The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 241

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Part 2, Chapter 39

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The door closed.

Good, now it’s time to talk with the stones.

I carefully took out the stones Lu and Ash from my bag.

[The Sword Master party is one of the most fully supported parties in the Contaninos Republic.]

But no matter how much I poked and prodded the stones, there was no response, so I decided to soak in warm water and rest for a while.

‘…If possible, I’d like to rest in my original body.’

This transformation magic, though it’s Lu’s magic, couldn’t I dispel it with my own power?

I quietly closed my eyes.

Slowly spread the energy from inside my belly throughout my whole body.

Let me recall my physical body.

What my energy is scanning isn’t the shell Lu created, but the vessel that holds my soul.

As I recognized my soul and body, I felt my blood flow in a slightly different direction than before.

Ah, yes. This feeling. This feeling is exactly Daisy’s feeling, not Andert’s. Then now…

I put strength into it with sheer determination.

‘Oh?’

When I opened my eyes, not only did I feel much more refreshed, but my mind seemed clearer too.

When I stood in front of the mirror, the face that appeared was…

“Lu! Did you see? I broke your magic!”

My goodness. To dispel the advanced magic of Kalerpa, the god and great mage of the Northern Continent?

Is the theory of universal determination truly an eternal law?

[I know. That expression just now was incredibly cute. Ah. Amazing, Daisy. That… you’re the first person to break my magic with such a brutish method. Impressive. In many ways.]

I tried to rush over to the stone.

But when I looked back at the bed, the stone was nowhere to be found. Instead, Lu was sitting in that spot. My mage, the mischievous Lu.

“…What? If you were awake, why did you ignore my voice?”

Lu answered with his head comfortably leaning against the bedside.

“Daisy when she’s alone has a lot of entertainment value.”

“So you did it on purpose?”

“I’ll do it often from now on too. Please take care of me, Daisy.”

How shameless.

Well, fine. If someone who’s about 200 years old found new entertainment, I should understand. And what’s important right now wasn’t that in the first place.

I asked him with a serious face.

“Is being old really the problem?”

“Are you perhaps pressuring me to act my age?”

Lu pushed a teacup toward me and burst into a hollow laugh.

“Let me tell you a not-so-surprising fact. Gods don’t age, Daisy.”

“How else could you transform into such a trivial stone? Not even a dung beetle or a fly, but an inanimate object? You were even sleeping like you were dead.”

“I was awake many times without showing it. I felt the sensation of you patting me too. It felt good.”

Lu’s lips, which had been drawing light arcs, twisted obviously.

“But when I had to watch you flirting with other women, it was quite annoying.”

Flirting with what?

‘…Don’t tell me Trevia?’

Do people flirt by pointing daggers at throats these days? I can’t understand a god’s brain. Ah, since I became a god too, let’s say I can’t understand an old god’s brain.

“You must have many questions to ask… but let’s sleep a bit first, Daisy. Now you seem to need rest more than I do. When you wake up, I promise to resolve all your doubts.”

“I don’t need rest. I was just pretending to be tired to meet you…”

“Do you remember when you last slept?”

Last time?

I carefully recalled my memories.

There were times I closed my eyes and rested, but I never actually slept. Even at the hotel in Brishuir, I spent almost all my time training my body…

Was Kalerpa the last time?

“Come here.”

I jumped into the spot next to Lu without complaint.

He personally covered me with the blanket up to my chest and began patting me slowly.

Perhaps because of that warmth. I helplessly fell into sleep.

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When I suddenly opened my eyes, the world was bright.

How long did I sleep?

This unsettling level of refreshment… based on past experience, it feels like I slept for at least 4 years.

I quietly stared at the ceiling, then unfolded the newspaper that was neatly folded by the bedside.

【Hero’s Great Return】, 【Duke Hailo, Andert Pager is Currently Resting】, 【How Did the Hero of the Era Return Alive?】, 【The Emperor’s Sword Returns as Brishuir’s Savior】

From a rough look, it seemed only about two or three days had passed at most. Since I hadn’t been counting days after waking from my long sleep, it was hard to calculate the exact period.

That’s when it happened.

「Grey hawks are usually smarter the larger they are. Some individuals rarely manifest the blood of their ancestral ancient black phoenix, and in such cases they can grow up to 4 or 5 times larger than normal individuals. Their intelligence goes without saying. It’s similar to a 7-year-old child’s level.」

What’s this? Is this about Ash?

When I sat up, I saw Ash sitting quietly in front of the table.

On the video playback device placed in front of him, a young man with a familiar face was speaking passionately, and from behind or from the side, it was definitely Dian Ket.

“Ash, did you turn that on?”

[The Sword Master is expected to be a rising star who will surpass the reputation of Weatherwax Baroness Duke Berkley Greytown in the Contaninos Republic.]

Sometimes I think this.

Maybe Ash is actually an incredibly genius bird who just pretends to be lacking only in front of me.

‘This must be Dian Ket’s vlog or something.’

I approached closer to look at Dian’s face.

He really grew up well. How proud.

「Strangely, grey hawks that will grow large have very slow initial growth rates. Many young ones die from being weeded out during this process…」

I also felt greatly relieved.

‘Ash was a rare but occasionally appearing mutant.’

That’s why he was so small when young.

Damn… if I had checked this video right away, I would have had less to worry about… but some bastard sold the mainspring so it had to be repaired.

…Repair.

「From the next session, we’ll teach how to engrave transformation blocking systems on grey hawks, how to designate enemies and allies, and how to attack and defend. See you tomorrow.」

“I wonder if that boy is still alive, Ash.”

Peep.

“Right. I mean that beggar boy we met when you were making those baby sounds. We met him several times in the residential area. Remember?”

Ash tilted his head. Well, it was too early in childhood, so it might be hard to remember.

‘Should I visit Trash Hill once?’

I was planning to visit Banahel Kingdom before seriously pursuing Rien anyway.

Perhaps that land could be the heaven-sent land that would help maintain my balance.

‘At that time, not only my heart but my entire body was almost destroyed and tattered. I survived by using the power of blooming to its limit.’

Even so, I didn’t leave for space and still remain on this land.

Would it have been the same if the same thing happened on the Northern Continent? Perhaps…

‘Balance recovery might only be permitted on the land where I bloomed.’

Even Rien used southern imperial language that sounded very familiar and natural to me, someone from Queen’s Island.

The reason he insists he’s the god of the Southern Continent—though I don’t acknowledge it—might be because he too can only recover balance near the Southern Continent.

Good, then.

“Lu! Where are you, Lu?”

Perhaps because I called at the top of my lungs? Lu returned to the bedroom.

In the appearance of an unknown woman.

What was he doing and where during the time I was asleep to end up like that? I’m not even curious anymore. He must have done something strange as usual.

“What are you dissatisfied with, Daisy? It’s not mealtime yet so be patient. I’ll take you for a walk later so wait.”

What am I, a dog?

“Let’s stop by the Weatherwax Estate briefly and then head up to the Kingdom of Banahal. Something important has come up.”

“Quite a busy schedule you have. Haven’t forgotten anything?”

“Forgotten? What?”

When I looked at him with a puzzled expression, Lu’s smile deepened. But he soon shrugged his shoulders as if it was nothing.

This feels unsettling.

I gathered Ash and the video playback device and jumped down from the window. It was to head straight to the Weatherwax Estate.

And the moment I set foot on the ground, I came face to face with Raphael. …Somehow looking like he’d been caught while trying to escape.

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