Episode 89
“Frey, wake up.”
“Hmm…?”
When I opened my eyes feeling a little frustrated, I saw Serena holding me and shaking me.
“It’s time to go now.”
“…already?”
When I heard Serena’s thunderous sound, I got scared, lifted the blanket, and checked the clock. It was 5:30.
“We need to get out of here quickly before the sun rises.”
“Oh right.”
I tried to question whether I was kicking her out too quickly, but I quickly remembered that Serena’s memories change when the sun is up, and I quickly got up.
“Cwoo, coo, coo.”
As I was hastily putting on my coat that had fallen on the floor, I soon noticed an owl tapping something with its paw on my desk.
“…oh my.”
I cautiously walked over to the place and picked up the limp cat doll and muttered.
“You’ll be sulking for a while, right?”
What should I do to lighten the mood of a cat doll that isn’t even a cat? I do not know.
“Serena, I had fun today. Then I’ll leave.”
“Wait a minute. I have something for you.”
With that in mind, I was about to rush out of the room when Serena got up from the bed, quickly putting on her clothes.
“Here, take it.”
As I was tilting my head looking at her, Serena held out something to me.
“This…”
“I made it while you were sleeping.”
As Serena said that, a moon-shaped crystal was shining in her hand.
“Um…is it too bad?”
“…No, it’s a hundred times better than the presents I’ll receive at the pretentious birthday party tomorrow.”
After saying that and quickly taking the crystal from her hand, Serena said with a bright smile.
“I’ll see you off outside. There’s still time for that.”
“Ok, thanks.”
After answering her in a soft voice, I held her hand and walked out of the room and started down the hallway.
‘For some reason, I feel at peace…’
I’m not sure, but I feel calm as I play with the moon crystal that Serena gave me as a gift.
Maybe it’s because he’s holding hands with Serena.
“what…?”
I went down the stairs and opened the front door, patting the moon crystal like that, and a familiar carriage caught my eye.
“This is my family’s carriage…?”
Because I was coming in secret and in a hurry, I took a carriage passing by on the street instead of the family carriage.
But why is my family’s carriage standing on the road?
“…Cania?”
The answer was revealed as soon as I carefully opened the carriage door.
“Hello, master.”
I don’t know why, but it was because Kania was sitting in some place in the carriage.
“It’s time to return to the mansion.”
While I was dazing for a moment, Kania, who had been sitting quietly, spoke in a low voice.
“Oh, yes… I see.”
Of course, it wasn’t wrong, so I nodded and got into the carriage, but Serena suddenly stopped me and said with a smile.
“Please wait here for a moment.”
“huh?”
“Women have something to talk about.”
After saying that, Serena immediately entered the carriage where Kania, whose expression was stern, was inside, and closed the door.
“…what.”
I was curious about what they were talking about, so I gathered star mana into my ears, but a double barrier made of dark magic and moon mana was blocking my eavesdropping.
What on earth are you talking about that makes you do that?
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“It seems like Mr. Kania is really very loyal. He came to see us off at such an early hour.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
When Frey was raising a question mark outside, Cania and Serena were looking at each other and exchanging well-wishes.
Of course, despite the exchange of good wishes, the inside of the carriage was filled with coldness.
“Oh, by the way, I heard that Frey recently got a pet?”
At a time when an unknown sense of intimidation was weighing down the carriage, Serena suddenly raised her eyebrows and asked Cania a question.
“Are you talking about Lulu?”
“Yes, that poor man. How is he?”
“Yes, I checked before coming here and you were sleeping soundly. Of course, there were some traces of your fingernails being torn off.”
“That’s a good thing. I’ll also research the ‘stigma of unhappiness’ from time to time, so cheer up.”
Serena, who answered with a smile after hearing those words, suddenly changed her expression to cold and whispered.
“Anyway, now you’ve lost your pet’s place.”
Then, Kania, who bit her lip for a moment, answered in a low voice.
“The sun will rise in a few minutes, Serena.”
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“It’s okay. I have everything calculated.”
Then Serena smiled and glared at Kania and said.
“I have no intention of watching a skit that isn’t filled with affection.”
“…….”
Kania, who was silent for a moment at those words, then asked in a low voice.
“Isn’t there really no affection involved at all?”
“What does that mean?”
“Serena, don’t you know better?”
Kania said that with a slight smile.
“The reason Serena erased her ‘worries’ about you when the sun was up was because she was shocked by your affection towards me.”
“It’s just a ‘skit’ that Frey does ‘for me’. Nothing more, nothing less.”
“Is that really true?”
Kania, who had now raised the corners of her mouth, looked directly at Serena, who was slightly covering her face with a fan, and spoke.
“Until now, Serena has seen you cheating on her many times. Nevertheless, she was able to remain calm because she sensed that it was all just an act from you.”
When Serena didn’t say anything, Kania continued speaking with a sharp look in her eyes.
“But the fact that Frey decided to show affection towards me in order to erase Serena’s ‘worries’, and that Serena was ‘shocked’ when she saw that…”
“I know what you want to say, but…”
“…It means that the master has affection for me.”
When Kania finished speaking, ignoring Serena’s words, Serena opened her mouth while holding her fan.
“Affection as a pet?”
“I don’t think Serena, the greatest genius on the continent, wouldn’t have been able to distinguish that.”
“Well, I’m not sure?”
Serena, who was tilting her head with a puzzled expression, soon whispered in a low voice to Kania, whose expression hardened in front of her.
“When I shared ‘true love’ with Frey this morning, I couldn’t tell the difference between such trivial affection.”
When Kania heard those words and clenched her fists without realizing it, Serena smiled and said,
“Frey is no longer a sexual fanatic, Mr. Kania. No matter how much he changes his appearance and becomes hostile to his parents, there is a wall he cannot overcome.”
“I’m just transforming for you, Master. I don’t have any selfish intentions… hehe!”
Kania, who was speaking with a blush on her face, stopped talking and grabbed her stomach when Serena touched her stomach with the tip of the fan.
“Well, I won’t say anything about sticking next to you. It’s true that you are helpful to Frey.”
“…Because I am your confidant, I only receive orders and permission from you. So, I don’t think there is a need to get permission from Serena.”
Serena, who was speaking with a relaxed expression while watching Kania, ended her sentence with a laughable expression when Kania spoke through gritted teeth.
“But, if you cross the line… then you have to be prepared.”
After finishing speaking, Serena tried to get out of the carriage, and Cania asked a question in a low voice.
“What happens if you cross the line first?”
When Serena turned her head as if she was dumbfounded by those words, Kania continued speaking with a calm face.
“As I am your loyal butler and servant, I have no choice but to give in in such a situation. So, please understand.”
“There’s no need to ask for forgiveness for something that won’t happen.”
Serena responded with a smile, and then spewed out the mana of the moon, tore down the soundproofing curtain that Cania had put up, and went out of the carriage.
“Goodbye, Freyr.”
Serena, who finally said that and kissed Frey, walked towards the entrance at a leisurely pace.
And the moment she opened the front door and entered the mansion, the sun rose.
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“…Huh, Kania? What on earth were you two talking about?”
The master on the carriage carefully asks questions.
I couldn’t bear to answer such a young master, so I lowered my head and started muttering to myself.
‘What did I… say?’
I made too many slips of the tongue and showed embarrassing behavior that was uncharacteristic of me.
Thanks to this, after blaming myself for a while, I slowly raised my head and looked at the master as I continued to feel his gaze.
“…Are you okay? Cania?”
As always since we received the penalty and revealed to each other that we had figured out the truth, the master I serve is looking at me with a worried expression.
“So, it’s already been over a week since you gave me vitality? Is that why you’re not feeling well?”
“Young master… you don’t need me…”
“No, last time I didn’t receive vitality for three months, so I have to give it vitality every week for the next six months. Otherwise, I’ll be in big trouble.”
He is a master who has generously given his life force since he was taken into the Starlight family at a very young age.
Even though I cut the young master’s lifespan by half and only have about 2 years and 6 months left, I guess he’s worried that I’m just sucking the life out of him like a mosquito.
‘You’re the one who crossed the line first… What on earth were you talking about?’
Why on earth are you worried about me?
In the previous episode, you interfered with him at every turn, cursed him and sabotaged him, and drove a nail into his heart by committing suicide in front of his eyes.
Even though his lifespan has been cut in half, and he is no better than a mosquito that periodically takes away what little vitality he has left.
furthermore…
‘Looking at your reaction at that time, you must have roughly guessed it.’
When he found out about the secret hidden in the forest near the mansion, the master obviously said it with the nuance that he had already guessed the truth.
The terrible truth involving my parents and your mother.
Nevertheless, Master just worries about me and takes care of me.
“Look, looking at your expression right now, you seem very tired… That’s because you have no vitality. So…”
“…Excuse me for a moment, master.”
While thinking about that, I got up from my seat and headed towards the master who was still talking with a worried expression on his face.
“…Cania?”
“I’m sorry, Master.”
Eventually, I sat down next to the master, and quietly clung to him, lost in thought.
‘I thought it was a sin to even harbor such feelings…’
My heart is still filled with guilt.
That’s why, just before everything ended, I decided to tell everything and be with the master.
I thought that I was not qualified to stand side by side because all I had to do was quietly help others.
‘…I guess there’s nothing you can do about people’s feelings.’
But no matter how hard you try, your efforts continue to be in vain.
It is such a sinful and blasphemous thing, but now my heart is trying to overcome the guilt.
“What’s wrong? It’s so strange.”
As I was thinking about this and staring at the master, the master smiled sheepishly with an embarrassed expression on his face.
It’s a simple and pure smile that I’ve never seen before in previous episodes. It’s a smile without a trace.
“Can I wait for a moment, Master?”
“of course.”
While I was holding that smile in my eyes, the words I spoke out of my mouth without even realizing it were happily accepted by the master.
After hesitating for a moment, I gently leaned on the master’s shoulder, quietly expressed my gratitude, and came to a conclusion in my mind.
“Thank you, master.”
Even though I have every reason to hate, you do not hate me but love me…
‘…I think I’ve fallen in love with it.’
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“Im here!”
“Uhm…”
When the driver announces with a loud noise that the carriage has arrived at Starlight Mansion, Kania, who had fallen asleep on Frey’s shoulder, slowly opens her eyes.
“S-sorry! Master!”
“No, no. Maybe you’re tired.”
Eventually, Kania, who had a blank expression for a moment, saw the saliva stains on Frey’s shoulder, her face turned bright red, and she began to bow her head.
“Wouldn’t it be better to receive vitality as soon as possible?”
“Oh, no!”
Frey, who was looking at Cania with concern, asked a question, and Cania responded with an urgent wave of her hand.
“I don’t know why, but my mind suddenly became clearer. So, I’d better skip treatment this week.”
“Um… really?”
“It’s true, master.”
Frey, who was looking at Cania with a suspicious expression, smiled in remorse and muttered to himself when she quickly got off the carriage.
‘I knew that would happen and I already breathed life into it when I was sleeping.’
Since Frey was skilled at infusing Kania’s vitality while she was sleeping, he was able to reliably inject the necessary vitality with just a few blood clots.
“…Ugh.”
However, as he was unable to escape the influence of two penalties and one special penalty, Frey, who was trying to get off the carriage, soon felt dizzy and began to stumble.
“This… I guess we can’t help but prepare for tomorrow.”
Soon, Frey, who was holding onto the carriage while watching Cania’s attention, opened a system store for the first time in a long time.
Increased vitality recovery speed LV2 50000pt
Description) Permanently increases vitality recovery speed. (Total amount does not increase)
[Accumulated pts: 85000 pts]
“…I tried not to live as much as possible, but there was nothing I could do.”
Eventually, when Frey, who muttered as he looked at the window that appeared in front of him, purchased the skill, his heart suddenly began to feel energized.
“…Wow.”
“young master!?”
As a result, Frey fell to the floor clutching his heart, and Kania, who was standing next to him, looked embarrassed and supported him.
“Ah, this is the recoil caused by applying the skill to increase vitality recovery speed. So, there is no need to worry.”
“Is that true?”
“Is it true? Look, you didn’t even do anything like hemoptysis.”
Eventually, Frey calmed down Cania, who had begun to look at him with suspicious eyes, and started walking into the mansion with a much more relaxed expression.
“No way… really…”
Meanwhile, Lulu was quietly sitting in her seat and looking out the window.
“…Did it happen like that because of me?”
When he saw Frey like that, he started muttering in a trembling voice.
fantasy,
