The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 311

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Part 2, Chapter 109

The Crucible of Deus.

‘A demigod’s heart passed down through generations of the old religion…’

Spolia, a heart collector, is giving me that precious thing?

Not a chance. She definitely has some other sinister purpose.

After that, Raphael and Natasha explained several matters in order, and at the end, they advised me like a warning.

“Never face Duke Brugbansel and Spolia alone.”

“…”

“Whatever their plan is, they won’t be able to act recklessly in front of me and Natasha. If you move alone, you’ll be providing them with a more advantageous opportunity.”

“Raphael is right. It might be a bit inconvenient, but for the time being, it would be best to refrain from going out in various ways, Daisy.”

I thought it might be overprotection… but since unexpected international affairs were involved due to Spolia, I had no choice but to nod.

Natasha approached me with a relieved expression and slipped something onto my finger.

It looked like an ordinary silver ring, but…

‘Something unpleasant about it.’

I felt sorry for Natasha, but the moment I resolved to take it off as soon as I returned to my bedroom.

“While wearing that ring, you can only go to permitted places. It’s the ‘Spring Space,’ the safest area in the Imperial Palace. Except for your lover and a very few permitted individuals including me and Raphael, no one can enter or leave the Spring Space.”

…Huh?

“Since it’s protected by advanced protective magic containing the history of Fen Rota, even Spolia won’t be able to break through it easily. Very regrettably… it would be best to finish the honorary medal ceremony quickly within an hour, and for the banquet too, move to show your face as briefly as possible. For all other times, stay in the Spring Space. Only in the Spring Space.”

Wait a minute.

“By the way, if you remove this ring while the Spring Space is activated, the highest level alert in the Imperial Palace will sound.”

To that extent…?

“When the highest level alert sounds, the Berkleighton Knights and the Sword Saint will abandon everything and search all of Ragal to find the ring’s owner. The Imperial mages will also help them form a massive defensive magic circle and a large-scale search party.”

So to that extent…

“Well, isn’t that natural? It’s a ring that only His Majesty the Emperor or I can wear in this generation.”

I stared at the ring with a deeply burdensome feeling.

A ring that only the Empire’s monarch and Natasha can possess… why are you giving it to me? This is extremely inconvenient.

“If you understand, keep it well, Daisy. Don’t disappoint me by throwing it away for reasons like inconvenience. Haha. Well, Daisy wouldn’t do such a thing. Right?”

Natasha laughed heartily and looked at me with an expression that said to speak up if I had something to say.

Though she said that, it essentially meant don’t even think about refusing and stay quietly confined.

But confining me of all people?

The god of this southern continent?

“Natasha, I understand your concern, but I don’t need something like this…”

As if they had made a promise, the two began hitting my cheek with cold gazes.

Raphael was one thing, but had Natasha ever looked at me with such eyes…? My voice gradually diminished at their utterly cold reaction.

“Something like this… isn’t necessary…”

“Stop it, Daisy Pager. Consider yourself fortunate that I’m not confining you until the day I leave for the Kontaninos Republic.”

Following Raphael’s warning, which seemed ready to explode in anger at any moment, Natasha firmly grasped my hand.

“That’s right, Daisy. We absolutely are not trying to imprison… no, threaten you, who only engages in dangerous acts in all directions. This is entirely a decision to protect the Empire and its people. I believe you’ll understand.”

Natasha dragged me out of the reception room without even waiting for my answer.

I looked sadly at Lu, who would be confined with me, but he only quietly followed behind with a somehow pale complexion.

‘What’s suddenly wrong?’

I’d never seen Lu with such a complexion before. Did something happen? Just as I began to worry about Lu, we encountered two men who had just come up to the second floor.

It was Duke Kalpenweber and Count Raghwirten.

“Your Grace Duke Hailo… Oh, who is this? Isn’t it Weatherwax Baroness? I don’t know how many years it’s been. Baroness, you really don’t change even as you age. What’s the secret to your youth?”

Duke Kalpenweber, who cheerfully extended his hand for a handshake with wide eyes, had sparse white hairs growing here and there since I last saw him.

This… is definitely the face of someone who’s suffered.

“The secret to youth is perseverance, after all. Have you been well, Your Grace?”

“Haha… Me, well… it’s not bad except for aging 10 years every year because my second child runs wild recklessly.”

So it’s suffering caused by his child after all.

The moment I recalled the face of his troublemaker second daughter, Tara, ugly Raghwirten picked a fight with a sullen face.

“What the hell were you doing in the republic, Baroness?”

I ignored him and asked Duke Kalpenweber.

“How are Tara and Egwina doing?”

“What did you stir up and where that such an unimaginable huge bomb got attached to that fox-like duke?”

Ignoring the noisy fool, Duke Kalpenweber answered with a face that looked 20 years older.

“Hmm. Of course they’re doing well. Too well, that’s the problem. Especially Tara…”

“Hey! Weatherwax Baroness, are you ignoring my words right now?”

Ignoring the talkative scoundrel, Duke Kalpenweber continued.

“From some day on, she got some wild idea and is rampaging about becoming an inspector. She even registered at some unheard-of guild’s swordsmanship academy and only learns strange things.”

“That’s just like Tara.”

Then, Count Raghwirten couldn’t contain his anger and shouted with a bright red face.

“Damn it, are you ignoring me right now! This damn Ander…”

Ahem, thwack! Duke Kalpenweber scolded him.

“Count, what kind of reckless attitude is that in front of Your Grace? Lower your voice.”

Count Raghwirten, who had been fuming, apologized to Natasha and then turned his head away completely. What a narrow-minded fellow.

Tsk tsk. Duke Kalpenweber, who had been clicking his tongue, looked at me with a worried face.

“Count Rosebel has been very worried about you. The incident seems to have gotten quite big… did some problem arise?”

A problem.

“There are many if you say there are many… and none if you say there are none. For now, the biggest problem is that psycho.”

“Psycho?”

“Spolia.”

“Hooo… Spolia is a psycho… Spolia is a psycho…”

He nodded with interested eyes, then after asking a few more words of greeting, disappeared in the opposite direction, dragging the mad dog’s leash.

Natasha, who had been quietly watching that scene, burst into laughter with eyes that weren’t smiling at all.

“Ahaha… Daisy, you know very well… Yes… Spolia is not in her right mind… Since you know so well, you’ll be able to stay more quietly in the Spring Space… Right?”

And my leash was in Natasha’s hands.

I was dragged along like Count Raghwirten and guided to an extremely ordinary bedroom located at the end of the western corridor.

And I was confined.

“Assassins will be on standby at all times above the ceiling and below the floor of your bedroom, so if there’s anything inconvenient, call me through them anytime.”

These days assassins also serve as attendants, I see.

“…Ah, occasionally corpses might be found in this vicinity. They’re intruders with impure purposes, so don’t mind them. Well then.”

With that, Natasha left the Spring Space with a relieved expression.

…Damn it.

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