The Sub-Heroine’s Butler Is a Vicious Bastard

20. rubbing flesh and sharing blood (1)

Arlot and the Grand Duke of the North gathered in the Grand Duke’s private room.

I sat down on the hospitality couch, and Arlott snuggled close to me in a wheelchair.

Let the awkward silence continue in that state for a while.

The Grand Duke opened his mouth heavily.

“I’ll say it with a grain of salt. forgive me That I threw you out hastily.”

It was the grand duke who got up from his seat and lowered his head.

For a person the size of a grand duke to bow his head, this was probably the greatest expression of apology he could offer.

‘Even though I didn’t have to apologize, I didn’t mean to blame.’

A situation where the one and only daughter is lying on the bed, bleeding.

If I had seen a male attendant thrusting a sword on top of it, I wouldn’t have been able to stay sane even if it were me.

Rather, I was just grateful to him for making the burden on my heart.

“Forgive me. You say things that don’t make sense.”

“… Thank you for thinking so.”

The Grand Duke of the North looked up at the nobleman and raised his head.

It was a look of despair and tiredness.

“Then let me ask you one. Could it be interpreted that the reason I came back to the mansion was to serve as Arlott’s attendant… ?”

The Grand Duke of the North asked me in a desperate tone.

He seemed to want me to return as Arlott’s servant.

“Of course, I want to do Princess Arlott’s maid again. However… ”

“… But?”

I closed my eyes for a moment and took a deep breath.

“… I have brought you a method to cure the princess’ illness. Please trust me and allow me to heal.”

“… … ”

Silence fell in the room that had been exuding a warm atmosphere.

Arlott did not show any reaction, perhaps because he had been warned in advance in the garden.

Rather, it was the Northern Duke who responded.

“… Can you take responsibility for those words?”

He said he had brought a cure, but the words of the Grand Duke of the North were still spiked with thorns.

It was the reaction of a person who had lost hope and had given up on possibilities.

“Until now, countless people have seen Arlott’s condition. There were doctors, of course, religious priests and clumsy wizards. All of them defined cold syndrome as an incurable disease… ”

The presence of the Northern Duke filled the room.

“-How dare you talk about treatment.”

At this point, all I could do was prove it.

The Grand Duke of the North crossed his arms and glared at me as if to try something.

I slowly woke up my body.

Hwareuk-

“… this, what is this?”

The flames that started near the chest raged through the upper body.

The Grand Duke of the North jumped up from his seat in astonishment.

In preparation for any misunderstanding, I immediately opened my mouth.

“This is the imprint of the flame that I received from the ordeal in eastern Heirin City.”

“What do you mean by imprint?”

“It is proof that the energy of fire has been overlaid on the whole body. All of the energy and mana I generate is imbued with the power of fire.”

Originally, imprints are like the myths of each region.

It is natural that people in the northern region are ignorant of the imprints of the eastern region.

It’s not that he doesn’t understand the look in his eyes as if he’s grotesque at the engraving engraved on his chest.

“I know what Fire Imprint is, but how is it a cure for Cold Syndrome?”

“that… ”

What is to come has finally come.

I was salivating for no reason.

The atmosphere so far was acceptable, but it was unclear whether the atmosphere would be maintained even after hearing this line.

“My condition will improve if Arlot takes my blood, so-called vampirism, periodically.”

“… what?”

The face of the Northern Grand Duke, who had hoped for it, was distorted again.

Having anticipated such a reaction to some extent, I tried to convince him without ceasing.

“The energy of thick fire flowing through my magic and energy. You can weaken the coldness by continuously delivering it to the princess. Vampirism is the most effective means.”

“… … Huh.”

The Grand Duke of the North wiped his face with his hand.

It seems that it is very difficult to believe what I am saying.

Is your only daughter sucking the blood of a male attendant of her age?

Even if you are like me, it will be difficult to understand.

However, the Grand Duke’s worries were not at such a complacent level.

“Are you telling me that you know that vampirism is the symbol of demons?”

‘… ah.’

Hearing the words of the Grand Duke of the North reminded me of a forgotten game setting.

In this world, vampirism is an act of demons who are also enemies of mankind.

In particular, it is accepted as a low-level hobby that insults humans, enjoyed by tribes who particularly like human blood.

“… … ”

In the original work, the main character who obtained the imprint of flame casually gave blood to Arlot.

As far as I remember, there was no mention of demons in the event that allowed Arlot to vampirize.

How should I persuade you?

“… I will.”

A small but powerful voice came from the side.

Arlott was speaking while looking in the direction of the North Duke with lost eyes.

“If only it could be cured… that kind of thing… does not matter.”

Arlott’s expression showed a determined will.

Because she had struggled in hellish pain all her life.

Whether the method of treatment was from the demons or whatever, it probably didn’t matter.

“It is definitely not related to demons. And I will avoid the eyes of others as much as possible and be careful not to gossip.”

“… … ”

Arlott’s words gave strength.

The Northern Duke’s troubled expression grew longer.

I want to cure my daughter’s illness, but are you thinking of the disadvantages of blood vampirism becoming a public issue?

Certainly, if you were in the position of the Grand Duke of the North, you might think of a political problem.

However, what I had to focus on was not the same political strife.

Arlott’s happiness, holding tight to the sleeves of my clothes.

Because that was the only thing I had to worry about right now.

“… Please allow it, Your Excellency, Archduke.”

“Okay, okay. For a while, time to think… ”

“Are you thinking of selling your daughter’s happiness for your own prestige?”

An aggressive line that could not be excused even if he was immediately imprisoned for blasphemy.

I put it in my mouth calmly, and widened my eyes so coldly that I couldn’t speak with teeth.

Facing this, the grand duke’s eyes went numb to an unprecedented degree –

“… good night.”

I finally got around to allowing it.

What happened after that happened really quickly.

The Grand Duke bit everyone around Arlott’s room, and Arlott seemed to have finished his preparations…

“… Right, let’s do it.”

whispered the line.

The perplexity that I wish I could attach some object word follows.

***

Schmitz led my wheelchair to my room.

I couldn’t see it with my eyes, but it was a kind driving that showed Schmitz’s kindness to the fullest.

Normally, I would have been immersed in drowsiness, immersed in his presence behind my back…

‘Oh, what should I do… ?’

For me now, let alone drowsiness, it was difficult even to act calm.

It was because of the thoughts of what Schmitz and I had to do together in the future.

[…] Vampirism should be done periodically to improve the condition.]

I recall what Schmitz had just said in my father’s room.

At first, he said he had brought a ‘cure’ for Cold Syndrome, so I thought he had brought some medicine or medical equipment.

I never thought I would bring the cure myself into my body.

What Schmitz brought as a cure was the ‘imprint of the flame’.

Others may not know, but I’ve heard stories about it as a child.

In the dusty Eastern Mythology.

‘A person who has endured ridiculous hardships and trials, and has enough faith to be recognized by the capricious fox god. The imprint of the flame only accepts such a person as its master.’

There are very few people who possess it, so nothing is known about its power or ability, but it must be a great thing.

But he only brought it to cure my illness.

“… Schmitz.”

“Yes, princess.”

I opened my mouth impulsively.

Schmitz responded in a calm tone, and I wanted to ask him that.

Why, for someone like me, went through hardships and received the ‘imprint of flame’.

Why, even after accomplishing the feat of carving an inscription on one’s body, came back to the mansion and took on the insignificant attendant job?

why… Are you sacrificing and sacrificing for me as if it were natural?

why the hell-

“Princess, we have arrived.”

“ah… ”

It seemed that it had arrived in front of my door before I knew it.

Along with the sound of the door opening, the wheelchair slowly crosses the threshold.

“There are a lot less furniture than a month ago.”

“Because there was no need… ”

The room is probably a simple composition with only a bed and a chest of drawers.

After Schmitz left, I didn’t have time to worry about furniture.

“Before vampirizing… I’ll have to take a bath first.”

Obviously, her clothes were a mess from crawling on the floor in the rose garden earlier.

I could hear Schmitz looking around the room with the wheelchair still.

“I’ll prepare hot water right away, so could you take off your clothes first?”

“… yes?”

At Schmitz’s sudden bombshell remarks, my heart started to jump.

A wooden bathtub for one person used to simply wash one’s body when one’s body gets dirty due to cold sore syndrome.

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Judging by the sound alone, he must have been busy preparing it.

Surrounded by bewilderment, I didn’t care.

“Shu, Schmitz… ?”

“Ah, do you find it difficult to take off your clothes?”

The sound of his footsteps approaching was getting closer and closer.

I waved my arms in surprise, and then his steps stopped.

I was the one who swallowed the shame that was about to explode, and spat out a single word.

“Shu, Shu, Schmitz… Mr., to wash me… ?”

“of course. I haven’t seen you in a month, but I remember this much. ”

The sound of water filling the bathtub.

As Schmitz said that, the sound filled the room.

‘Dae, why the hell are you doing nothing?!’

It certainly wasn’t that there weren’t times when he washed my body.

But it was so long ago that I can’t even remember.

However, it is only now that I met him after a month, and it is about to resume.

I had to stop it.

I didn’t want him to see my naked body, which was so thin from illness.

“Shu-Schmitz, haven’t you washed them lately?”

“… Oh, sorry for the late explanation.”

Saying that, Schmitz approached me again.

Then, without any warning, wouldn’t he suddenly grab my hand?

“Hey, hey?!”

widely-

I reflexively brushed off that hand.

The trauma she had received from the attendants for the past month was playing again in her head.

[It’s so, so cold. princess… after… ]

[Even if you wear magic tools, it’s cold like this… Phew.]

The attendants who came in place of Schmitz were extremely reluctant to touch my body.

As if dealing with something I don’t want to touch, I must have tried to avoid contact with my cold body as much as possible.

If there was one thing I realized during that painful time, it would definitely be Schmitz’s kindness.

He always put up with the chill in his body to avoid offending me.

I’m so stupid too.

Like an idiot, to know that after Schmitz left…

“Go, princess?”

“You don’t have to touch your body… It’s cold… ”

I don’t want to hurt him any more.

I don’t want to sacrifice him for my illness.

Because I didn’t want to be Schmidt’s burden.

“Princess.”

“… ”

“Princess, let me borrow your hand for a moment.”

Unlike before, Schmitz held my hand softly and slowly.

I almost threw it away again unconsciously, but it was impossible because he held my hand stronger than before.

“Isn’t it, Princess? Well, since the imprint of the flame is engraved on my body, the princess’s body doesn’t feel cold.”

“… uh?”

I can feel Schmitz’s hand wrapped around both hands.

If it was an ordinary person, it wouldn’t have been strange if he had already screamed and ran away…

Rather, he was holding my hand as if it were something precious.

“So, princess, you can rest assured. It’s cold and I can’t work in the middle of the day, because I don’t have such a thing. Rather, the princess’s hands are cool and cool, so it feels good.”

“…Gee, I feel good… ?”

“yes.”

Schmitz’s resolute answer, as if to prove his words.

Soon, my hand touched something warm and soft.

It was none other than his cheek.

He must have taken drastic action as if to prove his innocence.

It’s not that I don’t know that, but it’s because I keep feeling his breath on my fingertips…

“That, stop… ”

“Oh, sorry.”

My face went mad.

How long has it been since I’ve felt such passion in my life?

Surprised by it, I subconsciously refused that touch for a moment.

The warmth of Schmitz, who was immediately moving away, added to the regret.

Absolutely no strange desires were manifested.

yes. I must have missed his kindness.

After trying to swallow those thoughts, he opened his mouth again.

“To put it another way, I am only trying to fulfill my duty as a servant, which I have not been able to do before. Showering, making bedding, nursing care, everything. Now, I have a body where I can touch the princess without any hesitation.”

‘… After all, Schmitz is kind.’

He said that he would take care of the servants who were full of people who gave up quickly,

He must be smiling with a kind face that can’t be seen.

I don’t know how much better I’ll feel if I suck his blood.

But, if there is only one wish… to see his face again.

The one who became my friend.

He who went through ridiculous hardships for me.

And, he who was in front of me again.

“So take a bath, let me help you.”

“Still, the bath… Because it’s done.”

It was the afternoon of rejecting his favor, which was a little, a little too much.