The Duke stared solemnly at the intelligence note that Reyna had sent.

“Sir Arthur has a preference for mushrooms.”

“…….”

The Duchess was sitting on the sofa, her face reddening in anger, grumbling.

“Do they think they can toy with people like this? ……Am I a joke?!”

“…….”

Teacher Lorenson was checking her pulse and blood pressure next to her, and Mrs. Hurst handed her a cool cup of water.

“…….”

Reyna.

The maid who is currently playing the role of Arthur’s wife instead of Christina.

The Duke, Antonio Julius, had remembered the maid’s name for a while now.

Since the moment he resuscitated Julius who was in a crisis due to ‘that article’ in the newspaper.

“Lady Christina visits the homes of war veterans with Sir Arthur, belatedly revealed and becomes a hot topic!”

“I didn’t know that she was Lady Christina.”

“She came with Sir Arthur, and was crying quietly from behind…….”

“…….”

A few days ago, when his slap on the cheek of a knight named Lionel had escalated, Julius’s reputation was on the verge of plummeting.

The event that had a more decisive impact on Julius’s resurrection than the ‘interview with Arthur’ that Julius had painfully obtained while bleeding profusely was that event.

The visit to the families of war veterans by ‘Lady Christina’ was belatedly revealed and became a hot topic.

“…….”

She was crying behind Arthur visiting the families of war veterans?

If it were Christina, that wouldn’t be a plausible thing to say.

It left a deep impression on the Duke.

Thanks to that maid being by Arthur’s side, he had gained an unexpected benefit.

The maid behaved much better than his own daughter.

As a result, the Duke’s evaluation of Reyna had been favorable.

Perhaps the evaluation of the soninlaw involved in the government by the fatherinlaw is the worst in the world.

At first, he was embarrassed and angry, but now he even thought it was fortunate that it was her Arthur was involved with.

At least now, it was more reliable for that maid to pretend to be Christina by Arthur’s side.

She wouldn’t cause a major accident at least as much as her life was precious.

It was a sensitive time, and his daughter was reckless and certainly not careful.

To be honest, the Duke even wanted to keep the role of Christina to that maid a little longer if she did this.

Until his position as his predecessor is stabilized and Julius’s reputation becomes solid, just a little more.

“…….”

Also, he wanted to fix his daughter’s temper.

He would have done so if it weren’t for the Crown Prince or Lord Rembrandt.

The Duke quietly looked at the intelligence note that ‘maid Reyna’ had brought.

“Sir Arthur has a preference for mushrooms.”

“…….”

In the unconscious mind of the Duke, a vague expectation was born that she would do something plausible and valuable.

She was a useful child.

Much more than his own daughter.

The Duke mumbled softly as he looked at the note intently.

“……Does this have some other meaning?”

The Duchess, who had been grumbling with excitement, looked at him sharply while holding her head.

“What other meaning, what other meaning!”

“…….”

The Duke opened his eyes thin and said,

“Think of a reason to pick and eat mushrooms.”

I was about to scream, “Do I have to worry about the reason why that bastard son is picky about mushrooms!” but the Duke cut in.

“Does he have a serious allergy?”

“!”

For a moment, the Duchess’s eyes widened.

The Duke muttered, looking at the note while stroking his chin,

“Having an allergy that could potentially be lifethreatening would certainly be a big weakness.”

“!”

As the Duchess’s eyes changed at his words, the Duke looked at the Duchess with a sigh.

“……But thanks to you, Arthur would suspect that that maid is watching him, so if he has such an allergy, he will try not to be caught.”

“……!”

The Duke continued as if he was becoming more convinced by his own words.

“So there’s no way she can confirm whether it’s an allergy or not. She can only observe.”

Eventually, the Duke pointed to the note on the table, confidently concluding,

“She sent this message to say that there is a possibility that Arthur has a mushroom allergy and to check.”

“!”

The Duke propped up his chin meaningfully.

And this content…

“Sir Arthur has a preference for mushrooms.”

“Perhaps they wrote it this way to make it safe even if the note were found,” Kevrant pondered.

“!”

The Duke admired the meticulousness of Marina’s strategy.

Isn’t she a genius of espionage?

If it really is a severe mushroom allergy, that would be valuable information.

Of course, it might not be a serious enough allergy to be a crucial weakness…

But if Marina noticed Arien avoiding mushrooms within a week,

And speculated that there might be an allergy and asked us to confirm Arien’s allergy,

Then this maid had made a considerable achievement in a short period.

Even in a hostile environment where everyone around her is aware of her espionage activities.

Observation skills. Excellent insight. Meticulous work.