Save Me (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 13
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As if the sound of the heavy wooden door locking behind her was a signal, the eyes of the young maid called Julie also changed drastically.
Unlike when she was grumpily snapping at Celine without a care, her unbelievably hardened expression made her look like a completely different person.
“I found it.”
Hailey wrinkled her face at Julie’s words without replying.
It was an expression closer to annoyance than anger.
“Who is it?”
“As you guessed.”
“Celine has always hated the northern cold to death.”
She clicked her tongue as if regretting it, but there was no trace of sympathy anywhere in Hailey’s expression.
“But, to move this quickly.”
It was natural for Hailey to be suspicious.
It hadn’t even been a full day since Princess Bianca arrived.
Yet, someone was already spreading stories about her?
“What exactly did Celine say?”
“How dare a person erased from the imperial registry call herself Termina—do they all want to be dragged away for insulting the imperial family?”
Julie recited exactly what Celine had said.
“Erased from the imperial registry?”
“I haven’t heard that.”
She knew she was an abandoned princess.
But she had not heard the news that she had been removed from the registry.
Celine’s attitude as she intimidated the maids was strangely full of conviction for it to be a baseless rumor.
How should she handle this?
If Celine’s words were true, it meant there was a superior passing ‘high-level information’ to Celine that even she didn’t know.
Things were getting bigger than expected.
This wasn’t something that could be resolved by dealing with Celine alone, nor was it something to handle unilaterally.
“The Duke?”
“I believe he has left the castle.”
At Julie’s words, Hailey, who had seemed ready to dash out at any moment, couldn’t hide her flustered expression.
“Of all times.”
“Monsters have crossed the ice wall, they say.”
“At this time of year?”
“That’s why the Duke went to confirm.”
Of all times.
At this time of year.
There were no other words to describe it.
Of all days, on the day the Duchess enters the castle, trouble strikes twice in a row.
There’s still a long way to go before the Wave begins, at this time of year.
The constant incidents were somehow unsettling.
Though the north is rumored to teem with monsters, there has never been a time like this.
Even having the Duke rush out twice in one day.
It’s still the early days of winter.
A season far too early for monsters to move.
Everything feels like it’s suddenly tangled and spinning urgently.
“Why all of a sudden…….”
That was a mutter to herself.
“What are you worrying about? What’s meant to happen will always happen eventually.”
Hailey turned her head at the clear voice.
“Worrying won’t make what’s coming disappear, nor will it solve what’s already happened.”
This time too, Julie shrugged and smiled.
What Hailey Armor hated most was spouting such reckless nonsense as if it were a plan.
But at this moment, Julie’s words seemed quite plausible.
So…….
“Ugh!”
She grabbed Julie’s hair, yanked her head back, and at the same time kicked her behind the knee, forcing her to kneel.
It happened in an instant.
Julie didn’t resist.
She merely looked up at Hailey with an even more docile expression.
Her gently drooping eyebrows and slightly flushed eyes made Julie look pitiful.
Even with tears welling up, Julie never let them fall.
Hailey bent down and stared piercingly at her.
“Julie.”
“Yes.”
Julie was panting but tried hard to keep her voice polite.
“Not bad.”
Hailey, who had been expressionlessly examining Julie, let out a short praise and burst into laughter.
It was then that Julie’s ever-smiling face turned pale.
Even when her hair was grabbed and she was kicked, Julie hadn’t flinched an eye, but at Hailey’s smile, she even stammered.
“W-Why are you doing this? It’s scary.”
“I’m appointing you as the Duchess’s personal maid.”
“Good heavens.”
The fierce pressure that had been pinning her down vanished completely, and the hand that had been gripping her hair so she couldn’t move had long been released.
But Julie remained stiff, staring up at Hailey, unmoving.
“Me……? You’re making me the Duchess’s personal maid? That, that means…….”
Mid-sentence, Julie covered her mouth.
Good heavens.
From within her grasp, sounds that were either admiration or sighs kept bursting out.
Julie acted as if she had lost her mind a little.
But considering that escorting a ‘lady’ for a knight is a tremendous honor, Julie’s reaction was perfectly natural.
So instead of scolding Julie for acting foolishly, Hailey extended her hand and helped her up.
“Wow……. This is really…….”
“You can do it well, right?”
“Of course!”
Julie lightly clenched her fist and brought it to her left chest.
With cheeks slightly flushed from overflowing pride, Julie looked extremely happy.
“Lady Hailey. As you know, I’m confident in physical tasks, right? I’m not inferior to anyone. Something like personal maid work, I’ll pick it up quickly, ouch!”
Smack.
With a sound of something breaking, Julie, who had been chattering excitedly, clutched her head and collapsed.
“Ouch! Seriously!”
“Head Maid.”
“……Yes?”
Julie, peeking at Hailey through her fingers, had her mouth agape and a foolish expression.
“Head Maid.”
“Ah…….”
Only then did Julie realize why she had been hit.
Overjoyed and excited about securing the position of the Duchess’s personal maid, she had foolishly called Hailey Armor a knight.
To let her mouth run without thinking just because she was excited.
At this rate, there would be no point in infiltrating the mansion secretly.
“I’m sorry. Armor, no, Head Maid.”
Julie’s neck turned red as she bowed her head deeply.
“Watch your words, Julie.”
“I’m sorry. Head Maid, I’ll do well from now on, I’ll do well.”
“If you make a mistake, I’ll cut you immediately. No second chances.”
“Of course. Head Maid. I’ll keep it in mind.”
“Go now. I’ll hear the report separately in the evening.”
“Yes, Head Maid.”
Watching Julie’s back as she stared straight ahead and dashed off like an arrow, Hailey let out a sigh involuntarily.
What kind of maid can run like that in a skirt that reaches her ankles?
The things to teach her were not just one or two, and her vision naturally darkened.
But Hailey knew.
There was no one more suitable than Julie to be the Duchess’s personal maid.
Hailey clearly remembered the Duchess straightening her back rigidly at the news that the Duke couldn’t enter with her.
And the way she coldly dismissed her service as if wary of her.
“…….”
What was the point of thinking about it, but Hailey still felt wronged.
She had lived her whole life as a knight.
Wasn’t it because of Gillian’s words that he would welcome the princess as the mistress of Valroc that she became the head maid?
‘We need someone to take charge of the inner castle.’
That’s how Crete and she were pulled in.
She had put in effort for over a full month, but the posture and tone ingrained in her body for a lifetime didn’t change easily.
Even now, she found ‘Come in.’ more natural than ‘Please come in.’
She tried to speak kindly, but Hailey had seen Bianca’s subtle expression at her words.
It was a faint reaction, but Hailey Armor was an excellent knight.
She had read every emotion that flashed across her face in that instant.
She was definitely surprised by the reaction unbefitting an ordinary maid and pushed her away with clean commands different from other noble ladies.
The tone was so firm that she thought her identity had been discovered, and she retreated without asking twice.
This way, proper service was impossible.
Sometimes, someone small, young, and reckless like Julie could be better at winning hearts.
Moreover, Julie was a knight who boasted outstanding skills for her age.
In emergencies, she was more than adequate as a guard, so it was hard to find anyone better than Julie as the Duchess’s personal maid.
Suddenly, Hailey looked at her reflection in the window.
She had always been called petite in the knight order, but since entering the castle, she kept hearing that she was incredibly tall.
Could this height have been a problem too……?
Recalling Julie, who barely reached her shoulder, Hailey let out a small sigh.
“Sigh…….”
To the Duchess, she must seem intimidating.
No, threatening.
“Hmm.”
For some reason, she felt a bit dejected.
It was a strange feeling that Hailey Armor had never felt in her life.
“…….”
She thought she wouldn’t be able to sleep.
But she slept deeply until the sun was this bright.
The self-loathing was no small thing.
The most troubling part was that even after sleeping so lazily, her body was so heavy she couldn’t control it.
Bianca tried to sit up, but just rolling her eyes made her vision distort horribly.
It felt like the world was spinning, or like she was holding on aboard a ship rocked by waves.
“Ugh…….”
She didn’t want to make a sound, but the unbearable dizziness forced a groan out.
“Oh? Are you awake?”
She squeezed her eyes shut, waiting for the dizziness to pass, when a cute voice rang out from somewhere.
Opening her eyes like a crack and looking around, she saw a blonde girl.
“Who…….”
She needed to ask who it was, but her throat was so hoarse that sound wouldn’t come out properly.
Why is my throat like this?
It wasn’t just that.
Opening her eyes felt like her head was splitting.
In unbearable pain, she tried to clutch her head, but for some reason, her hands wouldn’t move.
Her limp hands felt like someone else’s, as if heavy weights had been attached.
“What in the world…….”
What is going on?
As the panicked Bianca let out a hoarse sound, the girl beside her approached.
“I’ll give you some water. Then your throat will open up.”
After waiting a moment, the girl slipped her hand behind her neck, lifted her, and propped a pillow behind her.
Bianca just had to stay still.
As she poured water into her mouth with a small teaspoon, the dried flesh softened and soon loosened gently.
From the tip of her tongue past the rough palate, to her throat that had been dry like old wood.
Only after swallowing water several times was Bianca able to make a proper sound.
“Who…….”
“Hello, Duchess. I’m Julie. I’ll be your personal maid from now on.”
Personal maid?
The girl before her eyes looked at most sixteen.
She had a youthful face that hadn’t reached adulthood.
Yet such a young lady was doing maid work?
Speaking was still difficult, but Bianca had to say it.
Before coming of age, working is illegal.
“You still look too young to work.”
“Madam, I’m not young. I’m already seventeen.”
“Seventeen is young. Since you’re not an adult, you should be protected, not working.”
“No, Madam. In the north, adulthood is fifteen.”
“Why is that?”
At Bianca’s words, Julie smiled brightly.
“Because if you pick up a sword at twenty, it’s hard to survive.”
Male lead is a clingy little husband
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.
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