Chapter 57: CHP 57

Two days ago.

Before the start of the new semester, lord Seymour called me to his office .

"Deborah."

"Yes, father."

He paused for a while and then opened his mouth again

"Thank you for what you did for the youngest one."

I was surprised by how directly he expressed his gratitude, unlike other high-ranking aristocrats.

'He thanked me.'(ﾟ⁠οﾟ⁠人⁠)⁠)

It was very unlike him. Even in the Duchess letters when talking about him, he was described as a very proud man.

"I just did what I had to do as an older sister."

"I heard that you give him private tutoring lessons, and that you also made a textbook for him to understand everything better."

"I am raising him as my disciple and he is very smart, Enrique likes to learn new things."

"Enrique would be glad to hear that. He admires you and likes to spend time with you."

"He would probably prefer to take a walk with father, in the flower garden."

I spoke calmly with conviction.

"He seems to be having a hard time when he is with me."

Duke Seymour silver were filled with complex emotions.

'He seems to regret what happened and blames himself.'

I cautiously continued.

"Even though it may be difficult right now, if father continues to try, it will get better at some point. After all, time solves everything. Right?"

"I see. I was too impatient and made you listen to useless complaints."

"It is alright."

"Why didn't I realize that you are so thoughtful?"

Duke Seymour said in a quiet voice.

'It is really not like that.'

I recalled that time when I secretly resold the pink diamond, while Duke Seymour sipped his tea slowly and handed me some documents.

"This is to show my gratitude. But I don't know if you will like it."

'What is this?'〜⁠(⁠꒪⁠꒳⁠꒪⁠)⁠〜

I flipped the paper over and tilted my head.

"I heard that you didn't like any of the maid candidates you had in the past and walked around alone last semester, so I searched for some myself."

I quickly raised my head in shock.

'I thought that it would be better to not have anyone at my side, than to have people that are like flies that only cause trouble, as my maid.

In fact, I was planning to go alone this semester too…'

"You do need a competent maid by your side."

"Yes."

I replied quickly.

'Arin Oslot, is very competent but she is not suitable to be a maid after all she is a researcher.

The information she diligently gathers is mainly limited to events occurring within the magic department.'

"Choose a young lady that you like as your maid. All of them are competent and talented ladies."

I was surprised yet again when I looked through the documents that contained the information about the young ladies.

'All of them are Seymour's vassals.'

It is a custom for the head of the family to personally recommend a daughter of a family that serves under them to be a maid for their daughter.

'But I was a total an outcast.

Deborah, was very unpopular and was forbidden to use Seymour's human resources because of her vicious behavior and lack of ability.

Because the maid should receive the backing of the noble lady not the abuse.

Compared to the Serig family's lady, who has a private soldier on top of a competent vassal, I am like a scarecrow.

But the fact that Duke Seymour who in the past didn't let Deborah use the people of this household, is willingly offer me this now, means that he wants to bury the past and trust me from now on.(⁠*⁠´⁠ω⁠｀⁠*⁠)

Who should I pick?(⁠＾⁠3⁠＾⁠♪

I want a lady that can keep secrets and is loyal. Even if I pick someone randomly it would be better than before.'

As I was looking through the information I could tell that Duke Seymour put effort in selecting them.

"This is something important to you, so you should take your time to carefully think about it."

"Thank you, Father."

I went back to my room and carefully examined the information, and the next day I told him my decision.

"Did you decide?"

"Yes. The lady I chose is Margaret Luxell."

The aide standing beside Duke Seymour flinched as soon as I spoke.

Because the name of the aide, who always helps Duke Seymour, is Cleed Luxell. He is loyal, competent and trustworthy. When I visited Duke Seymour to bring him the Duchess letters, nobody found out.

So this lady is more trustworthy than the others because she is the daughter of Duke Seymour's most trusted aide.

"What is the reason?"

"Because she's the daughter of the person who is Father's right arm and a very capable aide. She is also the first lady on the list that Father recommended."

Being the first one on the list has a lot of meaning, but the most decisive reason was that in the original there was character by the name of Margaret Luxell.

At first, I was not sure why it was familiar but then I remembered that in the original novel was a Margaret Luxell but she was a supporting role that appeared briefly a few times.

Her resume mentioned that she has a high level of loyalty towards the Seymour family and deep knowledge of the law, especially religious law. While I read the information a scene flashed through my mind.

...

'In order for the charge of blasphemy to be accepted one must first establish that Mia Vinoche is the real incarnation of the Saint, however, there is no material evidence to prove this, such as gravestones or sacred objects.'

In the original novel was a young lady who defended Deborah in the public trial.

'To accuse the Princess of the great Seymour family without evidence! Something like this has never happened in 1000 years of history.'

In a trial where good and evil were evident, in which everyone supported Mia she defended Deborah.

It wasn't easy to side with Deborah when all the jury was bought over and had reached a definite conclusion.

When I was a reader, I thought it was a simple setup to create tension, but now that I think about it, no one was more loyal to the Seymour family than Margaret.

...

I approached Margaret, who was standing upright, recalling why I chose her as my maid.

"I look forward to our cooperation."

I stood in front of the neat-looking young lady, who had an appearance similar with her father, and extended my hand asking for a handshake.

Margaret blinked, surprised, but then she firmly grabbed my hand.

"It is an honor, Princess Deborah. Please take good care of me."

'That's right. We should get along well from now on.'

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