Another World’s Good Swindler 391

Chapter 391 – A Maid’s Misunderstanding

“Huum…”

Berry curled up on her body, biting into the blanket.

I felt a little clearer from the nice scent of the fluffy duvet and pillow, but the shock that was still deeply embedded in my brain didn’t seem to go away.

And the shock was reminding me of an intense, unforgettable memory from the past.

‘You fucking bitch! I told you not to build it!’

Violence, powerlessness, fear, pain.

When serving the old master, it was a somewhat frightening atmosphere, but that didn’t happen.

Rather, I felt fortunate to be working here.

You can live in an old-fashioned mansion that overflows with a lot of things to do, and you get paid well.

Confidence in doing a good job raises expectations for oneself. Naturally, the hurdles for the man to marry also increased, and the average man was not noticed.

In the city, among women of her age, she was on the side of having an outstanding appearance, and there were quite a few cases where she was praised by men, so the standard was raised even higher.

As friends of your age get older one by one, you see them marrying one or another little guy, doing housework, going out of the city into a dangerous forest, gathering herbs, or helping in the farm, eating bread with dirty hands with dirt under their fingernails. Looking at the movie, that thought became even stronger.

I don’t want to live a mediocre life by marrying a mediocre man.

When such thoughts spread widely and dominated my head, I filled my head with flower gardens, thinking of heroines in stories I heard as a child.

If he was the son of a rich old owner, he would be quite handsome. After the old owner retired, his son would take over everything, and if he even met eyes with him, he would become a hostess and live an elegant life, he thought like a child.

The old master’s son, whom he actually saw, was very different from what he had imagined.

With his one-armed and weak body, he was violent, perhaps because he couldn’t accept the reality that his right arm had been cut off.

Even while eating, if the fork did not work well with his left hand, he would get angry and throw the food away from the bowl.

It was fine until there. No, it wasn’t okay at the time, but after going through various things, thinking about it now, it was at a better level then.

It may have been a bad thing to become something that caught his eye while serving meals in fear.

‘Come here and suck it.’

At first, I thought it was a bad joke.

When he met those eyes to ask back, he realized he wasn’t kidding.

I can’t remember what happened after I was overwhelmed by the eyes from the amber pupils, like those of a carnivorous animal that was slightly different from humans, as if they were torn vertically.

I could only vaguely recall the brutality that penetrated deep into my throat after I was forced to kneel down by the irresistible force.

“Oooooh…”

I squeezed his thighs tight, bit the blanket a little harder, and rolled his body a little more.

Okay. The man is dead So it’s okay.

Get off his head from the roof of the mansion, Quaang! Do.

Bang bang!

“Hyat?!”

I was startled by the sudden knock on the door.

“Yes, yes?”

“Berry. It’s night patrol time.”

“Ah, yes!”

Barry gasped out of bed at Vivian’s call and hurriedly opened the door.

When I open the door, what I see is a trustworthy senior who always has a blunt expression. It’s Vivian.

With the lantern in her hand, she glanced up and down at Berry’s figure, then let out a small sigh.

“Were you sleeping?”

“Oh, no. I just lay down.”

“Your clothes are disheveled.”

“Ah… !”

At Vivian’s point, Berry hurriedly lowered her head and looked down at her body.

She was lying on the bed, curled up, so it was only natural that her clothes were disheveled.

“Sorry. Right now…”

“Listen to this lantern for a moment.”

An order rather than a request.

Vivien placed her lantern in her berry’s hand, then bent her waist in front of her berry’s and began to straighten the hem of her skirt with her familiar hands.

She tidied up the hem of her skirt, her waist, her collar and sleeves, and with her skilful hands, she tucked her hair on the side, and even her headband, she was done tidying up in an instant.

Berry stood still at the speed of her hands, and it was only after Vivian snatched her lantern away that her body relaxed.

“Berry? As always, our behavior affects the master’s reputation. Pay attention to your manners.”

“I’m sorry.”

“Let’s go.”

With her blunt expression and tone, as always, she turned her body around and saw Vivian walking in front of her, and she started to follow, one step behind.

She walked for a while and after checking the lock on the first floor window and door, Vivian glanced back at Berry who was following her.

“… ?”

“It’s quiet today.”

“Uh… Which one?”

Berry tilted her head, unable to understand the context of what Vivian was saying.

“Is it because of what happened during the day?”

“Yes?”

“I mean during the day. The master is naked,”

“That, it’s not like that.”

Vivian watched for a moment as Berry interrupted her hastily, then continued her.

“Berry.”

“Yes… ?”

“Did I ever tell you about my family?”

“No…”

Berry shook her head.

“I have many younger siblings.”

“Your brother?”

“Yes. There are seven of us, three girls and four boys.”

“That’s a lot…”

“Yes. Since I have a lot of younger siblings, life at home has always been tight. With her mother alone, she can’t take care of all her younger siblings.”

“Your mother alone? Her father… ?”

“My father died when I was young.”

“Ah…”

“I was quite poor, so my younger siblings often fought over food until I started earning money.”

“Is your senior the eldest daughter?”

“Yes. I am the eldest daughter, and I have a second daughter and an eldest son. Everyone has become trustworthy adults now.”

Berry couldn’t figure out why Vivian was suddenly talking about her family background. However, it was strange that she, who always treated herself in a businesslike way, told her personal story, so she listened.

“Sometimes the second daughter’s face doesn’t look very good.”

“A face?”

“Yes. Therefore… It’s the expression. You look sullen, and you look depressed. It was exactly the same face as Berry now.”

“My, my face… ?”

At Vivian’s words, Berry was embarrassed and touched her own face. Of course, there is no way that you can notice the subtle changes in the corners of her mouth or between her eyebrows.

“I didn’t have time to take care of her second daughter and her eldest son because she was taking care of her youngest siblings instead of her mother every day, but one day the eldest son came back with injuries here and there. After hearing the story, it seems that there were children who teased and ostracized her second daughter because of her poor family. The eldest son heard the story and came to scold her children who were bullying her second daughter.”

“I see…”

“When I saw my eldest son come back injured, I was really upset because I thought that I was the eldest sister, and I couldn’t take care of his younger siblings properly.”

No matter how ignorant Berry was, if Vivian had said this much, it wasn’t hard for her to see what she meant by this.

“Barry, even though we met through a senior-junior relationship at this mansion, my feelings toward you are no different than when I treat my younger siblings. So, if you have any difficulties or concerns, please consult me. I will help you.”

“… Thank you senior. But, really, nothing happened to the master. Even when I went to the room today, the owner was naked, so I was embarrassed and couldn’t say anything.”

At Berry’s answer, Vivian lowered her eyes as if she was a little sad.

“… All right. But don’t forget what you said today because it is sincere and will not change.”

“Yes…”

After saying that, Vivian, who was going upstairs, stopped walking while climbing the stairs.

“This.”

“Senior?”

“You didn’t check the back door to the kitchen.”

Normally, Berry would have chased after Vivian without much thought, but it was just after hearing that she cared about her to this extent.

Berry, who had a little bit of self-reliance to try something on her own, looked out into the dark second-floor hallway.

“Berry?”

“I will finish the second floor.”

“Can you do it well?”

“Trust me and leave it to me!”

Looking at Berry speaking with her confidence, Vivian put a light smile on her lips.

“… All right. Then she asks me to crack down on the windows on the second floor.”

Berry, who was handed her lantern by Vivian, headed for the second floor. I opened the door to the room where there were no people, checked the window, closed everything, and then locked it.

Berry, who suppressed the eerie feeling of the shadows moving in accordance with the flickering of the lantern, stopped at the light in the hallway.

Light streamed in through the slightly open door.

Berry, who cautiously approached to close the door, swallowed her breath at the sound she heard from inside.