The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 326

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Part 2, Chapter 124

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Tap tap.

I thought I heard small, cute sounds from beyond the blackout curtains, and early in the morning, a welcome family member had come to visit.

When I drowsily pulled back the curtains, what did I see but a hawk sitting adorably against the backdrop of dawn?

“Ash!”

As soon as I opened the window, Ash hopped into the room on two feet and rubbed his beak against my hand.

“Heat and latent heat.”

“Did you fly all the way here from the Empire to find me?”

“Pistachio.”

Ash, who seemed to be in a good mood and was eagerly responding, tapped the window with his yellow beak.

Wondering what it was, I checked. I could see two rodents lying collapsed on the outdoor windowsill. Had he brought gifts too?

“Excellent. Thank you.”

I picked them up, dropped one in front of Ash, and pretended to eat the other one enthusiastically. Ash, who had been staring at me intently, swallowed his portion.

Then, not long after, he began nodding off drowsily. He must be very tired. I slowly stroked Ash’s soft feathers before leaving the bedroom.

‘It’s cold.’

To think this temperature feels cold to me. If I climb Aragald Mountain in my current state, I’ll freeze to death.

My legs still didn’t have much strength, but thanks to getting the hang of walking, it took much less time than yesterday to go down the stairs.

When I headed to the drawing room, Lu must have already gotten up and tidied things, as I could see a cleanly torn envelope and newspaper on the table.

A newspaper!

I hurriedly approached and unfolded the welcome bundle of paper first. Then a piece of paper caught between the newspapers slipped down onto the table with a rustle.

What’s this?

【To Mr. Ash Ash.</p】

Greetings, Mr. Ash Ash.

Thank you for using the Druid-Comprehensive Subscription Service.

Starting next month, the delivery fee for the Druid-Comprehensive Subscription Service will increase by 3.89%, so we are sending this notice attached below.>

Below that was written that he was subscribed to 5 newspaper companies and 4 magazine companies.

An era where newspapers and magazines can be delivered even to such remote areas through druids? Amazing.

Lu seemed to have grasped the political situation of neighboring countries through this service over the past ten days. And yet he pretended not to know. Cunning.

‘Ash Ash is… seems like the name Lu registered as the owner of this villa. But why Ash Ash of all things?’

It’s tacky.

I put the paper aside and focused on the newspaper again.

The newspaper was published in the Republic, dated the day before. The headline was an uninteresting story. The second and third pages weren’t much different.

‘Pen Rota, about Pen Rota…’

Ah, here it is.

It wasn’t a major headline, but I could see one article that took up quite a generous space.

But it wasn’t anything significant. It was an article about economic exchanges between the Republic and the Empire, and no matter how much I looked, there was no mention of the banquet from 12 days ago.

Could it be that everything ended peacefully without any problems after that day?

‘…I don’t know yet. It’s been nearly half a month, and since it’s an incident from another country, it can’t be mentioned every day.’

Just as I was about to scan the newspaper once more to check if there were any related articles.

“…Daisy?”

I was startled by the call that I hadn’t even sensed coming and looked up. Then I was greeted by a face that was standing there bewildered and dumbfounded, all the more welcome because it was unexpected.

Sword Master, no…

“Lupus!”

I sprang up in delight, but my legs couldn’t maintain balance and I swayed to the side.

Lupus hurriedly approached and grabbed my arm to support me, speaking with confused eyes.

“Is it okay for you to move like this? You were clearly dying…”

“Who’s dying?”

When I scolded him not to say such unlucky things, he looked puzzled but with a subtly pleased expression as he seated me in a chair.

“Seeing that you can’t even walk properly, it doesn’t seem completely wrong. …Are you okay?”

“Hmm. Well, it would be inconsistent to say I’m okay with this body… It’ll just take a little time, but I’ll recover. By the way, how did you get here? Weren’t you supposed to go to Pen Rota?”

I may not have noticed the current presence due to my weakened state, but Lu would have certainly sensed this guy’s presence.

‘He seemed to be in a very sensitive state… Did he just let him in because he’s a familiar face?’

Lupus took out a glossy apple from the fruit basket on the table, bit into it, and said.

“Was it ten days ago? Just when I was thinking of starting to move, you and that mage returned. I’m happy to see you alive, but… are you really okay? You’re not having trouble breathing or suddenly losing consciousness, are you?”

“I told you not to say such unlucky things.”

It was a type of concern I’d never received once in my life, so I could only sneer, but the other person’s expression was extremely serious.

“Look… This isn’t something to laugh about. Your condition over the past ten days was terrible, you know?”

As if recalling ten days ago, Lupus threw down the apple he was eating with a noticeably darkened expression.

“Half-crushed by a giant’s foot, barely maintaining your breathing… I thought I’d have to send you away again right after our reunion, and I could barely breathe.”

“…”

“You did recover somehow on your own, but… Daisy, without that mage, you wouldn’t have been able to move for quite a while even after regaining consciousness. That much is certain.”

From then on, Lupus kept checking on my condition throughout our conversation.

When I tried to change positions, he would unnecessarily get up to bring a blanket from nearby to cover me, and kept demanding that I hydrate my throat that wasn’t even dry.

Just from those reactions… I could vaguely guess how miserable my condition must have been when I returned from death.

Lupus said he was traveling between the Republic and Banahal, taking over Skuld’s role as Rien’s watcher.

In the process, he would stop by the villa from time to time, and it happened that the day Lupus was passing this way was the day after Lu and I appeared.

“When I reported the situation to Skuld, he already knew. That mage must have received help from the Rogue side. I came today to deliver medicine to treat you.”

In the direction Lupus lightly gestured, several large and small wooden boxes were stacked.

“How’s the Empire? While I was unconscious… No, never mind that. Is there no problem now?”

“Externally.”

Lupus answered lightly and looked at me with a frowning expression.

“To think you’re worrying about that great nation, you must really be living well now? Rather, I’m worried that you…”

Trailing off, he got up from his chair and slowly walked to stand in front of the boxes, then casually asked.

“…Skuld was saying. That this land instills power in you.”

Had I ever said such a thing to Skuld? It wasn’t wrong either, so I nodded lightly.

“Then it would be better not to go outside the villa as much as possible. For as long as… possible.”

“Why?”

“The Emperor’s Guard’s movements are unusual. I might be mistaken, but somehow they seem to be targeting you.”

Me?

“Is it Spolia’s order?”

“Not an order, but there must be a connection. It’s the first time he’s disappeared without a word.”

Spolia has disappeared, he says. That was very concerning news.

He’s such a madman that I can’t predict his future moves either.

Lupus, who had checked the contents of the box, moved toward the entrance of the drawing room.

“I negotiated with the mage to visit every three days, so tell me if there’s a problem. If it’s urgent, ring the bell in the spire so the signal goes to Trash Hill.”

After being silent for a moment, he looked beyond the corridor and muttered as if to himself.

“…He doesn’t seem to be in his right mind anyway.”

Eventually, he left the drawing room without even a brief farewell.

Not long after Lupus left, it was Lu who appeared in his place.

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