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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Lord Fourth
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“Ugh…”
The day’s work was done. As he was about to head back to the dormitory, the sky was painted in the hues of sunset.
He suddenly realized how clear the sky was in this world. It was a refreshing sight compared to his previous world.
“······.”
He stretched briefly, exhaling deeply as if to shake off the day’s fatigue, and walked down the path.
“See you tomorrow!”
“Ugh, finally done!”
“I’m tired~”
Other students were also crowding the main gate of the academy, their voices blending together like a chorus. He walked among them at a leisurely pace.
“You’ve worked hard today, Master.”
Eilly offered words of encouragement beside him. She walked respectfully, holding his bag in both hands in front of her.
“You too, Eilly. You’re the one who works harder, attending classes and serving me.”
He replied, turning his gaze towards her. The evening breeze gently ruffled her hair.
“Not at all. I’m just doing my duty as your maid.”
She smiled brightly as she spoke. But her smile quickly faded, and she pursed her lips.
“Master…”
After a moment of hesitation, she finally spoke.
“What is it?”
He looked at her with concern, noticing her anxious expression. She seemed both nervous and uneasy as she whispered,
“What do you… think of Lady Melina?”
It was a rather cryptic question. He couldn’t understand her intentions, and one of his eyebrows twitched.
“I’m sorry… I don’t understand. What do you mean by what I think of Melina?”
A look of determination appeared in Eilly’s eyes. She swallowed hard and asked him in a serious tone,
“What do you… think of Lady Melina as a woman, considering her… obvious affection for you?”
What did he think of Melina as a woman…?
He searched his memories.
Well… he couldn’t deny that she was beautiful. And seeing her in person, not just as pixels on a screen, was a welcome sight.
But he wouldn’t say he felt his heart racing or that he was in love with her.
He didn’t particularly see her as a woman. And this applied not only to Melina but also to all the other heroines.
Elisha and Melina were supposed to end up with Varis. He had originally wanted them to be with Varis, so he didn’t have any romantic feelings for them.
Of course, he had felt a flutter of excitement when Melina clung to him today. It was probably an instinctive male reaction to an attractive woman.
“Not much… Her clinginess today was rather bothersome.”
He organized his thoughts and answered Eilly’s question. Her expression brightened, and she let out a sigh of relief.
“Why are you curious about that?”
He asked her in return.
“Oh, n-nothing! It’s nothing…”
She waved her hands dismissively, as if flustered. She denied it, but her flustered demeanor made him suspicious.
“Really? Alright then…”
He felt a bit uneasy but decided not to pry since she seemed uncomfortable.
“That’s a relief… Then there’s still a chance…”
She muttered something again, but her voice was too low for him to hear.
“What did you say?”
“N-Nothing!!”
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“Please give me your bag and coat.”
Back in the dormitory, he handed everything to Eilly.
He felt bad for treating her like a servant, but he usually let her do her work, as she would be restless otherwise, insisting on fulfilling her duties as a maid.
“I’ll leave it to you.”
He took off his suit jacket and handed it to her. As he loosened his tie, he remembered his promise to Elisha.
“I think the contract of termination of engagement is at the mansion. Could you bring it to me when you have time?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Eilly’s expression contorted.
“Excuse me?”
She looked shocked, her lips moving soundlessly, her face filled with bewilderment.
“The… the contract of termination, you say? I can find it for you… but why are you looking for it?”
She continued with a trembling voice, her face darkening as if each word was a painful jab.
“Elisha asked me to cancel the termination and continue our engagement. She even used her wish on it.”
“Master!”
Eilly cried out in a voice filled with resentment and anger. But her anger wasn’t directed at him.
“Absolutely not! As I said before, Lady Elisha abandoned and despised you!”
“For the past five years, you’ve always tried to reach out to her, but she ignored every single opportunity!”
“And yet, you’re going to give her another chance?!”
A torrent of insults towards Elisha poured out of her mouth. She had always disliked Elisha, and her hatred seemed to have reached its peak.
“I promised to grant her a wish, so I can’t help it.”
“Then I’ll use the wish you gave me! Please break off the engagement with Lady Elisha!”
He tried to reason with her, but Eilly, as if waiting for this moment, countered with her own wish.
She seemed determined to separate him from Elisha, as if she couldn’t tolerate them being together.
“Is it really that serious? Why?”
“That serious…? I should be asking you, Master! Why are you so forgiving and generous?! She deserves a lifetime of hatred, and yet you’re willing to embrace her?!”
Her voice choked with resentment. She was on the verge of tears, overwhelmed with frustration and jealousy.
“Please, Master… I beg you… Please reconsider your relationship with Lady Elisha.”
“She’s not worthy of you. Never.”
Her anger towards Elisha seemed to have reached its boiling point. Her face was flushed, and she bared her teeth like a wild animal.
“But she asked me for a favor, and I couldn’t refuse. I wasn’t hurt by her actions anyway.”
He gave her a short reply, despite her desperate plea.
He had already made a promise to Elisha, and he knew that she would persist even if he rejected her, so he had to make Eilly understand.
“W-What?”
“Even if I break off the engagement with Elisha, she’ll try to reconnect with me somehow.”
“But… that’s.”
Eilly stopped mid-sentence. She seemed to realize that he would side with Elisha no matter what she said, and a mixture of desperation and despair filled the air.
“…I understand. If that’s what you say, Master, I can’t do anything about it.”
She finally nodded reluctantly, pursing her lips as if holding back her words.
“Thank you for understanding.”
“Not at all. I’m a maid who follows your every word, Master.”
“It’s getting late, but I’ll hurry to the mansion and be back before midnight.”
With those words, she left.
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I see.
As expected, Master intends to forgive Lady Elisha.
Honestly, I expected it. You’re too kind, Master.
But… I’m not as kind as you are.
I will never tolerate you being with another woman.
Even if I have no right to interfere.
I don’t want to suffer and have my heart broken by watching you with someone else.
I apologize in advance, Master.
I won’t ask for your forgiveness.
But please… I want you to see only me.
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“Hmm, uh…”
He seemed to have fallen asleep. Looking out the window, it was already night. Had Eilly returned? He looked around.
“Eilly?”
But she was nowhere to be seen. Instead, there was a small envelope on the bedside table.
“This is…”
He opened the envelope and found a short note from Eilly.
‘I’ll be waiting at the blue meadow next to the academy. Please come.’
A concise message in a single line. He didn’t know why she had called him there, but he decided to comply with her request.
He quietly left the dormitory and headed towards the meadow.
“Huu… Why did she call me here…”
He arrived at the designated spot, still half-asleep, but she wasn’t there.
“Where is she…?”
“I’m here, Master.”
His heart skipped a beat at the sudden voice behind him. He was sure no one had been there before. When did she arrive?
“Eilly? When did you get here? And what’s with the swords?”
She was holding two swords. One was the sword he usually used, and the other was hers, covered in countless scratches.
Without answering, she threw his sword towards him. It landed blade-first, deeply embedded in the ground, without its scabbard.
“The contract of termination you requested… is here.”
She carefully took out a worn piece of paper. It was familiar. It was the contract of termination of engagement he had signed about two months ago.
“So, if you could just give it to me-”
*Clang-! *
A sharp, metallic sound suddenly pierced the air.
“Haa… Haa, Eilly…. What are you doing?”
He barely managed to parry the blade that had come flying towards him. But the impact sent him stumbling backward.
“Are you… serious?”
He managed to block the attack, but a sharp pain lingered in his wrist. Even that was only possible because he was Arnold; anyone else would have been killed instantly.
“How does it feel?”
She stood there, her sword pointed at him.
Eilly had just attacked him with a sword.
And it wasn’t a simple attack; it was a swift, powerful strike.
What was going on?
“Do you feel it? My power.”
Before he could process what was happening, he registered the lingering pain in his wrist. It was unbelievable.
When did she, who was always busy with housework, become so strong?
He broke out in a cold sweat, his mind clearing instantly. His heart pounded with a mixture of tension and fatigue, but his eyelids felt heavy.
“Eilly… Are you really you?”
She exuded an intensity he had never seen before. She adjusted her stance and spoke,
“Master, do you know what my ranking was when I entered the academy?”
The sudden question confused him. According to the score she had told him before entering, she had barely passed…
“You… Don’t tell me, your rank wasn’t low?”
She smiled wryly at his hesitant question.
“I apologize. That was the first lie I told you, Master.”
Clang!
Her sword came flying towards him again. He managed to block it, but the force was still tremendous.
“I was second. The second strongest in this year’s class.”
“Second…? You…?”
It was hard to believe. She had always seemed so far removed from combat.
The fact that Eilly, his usually clumsy and naive maid, was actually ranked right below him was still unbelievable.
Of course, she had shown unexpected skill when they went hunting with Varis, but her speed back then was nothing compared to now.
“Are you curious? How I, who had no talent for fighting, became this strong?”
She adjusted her grip on the sword, her demeanor serious.
“It’s… through effort. I’ve been training, thinking only of you, Master!!”
“What…?”
She continued,
“Actually, I love you more than anyone, Master!! I’ve been working hard every single day so that I wouldn’t be a burden to you!”
“Since the day you saved my sister’s life, I’ve been doing my best to become stronger for the past five years!”
“I’ve been sneaking out to the fields at night and swinging my sword. I’ve even sacrificed my short breaks to practice!”
Her eyes burned with intensity.
“Of course, every day was hell. Every morning, my body screamed in pain, I could barely walk, let alone handle my daily tasks!”
“But I persevered. Even when I was exhausted and about to collapse, I kept going, thinking only of you, Master!”
“For you, Master, to be by your side, to become a woman worthy of you!!”
“But what about you, Master? I’ve been working so hard to be with you… and yet, you’ve charmed other women, ignoring my feelings.”
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Her attacks became more ferocious, he had to step back as his defense faltered. She raised the contract of termination of engagement with a confident look.
“Do you want this? I’ll give it to you. But on one condition.”
She declared, holding her sword aloft.
“If… just if, you lose to me, Master, I’ll keep this contract. And…”
Her voice lowered slightly.
“Tonight… please make love to me. Reward my years of longing and effort with your sincere love.”
“That… is my wish.”
With her final words, she kicked off the ground and lunged at him.
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Hi Lord Fourth here!
I’m new to translating so if you find some mistakes or inconsistencies let me know about it on the dedicated channel on discord.
TFTC! I REALLY hope Eilly becomes the main wife
Holly smokes 👀