The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 203

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Part 2, Episode 1

“Shh.”

I swept outside the gate woven with rusty iron bars.

Late afternoon as the crimson dawn was fading.

My final task as the gardener of this home was to clean the area outside the gate spotlessly.

Even though only three people passed by, autumn leaves would pile up sickeningly at this spot, so I had to sweep twice a day without fail.

That was the job of me, Daisy, the gardener.

“What should we do? Would it be better to knock her unconscious after all?”

I heard whispering sounds from the direction of the wall, but I had no time to pay attention.

After finishing the cleaning neatly, I planned to return to my bedroom, drink warm milk, and mend the stuffed doll that Ash had broken.

Actually, this kind of work was a maid’s duty, but job distinctions had no meaning in this manor.

In the Ash household, everyone cleaned together, everyone tended the garden together, and everyone cooked together.

The reason was simple. There was no one in the world who would work as hired help in such an ultra-high-risk area.

“Hey, 4th Rank Mage. How about it? Can you sense any mana flow from that maid?”

“…No, she’s an ordinary maid. I don’t see any traces of having learned magic at all.”

“What? Are you serious? Hmm, unbelievable. I don’t glimpse any of the extraordinary bearing characteristic of warriors from that maid either. Yet she’s cleaning so nonchalantly in ‘this place’…”

I stopped gathering leaves and looked toward the right corner of the wall.

How noisy.

Some guys had been whispering in lowered voices since earlier. Three in number. One mage and two knights.

When I lost interest and focused on cleaning again, they began to move.

Rustle. The brown leaves I had been sweeping were crushed under military boots.

“Let me ask you something.”

When I looked up, I saw a man with cold eyes. He tapped the sword at his waist conspicuously and asked me.

“Are you a maid of this place?”

I checked the clothes I was currently wearing and the broom in my hand, then answered.

“No.”

“What?”

“I said no.”

The man who had been looking me over with a sour expression opened his mouth with a deeply patient face.

“Then who are you?”

“A gardener.”

He twitched his eyebrows with an incredulous look and spoke in a displeased voice.

“Hah… So, a gardener. I am Dwight from the Security Administration of the Contaninos Republic. Gardener, do you know who the owner of this manor is?”

I recalled the annoying face that had been picking out only raisins during afternoon snack time all week and answered.

“I know.”

The woman standing behind suddenly had a fit and pointed her finger at me.

“Show some manners, gardener! No matter how ignorant a commoner you may be about worldly affairs, showing such rude behavior toward this person is unforgivable!”

What was I supposed to do about it.

They apparently wanted me to be shocked by the man’s status and bow down. There was actually a tiny bit that surprised me.

‘I heard the Contaninos Republic has a greater class divide compared to Pen Rota. So they even use the term commoner.’

The knight standing at the very back stopped the excited mage.

“Don’t get excited, 4th Rank Mage. Didn’t Dwight just say so? This young lady might be a victim who was kidnapped by a dangerous individual without knowing why.”

At those words, the woman sharply retorted.

“Are your eyes attached to your rear? How could a gardener with such insolent eyes be a kidnapped victim?”

“We can’t ignore the possibility that she was brainwashed by the dangerous individual. Have you already forgotten the rumors about that person?”

Who was the dangerous individual? Could they be talking about the owner of this house?

“Sergeant Dwight, if it’s alright with you, may I step forward? From what I can see, this young lady seems to be wary of us because she’s frightened. Among us, I understand the hearts of commoners best, so I’ll try to handle it directly.”

“…Fine.”

The knight who nodded stepped forward in front of the commoner gardener and smiled warmly.

“Hello there, cute gardener miss? I’m a wandering knight, Lus. Ah! Don’t be startled. I’m merely a guide for these people. Our purpose for visiting is to meet the owner of this manor and your master. Could you perhaps guide us to your master?”

At those words, I thought of the manor’s owner who was apparently treated as a dangerous individual by the Security Administration of the Contaninos Republic.

Would these people be able to communicate with him?

It was hard to be certain.

However, I was Daisy, the gardener of this manor.

When welcoming new visitors, I simply had to act according to the manor’s rules.

“To meet the master, you need the maid’s permission.”

“Ah! Then could you perhaps bring the maid… for us?”

I nodded, then went into the manor and headed to the kitchen. After putting on the white apron that was placed on the dining table, I returned to the wandering knight Lus.

Lus asked me with a bewildered face.

“Miss? Where did the maid go?”

“I’m the maid.”

Lus froze with his eyes wide open. At the same time, the 4th Rank Mage had another fit and pointed her finger at me.

“What nonsense is this impudent commoner spouting…!”

Lus, being a veteran wandering knight, hurriedly stopped her and showed me an awkward smile.

“Ha… haha. So you’re working as both gardener and maid! Then, maid miss? Could you guide us to your master?”

“For that, you need the Head Maid’s permission.”

Lus hesitated for a moment, but soon nodded with an understanding face.

“I understand. It seems the chores here are divided between you, who are both gardener and maid, and the Head Maid. Very well, then please bring your superior.”

I went back into the manor again, changed into an apron embroidered with gray daisy patterns, and came out. Then I introduced myself to Lus, who stood with a ‘surely not’ expression.

“I’m the Head Maid.”

“…”

“You’re going to ask to be guided to the master, right? For that, you need the butler’s permission…”

Shing. Dwight drew his sword.

“Shut up, Head Maid! We’re not blind idiots! Do you think we don’t know you’ll crawl out again claiming to be the butler!”

“How did you know?”

He aimed at me with his face flushed red.

“Stop playing around! Right now, inform your master of our visit. If you try any more tricks…”

Then a coldly gleaming blade touched my neck.

“I’ll kill you myself and search inside there.”

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