The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 324

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Part 2, Chapter 122

‘When will he return?’

Roughly calculating the time since Lu lost his memory, he’d need to spend at least two weeks living as an ordinary human.

I’d noticed since the honor medal ceremony that Spolia could take my people hostage. His provocation in broad daylight in Ragal from the start clearly showed his hand.

That’s why I requested a magical tool from Lu that could transport me directly to the Land of Death.

When using the power of blooming to its limit, I needed to return here immediately for quick recovery.

It was advanced magic that required considerable time, and Lu himself had to push his limits, but it was the best judgment I could make. In the end, Lu created a magical tool in the form of a silver ring.

‘I can’t engage in full-scale battle with Spolia in the middle of the Empire.’

The reason is simple.

I’m a reasonable person, but Spolia isn’t, right?

Provoking Spolia in a land where I have countless things to protect would be foolish. It was difficult to even predict what kind of disaster he might cause.

‘Will he chase me all the way here?’

That wouldn’t be good.

I shook my limp, drooping hand weakly, then suddenly clenched my fist tight and struck the window.

Good heavens!

It was unrealistically peaceful.

“This is ridiculous.”

How can hitting a window not shatter it into pieces?

Do ordinary humans all live with bodies as fragile as paper…? Amazing. They’re weaker than I imagined, so I should be more considerate.

“Hah.”

Who am I going to be considerate of with this kind of body?

“…”

How much time has passed since I collapsed?

Recalling the time it took for Lu to regain consciousness, probably at least a week had easily passed.

Where might there be a clock?

Skuld would surely have placed a clock (most likely one with a complex appearance that automatically displays the date as well).

Though it might strain my body, I should slowly move around and explore the inside of the building…

“Ugh.”

Suddenly, intense pain pierced through my shoulder, sharp enough to make my eyes snap wide open.

There’s no bleeding or fractures, so what the hell is this? If I’ve temporarily lost my strength, shouldn’t my body at least be healthy?

As I crawled and sat down, going down the stairs, my mind was complicated with worry for Lu and the people who would remain in the Empire.

Lu’s ring has a function to track the location of the ring I’m wearing, but… well. I’m not sure if he can find me in a completely destroyed situation.

Moreover, although I stopped Spolia’s mischief, it was only stopping it at that level.

If even Spolia’s last thread of sanity snaps and he turns Ragal into ruins or declares war…

‘It might be different if Lu’s memory had returned, but right now it’s too dangerous.’

I need to return to the Empire as quickly as possible.

‘…But what can I do if I go back?’

Even if I return to the Empire having lost my power, what could I do for the people?

‘I don’t know. I’ll go back for now.’

I’ll be able to do something if I go. I have plenty of money, so at worst I could make donations.

However, even after thoroughly searching the villa, I could only learn that the current time was 8:30 AM, with no other way to determine the passage of time.

After taking a brief rest, I left through the foyer. Since there was a strange spire installed in the garden, I might be able to learn something there.

But when I actually came outside, my vision caught movement I hadn’t expected at all.

A farmer.

‘…Is he really a farmer?’

That tall stature and broad back. A straw hat and handkerchief covered above his neck, making accurate identification difficult.

The man presumed to be a farmer was watering a roughly worked field with an indifferent attitude. From what I could see, this wasn’t his first or second time doing this.

Was it that person who moved me to the bed? I never expected an outsider to come and be living here while I was briefly away.

I didn’t have the strength to crawl all the way to the field, so I knocked on the foyer door with all my might.

Thump thump. As soon as the sound rang out, the farmer turned to look at me. Seeing the man’s smooth face, I opened my mouth in surprise.

“Lu?”

The farmer who furrowed his brow sharply—Lu—stepped over the small field’s fence and strode toward me.

I could feel heat from his approaching body. It was from receiving the dry heat emanating from the Land of Death with his bare skin.

Lu looked down at me sitting weakly in front of the foyer, then bent his knees and lifted me up.

There were no other words beyond that. No, actually there were just no words, but I could immediately sense his uncomfortable mood from his cold expression and chilly gaze.

Each time Lu slowly climbed the stairs, only the creaking noise of wooden planks echoed in the silence.

I quietly looked up at Lu’s ice-cold face as he maintained silence, then carefully asked.

“How long was I unconscious?”

Fortunately, he didn’t ignore my question.

“Ten days.”

Damn.

Both the level of power loss and the duration of sleep—I’m overwhelmingly in first place, surpassing Rien and Lu. How frustrating.

“The banquet…”

Before the question could even finish, he curtly threw out an answer.

“Don’t know.”

“Ragal is…”

“Not my concern.”

“When did you get here…”

“About a 6-hour difference from when you used the silver ring.”

6 hours? Only that much of a time difference?

‘They said you disappeared from the banquet hall at some point…’

Don’t tell me he started coming here from that moment?

“How did you get here so quickly…”

“Is that important?”

Thud.

After the bedroom door closed, Lu gently laid me on the bed. It was tenderness that didn’t match at all with his voice that was cold enough to send chills.

And the face looking at me was…

“I’m asking if that’s important right now, Daisy Pager.”

Fierce.

Fierce enough that I couldn’t carelessly open my mouth.

Having thrown down his straw hat while glaring at me, he let out a sigh as if enduring something with great patience.

“I thought you’d cause some trouble and move here to clean up the mess. But I never imagined you’d be in such a miserable state…”

Hmm. I must have looked quite unsightly.

‘I look clean though.’

Did he wipe me down with a towel one by one? Thinking of Lu carefully tending to me brought a slight smile to my face.

Of course, seeing my reaction made Lu’s expression even more fierce.

“You’re smiling?”

“Ah, no. It’s just… This might be awkward to say, but I have an immortal body. Since you didn’t know that fact and were genuinely worried, I’m grate…”

“Shut up. Is now the time to spout such nonsense?”

“…I’m sorry.”

Sorry for making you worry.

When I apologized again in a small voice, Lu closed his eyes tightly as if enduring something surging up once more.

I scratched the back of my neck and carefully began.

“I need to know news about Ragal, Lu.”

“…”

“I’ll try to recover as quickly as possible. Tomorrow… No, sorry. I misspoke. How about going to a nearby city in two days?”

Even though I immediately added a day after checking his expression, Lu’s mood showed no signs of improving.

How much time passed? He who had been silent the whole time suddenly smiled coldly. It was a spine-chilling smile.

“You have big dreams, Daisy. After making me abandon you.”

“Lu.”

“Yes. It’s good to have big dreams… But, well. It seems you won’t be able to leave for a while. I don’t even know how long that ‘while’ will be.”

Though I didn’t know when he had used magic, clean drinking water had been placed by the bedside.

Lifting the teapot to pour water, he stared silently at the glass filled with water for a while before slowly rising to his feet.

“That’s all I have to say to you. Rest.”

Along with the sound of the door locking, Lu’s footsteps gradually grew distant.

I swallowed a sigh.

What now.

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