The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 56

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Chapter 56

Look who’s talking.

“That’s what I should be saying. I learned that phrase from you in the first place.”

The face I glimpsed was colored with deep shock, so I had no choice but to reassure him.

“I know Lu wouldn’t like me either.”

“I feel like I’ve heard that several times before.”

“That’s why I’m sometimes curious. If you don’t even like me, why do you treat me specially?”

Lu slowly repeated my words, as if he had discovered a very unfamiliar sentence while reading a book.

“Miss Daisy is special to me.”

“Are you going to deny it?”

“No.”

What was he denying?

Was he denying my certainty that I was special to him? Or was he denying my question asking if he would deny it?

“Daisy Pager is very special to me. Oh yes, absolutely.”

“…”

“You are the most special being in my life, Daisy. Perhaps I was born to meet you. No, I think that’s exactly it. I might have been conceived in my mother’s womb, born, and endured that dog-like childhood just to meet you.”

“…”

“You are my light and salt, my beginning and end. Even when I die, your face will come to mind. If I could die while looking at your face, I would have no regrets…”

“I’m sorry. Please stop being ridiculous.”

“But isn’t it okay to like you?”

Rather than testing me, he looked genuinely curious, so I answered with all sincerity.

“If you want to say you like me as a colleague, I’ll tell you to like me as much as you want.”

“Then I’ll like you.”

“…”

“What about Miss Daisy?”

“…”

“You like me, don’t you? Ah, as a colleague, of course.”

I gritted my teeth and answered.

“I do, a little, yes.”

Lu showed an ecstatic smile like sunlight falling after a long rainy season.

“I thought so? How touching. So this is what camaraderie feels like. Hmm, I almost shed a tear.”

He rubbed his perfectly dry eyes and turned his gaze back to his book.

That day, while blankly watching Lu’s face as he read in the carriage, I discovered a new fact.

Lu’s eyes don’t follow the text.

Lu wasn’t reading the book. He was just lost in other thoughts with the book spread open. Continuously, continuously.

‘What thoughts is he so deeply absorbed in?’

Something that would make someone like Lu worry deeply. I was curious about what kind of amazing thing it could be.

The train whistle blew long.

I dragged my half-awake body off the train.

It seemed like I bumped shoulders three times with every step I took. Normally I would have stepped aside gracefully without getting a speck of dust on me, but right now I couldn’t help it.

Because I was sleepy.

“Yaaawn.”

This is really strange.

‘When I’m with Lu, I strangely sleep deeply.’

I’m not someone who sleeps a lot. And I wasn’t someone who slept deeply either.

Especially after the first week of being employed at Weatherwax Estate, it was rare for me to sleep more than 5 hours.

The days I got good sleep, just thinking of the ones that come to mind immediately, were the day I achieved the first level of mind-body unity, the first day of the Nobility Council, and the night at Irigel Manor.

In short, most were days I spent with Lu.

“Straighten up.”

Lu, who had been walking ahead, had somehow come around behind me and touched my left shoulder.

“Mm.”

“You answer well at least.”

“Mm.”

My inability to sleep deeply is expected to be one of the war aftereffects.

In the past, I wouldn’t have connected the two at all, but now it was different.

‘Thanks to Lu’s teaching of “know thyself”… I suppose I should say.’

Because I realized that while the Mage War had ended, the war within me had not.

“Miss Daisy.”

Basically, I find sleep uncomfortable and anxiety-inducing.

I could only fall asleep quickly if I lay with my back against a wall. This was due to the habit of preparing for demon attacks that came at dawn…

“Miss Daisy.”

“Mm.”

“You can’t pull yourself together.”

At some point, Lu was walking while holding both my shoulders.

Even though I had pulled a tacky straw-colored fedora over his head, conscious of his good looks, I could feel every passerby stealing glances at Lu’s face.

Lu must find being handsome bothersome.

“To this address. How long will it take?”

Lu handed the coachman a note with an address written on it.

“10 minutes will be more than enough to get there.”

To continue the thought I was having earlier.

After returning to a woman’s body, I had originally intended to completely give up the sword.

Because I didn’t want to repeat life as a sword demon.

The reason I started training every night was precisely this insomnia. Since the time doing nothing felt wasteful, I thought I might as well train.

Thanks to that, my resolution to give up the sword came to nothing. Though I didn’t train desperately like before.

“You both look young. Are you married?”

“We were once.”

“Ah… I, I see. Haha!”

Not too intensely. And not too desperately. Short sessions of one hour, long ones of two hours.

As a result, it was a good attempt. I was able to quickly get used to wielding a sword with an unfamiliar woman’s body.

That’s why it was even more puzzling.

‘Why Lu?’

Why can I sleep more comfortably next to Lu?

‘Is it because Lu is strong after all?’

Because he’s a strong ally, when he’s beside me, my anxiety decreases and tension eases, allowing me to fall asleep easily?

“We’ve arrived, customers.”

But if that logic holds, what about Raphael?

Raphael is the second strongest among the inspectors I know, after the Swordmaster. When the two of us were together, there was no obstacle we couldn’t overcome.

Don’t tell me Lu secretly casts sleep magic…

“Miss Daisy.”

A cool sensation touched the back of my neck.

At that moment, I snapped to attention.

My hazy vision seemed to brighten. Before I knew it, we were standing in front of an old estate.

A withered and twisted garden. Windows dusty from improper cleaning. Long, messy vines wrapped around the walls.

It was an estate as gloomy as Weatherwax Estate had been two months ago.

“Is this the place?”

“Miss Daisy. How many days haven’t you slept?”

“…Three days?”

Is it three days? What I’m certain of is that I haven’t been able to sleep for more than two days.

Lu quietly bent down and peered into my eyes.

“I thought you were doing well not sleeping properly as usual. Is three days your limit?”

It seems that way. I must have been lost in thought for a moment, considering I arrived at my destination while thinking about history.

For some reason, Lu didn’t mock my face that was foolishly spaced out. Instead, he straightened his bent back and advised me.

“You should sleep early today. I’ll stay by your side.”

His advice was so natural that I almost nodded in agreement.

I asked him in a daze.

“I was going to ask you anyway. Have you ever cast a sleep spell on me?”

Lu furrowed his brow as if asking what nonsense that was, then soon let out a short exclamation and smiled mysteriously.

“Not that. I do stroke your back while telling you to sleep well. I haven’t tried singing a lullaby yet though?”

“…Are you joking? My head is foggy right now so I can’t tell if you’re serious or not.”

“It’s fine. I like gentle Miss Daisy too.”

Well, if that’s the case, there shouldn’t be any problem.

‘…What was I asking about again?’

While I was trying to remember, Lu pressed the bell of the estate.

Following the sound of the old wooden door, a young maid came running out of the estate.

The girl with bright blonde hair and vivid freckles looked at me with questioning eyes.

“Wh, who might you be…”

“Weatherwax.”

“…Ah! Are you the ones sent by the Head Maid of the Weatherwax Family?”

Nod.

“Pl, please come in. The master is waiting for you. I’m Renya, a maid of this estate. I heard there would be two people… then the tall person next to you must be the cook and gardener from Weatherwax…”

She stopped.

The maid Renya, who had checked Lu’s face, opened her mouth with a shocked expression.

“Go, goodness! Th, those golden eyes and blue hair! Could it be! Aah…”

Then she collapsed to the ground with a thud.

“…”

What’s this.

No matter how long I waited, Renya didn’t get up.

‘She really fainted.’

It was such an absurd situation that it completely woke me up.

I turned to look at Lu, even though I knew it wasn’t the case, just in case.

“Did you just do something?”

Lu shrugged his shoulders in denial.

Then why? Is it possible to faint from seeing a man who’s too handsome?

I carried Renya on my shoulder and entered the estate.

The master Renya mentioned must be the ‘elder who helps the Weatherwax Family’ we came to find.

Thinking I should lay down this baggage first, I headed to the first floor reception room.

The moment I stepped foot inside, a small old man sitting by the sunny window turned to look at me.

“…Good heavens.”

Clatter. The white-haired old man pushed back his chair and stood up, shouting with a shocked expression.

“Th, those golden eyes and blue hair! Could it be!”

What’s wrong. Is grandpa going to collapse like Renya too?

“Wo, whoa.”

After setting Renya down, I approached the old man to calm him while preparing for any emergency.

At his age, falling to the ground could mean instant death.

The old man looked like he couldn’t believe it at all.

He pointed at Lu’s utterly indifferent face with a trembling finger.

“An, and beauty so stunning it could slap the goddess of beauty!”

“Calm down. He’s just a somewhat annoying handsome guy.”

“Could you possibly be…”

To be honest.

I expected the old man to mention something like ‘Weatherwax Baroness?’ or ‘God of Beauty?’ at most.

But.

“Kalerpa!”

Of all the words he could have chosen, he had to say that one.

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