55 – Death (5)
-Tadadat.
Rain, who forced the older sisters to leave for a day,
He runs straight to Hayu.
– Knocked up.
Not even in his room.
– Knocked up!
Even in the office. Even in the study.
‘Stand…no way.’
Only an anxious mind swarms.
“This…Lee Ha-yu. Where are you…”
Once I took a deep breath and calmed down, I had a plausible idea.
You must be cleaning up after the picnic.
When I went there, only Trecia was there.
“miss? Are you looking for something…?”
“Lee, Lee Ha-yu, where did you go?”
“Ah, I was going to help clean up, but he looked so unwell, so I told him to go and rest. Wouldn’t it be in your room?”
In the basement of the mansion, the shabby and musty room of his servant.
– Dada dot.
Lane ran to his room, forgetting about the elegance of a nobleman.
– Chalak.
His broad back was visible through the doorless, now torn, rag-covered doorframe.
“…”
Lane covered her mouth.
I felt like I was about to burst out crying.
He was alone replacing the blood-soaked bandage with a new one.
No medicine, just a tight bandage.
“Lee Ha-yu…”
“yes.”
Hayu looks back with no expression.
You can tell just by hearing his voice. Not in good condition.
Besides, there is no emotion on his face.
He quietly apologized.
“……I’m sorry. The bandage keeps getting wet and dripping down… It’s difficult to bury it in your luggage.”
“……”
Blood is already soaking through the new bandages.
It will definitely hurt, but it’s a comfortable expression that doesn’t even feel pain.
“Once the replacement is over, I will go right back and help Mr. Felix.”
Leaving behind a faint smile, he turned his head again and picked up the bandage again with trembling hands.
“……”
-stride
Lane’s feet move freely.
-chuck
“…?”
And when she grabbed Hayu’s hand and pulled him out, he came out very easily.
‘This feeling… what is it…’
I have to say something, but I can’t see his face.
Also, my throat is so full that it hurts like blowing up.
Lane said, holding back his emotions as much as he could.
“Sir, I called the saintess. Let’s rest for a while until we come back.”
“Ah yes…”
“Don’t overdo it. Come to my room.”
“…yes.”
“……”
Today is very obedient. I accept everything without delay in response.
As men tame the stiff leather of their gloves,
Or, as his twin sister said, has he given up on thinking?
‘I hate that…’
– Kwok.
For a while, Rain did not want to show his face and took the lead in dragging Hayu.
In the meantime, I inadvertently turn to the hand holding his wrist.
“…?”
Even with this kind of skinship, he quietly adapts.
‘I guess not…’
I wanted to ask, but I couldn’t.
I didn’t want to provoke him. He’s sick now.
When your body recovers a little bit, then you can tell me one by one.
-Now you are free.
– You said that you had a lot of trouble, that you didn’t know.
– He’s a lifesaver, but I’m sorry about this.
– Thank you for giving me blood again.
“……”
Lastly, you’ll have to ask, disgustingly selfish, if you really want to give blood even once in a while.
If he was a little broken now, he would readily cooperate with the vampirism, but it made Rain feel guilty.
.
.
.
– Fluffy.
I put him on the bed and cover him with an expensive blanket.
“miss. It must be dirty…”
“…be still.”
It is unimaginable even on the Asmodian side that the owner, the owner, would treat the slave like this.
And Lane immediately called Thresia.
.
.
.
“miss…?”
When she saw Hayu sitting on Lane’s bed, she opened her eyes wide for some reason.
‘What is this?’
It was an absolutely incomprehensible behavior given her personality that Lane had taken with her for three years after becoming independent.
And more unimaginable words poured out of Lane’s mouth.
“Food, bring everything Hayu likes…”
“miss? If you look at the weekly, it’s called Hayu’s fasting period…”
“……Bring it. don’t say that Because there is no such thing anymore.”
Lane’s words sharpen.
However, as she is a picky woman, Thrace had no choice but to ask one more question.
“Ah, I see. Can I do it mainly with vegetables?”
“no…! Bring everything, everything. Meat or snacks, whatever Hayu likes.”
“Yes Yes!”
Lane gets angry again. I feel like I hurt him again.
Embarrassingly, there really was no end to the bullying.
-……
But Hayu is just pretending not to hear.
I’d rather be angry. If you get angry…
Lane looked at him and said something.
“Why until now… it must have been so hard… I endured it…”
In the end, Lane’s cry broke out.
“At the picnic a little while ago, you didn’t have to do that… Because the sisters… know that I need you…”
-Sue.
“?!”
Hayu wipes Rain’s tears.
“You… don’t do this to me. Why are you suddenly being nice to me… I’d rather curse at you. Bad year for me. He’s the worst of the worst, he’s the kind of person who only knows himself…”
“……”
Hayu kept quiet.
Do you know better than anyone that there is no point in blaming now?
“Why did the prince attack…? I didn’t do that. ah! I’m sorry… I’m not your owner… I don’t have the right to say things like this… Uh, but if you act like that, you’re in danger… I really, really hate that. Don’t do that again.”
Lane pondered for a moment before continuing. However, the pronunciation is muffled by the pushing cry.
“Hayu, promise me… I’ll apply. Don’t worry about the cost or the Aspondel demons. I’ll take care of everything. So, be it demons or empires, live quietly and happily… while cursing at me…”
-Sue…
As if waiting for Hayu’s reaction, she gently shakes his thigh.
“Isn’t that what it is now…? Right? Is that what you wanted and happiness?”
Hayu couldn’t answer.
Because now I know it’s really over.
When he looks sad, Lane tries to ignore it.
“Still… sometimes… could you send me a letter, no, just a note saying that I’m living quietly…? That’s enough for me… I won’t ask you to stay by my side anymore. Of course, just like at the academy… I’ll be lonely without you, but I don’t know if I’ll be able to do well without you…”
It was Lane’s idea to reassure him that he could curse at himself without the slightest hint of guilt.
“right. I’ll have to get a new blood bag too. Even if it’s not as good as you, I’ll be able to live somehow… Because you’re so nice… Because you’re so kind, you might worry about me… That’s why I’m saying…”
Rain cries and appeals to Hayu. I’m not in the middle of the day.
But right now, I just thought that I had to pour out as much as possible.
-Surely.
The strength in his hand that was holding his arm drained away.
The voice also becomes lighter.
“I am. thank you now When I was young, Hayu read me books, accepted my pampering and irritation, all the orders he simply gave me as a servant…”
Lane sneered as if it were funny.
“Why am I so stupid? Just flattering yourself that you’ve learned a few lessons. All of your consideration was not expected as a servant…”
Lane had been missing him for a while.
The days when I was as innocent as when I first met him 10 years ago… Now I can’t come back.
-smart.
Then a knock was heard.
-miss? The saintess has arrived!
“Uh, uh. Bring me over here.”
Hearing that, I hurriedly wipe my tears and tidy up my clothes.
Lane had forgotten his duty.
It is urgent to treat him.
Prissy and Hayu. It’s not that I don’t know about the relationship between the two, but now is not the time to discuss such things.
“Ha, should I listen carefully to Saint Lady Hayu’s words and receive treatment? I’ll come back after seeing the food condition… Hey, humans said that eating well and resting well is the best thing when you’re sick… wait a little longer…!”
“……yes.”
So, Lane forced a smile with the maximum range of motion she could and left.
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.
.
– Knocked up.
Rain moved away, and only the saintess and Hayu were left in her room.
“Hayau-san…”
Prissy seemed to have driven a carriage by herself in a hurry, and was dressed in a somewhat crumpled priestly uniform.
Hayu looked at the front and said lonely.
“Saintess, I made her take a long step. I’m sorry.”
“That means…!”
And after a while, when their eyes met, the saintess intuited something.
“!!”
Eyes that have lost a lot of vitality.
he has changed In a bad way…
“ah……”
A small exclamation escaped from the saintess’ mouth.
‘I need treatment… treatment…!’
In Prissy’s mind, the time when she was in the cloud garden of the academy comes to mind.
-…I have many things to do in this world. As an agent, you have to walk the path of trust. That’s why you won’t be able to live only for Hayu.
The pretty promise I made with him, the noble will to walk the path of an agent as a reserve priest.
‘But… I can’t stand it…’
Prissy clenched her two small fists.
Because if it wasn’t now, I wouldn’t be able to tell you.
In the end, Prissy smiled kindly and asked Hayu.
“Hayu, can you see over that hill?”
“yes. Holy Maiden.”
Hayu struggles to look across the hill.
Beyond the large window, a vermilion spectacle unfolds.
It is already sunset time.
“You, too, have always wanted to visit Norris Village.”
“…yes. That’s too bad.”
“……”
It’s not a nuance to go next.
As if there is no more chance now. he muttered.
Prissy forced herself to hold back her boiling emotions and spoke softly.
“Ph, there is a cabin prepared by Floria-sama…”
A cabin near a fishing spot, said to have been left without a villa being built as the Andelson family collapsed.
At first, I thought Floria’s opinion to hide Hayu there made no sense.
But for some reason, seeing his face gave Prissy an unknown courage.
“They say the sunset reflected on the lakeside is very pretty… As good as Norris Village.”
“…?”
Hayu shows a slight suspicious movement around his eyebrows.
And words that shouldn’t come out of Prissy’s mouth.
“Do you want to watch the sunset together there…?”
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Just like that day in the firefly forest, when we risked each other’s lives.
make a final promise
* * *
– Jurr.
On the other hand, as soon as Rain let the saintess in and closed the door, she sat down with her back against the door.
When I think of his face, or even his name, tears come out without a break.
He devoted himself once more to protecting the one he hated so much.
“…?”
Lane looked for a handkerchief and inadvertently looked at her own palm.
His blood was smeared on every knuckle of his fingers, perhaps because he held on to Hayu tightly.
“……”
-thud!
The heart races.
heart starts beating
“……Eww…”
It shouldn’t be like this in this situation.
Absolutely not…
‘not…’
– Lick.
“……”
A moan is about to burst out.
The thrill of his taste that touches your tongue.
Familiar yet new…
“Hayuu…”
Perhaps because she can hardly control her emotions, her body is also encroaching under reason.