Chapter 191: Chapter 154: Request (Starting to enjoy Ancient OL today)_1
Count Hasha is in his early forties this year, just a typical man in his early forties. But honestly, looking at his Mediterranean hairstyle and his melancholic face, if it hadn’t been for Ann’s introduction beforehand, Duanmu Huai might have mistaken him for a man in his fifties or sixties…
Well, people who deal with numbers do seem to age faster? At least he looks worn out, like someone who works tirelessly and is ready to die from overwork… It’s quite possible his will is already written and he’s just awaiting death by overwork…
After all, I’ve heard he’s the Minister or perhaps the Secretary of Finance? Anyway, it’s not that important.
“I am grateful to all of you for your help previously, especially the Princess and the Knight… if it hadn’t been for your astute discernment, my daughter might have already….”
At this point, Count Hasha began to shed old tears. Well… it’s understandable. There are often scenes in urban romantic dramas where the female lead is looked down upon or bullied after a broken engagement. Although Duanmu Huai doesn’t mix in noble circles, he can still imagine it.
“Please, don’t worry so much, Count Hasha. We only did what we were supposed to do.”
Ann quickly replied, suggesting the Count not worry too much. After receiving the princess’s permission, Count Hasha finally stood up, but he continued to hang his head, looking a bit ashamed. He then expressed his gratitude to everyone again, rambled for a moment, then gathered up his courage and made his request.
“Well………Actually, I have an unconventional request.”
“Actually… it’s about my daughter, Audrey.”
As he spoke, Count Hasha glanced at his daughter.
“I believe all of you already know, no matter what, Audrey is now unable to re-marry…”
“You don’t need to be so certain.”
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai raised an eyebrow.
“Even if there wasn’t anyone before, who knows about the future? Maybe she will find a good husband?”
“In fact, after this incident, my daughter has given up on marriage, so…I am taking the liberty of requesting…”
At this point, Count Hasha glanced at Duanmu Huai and hesitated a bit.
“Please let my daughter become your personal maid!”
Taken aback by this unexpected request, Duanmu Huai froze for a moment. On the other hand, Ann jumped up in excitement with a loud clap.
“Right, why didn’t I think of that?”
Which side are you on?!
Because of Ann’s sudden betrayal, Duanmu Huai could only say he needed to think about it, and then dismissed the father and daughter pair. It wasn’t until they left that he reached out and grabbed Ann by the cheeks.
“Ow ow ow……you, you, you! What are you doing———!!”
“Speaking ill with that dog mouth of yours, whose side are you on?”
After giving Ann’s face a good rub, Duanmu Huai let go of her, glaring unhappily. She rubbed her reddened cheeks and pouted.
“What does it matter? Having a personal maid is great. Actually, I had forgotten till Count Hasha mentioned it, Mr. Knight you are now a nobleman and should have a personal maid.”
“Why would I need a maid? Besides, you two don’t have maids, do you?”
“Who says I don’t? I have one at home! Greiya does too, right?”
Hearing her name being brought up unexpectedly, Greiya paused before nodding.
“Even so, having a young lady become a maid is rather unorthodox.”
“Tsk tsk, you’re wrong there, Mr. Knight.”
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s remark, Ann’s chest puffed up in satisfaction.
“You might not know this, but in fact, almost all the maids in the royal palace are daughters of nobles.”
“Of course! They are supposed to work in the palace after all. How could they hire people of unknown status? Interviewing and investigating each hire would take far too long, so instead, they select staff from trusted nobles to be maids in the palace. So, even though these are young ladies we’re talking about, they aren’t lacking in common day-to-day tasks!”
Initially surprised upon hearing Ann’s explanation, Duanmu Huai reconsidered. After all, the palace is a significant place; dubious people can’t be allowed to work there. While the job of a maid doesn’t seem very important, they are in charge of the royals’ daily life, so if someone with ill-intentions was let in, it would be dangerous for the royal family.
On the other hand, if a noble’s child were to be employed, they would have their family’s reputation backing them. If something goes wrong, their entire family could be implicated, thus they wouldn’t dare to cause trouble within the palace.
“In that case, why not send her to be a maid in the royal palace?”
Duanmu Huai sincerely didn’t want to add more people to his side.
“That won’t do, after all, the news has already spread out. If Audrey becomes a maid in the palace, she will be bullied by others. Otherwise, Count Hasha wouldn’t have specifically sought you, sir knight. Because not only is your status high, but your strength is also very strong. Moreover, you don’t have any exclusive maidservants, isn’t that just right? Or is it…”
While speaking, Ann curiously looked towards Ogis.
“Is Miss Ogis your exclusive maid?”
“Well…… not exactly……”
If you ask whether Ogis is Duanmu Huai’s maid, she definitely isn’t. After all, Ogis won’t cook and make fire for Duanmu Huai, she won’t help him dress, and she won’t bathe him. Strictly speaking, for Duanmu Huai, Ogis is more like his follower and comrade in arms.
Anyway, she’s not a maid.
Strictly speaking, Duanmu Huai does have a maid, but …… her psychological state is rather unusual that after Duanmu Huai took her into his card hand, he doesn’t plan to bring her out again for now.
Instead of calling her a maid, it’s more appropriate to call her a killer.
If possible, Duanmu Huai would rather not use her ever……
“So, I think it’s quite convenient to have an exclusive maid. Many things can be entrusted to her.”
“For example, if you want to notify someone, accept letters, represent you in dealing with others, and handle financial as well as internal affairs… Sir knight, you don’t actually think maidservants are just for washing and cooking and cleaning, do you?”
Looking at Ann, Duanmu Huai really wanted to say that… after all, in his impression, there’s not much difference between a maid and a housemaid.
But truthfully, Duanmu Huai wasn’t quite sure what the maids in the palace were supposed to do. Just like when he watched Qing Dynasty dramas, he couldn’t figure out what all those palace maids and noble ladies were useful for. Are they for washing and cooking? Or for slaughtering chickens and pigs? Or just like the maids in a hotel, simply responsible for cleaning and delivering food and water?
It’s fair to say that this is quite a mystery to Duanmu Huai.
“Just like before, when you, Sir Knight, wanted to find Miss Lorena, didn’t you have Miss Ogis deliver the message? If you had a personal maid, then you wouldn’t need to dispatch someone from your side for this kind of thing.”
“Um…… that seems a bit reasonable……”
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai felt somewhat helpless. Just like Ann said, it wasn’t difficult for him to summon Lorena directly, but if he wanted help from the Cathedral Church, he had to explain the situation over there. Well… In fact, Ogis didn’t make it clear. According to Lorena, when Ogis found her, she just said “There’s a demon, the master needs your help”…
It goes without saying, Ogis is really not a good choice for conveying messages.
At this moment, Ann seemed to have come up with a good idea, and clapped her hands excitedly.
“We’re going to the West, aren’t we? Let’s take Audrey with us. It’s a great chance for you, Sir Knight, to personally experience the competence of an exclusive maid! Consider it as an assessment, how about that? If you, Sir Knight, are satisfied, then let her be your exclusive maid. If you aren’t, then she can leave.”
“We’re not going there for fun.”
“Don’t worry, I’m very clear about Audrey’s strength. Although it’s not as good as mine, she’s also quite outstanding in the Magic Academy.”
Hearing Ann’s response, Duanmu Huai was completely speechless. Apparently, looking at Ann’s attitude, she couldn’t wait to have Audrey as her exclusive maid. But… is the power of that miss really that strong?
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai reached out his hand, drawing a card in the air. Soon, a card information appeared in front of Duanmu Huai.
[Black Swan. Audrey (Gold)]
[At the end of your turn, inflict two points of damage to all enemy units]
Seeing the card introduction in front of him, Duanmu Huai was startled. While 2 points of damage wasn’t much, but the issue was that it dealt damage to all enemy units!
Although Ann and Greiya had greater attack power than Audrey, they were mostly single or range attacks. For overall attack, Duanmu Huai only had that [Divine Relic] card to be used in conjunction with [Sky City].
An ordinary noble miss actually has a downgraded version of an all-attack effect?
And that Black Swan……
Looking at the card in front of him, Duanmu Huai hesitated for a moment, then made a decision.
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai looked at Ann.
“Let’s do as you said, and let me see what she is capable of.”