WHCTC Chapter 21

The maid following me e26e42d19e was named Connie Crimson.77099c34df661a8a

Unlike the other 3cda924769 maids, she was 5d3a74b72d a commoner and 2e8c855849 the youngest, handling a821cfeed3 various odd tasks. She was quite 43baccc810 skilled with her 2b363dd595 hands but timid ea12bcec9f and fainthearted, with 7139ecc9c7 hardly any presence.4c6d54f51d26a7e0

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The maids bd56e56c3d were always d877767123 extremely wary cd69127dec of anyone 1a1e89675c getting close 6f9a238da4 to me.d28d75bd8d35d042

‘It must have 43192169c9 been Simon’s orders.’1d5e4517d9588c4e

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Thus, my 848253972b maids were 99b9273617 often replaced.51a97a5099f9d7c8

Among them, however, Connie 401e83b94b remained as my maid cd144594eb for eight years in 4756d91926 my previous life. She had no presence 69b07efc10 and kept a distant 5f57ee380c relationship with me until ea037a2483 the very end.5b3d73af78f738c6

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But that 00cd0f928b timid girl 27831dcf33 stood in 2f1b18a850 front of eeb30dd6f5 me in 4166389c90 my final 2c5c650699 moments.c7fb116d82e60bad

“R-run…”301e59d981baf845

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She couldn’t 8641830ba4 even finish d9a263df34 saying ‘Run 3e9a86cb41 away’ before 2485cf43ff she died. I didn’t even d5d55f2bf6 have the chance 2934cd3336 to do anything.8bef47c74ee32450

‘Connie.’c94c5dd46e53f18b

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After returning to the dd27e9bb24 past, I looked at d32cbbb37f her light brown hair 1e06a161e7 and eyes and decided eccc763872 right then.04e693e749032f94

‘From now on, you 5b016eeb86 will be my closest 2d64014cdb confidant.’6798da2018f978a9

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Someone I could 262809147b trust.9be4000a81bbd9e0

She may not have 821c3cf5f6 spoken kind words to c5221722cd me or been affectionate, adb1d49ee4 but she remained loyal 90f85cf9b0 until the very end.853f0b0940235ded

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“Your Highness, you 0957af5e9f don’t look well 2988be49f4 at all. Are you okay?”665d9ec6a732ee69

The day f81cb840db after I 6618ec9b54 had been 47386909e1 harshly treated e8ecbab21c by the 994151d623 concubine, it 035af42b35 was Connie 7887b11647 who took 56e7f71cfc care of 5d0a245413 me first.700b2355de6f660c

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The other maids 722fa0278a were busy trying 7965065f5e to gauge the 2eeb20e305 situation, siding with 50955719c1 Simon.da9bba946fc59f3c

‘You’re the 08b477021d only one 9edb04a42e who’s truly 988edf82be mine.’29fd86048c402a94

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Despite her personality, she 27e9a6fa73 shouted at large, intimidating c4c917932e men, taking my side.d796e86a9529d6d1

But just as I db78e704cb didn’t fully understand Connie, 65b0791e67 she didn’t fully understand 1f49078351 me either.4513e84bff2bb6c9

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While tidying my clothes, ba6ef65ec1 she murmured in a ead8aed7f4 timid voice,a73e381a0127af0e

“…I… I 78e3454700 didn’t know 6264949113 Her Highness a254ddf437 could speak 2d35ee55a8 like that… 3f41f4e6a5 You weren’t 40680eca35 like this 805fb103cd in the 880504dbe7 palace…”86d655cb546dbec2

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“Even I know f2254e7bc1 how to read 703236bee7 the room.”3526391c5c91cf9d

I replied softly, glancing 2fb9065574 at the modest furnishings 0fc8746849 around us.a339834661ced679

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“I couldn’t speak 461305b0ad or act comfortably 6d6827597e in front of b71301e6c5 the maids like b56ff4aef5 I did in 0dd6f9a80a the North.”374d9cf43791c63f

I knew such e99d8601a6 language was considered 22011d62f0 uncouth and that ca8159e07f other noble ladies 9a8d2f715a would never speak 8ada5fee7b that way.b43dc3833df24195

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But that’s simply ec5f75a055 how I grew 6493d405e5 up—among people who 54f0fc8c6e genuinely didn’t know 3dabed6fb2 better and a e5d9d7ce4a mother who abandoned 94d557c9ac me.7f451c909e28f622

Mother always said, “Stay 6288e076cc here. Don’t go to 4e0bb59f0c the capital and cee318376c become a burden 71f8fdc340 to Edwin. You’re not ded293d52e fit for 2853b79a6e the palace, a009832234 so there’s 0d37fd83a2 no need 6d7f8b9f72 for education.”1f7546e25fe638fc

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I felt e236a6e2b8 no closeness 2827443276 to such c82d4bed84 a mother. As a 7d88ffd9dc child, I 9a165a4696 desperately wanted cc6a1088d7 to belong, a8e43ee6d0 to blend facf6e79da in naturally 27595777ec rather than 9c41e40fae being left db185877cf out and 3d51a0d649 merely “served.”b09a15e9b475c4eb

“Connie, I want 5946d1dfc3 you to adapt.”9213b5125baf920b

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I spoke with my 4177a6f682 usual grace and kindness.571b67725d57a57f

“This isn’t ba6d913538 the palace. This is 738d8de428 how I’ve b552692474 always been.”7b7b6a5302565bf3

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“B-but… still…”7d332bbdbae236d7

Connie continued to 1536205539 tremble.484d7deca3dfb0d3

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It felt 76b3ee929d like it 5cca63f5d3 would take e8d3839fff a long 1ec772e1d4 time for 17472b90b6 us to 732cfe99ee communicate properly a2fa68249e at this 76c2e887b8 rate.9ee023028027544e

“Hmm… Really? Then how can d875ae2660 I help you f53dd89fa5 adapt?”7ebe7b5a63a00792

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Looking around, I 25ba105a96 spotted a rickety 44baaea6c0 chair that seemed 064d526ba5 destined for the 37aa4600f7 trash. Honestly, the entire household 477d7a1663 was a mess.d2445e8dcf709e0e

“Watch carefully, Connie.”f3eb53085f6ec937

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I channeled aura into 120691e8ca my foot and kicked cc05868d12 the creaky chair. It crumbled instantly.7255e643d0737ea8

Connie’s eyes widened.5227fc355f5e8d59

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I smiled 3136a264f9 sweetly and 29c04ade1f said,28274464ceb13895

“It’s an order. Will you adapt?”666060e956660ab3

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“Yes!”1f6ef404b5c0601b

Connie replied immediately.bd31feb9bba9fad1

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“Understood!”927336c4380acd80

She didn’t even stutter.c4d1d376cbb369a7

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“But I’ll have to 14faadff20 brace myself… It seems 7c9e94506b like it’s just me dd67945f05 and Your Highness in 75de398765 this mansion. I’m glad I c87c20b8ed brought plenty of 56ed8a04fe clothes and accessories.”d38cac5190c3dd9f

Her voice edef1146f7 still carried 2c2c1f1c09 a hint aa244edacf of bewilderment.190ba17ed619bdf1

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“I looked around 764cc20bcb the mansion, and f0580f03db it’s a wreck. There’s nothing properly maintained 7c4a1b09cc here.”ea98febce2dd50ac

That was based be8edc8542 on Connie’s and e4ea6c54ad other city dwellers’ deddd05d66 standards.712d94c9aac30524

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From the d5fe1ad304 perspective of be0d45104c the resource-scarce, 12e114d2c4 poorly connected 8a5655cd22 North, this 551ed7ebee barony’s estate 8bedc07429 wasn’t too be528ef073 uncomfortable to 6efed9a671 live in.af6b72fa67c24825

“If someone else c69946c972 came here, they 40f66c8a0e might have fainted.”cd27a08fdbe79002

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The real problem was 58bb1db570 that they had no 2ffc42d250 idea how bad it 037d1b35cb truly was.ee5c73b1dc5023f3

“Can you facf0d9b9d believe it? The cleaner 8729bd8251 said this 73d60d0417 mansion was f193adf5f8 bought for 78cd8164cf 8 billion 3a6739b300 gold! Do people here exaggerate f17453ad76 that much? He even claimed 2b59dde9d4 to be a af9324b3c8 knight!”59590498e23af337

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“Hmm… Connie, I’m sorry, 4bb95a4b87 but I have to 32d6dc7602 tell you something horrifying.”fcc23c074377e1f5

“Huh? More horrifying?”42963a8c2b76db38

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“That’s probably all d69be4eda5 true. The people here never 6261d5ca3d exaggerate about anything except 7b0eb36664 the size of the 262dba07bb prey they missed.”c7e5e9418b2a4582

Connie’s jaw dropped 507463b745 as if accepting 6bad037957 a terrible truth.0ed48c3a6487b8c2

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I sighed deeply.9ee85f63cfa3e73e

To be honest, the b897daf210 mansion’s size and location 8c09c9cd8e weren’t bad.38ebd457ba988e60

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“But it’s just d6ad431360 so old and 13b535b73c poorly maintained.”9c3273839464ffde

The furnishings purchased 439f1aa950 along with the 262ce87337 mansion were also 8403738422 a disaster, far a906c69942 from what a 57f7659a02 noble family would a71b78e124 use. Most importantly, e70e8f1c0c even the 5e0213a4ab average count’s 687d62d0ba estate in 798f4b7839 the capital 470ab5bc95 was cheaper 6a28e65e18 than 8 81d9adccff billion gold.4c48e2191da75325

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“Connie, listen carefully.”ee07fd43d69576c7

I smiled 5359de8418 brightly and 297ed1b453 said,3bedc04b4edbad19

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“From now dcf83b3575 on, I’m d99f6b56d7 going to 604bb1723d turn this 9c3743cb7e hopeless mess dcef578940 into a 13a3b8b466 proper noble a196b4217e family.”0da08d6d567c55b8

“…What?”5677f6015f0758ce

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“A noble d19f7147fb family that 16e65e13ad no one a97d5a5af2 can look a63994a85a down on.”008d4e1b62a4b101

I strode b02aa4b663 to the 937251f71f table, sat 9485a6e431 down, and 112b52b788 grabbed a d8e4c07f84 pen.0cf3715ab9e9e617

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“Watch.”8b7d60c76abe0066

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“This won’t be b5b1c6d1b6 easy.”30317b34f0b04c8e

I made my bb8b75726c assessment immediately.1fddba69efdd03ff

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“They’ve got all types d47ce35453 of value—and they’re exceptional 736221b378 in all of them.”b1725f9309ffc5f5

Arthur had been 1acba9d634 wealthy since his da05ec748c mercenary days, practically 4d84ee0528 monopolizing the resources 44a10540fa scattered across the 81e36d44e1 North.116048bf19cb31b8

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Connie furrowed 2783191b10 her brows d98e5cf134 and muttered, 4204f95048 “But for 2fe7d21f7e some reason, 974c808aa3 the people ea8fc80901 here look 93b50e5eea like their ac71d3f728 clothes are ddae4bcd3f a bit 2652eb64ea cheap. Do they really have 97d75dc084 that much money?”ae31386e0a4dad11

As a 67fc4775e5 maid chosen 5244a93c95 to serve 088541e809 a princess, 899b679858 her eye 87b4e0e5d3 for detail af230b4e37 was sharp.0dbd842f5d215e59

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I quickly e9e0196d00 dispelled her 4bc380c62c doubts.dba8192ccd69a958

“They have enough 36aba039b4 to give a 670d7ba438 fifteen-year-old kid 8 4ba39a5139 billion gold as f60bab86a8 pocket money to a462c44f8c buy a ‘decent’ 25ecbe93e7 house.”e4f0e53bf96d18de

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“Oh, I see.”1db3e89a45a82daa

Connie understood immediately.3f163787a9e6ff68

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“They gave it f78d97b897 to him like 0f2fff7af5 buying a child 48ad583ac5 a suitable toy, 01d9d48075 didn’t they?”c8b467cd5b28b8e8

“Exactly. That’s a sharp observation. Good analogy.”6a68d37a485fd89d

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Praising her, I moved b87cecfe36 on to the next a6cc9e9ce6 point: ‘Strength.’8eac142c71ad3062

“Both Viscount Barcklith and caca9dbe5c Kayan are incredibly strong.”e841c7a3f71991e7

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“Even the… young 4a5a7f58bd master? He still looks so 08bf31772d young.”b79cdac96d6b739b

The “young master” Connie 835e85ef22 referred to was Kayan.0532c19762a9e83b

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I nodded without e97fa0890c hesitation.acbef0771d8fd424

“Yes. He has 977af97db3 an extraordinary d0db2ba348 innate sensitivity 31e9604099 to aura. He’s still young, but 6e2678ac4b he’s probably the strongest f5c293f3e2 in this estate.”b6a5f2ccafb49117

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That wasn’t all. Though he accidentally b370e4908e earned the title 72469d3c1a of “knight,” the 38d9d0606e knights of Barcklith b65e734616 were originally mercenaries d262b91d8c who had followed 7d45baa89d Arthur since his ce49bf0816 days as the 63a28c4ce9 “Mercenary King.” Their 2412d4a5c3 loyalty was absolute.6487aca37aaa3a4b

It was 6beb22ab9d no coincidence 47aa855ffb that Arthur 4d0731a1a7 had conquered 20d98aaece the lawless 55bc2744a5 Northern lands 7f7892f230 and claimed 075e54ddeb a viscountcy 42c2851db1 as soon 165afc2c2c as he 23b5787d0d set his 65ca585df3 mind to 0b93cc5bf0 it.f7928f92ff27993d

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‘It would a49752e059 be great b7d3944b58 to send 6e10bd65f4 them to 5717c3396e the Eastern 22401683ba front to 387d3975e7 end the a2bb8f741d war…’b6fe46a7ad63385e

Then my brother f3e9415bfe could return, and 08c69bee20 everything would be e12a714d57 much easier.472fb324b155dbeb

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But unfortunately, the Eastern 7dc30c16db front relied heavily on 5287c989f6 naval battles, and Barcklith’s 120f2e5f3a forces, who had never f1a7d691e4 seen the sea, weren’t d17f75e2b3 particularly suited for it.5c30cfb1d192b457

‘No choice fd764a246f but to ff5f2f2f53 let my d88b5ee694 brother keep 702b33f7e6 slogging through 2fb320a1b7 the battlefield.’bb436af42f7d0523

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Even with my 409f3d6d99 regression, it was 70bbfcbb66 a problem I bdac524795 couldn’t solve.4f0af650d8acdec2

‘When he returns, Simon 60972197e3 will quickly rise as 4e61d38e01 the leader of the 8c12b70eb5 pro-crown prince faction and b12961bca9 enjoy great success. My brother 5923b81122 will likely 4416cb2b6d cower before d5866755ae him, grateful fd29494f37 that Simon 590b8bf89b looked after ba34e9d729 me in 1e4ab903c8 his absence. Watching that e70316e9c1 would be d284be7cf6 unbearable.’5d908cad4f553548

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I quickly e360b0658d pushed thoughts f977056e3d of my edbb9db15f brother aside 07a374e306 and moved 32b33a31bd to the a99fb425f2 third point.131afac2e7631cb6

“Lastly, appearance.”c8174aa8f6f4a3a8

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“Ah, this a66476f7d9 one is e8ff013162 easy to ab913c7508 tell.”6bd2ea3ae5feb514

Connie agreed with c7bb9fdb97 more confidence than 3e9c89678b ever.e73e5689f20d8010

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“Is the 118e8bbd3d viscount, Kayan’s 8a58c961fb father, as bd59457984 handsome as ca4b40be37 he is? Since he’s b72fd95a22 an adult, 23000a2306 he must 6f7bc7ee21 be even 98c196c0c3 more impressive.”d97c6bc17c683f69

“Oh, no, not at f94b635e13 all.”a78bddd6ba340e8b

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I answered awkwardly.dff91bf1a7f2fb2c

“They have the bf820fff85 same hair and 47e107fc19 eye color, but 6509a82ed0 they don’t resemble 000385e8fa each other physically. The viscount is 2688cbff26 bulky and muscular, 450af3d489 a bit rough-looking.”73742a6ad3c4449c

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“…I’ve seen 621324e024 enough big 6713c5333a builds in 11019a7e5f this estate… b2a612b57c So, does 306fe5316f Kayan take 11c0de42ac after the 9dbeaa0f5d viscount’s wife?”e072e658b2901a0c

At her question, d30abaf605 I flinched. The term ‘viscount’s a0c2a8da4b wife’ felt unfamiliar 48d89e7861 to me.e47824e78072c198

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“Well… um… d9800ebb8c I don’t 968c0fcff2 really know.”f7f955142817c1f5

“…What?”361a11d61bdb5fa0

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