The Peaceful Life Of A Maid Who Hides Her Power And Enjoys It - Chapter 328

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Part 2, Chapter 126

I stepped out into the corridor to find Lu.

The gloomy passage transformed into bizarre scenery with each flash of lightning.

The shadows carved into the walls by thick streams of rain looked like nails falling from the sky, and the long shadows stretching behind the nightstand were as dark and cunning as the maw of an abyss.

I unconsciously turned around.

Strangely, I couldn’t see the bedroom door. I had no idea where this walk had even begun.

Bang, bang. Every time the wind and rain lashed out, the windows shook frantically and twisted noisily. I had the illusion that someone was tapping my back repeatedly, but I only looked ahead and continued walking slowly.

Focus, never rest.

I realized my condition wasn’t good only after I had just arrived in front of the stairs, when I discovered transparent cold sweat falling onto the back of my hand.

As I became aware that my entire body was drenched in sweat, unbearable cold came over me.

But Lu’s screams still seemed to echo in my ears, so I couldn’t stop walking.

He’s crying. I need to hold him. If not me, no one else can hold Lu…

Along with a sharp pain climbing up my ankle, my vision briefly darkened.

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When I came to my senses, breathing roughly, I had somehow come down to the first floor.

Crash—

Outside was still filled with fierce noise, as if everything was engulfed by a typhoon. I tried to lift my body that had been lying collapsed at the bottom of the stairs, but it wasn’t easy due to the pain in my ankle.

It seemed I had rolled down the stairs and fainted. Since I had made it down anyway, I thought it didn’t matter how.

After limping along while supporting myself against the wall, I arrived in front of Lu’s bedroom.

The door was slightly ajar. Before knocking, I carefully peered inside the room through that gap.

How strange.

The screams that had been ringing in my head even while unconscious had suddenly subsided.

I could sense someone’s presence inside the room.

Could it be Lu?

‘Daisy.’

Someone called me from somewhere far away.

Suddenly, my ankle that had been supporting my lower body lost strength and twisted. I swallowed the scream that rose up, but my body tilted helplessly, pushing open the door and rolling across the floor.

As I steadied my dizzy mind and raised my upper body, it seemed like brilliant lightning struck right nearby.

In an instant, an afterimage against a pure white background was etched into my mind.

It was undoubtedly… an afterimage that could only be described as horrific.

A villain covered in red blood was strangling Lu’s neck!

“…Spolia.”

As Lu’s pale complexion entered my vision, anger and fear that seemed to block my breathing arose.

“No, Lu!”

My God, Spolia had actually followed us all the way to the Land of Death!

I firmly tensed my body that was about to roll again and leaped onto the bed. Spolia’s cold blue eyes turned from Lu to me.

“Let go of Lu!”

In the slowly descending darkness, the afterimage quickly disappeared.

[How pathetic, my Daisy.]

Blue light floating in the air mocked me.

[You saved Rien who deserved to die. You fled, leaving all those companions in Ragal. You lost your divine authority and body and became such a worthless thing.]

I had lost my strength.

The difference in height between him and me was great.

So all I could do was hang onto Spolia’s arm and urge him to let Lu go.

‘Daisy.’

That distant voice called me again, but only Spolia’s mockery pierced my ears.

[Did you think running away as always would solve everything?]

Such base wordplay. I didn’t run away.

[Calepa is too good for you.]

Hard tendons bulged in Spolia’s arm. Suddenly, the fine hairs on my neck stood up and an intense sense of crisis came over me.

“Stop it!”

[Now, look. This face dying because of you…]

I couldn’t find the courage to look at Lu’s face, so I just hit, pushed, and kicked Spolia with all my strength.

But his body didn’t budge like an old tree rooted in the ground.

Didn’t budge at all.

Facing my powerlessness, Spolia laughed.

[You can’t do anything.]

You can’t do anything.

Can’t do anything.

Nothing.

You can’t do anything.

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‘Daisy.’

Flicker—

A small spark rose in my fading consciousness.

The first sensation I felt was a body temperature as cold as ice, and the next sensation was the fierce thunder echoing in my ears.

Then cold air rushed into my lungs like a tidal wave.

“…”

A very long inhalation followed.

My eyes snapped open at the sharp and cold breath that was piercing enough to cut through even the throbbing headache.

“Haa, haa, haa…”

I instinctively struggled with my limbs, but my body wouldn’t move at all. Even as my mind became clear, the calling that had sounded like hallucinations was getting closer.

Daisy, Daisy, Daisy…

Daisy.

“Daisy.”

Ah, yes. Now I can finally tell who the owner of this voice is.

Lu.

I wanted to call out, but no voice came. Though I had no memory of using it, the inside of my throat was swollen, hot and stinging. So much that it was hard to swallow dry saliva.

Somehow this was a damn familiar situation.

Yes… I had repeated moments like this endlessly. The trauma that beings who couldn’t overcome the wall had to endure forever. Pain. The ordeal that those who could glimpse the divine realm had to overcome.

“Daisy.”

Lu.

Lu hadn’t actually been screaming. He had simply… been calling my name without rest.

Only after feeling his warm heat embracing my body completely could I fully grasp the situation.

Spolia isn’t here. Lu isn’t dying in his hands either. It was all hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, and dreams…

‘…Damn.’

I sighed involuntarily.

Of all times, to show such a hopelessly weak side in front of Lu. I tapped his arm several times to mean I was okay, but Lu absolutely wouldn’t loosen his grip.

I could feel his clothes dampened by my cold sweat. My ankle that was numb as if burned. My drooping body was a bonus, as I had apparently been tensing up without knowing it.

Lu only let me go after a long time had passed.

His brilliant golden eyes that had always been firm and composed wherever and whenever.

Those golden pupils gazed at me filled with clear fear. I couldn’t say anything at the unfamiliar emotion emanating from Lu.

His large hands touched my face dozens of times, his breathing was rough and restlessly repeated calming and agitation, and the heartbeat transmitted through our touching bodies was impossibly fast.

I held onto Lu like that and slowly shaped my mouth to replace my broken voice.

I’m okay. Thank you.

I’m really okay. I’m truly grateful.

How many times had we repeated this?

Suddenly closing his eyelids, he pressed his lips somewhere between my cheek and ear. It was the first kiss that Lu, who had lost his memory, gave me, but I didn’t feel excited at all. I only felt a pang in my heart.

Lu kissed me several times, then sighed and ran his hands over his face while muttering to himself. I couldn’t hear clearly, but it seemed like rough curses.

“Stay here from now on.”

Whispering this, Lu pushed my wet body deep into his bedding. After that, without saying anything, he held my hand tightly and slowly stroked my forehead.

I met Lu’s contemplative gaze and slowly closed my eyes.

Am I now in a position where I must even sleep by Lu’s side? Surely he won’t forbid me from walking in the garden.

I don’t know how many hours passed with my eyes just closed like that.

The rain and wind did not subside.

I quietly opened my eyes and looked up at Lu, who had pulled up a chair beside me and closed his eyes. As soon as I raised my upper body, he slightly opened his eyes, and I approached him and whispered with difficulty.

“I’m thirsty. I’ll just drink some water and come back. I can walk now, so don’t follow me and just wait a moment. I’ll be right back.”

Wait.

How great is the power contained in that short sentence?

After stroking his face a few times, Lu, who had been quietly watching me, closed his eyes again.

But I know that all his senses are focused on me. I casually left the bedroom slowly, minimizing my limping as much as possible.

Click-

After closing the door, I head to the kitchen.

My steps are still calm and unwavering. My breathing was the same.

Finally reaching the kitchen, I quenched my thirst. The moment I quietly set down the glass I was holding on the dining table, a figure hidden in the darkness revealed itself.

The shadow that brought the typhoon, Spolia.

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