The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 211

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Part 2, Chapter 9

The commotion inside continued for a short while.

But soon after Kalerpa promised something, the Young Queen who had been clinging to his legs and whining weakly stood up and left the drawing room.

‘He’s always been weak when it comes to children.’

Since someone who was a demigod of the Northern Continent easily granted a young child’s crude whims, the royal descendants belonging to the Union all regarded their religious leader as something like a difficult-to-meet uncle.

After the area became quiet, Skuld naturally rose and gazed at his Lord Caleph, Lu.

“I was surprised to be suddenly called to Banahal, Kalerpa. Did you come straight down from Aragald Mountain?”

Instead of answering, Lu gave a light nod to the Head Steward.

While hearing about what had happened from the Head Steward, Skuld’s gaze inevitably examined Lu.

He had said he rarely felt unpleasant emotions from Kalerpa… indeed.

It seemed quite an incident had occurred.

“I apologize, Kalerpa. This was our oversight. We never expected someone would appear impersonating Kalerpa…”

“You wouldn’t be the only one who didn’t know. I didn’t know there would be such a brainless fool either.”

Skuld immediately voiced the being that came to mind.

“Could it be Spolia?”

Spolia.

If Kalerpa reigned over the North Continental Union, then Spolia reigned over the Contaninos Republic.

If Lu was the one who protected the Northern Continent as the religious leader of Loqwe, then Spolia was the one who protected the Contaninos Republic as the Chief Consul of the Contaninos Republic.

They were the demigods and guardian deities of each continent, and due to their respective positions, they had encountered each other several times over the past hundred years.

However, Lu’s lack of interest in others combined with Spolia’s nature of being unable to stay in one place for long meant there were no major clashes.

This meant it wasn’t quite at the level of calling it a bitter relationship.

“Doesn’t that one occasionally commit bizarre acts? Do you remember when he once disguised himself as a gypsy, enchanted Count Carsinia of Astrosia, and even had a child? The truly surprising fact was that he had already enchanted the Count’s wife before enchanting Count Carsinia. Because of this, both the young count and daughter of the Carsinia Family are Spolia’s…”

“You bring up that incident whenever you get the chance, Skuld. Was it that interesting to you?”

Ahem. Skuld cleared his throat quietly and answered with a strange expression.

“Since he’s such an extraordinary character, I meant that he would certainly be capable of impersonating Kalerpa’s position for personal purposes.”

At Lu’s indifferent reaction, Skuld cautiously observed him.

“Or perhaps… do you have other suspicions?”

The answer came as if he had been waiting for it.

“Look into Rien or Maria. Between the two, it’s more likely to be Rien, so send someone to Pen Rota.”

Skuld’s expression strangely hardened upon hearing those two names.

‘For those names to come up too. This matter could become more complicated than expected.’

This land had been balanced by four demigods for the past several decades.

Kalerpa of the North.

Spolia of the West.

Maria of the East.

Rien of the South.

Maria of the East was the oldest demigod, having lived as the matriarch of one family for over 200 years.

Maria had an tremendous desire for knowledge, filling most of her life with travel and reading. Her relationship with Lu was uniquely favorable among the demigods, so they occasionally exchanged greetings.

Spolia was also a being who had been acquainted with his Lord Kalerpa for over a century.

They knew each other’s temperaments and habits well, and above all, after the ‘Land of Death Agreement,’ they had maintained distant relations while avoiding even minimal contact.

But Rien of the South was an exception.

‘It’s been only about 30 years since that one achieved unity of mind and body.’

The last report of his whereabouts was 10 years ago. Since he had essentially gone into seclusion, they hadn’t been keeping close watch…

“Has Rien of the South awakened from his slumber?”

“That might be the case. When he fell asleep, the Southern Continent was in an uproar over Mephistopheles.”

“…Even thinking about it again, he’s a gloomy character. No matter how much he dislikes standing out, how could he so coldly pretend not to know when the flames of war were rising in the land where he was born and raised?”

After the ‘Land of Death Agreement,’ the demigods hid behind the shadows.

They no longer came to the forefront in any matters—political, military, economic, or cultural—and merely maintained their positions as guardian deities, occasionally extending helping hands.

The reason Kalerpa did not personally manifest during Mephistopheles’ chaos was of course due to his promise with Dian Ket, but this ‘Land of Death Agreement’ also played a part.

‘The purpose of the agreement was originally to respect humanity’s free will.’

But Mephistopheles crossed the line.

According to the tacit promise not to invade each other’s lands, Rien of the South should have willingly stepped forward himself to annihilate Mephistopheles’ army.

But he conspicuously turned his back.

In the end, the demigods of each continent had to move their invisible hands to lend their strength.

Because of this, Skuld could not view Rien of the South favorably.

“Perhaps as a young demigod, he finds the responsibility placed upon him burdensome? Rien of the South is no different from the most childish youngest compared to Kalerpa and other gods. If he ran away because of that, I could understand a little…”

“Who said he was the youngest?”

Lu, who had glanced at Skuld with eyes that said ‘not a chance,’ suddenly smiled contentedly.

“The youngest and most adorable god is our Daisy. You’re mistaking a stern fellow for a child, Skuld.”

…Though I never added the modifier ‘adorable.’

As he recalled the woman with bright green eyes and a somewhat dazed impression, Skuld found himself unconsciously smiling.

Come to think of it, besides Maria of the East, wasn’t there another god who maintained friendly relations with their Loqwe and Kalerpa?

Daisy, who had grown up so well.

‘No… that won’t do. I should refrain from such expressions since they might slip out someday. Besides, she’s already joined Loqwe, so strictly speaking, she’s our superior too.’

Mysteriously, thinking of Daisy made him feel as if young blood was flowing through his body.

If it had been Skuld in his more hot-blooded days, he might have envied her remarkable achievements and suffered from jealousy.

But the more he thought about Daisy’s unity of mind and body, the more admirable and even somewhat proud it felt.

‘It’s probably because I’ve been watching since the Magic Alliance days.’

Growth, sacrifice, evolution. Since he had (secretly) been through all those processes with her, it was natural to feel proud. Could this be the heart of a parent thinking of their child?

“Skuld.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Stop making that unpleasant face and prepare the airship. You return to Loqwe to relay today’s events, then follow me down to Pen Rota.”

At Kalerpa’s proactive course of action, Skuld swallowed dryly.

“Kalerpa, you mean…”

“Yes, I’ve changed my mind. I need to go meet Rien directly myself.”

Lu wore a cold sneer.

“The price for daring to interfere with my travels must be paid.”

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