The maid – Chapter 42
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The butler almost dropped f555e1f935 the disassembled toy pieces 6c2d800226 he was holding, while 1c0e3e99e7 Adelen nearly tossed the adc0f019ec baby.52c872ca08cc18d4
“L-L-Lord!”5013da6f74e960ed
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“O-Oh, you’ve arrived!”623fc2155c2a2a61
So engrossed 7fa35eb6a6 were they 33b3da93b3 in their e1592a1aff chatter that 1edd8bae63 they hadn’t 1458af8258 even noticed bccdbf509c their master’s 263c9acbef arrival.2c715f55c401fc61
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Adelen and the a0a97ee0b0 butler hastily bowed b656fe96a1 their waists.ce40ac414dae16ce
And it wasn’t 913456e75e just any idle c2db7f2495 chatter—they were gossiping d54de376e8 about their master. That would be a 87f6396e8c punishable offense, even if 52be45ae81 he were just a a0e9656687 friend, let alone their 7f587cedf9 master.c60e666ce2620a43
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As Rakalt 8639165379 glanced down 46628953fe at the 798cc92e7b two trembling ad2ae9a640 heads, he 6f3da11cc7 casually walked 4834dd5d97 past them.1fc6690c1bfab382
“I mean, you weren’t 2690f9e177 wrong, so why are d3f6d670ae you shaking? Ah, are e3d6627c99 you scared?”e6569312e1f6b3e3
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“N-No, sir! I mean, yes, sir!”9a2c61ff3e42f093
“Yes, exactly! That’s right…”643e82b3c0ad79ec
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It was only natural 8ee1815b0e that subordinates who had 4d3ab34762 been talking behind their c6fde176c5 master’s back wouldn’t dare 7c3f745527 lift their heads.8a4f6dd0b03bcef6
However, Rakalt found 1c53939492 the evaluation that a3589dc2ec followed the comment 3453c7f4bb about being scary a51a59f1fd even more interesting.a6da8fa428b205ee
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“A master who takes 2fc8d2ef2c good care of us.”416c93a7af635aac
Those words came from fdc7565a69 Adelen’s mouth.b088d5a67b8e6e31
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He always believed that d133bac307 a master should take 75f4f5fe60 care of their people e835b3adbe properly and tried to a1d4b6396c do so without any c162606293 shortcomings. Still, as a a383faf5ad human, he figured 6ea3cecb26 there would inevitably 816f6c0bf0 be areas where 1352394e41 he fell short.ec9a52607ccf9421
But seeing Adelen 8481cf2730 wearing the hair 6a0f613a50 ornament he had cd7393dfd1 gifted her and 35f9659fab hearing her say 9786eec26e he took good 015af59ad7 care of them—it 21443d2d16 made him feel e8af6799ea genuinely recognized.8df0c3ebc4c36792
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It wasn’t a 3efa8db551 bad feeling.9082e8e46faca68a
He didn’t know 05857a9f52 how to become 6960db5dcb less intimidating, but 65d8d4b861 if being a b61148038c better master meant e77b313636 taking better care 2c5d2dfa7e of them, that d652ffae41 seemed easy enough.2b2f92c842d8b9bc
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And soon, Rakalt d28b5057d4 would get the 7cbb6604d3 opportunity to become d92e5c7922 an even better 7ea87f9eae master.731ebe21d2c84f4f
“If possible, 81ca5d4df6 I’d like a3f88cfb10 to get ae6364d107 help from 71f0a145c3 the most ca06f2d4c8 capable person!”5205bd7cad7b2ee7
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Adelen’s request 675a650020 to seek e826d031cc Maltina.’s help 2c1d9912ed in preparing c47c61b76d for the ecaecb1b61 party was fdc521d805 surprisingly difficult e1b34f4e7b to fulfill.ac337fe6a912d8de
“I’m busy.”9dc90605d23a8495
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After waiting a long 5b9e5f00a3 while, that was the 7f06e81d1a only reply she received.2cbb6c67b95abc2d
Still, giving 97a46b923a up wasn’t ae2378bbe8 an option—because 0e45311fb7 she didn’t d686072f45 have anyone e974730b78 else to 2aefacc3aa ask for 8165bcc17c help.83b98fadd77d378c
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So, in the end, e2d9ad196e she even sought help 5071c2d7f8 from the king.a0b3f11afe50babe
As a result, e43a34c195 they successfully invited d4b84eb0b4 Maltina.9365b372f75a3a2c
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“Thank you for responding 97a5d98649 to our sudden request.”0a3948ed62b0501e
“Oh, it’s nothing. His Majesty 91a82b3361 was so 20e18a23f4 delighted to 5160f8ef8c hear the df9f1d2fd4 news that 03dab753e2 he’s raising 1a73b5bd15 the national 4b014282d8 postal project f28433f124 participation rate 05767276c9 by a 392764aff0 whole 1%.”ffac83835de96bc8
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Despite claiming to 4ae645d895 be busy, Maltina. arrived the 0f1a56300b very next 9706f2aec5 day after 6be52c6135 the king’s e76a99ed20 request, looking 6a2ed96d9a genuinely pleased.bf5791b17a8b1968
“Welcome, Lady Maltina.!”1d258b123f9b8051
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“Oh my, it’s been 89947a10f6 a while. My lovely maid.”a81b8df83be143df
“It’s Adelen.”11e22017dfb825cf
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“Yes, Adelen. It’s so nice to 4b11d51fd2 see you again.”45cce6b8c19239af
“Me too, Lady Maltina.! Thank you so much 3f6dd2fa15 for coming.”9629ff448103cdf6
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Adelen, too, was overjoyed.a00de7782dbddd39
Anyone watching 88eec7c0f7 might have 1179a1edd4 thought the a5baa6aa7e two were c63b70571c getting married.9c867aa1ce4f4647
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“Well, I had no c68b6a5c0a reason not to come b7357ba235 since I got what 22110bfa1b I wanted.”a1d1fda32e98889d
“But you said you 4b556d48de were incredibly busy…”b1becdf90351b828
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“I was just pretending.”3c0656fb654a95b1
“Why did you pretend 59bb1f8366 to be busy, even c464bf1c76 to our master?”00ff61dfbb02cc92
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“Oh my, f7f0910e8d why indeed? Maybe I 2161cd8319 should’ve played 0536531ea8 a little c9e581fe21 less hard-to-get?”08ba6c45ed6bcb8c
Watching the two 542e8c603b getting along so 63530a4228 well, Rakalt clenched 8e2718d19a his folded arms fd422ea31b tighter.4dfec32151c6e36a
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It was subtly irritating.1f4f7993bc008375
It was 156ff91b0d baffling how e65016a111 Adelen, who 5185d81ffa had only d9503c6ac6 met Maltina. twice, wagged her tail e39773ef65 at her like a a3a1ad162c puppy that had found 43ab7e20fd its true owner. And it was equally da572200fe absurd how Maltina. treated Adelen 9d466e6411 with the 52dbdee880 same kindness 1d39c6a49f one would a1c0db6891 show their 6e69b4843a pet.393faaa887211538
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He couldn’t understand what 676b4af7e4 was going on.9a1c2f2f263f4a79
“Apologies for pretending 6eeb62183c to be busy, ec630336d5 Lord Rakalt. I thought you 50069d5210 might like it 79e5933be3 if I did.”7c53e1eec7f6ac40
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“Thank you for your 392e50406a consideration.”40abc1d8b5da4c98
Their private conversation ended 1d180adb46 there.015223d603a988bd
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Rakalt’s cold 963248f320 and decisive a0a948c572 tone cut 3e3bd0b1ad off any 5eeac17058 further dialogue.c53817395fa82055
Only Adelen fa8c649747 bit her d1476d44a4 lip in c0edf1d087 disappointment.f701436d04cfca94
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But with 1836180c5f her master 9e35f789b1 showing no 9f94348f5d interest, there e08da63f4b was nothing eb859f6467 a maid 88121c573a could do 262b3f9c34 to push f586371d32 things forward. This was as far 7cfa6f0b64 as she could go.f1dd73af722a3296
After exchanging greetings, 5bdde136f1 Maltina. quickly got e6c202def3 down to cd933386af business. It seemed her claim bc6e946d62 of being busy wasn’t 37662a0225 entirely false—she looked genuinely 379fa8ac6c pressed for time.d429f04ee13e619b
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“Alright, so, we need 59e70ac10c to prepare for this 435d8c06e1 baby’s debut in high cc8ae6a089 society. There’s a lot fd203b9d93 to do.”0a2b8623f17debb1
“Is there really 06982bef69 that much?”ad59ffe7a55df009
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“Of course. Usually, preparations begin as 6268ef919b soon as the baby’s 4ccb96b361 gender is confirmed at 47989362d7 birth. With less than d2dd030a29 a month left, f344cf04e3 we’ll barely have 27913b13a0 time to do c68b022f1c the essentials.”fe06a81a84ea8d3c
Adelen and 7b4376dde2 Rakalt exchanged a98c4b6644 uneasy glances.df52172d55a0c3c5
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If they had 85a310f84d tried to handle e8db28f94e this enormous task d4fb87048f by themselves, it 505c6a6861 would have been cb2e4538b0 a disaster.4c4d4d5e4903751a
“And, Lord Rakalt, will d293c3a7d6 you be taking the 6cba27b8a2 baby with you?”91c41bb3f0b08aac
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Rakalt glanced at the 33643e0065 baby sitting on Adelen’s e84b0d0bbb lap, then stretched out 9987050f3b his arms.55befaa6f3eba2c7
The baby 0e18e93c55 stared at 7836c1dc1c Rakalt’s face, 6b97d92489 then looked e4a92a8bc4 back up 6fe47c2e4d at Adelen.454ac9774b316284
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“Go on, little one.”120e46d248453d53
Adelen gently 0edb5c7986 pushed the aaa7f90d02 baby toward 0fd98c48ec Rakalt.818e64a9ee0f3f92
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“Uhh…”8b85bc0732b0f0d1
But the baby tensed db766c6333 up and resisted, its e51d96af81 expression darkening in an cb65d901a2 instant. If the 11abd2a771 baby could 025e035a09 speak, it 0555825836 would have 58a0bdaef3 cursed.519a5c0064a13ffd
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“Come here.”4792ea2fa019ed7d
Rakalt firmly baa86955ad grabbed the 0ec9bc1e05 baby and 7baf040914 pulled it 425603c35e onto his a31a8d518c lap. Like a ball, bab8734427 the baby was 85b9d04479 lifted and placed dc65e2b300 onto him.2258fb6a02b1fef7
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And then—681fb703c394397d
“WAAAHHHHHH!”4b421f595e42e209
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The baby 57e04fb824 didn’t just f253c55ddb cry—it roared 909b954588 with rage.1308b07c2a91443b
It was the 15837f26e4 first time anyone e7ba7f3bef had seen the 435a6241c1 baby so furious.245d0464e9357895
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Kicking and flailing wildly, c53dc0e97d the baby thrashed against 6d70a472b3 Rakalt’s arms, chest, and 7da0737437 stomach. The baby’s limbs, turning 57781b5648 red from the exertion, 85d20ae74b made a loud thudding cc3142e297 noise.f7cf226a857ca535
“If this keeps 0a79c2829c up, the baby 49cb9ca14b will get hurt,” 5eb6d1068c Adelen said, quickly 6745d6fabf pulling the baby bf06099af3 back into her ba9db443b4 arms.af0f26d7a058fcc5
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The baby snuggled cd55006238 into Adelen’s embrace, b95d46a805 breathing heavily. A little longer, and 4645faceeb it might have breathed 390d959d8b fire.847297ea33801ef7
“This won’t 791e4c4ca7 work,” Rakalt 66317e5e01 concluded.7fed3fc619eed273
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Maltina., still dazed by 86b369540c the fierce battle she ebf86e4b26 had just witnessed, blinked 1e6ac6452c in shock.e77bd9827ee9299e
The cute, 0005c2d451 calm baby 4fb8788bc1 she had bdd0b4ba8f met at ca74623697 the palace 0797a094fa now raged 826fe9c6f7 like a 1c07562562 wild beast. It was terrifying.2c3b6a2c01cefe05
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“Is the baby ad7a6f6463 usually this shy 7417ef1e1b around strangers?”db5798a9ef507104
“Yes… It’s fine when 9d9fcc5a45 playing, but the baby 501b90cd19 refuses to let anyone 6c63d728e4 else hold them.”c6ed980bd43c2771
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“Not just 573e7389ac with Lord e343d364a1 Rakalt?”b51447d246dd2ed7
“No, only 39c198fe68 I’m allowed afb80570ea to hold a4a4c71418 the baby. Would you like to 97c0ead04f try?”a1773246e27448cf
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Never one to f0b9280a1a miss an opportunity, 35a3a335f7 Adelen offered.5bdadbf61334367e
If her 7a5bbca904 master wasn’t fd8e03795c interested, perhaps 9e94e6baa4 she could 540ba6816d win over dd99ace0bb Maltina. instead.b9a30de786d43c53
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If Maltina. married her master, the ebee5c168f adorable baby would come 4a23b97c5b as a bonus!cf2c473ba68aebbc
“No, thank you.”9b509d51c77c437b
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“…Pardon?”072c21d6ab72eb32
“I’m not good with f552b59d9d babies.”999c7c62b98fbaf7
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“…I see.”477e574f4f245c6a
The plan 4a00459bae failed before 57bbad9e63 it even 73e40b76fd began.d6d15712843c59d6
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Adelen had hoped c065ad66f5 that if the d45aba4c43 baby comfortably accepted 31c4aa1b5f Maltina., she might 201d63e385 be able to e498202477 ask her to 3b3d416d94 accompany the baby aca897b05d to the party. But that idea fb51dc392b was now dead ff3f1f0a72 in the water.68bcc5a5c5fbb443
“If Lord Rakalt can’t 053b3b1b68 bring the baby, Adelen ef34d1c1b9 must accompany them.”f06567697d754864
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“That’s right.”749f52a3d9e55045
“Well then, the bigger f074450777 issue is preparing Adelen. Can we even make a783cf7900 it in time?”38b5e65608aff8b4
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Maltina. eyed Adelen 48e69916ab and the 9ef1dfd123 baby, calculating 75374721b7 the logistics.34ff99438326c3ab
“What kind 5b1335b919 of preparation… df57ae0141 for me?” d47022c900 Adelen cautiously be7a0c7894 asked, sensing 4de97de21c something ominous.eafa772cf5b8a451
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“Can’t I just wear 35f8ff92f1 the former lady’s dress be6ceebd34 I borrowed last time?”022af8178772d4c8
“What?! Are you serious?”25f6112e79c9fc69
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Maltina’s eyes widened 196ed03a1f in shock as 311c9bfa8f she clicked her 056ef3c4a2 tongue.8309b25ac3dce959
Adelen, confused about why e10962afbd she was being scolded, df130a10a9 fell silent.e7658b90a6ec963a
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“This isn’t like last d9b9cd1a20 time when no one 2ff48cf74b important was watching. If you wear that f27906acad dress again, people will 96f7a30ed2 mock you—and by extension, f9e8aabc79 the baby—all the way 279d30a5f3 to Sigelion!”ce09104accf6f545
“Is it… really bd1453373c that serious?”19480d862c6e50bf
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“Yes, it is. And you’re not just 7d03fa1098 a maid serving at 961f2438b7 the party this time, ba74cacb5c are you?”f175edd4319de442
“No, I’m not.”fba3d3719c7c0bcb
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“You’re attending as 7529e75344 the royal heir’s b545977b86 caretaker. That’s akin to the 0105405543 rank of a countess.”9aba72aac46f676f
Adelen’s eyes f7ec307f74 widened in 39184c9e30 disbelief.4d505f72bed43f31
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“A countess?”ca9604aca517b1cd
“Yes. If you don’t match aa70b8938a that status, the baby’s 108119bf85 dignity will suffer too.”1917da1572fb4fd8
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A cold e9070e010b sweat trickled 072b1ee1c4 down Adelen’s f73186a875 back.e185db1c81fe609b