72.5. I’m Just an Ordinary Maid (Vote for me at the beginning of the month~)
Nilu’s perspective.
The danger level of the Moon Fairy Elisse, as her former master, is something Nilu understands all too well, treating her as the most dangerous enemy at this moment.
If it were merely about her overwhelming strength, that wouldn’t matter; after all, how could there possibly be an absolute, flawless power? What truly makes the Moon Fairy dangerous is the accumulation of her “Great Yeen Empire.” And when Nilu thinks about the fact that all of this was something she once commanded her to do, she feels a complex mix of emotions towards Elisse.
Thus, although she feels reluctant, Nilu knows: the Rodmar Empire currently has no way to confront her. Moreover, she herself cannot personally go to “resolve” the situation due to the need to heal Claudia’s wounds. From the very beginning, Nilu’s idea was to have Ignis remind Oujilid to stay away from the Moon Fairy, which could be considered a form of “precaution.”
Just as Nilu was enduring her anxious feelings about the “king’s” safety while waiting, and Claudia was almost fully healed, good news finally arrived. However, although Ignis returned with the news that “the king is safe,” she also brought back a… strange and dangerous individual.
At this moment, within the Rodmar Empire.
Nilu, who was almost fully healed, was preparing to restore the altars that were once used to grant power to the fairies and control them, but as a wave of black mist swept in, while Ignis returned to her side, another figure appeared before Nilu.
“Ah… so this is your master, right? Thank you for leading the way, Dark Fairy; otherwise, just finding my way here…”
“It’s just so troublesome…”
【Ignis?】
Nilu instinctively inquired silently in her heart about Ignis’s unusual behavior. After all, Ignis wasn’t the type to casually bring strangers before her, especially while she was engaged in some secret activities, with the other fairies absent.
Unless…
“Um… may I ask, you are the leader of the Rodmar Empire, right?”
She was so frightened that she instinctively sought protection from her own master! Ignis’s reaction, combined with the lazy voice that followed, made Nilu immediately understand everything.
Looking again, she saw that the one who was most likely “threatening” Ignis was a white-haired fairy girl.
“A white-haired fairy,” as long as this fairy’s hair color wasn’t something she had intentionally altered, it was enough to prove the danger of this fairy. Because, among the fairy race, white-haired fairies… could be traced back to a time long ago. The only white-haired fairies that still existed today were of two kinds: terrifying monsters and cowardly monsters.
Though either way, they were both “monsters”…
“The ‘king’ of the Rodmar Empire is not me.”
In a moment, Ignis had already revealed the identity of the fairy before Nilu: the maid of the Moon Fairy Elisse. However, it seemed there was no contractual master-servant agreement between the two, and this fairy had recently sneaked into the Rodmar Empire. When Ignis sensed the strange threat, she realized she had encountered a “hard wall.” With no other choice, she could only bring her to find Nilu as the other party expected.
Nilu immediately understood: this fairy was here to find her.
As for her purpose? It certainly couldn’t be to “help Elisse take revenge.” That little fairy Elisse didn’t have the ability to control a white-haired fairy.
With Jias not around to reveal her intentions, it didn’t matter…
“The ‘king’ of the Rodmar Empire is Oqilid. You should have already met him, the ‘Sword Saint’ of the Great Yeng Empire—Ludwig.”
“Eh? Is that so? Well, it’s all the same anyway.”
Scratching his head, Ludwig said, “Well… actually, I’m being secretly hunted by the Great Yeng Empire. Although being hunted is quite troublesome, it doesn’t really matter. However, it does cause a bit of a problem with my source of income, so I came to the Rodmar Empire, which I heard has the most job opportunities.”
As he spoke, Ludwig turned around, “As you can see, I’m a maid. I wonder if you have any household needs lately, looking to hire a maid?”
A maid? Hmph, how could that be? If everything was as this fairy Sword Saint said, then she must have done something that threatened Elisse because of some quirk of her own, which led to her being hunted by the Great Yeng Empire.
What exactly happened in the Great Yeng Empire? Is the “king” safe now? Although she was displeased with Kephiel occupying someone who didn’t belong to her, if this woman couldn’t even ensure the “king’s” safety, there would be nothing about her that Nilu could respect.
Perhaps… it would be better to send out some suitable fairies to track down the king again. For example, the wind fairy Magnus, who is more of a “fairy” than a “demon” and is skilled in various ancient fairy magics to disguise her tracks.
Suppressing her thoughts for the moment, Nilu decided to first see what the fairy before her was thinking.
“The royal city of the Rodmar Empire is indeed looking for suitable servants, but… the requirements for being the ‘king’s’ maid are quite high.”
“Eh? I can do that! I’ll do my best to meet any requirements you have, but I have a few requests as well. First… I won’t provide the service of waking you up; if possible, please wake me up yourself. Also, I can’t cook, so if you could provide me with three meals a day, that would be great. It would be best to have herbal tea after meals, and it must be brewed, not the convenient trash from the Meri Kingdom; and then…”
“As for how to deal with ‘mice,’ I will only act based on the final goal. As for the process… please leave it to my own judgment.”
Hmph, hahaha… just as I thought.
This fairy came to “interview for a maid,” but she was not here to interview for any “household chores”! Her work as a maid would involve some slightly “violent” tasks.
She must have seen something in me to come here. Such a white-haired fairy could not be controlled, but none of that mattered; I just needed to make good use of her when the opportunity arose.
“You’re qualified, Ludwig. So, I need you to do some things for me.”
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There’s nothing wrong with coveting the power of this white-haired sprite, for her strength is surely more terrifying than any of my own fairies. I’m not even sure if I can uncover her true capabilities; if used properly, she would undoubtedly be the best means for me to eliminate those self-disciplined fairies!
But the danger is…
“Ah, no need to trouble yourself to say it out loud. It’s just about having me deal with the fairies, right? As long as you pay my maid’s salary properly, I’ll do it!”
Why does this sprite already know!?
The now-silent Nilu could only see Ludwig’s lazy demeanor. “However, I have a bit of a request as well. I heard from Iris that you and Kephiel seem to have quite a good relationship. Could you tell me more about it? After all…”
“I’m a bit interested in her power right now.”
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This time, the “argument” between the Queen and Kephiel—no, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it a battlefield—was something I had no intention of getting involved in. After all, the Queen had taken advantage of my unguarded moment to “smooch” me and unilaterally become my fairy. Once Kephiel appeared, both instinct and the script reminded me of the same thing.
Run away now, or wait to be split in two.
So after that, I dashed back to the palace, even asking Professor Moriarty to temporarily lend me her room for a night, barely escaping the script where “Kephiel and Louis IV are searching everywhere for Euclid.” Just hearing that made me think of a chainsaw.
At this moment, deep into the night, in Professor Moriarty’s room within the Great Yng Empire’s palace. This place, like the head maid’s room, is very close to the Queen’s chambers, and the purpose is obvious: as the left and right arms of Queen Louis IV of the Great Yng Empire, Moriarty, as the captain of the patrol team, can protect the Queen’s safety at a moment’s notice.
However, at this time, as the saying goes, “the most dangerous place is the safest place,” this has also become an excellent hiding spot for me. All it took was one sentence from Professor Moriarty to agree to let me stay.
“Euclid? I haven’t seen him. Your Majesty, do you need me to help look for him? I see, then I’ll continue resting. Please be careful.”
With that, she sent away the Queen and Kephiel, who were definitely looking for me, and as she closed the door, she let out a deep sigh, then turned to me as her voice came through.
“They’re gone, come out.”
I could only smile wryly as I stepped out from the shadows.
The script clearly told me to “hide” tonight to avoid being torn apart, and Kephiel had a contract that allowed her to know where I was, making it nearly impossible to keep hiding. Fortunately, in this moment of crisis, I encountered Professor Moriarty, who not only hid me in her room but also disguised and dealt with the Queen and her search party.
“I’ve completely isolated the contract magic here, so as long as Kephiel doesn’t happen to know your presence has vanished from me, they won’t be able to trace you here. Besides, Her Majesty usually wouldn’t come to a place like mine to disturb me, so you can rest easy here.”
Saying this, Professor Moriarty took off her coat and hung it on a rack, then returned to her desk, putting on her glasses and refocusing her gaze on the book in front of her. It’s hard to say whether she even noticed me, this “big man” who suddenly barged in; perhaps in Professor Moriarty’s eyes, I didn’t even count as a “person”!
Though this did help me calm down a bit, preventing me from spiraling into thoughts like “the professor is also a girl,” it still… hurt a bit as a man.
Noticing my restlessness, the professor’s gaze flicked over.
“Feel free to use the bed; don’t mind me. I’m a fragmented sleeper, so even if I stay up late occasionally, it doesn’t affect me at all.”
The problem isn’t that; who knows what “agreement” the Queen and Kephiel reached, and they’re still out there looking for me. At a time like this
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It’s just that Her Majesty the Queen has a somewhat special view of my identity right now, turning me into her “fairy,” and she has even insisted on assigning me a “master-servant” role.
However, this is something I can only keep to myself. I am very clear that this is definitely a secret that must be kept. Even if Moriarty is the Queen’s right-hand, I absolutely cannot reveal a single hint of it.
“It’s just a normal… argument.”
I struggled to come up with the most ordinary explanation. As for the Queen’s fairy identity and the additional master-servant relationship between her and me tonight, this matter should only be known to me and the Queen, as well as Kephiel, who seems to have eavesdropped.
Professor Moriarty put down her book and glanced at me.
“Well, if you say so, then it must be.”
The professor clearly sensed something, but she was unwilling to confront it.
“I just remind you, don’t drag Her Majesty the Queen into doing anything excessive. Otherwise, this time it’s the Moon Fairy, and next time it could be someone else. There are many hidden monsters within the Great Yng Empire, and like the Moon Fairy, they do not wish for any form of ‘hidden danger’ to arise in the Great Yng Empire. This time is just a reminder; you should keep a low profile in the future.”
“Th-thank you.”
The professor is a gem! Don’t be fooled by her usually cold and indifferent demeanor; she still offers useful reminders at critical moments!
“Don’t look at me like that; I’m just acting in accordance with the Queen’s wishes.”
After a faint smile, the professor withdrew her gaze.
However, the profile I was looking at suddenly took on a layer of gloom, slightly different from the professor’s earlier demeanor. The question within that gloom was answered in the next moment!
“If you truly feel grateful, then don’t let the previous ‘Sword Saint’ Ludwig get away. Take her down properly; that would be your way of thanking me.”
Accompanied by the professor’s somewhat “off” attitude, the script suddenly unfolded.
【Moriarty and Ludwig once had a relationship.】
Naturally, Professor Moriarty, who couldn’t see my thoughts, was unaware of my discovery regarding the script. Her response in the next moment made me feel that the warnings from the elves of the Prulith Kingdom were perhaps not mere fabrications, and even… they had described Ludwig too gently.
“Although Ludwig is the ‘Sword Saint’ of the Great Yng Empire, that’s all she is. She poses a significant threat to the Great Yng Empire, no, to anywhere at all. Any dangerous term you can think of can be applied to her, so… O’Keefe.”
“It seems inevitable that you will come into contact with Ludwig, although that elf won’t be restrained by anything like ‘revenge.’ However… after this incident, she clearly has her eyes on you and Kephiel. Rather than passively waiting for her to appear again, taking the initiative to ‘settle accounts with her’ would be a better use of your precious time.”
“With past lessons in mind, you wouldn’t want to see all the strength and treasures that Kephiel has painstakingly accumulated after her efforts to grow stronger… be completely ‘taken away’ by Ludwig, would you?”
Professor Moriarty calmly demonstrated the emergence of a “monster” to me.
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Extra 2: I won’t recognize you if you wear a disguise (End of Volume)
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On the western coast of the continent, the vast majority of the populace is composed of elves, led by King Adelf, in the Prulith Kingdom. As a kingdom that is the world’s foremost in both magic and technology, the Prulith Kingdom takes great pride in its intelligence department, which operates with such efficiency that it runs tirelessly through the night.
However, tonight is somewhat special. Although the intelligence department hasn’t completely shut down, several elves in less critical areas have been granted a brief holiday. After all…
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This is a celebration for the successful completion of the most significant intelligence mission recently issued by Her Majesty Adéve—searching for and making contact with Euclid. Lord Mel and the elven intelligence officers in his team have returned safely, and thus, the festivities commence.
At this moment, in the office.
“Cheers, Mel.”
Casually perched on a desk, King Adéve of the Prussian Kingdom raised a paper cup filled with coffee as if it were wine, clinking it against the cups of other elves amidst their lively chatter.
“Thank you for successfully conveying Ludwig’s message; after all, we absolutely cannot let Euclid recklessly come into contact with such a dangerous creature.”
“And we returned safely as well—everyone is unharmed~”
The elf Mel swayed his ample assets as he happily walked back and forth in front of Adéve. “So we should celebrate, right, Your Majesty Adéve?”
“Stand up straight!”
Though she felt displeased, Adéve understood: voicing her thoughts at such a moment would only lead to a worse outcome! To avoid dwelling on matters related to “figure,” she cast her gaze elsewhere, but amidst the cheerful atmosphere of the other elves, she spotted a figure that seemed out of place.
“Hey, Mel, what’s up with that elf? She’s just resting her chin and staring into space.”
Following her gaze, the elven girl sitting there was propping her chin up, seemingly oblivious to the surrounding chatter and laughter, letting out a series of sighs.
“Ah, her situation… she’s probably going through her springtime of youth, right?”
Mel’s response left Adéve puzzled. Wasn’t that elf supposed to be on a mission with Mel? How could she be going through her springtime of youth upon returning? After all, the citizens of her Prussian Kingdom were elves, not the savage beasts from next door—how could such a thing even exist?
“Give her a break; let her sort it out herself.”
“Um… Your Majesty Adéve, I’m afraid her springtime of youth won’t be resolved anytime soon~”
“Then just have her hold it in!”
As she spoke, Adéve jumped down from the desk. She was only here to announce a day off for these elves, and after that, it would be better to leave them to their relaxation without interruption.
With that thought, Adéve adjusted her hat and left the intelligence department. However, just as she was about to return to her chamber to review the information regarding “Ludwig,” a shadow darting past her immediately caught her attention!
“Hey, stop right there.”
The elf appeared to be from the intelligence department, but while Adéve couldn’t possibly remember every servant’s name, she had a strong impression of the important intelligence department—at least for now…
Adéve had no “impression” of this elf; she felt very unfamiliar.
“State your name and department number.”
The elf before her fidgeted, twisting her skirt, her eyes brimming with tears, clearly in a state of panic as if she were about to burst.
“Your Majesty, I can’t hold it in any longer~”
“Is that so? Then it’s even more necessary to ask.”
In an instant, Adéve unsheathed her firearm from its holster, aiming it directly at the elf’s forehead.
“The direction you’re heading doesn’t have a ‘clear path’ for you. Who are you?”
A spy? But judging by the elf’s appearance and attire, she was clearly one of her intelligence department’s personnel. The intelligence department of the Prussian Kingdom maintained exceptionally strict confidentiality; every elf swore allegiance to her. How could a spy possibly emerge from within!?
Then it must be the second possibility—magic.
When dealing with strangers, especially those who could pose a direct threat, Adéve never showed mercy. Now that she understood the other party might be using magic for disguise, what to do next became much simpler.
Adéla immediately switched her firearm to “Demon-Breaker” mode. The bullets fired, while not causing any substantial harm, could negate the opponent’s magic. In situations like this, striking first was crucial; she needed to see the true form of this “elf”! She absolutely couldn’t let her escape! The intelligence department of the Kingdom of Prulus was not a place for you to act recklessly!
However, when the gunfire rang out, it wasn’t an ordinary bullet. Instead, at the moment it shot forth, imbued with a strange magical energy, the figure before her—who seemed to possess no extraordinary abilities—let out a sigh and waved her hand dismissively.
In an instant, the disguised magic on her arm was dispelled, but what Adéla saw in that moment was… claws!?
Adéla immediately planned to call for reinforcements! However, at that moment, the other party did not continue to hide or make any dangerous moves.
Seemingly assured that there were no outsiders around, her form began to change slowly, ultimately… transforming into that of a child. Yet, the pair of fox-like ears and a fluffy tail clearly indicated her identity as a branch of the “beastmen” from the neighboring Austro-Hungarian tribe—an “Abyssal Being”!
Hiss… How could an Abyssal Being come here!?
“Who are you!?”
“…I came to see a friend, please do not disturb me.”
In the end, the childlike form morphed into a genuine beast girl, complete with a pair of fox ears. Instinctively, Adéla felt compelled to refrain from calling for help, because… she sensed that if she spoke up, this beast-eared girl would vanish without a trace!
After all, wasn’t a mere Abyssal Being just a lowly worker in the Austro-Hungarian tribe? Where did she get such a level of magical ability, even managing to deceive someone like herself, an elf, at first glance!?
“Friend? I don’t recall any Abyssal Being friends in the Kingdom of Prulus!”
“That’s just because you’re ignorant, isn’t it?”
“You…”
Tsk, this sly fox has quite the sharp tongue!
But there was no time to complain; the next moment, Adéla heard even stranger words from the Abyssal Being, momentarily causing her mind to stall!
“I came to talk to a ‘friend’ about ‘Ludwig,’ Your Majesty Adéla.”
“Just ‘report’ back to her, tell her Zelus is looking for her.”
“Little elf, you should understand that when I say ‘report,’ I mean who you report to…”
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Everyone, Volume 8 ends here! The next update will be the brand new Volume 9.
Volume 9 will focus on the elves, and there will be new fairies appearing (though they have already made an appearance).
This volume finally didn’t blow up the queen’s storyline, so I’ll give myself a pat on the back. Perhaps it might seem like the queen is more of a protagonist, but don’t be surprised; after all, the character types differ, and their strengths vary. The queen is clearly my strongest type, and getting too high on writing can easily overshadow the main character.
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