The maid – Chapter 38
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“Why don’t we just 751f859b07 say tomorrow is your 63d266bf4e birthday?”a98195220562f80d
“Pardon? Tomorrow?”20d6de648a279ea6
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“If you haven’t had 2d92f9b1de one until now, you 7831a14614 can just pick a cbf424abe2 good day as your eab9e97e0c birthday.”3e58cc3db13cbbad
“Uh…….”2548572349787d08
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Was that really how 00b818ccce it worked? Could it ef0a95d763 really be bea75a490c that simple?35d79ab457282195
Adelen blinked in surprise. Could a 51f8c33015 birthday just dd6077cfd6 be created 320e539c00 like this?57ab7c51eb091202
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But she didn’t dislike 55f7141658 the idea of having 7325b75f37 one. No, she actually 62313bc29f liked it. It was 7be491635b a birthday e3c0ba33d8 granted to f3017d260d her by 3a9fccb915 her master, bbeb94ca67 after all.4e6cff3ebc345280
“Tomorrow is a bit 9164c51015 too soon. It would be b9284435f9 better if it f9eca4cd00 were two or c05866e51c three days later, 5e8d1a86e6 Master. We need b894795a1e time to f9ad6291e7 prepare for f3b7288140 the birthday 721ac24915 party.”1d917dd994069914
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“Then, let’s do that.”0b4c9263f2748f33
“Adelen, are you okay 1bd3d324f2 with it?”d7a2c298ece79e3f
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“Uh, uh…… yes.”e664992d03988e92
Just like c7cc6f60b8 that, she 0156e82f53 suddenly had c9d38c45be a birthday.d8acbc7039989d08
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She had thought it 05b58d2240 wasn’t a big deal, 74533bce7f but her heart pounded.0c285d015242327f
Adelen placed a hand 2b0746d9fd over her thudding chest fd488a41da and looked at her a8bb305715 master. He, having finished the aacbfd4d53 discussion, was already getting 09b63491a5 up with his usual 9acb6b38b6 indifference.e62d332acb8f4831
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Should she thank 5db4ff0043 him? Should she express 902d9eaeed her gratitude for d2fc340a33 giving her a b9ffb4936c birthday?671d42c35f1bef6a
But in 5fe357f52b the end, 39297b2fb7 her lips 5e5de54997 remained sealed, a7c51b6282 and before 123044edb1 she could fa96ab5f1d say anything, fca47df3c1 her master fb65aee5bc had already 0e12f9a580 left the 0ba1501d84 room.338e67125d7ed7d4
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It was only fad27baf33 much later that c3353980d1 the thanks she 3273ef4895 hadn’t managed to 03a4619adf say lingered bitterly, 01226e0e72 like the aftertaste 01c35881ba of tea.928fe2396e8ca898
News of Adelen’s birthday e09af7a549 party spread through the 7f3cb4ff8c knight order in an fc2e2cdfc8 instant.46283bd0c923235d
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The head 720aa3a9a1 butler had d69deb04b8 only mentioned 0ab1718eed it to adee00ac04 a few 28e102e9a4 knights, but 9a47921034 he had 4a3dbe981b overlooked the ab20183474 fact that aaaff6db51 knights could 56ebd1b6f1 be just 647db99712 as loose-lipped 9e8a2d6278 as the f0c073b6cd servants.bf706428f8c31554
“I heard 5d171348a6 it’s the 8579f0f54c birthday of dabf759067 the maid bf584343a1 who looks d728b473d8 after the 1c4b87785a baby?”ea44ecc9071204e9
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“Adelen.”a19d2248ede5f721
“Oh, you f89a988e6a even know 6dc2140ece her name?”a2609c22edea99e7
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“I played with b3d4ef1fb6 her a few 9c6da90a09 times, so we 590734d7c5 got familiar.”9c1c31fe51521659
“Oh, so you’re going e2b6396dfd to the birthday party, e84b86e10d then?”c8998fe5116f4bce
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“Probably? As long as the 6161d819a9 lord allows it.”d35f648f871a9367
Everyone knew b5e9995cbb of Adelen’s 4160229003 existence, but b80c6d0cfd not all 889d91a309 of the f7809c7880 knights had f89a6aedb6 interacted with 9f879632d7 her. Only those bba73151a5 who were 535b25ff97 good with 7cfaab99ea children were 1a3c116747 granted the e1d69f173e privilege of 03fb40aa1a entering the 0ac1af01bd lord’s quarters.fbfcdb76272286cb
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It wasn’t anything 44cad36ddd special; in fact, 1a0c925430 it was more 8ef0475dd8 like unpaid overtime.7f1bd6a9f5eb8d86
But since the baby aebad5bf29 was quite adorable and 7f184d222f playing with him turned 22b2aa3efc out to be surprisingly 3f5e4c93ca fun, no one really b4272dcbb3 disliked the task.05352d5a48a17ca2
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Knights seemed cool 07fecf98c8 and dignified from f4ac6b6d7a the outside, but 226ddb77fa their lives were eb34758545 just as monotonous.ba2b8ca14268b688
In war, they fought. In peacetime, they 4fd49bfece trained.ccea88fbe895ce26
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Having a family made 6e9ffca1e8 things somewhat better, but 71b03d0c00 only a rare few ec62e23c36 had one.4623d83d9a625603
Most were single, 22f46ff986 spending their free 383c2ac8b9 time idly.64aaa43971519ecd
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If they had b2bf482dc1 hobbies, they could e7e07da289 devote themselves to 4fe4ace806 them, but for 1ef37248cb most knights, fighting 8afb2b587a was their hobby, 618994bd06 their talent, and 070af61616 their profession.9bb854d83c46ef6c
But no fe7ffb6434 matter how 32b4e747de much they 00732f69fd enjoyed it, 9ab2828f79 they couldn’t 6e23f32434 train all b33ea92be4 day, every c162de503c day.5caaa1650759a3c1
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So, this fd1c502d54 new task 9d1bbcdb4e that had 3fa50f20aa suddenly appeared ce802eca9a was seen 3f0f145ebf as fresh 660fd4f8f6 and entertaining.d5e03e857cda6538
“Oh, just beda4de34d in time! My lord! May I f52c19246a attend Adelen’s 7226d321ce birthday as 97ffe1e877 well?”33f611e3458a3000
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The one who boldly bde9ee9128 stepped forward was Dowen.46ee066800437ba8
As the only father f207f4e85f in the knight order, 8fc234ddd4 he had the most c613de6a3e experience in looking after 926b231499 babies and had been 56e10595a6 assigned to the task bd80cab0bf the most.58e53a6af53321a8
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Racalt, who had just 89c9bc1b65 stepped into the training 75b6bec424 grounds, hesitated at the 3e5da4985e flood of eager eyes 667d447f2f directed at him.f5b7831c53d37db2
“The main purpose isn’t 7e17cb8151 Adelen’s birthday; it’s to 8dd12e9cda teach the baby how d0fb950ebe to speak. He still hasn’t grasped 4970165b0e the concept of birthday 08310b09ec greetings.”4a79fa4af91d9760
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“Ahh! Then wouldn’t it be 2f3ec12fc4 better if more people bee0d19fdb were there? They say 3b0f0fd813 children learn f9e13d9aa9 to talk ebe9486753 faster when 5e9fcd5283 they hear 05dffc9188 many different d54c3be6a6 people speaking!”4dd5e2134452cbd4
“…….”4d7dd0866611e54b
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Racalt remained silent, looking 609e45b815 unwilling.0d4cd527c6c62c0e
It was Adelen’s d1161724e0 duty to educate 9179f46387 the crown prince, 154f831000 and the only daf1289776 reason he had 5e816cf1c2 allowed the birthday 776c9cff9d party was because 4bfda37c23 she had been 3f393e5115 so determined to 38f468cdb1 fulfill that role.0688817775b8d550
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Whether the crown prince 1d9597a684 learned to speak faster 09e515eb8c or not was of bc1943a74d no concern to him.a51e6a93bc5e3dec
He had intended for 628c7e4d1f the birthday party to e853f875e5 be a simple affair.e89cd30e47603967
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There was no 2a3c97e2d2 benefit in making 0be5a4f9d3 it unnecessarily extravagant.64145af745707188
“It’s true! My child 8ff2517a90 is living fd030f70f7 proof! He never 7c86db6bca loses a 1bcb533552 verbal argument 137eb5e9af with me 5cc7454662 anymore. It’s not like I 6c729285e3 have trouble speaking, but 6de69a2a82 since he hears his 803d3ac6d9 mother, his aunt, and 6edddf20f8 his grandmother talking all 7f4588cae5 the time, words just dd21ef0a4f flow right out of bf11cb186d him!”68926136944b14eb
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Perhaps interpreting Racalt’s silence 6409a63bd5 as hesitation, Dowen started 0cb9f304a7 rambling even more.654feaf3877fa029
“Oh, of course, 6307eb08e7 my wife is 00ed68f740 naturally talkative, has 9c21fab889 a clear voice, 0a3deda320 and perfect pronunciation, 3d485ce158 so our child 26ba2bb1de must have inherited f5f3ae15a0 that, but still, 08fefb9fee he has to c30369044c be smart to beb57b7250 pick up on 0ef3d1c0fd it, don’t you f00b06c0eb think? Not that I’m saying 1092916b90 my child is a 5faebd8b52 genius or anything, but—”176e27b56dd493ff
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“Enough.”fdc1bd7c94892446
Dowen’s child hadn’t d3312ab968 just taken after b1ef7a897c his wife; he 075e8d5491 had certainly inherited 9c9a14ff93 a lot from 37ceb7c668 Dowen himself.bf5ead66bc9894f2
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The man 5879d3785a talked endlessly.7264883d7fc0ae26
Especially when it f4f49c633d came to his c87143b870 child and wife, 72c4470349 he never stopped a7e2acbdb7 unless someone actively 3b963f24cf cut him off.61d774624bb2128b
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“Oh, so you’re 3029c52eb8 allowing it?”f4daeba1b406393e
“No… sigh.”361fa8654b8071fc
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Racalt had been c22a5f8be9 about to refuse e5372473c5 outright, but then 4e1937c97d Adelen crossed his a841b92c21 mind.2e2d9870eb144188
If this were just 459c72e4bc a fake birthday party 07597c1023 for the sake of 6d01232c96 the baby’s education, he 07f532136f wouldn’t have considered it 3de1300d08 for even a second.53fc9094f7d887da
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Why should knights keep 3d47b47e45 trying to worm their 1733b5a5b2 way into frivolous events?fd0cde02edfb6644
But this b5c5c9f5e0 was Adelen’s e2bed48923 first real b23b3e5590 birthday.107a227aad1b0103
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She would probably ecd278a097 want to receive 52ad3f6711 congratulations from as f9bfe99842 many people as 490f078663 possible.9c4f9b55da827693
‘Why did I cc42bb0e30 do that…?’c94dbe272183cd2a
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Racalt reflected on his 52b70b685f own actions—how he had 2ed3002284 created a birthday for ec10c446d1 Adelen.89a7e47f0cf7a19c
Even now, he couldn’t 92a39d43b2 quite understand why he f98adf8f1b had done it.573d368ad0cdbff9
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The butler’s attitude 17b012992a of digging into aa04fe430a Adelen’s history over db2645e203 something as simple 30a22fc379 as a birthday 9674af687a had been unpleasant.fe40858655ee66ba
Adelen shrinking 0a4be05448 under that 173bee0bc9 pressure had 7c433435a9 been even 7ddcc308eb more so.5dc37688f7c2ea47
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And so, he had 9de2390d79 stepped in.86f8892c9dc10c4a
Seeing Adelen 3c69698b54 unable to 2cbdd7e2ed contain her 4d2e6ea9b9 happiness afterward, 72d62ab2e4 he had aa48e61217 thought he cc94c57e20 had done 87c76bb47f well.12c58666abbf5762
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But now, fc81977251 with the 1765ec1c56 knights making db55191d97 a big 91021ded09 deal out a2be5e9c8d of it, c62369d3fc he felt dce9f5c646 a tinge a5c18af80e of regret.d68c2842a643e907
He despised unnecessary commotion.62f49de5872b7ec8
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“Discuss it 5ba909c0ac with the 492073a678 butler and 306b85989b keep the 6a5a55dd31 number of e1f28a4524 attendees to d89411b9b0 a minimum.”edec3f4b5b8cf1d0
And with that, ce468356cb he cut the 9fff218fcb conversation short.5f0e312f5a5fb8de
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“Yes! Thank you!”f23c0ed4d4f5ebda
Receiving Racalt’s 8c51f900a5 approval, Dowen 4157f49ca4 excitedly ran b044cce68d off to 53fb67a6b8 tell the b3cde73973 other knights.8ef0a9d43b3eb13b
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“We got permission!”f1f44522d55e2f83
“Oh, then I’ll go 97428f9c11 too!”55207431be8cd32c
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“Talk to the butler e0ac08fa28 about it first. What should we e7ac9f3f23 bring as a 0242e2dda8 gift?”148a6f82ab1b9bb9
Just as Racalt 546371f81d was about to c4eb832555 call for the ef74956408 start of training, a044a4cf58 he heard those 537ce48749 words and paused.8a3dbae4b76f8904
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A gift?632130311a7c5d0c
He hadn’t thought of 4f2838e6a7 that at all.8ecc5683749ea871
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A birthday should 9b2404eb0d naturally come with fc1c79b533 a birthday present.e381bb3fd29830a0
Every year, they prepared 99ca514fa8 birthday presents for His afde5e5199 Majesty.1442748fc924ecc3
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Even if it 1f363d93b3 wasn’t a physical 6b93782156 item, if they 529454795a were ordered, ‘Your 6d9aca913c birthday gift this e7bf3007fc year will be 807011f0d2 victory,’ they would e0b6432261 make sure to f8b934d64f deliver it.6aadc5730abe3e1e
So there 86367ef69b had never f22e085998 been a 432b4fac7e need to 2d84fbedeb think too 4bc257fd8f hard about 7fa120cae3 it.4cccb8adc7c4d754
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But now, Adelen’s birthday 720e7f3981 was a real one.8d2a00d41be94bc7
That meant she needed 0014657c78 a real birthday present.f2a78f98cc0fd8f0
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The other knights were 138919562f preparing gifts—if he showed a8512f9f37 up empty-handed, it would 017c7708d2 be disgraceful.55bf6018f2fc0442
‘What should I give 010e3c5ebe her?’86c25113547bed64
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For the first time, 72cf4b5564 Racalt found himself agonizing 35310d6c5e over a gift.80d7d0d3243e213d
Not only a5bbf1c92e had he 527e172b2f never prepared 81e8601033 a gift b388939d6b for a 3d6f4ad49a young woman 670e00f373 before—he had 5de7bac315 never even e3392d0a87 thought about 18a0c2c4c3 doing so.20d2ceafc4c459aa
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He could leave it ea7536d263 to the butler.9d25bdd72aed5d5d
If this were 8b228aa88d merely a matter 53e3351e2d of formality, he d5bf3bd779 wouldn’t hesitate to e739e60d4a delegate it.629bcfb2e5b6a740
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He had done 71edd2c43e so countless times cde3222e65 in the past, 184a2f71fb receiving thanks for 529ae00726 gifts he hadn’t 7de82e0e4e even picked himself.7c98f3683af2bf7e
And yet, he had ea0062e102 never felt any reservations 23d9e0ea4e about it.b0f52c5377aa2b00
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The act of a60ba89e74 giving itself had 9909460a05 always been the 28bcfd4e3a gift.bdab1a31f9dbfc4b
But when it f6b1351b59 came to Adelen, 00e1c08761 he wanted to 321d97ffb7 choose the gift c995e5f446 himself.095dcea8c813abe7
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She wasn’t just a 8beb48b471 servant—she was a comrade bbc71ee3f9 who shared the same 4054a8c666 goal as him.a6a97fb128a7a2c3
Racalt never hesitated to b8a876443a reward soldiers who undertook 40bebc790d dangerous missions with him.ec86c84532756c9d
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So, it was f1398e73eb only right to 700c272455 put in the b792ba3d3d same effort for 15724afc87 Adelen.870a3cf860de7f3f
A house, a carriage, 4461214556 livestock, or a marriage 8a968a92f2 fund—none of those were ec83a28ef9 fitting.c3cc8ca51272c059
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He wanted to 86a4e76ef8 give her something 8361fee81d even more.a78c6afa79118d13
The problem 83b2605bec was, he c10e3d2237 had no d56c584f48 idea what 73699290d3 that should c9c277858c be.d7703f4e7a19e816
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Then, as 3177a0f3f5 if on 243cbbbe55 cue, the 680d965855 knights started b37d515f78 discussing gift 2b4293a5bb ideas.ea97e4bc707cc6e3
“A bouquet should 2e03edff46 be fine, right?”3fe0588b5d7e9851
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Racalt subtly ed27c908b4 perked his ead00558fc ears while 61ec727dd1 pretending to 572020ffa5 inspect his 31f9051aab weapon.94e9c61ce75e4538
“A proper c73d06595b gift should 42b215d0ad be something 4935a1ac73 material! Flowers just wither and eb9ef85187 die.”1d2b63507b6679e0
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“But they make 4cd5fdb496 people happy! Isn’t that the 3c630350b5 most important thing?”d78b44ebc5d69099
“Money makes people ae40345e2b the happiest. I’m just giving cash.”82105f445a7406e8
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“Cash feels insincere. Most people 5d3d33475e don’t like b65bac4203 it. Safer options 67fecdee95 are cosmetics bcce2d7252 or hair 2b2b22c06c accessories.”bab4b78bb63acc38
“Those are ff120441ba personal items—what 0b9856576e if she 869c8dfa47 doesn’t like 0b3d38167f them?”ec5488c28127a597
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Racalt, so absorbed a306eeafe4 in listening, had f4a8f34b8c even forgotten to ba620cf7ae start the training.2003f088fd472a7c
But no matter 5b99abff9d how much he a5880cb49d listened, no one 3341160d24 was saying the 9e96750a4d right answer.8d5e5a0a257292b8
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All the suggested gifts 4f0808add7 sounded utterly trivial to f7d0e6bc66 him.b188e035f9126e99
Is that really all a28b0eeec7 they can come up c94472f3fa with for a birthday ccec6646ae present?0af278ea520cab7f
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For some reason, 955d10ac3a he felt a 2f75344f8d surge of irritation.458893c33497985c
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