Episode 118
Translator : Missme
Editor : Aru
âAsh.â
âLydia.â
My face glowed as soon as I heard his voice up close.
As soon as the friendly low-pitched sound intruded into my ears, my memories began to run wild.
So yesterdayâs memory.
âLydia.â
How many times did Ash call my name yesterday?
And that wasnât so different for me either. Every time I open my mouth, I think I called Ashâs name.
Besides, it is a bonus that the breathing sounds that seemed to pass between the two while calling the name were mixed.
Oh, no! Stop thinking.
If I can, I want to break through the floor and disappear. Then Ash asked.
âHow are you feeling?â
ââ¦..â¦!â
âDonât ask me that!â
I was trying my best not to imagine, but Ash came forward and was making nothing of it.
I managed to nod my head with a hot face.
At this time, Bessie suddenly stepped in to say it was resentful.
âYour Excellency also noticed it, right? That sheâs not feeling well. I think you slept wrong last night. She said her back hurts.â
Argh! Bessie!
âBack?â
Ashâs gaze rested on my waist for a moment. At that moment I truly needed a rat hole.
I only need one good rat to share its hole. Iâm begging you.
I thought so, but the next moment my body flashed.
It was Ashâs work. I suddenly opened my eyes round, hugging Ash.
âA, Ash?â
âThen the cause provider should be responsible. Donât walk today.â
Hey, hey, hey!
I just puffed my mouth in a held position.
Bessie blinked because she was right next to me and didnât miss Ashâs words.
âProvided causeâ¦â¦â¦?â
âLetâs get in.â
Even so, I wanted to disappear, but Ash hugged me and moved on.
I thought it would have been better off, as I was moved away from the training field by Ash, who strode.
If I had more, I would have dug up a hole in the ground and created a rat hole.
Shame and embarrassment crept up, I lifted my head up from Ashâs back neck along the way.
In the meantime, a fairly distant vision saw Bessieâs face gradually fading with enlightenment and shock.
â¦â¦.. Sorry, Bessie. Iâll make sure to explain it to you step by step.
I looked inwardly at Bessie, promising her next. I could see Ashâs straight side holding me in his familiar arms.
My heart thumped.
It was a mix of embarrassment before, but now it was full of tension and excitement.
Suddenly, Iâve become conscious of Ashâs hand which is supporting my body.
The solid upper body of Ash I was leaning on was also a constant concern.
I now know what shape the muscles in these clothes are drawing. I know how it moves when heâs nervous. I know how it burns and flows when sweat is formed.
How sensational it is when his eyebrows on his face are distorted as if holding up somethingâ¦â¦â¦.
ââ¦â¦.â
âGod, please let the demon out of my head.â
No, at least let me call it when I want to.
Ash walked in the quiet hallway holding me. How far is he going to go? I remained silent and opened my mouth.
âWhatâs up with you all of a sudden? Why battle? What kind of wind is blowing?â
âUmâ¦â¦..â
Ash, who seemed to be worried, brought up the answer.
âI thought I needed to waste some stamina.â
âStamina?â
Then I arrived in front of my room. Ash opened the door and put me down on the bed in the room.
âYes.â
Ash, who laid me down straight, made eye contact with me for a moment.
âNot to make anyone suffer before they get better.â
âI donât think there was any small mercenary.â
Thick. Ash kissed me on the forehead short.
âRest.â
Soon Ash went out of the room. The door closed.
I lay in bed in a quiet room with no sleepover. I blinked my eyes and soon closed my face with both hands.
As expected, it was hot.
â¦â¦â¦â¦back. I need my back to get better soon. I wondered if I could ask Bessie for a massage as soon as possible.
***
I was worried that Bessie couldnât get out of shock, but fortunately, she came in for a checkup on me.
After meeting again and hearing detailed explanations from me, Bessie couldnât keep her mouth shut for a while but then rejoiced with her straight eyes.
âCause I only need you two for the rest of my life anyway!â
And then she added.
âAnd it would be even better if I could take care of your baby seeds when Iâm still alive!â
â¦â¦thatâs what she said, so I could get a back massage from Bessie all day long.
It was like a craftsmanâs touch. Well, it was perfect.
Anyway, that was yesterday. My back is pretty good now.
Unfortunately, Iâm not completely fine yet.
No, and I needed to leave the level of being fine and be stronger than before. If I think about it from now on. Hmm.
I took a posture that was good for the waist and looked into a book with exercise tips that were good for the waist.
Then Bessie knocked on the door and came into the room.
âLady.â
Bessie was holding a letter. I put the book down.
Iâve been receiving all the letters that come to me recently, to be exact the day before yesterday.
It wasnât for any other reason. I asked Count Grace to tell me if Ariâs fever was improving.
So Iâm checking every letter that comes in so that I donât miss anything.â¦.
âThanks to it, Iâve learned one thing.â
My background in the aristocratic society of the capital city has been known.
It was clear, though there was no obvious rumour that it might have been somewhat hushed and spread.
The reason why I was convinced beyond was simple.
âFirst of all, the number of invitations to parties and meetings has decreased.â¦â¦.â
Itâs not just reduced, itâs been almost impossible to find for nearly three days.
In the past, it was such an invitation that flew in boringlyâ¦â¦..
âOn the other hand, the number of letters of engagement has increased significantly.â
I glanced at the pile of letters in the corner of the desk that I had collected later for firewood.
The letter of the proposal has been arriving frequently before.
However, if they say itâs a problem, they are now sending letters of the proposal to all the people in attendance.
To put it a little bit sour, even the most common children were going crazy about getting married.
âAn old man was looking for a marriage partner again. Yuck.â
There is another difference. The kite has been snapped off.
So the letter, which usually had asked me to meet rather than to date, disappeared and filled the entire place with a flood of letters saying, âLetâs get married.â
What does this mean?
âTheyâre under the illusion that Iâm nervous.â
They are the transparent ones anyway.
After hearing of my origin, they would have thought that I was about to be removed from the Duke.
Or be in a hurry to sell to any family.
Thatâs why these men are rushing to buy me before anyone else takes me for a bargain, and the ladies and the young children are trying to break up with me.
Itâs obvious, itâs really obvious.
âOh, but still.â
I stared at the piles of firewood and the letters placed on the other half.
That letter, marked by a pink letter envelope decorated with lace at a glance, was from Irene.
âHmm.â
I recalled a young face that I met in a short moment but had quite ups and downs.
Ireneâs letter arrived this morning. The content was that she invited me to her birthday party.
This morning is not the time when she still didnât know my origins.
Or rather, she might have rushed to me after hearing the news.
The birthday party date on the letter was next month. I canât believe sheâs already sending me an invitation to the party next month.
A light smile suddenly appeared. How is she doing?
I donât know if she still likes Sir Davery. Sheâd shifted her mind from Ash since the day of the hunting competition.
Well, if itâs still the case, Iâll sneak a look at it.
I thought so, but then Bessie hesitated for a moment as she handed me the letter.
I stared wonderfully at Bessie.
âBessie, why?â
âThis letter. Thereâs no sender.â
âYeah?â
I flipped over the letter I received. As Bessie said, there was really no senderâs name.
âThat doesnât mean the familyâs pattern is stampedâ¦.â¦.â
Some people sometimes substitute the sender with the pattern of their own family.
Thatâs how high-ranking nobleâs way choose to take pride in their crest.
But there was no such thing in this letter. It was simply clean.
âWhat did you say to the messenger?â
âHe doesnât know. He only delivers it for money.â
âHmm.â
In many ways, a doubtful letter has arrived. I fumbled over the surface of the letter while I was thinking about it.
Well, I donât think thereâs a cutter knife.
Wait, is there a cutter knife in the world? Well, it doesnât feel suspicious anyway.
When Bessie saw me groping the letter and checking it, she asked carefully.
âShall we call Alex and have him open the letter?â
âItâs all right.â
No matter how much Alex says itâs a neighbourhood book, thatâs a bit too much.
After declining, I opened the entrance to the envelope. I could feel Bessieâs nervousness at the moment.
âIsnât that a fortune letter?â
But it wasnât a fortune letter.
Insteadâ¦â¦
[I know your secret.]
It was a threatening letter.
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