The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 294

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Part 2, Chapter 92

【Calepa Manual for Preparing for the Worst-Case Scenario】

…That’s what Skuld named it, but the actual title of the book that reeked of old paper was something else entirely.

“What does it say?”

It looks like some script I’ve never seen before. As the book gently settled onto the table, Skuld carefully stroked the cover and answered.

“It’s in ancient Eastern Continent language so I can’t be certain, but it could probably be translated as ‘Mythology’ or so.”

I thought it was a fitting title. It was so worn that it looked like paper fragments would fall off if touched wrong.

Skuld looked down at the book with a deeply moved expression.

“This book is extremely rare, Miss Daisy. It’s an object that couldn’t even dare be designated as a national treasure. It contains the essence and wisdom of the ancient demigods, who were called ‘Demi Gods’ in the past.”

The wisdom of ancient demigods.

‘I can vaguely tell it’s amazing… but will I be able to read it?’

I grabbed the edge of the book cover and lifted it to peek inside. But no matter how much force I applied, the book wouldn’t open.

Skuld chuckled softly and stopped my actions.

“Stop, nobody can open it anyway. Hah… This book has an incredible protective barrier that ordinary people can’t touch at all. There are truly fantastic formulas carved like pictures, so only permitted beings can open the book. Thanks to that, even though Lord Caleph entrusted this object to me, I can only twiddle my thumbs and watch…”

I quickly interrupted before the long-winded story could continue further.

“You can’t open it? Then why did you bring it?”

“Because Lord Caleph said that Daisy would be qualified and could open it…?”

Skuld gently held the book and pointed to the upper part of the worn spine.

“Look carefully. He said you would definitely have an object identical to this pattern. If you’re keeping that object in Pen Rota, it would be a bit tiresome but.”

“…No, there’s no need to go that far.”

Lily of the valley.

The pattern drawn on the spine was definitely a lily of the valley, no matter how I looked at it from behind or in front.

I rummaged through my bag and pulled out the lily of the valley silver coin that was folded in half. Skuld seemed to know what this silver coin was too.

“Ah, that object is the silver coin that Lord Caleph used to frequently throw into the lake.”

When I placed the silver coin on top of the book, a soft light enveloped the book and then disappeared.

‘…Did it work?’

Ah, the pages are turning.

But no matter how many pages I flipped through, they were all just empty paper. Could it be that the ancient gods used invisible writing?

I have no idea.

“Do you remember how Lu used this book?”

“Hmm. My memory is old and hazy, but… I think he asked questions directly rather than opening the book.”

Ask questions directly, is that it?

Good. Shall I try it once?

“Let’s see, the question is… How many days can a demigod go without food at most?”

After a brief silence.

Suddenly the book’s cover opened and the pages began turning backward without stopping. Along with Skuld’s exclamation of ‘Ooh!’, the pages that kept going back, back, back stopped at the empty page 1869, just like the pages that had passed.

Then something amazing happened.

On the slightly yellowed paper, letters that hadn’t been there before began appearing one by one!

“Indeed, so this was the structure!”

However, each sentence boasted a different handwriting style. It meant they were all written by different people.

Naturally, the languages were different too. It felt like less than half the sentences were written in familiar languages.

What was even more surprising was that the unfamiliar languages I normally wouldn’t be able to interpret were perfectly understood through my eyes and ears.

-200 days

-I remember lasting 400 days and accidentally picking and eating wild berries.

-I endured 666 days to drink the blood of devil worshippers.

-Do I really need to starve? About a week at most.

-When it reached 1,000 days, I started feeling something called hunger. I try it occasionally when I miss appetite.

-Even up to 2,099 days was fine. It seems to be a matter of willpower.

Indeed, the voices I heard were also diverse – men, women, young and old.

‘This reminds me of the Druids’ legacy.’

However, Skuld seemed to only see the letters on the book and couldn’t hear the voices. After watching her face struggling to interpret, I organized my thoughts and asked a question related to Lu’s condition.

“What happens if one uses the power of enlightenment excessively?”

-Complete god.

-You become a god.

-You’ll advance to distant space. Through the path called paradise in the Eastern Continent and pantheon in the Western Continent.

-You’ll become a star in the galaxy.

-Ascension.

-You’ll escape earthly interference and gain complete freedom.

‘That’s not the answer I want.’

Aren’t they all just talking about ascension?

I wondered why only such answers came up, but thinking about it, Lu was different from other demigods.

Lu doesn’t ascend even when using the power of enlightenment excessively. Instead, he receives unique restrictions like becoming a cat or turning to stone and sleeping, but seeing there was no mention of that in the responses, it seemed to be a very rare case.

Then…

“Do gods exist who don’t need to maintain balance?”

-Complete gods don’t require balance.

No.

-If it’s a being that was once a god.

This too.

-Not needing balance means having considerable control in maintaining balance.

This isn’t it either.

-If the scale of balance breaks…

…Wait. Once more.

-If the scale of balance breaks…

There was no mistake.

This is Maria’s voice.

I voiced my third question.

“Can the scale of balance break?”

Beyond trivial answers like ‘it can’t break’ and ‘breaking means ascension’, I saw an interesting response.

-There’s a legend that demigods who reach the extreme of both balances become completely free from balance.

Next was.

-It’s possible. If the scale of balance breaks, you can use the power of enlightenment freely and still remain on earth. That’s my story.

Here it is. A demigod at the same level as Lu!

But below that…

-A mere Demi God spouting nonsense.

-Please don’t record fiction in this book. It lowers the value of mythology.

-You can’t record lies in mythology.

-Then did you live too long and develop mental illness?

What are you saying, you bastards? Are you calling our Lu mentally ill?

I can’t stand this. I left my response below the last answer.

【Look at the level of these gods. You just couldn’t experience it because you’re inferior, but it’s actually a possible realm…】

Skuld, who had been carefully examining my writing, asked with a subtle expression.

“Don’t tell me you’re fighting with these responses?”

“I’m not fighting. I’m just informing them of the facts.”

I racked my brain again. How should I ask to confirm other responses from that god from earlier?

I asked a question making maximum use of the response left by the suspicious god.

“In cases where the scale of balance is broken… what kind of restrictions would one face when using the power of enlightenment excessively?”

-Generally, it seemed like they fell asleep.

Got it!

‘Good, I already know about the sleeping part.’

But no matter how I looked at it, Lu didn’t seem to be sleeping ‘normally’. I couldn’t forget that cold feeling when our eyes met for that very brief moment when he woke up.

Could there be exceptions?

“If the balance scale is broken… what kind of restrictions would occur when the power of blooming is used excessively? Excluding cases of falling asleep!”

-When you exceed the limit, you lose your divine reason. Temporarily, though.

A strange answer.

“Divine reason…”

It seemed like an answer that even Skuld found difficult to interpret easily.

‘It seems like temporarily losing divine authority.’

Would one become an ordinary mortal? Whatever it meant, it seemed I should be grateful that it was a temporary phenomenon.

“…But why does the balance scale break?”

Lu said he became free from balance after regaining his past memories.

But even thinking about it again, it’s an ambiguous standard.

How could regaining past memories make one free from balance? Don’t most demigods remember their past in the first place?

Is it really because of past memories?

-The balance scale is…

The moment I was about to check the answer.

Someone intruded into the drawing room.

I reflexively closed the book and turned my head to see a figure entering through the drawing room entrance.

“Sword Master?”

Walking in with heavy steps, he had a young boy hanging upside down from his hand.

The young boy—no, Rien—who was frantically flailing his arms while being held by one leg, shouted as soon as our eyes met.

“Rookie! Damn it, explain right now why I’ve ended up like this!”

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