Chapter 14

5. This Novel (2)

Translated by alyalia

“She’s lying, Sir! This person bullied me!”

“Lady Vanora?!”

“Please help me! Seir is always being mean to me. Help me! All she said was a lie!”

Seir was greatly perplexed because she couldn’t stop her master from speaking in front of Ronwe. She thought she had made Vanora obedient over the years, but Vanora still had the energy to resist.  

“Lady! You’re getting worse today. Even to falsely accuse me…”

“You saw what she was doing now, Sir Ronwe! P-Please, tell my father… no, tell my mother! Please let them know this fact! Or please change my maid! I beg you!”

Ronwe was startled by Vanora’s desperate shout as she was in the situation between being life and death, and he broke down in a cold sweat.

‘That maid, I can’t believe she’s doing this!’

No matter how much Vanora was treated like a worthless person in this mansion, she was still a noble lady. Seir would not be able to avoid punishment if it were revealed to the public that Vanora had been harassed. This was a felony that could easily be sentenced to flogging until death if dragged to the court.

But…

“Seir…”

In the Casius Kingdom, the whole process of criminals being brought to justice is entrusted to the parents of minors. In other words, if the parents of this family weren’t willing to punish the maid, things would likely go awry.

‘I don’t know when it started, but judging from Lady Vanora’s reaction, it must have been not only one or two days. Did her parents really not know what Seir had done for such a long time? Or isn’t this happening under their permission?’

Complex thoughts ran through Ronwe’s mind. In the end, he finally made a choice he shouldn’t have made.

‘If I solve this problem, madam will think bad about me, but if I go out and pretend I didn’t know about this…’

Ronwe glanced over his monochrome at Vanora. When he confirmed no visible wounds on her body, he immediately nodded.

‘Even in other families, punishing a child who doesn’t listen to them with a rod is common. It’s just… It’s just the person who disciplines her is a little different.’

The cowardly butler refused to help her, fearing that it might end up harming him.

“Butler, butler…?!”

“Don’t be too harsh, Seir. Put her clothes down there… I have a few questions for you about the last time you took care of the supplies, so please come out.”

“Sir Ronwe!”

Hearing the cry, he stared at Vanora before going out the door with Seir. It was a moment when Vanora started to be afraid of the aftermath.  But most of all, what made Vanora desperate was the appearance of Ronwe’s back, who ignored the request for help as she had worked up her courage.

“Why… Why…”

Vanora at that time thought that the servants in the Count’s mansion were people who didn’t listen to anything she said. However, it would have been different if she had talked about it to the butler of this mansion. Now he even witnessed it, all the butler had to do was to report it to her parents. If the abuse had stopped, she was even willing to live like a dead person in that mansion, but why didn’t he help her?

“Why…”

Vanora felt at that moment that the mansion was worse than a place infested with maggots. The butler, who was her last hope, after all the same human beings with the rest of the people in the mansion. She hated him so much.

Since then, Vanora tried to talk to Ronwe, who was passing by, but she hated how he treated her with squinted eyes as if he was looking at dirty things, telling her not to trouble him.

* * *

Alas, even though it happened several years ago, I feel shame and anger when I think of those days. But I maintain my emotions. Whether or not he knew the effort to keep my emotion from leaking out, Ronwe talked while still lying down.

“But why did Lady Celcius come to see me?”

“Ah, I know it’s rude of me to come here unexpectedly, but…”

First of all, Ronwe was a man that was listed on my revenge list. But Ronwe had a slight difference from the others in my revenge list. Even if I don’t touch him, he will die soon.

‘I don’t know when it will be confirmed, but I think his disease started around this time.’

Ronwe took a few days off from yesterday due to health reasons. He suffered from minor fatigue, headaches, and weight loss that made him look older. However, the number of times he had disrupted by health reasons will gradually increase in the future, and he eventually will announce his intention to retire from being a butler. 

The disease he suffered from was none other than ‘Gustav disease.’ It was a disease that mainly occurred in the wealthy class, and it was a disease that had no treatment until I turned 17. A few years later, a cure for Gustav disease was developed through the efforts of scholars, but unfortunately, Ronwe died earlier.

I stood still for a moment and traced my memory.

‘Wasn’t it in the autumn that Ronwe passed away? If it’s autumn…’

When I did a rough calculation, the days that Ronwe could live were only about 400 days left. 

‘If I can send him faster than that, why should I refuse?’

I wanted to shorten Ronwe’s remaining life even a little more. That’s why I came all the way here.

“Lady Celcius…”

“Right, as to why I came here, when I heard the news that the butler, who had worked so hard, suddenly became ill, I felt worried as a member of Celicius’s family.”

In fact, I had the holy relic, so I could take away his life at any time. But I didn’t do that. Because he is a human being who will die anyway, there’s nothing better entertainment than this.

“My mother and father don’t seem to care about the butler or servants in the mansion, but… I care about it. You’ve been working so hard in places where your master didn’t even notice your efforts.”

“Lady…”

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“As someone who knows Sir Ronwe’s hard work, I couldn’t let it slide when I heard you were ill. That’s why I came to visit you. Are you all right?”

Ronwe’s gaze changed as I tilted my head, mimicking a pitiful expression. Before, his eyes looked at me with contempt that didn’t treat me like a noble, but now, his gaze has become more relaxed.

“So that’s why Lady came all the way here. Hmm, I feel a lot better after a good rest. It’s just overwork, so Lady doesn’t have to worry about it.”

“I’m relieved to hear that. Ah, I couldn’t visit empty-handed, so I brought a small present…”

“Hoho, what does Lady mean about small presents?”

What kind of adult wouldn’t smile if a 15-year-old girl prepared a present for you?

Ronwe smiled, and I opened the package I was holding in my arms and unfolded it on the table. Something round popped out from it, rolled small, and wobbled at the edge of the table.

“That…”

“I heard that it was Sir Ronwe’s favorite food. I’m thinking about what I should give you to overcome your illness…”

“It’s Popira! I can always eat it!”

The present I bought was Popira, a yellow-green fruit with a sour and sweet taste. It is a luxury item that has been popular among the nobles recently because it is said that fruit, which has been cultivated domestically by importing seeds from abroad, has many benefits. It was also said that your skin will be smooth if you eat it frequently.

“I wanted you to be happy, so I bought something fresh.”

“Hey, get me a knife and a place to cut the fruit right away. Ah, Lady Vanora, don’t stand there like that, sit here! How can I eat this alone? Let’s eat together.”

“Is that really okay?”

I didn’t poison the fruit I brought, so I readily accepted the butler’s offer.

‘This fruit is good for health. That’s right.’

Of course, popira is safe for consumption on the assumption that the person who ate it is not a person who suffered from Gustav disease.

“Ah, it’s as fresh as it looks. The darker the skin color, the riper this fruit is.”

“Is that so?”

It is only revealed a few years later when treatment for Gustav disease appears. The more patients with that disease eat this fruit, the worse their disease becomes. In other words, Popira was as good as strangling him, who was showing the early symptoms of Gustav disease.

“This fruit is really delicious.”

“Has Lady never eaten popira before? It’s very tasty when you put this on the cake.”

“Well, anyway, I’ve tasted it. Sir Ronwe too…”

I made an innocent and bright face, then gave many popiras to him.

“Go ahead and eat it!”

Those words have the same meaning as ‘Hurry up and die!’

* * *

After giving popiras to Ronwe, I returned to my mansion with a refreshing feeling. As I arrived at the mansion, the sun was already setting.

‘Why is the price of popira so expensive?’

It was fortunate that I still had money left to buy high-quality fruit while getting off the carriage. Hanar and Bael didn’t want to expose the harassment I received even if they treated me like a ghost, so they gave me some formal allowance every year. It was a cost to maintain dignity. Not for me, but the dignity of both my parents. However, I didn’t know where to spend the money in the past, so I kept the allowance I had received all my life. Now, I have a lot of money.

‘Compared to the wealth of nobles, my wealth is just like a child’s play.’

In addition, at my 16th birthday party, Count Bael Celcius gave me his first and last gift.

‘On my 16th birthday in the summer, he will give me a sapphire mine.’

It was the transfer ownership of the sapphire mine. I didn’t understand why Bael gave me such a big gift at that time, but now I can guess why. That’s probably just an act of care.

‘He never celebrated my birthday until I was 16, but he pretended to take care of me when it was the time to sell me to the social world.’

But, for whatever reason, if I combine this sapphire mine with the allowance I haven’t spent so far, my total wealth grows quite a bit. But the problem is that in my last life, all of these properties were swindled and taken away by Haures.

‘Ugh!’

Fortunately, the present me regressed with all those memories. I went up to my room, saying that I wouldn’t repeat the same mistake. My new servant, Cecil, stood by to help me change back after going out.

“I will comb Lady’s hair.”

“No, that’s enough for today. Rather…”

I, dressed in my pajamas, said to my maid, who had been grooming me.

“I’m not feeling well, and these days the night is so cold. But I don’t want to wear a thick duvet, so could you bring me some coats to wear over?”

“Isn’t a robe better than that?”

“Robe is better. And…”

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The sun outside has already fallen below the horizon, and night has come, but I still have a schedule for today.

“I want it with black color.”

I decided to practice using the holy relic Io that I possessed for today. I obtained the black robe through Cecil then waited until it was time for all the servants to fall asleep.