I Became the Maid of the Lout Prince

That evening, Harold called for me.

It wasn’t particularly strange for a father-in-law to request his daughter-in-law’s presence, but the reason he was seeking me out definitely was.

"Dear daughter-in-law."

"…Yes, Father."

"Ahem. There’s something I wanted to ask you. Would you mind sparing me a moment?"

"……."

What the hell was this suspicious reaction?

No matter how I looked at him, Harold felt different from usual. Normally, when he spoke to me, he was shameless and blunt, no matter the situation.

But now? He was clearly restless, as if he had committed some kind of wrongdoing against me.

"…Yes, Father."

Not that I was in a position to refuse a conversation with Harold, anyway.

As Ethan’s father, he wasn’t someone I wanted to get on the bad side of.

Even with the succession ceremony coming up, he was still the Duke. And even after passing down his title, his status as a Sword Master and one of the Empire’s Three Swords wouldn’t disappear.@@novelbin@@

With that in mind, I followed Harold to a table in the garden, where we sat down for a private conversation.

• The heads or representatives of vassal houses associated with the Blackwood family.
• Representatives from neighboring territories.
• An elderly knight, likely a war comrade of Harold’s.
• An old magician, presumably with ties to Tanasia.

• Getmwa Joshegiquat, the Hero.
• Seraphine, the Crown Prince(ss).
• Cerista, the Saintess.
• Silena, the Shrine Maiden.
• Natalie, the Swift Sword & Thomas, the Guardian.
• Luke, the Shadow.
• Prince Antonio.
• Agnes, the legitimate heir of the Elizabeth family, the next Red Tower Master, and current Deputy Tower Master. (If you don’t address her titles correctly in an official setting, she’ll throw a fit.)

• A Lady from the Evergarden family.
• The next tribal chief of the Barbaracus Clan and his wife.
• Holy Knights from my time in Ermia.
• And for some reason, a certain rival-wannabe I’d last seen at the Imperial Palace.