On Sunday morning, Mr. Harvey, the butler of Fragrant Manor, and the hired staff met Miss Helene, a beautiful woman with long black hair. They all "remembered" that their employer's personal maid had been unable to attend yesterday's dinner because of seasickness, which was why they were only formally meeting her now.
However, although she was called a maid, seeing how highly Mr. Brain regarded her, Harvey and the others did not dare truly treat her as one.
Only the guide, Winter, found it somewhat strange. Such a beautiful lady had traveled with him, yet he had not noticed her at all yesterday...
However, he quickly explained it away by imagining that he had been wholeheartedly serving Mr. Brain, so he had not paid attention to anyone else.
This so-called Miss Helene was naturally Helene. While dutifully Acting as a "maid," she looked at Abner, who was leading the guide out through the gates, with a somewhat complicated expression.
When she had signed the Notarized Document last night, she had learned that the terrifying man was actually the famous Hero Detective, Abner Braine!
Come to think of it, when she had read all kinds of stories to Tracy aboard the Black Death, she had even told stories about this Detective whose experiences were rather legendary... Back then, she never could have dreamed that she would fall into his hands and be forced to become his maid...
It even made her feel as though she were having an absurd dream.
No... Haven't all the things I've experienced been this absurd? A year ago, how could I have imagined that I would have that kind of relationship with the Vice Admiral of Ailment...?
With a sigh, the newly appointed "personal maid," Miss Helene, stopped letting her thoughts run wild and began the