Chapter 87 – The Apprentice Maid Kang Ha-Eun

After confirming both Kang Ha-eun’s inner thoughts and the young knight’s inner feelings, I asked Mary, who had followed her, to ask one thing.

“Mary, do some background research on Kang Ha-eun’s article.”

“Yes. I will collect all the data within today.”

Mary went back to the building to find her knight’s information, and I approached the knight commander who was leading the training.

“With Heman and Heidin absent, Lynched must be having a hard time.”

“Meet the Grand Duke. It’s something I have to do, and it’s not difficult.”

Haidin and the 1st and 2nd knights did not return to the grand duchy, and Heman went on vacation.
Because the 1st and 2nd Knight Commanders were away, Lynched, the 3rd Knight Commander, was leading all the training of the Knights.

“Because I can’t do it.”

“This is to maintain the discipline of the grand duchy. Everyone!!”

– Meet the Grand Duke!!!

Under the leadership of Lynched, I was greeted by knights and apprentice maids, and I made an interesting proposal.

“Lynched, I want to fight for the first time in a while, so select a promising player with good skills.”

“Is the Archduke directly sparring?”

Lynched felt keenly that sparring with skilled players was of great help in improving his skills.
As expected, Kang Ha-eun’s partner was among the young prospects who were carefully selected.

“Haeun-ah! Grand Duke says he’s fighting with five knights. Let’s go see it! My partner knight and Haeun’s partner knight are there too!”

“Huh? Ah! I’ll take care of it! Shushu’s hand hurts!”

Shushu gave Kang Ha-eun the news of the knights’ sparring. Kang Ha-eun, who was engrossed in getting Winter’s thoughts out of the shadows, was led by Chou-shu to the training ground.

– I really wanted to compete with the Grand Duke, but it’s a pity.

– Haa… I wonder if you can learn just by watching…

Kang Ha-eun and Shu-shu arrived at the training ground late. The knights and maids already surrounding the sparring ground opened a chapter of conversation ahead of the sparring.

“If you think it’s dangerous, I’ll intervene, so don’t worry and swing it to your heart’s content.”

“Yes! I will!”

Lynched raised the morale of a prospective knight prior to the match. In the sparring, which does not use magic and purely competes for swordsmanship, I gave way to a player.

“Please take good care of me!!”

“Come in first.”

Since I was teaching Yuna Choi swordsmanship as Nam Woo-seok in [Dungeon Explorer], The weapon I was most familiar with was the sword.
I haven’t held a sword recently, but since I’ve been through so many things, it shouldn’t be a problem.

“Whoop!”

The sword that the first promising knight held his breath and raised did not shake, and that was the only advantage.

“Heo-euk…!! I lost…”

“You’ve worked hard. You’ll have to pay attention to the strength in your shoulders and the length of your stride.”

“Hueup!! Thank you for the teaching!!”

Since the articles were created as if they were randomly printed, the first through fourth articles were all condescending.
The problems were similar, so the same advice was given for the fourth time, and just as I was about to get bored, an article about Kang Ha-eun’s partner came up.

“Oliver, did you learn anything from the four fights?”

“I didn’t have anything in particular… I’ll do my best.”

Oliver, a young knight who was friendly in front of Kang Ha-eun, behaved rudely to the knight commander, Lynched.
I didn’t set up a knight called Oliver, but he had a name, and like Chou-shu, it was because he had a connection with the female lead Ha-eun Kang.

“Lynched, let’s take a break. A maid will bring you water and a towel…”

I figured out where Kang Ha-eun was among the countless knights and apprentice maids surrounding the training ground.
As she shifted her gaze, she chose Kang Ha-eun as her maid to bring her water and a towel, as she had accidentally discovered.

“Hey, bring me some water and a towel.”

“Yes? Yes! I’ll get it now!”

Kang Ha-eun, whose eyes met hers, went to pack water and a towel for me, and Oliver’s face flashed with displeasure.
I don’t know if it’s Lynched, who is a knight, but I thought he was crazy when he behaved rudely even in front of me.

“Grand Duke, that maid is my partner’s maid.”

“Is that so? It’s nothing special since I didn’t know. If you need anything, ask another maid for this one time.”

In her delusion, Oliver, who had a relationship with her and even married her, had a considerable possessive desire for Kang Ha-eun.
Kang Ha-eun was so mesmerized by a man that even a single knight could not hide his dissatisfied expression.

“Haa… These are the water and towels requested by the Grand Duke!”

“I didn’t have to run, but I’m going slowly. Thanks for bringing it.”

Kang Ha-eun let out a ragged breath as she ran from her gym to where water and towels were stored, and fine hairs clung to her forehead and neck from sweat.
Kang Ha-eun’s innocent face and contrasting strange elements stimulated a man’s instincts.

“Um… Isn’t it difficult for Heman to get used to going on vacation?”

“No! Everyone welcomed me kindly, so it wasn’t difficult to adapt!”

As Mary explained, Kang Ha-eun, as a maid who came in after Heman’s recommendation, matched her words.
Kang Ha-eun, who worked hard on her head to derive the appropriate action for her, responded appropriately to my words.

“Yes, has anyone been kind to you?”

“Yes, I have a roommate named Chou Shu.”

“Shushu? Bring me to see your face. I’ll beg you.”

“I’ll bring you up now!”

Her roommate who was kind to Kang Ha-eun had a name, and I found her maid named Shu Shu.
The woman who bullied Kang Ha-eun also had the name Gail, and as she belonged to the class of beauties, she was curious about the face of her child named Shu Shu.

‘What is he doing over there?’

“Whoa! Fast…!”

As I waited for Chou-shu, I heard the sound of Oliver grinding his teeth in the distance.
As Kang Ha-eun and I chatted happily, Oliver behaved like a child deprived of his possessions.

“Meet the Grand Duke! My name is Shushu, the apprentice maid!”

However, Oliver was like that, and I felt somehow familiar from Chou-shu, whom Kang Ha-eun had brought.

“Shushu, do any of the maids or maids have a family?”

“Yes! Yes! My sister works as a maid for the Grand Duchess! Her name is Sasha!”

“Ah… It’s a little girl with short brown hair, right?”

Chou’s older sister remained in my memory. After she was possessed, she was the first maid I met in the [She is a 6-Heroes] Worldview, and she was an impressive woman with her cute appearance and small body.
At the time, Sasha had no name, but Kang Ha-eun developed a connection with Chou-shu and influenced her Sasha.

“Yes! If the brown bob haired woman the Grand Duke remembered, you’re my sister!”

Of all her maids, Sasha was the only one with short brown hair, and Chou-shu’s face lit up when I remembered her sister.

“I’ll remember her sister’s name and Chou-shu. Keep helping Ha-eun adapt.”

“All right!”

If Shushu helped Kang Haeun, he was willing to reward Shushu and Sasha.
If there is a reward for doing good to Kang Ha-eun, the retainers will not reject Kang Ha-eun.

“Shushu, would you like to come closer?”

“For some reason…”

If I only pay attention to Kang Ha-eun, her burden will go, so I let Chou-shu share her burden and interest.
The bond between people who faced the same situation became stronger, and Shushu and Kang Ha-eun were the same.
I increased the factors that Kang Ha-eun had to stay at the grand duke’s house even after Kang Haru returned from her trip.

“I hope you get a good education and will be useful to me while working as a maid.”

“Ah! Persimmon! Thank you!”

“I have to fight now, so I’m going down with Ha-eun.”

Chou-shu, whose cheeks were flushed, pressed her head with both hands, which I had stroked, and Kang Ha-eun’s face became strange.
It was the look of envy that had appeared when Mary and Freya kissed my cheek.

“Grand Duke, do you want to start sparring?”

“Okay, let’s begin.”

After waiting for the break to end, Lynched prepared for a sparring match, and I faced Oliver.
Standing opposite me, Oliver stared at my movements, but occasionally looked at the place where Kang Ha-eun had gone down.

“I look forward to.”
“Please take care of me.”

Before the confrontation, as we exchanged greetings and spread the distance, Oliver turned to find Kang Ha-eun.

‘Is he mistaken again?’

Oliver had a strange illusion when he saw Kang Ha-eun turn her head away with her face blushing.
Kang Ha-eun said her eyes met mine, not Oliver, and she tried to hold on, but her face turned red and she turned her head away.

“Am I going in again?”

“No, I’ll go in.”

Since she was aiming for Kang Ha-eun, whom I had worked so hard to build trust with, she treated Oliver differently.

– Boom!!!

“Heo-euk!! Kkeaaak…!!!”

It wasn’t a sound that could have been made from blades clashing. Oliver’s sword split in two, and the wrist that was holding it swelled up.

“Turn it off!!”

“Get me to the medical room quickly before the wound gets worse!”

Lynched pointed out one of the knights and had Oliver taken to the infirmary.
Oliver, who broke his wrist, couldn’t come to the gym or meet Kang Ha-eun until his treatment was over.

“Lynched.”

“Haa… Archduke, Oliver may be rude, but his hand is too much…”

Breaking a knight’s wrist in sparring was excessive, but I didn’t want to leave Oliver alone, who coveted mine.

“I got this habit while I was in the dungeon. Give it to Oliver along with my apology.”

The leather pouch contained enough gold coins to survive over a year of treatment at the finest medical center.
To maintain the loyalty of his vassals, he had to spare no goods or money.

“I’ll tell the knight.”

“Suffer.”

“Okay. I’ll be in charge of all follow-up.”

With this sparring, foreign substances were removed and the Chou and Sasha sisters who would hold Kang Ha-eun in the Grand Duchess were discovered.

“I want everyone to go back to their places and the partner maids of the knights who participated in the sparring come to me!!”

As Lynched led the flow, I left the gymnasium and didn’t find anyone.

‘Let’s wait for now for later.’

Kang Ha-eun disappeared into the crowd following Lynched’s instructions, and I returned to the office with Mary and Freya.
Starting today, I decided to visit Haeun Kang’s place from time to time.

“Winter, I’ve got the information you asked for.”

“Already?”

“Yes, there is not much special information, so there is little data to collect, but there are a few things that take a while.”

While I was sparring with the knights, Mary finished collecting information about Oliver. I thought there would be nothing special about him because he was a random character, but he didn’t.

“Do you have a history of following a lover?”

“It’s your first offender and there was no physical assault, so the victim was released innocent when he asked for mercy.”

Looking at his stalking history, it was understandable that Oliver misunderstood his relationship with Kang Ha-eun.
Oliver had delusional illness and, to the extent of going too far, he also had a diagnosis in which he could not differentiate between delusion and reality.

“Four years ago, but I have a mental illness certificate.”

“If you don’t like Winter, why don’t you take away your knighthood right now?”

Considering Oliver’s stalking history and diagnosis of mental illness, it would be right to have him stripped of his knighthood, but if used well, it could have helped Kang Ha-eun’s attack.
Without Kang Ha-eun’s knowledge, there were more and more ways to keep her in her grand duchy family.