Chapter 97 – 9. Hyacinth (7)
It is truly a special experience to have someone welcome you back home. Those who are used to it may find it difficult to realize the excess of such a welcome, but there are few things that are so comforting to those who have felt lonely all along.
Even if it is an expressionless waiter who is experiencing an unresolved conflict and rarely shows emotion.
“I brought a towel to wipe myself with and some simple clothes to put on.”
Adele stopped me on the porch for a moment before returning. She brought a towel folded into a square shape and what appeared to be a bathrobe and handed over. She looked like she was in a hurry to catch a cold when she saw my disfigured face in the rain.
“The fire is lit in the fireplace, so change your clothes and warm yourself up. I’ll get the bath water upstairs.”
“…… Thank you.”
Adele bowed her head. Soon she climbed the stairs in a narrow hallway and headed to the bathroom on the second floor. Unlike the official residence, it was a small safe house, but it was still quite cozy as a space for her to live. It was because she didn’t accumulate dust, and her youthful sense of life in places gave her some kind of stability.
Toduk, toduk.
A violent storm was raging outside. Every time there was a roar or the sound of raindrops hitting the windows, it was quite brutal. On rainy days like this, the chill felt without fail was also the same.
She had to warm herself up anyway. She was in a position to catch a cold because of her pointless bravado and not know what to do. I took off all of my wet clothes and wiped off the water with a towel. She put on a fluffy woolen gown, wrapped her clothes in a towel, and moved to the living room.
There was a fireplace where a fire was burning and a rocking chair to stretch out. A photo of a landscape somewhere in Bernhard was decorated in a frame, and an old but well-maintained piano occupied the other side.
Is it really not going?
It feels as comfortable as if it was my home from the beginning. I spread my towel-covered clothes in front of the fireplace and lay down in a rocking chair. I blinked my eyes as I felt the heat in the room. He fell asleep with his head thrown back.
Tack, hit.
The sound of burning firewood was very pleasant to hear. I felt like I was gradually calming down. Come to think of it, I heard something like that once. The reason we are comforted by these campfires is that we have evolved to be familiar with them.
You are tired.
The body that had been crowded in the fierce battle screamed here and there. He said that he could finally rest now, and slowly closed his heavily lifted eyelids. And I quickly fell asleep, probably because of the environment that couldn’t be more cozy than that.
It is a visit of darkness and silence. They whisper in a benevolent voice not to be afraid. How deep was this sleep? These days, I really haven’t been able to rest comfortably even in my dreams. That’s why this sound sleep without thoughts or dreams was sweet.
…….
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Slept for a while Then I felt the cold on my toes. I tossed and turned my body with a faintly awakened mind. Then I realized the blanket that was covering me and opened my eyes. His gaze reached even the waiter, who stood upright on a nearby sofa and stared into the air like a wooden stone.
“Did you cough?”
The eyes that I couldn’t guess what was inside were looking at me. Even though her time must have passed since she was in such a deep sleep, she, who had been quietly sitting like her decorated doll, finally lifted her heavy hips. Taking care of my blurry vision in her sleep, she approached me.
“He was sleeping soundly, so I couldn’t wake him up. The bath water is still warming up, but would you like to sleep a little longer?”
“No it’s okay.”
It’s not that I didn’t want to do that. However, I was just putting it off for a while due to fatigue, and I was pretty sensitive to cleanliness. Moreover, the body soaked in rainwater smelled of soil, which was unpleasant, and I wanted to wash it quickly because I felt uncomfortable.
“Is the bathroom on the second floor?”
“Yes, please follow me.”
Adele volunteered to lead the way. Raising her heavy body, I immediately followed her. She watched the rain still incessantly from the window in the hallway, and after going up the stairs to the landing, she entered the bathroom in front.
Cloudy steam, warm warmth.
It was a well-decorated space, although not as much as an official residence or a villa. The walls and floors decorated with beautiful tiles created a luxurious atmosphere. Despite the bathroom being a special space like an aristocrat’s mansion, that handmade carpet was a highlight.
“I have extra clothes for you to wear, so I’ll change them.”
Adele, who was standing at the entrance, said calmly. I wouldn’t mind being naked in front of anyone, but our case was a bit special. She and I knew each other so well. Everything from embarrassing memories to the past you want to hide.
At least I thought so, and Adele did.
“Okay.”
I untied my clothes and took off my gown. Before long, she was naked, not wearing a single thread. Looking at the reflection in the mirror, I felt very ugly. Even if the face with only a few scratches was worth looking at, there were no monsters with an upper body with torn skin or a lower body with torn skin here and there.
“Are you okay with the pain?”
Seeing her scars, Adele asked.
“Tolerable.”
In fact, it didn’t even feel good anymore. It was because he was so insensitive. The threshold of pain increases endlessly, so I couldn’t feel any pain at this level, physically or mentally exhausted.
“All right.”
Adele nodded her head and backed off. Steam quickly formed in the bathroom with the door closed. It was only then that I put my battered body in the bathtub and tilted my head. The white and transparent water melted the black blood scab and turned red.
“Keuh uh…….”
Her whole body was sore. It was like being bitten with a salt-soaked club. But on the other hand, it was comforting because the wastes that should have been thrown away someday dissolved in the water, and the warmth of the water penetrated deeper into the heart than the wound.
Smart.
The sound of water dripping from the faucet was very pleasant to hear. It was around the time when the drowsiness came rushing in. Suddenly, a loud voice came from outside the door. She was quiet, so it was because of a woman who came in holding the doorknob.
“Master.”
“Adele.”
Of course, she was Adele.
“What is going on?”
“I heard you groan.”
She was holding a first aid kit in one hand. In his other hand he had all the drinks on a silver tray.
“That?”
“This is Yaagang Eisbein.”
Adele answered after putting the thing in her hand down on the bathroom cabinet. Yaagang Eiswein means vintage ice wine in the Bernhard language.
“On the way Mr. Heinz was leading me, I saw a shopping street and stopped by for a while. You will fit in her mouth.”
There was a cold bottle in a bucket full of ice. But the cold didn’t last long. It was probably because the bathroom was so hot that water droplets had already formed on the glass. Knowing that, Adele, who had prepared a cloth, picked it up and wiped it dry.
“I will follow you.”
“Leave it, I’m not thinking about it right now.”
I felt sorry for the person who prepared so hard, but I really wasn’t in the mood to drink. It was because my mouth was very sore. What’s more, Adele’s misdeeds still lingered in my mind and made me feel bad all the time.
“Excuse me.”
Taking her drink from the tray, she bowed her head. Then she dragged her first-aid kit to me as if to help with something else. She then opened the closet door, took out a soft towel, smeared it with disinfectant from her box, and brought it to me.
“Take it away.”
“Haona…….”
“Don’t touch me.”
I reacted rather violently. She didn’t have to irritate her, but her sharp voice drove her.
“Sorry.”
Adele apologized profusely. She was very different from the image he had seen in the Saxon underground gambling hall visions. I was so offended by that fact that I burst into anger while washing my face with the water in the bathtub. And yet the blunt waiter here was still obedient.
“If it’s uncomfortable for me to be by your side…….”
“Shut up.”
Just like the words that everything was truly for me shook my heart several times. So even though I told him to shut up as a command rather than a request, he consciously opened his mouth. It spoke to me like some advice from a loyal servant.
“Not only will I not go, but I will also leave the official residence. If you ask me to stay out of sight forever, I will gladly do so. I’m really sorry that my vices have hurt you.”
“So, what do you want to say?”
“Please take care of that body.”
It was a truly heinous concern. So I accidentally shot him.
“It’s not even funny. If I had directed at least a little of my worries toward them, none of this would have happened.”
“I apologize.”
“Why did you do that?”
I don’t know if it was water droplets formed by steam or tears, and they ran down my cheeks. Tired of soaking more, I got up from the bathtub. After glancing at Adele, who had not been able to answer until then, she turned on the water supply.
Shoot, I washed my hair slowly while being hit by the pouring water. I found a spot where my skin was healthy and soaped it up. Soon after, I rinsed it again with water and turned the faucet to lock it.
“There are only two things I can tell you.”
“Tell me.”
“What happened to Giselle and her followers was karma.”
If revenge was the reason, some justification could have been found. However, there is still a part that can never be skipped. The pain of the body may have been justified, but it is true that the spirit is not.
“The weak are trampled on. It’s even more so if you don’t have the strength to protect me, but you put a firm belief first. They did not acknowledge my situation as a grassroots person, and they turned a blind eye to the truth that if I did not waver, I would be uprooted.”
“Sounds like they were awesome at the bend before they were chosen.”
“I fully understand that you resent me. I also admit that my actions have contributed to your exploits. But even if I went back then, I would do the same thing over and over again. That’s because Saxony’s teaching assistant, Adele Schneider.”
I snatched the towel from Adele’s hand and put it on my shoulder. He bit his lip and groaned in pain, then swallowed it and looked forward. So, feigning her prudence, I went through the waitress slave and the wine bottle on the tray she had brought.
“I told you.”
Cold and sweet liquor dulls the sense of taste. Such an intense stimulation in the already bloody mouth would be perfect for not noticing the secret taste and smell of something mixed with it.
“Don’t ignore me.”
Why take the risk by stopping by the store when you are taking refuge for safety reasons? Adele didn’t realize it yet, but I was the only one who read the emotion in her eyes that everyone else couldn’t fathom.
Of course, this insight will not be completely flawless like that Beatrix. But even so, I believe. Those eyes I saw in the memories of my previous life, the one time memory of reading the sincerity contained in the shaking eyes.
“Adele.”
“Yes, Master.”
That moment that seemed like a moment.
“Bring a drink.”
Judging from the flow of the conversation, it was a rather odd order. But it was what Adele had hoped for, so she poured the amber wine straight into her rag-cleaned glass without saying anything. She reached out to me right away.
“Drink.”
Her emotionless face was stained with bewilderment. Then she soon regained her composure and asked.
“Did you know?”
“I’m not as stupid a master as you thought.”
“Yes, I really am.”
Adele looked at me and brought her glass to her mouth. She gulped down the contents inside her, one sip after another, exposing her voluptuous nape.
And soon after, the blushing cheeks were spectacle. As if her underwear couldn’t hide the outline of her thin fabric, her nipples stood out. She was a dessert wine, so she wasn’t too strong, but she staggered like a drunk.
“What did you put in?”
“A drug that has a sedative and analgesic effect…….”
Disordered breathing could not be explained only by such medicinal effects.
“Another banned substance was added in small amounts.”
Sure enough, Adele shook her head when she admitted that the drug she had used to tame me had been used. She groaned as she realized again the effect of the pink soft water, which she had already experienced in her previous life.
“Are you going to throw me out…….”
I’ve come too far for that. I looked at the only slave attendant with a look of pity. Holding on to her feelings of anger and resentment, which had wandered somewhere, she went beyond personal sympathy and moved toward her faith.
Even if I was betrayed again, I threw a question with a heart that I wanted to believe in the eyes I saw then.
“Why did you do that?”
“I apologize.”
“Is that really because it was your nature?”
Adele couldn’t answer my question for a long time. It wasn’t just because of the drugs that made me sad. It was because of some emotion we all had. And, noticing that fact without difficulty, I decided to answer myself on behalf of her complex state of mind.
“…… I’m not knocking you out.”
The teaching assistant in Saxony did not take responsibility for the people I had tamed to the end. Her original sin is irresponsibility. If Adele had given her a paradise in the name of pleasure at the end of that terrible torture, it would have ended in plain evil.
“No matter what anyone says.”
It would never have come to this point.
“You are my Adele Schneider.”
But Adele abandoned them. And he ran away He didn’t even explain to me what had happened in the process. Therefore, she deserved to be judged for her evil deeds. Because she was disqualified not only as a good person but also as a bad person.
“Even if there is a need to atone for that sin.”
Sin cannot be washed away. The past doesn’t go away. That’s why people have to deny it even if they fall into the wicked.
“I will not knock you out.”
Adele couldn’t. She only took on the fate she deserved to be ruined.
“As your master, I will bear the guilt.”
Nonetheless, I will accept her. She will never forgive, but will embrace.
“Can I tell you one thing?”
Her quivering lips were very pitiful. She struggled to open her mouth as the slave, soaked in the mood. She uttered word by word, barely enduring her pleasure from the drug.
“I am not as vicious a slave as you think.”
The drug in her drink was probably guilt. She must have come up with something she thought of in her own way to comfort me who was suffering because of me. However, I was not an irresponsible owner like Adele Schneider. I had no intention of recklessly giving up this superior-lower relationship just to obtain that kind of consolation.
“Then Adele.”
I put her towel down on the floor and pointed at her skirt. In order to fulfill her duties as a master, she began to engage in unwilling domination and pleasure. She ordered the slave here as if she were a savage who enjoyed it.
“Obey.”
After that, she enjoyed the ensuing scene. I could feel it from that woman who lifted her skirt and exposed her underwear.
“Yes, Master.”
Those hyacinth flowers that filled the bathroom before I knew it.
“Please enjoy…….”
Its intense scent.
