"Haa."

Judiel sighed, looking at the annex building.

'He is the most special person, though.'

She was still unable to forget the day she met the monster living in the annex building, when she had seen Raon Zieghart's true face. She still had nightmares about that night at least once a week.

"Haa..."

Cold breath came from her mouth.

'How can such a man exist?'

Raon was still in his early teens. He was at an age where he should be acting like a spoiled child and complaining about food, yet his eyes looked like he wanted to kill everything in the world.

Remembering the red eyes floating on the lake still gave her goosebumps.

'But...'

The way Raon behaved was different from her impression of him. He acted like a shy boy towards the people in the annex building, and he treated every single maid as his family.

And she wasn't an exception.

Except for when he asked her about the Central Martial Palace or Karoon, he treated her the same as the other maids in the annex building. He even helped her out of her predicament recently when she was ordered to return because she was considered worthless.

Judiel even wondered sometimes if she was really a double agent, and if she really had a rage worm inside of her body.

'He is such a great man...'

It felt like he was on a completely different level as a person when she compared herself to him. She was just an average human being. Though, she didn't dare betray or defy him because she was too scared of him.

"Phew... Hmm?"

As Judiel sighed quietly and was about to take care of the grass, a black shoe entered her sight.

Upon raising her head, she could see a middle-aged man with his hair neatly combed back.

'This man is...'

She had seen him before in the Zieghart registry. He was Merkin, the butler in charge of Raden Zieghart, belonging to the True Martial Palace.

"My name is Merkin, butler from the True Martial Palace."

He wasn't bowing to Judiel, but to Sylvia behind her.

"What can I do for you?"

Sylvia stepped forth, putting down the gardening shears she was holding.

"We sent a letter yesterday. I came to check if you are ready."

"Letter? What letter are you talking about?"

"You must've received a letter stating that Sir Raden Zieghart wanted to visit the annex building."

"I didn't get anything like that."

Sylvia frowned and waved her hand.

"I'm sure I heard they gave it to the maids in the annex building."

Raden's butler, Merkin, tilted his head. He looked flustered, but his eyes were calm. Judiel was certain that he was lying.

"Hmm..."

Sylvia turned around to look at the maids. Naturally, nobody knew about the letter.

"When is he coming?"

"He is arriving in thirty minutes."

"Thirty minutes?"

Helen, who was standing behind Sylvia, widened her eyes and approached them.

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