“Hey, cow.”
“…”
“Can you at least reply? Can’t hear just because your udders are big?”
“…”
“Hey, I’m talking to you!”
A pain in my shoulder.
It’s strangely familiar, yet unfamiliar at the same time.
“Is this girl not answering?”
“…”
“Girls with big udders are usually slow~ Her brain probably hasn’t caught up yet.”
Why is this situation suddenly visible?
I don’t know.
Is it a dream?
What a messed up dream.
“Ha… Is the nutrition going to her udders instead of her brain?”
“Sure, it makes sense. With them being that big, it’s fully understandable.”
“That sounds plausible. I think that’s a reasonable explanation.”
“…”
Maybe because it’s a dream, the faces of the girls were unclear.
They must have used a blur effect; their faces were very hazy.
It’s definitely a dream.
If someone’s features looked this blurry in reality, it would be terrifying.
There were horror movies in my past life that had stuff like that—it would be really scary.
“Hey, reply to me!!”
“Ah.”
Oh, a voice came out.
It’s a dream, yet I’m able to speak.
That’s kind of amazing.
“Ah.”
By the way, is it because the time in the dream is set in the past?
My voice sounded young!
No, it sounded like a child!!
“Wow… I sound like a total baby.”
What in the world is the timeframe of this dream?
If I think about it, it feels like it’s around middle school in my past life, but I was this young back then.
That’s really surprising.
“Hey, cow-brain, are you out of it?”
“I don’t know, maybe she lost her mind while sucking on her own milk yesterday.”
“What the hell, man.”
Thinking about it, I probably held back during that time.
Honestly, if I had fought against these girls back then, I would have won.
Why did I let them off the hook?
“Hmm…”
Ah, I think I worried that it would cause trouble for the other common folk back then.
I was so nice!
If it were now, I’d be going all out.
“What? Hey, cow. Did you just call me a bastard?”
“Yeah, you bastard.”
I answered with a smile to the faceless girl.
“Who cares, it’s a dream anyway. Does it really matter?”
“You bastard… you’re dead today.”
“Yeah, bring it on.”
The faceless girls suddenly started running towards me, and I began to hit them.
I was hitting them with all I had.
Even though it was a dream, the impact felt really good.
Not even a punching bag could give this kind of satisfaction.
“Ha!”
I had a dream that was both annoying and pleasantly weird.
I sensed that today would turn out to be an incredibly good day.
If the dream is this refreshing, nothing strange should happen today.
“What time is it…?”
It was about the same as usual.
The time I normally wake up.
I immediately gathered my suit and dashed to the bathroom to wash up, get dressed, and then walked to Kyle’s Room.
Today, it felt like my steps were light from the very beginning.
Could it be because I beat those girls from my dorm days?
I felt awesome.
“Young Master, breakfast is ready.”
Somehow, my voice seemed brighter than usual.
I noticed it as soon as I spoke.
I was feeling really good.
“Ah… Sophia, you seem to be in a good mood today?”
“Sure… I feel really good today. It feels like I could forgive anything.”
“Uh… congratulations?”
“Yes.”
I must have answered with a huge smile on my face.
I was feeling that great!
If it’s today, I think I could even enjoy working out with Elin while smiling.
Or maybe not.
“What are you planning to do with the Princess today? Since you haven’t gone out with her before, it would be nice to show her around the territory.”
“Today, I’m going to do something a little different.”
“Different? What do you mean?”
“Yeah.”
What does that mean?
I don’t know, but Kyle knows how to handle it.
He’s good at everything, anyway.
So, that’s how my morning began.
Recently, Kyle had been talking to the Princess a lot, and today, he was especially eager to chat with her from the morning.
I don’t know what it was, but today, he seemed more talkative than usual.
“Sophia.”
“Yes.”
“Get ready to go outside.”
“Yes?”
“I have somewhere to stop by today, so get ready.”
“Uh….”
What’s going on?
Are we going out suddenly?
“Where are we going? You have to tell me so I can prepare….”
“Just dress warmly.”
“Understood.”
Whatever it was, it was important to listen to Kyle first.
I was working right now, after all.
“Is the Princess coming with us? If so, I should prepare some more….”
“No, the Princess will be staying at the Castle. It’ll just be the two of us going.”
“Understood.”
If the Princess wasn’t coming, that was good for me.
I had just talked to her properly yesterday, and we weren’t really close, so it felt uncomfortable.
Of course, Kyle seemed to get along comfortably with the Princess.
“Hmm….”
The time between lunch and dinner.
Kyle told me to get ready to go outside.
So, I returned to my room to grab some clothes.
I needed to prepare a cover-up.
I was pondering for a while and decided to take the coat Kyle had gifted me last time.
It matched my suit, and even if it was a bit chilly, it felt warm enough.
“Will this be okay?”
I checked my reflection in the mirror.
Maybe because the clothes were good, I looked better than usual.
Well, other than the fact that I just wore a coat over it—there wasn’t much difference.
“It should be fine.”
I left the room and walked to the lobby where Kyle would be waiting.
When I bumped into Louise along the way, she looked at me strangely, but I understood.
It’s been a while since I did something weird, so it’s fine.
I hadn’t done anything strange for a long time, so I get it.
“Young Master.”
“Oh, you’re here?”
“Yes. I’ve arrived.”
Kyle was dressed elegantly today, more so than usual.
It was an outfit that could make a real statement, almost like the one he wore at the debutante ball.
He had put on a long black coat over his shirt, adding a touch of flair.
Well, Kyle usually looks similar in whatever he wears, but he looked really good because of his physique.
He looked entirely different from how I dressed.
Honestly, I was really envious.
He had broad shoulders and was tall, so he looked stunning in a suit.
“You look really good today.”
“Um… It’s a good day today.”
“Is that so? I feel especially good today as well.”
I had a really nice dream since morning.
So for some reason, I was super happy.
And right before heading out with Kyle, I felt really good!
“Well then, let’s go. I’ve prepared a carriage for today.”
“A carriage? You usually walk, right? Are you hurt or something?”
Since it wasn’t very far, we usually walked down.
Why a carriage all of a sudden?
Is he hurt? I felt worried for a moment.
“No. It’s a good day today.”
Well, that’s understandable.
I think it’s okay to take a carriage just for a day.
Just like how someone who always takes the bus might take a taxi once in a while.
Although, that analogy really doesn’t fit Kyle at all.
For Kyle, taking a carriage is no different than walking.
The money for operating the carriage is no issue at all.
“Here, take my hand.”
“Thank you.”
I placed my hand on my chest as I thanked Kyle and got into the carriage with his help.
Since I wasn’t wearing a dress or anything, there was no real need to place my hand on my chest. It was just a formality.
“Don’t mention it.”
Kyle replied with a smile, and we rode down to the territory in the carriage.
While riding, I realized something.
This was the first time I was going down with Kyle at this hour.
And it was also the first time I was taking a carriage down.
There were many first experiences today.
“Young Master, where are you headed at such a late hour?”
“To the Grand Shrine.”
“The Grand Shrine? Is it okay to ask why you’re going there?”
That was honestly an unexpected answer, so I couldn’t help but ask again.
Seriously, the Grand Shrine? out of the blue?
Kyle had barely gone to the Grand Shrine.
It was really, really rare.
Once to find a spot for the shrine, about five times to see the shrine being built, a few times before the Coming-of-Age Ceremony, and once on the day of the ceremony itself.
It was so rare it might not even reach ten times total.
That’s why I had to ask.
“You’ll find out if you just quietly follow me.”
“Uh… understood…?”
Well, I guess Kyle has his reasons.
We continued chatting normally while moving forward.
The evening view of the territory from the carriage turned out to be prettier than I expected.
The snowfall in the evening village created an emotional atmosphere.
“Sophia, we’ve arrived.”
“Yes.”
Just like when I got into the carriage, I stepped down with Kyle’s escort.
When I took Kyle’s hand, it felt very big and sturdy.
I must just have very delicate hands.
“Whew….”
“Can I ask again why you came here?”
“Sophia.”
“Yes.”
Kyle’s expression was unexpectedly serious.
He looked really serious, unlike usual.
“Sophia.”
“Yes.”
I didn’t know why he was calling me again, but I answered him one more time.
We were standing inside the Grand Shrine, closer to the front than where people would normally sit for worship.
Next to where I was looking at Kyle was a beautiful stained-glass window.
It was on par with the large cathedral I had seen in Borusia.
They did a great job building this.
“Sophia, please listen carefully. This is an important matter.”
“Yes.”
I couldn’t predict what he would say, but I was ready to listen seriously.
Was it about me quitting my job?
‘Sophia, today will be the last day you can be with us.’
—And the severance payment handed over to her.
Is that what this is about?!
Is my job ending sooner than I thought?!
I started to feel a little worried about what he might say.
I had said I was quitting, but I never expected it to end so suddenly.
“Sophia, I love you.”
And what followed was even more shocking than I had anticipated.
“…Yes?”
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