The Saint's Belated Happiness by Hari Garasumachi

Author:Hari Garasumachi [Garasumachi, Hari]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cross Infinite World
Published: 2022-09-16T07:00:00+00:00

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THE residence of Lord Elestial—possibly the most famous man in Celaeno—towered over the western side of the capital. Unlike the murky, black palace walls that sometimes drew in complaints from citizens about being “too hard to see,” the walls of the Elestial estate were all painted the same brilliant red.

In fact, not only were the walls red, but so were the pillars, rooftops, and main gates. A few brave citizens secretly complained that the vermillion estate “hurt their eyes,” or “should be illegal,” but most were so afraid that the family in question might hear their jibes that they didn’t dare say a thing. No one had been brave enough to say anything to their faces, either.

The front door was unnecessarily lavish; it was inlaid with all sorts of red gemstones such as ruby and garnet, and servants stood in waiting outside it. Whenever the lord’s sweet, adorable daughter arrived home, every servant in the estate came out to greet her. That was one of the rules they were instructed to follow. If anyone broke a single rule, that person was immediately expelled from the estate and ordered to return all the wages they had ever earned in return for the offense they caused.

Celaeno was once the kingdom of a tyrant of an emperor, and the rules of Lord Elestial’s estate were comparable to the sort of treatment the tyrant emperor subjected his servants to. However, the salary was unbeatable. Thanks to that, a considerable number of people had begged to work at the estate, proclaiming they were prepared to lose everything.

“There’s the carriage. Our lady has returned,” one of the maids announced, her tone stiff and formal. All the other servants’ faces went rigid. Welcoming Cornelia home was tough, meticulous work. If anyone displeased Cornelia in any way at all—intentional or not—their salary would be cut by fifty percent.

The servants waited as the carriage drew through the main gates and up to the front door, their faces as dour as criminals lining up to face the guillotine. The carriage door opened, and Cornelia’s main butler climbed down before offering a hand to the fiery woman herself. The servants bowed their heads solemnly.

“Aghhhh…! You’d never believe how angry I am!” Cornelia growled, her cat ears pricking up as she stomped her feet in frustration. With her anger, the temperature rose by a few degrees. Her emotions were spiraling out of control, converting into magic as a hot, humid wind pulsed around her.

The number one person no one ever wanted to upset was already furious the moment she arrived on the premises. The servants were taken aback by her unexpected display of rage, but they managed to keep their composure so as to not let it show. If they did anything to add fuel to the fire at this stage, a pay cut would be the least of their worries.

“W-Welcome back, my lady,” the head maid piped up, putting her life on the line. She bowed her head first, then the rest of the servants followed suit.

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