Chapter 51

“Hmm…. This is extremely comfortable.”

“Isn’t it?”

I really thought I would need crutches or Kyle’s support for 2 months.

That’s what most people would think.

But that wasn’t the case!

“Thank you, young master….”

“Don’t mention it.”

Because Kyle suddenly brought a wheelchair.

Of course, it was already about 3 weeks after I was injured, but anyway, it was extremely nice.

Being supported by Kyle was good too, but it must have been inconvenient for him.

In that sense, the wheelchair, which was convenient for Kyle to help me and for me to use alone, was a very good gift.

“It’s right for me to express my gratitude because thanks to the young master, I can come outside like this despite my injured leg.”

Anyway, Kyle and I went outside after a long time.

A really long time.

I hadn’t properly seen the outside for about 3 weeks.

But Kyle brought this, and now I could come outside like this!

Unlike being supported or using crutches, it didn’t hurt.

Since I was sitting, after all.

“It feels so good to come outside after such a long time.”

“Then shall we come out tomorrow too?”

“That would be nice.”

I answered Kyle’s question, which was mixed with a smile.

Perhaps because it had been a while since I came out, it was so enjoyable even though it was cold.

“I think I’ve become a truly happy servant because of you, young master. Because an ordinary servant couldn’t enjoy such luxury.”

This was true.

Ordinary nobles aren’t this devoted when their servants are injured.

“That’s because it’s you, Miss Sofia.”

“Huhu…. Thank you. I’d like to come out normally with the young master like this after I recover quickly.”

I wanted to come out normally like before, not barely coming out with Kyle’s help like now.

I wanted to be in a position to help Kyle, not someone who needs help every time I change clothes.

“Hmm…. Does it still hurt a lot?”

“Yeah, it still hurts a lot when pressed.”

“For now, your leg is in the recovery phase, okay? So stay in your room as much as possible, and don’t try to move unnecessarily in ways that strain your leg. Got it?”

“Yes, yes.”

I gave a casual response to Louise’s words.

That’s what I had been doing anyway.

I barely move with Kyle’s help after staying in my room all day, so how would I move around?

“Sigh… Still, that’s fortunate, since Kyle’s coming-of-age ceremony is in a few months.”

“That’s true.”

If I had been injured later, it would have been harder with Kyle’s coming-of-age ceremony.

Kyle wouldn’t have been able to come help me like now, and I wouldn’t have been able to help Kyle either.

In that sense, getting injured last month was quite fortunate.

At least I didn’t cause a huge inconvenience to Kyle.

Of course, Kyle helping me from the start is probably a huge inconvenience to him…

“By the way, did you tell Kyle about the boarding school thing?”

“Boarding school? Yeah, I did.”

A few weeks ago, Kyle asked, so I told him once.

I made a slight slip of the tongue then, but fortunately Kyle let it pass.

“Hmm… I see. Understood.”

“Why? Did Kyle say something?”

“…No, he didn’t do anything. I was just curious!”

“Ah-ha.”

I wondered what was going on when she suddenly asked.

Louise knows everything about what happened to me before, so she could be curious.

She probably talked about it during a lesson.

I didn’t tell Kyle in such detail, so it would just be something like, there was that kind of talk.

“Oh right. You haven’t been gambling much lately? Are you okay?”

I was really surprised that she was saving each pocket money I gave her.

I thought she would do it soon, but there had been no contact yet.

Did she really quit gambling?

“Ah… that? I just have something more interesting these days.”

“Something more interesting?”

“Yeah. The infidelity genre is interesting these days.”

“Infidelity?”

The same “infidelity” used when talking about infidelity drama in my past life?

Why is infidelity suddenly coming up?

Is she reading novels?

Yes, it seemed plausible since there were many strange books in the study.

“Yeah, it’s very~ interesting.”

Well, infidelity is interesting.

Because it’s stimulating.

There’s a reason morning dramas were popular in my past life.

That unique trashiness and stimulation really draws attention.

“I see.. Should I watch it too?”

“No, you can’t.”

“Eck..”

That’s too much.

Couldn’t she show it to an injured friend?

No matter how slightly harshly I treated her usually, this isn’t right.

“Instead, I’ll roughly tell you the story.”

“Okay.”

“It’s about one man, two women fighting over one woman? That kind of content.”

“Eck… what is that…”

Is it some otaku content?

The book Kyle gave me last time was less otaku-like than what came out of Louise’s mouth.

Seriously.

“The main character is the man, and the two women occasionally appear and play the role of checking? Roughly that feeling.”

“Huh….”

Louise’s taste didn’t seem normal in the first place.

What is this about one woman surrounded by two women and one man?

Someone might misunderstand it as polyamory.

The author who writes such novels probably isn’t normal either.

They’re probably a pervert idiot with poor writing skills who spends all day in strange fantasies.

If you’re going to pair one woman with one man and two women, you might as well TS the man and make it a 4-person yuri…

“Sofia, how are things with Kyle these days?”

“Huh?!”

I was thinking too much and didn’t properly hear what Louise said.

She seemed to say something about Kyle.

“I asked how things are with Kyle these days.”

“Ah…. nothing special really?”

Kyle helps me, I receive that help, and that’s it.

I don’t think it’s much different from usual.

If my leg hadn’t been injured, there would really be no difference.

“Really? I see…. Still a long way to go….”

“Huh?”

I couldn’t hear properly because she suddenly spoke very quietly.

She said something.

It probably wasn’t important.

If it was, she would have spoken loudly.

“Sigh…. Never mind. I have to go teach Adela now. Rest well, okay?”

“Yeah, see you tomorrow.”

With those words, Louise left the room.

And the room became quiet again.

It always felt like this when someone was in and then left.

Especially these days, since I often had someone in my room, I felt it more.

It was extremely quiet.

Nothing could be heard except for my breathing.

It wasn’t like this at all when Kyle, Louise, or Elin was here.

In the past, even when I was alone in the room, I didn’t think anything of it.

But after becoming like this, how should I put it….

I was always waiting for someone to come in.

Yes, I was waiting.

“Have I grown old….”

Although I have memories from my past life, my mental age wasn’t much different from my body.

I think it’s roughly the mental age of early to mid-twenties.

“Arrrgh…!”

I stretched to clear my mind a bit.

My body was too uncomfortable from lying down all the time.

I promised myself to exercise after recovering.

I thought I might get injured again at this rate.

I don’t want to wear a cast for several months again.

It was really damn hard.

In my life, there probably hasn’t been a time as boring and difficult as this.

-Knock knock.

“Young master?!”

I thought it would be Kyle.

It was always Kyle who came at this time.

Kyle, who had been arriving before dinner time for several days.

“It’s me….”

“Ah, Elin….”

But contrary to my expectation, this time it was Elin who came in.

Come to think of it, I hadn’t met Elin today.

It wasn’t an issue since Elin was someone who came at least once a day.

“Hello.”

“Sofia, shall I call the young master?”

“…. No, it’s fine. He’ll be here soon anyway.”

He will come to get me for dinner.

That’s how it always was.

“Today I brought cookies I baked instead of fruit.”

“Cookies?”

So Elin could bake cookies too…. She’s very domestic.

I don’t know about baking even though I know cooking, since I don’t remember ever doing it.

I like eating though.

“Yes. I know how to do it occasionally as a hobby practice.”

“Wow….”

That’s amazing.

I’ve known Elin for quite some time, but I didn’t know she practiced baking normally.

She does knight’s work and teaches Kyle too, does she have time for that?

“……”

Come to think of it, Elin was the deputy knight commander but played around in the knighthood.

She’s been like that since I first met her.

Surely not….

“You didn’t secretly do this while skipping training, did you?”

Surely she wouldn’t.

She’s a deputy knight commander after all.

“….”

Surely not….

“….”

“Really…?”

“I-I’m sorryyyyyy!!!”

Elin stood up from her chair and began apologizing while bowing deeply.

I wasn’t going to report it anyway…. but her reaction was a bit amusing.

“Hmm…. Elin, isn’t this a bit wrong even if you are the deputy knight commander and Kyle’s swordsmanship instructor?”

“I-I’m sowwyyyy….”

To be honest, Elin’s reaction was cute.

Unlike someone with lavender hair who would make excuses when I scolded her, this was a bit funny.

“P-Please don’t tell the commander…”

“Hmm…. What should I do…. Dereliction of duty during work hours….”

“Eek?!”

“Skipping training alone….”

“Eeek!!”

That hit the mark.

It was fun seeing her react to each word.

However, I decided to stop at this point.

“I-I’m sow….”

She looked like she was about to cry.

I wondered if it was okay for a knight to cry over something like this.

Even though she’s a knight, it’s a bit…. Ah, since the one scolding is the knight commander, I guess it makes sense.

“Elin, I was joking. Would you give me some cookies?”

“Y-Yes!!”

With those words, Elin put a cookie in my mouth.

As for the taste evaluation, it was just a moderately delicious cookie.

Elin isn’t a professional chef, she just does this as a hobby.

In that sense, isn’t this delicious enough?

I should tell her to leave them so I can eat them with Kyle.