The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 327

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Part 2, Chapter 125

Whether Lupus’s words were meant for me to hear or were a worried lament, there was no way to know.

However, the moment I entered the drawing room and saw Lu naturally offering me a cup of warm tea, I couldn’t help but ask him.

“Lu, are you perhaps not in your right mind?”

Lu raised one eyebrow as he paused bringing his own cup of warm tea to his lips.

After glancing once at the spot where the guest had left, he returned with a calm expression.

“Do you think I’m not in my right mind?”

I had asked because Lupus’s muttering bothered me, but now that he was asking back, it wasn’t easy to give an answer.

Perhaps… my reason thinks Lu isn’t in his right mind, but my emotions don’t want to acknowledge that fact.

Lu is unstable.

This was an undeniable, clear truth.

While I was at it, I was about to ask Lu how he was doing lately, whether he still had auditory or visual hallucinations every night, but I closed my mouth.

I didn’t know how many times I’d worried about this, but following the saying that no news is good news, I could only hope his pain was getting better little by little.

Lu, who had been quietly observing my silence, smiled lightly.

“You’re trying hard.”

“…I can’t exactly say ‘In my opinion, you need a little time to get back to your right mind,’ can I.”

Whether I should call it fortunate, he didn’t seem displeased by my subtle affirmation. Was he acknowledging it? Or did he think it was amusing nonsense?

When Lu, who had briefly left the drawing room, returned to me, he was holding a thin book—no, a notebook—in one hand.

I looked down at the notebook with its neat cover that had been placed on my lap. What could this be?

“Seeing you waste your mind on such useless things, you seem bored. From today, study that book for five hours a day.”

Study? At my age, study?

‘I can’t do it.’

Of course, learning continues until death, but I’ve been at odds with studying since I was young.

And five hours a day at that. I’d rather run for five hours… though I’m not sure if that’s possible with my current body.

With a reluctant expression, I asked Lu without even opening the book cover.

“What kind of study?”

“Magic.”

Ah, I was slightly intrigued.

“Whether you’re immortal or not, there are clear limits to handling things with your body alone. This is especially true for someone like you who tries to handle everything alone. While you’re staying here, learn magic from me, Daisy Pager.”

At those words, I swallowed dryly and quietly opened the notebook. I could see sentences organized in flowing handwriting. Skimming through it, it was definitely content related to magical studies.

“This… when did you organize this?”

“While you were unconscious.”

My heart tingled inside. My Lord Kalerpa, even after losing all his memories, had given me a magic study guide written in Imperial language…

It was an opportunity that came just when I was feeling the need for it.

If I studied slowly while recovering my body, even a blockhead like me could achieve some results.

“Thank you. I’ll work hard.”

At my sincere thanks, Lu gently stroked under my chin with a much more relaxed expression.

The affectionate touch traveled up my cheek and reached my eyes. Just as I was about to close my eyes and savor the pleasant sensation, his cool warmth stiffened like rock and withdrew.

Though I looked at him with a disappointed expression, Lu only turned his head away with eyes that seemed to be enduring something firmly.

Soon, picking up the newspaper spread on the table, he said.

“Now you can see that the international situation isn’t something you need to worry about.”

“Hmm… I’m not sure about that.”

“The newspaper will arrive once every two or three days. I’ll leave it here, so read it if you need to.”

Having finished his business, Lu began concentrating on that thick book he’d been reading yesterday.

What could he be reading so intently? I was curious, but not wanting to disturb him, I quietly left the drawing room.

After a light lunch, I started rehabilitation exercises.

Actually, rehabilitation wasn’t anything grand. Maintaining proper posture and walking calmly without worrying about speed.

With cool dark clouds gathering, I slowly walked around the estate outdoors.

Due to lack of stamina, I wanted to give up several times, but I didn’t have the chance.

“Attention!”

Whenever I tried to slack off even a little, Ash would appear and scold me.

“Attention!”

“…Alright. Stop it, Ash. You keep doing that, it feels like I’m re-enlisting.”

“Attention!”

“Good grief.”

As much as Ash maintained discipline, it would be good to move more.

‘It looks like it’ll rain soon.’

The force of the incoming wind was unusual.

As I was getting up from leaning against the wall, I happened to make eye contact with golden eyes that had been following me through the first floor drawing room window.

I don’t know how many times this has been. I opened the window wide and confronted Lu. Playfully, of course.

“Why do you keep staring? Are you worried I might collapse while walking? My body isn’t that weak.”

Actually, I was in that weak a state, but I wanted to reduce Lu’s overprotectiveness, even if I had to exaggerate a little.

Lu looked me over with eyes that held no trace of trust, then turned his gaze back to his book. Then he said casually.

“Do your rehabilitation exercises in moderation.”

In moderation?

“Why? Taking care of me is troublesome for you too. I won’t overdo it…”

“It’s not troublesome at all.”

Lu, who had firmly denied it, suddenly grabbed my hand that was resting on the windowsill and emphasized again with eyes that wouldn’t allow refusal.

“It’s not troublesome at all, so do it in moderation. While we’re on the subject, it would be better to stop right now. Come back, Daisy.”

I looked questioningly at Lu, who had a deeply dissatisfied expression.

Actually, being dragged around by Lu like a dog on a leash was something I’d been used to for a long time, so it wasn’t unpleasant at all…

“What are you so worried about?”

For simple concern, I somehow felt impatience in it.

“Do you dislike me moving around? Or…”

Then, Lu suddenly closed the book he was reading.

“Fine, Daisy. Go ahead and rehabilitate to your heart’s content. However, since I can’t let you into the room when you’re excessively soaked with sweat, you’ll need to take a bath.”

I think I just heard a chilling word. As I stepped back warily, Lu, who smiled slyly, began rolling up his sleeves.

“I’ll prepare it, so come to the first floor bathroom when you’re done.”

“N-no.”

“There’s no ‘no.'”

“This is my home!”

“Yes, it’s your home. Then should I leave?”

What a dirty trick…

Soon, Lu, with his arms resting on the windowsill, persuaded me with a face that was gentle and kind like his original self, with no trace of coercion.

“If you really don’t want to, how about giving up rehabilitation and baking bread together instead. You have quite an appetite for cooking, so learning from me occasionally would be good too.”

Bread and Lu.

Frustrating, but… it’s a combination I can’t refuse. And as a substitute for bathing, no less.

So, in the afternoon, we made bread together.

I realized only afterward that bread-making was excellent rehabilitation exercise. While kneading the flour earnestly, I felt like my finger joints gained strength too. Probably…

‘That’s fine. The best rehabilitation is a positive attitude and mindset.’

The sun set in an instant.

Perhaps because my body is weak, even when the clock hand only points to 10, my body becomes drowsy and I start getting sleepy.

Blinking my sleepy eyes, I asked Lu, who had just emerged from reading.

“What kind of book is it that you read so earnestly?”

Before losing his memory, Lu at most enjoyed reading books like “100 Cooking Selections” or “100 Tourist Attractions.”

Perhaps that’s why? Lu’s appearance these past few days, concentrating on reading as if studying, seemed quite awkward to me.

After several seconds of silence, Lu answered a beat late, only after picking me up.

“Magical studies.”

He’s not making eye contact.

Is it a lie?

As this near-certain judgment settled in, I felt strange.

‘Lu is lying to me too.’

I wasn’t angry or disappointed. After all, I was no different.

Hadn’t I told several big and small lies under the pretext of protecting him and myself?

However, whenever Lu showed this side of himself, I was once again reminded that the current him was a thoroughly human being, different from the Lu of the past.

‘What kind of book is it that he’d lie to hide it?’

It’s a foreign language book, so I can’t figure it out anyway.

On one hand, I thought there must be a reason for his lying, so I didn’t feel like prying right now. Or maybe it was because I was sleepy…

Lu carefully laid me down on the bed as I nodded off drowsily.

“Good night, Daisy.”

Familiar darkness came, and I fell asleep as if I had been waiting for it.

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How much time had passed?

CRASH-

With the sound of thunder echoing through my brain, I sat up trembling violently.

‘…Ah.’

A headache is coming.

This feeling of cold sweat-soaked clothes clinging to my skin like leeches. It was uncomfortable and… strangely anxious.

I got up while clutching my dizzy head. My legs had no strength, so I hit my knees on the floor dozens of times, but I couldn’t stay lying in bed due to the familiar sense of déjà vu that overwhelmed me.

I struggled to open the bedroom door.

“Lu.”

Beyond the mercilessly striking thunder and lightning, I seemed to hear terrible screams.

“Lu!”

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