NOVEL NEXT Chapter 75.1
Stage 3-8. Lilishane Spride
“Whew… today was exhausting…”
She let out a sigh as she unbuttoned her uniform, one button at a time.
It wasn’t physical exhaustion, but mental fatigue.
To think I would misunderstand something so ridiculous…
I—I was so sure he was asking for nighttime companionship!
I got ahead of myself and made a complete fool of myself.
When I was hugged, my heart pounded so loudly, I thought it might burst out of my chest.
Not even in my past battles, where lives were at stake, have I felt this tense.
“An unforgivable lapse in judgment for a lifetime…!”
She resisted the urge to throw her maid uniform to the floor in embarrassment.
This was the custom-made attire gifted to her by her Ouga-sama. She mustn’t treat it carelessly.
Carefully folding it to avoid wrinkles, she placed it on the sofa.
…If this were the old me, I’d have tossed it onto the floor and gone straight to bed.
“…I’ve changed so much.”
The environment around her had changed. Her status had changed.
From the captain of the Holy Knights to a swordswoman in a back-alley arena, then to a maid serving the noble Vellet family.
Not just a maid, but one who abandoned her name and pledged loyalty to a young master.
“…I bet he’d be shocked if he saw me now.”
He’d point at me and laugh heartily.
Memories of her time as a Holy Knight resurfaced.
She didn’t mind sharing stories about her past.
But today, his shadow lingered in her thoughts.
Perhaps it was because she admired him in the same way she now admired Ouga-sama.
Perhaps it was because he had asked about her beloved sword.
But she hadn’t told Ouga-sama much about him.
She avoided the topic intentionally.
Because once she opened that lid, her emotions would overflow.
“…Lily, my dear captain.”
She whispered the name of the superior who had entrusted her with this sword.
…Tonight, he’ll probably appear in my dreams.
With that near certainty, she drifted off to sleep.
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