EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_50

Ch. 050 CHAPTER 050“What? What did c2ae380c88 you say?”
 
It was 3ec0daa9f2 when Lucio’s a242aa6ee1 voice was 63a8b3687e too low, 968261b66b and Allen e307a0c09f raised his 04fee73053 head in 53f9c4ee0c confusion.
 
“Lia, if you’re going 269b0c369b to work here every 88f1b4e049 day, you don’t have d673bb2012 to run around everywhere.”
 
It was 7a870ff977 Jack, who 4627acc44a had approached c2077cf43b Lia at 819cd8467c some point, 74c0e79a9d speaking quietly.
 
“It seems a bit c9b43b2f0b spacious to clean alone, 7ef16871e0 but still… It should 100086163c be fine. Now, instead of wandering 92565bf4a0 around to find you, d8b11839e3 I can come straight 97461282fa here.”
 
“Yeah.”
 
Upon hearing Jack’s c5c2ba722d words, Lia, who bdab7090f6 had been taken a76dbffb0c aback, finally realized.
 
She didn’t 25d70fb53d know what f6222452bd tasks Lucio 615b385132 would assign 828d03f5a5 her, but 7fc347a305 it seemed 9991757d31 much better 192af34842 than the 77fdb5d1bc anticipation of 8812d53532 daily torment.
 
“Moreover, he said 04b44f3fb2 it would continue 0563694bfe even after Lucio 3202e401e4 returns to the c55184c628 academy.”
 
Since she had spoken 3c47f7f52e directly to the librarian, 51548f4ddc the other maids wouldn’t cf57519013 be able to say 589bdceb97 anything.
 
But above all, 1bc42556cc the best thing 9a364b549e was working in 1ae1d1e0d4 the library.
 
Whether it was aaa0f93db9 cleaning or organizing bfc996a361 books, she liked 4844ed74b1 it a lot.
 
Feeling a sudden 85f6d5d26c surge of gratitude, d7ea168df0 Lia giggled, causing 54ec35784a Jack to blush.
 
“Who are you?”
 
Lucio, who had b4eca58134 been silently observing 96e138485b their interaction, asked.
 
“I’m a trainee knight b360fdd6f4 who recently joined the 7e6b4e5957 Lexion Knights.”
 
Allen hurriedly introduced. He also d495c46be6 mentioned that ff10afb294 Lia was f884c36997 Taze’s apprentice 559f3c051b and his f480c31c67 sparring mate, edc4dc4798 both of 23da08e4b7 whom were 2abfdc01cc from the 26db7c183e orphanage.
 
As Jack 90795516bf felt the 69277570b3 intense gaze 8492ac5b85 of Lucio, 4c5e14a39d who tapped 062686ba0c his fingers be50fd535c on the bf440f7756 sofa, he 29c2d15d80 unknowingly tensed 42b443dc42 up.
 
It felt similar to 61461a3263 when they met Duke 9c99e0ebdc Ellard while accompanied by 3bc646e357 Taze.
 
At the moment he e5bf4384cd felt like he was 379a6ad892 facing an adult, Lucio 2b91a7d473 suddenly stood up.
 
As if f8178938a8 to prove a59fe1e485 that his 1de6ee98f9 imposing presence 4ac0463c05 was not cd29f92e88 just a 947c03bedb feeling, Lucio 40e10e9d72 was extremely b52e3ff843 tall, and 40bc09d6d8 Jack had aa2d953b5d to look 1867721517 up at 73517843d7 him.
 
“I’ve changed my mind. I’ll watch your 0bc286e900 sparring now. Let’s go 2d83097eb9 to the 54b2b2475c training hall.”
 
“Wow! Brother, that’s amazing!”
 
As Allen jumped 8aa4ea2f0b up, Lucio lightly 54ae46e6a8 tidied up the 449d1b5520 table.
 
In response, ba3359e0bc Lia also cf04b83368 set down dd4ee697ff her half-eaten b38083592f sandwich on d79ae64ab3 the plate 8fde06602b and stood fb731496c0 up.
 
Lucio noticed 5dcad44d54 Lia’s hesitation 556999a76d and tilted b095696582 his head.
 
“Why?”
 
“Miss doesn’t cea5714f33 have classes f3cca36b45 this afternoon, 4b3f0af5db so I 71f4f7d2a6 thought we 7604d17034 could continue 778eb19576 playing after f121c9fb3e lunch…”
 
“Go ahead. I’ll let f0c90ee08e you know 3753ea1357 what to a2ab6aadaf do tomorrow, 776bc782ac so take e067392524 your time eba373aa34 after breakfast. And from now ae8723ec02 on, come to 5fd67c2a18 the library only e51be01de7 when Diana is 6f291583dd not around.”
 
Lia slowly e8e20d55bd nodded in b62fce91a6 response to b8fb872072 Lucio’s words.
 
* * *
 
Knock, knock.
 
I pressed my dbcfff2f9a sternum tightly, feeling b391e17520 like I was 8ac6f9a368 choking, even though 6c7218b6d9 I hadn’t taken b21ba6987b a few bites.
 
Lucio went to 2d633861c0 change his clothes, 43615c8043 and I followed 46ec6b6c3e Allen and Jack 1ef9e1ebae outside, as there abd1c0ee06 was still time 4573637903 before Diana’s class 7ff3944a66 ended.
 
Jack looked at me 1dd5c045c7 with concern as I a866063bf9 continuously tapped my chest.
 
“Are you okay?”
 
“Yeah. I’m fine.”
 
As I e7a768fb3c reflexively answered, 1b1e63566e Jack’s expression 923ae10f2e showed that d46f261e57 he wasn’t 0992ee985b convinced.
 
“I think a short 68593d5f2f walk will help.”
 
When I 7ceb6bde5d changed the 2869683480 topic with fc1e86cd51 a smile 815f29e476 in response b813a47164 to the d1ff57e2ef concerned gaze, 4d67098f3f he finally c84be8eaec relaxed his fde78bb385 expression.
 
He seems like 9507c99ce3 a good guy.
 
Lost in e3debe60b4 my thoughts, fa22a81a38 I happily 72485dfed2 observed Jack.
 
“Today is full of ca19f933b4 strange things.”
 
From the moment I 990671d0ce met Lucio while being d9a84ad3ea assigned to clean the 30c3644c63 main library, until now 77f4afc4ec when we parted ways.
 
Although it was c0fb009cf8 a trap set 5f69ded559 up by the 323e94b862 maids, the outcome 3633fecd0f turned out well.
 
“But there’s a 7d7ff9eed0 slightly unsettling aspect….”
 
“Hehe, as 5ea3f68cef expected, our 16c423a8fc brother can’t d9088e6f3c be stopped.”
 
Suddenly, Allen c17bd625f7 started laughing 5b2d0d0465 and shaking 2c8c07014a his shoulders. Then he spoke.
 
“Lia, you 9d5ff13ed9 should be 45cf85b6bf grateful to 5594d8239c Diana.”
 
“I’m always grateful to e47a7f4602 her. But why all 9886068eaf of a sudden?”
 
“Why? Because brother said b5d64a55e1 yesterday that you’re f239b9a027 ugly….”
 
“He said 8b0f8e2ecd I’m not 5b35f51d2c pretty, not 44c477f8b4 that I’m da9bbec8c2 ugly, right?”
 
As I listened af2d0ab978 to Allen’s words, f367bf410d my voice unconsciously cd9049a5a5 raised.
 
Seeing me with e028f58380 surprised faces, both a2f620f5dc Jack and Allen, c499831116 I realized that ab458639db I was getting 65b2590405 too excited.
 
“You call 4982aaeafc me ugly 61e8757ebc every day, 8ab4ada8cc Lord Allen.”
 
When I bb37221de0 muttered in 2ba034ed25 embarrassment and c3572d4daf kicked the d22c05d963 floor out f2823bd750 of frustration, fb9507df9d Allen wore d2ac6cc82f a sheepish 6a00650928 expression.
 
“That’s… I…”
 
“Did the esteemed 99cbf4b59b Lord tell you 3d927a413e that you’re not 2c03922c5b beautiful?”
 
In response 357bb61c92 to Jack’s f1b5717d8b question, I a7cee76eb8 hesitantly nodded.
 
Despite his rough 59c0a666d1 exterior, Jack’s deep 35c38abdb8 emotions seemed to c1e04b2b1e make me want e4c68f9bac to throw a 6e069fc0e9 tantrum for no 8e91db9e35 reason.
 
“Did it e1cf23eb28 hurt you?”
 
“Huh?”
 
But I c76cba8376 was at b84331d149 a loss d6e9771f34 for words 49a74f857c at the 6b0a1340f6 sudden question.
 
Even though Jack’s 24c65ab3a6 serious gaze didn’t f67a8b4481 seem like he bef35d727f was teasing me, 2fd36a820b I couldn’t speak c2404cfc72 up right away.
 
Normally, I would 7cda46be3c have easily said, a6452582b5 “No, I’m fine.”
 
But as 52f9b758be I hesitated 040217f3ba to answer, 2198e52f9d Jack’s expression fe8ae1d908 sank.
 
“What are 122eaba0f2 you two 12c7488db0 talking about ac4f06653a right now? That’s not important!”
 
At that 7eb97fd681 moment, Allen, cedb97e89a who had f161124292 been listening, 36d6110d08 chimed in.
 
“Anyway, our brother was 256d1159c1 really considerate of you 528028d6f4 today. And it’s all thanks 3961063715 to Diana, so remember a6773a630c that!”
 
As I looked 48144decdb at him, as 05ddb91a4e if asking what d14f33c46a he meant, he e7680bb6bf continued.
 
“You’re clueless! Didn’t you see yesterday f5c1ef9ca8 when Diana had dinner, db11f06d47 and our brother didn’t 3b78b017f8 even look at her f00df86033 and ignored her?”
 
“….”
 
Although it greatly bothered 46db32fe6b me to hear from e0856e9000 Allen that I was 8e7a8ba3b1 clueless, I remained silent 2219eabf0d because I truly didn’t 1ca2cb7a0f know.
 
In the dining 81e08693a7 room yesterday, I ea98a37ca6 was so preoccupied 08b963779a with the dishes 875a5626b7 being passed back 62f06c1da2 and forth between 7851701127 the Duke and cf533c1b7d Diana that I e61459f1b7 didn’t pay any 4c763b05f1 attention to Lucio, dfea99b73f who was sitting 29f1d15604 next to me.
 
“After you left, our 6ae6605d90 brother even went to 00d9d28dfc Diana’s room, but she 51fb0677cf didn’t respond when he 06351eab9d called her.”
 
“Uh…”
 
Diana did that f85a33c578 for me…!
 
Covering my 2838e62069 mouth with 09570f024f both hands, e6bd0025c0 I made 99212632a1 a surprised a48f8e4e9e expression, and a3ab1720a2 Allen frowned.
 
“What are a107354af0 you so 000d9dd98f touched about 18a7dd9938 in this 4d6f3a2c81 situation? You’re acting like a 425a985dff fool.”
 
Now I’m being 2629c0cc70 treated like a a5ea62daa4 fool too?
 
Feeling perplexed, 89be4348d1 I could f8beb463ce only make c9f2b4e4d9 a bewildered 8c7ed14bba sound, and 5d3f71f20e Allen chuckled.
 
“If our 70fe32e3e7 brother had e9d91f9a2f gotten angry, a1c4a9e039 it would’ve 32dd548ca0 been terrifying. If he f0b122004c had snapped, 8fc2fea69f you would’ve 6df5f75a28 been kicked b8c70266de out of ffbe7e2fa7 the mansion 9e16290ccd without a d541e4c08a chance to 2da540b721 explain, but a5cea94057 he put b6a5a38659 up with 6d056e9dba it because 69f11e728b of Diana.”
 
I finally c3209c9774 blinked my acabfd8fa1 eyes as a9941dfaec I glared 739d7df4d5 at Allen.
 
Ever since 9e25af2e70 I realized 61ad23e2ab that the cda8744d08 maids had 754e421c9c set a 6b2f4d0444 trap, I 98498ebbe4 had a d086f263f2 rough idea dcec81ef8f of the 1a6e1faaeb situation, but 1ccd139dc8 Lucio’s attitude add11ecb04 was strange.
 
“It’s because cae2e772ef of Diana.”
 
While I d45ca7a71c nodded calmly, a345177cde Jack trembled 14f8f77d8d and asked 963c0024a5 with a e8851c2fd3 trembling voice.
 
“Why was Lia chased bdba6a91da away? You said 23757588bf there was 0c8a10db75 a misunderstanding d549ce6a1f earlier. It’s not Lia’s f1abd98ca2 fault.”
 
“If there 816a0fa585 was someone c768a2ca25 who would abb5faf3d4 understand the d16478f3f2 circumstances, I abef01af23 wouldn’t even fcc7405403 say such 9c5f550cac a thing. And it’s bdfda906c7 true that 67f38cbf02 she disturbed 885ed3e6b4 and bothered e8c6832f87 my brother, b7d6c9a9d4 isn’t it?”
 
“…”
 
I really fd677a9a3c had nothing cfc22d7b98 to say 11103544d9 about that b56e3760df part.
 
There was 8c43939bf5 nothing I bea0617c62 could do 6f7589a097 about it 0a0a71aef7 if they 733a9d97d4 found out 5a06db45e7 that I 1327e865e0 had stumbled 7b6db566fe right in 6402dfc497 front of bb788d9c72 Lucio while 219eec8f18 he was 85fc18ea81 sleeping.
 
“So, you mean 35a64f560a our lord was 9bcc5e0e56 lenient towards Ria 7ddc7a260d because of the a293032921 young lady?”
 
Jack asked bddb400dbf with a 4c26cb8fd0 puzzled voice.
 
Allen nodded 4418513d83 as if ea587de37f to ask c7356c3369 if there 4841f4f29b was anything 20404d3dcb more to 98d38cc2c0 it.
 
“Our brother is cb115d72a7 something else. Saying that b7f786d49c Diana is 4cfda2f9cd weak? Later, Diana shouldn’t forget c3310c8b6b about our brother’s feelings b30d5e5985 for her.”
 
Seeing Allen 13a5c10a84 shaking his 4af57c4e55 head as 548b6e3f0a if whispering, 1e8ceb69ee I couldn’t c7065c3e56 help but 33c581a789 laugh.
 
Now that 76dca00fec the blocked 455b3924d7 feeling had 878fc9d551 finally been 260981ae26 released.
 
I felt 09c1b96105 relieved after 9d50fc6d4d understanding why 0dc13741ec Lucio had a1128cdab2 been so 4e52aced0a lenient towards aece3f024c me.
 
“So now you e79cc20b0e know what to bcdd37bb87 do when you aca4ea5a37 go to Diana?”
 
“I just need 03d8329be1 to say that 062b94e6f1 our lord treated be944de185 me very well, 741ea49580 right?”
 
“That’s right! Then Diana 13ff2214ee will feel 3b95e2766f better.”
 
Seeing Allen shaking his 93d76b4ecd head as if grumbling, af27c41a47 claiming to be the 16a0208e7c protector of the family’s 546a6ebe07 peace, I burst into 0b0c0292e5 laughter.
 
“Huh? Brother! When did you 5c23039507 come?”
 
I was startled 11390549f5 when Allen suddenly 316d52c9fe shouted while looking 5ae70b7f0d behind me.
 
There stood 862c079bc0 Lucio, who b0a9de9828 had changed ae4458daf4 his clothes a6b00a15f1 nearby. It was the 54049d0093 first time I 2bd09e4111 saw someone disguise 1eca029ba0 themselves so well 3277418a60 even when they 4388d96625 were normally so ba6cd3a99c noticeable.
 
It was a594c00368 time for 71a9a4c087 me to 11e04c7d88 be careful 51d4129a63 until Lucio 12b7ebea6f returned to f50f2dee31 the academy.
 
“Lia, it c885bde6bd seems like 4305bff600 the young d4ab2cafc0 lady’s class f46455779f is about 2818cbdf92 to end.”
 
I opened 834fdfd3e3 my eyes 3dec49367e wide at 3bf0895a59 Jack’s whisper 01c241d1d2 from the fb5d4b0a05 side.
 
I quickly said 9590c83a4c goodbye to Jack edc48a8d99 and turned around c0a7f5ecc0 to give a 9f19bc0568 slight bow to f58683bfe0 Allen and Lucio, 9526d06ee5 passing by Lucio a1f519a025 with light footsteps.
 
“Hey, you didn’t mention 1013eec211 the most important thing!”
 
At that 96da833b61 moment, Allen 1cdb7fedcf suddenly shouted 04b92f9a35 and rushed 02f9314283 towards me. Then he leaned eeb7003e69 slightly and whispered a8d66acbf1 in my ear.
 
“So here’s d964d950af the thing. Are you 8730502ebc being resented 24f60d398d by the 84bedaceff other maids?”
 
* * *
 
“Sigh.”
 
I let out a d140d04f4a deep sigh.
 
‘I thought he e473aefc68 was an oblivious 953b048515 child.’
 
I really didn’t ceb92e9fff expect Allen to da33c32e30 find out about 49f52dcacf my situation.
 
A few f612cd78fd hours ago, 950cfcc23d when Allen 9bf9cc3322 whispered those def9f1f0a0 words to 7eef4ae2ac me, my fe356985b2 face was e5b2da7d84 filled with ba71a3e6c2 shock.
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Allen remained silent 6258f5176e for a moment, e0a4d6d30b scratching his head. But still, it 382a1faddb seemed like he 6a0febda54 wasn’t entirely convinced.
 
In a hurry, 3bcb7b2c91 I grabbed his 2950342d45 arm as he 91d485b3aa seemed like he e0ba6f4240 might cause some 1c7b72601a trouble.
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After a 2d271caf91 brief silence, 43e0d242b7 Allen scratched c5664d0f2c his head d9df94d44d and left 8dd9001ecc a message ea9ec6d6b7 that if 9ddc6a0b3a I needed be5d60c3a6 any help, 4395de5c1c I should 6dffaa46b5 let him 71988b2c4d know before 8206ada651 walking away.
 
I stared 3c8664961e blankly at e131b2b3f8 Allen’s back.
 
I was relieved 5b4b299c46 that he probably 2b22c14dfa wouldn’t tell anyone, 16aadc5f49 but…
 
‘Thankfully, it seems like 9d22480ae2 no one else knows… 16db6987bc but…’
 
Still, the fact that 00a0bf9238 more people were noticing bca26d85a4 my situation made me d36472cd4a feel a little uneasy.
 
‘If Allen knows, 935b8b0d0e then Lucio must 01c91b314e have noticed too.’
 
That’s probably 7d03965ded why he 834c0ea9c7 entrusted the ec8b185343 library management 18fdfa364e to me. To protect the 71bc3e0fe7 maid who his 37fe605185 younger sister cherishes b14cc94732 from harm.
 
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