episode_0444

“Princess Mezlen said she would accompany Professor Harold when he left.”

“… … Yes?”

“I told them to refrain from doing so because there was still some time left in business hours, but they were so stubborn… .”

“… It was almost over anyway, and I thought it would only lead to a fight if I tried to stop them, so I just told them to leave work. It was also right around the time when the last order had been received.”

“… Is that so?”

So, even if it was only an hour early, it would have been acceptable to leave work at that level.

Of course, it didn’t look good to see him leaving work early alone while everyone else was working hard, but I guess it’s okay to some extent.

In the first place, everyone else would have spent the holidays with their partner and gone to the Academy Festival, but Princess Mezlen couldn’t do that. Of course, it couldn’t be helped since she had a crush on someone.

It was such a shame to stop Mezlen from mustering up the courage to spend even an hour with the person she liked. … Of course, I would at least give her a light warning when she came back tomorrow.

“Okay, I understand. The princess will probably be going to work tomorrow, so I’ll tell you about it tomorrow. Thank you all for your hard work today.”

“Tomorrow was the last day? After tomorrow, this festival will be over.”

“I feel a little sad that it ended like this… .”

“Well, that’s the fun of a festival, so Seraphine and Luke are coming tomorrow, so we’ll all gather for real.”

“Thank you all for your hard work! See you all tomorrow!”

The members wrap up the fifth day of business with a final greeting while having such a conversation.

… It was the next morning that I learned that Princess Mezlen had not returned home to the VIP room the previous night.

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“Are you saying that Princess Mezlen…hasn’t returned home?”

“… Yes, Rosewood Young Lady. I, too, Sera Nu… Seraphine Nunie, also fell asleep a little late while waiting for her to return home, but Mezlen did not return home until the morning.”

“… … .”

Prince Antonio gives a slightly embarrassed answer when asked about Princess Mezlen, who did not show up until the very end even though it was time to leave for work in the morning.

Of course, even Seraphine, Princess Mezlen’s older sister, had a hardened expression on her face, seemingly bewildered by the current situation.

“Antonio and I thought we were late because we were attending a dinner party with you all… but unfortunately, that doesn’t seem to be the case.”

“Seraphine We wouldn’t be having a company dinner without you. We were planning on finishing work a little early today and going to a chicken place outside the academy… .”

“Ho, is there something wrong with Princess Mezlen…? Ma, if that’s the case, we should go and look for her quickly… .”

“… Well, maybe he just didn’t want to go to work and didn’t show up. Or maybe he was sleeping in for some silly reason that had nothing to do with what we were thinking.”

“… Mezlen, that kid tends to act a little selfishly. He also has a bad habit of leaving the bothersome work to others once he achieves his own goals. But I thought his temperament had improved a little recently, haa… .”

Prince Antonio and Seraphine, who have grown up watching Mezlen for a long time, are seen gossiping about the person in question with rather harsh evaluations.

In fact, if you look at the situation, the two people’s opinions were more credible. The reason Mezlen worked in this maid cafe for five days wearing a maid outfit was because she wanted to greet Harold herself.

“… … .”

“… … .”

However, since I and Gyeomjossegi knew what would happen at the end of the festival in the original, I couldn’t be reassured by what the two people said.

I thought that maybe the original story’s events could be recreated in a slightly different way than the original story.

‘The problem is that if I suddenly bring up the possibility that Princess Mezlen was kidnapped here, the atmosphere will only get weird.’

It might help rescue Mezlen now, but after the incident was over, he couldn’t withstand the question of ‘how did you know’.

The same goes for the prophecy warrior, Geumjeongjossegi. If he makes a vague guess about an event that did not happen in the original work because it is similar and is wrong, the credibility of his later statements will decrease.

“There’s no choice. Today, we have no choice but to do business without that kid. Anyway, since one is gone and two are coming in, things will be a lot easier.”

“Mezlen, Seraphine and I will give you a serious scolding later.”

“Ah, yes… .”

Meanwhile, the last day of business started off haphazardly, with Seraphine taking over the cashier position that was originally held by Mezlen.

The last business day of the Maid & Butler Cafe began before both the warrior and I had time to talk about Mezlen’s whereabouts.

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“… … .”

“… release.”

“… … .”

“… Release?”

“Yes, yes?!”

The moment when Ethan called my name in my ear, I was startled and flinched.

When I came to my senses in a hurry, I felt Ethan’s gaze from behind me, and Princess Raini and Lydia’s gaze from in front of me.

“Oh, sorry, sorry! Can I prepare a cafe latte and an egg tart for you?”

“… … .”

-Twitching.

“Yes?”

“… I’m sorry, but Princess Rainy requested milk tea and apple pie.”

“Ah, sorry, sorry! I’ll get it ready right away!”

I hastily underline and correct what I wrote, then copy and paste Lydia’s words, then bow my head and quickly leave.

And Ethan was watching me carefully and following me carefully.

“Release, are you okay? You’re making a lot of mistakes today.”

“… I’m sorry, Master Ethan.”

“You have nothing to apologize to me for… . If you’re tired, do you want to rest a bit?”

“… … .”

“Come to think of it, this is already the third time that Lilith has been to Princess Raini’s reception. And she usually looks after the overall operation of the cafe, almost like the head maid. It’s understandable that she’d be tired.”

-slap!

“Ah… .”

Ethan snatched the order form from my hand and took it to the kitchen with those words.

It happened so quickly and my mind was full of thoughts about Princess Mezlen, so I couldn’t react.

“One milk tea and one apple pie!”

“Yeah.”

“Okay~.”

The voices of the tea master and the cook returned from the kitchen in response to Ethan’s voice.

Even in a situation where Ethan was forced to take my job, my mind was in turmoil, not knowing what to do.

‘Common sense tells us that it would be difficult to proceed with the Demon Summoning Ritual without Seraphine. The ‘pure and noble princess’ blood, which is the material required for the summoning ritual, currently only flows through Seraphine.’

The First and Fourth Princesses are not noble because their mothers are commoners, and the Second Princess is not pure, so she is excluded from the conditions.

So, it was unlikely that the force that led Seraphine’s kidnapping in the original work would have kidnapped Mezlen, but even so, the timing was too perfect to be a coincidence.

The dark cult that destroyed the Auguste family may not have realized that Mezlen was an illegitimate daughter, or they may have used her, who was relatively easy to kidnap, to summon Seraphine.

If it was the latter, there would still be time to save her, but if it was the former, she had to hurry as much as possible. Perhaps Princess Mezlen, who had already lost too much blood, was in danger of losing her life.

‘It won’t work. Even if something like this happens later, let’s first find Princess Mezlen and think about it.’

With that thought in mind, he took out the ‘Whispering Leaf’ from his pocket and as soon as he thought of Princess Mezlen, he pointed in a certain direction and became tense.

The moment I was about to leave the maid cafe, making the excuse that I was going to go get some fresh air, the front door of the store opened and a familiar blonde girl came inside.

“Sorry, I’m going to go get some air… .”

-Drunk!

“Sorry, I’m sorry… . I, I’m late… .”

“… Mezlen?”

“Princess Mezlen?”

The appearance of the blonde princess in a maid outfit draws the attention of not only the cafe staff but also the customers.

It was the scene of Princess Mezlen, who appeared late, two hours after the start of business, and Seraphine quietly approaching her.

“Mezlen, what time is it now?”

“Sorry, I’m sorry, Sister Sarah… . Ha, I almost overslept… .”

“Late sleep? Where on earth did you sleep that you slept so late… .”

“… Sister, I think you should watch what you say.”

“… Sigh. Let’s go back and talk about what happened later today. ”

Seraphine, who couldn’t reveal publicly that the princess had been out overnight, hurriedly stopped questioning Antonio after hearing his words.

Next to her was Prince Antonio, who was teasing his younger sister for coming to work late, with a relieved smile on his face.

“Why did you go to work even now, Sister? If it were like the old Mezlen, I probably wouldn’t have even shown my face until closing time.”

“Uuuu… . You, are going too far, Antonio Brother… .”

… Well, I guess it’s okay now that I know you’re safe.

I don’t know where you slept last night, but seeing you make excuses about being late because you overslept really makes me feel like I was worrying for nothing and only ended up losing money.

As I was thinking about that, putting the whispering leaf in my hand back into my pocket and trying to focus on my maid duties, what caught my eye was a sight that was hard to believe even with my own eyes.

‘……crazy.’

The tip of the whispering leaf in his hand was still pointing tautly somewhere, facing a completely different direction from the Princess Mezlen before his eyes.