The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 340

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Part 2, Chapter 138

Naturally, throughout the entire process of having our invitations verified and moving to the outdoor banquet hall, no one recognized Lu and me.

Since the manor’s interior was open under the pretext of keeping the exhibition hall available, we could easily pass through the lavishly decorated garden and enter the inner areas.

“Good day, guests. If you show us your invitations, we’ll personally guide you through the estate’s interior.”

Of course, as we climbed the stairs, several employees who had been waiting approached us and urged us to verify our identities.

“…Confirmed. Thank you.”

With a single light gesture from Lu, the employee who had been climbing the stairs ahead of us seemed entranced and returned to his original position, leaving us alone in front of the exhibition hall.

“How’s Meshita’s defensive magic system?”

Most noble families strictly control and manage the use of mana by external mages indoors.

Perhaps out of concern for the heightened social atmosphere due to Rien, the wedding invitation even included a passage stating ‘We guarantee the safety of our guests by deploying high-level defensive magic systems and numerous veteran guard mages.’

“They put quite a bit of effort into this. Which makes it even easier to infiltrate.”

Someone like Lu could probably sneak into even the old temple without difficulty. That is, assuming his memories had returned.

In the deserted corridor, Lu, who had taken my hat and clothing, warned me in a firm voice.

“Don’t overdo it, Daisy.”

“I won’t overdo it.”

“I’m asking this knowing that overdoing things is your specialty. If necessary, I’ll start a fire in the banquet hall to draw attention, so just make sure to send a clear signal.”

I guess I’ll have to overdo it a bit to prevent that fire.

Leaving behind Lu, who worried about me until the very end, I carefully examined the long corridor in the perfect attire of a maid.

I can tolerate you underestimating my swordsmanship skills, but I can’t tolerate you underestimating my maid experience. I’ll succeed perfectly with this weakened body.

After checking several doors in the vicinity multiple times, I was able to find the entrance I had been searching for.

Unlike the dazzling interior I had seen so far, I passed through a path that was extremely narrow, crude, and somehow smelled different from before, and began to hear bustling noise.

“Raspberry tart table 6! Has raspberry tart table 6 gone out?”

“Damn it, be careful. Do you know how much these crystal glasses cost?”

“Put some effort into it. At this rate, when are we going to finish moving everything? Good grief. Move aside! I’ll do it!”

“I asked if raspberry tart table 6 went out! Someone go check!”

“It went out, it went out! I saw it!”

Dozens of maids and servants were busy preparing and sending out food and drinks to be used at the banquet.

“H-how am I supposed to make these shoes shine even more?”

“You can make them shinier, you idiot. What will you do if I make them shine even more? Want to get fired?”

In addition, the footmen, who were the representative faces greeting the estate’s guests, had young servants polish shoes and iron clothes while waiting for their shifts.

Pretending to move busily while shuffling my feet past the next corridor, I could see young maids still checking the freshness of ingredients around the cooks, kneading flour and working up a sweat.

“Drinking party, drinking party, drinking party…”

What they were humming as well.

It seems there will be a separate drinking party for the employees after this banquet ends.

I had only heard about it in stories, but this was the first time I was directly seeing preparations for such a large-scale banquet, and I felt strangely excited.

‘I’m glad I returned to my original face before entering. There are definitely only older maids in management positions.’

Perhaps my wandering around caught someone else’s attention?

“You, what are you doing standing there stupidly? If you don’t want to get scolded by Mrs. Drong, come here and at least peel some onions… Hey! Where are you going!”

Someone tried to forcibly pull my hand, but I quickly slipped away and passed through the corridor.

‘Second floor, east side… Is it this direction?’

Just then, a woman was coming down from the high staircase.

I carefully observed the person’s appearance.

She was an employee, but not young, her attire was a bit more refined, and unlike the other maids, she didn’t seem rushed or tired, so this seemed to be the right direction toward Trevia Mesita’s bedroom.

Taking advantage of the sparse foot traffic, I climbed the stairs and saw several doors along the long corridor.

Hmm, which door should I enter here?

‘If I enter the wrong one and unluckily encounter Raphael or an Imperial…’

Just imagining it sent chills down my spine.

A single mistake could ruin everything.

I closed my eyes and concentrated all my senses to feel for signs of people beyond each room.

Of course, my senses had become damn dull compared to before I lost my power, but if I used my head a little, I felt I could act wisely enough.

‘The first room is…’

I can’t hear any sound. It’s an empty room.

‘Next.’

I can hear the sound of scrubbing the floor. Judging by the faint sound of broken glass mixed in… it seemed like cleaning.

‘What about the third room?’

From here, I could hear quite clear voices. Let’s see, what are they saying?

“Can we be certain that this note was really sent by Garoush Berkleygraton? If the assassination order is fake information, it would be more troublesome for us…”

Oh, no!

Absolutely.

Absolutely do not open that door.

Stealthily… With careful steps, I passed the third door and went past the fourth room, which was empty like the second.

Now there are two rooms left.

Unlike the previous rooms, I can’t easily choose. That’s natural.

“Sob, sob… sniff…”

The young lady in one room was crying sorrowfully.

“Aah! Damn it! Blast it!”

Crash—

The young lady in the other room was venting her anger by throwing all sorts of objects.

Now, let me use my head.

The opponent is Trevia Mesita, Meshita’s second daughter and a member of the Emperor’s Guard.

I had met her once a few months ago, but unfortunately, with my current abilities, I couldn’t distinguish voices.

Even when Trevia visited the Imperial Palace alone, she wasn’t intimidated and remained confident, and although she was quite frightened when Spolia was mentioned, overall she gave the impression of being capable and self-assured.

‘Thinking of our first meeting, I should choose that noisy room where things are being smashed.’

However, considering that the Emperor’s Guard is currently in a state of near annihilation, and that Spolia, whom they adored, is also missing.

And considering that this is the fateful day when a woman’s wedding is taking place.

Finally… considering that I expected Trevia herself to know about the Raphael assassination plan.

What I chose.

The door I would push open is, precisely…

‘I don’t know!’

Had my brain exhausted itself in magic class? No matter how hard I thought, I couldn’t come up with an answer, so I gave up on deduction and opened the first door.

Creak—

Entering the quiet room, the crying that echoed hollowly through the spacious bedroom became even clearer.

I continued walking carefully.

Soon the crying stopped, and I could see a woman who had been sitting slumped on the bed slowly getting up.

The woman, whose face I couldn’t see from this angle, dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief and spoke in a deeply subdued voice.

“I clearly asked to be left alone for about 10 minutes… Why did you come back so quickly?”

Her drooping shoulders looked particularly pitiful. The woman, who walked with tired steps to sit in front of the vanity, brushed off her pure white wedding dress and gestured toward the vanity.

“It’s fine now… Since you’re here, help me choose a tiara.”

Five tiaras sparkling magnificently on the pure white marble.

“My sister and parents said to use whichever tiara I wanted… but I still don’t know. You have quite a good eye. Which one would be better? Which tiara are people most looking forward to?”

Damn it.

Just as I overcame the first crisis, the second crisis arrived…

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