After enduring threats from the Second Prince for a while, Floria could finally leave her room.

“I didn’t want to come here, and my ears are itching like crazy.”

Constantly hearing vulgar remarks, it reached the point where blood almost oozed from her ears. Thinking about Floria, who twisted her lips as if finding it amusing to hear the Second Prince say he couldn’t guarantee what the vicious First Prince would do, came to mind.

Her expression seemed to say it’s okay for me to die at the hands of the First Prince.

‘No, why did the First Prince’s palace accept the documents, anyway?’

There were almost no palace residents who wished to transfer to the First Prince’s palace. Even on the rare occasion that someone who admired him applied, it was said that the acceptance rate for the documents was extremely low. It seemed to be because of the closed nature of the First Prince’s personality. So, although I had secretly hoped for my documents to be rejected, it seemed like Floria’s sister played a role in it.

‘Perhaps because she’s Floria’s sister.’

Well, my position does stimulate curiosity.

“No, it won’t work. I have to go to the detached building immediately.”

The only way to avoid the lunatic and the perverted son was to find the source of the fairy.

Preparing myself to dig into the soil of the detached building, at that moment, I heard someone calling my name.

“Reneolla Violet!”

Turning my head at the voice, a maid spoke to me with an annoyed expression.

“The ladies are calling you. Please come to the star room.”

I sighed heavily as I watched the maid turning away after delivering the message.

Darn it, I was just tormented by the Second Prince until now.

“What nonsense are they up to again?”

I shook my head and moved my feet.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and wash without delay.”

When I remained silent, Eilin, with a triumphant expression, tapped my foot.

It was a childish act, but sometimes, childish behavior seemed to work.

Today, kneeling in front of her and bowing down to her seemed to hurt my pride. But what could I do? It was better to quickly get through this and go to the detached building.

I kneeled in front of Eilin. When I rolled up my sleeves, Eilin looked down at me with a smug expression.

“I’ve been wearing shoes all day, so I’m tired. My feet seem swollen. Please wash them clean.”

Since our worst first meeting, the maids occasionally bothered me with ridiculous tricks. It wasn’t as bad as being openly mistreated, thanks to Floria’s plea for me to be treated well. However, they occasionally called me in and interrogated me, which seemed to be due to my awareness that I didn’t criticize Floria. I had hoped that the maids would at least grumble at me a little more openly in front of Floria.
Hot as a dog’s nose? No, it’s lukewarm. However, standing up to them would only prolong the time spent with them.

“Shall I fetch it again?”

“Why are you saying the obvious? Go quickly and bring it again!”

Judging by their expressions, it seemed that at least one more time, I would have to fetch it. This is probably why they called me to the bathroom in the distant star room.

I sighed and stood up.

As expected, after making me take seven useless steps, Eilin, satisfied, entrusted her foot to me.

Still, she seemed worried that I might try some trickery. It was reasonable for them to think that way, as I never yielded to them during these situations.

‘Always doing this without finding my own advantage, I don’t even know why I bother.’

Once, when Eilin asked me to assist her in bathing and deliberately grabbed my underwear, I pretended to accidentally drink water through my nose.

After that incident, they didn’t ask me to do such things, and Eilin seemed to believe that there would be no problem with my feet.

But today, I didn’t have time. Unlike usual, when I quietly washed my feet, Eilin, who usually looked puzzled, suddenly smiled with an understanding expression.

“You’re going to the First Prince’s palace?”

“Princess Floria treated you so well, and now you’re betraying her. That’s why people say it’s useless to treat someone well.”

Rena, who always got along well with Eilin, teased her.

“I didn’t like the way you carried yourself arrogantly as a maid, but now that there’s no need for you, it feels refreshing. Don’t you think so, Rena?”

“Well, she’s going because she wants to. She has to be accepted by the First Prince’s palace. She might end up coming back here again.”

“That’s true. And even if she goes to the First Prince’s palace, how long do you think she’ll last? His Highness, the First Prince, won’t let this arrogant maid go unpunished.”

“Right. I heard that last time, His Highness, the First Prince, cut off the head of the kitchen chef who brought him a carrot.”

“Really? Is that true?”

What? Seriously?

I gasped and held my breath. Cutting off someone’s head for such a reason. I clicked my tongue at the cruel nature of the First Prince.

Soon, a sense of impending doom swept over me. I decided to go back to my room immediately and read the information that Karl gave me.