Translator: mii
Editor(s): ASplashOfMusic, sleepchaser
I wake up. For a mont, I don’t know if it’s morning or night.
It’s dim, so it might be sunrise right now, but it’s also too dim to be morning… I’m not very sure.
I turn my eyes toward the window. All I see is the usual cloudy sky. The scenery outside is the sa as yesterday, with the sky and mountains resembling an ink painting.
Water drops slip down the window glass, indicating that it just recently rained.
Right now, I’m still lying on the bed even after I’ve woken up.
Last night, that lying bastard… I don’t have any other mories after drinking that herbal water that worked so well in making fall asleep.
Sweet dreams, he said?
Don’t ss with .
I fell into a lethargic sleep without even a chance to dream, you bastard.
Damn it. Even I think that I’m too shaful. I’m such a big fool. I definitely have to go and get soone to give a good scolding.
From this day on, I swear for the life of to never drink anything that guy gives .
What ti is it now? The room is so dim that I can’t even tell whether the sun has risen or not.
I sigh, then I peel off the quilt made of soft fabric that’s hanging over my body and sit up.
Soone must’ve covered up. It’s probably that guy.
I feel like I’ve slept a lot, but my head feels heavy and filled with haze. It’s like I’m still in a dream.
After I get up, I’m so dizzy that I feel like I’m about to collapse. So, I stay still on the bed until the haze in my head clears a little more.
I just watch the water drops on the window glass as they chase after each other one after another.
If I strain my ears, I can hear the sound of rain. And from the sounds, the rain seems quite heavy.
How long have I been sitting absentmindedly like this?
Then there’s a quiet clicking sound coming from behind the door.
“…My. You’ve woken up, I see.”
At the sa ti I hear footsteps coming into the room, I hear a voice. Schwede’s.
“Good morning, Lian-dono. How do you feel?”
I look behind and see the knight with bright dawn-colored hair and eyes walking toward with a smile.
But I don’t feel like smiling back at all. Or even replying to him.
The knight walks to the side of the bed. He stops once he’s right in front of and looks into my face.
“…Hmm, your complexion has improved compared to yesterday.”
“Thanks to you.”
“Is that so? I’m glad to see that you’ve slept well.”
Even though I used a vicious tone, he still replied to with a warm smile, pretending not to notice the irony behind my words. This fucking bastard.
“Lian-dono, you seem to have a considerable amount of night sweats. Do you want to take a bath before eating? Or, if you are hungry, do you want to eat first?”
After thinking for a while, I reply that I’m going to take a bath with a low voice.
There are a lot of things I have to think about and also things I want to say. But first of all, I have to clear my mind. Since I’m still feeling sleepy, I won’t be able to move well when the situation calls for it. I can’t even think well. This is no good.
“Then I’ll prepare the bath imdiately. Ah, right. Lian-dono, I told you last night that you have to wait things out here, but… I’m sure you’re not happy with this place. You don’t eat much, and you don’t sleep enough, right? I’m worried that your health will deteriorate until I’m back. So… I’m thinking of returning you to the village so that you can wait for with peace of mind.”
I look up.
“Huh…?!”
That ans…
“I… I can go ho…? To the village?”
Schwede grins. “Yes. I’ve already prepared the carriage that will bring you back. You don’t have to hurry. We have plenty of ti. First, you can have hot tea until I finish preparing the bath. Please take your ti. Co, give your hand.”
When I move my body, the silver chain on my right leg makes a noise.
Schwede presents his ungloved hand to .
For so reason, when I look up at his eyes…
I feel like they’re slightly hazy…
I take a bath and change into the clothes that he has prepared during that ti.
The clothes aren’t the roomy loungewear I’ve been wearing until now or the black vestnts Marie always wears. It’s a white clothing with a long hem, reaching near the bottom of my ankle.
A flower resembling a lily and a white bird are woven on the chest part of the clothing. They look refined, almost like a watermark.
The material has a glossy luster and a soft texture… It seems to be of high quality.
Moreover, the collar, cuffs, and hem are finely embroidered with silver and gold threads, making the clothes luxurious and sowhat…
…The quality is so good that I have a bad feeling about this.
In addition, the white jacket draped on top is not only embroidered with silver thread on the collar, cuffs, and hem, but also had soft white feathers.
Schwede kneels down on one knee before my feet. He then takes a small silver key out of his chest pocket and plunges it into the small lock on my right leg chain.
Afterward is a clicking noise, indicating that the chain has been unlocked.
No matter what I did, I couldn’t unlock or break it. But now, the silver shackles are easily removed and fall onto the floor.
After unwrapping the patch covering my ankle, Schwede touches and inspects my ankle to make sure it’s not scratched.
Then he makes put on a pair of soft leather shoes. The soles are thin, unsuited for walking outside. They seem like… shoes that people especially wear for indoors.
“…Hey, Schwede.”
“Yes. What is it?”
“…Can you take off the thing on my neck?”
The magic seal collar is still on my neck.
“Ahh. It takes so ti to remove it. I’m sorry, but… I will remove it later.”
“Later…”
When is later?
“…Hey. Where’s my luggage?”
“Don’t worry about that. It’s already in the carriage.”
“I see…”
“Co on. Let’s go, Lian-dono.” Schwede stands up and rests his hand against my back.
With Schwede gently pushing against my back, I leave the room as prompted.
In the corridor are four knights with swords on their hips, two knights with bows, two warlocks with a magic dium in their hands and neck, and three monks wearing black vestnts similar to Marie’s.
anwhile, at the center stands a man dressed in white vestnts with a long and thin white hat that has the emblem of the Fortuna religion sewn in silver and gold.
The mont everybody’s eyes fall on , they smile so happily for so reason. Then they bow in respect. Weird.
So monks look at with wet eyes, making feel restless… This is so uncomfortably weird that I want to run back, but Schwede is standing behind . I can’t do that.
What is this? Why are there so many people in this place?
I look back and ask, “…Hey, Schwede. I’m going ho now… right? Why are there so many knights here?”
Schwede smiles and cocks his head a little. “Isn’t it obvious? They’re of course here to protect you. We can’t afford to have anything happening to you on the way to the village, so I have gathered credible, strong n to be your escorts. Now then, let’s go ho.”
Shoot I am SO sorry! I thought I already posted this chapter weeks ago, but it turns out it was still a draft… No wonder there were no comnts- Sleepchaser
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