The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 205

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Part 2, Chapter 3

We wandered around this Aragald for a whole month searching for the Maebaltop Clan.

‘Damn Aragald. The Maebaltop Clan must be perverts who have enjoyed the cold for generations. Why do they prefer such remote places in this highly developed modern society?’

In the past, I should have instilled fear in White by saying 【If the Maebaltop Clan doesn’t migrate to lands with mild temperatures and flat terrain, a terrible curse will befall the clan for generations!】

Lu looked back at me walking like a soul-lost demon.

“Lu, are you tired? Want me to carry you?”

After staring at him standing blankly on the slope, I grabbed Lu’s hand and carried him on my back.

The blue-haired handsome man who was carried obediently without resistance was busy laughing constantly, probably finding my dying state while mountain climbing amusing.

But this heroic display of strength didn’t last long. Lu’s already long limbs dragged through the snow, increasing resistance.

Eventually, I gave up carrying him and put him down, whereupon Lu immediately grabbed my hand and walked ahead as if he’d been waiting.

“You know, Lu.”

Why is it?

Beyond the fierce wind, as the lantern flickering like a phantom draws closer, my anxiety gradually grows.

“If my intuition isn’t wrong, this area is definitely our destination, yet I don’t feel any signs of human presence at all.”

Lu smiled softly.

“Sharp observation. Humans who make the peaks of Aragald their dwelling usually fall into two categories. Dead or about to die.”

“Why do you have to say such unlucky things right before we arrive?”

“But Daisy, think about it. Even if I had said this two weeks ago, nothing would have changed. Right?”

Well, I had a reason why I absolutely had to meet the Maebaltop Clan.

Harboring shallow hope, I quickly closed the remaining few steps to the brightening lantern.

Then I had to marvel once again at the reality that ominous premonitions always come true.

Marvel? I completely lost my mind at the desperate scene unfolding before my eyes.

The Maebaltop Clan village we finally reached was ruins that had collapsed long ago, leaving only the framework!

“Huu…”

Whiiiiing-

A blizzard rages.

About seven wooden houses gathered cozily on a narrow flat area. However, not a single space was intact, all half-destroyed or abandoned with only cold energy lingering.

No matter where I looked around, all I could see were foundations buried in snow, frozen planks, and occasional traces of migration. Damn.

“It seems they abandoned this place and left. Quite a long time ago too.”

I asked back in a tired voice.

“How long ago would that be?”

“Well. I’d say at least half a century.”

So… they abandoned this place and went down the mountain half a century ago?

Should I be relieved that the Maebaltop Clan aren’t perverts who enjoy the suffering of remote places? If they had been a bit more perverted, this hardship would have ended here.

Lying down as if buried in the snow, I opened the pouch I had carefully kept in my bag.

Soon a small head popped up, looking up at me and crying.

Peep-

It was a baby gray falcon.

“Lu.”

Lu (demigod) who glanced toward me confirmed that my conversation partner was Lu (baby falcon) and turned his head away again.

“What should we do, Lu? A month’s journey was all for nothing.”

Chirp.

“I thought we might meet your distant relatives if we came here.”

They’ve all disappeared.

What was the reason we suffered for a month wandering around Aragald Mountain?

It was to find the Maebaltop Clan and learn from them how to raise and communicate with the baby gray falcon ‘Lu’.

Gray falcon Lu was a precious legacy that had been sleeping in 【Dian Cecht’s Eye】 for a long time. Therefore, I had a duty to raise and educate this lovely creature with all my might.

Dian Cecht was my friend and savior of my life.

‘But how can that lantern be perfectly fine?’

One lantern standing alone intact among the ruins.

I got up and approached that suspicious fire.

Now I could see this small, sturdy lantern wasn’t floating in air but embedded in a stone pillar firmly fixed to the ground. The language carved into the pillar of considerable diameter was very unfamiliar.

I asked Lu, who had arrived first and was examining the pillar.

“What does it say?”

After a brief silence, Lu’s gentle voice came through the blizzard.

“The Maebaltop (Gray Falcon) Clan participated in the Glass Violet War that broke out in Aragald year 1550, contributing to restoring peace and freedom to the Astrosia Kingdom. They are also the only clan to inherit falconry methods using the extinct gray falcon.”

‘Glass Violet War?’

Ah, the war that the rebel army commanded by Lu during his human days participated in.

“In 1650, the 100th anniversary of the Glass Violet War, the Maebaltop Clan migrated to the Banahel Kingdom. As they were the last indigenous people to reside on Aragald Mountain, this is preserved as a Class 1 cultural heritage of the Banahel Kingdom to commemorate them.”

Such ruins are cultural heritage.

No, can they remain as cultural heritage because they are ruins? Setting aside the records, the information that the Maebaltop Clan migrated to the Banahel Kingdom was good news.

Banahel Kingdom.

A nation that wields influence second only to the Astrosia Kingdom in the Northern Continental Union, the root and heart of Northern Continent culture, closely connected to Rogue history, and I’ll skip the rest since I don’t know more detailed information.

Lu, who had been silently examining the pillar for a while, slowly stroked his chin.

“Hmm. This is troubling.”

“I also find this whole situation troubling. Having to repeat that suffering for another month going down the mountain.”

“That’s not it… I don’t remember agreeing to designate the ‘Maebaltop Clan’s territory’ as a Class 1 cultural heritage of the Banahel Kingdom, Daisy.”

“Agreement? Do nations belonging to the Union need your agreement to designate cultural heritage?”

“Yes. Moreover, since the Maebaltop Clan is a bloodline with deep ties to me, major events like migration couldn’t possibly not reach my ears. Strange. The King of Banahel, that timid fellow, wouldn’t have deliberately hidden it.”

Pure doubt, not displeasure or anger, appeared on Lu’s face as he blinked quietly.

At that, I stretched long and took out my compass and map.

“How about going down to the Banahel Kingdom? The Maebaltop Clan is there anyway.”

“Maximum efficiency.”

“Let’s see… if we move via the shortest route in this direction, it’ll take about a week? When we arrive, I need to soak in warm water and enjoy a proper meal. Not dried provisions or fruit scraps, but something with warm steam rising, hmm, white fish stew with lots of pepper.”

“Of course.”

“But Lu, what identity are you disguised as in the Banahel Kingdom? Noble? Wealthy merchant?”

Lu let out a secretive laugh.

Seeing him pack the compass and map without any particular answer, he didn’t seem inclined to tell me.

Considering Lu’s status in Astrosia, he’s probably using the wealth and position of a prestigious family whose lineage has ended. Being a Caliph-level figure, he wouldn’t be penniless.

‘From how sinisterly he smiled, it might not be an ordinary status.’

Hmm. Going one step further, isn’t he disguised as royalty altogether?

Isn’t that quite a plausible guess? From what I heard, he seemed quite familiar with the Banahel King too.

Could he be disguised as the king’s sibling?

Hey, where in the world would there be a lunatic who’d pull such crazy stunts? Of course, Lu could do it. If he’s royalty, that’s even better. I’ll be able to rest properly after all this hardship.

One week later.

The place we arrived at was in front of a crumbling townhouse in the midst of a chaotic slum.

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