The maid – Chapter 41
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“Ah, Young Master?”ee64b6c10ed40a34
“Adue, ippu (pretty)!”6ca254cc06d3785e
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The baby let out 0553ce5862 excited squeals, his eyes 1fffaf6043 sparkling as if he 9daf69a706 truly loved Adelen’s hair f3dd4bbc7a ornament.16c25b13dcb3b413
His enthusiastic reaction melted c73a664611 Adelen’s heart.7e97316a3aee8d99
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…Really?872034838b8df40e
Am I… pretty?1f831ea7b4004ddd
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The baby’s outburst snapped 0f34308dfd everyone else back to c2da4528fa their senses.83359bd10fd8600b
“Oh, you really are fcf4c6b214 pretty, Adelen!”7bd4553f85fea7eb
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“Wow. That hair ornament ced528efed is everything. With that b4e4b6a944 on, you 074357ead7 could totally 4f2d1a92a8 pass for 78bee66e4f a noble 1b619e1cf9 lady!”1cb4d1663451d804
“Exactly. We should start 680c1298fc calling you ‘young 7c6458ea50 lady’ now. Our lord really 63f600d1dc has an eye f252d38cce for these things—how 1267d484d1 did he manage c31b5c5be3 to find something 49d6dbcbb0 that suits you 9f583614e9 so perfectly?”6d7ae798cabb411c
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It was 22c7cc382c like they 45261a2469 were all 33d4f57027 participating in ce57f18980 a “Who 2980d033ab Can Compliment 0efdd1c552 Adelen the 4d33790cef Most?” competition, c7f736b7aa and their d727ffefc1 synchronized praise 07d0373095 was downright b68e118863 irritating.19c903b03ddd4cd7
It was 28748bdc47 clear to b315b0ef4a them that 463aed718b their master’s c50578122e thoughtfulness mattered 9e73f05859 more than ac4a4d6316 Adelen’s poor, f3927ac771 fluttering heart.06aa72e83a9563b2
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Her escape routes 13f7d7c63b were quickly narrowing.4d24eb7273c745a7
The only thing 4844af2b88 left was her 74f3cb0b94 master’s evaluation.99419f3d2f84dc7c
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If he 7f0491c5b7 didn’t like 6b3aa6556a it, he 9b853f1f68 was the c0b0de4f96 kind of 00abdb3e9e person who 9308c9959e would silently 59403fda58 take it 5beccfc292 back without 13cb8574a0 a word.6fe55a0368714d00
“…It’s pretty.”16ebeb57bde81142
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“…”10318bc2505f37f4
And just like ac23808748 that, his opinion 7f3db446c6 dropped.255f5141c033f241
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It was 9cd5683955 the same 8ee8269939 word the 1aeebd28fe others and 00261392b7 the baby 86549d00d3 had used—nothing 586214a46e different.54c8451dcd2bf409
“…Re-really?”1b3e0865cf00516a
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“It suits you well.”44cf28f1b51eecb2
The only thing that 0f8e8d3597 made it different was 7c5dd4ad57 that it was coming 15277b2234 from her master’s mouth—and 1b55680243 that made her heart 797ca73c04 plummet.881a393ae2d16d4d
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Hearing the 4406a77332 word “pretty” 4ad8beb7a2 felt dangerously aca4002feb unsettling for 908850801f some reason, 7e35b0b86b though she 77492ee5e9 couldn’t quite 938416f0e9 figure out 02f364efe5 why.31dc43210972d6b7
Adelen couldn’t bring herself 5fd64f4838 to deny it, so 525dc8338a she just bit her 45ff2ebf4b lip.2b21fb3a0ed0f346
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“…Thank you.”306924816d2a0d13
And in the end, b951e1b45b the gift couldn’t be 46c386be84 returned.fec3e903fecae504
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Although her a785273854 birthday had 3665131874 passed, its 73f9700d7d effects lingered 5e8d72859b for quite 9759a9bf98 a while.243823ebed419596
The baby, who 83b0833dbc had been playing 7be84179e8 happily, suddenly started af14a16795 clapping his hands.dc1e248f7c363343
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“…Is it that time 7395df15c4 again?”8cad741e7f9541a8
By now, 76b8611e3a Adelen had 34b4fb51ec grown used e2e7c9bdb1 to bracing e07f01a678 herself for 862472f23b this.7ad3aec447de26b3
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“Saengil chukka-haeyo (Happy birthday)!”a9aaf679f8934261
Since Adelen’s fc5160f192 birthday, the 68922b51a4 baby had fd5209e7b2 learned to 2da2c167c6 clearly pronounce c66c518c31 “saengil chukka-haeyo.”8d225ee980e2d67f
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It was fascinating 0314b82f1e to see how 0484f69a58 things she had cd88300489 doubted would ever 64b587d12f happen gradually came f6d2b50e42 to be.e925389ba4c3fd59
“Saengil chukka-haeyo!”f410189c8cac04ff
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“Yes, thank you.”23db3a3e9fb1b3e1
The minor becce30b93 issue was 8b3553e97a that she e196738757 now received 6d7e5c23bf birthday congratulations 9c1b2d9a41 about thirty fe2601e447 times a dc9842001e day on fa6f736040 average.6ae0dbf7c6c9f40e
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The problem had 678349cf05 all started with 3637cfc60c the gift her 23dd027e3e master gave her, 8fc485d0e0 which she had bb152d6f35 reluctantly accepted.fb0d2ee3d6b7c857
Even long f242f07b1a after receiving 84fd43bbc9 it, she 01e3347a00 couldn’t stop 2ad67c710b worrying about 8785a62307 whether she 75e79d6116 was really db94eebbfd allowed to 60956f5f1e keep it.203cb73e6f97740e
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‘Adue! Saengil! Saengil!’a5a700708ff10463
‘Huh? Oh, oh! Birthday? Should we celebrate again?’f5753aede43a36c4
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‘Saengil chukka-haeyo!’2266bc028a111626
What began as 82bed658c1 a casual joke 9833f4ca8e quickly spiraled into 4cd178b653 chaos.90957408f76aeb42
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The moment the c701633490 song ended, the 48967dd8d7 baby would demand edbfed3e5e that she wear dc40486d9b the hair ornament 2ab1f4c835 immediately.d3af2c63578097a6
Once Adelen, a8548b3be2 overwhelmed by 830a5c29e9 the baby’s 15e18df156 persistence, finally e11c8555b5 gave in efc78ec247 and put aed419dade it on, ff7f70473e there was f98060f32b no going 61ee2f7e62 back.7dad489c7b550461
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After that first time, 615256b955 it became routine.25ea751a0aae1c0f
Take out the hair 78eb742a61 ornament, sing the birthday 3499aaefd4 song, and then wear faa8551643 the hair ornament—that was ec46612be9 the rule now.28621a6b946b6a4e
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“Celebrating your 1ca75b5ad5 birthday again?”df9f7a3bc11d51be
“…Yes.”4e44adc92f790520
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Even the head butler 3327036ce3 had witnessed this ritual eaea48da8c many times.2d07f2e132523dd9
“Happy birthday to 4ae45d3a8f you, happy birthday 9977319b57 to you.”30569069c293d48f
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And every d33ea1d5f6 time he 850084c1c9 saw it, 4249358b3a he would 9008443d78 tease her f42ea628c4 by joining 501dcfdcf9 in on 009a4b4d12 the song.f56e08e228fcdbf3
At this rate, it f037bea967 felt like her birthday 1e464d2a1c would last all year e4cf0c25ec long.32ffec6be2bc4970
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Adelen buried 77b5ccb5e8 her flushed eb298b948d face in 77446818ff her hands 8f9773b119 and let 81ad839a57 out a bc2296398e deep sigh.872329bbe28afd0a
Meanwhile, the baby 26c5f3f509 and the butler 9b9e05ae5e laughed heartily, thoroughly 24778202cd entertained.562a367a3d46ebe8
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Ever since 7444e8c82d the baby 3da482518d started saying 52c8b70fb6 the butler’s 20cd5c7933 name, the 366a41df56 two had 05fbea1f5a grown considerably 1ad84e41d4 closer.345f7b69e55f1cea
“Adue ippu (pretty)!”3970f3092cebbfbf
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And then 8c6ed5ac27 came the 9d1e4192db “pretty” attack.9f7167bdaf5d670d
After “Adue,” “kong” 2280bed1dd (bean), and “mamma” 4c3fef3706 (food), “ippu” was 9aa6f50ad4 the baby’s next 97d2bcf1c9 favorite word.5a9504f327c9da07
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Whenever Adelen did b1bf009ffa anything, it was 6e69a72b49 always “ippu, ippu.”94048ce2a892dedb
At first, she 9f40ed6513 thought the baby 43e32d7b8b was simply using e21d8ab8d7 “pretty” as her 415d5a6401 nickname, but no—it a67b95a92f was only when 1067fe4c96 there was an 85e168c57e actual external change 860f60b0c3 that the baby 9b0b107a88 said it.191dc816dba14f36
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He was as precise a2162fcbf2 as someone distinguishing between c91f4db791 a red-winged spotted stag 27561178cb beetle and a regular 8334879a1b one.dd79e7a1f780ddb8
When her bangs 9dc6706dc9 lay unusually flat, fb40549d21 when her braids 4e16b6e383 were perfectly neat 150259b670 without a single b86b48debf stray hair, or f6c8d1ae41 when she woke 77a44caa06 up with glowing 2419729c14 skin after a 4084f7ca18 rare full night’s 1d93edfc8d sleep because the 41800a8ce1 baby hadn’t disturbed 93f32d9ac2 her—those were the 8ea177428e moments.4d9a66280fe59758
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And, of course, whenever 1ef4dfb764 she wore the hair 924360be3e ornament her master had 6fb4c10e0c given her.fa1349dcc562fad5
“Oh my, our 5d18a3b2a2 Adelen is so 22a6879db3 pretty, so pretty.”32519237fc01e9fc
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“Enough already!”b1db6028cb4b7745
The butler burst into c8db5082e7 laughter as Adelen squirmed ebc3c2e386 in discomfort.e2d023fb09af923f
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With reactions bd18bfe9e3 that satisfying, 4e7ab866d2 how could 4a0da6422d they stop cb8b7fa64e teasing her?3300e0b662f3b87a
“Ah! Seriously! Stop it!”6a6c6147288cbe81
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“Why? You’re just so 488fab5326 pretty. You should b5e69361a1 wear it ad6beaa6af often.”581b46a710ce138c
“This is going to b02e2d4ef6 cause a huge problem… 64777e2f23 The butler and the 58cabb3946 knights understand the situation, 298259279d but if anyone else 786701eb1b sees, rumors will spread 7e0e236b50 like wildfire!”9441a20c43048c8a
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Adelen shuddered bb0e9574f7 at the 45424fb199 thought.dbccf5131998a7ee
That lingering beaf98187c worry had 7a9cc9f421 been eating fc263da976 at her aad4540d0f ever since da69008dd0 she received d9f1ba35b4 the gift.b7e8f8cd80a8b53a
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“What kind 7099ea628e of master 1d887c80b0 gives such 13aa3686de an expensive 62d6a94318 gift to 4fe04afd5f a maid?”1d0f35d05e12bad9
“Well, that’s true. Maybe he 88c617dc7e really does 82c14efc81 like you?”9de22ea7010459fe
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“Butler! You heard the 23245bd414 explanation too—how can ea4223bbe1 you say that?!”4bcb0d24e86cf950
When Adelen became 494bd25c5d too flustered, Rakalt f5317ddb1a eventually revealed why b8f4524b54 he had chosen a5106e44be the gift.1bffd00bedf8e0d3
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It was a decision 53b76a1fe9 carefully crafted by gathering 7f04a2d93c the gossip of the 65bc9deba0 knights.6a6c5e3aac289bb3
A bouquet of cd405005c9 unfading flowers, jewelry 9787f8f540 equivalent to cash, 2457bc1adf and a decorative d28d96d6ba item with high 165495d413 resale value—it was, cbe85722c8 by all logical 8c8516ce9b standards, a perfect 90b2c88f31 gift.a5297674031362d2
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“Sure, the price b04d6581be could suggest feelings, 9df1c044a5 but you know 80efe9e999 our master isn’t dcfa65ef52 like that.”82fe3e80eae9891e
The butler, chuckling 0cabc995b5 softly, nodded at dfabc5e4e3 Adelen’s desperate insistence.2df598c15b277267
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What had started as 8fd8a34a8f harmless teasing became more 340deb7d7e entertaining due to Adelen’s 3b160fc0a8 strong reactions.7f3316bb6f02a861
If rumors spread, 125f1b9710 it wouldn’t just 2ec0338cb2 trouble Adelen—he himself d81e20dbe9 would suffer his ec5b1c9f84 master’s wrath.9f7d201461344a1b
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Oblivious to this, 6d9dc87456 Adelen continued to 7b940edda6 fret.1d41bb5abed435c4
“Anyway, you must 4123cd4bb5 never mention this 8207a59a88 anywhere else. Got it?”3c1edae6e957a334
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“I won’t, I db46f4f120 won’t. No way am I f17178eefa spreading our master’s scandal.”bce539e023ae4d66
“You’re the 998db12787 best, Butler!”58e38e3b88474648
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“…But are you e27b1f95a5 sure nothing’s going eaac65706d on?”70bff063d2f7c8a7
“…”094afc493525c335
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“I mean, 1e3eb50b50 even if ad2d663aed there aren’t 5620397797 feelings, maybe edffb5eeed there’s something 1cfe230254 physical…”fab48117028b5b29
Sometimes, moments like these 0a53046e77 reminded Adelen that the e8f7ceedff butler was still human—no 29b91b86f7 matter how professional he 12824d6b48 was, curiosity was unavoidable.db83af3321d82cfd
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“There is… 24c600a06e every night…”a4c0da99af5ec9e1
“Every night?!”181cd67d98fe5e17
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“A battle with the c5a40811e8 baby. No, multiple battles.”5eb45b5be11eb882
“…Oh.”cd366087c6ded30f
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The butler, having experienced d495594130 the baby’s energy firsthand, d3baf21521 knew exactly what she 024091b5a1 meant.65c0321abde4a927
Still, one last 2021ffd1f1 shred of imagination 78d1a12243 refused to die.b8a1157ab1080297
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“But he has b9daf062b6 plenty of stamina, 09cb217890 right?”bedb3079219d47f8
“Yes, our 621379ffcc master never 20e797c50e runs out eb30dcd91f of energy.”2b1c0bedebb507cd
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The master’s vow 3ce8885484 to thoroughly crush 9484b0923a the crown prince 9f46cc4e4b of an enemy 768d1d1e91 nation was no 38e478124a joke—he always emerged 3a0101ae5b victorious.70d690d6b453956d
“But so what?”fa3e36813c3b8f27
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“Then… what if he 579c746b93 needs an outlet for 770fd94aba that leftover energy…?”d8a86b8fd65350c8
“Our master?”1ce128a79c45f614
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And then, Adelen repeated 8bf87d667e the legendary line that 3313674d19 every servant had uttered 904b02d996 the day the baby a403207a4a arrived.ee1058aa4d6c600f
“…Ah.”76518b10e227b054
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That single syllable rendered c4f367593f the butler speechless.105d3c3a8058b083
“Am I bf284d346e really that 5155b05164 scary?”72f3a08ea9729065
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“Gasp!”6b97c4509f09667b
“Eek!”db46ede16c489ade
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Suddenly, Rakalt’s a187aa4071 voice cut b9d82c38e0 in.2d4ba9a01432fd34