Reborn As A Maid

Chapter 30: Chapter 30 - Green Poppy Request ( Part 6)

Chapter 12 – The Serpent Core

The story of the Green Serpent should have ended happily.

It should have.

Sadly...

Miss Jennie Queens excelled at making trouble even when everything was solved.

Three days after handing out the Green Poppy Flowers, Jennie sat in the palace gardens drinking tea.

The sun warmed the flowers.

The breeze blew through the trees.

Everything seemed peaceful.

Until the sword talked.

"Master."

"What?"

"You forgot something."

Jennie sipped on her tea.

"What did I forget?"

There was some silence.

"The Green Serpent."

"...I killed it."

"Yes."

"And?"

"You forgot its mana core."

The teacup hovered mid-air, motionless.

"..."

"..."

Jennie’s eyes opened wide slowly.

"Oh."

The sword sounded disappointingly.

Difficult achievement for a sword.

"Indeed."

The former Sword King instantly put her head in her hands.

The mana core.

The most important part of any high-ranked magical creature.

The source of magic for it.

The treasure hunters were looking for.

The nobles bought.

The adventurers’ risked their lives to get it.

And she forgot it.

Literally.

To gather flowers.

Excalibur remained silent.

Judging her.

"I was distracted."

"By gardening."

"I needed the flowers."

"The core was more valuable."

"..."

Which stung more than being stabbed.

Several days later, rumors started spreading in the whole kingdom.

The merchant caravan passing through Crystal Marsh had discovered something.

A corpse.

A huge corpse.

The Green Serpent.

Dead.

The news went viral through Seraiya.

Hunter Association became involved.

Royal scholars became involved.

Church became involved.

Everybody wanted answers.

Since the Green Serpent wasn’t weak.

Quite opposite.

It dominated Crystal Marsh for centuries.

Countless adventurers failed to defeat it.

Several hunting expeditions got lost trying.

However...

The beast was now...

Dead.

Slashed to pieces with a single strike.

Without witnesses.

Without survivors.

Without clues.

Just the corpse.

And the mana core.

Exactly the one Jennie forgot.

Within the capital, they studied it thoroughly.

With confusing results.

"This is impossible."

"What is?"

"The mana."

A bunch of royal scholars looked at the floating crystal within magical chamber.

The mana contained inside wasn’t common.

It seemed ancient.

Far more ancient than modern magic.

Pristine.

Refined.

Powerful.

A scholar frowned.

"This looks like records from Age of Heroes."

Another one shook his head immediately.

"Impossible."

However, the facts were there.

The person who killed the Green Serpent...

Used ancient techniques.

Ancient mana.

Ancient power.

Rumors were spread quickly.

Someone said it was legendary hunter.

Someone else thought it was ancient hero who was awaken.

Even suggested that maybe forgotten Sword Saint roamed the kingdom.

The legends became more and more absurd.

Jennie heard all of them while cleaning windows in the palace.

"An ancient hero?"

"Technically right."

"A legendary swordsman?"

"Right too."

"A mysterious hunter?"

"Could be."

Jennie gave a glare at the dragon-shaped hairpin.

Excalibur was innocent.

As usual.

The time kept flowing.

Weeks turned into months.

Months into years.

The rumors finally died down.

The Green Serpent became just another mystery of the past.

The unknown hunter became a legend whispered by adventurers.

While Jennie Queens...

Remained a maid.

Five years passed.

The world changed.

The people changed.

The time changed.

Jennie changed.

Fifteen-year-old girl no longer looked like that child who had first came to the palace.

The little girl hiding behind huge maid uniforms was long gone.

Now long white hair fell down her back like silvery silk.

The face had matured gracefully.

Elegant.

Refined.

Graceful.

Years of etiquette lessons from Martha changed her posture completely.

Every move seemed effortless and confident.

Every step was precise and balanced.

The former Sword King mastered numerous sword styles.

Now...

She mastered serving the tea too.

Life was strange.

Very strange.

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Jennie considered it a tragedy of her own.

"You are slouching."

Jennie instantly straightened up.

Martha suddenly appeared.

As usual.

Five years passed.

Still nobody knew how she did it.

The mystery scared the entire palace.

"Lady Martha."

"Jennie."

"You appeared out of thin air."

"I walked."

"That doesn’t convince me anymore."

Head Maid ignored her.

As usual.

Five years of training made Jennie one of the best maids in the kingdom.

Maybe even the best.

She was able to prepare royal tea.

Organize diplomatic banquet.

Cooperate with servants.

Plan the schedule.

Maintain the nobility etiquette.

And do dozens other stuff that many nobles could barely comprehend.

She hated knowing how to do all that.

But she knew it perfectly.

Meanwhile...

Princess Lilia also grew up.

The spoiled princess became one of the best talents of the kingdom.

Her Legendary Divine Mark was progressing.

Her magical abilities improved each year.

Beauty drew countless admirers.

Annoying as hell for her.

Since she cared about attention from just one person.

And he was now being scolded by Martha.

Once again.

Some things never changed.

Far away, beyond the boundaries of Seraiya...

Ancient ruins awakened.

Forgotten weapons became alive.

Dangerous powers started moving in the shadows.

The world was changing slowly.

A new era was coming.

And somewhere deep in her soul...

Leonis KingHeart felt it.

The calm years came to an end.

The sword was calling again.

Adventure.

War.

Destiny.

They awaited beyond the horizon.

And soon enough...

Jennie Queens would answer.