I Became The Sword Of The Sword-Obsessed Male Lead (18 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 10
Let’s try to stay as unnoticed as possible.
At 4 a.m., it was still pitch-dark outside since the sun hadn’t risen yet.
The western annex of the mansion was also enormous in size.
Amidst the maids, who were scattering swiftly and efficiently under the Head Maid’s command while decorating the banquet hall, I firmly resolved to myself.
‘Just live quietly—quietly.’
“Heidi! Hold this for me a bit!”
Mari, who had been hanging ribbon decorations near the terrace, anxiously called out for me.
As I held the ribbon so it wouldn’t drag on the floor, Mari glanced at my expression and spoke up.
“Even though banquet days are exhausting, I like them because we get lots of delicious food to eat. Cheer up!”
Judging from my unusual silence today, Mari must have assumed I’d just woken up early and kindly offered comfort.
‘That’s not it, Mari…’
Whenever I talk too much, trouble happens…
If Mari knew who I’d met and what nonsense I’d blurted out over the past few days, she’d be utterly shocked.
“There’ll be plenty of tasty food to eat at dinner.”
“Are you planning to take some food with you again today?”
“Well, I’d like to, but if I leave it in the dormitory, it’ll probably spoil. So I’ll just eat it myself.”
Smiling brightly, Mari said, “I deserve a day to enjoy delicious food all by myself too,” then brushed her hands together after finishing the decoration.
“Alright! Now it’s the final touch!”
Banquet preparations weren’t completely finished until almost noon.
The moment it ended, I quickly slipped away to avoid being assigned more chores by the Head Maid and crouched down beside a dense patch of grass next to the garden terrace.
“Heidi! Heidi! Where on earth did that girl go?”
Seriously, what kind of mansion is this—why is there so much work to do?
Moreover, Dietrich must have said something to the Head Maid, because she firmly believed I was exceptionally capable.
Because of that, she kept tracking me down constantly, making my life miserable.
“Ugh, so tired.”
Still, this patch of grass was perfect for hiding.
It wasn’t too hot—since little sunlight reached here—nor was it cold.
Just as I began catching my breath—
Rustle.
A rustling sound came from the grass right beside where I was hiding.
‘What is it? Could it be a rat?’
I absolutely hated rats more than anything in the world.
Nervously wondering if it really was a rat, I poked the adjacent grass—and then—
“…Young Master Julian?”
The golden hair peeking through the thick grass was unmistakably familiar.
My mouth fell open as I saw Julian crouching beneath the grass.
The boy held an armful of books tightly against his chest.
When he looked up at me with wide, startled eyes, a look of dismay appeared on his face.
“…Please be quiet. I’m just hiding for a bit.”
His whisper, pleading and faintly trembling, clearly indicated he was hiding from someone.
And I soon found out exactly who that someone was.
“Young Master Julian! Young Master Julian, where are you?”
In the distance, through the garden paths, a stern-looking woman with silver-rimmed glasses and her hair tightly pulled into a high bun was searching for Julian.
She carried a switch and a book clutched in her arms.
Glancing back and forth between her and Julian, I suddenly understood the situation.
“Could it be… you ran away because you didn’t want to study?”
Julian sharply narrowed his eyes, apparently struck right at the core.
His expression seemed to say, “How dare you speak to me like that?”—yet, thanks to his naturally adorable looks, it wasn’t intimidating at all.
“I didn’t run away. I just wanted a short break, but they keep forcing me to study…”
“We usually call that running away.”
“You really annoy me.”
Though this was only our second meeting, Julian seemed rather fond of me.
Despite saying he disliked me, he hadn’t actually punished me in any real way.
I gave a soft chuckle and brought a finger to my lips.
“Got it. Shh—keep it a secret, right?”
Apparently surprised that I’d willingly keep his secret, Julian’s sea-green eyes slowly calmed.
He must have assumed I’d immediately report him.
“Why? Why don’t you go tell my mother? If you told her exactly where I am and what I’m doing, you’d quickly earn her trust. Becoming a trusted maid in the Delgado mansion is a very good thing.”
“Yes, I suppose it is.”
Now it all made sense.
Julian felt he had no one on his side in the Delgado mansion.
And understandably so—ordinary maids would never side with him, since they’d rather curry favor with the Duchess, the true power in this household.
Reporting Julian’s every move would seem far more valuable to them.
But I wasn’t an ordinary maid.
I was, after all, a maid who knew the original story!
I gave a light shrug and whispered into Julian’s ear.
“Well… I simply don’t feel like tattling to Madam.”
“…I don’t understand.”
“Sometimes there are things that just can’t be understood. Besides, I don’t want to become Madam’s most favored maid. I just want to be a free maid.”
I wanted to be someone who could make decisions for myself, not someone dependent on another’s favor.
At my words, Julian’s pupils widened slightly—then shrank again.
After silently studying me for a moment, he remarked pointedly,
“You’re strange.”
“That’s right. That’s my best quality.”
Perhaps we’d gotten too absorbed in our conversation.
Neither Julian nor I noticed our voices gradually growing louder.
The Governess, who’d overheard us through the grass, began walking toward us.
By the time we realized, it was already too late.
Noticing the Governess’s footsteps, Julian paled and muttered,
“What do we do? She must’ve heard us. I’m going to get beaten.”
Alarmed at the mention of physical punishment, I looked at the boy—only to see him trembling violently.
Just as the Governess rustled through the grass right toward us—
Julian squeezed his eyes shut tightly. At that exact moment, I sprang to my feet.
“…Who are you?”
I stretched my maid’s dress wide to either side and subtly tapped my foot against Julian hiding behind me—a clear signal.
Did he understand my silent message: “Run!”?
After a brief hesitation, I felt Julian slipping away through the grass behind me.
‘Thank goodness it’s not very bright here.’
Fortunately, the Governess didn’t seem to notice Julian fleeing behind me.
She merely stared at me—the annoying maid she’d caught hiding in the grass—with utter disbelief.
“So you’re slacking off right now?”
Arms crossed, the Governess glared at me even though she wasn’t my superior.
“You’re the most ill-mannered maid I’ve ever seen. I’ll have to report this to the Head Maid.”
Then, lifting her chin arrogantly as if she owned the mansion herself, she strutted off.
Though her smug attitude infuriated me, I needed to buy time until Julian was completely out of sight.
I didn’t even fully understand why I was doing this myself.
‘But I couldn’t just leave a frightened child behind, could I?’
Biting my lip hard, I stared at the long switch clearly visible in the Governess’s arms.
For me, the worst outcome would be a bit of scolding from the Head Maid—but if Julian returned now, he’d surely be beaten until bruises bloomed on his calves.
“I’m sorry. I was just so exhausted I took a brief rest…”
“Hmph! Because of you, I’m now even later finding the young master. Move aside.”
After the Governess briskly turned away and disappeared from sight, I stood rooted to the spot.
Only once she was completely gone did I quickly turn around to look.
The spot where Julian had crouched was completely empty.
Thankfully, he must have escaped successfully.
Relieved, I left the grass patch and headed back toward the mansion.
The Governess was still circling the garden, endlessly searching for Julian.
‘Julian, please hide somewhere nobody can find you!’
I silently wished that wicked Governess would keep searching for Julian fruitlessly all day long as I returned to the mansion.
That day, whether because the Governess reported me to the Head Maid or not, I ended up working overtime until late.
“Heidi, just bear with it a little longer.”
After Mari’s farewell as she headed off to the dormitory, I remained alone, sweeping and wiping the corridors.
Outside, it was already dark, and the mansion had fallen into quiet night.
Though lanterns brightly lit each corridor, the empty halls felt desolate.
I tidied the hallway as quickly and carelessly as possible.
Although there wasn’t much left to clean after an entire day’s work, I couldn’t complain since I was technically being punished.
Because I’d woken up so early, my eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and sleepiness kept crashing over me.
Drowsily swaying with broom in hand a few times—
Tap, tap, tap.
Light footsteps approached, but I was too exhausted to pay attention.
The sound soon faded away.
Ding, ding, ding.
“Finally done!”
The cleaning didn’t finish until the clock struck midnight.
After finishing the solitary corridor cleaning, I straightened my uniform to head back to my dormitory—
“Hm?”
A note was stuck on the display cabinet right beside the staircase where I’d been standing.
Since there’d been nothing on it just moments ago, I curiously moved closer.
Written on the white note was neat, adorable handwriting.
As I quietly examined the note, a small smile floated onto my lips.
It was an utterly charming message that instantly washed away the day’s exhaustion.
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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