The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 297

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Part 2, Chapter 95

Lu’s presence was felt in the garden outside the estate.

I stared intently through the bedroom window at the spot where I could sense Lu’s presence.

‘Over there… he’s smelling flowers.’

Hmm. The blue cat that had been sniffing around diligently turned his body and approached the well. That area wasn’t clearly visible from the bedroom, so I quietly came outside the estate to observe.

‘He’s… looking down into the well.’

Be careful, Lu! If you step wrong, you’ll fall into that deep well!

Fortunately, Lu quickly lost interest in the well. He went back near the garden, wandering here and there, then put his front paws on a garden tree and stretched long while scratching with his claws.

“…”

Then he started sniffing around, smelling the ground, and began hopping around trying to catch some bug that appeared from who knows where.

That sight really…

‘Lu.’

Really, it seemed like he had become a cat…

“Haa.”

I’m anxious.

Ever since Lu collapsed while saving that damn bastard Rien, there hasn’t been a single day I haven’t felt anxious.

Well, since he spoke human words before, he probably didn’t really become a real cat… But wait, that doesn’t make sense, does it? Rien became a kid, but Lu became a cat? I absolutely can’t accept that. If Lu really became a cat, I’d hang Rien from a garden tree and turn him into jerky.

‘Lu is free from balance, so even if he lost his memories, he couldn’t become just a mere creature.’

Holding onto my wavering mind with such thoughts, I approached Lu.

Lu, who had been swishing his tail and hitting the ground with his front paws after apparently succeeding in his bug hunt, quietly looked up at me.

At least he’s not running away.

Relieved by this trivial fact, I picked up Lu.

“Let’s go to sleep now. It’s playtime for cats, but bedtime for gods.”

He could at least meow once, but he remained quiet without any reaction.

At that sight, great fear began to wash over me again, so I shook Lu’s armpits and demanded firmly.

“Meow.”

Silence.

“Hurry up and meow.”

Silence.

“I said meow!”

This is really…

‘What could be the problem.’

I thought most problems would be solved once Lu woke up. Instead, it feels like an even bigger problem has arisen, this unsettling feeling.

After locking the bedroom door, I put Lu down.

Lu with his bright, sparkling eyes just quietly watched me as I changed into lighter clothes and crawled onto the bed.

I stared at those gem-like golden eyes shining in the darkness, then patted the spot next to me.

“Come here.”

Lu, who had no intention of understanding my words, just stared at me without moving, then lay down on his belly right where he was.

“…Stupid cat.”

You’re a stupid cat.

I don’t need sleep. But today, for some reason, I felt the urge to let go of all thoughts and fall into deep sleep.

Quietly watching Lu’s slowly blinking eyes, I fell asleep very, very slowly.

I woke up again in the middle of the night when fierce wind swept past the window.

The first sound I recognized was footsteps.

Heavy but not dull steps.

I didn’t hear the door opening. In that case, I could assume the intruder entered through a passage other than the door, or had been staying in this bedroom from the beginning.

The intruder approached me.

I couldn’t sense any wariness about hiding their presence.

Rather, the steps were completely bold. At first it seemed like they were approaching me, but then they quickly changed direction and paced near the door. Next was in front of the wardrobe that smelled of newness, then in front of the window where the pure white light of the large full moon poured in…

And finally, when the person stopped in front of the bed.

I instantly threw off the covers and sat up, sweeping their legs to topple them onto the bed.

Just as I was about to press their throat and interrogate them about their identity and purpose.

In the dim darkness, I met eyes that shone clearly with golden light.

“…Lu?”

In my bewildered state, the strength I’d been using to choke his neck magically disappeared.

Lu had somehow returned to his original form. Yes, it was definitely Lu! The hair so blue it hurt to look at, the tall stature and delicate skin texture, the long and soft fingers… Everything belonged to Lu.

He examined my face thoroughly with a cold gaze, then said casually.

“Call me that again.”

Again?

“Lu.”

“Is that my name?”

For a moment, I was speechless.

Is that your name? Why are you asking something so obvious? Even that simple answer wouldn’t come to my lips. I stared down at Lu blankly, slowly stroking his face with one hand, then unconsciously asked back.

“…Are you joking right now?”

My fingertips stroking his face were trembling slightly. Lu quietly removed my hand and asked again.

“Who are you?”

“Daisy Pager.”

“Your occupation?”

“…Soldier and maid, and Weatherwax Baroness of Pen Rota and Baron Bladief.”

Lu looked at me with the expression of someone who had discovered a strange creature, then with eyes that seemed to understand, slowly raised his upper body.

“Ahh… I wondered why this estate was sitting alone in such a remote place. It must be an asylum.”

“No.”

I sighed involuntarily.

My head wasn’t properly organized, so I remained silent for a moment, but Lu couldn’t stand the pause and asked while holding onto me.

“Then why was I in the form of a cat? Did you change me?”

Seeing him even spouting ridiculous nonsense that didn’t suit him, he really had lost his memory.

Lu had lost his memory.

Lu had forgotten me.

Lu… Really Lu… had become not a stupid cat but a real idiot…

‘Ah, my head.’

Actually, when Rien regained consciousness. I had fallen into similar worries, even if vaguely.

If Rien’s body and soul’s time had become twisted, wouldn’t Lu also experience similar side effects from that aftermath?

Didn’t I even get a similar answer from the mythology book?

【When you exceed the limit, you lose your reason as a god. Temporarily, though.】

But I thought at most he would return to before achieving unity of mind and body…

I approached a chair and sat down heavily, then pointed to the spot next to me.

“Lu, come sit here first. I need to check your exact condition.”

Recalling his willful nature, I thought he wouldn’t obediently follow my words since he had forgotten my existence.

But unexpectedly, Lu sat next to me without much protest. Then he began staring intently at my face with a mysterious expression that seemed both interested and uncomfortable.

It’s burdensome.

“What’s wrong?”

Lu, who had put his arm on the back of the sofa, stretched his head toward me and whispered.

“It’s fascinating. You’re definitely the only one… who strangely doesn’t feel unfamiliar.”

That’s because our relationship is special.

Those words, for some reason, made my nose tingle and wouldn’t easily come out of my mouth.

Suddenly I had this thought.

‘Isn’t it fortunate enough that Lu, who lost his memory, isn’t extremely wary of me or leaving without a word.’

Moreover, look at this. He said I don’t feel unfamiliar!

I saw hope. Hope that although Lu had become an idiot, he might not have become a complete idiot.

“By any chance, are you my…”

Had he remembered who I was? I opened both ears wide and concentrated on Lu’s voice.

Yes, Lu! Try to remember! I am your…!

“Are you my mother or my sister?”

“…What?”

In an instant, Lu’s eyes widened greatly, and his large hand roughly grabbed my shoulder.

“That’s it.”

…What is?

“What? What did that just mean? A code word?”

“No, it just… means ‘are you crazy?'”

For the first time, a pleased expression appeared on Lu’s face, which had been cold and blunt the entire time.

“The moment I heard those words, I felt a sense of déjà vu from your expression and voice.”

“…”

“This should be certain enough. Daisy Pager, you really are either my mother or my sister. Right?”

“…”

I bit down hard on Lu’s hand.

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