Then, Domingo persuaded that Mild Lady’s care should be left to him and the servant. However, I shook my head.

“I’ll stay until Mild Lady wakes up. Thanks to the Viscount, she found peace quickly, so tell her I appreciate it.”

In response to my refusal, Domingo quietly nodded.

“I understand. Then, I will bring some things for the lady to eat.”

Domingo quickly brought some eatables and arranged them on one side of the table. Fresh, but definitely not party food. Seeing that, I found it strange.

“Where did you get this from?”

“From the kitchen in the north area.”

‘Even at a late hour, is the Viscount’s servant using the royal palace kitchen?’

It seemed unlikely, but Domingo uttered something even more unlikely.

“By the way, the servant’s room in the north area is a bit cold. I will arrange the room in the south area where the owner is so that you can use it.”
Domingo’s words were unexpected. Considering it was a big party, Philip thought all the good rooms would be taken.

“Is there an empty room in the south area?”

“There isn’t, but I will make one.”

“……?”

“Also, rooms in the south area generally come with a private anteroom.”

It would have been good to use such a room. The current room where Mild Lady was lying down had an old-looking sofa, a table, and only a small bed.

However, there was a doubt.

“But this is the royal palace, right? Can Domingo do that?”

“If the owner permits, it is possible.”

“But still, isn’t the party organized by my house?”

“That’s correct, but our owner has that level of influence.”

“…….?”

“Probably.”

Domingo’s attitude seemed too natural. Philip felt that Domingo was somehow showing off Philip’s position to him.

Staying silent, Domingo added with a smile.

“I guarantee that the owner will also give such instructions. I’ll be back soon. It’s estimated to take about an hour.”

As he said, Domingo returned after an hour and moved Mild Lady, who still hadn’t regained consciousness, to the south area.

The south area, 3rd-floor room they moved to was splendid, not inferior to where Philip stayed.

Domingo, who placed Mild Lady in the anteroom connected to the servant’s room, even brought a maid.

“The maid will also take care of Mild Lady. And this is a fatigue recovery potion.”

Domingo took out a small silk pouch and a tightly packed bundle of parchment.

“I met Vice-sacred Millian on the way. He gave me a fatigue recovery potion. The one in the silk pouch is for Mild Lady, and the one in the bundle is for the Lady.”

A yellow pill came out of the small silk pouch. Domingo dissolved it in water and gave it to me.

It was the fatigue recovery potion given by the priest. I drank it all at once. A refreshing taste descended down my throat along with a sense of coolness.

“Gah……”

When I handed over the last sip, a faint moan was heard.

“Mild Lady?”

Surprised, I checked on Mild Lady.

Mild Lady’s eyelashes trembled, then slowly opened. The direction of her blurred green eyes, which were moving left and right, soon fixed on me.

“Lady?”

Rolling her eyes once again, Mild Lady slowly sat up.

“What happened that I’m lying down?”

“Assassins came.”

“Oh!”

Mild Lady’s expression crumpled mercilessly. I quickly tried to stop her from getting up.

“It’s okay now. Stay still.”

“As the Lady says, please stay still. The doctor said you need to rest for at least a day for stability.”

After saying that, Domingo unfolded the tightly packed parchment. Similar to what I had, there was a yellow pill on the parchment, but it looked much smoother on the surface.

“I received a prescription to dissolve this in water and give it to Mild Lady when she regains consciousness. Please take it for now.”
When Mild Lady looked at me, I nodded. Following Domingo’s instructions, she drank the water with the fatigue recovery potion.

“Lady, may I hear the details?”

I briefly told Mild Lady what had happened.

There was an ambush, and before they could harm me, Philip rushed in.

However, I left out details such as being threatened or coerced with Mild Lady’s life, writing an apologetic letter, or narrowly escaping death.

Since hearing about the ambush, Mild Lady had a very miserable expression.

“To let my guard down… I’ve committed a deadly mistake.”

“A deadly mistake? How could you respond to a sudden attack? It’s okay.”

I deliberately spoke as if it was nothing serious. However, Mild Lady’s eyes were already reddened.

Bowing his head with a bitter expression, he repeatedly apologized to me.

“I have no face left. Please punish this incompetent guard.”

“It’s okay.”

“I will accept any punishment you give me.”

He strengthened his voice, as if trying to convey his opinion.

“Lady, please.”

“…….”

Since words weren’t getting through, it might be better to circumvent.

“Alright, then, accept the punishment.”

Mild Lady got off the bed and kneeled in front of me. I clenched my fist at her actions.

“Who told you to get off?”

“What?”

“Go back up and lie down. Rest until I say I’m fine.”

“Rest while reflecting?”

“Is it difficult? That’s your punishment.”

“……. ”

Mild Lady, whose face turned as red as a beet, lost her words at my firm statement.

“What are you doing? You said you would accept any punishment, right?”

I deliberately pressed her further, and Mild Lady climbed back onto the bed with a sheepish look.

“I will reflect as much as possible.”

“Good. Lie down properly.”

I pushed Mild Lady’s shoulders to make her lie down and covered her with a blanket.

“I’m truly sorry, my Lady.”

“If you know, close your eyes.”

Mild Lady quietly closed her eyes. Although I deliberately made her lie down, she might not be able to rest comfortably in her uncomfortable state.

However, surprisingly, her breathing stabilized very quickly. Seeing this, Domingo nodded.

“Vice-sacred Millian mentioned that you fall asleep quickly, just as he said.”

“Huh?”

“He said you would wake up late tomorrow afternoon.”

“……. ”

Now that he mentioned it, the appearance of the medicine was subtly different from what I had consumed.

I began to doubt the identity of the medicine Mild Lady took. Perhaps it was a sleeping pill instead of a fatigue recovery potion?

However, Vice-sacred Millian is a person who sincerely helped me before. Also, he matched the doctor’s prescription, so it shouldn’t be harmful.

“Now that a maid is watching over, Lady, would you consider taking a rest? Don’t you have a schedule tomorrow afternoon?”

With Domingo’s convincing reasoning, I had no choice but to go to my room. However, Domingo cautiously brought up the conversation.

“Oh, I believe there was a conversation left with the owner, but would it be okay for you to sleep like this? He said you might not wake up until late tomorrow afternoon.”

“……. ”
“It seems that there was a conversation left with the owner, but would it be okay for you to sleep like this?”

“Huhuh!”

I quickly covered my mouth with both hands. I made a strange sound out of surprise, and it was embarrassing.

Domingo casually spoke as if he hadn’t seen my reaction.

“It seemed like you were waiting.”