âNow, what should I do next?â As I was thinking that, something good caught my eye.
âI want something sweet.â
I said while I glanced at the box on the table in the middle of the room.
Following my gaze, Shael brought the box and started taking out the desserts.
âPlease feed me.â
ââŠâ
Earlier, Shael brought me water without any objections, but this time, she looked at me with her eyes full of suspicion.
Well, it was a fact that someoneâs body wouldnât suddenly stop functioning just because they had a cold.
Shael picked up a dessert and stretched out her hand towards my mouth, âHere.â
âI want to eat that too.â
What I pointed out with my eyes was a cupcake. It was something Shael liked the most among my desserts.
Shael looked at the cupcake as if she wanted to eat it, but she fed it to me in the end, âHereâŠâ
âAs expected, this is the most delicious!â
I didnât forget to give a proper evaluation to Shael, who was eagerly looking at the cupcakes.
Some time passed, and the desserts were now completely gone. I ate so much that my stomach started to hurt. I didnât even leave a single dessert for Shael.
âI need to walk for a while.â With those words, I got out of bed
ââŠ?â Shael just tilted her head in bewilderment.
âArenât you coming?â
âBut you said you couldnât even move your hands!â
In fact, I didnât expect that she would really believe that lie. Itâs not like Iâve got some kind of fatal disease.
âAfter eating the sweets, I suddenly gained strength.â
ââŠâ
I just gave Shael an absurd excuse, then I left my room while ignoring the silent Shael.
Then Shael had no choice but to follow me, âYou look quite energetic.â
âItâs because my condition has improved a lot.â
Actually, even when I was in bad shape, it didnât hurt that much. I decided to rest at home because I was a little tired and I was afraid that I would pass on the cold to Shael.
Now that Shael had come to visit, all of that didnât matter anymore.
âIâm feeling much better now, so Iâll be fine.â I said while I walked down the aisle with Shael.
And, while passing through the corridors of Baslete Estate, Shael pointed to something and asked, âWhatâs that?â
âThat is an heirloom.â
It was a piece of paper that had various protective magic circles intertwined around it. It was do dense that you couldnât even see the contents.
âWhat kind of paper is it?â
âI donât know.â
I did ask Duke Ezran once. But, I didnât get an answer. I only got a cold rejection as a response.
I guessed that it was some secret swordsmanship manual belonging to the family, but I couldnât bear to ask for it. Because I couldnât even use my Aura.
Itâs been over half a year since I had come to this world, but I still couldnât master it.
When we passed by the heirloom and left the Baslett familyâs mansion.
Shael asked me, âSo where are we going?â
âThere is a place that I like.â
We walked towards the garden of Baslett Estate. Then I went deep into the garden with Shael.
âWhy are we coming here all of a sudden?â
âWe are here.â
Dense trees stretching all the way to the sky. And the flowers and grass filled the surroundings with a warm atmosphere.
It was like a secret hiding place. It was a helpful place for me, who hated walking around the Baslett familyâs mansion because of the somber atmosphere.
The chair in the middle was big enough for Shael and me to sit together.
âIsnât this a great place?â
âI guess so.â
It was so beautiful that even Shael couldnât deny it.
We remained silent for a while and soaked in the peaceful atmosphere.
It was a place that gave me new emotions every time I came here. I didnât know why, but I found it even better now that Shael was here with me.
After that long silence, I spoke to Shael, âTomorrow I will go to the Azbel Estate, so you donât have to come here.â
âNo.â
âYou donât even want to meet me anymore?â
However, what Shael said next was quite unexpected.
âIâll be back tomorrow too.â
Shael said that she would come, and she said it quite readily. Maybe the pretending to be sick today had a bigger effect than I had thought.
âAndâŠâ
I continued admiring the scenery and waited for what she wanted to say.
After thinking for a moment, Shael opened her mouth again.
âIf you dieâŠâ
What came out of her mouth was quite brutalâŠ
Taking my eyes off the tree, I had no choice but to focus my attention on her.
ââŠI will kill you.â
âIf I die, she will kill me?â
It was a contradictory and brutal statement.
âIs it because she thinks that I am sick?â
I couldnât hide my laugh and said to Shael, âYes. If so, I canât die, because I am afraid of you.â
It was the only answer I could give to the villainessâs cute threat.