Surviving as the Villainess’s Servant in a Martial Arts Novel - Chapter 13
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Episode 13
The second fainting spell was brief.
“…!”
I snapped my eyes open. Then I hurriedly looked around, trying to grasp the situation.
‘Where is this? The Medicine Room? My room? Or this time for real… the Afterlife?’
The final scene suddenly came to mind.
The tea cup that had come flying with all its might, as if determined to settle things once and for all.
Did I get hit by it or not? The only thing certain was that I fainted before finding out. I was startled by the sound of the tea cup breaking…
…The tea cup broke?
I hurriedly felt around my head.
But surprisingly, my head was fine. It wasn’t just my head. Even checking my arms, legs, and body all over, I couldn’t see a single broken part anywhere.
What? With that kind of force, surely at least one bone would have been broken, but there’s nothing wrong?
“Are you awake?”
“Gasp…!”
Just then, startled by a face that suddenly appeared, I bolted upright.
Then the face right in front of me came into view.
“…Brother Im?”
Brother Im, the gatekeeper of So-nang Garden, was there. To be precise, he was looking down at me as I lay collapsed in front of the Main Gate.
When I opened my mouth, Brother Im’s face brightened considerably as he replied.
“Oh, are you okay? Thank goodness you came to your senses quickly. I was just wondering whether I should call the Chief Steward, but since you opened your eyes first, it saves me the trouble.”
“Huh?”
“Tsk tsk, what did you do this time to faint and come out again? You have no idea how shocked I was when I saw you sprawled out in the Courtyard. At least the Young Miss sent you out quietly.”
“Huh?”
What, what? I was sprawled out in the Courtyard? I definitely fainted inside the Young Miss’s room.
…Did the Young Miss throw me out into the Courtyard?
While I was bewildered, Brother Im looked me up and down. Then, with an inwardly disgusted expression, he quietly lowered his voice.
“You really are something—should I call it amazing or reckless? That thing you said…”
“…”
“…I didn’t hear anything, right?”
What didn’t you hear?
Suddenly, a memory flashed by.
A loud voice that even Brother Im outside could hear clearly. That’s right, I made it. Right before the Young Miss threw the tea cup.
‘I love that Young Miss!’ I had said…
“Gasp…!”
Suddenly, goosebumps rose all over my body.
Come to think of it, that’s right.
I confessed to the Young Miss!
‘Oh no, I’m crazy!’
Why on earth did I do that…!
To make one excuse, I wasn’t being sincere. I mean, with the Young Miss constantly urging me to say what I wanted, I was trying to come up with some reason to stay by her side, and before I knew it, I just…
‘I’m screwed, aren’t I?’
How am I going to fix this!
While I was clutching my head and groaning, Brother Im somehow misunderstood my state and said with a sly grin.
“…You really are something, harboring such feelings at such a young age—you’re quite the sly one. I see, so that’s why you were so persistent?”
“Huh…?”
“Normally, after getting beaten up that much, people give up and run away. But you didn’t. Of course, there have been others like you before. But somehow you seemed a bit different.”
“Different?”
Brother Im nodded his head and muttered.
“Yeah, your eyes are different. Most of those who harbor ulterior motives toward the Young Miss have murky eyes. Like they’re possessed by ghosts, with no focus…”
‘No focus?’
When I tilted my head in confusion, Brother Im lowered his voice even more.
“In that regard, the Young Miss has some unfair circumstances too. It’s not like the Young Miss deliberately caused trouble. Most of the time, those men were so entranced that they tried to approach the Young Miss, and that’s how all that chaos happened.”
“Such things happened…”
“But the Chief Steward absolutely forbids anyone from speaking about this outside and just hushes it up… Ahem, so you need to watch your mouth too. You understand, right?”
“Yes, yes.”
Is it okay to tell me such things?
I felt uneasy about what this man was trusting in me to tell me such things, but Brother Im continued speaking nonchalantly.
“Yeah, anyway, at first I thought you were similar to them. Seeing you charge in like an unbridled colt, I thought you were thoroughly bewitched. But your eyes are completely different, aren’t they?”
“Haha…”
“So I wondered what could make you go that far, and it turns out you harbored such feelings? Hehe, you rascal, you’ve become quite the man. Quite the man indeed.”
But I’m a woman.
However, I couldn’t bring myself to say anything. Brother Im was already completely misunderstanding me. He even went as far as to say this.
“Have confidence, man. From what I can see, the Young Miss doesn’t seem to dislike you that much, you know? Considering how she’s been tolerating you all this time. Your brother here is rooting for you, okay?”
‘Rooting for what exactly.’
The confession itself was fake to begin with!
And the statement that the Young Miss doesn’t dislike me is also wrong. Who throws a tea cup with murderous intent at someone they don’t dislike?
‘Though I wasn’t actually hurt anywhere…’
…Then could it really be true? That the Young Miss doesn’t dislike me? Is that why she let it slide this time too?
‘I don’t know.’
Only the Young Miss knows everything.
And to know the truth, I had to go back to So-nang Garden.
I looked at the main gate of So-nang Garden with trembling eyes. Honestly, after making such a bombshell statement, I was reluctant to go back, but I couldn’t give up now.
‘So much depends on me.’
So if I want to stay here, I need to clean up what I’ve done.
“Brother Im, thank you!”
I stood up confidently with determination.
Then I moved my steps and went in the opposite direction from So-nang Garden.
‘I’ll do it tomorrow.’
For now, it’s a strategic retreat.
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The next day.
I stood in front of So-nang Garden again, carrying the herbal medicine.
That night, after I went home and calmly organized my thoughts, the conclusion I reached was this:
‘Let’s apologize.’
Let’s sincerely apologize for the nonsense I spouted.
No matter how I thought about it, that was the only option.
I didn’t have the confidence to keep up the act of pretending to like the Young Miss after that impulsive lie, and thinking about it, the Young Miss must have been extremely displeased.
Wouldn’t that be natural? An ugly guy who had been persistently bothering her despite her lack of interest had now even confessed his feelings…
‘I’d hate it too if I were her.’
Understanding the Young Miss’s feelings as a woman completely, I decided to apologize sincerely.
Scraping together what little courage I had, I walked into So-nang Garden. When I arrived in front of the Young Miss’s room, I took a deep breath for a moment.
Just as I finally opened my mouth.
“Young Miss, I brought your medicine…”
Crash!
‘What, what was that?’
I was startled and my eyes widened. Soon I heard someone approaching the door, and a flustered voice came from inside.
“You, you… why are you here?”
“Excuse me?”
Am I not supposed to come here?
Though I was bewildered, I answered for now.
“Attending to the Young Miss’s medicine is my job, isn’t it? I came to work today too…”
“That’s not what I mean…!”
Suddenly the Young Miss’s voice became quieter.
“You… don’t you remember what I said yesterday?”
“Excuse me?”
“I clearly told you, didn’t I? That I can’t stand the sight of a lowly thing like you. I said that just looking at an ignorant fool like you who can’t tell right from wrong makes me sick, so get lost immediately!”
“Ah, yes. You did say that.”
I quickly nodded and waited for the right timing.
Now, I need to apologize.
I need to say that I misspoke yesterday. That I apologize for what must have been confusing for her!
“Young Miss, so about what I said yesterday…”
“Are you playing games with me?”
“Excuse me?”
I blinked blankly.
“Even if someone lacks awareness, there should be limits. Why exactly did you come here again? Did you really come here not knowing, or are you pretending not to know?”
No, I came here to apologize…
“Looking at how you acted yesterday, you’re quite cunning, aren’t you? You must have known when you came here. You knew how furious I’d get if you showed up. What, did you come to get on my nerves again and extort some money?”
I need to apologize…
“What exactly are you relying on to act so arrogantly? Do you have someone backing you up? What, do you have some secret about your birth? If not, what are you trusting in to crawl up here and court death like this?”
I need to apologize…
“Do you want to die like last time? Or maybe… you think I can’t lay a hand on you anymore? Don’t make me laugh! I showed you mercy because you looked a bit pitiful, and now you’re taking me lightly? Want to get your head cracked open again?!”
I can’t apologize like this, can I?
I stared blankly at the Young Miss—no, the door—who had started rapping again and thought.
‘This isn’t something an apology can fix.’
Brother Im’s words about her not seeming to dislike me that much were all lies. Just from her voice alone, the Young Miss was clearly radiating how much she couldn’t stand me.
Me apologizing in this situation? The Young Miss would probably dismiss it with ‘Sorry? Then go die somewhere’ for sure…
…No, she definitely would. That’s definitely what the Young Miss would do.
‘Damn, what should I do?’
I trembled my legs nervously.
I can’t apologize. But I can’t just quietly leave here either.
Then what I need to choose is…
“Why aren’t you saying anything? Where did that mouth that was babbling so carelessly yesterday go? Or don’t tell me… you’re not planning to say those words again, are you? Ha, surely not. How could you say such things if you had any sense? Unless you’re really insane…!”
“Yes, I’m insane.”
This is the only way.
“Crazy about you, Young Miss♥”
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