Surviving as the Villainess’s Servant in a Martial Arts Novel - Chapter 16

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Episode 16

 

I was staring blankly at the fallen flower.

 

The Young Miss also followed my gaze to the ground and didn’t move a muscle.

 

A silence passed for some time.

 

“….”

 

“….”

 

The Young Miss was the first to speak.

 

“S-so I told you to clean it up. Why didn’t you listen and just shoved the flower at me on your own….”

 

“….”

 

“Last time… from last time, I clearly said so, didn’t I? That I told you not to bring them. That I don’t need them. I said I don’t need them, so why do you keep bringing them? Why do you keep shoving them at me and bothering me!”

 

“….”

 

“…It’s your fault. This is all your own doing. So that’s why…!”

 

“Young Miss.”

 

The Young Miss flinched at my low tone. I raised my head and smiled bitterly.

 

“Please calm down, I’m fine.”

 

“….”

 

“You’re right, it’s my fault. You clearly told me to clean it up, but I shoved it at you on my own. I’m sorry, you must have been flustered too, Young Miss.”

 

“….”

 

“Still, it’s a shame. I went through the trouble of trimming it, but now it’s dirty. I can’t put it in the flower vase like this….”

 

After hesitating for a moment, I smiled brightly.

 

“Ah, it’s fine! I can just make another one and bring it. Oh wait, you said you didn’t want it, Young Miss. I’m sorry, I won’t bring any more.”

 

“….”

 

“Oh, um… Should I clean up the flower vase that’s here too? Oh wait, I should clean up the scattered flowers first. Your quarters have gotten dirty, Young Miss… I’ll clean up quickly and leave.”

 

I hurriedly knelt on the ground and gathered up the scattered trumpet vine flowers.

 

“Please wait just a moment. You wouldn’t like it if I stayed too long, Young Miss….”

 

The Young Miss said nothing. She just stood there blankly in one spot.

 

After picking up all the trumpet vine flowers, I also picked up the flower vase that was placed on the side table. The purple jade hairpin flower in the vase was drooping its head sadly.

 

Holding the flower vase, I went straight toward the door. Then, before going outside and closing the door, I paused for a moment.

 

I murmured.

 

“Then please rest, Young Miss.”

 

Click.

 

I closed the door.

 

And that day, I didn’t go to So-nang Garden anymore.

 

* * *

 

Jeok Sun-chung, the chief steward of the Seo Family Estate, looked ahead in bewilderment.

 

In front of him sat the Young Master.

 

Jeok Sun-chung was meeting with the Young Master regarding the Master’s affairs. He had left a brief message for the Young Master saying that the Master was returning to this place.

 

“…He says that his business outside has been roughly concluded and he is returning. He sent a message in advance, so by now he should have almost arrived…”

 

“…”

 

“Young Miss, Young Miss?”

 

“Ah.”

 

Only then did the Young Master come to his senses. The Young Master hesitated for a moment, then soon nodded as if nothing was wrong.

 

“I… see.”

 

At that sight, Jeok Sun-chung frowned.

 

‘Something’s strange.’

 

It wasn’t just a day or two that the Young Master had been letting his words go in one ear and out the other. Every time he coaxed him saying he needed to take medicine to get better, he would answer halfheartedly and let it go in one ear and out the other.

 

But now it was a little different from those times. The way he was strangely dejected as if his soul had left him…

 

‘Could it be?’

 

Jeok Sun-chung found himself saying without thinking.

 

“Did something happen with Seo Dan by any chance?”

 

“…!”

 

The Young Master’s body flinched greatly.

 

Jeok Sun-chung was certain.

 

‘As I thought.’

 

He had already heard the story about what happened at So-nang Garden. They said there were sounds of arguing from inside the room, and Seo Dan came out looking dejected, unlike usual.

 

Of course, Jeok Sun-chung hadn’t paid much attention to that incident. He just thought that Seo Dan had been acting up as usual and got scolded by the Young Master.

 

But the one who was actually feeling down was the Young Master. Someone who usually doesn’t get discouraged easily…

 

‘Don’t tell me he caused some big trouble?’

 

Just as he was unconsciously getting a chill.

 

“What incident!”

 

Just then, the Young Master shouted in frustration.

 

“What special incident could there have been? It’s the same as usual. That arrogant bastard doesn’t know his place and acted selfishly, so that’s how it turned out…”

 

“Is that so?”

 

“It’s, it’s nothing special. He just dropped some flowers… He was the one who did wrong first! I clearly told him to clean it up, but he kept pushing back. He even admitted that he was wrong too.”

 

“Hmm…”

 

“If he admitted it, that should be enough, so why is he acting like that? Why is he making that expression? That insolent bastard, just because his feelings got hurt a little, he didn’t show up in the afternoon either…!”

 

“He didn’t come for afternoon work?”

 

At Chief Steward Jeok’s surprised tone, the Young Master spoke even more excitedly.

 

“That’s right! That bastard’s brain is completely rotten. He begged and pleaded so much asking me to give him any work, but now that I’m looking after him, he’s trying to slack off? Even a beast would know gratitude better than that guy!”

 

“Hmm, that is quite problematic. To skip work on his own…”

 

“Would it just be somewhat problematic? He should be grateful that he wasn’t beaten and kicked out immediately. I really need to pick a day and educate him…”

 

“I will educate him.”

 

“Wh, what?”

 

Chief Steward Jeok spoke coldly.

 

“Listening to this, that Seo Dan fellow is quite insolent indeed. I trusted him and assigned him work because he seemed diligent, but how long has it been and he’s already skipping work on his own. I should have noticed from when he started talking back to Young Miss.”

 

“…That much is.”

 

“Young Miss doesn’t need to concern herself with such a fellow. If you leave it to me, I’ll whip him until he faints and give him a proper mental education…”

 

“N-no!”

 

Young Master said hurriedly.

 

“Don’t do it, there’s no need for that.”

 

“What? But he upset Young Miss, so we can’t just leave him be…”

 

“I said don’t!”

 

Finally, Young Master shouted.

 

“He didn’t do anything wrong, so don’t lay a hand on him!”

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

A moment of silence passed.

 

Chief Steward Jeok looked at Young Master with wide eyes. Young Master, who had been breathing heavily for a while, belatedly realized what he had said and froze in that state.

 

Chief Steward Jeok smiled brightly as he watched the restless Young Master. He spoke as if feeling sorry.

 

“It would be good if you said those words directly…”

 

“…”

 

“Young Miss.”

 

Chief Steward Jeok spoke quietly.

 

“Being honest doesn’t mean you lose.”

 

“…”

 

“Your pride might be hurt. For the moment, Young Miss might feel like you’re giving in. But there are quite many cases where relationships become irreparable because of pride.”

 

“…”

 

“If you don’t want such a relationship, it’s better to speak honestly. There are things that won’t be conveyed unless you say them with words.”

 

Young Master quietly listened to his words. Chief Steward Jeok concluded with a gentle smile.

 

“If you speak with sincerity, he’ll surely understand. He’s a good child, isn’t he?”

 

“…”

 

After a moment of silence, Young Master muttered.

 

“Good, what do you mean good…”

 

Though it was a sullen tone, Chief Steward Jeok knew. That Young Master was also agreeing with those words.

 

Chief Steward Jeok left So-nang Garden a while later.

 

A round moon hung brightly in the sky. Young Master’s seizure cycle was approaching. Normally, his worries would have deepened, but strangely, his heart felt light today.

 

Young Master was changing. Young Master, who seemed like he would fall into despair and reject people for life, was now beginning to worry about interpersonal matters.

 

Who would have known he would change like this? Chief Steward Jeok muttered as if deeply moved.

 

“You’ve grown so much…”

 

Now it would be good if only the illness could be cured.

 

Chief Steward Jeok looked up at the sky for a while.

 

* * *

 

I was giggling behind a tree while looking toward So-nang Garden.

 

The reason I was slacking off here.

 

‘Hehe, she’s definitely bothered by it, right?’

 

Because I had lied to the Young Miss.

 

I’m sulking!

 

Actually, when the Young Miss knocked down the flowers. Looking at the flowers that fell to the ground, there was only one thought that came to my mind.

 

‘Sigh, I’m the one who has to clean that up.’

 

Of course, if you asked whether I wasn’t hurt even a tiny bit, that wouldn’t be true. How bothersome it is to go to the flower garden every morning to tend to the flowers.

 

But has the Young Miss been acting like this for just a day or two?

 

There have been times when she acted up even worse than this, and I’m someone who survived through all those countless chaotic episodes. Plus, this time I was also at fault for being stubborn with the Young Miss when she said she didn’t want it…

 

‘Let’s apologize obediently.’

 

Then the Young Miss’s anger would subside too, right? —I was about to open my mouth with that thought.

 

“…It’s your fault. It’s all your fault for bringing this upon yourself!”

 

The Young Miss’s reaction was strange.

 

Usually by this point, she would have sneered and ignored me, saying ‘It would be better for you to take it away while I’m being nice, wouldn’t it?’ But far from ignoring me, wasn’t she fidgeting restlessly like someone who had committed a crime?

 

Moreover, even while huffing angrily, she looked strangely dejected, and somehow I even had the illusion of seeing cat ears drooping down…

 

“Please calm down, I’m fine with it.”

 

In the end, I ended up saying this.

 

With a voice that anyone could tell was absolutely not ‘fine’ at all.

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