The Tale of Hero Alice's Social Death (Pantsu Hero Alice) Chapter 74 - The King's Job Is A Karmic Blessing

It's over…

Alice covered her face as she followed Luna into the palace. She never thought she would be so nervous as to stumble when getting out of the car. Worse yet, Luna had picked up the pouch she dropped and saw the panties she snatched from Rosa.

Fortunately, Luna did not link Alice with the Hero because of this incident. She also didn't know the true purpose of those panties. She simply treated Alice as a strange little girl whose hobby was to carry a bag of panties around with her.

To allow herself to retrieve a pair of panties at a moment's notice, Alice had deliberately tied the pouch's drawstring loosely. The drawstring would come loose so long as she inserted her fingers into the opening. However, this decision had ended up backfiring on Alice because the pouch's drawing had loosened from its impact with the ground.

Should I continue keeping the drawstring loose? Or should I tighten it a little to prevent today's accident from happening again? Alice mentally agonized over this conundrum.

However, Alice still had official matters to take care of despite her agony, so she did not stop following Luna.

From the outside, the palace resembled a castle one would typically find in the Middle Ages. However, after entering the building, Alice found that the interior was no different than that of modern-day government office buildings.

As Alice and Luna had arrived at Hall City in the middle of the night, even though the palace hallways were brightly lit, the offices lining the hallways were pitch-black. Evidently, most of the palace's staff had already retired for the day.

"Was it the king's intention to assign you as my maid, Luna?" Alice asked, deciding to strike up a conversation with the silver-haired maid. The awkward silence as they walked through the empty hallways made Alice feel somewhat uncomfortable. "Have you been working by the king's side before getting assigned to me?"

"The king was indeed the one who assigned me to your side. However, I did not work as the king's personal maid before this," Luna s

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