Chapter 59
Chapter 59
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 59
Chapter Title: Lily's Request
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Looking around at the suddenly changed scenery, she furrowed her brows slightly.
"...Why have you come this time?"
"Really! Stop saying it like that in such a hurtful way!"
The girl crossed her arms over her sides, puffing out her cheeks as if she were sulking.
"Hmph hmph!"
I looked at her and let out a sigh, then flopped down onto a nearby chair.
...I'd finally fallen asleep, and now she shows up, not letting me rest properly.
Placing a finger on my furrowed brow, I glared at Lily, who was still huffing through her nose.
"...Since I'm so sorry, will you hurry up and tell me what you want?"
"Eek— Why are you suddenly so scary...?"
Wanting to get past this situation quickly, I waved my hand dismissively and played along, but Lily's eyes went wide as she backed away.
Then, as if realizing something, she started trembling all over.
"Gasp... Could it be!"
She quickly raised her index finger and pointed at me accusingly.
"You're not Lady Heaven Cleaver?! Give me back my one and only Lady Heaven Cleaver!!"
"..."
I let out a deep sigh and roughly rubbed my face.
I'm already pissed off because of that damn brat, and now this girl is pulling this on me too...
I peeled my back off the chair and slowly stood up.
"Wh-what! Get away! You're not scary at all if you're not Lady Heaven Cleaver?!"
I approached Lily, who was still making a fool of herself, hopped up, and gave her a solid flick on the forehead.
"Ow! That hurts!"
Lily immediately crouched down, stroking the fist-sized lump on her head and groaning.
I stared at her coldly for a good while.
Before long, Lily jumped to her feet and started hopping around.
"Wow! It really is Lady Heaven Cleaver!"
"Tch."
I clicked my tongue softly as I watched her.
Her actions are just so creepy...
Does it even make sense for a person's lump to grow fist-sized?
It's all just staged because this is her dream.
If I had to explain why she does it... In short, she's just playing a prank on me.
Whenever she visits my dreams like this, she pulls these little stunts.
She's probably showing her affection in her own way this time too.
I let out a small sigh and sat back down in the chair, crossing my legs.
"So?"
"Oh right! I have something super important to tell you!"
Lily lightly smacked her own head and stuck out her tongue.
"Things are a teensy bit dangerous right now!"
"What?"
"Near where Lady Heaven Cleaver is right now..."
Lily made a dejected face that didn't suit her and leaned in close to my ear.
"I have a precious comrade... and it looks like she's been caught by some scum who deserve to be torn apart limb from limb..."
"..."
"Lady Heaven Cleaver might need to lend a hand? Who knows?"
With that, Lily pulled away from me.
"You can handle something like that, right?"
She half-closed her eyes, curling up the corners of her mouth in an unsettling smile.
"After all, it's one of our comrades, isn't it?"
Lily stared straight at me after saying that.
...I don't know who this chased comrade of hers is, but the ones pursuing her are probably Lucius and Elia.
I averted my gaze and opened my mouth.
"Fine."
Hearing my answer, Lily wiped away her creepy smile and beamed brightly as if nothing had happened.
"Thank you!"
...
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ -Heavenly Nameless
Before he arrived here.
After learning from the old butler in the hallway where his master was,
the old butler grabbed him as he tried to rush off and added, with a faint smile,
"'I'm waiting in the room first, so stop wandering around and come quickly...' she said to pass along."
Due to the oddly irritated tone, he had anxiously entered the room and immediately prostrated himself on the floor to apologize...
What on earth had he been worried about?
Gazing at his master sleeping so peacefully, he felt a mix of emotions,
but soon let out a sigh of relief.
...In the end, the worst-case scenario he'd imagined hadn't come to pass.
Good is good, right?
Above all, he couldn't afford to dwell on such thoughts right now.
His master had terrible sleeping habits; she always half-undressed and tossed off her bandages while asleep.
And sure enough, her habits had struck again this time.
Squeezing his eyes shut, he groped toward the blanket he remembered from earlier, moving his hand across the bed.
Got it.
He grabbed the blanket with both hands, tossed it toward where his master lay, and only then opened his eyes.
Of course,
just in case it didn't land properly, he kept his head turned away.
Taking a deep breath from the tension, swallowing hard, he slowly turned his head.
"Phew..."
Fortunately, his master's half-exposed body was properly covered.
He patted his chest lightly, approached his master to tuck the blanket neatly around her, then backed away from the bed as if fleeing.
...He always thought this, but his master was unusually open with him.
It would be nice if she restrained herself even a little.
But had his master ever changed her behavior after hearing his words?
Letting out a small sigh, he lay down on the carpet, using it as a bed.
...I'm tired.
His body was fatigued from running so hard, but especially his mind was utterly exhausted.
...
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ -Heaven Cleaver
She woke from sleep, wriggling under the strange pressure weighing on her body.
"Mm..."
Rubbing her eyes and sitting up, something slithered off her body.
It seemed the source of that pressure was the blanket.
Feeling an inexplicable disappointment, she let out a small sigh and looked around.
...Where did Nameless go?
Did that grown man somehow fail to find the room like an idiot?
Thinking of Nameless, who couldn't even navigate, she shook her head slightly.
Still, well.
It's not incomprehensible.
Even she had taken a full hour to find this room in the damn brat's overly vast castle.
She groped across the bed to find her loosened bandages, wrapped them around her chest, and slowly got up.
"Ow, tch—"
It was to find the incompetent Nameless.
Hopping off the bed, she pondered seriously, 'Now, where could our Nameless be?'...
"So... where could our Nameless be— Hm?"
Something caught the corner of her eye, drawing her gaze.
Naturally, it was Nameless.
He had collapsed on the cold floor midway to the bed, as if ambushed by enemies.
His posture was neat, so it didn't seem like he'd actually been attacked.
Now it was time to wonder, 'Why is this guy lying there?'
But that question resolved itself quickly.
Obviously, he was sleeping there because of some pointless notion like, 'I can't share a bed with Master.'
Clicking her tongue lightly, she headed straight toward Nameless.
"Tch, sleeping like that will ruin his back."
For a man, the back was life itself.
She'd told him to take care of it for the sake of his future wife...
Whether he knew her deep thoughts or not, he was just sleeping on the hard floor.
Letting out a small sigh, she carefully slipped her arm under his side so as not to wake the sleeping Nameless.
Then she lifted him slightly, creating a small space, gripped his hand with hers, and hoisted him up with all her strength.
"Mm..."
Things didn't go quite as planned.
Probably because she was shorter than Nameless, his legs dragged on the floor.
Feeling awkward, she let out a small sigh.
...Anyone seeing this would find it pretty ridiculous,
but whatever.
No one was watching, and there shouldn't be any issues moving him.
Nodding slightly to herself, she dragged Nameless along, climbed onto the bed where she'd been lying, and gently laid him down without waking him.
"Phew..."
Fortunately, her plan succeeded; Nameless's chest rose and fell rhythmically, and she could hear his soft breathing.
A sense of accomplishment welled up, and she grinned, glancing out the window to check the time.
Hm, still pitch dark.
Seemed like she could catch a bit more sleep.
She'd woken up in the first place because the pressure on her body felt uncomfortable.
Above all,
"Hehe~"
That damn brat's gifted bed was top quality.
To explain a bit...
The surface was smooth, plush and soft like paradise itself.
If she could, she'd roll around in it all day.
But... she couldn't.
With a wry smile, she settled beside Nameless and lay down.
Things would get busy starting tomorrow, so she should sleep while she could.
"Sleep well."
She patted the shoulder of Nameless, who wouldn't hear in his sleep, and closed her eyes.