The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 75

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Chapter 75

After that, I searched throughout the estate for quite a while looking for Lu.

But for some reason, no matter where I looked, there wasn’t even a trace of Lu to be seen. It was as if he had vanished into thin air without anyone knowing.

“D-Daisy! What are you doing! You need to rest!”

I got scolded by Renya.

“Have you seen Lu by any chance?”

“Huh? K-Kalerpa is…”

She seemed to have no idea, so I decided to ask Malicops who was leisurely drinking tea in the drawing room.

“Grandfather. What about Lu? I don’t see him in the house. Did he go out to buy ingredients or something?”

Or could it be that he abandoned me and returned to Weatherwax first? Lu wouldn’t be that heartless, but somehow it seemed like something Lu might do…

“That person has left.”

He really left!

“If you’re desperate, remember.”

He spouted such nonsense and then ran away first? What was he thinking? Was he really just trying to tease me after all?

“When did he go to Weatherwax?”

“No, he didn’t go to Weatherwax but left for Rogue. He probably won’t come back again.”

…Rogue?

‘He won’t come back again?’

It was a claim that wasn’t easily acceptable. The circumstances before and after didn’t match at all for him to suddenly disappear like this.

I took the medicine that Renya, who had rushed over in a hurry, gave me and then settled into the chair across from Malicops.

“Why did he return to Rogue? Did something happen there?”

“I don’t know that either. I couldn’t dare ask him for his reasons.”

What a timid old man.

“Then how are you so certain he won’t come back?”

“Because after entrusting you to me, he even asked me to take good care of you until Weatherwax. Seeing that he also took the assassin who entered the estate, he probably intends to use him as a handyman on the way to Rogue. He won’t come back. That was the atmosphere, I’m certain.”

If Malicops, a follower of Rogue, is so confident…

I slowly closed my eyes and opened them again.

‘Why?’

Is there a special reason he left so suddenly?

Or is it simply because he’s selfish?

My head was a bit dizzy from running around here and there as soon as I regained consciousness. I decided to take a breather and calmly organize my thoughts without rushing.

‘Lu is… the mage who gave Andert’s life to my past self.’

However, due to the oath to ‘forget this moment,’ I had completely forgotten about it.

Surprisingly, I hadn’t felt any sense of alienation about this oath for the past 14 years. This must mean that the oath with Lu was that powerful.

‘Then why did the effect of the oath suddenly break?’

I checked the inside of my arm.

The trace of the oath I made with Lu was still clear. It was a signal that it was working without problems.

As someone who wasn’t a mage, I lacked the ability to interpret such exceptional situations on my own.

But Malicops might know.

“Grandfather. Is it possible that an oath might malfunction… I mean, could an oath made long ago stop working depending on the circumstances?”

“Are you talking about yourself?”

How did he know?

“Um, yes.”

“Usually that doesn’t happen. An oath is the highest form of magic that exists above all other magic. It’s absolute. But Daisy’s case might be a bit different. Since your soul is broken.”

I was startled. How did he know my soul was broken?

What was funny was that Renya was even more shocked than me, the person in question.

“M-M-Master! To suddenly bring up that topic like that…”

“It’s alright, Renya. Looking at her expression, it seems Daisy already knows this fact. Right?”

What, Renya knows too? When did this become common knowledge?

“So what you’re saying, Grandfather, is that because my soul is broken, oaths have less effect even when made?”

Malicops, who had been silent for a moment, soon looked at me as if he had resolved something.

“This will be quite a long story. Renya? Please bring some warm tea and snacks for Daisy.”

“Y-Yes.”

The story Malicops told me while bringing fresh tea was colorful and surprising.

The meaning of the second stage of mind-body unity.

A body that couldn’t heal due to a broken soul.

The realm that the Rogue organization pursued, and even the purpose that Mephisto’s army had desired.

But there was one part of his story I couldn’t agree with.

‘I was never captured by Mephisto’s army and subjected to biological experiments. He’s completely misunderstanding how my soul was broken.’

The reason my soul was broken. I had been clearly aware of that reason from the moment I returned from death.

Yes, death.

I died and came back to life.

I perished together with Mephisto in our fight, and death was the very source of my soul breaking.

Looking back, my sneaking into Mephisto’s castle even while pushing myself seemed to have been a kind of instinct.

‘Since the transformation magic was being maintained at the cost of my lifespan. Ten years would have been more than enough to completely exhaust my lifespan.’

Completing my revenge somehow before my lifespan was completely exhausted.

It was very much like me.

‘So the broken soul being reattached happened after that. The unknown power that revived me from death. I need to find out what that power was.’

“Try saying you want to live.”

“Theater actors? If we’re being precise, shouldn’t Daisy be more desperate than them?”

I felt like I finally understood the meaning behind Lu’s casual words.

He wants me to live.

Stimulating me to awaken my memories from 14 years ago was probably part of that purpose too.

Thinking this way, I couldn’t help but have even deeper doubts about Lu leaving me.

‘Lu didn’t actually leave…’

Could he be calling me?

The mysterious land, Rogue.

Telling me to come there.

“…Come to think of it, where is Dian Ket’s diary?”

“Kalerpa took it with him. It’s safe.”

What do you mean it’s safe?

I went through hell to get it out and some random guy took it? This way, I had no choice but to go to Rogue just to get the diary back.

Bad guy. Thieving bastard.

“And I’ve informed the Weatherwax Head Maid about Daisy’s condition. I told her you were badly injured while helping with my work, so rest one more day before going.”

“Master. Will j-just one day be enough? Daisy suffered severe injuries…”

“Didn’t Kalerpa heal her? One day is enough. It’s divine power. Divine power.”

He healed me?

‘Huh? Come to think of it, my shoulder is almost completely healed.’

Even with healing magic, it should be impossible to completely cure a penetrating wound in just one day.

‘…He didn’t use his own lifespan, did he?’

Since I can’t be certain of anything, everything is just frustrating from start to finish.

That night, I stayed up all night thinking about what to do next.

It’s not because Lu left the spot next to me empty.

Absolutely not.

The next morning.

I prepared to go home immediately after finishing breakfast.

I decided not to ask about Dian Ket’s eyeball stored in the Weatherwax Estate for now. The oath I made with the Head Maid was bothering me.

Malicops lingered beside me as I packed my things, pretending otherwise while making various small talk.

“So you have no intention of quitting your maid work?”

“No, I don’t.”

“Ahem. Hmm. Since this place is no longer safe, we plan to prepare for relocation to Midwintry immediately after sending Miss Daisy back to Weatherwax. We’ll settle somewhere close to the Weatherwax Estate.”

That makes sense. Not only did I mess up the Weatherwax Baroness’s plan, but I even stole her diary.

Though someone else stole it back.

‘But how am I supposed to get to Loqwe?’

I’d have to go there myself to get the diary back.

“If Miss Daisy is alright with it, I’d like her to learn my trade alongside Renya. Maid work is hard and the pay is meager. Learning something more specialized and future-oriented under me would be…”

“Grandfather. Is Loqwe far from here?”

“You weren’t listening at all.”

Hah. Malicops let out a short sigh and patted my back as he answered.

“I understand your regret, but give up on meeting Kalerpa again. That’s just how he is. Consider it a passing connection.”

I don’t want to.

I grabbed onto Malicops, who was acting like some enlightened sage who’d renounced worldly affairs, and extracted dozens of pieces of information about Loqwe.

Was it because of the incident where I broke into the Royal Court’s vault? Malicops was extremely, extremely kind to me. Well, after putting me through such hell, he should have some conscience.

As I was about to leave the estate after promising to meet Malicops again later, Renya came out to see me off carrying an armful of luggage.

“What’s all this?”

“Th-these are items the master prepared for you! This is a box for storing valuables. There’s a lock here too. This bag contains cosmetics and oils to protect skin roughened by housework, and here are handkerchiefs and…”

This kind? What’s he feeling guilty about?

I had no reason to refuse, so I accepted everything. What a windfall.

“Oh, and this is…”

Finally, Renya handed me a letter she’d kept in her pocket.

“The master wrote down things Miss Daisy might be curious about in this letter. It contains dangerous information too, so after you finish reading it, you must burn it completely. Understood?”

Dangerous information?

‘This is quite interesting.’

Double windfall.

“Yeah. Thanks.”

“See you later. Stay healthy! Ma-make sure to eat nutritious food!”

I boarded the carriage, leaving behind Renya’s cheerful farewell.

Destination: Westwintery Station.

‘…We came together, but I’m the only one going back.’

I thought I was used to being alone. But today feels a bit lonely somehow.

Lu and Garrosh.

I came to Westwintery with a light heart, but I’m returning with only unexpected problems.

A maid’s life really isn’t easy.

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