I looked at the bespectacled head maid.

More precisely, at her profile window.

♡PROFILE♡

Name: Miriam Lynch

Viewing Level: 2

Occupation: Head maid of Cromwell ducal residence

Favorability: Please level up to view favorability.

Special Note: Please level up to view special notes.

‘……NPCs didn’t have viewing levels before.’

Moreover, ‘Special Notes’ was an item that only existed for the ‘romance targets’ of the lady and nanny, not for NPCs like her.

‘Seeing that Mary had one too……’

Is Hidden Mode some kind of expansion pack?

While I was staring at the profile window in confusion, the head maid continued speaking.

She informed me that since I had become the lady’s nanny, I would be exempt from maid duties.

“Mrs. Lester will breastfeed her.”

And a wet nurse had been assigned.

“Please call me whenever needed.”

Mrs. Lester, standing next to the head maid, said.

A familiar face I used to see in pixel art.

Mrs. Lester is also the second reason I’m meeting the head maid.

“She hasn’t eaten yet, has she?”

“No, she doesn’t seem to like the formula yet.”

The lady spat it out after taking a few sips.

Maybe she cried so much because she was hungry……

♡PROFILE♡

Name: Angela Lester

Viewing Level: 1

Occupation: Wet nurse

Relationship: Colleague

Favorability with Lorelai: 3/10

Favorability with the lady: 5/10

Special Note: Has wide feet. Makes excellent meat pies.

It seems that the viewing level refers to ‘Lorelai Keith’s’ level.

Mrs. Lester, who gave birth to her youngest a few months ago, skillfully helped the baby latch.

“The lady is feeding so well. Oh, she’s adorable.”

Perhaps because she has five children, her baby-handling skills are superb.

“Hehe, it’s fine to look.”

When I turned my eyes away thinking it might be inappropriate, Mrs. Lester said it was okay.

“Have you decided on a name for the lady?”

“No, not yet….. I thought it would be better if the Duke named her.”

It was a made-up excuse since I couldn’t tell the truth, but once I said it, I really did think the Duke should name her.

“Oh my……, but she needs a name.”

I agreed.

However, even if a name were decided, a mere servant would never call the lady by her name.

“I plan to ask the Duke about naming when I see him.”

No matter how deranged he might be, he wouldn’t fall for a newborn baby.

I looked at the baby.

She was once my cyber daughter whom I named with great care, giving her the prettiest name possible.

‘If she marries her father this time too…..’

It would be too upsetting.

Getting attached will surely make things difficult.

The lady, having finished digesting and now full, finally fell asleep.

I hope this peace lasts for a long, long time.

♡SYSTEM♡ Level up!

Level 1 → 2

Ding!

After completing half the tutorial, a notification appeared saying my level had increased.

With my level up, I naturally became curious about the head maid’s favorability and special notes.

But before I could check the profile window, I had to leave the room.

Mrs. Lester gave me two or three bottles before parting, which I appreciated.

“I plan to visit in the morning and evening.”

A fact I already knew.

At the beginning of the game, the start and end of each day always involved Mrs. Lester.

Feed right after waking up, feed before putting to sleep.

My game-pickled brain told me to clear the next tutorial right away, but my heart begged me to rest while the baby was asleep.

The empty corridor was quiet.

I looked at my profile window.

‘I really don’t think I’ll ever get used to this.’

Wondering if it might be an illusion, I waved my hand, but the window stubbornly remained in place.

Quest Failure Penalty: ???

The most concerning part of the profile window wasn’t ‘Lorelai’s’ arbitrarily added surname or the 6 billion, but the penalty.

“Why is it annoyingly marked with question marks.”

I hope I never find out what it is.

My immediate goal is to safely see the ending, return to the real world, and find out whether the 6 billion is in ‘won’ or game money.

“The question is whether I can see the Imperial Princess ending……”

The reason the Imperial Princess ending is treated as the true ending is simple.

Because it’s d*mn hard to achieve.

Rumor has it that even the illustrations are exceptionally gorgeous.

‘It was already mind-blowingly lavish when marrying that Duke…..’

To think it could be even more splendid. I can’t imagine.

They say a single choice can completely change the ending, but even in games, there’s such a thing as ‘probability.’

If you follow the flow well, your desired ending appears once in five attempts.

The exact reason why desired endings don’t appear even when following probability hasn’t been clarified, but users have discovered one rule.

It’s when you fail to manage the lady properly.

The lady and the player must desire the same future.

‘To know this……’

Stress levels and ambition levels are important.

This is valuable information I gleaned from YouTube comments and game cafes while trying to avoid spoilers as much as possible.

Looking back, nothing could be more foolish but……

‘I should have just looked at everything.’

Anyway, such metrics can be known through ‘Duke Cromwell’s quarterly evaluations,’ which begin when the lady turns four.

As I habitually looked for the lady’s profile,

“Why?”

There was no profile window.

The nanny’s and lady’s profiles should be accessible without any special conditions.

But the window that usually floats above NPCs’ heads was nowhere to be found.

At that moment, I noticed something written at the bottom of the nanny’s profile window.

※ [Hidden Mode] does not provide mid-term evaluations.

“……”

Does this mean that the compass for the future doesn’t exist in Hidden Mode……?

“Huh.”

My fists trembled.

What confidence did I have when accepting this quest?

The probability of me, a walking ending-fixer, clearing a hidden quest that doesn’t even provide mid-term evaluations was 0.

I sighed deeply.

✧ʚ .·:¨༺♡༻¨:·. ɞ✧

Being exempted from housework was a blessing in disguise.

‘Taking care of a baby while cleaning would be insane.’

Fortunately, Duke Cromwell seems to possess that much common sense.

After laying the baby down, I looked in the mirror.

Lorelai still looked tired, but compared to a few hours ago, she was much better.

Light flickered in her once dull brown eyes.

“I wonder what she was doing before.”

Lorelai’s memories had been revived just enough to avoid inconvenience in daily life.

Background settings like who her parents were, how many siblings she had—I didn’t know any of that, just the Cromwell mansion’s lifestyle and how to deal with nobles.

This level of knowledge is enough to get by.

‘Since the time limit is 3 years…… she won’t marry her dad, right?’

This is the one consoling aspect.

The 3-year time limit means, in other words, that the game ends on the lady’s third birthday.

Even in the game, the lady’s deranged proposal was only possible because she was an adult.

The ending where she marries her father would naturally be excluded.

Finding comfort in this thought, I browsed through the game window.

While rummaging through my meager inventory, a window caught my eye.

TIP

A window I would have ignored as my playthroughs increased.

▶ Health can also be recovered by eating food!

▶ Mental Strength can also be recovered by sleeping!

Common sense if you call it that, useful if you call it that.

As I continued scrolling down, I finally saw it.

▶ In Hidden Mode, if you fail to view the mission ending within the given period, the ending will automatically be confirmed as the player’s most viewed ending!

I was horrified.

There was no mention of the ‘Marry Daddy Ending,’ but my most viewed ending is ‘the ending where she marries her father.’

“You crazy trash game!”

I screamed out loud, and immediately regretted it.

The baby shouldn’t cry.

Fortunately, the lady only frowned slightly without crying.

I patted the baby’s back to calm her.

I feel drained without having done anything.

‘I need to find a side job quickly.’

I rested my chin on my hand and looked at the lady.

On the waiting page of Bling Bling ♡ Raising A Noble Lady, a grown-up lady welcomes the player, and I think I can vaguely see that appearance in her still young face.

The baby’s eyes are red, just like in the illustrations.

Even without blood relation, family is family—they’re the same bright red as Duke Cromwell’s.

“But you’re the cute one.”

I murmured, looking at her downy blonde hair.

Duke Cromwell, whom I glimpsed briefly, was frightening.

He looked like he could kill someone with just a glance.

In contrast, the baby can’t harm anyone.

Except for her fatal crying that drains health and mental strength.

If by any chance, if perhaps, though it shouldn’t happen……

If the disgusting situation occurs where Duke Cromwell develops romantic feelings for a newborn baby, then I plan to kill that madman myself.