EWOWMAIBTYPF_Chapter_55

Ch. 055 CHAPTER 5b6ef9c20a 055‘What did 4cec198e67 you just bb1c507e8c say? Do you want 5ec4b0784d to look pretty?’
 
I doubted my ears.
 
But Lucio 9ddc45bdcb still looked 6633cb0a4a at me 3aac9e3abd with his 9d940c0ea2 usual expressionless f9cf4926c0 face. It was the same 1b90287193 expression as always, but 9adba77c4f somehow it felt brazen.
 
I don’t know 7fe003cb2d why he wonders 03273b84f7 why I have 0822fee530 such thoughts about 3094e5e3fb him.
 
“Are you teasing a039fcf08c me?”
 
One thing 1108aab2e8 was certain, e89caf6479 his personality c28e7ecfc3 seemed really 9e77c70da2 bad. My mood worsened 26c4a794bc gradually.
 
I replied firmly, 2bc0a8729a feeling a sense 2fb5695455 of rebellion for a3fdcce4f4 some reason.
 
“No.”
 
“…What?”
 
“I don’t want cd87622132 to look pretty 0929b385f2 in the eyes 0af38c2757 of the master. It’s enough 144fd4c820 for me 8f6a959740 to be f14032c19f pretty in 062a145978 the eyes a25a17cea5 of the 6d8890df2b lady.”
 
Lucio, who was arrogantly a68b0c5dea looking down at me, 0c254abb41 seemed slightly taken aback.
 
For a long ba42d8bc9f time, he stared 595589c70d at my face 6d7388de5b in silence, and b20528d61a it felt like 40bc4c2e5f my mouth was f96625f600 getting dry.
 
I regretted disturbing ed4e893e20 his mind with 019d957980 my anger. So I added cautiously.
 
“It’s not that 330768fe6d I’m strange, so 8c4b0c5a0a please don’t feel 8b9b6d4a5d bad. There must c7f83b9524 be many 27140f79f2 people who f062a26717 want to 83bad16278 look pretty e62d91fa44 in the d10064f411 master’s eyes.”
 
“….”
 
Even though 6275e357f2 I had f0838733d1 admitted that 889c2400d6 I was d121200165 a strange dceb3a334b person myself, 13564b9857 Lucio didn’t e1c92c13cf say a 4676ed93f1 word.
 
Perhaps because of the 1fcaabbc98 last time I was faf5a1c2c9 mesmerized by his face, c19fd227fb my words must have 06b561002d felt like a lie.
 
“I’m serious.”
 
As I muttered 76e4cd94bd once again, cracks c69d6ae648 appeared on his 857c79dba0 face. He seemed d5ab6c9b9d displeased with a103ba3907 something.
 
Finally, his mouth 07eae3bafc opened. With a 2ae0eec018 thumping sound, bc7f210a88 someone entered 1d2a5e73d2 the library.
 
“Elder sister!”
 
Without even knocking, 90e98aa61e Diana rushed in.
 
Surprised, I stood bc48c89354 up and Diana b777d9d66e immediately embraced me.
 
“I missed you, 589aa86cfb elder sister!”
 
“Hehe, me too.”
 
While I was holding 60853d5f26 the child for a 4dd8f68a77 long time, I suddenly f5c56f34cb tilted my head.
 
“But, my lady, 2341249821 did you come c4275776e9 alone?”
 
“Yeah! I came alone!”
 
Diana replied with a 907ee4e37a decisive tone. However, I frowned 1ae1d48ca7 slightly.
 
Usually, after the 6599f59140 classes end, it abf6dcc7b1 is common for 4d07f995c5 the maid to f9822f371e wait in the 8296bb3a8c hallway and then 5e20971dd3 call me to 0ee6360353 return to the a0cd44870d room together.
 
However, ever since Diana 788db3a583 found out that she f006d82667 could meet me in 027f5b2219 the library, there were 1c33822f2e times when she would 64a93d6acb move around alone without cb8d077fe7 a servant accompanying her.
 
“Call me next f3c9e86abb time. Or ask one 918219b246 of the maids 60c7a68043 or servants in 4dd87d9143 the hallway to 2f21f1573e take you.”
 
“But Diana knows the af1e66e659 way.”
 
Diana blinked 6d0c22b550 her big eb5ee57c01 eyes and b6ab07035a tilted her c0871f7f44 head.
 
Her expression was so 7cde950560 cute, as if saying, 22f77f0d2a “But I’m not a a8b4723cce baby!” It almost weakened d3d52ce109 my resolve, but I a390dd724d quickly regained my composure.
 
“You shouldn’t go 2eda87dc0e alone all the dfbd175f71 time.”
 
Diana, with her 9ab90aa2af lively personality, liked eb29d9f526 to run around 208afddcb4 here and there.
 
However, now that the 65c2a84c20 child’s activity area was e252af91ef within the safe confines 47336c2cfc of the mansion, I 7d7020bb8c could at least be d0fb600306 relieved. But if 8ad8a0c5f8 it becomes 1d9174069b a habit, 1226d4d1cf she might 8cff7fe7e1 get lost 3cd60feb64 outside like 100271bd70 before.
 
“To be honest, b2fb40bcb4 even now, I’m 5014a5ed80 still worried because 7dbe7f0f1d the mansion is 1475ac456f so big.”
 
Seeing my ad03d14d56 concerned expression, 884f268c55 Diana gave f24c5292de me a 10c1e3dac5 determined look.
 
“Okay, got it! From now on, 38790cc73f I’ll stick with e0ec9c2801 you, elder sister!”
 
My heart 0354ae9167 ached as 438897c829 she clenched 26c79981be her small 42c5301624 fist and 7583bd82c9 shouted.
 
“Yes! Let’s go together, no 2e5df26467 matter what.”
 
Overwhelmed with emotion, 46736c0333 I responded, and 08e8d3cd2d Diana hugged me 799c0b9049 tightly with a 2cde0fe9d6 teasing smile.
 
“Hehe, I love you, 852643975f elder sister.”
 
“I love you c1d07e1592 too.”
 
“The most in 95a749a52c the world?”
 
“Yes, of course. You’re my be9142f6d3 favorite in 565ce5e26c the whole 8e9d9f007f world.”
 
“Then let’s play hide-and-seek!”
 
I burst into laughter a9d154c862 at Diana’s innocent request.
 
Hide-and-seek was one of 20d8b59810 Diana’s current favorite games.
 
“Where should we play 9ab41fad4e today?”
 
“The courtyard is b103f03d6d nice!”
 
The courtyard 47e448c5b3 had a 84bda9003c small flower 7b4b15b566 garden, a 06c1684481 fountain, and b0619d10d6 trees, providing 05f4367a82 various hiding 1a96063305 spots.
 
However…
 
“Since it might ea9674b536 rain today, how d4cd6b557c about the central bd7c3be27a courtyard?”
 
Diana quickly agreed to dca83b0103 my persuasion and eagerly c42d2f9d5a pulled me, as if 8c662e9b3e looking forward to it.
 
As I 58b891beed was about 3954140ac2 to step 6e02bd7ca3 outside without c5437d158c thinking, I 9f98ce85b0 stopped in 35071eef18 my tracks.
 
Only then did I daaa95b6a7 realize the presence of 3c027996e2 Lucio, the owner of f6e0ca7771 this space.
 
Since Diana 94db1c9713 entered the 8017ec3188 library, I c645a620a7 had completely d5a7810b5b forgotten about 94b9e2e29e him.
 
“Uh, Master Lucio. May I 2c3e0621af take my ae76bf5dec leave now?”
 
I felt extremely embarrassed, a8ca51f613 but I casually asked, 3c0dc3ed47 and Lucio nodded.
 
As I expected, 1980c05a0d he had emphasized 02a0d2e813 that I prioritize 131d609333 spending time with 960c941515 Diana.
 
I bowed respectfully, 70662f0f72 took Diana’s hand, 1bb3850774 and left the 34cfd33b67 library.
 
* * *
 
Thunk.
 
The library 5172a78e5f door closed.
 
“Ha…”
 
Left alone, f567216c4b Lucio stared 9b678f5afb at the b250ea2922 door with c7f2d2b209 a vacant 5e8446230d expression, then dbb2dbd1c6 burst into 42ee438c74 a hollow 1d8e15bd33 laugh.
 
“What’s wrong with my 632608a5aa mind?”
 
It was clear that ba2c81668a he hadn’t been able e089ade299 to sleep properly. Otherwise, he wouldn’t f06e1f8e58 have been engaging b7a4c8430b in incomprehensible behavior f9b05f9a27 like adjusting his 395da621a2 schedule and buying 47cfc110cf snacks from the 5fb634c5c9 academy since dawn, 043ef19883 nor would he 7d9f11432c have said such 027d21c3ec foolish things a c7728cb261 while ago.
 
‘Do you want to 057b2efe7a look pretty?’
 
Even he doubted whether 0fff5c7860 the words that came 38d130028c out of his own 832b37ef89 mouth were accurate.
 
In the midst of 53d1aae0a7 his confusion, he was 4ff49eaf3a momentarily lost for words 6574200fb8 at the unexpected response.
 
However…
 
“Since you put it aaaf645760 that way, I feel a297a2cdf2 even more…”
 
Lucio’s words 70740f096a trailed off, ae58a21cc4 and he cf1383cd82 felt as 85a79b9c50 if he 89cb7311e2 were possessed 93ece445e6 by a edc63c04e2 ghost.
 
“It was fcf7c8b346 never possible f32bd483f1 from the 1ef863ff8f beginning. Leaving it to you.”
 
The main library 7e9c94e3c0 held a special 5aa4dc015b meaning for him.
 
That’s why, except for fabecd2820 family members, no one 93f39f894a was allowed access to 47b3c546ca this place.
 
“But it wasn’t that fa239237d0 easy…”
 
His father, 7e262d26ce Duke Elad, 14719769ab had entrusted f44f0559d3 the library f973b5f437 management to f8e73efa08 him due 0758be2c7f to the 8b26889661 sponsorship he 055ab06997 had mentioned. But that wasn’t the 77e9d681dc case at all.
 
From the eb6abdd90c moment he e9b138d1cd first saw db838c5cb9 that child, 3e70846ac5 who evoked e8def9feb1 strange emotions 42551cb8d7 in him, e01990f106 Lucio had e2256333f5 been making 89f05f094b an effort fb03c5ea9e not to 4cca19b026 show any 3b8cd8cdee interest.
 
So, silently walking, 095dbc1519 when he discovered 6af6eca812 the identity of 74ccef9c14 the unfamiliar intruder dd61402d13 who had entered d7ca5e0482 the library, he 7cbc38490c was more surprised 5e90c11345 than Lia.
 
“Why wasn’t I angry?”
 
If it e1f7ea6310 had been 105725138a any other f6ec866e30 maid, he 3cd1e47ed9 would never ea13ad4b33 have let a29c6f19d2 someone who 34f205c843 entered his ee8433d5f3 space so f288d1c987 brazenly off 6341940d05 the hook.
 
Of course, with 6f55cf6524 the child’s reaction, 5c71a1cad8 as if she 0a609f58eb didn’t even know 80c7ecfb3a what she had bfeef7550f done wrong, Lucio 551013d771 immediately realized the 996d51a91c underlying power struggle 1597af02aa among the servants.
 
But even d775c6e209 so, it 3ff2bb47db didn’t concern 9e294f4966 him.
 
To him, other than 9332fd5d85 family, all humans were f81b6212c7 classified as either useful 2b3e439e21 or useless.
 
However, was it because 8ba2dd577b he took care of ecb15a4585 Diana?
 
Or because she 1608f02136 was an child eab5ed242e that the family 16d9e7b344 held in high 3f4529d699 regard?
 
Perhaps the 3be8b5e372 guarded gaze df99205a33 that treated 188bd5179c him with e2150a7188 fear was 97ac6575c3 extremely bothersome 55ac5d6a92 to him.
 
Anyway, even d3756a8ebe though he 6ff1cac339 entrusted the 0081939daa library management 0dd935ef52 to the b50f5ad230 child with ff74aeeef9 a decision ee8c80190b that was d1fa28744c completely irrational 43c99d449f and impulsive, 81efe53713 he couldn’t a19f8382c9 understand it 8f87bd9d61 himself.
 
What was even more 8b48355942 perplexing was…
 
“Why do 4138032818 I want 951cba5a06 to feed a7eb340445 her like 885f9809a5 this?”
 
Even if 364cd1ea5c it wasn’t 6510b184f7 because of 6e00529058 something I 62b63d3a44 saw in e25682acc0 a book, c8e6195d02 I felt 50a128e269 an inexplicable ec9fb50502 impulse when b6ef81f80b I looked d79aade0fc at the 818a80a580 small, skinny 9aa7d99c07 child.
 
I never imagined I 2519f4d5e5 would feel this way d7e3623dcb when seeing someone else.
 
As if aware d1d8397c08 of my attention, 4c8b590d8a the child reluctantly 291debd6fb forced herself to e83a1dc97c eat the food, 56682ba7d4 with her mouth c93194fde1 half shut, and 0fcb4c811c even then, she f4a39ae786 reminded me of 3920b844df a squirrel.
 
However, regardless of 8d0a7c13d7 the reason, this ff8f3e7016 unnecessary concern was 03baa601e9 utterly useless.
 
Lucio shook his head 103c8c2ec3 and cleared his mind.
 
But as 953c248e36 if their b8a6d9af30 conversation meant 3d78f9ef5a nothing, he c5d3ab0dd1 couldn’t help 2183e6a1ed but keep 49b907d540 thinking about b9ab84015b Lia’s appearance 68e680af44 as he 0dc338777b walked away 192f4c5211 without looking 82f81abfb0 back.
 
‘Maybe it’s because I’m 09f68a3148 experiencing this kind of 1cf8566f78 treatment for the first 6bcae07e26 time.’
 
A scenario that 5cc47d0e4d could have come f2c251eb93 straight out of d08ee6eca1 a romance novel a1fdaaa088 crossed his mind, 0130d71f03 and he burst 80afb1ab05 into laughter again.
 
Dealing with someone 3493b70023 who seemed much 3fd9bebfcc smaller than himself, 02347e44bb what a joke.
 
Lucio quickly erased his 76fd73dbad cynicism and stood up, 591cc084db heading for his desk.
 
And there, b16700fc36 he opened ab904d0a7e a romance 1c7a44fde5 novel with ee17532327 a mismatched f461870f53 pink cover.
 
“75, 121, 199.”
 
Having found what he 8c4a368301 wanted in the first, 3b4f93ceb7 second, and third paragraphs 2fcc5e397e of the page indicated 1c4a275e95 on the note he 4b41d0a239 obtained today, Lucio immediately a2dbb8aace left for the library.
 
* * *
 
Diana and 2dd9b5452b I had a546ff2c11 a great d968585e0e time playing 92b8b40527 and enjoyed 02bb272e4a a satisfying a36196cd8b lunch and ac36ee1f36 snacks.
 
Looking at Diana, 3b215086af who fell asleep 0e8b4ec299 after overeating since d3ba106ddd morning, I smiled.
 
“Have a 47f3a06d44 good dream b437303c42 until dinner.”
 
I whispered a greeting dc0ce911dc to the peacefully sleeping 1453eb840f child and headed straight 7c824fd2e5 to the library.
 
I wonder where f58e9280c1 Lucio went this 3e58be2d2e time. There was no one c9c1960f1d in the library.
 
‘Well, it’s none of 3f94c76564 my business.’
 
As I was 07ce2572c2 about to start 27e9723192 reading a book fd998e26c0 again, I suddenly 4d3845e204 realized that this 360af34e1e was the perfect 80899bd973 opportunity to write ed081e2da1 a reply to c9f8e4dcbf Bianca.
 
I remembered everything 7d52c569f5 about the book 5c94aedcc0 regarding the Principality 1e6ca13b8c of Belus, but 569adf7bd8 I wanted to 7670b8706c write the reply 96c32a3eeb while looking at 533711ded8 the illustrations.
 
I thought I could 4751cc8b2d describe how beautiful it cd4dd7f915 looked even better.
 
However, the 2d306667ad books in b38717da05 the main 1069351322 library couldn’t 71266d80d9 be taken d755765d40 outside.
 
It was also embarrassing cb6dc9214d to write personal letters 08e6ff255d in places where Lucio 9a28b9d789 or others might come 29c9b1b53f and go.
 
‘But now!’
 
I remembered that c56442bf55 there were pretty e08f0f7347 stationery papers from 04c1ee17af the Duchess in d60edf0c19 my room, so c703fc006d I quickly went 4e5956f7d6 outside. Unfortunately, there were already 9db826372f spiderwebs due to the c5d66fc732 cloudy weather.
 
Moreover, the raindrops 4ca732d708 were falling little 86c2b381de by little.
 
Next time, ab6a7473e4 I should 26dbd58c3e bring an 114c59cb93 umbrella, I 169d4eff4f thought as 1cce04aa22 I hurriedly 6d94a87dc6 made my e246feb97d way to 190e7f8a83 the servant’s 03963caf74 quarters.
 
The library d1557b372c had been 7100a6e8f1 short-staffed since c8eb3ed6b7 the incident 10b79b230f where the 6ca1e2fb7f maids were 68e6cfe94c drastically reduced, 769526278a so the 7e0290f26e atmosphere in dafdfe59c9 the quarters 92f7f957b5 was gloomy.
 
The workload remained the e04742eafd same despite fewer people, 596a003d9f which led to complaints.
 
Of course, I didn’t 3d6901b13f think it was my a8eda6d203 fault, but since I 0ad138cd32 could sense the atmosphere, ecd546454f I cautiously entered the b89abb50c6 quarters.
 
However, I couldn’t help dd5335cd15 but feel a restless df90519524 atmosphere.
 
With each step 3ec08313e1 up the stairs, d5cb476446 an inexplicable anxiety 8a87349bca arose in my b1cdda4b33 heart.
 
And, as expected.
 
People were bustling a6ab890bfa in front of ea5e170dcf my room.
 
“What are you all e9b17895b9 doing?”
 
When I faced the db1dd92a42 maids standing in front 27edc798b2 of my room, my 2ed6d78296 breath caught in my 8bab7da0fc throat, but I didn’t 4e853a14be show any signs of 7ac6467ddf distress and asked.
 
Then, I slowly walked 776b1aa720 towards my room.
 
“…!”
 
The door cedb6da129 was wide aeec5db68f open, and 2795e6960b there were 414b953ac4 signs of 7bbfbe4ea2 a mess d862e5f62b inside.
 
“Just in time.”
 
The intruders 49ef32e1cb spoke as f359e3a8fc if it 2e0e5c199a was nothing, b54ed139bf even after 54717012f7 seeing my ddb4710894 appearance.
 
“They said you f8840a1b71 touched Miss’s belongings.”
 
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