I Was Reborn as the Female Antagonist's Servant Chapter 22 – Hidden Book

I didn’t expect to be chased out like this.

After the princess told to leave, I tried to explain several tis that I was only doing my job. But instead of getting a positive response, I received the opposite. She said she could be alone, then told to leave again. Seeing her like that, I could only leave her room with my head bowed.

I let out a long sigh. Who would want soone they just t barging into their room anyway? Especially since she seed to hate from her expression just now.

Amidst my complaints, I heard the door behind —just to my left—begin to open. I turned toward it. A mont later, the princess stepped out, glancing at briefly before looking ahead. She was already dressed in an all-black gown. Without saying a word, she quickened her pace. My eyes followed her retreating figure until she disappeared into the long corridor. I had no idea where she was going—the mansion was far too large to guess.

But it seems, My lady is going to the dining room.

Once My Lady had left, I slipped back into her room. I still had my duties to fulfill. Inside, I tidied her jewelry table and opened the rooftop door to let fresh air in. I inhaled the cold breeze for a mont, resting one hand on the railing, before returning to my work.

While I was cleaning My lady’s room, there was a knock from outside. The knock sounded slow, unlike the Head Butler’s knock. My steps began to move, towards the door in front. Once in front of the door, I opened it slightly—creating a gap where only half of my body was visible.

My eyes widened when I saw who was standing outside. A female servant stood there—tall enough that I had to look up at her. She bowed slightly. In her hands was a white sheet, likely ant to replace My Lady’s current one. We stared at each other for a few seconds before she finally spoke.

"I... I was ordered by the Head Butler to help with your work."

I blinked a few tis. "Ah... yes, please co in, Servant sister."

I opened one of the door leaves wide. I took a few steps back, giving her room to pass. When her face just entered and looked inside, her eyes imdiately narrowed. I, who was confident in the results of my work, smiled while putting both hands on my waist.

"Hm~ hm~ she must be surprised by my work!"

For a few monts, Servant sister was silent, not believing the results of my work.

She looked at near the door. "Wow... your work is very, very, very... clean, huh?"

After she said that, her gaze looked around. The more she looked at the room I cleaned, the more her eyes narrowed. She glanced at .

"Hey, you. I want to ask sothing."

I looked at her. "...Of course, you can, Servant sister."

My head tilted slightly. What’s with her?

She looked back ahead. "Alright."

She began to put the white sheet she was holding on the bed, then she walked to one side, near the bathroom door. She pointed to sothing near the door fra, while looking back at .

"The princess’s face jewelry... why is it here?"

I looked at it. There, there were neatly arranged various kinds of facial jewelry equipnt blocking the bathroom door.

I stroked the back of my neck, avoiding looking at her. "Ah... maybe I just misplaced it. Hahaha..."

Her eyebrow raised. "Alright."

She walked back towards the rooftop, then she pointed to so clothes hanging there.

"...Then what is this? Why are there clothes hanging here?"

I increasingly avoided contact with her. "Well... that’s... because..."

She let out a long sigh, then looked at near the door while squinting. "You... you’re not good at this, are you?"

My body jolted, my eyes widened. "That..." I took a short breath. "Alright. Yes, I’m not good at this, Servant Sister."

She sighed shortly. "If you’re not good at sothing, just say it. Being honest is more important than pretending to be able to."

The words she gave went straight into my heart. I lowered my gaze, my grip tightened.

"Alright."

She looked at again, sighed slightly, before standing up—cleaning up the mistakes I made. While she was taking the clothes hanging outside, she looked back at .

"...Aren’t you going to help?"

My eyes widened, turning towards her again. "Ah... y-yes."

I imdiately moved to help her clean the princess’s room. Every ti I did sothing wrong, she imdiately told the right thing. There she not only helped , but also taught many things to take care of a room.

Looking at the room reminded of my old one in the previous world. I had been terrible at keeping things tidy—I used to throw everything carelessly onto the floor. Whether I liked it or not, that bad habit would have to change in this world.While we were cleaning My Lady’s room, she seed silent looking at . I returned her gaze that had been stuck on .

"...What’s wrong, Servant Sister?"

She jolted, then stroked the back of her neck. "Ah, nothing. It’s just, you seem very brave to beco that princess’s personal maid. Even though, you could ask the Duke for a suggestion, to beco a maid that has nothing to do with her—Ah! It doesn’t an I have a problem with the princess or sothing, okay!"

Seeing her like that, my eyes could only widen. What she said is true. I could ask the Duke for a suggestion or consideration like that. But...

I looked down again, carrying out my duties again. A thin smile appeared on my face. "...If I did that, it would be the sa as running away from responsibility, Servant Sister. The Duke bought for one reason—to beco his daughter’s personal maid. If I followed your suggestion, wouldn’t that an betraying the trust he placed in ? And..."

I jolted. Ah. I forgot that my body is still ten years old!

I looked at her again. "I-I don’t an it like that! I an... that’s..."

"Yes. What you said is true," she interrupted.

My eyes widened once again. "...Eh?"

Her gaze now seed to be downcast. She continued her work. It seed she wouldn’t ask further about my overly mature words.

I took a short breath. "That’s a relief."

When I was with Uncle El, I still had a reason for my skill in playing chess. But what about this? I don’t know what to answer.

I looked back at Servant sister who was busy cleaning the dust in the room. She seed to sneeze a few tis, before continuing her work.

My eyes narrowed. ’But, why do almost all the maids here seem to avoid, My Lady, huh?’

I was silent for a mont, looking at Servant Sister who was still busy with her work. ...Should I try to ask, huh?

"...By the way—"

She looked at who was behind her. "You. You’re done with your work, right?"

I could only nod. "Ah, yes. Done."

The dust that fell down, made her sneeze before speaking again. "If you’re done, quickly remove the old sheet, and replace it with the new sheet on the bed there."

I looked at the sheet on the bed, before finally answering, "Ah, yes."

My steps began to walk to the bed. Arriving there, I removed the old sheet before replacing it with the new one. ut just as I was about to replace it, sothing made pause. There, beneath the fabric, lay a leather-bound book. I didn’t know what it was, but it felt like sothing important to My Lady.

I put the book aside first—precisely on the table where the bedside lamp was located, before replacing it with the new sheet. After I finished installing it, Servant Sister seed to call . I fulfilled her call, until now, we were already inside the princess’s bathroom. She seed to want to show sothing before she left.

She pointed to sothing under the copper bathtub. "Hey, you. Look at this."

I squatted down, focusing my gaze on the place she pointed to. There, there was a hole covered by a cover with the sa material.

"When the Princess finishes bathing, you have to unplug this hole to drain the water inside. Because this is one of your duties as her personal maid from now on. Do you understand?"

I nodded, softly.

She sighed shortly, before finally she stood up. "Alright. Because it seems you already know about your duties now, I will go to carry out my next duty."

After she said that, she left the bathroom—towards the exit door. Arriving at the exit door, she seed to bow briefly once, I returned it as well, before finally she left and disappeared into the vast hallway.

I swallowed my saliva. I went back inside, closing the princess’s room again. I walked slowly, towards the table where the book I had just gotten from replacing the new sheet was located.

I took the book.

My tight tie, I pulled it, trying to loosen it. "...Alright."

I started opening the contents of the book. My eyes widened, when I saw the contents inside. "What is this?"