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Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 72: Mona’s Punishment
When I returned home and informed everyone that the demon intelligence unit came here because they saw Mona entering this place, Mona turned pale and immediately bowed low in apology.
“I’m deeply sorry! It was all due to my carelessness!”
Well, she’s not wrong.
“No, I was the one who sent you to Admos on a reconnaissance mission in the first place. That makes it my responsibility too.”
When I said that sincerely, Mona, still bowing low, raised her voice.
“No! The information-gathering process was so easy that I let my guard down! It’s entirely my fault!”
Mona had originally served Meyleen, who was once a princess.
Naturally, she comes from a good lineage within the demon realm, and her loyalty to Meyleen is unwavering.
For someone like Mona to take an action that could cause trouble for Meyleen…
Well, I can understand why she’d feel the need to take responsibility.
“Responsibility, huh. So? How do you plan to take responsibility?”
“Of course, with my life—”
“That would be a problem!!”
Everyone in the house raised their voices in unison at Mona’s declaration of how she would take responsibility.
Yes, everyone.
“If Mona leaves, who’s going to take care of this house?”
“That’s right. We can’t manage without you.”
“Thanks to Mona, Yulia’s been doing better.”
“Exactly! Mona has been helping me take care of Ayla properly! If she’s gone, I’ll be the one in trouble!”
“Mona’s a former royal maid, right? Because of her, Eva’s been saved a lot of trouble, so we’d be in serious trouble without her.”
“That’s right! Please don’t say such things!”
As everyone expressed their refusal to let Mona leave, tears began to well up in her eyes as she looked up at us from her bowing position.
“E-Everyone…”
“So that’s settled. That way of taking responsibility is off the table.”
“T-Then… what should I do?”
Hmm, what now?
When I glanced at everyone’s faces, I could see they were equally unsure.
Just as I was pondering what to do, Meyleen raised her hand gracefully.
Well, since Mona was originally her maid, it might be best to leave this decision to her.
“Then, for the time being…”
As everyone watched to see what judgment Meyleen would deliver, she calmly said:
“Add one extra dessert to tea time.”
“?”
For a moment, none of us understood what Meyleen was saying. But when we looked at Mona, her face was full of panic.
“T-That’s—!”
“I won’t take no for an answer. This is your punishment, after all.”
“…Ugh… Understood…”
Huh? Why does Mona look like this is a serious punishment?
“Uh… Mona, are you really okay with this?”
When I asked just to be sure, Mona glared at me sharply.
“How could I possibly be okay with this!? I carefully calculate every meal to maintain Meyleen-sama’s beautiful figure! And now she wants to add an extra dessert? How horrifying…”
…It seems that, given how much Mona is struggling, this punishment is more than sufficient for her.
Still, Meyleen is impressive—her long history with Mona really shows in how skillfully she handled the situation.
After all, Mona has been serving her since childhood as a princess.
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As someone born and raised a commoner, I never would have thought of that.
“Sigh, as expected of Meyleen-sama. A truly masterful judgment.”
Eva, another princess, said with admiration.
Ah, so even Eva, as a fellow royal, thinks Meyleen’s decision was skillful.
As expected of Meyleen.
The person herself, however, seemed purely happy about the additional dessert.
And so, the matter of Mona’s punishment was settled.
Over the next few days, we often saw Meyleen happily eating one extra treat, while Mona looked on with a pained expression.