The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 223

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Part 2, Episode 21

 

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I woke up to find my home had disappeared.

 

That short sentence, like the opening of a novel, had actually happened to me.

 

I silently stared at the building that had once been ‘Weatherwax Manor’.

 

Weatherwax Manor, which had been called by various names such as the ghost house or the abandoned estate with a beautiful garden, had lost its former elegant and classical atmosphere.

 

Though the framework was certainly the same, the flags with unknown emblems nailed to the exterior walls, the bustling outsiders coming and going, and the piles of supplies and boxes as if it had become a public warehouse made it feel like a completely different space.

 

I simply cannot understand this.

 

What on earth happened during those 4 years that our house was sold off?

 

‘That guy Andert might know something. He disappeared without a word as soon as we landed…’

 

However, if you know your enemy and know yourself, you can overcome any obstacle.

 

First, I looked at Lu perched on my shoulder.

 

“Hmm. As I said, I was also asleep for the past 2 years, so I don’t know what happened either. Grey Spear, what a nauseating and tacky name for a guild to trample over my kitchen.”

 

Just in case, I also looked at Ash on my other shoulder.

 

[Homing instinct.]

 

Great, nobody knows what happened.

 

Standing in front of the main gate of the Grey Spear guild, I opened the ‘New Hero Manual’.

 

Since it was a supplement published by that guild, the beginning was full of self-praise.

 

Looking at the history first.

 

‘The guild was established around the guild master 1 year ago. The headquarters was established in Ragal half a year ago. And… they received the Silver Lion Badge from the Royal Court 3 months ago?’

 

The Silver Lion Badge.

 

This is a badge given to private military companies recognized by the state, and companies that obtain this badge are permitted to train armies but are conscripted with top priority during national crises.

 

‘I thought it was briefly implemented during the Mage War and then practically abolished after the war ended.’

 

That means Rien’s influence is no less than Mephistopheles’.

 

‘How strange. The city’s atmosphere doesn’t remind me of war at all.’

 

Moreover, receiving the Silver Lion Badge means the Royal Court acknowledged this guild’s existence, doesn’t it?

 

Natasha must have certainly learned about the state of Weatherwax Manor. In other words, she knew and still permitted it.

 

Hmm.

 

Hmm.

 

…Ah!

 

‘Come to think of it, I was asleep for 4 years! Wasn’t I declared dead?’

 

As I was newly realizing the passage of such a long time.

 

“Druid…”

 

I raised my head at a familiar word I heard from somewhere.

 

Beyond the main gate, I could see those standing inside the building entrance glancing in my direction.

 

“Druid? Isn’t that a druid?”

 

“She’s been standing blankly in front of the main gate for a while now, I don’t know what she’s doing. Did she come to apply for membership?”

 

These guys… how do they know I’m the druid, the leader of the Maebaltop Clan?

 

I quickly retreated to a back alley.

 

‘What should I do.’

 

Should I go to the Imperial Palace and meet Natasha? But I had no contact for 4 years. And this is even the second time I’ve done this.

 

Coincidentally, I do have something called a conscience, so after disappearing twice in a row, I didn’t have the shamelessness to visit casually and ask ‘My house is gone, give it back.’

 

Ah, thinking back on it makes me feel wronged.

 

Who wanted to be gone for 8 years? I just happened to die again, is that my fault? I’m merely a victim of heinous crimes…

 

In that case, there’s only one option left.

 

First, I’ll find out why Weatherwax Manor disappeared.

 

“Lu.”

 

Meow.

 

“Change me into a different appearance.”

 

Since I don’t know what incidents occurred during those 4 years, it seemed I should move with an appearance unrelated to the Weatherwax Baroness for now.

 

As Lu’s paw groomed my right ear twice, the bones throughout my body began to rapidly transform with cracking sounds.

 

“Ugh-cha.”

 

Mm, this feeling of stretching being more vigorous.

 

I’ve become a man.

 

I was curious about what I looked like, but there was no way to check.

 

After rolling both shoulders widely, I climbed up onto the estate and began moving down via the roof. Since this is the east side, to get to the office I need to go left… ah, right, here it is.

 

I struck the window with my fist, but the proper glass window didn’t budge at all.

 

“Magic?”

 

Meow.

 

“What a troublesome thing.”

 

If a fist doesn’t work, just use a stronger fist. I made a hole in the corner of the window with a strong punch.

 

When I unlocked the inside latch, opened the window, and infiltrated the office, a gentle and soft fragrance I’d never smelled before lingered around my nose.

 

The interior structure is the same for now.

 

‘Compared to the splendid exterior, it’s strangely unchanged to an odd degree.’

 

After tearing the curtain to get fabric pieces, I hid my presence behind the door for several minutes.

 

The footsteps that had been gradually approaching from the stairs opened the door without even a light knock. As soon as a tall woman closed the door, I pressed against her neck and knocked her to the floor.

 

“Ugh, intruder, who…!”

 

Without delay, I restrained both her arms, mounted her back, and asked.

 

“Are you the master of this guild?”

 

The woman shook her head vigorously. But she entered without knocking?

 

“When will your guild master come?”

 

The woman shook her head again.

 

“You don’t know. Can’t be helped then. Let’s wait together.”

 

I gagged the woman’s mouth with the prepared curtain fabric pieces. I could feel her using all her strength to push me off, but it was no different from a fly’s wing fluttering.

 

After about 30 minutes passed like that.

 

“Mmph! Mmph!”

 

While I was counting and tickling cat Lu’s whiskers, the human carpet began thrashing her whole body with a face that said she couldn’t endure it anymore.

 

As soon as I removed the gag, the human carpet shouted.

 

“P-please spare me! I don’t know anything! I’m just a part-time worker temporarily hired for document organization!”

 

“Don’t be scared. I’m not here to assassinate anyone. I just have some things I’m curious about.”

 

“Huh? Well, I don’t know anything…”

 

“What do you mean you don’t know anything? Do you think I’ll believe that readily? How could an ordinary person endure 30 minutes with this bulk on their back? Oh, it’s possible? Then shall we test if two hours is also possible?”

 

“…”

 

Though I had easily subdued my opponent, I could feel unusually solid muscles beneath my buttocks.

 

Whatever role they played in the guild, this person was a warrior who had trained their body for at least 5 years.

 

I asked while picking white dust off the human carpet’s hair.

 

“That guy called Graysphere. Where did that man come from?”

 

“…”

 

“Hurry up.”

 

“…I, I don’t know much except that he’s from the Empire.”

 

“Is he a mage?”

 

“Huh? A mage? Don’t you know what kind of person Master Graysphere is? He’s a master of ambush attacks!”

 

He’s a master of ambush attacks, so why Spear?

 

“His age?”

 

“I’d guess probably late thirties…”

 

“His hobbies?”

 

“Um. Cleaning and drinking coffee?”

 

“His specialties.”

 

“He seems to like polishing silverware.”

 

The more I dug into it, the more strangely familiar that man Graysphere seemed to become.

 

But I lack one big decisive blow. One big decisive blow that would make the opponent realize my identity… As if mocking me while I was lost in such worries, a large poster hanging on the wall caught my eye conspicuously.

 

A man in uniform leaning against a tree with his arms crossed.

 

The playful smile on the man’s lips was so brilliantly radiant that it seemed to erase the existence of the large gauze covering his left cheek.

 

Whether looking horizontally or vertically…

 

‘It looks like an enlarged version of my photo taken at the exhibition.’

 

The problem is the white paper attached below it.

 

“That signature drawn on that paper there. Did your guild master receive it directly in a deal?”

 

“Uh… Andert Pager’s signature? That’s what they say, but honestly I don’t believe it. Hmph. There’s no way the hero Andert would leave such a terrible signature. It’s a signature that wouldn’t be strange even if he drew it with his toes while half-asleep, right?”

 

“…”

 

You bastard, Graysphere.

 

How dare an assassin butler commit such insubordination by selling out the home!

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