The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 32

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Chapter 32

On the third day, I watched an opera. It was boring.

On the fourth day, I attended a concert. It was mind-numbingly boring.

On the fifth day…

‘No, snap out of it. If I slack off like this, I won’t get any information about Dian Ket or the client, and my relationship with the Assassin Butler might fall apart too. No matter how annoying it is, the latter would be troublesome.’

Let’s not slack off.

I should get everything I can from this position as Weatherwax Baroness before I go, right?

Let me retrace the third day.

The third day.

“Honey. Wake up, people came to see you.”

“Hmm?”

When I woke up after dozing off thoroughly while watching the opera, familiar-faced friends were waiting for me.

They looked at my half-asleep state with some bewilderment before smiling awkwardly.

“The play was a bit… boring for you, it seems. Do you remember us? We watched the Berkley-Greytown Family’s duel together yesterday.”

“We were quite surprised to hear that you’re the Weatherwax Baroness.”

It was the newspaper owner’s son and the bank president’s son who had explained the Berkley-Greytown Family’s duel to me.

Gone was yesterday’s hearty attitude, and their speech and expressions felt particularly stiff. It seemed my status as a baroness was weighing on their minds.

Well, if someone you treated casually turned out to be a baroness… it would make you feel uncomfortable.

I yawned long and patted both their shoulders.

“How could I forget our friends? This blond gentleman is the newspaper owner’s son, Que…cey. The black-haired gentleman is the bank president’s son, Volka…win.”

“Um. It’s Quincey and Volkawin.”

“You clearly forgot our names.”

Right, those were their names.

“Let me make the introduction I couldn’t yesterday – I’m Grey Weatherwax, Baroness. This is my wife, Morian Sereniye. Speak comfortably, friends. Or am I too lacking to remain friends with you?”

Quincey waved his hands frantically with wide eyes.

“What? No, how could that be?”

“Then that’s a relief. I hate things getting awkward. If you make things awkward for me from now on, I’ll leave without hesitation.”

“…Do you really want us to speak casually?”

“I’ll overlook that last one as a mistake.”

Quincey and Volkawin looked at each other with surprised eyes. Then they carefully made a suggestion to me.

“If you say so… Actually, we came because we wanted to ask you something. Do you have any plans after this?”

“No.”

“Well. Then would you like to come with us? We reserved an outdoor table for drinks. We have some extra seats. Oh, of course Lady Weatherwax is welcome too.”

It’s good that they’re recruiting me. But they want to bring Lu along too?

‘Bringing Lu along…’

I hadn’t forgotten the results of the game I enjoyed with him last night…

Lu never made a single mistake while I lost 23 times in a row. Every time I got angry and frustrated, Lu smiled even more happily.

It wouldn’t be much different in front of other people.

In my mind, I pictured Lu’s lively antics, me suffering from them, and the two watching that scene.

It was horrifying.

“No.”

“No?”

I looked at Lu with a serious face without any trace of humor and answered.

“My wife is too beautiful, so it’s dangerous.”

“…Oh, really?”

Lu, who smiled demurely while covering his mouth, patted my shoulder lightly.

“Honey, really! How embarrassing!”

His genuinely shy expression made my back crawl with goosebumps.

Lu perfectly imitated the demeanor of an elegant lady without a single flaw and made a request to Quincey and Volkawin.

“Unfortunately, I have an appointment with someone else. Please take good care of my husband, you two.”

“Oh my, that’s unfortunate. We’ll wait for the next opportunity.”

An appointment? This is the first I’m hearing of it. I slightly lowered my head and whispered to Lu.

“An appointment? With whom?”

“Secret.”

Hmm.

‘He’s plotting something.’

I thought he’d been suspiciously quiet since yesterday.

“Don’t get involved in anything strange and stay quiet. Got it, honey?”

I was about to warn him not to cause any trouble, but he beat me to it.

“…Yes.”

We left the Opera Hall and headed downstairs.

On the middle deck of the Black Regal’s left stern, there was a small corridor that was perfect for enjoying a cup of tea while watching the sky.

As soon as we sat down, Volkawin spoke first.

“Grey. Is it okay to call you Grey? You two seem to get along very well.”

“I was really surprised too. The Sereniye family is one of the most prestigious families in the Astrosia Kingdom, right? It couldn’t have been easy to come this far. Your wife must love you deeply.”

I looked at Quincey with slightly surprised eyes.

“You know my wife’s family?”

“Well, I studied abroad in the Northern Continental Union when I was young. Wow! It was a fantastic cultural region. Especially the Astrosia Kingdom is like the heart of North Continental culture, so there was a lot to study.”

After that, he explained his travel stories from his study abroad days at length.

The information and experiences that Quincey, the second son of a major newspaper company president, possessed were refreshing in many ways.

“As you know, cultural exchange between our Pen Lota Empire and the Northern Continental Union isn’t great because of the North Deusus Mountains, right? My father wants to establish a branch office there. Now that the Mage War is over, if we establish ourselves first, we’ll definitely grow tremendously.”

“…You must regularly interact with people from the North Continent?”

“Naturally? The North Continent Culture Department professors we sponsor number over twenty. Grey, when you have children, you must contact me first. North Continental culture is all the rage among nobles these days, right? They’re incredibly popular as foreign language teachers.”

North Continent Culture Department professors. They would surely be well-versed in information about noble families like the Sereniye.

‘The Sereniye family must be connected to Lu somehow.’

Since he said there would be no problem using the Sereniye family’s status, there must be a deep connection.

If I dig into it, I might find clues related to Lu’s identity. I naturally requested connections as if asking but not asking.

“If I could get an introduction to one of those professors, I think my wife would be very pleased.”

“Well, that’s not difficult. We’re friends after all.”

“Oh. I’m grateful you’d say that. Ah, speaking of professors, I remembered something curious. Is there anything like treasure exploration classes?”

“Treasure exploration… you mean archaeology?”

“For example, artifacts from Dian Ket.”

At that moment, a faint wariness appeared in Quincey’s eyes.

‘Does he know something?’

It seems I need to ease his wariness first to extract useful information.

I waved the book Lu had been holding, 【The 7 Great Continental Mysteries for Children: Treasure Edition】. It was the book Lu had been reading beside me while I was dozing off.

Since the lady’s handbag was so small, I, as her husband, had to carry it.

“My wife became interested after reading this book. Since she came from a distant country, she doesn’t have much entertainment. If possible, I thought we might go on an exploration trip together.”

Only then did Quincey’s expression soften a bit.

“Exploration? Oh my… Grey, you really…”

“Are innocent.”

“Right, Volkawin. Our new friend Grey seems very innocent. Worryingly so.”

Is this upper-class humor? Or mockery?

Quincey, who had been stroking his chin thoughtfully, leaned down slightly and whispered.

“Pleasant exploration trips with your wife and such – simply put, you’d better give up on that. Dian Ket artifacts are dangerous. More precisely, they’ve become very dangerous recently. For some reason, they’ve become targets of several dangerous individuals.”

Targets of dangerous individuals.

‘This is it.’

From those few short sentences, I had an intuition.

‘Among the dangerous people Quincey mentioned, the client is definitely included.’

Especially since the client was likely snooping around various other places besides the Weatherwax family. After all, there were as many as five Dian Ket artifacts.

It was eye-opening news, but I couldn’t show deep interest in it. Quincey was devilishly perceptive and might harbor unnecessary suspicions.

I briefly added an outsider’s commentary as if I had heard some rather interesting legend, drawing out more information.

“Targets? Don’t tell me… is that legend about becoming immortal if you find all five actually true?”

“I don’t know that much. Anyway, it’s dangerous, so look for other entertainment.”

“Why is it dangerous? From what I hear, this is getting more exciting. Right, Volkawin? So who are these dangerous people? The Royal Court or some secret society or something?”

“Ahaha… Grey, you have quite a childish side, don’t you? Secret society – that’s something you’d only hear about as a child.”

Unlike Volkawin who burst into quiet laughter, Quincey’s expression became strange. Volkawin lowered his voice with a look of disbelief.

“What’s wrong, Quincey. Are the Royal Court and secret societies really involved?”

Well done, Volkawin! Ask more! More!

“That’s…”

Quincey, who had been moving his lips, closed both eyes and let out a long sigh.

“…That’s enough. Stop trying to put me in danger, you bastards. Even if I die, I should at least see my child get married before I go!”

“Haha… Get married first before saying such things, Quincey.”

Marriage? What perfect timing – an appropriate topic has come up for my next agenda.

“How about Jin Berkleighton?”

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