The face that looked at me with a bewildered expression was engraved in my mind and didnât leave.
His blue eyes trembled slightly.
âWhat did you do to meâŚâ
Thatâs what he said for sure.
I didnât even do anything.
It wasnât just one or two strange things that he just collapsed suddenly.
âIs it really what I did?â
He tried to kidnap me. And then I did something to him, and suddenly Richard collapsed, so his escape seems to have failed.
Thatâs why he was a nasty person I never wanted to meet.
âStill, I thought he was a better guyâŚâ
I already knew that he was out of his mind after reading the original work, but I didnât know he would do such a crazy thing in the middle of the day.
Thatâs also about kidnapping me.
The guilt felt by Richard was secretly washed away coldly.
He does that for his own gain, too. So thereâs no reason why I canât be cool to live as I am.
And it seems that I almost won the position as an exclusive maid.
Under these circumstances, the maids extremely refused to be on turn for Richardâs meal, so they all blamed the situation on me and used me as a scapegoat.
âI really want to run awayâŚâ
I wanted to run away like this, but if I ran outside, Yurtha would be the problem.
Yurtha is also transcendent, so I know the effect I have on him.
âHow can I run away from him?â
This is the Marquis of Evantes. I also have to look at Argenâs eyes, so I canât act hastily. But if I go outâ.
I can only sigh.
âŚShould I do what I have to do first and then think about it?
What should be prioritized right now is the immediate situation rather than running away.
Letâs keep a close eye on Richard, as I did all this time. He canât run awayâ.
Ah, my eyes are sweating.
When the gatekeeper saw me coming in with a meal, he opened the door as if he had waited.
But I didnât go in right away and looked at the gatekeeper for a long time.
âWhatâs wrong with you?â
ââŚitâs nothing.â
Itâs not the gatekeeper Iâve seen so far, but a different person. As expected, was the previous gatekeeper replaced? Like Ella?
Then, why didnât Argen just leave me alone?
âArenât you going in?â
When I didnât move, the gatekeeper was puzzled.
âOf course, I have to go in.â
Please, I hope this gatekeeper lasts a long time.
It looked somewhat similar to my situation, so my eyes moved.
Trrrrk! Trrrk!
As soon as the door was opened, a sharp sound of metal rubbing against each other was heard.
I already knew what this sound was.
It was the sound of a chain being pulled tight.
âŚIs it okay to go in?
âAre you okay?â
When the gatekeeper looked at me and asked, I smiled awkwardly and nodded.
So I left the gatekeeper behind and went inside. Clank, the door suddenly locked behind me.
It felt as if the escape route was blocked.
I shook off my mixed feelings and looked at Richard. He was as close as the chain could be pulled. He narrowed his forehead.
The blue eyes that looked at me shone to the point where I was horrified.
Are you angry because you think I interfered with your escape?
âYou never smile at me, but you smile at the new gatekeeper.â
I thought that Richard, who casually spoke to the subject he was trying to kidnap, was absurd and thought it was just like him.
That doesnât mean itâs ever forgiven.
âDid we have a good relationship?â
âWhenever I see the maid, I canât help but smile.â
When I heard him, I thought of the original story for a moment.
In the original, Richard always smiled. Smiling with anger expressed all emotions of hatred.
That was terrifying.
âWill the maid take care of my meal again?â
I nodded without energy without hiding my desperate expression. I had no energy to answer.
I helplessly put down the dog bowl in front of Richard. Then Richardâs gaze stays there for a while.
âWhy?â
âItâs nothing.â
He smiles, but why do I feel uncomfortable?
I sat silently next to Richard and waited for him to finish his meal.
Maybe it was because I was close to Richard, so I kept thinking of him as he collapsed when he touched me while trying to kidnap me. It felt like my body had the power to handle him.
âŚIf thatâs the case, I could hold him tight to keep Richard from escaping.
And wouldnât it be useful to run away from the transcendent Yurtha?
In the end, I couldnât hold back my curiosity and asked.
âHow did you feel when you fell?â
When asked a question that could have been embarrassing, Richard pretended to think casually and smiled.
âThe feeling like being taken down by the maid?â
ââŚ.â
Itâs my fault that I expected it.
Well, thereâs no way he can easily tell me something that could be a weakness.
Richard would already know. That I canât handle my power properly.
From his point of view, it would be advantageous if I couldnât control the power.
âMaid, your expression.â
Richard lightly tapped my forehead to see if that was funny.
âI donât know if itâs originally like that, but the maid, especially when youâre with me, you wrinkle your face a lot.â
âItâs thanks to you.â
âThat expression should be made by me, who failed to escape.â
âYouâre asking for it for yourself. When the opportunity comes, you have to seize it. Why are you foolishly trying to kidnap me.â
âI know, why are you so pretty that you seduced me?â
â⌠Are you crazy?â
Richard laughed.
âItâs just fun.â
âReally? Must be nice. Iâm at my worst right now.â
I laughed at Richard, who smiled. As if itâs rotting.
âIf you donât want to be like that again, you better be careful.â
âWell, there is no easy way to get you. Iâll put more effort into it.â
âIs there no option to leave me alone?â
Richardâs eyes widened. The half-moon-like whitetail was fascinating.
âOf course, there isnât.â
âJust go out and look for it.â
I spat out harsh words at him. I angrily patted the dog bowl in front of him.
âJust eat it.â
ââŚ.â
ââŚAre you not going to eat it?â
Richard looked at the dog bowl that was sticking out in front of me for a moment and bent his eyes as beautifully as ever.
There was no warmth in his blue eyes.
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