Translator : Missme Editor : Aru
Chapter 4 . Raydik Territory
The day dawned .
I don’t know how the morning came . I blinked my stiff eyes hardly .
I came into the room last night, turned off the lights, and lay down on the bed thoughtlessly, covering myself with a blanket .
However, tears did not stop . Every time I blinked, the transparent stream of water was constantly pushed out of the eyelids .
It was a strange act . I had cried so much but didn’t know why I was crying .
‘Is my body weak?’
I even thought about this .
‘Some people cry because their body is weak . ’
Am I like that… . . ?
“……Ugh, my head . ”
I muttered, sitting on the bed while letting my feet fall on the floor .
My head ached and my eyes felt feverish .
Last night, I tossed and turned for a while and fell asleep as I kept pushing back the tears . At that time, Bessie knocked on the door to check on me, but I pretended to sleep because it was difficult to be caught crying when I couldn’t even tell the reason . Bessie seemed to hang around for a while and then she went back .
“Whoo . ”
I had to look in the mirror, but I had a strong premonition of what kind of figure I would be reflecting .
Just as expected .
“Oh, lady!”
Bessie, who came to clear the room to check on me if I woke up, was startled and stopped in the doorway .
“Oh, my God, what’s wrong with your eyes?”
“……is it very bad?”
“Wait . I’ll get some ice right away . ”
It is very bad…
I touched my eyelids . It felt feverish and stung a little .
They’re swollen .
Well, it would’ve been weird if I slept like that last night and wasn’t this swollen .
Bessie, who had just returned, gave me a cold cloth bag . I put it gently on my eyelids .
“How did your eyes get so swollen……what happened?”
“I just had a really sad dream . ”
Bessie kicked her tongue, that was only the reason came to mind .
“I’ll light you some scent candles before you go to bed today . I heard it’s also helpful for dreams . ”
“Thank you . ”
“Oh, and . ”
Then Bessie took something out of her arms . Only then did I notice that she brought something in, besides an ice bag .
“This one . The Duke asked me to bring this to you, lady . ”
“cough, cough . ”
“Lady?”
“Oh, no . Dust . ”
I covered my mouth with the back of my hand . Trying hard to hide the perplexed expression .
‘Why is this here?’
As soon as I saw the light blue cloth that Bessie was sticking out, I was almost surprised .
I thought I was mistaken, but the shape and colour remained the same when I glanced again .
I pretended to be relaxed as I accepted the enchanted cloth as best I could .
“The enchanted, no, no, but this…Ash told you to bring it to me?”
“Last night, I heard you left it somewhere . ”
“I actually came to give it to you right away last night, but you were asleep, so I couldn’t give it to you and just went back,” Bessie added .
I looked down at the cloth with bewildered eyes .
‘I left this behind?’
Where? Near the fountain?
No, I sent Ash to the fountain last night and made an excuse to bring something I left there .
But I’m sure Ari was wearing the enchanted cloth .
‘Why has this emerged as the lost item?’
It occurred to me that I should ask Ari instead .
I need to hear what happened yesterday . I had thought it would have worked out as planned, but the sudden appearance of The Enchanted Cloth displeased me .
I washed up quickly, changed my clothes, and came out into the hallway .
I came out but… . .
“Oh, my lady, you’re just in time . ”
“… …butler?”
“You’re just in time, I had something to tell you . ”
What does the butler want at this timing……?
“Hey, I don’t know what it is, but can we… talk…maybe not now?”
“No . ”
The butler’s expression was firm .
At the moment I recalled, the day before, I jumped into the mansion with a thud and jumped up the stairs right in front of the butler’s eyes .
Ah .
“Did this old man come to presbyopia last night?”
“Well……you are getting older now, aren’t you?”
“Lady!”
Eventually, it was after a while that I could visit Ari’s room .
I became a lifeless like green onion kimchi and opened the door with a flickering knock . If he has a talent for nagging, it must be some of the devil’s talent .
“Eonni?”
Ari greeted me in bed rubbing her eyes .
It felt as if she had just woken up while I was subjected to the butler’s no-end nagging .
It was fortunate that I didn’t have to wake Ari up . I checked earlier this morning and asked Dylan .
“Dylan, would you excuse me for a moment?”
“I would do that . ”
Soon Dylan left the room, leaving Ari alone . Trying not to stare the fluorescent spider carcass found on the floor on the way closer to Ari – split in two – Ari just clapped her hands and grabbed the enchanted cloth .
“That’s right, Eonni! I think the enchanted cloth is broken!”
“Yesterday… huh?”
“I was supposed to tell you as soon as I woke up . The effect has disappeared . ”
“What?”
This is what Ari told me .
Last night, as planned, Ari was quietly waiting in front of the fountain, wrapped in the enchanted cloth .
In the meantime, the villain (Ash) appeared, and it was strange that I wasn’t there with him, but she came to her senses to act the “fateful meeting” that I had prepared anyway .
But as soon as he showed up, Ash, who glanced at Ari, said .
‘Isn’t that my noonim’s?’
“He said so while looking at the enchanted cloth I’m wearing . It was so sudden, and I didn’t know what to say, so I said I was keeping it for a while . And then he said, ‘Give it to me’… . . ”
So she gave it to him .
Ari could not resist the villain, and Ash went right back with the enchanted cloth as if there was nothing left to do .
I blinked bewilderedly .
“What……”
“No, Eonni, hear me out, I’m sure he was talking to me, and it felt like he doesn’t even have the least amount of personal interest in me? Feels like I’m a mannequin with the enchanted cloth, not a person? Or the grass in the garden, the trees, the rocks, the soil, the background, whatever… . . ”
The conclusion came after a heated enumeration .
“It didn’t work, the enchanted cloth . The villain didn’t give me any attention at all . ”
It was ridiculous . No way . Ari was putting full weight on the enchanted cloth breaking theory .
“Why the hell is it broken? I got close to the fountain, but I didn’t drop the cloth in the water? I didn’t even get it spilt, and I didn’t get it dropped to the ground…eonni?!
Ari was startled so she stopped talking .
Because I slammed my forehead on the reception table nearby .
“Oh, eonni… …are you alright?”
“I’m alright . It’s no big deal . ”
Ari looked at me nervously . Ari seemed to think that I did it because I was shocked by the enchanted cloth, but that wasn’t the reason .
Not for that reason .
‘Relief? Why do I feel relief? Crazy . ’
As I listened to Ari, I was sighing with great relief a little while ago .
As soon as I recognized it, I was shocked .
‘It’s not relief, it’s despair, it’s frustration . ’
Yeah, it’s like it . I think I recognized it wrong for a moment because my head has to be in malfunction .
Since ancient times, the answer to a malfunction is to knock it . My head must be better now that I knocked it once .
I rubbed my tingling forehead and looked at Ari .
“You think the cloth is broken? Wait a minute . ”
I took the enchanting cloth out of my arms . I got it from Bessie and wore it right away .
A moment later Ari blinked her eyes with a dazed face, as I lapped the cloth around my neck .
“…uh? It’s not broken, is it?”
The effect of the enchanted cloth was still intact . Ari looked confused . Of course, it was the same for me .
An awkward silence passed, and Ari suddenly opened her mouth .
“Shall we try again?”
“Again?”
“I don’t know, but I don’t think it worked yesterday . Wouldn’t it be different to try it again?”
Ari, who said so, made an exaggerated fist to see if she wanted to change the cluttered atmosphere .
“Three times for Koreans! And this time, I’ll say that I got it from eonni so that I wouldn’t lose the enchanted cloth . Honestly, I was really scared when he told me to give it . No, should we just use camouflage tactics? To cover the cloth with another cloth or brush?”
Ari chattered too much . I watched her with a still confused heart and soon voted that the latter would be better .
I pondered over it, day after day .
‘Why did I do that?’’
Why did I come back from the garden like that?
And why on earth did I cry?
After thinking over and over again to the point where my brain refused to think any more, I was finally able to come up with a rather plausible conclusion .
First of all, escape from the garden .
‘So… That’s what it is . ’
Jealousy
It doesn’t mean anything strange, so please listen to it more . Why is there such a thing?
When a close friend or family suddenly shows interest in someone other than you, you’ll get upset .
‘That’s what happened . That’s why I didn’t feel confident to see Ash lock eyes with Ari!’
It’s absurd, but I think there was a child hiding inside me that I didn’t even know .
Yeah, that’s the stuff . Knowing the cause, now the child is going to be banished . Good-bye .
‘And I cried because… . ’
That’s…
Because I’m sad .
Yes, I did it because I was sad . What am I sad about? Everything!
Look at my situation . To be honest, there were many things to objectively be sad about . Look!
I’m just turning twenty-one when I died because of a stalker in my previous life . But this time, I’m going to die at 22 . Even the one who will kill me in this life is a psychopath, and moreover, that person is my brother .
How can you not cry in a situation like this? How can I not cry? Wouldn’t anyone cry?
‘Of course, they would be crying . ’
It’s like that . Done . I’ve got a conclusion .
The reason why I suddenly ran away from the garden and why I cried so hard to the point that my eyes were swollen were all explained .
The problem has been solved, and the confusion that came from this problem has disappeared .
It’s gone, but…
“… …eonni . ”
However, much greater confusion remained the same .
“What should I do?”
said Ari with a gloomy face .
“I think I’m screwed . ”