Translator: Yonnee

I opened my eyes in chilly sweat. The environment have been quiet. Instantly, I spotted that I used to be mendacity in mattress, and I slowly sat up. Sweat was operating down my brow and again.

Dazed and bewildered, I regarded round my environment little by little. I simply sat there blankly as I pressed on my decrease stomach exhausting. At any time when I lacked essence, this half reacted so sensitively and rapidly with even the slightest contact, however proper now, it flinched solely just a little and had little or no response.

So.

So…!

“I did it? With Regulus…?”

Yesterday was already a horrible day because it was so I believed nothing worse would occur, however one thing did.

There’s a pond behind the maids’ quarters. Would the water be very chilly if I jumped in it?

With my head buried between my knees, I swallowed my gasps as I thought of why the hell Regulus was there and why the hell I had been so impatient. Nonetheless… on the very least Regulus would suppose that it was all a ‘dream’. Proper, he needed to suppose that manner.

It’s clear that God really didn’t exist.

Considering of Regulus, I used to be on the verge of crying, however I barely held my sobs. I stumbled into the toilet and doused myself with chilly water.

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“Hello, Lily! Are you going to work on the knights’ library beginning as we speak?”

I reluctantly dressed up and got here all the way down to the eating corridor. I used to be nearly to take a small chunk out of the bread I had on my plate, together with a salad, however then Maria arrived and sat in entrance of me. She put down a full plate of meals, and as quickly as I heard her query, I grew depressed as soon as extra.

“…Hello, Maria. How did you discover out?”

I nonetheless don’t need to settle for this as actuality. Whether or not it was final night time’s affairs or what’s in retailer for me within the close to future… However actually, I haven’t met Maria currently, so I haven’t talked about it together with her but. How did she discover out?

“I used to be with the top maid when she acquired the discover that you just’re being moved.”

“I see. I used to be going to let you know anyway, but it surely’s tough to satisfy you lately.”

“Uh… It’s as a result of I acquired just a little busy currently. I’m following the top maid round with out even a break day. She’s secretly handing over her work to me little by little, however I can’t even say no as a result of she herself has no time to relaxation. I really feel like I’m going to die.”

“It should be exhausting. However consider it positively, a minimum of because of this the top maid thinks extremely of you.”

“That’s true… I actually can’t whine in entrance of you, gosh. You’re not leaving of your individual volition, huh?”

Maria stated this with a realizing expression. I crushed the salad beneath my fork wordlessly, then I sighed.

Maybe as a result of my despair was throughout my face, however Maria informed me to cheer up. Then, she clapped her palms as soon as as a smile held on her lips, as if she had remembered one thing. She took out one thing from her pocket.

“I used to be going to provide this to you earlier than, however I couldn’t discover the time to satisfy you as a result of I’ve been busy. That is the hair tie I promised you earlier than.”

“…You actually purchased one for me?”

“After all I did. However does the person who tied your hair up know that you just’re shifting to a unique place? Not simply anybody can enter the Knights’ Advanced.”

Maria handed me a small, mild pink field. I averted her for a second and simply stated, ‘Sure’. Maria didn’t pry as a lot as Lucy did, so she wouldn’t say something mischievous if I informed her one thing. However nonetheless, it was awkward to say that the one who tied my hair that day was Sir Endymion.

After I opened the field, there was a purple ribbon made out of velvet inside. It was the primary time I’ve acquired a present from a good friend, so my cheeks heated up just a little.

“Fairly, proper?”

“Sure, however wasn’t it costly?”

“It’s not that costly when it’s purchased on the night time market. There’s many retailers from different areas there, so everybody’s going loopy making an attempt to promote as many issues as they will.”

“Thanks, Maria. Actually. I’m actually actually joyful.”

There have been many moments in my life once I was stuffed with despair and I had nobody beside me, however now that my pals have been taking good care of me like this, I felt each grateful and sorry to them.

I undid my hair, which I had simply roughly tied up earlier this morning, then tied it once more with the ribbon. It was free as a result of I didn’t have a brush with me, however I secured it tightly so it wouldn’t come off simply.

“How is it?”

“Mm-hmm. Actually fairly. The night time market was actually enjoyable. We must always go collectively subsequent time.”

“Okay.”

I didn’t know when that subsequent time could be. I nodded anyway, responding with a small voice. Then, after placing away the ribbon’s field into my pocket, I completed my meal whereas speaking to Maria. After our meal, Maria went again once more to the second ground as a result of she was accountable for aiding the top maid once more as we speak.

I left the maid’s quarters and inhaled the chilly exterior air. I had vowed to myself that I used to be going house as quickly as I acquired my ring again, however as we speak, I made one other promise.

What do I do with my pals? After I turned a succubus once I was youthful, I simply at all times stayed at house. Even earlier than that, I used to be a homebody, so in fact I didn’t have any pals. I don’t know what to do now.

My coronary heart fluttered for some cause. People have been so fickle. Only a whereas in the past, I used to be so depressed as a result of I slept with Regulus final night time, however now, I used to be feeling light-hearted once more.

However actually, who was I kidding. After I noticed the principle constructing of the knights’ complicated, I couldn’t assist however really feel all tousled once more.

After I had my newly acquired cross checked on the major entrance, I went inside and heard some shouts not that far-off. I knew that they began coaching early within the morning behind the principle constructing, so I regarded round calmly with out being bowled over.

Sir Odil requested me to come back to the convention room on my first day. I took a deep breath and walked additional inside. I attempted to settle down earlier than I noticed both Sir Odil or Regulus, however as a result of I simply felt so overbearingly nervous, I felt my expression rising stiff.

The brilliant inside of the principle constructing was unfamiliar. In spite of everything, I’ve solely visited this place at night time. To get to the convention room, I wanted to cross by the storage room Regulus and I have been in final night time, however I simply intentionally walked straight forward with out seeking to the facet.

The convention room was on the primary ground. As I acquired nearer, I started to listen to some voices by my delicate ears. Strolling across the nook the place I might hear these voices, my coronary heart began to beat quickly.

And now as I stood earlier than the exceptionally intricate door, which was the one barrier between me and people voices, I let loose an extended sigh. I didn’t cover my presence, so it turned quiet inside as if they knew I used to be already right here. I couldn’t even run away.

After hesitating a bit, I knocked on the door and shortly opened it. I went inside, my stiff face barely turned all the way down to the ground.

“Excuse me…”

“Whats up, Miss Lily. Good morning,” Sir Endymion greeted.

“You’re right here?” Damian requested.

“Whats up, Milady. Do are available,” Sir Ares stated.

I don’t know why—and I actually don’t need to know why—however these folks have been by some means in such an excellent temper. After all, it wasn’t the identical for me.

As I regarded up, I made eye contact with Sir Odil. I acquired startled, however once I noticed him nod his head casually, I felt a little bit of reduction and walked into the room. Regulus wasn’t right here.

“Sit down wherever you’re comfy. Regulus is late once more as we speak, so he’ll in all probability be right here just a little later.”

“Ah, sure.”

“Sit right here, sit right here. Hyung, go sit some place else.”

“No, however Damian. You’re being an excessive amount of. Milady, simply sit right here…”

Damian kicked the chair the place Sir Ares was sitting, and the latter pointed to the opposite facet of him with a tearful expression. The 2 of them saved patting the seats at both facet of them, and I simply stared at them for a second earlier than I went to the opposite facet of the desk the place Sir Endymion and Sir Odil have been sitting.

“Miss Lily, you could have been put right into a tough scenario. You have been shocked by the sudden division change, proper? Are you doing alright?”

“Huh? Um… I’m advantageous.”

Even dying was higher than this, however I couldn’t actually say that.

As a result of I used to be so nervous, I licked my barely dry decrease lip and bit it barely, then I nodded. The boys round me checked out me with an unreadable expression for some cause.

Come to think about it, Sir Ares stated that I used to be actually unhealthy at mendacity, so it may need been apparent how a lot I didn’t need to be right here.

“…Truly I’m not all that advantageous, however I’m actually advantageous.”

“What the.”

Damian smirked. No, I’m nonetheless mad at you. I gave him the stink eye after which regarded away. I’m not completely advantageous, however I suppose I’m advantageous. I’ve already half-resigned myself to this.

Sir Odil simply silently checked out me and didn’t appear to care about my unusual reply.

“Right here’s the important thing to the library.”

What he gave me was a silver key with a purple gem on it that was the dimensions of a fingernail.

“There’s just one key, so watch out to not lose it.”

Wasn’t it inconvenient to have just one key? What if I lose it? As I thought of going again to my room and placing a spell on it, I slipped the important thing into my pocket.

“As I’ve stated earlier than, you don’t need to do the cleansing. Simply ensure that to lock the door correctly. It doesn’t matter if it is advisable relaxation all through the day, and there’s no particular work that you need to do. On your days off, you possibly can have two to 3 days off per week, so be happy to resolve on them and report it to me or Endymion. I’ve made a separate log for the books you’ll be managing…”

The working situations have been far more lax than I believed they’d be, so I spaced out for a second as I acquired the paperwork that Sir Odil handed to me. However you recognize, one thing’s odd. There have been a lot fewer books that I’ll be managing than I initially heard. There have been solely a couple of hundred books written within the log.

Apart from that, there’s virtually nothing for me to do, although the supposed books right here have been… for the sake of teaching the imperial knights, so there have been some books that have been all tough to learn.

However once I checked, there was a swordsmanship for dummies textbook, then there have been additionally some fairy tales for kids on the subject of dreaming to grow to be a warrior.

Regardless of how a lot I thought of it, there’s simply one thing mistaken right here.