Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation(Vol 5)

Vol 5/Chapter 24: The Professional Head Maid

"We're here!" the butler announced. We finally reached the reception room. It was empty for now. The three of us sat down, and soon Lady Altima came in.

She looked about 40 or 50 years old, with a pretty face and a fancy noble dress. She had clearly dressed up before coming. As soon as she entered, she frowned and asked us, "So, which one of you is in charge?"

Though her words weren't very polite, she was still quite well-mannered for the mistress of the house.

"It's me!" I stood up right away and sat across from her. I had wanted to reveal my angel identity from the start, but I decided to test the waters first. So I deepened my voice and pointed at Cyra, explaining, "We switched roles mainly for safety. That's why he's pretending to be the driver."

Cyra's mouth twitched a bit. She seemed to want to remind me of something but held back because of the situation.

"Haha, no worries, I understand! I don't really care about that. I just hope we can have a nice chat," Altima said unexpectedly, opening her fan and laughing. Then she clapped her hands. The door opened again and some maids came in, bringing us tea, water, and fancy snacks.

This was good treatment! After serving tea, the other maids left. Only the shortest one at the front stayed. She looked like a young girl of about 10 years old. She stood straight behind Altima with her hands behind her back, eyes lowered, not even glancing at us. Seeing this, the mistress quickly introduced her.

"This is the head maid of our mansion. She takes care of me best, and I can hardly be without her. You don't mind if she stays with me, do you?"

"Of course not..."

I didn't mind at all. My attention was on the snacks on the table. There were several I'd never seen before, and I wanted to try them. But Cyra suddenly poked my waist and whispered in my ear.

"Hey, don't you think there's something odd about that head maid? She looks so familiar. I'm sure I've seen her somewhere!"

"Huh?"

Her words made me pause. Could we meet someone we know in such a remote place? I looked at the maid again carefully.

Indeed, though the head maid always kept her head down, hiding her face, I noticed her light element aura was very different from normal people. If she wasn't a highly skilled light mage, then she could only be...

"Elder Gwendolyn?!"

I suddenly remembered and blurted out. Her small figure and chubby short legs had left a deep impression on me before!

Elder Gwendolyn was one of the three great elders of the angel race, and she often lived in the human world! If I hadn't been distracted by the snacks earlier, I would have recognized her right away.

"..."

But the head maid didn't respond to my call. She stood still behind Altima, as if the name I called had nothing to do with her. This situation confused me. Why wasn't she answering? Had I made a mistake?

"Hehe, looks like you were right. They really are angels!" Altima covered her mouth and laughed again. She elbowed Gwendolyn behind her and kept urging, "Hey, why don't you say something? Your people have come all this way here. Shouldn't you welcome them properly?"

"Didn't we already welcome them?" Elder Gwendolyn still didn't raise her head, refusing coldly. "My main job here is head maid, and a very professional one. Angel business usually has nothing to do with me. These two probably came here on some mission. Unless Elara tells me directly, there's no need for me to get involved! As for their fake Koromidos merchant identities, you can ignore that and just kick them out!"