Chapter 178 - Life Inside a Cage (4)

"You know it's done for your own good," Luke answered.

What else did I expect from Luke? This was usually what happened when I was out of school. He was always scary in this aspect where he wanted to control everything I did. The only other option was physically leaving this room like last time.

If I was going to escape from this room, my only choice was to jump through the large window. Since this was the second floor, I would be fine if I were to use my mana to create a soft landing. I was glad he didn't think of blocking the window like he did with the door.

"Yea, burning most of my light novel collection and not letting me even taste the food I want is done for my own good," I crossed my arms.

"Just leave, I don't want to waste my time fighting with you today," I pushed him towards the exit.

I wanted to try my plan before it got too dark. The door opened for Luke as he left the room. As soon as the sound of his footsteps told me he was on another floor, I opened the window and jumped down. I quickly imagined a white springy cloud placed below me while midair to have a stable landing.

I almost cheered as I softly landed inside the garden as the cloud disappeared after its use. Now that I was outside the mansion, I ran towards the gates near the entrance to get to the nearest teleportation gate. Who knew the teleportation gates would become useful?

I only knew where they were since I came out of one when I went shopping with Luke before middle school started. It was obvious the front and back gates would be shut after I escaped through them last time. Ever since then, the uniforms were spelled to be worn by a certain servant, which meant I couldn't use the same method.

The pain from running barefoot left a trail of blood that served as a motive to run faster towards the exit. The ground was not exactly smooth with its textured surface to show the design. When I had almost reached the exit, I eerily felt a hand on my shoulder. I slowly turned around to find Luke standing right behind me.

His scary smile made me freeze where I was standing as I started to waver like my world was fading into black. How did he know I was there? I was sure he was a far distance from the room and the entrance.

The next time I opened my eyes, the window was barred. It could not be open and was stiffly shut. I couldn't help but think I was stuck inside a cage where all the exits were blocked. Even though I was still recovering, I didn't know why I had to live like this.

I lifted up my gown and faced myself in the mirror. My complexion was much better than yesterday as my face had pink flush, indicating I was living. My figure wasn't as bony from one meal and the area around my stomach remained unblemished.

I couldn't help but think the medicine in the first district was very advanced. I didn't feel dizzy anymore and my head felt clear and awake. I started to question if I even needed to stay in this room. It was just then, Luke came into the room with the usual books in his hands.

"Do I still need to stay inside this room? You already saw me running outside the house so I think you can see for yourself that I'm pretty much healed."

Luke placed the books onto a small table and walked towards me. With his unwavering ocean eyes he answered, "Certainly, I saw you running three days ago in front of the mansion to soon faint in my arms afterwards. To see that you took three days to wake up from fainting says that your health is not the same after you have come to this house."

It took me three days to wake up? That was a surprise. It did seem like I've recovered too much for one day. I tried to come up with an excuse to take a breath out of this room.

"Then I'm sure I'll get better with a constant amount of regular exercise instead of staying in this tiny room," I replied.

Luke suddenly went to the washroom and washed his hands. He grabbed a cotton swab and soaked it into a bottle full of white liquid and pulled my white gown up to dab the cotton swab against my stomach.

When the cotton swab touched my perfectly fine stomach, I started to feel a sharp pain near the area. I ended up collapsing onto the floor before Luke carried me onto the bed. What did that white liquid do?

"If you're really better, please explain your behaviour just now," Luke argued.

"I don't know, did that weird liquid aggravate my injury?" I thought out aloud.

"That weird liquid was something that helps recover your wounds faster, if you even have any. If the pain from the 'erigent' made you collapse onto the floor, that means that you still have a long path to healing your injuries."

Well it was nice to know that erigent exchanged pain for recovery. I preferred 'heal' and had enough mana for it as well. But I was sure Luke used 'heal' on me. Did he not completely heal everything? That would actually explain a lot if he only healed my external wounds.