chapter 20
20. Deep Sea Bluebell (4)
20. Deep sea bluebell (4)
Bluebell likes flower gardens.
It makes me feel good when I see colorful flowers, and it’s good because I don’t have any thoughts.
I crouched down in the garden and talked to a bluebell looking at the flower garden.
“To think that flowers are precious while harassing people. The young lady is such a contradiction.”
“Hmph, of course. Flowers are much prettier than people. If you treat them well, they will grow up, but if you treat people well, they will betray you right away. So, I prefer flowers.”
That makes sense.
Bluebell speaks what an animal lover who is tired of life would say.
“Flowers don’t abandon me. If I do, I don’t know.”
After saying that, Bluebell sat down and looked at the flowers.
I remembered her words as she watched her bluebell.
‘They came to my room that night and found me missing… ‘
Bluebell had enough grounds to suspect me.
If there was someone who was away in such a situation, I would have been suspicious of that person.
However, Bluebell got suspicious of me and then turned her words around on her own.
‘Why? If I had kept pushing, I would have confessed the truth.’
Why?
Of course I don’t know why.
I only make psychological judgments by looking at Bluebell’s words and actions, I am not a person who can penetrate psychology.
I don’t know what she was thinking when she stopped doubting her.
Still…
‘It’s fortunate that I got over the crisis once.’
I don’t know when she’ll turn her doubts into certainties and pressure me.
For now, I thought it was fortunate to get over the situation.
“Damian.”
“Yes, young lady?”
“Look at me!”
After thinking about her for a moment, I turned my attention to her at Bluebell’s words.
She was wearing a red flower from her flower garden in her hair.
She seemed like a good match for the villain.
“I am pretty!”
“Yes, you look good.”
Perhaps not liking my answer, Blue Bell puffed up her cheeks.
“Answer the question! I am pretty!”
“That’s not bad.”
“Do you like it or hate it? It’s annoying… !”
Is it because the answer I wanted didn’t come out?
Bluebell turned away from me annoyed.
‘Still, I study hard these days. Can I get a carrot instead of a whip?’
Recently, I’ve become less likely to hit honey chestnuts.
Today, it would be better to give him a little compliment.
Because a child raised without praise is easily perverted.
I put my hand on Bluebell’s head, who was spouting alone.
To give a compliment.
“To be honest, it doesn’t make the young lady look prettier with flowers on her head.”
“M, what? You want to fight me-“
“Listen to what people say. It is said that it is pretty as usual.”
“Keuk, keuhum. Okay!?”
Bluebell immediately looked back and smiled happily.
I stroked her hair gently.
“You look great as usual.”
“Yeah, that’s right! Because I am pretty too! Of course it’s worth thinking about that!”
“The heart is not as pretty as the face.”
“… Are you going to curse, are you going to praise? Do you do one or the other?”
Is the praise too jagged?
I decided to get her to the point before Bluebell got mad.
“Still, lately you seem to have a pretty heart. I don’t know if it’s because I tend to think of my heart more than my appearance. Young lady is getting better little by little. That is very commendable.”
“Hmm, am I that good? Well, of course… ”
A happy bluebell.
It seemed like he liked it even more when he finally got a proper compliment.
I kept praising after another.
“Yes, as I am gaining knowledge, my heart is getting prettier. If you enter the academy, you will be popular. Men prefer a woman with knowledge rather than a woman with a pretty face.”
“Really? If I study, do men like me?”
“Most like smart girls. It is also the best if you have a good personality.”
“Well then! Damian! Damian, what kind of girl do you like!?”
What kind of woman do you like?
This is a difficult question for me.
If you dare to explain to Bluebell…
“I wish I had long hair. About 30 cm. I want you to be pretty, I want you to think of my family well, I want you to be able to have a comfortable conversation with me, I want you to smile no matter what I do, and if possible, someone who doesn’t feel uncomfortable and is comfortable with me-“
“… For a moment!”
I’m surprised.
Bluebell suddenly interrupted me with a shout.
Why are you blocking me after asking me to inform you?
When I was about to ask why, Bluebell spoke first.
“… Aren’t you asking too much? Your eyes are too high! I still have short hair!”
“What does that matter? Rather than that, I just said the ideal type as Youngae wanted. Since you’re talking about ideals, of course your eyes are high.”
“That, even considering that, it’s too high! I mean lower it! You greedy man!”
I see.
I’m not sure.
I found out for the first time today that I have high eyesight.
Even though I said that, I don’t have any intention of changing my ideal type.
It was quite a fresh experience to hear the ideal type from someone else’s mouth.
I didn’t know how to answer, so I turned the other way.
“Then, let’s go back now. It’s time to study. Young lady.”
“Eh, I want to stop studying today… “
Have you already run out of motivation?
Listening to the drooping bluebell, I whispered in her ear to cheer her up.
“Shouldn’t you be enrolled in the academy?”
“You can get admission by paying a bribe. Then there is no need to study.”
“I hate people who get into school with bribes. So, you must enter the school in a legitimate way. Then, would you like to see me in the same school?”
“That, is it? Do you hate bribes? Then what… It’s not because of you, but I want to go study.”
After saying that, Blue Bell ran towards her classroom.
It is the appearance of a young child without any regrets.
Feeling the cool wind blowing, I followed Bluebell to the classroom.
‘Now, the day I will tell you… ‘
It’s not long.
By simply reviewing the concepts I taught her, Blue Bell could easily pass her academy entrance exam.
So, what I have to do.
Doing my best as a teacher until I leave, so that I don’t feel empty.
‘By the way, Belua disappeared… Are you feeling better than I thought?’
Blue Bell seemed unaffected by Belua’s disappearance.
Probably because she left her mansion alive and was found in her hometown.
‘Something, I feel like I missed one, like Nadia… ‘
Her indescribable uneasiness bloomed in her heart.
It was a sticky feeling that could not be easily removed because of her mood.
***
She spent a long time at the Period Mansion.
There were a lot of big things in between.
The thing I was worried about, Bluebell becoming a villain, didn’t happen.
As a result, the vacancy that had been created in her mansion was being filled up step by step.
Because it was rumored that the owner of the mansion, Blue Bell, did not bother her servants.
The marquis of Irten died and the crazy daughter came to her senses!
I remember that it was such a rumor.
“Not bad.”
Really.
On the contrary, I can say that it is good.
Is it because he experienced Nadia’s failure?
This wicked woman’s rehabilitation plan was quite successful.
“I’m here, Damian.”
Except for the bluebells coming to my bedroom at night.
Is it because the contract period is about to end?
Blue Bell, who showed her dependence on me, began to tighten me even more.
“Did I study well today? Concentration is good.”
“Yes, I am doing well. Except for coming to my bedroom every night.”
“Hmph, that’s not my fault. It’s the world’s fault for making me bored.”
Following others, blame the world.
Because of that kind of thinking, when you become a villainess, you start destroying the world.
I’m having a conversation with Bluebell, who suddenly visits me in the evening like this.
I am not the villain Bluebell, but what kind of person is the human Bluebell?
I got a feeling for her that she just realized her.
Still, I can’t stop extreme actions stemming from such stubbornness.
“I’m bored. Play with me. Talk to me, Damian.”
Blue Bell slumps on my bed, she said.
And then, as usual, we talked nonsensically.
“Let’s change the bed here. Something wide and soft.”
“I don’t think that is necessary.”
“Why? To leave? You said I wouldn’t leave if I studied hard.”
Bluebell speaks in a cool tone.
She is extremely wary of me leaving.
Nevertheless, I have a reason to leave this place unconditionally.
So, I plan to leave this place using a reasonable method.
“Lady Bluebell.”
“What. Why. Are you leaving? I’ve worked so hard, but you’re leaving? You want to see me die? Will I really die?”
“That is not my decision.”
“Then who decides! It’s not what the butler decides! Who the heck decides-“
“Your young lady has to decide. Through exams.”
I pulled out the paper at the end of the stack of papers I had arranged on my desk.
This is Bluebell’s graduation test that I prepared myself.
Bluebell asked me, frowning.
“What is that paper? Is this a new contract?”
“It is not a contract, it is a test paper. It’s a test with a different level of difficulty than usual. If the young lady passes this test… “
I will extend my teacher contract by one year.
Unconventional conditions.
Bluebell turned a blind eye to my condition.
She exclaimed confidently with a wide smile.
“Really? If you really pass the test, you will be left! If you leave, I will die! Okay!?”
“Yes, do whatever you want.”
I intend to leave here anyway, regardless of the test results.
Without knowing my heart.
Blue Bell shouted that she would pass without fail, igniting her enthusiasm for her exam.
“I have a test tomorrow, so I will review it! So prepare for tomorrow!”
Bang-!
Don’t close it too hard.
Bluebell closed the door and left my bedroom.
I can finally sleep in my bed alone after a long time.
However, before I went to bed, I sat down at my desk and wrote down on a piece of paper.
‘Lady Bluebell. The fun summer is over and autumn is passing by. I don’t know if my teaching was satisfactory, but I’m glad I could be of help to the young lady…… Well, I am leaving the mansion for this reason. Even without me, he is self-directed learning and I hope to see him at the academy. Next time, not teachers and students. Let’s meet as friends.’
Posted by Sinclair Damien.
I finished writing the letter and started preparing to leave.
Because when it’s winter, going to the north will get in the way.
It was better to leave the mansion as soon as possible.
‘The Rave butler also didn’t like me because Bluebell depended on me… I decided to help… I’ll be able to reach the North as planned.’
But.
Bluebell won’t agree.
‘Do you want to hate me for having no choice but to leave this letter behind?’
Because I am also a human being, I have been teaching bluebells for a while.
But, because we have to rehabilitate the wicked woman in the north.
I had to leave the Period Mansion and head north even if I had to break my promise with Bluebell.
I didn’t even ask for Bluebell’s understanding.
“Because someone has to do it… “
Spitting out the compulsive words, I closed my eyes and fell asleep alone in bed.
And the next day.
I left Period Mansion as planned.
I didn’t bother to say goodbye to Bluebell and her.
We’ll meet again at the academy in a year anyway.
‘Because the novel begins there.’
I thought it would be enough to meet as friends at the academy.
And.
That was a very arrogant idea.
At that time, I had no idea how deep Bluebell’s ocean was, even in her dreams.
***
A sunny morning.
Is it because I studied hard yesterday?
Blue Bell rose from her chair with her tired eyes.
Because she was working hard on her review, she didn’t sleep in the bed.
“Hmm, I’m sleepy…”
Bluebell stretched herself out of her chair and changed her clothes.
Wear clothes that are less flashy than usual and as comfortable as possible.
I removed all obstacles that hindered the test and left the room.
“If you pass today’s test… I said that Damian will stay at the mansion…”
Absolutely not wrong.
I will definitely pass the test.
Bluebell murmured, ate breakfast, and headed to her classroom for her exam.
The Rave butler, not Damian, was waiting there.
Bluebell frowned at that figure and asked.
“Where is Damian?”
“I had some work, so I went to the city center. I’ll be back soon. He ordered me to solve the exam questions.”
“…Yes.”
Whoop-
Bluebell nervously accepts the paper and starts solving the problem.
However, the moment she raised her concentration and solved the problem to pass her exam.
Damian was already leaving the territory.
“The answer to this question is… No. 3!”
Summer is over, and the sunlight of autumn just shines on the bluebells.
Blue Bell did not know in her dreams that her own season had passed.