The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 84

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Chapter 84

“Miss Daisy seems to need to become a bit more difficult. Easy women have no charm. He may be a wonderful count, but don’t fall for him so carelessly.”

“You’re Lu.”

“Lu? I don’t know who you’re talking about. A lover? To mistake me for him, he must be quite handsome? What an honor.”

“Don’t play dumb…”

“Anyway, what’s important is.”

A long, elegant hand stretched out in front of me and lightly pinched the tip of my nose.

“You must keep this count’s words in mind. Miss Daisy ate a heart. I don’t know where you picked it up or who fed it to you, but you must remember… Ah.”

And I bit down hard on that impudent finger.

His golden eyes stared blankly at his fingertip. More precisely, at his index finger trapped between my front teeth.

Count Sereniye’s lips curved into a deeper, more languid arc.

“Oh my. Our Miss Daisy must be a dog. But even dogs shouldn’t bite people’s hands.”

I warned him clearly while biting his finger with my teeth.

“Stop being ridiculous. Go back to being Lu.”

“Hmm. It feels strange with your tongue touching it.”

As I pulled away in shock, refreshing laughter echoed through the basement.

“So. About the heart?”

“I don’t need it.”

“Is that so? How disappointing.”

He swept his bangs up with a gentle voice and turned his back.

“Well, it would be best to return now. This place has bad energy – stay too long and you’ll get a stomachache.”

Count Sereniye, transformed into a beast, grabbed my collar with his mouth and tossed me onto his back.

I shouted at the top of my lungs from the back of the beast racing up the stairs like the wind.

“Stop this ridiculous act!”

“You really are quite cute.”

The rain had already stopped.

Returning to the courtyard where we had met, he set me down on the ground again and swished his long tail as he turned around.

“Now go to your room. The count is busy and must leave to attend to other matters.”

“What? That’s nonsense.”

I jumped onto his back and clung to him like a cicada.

I deliberately used more force, but the four-legged beast didn’t budge and only turned his head to look at me.

“Where are you going? You left so carelessly in Westwintery too, and now where are you trying to go again?”

“The noble Count Sereniye has no idea what our maid Miss Daisy is talking about.”

“Is deceiving me that fun?”

His golden eyes gazed intently at my face. Somehow it felt like he was affirming it, which only made me angrier.

Just as I was gripping the beast’s fur even tighter to prevent him from escaping, my vision rose and my body floated into the air.

Instead of the rough warmth felt from fur, I felt the warmth from a solid body embracing me.

Count Sereniye, who had lightly caught and held my legs, whispered softly.

“Don’t you need Dian Ket’s relic?”

Dian Ket.

It seemed like I heard a very important word, but strangely I couldn’t concentrate. The heartbeat trying to devour even my brain was just confusing.

“To obtain the relic, you must reach Loqwe. The third relic is hidden there. Who knows. Maybe you could steal it secretly.”

He smiled very well today.

This time too, he laughed with his shoulders shaking alone, then pressed his nose tip against my cheek as he said goodbye.

“Sleep well.”

And Count Sereniye disappeared into the darkness.

‘…What was that.’

What was it.

What on earth was it.

What just happened?

Why couldn’t I say anything and just let him go? Why am I standing here stupidly just staring at that man’s back?

‘…No, I shouldn’t think deeply about this. Let’s go back. Let’s go back and just sleep.’

Despite my resolution, I only fell asleep that night after the morning sun rose.

A night where I could only get a light sleep of just a couple hours.

By early afternoon, everyone had gathered in one place.

I don’t know where everyone was or what they were doing before gathering. While I woke up late and did light stretching and exercise, lunchtime had already passed.

However, there was one thing I was certain of the moment I saw Jin and Andert’s faces.

‘They both came from exercising.’

Their unknowingly refreshed expressions made it obvious. Guys who are inspectors to their bones.

It was during the exchange of not-so-interesting Northern Continent news led by Quincey.

A tall man in riding clothes entered the drawing room without hesitation. It was the master of this castle, Count Sereniye.

“Good afternoon, friends. How was your day at Sereniye Castle?”

“Of course it was very enjoyable, Count. The castle is so large that even after sightseeing all day, it feels like we couldn’t see everything. Today we plan to tour the city and briefly visit Baron Belboa in the evening…”

And Quincey’s long greeting began again. A guy who’s a businessman to his bones.

Count Sereniye, who was lightly drinking tea, suggested horseback riding to us.

“The grass has grown quite a bit from last night’s rain. It’s the perfect day to provide our cute horse friends with a fresh meal. Will you all join us?”

No one refused, and everyone left the drawing room together.

I followed from a distance, glaring at the back of Count Sereniye’s head, but he didn’t turn his head at all. As if he was consciously ignoring me.

How annoying.

“Oh, by the way, we have other guests today. They’re neighborhood neighbors who seem to have heard rumors that I returned. I came back quietly without anyone knowing. I don’t know who blabbed, but it’s quite disappointing.”

“Ha, haha. Indeed. Some friend with loose lips must have talked.”

It seems Quincey was the one who talked.

“For your convenience, I’ve decided to specially lend language interpretation magic tools to today’s guests. There shouldn’t be any major problems with conversation.”

His kindness clearly resolved one of my questions.

‘So it was because of my earrings that I could understand the language.’

While everyone changed into the riding clothes the count had prepared, I followed behind in my regular clothes.

The reason was simple. I had no intention of riding a horse.

I was just planning to quietly walk alone through the forest and organize my future schedule.

‘He said there’s a Dian Ket relic in Loqwe.’

About four days remained until returning to Midwintry. I had to enter Loqwe by the day after tomorrow at the latest.

Fortunately, I had one trick that Malicops had given me as a gift.

When we arrived at the stables, six or so unfamiliar men were waiting for us.

“Count Sereniye. Thank you for making time for us despite our sudden visit.”

“Haha, Count! How long has it been? This fellow is that friend. The friend who tormented me for years saying he wanted to meet the count! So we took the liberty of visiting like this. Please look favorably upon us.”

They bowed deeply before Count Sereniye and smiled broadly, only turning their heads toward us after quite a while.

“Ah, are these people the count’s…”

“People from the Pen Rota Empire? Quite a lot of them.”

The two men who seemed to be representatives of the group briefly introduced themselves.

“I am Count Quan. This gentleman here is Duke Medeis. And this one is…”

“Ah, Count Sereniye. It’s been almost 3 years since you returned to the country, right? Did you hear that story? About the princess…”

The introductions ended very briefly.

From their openly indifferent expressions, our existence didn’t seem to register in their eyes.

Their attention was focused on Count Sereniye again.

“Ahem! Hmm hmm!”

Quincey, who forced his lips into a smile, cleared his throat loudly.

“Nice to meet you. Duke Medeis, Count Quan. I am Yegersee Pafnula.”

“…Ah, is that so? Nice to meet you.”

Unlike Count Quan who gave a small reply, Duke Medeis only nodded lightly before clinging to Count Sereniye again.

Quincey cleared his throat even louder.

“Ahem ahem!”

Duke Medeis frowned deeply and glared at Quincey.

“If your throat hurts, go inside and rest. You’re going to burst my eardrums.”

That face was radiating clear displeasure.

‘They’re openly looking down on us.’

I experienced this tediously during the Mage War too.

Unlike Raphael, who was the dignified heir of a noble family despite being humble, I was from the extreme southern countryside, so even during the time I was revered as a hero, I often faced class discrimination.

Was it because a mere commoner inspector received attention from the Swordmaster and Count Rosebel?

I seemed to receive particularly many provocations from hot-blooded young nobles.

“Where does some country bumpkin without a title get off giving orders! Go lick your superior’s boots!”

That’s already a story from the past now.

‘I really beat up a lot of those guys.’

Fortunately, as the war dragged on and the importance of talent emerged, class discrimination within the military gradually decreased.

That’s when I realized.

Discrimination and all that – they only spout that bullshit because they can afford to live comfortably.

Steadfast Quincey laughed even louder without changing his facial expression at all.

“Haha, sorry about that. Since you’ve responded, let me continue with our introductions. This is Baron Deshero Kontana. He’s also an attendant of our Pen Rota Empire’s hero! Raphael! Duke! Jenail!”

“…Duke Raphael Jenail? You mean that hero?”

“And this is Miss Jin Buckl… no, Miss Jin. She was the heir of our Pen Rota Empire’s Swordmaster! Zharkh! Buckligreton! Ducal family!”

“Buckligreton? The Swordmaster?”

A gleam appeared in the duke’s eyes, who had been openly looking down on us.

It seemed the fame of Raphael and the Swordmaster had definitely spread widely to the Northern Continent as well.

“And lastly, this is Miss Daisy.”

Everyone’s gaze turned toward me.

Especially the men’s gazes were piercing. It felt strangely different from the gazes I received in the Allied Forces, making me extremely uncomfortable.

“Ahem.”

Count Quan, who coughed lightly, approached me with a sleazy smile.

Ugh. As I bowed my head, the perfume smell was so strong that it was hard to breathe.

“I’ve been watching you closely since earlier. Which family does such a beautiful lady come from?”

I’m not a lady.

“A maid.”

“…”

“I am.”

“…A maid? You said maid?”

Ha. Count Quan let out a loud hollow laugh and looked my body up and down at length.

An openly unpleasant sneer spread across the man’s cheek.

“Ah. Does Pen Rota introduce even their servants? How novel. Though it’s hard to understand such lowly culture.”

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