I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 278, Section 1.20: Jill's Troubles

"Good morning." Mu Yegui opened the door and saw the young boy, Jill, pushing a food cart and about to knock.

Wearing a gray shirt over a black vest, with neatly combed golden hair, Gil's exquisite and beautiful face made him look more like a pampered young master than a personal male servant.

A pair of fair, pointed ears were faintly visible beneath her golden, tousled hair, now tinged with a slight blush.

He glared at Mu Yegui and said reluctantly, "Your breakfast."

Judging from his appearance, he had only come obediently after being ordered by Sher.

Originally, Mu Yegui was only in the King City to conveniently purchase some intelligence, since only the taverns in the King City could provide the most comprehensive information, so she had no other choice but to come.

That day, after looking at the rankings, she felt the light dim, and when she looked up, she saw Sher standing in front of her, smiling and looking at her.

She didn't tell Sher about her trip to the royal city, but he easily spotted her and, without causing any commotion, took her back to the castle in a carriage.

Unable to refuse Sher, she had no choice but to stay there for about three days.

During that time, Jill's expression changed three times: from anger to ignoring her and then to reluctance.

This is understandable, given that the two don't have many good memories together.

At their first meeting, Mu Yegui broke Jill's kneecap, threatened him, and held a sword to his neck.

On their second meeting, the two got into a fight, and she then framed him.

There are absolutely no happy memories, so the fact that Jill didn't immediately attack is actually quite a good thing.

"Why are you looking at me like that! I wouldn't have come if it weren't for the adults' orders!" Jill glared angrily at Mu Yegui, adding as if trying to cover something up.

"I didn't say anything," Mu Yegui said softly, shaking her head.

The door was wide open, and they stepped aside to let Jill push the food cart in.

After Jill placed all the breakfast on the table, she stood to the side, determined not to leave until Mu Yegui had eaten.

"My master instructed me to watch you finish eating before I can leave. Even though I don't want to be a male servant, we haven't found a suitable replacement yet, so I have to fill in temporarily," Jill explained to Mu Yegui with a cold expression.

"I can go out by myself..."

“No, the master said it’s too dangerous. You absolutely cannot leave here,” Jill refused.

Clearly, Sher intends to imprison Mu Ye again. There's no real danger; even if she enters the instance, unless the rules are intentionally weakened, she's absolutely safe. Moreover, her privilege is that the rules are nullified. Even if the rules wanted to weaken her abilities, they would be completely nullified by her privilege.

Therefore, danger is just an excuse.

Sher simply didn't want Mu Yegui to leave.

“You can have Sher come and talk to me in person,” Mu Yegui said, picking up a knife and cutting off a piece of meat.

“…My lord is very busy!” Jill paused for a moment, then seemed to have thought of some excuse, and said…

That's just an excuse. I always replied instantly when we chatted before. How come she didn't know I was busy?
She clearly didn't want to see Mu Yegui, afraid that she would soften her heart and be led astray by him.

Sher's little scheme was easy to guess, but even if you figured it out... there was nothing you could do if you couldn't see him in person. "May we go to the garden?" Mu Yegui looked up, gazing quietly at Jill with his clear silver eyes, and asked softly.

"No, no! I can only stay in the room," Jill quickly shook her head, refusing.

The next second, the knife in Mu Yegui's hand snapped in two. Her cold, lifeless silver eyes remained fixed on Jill, their depths as still as an unfathomable pool, reflecting nothing. Her face was expressionless, and she said nothing.

Jill: "..." He was a little flustered. Could you please stop looking at him like that?

"Is it not allowed?" Mu Yegui looked at Jill and asked again.

“Okay…” Jill managed to say, inwardly weeping. She was doomed; she had no way to explain herself to Sher. Why hadn’t he insisted a little longer?!
This guy in front of me must be too terrifying!

definitely is!

It's definitely not because he's a coward!!!

Breakfast ended in Jill's heart-pounding fear. The moment he stepped out of the room, he felt completely exhausted. His legs were so weak that he staggered a few times before taking a deep breath, straightening his posture, and pushing the cart into the kitchen.

About thirty minutes later.

He stood hesitantly at the study door, unsure whether he should go in or not.

He was incredibly conflicted because he had agreed to Mu Yegui's request without Xie Er's orders. Although it was out of fear, being a coward was still being a coward, especially since his previous two confrontations with Mu Yegui had ended badly.

'Knock knock knock,' Jill knocked on the door and said softly, 'My lord... I have something to report...'

The door was opened gently, and a silver-haired man with a high ponytail opened it. His handsome face was adorned with a confident and sunny smile, and his sea-blue eyes were fixed on Gil. He smiled and said, "I was just talking about you with the master, and here you are. What a coincidence."

"Knight Gafar, so do you know who I am?" Not calling his name meant that Gafar did not recognize him and was simply testing him to deduce who he was.

This face-blind knight is quite something; no one has discovered that he can't actually recognize other people's faces. Perhaps it's because his attitude is so matter-of-fact that no one has ever questioned it.

Jafar paused for a moment, scanning Gil with his sea-blue eyes, before finally focusing on the pale, pointed ears that were slightly obscured by his blond hair.

“Jill,” he said with certainty.

With blond hair and pointed ears, and being so close to Duke Sher, he was the only person like that in the entire castle.

Giles, the chief administrator of the Duke of Sher.

Jill: "..." Next time he'll dye his hair like the Jealous Lord and see if he can still recognize him!

Gil reached out and pushed Jafar aside, then went inside, crying out in a pitiful voice, "My lord, I accidentally agreed to His Highness's request to go to the garden!" Her attitude was just like that of a bullied little girl.

Sher subconsciously rubbed his temples. Although he had long known that Jill was a soft-hearted person and easily led by the nose by Mu Yegui, he did not expect it to happen so quickly.

It was just a simple request for him to deliver breakfast, and something went wrong. Couldn't you be a little more assertive when it comes to serious business?
"I'm sorry!!" Jill apologized, her face full of remorse.

Sher sighed softly and said, "Let her be happy, as long as she doesn't leave the castle grounds."

(End of this chapter)