||
T/N: Today I’d like to thank my Cookie Donors, Kathryn and Wilder!! Thank you so much for the sweets 😀
I’ve been stuck in the impoverished village ever since I was born. It was never a great place, but when my parents were around, the tornt was manageable since I wasn’t alone. But then my parents were killed. And because I didn’t have the strength to survive on my own, I was forced to work as a slave for the b*stard that killed them. Ever since that day, my life has been a living hell.
The first person to ever bother to help was Will… Gramps. Gramps took in and stayed by my side, nursing day and night when I was on the verge of death. But despite his efforts, my wounds wouldn’t heal and I was struck with a high fever when infection set in. I really thought that I was going to die this ti.
But I didn’t mind. I saw no aning in living in a terrible world where there was nothing but pain day after day.
I had resigned myself to my fate, but then Gramps had drink an infusion of water and dicine. Miraculously, my fever broke and I started getting better.
……I didn’t die.
Do I have to keep living every day in misery now? I couldn’t help but ask myself over and over, but Gramps showed sothing that gave hope. It was so trivial, so insignificant, that I can’t help but laugh at how much hope it gave .
Just after I had gotten better, Gramps had shared so candy with …. I never knew that food could be so deliciously sweet. I never knew that sothing called a macaron even existed. But it did. For the first ti I realized that the world wasn’t just filled with darkness and despair. Those brightly colored little candies opened my eyes to the possibility that not everything has to be bad. It made wonder what other things might surprise if I just gave myself a little more ti…..
So I decided to give living another shot. If just for a little longer, I’d give the world one more chance to show that it was worth living in. I could always choose to die later, so for the ti being, a brand new desire had ford within . I wanted to live….
After I ate the first macaron, I stuffed the rest of them into my mouth one after another. While I enjoyed them, Gramps told about the kid that gave them to us. Apparently, she was also the one who had brought us the dicine that saved my life.
He told that her na was Alicia and that she belonged to the Williams family, one of the five great noble families. And even I, who had spent my whole life in that village, had at least heard of those families. I couldn’t understand why the beloved daughter of one of them would bother to help . Nor what could have brought her to this village in the first place.
When Gramps was telling all this, I assud she must be coming here out of so sense of rcy or compassion. She must pity us poor peasants, wallowing in this hellhole, so she ca to kindly help us in our ti of great need…. or so such driveling self-righteousness bullsh*t. As a higher being, it’s her duty to co save us lowly commoners. Disgusting.
When she goes ho to her extravagant, overpriced mansion, she’ll pat herself on the back for her good deeds and enjoy all the luxuries that being a peer of the realm has to offer. I figured she was just so snobby, precious little princess who is constantly showered with love and affection who just goes around doing whatever she wants.
But, when I finally t her, I realized that my expectations couldn’t have been further off the mark.
When I first saw her, I thought she was just a pretty, pampered little girl and that I must have been right about her, but all that changed in an instant. The mont she opened her mouth, her lovely face started to look positively demonic in my eyes.
She told that if I wanted to die, then I should just do it. I thought she had to be crazy, saving and then telling to die. But then her next words shocked even more. She told that as my savior, she was now responsible for my life. She said she was on my side, just cause of that.
Her logic sounded insane, but it gave an odd sense of warmth. Like the macaron, it sohow gave hope. If I followed her, I’d really be able to experience a better life. Just like that, the last dredges of reluctance I had about living were gone.
After I had finally, fully admitted that I wanted to live, she suddenly demanded paynt for her efforts. She told that she would take co-ownership of my intelligence and use it as she saw fit.
Once again, her logic sounded absolutely absurd, but she wouldn’t back down. Every day she ca back, bringing with her a small mountain of books for to read. She showed what magic looks like. And after all that, she even got out of that village.
For the first ti in my life, I was finally able to see the sun. To feel its light and warmth on my skin. It was so dazzlingly radiant that tears sprung to my eyes. I was so thankful I hadn’t died before being able to see sothing so unimaginably breathtaking. After getting out of the village, the whole world looked new. Bright. Beautiful. Like I was wearing glasses that made everything sparkle.
I never actually said it out loud, but in my heart I found myself constantly thanking her for getting out. For saving . And at the sa ti I vowed to be there when she…. when Alicia really needed . I would live my life for her, devoting myself to her ’til the very end.
And that girl, my life’s savior, is now standing before , her golden eyes burning with rage. Her shining black hair is fluttering in a dark halo, almost as if her bloodlust is manifesting as a physical aura. Her profile looks regal and imposing as she stares down the n who had beaten half to death. I can’t help but be fascinated by her overwhelming beauty.
As I watch, the corners of her lips arch up in a smile and she slowly opens her mouth. The words that pass her lips are not sothing you’d ever expect a young noblewoman to say.
“You’re the trash….. Die!”
||
T/N: Surprise~! We’ll be seeing the next few chapters from Gilles’ point of view 🙂
He may seem aloof, but he really cares for Alicia deeply. After seeing so many people turn on her, it feels like a relief to see soone who is truly on her side. His opinion of her before he t her made chuckle though XD
Reviews
All reviews (0)