A mansion owned by a former merchant who is now royalty has been established in the City of Jan, close to the palace.
The owner is not present, but several maids and butlers are cleaning their designated areas.
One of the maids enters the room and begins to clean it alongside her partner.
The two of them did not talk while cleaning and were completely focused on their work.
However, Maid 1 is keeping an eye on the new maid.
She is looking at a woman with braided black hair who is wearing glasses.
This woman has been here for a week, and her work is very neat, but she has yet to prove herself as a trustworthy person, which is why all of the maids and butlers are constantly observing her, but she has not committed any malicious acts.
After they finished cleaning, the observer maid tapped her on the shoulder and enthusiastically said, "Good job!"
The braided glasses maid has no idea how to respond and simply says "Thank you" while bowing.
The observer maid refused to let the woman with braided glasses bow to her, saying, "In this mansion, we are like a family, so you do not have to do that."
The braided glasses maid was about to bow again, but instead she said, "I understand."
With a lively atmosphere, they return their cleaning supplies and begin to eat with the other maids.
…
Night.
When she entered her room, the maid with braided glasses jumped to her bed, feeling fatigue in her mind and body.
"Acting timidly is truly exhausting."
The braided glasses maid unmasked herself by taking off her glasses and removing the braided hairstyles from her hair.
It is none other than Erica Hambell, the maid with the braided glasses.
She is currently conducting an undercover investigation.
She takes out her smartphone and begins to record her voice.
Despite whispering, the smartphone can amplify her voice, so she always listens to it after she finishes recording to review her words.
The smartphone only has a few features, but it can tell if the person holding it is the owner, which is why Erica is using it as a private note, but with her voice.
Her record contains information about the behavior of those around the mansion.
For example, despite their age, the head maid and butler have keen eyes and ears.
The observer maid is ecstatic, but she has no way of breaking down her defense against her.
And other details about the people around her.
After finishing her review, she looked up at the ceiling and thought of Alex.
She is not sure why, but she always thinks of him instead of his sister.
This could be due to the fact that she has recently moved in with him, but she has always felt more at ease with his sister, but she now favors Alex.
Anyway, this is not something she should think about right now.
What she needs to think about is a strategy for finding evidence that will allow her to finish her job as soon as possible.
However, it will take time because she has yet to gain their trust.
If she gains their trust, the owner of this mansion will also trust her.
This allows her to participate in their secret activities related to the kingdom's fall.
According to the client, the owner of this mansion is one of the suspects with ties to another country.
An inside job.
An unknown merchant transforming himself into a noble with the help of money is highly suspicious, as this person is said to have ties to the Lunar Country.
Lunar Country is a republic that has always wanted to overthrow the Nila Kingdom since the 5th king's reign.
There is no record of how this war began, but they are at peace on the surface of events.
Erica sits and looks out the window.
The moon is full tonight.
However, there is a bad feeling that she is attempting to comprehend that emotion.
It was a sudden commotion for her, but she hoped it was all in her imagination.
Before going to bed, she takes a warm bath and plans her day for tomorrow.
…
Alex has been quite busy recently.
Today is Anna's last day with him, but she does not intend to return to her home.
Not because of the kidnapping, but because she simply does not want to be away from him.
Anna still needs to provide an excuse for her absence from work over the last week.
Despite her devotion to Alex, Anna remains Anna, which is why Alex has no idea what happened to her.
In the meantime, Rica is hesitant.
Because she is the only person who can leave the house, she is aware of the wanted posters for Anna and a certain hooded man.
She also realized how serious the problem was, but she has not told them for about a week.
However, because today is the final day, she decided to inform them after they had eaten their lunch.
…
"WHAT?!"
As expected, they were taken aback by her news.
Anna was a criminal for exploding the warehouses.
Both of them know this is not true because they flee as soon as possible, but if you look in a different direction, the black cloak guy could be the one who did it and decided to point it at them.
Anna was able to deduce this possibility, as well as another, that the black cloak man has something to do with the Mayor of May City, which is why the action is moving too quickly because she knows Angelina would not post a job hunting advertisement for her until she knows the truth.
Rica was surprised at how quickly she deduced everything from minor details, despite her previous investigation into Anna.
She had already figured out who was responsible for the incident that the black cloak man was curious about.
However, she initially suspected a couple of adventurers, but after learning about their abilities, she was certain that the perpetrators were Alex and Rica.
This was further solidified when she heard the story about their date.
However, now that everything is coming together into a single scenario, what would lead to these?