I nodded roughly and went upstairs with Eclat.
"Gosh."
I was about to lie down on the bed, but Eclat was standing by the door with her shoulders narrowed.
Oh, right. I used to be a wicked villain.
No wonder Eclat is so intimidated.
“Ekla, don’t stand there like that and come here.”
"yes? What, do you need anything?”
"no. I just mean come and sit down.”
However, Eclat could not move easily and mumbled.
Well, Liberata was not an easy master to serve.
Depending on my mood, I would often harass the servants.
“Then would you like a glass of water?”
I pulled out a card I'd used many times in my previous life to call her closer.
Eclat moved reflexively at my words and poured water into a glass.
"Thank you."
When I said thank you, Eclat's dry hands trembled like firewood.
“Oh, lady, are you okay?”
Maybe the word thank you is unfamiliar.
Eclat glanced at my face and spoke cautiously.
“Are you really okay?”
“Even so. You are so fine.”
I made exaggerated facial expressions and gestures to calm her anxiety.
You won't let go of your guard against me overnight, but in a few days you'll quickly become friends with me.
As always.
"I-I'm really worried about you, Miss."
"worry?"
I don't think it's a big deal to drink water.
“How could I spend the night with His Highness the Archduke Cygnus… … .”
“Cool, cool!”
Oh seriously, in a world without cell phones, what kind of guy's gossip is so fast?
“Sorry, sorry, miss!”
As Eclat sat down and began to pray, I had to pick her up even as she snickered.
“No, wake up.”
"miss."
“Kuluk kuluk, uh, it’s my throat.”
“My lady, are you okay?”
“Who the hell did you hear that from?”
“But are you serious, my lady?”
Eclat didn't answer my question, widening her big innocent eyes.
“No, so who did you hear that from?”
At my words, Eclat shrugged her shoulders and murmured.
“No, I just listened to what the madam said. The Grand Duke took the drunk lady in his arms like this and then disappeared.”
“Drunk?”
“I’m sorry. I'm just telling the story I heard.”
Eclat immediately pressed her lips together and looked at me.
But it's too right to say anything.
Suddenly, your temples begin to throb. Eclat approached in surprise as I held her head and bowed her head.
“My lady, are you okay? Shall I bring some headache medicine?”
“No, it's okay. Rather, I should take a dip in the hot water.”
“Papa, I’ll prepare it quickly.”
“No, I just go in and do something.”
“No, lady. What do you mean by that?”
“Then prepare slowly.”
When I said that, Eclat nodded with a slightly moved face.
“Yes, of course. Of course. I will prepare it right now.”
⚜ ⚜ ⚜
“Ha, I think I will live.”
After soaking in the hot water, my body, which had been stiff from the previous night, began to relax.
“Who is that old woman? She obviously knows something.”
<My lady, do you want to leave alive?>
He said this was his last chance. That you have to put everything back in place within twenty.
Wait, the last time I died was the 19th, so this time it would be the 20th.
That means this life is your last chance.
Among the words she left, I thought about 'Go back to your place.'
It seemed to mean that people who continued from the original work should meet as they are.
Gerlach Cygnus and Leonie Almaz.
Me and Nathan Palamedes.
Of course, Nathan goes to Leonie in the middle.
"No, shouldn't you tell me that quickly? If I had known from the beginning, I would not have done such a stupid thing yesterday!”
Without realizing it, I started screaming.
Then Eclat's voice leaked in from beyond the door.
“My lady, what are you doing! Are you okay?"
"Sorry! Nothing happened!”
I slowly lowered myself as if I was going to fall completely into the water and dived to the end.
Then he climbed back up and rubbed his wet face and head with his hands.
“Then what should I really do now?”
The beginning was a bit wrong, but can we just let it flow like the original?
But at that moment, the scene in Xeric's bedroom from the night before came to mind.
“Oh, I’m crazy, really. You should have said goodbye and left!”
But with such a handsome face.
To emit such a fatal voice right in front of your nose.
I don't know anything else, but I'm really weak with my voice!
It's all because of the damn alcohol.
Even if I hadn't been drunk, if I had been sober, I wouldn't have been in the arms of the man who killed me nineteen times.
The memory of the previous night started with deep pleasure, but in the end, what remained was a little closer to fear.
“Isn’t it too late? Isn’t that just one piece of the puzzle wrong?”
I stomped my feet and shouted in a low voice, but Eclat's voice came over again from the outside.
“My lady, are you really okay?”
Is it okay for Eclat? Is there a patch?
“Yeah, it’s okay.”
“Can I really not go in?”
“Yeah, please don’t come in!”
After I managed to send Eclat back to wipe my body, it was time to spread out in the water.
smart.
"miss."
“I’m fine, I’m perfectly fine. From now on, I will be able to wash my face, bathe, and brush my teeth all by myself... … .”
“It’s not like that, but a guest came.”
"Guest?"
Are you a guest? this time?
I asked Eclat across the door with my head sticking out of the bathtub.
“Yes, should I ask you to wait?”
“Wait, Ecla. Who is it?”
You ask who I am, but why does my heart beat for nothing?
On top of the afterimage of the terrible past, the hot smile he showed last night is superimposed.
Oh hey, get your head around this.
Said this was the last time
Wait, if it's the last time and I can't put it back, what will happen to me?
Are you stuck in a story like this?
no, that's never going to happen
I got slapped in the face a couple of times.
As I wrapped my wet hands around my flushed face to cool it down, Eclat very carefully dropped a name.
“Lady Leonie Almaz has arrived.”
⚜ ⚜ ⚜
“Ribe, are you really okay?”
Leonie said she was worried about me and came running as soon as the morning dawned.
I woke up early to buy my favorite cookies, waited just in time for the bakery to open, and bought a bunch of delicious, freshly baked cookies.
“Yeah, it’s okay.”
For some reason, I couldn't face Leonie directly.
I couldn't even pick up the cookies she bought for me.
"What's wrong with the face of a person who says he's okay? Not even eating your favorite cookies. I said cookies are the best the day after drinking.”
Leonie's worried voice made me smile and pick up a cookie.
I should eat it even if I think of the sincerity of the person who bought it.
No, by the way, what did Liberata do with cookies?
I need to relieve my stomach with something completely spicy.
It would be ridiculous to find ramen in this world, but at least orange juice!
After thinking about that, I put chocolate cookies in my mouth and mumbled.
“Oh, in a few days there will be a ball to welcome Archduke Cygnus to Muten. Mrs. Ohane must be preparing with great care. The whole town is abuzz with that story.”
Is it a cookie or a stone that I put in my mouth right now?
"Yes."
“I wonder how fancy and cool it will be.”
"I know."
“A lot of people said that the prom might be held more grandly because it was the wedding season. what do you think?"
“Yeah, that might be it.”
At that moment, a good idea came to my mind.
“Leonie, let’s go get our new dress tailored.”
Leonie was very beautiful and elegant as the heroine in the novel. The only flaw was that Rivera was her friend.
If I show up in a lovely dress, won’t Xerac notice?”
"dress?"
“Yes, right now!”
“Rive, I’m sorry. I think I have to go tomorrow, not today.”
Leonie touched her face and said in a slightly melancholy voice.
"What's going on?"
“Actually, I’ve been going through something a little strange since last night.”
“Strange thing?”
Leonie hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth carefully.
“I woke up a little early in the morning. So I was sitting quietly reading a book when the vase that was on the shelf above her head suddenly fell.”
"really? Weren't you hurt?"
“Ugh, luckily I got out of the way.”
“I almost got into trouble.”
“You don’t know how surprised I was when it fell right under my feet.”
Leonie put her hands on her chest and let out a long sigh, probably remembering what had happened at the time.
“I’m so glad you weren’t hurt.”
If a heavy vase made of porcelain fell on your head, it would be really bad.
Even if it's not, Leonie is thin and weak as if she'll break if the wind blows.
I comforted her, who shuddered just thinking about it and was still trembling with anxiety.
But that wasn't all.