The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 312

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Part 2, Chapter 110

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That day, I was so worried about Lu all day long that I failed to realize I had become trapped in a place called the Spring Space.

Lu was clearly not in good condition at first glance.

I sat in the bedroom given to me, staring blankly out the window for only a moment before he disappeared from my sight as well, so I could only sense Lu’s presence through the occasional sounds I heard.

It seemed unnatural to think he was exploring this ordinary yet unfamiliar space. Lu spent five or six hours sitting on chairs or window sills, passing time as if nailed in place.

His breathing seemed angry, bewitched, and deeply exhausted all at once.

Whatever the detailed situation was, what was certain was that Lu’s condition was not good. Since it was a change that occurred in less than a day, I was utterly bewildered, and while constantly checking his location, I occasionally asked subtly what the problem was.

At such times, Lu would look back at me with an expression full of displeasure and answer as if spitting out the words.

“…You.”

But his answer ended with just that one word.

Rather than getting angry at his incomprehensible reaction, my stomach felt queasy.

Had I unknowingly made a mistake with Lu? If so, he surely would have brought it up first, but he wasn’t the type to blame me while keeping it all to himself like this. What on earth was the problem…?

Night fell while I was lost in confusion.

Even though the honorary medal ceremony was tomorrow, my head was tangled up in a complex mess because of Lu and Spolia.

‘At this point, it might be better to just sleep.’

Ah, yes, it would be better to fall into a deep sleep and shake off all these distracting thoughts.

Since this was a space that even Spolia couldn’t easily enter, I could let down all my guard with even more peace of mind. When I wake up tomorrow morning, everything might be different, right?

Most of all, Lu’s mood…

I don’t know what mood I fell asleep in.

It was a sensation I hadn’t experienced in a long time. The sensation of letting go of everything in an instant and helplessly falling into sleep. A haziness where no matter how much I tried to recall, that ambiguous boundary wouldn’t come to mind.

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Beyond the unconsciousness that felt like a dream, I witnessed a very ominous scene.

The banquet hall, which had been filled with the fragrant scent of alcohol, pleasant songs, loud laughter, and countless handshakes, suddenly became completely empty.

The only ones left in the place where everyone had disappeared were me and Spolia.

Spolia said to me:

[…]

Facing his shy smile, I answered with a cold voice.

[Crazy bastard.]

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I’m certain this scene is not a dream.

Then is it a delusion born from my worries and concerns?

Or… the near future?

‘Either way, this place is not reality.’

The moment I resolved that I needed to wake up, I passed through endlessly flickering lights and returned to the Spring Space.

And immediately I had to bite my lips, feeling an intense pressure that constricted my breathing.

‘Ugh.’

Someone is strangling my neck.

I vaguely remember when it started. It seems like only about a minute has passed. Even though there was pressure, I couldn’t feel any deadly intent like killing intent, and I was wandering through strange delusions so I couldn’t react in time…

“…Lu?”

I stared with dazed eyes at the golden eyes that flickered hazily beyond the dark vision.

Instantly, the force pressing against my neck quickly subsided, and the silhouette of the person straddling me and breathing heavily gradually became clearer.

Lu’s pale face is soaked with sweat.

His hair and forehead are damp as if caught in a downpour. The cold sweat beaded like dew on his nose tip rolled into a round drop and fell weakly onto my cheek with a soft thud.

“Lu.”

At the short call, his vacant gaze met mine.

He said:

“What did you do to me?”

It was an unbelievably rough, hoarse voice.

When I just stared without saying anything, Lu turned his head away as if avoiding my gaze.

“…No, that’s not it.”

His back, as he stood up weakly and unsteadily, was as damp as his face. Lu’s figure moving slowly through the darkness was precarious to an eerie degree.

“What exactly were you to me, Daisy Pager? Stop joking around and tell me straight. Why am I…”

“Lu.”

“Why do I have to suffer this confusion because of you!”

A sharp shattering sound is heard.

It seemed like glass had broken not too far away.

“…Shut up.”

Subsequently, small objects tumbled to the floor with a clatter, and amid the chaotic noise, Lu hurled curses at some unknown target.

“Shut your mouth! Don’t you dare command me, you worthless… Ah, damn it… Daisy.”

I couldn’t easily approach Lu in such a state, and had to slowly calm my disturbed breathing in this unexpectedly chaotic situation.

Lu’s appearance was like…

‘Like a Black Knight being swayed by resonance.’

Daisy, Daisy. He calls my name as naturally as breathing.

I found Lu’s unfamiliar appearance both heartbreaking and frightening. It was the first time seeing him suffer so much that my mouth felt parched.

Like Rien had been, had Lu’s mental and physical barriers also crumbled when he lost his memories?

“Daisy.”

…It was quite a credible hypothesis.

“Come here.”

I slowly got up and took steps toward the direction of the voice.

Lu was sitting collapsed against the window. There was red blood on his sleeve area, as if he had been cut by glass shards.

My heart ached as if cut by a sword. When I sat beside him, took his injured hand, and gently stroked it, Lu murmured in a subdued voice like a whisper.

“I should kill him.”

“…Who?”

“Raphael Jenail.”

These were words I had heard from him once before.

I was momentarily speechless, but casually shook my head and patted his cheek.

“No, Lu. He’s my dear friend. You know that well, right? You met him during the day.”

His gloomy golden eyes were submerged in deep regret.

Lu stared at me with an inscrutable gaze, then soon buried his forehead against my hand as if collapsing, and asked back with a tired face.

“Then what should I do? Daisy… Can’t you hear it? They’re constantly whispering to me… There’s no way you can’t hear it.”

“Shh… Calm down, Lu. I don’t hear anything. Who are these ‘they’ you’re talking about?”

“Me.”

“Yes, you. What are you whispering?”

His grip tightened strongly around my hand.

“To destroy you.”

“…”

“I’m going to destroy everything you have. So that you can’t have anything.”

These are words that are hard to accept easily.

He muttered in a voice that sounded utterly incomprehensible, his brow furrowed roughly.

“But why should I do that?”

Hah. When his heavy sigh touched my palm, it was hot as if burned.

“No one dares to do this to me, Daisy… Were you perhaps my enemy? Is that why I’m trying to destroy your world? Hm?”

I moved closer to Lu’s side and pulled his head, which was leaning helplessly against the window, into my embrace.

“No, Lu. You were never my enemy, not even for a single day. We are never that kind of existence to each other.”

“If that’s not the case, then why do I find those around you so unbearably disgusting?”

“….”

“Tell me, Daisy. What’s the problem? Why do I want you to be alone…? This is terrible. This isn’t right…”

How many minutes had passed as I quietly stroked him?

Lu’s unstable breathing gradually slowed, and eventually he fell into a deep sleep.

My mind was complicated.

Were moments like this simply… just part of the process of Lu’s memories returning?

Which Lu was the Lu that stimulated Lu? The Lu from the distant past, from his human days? The Lu from before he lost his memories? Was it the Lu from before he met me, or the Lu from after he met me…?

My thoughts continued in an endless chain.

And before I knew it, the day of the honorary medal ceremony had dawned.

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