'That's poisoned wine.....'
While listening to the conversation between the two, my attention was focused on the glass the Grand Duke was holding.
The servant slowly poured the wine into the Grand Duke's glass, being careful not to accidentally spill it.
In contrast to his training in swordsmanship, the Grand Duke slender hand held a golden gglas.
The Grand Duke seemed to be about to drink wine at any moment.
"I guess you don't like the wine I prepared. It's a wine I had a hard time getting by asking His Majesty.... "
But who is Rienna!
When the Grand Duke did not willingly drink the wine, she expressed her disappointment and suggested that he drink it.
As soon as Riena mentioned the emperor, the Grand Duke's fine eyebrows furrowed.
Ferze and Callan did not get along very well.
This was because the emperor had no children, so the Grand Duke was the heir to the throne.
As an emperor, he naturally had no choice but to be wary of the Grand Duke.
The emperor's aides warned, "The Grand Duke is now working on subjugating the monster, but one day he will revolt."
Because Ferze was aware of the situation, his relationship with the emperor worsened.
Ferze smiled and asked Riena.
“His Majesty...?”
“Ah, yes. His Majesty gave it to you as a gift."
Riena looked into Ferze’s eyes while answering.
She often mentioned the emperor in case he got jealous, but today was a day when she had to be more careful.
Ferze, who held his glass elegantly, said with a subtle smile on his lips.
“Please tell His Majesty that I am grateful."
Ferze never thought the Emperor would give him wine as a gift instead of giving him poison.
Ferze seemed to think that the Emperor had always been wary of him and had sent him an inappropriate gift.
I thought he wouldn't drink because of the Grand Duke's nature of not deviating from the rules he set, but that was my mistake. For what reason could you refuse the wine that your fiancée prepared herself.
It is said that it was a gift from the Emperor, but from the Grand Duke's perspective, he could not avoid drinking wine.
I was anxious as I watched him, unable to imagine that the wine Riena had prepared was poisoned.
Ferze sighed and reached out to pick up the wine glass.
'You can't drink that!'
I murmured to myself, with an anxious face.
If you drink that, you can’t even pay me anymore!
Whether he knew my heart or not, the Grand Duke seemed to be already thirsty.
Is it because Riena brought up Callan and scratched Ferze inside.
He lightly turned the glass filled with wine and brought it to his mouth.
My heart began to burn at the sight of the Grand Duke looking like he was about to drink.
That's poison, poison! Riena is not the kind woman you think she is!
Before I could shout, Grand Duke Perze's mouth opened first.
“Let’s make a toast, Saintes.”
I stamped my feet and rushed at the Grand Duke.
The cup in his hand fell to the floor so easily that it was futile.
The moment the wine stained the red carpet, Riena wrinkled her face.
“What.....!”
Surprised by the sudden movement, Ferze’s eyes widened.
The Grand Duke grabbed my hand at once, perhaps thinking it was an assassination. It was because I suddenly jumped into his arms.
“Protect the saintes.”
Immediately the door opened and the knights rushed in.
They surrounded Riena in an instant. Riena was completely surrounded by the knights of the Grand Duchy.
Ferze, who turned around and confirmed that Riena was safe, came out again and made eye contact with me.
Hostility was visible in the Grand Duke's narrowed eyes.
“How dare you betray your master?”
The voice, which was not originally high, rang even lower.
The Grand Duke's gaze at me immediately became cold.
In the past, there was a situation where an assassin disguised himself as a maid and used a dagger to kill the Grand Duke, so it seemed like they thought I was an assassin sent by the emperor.
The corners of his mouth went up smoothly, and held a sneer.
“Is His Majesty going to show me something fun?”
"If you let go of this hand, I'll show you something more fun."
I meant it. I didn't want to meet the wrong owner and die.
Moreover, if the owner was a bad guy who took away money, he would have clapped his hands and run away..
I had to become the head maid of a powerful family and live a long life enjoying simple luxury, but I couldn't let the Grand Duke die hher
At the bold remark, the Archduke narrowed his eyes and immediately let go of my hand. And when his throat burned, he ordered the attendant to bring Chardone wine.
‘That tough guy!’
Ferze swallowed a sip of wine before I could stop him.
As soon as his red lips were soaked in wine, I looked at Ferze with despairing eyes.
I shouted loudly in a voice that was always small.
“Give me just one sip...!”
I know how he look at me. Even though I knew that, I had no choice but to desperately cry out for just one sip.
If you exceed the lethal dose, you will die, he may be deceived, but I wasn’t.
As a maid, I wasn’t immune to poison, but as an Grand Duke with strong mana and stamina, he would definitely have some immunity, if he just drank a little.
But why do I want to take poison on behalf of the Grand Duke?
The answer was because that poison was omnipotent poison, Rovette.
If a person with strong magic consumed it, their heart would stop, but if an ordinary person like me drank it, they could catch a cold or recover after being sick for a few days.
Of course, there are other side effects.
The only side effects that I know of are 0.01%, such as becoming old or becoming as small as a fairy....
In fact, wouldn't the odds of winning the lottery in this world be higher than in this one?
Obviously, it was annoying, so the original author must have roughly named the poisonous herb and randomly decided on the side effects.
Anyway, my plan was like this.
Instead of lying sick for a few days, she saves Ferze, catches the Grand Duke's eye, and becomes the head maid.
“You’re going to die anyway. What are you so desperate for?”
“So let me have a sip.”
If you drink two sips, you will die instantly. Listen to this big sister.
The Grand Duke, who was thinking about something for a while, took the wine glass off his mouth and called the knight waiting at the door.
The tingling pain disappeared, and the Grand Duke's grip on my wrist loosened.
Instead, the knights, moving in unison, chained my wrists and made me kneel down.
The Grand Duke's gaze looking down at me was as cold as a piece of ice.
Still, there was no doubt.
There was contempt in the purple eyes fixed on me as if looking at a petty creature.
‘Hyuk, I’m scared!’
He was about to send me to the afterlife just with his eyes.
Ferze, who stopped walking right in front of my nose, bowed down.
His hard fingers held my chin slowly.
“You may raise your head.”
Ferze had the knights raise my head in oppression.
Sulrp. Light green wine spilled into my half-open mouth.
It’s like a wealthy man’s kindness to a beggar.
“All. See you next time!”
It was Riena who was more embarrassed.
She tried to leave her seat at will, perhaps because of the strangely dangerous atmosphere or because of the idea that she was caught attempting an assassination.
Looking at the saint with cool eyes, the Duke allowed Riena to go out.
The Grand Duke seemed to be thinking about interrogating me, not even paying attention to the sudden disappearance of his fiancée, Riena.
“His Majesty has no fear.”
The Archduke bowed his head and looked down at me with his deep eyes.
It was a cold gaze, as if ice were falling in the hall.
“Swallow it.”
I’m going to drink it anyway.
I drank wine like a person looking for an oasis in the desert.
After swallowing it, I felt like I was about to drink it again.
Ferze licked a light green liquid flowing through the tip of his hand.
At that moment, the Grand Duke frowned a lot on his handsome face.
“No, you can’t. If you drink too much…..”
My words were cut off by the Grand Duke’s quick judgment.
“As expected, beheading is better.”
It was when Ferze ordered the knights to do something and was about to leave the hall.
Da.
A white fog spread with a “POP” sound.
The hands of the knights who held me were stirring in the air.
“Your Highness! Wha… The asassin!”
I wasn’t the only one surprised by the sudden sound.
The knights looked at me and were perplexed, not knowing what to do.
I looked away from them and looked down at my hands.
Something was weird.
Although not large, the thin and elongated fingers were short and small like a pencil.
‘Hey, what is this?!’
My hands got smaller! No matter how much I looked at it, it was not the hand of a 17-year-old maid.
Even if you look at it a lot, it’s about five or six years old…..
‘How am I supposed to do my job when I’m this small?’
Crying, I looked at the palm of my hand, which had become chubby.
Fortunately or unfortunately, it wasn’t just my hands that got smaller. Both crouched knees were also smaller.
‘What situation is this?’
It was an incredible fact even after seeing it clearly with both eyes.
I just looked down at my small hands and knees with my eyes, and wiggled my hands.
I gradually raised my head due to growing anxiety.
Perhaps because he was a famous Grand Duke who had many tall knights, Ferze and his knights, who had grown taller from the beginning, grew bigger.
Hey, what is this? I was about to say something, but I felt my tongue shortened. The view was also very low.
My bitten lips, which didn’t feel like mine, opened slowly.
Soon a childish voice leaked from my mouth.
"Did I get young?"
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