Chapter 15
Episode 15
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Translator: missme
‘I can’t have Sir Davery by my side while talking to Agrita . ’
That won’t work . What I am going to say is something no one should hear .
I sighed after looking up at Sir Davery’s face, who was normally loose but now is pretending to be serious .
I can’t help it .
I wasn’t going to do this .
“Sir . ”
“Yes, my lady . ”
“If you won’t do me a favor . ”
“… . . ”
“I’ll tell Ash that Sir Davery has neglect his duty and almost get me killed by a poison bee . ”
“Yes?”
Sir Davery widened his eyes . His face look like trying to understand what I’m saying now .
Yeah, this feel absurd . But I’m afraid I have to do this . I continued to threaten him .
“If I say so, will Sir Davery be able to see tomorrow sun safely?”
“N, no . ”
“I’m glad you’ll see the moon tonight . ”
“Wait a minute, my lady . That’s not true . I have no excuse for being late, but you almost got stung… . ”
“Is facts important?”
I cut off Sir Davery fast .
“The most important is what I say . Who do you think will Ash believe?”
Sir Davery shut his mouth as if he were speechless .
What I’m doing is so shameless, but this was the best way . I smiled cheerfully .
“I like someone as competent as Sir Davery . I hope you will be with us for a long time . ”
In other words, don’t die in vain because of this . I went on to say .
“Let’s meet again after the talk . ”
Eventually, I succeeded in putting him on standby outside .
I closed the door slowly, looking at Sir Davery, who looked unfair but didn’t follow me into the dining room .
All right . I’m sorry sir, but please understand . It’s a matter of circumstance .
I soon left the closed door behind and approached the table .
“Come sit down, Ari . ”
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Agrita seemed to tilt her head slightly and soon sat down in her seat .
Maybe she was wondering why I do that so only two of us can have talk .
‘She’ll know it soon . ’
The table was set with the meal that Bessie had asked for .
For breakfast, it was a lot of cooking and quite plentiful .
I asked just in case .
“If you’re hungry, why don’t we eat first and talk?”
I didn’t have much appetite, but I’d like to wait for Agrita want to eat . But Agrita shook her head .
“I was hungry, but… . ””
“but?”
“I was so surprised that I lost my appetite . ”
Agrita frowned at the thought of the bee .
Then, instead of the meal, she gulped down the water that had already been poured .
And thanks to it, the hiccups stopped . From then on, Agrita’s speech began to grow .
“No, how is that a poison bee? Not a honeybee? I’ve never seen a poison bee before, after coming here . ”
The quietness was brief .
“Is it okay for a poison bee to fly around like that? Isn’t it a disaster? God, I almost died in vain . Does that make any sense?”
Agrita’s face look blush . It’s bound to be .
I responded to her and nodded, contemplating the timing of when to bring out the topic .
“As I thought, yesterday, the incident on the pond yesterday, there’s something strangely unlucky . Oh, was it really cursed? Maybe it’s not the pond, but actually this mansion…”
Agrita says so . She might think it wasn’t something to say in front of me belatedly, so she kept her mouth shut .
But it was a very welcome comment to me .
That’s it . That’s a good word . I was about to open my mouth at this time . Then Agrita took the lead .
“That’s right, sister . Please speak comfortably to me . ”
“Huh?”
“Speak comfortably to me . You know, I’m actually much younger than you, sister . ”
The topic suddenly popped up, perhaps to cover up a slip of the tongue . Then Agrita lowered her voice and whispered .
“I’m 17 years old . Well . ”
I thought I heard the wrong thing at this moment .
“……17?”
“Yes . If it’s count by here age, so is it sixteen?”
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“……”
“No . I’m 15 . I was born in winter . ”
Agrita now seemed to be slowly getting out of the shock of the poison . I could feel it in her face and voice .
Instead, I was shocked anew .
‘Fifty?’
15 in here and 17 in Korean? You’re a freshman in high school?
Really?
“I slipped down from the stairs at school . Come to think of it, the day we had the mock test . I think that’s why I went down the stairs in a hurry . Because, I feel like I’m craving sugar after taking the test . ”
I was bewildered by Agrita words .
Oh, my God . My mouth didn’t drop .
She was really young . She went to high school only this year, and that was almost like a child to me . Such immature and tender age .
“Oh, by the way, sister . What do you want to talk with me?”
unripe and clumsy .
“Is it serious? Is there something serious?”
“…Ari . ”
“Yes?”
How should I tell her?
The words I had originally prepared to say were stuck in my throat .
I decided to tell Agrita the truth and came down .
‘You’re actually destined to die, so be careful if you don’t want to die . ’
I tried to make it any easier to save Agrita by raising her alert . Because I need her . I need to keep Agrita alive by doing that for my future .
“Sister?”
This had to be done . I decided I’d do this . I did, but I couldn’t speak .
Fifteen . That’s how young she is .
“Are you okay, sister?”
I forced my disobedient mouth open . I squeezed my voice out .
“Do you want to live?”
“What?”
But the words that popped up were completely different from what I originally thought .
“Ari, you choose . ”
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‘I’m doomed . ’
Instead of going up the stairs, I tried to hit my forehead against the wall by surprise .
Then, like a ghost, Sir Davery put the back of his hand in to stop it .
“Lady . ”
“… . . ”
“If you get hurt anywhere, I will die . If you have something, please say it instead . You make me scared . ”
I sighed and soon finished up the stairs .
Sir Davery did not ask me why, but he only escort me faithfully .
‘Ari, you choose . ’
At the dining room I told Agrita about her situation .
But it wasn’t to keep Agrita alive, as I had decided in the first place .
‘If you die like this, the soul, not the body, may return to its original world . Of course, there’s only one possibility . ’
‘Live or die . Ari, choose what you want to do . It’s Ari’s life now, so it’s Ari’s authority . ’
I gave Agrita the choice .
If you continue to live against the will of this world, I’ll help… .
If she chooses to go back and die, I’ve promised not to save her . .
‘You’re crazy, Lydia . ’
I tried to hit my forehead against the wall again . Naturally, it failed again .
I poked my hair with my hands instead .
‘I have one’s own fish to fry, I have got myself into a hell of fix, so I can’t afford to help others’
Since when have I been such a conscientious person?
‘You just rationalized when you stole the beads, weren’t you?’
Then when I know her age, I couldn’t get my head up to the sudden surge of guilt and remorse . I’ve lost confidence to keep Agrita alive just because I need her .
‘I knew I was weak with her, but… . ’
Ahhhh . This is driving me crazy .
My future now depends purely on Agrita’s choice .
If she chooses to die like this, I can’t change my future . After sending her away, I had to go on and prepare myself for a grim and miserable end . There was no objection for resentment because it was self-sustaining .
I walked weakly, holding back what I wanted to scream for the place . Then someone called me across the hall .
“Lady!”
“Bessie?”
Bessie came up to me with a hint of good company .
She had a tray in her hand, but she came up and gave it to me .
“Huh?”
“It’s honey water . I was going to put it in the Duke’s bedroom for him when he woke up, my lady please do it for me . ”
“Huh? Me?”
“You can take a look at his face while you bring it, my lady . ”
Ash was sleeping in his room now . He stayed up all night and now he’s sleeping .
What do you want me to do when I see his sleeping face?
But Bessie handed me the tray before I said anything and then disappeared again .
The back figure that diligently moved away seemed quite busy .
Standing in a huddle holding a tray, Sir Davery spoke .
“Shall I do it?
“……no . ”
I soon shook my head, looking down at the honey water on the tray .
“It’s all right . ”
The honey water in the glass was quite clear after being lightly burned .
Ash just went into the bedroom to catch sleep because of me anyway .
I walked with a tray in my hand . Ash’s bedroom is on the same floor as mine but in different hallways so I need to walk a little . Sir Davery followed with a little gap . Soon I arrived in front of Ash’s room and I stopped .
“… . . ”
I’ll just had to put it down on the table and come out, right?
Suddenly, it felt strange to stand in this place like this . It’s been a long time since Ash was little . I can’t even remember when was the last time . I haven’t being here, especially since our parents died and Ash became the Duke . Since then, Ash spent most of his day in the office .
This is was nothing, but I was slightly nervous . I breathed in and after exhaling I knocked on the door .
knock, knock–
I know the answer won’t come back when he’s sleeping, but I still knock, out of courtesy . I then reached out my hand to the doorknob . Then I heard a voice from inside .
“Come in . ”
… . huh?
For a moment, I panicked and stopped with my hands stretched out .
‘Isn’t he sleeping?’
I wonder if he awaked because of the knocking sound, but it wasn’t seem the case . I hardened for a while and soon opened the door . Somehow the fine squeaking sounded clearly in my ears .
What I saw as soon as I entered was the figure of Ash sitting at his desk . Ash was looking down at the document in his hand .
‘Oh, my God… …you were working?’
After entering and closing the door, Ash finally took her eyes off the document . Ash’s eyes grew slightly .