The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 273

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Part 2, Chapter 71

‘If the Sword Master truly is from Trash Hill, he might remember that guy.’

Should I ask casually in passing?

But how do I ask when I don’t even know his name? If I say a rude blond-haired, blue-eyed brat, would he understand… Blond hair and blue eyes are probably the most common features in the Republic.

After walking absentmindedly, I saw a head poking up among the yellow marigolds.

It was Lu.

As I approached, he was looking up at the night sky. The sky that should have been hazy with smoke was somehow as clear as Midwintry on a clear day.

I rested my head on his knee and asked.

“So what exactly is this problem you have?”

Lu’s eyes widened as if it was an unexpected question. His long fingers gently tapped my forehead.

“Truly amazing, Daisy.”

“…I know. Too late, way too late, right? I have nothing to say this time.”

“It’s amazing that you remembered much faster than I thought. I thought it would take at least 3 months, maybe even over a year.”

I see. He thinks of me as quite the blockhead. But that’s also true, so I have nothing to say.

“There’s only one problem I could have in the entire world.”

With a faint smile, Lu gazed at the distant sky again.

“You.”

As I silently looked up at his face, Lu recited as if talking to himself.

“…Of course, this is a joke. How could you be my problem? It would be impossible even in death.”

Well. It seemed like I was indeed the only problem Lu had in the entire world. I didn’t want to poke his side and tell him to stop pretending it was a joke. His tenderness deserved respect.

I voiced the conclusion I had reached after speculating about various things alone.

“I think it’s the aftermath of overusing the power of enlightenment. Am I right?”

“That’s a plausible deduction.”

Then against whom exactly?

Who dares to make Lu overexert himself?

To have such doubts, there was only one opponent that came to mind immediately.

“…What happened with Rien?”

A nonchalant answer came.

“I cut it.”

“What?”

Lu, who had been blinking slowly, playfully shrugged his shoulders.

“Secret.”

Secret? What’s with the sudden secret? If you cut something, you cut it – what reason is there to hide which part? I’ll find out when we meet anyway.

Wait. Don’t tell me, Lu, you…

“Did you stop that bastard’s reproductive activities?”

“What?”

Suddenly, hearty laughter burst out.

It was such a refreshing burst of laughter that the moon in the sky might have been startled enough to hide behind the clouds.

His reaction was clearly one of absurdity.

But somehow, I just liked his laughter.

What did it matter – the Wall of Fire, Rien, the party? At this moment sitting face to face with Lu, the world felt as peaceful and quiet as his Calepa.

After a long while, Lu, who had quieted down, met my eyes with a face tired from laughing.

“Go meet him and see for yourself. You crossed the wall to settle things with that guy anyway, right? Ah, but let me make it clear beforehand that it has nothing to do with reproductive activities.”

“Then how is your physical condition now? You’re not at the point of turning into stone anymore, right?”

I still can’t forget the shock of when Lu turned into stone. While blaming him for always being stingy with his own stories, I also felt deep helplessness.

Lu hiding his weakness felt like it meant I wasn’t trustworthy enough.

Lu, who had been silent for a moment, covered my eyes with his cold hand and whispered.

“Shall we travel far to the east, Daisy?”

What kind of nonsense is this all of a sudden? Is he avoiding the topic again?

Lu’s fingers pleasantly caressed my eyebrows. He spoke in a slow tone as if reciting poetry.

“The Eastern Continent is much vaster than the Northern Continental Union, Pen Rota, and the Contaninus Republic combined. In the swamps live crocodiles that sing, and on mountain peaks that touch the clouds, peaches that grant youth sometimes grow. They say the gods there learn to ride on mist, so if we could reach there, there would be endless things to enjoy.”

I listened intently to Lu’s fairy tale-like story for a while, then nodded.

“Being able to ride on mist is definitely interesting. When this is over, it would be nice to walk east as you say.”

Lu smiled vaguely.

“Is that so? What a pity. If we could leave right now, I would never become something like a stone in front of you again.”

I quietly closed my mouth and tried to interpret the meaning of those words.

If we left on a journey right now, he wouldn’t become a stone… that meant it would take another 5 years to recover his strength. Since it would take 5 years to travel to the Eastern Continent.

Assuming he and Rien had met 4 years ago, it could be seen as taking quite a long time overall.

“…The day you become a stone will never come again, Lu. I’ll protect you with my life.”

Just as you did for me.

Someone to protect is a reason for living.

8 years ago, the fact that I had to protect someone was both a burden and a duty, but Lu was different.

Us living together was life itself. It came naturally like a principle that needed no justification.

Lu’s voice, smiling tenderly, became lower and slower.

“It sounds nice to hear… but I don’t welcome that attitude of yours.”

“Even if you don’t welcome it, bear with it.”

“It would be nice if I could. As I said before, I’m greedy.”

What could you do if you can’t bear it? I was about to scold him, but if it was Lu, he really seemed like he might do something.

“Daisy.”

“Yes.”

“What I want is only you.”

A voice too plain for a love confession rode the wind and flew to the distant sky.

“I don’t need anything else. Just you is enough.”

I hid a shy smile in my throat and answered.

“I know. Me too.”

“No, you don’t know.”

“I do know.”

“You don’t.”

“Even without the blindfold?”

“…”

“I know. I said I know! Why are you so sure my heart is smaller and more shabby than yours?”

I frowned in displeasure. As if to soothe me, Lu’s hand gently caressed around my brow.

“…Trust me. No, never mind. Don’t trust me. I’ll show you through actions from now on.”

“…”

“…”

“Fine, I’ll trust you. But promise me just one thing.”

“What’s that? Do you need compensation for trusting my heart? Fine. Let me hear it.”

Lu lowered his head and whispered a short phrase in my ear. I flinched at the tickling sensation but immediately nodded.

“Good. I can make that kind of promise with you a hundred times. But is that really all?”

“Yes.”

Warm lips settled on the tip of my nose.

“That’s enough for me…”

Three peaceful days passed without any particular incidents.

Team 2 arrived at Solitorc, the final destination beyond the Wall of Fire.

In the ruined land where black smoke rose from burning fires.

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