episode_0012

September has come. It’s already been a month since Mel officially became my exclusive maid, and Sarah seemed to have gotten used to Mel doing chores by my side and no longer cared about her.

Of course, Sarah, who was uncomfortable with the anxiety factor remaining by her side, would sometimes open her eyes and look at Mel, but I thought I didn’t need to worry about it, so I just ignored it.

It was breakfast time one day in September, when the peaceful daily life continued.

“Help! Hmm! greatness… … .”

The head of the family, who was drinking poppy wine, not knowing that her insides were slowly sinking, suddenly started coughing.

It was a very brief cough, but I was able to tell that it was the California flu that starts in September.

I immediately looked at the matriarch with a worried face.

“Father, are you okay?”

“Well, it’s okay. It seems like I caught a mild cold due to the change of seasons. I will go up first.”

After saying that, the matriarch left the food she had been eating and left the restaurant. In the meantime, I see that you are taking wine separately, so it looks like you are slowly showing signs of addiction.

“I’m worried about your father. Although I’m not someone who usually takes good care of my body… … . I wasn’t the type of person to catch a cold like that… … .”

“Mother, don’t worry too much. My father also said that it seemed like a mild cold. You’re not the type of person to lie about something like this, so you’ll quickly shake off your cold and wake up.”

At my words, my mother looked at me for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

“Now that you say that, I feel a little better. after… … . Then I guess I should go up there too. I’m worried about the same thing, so I’ll have to take care of it by my side.”

After saying that, my mother left, and since I had finished eating, I also got up and headed to my room.

I want to talk to Mel alone, but a suitable and simple excuse is… … . Oh yeah. That should be enough.

“Sera, it’s been a while since I wanted to drink the black tea you made. Can you prepare it?”

“Would you like me to prepare it with Darjeeling?”

“No, I want to drink milk tea today, so please prepare Assam.”

“Yes!”

Without a moment of hesitation, I headed to the kitchen on the other side. Thanks to this, only me and Mel were left in the hallway, and only then was I able to walk next to Mel.

Originally, the user and the owner weren’t supposed to walk side by side, but it probably doesn’t really matter now. Because I have something to say anyway.

“Mel, I have something to tell you. Do you remember the plan I told you about last time?”

A few days after imprinting on Mel, I told her part of my plan, knowing that she would never betray me or reveal my secret anyway.

One of them was the plan to poison Gaju. To be precise, the plan is to slowly destroy the body and mind by dousing the person in drugs, and finally commit suicide by overdosing on drugs by one’s own hands.

And the starting point of that plan is today.

“Yes. I remember.”

“I’m glad you remember. Anyway, what I want to say is this.”

By any chance, can you still get the drugs you used to smoke at Changgwan?

Mel, who was pondering my question, nodded slowly. For some reason, he seemed unsure.

“You may be able to get it――but the place where it is sold may have changed, so I don’t think you can get it quickly.”

“It doesn’t matter if you save me slowly. No, it doesn’t matter if you don’t get it. All I want is for the drugs you got to flow into a drugstore.”

Mel, who twitched her eyebrows at those words, shook her head.

“Even though it is a drug, a drug is a drug, and there is no way the pharmacist who manages the pharmacy cannot recognize the drug.”

“Mel, do you know what? They say there is nothing in this world that can’t be done with money. I’ll take care of the drugstore thing, but I want Mel to get the drugs. As soon as possible.”

“Then when can we leave?”

I see, when would be a good time to leave… … . Even if you go early in the morning, it will be uncomfortable to work because there will be a lot of people in the pharmacy due to the seasonal change. Mel seems to prefer going out at night rather than during the day, so it would be better to spend it there at night.

Above all, it takes time to copy the recipe and follow my brother’s handwriting, so it would be better to leave after dinner time.

“That’s right. If you leave right now, it will be inconvenient for you to handle things. Let’s leave after dinner tonight. I’ll take care of everything you need at that time.”

“Yes, lady.”

As we talked like this, we reached the front of the room before we knew it, and I went into the room, took a pen and paper, and moved straight to the seat on the balcony.

My younger brother’s handwriting is clearly… … . Was this what it felt like? I tried to remember my younger brother’s handwriting by writing the same words over and over again, but my memory was vague because it had already been seven times since I had seen my younger brother’s writing.

“Mel, can you tell me what Arcien’s handwriting feels like? It would be better if you bring something like a letter or writing written by your younger brother.”

“… … Do you mean Master Arcien’s handwriting?”

“Yes. I just wanted to leave Sarah as a deceived victim. I was wondering if there was anyone suitable. The most suitable person was right next to me.”

Did you roll up the end a little more here? No, it’s too messy like this. Because of his personality, he cares more about respect than other nobles, so he wouldn’t use such messy letters.

A little more concisely… … . Hmm, it’s too plain like this.

“Miss, could you please lend me your pen for a moment?”

“Huh? Ok, fine. That’s easy.”

I handed the quill I was using to Mel, and she wrote the same letters I was writing.

“It was definitely this type of handwriting. The beginning begins like a gentle rotation, and the letters that follow flow like water without being cut off. The last thing is always to draw the line neatly, as if blowing the end.”

“Hmm… … .”

Considering that the imprint didn’t react, does he really remember his younger brother’s handwriting? He suddenly asked me for a pen and I wondered what to do, but I couldn’t believe something like this was possible.

“That’s amazing. When did you memorize your younger brother’s handwriting?”

“I remembered seeing it for a moment while I was cleaning Master’s room.”

“You have a great memory. Did you learn that somewhere else?”

“Yes, when I worked for another family before coming here, I had to copy the master’s handwriting in order to steal money.”

“Seeing as it hasn’t been uploaded yet, it looks like it was copied exactly the same way. Okay, now that you know that, there’s no need to get a ghostwriter.”

With a grin, I handed Mel some high-quality stationery and asked her to write for me, and she wrote down what I said in her younger brother’s handwriting on pure white stationery.

After 10 minutes, I was able to complete the fake letter to send to the pharmacy.

“By the way, lady. I have one question.”

“Okay, your help was great this time, so I’ll answer most of the questions.”

He smiled and placed the pen in the ink bottle.

“The lady is ascending to the position of head of the family, but why is Master Arsien――”

“Are you using it?”

Mel nodded slowly. What is it that makes a person who wants to go to a high place so curious when he says he will be lifted up to a high place? I thought so for a moment.

As I thought about it, I remembered that Mel had never killed anyone else for herself before. no. I did kill one. Well, this part is sensitive, so I’ll skip it.

So, I didn’t kill him because I was scared or because I was distracted by fear. I remembered that I had never killed another person completely of my own accord while still being of sound mind.

It must be a feeling of rejection. Maybe he’s scared because he feels like he’s killing him. Well, no.

“That’s right.”

But I’m different from Mel. Planning to drag my younger brother down to the abyss is entirely my own will. I also want everyone to become unhappy and die except me.

One of the reasons is because of bad memories from the last episode. Well, that’s my personal reason, so I can’t tell Mel. Umm.

“Because it’s annoying… … . That might not be enough of a reason. Umm. Is it because you find it offensive that people who are younger than me are staring at me with angry eyes? It seems so petty. What would be a good reason… … .”

“By any chance, is there no reason…? … ?”

At those words, I smiled and looked at Mel. okay. that’s right. When I smiled with that in mind, Mel swallowed dry saliva and looked down.

It’s more than I thought that someone older than me would be so scared… … . It feels good.

“Mel. Would you like to come closer?”

“Yes, lady.”

When I hesitantly placed my hand on Mel’s stomach as she approached me, her body trembled.

“Hehe, it’s okay. I won’t do anything.”

“Then why are you putting your hand on your stomach? … . Tsk.”

“Because your hands are bored? no. When you see a cute dog or cat, you want to pet it, and I feel the same way. Because I took good care of it and there was a pretty boat in front of me, I didn’t care.”

I slowly stimulated Mel by touching Mel’s stomach over the clothes and rubbing it with my fingers. At first, Mel thought nothing was wrong, but as time went by, she soon started wiggling her feet.

As I kept touching my stomach, I must have remembered the pleasure I felt last time. Because I never did it after that. Although Mel did not show it, she smiled at the warmth of her lower abdomen that could be felt through her clothes and took her hand away.

“Ah… … .”

Mel let out a small sigh of regret, but I pretended not to hear and looked out the balcony.

“Anyway, Sarah is late. I’m not the type of kid to be this late.”

“By any chance, the Assam ran out and went to the market… … .”

“Oh no way. Even so, would you go that far?”

After saying that, he handed Mel the inkwell and the paper that was now a scribbling pad to put away, then put the luxurious letterhead into an envelope and sealed it with wax.

Of course, no seal was placed.

After returning from cleaning up, I handed Mel a letter to give to the young man at the pharmacy and leaned back on the balcony chair.

50 minutes after that. Sarah still hasn’t returned. What, what happened? As I felt a little uncomfortable and was tapping my mouth with a fan, Mel sneakily approached me and whispered.

“I will go find it myself.”

“No. it’s okay. There’s no need for that――”

What if there is a problem with the child’s health? kidnap? Even if it’s just that, it’s still the wife of a male writer. If you speak well, you might be able to extract enough money.

Or is it a robbery? It would be difficult if I died… … . I felt quite upset, so I held out a fan and covered my mouth.

“No. Do you want to go and look for it? Where are you, what are you doing, why are you late, and what happened? Come check it all out. Also, if there is a problem with the child, make your own decision and save the child. Also, don’t kill the person involved, but bring them back alive. In most cases.”

If someone touches my stuff, I need to let them know what happens.

After saying that, I was quietly looking out the balcony, and Mel stepped back and bowed.

“Yes. All right. I’ll be back then.”

Just as Mel was about to leave the balcony and the room, the door opened and Sarah, out of breath, came in dragging a moving tray containing a tea set and various snacks.

“Hehe, hehe, I’m back!”

Although I wiped it with a handkerchief, my eyes and face were still moist and shiny. Everyone blinked at the sight of her looking like she had been crying for a while before running away.

“They said they had run out of Assam black tea, so they went to the market, and they said they had run out of Assam tea there too. So, milk tea and… … . It suits me best… … . To Ceylon… … . Black.”

“Sera, you… … .”

I can’t believe I actually went out to buy it. Sarah dragged the tray in front of me and knelt down in front of me, half crying.

“I’m sorry… … . sorry… … ! I couldn’t find Assam black tea… … ! You said you wanted to drink milk tea, but I… … . Please don’t throw it away… … .”

Sarah was crying and begging in front of me because she was afraid of being abandoned by me, even though there was Mel, whom she hated so much, behind her.

Please don’t throw it away. I will do better in the future. I was truly afraid that I would never fail again.

I hugged Sarah, who was crying, and wiped away her tears.

“It’s okay. It’s okay, Sarah.”

“Throw it away… … . Wouldn’t you… … ?”

“Okay. I won’t throw it away. So stop now.”

“Huh, huh… … . yes… … .”

Seeing him do this even though he said it was okay not long ago, I felt once again that it was a good choice to have him work with Mel.

Even though I reassured her that I wouldn’t throw it away, it was like this, but what kind of face will you show me, Sarah, when you really throw it away?

Feeling the tingling and pounding feeling in my lower abdomen, I smiled and patted Sarah’s head.