The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 278

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Part 2, Chapter 76

The beginning of the last note Michèle left was as follows.

【This is the final note delivered in preparation for any contingency. I pray there will be no need to use it.】

Below the ominous sentence, long passages continued at length. It was writing that described two specific locations in detail.

The first location was.

【If you cannot exit the Wall of Fire, head to the secret shelter below.】

And the second location.

【Calamity Lien’s stronghold is located below.】

‘From Michèle’s perspective, this is certainly a note that would serve its purpose in the worst situation.’

After engraving the locations of both places in my mind, I crumpled up the note carelessly and stuffed it into my bag.

Good, then I just need to stretch once and… shout inwardly.

Grit!

“Hup.”

With the vivid sensation of bones realigning, my field of vision lowered by one level.

A much lighter body with a thinner and more flexible frame.

“As expected, this body is the most comfortable. I shouldn’t transform into Andert Pager for a while. It’s just troublesome being recognized wherever I go.”

And most of all… my own voice that now feels much more comfortable.

“Hello? This is Daisy.”

Lu, who smiled brighter than ever, grabbed my face and examined it this way and that, then left deep kisses on both my cheeks.

With my cheeks held, I awkwardly wrinkled my nose.

“Why are you suddenly acting like this? So embarrassing.”

“I missed you. No matter what, Daisy is best as Daisy.”

“Who was it that transformed into a blue cat saying they wanted to watch my journey?”

“That’s right. But Andert Pager is, how should I put it.”

Lu, who had returned to his original form, bent his back to meet my eyes and whispered.

“…It felt more like sharing with others than I thought, so I felt disgusted.”

I was dumbfounded.

“You’re the one who changed the body, you know? I’m the one who suffered!”

“Yeah. I know. I’m regretting it.”

Lu spent a long time turning my face this way and that, rubbing nose tips and touching cheeks, then picked me up on his back.

As I leaned comfortably against him while being carried on his back, Lu’s sturdy legs began moving forward on their own. Nice. Should I rely on him for just half a day?

“But why did you abandon Luna’s appearance? I thought… the feeling of sisters traveling together wouldn’t be bad either.”

“It’s not bad. But if you get caught up in such novel sentiments and run into separated team members, it would be really convenient to make excuses. Don’t you think?”

That’s… true. If we were going to move comfortably anyway, it was right to return to our original forms together.

“Daisy.”

“Yeah.”

“Are you going to kill Lien?”

“Yeah.”

Suddenly I remembered the words that gods cannot kill each other.

“What do you think, Lu. Would it be impossible?”

“Hmm. Do you want me to comfort you?”

“No, I need realistic advice.”

“It’s impossible. You’re no different from a pitiful moth jumping into flames.”

A moth, no less…?

It wasn’t an unexpected assessment, but it was a comparison as shocking as throwing eggs at rocks.

“But you sometimes display ridiculous abilities in unexpected areas.”

In other words, leave it to luck.

“Plus, if I’m with you, there’s no trash we can’t overcome.”

Anyway, it means it would be tough with my strength alone.

But it’s an obvious fact, so I have to accept it. Victory is given to those who know themselves and know their enemy.

‘Good. Then… let’s go with not overexerting myself as much as possible.’

The target is Calamity Lien.

The destination was north of Solitorc, where he was said to have coiled up.

* * *

Dark clouds gathered in the clear sky, and soon it rained as the sunset fell.

Lu and I walked side by side in the rain. Even after playing around with each other for a couple hours without getting tired, we silently crossed the swamp when the rain got heavier.

I remembered the day we climbed Aragald Mountain and the path toward Trash Hill. Traveling with Lu always gave me, who had always been alone and had no tomorrow, the sensation of a completely different world…

“…”

Since when was it?

It felt like emerging from a long fog.

When I stopped walking, Lu who was following also slowly stopped. If it wasn’t my imagination, a faint shadow flickered beyond the dark and hazy view.

Whiiiiik-

A whistle blows.

I placed my hand on my sword. I closed my eyes and concentrated all my nerves on detecting presence. Mere fog couldn’t obstruct my vision…

Kiing.

The moment the magic circle under my feet activated, I swung my sword. With sharp noise, the deflected binding spears stuck into the ground one after another.

Instantly, a corpse leaped through the fog.

I cut its neck without hesitation. A familiar face rolled to the ground. It was the Golden Mage.

…What?

While I was off guard, I instinctively cut down a corpse that rushed at me. A face that wasn’t welcome at all bled and knelt down.

“Jin.”

As I stepped back, I could see the faces of the corpses surrounding me. They were all members of Team 2.

Team 2 had been annihilated.

‘When exactly?’

Hadn’t they headed west again to escape the Wall of Fire?

‘Could there have been a trap in Solitorc?’

What if Lien and his followers attacked and devastated them before they left the city center?

[Lord Andert’s…]

Jin, who stood up creakily, reached out to me.

[They must have followed behind.]

I turned around and deflected the binding spear flying at my back.

At that moment.

Thunk.

Terrible pain swept through my entire body. I squeezed my eyes shut, opened them, and turned my head. A sword that had pierced through Jin stabbed my abdomen.

As I slowly stepped back, the blood-stained sword moved away. I steadied my rough breathing and pressed my hand against my spreading red abdomen.

‘It’s okay.’

This is nothing.

As I convinced myself of this, the blood flowing down my thigh gradually stopped. I could move again.

The moment I was certain. I threw my sword toward the air.

A terrible scream that could have burst eardrums erupted. The flames of death began to die down. I launched my body as is and grabbed the bug hiding in the fog.

“Got you.”

Lien stared at me with a pained expression, a sword embedded in one shoulder.

He pleaded.

“Spare me.”

I thought it was begging unbecoming of Lien.

At the same time, I wondered this. Was facing a demigod such an easy task? Or had I become so strong that Lien couldn’t dare approach me?

Whatever the answer to the question, there was no reason to hesitate now that the opportunity had come. I gathered energy at my fingertips to create a sharp sword and thrust it into Lien’s heart.

The opponent’s limbs trembled faintly with the force, but only briefly. With his last breath flowing out like a sigh, Lien closed his eyes.

The flames of death slowly extinguished.

Jin’s corpse, which had been chasing me with pale glowing eyes, collapsed powerlessly.

Calamity Lien is dead.

The Wall of Fire has disappeared and a search to find the missing residents of Solitorc will soon begin.

‘To think it was such an easy task.’

…But what was it that I forgot?

* * *

Dark clouds gathered in the clear sky, and as the sunset faded, rain began to fall.

I walked in the rain. When the downpour grew heavy, I silently crossed the swamp.

I remembered the day we climbed Aragald Mountain and the path we took toward Trash Hill. My journey with Lu was always solitary, bringing me the sensation of an entirely different world when I had no tomorrow…

“…”

Just when did it all begin?

I feel like I’ve emerged from an incredibly long fog.

When I stopped walking, Lu who had been following also slowly came to a halt. If I’m not mistaken…

Whiiiiik-

A whistle blows.

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