At that moment, Cedric was on his way back to the hut.

In his hands were a bunch of food, including soft white bread, and a bottle of fresh milk.
One hour ago, Cedric cautiously left the cabin to ensure that Rebecca wouldn’t be disturbed, heading straight for the center of the village. There was concern that, in case Rebecca woke up from her sleep, she might suffer from a hangover and hunger. When Cedric finally arrived at the cabin, he looked at the bedroom and asked gently, “Rebecca, are you awake?” Although it was a newly discovered fact, Rebecca tended to talk in her sleep quite a lot. When playfully asked something while she was asleep, she would respond with murmurs. Although such behavior was cute, and I played pranks on her all night, for some reason, there was no response now. “Rebecca?” When he slowly opened the curtain to check the inside of the bedroom. Cedric’s bright complexion, which had been there all night, gradually darkened. Rebecca’s figure was nowhere to be seen. Cedric, staring at the empty bed in dismay, looked at the messed-up bed all night. ‘Where on earth did she go?’ He didn’t even know if he had left the spot for a stroll. Or maybe he went to meet Bianca or the other maids. He wouldn’t have left this village without a carriage. Leaving alone on foot from the Graystone village, situated in the middle of the mountain, was nearly impossible. His mind was undoubtedly calculating the situation with ease. However, no matter how hard he tried to push his calculations, the anxiety emanating from the depths of his heart was unstoppable. Frantically biting his lips, Cedric rushed out of the cabin as if he were a person who had lost self-control. It was just minutes since he realized Rebecca’s absence.
She might not have known if she had taken advantage of the moment she left her seat to simply go for a walk. Or perhaps, she went to meet Biancana or her maids. There was no way she left the village without taking a carriage. Leaving alone on foot from Grayzone Village, located in the middle of the mountain, was almost impossible. Her mind was clearly calculating the situation with ease. However, no matter how hard she tried to push her calculations, the anxiety spreading from the depths of her heart was unavoidable. Cedric, anxiously biting her lips, soon rushed out of the cabin as if she had lost self-control. It had only been a few minutes since she realized Rebecca’s absence. I walked along the path behind the cabin, calmly trying to recall memories. However, no matter how hard I tried, memories of last night didn’t come to mind. “This is driving me crazy, really. I have to remember something, anything, to apologize properly!” Shouted as if urging the brain soaked in alcohol, but nothing changed. So, in the end, all I could do was speculate about last night’s mistake. ‘Cedric said I messed up something, my clothes were changed…’ At that moment, while trying to piece together the situation. The ‘worst-case scenario’ that could happen last night came to mind. ‘No, it can’t be me…’ It felt like the back of my head was straightening, and blood was draining from my entire body. I wiped my face with both palms, closing my eyes slowly. ‘Could it be me… vomiting on Cedric?’ I desperately hoped it wasn’t true, but no other plausible answer came to mind. ‘Right? Is that it? I’m losing it, I’m going crazy!’ I banged my head, overwhelmed by rising self-loathing. At the same time, the headache, which had seemed to subside, flared up like a wildfire in an instant. “Ugh, my head…” While tearing at my hair and slowly bowing my head. “Rebecca!” A familiar voice echoed. Turning my head in a hurry, in the distance, Cedric appeared, roaming the mountain path, continuously calling my name. Fortunately, it seemed she hadn’t spotted me yet. Her face looked overly anxious, and her voice calling my name was filled with excitement. ‘Why, why is she looking for me like that?’ At that moment, when I was biting my lower lip, a sinister thought passed through my mind. ‘Could it be that after waking up in the morning, she got even more upset…?’ In that brief moment, a chill ran up my spine. ‘I need to find an excuse for last night’s mistake before Cedric finds me.’ The distance between Cedric and me gradually narrowed. However, memories of last night were nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Cedric had entered the entrance of the path where I was standing. ‘What should I say for an apology? I can’t remember… Well, just hide?’ The bushes as tall as me suddenly caught my eye.
So, in the end, all I can do is speculate about last night’s mistake.

‘Cedric told me that something went wrong between us, and my clothes are changed…’

At that moment, as I tried to piece together the situation.

Thoughts of the ‘worst possible scenario’ that could have happened last night came to mind.

‘No, it can’t be me…’

It felt like the back of my head was straightening, and blood was draining from my entire body. I wiped my face with both palms, closing my eyes slowly.

‘Could it be me… vomiting on Cedric?’

I desperately hoped it wasn’t true, but no other plausible answer came to mind.

‘Right? Is that it? I’m losing it, I’m going crazy!’

I banged my head, overwhelmed by rising self-loathing. At the same time, the headache, which had seemed to subside, flared up like a wildfire in an instant.

“Ugh, my head…”

While tearing at my hair and slowly bowing my head.

“Rebecca!”

A familiar voice echoed. Turning my head in a hurry, in the distance, Cedric appeared, roaming the mountain path, continuously calling my name. Fortunately, it seemed she hadn’t spotted me yet.

Her face looked overly anxious, and her voice calling my name was filled with excitement.

‘Why, why is she looking for me like that?’

At that moment, when I was biting my lower lip, a sinister thought passed through my mind.

‘Could it be that after waking up in the morning, she got even more upset…?’

In that brief moment, a chill ran up my spine.

‘I need to find an excuse for last night’s mistake before Cedric finds me.’

The distance between Cedric and me gradually narrowed. However, memories of last night were nowhere to be found. Meanwhile, Cedric had entered the entrance of the path where I was standing.

‘What should I say for an apology? I can’t remember… Well, just hide?’

The bushes as tall as me suddenly caught my eye.
Suddenly, Cedric’s brow in front of me twisted fiercely.

“Where on earth were you? Do you know how much I searched for you?”

Cedric, with tightly closed eyes, exhaled deeply. It seemed like she was forcing herself to hold back anger or trying to calm her surprised mind.

“W-What happened to me…”

“…Why?”

One of Cedric’s eyebrows twitched and shot up.

‘As expected, it was the former. She was holding back her anger.’

In my head, only the words ‘I’m doomed’ floated around.

‘Haha, at this rate, I might die faster than the original Rebecca.’

It was a moment when disappointment and anxiety entangled, beating against my heart.

Cedric, staring at me with blazing eyes, suddenly raised both arms and approached me.

What, what is it! Why are you raising your arms like that?!

I quickly hunched down and exclaimed.

“How worried I was…”

“I-I’m really sorry, Cedric! From the beginning to the end, everything, absolutely everything! It was a mistake!”

Whatever Cedric was trying to say got buried in my shout.

As I cautiously lifted my head, Cedric, with wide-open eyes, was looking down at me.

In a state of shock, she couldn’t speak for a while.

For several moments, she bit her lips repeatedly.

Finally, Cedric’s lips slowly parted.

“Was everything from last night… all a mistake?”