Tia’s Smooth Life After Regression - Chapter 62

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Tiya’s Smooth Regression Life

 

Chapter 62

 

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Anton, Shurkha’s first aide who had assisted him since the North, was the hidden power behind Vladijef Manor.

 

In other words, it also meant he had that much more work to handle.

 

And his duties included the secret task of patrolling the quiet interior of the manor on lunar eclipse nights.

 

The fact that the eldest young master wandered the manor like a sleepwalker every lunar eclipse night was a secret only he knew.

 

Four years ago, the year the Countess passed away.

 

On the night the red moon rose, there was quite a commotion among the employees.

 

Someone had been knocking on their doors in the middle of the night.

 

Several people had opened their doors to check who it was, only to faint on the spot and wake up the next day.

 

Sensing the gravity of the situation, Anton immediately tried to report to the Count.

 

It was eleven-year-old Rodion who blocked his path.

 

“It was me, Anton.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“I just thought I was having a dream about looking for someone… I must have been wandering the manor at night and put the people I encountered to sleep with Noir.”

 

Though Rodion explained it casually, Anton, being an adult, could sense the desperation in him.

 

Having served the Vladijef Family for generations, he couldn’t help but understand what Rodion was trying to hide.

 

“Young master. Spirit rampage is a serious matter. We must immediately—”

 

“It’s not like that!”

 

Rodion, who had raised his voice in denial, flinched at the sound of his own voice.

 

After taking a breath to compose himself, he looked straight up at Anton and explained clearly.

 

“Shadow spirits become stronger on lunar eclipse nights. I just let my guard down. I’m perfectly fine, Anton.”

 

There was no way he was fine.

 

Originally, Rodion had no problems controlling shadow spirits.

 

This incident occurred right after the Countess passed away.

 

It was clearly due to psychological issues.

 

“I’ll handle it. So please don’t tell Father. He wouldn’t be interested anyway.”

 

Anton couldn’t bring himself to ignore Rodion’s desperate plea.

 

True to Rodion’s promise, he managed to control his spirits well afterward.

 

As a precaution, Anton gave the employees time off on lunar eclipse nights and installed locks on doors to prevent Rodion’s problem from leaking out.

 

Even though no incidents occurred, Rodion obsessively increased the number of locks, and around that time, the youngest miss returned from the Dominion.

 

Watching the eldest young master who welcomed the youngest miss but couldn’t get close to her, Anton realized what the boy had been searching for as he wandered the manor on those nightmare-filled nights.

 

He had been roaming the midnight manor looking for his lost family.

 

And now, the first lunar eclipse night since the miss had returned.

 

Anton locked the locks on Rodion’s room, hoping it would pass peacefully like other times.

 

While patrolling the manor after the employees had left.

 

What Anton discovered was Rodion’s broken locks and a cold, empty bed.

 

“Miss!”

 

He instinctively ran to the opposite corridor.

 

Blaming himself for being too complacent, he arrived at the youngest miss’s room.

 

What he witnessed was a quiet room swept by a storm of sleep.

 

Though he didn’t know what had happened, the expressions of the sleeping Lev, Valentina, Rodion, and Tiya didn’t look like they were having nightmares.

 

The only unusual thing was that the eldest young master was fast asleep, tightly embracing the youngest miss.

 

Anton, suppressing his confusion, first moved Lev and Valentina to their respective rooms.

 

After some consideration, he laid the eldest young master down on the youngest miss’s bed together with her.

 

The lunar eclipse had already passed, and Rodion’s expression was unusually peaceful.

 

“They had been awkward with each other for a while.”

 

The sunshine-like miss from the North had finally won over the eldest young master.

 

It felt like just yesterday when he had been so pleased about that.

 

“Tell her you didn’t see me.”

 

Rodion, who had been discussing manor affairs with Anton, suddenly shot up from his seat.

 

“Pardon? Young master? Where are you going now?”

 

“Well then, I’ll be going.”

 

Rodion left his study without any further explanation.

 

And in such a hurry that he used the backdoor that employees used.

 

And exactly three seconds later.

 

“Brother!”

 

Rodion’s study door burst open, revealing Tiya with a flushed face.

 

She looked around the empty study and asked Anton, who stood there awkwardly.

 

“Anton! Rodion was just here, wasn’t he!”

 

“Ahem, well actually—”

 

“No, I don’t need an answer. This crime scene tells me the truth.”

 

Tiya stomped into the room and placed her hand on the chair where Rodion had been sitting just moments before.

 

Then she spoke like a veteran detective who had missed a wanted criminal by a hair’s breadth.

 

“The warmth hasn’t faded yet. The culprit was here just moments ago!”

 

Rodion had asked Anton to provide his alibi, but unfortunately, there was something he didn’t know.

 

“Excellent deduction skills.”

 

From the moment the youngest miss had shouted “I’ll buy Father’s time!” right to the Count’s face, Anton had secretly pledged his loyalty to this raven-black and bold little master.

 

“But I didn’t encounter the culprit on my way here. That means the culprit escaped through the backdoor!”

 

“Indeed, very astute.”

 

Anton applauded the miss’s increasingly sharp deductive skills.

 

Yet he couldn’t hide his confused feelings.

 

He had thought their relationship had improved since that day, but somehow it seemed even worse than before?

 

This strange game of tag had been going on for a whole week now.

 

Perhaps the miss was feeling hurt.

 

Anton, who had been carefully observing her expression, flinched.

 

“Sigh, I didn’t want to resort to this method. I’ll have to deploy the kids.”

 

Tiya’s gaze as she glared at the backdoor was equally chilling.

 

“Next time, I’ll definitely catch him and give him a heart attack!”

 

“I’ll be rooting for you, Miss!”

 

It seemed this game of tag would come to an end soon.

 

* * *

 

“Hah, this is really troublesome.”

 

Late evening. A deep sigh escaped from Rodion’s lips as he wandered the corridor.

 

Tiya’s etiquette education for Noir, disguised as Rodion’s training, seemed to be making quite some progress.

 

Noir, who had looked down on Tiya completely, now only hissed warily for a few seconds and didn’t recklessly attack her.

 

Just when Rodion was beginning to feel hopeful—

 

‘Huh, what? Noir just blocked my attack!’

 

Noir had begun to fight back against Tiya’s attacks.

 

Eventually, when Noir’s tail attack caused a crack to appear in Tiya’s magic wand with a sharp sound, the training reached a deadlock.

 

“Kyaang!”

 

The moment he saw the scratch on Tiya’s small hand, Rodion despaired. He had nearly put Tiya in danger once again.

 

After that, Rodion began avoiding Tiya again.

 

Tiya looked at such a Rodion with a face full of schemes, smiling wickedly.

 

“Brother. Actually, there’s something I’ve been hiding for the sake of your growth and training.”

 

“I’m actually a super strong invincible person who can overcome all of Noir’s nightmares! Don’t be scared and hug me!”

 

Then she immediately spread both arms and flapped her hands as if asking to be hugged quickly.

 

Rather than begging for a hug, she looked like a baby crow practicing flapping its wings to leave the nest, which was quite adorable.

 

However, there was only one thing Rodion could say to Tiya.

 

“That won’t do.”

 

“What! Why not! You like me!”

 

“That’s one thing, and this is another.”

 

Rodion answered coldly.

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