episode_0043

Just – crackling –

When I opened my eyes to the sound of burning wood chips and bursting air bubbles, I saw the all-too-familiar sight of the ceiling burning.

What’s going on? I was definitely in the health room… … .

Shake――!!

“Lady! It’s dangerous here!! You need to leave right now!!”

The person who roughly opened the door and came in was neither Mel nor Sarah. First time seeing… … . ah. no. It’s not the first time you’ve met someone. In the last episode, she was the girl who replaced Mel as my exclusive maid.

But, why is that child here? Before I even finished thinking, my body moved on its own and fell down the bed.

“What do you mean by that all of a sudden!?”

I realized that I was not moving according to my will. Oh, this is a nightmare. Because I kept being stimulated by something I had tried so hard to forget, it turned out to be a nightmare like before.

My body lost strength and became limp. To be exact, it just gave off that feeling. I can’t move of my own accord anyway, but no matter how hard I try, the headache only gets worse when I wake up from the nightmare.

Sighing, I watched as I ran away with the maid from the previous episode. Maybe it’s because it’s a dream, but the perspective is arbitrary. It was first person, then third person.

“Lady, if you go out this way… … . If you go out this way, you will be able to escape.”

What about “――? We’ll go together… … ?”

“I… … . Yes, they will soon follow you, so run away without looking back. Even if you run, you know it won’t work for me, right?”

The child, whose name I can’t remember and whose face I can’t see, grinned and pushed my back. liar. You said that and didn’t come back.

But the past me, who knew nothing, gritted my teeth and ran away. Just far away, far away from the mansion. However, the number of rioters trying to overthrow the kingdom was so large that it covered heaven and earth, and I was eventually captured by them.

“Let go… … !! Let go!!”

“Stay calm!!”

A fist hit my cheek, my teeth felt like they were going to break, and my gums tingled. Not only that, my jaw felt like it was going to fall off, my cheek was torn, and I had the taste of blood in my mouth.

Frozen by the sudden shock, extreme malice, and fear that I could die at any moment, I trembled and covered my cheek with my hand. Perhaps because this stimulated the other person’s sadistic nature, he grinned and began to approach me.

“Don’t come… … . Do not come… … !! please… … !”

I stayed in the same sitting position and tried to step back. However, the speed difference between crawling and walking was clear, and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get away from the other person.

The person who came right in front of me distorted his face, lifted his leg, and kicked me in the stomach.

“Kkeok… … !!”

“Fuck you… … !! Because of a noble like you… … !! If it weren’t for you nobles!!!”

As if that wasn’t enough to relieve his anger, the other person grabbed my stomach and started stomping on me as I fell sideways.

“Ack!! Wow… … !! I don’t have anything… … !! Wow!”

It felt like my trampled shoulder would break. My pelvis was twisted and my legs felt like they were going to break. The other person trampled on me with a killing intent, and I was unable to resist the fear and despair that oppressed my entire body.

Then someone else came running and pushed the person who was trampling me, knocking him down. As the pain that seemed to crush my entire body disappeared, a small glimmer of hope sprouted.

Yes, that kid came to save the day. The kid definitely said he would come. But, I don’t remember the kid’s name. What was it? For sure… … .

“――That’s right… … ? I came to save you――”

I smiled broadly and struggled to get up, but the child standing in front of me was not him. It was an unknown man with shiny eyes full of sexual desire.

It was the moment when the hope that had been blooming was literally cruelly trampled.

“What are you doing you idiot!!”

“You said that a nobleman killed your son, right? Then, you can give birth as much as you made them die――!”

“I don’t like it… … . I hate it… … !!”

The man looked at me and extended his hand, and I heard his voice.

“What are you doing there? I told you to kill all the nobles.”

A man with rough-cut blue hair. The leader of the revolting mob. It was Cromwell.

“Hey Captain! This bitch, she looks so smooth, can’t we have some fun instead of killing her!?”

“… … Do whatever you want.”

He said that and left, and I was forcibly stripped of my clothes by two men. Within–

“I don’t like it――!!!”

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“――Ah.”

When I opened my eyes, I saw not a sky full of dark clouds and smoke, but the pure white ceiling of the health room. The feeling of a foreign body remaining in my eye disappeared, but I still could not see my right eye.

To be precise, I couldn’t see anything even when I opened my eyes, as if something was blocking it. I sighed and closed my eyes, and what I experienced in my nightmare flashed before my eyes.

“Ha… … .”

I didn’t think things like I felt dirty or wanted to kill everyone. That’s just what I thought – that kind of thing happened.

Oh, of course, that doesn’t mean I don’t feel bad about being treated so terribly. I just realized that spending my emotions on something like that would only make me tired, so I just quietly move on.

By the way, why does my body hurt so much… … . My whole body throbbed, as if I had been flailed over a mat. There is no way that what happened in the nightmare will be fed back into reality… … .

‘Move’

Oh right. I put a subordinate’s curse on my whole body for pushing the princess away. No matter how much I am, trauma is inevitable. I sighed and raised my right hand to cover my face, and I felt the texture of the bandage surrounding my right eye.

Did the princess wind it for you? I wound it up too well for something like that… … . After touching the smooth bandage a few times, I lowered my leg to the bottom of the bed. I tried to get up, but my damn weak body wouldn’t listen because of the aftereffects of the curse.

“Mel. Mel, are you there?”

I called Mel, but there was no answer as if he was somewhere else. I sighed heavily, supported myself on the bed, and walked slowly. It feels like death to be acting like a newborn deer calf.

As I was trembling and walking, I heard a rustling sound behind me. I did my best to avoid showing an awkward posture by straightening my back, but there was nothing I could do about the fact that my body was leaning to one side because I was supported by the bed.

“Who are you there?”

“That… … . Hello.”

The person who slowly pulled back the curtain covering the bed and came out was none other than the princess who had made me like this.

Looking at the princess who now seemed to be something that could not be described as shameless, I frowned without realizing it.

Still, he must have had a conscience, but when I frowned, he trembled and slightly looked away.

“I’m sorry.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Princess.”

When I called her princess again like last time instead of calling her Hermel, the princess with a shocked face sank and lowered her head.

“If you think about it, it’s my fault that dirt got in your eye, and I tried to treat you, but that also caused you trouble. that… … . It’s my first time apologizing to someone, so I’m not sure what to say. Anyway, I’m sorry.”

While saying that, I rolled my head at the sight of the princess not even making eye contact. That feeling of guilt can always be used. The important thing is how to use it… … .

No, it would be a shame to use it right away. Because it’s so obvious that you’re trying to take advantage of the other person. So here, let’s pretend to forgive and show generosity to the other person.

I looked at the princess for a moment and sighed loudly enough for her to hear. Then, I made eye contact with the princess who raised her head slightly, and I gave a small smile with an expression on my face that I couldn’t help it.

“Now you know, princess, I was born with a weak body. If I move a little too vigorously, I’ll vomit blood like I just did.”

“Then what about sparring then…? … .”

“I took medicine. A very strong painkilling drug. This time, because I got into a fight so suddenly, I couldn’t take the medicine, so I vomited blood. Of course, please keep this a secret from others.”

When I said that and smiled bitterly, the princess looked shocked. Haha, how can a person called a princess be so naive? He laughed at the princess inwardly, then deliberately pretended that his legs were weak and staggered.

“Qu… … .”

“Are you okay!?”

“Yes… … . Because it always happens. are you okay. If you just take the medicine, if you just take the medicine, you’ll be fine… … .”

When I said that, the princess nodded and then looked at me with a determined face.

“Can I just call the maid next to you? I’ll be back soon!”

The princess said that and ran out of the infirmary, and as I watched her back disappear into the distance, I covered my face with one hand and tried not to laugh.

Asshole… … . There is no such thing as an asshole. I can’t believe I was fooled by just a few words.

“Foot, kekeke… … .”

Are you naturally weak? Analgesic drugs? I could never have imagined that there would be idiots who would truly believe that nonsense. Who would have thought that idiot was a princess.

“Ah.”

It’s really… that I can’t leave a record of that stupid face. … . It’s so unfortunate.

I lay down on the bed and giggled for a while. And after some time, I got tired of laughing and was looking up at the ceiling blankly, when I heard someone’s footsteps from far away.

The ones who opened the door to the health room and came in were Mel, who seemed embarrassed by the sudden situation, and the princess, who was looking at me with an expression like, ‘Did I do well?’

“Lady? Are you feeling okay?”

“It’s a little difficult. So Mel, the drug I asked you for earlier. Do you have it now?”

“Lady, the story is… … .”

As expected, Mel doesn’t know anything. Well, it doesn’t matter because we can talk about it separately later.

“It’s okay. Because I told the princess myself.”

“… … Not at the moment. I was planning to get more later, but if I need it right now… … .”

“No. are you okay. All you have to do is hold on a little bit――Kuhup.”

As I fake-coughed and spit out blood that I hadn’t swallowed before, Mel hurriedly came over to me and put a handkerchief over my mouth.

I pulled Mel by the collar, put my mouth to Mel’s ear, and whispered in a voice so low that the princess couldn’t hear.

“First, follow my words.”

Mel quietly closed her eyes, and when I realized that it meant positivity, I smiled weakly and let go of Mel’s collar.

“I’m sorry every time, Mel… … .”

“No… … . It’s my role to assist you.”

“When you say that, I feel much better… … . Thank you.”

I smiled brightly and Mel wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth. When I glanced at the princess, Mel, who had wiped away the blood from around my mouth, stood straight in her seat and slightly bowed her waist while looking at the princess.

“The lady doesn’t want others to see her like this. Please leave your seat.”

“Ugh, yes. okay. See you later, Charlotte.”

“Yes, I will definitely participate in the next class. Please go first and wait. Hermel.”

The princess left the health room, keeping an eye on me until the very end, and I continued to make coughing noises to show that my condition was not very good.

Mel, who was squatting in front of me and covering my mouth with a handkerchief, soon looked quietly toward the door and nodded.

“The princess’s presence has completely disappeared. At least you won’t be able to hear us.”

“Keuuu… … . okay? Ah, you don’t know how hard it was to hold back from laughing.”

As I was massaging my throbbing cheek, Mel got up from her seat and closed the door to the health room.

“You don’t know how surprised the princess was when she suddenly found me.”

“I don’t know why. I was the first to experience it. Do you know how surprised I was when I entered the assigned dormitory room and saw the princess sitting calmly on the bed?”

He shook his head and covered his mouth with a fan.

“So, what on earth is going on?”

“It’s a face that needs explanation.”

I crossed my legs and closed my eyes.

“The princess now mistakenly believes that I have been sick since I was born. To be more precise, a situation happened to create such an illusion. Although I didn’t intend to. Well, I’m satisfied because it came back with decent results.”

“Then it’s all about drugs… … .”

“That’s right. I tricked myself into thinking I was eating it. I feel like I’ve been tricked now, but since the other person is a princess, I can’t let down my guard. If you give it a try, it will bite you in an instant, so be careful not to let it go.”

I looked down at the floor and cleared my mind.

Although the original plan was completely ruined because it was a plan that was so planned and full of holes, by deceiving the princess this time, the risk of being caught for drugs was significantly reduced.

However, now that things have come to this, the plan to turn the head of the family into a drug addict and kill her has to be revised… … .

“Mel. Now is not the time to move, so you will continue to supply the pharmacy with drugs for the head of the household as you have done so far. Oh, since I have to fool the princess, I prepared some nutritional supplements for myself.”

What happened? There are plenty of ways to kill the matriarch and her younger brother, even if it doesn’t involve drugs.

I smiled slightly as I remembered my aunt’s cute face glaring at me.

“The rest… … . I’ll take care of everything, so just stay quiet until the time comes. If the princess asks about my physical condition later, I will tell her that I have improved a lot after taking the medicine. No, no. Pretend you didn’t hear the last word. Now that I think about it, the princess was in the same room as me.”

“Yes, I understand.”

He shook his head, folded his fan, and stood up. Although my body was a little sore, it wasn’t so much that I couldn’t move.

“Mel, what class is this now?”

“The fourth class has just ended. The next class is Potions, and it is the last class of the day.”

“Dance class is over. Well, that’s enough. Sarah?”

“About now… … . You’re probably getting ready to take a Potions class. Oh, and when I saw that the young lady didn’t come to the next class, I thought she was abandoned and cried throughout class. Honestly, I cried so loudly that it was even more painful to watch.”

“Well… … . I’ll have to comfort you when I get up. Annoying.”

I can’t help it. Because I was the one who made Sarah like that.

I shrugged, took off the bandage covering my right eye, and headed to the classroom.