The Villainess's Exclusive Maid Is Too Good at Her Job - Chapter 29

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Chapter 29

#Chapter. The Academy?

“Your tea, Miss Julietta.”
“Yes, thank you. I’ll enjoy it.”
A sigh escaped my lips.
I held the teacup in my hands, exhaling heavily.
“Is something troubling you, Miss Julietta? Do you have worries?”
“Worries… not exactly. I simply had poor dreams.”
My gaze drifted toward Kendrick’s Separate Residence as I sipped my tea.
After the poison incident came to light, the terrible insomnia that had plagued me finally lifted.
But perhaps because of that, whenever I began to dream, it felt as though the dreams stretched on endlessly.
‘Yesterday, of all things, I dreamed of my childhood.’
From my runny-nosed days to the present—I had to witness that long span of life unfold at length.
Kendrick appeared sporadically throughout, an unwelcome bonus.
I clicked my tongue softly.
I turned my attention to Janet across from me.
Ever since the Sien incident, the two of us had opened our hearts to each other and always took tea together.
After the poison was discovered, we made certain to share every meal as well.
And Janet kept her promise faithfully: “I’ll taste it first, won’t I?”
Despite my protests that such precautions were no longer necessary, Janet continued the practice without hesitation.

“You’ll continue to feel anxious for some time, after all.”
“But what if there really is poison in it?”
“Then you would need to summon the Doctor, Miss Julietta.”
“I see.”

Julietta couldn’t help but laugh at Janet’s remarkably rational response.
Recalling her composed conversation with Janet, the anxiety that had plagued her dreams began to fade.
Julietta took another sip of tea before asking.
“What are you doing?”
“I was just checking some correspondence.”
“What kind of correspondence?”
“I believe it’s a letter from the Academy.”
“I see.”
I shouldn’t have asked.
But the conversation had already begun.
“It says my official leave of absence ends this semester.”
“Hmm.”
“Starting next semester, I must attend school without fail. The autumn semester begins in September—did you know that?”
“….”
“The timing is perfect. September is the Capital’s social season, after all. And the semester starts right when I’ll be staying at the Capital Townhouse. It feels like destiny.”
Destiny, my foot.
The overlap between the Capital’s social season and the autumn semester start dates of the academies in the Capital was a historical tradition.
How could one call it destiny when it was deliberately arranged that way?
Of course, Janet knew all this perfectly well while saying such things.
“Janet.”
“Yes, my lady.”
“Do you truly wish for me to return to the Academy?”
“Of course I do.”
Julietta let out a hollow laugh at Janet’s immediate response.
“Since you insist so earnestly, I’ll give it serious consideration.”
“Really, my lady?”
“Yes. But there’s a condition.”
“A condition…?”
At Janet’s question, Julietta’s lips curved into a sly smile.
“You’re going to the Academy too.”
“I beg your pardon, my lady, but I believe maids are not permitted to accompany students to the Academy.”
“Right. So you won’t go as a maid—you’ll go as a student.”
With each word, confusion deepened on Janet’s face.
Go as a student instead of a maid?
What on earth….
“In one month, there will be a special admissions examination. You’ll take that test and pass it. Then I’ll return to school in the autumn semester.”
“….”
Watching Janet stand speechless, Julietta smiled knowingly.
“You can do it, Janet?”
It was a smile befitting her notorious reputation as a villainess.

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In the end, I had no choice but to accept Julietta’s proposal.
I simply wanted her to obtain her graduation certificate by any means necessary.
‘The Academy, then….’
Since I had never seriously considered it before, I was uncertain how to prepare.
Should I study for it the way I had for the university entrance exam in my previous life?
‘At least my aptitude for studying wasn’t poor, as I recall.’
On my way home from work, I stopped by the Library.
Julietta had promised to gather all the necessary reference materials, but I wanted to at least familiarize myself with information about the Academy beforehand.
‘Academy-related texts….’
Ah, here they are.
I pulled out a couple of books about the Academy and made my way to Mrs. Sinclair.
“Welcome, Miss Graham. It feels like it’s been quite some time since I last saw you.”
“Ah, I’ve been rather busy with work lately.”
“Indeed. I’ve heard the news—there was quite the commotion at Lady Julietta’s Separate Residence, I understand?”
Instead of answering, I offered a smile.
“There’s a rumor that the item used to prove Chief Maid Nova’s guilt belonged to you, Miss Graham?”
“It happened to work out that way.”
“My. Have you recovered your possession?”
“Not yet. Since it’s needed as evidence for the investigation, I’m told I’ll be able to retrieve it once the inquiry concludes.”
“Oh my.”
Mrs. Sinclair let out a small sigh.
“The investigation seems as though it will take quite some time.”
“Is that so?”
“Chief Maid Nova apparently refuses to speak at all. Even though the evidence is already there, she doesn’t seem to realize it’s futile.”
So Nova continues to maintain her silence.
‘She must be waiting for someone.’
The mastermind behind her—someone who could reverse this dire situation.
Given that Theo hasn’t reported anything unusual, it seems the mastermind and Nova haven’t made contact yet.
‘When do they plan to meet, I wonder?’
With such thoughts occupying my mind, I returned the book I had borrowed previously.
【What Is the Verse of Blessing】.
True to its title, the book contained information about verses of blessing.
Mrs. Sinclair’s eyes sparkled as she caught a glimpse of the book cover.
“Do you possess a verse of blessing, Miss Graham?”
“Pardon?”
“Since you borrowed such a book, I wondered if you might have one. Unfortunately, I do not.”
“…I don’t have one either. I simply looked into it after hearing that there are many blessed individuals within the Ludwig Family.”
According to the texts, those who received answers to prayers of blessing in the Empire were extraordinarily rare.
This was precisely why the Ludwig Family, whose direct line members had been granted blessing verses in abundance, received such special treatment.
Moreover, cases like mine—where the verse manifests as mere words—were virtually nonexistent.
In fact, they didn’t exist at all.
Historically, the shortest verse on record was “You shall be strong,” and even that constituted a full sentence.
So what was this that had appeared on my arm?
This was also why I couldn’t easily confide in Theo about my blessing.
A verse so impossibly brief—”Salvation”—and the ability that accompanied it.
An ability to recall precisely the scenes from the original work that I needed, exactly when I needed them.
How could I possibly explain such a thing truthfully?
“Miss Janet?”
“Yes? Oh, yes?”
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to ask something unnecessary and trouble you like that.”
Mrs. Sinclair asked carefully.
Her expression was plainly apologetic.
Occasionally, there were those who suffered great distress at not being born with a blessing verse, and it seemed she had assumed I belonged to that category.
“No, it’s not that. I was simply lost in thought for a moment. I should apologize for letting my mind wander during our conversation.”
“Well, that’s a relief then.”
Mrs. Sinclair exhaled in relief, her gaze drifting toward the books I had borrowed today.
Upon seeing the Academy-related texts, Mrs. Sinclair’s lips twitched slightly.
She clearly wished to ask about this, but her hesitation—fearing she might commit another breach of propriety—was evident in her silence.
I smiled softly and opened my mouth.
“The young lady suggested I consider taking the Academy examination, so I borrowed these.”
“My goodness!”
Mrs. Sinclair’s eyes sparkled as she looked at me, grateful that I had broken the ice first.
“The young lady made such a suggestion?”
“Yes.”
“Heavens. It seems the young lady has taken quite a liking to the Graham heiress.”
Rather than simply agreeing, I smiled ruefully and spoke.
“She may sometimes appear aloof and difficult to approach, but she possesses a remarkably compassionate and tender heart. It’s only unfortunate that people misunderstand her.”
Though merely conjecture, William and Mrs. Sinclair appeared to share considerable rapport.
This suggested that Mrs. Sinclair herself likely wielded a certain degree of influence.
After all, news carried by such a person would carry weight.
Hoping that Mrs. Sinclair would spread kind words about Julietta, I arranged my expression into something even more rueful.

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