“I really got a cast on.”
I talked to the doctor, took a nap, and when I woke up, my entire right leg was in a cast.
I thought I only hurt my ankle, but did I actually injure my whole leg?
“Sigh…”
I almost died for real.
I seriously didn’t see that coming at all.
How on earth did the wind blow for me to fall from there? I still don’t get it.
What I know for sure is that if Kyle hadn’t found me back there, I would have been done for.
When our eyes met, my heart raced like crazy.
Wow, that was the first time in my life my heart raced that much just from seeing Kyle.
Is this what it feels like to be at death’s door?
It wasn’t exactly before death, but considering the situation, it sure felt like I was close to dying.
Otherwise, there’s no way I’d be heart racing just from seeing Kyle, right?
Anyway, my leg has become somewhat useless.
The doctor said it’d get better after some time, but still, I’ve become half useless for a while.
I’ve never been injured to the point I couldn’t move my leg back in my adventurer days.
I must have really weakened a lot.
Had my body been healthier, this wouldn’t have happened today.
“Ugh…”
If I had exercised when Kyle asked, I wouldn’t be in this situation.
But I guess it’s good that it’s only this much of an injury.
At least I didn’t smash my head against a rock, right?
If I had banged my head while rolling down, that would have been really dangerous.
“By the way… do I really have to stay like this for two months?”
This is just wrong…
How am I supposed to live like this?
What am I going to do…?
“Should I hire a helper…?”
It’s kind of weird for a servant to hire a helper, but honestly, I felt like I wouldn’t be able to manage without doing that.
“Wait, what about Kyle…?”
With my current condition, I can’t do Kyle’s servant duties.
So, does that mean…
“Am I getting fired?”
Oh come on, there’s no way that could happen.
I mean, I didn’t get hurt because of Kyle… right?
Yeah.
How should I explain this?
Since I got hurt during work, shouldn’t I get compensation for that…?
That doesn’t seem like a wrong idea.
“Could they really fire me?”
I didn’t raise Kyle to be like that.
Just yesterday, for crying out loud!
I raced down a snowy mountain to save one servant; there’s no way he’d fire me!
“Sophia~ can I come in?”
I heard Louise’s voice from outside.
It was the first time hearing that voice after waking up.
“Come in.”
“I’m coming in~”
As soon as I said to come in, Louise walked in right away.
Louise had a slight smile on her face.
Yeah, I guess it’s funny.
After suddenly saying I was going on a date with Kyle, it turned out like this.
“Are you okay?”
“Yeah.”
Other than being a bit more painful than usual, I wasn’t too bad.
As long as nobody touches it, I’m fine.
“Really?”
“Kyeaaaah!!!!!!!!!!”
“Uh.”
“You crazy girl! Of course, I said that to avoid you worrying!!”
That madwoman suddenly pressed down on my shin!
Not just a light press, but a hard press!!!
She wasn’t just touching it; she was pressing it!
“My shin… Ughhh….”
It really hurt like hell.
Seriously, I never broke a bone back when I was an adventurer, so is that why I’m feeling this way?
Having a bone fractured is incredibly painful.
It really hurts… a lot.
Thinking that it only hurts a little was just me being inactive and lying down all this time.
I just kept my lower body still.
“Uh… I’m sorry….”
“Ha… ha… It’s fine… It’s fine… I think….”
I was worried I might have to see the doctor again, but probably not.
“Still… considering I rolled down a mountain, I didn’t get hurt too badly.”
“Yeah….”
That was something I had already thought about numerous times myself.
“Well, with that, two and a half months should be enough to heal!”
“The doctor said the same.”
It’s kinda sad that I have to stay like this for two and a half months.
But there was something else I was more worried about.
“Is the Young Master okay?”
While I was in Kyle’s arms, all I could see were his chest, arm muscles, and face.
I at least asked Kyle if he was okay, since he might be hurt too.
He could’ve said he was fine due to typical male pride.
“Kyle? How could he be hurt?”
“Um… well, that’s good then.”
If Kyle wasn’t hurt, that was a relief.
If we both went out and got hurt, it would have made me really sad.
I’m okay with getting hurt myself, but Kyle getting hurt was a no-go.
“Elin said she’d come by soon; do you need anything? I’ll let her know.”
“Um… fruit?”
I wanted something to eat.
Not a full meal like steak or stew, just something light to snack on.
“Fruit? Got it.”
With that, Louise left the room I was lying in.
Then Elin came by and sliced some fruit.
Yeah, during a visit like this, a pretty person should come by, slice some fruit, and check if you’re doing okay.
Not press down on my shin like Louise did.
“That happened.”
“Is that so?”
And then Kyle, basically the last visitor, arrived.
I had such a small circle of friends that no one else would come to see me.
At least Catherine was around, but she lived in a different territory.
“…Are you okay?”
“Yes, I’m very healthy. I could walk just like this.”
Of course, that was a joke.
Kyle’s expression was so bad that I had to say something.
I told him a whole bunch that I was fine, but there wasn’t any sign his expression would improve.
“Young Master, I really am fine. You should relax.”
“…Yeah.”
Kyle would probably keep this expression for a while.
He’d already guilt-tripped himself on the way here and kept blaming himself back at the castle too.
Well, time will heal it all in the end.
Time usually resolves most things.
My leg would eventually be a problem of the past.
“…Young Master, I have something I want to ask.”
It’s something really important.
“What is it?”
“…What about my job!?”
Am I for real getting fired?
Isn’t it more like I’ll be on temporary leave and they’ll smoothly let me go or something?
Suddenly, I wake up one day and another servant tells me this.
‘Sophia, you can’t go with us anymore.’
Oh no….
“…Miss Sophia.”
“…Yes!”
I replied quickly with some determination.
I was ready to bounce back quickly.
Sure, my leg was in a cast and I had bandages on my arms, back and head, but I was looking confident.
“Why are you even worrying about that? You should focus on getting better.”
“Uh… Isn’t it that I’ll get fired for not being able to work…?”
It seemed like that’s how it was for most nobles.
If you’re not a virgin, you’d just refund a sex slave or send your wife back if she didn’t meet your standards, right?
There’s no need to keep a servant around who can’t work.
“Sigh… Why would I fire Miss Sophia?”
“Well… since I’ll be unable to work and just be getting help for a while?”
I don’t know how a servant could receive help, but still, wouldn’t that mean I might get fired? I was really worried.
But judging by Kyle’s words, it seemed like I wouldn’t lose my job.
“That’s true. No matter what, you won’t be able to lead a normal life until next month.”
“That’s right.”
“Umm… what do we do?”
“What do you expect me to do…?”
There’s nothing I can do.
All I can do is lie here in bed and do nothing.
“Well… perhaps you can ask Louise or Lady Elin for help normally, and when I’m around, I could help you.”
“Uh?”
Did I really hear that correctly?
Kyle is going to help me?
There’s no way I heard that right.
Common sense says how could a servant ask a master for help?
Yeah, I must have misheard that.
“I’ll help you. Since you got hurt because of me.”
“…….”
I wasn’t wrong about hearing it.
Kyle did say he would help me.
“Kuhh…”
What should I do about this…?
To be honest, if I could receive help from Kyle, that’d be great.
Living like this is too hard for me.
But the gazes of others worried me.
A servant receiving help from their master…
I’d clearly be getting scolded for that.
If I had such a servant myself, I’d definitely be scolding them.
Starting from how could a servant even ask their master for help, I’d be telling them to quit being a servant if they’re going to do that.
“I’m totally fine. I don’t really do much besides my succession lessons with Dad these days, anyway.”
“That’s….” “The lessons with Lady Elin or Teacher Louise are just reviews. Skipping them wouldn’t be a problem.”
“Well….”
I couldn’t refute that point.
Everything was correct.
Of course, it sounded odd that he was helping a servant.
“If you want, I could even be Miss Sophia’s servant for a while.”
“Younger Master, that’s a bit….”
“I’m just joking. It’s a joke.”
“Haha….”
Wow, Kyle is terrifyingly funny.
His master becomes the servant’s servant.
What kind of romance fantasy setting is that?
“Well… even if it’s just helping with support and fetching necessary items, I’ll do what I can to help.”
Just the thought alone is heartwarming…
Honestly, just having that intent is enough.
But our kind Young Master seemed determined to help without a second thought.
Even if I told him not to, he was clearly set on assisting me.
“Yes….”
Anyway, this means for about two months, I’ll be a private tutor being helped by my student, and a servant receiving help from my master.
Is this really the right thing…?
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