Chapter 16
Episode 16
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Translator: missme
“Sister?”
Ash lifts himself from the desk .
Then, with his long legs, he quickly came and moved the tray in my hand to his own hand before I could say anything .
“What brought you here?”
“… . . ”
There was no time to say what was on my hand .
Ash was holding it but didn’t even look at the tray .
He seemed to have just taken it e as if it were a habit .
I had a slight cough and opened my mouth .
“I’m here to give you that . It’s honey water so…… . . ”
“Honey water?”
Ash, who belatedly gave a good look on the tray, said briefly “So this is from BAsh . ”
“Yes . ”
I didn’t ask how he knew .
Everyone in the mansion already knew that BAsh was considering honey water as a cure for fatigue or a cure for all diseases .
“it must be inconvenient for you, coming here personally . ”
Ash said so, putting the tray down anywhere on the nearest table .
The uninterested honey water has become a little shabby .
Soon Ash dragged me a chair so that I could sit down, I hAshtated a little and sat there .
‘It’s…’
As I sat down, I glanced sideways through the room .
‘… . . it’s looked the way it used to be . ’
The view of the bedroom coming into sight was familiar .
There was not much difference compared to what remained in memory .
The furniture changed little by little, but the layout was still the same, decorating the room .
If my memory was not wrong, paintings of sculptures and walls remained unchanged .
Wallpapers and curtains were the same as before .
‘No, this is too similar . ’
Is this okay? That’s from long time ago .
On the one hand, I was comfortable but flustered .
I knew that Ash wasn’t interested in decorating and renovating the place .
However, I did not expect his room to be so neglected .
Should I say, “Isn’t that too much of a problem?” Or should I say, “I’m glad that I feel comfortable in this place?”
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In any case, it was true that the tension in the room was somewhat relieved thanks to the similar scenery of the room .
Although it was a long time ago, rather than in my head, I felt in my skin that here was a place that I used to visit often .
I didn’t come into the place where I couldn’t get in the first place, but I still wonder why I was nervous… Well, that’s okay because I’m going to go now .
While thinking about that, Ash sat opposite and opened his mouth .
“How are you feeling?”
“Huh? Oh, it’s alright . I’m fine, my body feels light . Maybe because I slept soundly . ”
“It’s relieved then . ”
After such retort, Ash looked at me quietly .
It was as if he was at least checking if the word “alright” was true .
I endured static glances in the feeling of being examined, and soon felt a little awkward, so I changed my words .
“And you?”
He looked at me as if he was saying ‘what do you mean by that?’ .
“I thought you’d be sleeping . I heard you stayed up all night… . . ”
I wanted to ask if you are not tired . I peeped into Ash’s face .
Ash, who didn’t sleep a wink all night, didn’t get that kind of looks just by looking at his face .
There was no sign of fatigue or emaciation .
But not being obvious on the outside would not necessarily be synonymous with not feeling tired .
“Why were you working?”
I turned around and asked, and the answer came out right away .
“It’ll bother the butler if I work in the office . ”
No, that wasn’t the thing I curious about .
But why does it make sense? I almost nodded .
Our valiant butler was surprisingly unobtrusive when he nagged . Even the villain psychopath couldn’t avoid his nagging .
It was fortunate that the butler was competent . That’s why he’s still alive .
“I’m not tired enough to sleep . ”
Ash’s answer followed .
I was silent for a moment . This was the right answer to the question, but somehow it was more difficult to accept than what I had heard before .
You’re not tired? But you didn’t sleep at all…
Then Ash suddenly reached out .
“… . . ?”
The tip of his finger touched my hair .
I inadvertently held my breath at the mysterious contact .
The touch was relaxed and soft . Ash opened his mouth .
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“Outside . ”
“…”
“It looks like there’s a lot of wind outside . ”
I realized what the word meant only a moment later after Ash had taken his hand .
Ash tidied up my hair .
I patted my hair again in a daze . Was my hair that messed up?
But there was no wind, no, I never went outside…
Thinking so, it suddenly occurred to me that I had just scratched my hair as I climbed the stairs .
‘Heok . ’
Wa, wait . And then I came all the way here?
‘…… . !’
Embarrassment surged in . I wandered around looking for a place to put my eyes where it was obvious that the pupil earthquake would have occurred even if I didn’t
Bes, Bessi must have been really busy .
She saw me with that hairstyle and just left .
And so did Sir Davery . This man is really nothing but a guard . He should have just let me know .
“The weather is……Ehm . Yeah, it’s kind of like that . ”
I coughed again . Yeah, let’s blame the weather .
The wind was really strong . It was a strong wind .
I stared at the amber honey water with shame .
Then I realized something and immediately turned my head back .
“Wait . Ash, you!”
As soon as I realized, I was so nervous that I forgot it .
Staring straight at him, I said
“Why are you lying?”
“Lie?”
“You said you’re not tired, but you’re tired . You speak slower than usual . ”
Ash had a habit . Should I call it his habit? or his characteristic?
When his body feels tired, his speaking speed slows down than usual .
Even if it slows down, it’s not easy to notice because it’s actually at a fine level .
But I’ve seen Ash do this many times when we were a kid .
I could be sure . I was still a master at distinguishing the difference .
I can’t believe his body grew up so rapidly that he still had the same habits as he did when he was a kid .
Ash seemed to pause at my point and soon closed his eyes slowly and opened .
“How did you know? I thought you wouldn’t know . ”
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“I would know when I hear, why wouldn’t I know?”
“Everyone else wouldn’t know . ”
Ash smiled lightly . While I was briefly distracted by an unknown laugh, his words continued .
“I didn’t lie . It’s not that I’m not tired at all, but I’m not that tired . ”
“But… you said you didn’t sleep all night . ”
“It’s all right . Are you worried?”
asked Ash . It’s a question I can answer, but it’s hardened as if I had been ambushed .
Was I worried?
“…he…he… . . of course, I’m worried . You’re my family . ”
I don’t know if it’s because I’m worried or if it’s because I’m sorry, but it’s true that something is tangled in my mind .
But the back of the horse was all fours . I thought I shouldn’t have put it on .
You don’t have a family .
After I spat out the answer, Ash didn’t say much .
When Ash didn’t open his mouth, there was naturally silence .
Time went by, with only eyes on him .
The bright yellow eyes stayed still . It was as deep as a lake as ever and as calm as a waveless surface .
In the meantime, there seemed to be some sort of disturbance .
…… . . what was he thinking?
Maybe he’s just thinking about something else .
Somehow there was a strange tension . The air seemed to have stopped awkwardly . Or flowing very slowly, as if it had stopped .
I felt my mouth was drying up, so I forced myself to swallow the saliva that didn’t gather well . Even the slightest flickering of the eye was conscious .
Then Ash picked up the honey water that he had put near the table . Then he took it in one gulp . The turtleneck moved a few times and the glass was clear .
I blinked my eyes and broke the silence .
“……are you thirsty?”
“Well . ”
With the honey water emptied so quickly, Ash gave a vague answer .
Ash tilted his head slightly as he put down the empty glass .
“There are times like that . ”
“… . . ”
“Sometimes when I’m thirsty . ”
……did he have a cold?
It’s the case if I got cold . There are symptoms of sudden thirst . I was kind of like that .
But the problem here was that as far as I know, Ash has never had a cold since he was kid . Whether he was born with a natural constitution, petty illness was the next word that was far from Ash after morality .
I’ve got a decent family in my mouth .
“Because I didn’t sleep . I’m thirsty because I’m tired . ”
“Really?”
“Of course . ”
He said he wasn’t tired enough to sleep, but his body must have a different opinion . Ash was a step faster in trying to put it that way .
“Sister . ”
“Huh?”
“Agrita Grace . ”
I flinched weakly . The name that came out of nowhere somehow felt more strange than usual . I didn’t know it would happen because it was the first time I heard it through Ash’s voice .
Ash continued .
“Do you like her?”
“……huh?”
“Do you want me to make her your doll?”
It took me a while to recognize what I heard . Soon I shook my head .
“No!”
“Why?”
“Why?”
“It’s convenient . If I make it into a doll, there’s no reason she would fall into the pond because it doesn’t move freely . ”
“……”
“And sister wouldn’t have to jump in . ”
Wait, hold on . Am I being scolded for jumping into the pond?
Then Ash leaned forward . The natural clearance was reduced because of the opposite position .
He stopped moving .
His golden eyes, which looked much closer than before, reflected me like a mirror .
Ash spoke slowly .
“I like everything sister does . I don’t mean to interrupt anything . ”
“……”
“Instead, when something happens to sister, I can’t let the rest go . ” . ”
“……”
“That’s all you need to know . ”
If I get hurt, I’ll take over for someone else . Ash’s voice was low and quiet .
There is no empty word in Ash’s dictionary . I blinked at his ‘not warning’ warning and asked carefully after swallowing my dry saliva .
“Who’s the rest?”
The answer flowed like a whisper, but without hesitation .
“Everyone except my sister . ”