"Wow, Grand Duke is like a thief! You hide perfectly well!"
"Have I become easy?"
Ferze eyebrows were raised by a rude touch.
Nevertheless, he did not shake off or slap my hand.
He just gave me a warning. I decided to change the topic at the word that sounded terrifying.
"Well, it can't be. Anyway, I heard that it would be a big trouble if someone aside from family came into the test room"
"You are not yet Visenna, but Yekartes, Ciel." Said Ferze.
It was true, so I nodded my head in agreement.
Ferze had some reason to stay at the Visenna.
Are you trying to help me? I was a little touched to think so.
I thought you wouldn't even look at me if I died of poison, and saying it was your destiny.
Fortunately, he seems to have a conscience as small as a rat's tail.
Seeing you come to rescue me. I already drank poison and did everything I had to do, but my eyes at Ferze were colored with emotion.
"There's no reason to be happy. I'm here to monitor you."
That feeling was shattered in less than a minute.
Yeah, right, he is Ferze what the hell I expected.
"I have nothing to monitor. If you doubt the maid who risked her life, you won't."
I said it with an unhappy face.
I decided to show off a little because I thought Ferze would abandon me.
Usually, they disappear quietly after being rescued.
The key point here was to pretend not to be a benefactor without knowing who saved him.
But they and I were a little different.
I decided to show off a little because I thought Ferze would abandon me.
If you do it twice, it'll go away, so let's do it once.
After a brief cough, I brought out the words I had been thinking about.
“Oh my gosh, you came here to repay me for saving you?”
The word "Magpie bird" immediately came to mind.
Oh, the magpie looks nice, but the Archduke was not.
If a magpie had a good-natured image, Ferze had an atmosphere like a villain.
In fact, the magpie is a feral bird that quarrels with other birds and steals food from sparrows.
In comparison, Ferze, despite the fact that he hears the villains four times a day due to his innate atmosphere, He was faithfully protecting the people of the Empire from monsters.
It was Ferze who broke the mood that almost got better.
Sure enough, I heard a cold answer again this time.
“I would have said that I would repay the favor.”
Haha. How great would it be if he said, 'I'll pay you back'.
Ferze's voice was very low.
I looked at him with a squint, wondering if he was angry.
"Three times as much as gold or Shwilin Cookies?"
"You have no conscience."
Ferze, he clicked his tongue low.
I was always criticized by my colleagues for having too much useless conscience.
It's a real success to hear this from the Grand Duke.
"That's how Yekart's maid is."
Is it a compliment or an insult? It was a bit embarrassing, but I nodded because it was right.
Unlike me, there was no joy in Ferze eyes even after meet me.
'Are you just here to see me? Or are you here to watch?'
It was hardly possible to know the Grand Duke's intentions.
I shrugged, approached Ferze, who looked at me with an expressionless face, and handed him candy.
"When I'm stressed, I eat a lot of candy."
Instead of answering, Ferze snatched the candy from my hand.
It was like a hawk catching salmon on the beach.
Why did I give you my precious candy? This was in return for the Shwilin Cookie. In this way, the debt for giving cookies was paid off.
"From now on, I'll buy you a Shwilin Cookie."
I pointed to the empty pocket as if it was full of money I didn't have.
I don't know how much pocket money I'll get as an adopted daughter, but I thought I could buy you an expensive cookie.
It's all a strategy to look good to the Grand Duke.
Ferze said, frowning with an annoyed face just thinking about it.
"I don't like sweets."
"I saw you secretly eating them early in the morning."
Oops, as a maid it's not right to reveal the Duke's private life!
I was a little sorry, so I whispered a little, pretending not to know.
Even with my consideration, Ferze looked dumbfounded.
"How long has it been since you became an adopted daughter that you've already started to resemble the Visenna's."
Oh, I do? Ferze... I said it without much thought, but I was quite shocked.
I used to think Visenna was a villain, It's because they were the villains in the original story even when I came to the Duke's mansion.
Sharkis. Eustia. Shurei. All three appeared in the original as a dazzling handsome man and a handsome boy, but all of them had bad personalities.
Especially, Eustia Visenna was the best for his bad personality.
Still, unable to escape from the strong shock, Ferze drove in a wedge.
"You know that Yekart and Visenna don't get along well. Now, we are only cooperating under the pressure of the temple–."
Ferze stopped talking there.
What were you trying to say after that?
I stared at him with confused eyes.
After three years, the status of the adopted daughter will be ended.
If Visenna paid me a higher salary, I could work here.....
After thinking for a while, I shook my head. No, It's not gonna do.
Either way, it looked a little odd.
Just yesterday, I was called 'Miss', but if later they called me 'Hey, Maid' it would be embarrassing for each other.
Yekart is the best.
I made up my mind to stay with Grand Duke Yekart, where there are little more normal people than Visenna.
When I didn't say anything, Ferze's handsome brows frowned.
Regardless of that, I smiled helplessly as I recalled the not-too-distant future.
Then his eyes narrowed.
"I'm thinking of picking you up in three years."
"Really?"
"If you refuse.…."
Huh? That probably won't happen. I was sure.
I was only happy that I passed the test given by Duke Eustia, who is known for his difficulties, but in terms of comfort, the Grand Duke's palace is the best.
Ferze, who was examining my expression, whispered in a low voice.
"I'm going to kidnap you."
Huh! Why would you say such a scary thing with a calm face?
Moreover, kidnapping was a specialization of Visenna.
'Hey, you said earlier that I looked like Visenna, but it seems you are more like Visenna.'
I shook my head at Ferze's firm determination.
I was going to say, 'I'll just go,' but I asked because I had one question.
"Can you see through all the traps of Visenna, Grand Duke?"
"......"
There was a slight displeasure on Ferze's face.
I said it out of concern, but I guess it sounded like provocation.
Hey, Grand Duke, can you really kidnap me? You can't even see through the trap..... If I said so, wouldn't it look like that?
Ferze didn't say anything for a while, as if he was trying to swallow his anger like a gentle Grand Duke.
He was just looking at me with an expressionless gaze.
'This is not it.'
Frustrated, I decided to show my own efforts not to offend the former master, the Grand Duke.
I held both hands together and said with a face as pitiful as possible.
"Then, bring Shwilin Cookies when you come."
It was a light threat that I might follow without refusing if he brought a lot.
Ferze looked at me with a fed-up look and took something out of his pocket and handed it to me.
It was a little wrinkled, but what came out of the pocket was a Shwilin Cookie that wasn't even opened.
It wasn't even one, it was two!
"Keep it a secret that you sell your soul for cookies."
For some reason, he looked at me like a child who was tired of the world.
I was wondering where you got this, the butler said it was taken.
I wonder why it suddenly appeared in the Grand Duke's pocket, not in the luggage I was looking for.
I tore up the package and ate the cookie, but I felt sorry to eat it alone, so I split it in half.
The other one was safely placed in the pocket.
"I gave it to you, but don't spit it out."
Before Ferze could refuse, I thrust the cake on his red lips.
Grand Duke, who had only blinked as if he were frozen, pretended not to be able to win and bit the cookie.
I listened to the crunching sound and stared at Ferze, who was still handsome even when he ate cookies.
"Is the cookie you stole from me delicious?"
"Cough, what do you…."
It was a joke. I was more embarrassed to see Grand Duke spitting out a dry cough.
I reached out my fern-like hand and patted Ferze's back, who couldn't stop coughing.
"Are you going to have an upset stomach?"
Ferze wiped his lips with the back of his hand and shook his head.
I closed my eyes and memorized the prayer because even the appearance felt strangely sensual.
After squeezing out my missing child's heart, then I glanced at Ferze and said.
"Tell me if you're sick. I can open it for you."
"With a poisoned knife?"
Ferze asked me again with a puzzled face if I was going to kill him.
I said I would give him a hand, but I guess it sounded like I was going to aim for the Grand Duke's neck.