Chapter 558: Intermission: Unsung Hero (2/2)

Most of the maids in the mansion, including Lunamaria, learned the basics of being a maid from Illness. In other words, for Lunamaria, Illness was her mentor, and that’s why talking with her is making Lunamaria unusually nervous.

[Sieglinde tooooo~~ Oyaaa? Kuhihi, it seems like you’re having fun with your adorable pet huuuuhhh~~]

[Yes.]

[I’m glad to hear thaaaaaat.]

After giving Sieglinde a nod as well, Illness gave a beautiful bow before speaking.

[……Well theeeen, I will be returning back to the mansioooooon.]

[I’m sorry for all the trouble. I’ve always been relying on you……]

[No, no~~ I’ve already summarized the events that took place while you were away in chronological ordeeeeer, so please check it out when you return, okaaaaaay?]

[I understand. Thank you for everything.]

After exchanging greetings with Lilia, Illness left the room.

After a few moments of silence, Lunamaria was the first to speak up.

[……She’s still quite the tremendous person, isn’t she? The amount of work she does during normal times alone is ten times that of an ordinary maid, and she’s even acting as a substitute for My Lady now…… Well, seriously, I don’t know when I would ever be able to overtake her.]

[Moreover, Kaito-san had also asked her to take care of Bell-chan and Lynn-chan.]

Hearing what Lunamaria solemnly said, Sieglinde deeply nodded.

But then, Lunamaria suddenly smiled, as if she had thought of something nasty, and glancing at Lilia, she started talking with exaggerated movements.

[Even though she was that excellent and along with how much work she does! For her salary and position to be a common maid…… What a Demon, My Lady is…… Ahh, I’m afraid of the time when she’ll get fed up and quit.]

[Could you please not say such frightening things!?]

At Lunamaria’s words, Lilia exclaimed, looking pale. In fact, if Illness were to disappear…… Even though Albert Duchy may not fall into ruins, they would still receive a great blow.

She didn’t even want to imagine how many others she would need to fill the workload that she handles alone.

[Rather than that, I’ve already offered her a raise many times! But she herself was “adamantly against it”, so I don’t have any choice!]

[Well, she certainly wasn’t greedy at all.]

[……The only time she had wished for anything was when she wanted to become the exclusive maid of Kaito-san, whose position was weak at that time.]

Yes, it’s not that Lilia wanted to have Illness stay as a common maid. There have been many times when she has tried to pay her a salary suitable for the work she does.

But all of that was rejected by Illness…… and thus, Illness currently has the same salary and position of a common maid.

[……If only Illness would be willing to do so, I would make her the head maid in a heartbeat. I mean, even the current head maid is frequently saying “Isn’t Illness-sama more suitable to be the head maid instead of me” and stuff like that…… but she won’t agree at all.]

[Well, I understand why she’s thinking that. I mean, almost all of the servants in the mansion think that Illness-sama is the most suitable person to be the head maid.]

[……But the only one who doesn’t think so is the person herself.]

Very competent and extremely reliable…… Although Lilia had complete trust in her, the only thing that greatly troubled her was that she did not like to be in a prominent position.

Well, even then…… such trouble is so light compared to the stomach ache she will have one day when she finds out that Illness’s true identity being Pandemonium……

~ ~ Conversation at that time ~ ~

Noble Lady : [Please, Illness! I know how to behave as a Duchess to a certain extent, but I have no idea how teach servants or anything like that…… I don’t know what to do! I’m begging you, please follow me!]

Illness : [Haahhh…… (I can’t really do thiiiis, my role is to infiltrate the royal family of Symphoniaaaaa)]

Noble Lady : [There’s no one else I can rely on! Most of the people who said they’d follow me are former knights and there’s no one else who understands that kind of thing!!!]

Illness : [I understand what you’re sayiiiiiing, but I can’t decide right awaaaayyy…… Can you give me some time to think about iiiiiit?]

Noble Lady : [Thank you very much!!!]

Illness : [………………… (For the time beiiiiiiing, I’ll report to Shalltear-samaaaaa~~ I wonder if she gives me permissioooooon? I think a replacement spy would be arranged thoughhhh…… Well, if she’s asking me this muuuuch, I’d like to help her out a biiiiiiit)]

Thus, Pandemonium came to Duchess Albert’s mansion.

For her to draw the fainting flags towards herself, as expected of the role model of the troubled people…… and, arehh? Pandemonium…… has a surprisingly decent personality……