The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 209

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Part 2, Chapter 7

 

I urgently shook my body, and Bluebell, who was leaning against me, loosened the tight buttons of her coat and let out a comfortable breath.

 

“Phew.”

 

What the.

 

“Cough cough… I’m sorry. I overate at a restaurant on the way here… I almost burst my stomach.”

 

I stood up nonchalantly and looked at Bluebell, who was patting her stomach, with incredulous eyes.

 

Well, whatever… as long as she’s fine.

 

“…I didn’t know grandmother was the last descendant of the Maebaltop Clan.”

 

“The bloodlines of minority peoples ending is quite common. Our Maebaltop Clan has been brave regardless of gender for generations, so there were many cases of people closing their eyes without leaving children.”

 

The brave Maebaltop Clan.

 

Upon hearing those words, White came to mind as if I had been waiting for it. The rebel army member White, who infiltrated the tower to save Lu.

 

Though she was caught by me in the middle and shed tears and snot, even considering her young age, she was a very brave warrior.

 

“Grandmother. Do you happen to know White?”

 

“White?”

 

Bluebell’s eyes widened as soon as she heard that name.

 

“Th-that name is… Cough!”

 

It was rough breathing as if she might cough up blood. Startled, I immediately supported Bluebell.

 

“Grandmother!”

 

I looked at her with urgent eyes, and Bluebell ran to the window and spat outside.

 

“Hack… Ptui!”

 

What the.

 

“I’m sorry, as I’ve gotten older, phlegm comes up at any time… Cough cough. That name is so common. Which White are you referring to?”

 

I wondered if I should just give her boiling water, then changed my mind and mixed it with cold water to make it lukewarm before handing it to her.

 

“No, if you don’t know, that’s fine.”

 

My friend just needs to live on in my memories.

 

“Cough, cough. Thank you. I’ll drink it well.”

 

I sat the incredibly noisy Bluebell in a chair and explained the fundamental reason I had come to find her.

 

The first of these was not Ash’s upbringing or education, but his health.

 

“Hmm. He is certainly worryingly small.”

 

“Yeah. There are so few doctors who know about Gray Hawks that it’s hard to even get advice.”

 

“That’s natural. Gray Hawks are very strong and intelligent beasts, so even in Aragard they were treated as spiritual creatures. Now they’re practically extinct, so those who have actually seen one can be counted on one hand. Cough cough… Perhaps there might be no one left except me.”

 

Bluebell looked at Ash with wistful eyes and took something out of the bag she had brought, handing it to me.

 

“It seems you did well to come all this way to find this place. Please accept this box, Lady Daisy. The items inside are heirlooms passed down for generations only to the greatest druids of the Maebaltop Clan.”

 

It was a dark brown wooden box that had clearly seen many years.

 

“Druid?”

 

“Cough cough. It’s what we call the chief of our Maebaltop Clan. Though I have no advice to give about Ash’s physical condition, the knowledge of our ancestors contained within will surely be helpful.”

 

The knowledge of druids.

 

I carefully pulled the wooden box with a beautifully engraved hawk design toward me. It was quite heavy.

 

“To find a precious descendant to inherit the druid’s legacy… Really, cough, cough!”

 

Bluebell coughed so loudly that spit might fly onto others’ faces, then looked at me with affectionate eyes.

 

“Really… Cough!”

 

Stop it. I won’t be fooled anymore.

 

“This old woman has no more lingering feelings…”

 

Suddenly, Bluebell’s eyes lost control and closed.

 

The moment her powerless body was about to collapse under the chair, I urgently pulled her up.

 

“Grandmother!”

 

Bluebell in my arms was as quiet as if she had fallen asleep.

 

Right.

 

As if she had fallen asleep.

 

“Snore… Wheeze…”

 

Soon after, snoring sounds spread so loud and resonant that it wouldn’t be strange if they pierced eardrums. In that… I tasted a bitter sense of defeat I had never felt before.

 

I lost.

 

I ended up losing until the very end.

 

As expected… old people are not to be underestimated.

 

Unexpectedly, it was the 4th day of living with Ash.

 

Bluebell left.

 

She hoped that I would become the last spiritual descendant of the Maebaltop Clan.

 

“Why make such a request when you don’t even know what kind of person I am?”

 

“What kind of person you are can be known just by looking at Ash. Our clan doesn’t hand over Gray Hawks to just anyone. Cough. The fact that you received Ash’s egg means that somehow, your bravery and goodness were recognized by us. Cough, cough! Hack.”

 

Stop. Stop coughing!

 

That sense of defeat from yesterday is rising again!

 

Bluebell showed me a comfortable smile despite my wary gaze.

 

“…Now I can die without regrets. Please take good care of the Gray Hawk and the druid’s legacy, Daisy.”

 

After she left, I immediately rushed to the Druid’s Box.

 

Chirp-

 

“Right, Ash. You’re curious about what’s inside this too, aren’t you? I’m curious too.”

 

Recalling Bluebell’s advice, I turned the silver handle on the box twice to the right, three times to the left, then twice to the right again.

 

Then.

 

Click.

 

Inside the slowly opened box were various items as diverse as its weight suggested.

 

“This is… a bracelet? A chief’s bracelet worn by druids? It’s nice.”

 

Chirp-

 

“This wood looks like a drinking cup. Otherwise, it couldn’t be this small.”

 

Chirp-

 

“Huh? What’s this, a strangely shaped dagger.”

 

Chirp-

 

“Ah, this paper must be a certificate. It lists what items are included. Let me see. This dagger is… Naruto’s leaf shuriken. How unique.”

 

Chirp-

 

“Okay, okay. I’ll look properly. Hmm. This booklet is a compilation of portraits of past druids, and the booklet below is… finally something useful appeared. 【Gray Hawk Healthy Food Recipes】!”

 

Chirp!

 

“But the most excellent is definitely this booklet. 【Gray Hawks, Always Healthy and Fine】. From eggs… to funerals, it details how they grow, what they eat, what they prefer, and what diseases they’re vulnerable to. Perfect, this is it. With just this, I can find out why you’re not growing. Druids are the best!”

 

Chirp!

 

“Huh?”

 

Chirp?

 

“…Good heavens.”

 

I looked down at the certificate with blank eyes. If my eyes weren’t wrong, this name written here was definitely…

 

-Dian Ket’s Gray Hawk Language Translator

 

-Dian Ket’s Gray Hawk Vlog

 

What’s a vlog? No, that’s not what’s important right now.

 

“Ash, it seems Dian left a Gray Hawk translator. It must be the same Dian I know, right?”

 

Could it be that Dian Ket’s Legacy was not 7 items but 9? Setting aside my doubts, I first picked up the necklace labeled as a translator.

 

The glass sphere attached to the middle of the sturdy leather cord looked strangely familiar, similar to the sphere embedded in the center of the 【Quite Useful Scrap Iron Shield】 used by the thief group.

 

The difference was that there was no clockwork inside. Perhaps because of this, no matter what I tried, the translator wouldn’t work at all.

 

“Why not?”

 

With a hopeful heart, I examined the certificate again.

 

On the back of the yellowed certificate were writings in different handwritings. They appeared to be notes left by past druids.

 

-Druid life is bitter.

 

-The box is too old, I hope my successor will change it.

 

-I didn’t change it, but won’t my successor change it?

 

-No money.

 

-We ran out of money, so we disposed of one retainer who seemed least important. I’ll definitely win and come back.

 

-This time it’s for real.

 

-This time for sure.

 

Wait a minute.

 

-….

 

-I’m out of money.

 

Bang.

 

I slammed down on the dining table.

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