The capital of Toristine was not far from the Academy of Magic, and most of the nobles in the kingdom who had titles and official positions but no land lived in the capital.
Apart from showing the royal family's favor to these nobles, it also meant that they were under surveillance.
However, Marquis Motehawke's mansion was not in the capital. Instead, it was located in a beautiful mountain forest outside the capital.
From this, it could be seen that although Marquis Motehawke did not have any land, his position in the royal family's heart was not low.
Just as Louise said, Marquis Motehawke, whose ancestors had made great contributions to the kingdom, was deeply trusted by the royal family.
This was also why Louise's Vallier family, a staunch member of the royal family, had been on good terms with Marquis Motehawke's family for generations.
At this moment, in the brightly lit mansion of the marquis, Marquis Motehawke sat on a luxurious soft bench in the hall, his entire body sunk into the sofa as he leisurely sipped on fine wine.
A few days ago, when he went to the academy to work under the orders of Her Highness, Marquis Motehawke met Shasta by chance and immediately fell in love with this little commoner maid.
As a marquis, although he could directly take Shasta to his side, forcefully doing so would inevitably leave a bad impression on others. Moreover, this maid worked in the Academy of Magic and was nominally the property of the academy.
If he were to fall out with the dean, Osman, because of this, the gains would not make up for the losses.
Therefore, Marquis Motehawke went to the palace to meet Princess Anrietta's aunt, who was now the ruler of the kingdom.
Although Princess Anrietta was now the supreme ruler of the kingdom in name, most of the government affairs were still handled by her aunt before she ascended the throne.
Although the princess' aunt was as close to the people as Anrietta, she was still a member of the royal family at the end of the day. Anrietta's aunt did not think much about the request of a noble who was deeply trusted and had always been loyal to the royal family.
The reason given by Marquis Motehawke was that he wished to take Shasta as a concubine. It was only because Shasta belonged to the Academy of Magic that he came to the royal family to request.
For a commoner girl to be taken as a concubine by the marquis, Anrietta's aunt felt that she was extremely lucky.
With Anrietta's aunt's consent letter, Marquis Motehawke successfully took Shasta, the lovely commoner maid, to his side from the dean.
"Lord Marquis, Shaesta has finished bathing. Should we …"
The head maid lowered her head and walked carefully to Marquis Motehawke's side. Then, she bent down and said.
"Oh? Call her over. "
Shaking the glass in his hand, Mott Hulk gently stroked the curled mustache on his lips.
"Yes, sir!"
Not long after the head maid left, she brought Shesta, who had just finished bathing and changed into a new set of clothes, to Motehawke's side.
Smelling the fragrance of the girl, Mott Hulk smiled with satisfaction.
Shesta lowered her head and stood in front of Mott Hawke. Her petite body trembled slightly, and she did not dare to look at the marquis in front of her.
The luxurious marquis' mansion was brightly lit. Even at night, one could not feel the slightest bit of coldness.
However, Shesta's heart sank.
Helplessness and sadness filled Shesta's heart.
However, she was powerless. She could not resist, nor did she dare to resist.
She was just a commoner.
[I hope this marquis can treat me better.]
Not like a plaything thrown away after playing with her, but really taking her as a concubine — this was the best outcome Shesta could think of.
Shesta, who had her head lowered, noticed Mott Hulk walking to her side.
The strong masculine scent surrounded her, and the fear in Shesta's heart was magnified countless times in an instant.
"Raise your head."
Shesta subconsciously raised her head.
Mott Hulk was a tall and thin middle-aged man. His hair and the curled mustache on his lips were carefully groomed. The clothes on his body were also very decent.
The expensive fabric even reflected the light under the light.
Mott Hulk walked around Shesta and carefully looked at Shesta, who had just finished bathing and dressed up. He nodded repeatedly.
However, just as the marquis was about to say something, a voice with a strange charm suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Lord Marquis is in a good mood."
"Who is it!?"
Turning around abruptly, Mott Hulk was shocked to find that there was a dark crack in front of him.
Delicate lilies bloomed in the crack.
In the crack.
Eight-cloud Ink, who was sitting on the crack, looked at Mott Hulk with a chuckle while pressing her hand on the back of the pale-faced Louise beside her. Her daemon power gently soothed her body.
"Next, next time I won't let you lead the way …"
Recalling the horrifying scene in the crack, Louise's voice trembled a little.
Other than Violet and Eight-cloud Ink, who were both daemons, ordinary people could hardly tolerate the atmosphere in the crack.
Eight-cloud Ink was fine, as the crack was filled with lilies. If it was Violet's crack, the strange aura emitted by the ferocious eyeballs inside was enough to drive ordinary people crazy.
He skillfully took out his staff and pointed it at Eight-cloud Ink and Louise. At the same time, the guards guarding the mansion rushed into the hall and surrounded Eight-cloud Ink and Louise.
"Who are you!?"
Mott Hulk frowned as he looked at the two people in front of him.
His gaze kept involuntarily glancing at the crack under Eight-cloud Ink.
The strange crack gave him a terrible feeling.
Louise patted her bare chest and let out a long sigh of relief. She rolled her eyes at Eight-cloud Ink and then knelt on one knee in front of Marquis Mott Hulk.
Her father was a duke, but Louise was not.
So even if her father's status was higher than Mott Hulk's, she still had to show due respect when facing Mott Hulk alone.
However, Louise did not dare to force Eight-cloud Ink to do the same.
"Nice to meet you, Marquis. I am Louise Francis Lu Braun du La Valliere."
"Vallier?"
Hearing this family name, Marquis Mott Hulk's expression relaxed a little. He waved his hand to signal the guards around him to put away their weapons.
Then, Marquis Mott Hulk turned around and sat on the sofa.
"You are from Duke Vallier's family?"
"Louise is my father's third daughter. I deeply apologize for trespassing into your mansion without permission."
"So you are Duke Vallier's third daughter? Louise … I have heard of you, Louise of Zero. "
Louise's face stiffened slightly.
"Tell me, why did you barge into my place in the middle of the night? If it is not something serious, I will report this to Aosman and punish you. "
Even if the two families had been on good terms for generations, Marquis Mott Hulk's dignity could not be violated.
On the side, Shesta just stared at Eight-cloud Ink with fear in her heart.
[Why … Why are Miss Louise and Mr. Yakumo here? Could it be —]
A glimmer of hope rose in her heart.
However, looking at Louise and Mott Hulk who were in the middle of a negotiation, Shesta could not interrupt at all.
Even if the two were discussing who she belonged to.
This was the tragedy of a commoner.
"Huh? You're saying that you took a fancy to Shaesta first? "
"Yes."
Louise nodded and glanced at Eight-cloud Ink next to her.
"I hope Marquis Hulk can uphold the virtue of nobility and return Shesta to me."
"Tsk …"
Mott Hulk smacked his lips.
Mott Hulk felt that it was a pity to give up this delicious little maid.
But if he became enemies with the Valier family because of this, it would not be worth it.
After weighing the pros and cons in his heart, Mott Hulk snorted.
"Since you've taken a fancy to him first, I won't snatch away someone else's love."
"Thank you, Marquis Hulk!"
⑧
"Um, Miss Louise, Mr. Yakumo … Thank you."
After leaving the Marquis' mansion, Shesta thanked the two in a low voice.
"No need to thank me. Since I took you from Mott Hulk, you are my personal maid from now on, understand?"
Louise pouted and snorted.
"Really, if it wasn't for Yakumo's request, I wouldn't want to come …"
Eight-cloud Ink reached out and patted Louise's head, then laughed at the little girl who was throwing a tantrum.
"Don't touch my head, I won't grow tall!"
"Hehe …"
"Don't laugh!"
"Okay, okay, it's late, let's hurry back to the academy."
With that, Eight-cloud Ink waved her hand and opened a gap.
"No!"
Louise quickly hid behind Shesta, who did not know what was going on.
"I don't want to go to that kind of place again, it's too scary!"
"Tsk …"
Looking at Eight-cloud Ink and Louise fighting, the relaxed Shesta could not help but laugh.
[Thank you, Mr. Yakumo, Miss Louise.]
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