The Wolf Lord's Lady Chapter 3: Your candy and me

Chapter 3: Your candy and .

“In my previous life, I have committed a grave sin. I did get punished, but that was not enough. Thus, I was reincarnated with mories of my past life. I must receive retribution. God has decreed it that it is not enough with just one life. I will end my as Our Father wills it. That is God’s will. It is my duty. Only after my redemption, I will be able to go back to Our Father. Until then, I must continue to repent. If I do not, I cannot return to Our Father in Heaven.”

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I didn’t lie. I just used God’s will that I did not actually hear, to put up a facade that I wish to return to Him, though I don’t think that way.

I told him the truth that was slightly dramatised and waited for the mont that his wide-open golden eyes change colour.

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There were many kind people.

There were plenty of good people.

Everyone worried for who did not eat properly, and reached out for who was always wearing patched clothes.

Every ti that happened, I told that story. I witnessed so many tis how the kindhearted people’s eyes change into a shade of horror, taking steps backwards as their expressions beca strained.

I told the story to see that.

It’s catching two birds with one stone, as I do not have to lie, committing more sins, and get left alone.

I was seen as a fanatic. I was seen as a madwoman. I was seen as a pitiful liar girl.

Anyway, no one believed . They did not believe , but they left .

Yes. I am insane. I’m strange in the head, I’m creepy and depressing, and I’m a miserable girl. I of course do not have family, friends, lovers nor acquaintances.

I don’t need them.

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So please leave alone.

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When I told that truth, in front , Kaid placed his long fingers on his chin and narrowed his eyes.

Those eyes felt as if they were confirming sothing, so it felt sowhat disturbing.

If they were slightly sharper, it would really fit his nickna, ‘the Wolf’.

It’s amazing how he made those sowhat frail yet kind eyes back then, considering that those eyes are as sharp as fangs.

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Not forgiving criminals, that is the sa as the previous lord. However, he is admired. Because a criminal convicted not because one went against the lord but because one broke the just and ethical law.

The sycophants to the previous lord were gathered for a eting on that day, where they were all caught and punished.

There were those who did not attend the eting or those who barely escaped, but they were all caught in the end. No matter how thick the surrounding was, he would edge in and bite that neck. There was no rcy in that. Many were punished and banished, that the composition of nobles of Laius changed greatly. It can be said that many who were replaced in grandfather and father’s generations ca back.

Laius, which was destroyed by grandfather and father, are being fixed by Kaid, who destroyed us. He was reclaiming the bountiful Laius.

He is a splendid man. Wise, bold and handso. He is a charismatic man blessed by God.

A man that could not have liked an airhead, dreaming woman that did not try to see the reality.

It would be nice if he ends himself with those fangs.

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I had my hands gathered together and had my back straight, waiting for that golden shade to distort into an ugly one.

However, that mont did not co. Rather, he leaned in closer, out of interest. Please don’t get closer.

“Now, that is an abrupt and unbelievable story.”

“Of course. It’s probably jus that there’s sothing wrong with my head.”

Even though I know that it’s rude to this as a servant, I cut off the conversation to end the story. If he fires out of rage, then that is fine. I’m only sorry that the orphanage director’s little sister’s…… I forgot, but anyway, I only feel sorry that they might get caught up in that. However, if they get disgusted at because of that and leave alone, then there’s nothing I’d like better.

When I was about to make a final bow, there were golden eyes in my sight.

Because I was stared at from below, I unconsciously took a step back. Standing up as if to chase after , he grabbed my elbow with his long fingers. Seeing that his hand wrapped around my whole elbow, he frowned.

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“However, when living in this place, it’s easy to tell if soone’s lying.”

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He took his hand off my elbow and tapped my fingers with his.

“You’re too frail. I won’t let my subjects starve to death.”

“I will enter a monastery next year, so I have no plans to die.”

Unless I get executed, I added inside my head.

Seeing Kaid look from above as if to listen closely to that statent, I took another step back.

“This is more troubleso that what the rumours suggested. It’s even more amazing that it doesn’t seem like you’re lying.”

“It’s fine if you don’t like madwoman, so please kick out of the mansion.”

“Insane people are insane because they don’t know that. Now then, why don’t we change your workplace?”

“Ha?”

Feeling cornered, I took another step back.

There was sothing behind , so I could move anymore. When I flinched and checked it, it was just a tree. The tall tree must be older than .

Objects of my mories are no longer there, but things I do not rember are still here. It was so unreasonable that I laughed, despite the situation.

“Shirley Hince, from now on, you are not a maid of the mansion but my direct maid.”

“……Pardon?”

I didn’t understand what he ant, so I ended up asking back.

While grabbing my arm, Kaid started walking. Even if I resist, I could be easily caught.

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“Samua!”

From his clear voice, Samua and Jasmine who were still nearby ran back here. Then, seeing getting dragged by the arm, their eyes widened.

“What, Shirley! You were there!?”

“Erm, master. Did that person show disrespect? I apologise, sir! She’s still very new, so she does not know the house very well. I’ll teach her properly, so please overlook it this ti. I’ll receive the punishnt, sir!”

Bending hip and back at a right angle that was neither graceful nor beautiful. Would this be how athletic people are, I felt slight interest, but more than that I felt great surprise.

Really, he did not have to apologise in my place, nor does he have to receive punishnt instead of . Jasmine, who was next to him, was bowing too, so it was even more troubling.

It was such a situation, but I, the person in question, thought of sothing completely different.

He really has good people around him. It must be benevolence. My father had been kind to us, his family, but towards the maids and butlers he looked at them as though he was looking at livestock. Even though there were that many people passing by, that is.

He did not have virtue, I thought. Not just virtue, he did not have sothing he held precious as a person. Thus, only people like him flocked to him.

Even then, there was nothing. Thus, the end was inevitable.

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Seeing the two bow at the sa angle, Kaid smiled wryly. Ah, it’s an expression I’m seeing for the first ti.

“I don’t know what you’re misunderstanding, but there is sothing that she did wrong, it’s that she’s too thin. Now, Jasmine, what did she have for breakfast?”

“Eh, ah, yes, a piece of bread and a cup…… no, half a cup? of soup.”

“To not feed even a single piece of at to a servant…… I’m still lacklustre as a lord. Jasmine, take her to the head maid and please tell her that I apologise. Tell her that I’m sorry for taking one of her girls away. If it helps, hire more. Samua, tell the sa thing to the head butler.”

Isn’t he the one going mad? One might have thought. However, as for the attitude of the two servants:

“Aah, I see. Again? Alright, I’ll convey that, sir.”

“Shirley, what a relief!”

………………What just happened?

My my, it’s the usual. While saying that, the two of them started walking away, saying, “Then, we will do that.”

Wait a bit. Explain at least a little.

“Ah…… P-Please wait, Jasmine-san!”

When I desperately called for Jasmine as my arm was held by Kaid, she turned her round with so much force that it felt as though her hairpins would fly out. Then, she pushed Samua aside and ran up to with great vigour, after which she grabbed my free hand with both hands and smiled.

“No way!”

And then this “no way”. What am I supposed to say to this person full of smiles?

Jasmine shook my hand and jumped up and down while still saying “no way no way”.

“Samua, did you say that!? Shirley called my na for the first ti!”

“……You, even though you live together, you didn’t even call her n-blegh!”

The cloth flew into his face again.

Having thrown the cloth at Samua’s face, Jasmine smiled happily like a child that just had candy.

“You see, Shirley, serving master is the best position!”

“Pardon?”

“Well, you can have as much sweets as you want, as much snacks as you want, as much food as you want, and when he brings you when he goes out you can have unlimited food from the stalls! Also-also-also! You can even have the sa thing that master has for breakfast, lunch and dinner!”

“I’ll resig-.”

“If it was soone else, there would be bloodbath from jealousy, but if it’s you, Shirley, everyone would be happy! You really are too thin!”

I wasn’t allowed to finished the sentence. Plus, it’s not beneficial at all, and what should I do about the story that suddenly turned scary.

Troubled, I pondered a little. Then, I reached the conclusion that I’d like my arms released.

I quietly looked up at Kaid who was still discussing sothing with Samua.

Before, when he was worrying about his short height, I took care to wear low heels and not have hairstyles that gather up.

Seeing him with such a bulky physique now, it was almost unbelievable that such a thing happened. I wasn’t doing anything, but he suddenly turned around, that his golden eyes t mind.

To who blinked unconsciously, he smiled.

A little, only a little, it felt like there was Helt there, that blood drained from my face.

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“For now, I only have these on my person. Which flavour would you like?”

When his hand, which was in his pocket, slowly opened to reveal candies in cute wrappings, blood flowed back to my face.

I blinked once at those things that did not fit the lord’s nickna, ‘the Wolf’, and politely refused. However, while I was complaining, a candy was placed in my mouth without my permission. Unable to spit it out as that would be rude, I could only stare at him reproachfully.

Even though he received such a gaze, he laughed in a carefree manner.

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I can’t rember when the last ti I had sothing sweet was.

The sweet flavour I tasted after a long ti was strawberry flavour.