The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 302

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Part 2, Chapter 100

After boarding the airship, Lu slept for quite a long time. Even for the world’s greatest mage, it seemed that walking non-stop for nearly a week had been quite a burden.

I was slowly reading through the new hero list folded in the corner of my bag when I noticed that Lu, who had woken up at some point, was looking at it with me from beside me, so I flipped the paper to the top ranks of the 100 Heroes.

Since we had time, I thought I should introduce my family members.

“Here, see this openly grumpy-looking face? The one labeled Graysphere.”

Lu lightly nodded while looking at the photo I pointed to.

“His real name is Danahan, and he’s our butler. Four years ago, he was an assassin who snuck into your house, but through various circumstances, he became part of our family.”

Lu frowned and examined the photo more closely.

I moved up from Danahan’s grumpy photo and this time pointed to Jin’s picture.

“This one is Jin. Similarly, we became connected through a chance meeting four years ago and have been living together since. She works as a butler alongside Danahan.”

Lu’s frown deepened even more.

He looked at me with a face that said he could hardly believe it, so I turned his head back toward the magazine and continued my explanation.

“Look over here. See the guy who looks even more ill-tempered than Danahan? This one is my younger brother. He’s also my only family. You have a connection with him too, but… it wasn’t a close relationship, so you don’t need to worry about it much.”

That’s the end.

When I closed the magazine and smiled brightly, Lu asked me with a puzzled expression.

“Then who are you?”

Me?

“I’m Daisy Pager, Weatherwax Baroness, and Andert Pager. …By the way, the last one is a name I used during the war, but it’s not mine—it’s my younger brother’s name. I’m borrowing it, you could say.”

I whispered the latter part especially quietly and solemnly. Absolutely secret. Special security. I even drew an imaginary button across his lips to mean don’t forget.

Then Lu’s expression, which had been staring intently at me, suddenly lost all doubt and tension and relaxed lightly. The faint smile that spread across his face made me wonder for a moment if his memories had returned.

“That’s not what I’m asking, Daisy.”

Lu used his long fingers to point at the faces of the butlers in the magazine one by one.

“From what I can see… all those you pointed out as employees or family of the estate are renowned individuals. Why are they all under you?”

Why, you ask… I already explained about the assassin butler, and as for Jin, I can only brush it off by saying she somehow ended up being accepted as both disciple and butler.

Even if I told him, he’d probably look at me with the same uncomprehending eyes as now.

“Hmm. That’s personal business. I’ll tell you when we get a bit closer.”

Lu’s handsome eyebrows twitched conspicuously. It seems my answer didn’t satisfy him.

‘That habit is still the same.’

It was a trivial reaction, but seeing Lu’s old habit made me feel good.

Lu is still Lu, after all.

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We arrived in Midwintry in the late afternoon, before sunset.

The carriage we boarded straight from the airport stopped not at Weatherwax Manor but at the market entrance. When the Weatherwax Baroness returns home, she must first check whether the townspeople are living well.

As soon as we got off and entered the market, familiar voices could be heard.

“Oh my, Baroness!”

Starting with that welcoming voice, merchants popped out from here and there to surround us. Among them, the fruit shop merchant who was always serious about feeding me something came running with handfuls of apples in both hands.

“Baroness, you’ve come? Oh dear. You’ve lost so much weight in the meantime. Here, here. These are apples that came in today, please have some. Your cheeks have sunken in!”

A divine body doesn’t lose weight. There was no way I could have lost weight, but I slowly chewed and swallowed the fruit flesh that was forcibly pushed into my mouth.

“Oh, who’s this! Isn’t this the Baroness’s fiancé?”

“Yes, yes. Our Mr. Lu has come after a long time too. You look even more handsome today. Here, you have a bite too.”

Lu quietly stared at the apple that came toward his face, then familiarly took it and bit into it. He chews well.

“Huh!”

The shocked merchants whispered among themselves with faces that said they’d seen everything in their lives.

“There comes a time when even that guy accepts and eats fruit from the fruit shop owner!”

“He hasn’t been seen for a long time, so he must have had a change of heart. He was so picky and sensitive that he used to refuse everything given for free.”

“Handsome people usually live up to their looks. He won’t live up to his looks anymore.”

“Ugh. His pickiness was part of his charm, so it’s disappointing. Since the Baroness is so kind, I thought it was fine for her boyfriend to be a bit particular…”

“Oh my. Miss, you should fix your taste in men!”

Come to think of it… there were times when merchants offered me things, but never when they offered things to Lu.

‘They were intimidated by him without realizing it.’

At some point while we were lightly greeting people and crossing the market, a merchant with an equally familiar face blocked our path.

“Now, now. You two stop for a moment. I’m going to take a picture. Look at each other with expressions of true love and smile!”

Brightly.

“Smile!”

Brightly.

“…Hey, Mr. Lu! I told you to look with loving eyes and smile! You do it fine usually, but why are you being so stiff today? Huh?”

I forcibly turned his head, which seemed to have no intention of looking my way, and made eye contact.

When I opened my eyes wide and raised the corners of my mouth to show him how to smile, he made a deflated sound as if he found it absurd. The shutter sound went off at that moment.

The merchant who had been fiddling with various devices at the camera position for 3 minutes approached us with a bright smile.

“Haha. The camera is quite big, isn’t it? This is a new model, Baroness. It’s an absurdly expensive price, but it’s a very sensational new product! It’s a photo that captures moving images!”

I looked down at Lu and myself melted into the special material paper with amazement. Especially the scene where Lu’s head, which had been looking straight ahead with a puzzled expression, was forcibly turned toward me.

“…Amazing, isn’t it? Especially this sullen expression of Lu’s is so realistic. I like it.”

“Yes, I’m glad you like it. I’ll give you one as a memento. Keep it well in a frame. Farewell to you too, fiancé!”

After leaving the market with an armful of gift bundles.

“Fiancé?”

Crunch. Lu asked me while biting into the remaining apple.

“Why do those people treat me as your man?”

Because you are my man. Since I couldn’t answer that, I casually made up an excuse as if it were nothing.

“Well, it’s like adults’ teasing. People in this town think young men and women are dating if they’re together.”

Fortunately, Lu didn’t harbor any particular suspicion about my answer. The apple must be well-ripened. Next time he asks sharp questions, I should stuff his mouth with food too.

Just before leaving the market.

A hunched old man approaching from across the street quickly whispered as he passed by my side.

“There’s a guest at the estate. I think they said Rosebel Count. The atmosphere doesn’t seem good.”

“…”

Of all times, Rosebel Count.

This doesn’t feel good.

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