Chapter 897 – Ep.895 the Collapsed Empire
Knock. Knock. Knock.
“Okay… ?”
I instinctively opened my eyes to the familiar, polite knocking sound.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
[ Master. ]
I had just woken up and in my daze, I heard Rita’s voice.
“… Come in.”
Sweet.
The sound of the doorknob moving was heard, and then two familiar faces came inside.
“…”
“…”
Melbourne, who was following Rita in, made eye contact with me and quickly lowered her head with a slight blush on her cheeks.
‘It suits you well.’
Unlike yesterday, when her breasts were clearly exposed, she, who had just come in with Rita, was dressed in an outfit that would be worn by martial arts maids like Rita and Mariel.
“Keuuuuu~!!”
To shake off the subtle fatigue she felt, she stretched out and sat up straight.
Sigh.
“Thank you.”
As if she had been waiting for her to sit down, she greeted Rita, who handed her a bottle of water, refreshingly moistening her slightly dry tongue and throat.
“Whew, I’m coming to my senses now.”
I empty the bottle neatly and use my other hand to wipe away the remaining moisture around my mouth.
[What are you gawking at? ]
“…”
“Ah, here.”
Melbourne, who was standing behind Rita, took a step towards her and held out her hand, and I immediately handed her the empty bottle.
[I’m sure I said it. From the moment you become a servant, you must use all your words and actions for the convenience of your master. ]
“I’m sorry…”
[I hope you come to your senses. ]
Melbourne bowed her head and stood behind Rita again, and Rita, who had been staring at Melbourne coldly just a moment ago, returned to her usual blunt face and slightly lowered her head towards me, as if it was all an act.
[What would you like to eat? ]
“What about the other kids?”
[The twins and the little one, the owner, are still sleeping, and everyone else has eaten. ]
“Then will you bring it here?”
[I will prepare it soon. ]
Rita quietly backs away from her, and Melbourne, a little sloppy, but still follows Rita well and takes a step back.
“Oh, wait.”
The two’s steps suddenly stopped.
“What about Melbourne? “If you didn’t eat it, bring your own.”
“… Thank you for your consideration, but as your servant… “Huh?!”
As she spoke, Melbourne groaned and sat down.
This is because Rita, who was standing right in front of her, mercilessly hit her chest with the back of her hand.
[There are degrees of cockiness. How dare you refuse your master’s consideration from start to finish? This cannot and should not happen. Don’t think about it. All you think about is for your master. So, we just have to absolutely obey and follow the Master’s words. Do you understand? ]
“Ugh… Eh, eh…”
Melbourne, who got down on one knee, answered with difficulty, and Rita, who had been looking down at her for a moment with her back to me, turned her body this way again.
[I showed my unsightly appearance to the owner. I will quickly prepare breakfast. ]
“Uh, okay. And bring Giselle from the Magic Tower.”
[ Yes. Master. ]
Sweet.
“Wow, that’s bloody.”
Almost as soon as Rita and Melbourne left, I lay down on the sofa again and sighed.
‘Anyway, it seems like you really enjoy talking to Mariel.’
Last night, after Rita and Mariel left, I sat alone on the sofa and waited for someone to come, but no one came even after midnight, so I just lay on the sofa and fell asleep.
And even now that I opened my eyes, no one came to visit me, and even ate food without me.
They say it’s possible because Genoa has such a strong desire to win, but I never would have thought that even Ruel, who was aiming for the title of best servant with Rita, would choose Mariel over me.
‘Thanks to you, I feel comfortable, but…’
Honestly, I was a little disappointed.
Aside from the day I was imprisoned for acting on the Demon Continent, I don’t even remember the last time I fell asleep alone.
“We’ll see.”
You left me alone.
… I will vent my anger on this issue properly in bed in the near future.
**
“Wow, it was a good meal.”
As I patted her swollen belly, Rita, who was standing behind me, held out her lightly iced beer.
As expected, he is the chamberlain who will succeed Giena and Beneo.
Even if I didn’t say it, the way I prepared what I wanted was truly a model that all attendants should emulate.
“Whoa.”
As Rita was rinsing her mouth with the cold beer she had prepared, Melbourne, sitting across from her, having finally had some proper meat instead of soup, let out a short gasp and placed her cutlery in the empty bowl.
“Do you need a drink?”
“Oh, water is enough for me.”
Did they misunderstand that I was trying to share the beer I was drinking?
Melbourne picked up the water bottle that was sitting on the frozen table, opened it, and poured the contents into her mouth.
“Let’s see, there’s still some time left until lunch… “Let’s take a short break and then go down.”
[ You. ]
“… “I will sort it out.”
Unlike me, who was comfortably leaning back on the sofa while stroking my swollen belly, Melbourne, who had just finished eating with me, stood up immediately and started cleaning up the empty plates.
“I will bring it and leave it.”
“Uh, okay.”
She deftly moved her dishes onto her cart with one arm, bowed slightly as Rita had done in the morning, and quietly left her office.
[ Master. ]
“Uh, tell me.”
Leaning her head back against the back of her sofa, I saw Rita’s face with her head down and her eyes gently closed.
[It may be a presumptuous remark, but it seems like there has been a change in his heart. ]
That person meant Mariel.
“For example?”
[Almost every part… ]
Rita didn’t just stay overnight, she immediately told me what she felt this morning, one by one.
[This morning, I saw the person who was unmotivated and indifferent to almost everything except the owner and food, smiling like a child and talking to Genoa. ]
“… “You laughed?”
[ Yes. It was also a very pure smile. ]
“That’s definitely…”
Since Marie Elle had a personality, of course she also had emotions, so there was nothing strange about her laughing and getting angry.
The problem is nightmares that have been recurring for several years and memories that are very limited.
And perhaps because she was aware of the fact that she was not real, Mariel did not have much motivation for her life, as Rita had just said.
She just teases me, and only when she eats something delicious does she show her enthusiasm on a whim.
Did such Mariel laugh in front of Genoa, not me or her descendant Marvius?
I don’t know what Marie Elle would think, but she was clearly strange, at least based on the information she had been given so far.
[Not only that, but the overall atmosphere has also become brighter. ]
“…”
I remembered Mariel waiting for me last night with her back to the moonlight.
‘It was true that the token was broken.’
Yesterday, the situation itself was so sudden that I couldn’t think deeply, but when I looked back on Rita’s remarks and yesterday’s events once again… Mariel yesterday was definitely strange.
She never once broke her promise to me in return for supplying her magic power and restoring my freedom.
Therefore, if it were the Mariel I knew, she would never have created a situation where I would be in trouble like she did yesterday.
‘… ‘Fucking crystal ball.’
If Marie Elle had changed, it would most likely be because she was shining alone and then split in half.
“What about the other kids?”
[She was preoccupied with her desire for His knowledge. ]
“Okay… “What are they like?”
How can I resist something that is engraved in my blood to pursue strength thoroughly?
“I’ll look into that first. So, Rita, please go downstairs now and I will explain the course of action from now on, so tell them not to go anywhere and just stay quietly together.”
[ Yes. Master. ]
“Oh, don’t come up to Melbourne either, take me right away.”
Rita nodded her head slightly and then quietly slipped away.
“… “Somehow, things got better.”
As soon as Rita left, I lay down on her couch, stroking her face.
It was at this timing that a change occurred in Mariel.
‘Please, let’s avoid the worst.’
The changes in Mariel that we see now may simply be changes that occurred as a result of regaining some of her memories.
But this is just the best outcome I could hope for.
At worst, a completely different personality may have taken over.
He even called me his disciple, and all my memories were preserved, but only my personality changed… Well, I guess that might be the case.
The good news is that, except for the brightening, it is still friendly to this side.
However, she cannot be reassured by even that because if Marie Elle, who is filled with all her magical power thanks to her crystal ball, puts her mind to it, she can easily overpower anyone, including Adrian.
“Oh, I really hate it.”
In the current situation, there was really only one option for me to choose from.
Break through head on.
There is no answer other than to ask me outright if I have anything to say.
They tortured me by begging me during the day and stealing my semen at night.
“Please Master…” …”
I got up from her seat and prayed very earnestly to her to save her only disciple.
