Evenel returned to the room to find Lia waiting anxiously, immediately coming over to ask.
“How did it go, Miss?”
She explained everything in detail, from awakening her ability to living in Karies due to it. Lia couldn’t hide her surprise either.
“So that’s why your eyes changed like that.”
“Yes. And considering various situations, I judged that it’s better to stay in Karies.”
“But facing the demons. It’s too dangerous.”
To Lia’s eyes, it looked like nothing more than cornering Evenel. There was no guarantee that it wouldn’t happen in Karies either.
“It’s worth staying here enough to take that risk. So, I’ll ask you one last time, Lia. What do you want to do? If you wish, you can leave Karies.”
She had no intention of involving Lia. If she wanted, she was thinking of making a deal with Shuher somehow so that she could leave this place.
But as soon as Evenel finished speaking, Lia shook her head. She had already made up her mind as well.
“My place is by your side, Miss. Please let me be with you.”
“Alright.”
Evenel nodded her head instead of refusing. Deep down, she had hoped Lia would stay.
She felt she would be able to endure this place if she had at least one ally. It felt like being with Aran somehow.
“You know that living in Karies as one of Aodin’s people is not going to be easy. You know why, don’t you?”
Lia could not be unaware. The voice screaming for her to die when chased by the demon was still vivid.
But it must have been even more harsh for Evenel. How could she leave her alone?
“I’ve already decided. Miss, you just focus on your business. I’ll serve you with all my best.”
“Thank you. It’s really reassuring.”
The two finally looked at each other and smiled.
‘Yes, I’m not alone.’
Physical time didn’t matter much to Evenel, even though she had not been with Lia for long. Having someone who unconditionally believed in her was so reassuring.
Then, a middleaged woman entered the room, followed by a maid.
“I heard you will be staying here from today. I greet you, I am Emil Perive, the chief maid of the Imperial Palace.”
“Oh, I ask for your favor.”
“Please speak comfortably, Evenel.”
Evenel, being someone born and raised in the Eastern Courteous Land, found it not so easy to casually speak to an adult.
“How can I……”
“You must do so, of course. The same goes for the maids working in the palace.”
Emil said so firmly that she had no choice but to nod her head. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and there was no help for it as the rules here demanded so.
Otherwise, it seemed like these people would have trouble unnecessarily.
“Alright. But what about Lia?”
“Lia will work as a maid in the Imperial Palace from today. Jena will help her get used to it.”
At Emil’s glance, Jena, standing behind, bowed her head.
“Jena Luan. I ask for your favor, Evenel.”
“Take care.”
“Jena, lead Lia to where she will be staying from now on.”
“Yes, chief maid.”
Evenel watched Lia leave with a worried look until the last moment. What would the other maids think of her?
Emil watched Evenel, not missing a beat, and as their eyes met, she asked with a polite voice as if something had happened.
“If you have any questions, please feel free to inquire.”
“Is there anything I should be careful about? After all, this is His Majesty’s palace.”
“You must not enter the top floor where His Majesty’s bedroom and private space are, other than that, you are fine.”
Evenel did not find Emil’s businesslike and stiff attitude that bad. Unlike the people she had met so far, she did not show hostility outright.
“If you need anything, just pull that cord. And…”
Emil handed over what he had been holding to her, and a flush came to Evenel’s face as soon as she saw the item.
“This is…….”
“It’s an item that His Majesty asked me to deliver.”
“I’ve been waiting for it anyway.”
He had prepared a revolver along with a holster that could fit around the waist, and plenty of bullets.
“Do you need anything else?”
“I need a set of clothes to wear during training; can you get that for me?”
Emil could not figure her out, as the item was far from what a typical noble lady would desire.
From hesitating to speak to requesting unexpected items like guns and training uniforms.
He had heard about the situation in Aodin, but she was still a noble lady of the Istella Duke’s family.
But she skilfully concealed her expression and replied.
“I’ll prepare it right away. Please rest comfortably.”
“Just a moment.”
Evenel hastily stopped Emil.
“Do you have something special to say?”
She cautiously broached the subject as he waited for her to speak.
“I have something to say about Lia.”
At the mention of Lia, Emil’s eyes fell. It was clear that he was asking for a favor for someone he cherished.
It was an action he could never allow as someone who had worked as a steward in the royal palace for a long time.
At the moment he was about to firmly say that it must not happen, Evenel continued her words.
The Villainous Demon Lord Laid an Egg for Her (Female-Dominated)
Several months after transmigrating into a book, Yu Wu found herself facing the demon lord Li You, who could no longer conceal his dragon horns. With one hand on her aching waist and the other gripping a sharp sword, she stared at him.
The demon lord’s eyes were red with fury:
“This is all your doing! Today, I won’t rest until I kill you!”
Yu Wu rubbed her temples. Putting aside the taboo against bloodshed during pregnancy, wasn’t it this very man who willingly walked into her trap that day?!
Warnings:
- Male pregnancy.
- Height ratios are set to mirror typical male-female height proportions.
- Characters include a foot-loving demon lord and an eldest daughter from an immortal family’s concubine lineage.
