hotmtlnovel Chapter 102
Chapter 102
“We’re not the kind of people who should be underestimated. Let’s show them what we’re made of.”
“You want to make more of a scene here?”
“Yes.”
Hans chuckled softly.
“You do it.”
As expected, a firm refusal.
“Ah, why?”
“I’m already tired as it is. I don’t want to stir up more trouble here.”
I understood Hans’s feelings, but I didn’t want to let him be disregarded either.
‘There must be some way. An opportunity to show our capabilities...’
“Camilla, you’re here?”
While I was pondering, Kabir approached from the opposite side. He seemed to have come to see me after hearing I was here.
“Is your conversation over?”
“It’s over, but...”
Kabir looked extremely troubled. He even sighed.
“What’s the matter?”
“...Owen, I’m sorry about this.”
“Yes?”
“It seems we need to attend the Count’s ball.”
Apparently, the conversation with the Count didn’t go well.
The social circle must be very curious about Hans. It seemed the Count had come as a representative.
Kabir had probably planned to introduce Hans to society only after he became accustomed to his role, but the situation wasn’t ideal. If Kabir was reacting like this, they must be pressing him quite hard.
“......”
At that moment, an idea crossed my mind.
“This could actually be good.”
“What now?”
“Let’s use this opportunity to assert ourselves! What do we have to be afraid of?”
It was a timely opportunity. If we show a perfect appearance at the ball, the whispers about Hans will stop.
“Your Grace, I’ll go to that ball too!”
“...Camilla.”
Kabir smiled awkwardly.
“You can’t go.”
“......”
Why did I assume that I could go too? I was a commoner at the moment. Apart from being friendly with a few nobles, I had no particular status.
Even though I was Hans’s partner, without an official engagement, no adult would take it seriously.
But I couldn’t just stand by and miss Hans’s social debut.
“What can I do to go with you?”
“......”
Hans and Kabir exchanged glances.
It was Kabir who spoke up.@@@@
“It’s not that there’s no way.”
He seemed to find the situation amusing, his lips curled into a smile.
* * *
“How cute!”
The maids exclaimed in unison upon seeing me.
I had gone to the maids’ annex and borrowed a maid’s uniform.
This was the method I had chosen: to disguise myself as a maid of the duke’s household.
There were probably other ways, but honestly, this was the simplest and most fun. Kabir must have thought so too when he suggested it.
“Fortunately, Miss Camilla is tall for her age. It’s a bit big, but still manageable.”
“I’ll tailor it for you! No problem.”
“I’m tired, so I’m going to lie down for a bit.”
“Since when does a maid just lie down on her master’s bed?”
“Right here.”
“...Do whatever you want.”
* * *
After that, we behaved as usual.
We lay in bed together reading books and took a nap. I watched Hans during his lessons and we had tea together.
Before we knew it, it was evening. After finishing dinner with Kabir and Hans, I returned to my room to find that a maid had prepared my pajamas.
“How was your first day as a maid?”
Ironically, even though I was a maid, I had a maid dedicated to taking care of me.
I answered with a broad smile,
“It was fun.”
Playing maid suited me quite well.
* * *
“Phahaha. I heard the rumors and came over, but you’re really wearing a maid’s uniform!”
The next day, Irmin came to visit, apparently curious after hearing about my situation.
“You look adorable―how about trying this in the royal palace?”
“I don’t work anywhere without Owen.”
“Then I might have to bring Owen along.”
Irmin made a comment that was hard to tell if it was serious or in jest.
“But, how did you end up becoming a maid?”
“Well...”
I explained the whole situation to Irmin. Throughout my story, he laughed so hard he almost cried.
“You’re really something. Where did such a character come from?”
It seemed I had firmly captured Irmin’s heart. He always had a soft spot for quirky individuals.
“But, Camilla, you already have a talent, right? Just sharing your prophecies would earn you proper recognition.”
“I’d rather not.”
The ability to receive prophecies was a secret just between us. I didn’t want to cause any harm to Davi.
“Then let me help you!”
“How?”
“Um... how about I teach you some magic?”
Being a magic disciple of the genius mage, the crown prince. It would be quite bothersome, but it could secure a position strong enough to enter the nobility.
‘Becoming a mage doesn’t sound too bad.’
I wasn’t disinterested in magic. Living this life as a mage seemed like a good idea.
‘Now that I think about it, I must have accumulated quite a few points to invest in stats.’
When I casually checked my points, I had gathered quite a lot, despite not having many broadcasts. Either everyone had saved up a lot of points or they generously donated large amounts.
For now, I decided to invest the points I had in stats.
‘Oh well.’
Even after using all my points, the magic stat only reached 3. It took a significant amount of points to invest in stats.
“What are you doing?”
While I was investing my stats, Irmin looked at me curiously.
I quickly met Irmin’s gaze and spoke up.
“I know a bit of magic.”
“What?”
“Not much, just this much?”
I tried any random magic that came to mind. As I moved my hand, wind sprouted from my fingertips, lifting a fallen leaf nearby. The leaf then floated in the air, spinning in a small vortex.
“......”
Irmin went silent for a moment. Soon after, he called my name.
“...Camilla.”
His expression had turned very stern.