The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 222
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Part 2, Episode 20
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The airship carrying us docked not at the Astrosia Kingdom’s station, but somewhere in a deep, dark forest.
“Where is this?”
“The Holy Land Callepa’s location and appearance are both top secret. While returning airships are one thing, all departing airships borrow this transfer station.”
“What’s with that appearance?”
“A cat.”
“I know it’s a cat too, you know? Don’t tell me you’re planning to travel in that form?”
Meow.
A cat with mysterious blue fur yawned long and groomed its mouth. Lu as a cute, warm, and soft cat.
The best.
It’s definitely the best, but.
“…Why are you suddenly doing something you’ve never done before? Don’t tell me there’s a problem with your body?”
Thud. Cat Lu, who landed on my head from the ground with amazing jumping power, swished his tail and purred.
“You haven’t forgotten that I’m your biggest fan, have you, Daisy?”
Hearing those words reminded me of Serenity Palace. The countless photos of me lined up so densely in that massive annex that my face would heat up…
“To enjoy your journey with a pure heart, this position is just right. It’s like enjoying a long-awaited masterful performance from the front row of the grand theater?”
“Journey? When you were looking for the Maebaltop Clan, you wandered around just fine in your original form.”
“That was like a side story.”
I didn’t know what he meant, but since Lu was just as stubborn as me, I didn’t continue the conversation. I was already accustomed to his eccentric behavior.
Just before boarding the prepared carriage to head to the Astrosia Kingdom.
A sharp hawk’s cry echoed from the sky.
Then a massive shadow descended in circles with its long wings spread.
Instinctively extending my arm, I was moved by the much heavier weight than before and petted my adorable baby hawk.
“Ash! How did you get all the way here?”
Ash answered with his chest proudly puffed out.
[Together with guardian.]
As expected, talking with Ash wasn’t a dream.
‘How on earth… Ah, this necklace. Verdandi must have fixed Dian’s translator.’
Feeling deep emotion in my sparkling eyes, I tapped his yellow beak.
“You want to follow me?”
[Raw chicken.]
“Won’t it be unfamiliar? Will you be okay?”
[Half note.]
“Hmm.”
[Dr. Saliberin’s 5-circle theory.]
“Well, yeah. What could be the problem when I’m here? Let’s go together.”
“How are you two communicating?”
Leaving behind Garrosh with his incredulous expression, I boarded the carriage.
However, due to Ash’s large size, boarding proved difficult. I tried to somehow squeeze him through the small carriage entrance, but the angles weren’t working out well.
Should I just break the door?
“Hey. Leave that thing behind.”
Feeling irritated, I turned to look at Garrosh.
“Who are you to tell me what to do?”
“Act sensibly, you idiot. Do you think you can board an airship with something that size?”
That’s… true.
When I looked at Lu with eyes asking what to do, the blue cat groomed his right ear twice as if casting a spell, then looked at Ash.
Screech!
Then, like magic—no, by his magic—Ash shrank down like a toy bird!
Lu boarded the carriage with the shrunken Ash in his mouth. It was a heart-stopping sight.
“Cute.”
[Internal organs.]
Garrosh clicked his tongue, shoved me into the carriage, and collapsed into the seat across from me. He looks a bit tired. You’re aging too, aren’t you?
I looked at Garrosh, who was getting uglier and more savage by the day, and swallowed a sigh.
‘It’s better to keep quiet about my parents’ life or death for now.’
He said I could hear the detailed story when I meet Malicops. I should check first and then decide whether to tell this guy.
Getting flight tickets from Astrosia to the Pen Lota Islands wasn’t difficult.
Of course, the only remaining seats were Diamond VVIP seats, so we had to pay quite a price, but Diamond VVIP seats in the first place?
Thinking of that terrible airship from four years ago, this was quite an improvement.
‘I can hear Imperial language here and there too.’
Was this the aftermath of trade resuming?
The airport seemed to have expanded to at least twice its size, and the number of travelers appeared to be five or six times more.
To think that space which boasted rigid sophistication had transformed into an airport. It felt like time-warping to the future overnight.
‘Well, that’s not wrong, but…’
But the strangest sight was something else entirely.
【Grey Spear Guild.</p】
The one and only hope
to save our land from calamity!
Great heroes await you!
Please support the Grey Spear Guild through subscription.
(3 members belong to the 100 Heroes certified by Sier Gat)
☏ Astrosia branch address listed on back
☏ Main branch address listed on back>
These guild advertisements were placed throughout the airport.
Was this an advertisement for a newly published novel?
When I looked with eyes asking what this meant, a sales representative in a suit spoke in somewhat clumsy Imperial language.
“You don’t seem to know much about 【Grey Spear】. We are a guild formed a year ago centered around Grey Spear, one of the 100 Heroes. We’re based in Midwintry, and unlike other guilds that discriminate by nationality and race, we can proudly say we’re a skilled guild formed purely on ability! Part of the donations are used to help underprivileged children, and if you subscribe now, we’ll give you… Grey Spear’s goods as a gift!”
Hmm.
“What exactly do you subscribe to?”
“A magazine, of course! Our 【Grey Spear】 collaborates with a publishing company to publish a monthly magazine with detailed coverage of the heroes’ activities and issues, Calamity Lien’s whereabouts, alliance policies, and more.”
Oh really.
“How does this subscription work?”
“Ah! Generally we collect payments quarterly through mail, but if that’s inconvenient, you can pay me the subscription fee in advance.”
“Hey.”
“What are goods?”
“Think of goods as commemorative items! This month we’re specially giving away a Grey Spear-shaped keychain and badge, and finally the ‘New Hero Guide’ that 【Grey Spear】 specially released this summer!”
“Hey.”
“Then I’ll pay for just one quarter.”
“Thank you! For you, miss, I’ll specially give you two badges to use together with your boyfriend next to you…”
“Do you want to die?”
“Want to die?”
“Excuse me?”
How dare he call someone like Andert my boyfriend.
I took only the keychain, guide book, and just ‘one’ badge from the trembling sales representative and headed to my departure gate.
“Welcome, customer. Please let us know anytime if you have any inconveniences.”
Indeed, VVIP seats. Not quite bed-level, but sufficiently soft and spacious.
Since the Black Ragal I boarded previously was such a luxurious airship, I wasn’t deeply impressed, but this seemed comfortable enough for traveling between Pen Rota and Astrosia.
“Should I have a glass of wine?”
I ordered a glass of wine for Lu, who was rolling around on my lap (Ash had fallen asleep on Lu’s belly in the meantime), then opened the ‘New Hero Guide’ I got from the sales representative.
And the moment I opened it, an annoying face appeared on the first page.
It was the face of the demigod Rien, who had tried to take my life.
‘I expected this when I saw the flyer, but….’
It seems Rien’s antics had become quite prominent over the past 4 years. Judging by the majestic script below his bizarrely smiling face that read 【We have united to punish this disaster!】.
“…Hmm.”
But there’s something that’s been bothering me since earlier.
The headquarters address written here… it seemed somewhat familiar. Let me see, where was it, where was it….
“Huh.”
It’s my home?
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