Ting, ting, ting, bing-geu-reu-reu

As the ring fell and rolled on the floor, I unconsciously reached out toward it. However, contrary to my will, my body was pushed into the bedroom.

The force pushing my shoulders was considerable, but the person doing the pushing seemed effortless.

When he fell asleep, Felix’s actions seemed almost unconscious.

Perhaps because of trying to remove the ring last night, today he was taking it off very naturally again.

Since I was already startled then, I wasn’t as surprised now.

Knowing he wouldn’t remember when he woke up, it seemed less frightening from the start.

“Why is the room so small?”

“Well, this is the duty room after all.”

And it wasn’t actually a small room.

Compared to the room Felix used, it was very small, but objectively it was definitely not a small room.

At least this room had a bed, a desk, and a table.

There was also a desk and chair, and a small wardrobe.

Beyond a small door was an attached bathroom, and the ceiling wasn’t particularly low either. In the poorhouse, ten people had to sleep in a similar space.

So I knew well that having a room this size to myself was quite a luxury.

Of course, my room in the annex was much bigger.

The servants of the Le Pelique duchy were treated better than those of other mansions, so the rooms were comfortable and spacious, and the employee benefits were excellent with the overflowing money.

Old furniture was discarded or auctioned off in a timely manner.

There was a rule that no furniture in the ducal residence could be over 10 years old, which applied to the servants’ furniture as well.

This alone showed how wealthy the Le Pelique duchy was and how much they cared about servant welfare.

In other households, servants usually used old or unused furniture from the main building.

“You’ve been sleeping in a place like this until now?”

Felix looked at me with a strange expression.

For a moment, I wriggled my hand to break free from his grip. He grasped it even tighter and said:

“It’s small.”

“Well, you are quite tall, Master.”

I replied with a smile. His eyes were still unfocused.

“Master, did you take sleeping pills again?”

I tried to calm my pounding heart.

‘That woman stole something important yesterday.’

Judging by what he said then, if he had known I was the culprit in his right mind, there would have been bloodshed first.

My heart was still beating rapidly.

However, considering Felix’s drowsy expression and that it was around 3 AM, the chances of him being in his right mind were low.

Perhaps that’s why my fear had lessened considerably.

It felt strange that the only person who knew I was a woman was Felix, who wasn’t in his right mind.

At the same time, the thought that this dangerous beast might kill someone in his sleep, even if he couldn’t remember it, sent chills down my spine.

“Yes.”

“How much?”

“Enough to put an elephant to sleep.”

“My goodness, you take that much?”

“That’s how much I need to sleep.”

“Then is this a dream now, or reality?”

“Probably a dream.”

Felix answered readily and lowered his sword.

“Master?”

I was surprised when he suddenly grabbed me and started moving outside.

“Wait a moment!”

“Stay still.”

He said that and picked me up again.

“I’ll go wherever you want me to go, Master!”

“Then stay still.”

“But please pick up my belongings!”

“Which ones?”

“The ring!”

“Ah.”

He remembered the ring he had taken off earlier and put me down.

“I lost it.”

He said that and stared at me blankly.

I quickly picked up the ring that was lying nearby.

“Here it is.”

“I see.”

He said that and stared at me blankly again. Then he took my hand, gripping it very tightly as if to prevent me from running away.

“This is a strange dream.”

“Indeed it is.”

It was a bit difficult to put on the ring with one hand. But my right hand was held by him, and his right hand was holding a long sword.

Without realizing it, I trembled in fear looking at the sharp sword, and he dropped the sword to the ground.

“Master?”

“I want to go to my room.”

“Ah, yes. Have a good drea… No, I’m going too!”

I was about to wish him sweet dreams, but he picked me up with one arm.

As my feet left the ground, I realized he was trying to take me to his bedroom too.

“Hold my neck.”

“I can’t do such an impertinent thing.”

“You dare disobey my words?”

“Wow, I’m so happy…!”

Seeing the anger in his crimson eyes, I hugged him without thinking.

He seemed to be in a better mood after that action, slowly exhaling and taking a step.

With my free hand, I quickly put on the ring, and he stopped walking.

“Don’t wear the ring.”

“I’ll only take it off in your room. How about that?”

He nodded in agreement and started walking again.

However, unlike before, he began walking a bit faster. This was the 5th floor. And his bedroom was on the 3rd floor.

On the way to the bedroom, I noticed the mess in the corridor.

There were long sword marks on the walls and wallpaper. Plaster statues were shattered into chaos.

‘If the master destroys the 3rd floor, clean it up quickly in the morning.’

‘Is that also the head maid’s job?’

‘Yes.’

“There will be a lot of work.”

“What?”

Remembering the conversation with Head Maid Mariben, I said that without thinking. Felix asked about my words.

“Master, do you think you’ve developed sleepwalking due to the sleeping pills?”

“Ah, they say so.”

“Then you’re not sleeping properly. Do you really have to take those sleeping pills?”

“Without them, I can’t sleep at all.”

As I gently loosened my grip around his neck, he stopped walking.

Since I hadn’t seen him this close many times before, my heart felt like it was sinking.

“Speak into my ear.”

Realizing that this was his way of saying he didn’t want to see my face, I hugged his neck tightly again and said:

“Why can’t you sleep, Master?”

Soon we reached the bedroom, and I saw the shattered door.

“Oh my! Did you break the door? This will take a long time to replace…”

“The door wouldn’t open.”

“How could it not open? These are sword marks, aren’t they?”

“That’s why. It wouldn’t open.”

Felix said with a frown.

“You should have been here in the first place.”

“I come when you call. There’s that bell pull over there, isn’t there?”

“I called. I pulled it, but you didn’t come.”

“When?”

“At 1 o’clock.”

Come to think of it, I was with Thanasis then.

“I was in the basement doing the task you assigned at that time.”

“Ah.”

He answered blankly and put me down on the bed.

“Good heavens. What happened to the bedroom?”

After all the effort I put into cleaning this room. Looking around, it was a complete mess.

Broken whiskey bottles and shattered crystal ashtrays, even the carefully folded bed canopy was all torn up.

Remembering how much effort I put into organizing this place, I felt a bit angry.

Of course, this room belonged to Felix, and I was just a servant, so it was my duty to tidy it up.

But it upset me that after I had cleaned this place with consideration for him, it ended up like this.

“Why are you crying?”

“I’m not crying. I’m just upset. I cleaned this place thinking of you, Master… And you just smashed and cut everything without a care.”

He opened his eyes, seeming confused at those words.

“This is my room.”

“That’s right.”

“These are my things.”

“That’s right.”

“You’re mine too, aren’t you?”

“…I suppose so?”

My disappointment seemed to fade a bit at his words. After all, everything was his. He could just buy new things.

“You stay here. Then I won’t do this.”

“When? Should I come every dawn?”

Felix nodded. Then he looked at the ring on my hand.

“Master, you’re really dreaming, right…?”

He nodded again. Then he tried to remove the ring by interlocking our fingers.

“This is an important ring. We can’t lose it.”

He opened a drawer with a clatter.

He took out a gold necklace chain, put the ring he had taken from my hand on it, and placed it around my neck.

Seeing his actions, I felt strangely relieved.

“But what did you say I stole?”

He sat me down on the bed and said:

“You didn’t steal anything.”

“Of course not, right? You were just trying to catch me, weren’t you?”

He nodded at those words and put his hand on my clothes.

Because it was sleepwear, it was very thin, and I felt strange as he naturally reached for the buttons.

“Please don’t tear the buttons, just unbutton them.”

At those words, he quickly unbuttoned them.

He stared blankly at my chest for a moment, then gently pressed my shoulders to lie me down, carefully opened my clothes, and put his ear to my chest.

“I can hear your heartbeat.”

“…”

“Head.”

“Ah, yes.”

Realizing he wanted me to do the same as yesterday, I held his head and slowly stroked it. As his breath touched my chest, I felt ticklish and strange, causing my body to curl up.

“But Master, why were you trying to find me?”

His chin pressing on my chest felt odd. It hurt as if it would bruise, and the unfamiliar sensation made my body tremble.

“Because you resemble the Princess of Nuremberg.”

There was no way I could be the Princess of Nuremberg.

I had perfect memories of my childhood spent in the poorhouse.

“What will you do if you find the Princess of Nuremberg?”

I asked just in case.

“Then I’ll kill the princess. That’s how the curse on me will be lifted.”

He said that while tightly hugging my waist. As if he wouldn’t let me run away.