A Gentle Surprise
"Um.... It's really comfortable."
"Right?"
I never imagined I'd need a crutch or Kyle's assistance for two months.
Normally, I'd think that way.
But it wasn't the case!
"Thank you, Young Master...."
"No need to thank me."
Kyle had suddenly brought a wheelchair.
Of course, it had been about three weeks since the injury, but it was wonderful.
Although receiving support from Kyle was nice, it would be inconvenient for him.
In that sense, Kyle found it easy to help me, and a wheelchair that I could use alone was an excellent gift.
"Thanks to Young Master, I can now go outside with my injured leg, so I must express my gratitude."
Anyway, Kyle and I went outside for the first time in a long while.
Really, a long time.
For about three weeks, I hadn't properly seen the outside.
But thanks to Kyle bringing this, I can go outside like this!
Unlike receiving support or using a crutch, it didn't hurt.
After all, I was sitting.
"Coming outside after a long time feels so good."
"Then, will you come out tomorrow too?"
"That would be nice."
To Kyle's question mixed with laughter, I answered.
Since I hadn't been out for a long time, even though it was cold, I was really enjoying it.
"With Young Master here, I feel like I've become the happiest servant. A normal servant couldn't enjoy such luxury."
This was true.
A normal noble wouldn't be this devoted if their servant was injured.
"That's just you, Sophia."
"Huhu.... Thank you. After I recover quickly, I'd like to come out with Young Master in a normal way."
I didn't want to come out like this, barely with Kyle's help, but like before, normally.
When changing clothes, I didn't want to be the one receiving help every time, but the one who could help Kyle.
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"Um.... It still hurts a lot?"
"Yeah, it hurts a lot when you press it."
"For now, your leg is in the recovery phase, right? So, stay in the room as much as possible, and don't move too much to strain your leg. Got it?"
"Yeah, yeah."
I answered Louise's words roughly.
After all, that's what I was doing.
Staying in the room every day, barely moving with Kyle's help, what would I move?
"Sigh... Still, it's fortunate. In a few months, it's Kyle's coming-of-age ceremony."
"That's right."
If it had been injured later, it would have been harder during Kyle's coming-of-age.
Kyle wouldn't be able to come help like now, and I wouldn't be able to help Kyle either.
In that sense, being injured last month was really fortunate.
At least I didn't cause Kyle too much trouble.
Of course, Kyle helping me is already a huge trouble for him..
"But did you tell Kyle about your previous academy days?"
"Academy? Yeah, I did."
A few weeks ago, Kyle asked, so I told him.
At that time, I made a small slip of the tongue, but luckily Kyle didn't notice.
"Um... I see. Okay."
"Why? Did Kyle do something?"
"...No, nothing happened. I just asked because I was curious!"
"Ahaha."
Since he suddenly asked, I thought something was up.
Louise knew everything that happened to me before, so she could be curious.
Probably the story came up in class.
I didn't tell Kyle in detail, so it was probably just that there was such a story.
"That's right. You haven't been sleeping well lately, have you? Are you okay?"
It was really surprising that I was saving the allowance I gave her one by one.
I thought she'd use it soon, but no contact yet.
Did she really stop sleeping?
"Ah... That? Just, there are more interesting things going on lately."
"More interesting things?
"Yeah. The revenge genre is fun lately."
"Revenge?"
The revenge from when I talked about revenge drama in my previous life?
Why is revenge coming up suddenly?
Is she watching a novel?
Yeah, the study has a lot of weird books, so it makes sense.
"Yeah, it was really~ fun."
Well, revenge is fun.
It's stimulating.
It wasn't for nothing that morning dramas were popular in my previous life.
That unique melodrama and stimulation attracted a lot of interest.
"I see.. I want to watch it too."
"No, you can't watch."
"Eh.."
That's too much.
For a friend who's injured, shouldn't I show it?
No matter how I was a bit harsh before, this isn't it.
"Instead, I'll roughly tell you the story."
"Yeah."
"A woman, one man, two women fighting? That's the content."
"Eh... What is that..."
Is it like a yandere story?
The book Kyle gave last time was less yandere than what came out of Louise's mouth.
Seriously.
"The heroine is the male protagonist first, and the two women come out occasionally to compete? Something like that."
"Huh..."
It seems Louise's taste isn't normal.
A novel with one woman, two women, one man.
Anyone would think it's a harem.
The author who writes such novels is probably abnormal.
Just looking at it, it's a perverted idiot with poor writing skills who gives weird delusions all day.
If attaching one man and two women to one woman, rather than making the man into a trap and making a yuri of four people....
"Sophia, how are things with Kyle lately?"
"Yeah?!"
I was thinking too much, so I didn't hear Louise's words properly.
What did she say about Kyle.
"How are things with Kyle?"
"Ah.... Nothing special?"
Kyle helps, I receive the help, and nothing else.
I think it's no different from usual.
If my leg hadn't been injured, it would really be no different.
"Yeah? I see.... It's still early..."
"Yeah?"
Suddenly she spoke very quietly, so I didn't hear properly.
She said something, but it wasn't important.
If it was important, she would have said it loudly.
"Sigh.... Okay. I have to go to Adela's lesson now. Rest well?"
"Yeah, see you tomorrow."
After saying that, Louise went out of the room.
And the room became quiet again.
Whenever someone enters and leaves, it always feels like this.
Especially recently, since there are often people in the room, it felt more strongly.
It was extremely quiet.
No sound except my breathing.
When Kyle, Louise, or Elin were there, it wasn't like this at all.
After all, even when I was alone in the room before, I didn't have any thoughts.
But after becoming like this....
What to say....
I kept waiting for someone to come in.
Yeah, I was waiting.
"Have I gotten older...."
I have memories from my previous life, but my mental age doesn't differ much from my body.
I think it's around early to mid 20s mentally.
"Kyaaah...!"
To clear my mind a bit, I stretched.
Because I was lying down all the time, my body was uncomfortable.
After I recover, I promised myself to exercise.
Because if I continued like this, I might get injured again.
I don't want to think about wearing a cast for a few more months.
It was really, really hard.
In my life, there probably hasn't been a more boring and difficult time.
-Knock knock.
"Young Master?!"
I thought it was probably Kyle.
At this time, it was always Kyle.
Kyle who arrived before evening for several days.
"It's me...."
"Ah, Elin...."
But unlike my expectation, the one who came in this time was Elin.
Now that I think about it, I hadn't met Elin today.
Elin who came every day without fail, so no problem.
"Hello."
"Sophia, shall I call Young Master?"
".... No. It's fine. After all, he'll come soon."
He'll come to pick me up for dinner.
As always.
"I baked cookies instead of fruit today."
"Cookies?"
Elin can bake cookies too.... She's so homely.
I don't know about cooking, but I haven't tried baking, so I don't know.
I like eating it.
"Yeah. I practice as a hobby sometimes."
"Wow...."
Amazing.
I knew Elin somewhat, but I didn't know she practiced baking.
She's a vice commander, does Kyle's lessons, where does she have time for that?
"......"
Thinking about it, Elin was the role of playing in the knights while being vice commander.
Since the first time I met her.
No way....
"Was it done secretly without skipping training?"
No way.
No matter how, she's vice commander.
"......"
No way....
"......"
"Really...?"
"Th.... I'm sorry!!"
Elin stood up from the chair she was sitting on, bowed her waist earnestly, and started apologizing.
Since I wasn't planning to tell anyway.... This made it a bit fun.
"Hmm.... Elin, no matter how much you're vice commander and Kyle's swordsmanship instructor, this isn't right, is it?"
"J, I'm sorry...."
Honestly, Elin's reaction was cute.
When I teased her, she made excuses or something, unlike others who laughed.
"Um.... Please don't tell anyone, especially the uncle...."
"Hmm.... What should I do.... Unauthorized absence during work..."
"Hic?!"
"Skipping training time..."
"Hic?!!"
The impact was good.
It was fun to react to each word.
But I decided to stop here.
"J.... I'm sorry...."
She seemed like she was going to cry soon.
I wondered if a knight could cry like this.
No matter how, since the one being scolded is the commander, it makes sense.
"Elin, I'm joking. Can you give me some cookies?"
"Yeah.... Here!!"
After saying that, Elin put a cookie in my mouth.
The taste evaluation was just a moderately delicious cookie.
Elin isn't a professional chef, just doing it as a hobby.
In that sense, isn't this enough to be delicious?
After telling her to take it, I have to eat it with Kyle.