Even if I went down the stairs, they would have locked the door—It’s the middle of the day, but is it a waste of time for a trapping play?
I was already going to miss my old servant Hyungs.
Anyway, I just looked out the window leisurely to cool off.
‘Let’s kill some time here and go out, well.’
I took care of the Young Master’s medicine anyway, and he needs to study on his own now, so it doesn’t matter if I go slowly.
Now, the Young Master is enough to read a book by himself without me, so I have nothing to tell him.
I was also visibly recovering, thanks to the Young Master.
The stain that would have covered almost my whole thigh by this time of year was now just a pale dot in my second life.
‘So, it’s okay to be this relaxed.’
I calmly looked outside.
The scenery was just as beautiful here as it was in the original territory. The lush greenery was dazzling to my eyes.
‘…but it’s boring to keep watching. I’m sleepy, too.’
I blinked my eyes which gradually became heavy, and then sat down on the stone steps.
‘Oh, this is nice.’
Should I call this a stone sauna?
Because the sun was shining, the stairs were warm, and I could sleep peacefully.
I fell asleep instantly as I hugged my knees and put my forehead on the inside of my arms.
It was very late after I woke up.
“Hey, hey.”
I barely opened my heavy eyes at the weak force that shook my shoulders.
It was already completely dark, and torches were lit on every step.
The maid standing in front of me watched me anxiously as I looked around with swollen eyes.
“Did you stay here all by yourself?”
“Ah, yes, uh, I’m sorry.”
I found a cleaning tool a few steps down, so I hurried to get up from my seat and swept my face dry.
But because I was sitting all the time, my legs were shaking, and my muscles were stiff.
As I stood with my hands on the wall, the maid put her hand on my shoulder and helped me keep my balance.
“Thank you.”
“A, are you okay? Did you hurt your leg?”
“No, it’s just— I’m just having a slight pain. Look. I’m fine now, right?”
She looked at me sadly as I made more fuss on purpose.
She seems to have gotten the wrong idea, thinking it was about a hardworking servant who barely had time to rest after being overworked.
So I smiled and shook my hand as if everything was fine.
“I’m sure you’ve heard my name already, but I’d like to say hello in person. It’s okay, right?
“Uh, then. Of course.”
“I am Young Master Edric’s servant, Lobel. You can call me Lobel comfortably. Nice to meet you.”
“Me too, nice to meet you. I’m Tilly.”
That day, with the help of Tilly Unnie, I escaped safely.
I thought about how to explain it to the Young Master, but he didn’t think it was strange.
I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, but it was a relief.
Wayne seemed to have noticed that Tilly Unnie had helped me. But he seemed very satisfied that I didn’t come back until late at night.
After that, perhaps by coincidence, I often saw Tilly Unnie here and there.
But I’m not sure if she saw Wayne picking on me, but she always turned around and wiped her tears with her apron—she was like an older sister with a very soft heart.
Would she be willing to help me or take care of Wayne and his gang? She also seemed like a fairly righteous person.
But she couldn’t accept my request.
Aside from her regret for me, Wayne was a very skilled man who had to do everything he could.
I don’t want to be sent somewhere else for no reason or punished in a way that makes it hard for me to get a good job.
This was my only responsibility.
“I’m really okay, so you shouldn’t tell the butler or the Young Master. Did you know? Nuna, did you promise me?”
So, she took the promise very seriously.
Tilly looked unhappy, but she kept her promise.
She was a very good person like her first impression, loyal, and very familiar around here.
She told me many things, like the trend of the capital and the culture of the aristocracy that didn’t appear in Denkart’s old books.
On the other hand, Wayne was always bothering me, but he wasn’t as mean as I thought he would be to stick a thumbtack in a shoe.
In simple terms, there have been times when they made me play a game or kept me away from a group of boys.
It was a bit childish, but there was no violence.
Phew, that’s a relief.
If he had hit me, I would have told Rimson Hyung right away, and he would have tortured him without knowing.
Still, it was bearable, and while I was almost trying to understand the situation here, Tilly Unnie took me seriously.
“Lobel, I can’t do this anymore. I’d rather tell the butler the truth now. Okay?”