek at my arm?”

“While doing dishes.”

I don’t roll up my sleeves high enough for that oath to be visible even when washing dishes.

‘It must have shown through when wet.’

Sharp guy.

To figure out that much from just the information ‘egg’. At this point, it would be hard to deliberately deceive him.

Don’t glare at me like that, Head Maid. It’s not my fault. You also let your guard down and just blurted it out carelessly, didn’t you?

Lu, with his hands in his pants pockets and head tilted at an angle, looked at the Head Maid.

“Don’t you have something to say to me?”

“…What do you want?”

Meeting her hostile green eyes, Lu answered calmly.

“Please mark me too, with the oath’s trace. This estate has only three employees in total. Shouldn’t we live together if we live, and die together if we die?”

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————