Chapter 62 – Agnes’ True Feelings

The day after I spent the night with Kiella.

I had originally planned to return to the barracks right away in the morning, but I unintentionally put it off a bit.
This is because the village residents held a simple farewell party to thank the lord for helping him so far.

Although I was embarrassed because it was so unexpected, I had no reason to refuse the favor, so I ate a lot of delicious food and set off for the castle at night.

Of course, I was the only one in the group.

It will take time for Kiella to sort out her lord’s affairs and come to the castle.
Still, the position of Supreme Judge of the kingdom holds a lot of power within her royal castle, so when she returns, she will be of great power.

“Whoa!”

As soon as she entered my room in the barracks, she took a deep breath.
Although it is still an old corner of the basement, it is still my home, and I felt at ease when I came here after a long time.

‘Now wash… No.’

Instead of getting ready to shower, I left the room.
She had to report that she had returned anyway, so she planned to use that as an excuse to see Agnes’ face first.

“…”

Because it was late at night, the hallways of the barracks were quiet, and my steps toward the leader’s room were light.
I feel excited for some reason at the thought of seeing her for the first time in a while.

Still, we couldn’t wake up the sleeping members, so we quietly headed to our destination.

‘What will your reaction be when you see my face?’

Perhaps, just like the last time you came back, you are anxious to relieve your accumulated cravings.
I was only away for three days, but that was about it, so it could be even worse this time, after being away for nearly three months.

Before I knew it, I had arrived in front of her door and knocked on it, half in anticipation and half out of curiosity.

Smart.

-Come in.

“Agnes, it’s been a while.”

“Dake?!”

His eyes widen when he sees me entering the room.
But that only lasted a moment, and Agnes cleared her throat and sat down on the chair.

“Thank you for being away from the barracks for such a long time.”

The response is duller than expected.

“Yes. You don’t have to go to that village anymore.”

“Does that mean the issue with Kiella has been resolved?”

“That’s right.”

“I see. You had a hard time.”

Agnes answered with a calm expression this time.

I thought they would welcome me with surprise like last time or ask me to do as much as I couldn’t do before, but it was unexpected.

Did something bad happen?
Or that today’s training was very hard.

“By the way, I brought something to give to Agnes.”

“What?”

What I handed over was a turquoise hair tie.
It has a brighter and cuter design than what she usually wears.

“This…”

It had no special meaning.
I just discovered it while browsing the shops in Lake Village, and it just occurred to me that Agnes wore her hair tied up.

She usually wears simple hair ties, but since she has a pretty face, I thought a bright decoration like this would look good on her.

“I just bought it because I thought it would be good.”

“Thank you. Use it well.”

As if he didn’t expect that he had brought a gift, he stared intently at the hair tie he received.

I hoped this would lighten her mood a little, but she soon returned to her previous, expressionless expression.

“I’m planning on patrolling the forest tomorrow. Is that okay? If you’re tired after just returning, it’s okay to rest for a day.”

“No, it’s okay. You can do it.”

“I see. I understand. Then, let’s go back.”

“Huh? Am I really going?”

“Okay. Get plenty of rest for tomorrow.”

I am embarrassed by the scenario that is different from what I expected.
However, I felt an unknown sense of intimidation from Agnes’ resolute attitude, and I had no choice but to return to my room in confusion.

—

Next day.
As I heard from Agnes last night, the knights came out of the barracks to patrol the forest.

I heard that while I was away from the barracks, there were two goblin appearances.

It wasn’t really a big problem.
Thanks to me, I have enough information about goblins and have experience extermination, so it was resolved through the guards without the need for the knights to step forward.

Of course, when the ogre appears, the story changes, so it was necessary to be careful to prevent something like last time from happening.

‘Anyway, how on earth do they appear?’

According to the app, goblins and ogres are demons from another world that do not exist here in Elora.
No matter how much I thought about it, it was a mystery how those people came to this world.

But now, there was something more questionable to me than the demons.

It was Agnes who was patrolling the forest in a team of two with me.

“…”

The girl who was walking next to her didn’t say a word about what she was dissatisfied with.

A furrowed brow, slightly swollen cheeks, and pursed lips.

Continuing from yesterday, he didn’t seem to be in a very good mood today either.

‘I thought it was okay when I was talking with the drivers earlier… ‘Why do you do that?’

If I think about it calmly, there is no reason why I should care about Agnes’ feelings.

She committed a great sin against me and became obedient to me to pay for it. To put it simply, she is no different from a slave.

Still, perhaps because we had become attached while we were together, I couldn’t help but notice her dissatisfied expression.

‘Are you angry at me? Did I do something wrong… ?’

For some reason, I keep getting noticed like her husband forgot about her wedding anniversary.

‘But I came out wearing the headband I gave you yesterday, so isn’t it because of me?’

I cautiously opened my mouth, thinking that there would be no answer if I thought about it alone.

“…Agnes, you know.”

“Say it.”

“Has something bad happened? You seem to be in a really bad mood since yesterday.”

“Not like that.”

A sharp answer without hesitation and the silence that follows.
At that time, Agnes, who had been walking quietly, opened her mouth again.

“Even if there is a problem, it’s something I have to think about and solve. Day doesn’t have to worry about it.”

So that means there is a problem, right?
But since he says it so clearly, it’s a bit hard to ask more about what’s going on.

Honestly, it’s not like there’s no way to find out.
Agnes won’t be able to disobey me anyway, so stop asking her forcibly.

However, even if the other person was Kiella, I didn’t necessarily want to do that to Agnes.

“…”

In the end, a subtle silence ensued between the two, and even after her day’s work was over, I couldn’t figure out what was offending her.

—

“Ha…”

After taking a shower before going to sleep, Agnes sighed deeply while still naked.

‘Why did I do that… ‘Like a fool.’

She was regretting her conversation in the forest today.

When Dayk was still Alvin, he was criticized for his prejudice against humans and eventually killed him.
Even though I was in a position to pay for his sins, I felt pitiful for treating him coldly.

‘But when I look at Dayke’s face, I don’t know…’

Her emotion was one of disappointment.

I feel sad about Dayke, who has been away for three months and never contacted me.

In fact, his actions were natural.
For Dake, she is just one of his tools for revenge.
As a sinner and a slave, he also knew that he should not make any complaints to his master.

‘I know it can’t be like this. I know…’

She said that even if she was only three days away, his body would heat up and go crazy, but when she thought that Day was fine, she could not control her depressed feelings.

But on the other hand, the desire to be hugged by him was so intense that he felt dizzy.

“Dake…”

He walks over to the mirror and picks up his headband, which he had left off while taking a shower.
The first happy and grateful gift I received from him.

Although it seemed like his mood would be relieved thanks to this, his mind became complicated again as he remembered the past time he had waited alone.

“Ugh…”

Meanwhile, the heat in my lower abdomen does not subside.
As always while waiting for Dake, he doesn’t think he’ll be able to fall asleep today without comforting him, even if only by himself.

Moving to her bed, she took her familiar position and placed her right hand between her legs.
With her left hand, she held tightly the headband that Dake had given her as a gift.

—

She was lying in bed, not sleeping, but was reminiscing about the conversation she had had with Agnes that day.

‘I can’t do this. I guess I’ll just have to ask again what’s causing it. … Oh!’

There was a flash of light, so she sat up and turned on her phone.

‘You can just use the app.’

Corruption Status, one of the app’s functions, not only informs you of the elf’s corruption, but also provides additional information about the elf.
If something unusual happens to Agnes, you will be able to check it using this function.

‘Oh, of course there is.’

She read intently the information related to her current condition.

I’m so sad that I neglected him, but from my perspective, I can’t complain, and I’m so sad that he just pretends nothing happened and moves on.

‘I was thinking this… ?’

It was definitely a situation where the word neglect was appropriate.

When she decided to stay longer in Lake Village, she only ordered Kiella to send her letter to the Queen and did not contact Agnes.

‘Anyway, it’s surprising.’

I don’t know if it was in bed, but I usually have a gentle and adult image, but it was a little unexpected.

Still, it didn’t feel unpleasant.
I saw an unexpected side of Agnes, and as much as she was disappointed, it also meant that she was following me.

‘I should have checked with the app a long time ago.’

The time I spent worrying about not being able to think of a simple solution was in vain.

Anyway, now that I know what Agnes is thinking, I have to go and make her feel better.
Isn’t managing a slave’s mentality one of the tasks a master must do?

I got up from bed and headed straight to her room.