episode_0088

“It’s okay, Miss Amelia.”

I hear Eah’s voice from below as I lie on the bed. Not only Eah’s voice, but also the sound of the floor being diligently cleaned can be heard.

Eah says I’m okay, but I’m definitely not okay at all. How old was I now… I haven’t calculated my age in a while.

Was Lily around 13 now? When Lily was 8, I was 20.

Already 25? Time really flies. How old is Eah? 9? 10? I’m making a young child like Eah clean up after me.

I feel so embarrassed.

And on top of that, the problem is that I’m still lying on the bed in my human form.

In other words, the bed has become dirty.

After Eah and Su-unni came in, Su-unni understood the situation and immediately moved me to the bed.

How scary it must have been when they first heard me.

Su-unni moved me and then went out to prepare for the morning. She said it would take a little while, so she would come back after finishing everything.

And that’s the current situation.

Eah is cleaning up my mess on the floor, while I can’t do anything on the bed.

“Miss Amelia?”

“Yes, yes!”

“I’m going to take a shower now. Don’t be surprised.”

“Huh? What? Eah?”

-Swish.

I didn’t know what Eah meant by not being surprised, but suddenly my body was lifted up.

It was absurd for Eah to lift me up herself, it was as if…

Yes, it was like a vine. The vine carefully lifted my body. Like a princess being carried.

“How are you controlling this?”

I asked, and Eah replied confidently.

“The World Tree deemed me very compatible with natural mana and asked me to take care of you by borrowing my body!”

Eah explained to me with confidence. Was this something she wanted to do? Eah hadn’t even undergone mana awakening…?

The delicacy with which the vine lifted my body made me feel like a person.

That young Eah had such talent. Am I the only ordinary human here?

Lily has talent that will go down in history, and Helena is considered the best in the Evanke Kingdom along with Lily.

But Eah is also a genius…

Among various thoughts, I felt a slight breeze. A damp, warm breeze. It felt like I had arrived in the bathroom.

I could feel the breath I was inhaling. It was damp and warm.

“Let me sit you down.”

But how does Eah control the vine? Does she wave her hands around to control it? If so, it would be really cute.

I chuckled as I imagined her short arms moving swiftly.

As my body gradually descended…

“Oops!”

I lifted my foot slightly at the warm sensation on my legs. It was probably the water in the bathtub, but it was surprising to suddenly feel it when I couldn’t see.

“I-I’m sorry! Miss Amelia! A-are you okay?”

“Yes. I’m fine. I just got startled by the water.”

“I’m sorry… Just a moment.”

Eah approached me and said, “Let me check if the temperature is okay. Can you reach out your hand for a moment?”

“Yes. Here.”

As I reached out my left hand, Eah intentionally made a sound with the water and let it fall on my hand.

“Is the temperature okay?”

“Yes. This seems fine.”

It’s really more sensitive when you can’t see.

As my body entered the warm water, it stopped at my waist. I started to doubt why the bathtub wasn’t filled with water.

“Let me wash you, Miss Amelia.”

Eah’s small hand rested on my shoulder, and then the water washed over my upper body.

Being washed by someone felt better than I expected. It was like the feeling when you get your hair cut at a hair salon.

Ea diligently helped me wash up, and now I was looking forward to filling the bathtub with water and taking a half-body bath.

“I’m done. I’ll go out now. Breakfast should be ready.”

“Oh? Already? Ah, breakfast.”

I really want to take a half-body bath. I guess I’ll have to do it later.

No matter how much I love half-body baths, I can’t resist meat after just a week. Even if Suonni has grown vegetables and greens, honestly, eating only vegetables and greens for a week is a bit…

When I came out of the bathroom, Ea’s movements stopped. Wait, wasn’t she supposed to go eat breakfast? Oh, I just took a bath.

“I’ll dry you off.”

“Ea.”

“Yes?”

“Um, my underwear?”

After all the moisture had disappeared from my body, Ea dressed me in very thin and soft clothes.

A long garment that covers from head to toe. It’s probably a nightgown with a dress-like feel.

The problem is, when I touched it, it felt very thin. I distinctly remember this texture.

Isn’t this a sheer texture…? I remember wearing sheer nightwear to show Helena last time.

But I’m not wearing any underwear?

“Master Segasu said to only wear this garment for the healing of your body…”

Is underwear related to healing? How can that be possible? No, Suonni wouldn’t lie about something like this, right?

“Okay, got it. Let’s go now.”

Unlike last time, breakfast was decided to be had in the room I was staying in.

My body was changing faster than I thought, so I decided to stay in the room as much as possible.

As I sat on the now fluffy bed, Ea said she would bring breakfast and then disappeared.

…

“Ea?”

Even though I knew Ea had left, I called out to her. But of course, the only response was silence.

We had just been talking and had physical contact, but now I couldn’t feel anything.

I felt something tightening around my neck.

-Thump.

I touched my neck with my hand. There was nothing there.

-Pat, pat.

“Ea?”

I definitely heard footsteps, but there was no sound of anyone coming back.

“Ea…?”

Even my words echoed back to me, and then nothing could be heard.

No, I could only hear my heartbeat.

As the sensation of sinking deeper into myself intensified, just as I was about to panic…

-Bang. Bang.

Light and soft footsteps struck my ears. It was definitely Ea’s light steps, but they sounded louder than ever in my ears, and I called out to Ea.

“Ea!”

“Amelia?”

-Creak.

Despite my shouting, Ea was holding something. Ah, breakfast, right. Anyway, after she put it down somewhere, I could hear the sound coming from it, and then she quickly approached me.

I reached out both hands in the direction of the sound of Ea running towards me, wanting to touch her as soon as possible.

“Ea. H-hurry.”

A small hand entered my outstretched hands that were endlessly cutting through the air.

A warm touch was felt from the small hand.

I pulled that hand strongly towards me, causing Ea’s small body to enter me.

“Are you okay?”

Ea’s cute voice in my arms asked me with concern.

“Yeah… just a little, let’s stay like this a little longer.”

Honestly, it was a bit… scary. Feeling left alone in the pitch-black darkness where nothing could be seen was too terrifying.

I should probably ask Suonni for a magic tool that can play music or something.

I felt like I was in complete silence, with only my heartbeat ringing in my ears. This feeling of being so lonely and scared, ah, I can’t even describe it.

While holding Ea’s warm body tightly.

“Amelia, I’m sorry. I went out without thinking…”

“No, it’s okay. I’m just so grateful for you being here to help me.”

“Can you have your meal now?”

“Yeah.”

Let’s calm down for a moment, I released the tightly held Eaea.

Eaea fell to me with a rustling sound.

– Crunch. Crunch.

Eaea’s footsteps always sound cute. They are so small and light that even the sound of their footsteps is cute.

The sound of footsteps getting farther away from me. Just hearing that sound makes my body tremble slightly.

Phew… Let’s stay calm.

– Clatter. Clatter.

The sound of dishes moving closer and closer, then the sound of them being placed right next to me.

– Swoosh.

It seems like all the dishes containing food have lids on them. The sound of opening all the lids and placing them next to me.

After that, I heard a few small sounds, then Eaea said to me, “Ah~”

Upon hearing Eaea’s “Ah~,” I also said, “Ah~,” and a cautious spoon entered.

The fragrant smell that I feel as the food enters my mouth. This is definitely meat. Meat.

And it’s said to be the rare Drake meat.

Drake meat that even our family occasionally eats. And with the scent of Su-unni’s herbs, the unique scent of Drake meat disappears, leaving only a sweet aroma.

Wow, this is meat. How difficult it was to live without meat for a whole week.

Oh.

Right, Su-unni might be able to read this. No, wait, I’m not sure.

But really, it wasn’t a week of vegetarianism.

– Gulp.

It was really delicious. Did my body feel nourished because of the nutrients it lacked?

From the juiciness to the texture, it all feels much more flavorful.

“Ah~”

What kind of food will come in this time?

Oh. This time, um… it’s a meat I’ve eaten a lot before… Oh, is it lamb meat? I tasted it again.

This is definitely lamb meat. Thanks to Su-unni’s herbs and spices, the gamey smell is completely gone, almost fooling me.

The next one coming in is also meat. And the next one after that is meat. And the next one after that is also meat.

“Ah~”

“Eaea.”

“Yes?”

“Do you have anything other than meat?”

“Um… no?”

Su-unni… you’re too extreme…