IDEFYEM - Chapter 44
Black Man, I'll Do Everything For You Except Marriage!
"Um, where is this..."."
A unique feeling of satisfaction when waking up from a long, deep sleep. I stretched out as if I was drenched in those emotions.
Rattling, rattling.
I felt a rough sound coming from me and a faint darkness surrounding me.
'No, but where am I really?'
For a moment, I opened my eyes as a flood of fear washed over me. However, my vigilance eased when I saw a familiar face.
"Oh, it's Sasha."
"Miss, you're finally awake."
“Yes?”
"Hey, I'm sorry! I didn't intend to be rude. It's just amazing that you sleep soundly without waking up even once...."
"No no. It's okay. I just can't tell how much I slept."
Embarrassed by the excessive apology, I looked around at the dark sky outside the window. My last memory was of being held in Kael's arms and listening to his difficulties with a faint mind.
Now I was on a carriage I didn't even know when it had left.
"Has it been about an hour since we left the forest?"
"Yes?"
Sasha asked back slightly playfully as if she had heard a joke.
However, she soon seemed to realize that I was asking seriously and quickly answered.
"We... We'll be arriving at our destination soon, Lady,"
"Huh."
This time I made the same sound Sasha made. Somehow my body felt so light!
"I guess you were very tired. It's natural, considering the journey lasted for several days."
"Yeah, but I don't even remember getting in the carriage."
"The leader moved you carefully. With a delicate touch so as not to break it."
Sasha said in a slightly happy voice.
Come to think of it, I think Kael said he would move me by carriage. Let's reflect on causing such a nuisance to the patient, Enrica!
As I bowed my head in solemnity, the carriage really stopped. It's nice because it feels like I ate it raw.
As I opened the door and stepped out, the refreshing night air hit my face. And after that, I saw the familiar faces of the users.
This was the maid who always brought sweet snacks and said good afternoon. This is the person who takes my horse to the stable.
"Welcome back, Lady."
"Thank you for your hard work."
A culture where it is considered rude if the employee greets you first. However, when I made eye contact and smiled first, each person started to leave a warm greeting.
The tension melted away and my stiff shoulders came down. For some reason, the sight of the Duke's residence came to mind when I returned from attending a banquet. A room with the lights off and an empty hallway as if no one was waiting for me.
But now it was different.
'Wow, it's home.'
I unconsciously thought that way and then surprised myself. I now have a place that feels like home.
I smiled brightly and walked to the door with light steps.
'Oh, but Sarah isn't there.'
If it were normal, Ilshe would have come out to the front and greeted me warmly.
Suddenly, I had an ominous feeling.
***
Instead of heading straight to my room, I headed to the next room. This is the accommodation Sarah is using because she wants to take better care of me.
'It seemed like there was a bit of selfishness in the luxurious room...'
Because of her unique personality, even that didn't seem to be hateful. In fact, she took really good care of me.
If I happen to have a nightmare, don't you immediately hear my screams and come to me?
When I can't sleep and wake up, I don't know how, but she brings me some warmed milk.
As I recalled those memories, I really missed Sarah. I opened the door and entered the quiet room without knocking.
"Sarah, I'm back! Are you inside?"
"... Oh, Lady?"
Wait, she stutters?
I sensed something really strange about this unusual reaction. I walked forward with great strides and used magic to light the candle on the table.
Then Sarah's face, which I had not seen in a long time, appeared. I gasped, took a breath, and asked.
"Oh my God, Sarah. What's wrong with your complexion?"
Her red hair, which she always took care of, was frizzy.
Her proud face was gaunt, like someone who had been up all night worrying. What was even more surprising was the view inside the room.
She was packing his luggage as if she were going to leave somewhere at any moment.
"..."
I was quite shocked and couldn't say anything for a while.
"You said you had something important to do. Could it be that you were trying to leave without telling me...."
Sarah clenched her fists as if she had made up her mind to see this scene.
"Miss, actually... There is something I have been hiding all this time. It would be quite surprising if you heard."
Oh, you're going to say 'that'?
Sarah, who saw my surprised expression, seemed to misunderstand and turned her back on me.
"No, no. I'll just leave anyway. Please don't catch me."
"Uh... It's okay. Tell me first."
I don't know what's going on, but think I already know.
"You will really hate me or even be afraid of me."
"Um, are you really okay?"
"I don't want to see you look like you hate me!"
"That doesn't happen!"
Even though I knew you were a villain all this time, you didn't show any hatred on my face!
"Miss...."
Sarah let out a wet voice as if she was slightly moved, but then stopped.
She seemed to be caught up in a great conflict, but she took a deep breath and shouted as if she was thinking for the last time.
"I'm actually a warlock!"
At those words, I froze like a stone.
'I'm really not surprised at all... Should I at least pretend to be surprised?'
While thinking about this in my mind.
No, but why are you revealing this to me?
You don't suddenly start threatening to silence me after telling me a secret!
"You were surprised as expected, Young Lady."
"..."
"I'll just leave. I'm sorry for lying to you all this time."
Sarah looked at me and mumbled. Seeing that, I stopped thinking about what I had just thought and shook my head.
A normal person would react in shock and not know what to do. They'll call the nearby guards and say they'll report her right away. The perception of warlocks was not good, to the point where I fainted.
But I decided otherwise.
'Don't be caught up in the image of the original villainess. Sarah is just as she is before me.'
If you gave me the courage to be honest like that, I should be honest too.
"In fact... I guess I could have roughly guessed it."
Sarah narrowed her eyebrows as if she had heard something incredible. And after a while, she opened her mouth.
"Yes?"
"I, too, am a wizard. There is such a thing as a feeling of touch."
What kind of bullshit is this, the feeling of touch!
Anyway, Sarah looked so surprised that she didn't notice the empty words. After looking around like that, I looked at Sarah's face, which had become difficult to read.
It was an expression you would never normally see.
"But why... Did you pretend not to know?"
"I wanted to wait until you told me first."
This is all made up, though.
"You've had a hard time so far, right? Thank you for being honest with me."
This was the truth that just came to mind.
Sarah's lips trembled, showing a weakness she had never seen before. Then she suddenly came closer and hugged me tightly.
I was startled and my shoulders were shaking, but I soon relaxed and burst into laughter.
Sarah's body in my arms was extremely cold. Even though she pretended not to be, she seemed very nervous.
Pat, pat.
As I stroked her back, I turned my gaze to the window where the bright blue moon was bright. Our combination looked quite funny reflected in the window pane.
'A villainess and an extra who was scheduled to die after being neglected by a villainess.'
In the past, I would have welcomed Sarah when she said she was leaving. Now that I think of her leaving, my first feeling is disappointment, or rather, a feeling of despair. At the time, I was just laughing at the fuzzy feelings that were hard to pin down.
Sarah moved her lips slowly.
"But I didn't intend to become a warlock from the beginning."
"..."
"I also wanted to become a just wizard like you. It's a long time ago now."
That voice, which sounded a little pitiful, was filled with deep emotions.
"Does that have anything to do with why you were leaving today?"
"You can't say there's no connection."
"Then I want to hear it too. If it's okay, let me know, without leaving anything out."
"It's going to be a long story, Miss."
"It's perfect since it's a night with no plans."
Sara hesitated to see if she could really bring up the story, but eventually burst out into a small laugh as if she couldn't resist.
And he began to reveal his past history.
It's older than you think, and it's more shocking than you think.
It started with the village where she grew up before becoming a warlock.
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