The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 354

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Part 2, Chapter 152

Dawn when the airship floated high above the navy blue sky.

Among the people who managed to sleep despite the noisy roar of turning gears, what I did was look through the mythology book.

A mysterious book where text appears when you leave questions.

The questions I threw at the mythology book were generally consistent.

‘What exists beyond the universe?’

-If I knew, I wouldn’t be here doing this.

-What a stupid question. What could be beyond the universe anyway? It’s all universe, universe, universe, universe, isn’t it?

-I heard there’s a land of gods called paradise.

-Land of gods? That sounds quite appealing…

Land of gods.

I surveyed the dimly lit interior of the airship, set dark to aid sleep.

Is this… the land of gods?

‘What kind of place is the land of gods?’

-A world thoroughly divided by status. A world where you must die if the strong tell you to die.

-Oh.

-I heard Deus also secured a position there. If you say you’re from the same land, maybe he’ll take good care of you?

-What lunatic wrote such crappy third-rate fiction. At least it would be fine if it were entertaining. If what you say is true, why would you be here?

-Believing is freedom.

-Don’t you think you’re lying too easily just because it’s anonymous~

-You cannot record lies in mythology.

-Seems like there’s more than one or two people with mental illness.

Looking roughly, it seemed everyone knew nothing about beyond the universe, that is, the world after ascension.

Haha. You ignorant demigods. You haven’t even experienced beyond the universe, have you?

I was about to arrogantly leave a brief account of what I experienced, when suddenly I had this thought.

‘…If I really came back to life from death, then this world is the place where I lived.’

No matter how I think about it, that’s right.

I returned from death. Thinking back carefully, it must have been caused by opening the last door of the Pantheon and the scales that supported me completely collapsing.

Those scales must have meant the weight of balance.

‘Weight of balance… Weight of balance.’

I remember reading similar logic in the mythology book. Yes… there definitely was, during that time when Lu and Rien had collapsed.

What question did I leave back then.

What happens if you use the power of blooming excessively. Whether gods like Lu who don’t need to maintain balance could exist. And…

“Can the weight of balance break?”

-It’s possible. If the weight of balance breaks, you can use the power of blooming freely and still remain on earth. That’s my story.

The weight of balance breaks.

If those scales I was standing on, those scales that ultimately crumbled at the very end, were my weight of balance?

I lowered my head and stared at the area around my heart.

My sense of reality, which had been hazy like wandering through dreams, was becoming clear. Ah, now I felt I could give a plausible answer.

This place really is the world where I lived.

I overcame death and returned.

Like Lu did, I too have become a complete god not bound by the shackles of balance…

This means.

‘Even if my heart is destroyed, it will continuously regenerate.’

A body that doesn’t die no matter how much it dies.

A truly perfect immortal body.

With limbs that regenerate infinitely, mass production like a canning factory is possible… After imagining my ring finger being cut by a meat processing machine 9 hours a day, I closed the mythology book again.

Now that I’ve found the answer, there’s one thing to do.

‘Let’s find Lu.’

I don’t know how much time it took for me to come back to life, but Lu must have been waiting for me at the villa.

All day long.

Every single day.

He would have spent time and care waiting for me to wake up until the vegetable garden became a forest. Joyfully, and also mournfully. I could clearly see how Lu must have spent his time alone.

‘Maybe Lu hasn’t been out of the Land of Death for long.’

Recalling the surprisingly neat and empty state of the villa, it was certain. He must have thought special measures were needed to wake me up again, since I showed no movement.

Since I had left him behind.

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This place is Midwintry.

As soon as I left the airport, I hid myself on a deserted path.

This place hadn’t changed at all. Because of that, I had to move even more carefully. From the airport guide to the man playing the flute in front of the fountain, few people didn’t know my face.

Thanks to that, I couldn’t even buy a newspaper from the stand.

Actually, the biggest reason was that I had no money. Good heavens, me without money?

But I don’t feel like showing my face to buy on credit. When exactly this is, well, I’ll naturally find out if I look around the world a bit more.

What I have plenty of is time.

“This is Potato Thief. No suspicious outsiders spotted this afternoon either.”

“Good work, Potato Thief. I’ll take over from here.”

“Please take care, Flounder Hunter.”

With the market merchants busy patrolling the downtown area as always beneath my feet, I quietly crossed over the rooftops.

When I reached near the estate, I could hear the voices of Deshang and Malicops too.

“Look, no matter how you see it, this item has no commercial value, right? Who would pay money for something this expensive with so many minor defects!”

“Tsk tsk. You’re too young to understand this body’s masterpiece yet. Let me say once more, this voice textbook is not only for academy class materials…”

“Yes yes, it’s also good for disabled people, right? No matter how good it is, the price is the problem first. It would be better to sell it as a toy for noble lords and receive sponsorship and advice from here and there for mass production. The butler said the same thing!”

This time I stuck to the estate like a cicada. Sitting with my back against the chimney, I could hear familiar presences one by one.

“Sigh… I lost again. I really can’t keep up anymore.”

“This makes it 209 wins and 309 losses. I have a long way to go to catch up, but you’re being overly dramatic.”

The sound of Bandit Maid and Renya concentrating on chess.

Swish- Swish-

Even the sound of Assassin Butler Danahan sharpening his dagger.

‘Jin is… away?’

I climbed down the wall and snuck into the estate like a little mouse through the wide open kitchen window.

While surveying the peaceful interior and passing by the guest reception room. The guest book positioned above the fireplace caught my eye.

I was checking who had come and gone while I was away, when among familiar names like Rosebel Count and the Kalpenwieber Sisters, familiar handwriting caught my eye.

‘This is… Lu!’

It was just a name, but it was definitely him.

This is definitely Lu!

I hurriedly checked the date and it was just…, just…

‘A, a few days ago?’

Damn… Since I don’t know today’s date, I have no idea how many days ago it was.

What was certain was that his signature was left second most recently. As I had guessed, it seemed he hadn’t been out of the Land of Death for long.

‘What did Lu come here to do.’

It’s not like his personality to leave such a guest book entry. Didn’t he leave it for a reason?

I stealthily climbed the stairs and arrived at my room. I was thinking maybe Lu had stopped by my room. Since the bedroom was empty, I went to the office and saw several noticeable items.

‘This is a letter left for Maricops the Elder from Seer God… and all these thick things are ledgers? Ah, this is Ash’s… What?’

Genius hawk Ash’s external activity income case? What, that Ash really was our Ash?

There was even the superstar’s monumental first signature (though it’s just a footprint) left behind. So cute…

But that’s all.

No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t see any trace of Lu.

‘Why… Why did Lu leave only the guest book entry and go?’

With a heart full of regret, I opened the last drawer and saw thick cash.

Money.

Human dignity.

A necessity for travel.

‘…It’s my money anyway.’

Should I take some? No matter what, I should at least have enough pocket money to buy a newspaper, right?

But do I, someone who hasn’t come home for years and hasn’t even shown my face, have the right to brazenly take money?

‘I do.’

Since I do, I took just half of half of half of half out of conscience. This should be enough to get around and live somewhat like a human being.

After taking some of the cash, I left the Weatherwax Estate.

I didn’t leave any farewell. What would be the point when I’m someone who’s about to leave right away?

“Mmm.”

As I stretched long, the dazzlingly blue sky came into view.

‘Let me think. If I were Lu, where would I go next after Midwintry?’

Deep in thought, my next steps headed toward Midwintry Station.

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