Let’s go back to before Argusta was approached by Frea.
Humming a tune, I pushed my work onto Krea as usual and came to the library.
Teasing Krea, who reacted like Munch’s ‘The Scream’, was fun.
Krea had recently been pushing her outdoor document collection duties onto Inel, so she should suffer a bit.
On days when Inel was off, there was no one to go collect documents from each department, so the maids brought them. Since they sometimes included classified materials, it would be a huge problem if the maids were spies from another country, though.
I had warned her verbally several times, but regarding this matter, Krea plugged her ears with all her might.
Maybe she was actually shy despite her appearance. It felt wrong for such a girl to be looking for a marriage partner in the capital. Did she believe in romantic fated encounters? A stroke of luck like mine, winning the lottery in one shot, didn’t usually happen.
Thinking about such things, I wandered through the library.
Since I couldn’t find what I was looking for, my escape from reality wouldn’t stop.
「This is strange…」
The bundle of documents that Inel had brought last time was nowhere to be found.
Suddenly, something hit my arm as I looked at the shelves.
It wasn’t a ‘poyon’ bounce, but a ‘bofu’ dull impact with no cushioning…
「I will end your life, Argusta-sama.」
「…Why the sudden death sentence recommendation?」
「You just had an extremely rude thought regarding my chest, didn’t you?」
「Not at all. I am very happy to have enjoyed the cleavage of the Head Maid.」
To the Head Maid who had appeared quietly like a ghost, I, who had body-checked her, felt a sense of termination in various meanings.
However, the somewhat older aunt somehow hugged her own chest and gently turned her face away.
「It is understandable to feel desire for a perfect maid like me, but I am also a wife. Could it be that Argusta-sama gets excited by married women?」
「Hello～?」
「It is a joke.」
No. While I am intrigued in the word “married woman”, my dictionary does not contain “MILF love”.
「You are thinking of something inappropriate, aren’t you?」
「Preposterous. The Head Maid is beautiful today as well.」
「…Naturally.」
I could see her looking at me suspiciously, so I decided to flatter her and make a discreet escape.
「Then, beautiful Head Maid-sama. I will be on my way.」
「Wait.」
However, I could not escape.
「What… have you been looking for since a while ago?」
Her very cold voice was very scary.
「Well, you see… yes, that’s it. I was looking for materials written about nighttime activities that would serve as an example for the young ones in our house.」
「If that is the case, they are located behind the shelf at the very back, further inside. However, reading them on the spot is prohibited. Men go there… well, cleaning is quite troublesome.」
Due to her cold gaze, a suspicious feeling mixed in.
Oops. I chose the wrong option.
「Speak, ‘Argusta’. You can say this, can’t you?」
「…Yes.」
Defeated by the pressure of Sieck-san, who had changed from Head Maid to Aunt, I honestly admitted that I was looking for the documents listing those executed in that incident.
Because Sieck-san in Aunt mode was truly scary.
「If it is those documents, I believe they are over there.」
I followed the other person, who had returned to being the Head Maid. But the documents were not on the shelf she guided me to.
「…It is strange that they are all gone.」
Even the Head Maid looked slightly surprised seeing the empty shelf.
「That is why I was looking.」
「I see. Understood.」
Since she seemed satisfied, all I had to do was escape.
「So, whose documents are you looking for?」
「…Camilla’s.」
A name like this shouldn’t be a problem to mention.
If I hid it too strangely, the Head Maid might suspect something and tighten the screws on me.
Nodding uh-huh, she dragged me to a desk inside the library.
「Just now, the young lady of the Crostpurge family was talking with a colleague knight about heading this way… so let us ask her.」
「Frea-san?」
「Yes. She is from the same hometown as Camilla and received sword training from her. Well, she lacked talent in that area and ended up studying magic mostly.」
I didn’t know～. Wait, who exactly is Frea-san? She’s a candidate for my idiot aniki’s wife, a genius in both magic and administrative skills, and on top of that, she knows people related to that incident.
Hmm? Knows them?
「Hey, Head Maid.」
「What is it?」
Seated in a chair, watching the Head Maid prepare something, I voiced a sudden question.
「Do you know who Frea-san’s magic teacher was?」
「Yes. She first learned magic from her birth mother, came here when Prince Halfren, who had been entrusted to the Crostpurge territory, returned to the capital, and then studied under her mother’s teacher at the academy. However, since she was very excellent, she was entrusted to the number one genius child of the academy.」
「Could it be… Islerose?」
The Head Maid narrowed her eyes slightly and glared at me.
This is bad. Seriously scary.
「That is correct. However, that teacher, and the companions who studied with her, are no longer in this world. Therefore, do not ask about that matter… Understood? Argusta.」
「Yes.」
I honestly nodded in response to the words of the other person, who had become my aunt.
One way or another, Sieck-san is basically a kind person. If I don’t believe that from the bottom of my heart, I will eventually be killed by this person.
「Now, it seems the young lady has entered the library.」
「…What will you do?」
「Yes. I will write down words here that will make the young lady want to talk, so Argusta-sama, please say exactly as written. You may interject with conversation appropriately in between. This is where this Head Maid’s skills will shine. Also, please sit calmly as usual.」
Saying this, she smoothly wrote words on a piece of paper she took out from somewhere.
Watching the Head Maid, I sat down as usual for now… but what does “as usual” feel like?
「I will show it like this, so please read it aloud.」
『You pent-up sow! I will be your partner, so rejoice, scream, and speak everything!』
Can I even say that～!
Due to the extremely problematic sentence, I banged my forehead against the desk.
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