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Chapter 21.5

Here the chapter that not sweet enough to make the reader to throw up a rainbow

Thank you for Panacea who editing this chapter (^_^)

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I'm just an ordinary village girl.

Born from an ordinary couple.

Raised ordinarily.

And living an ordinary life.

Back when I was ten, I met a boy.

A lone figure in middle of market, like a lost child, he looked left and right.

"What are you doing?"

I asked him.

The small figure twitched and looked at me with his big blue eyes.

That was the first time I met him.

Unlike other noble kids, he didn't belittle villagers, he wasn't snobbish or selfish. He was just a boy from a poor noble house with a timid personality.

He was smaller, weaker and younger than me.

He wasn't like princes from fairy tales with a handsome face, he didn't have any political power, wear expensive jewellery or ride a white horse.

But he always had a gentle smile on his face. The most beautiful smile I've ever seen.

In spring, we would run to the hills holding hands. Singing our own songs, make flower crowns and sleep while covered by dandelions.

In summer, we would play near the river, catching fishes, swim and gather shiny pebbles.

In Autumn we would play with the red leaves, collecting acorns, mushrooms and other seeds.

And in winter, we would build snowmen, have snow fights, and drink warm Ji'ir tea near the fire place. The sweet smell of tea tickled our noses as we snuggled together under grandma's warm blanket.

If I had bad day, he would hold my hand. With his gentle smile, whispering to my ears.

"Everything's gonna be okay"

And whenever he was sad, I would hug him and whisper to him

"I'm with you"

As years passed, we grew from two kids into a woman and a man.

And fell in love like any other ordinary couple.

We started linking our fingers.

From simple, childish laughs into shy, loving laughs.

Kissed eachother's cheeks as we whispered our love.

The other called me a gold digger because I'm with him, but it never bothered me as he'd always be there and get angry for my sake.

In spring, we would have picnics on our hills and sing our song, he would make a flower ring then put it on my hand and at night, I would keep the flower in my book just like my other special flower. A special flower from him.

In summer, we would play near our river, as we gathered more shiny pebbles for our summer memories.

In Autumn, we would give one of his gloves to me and hold my bare hand with his, my hand would get warmer as my face heat up, dyeing my cheeks in red and he would tell me how adorable I am.

In winter, We would walk together making our own footprints in fresh snow, at night, the moon and cold wind became beautiful and warm as I tasted my first kiss.

He would brush his finger against my chin and kiss me lovingly.

As we sat at our hill watching the stars, we would talk about our future.

What kind of wedding would we have had ?

A small and simple wedding with our flower crown as wedding veil from our spring.

Our shiny pebbles instead of an expensive wedding carpet from our summer.

Red warm chairs decorated with acorns just like our Autumn.

A pure white gown and Ji'ir tea like our winter.

What kind of house we would have had?

A small simple house near our hills, with two doors, six windows, one small kitchen and three rooms.

At morning, him, going to work at the farm

At daylight, me, bringing him a lunch full of his favorite foods

At the afternoon, us, going back home with our arms linked

And at night, us, cuddling under our warm blanket.

I would have laughed shyly as he whispered to me how much he adored me and I would have hugged him whispering how much I loved him

We would have had four children named Rufus, Ellena, Harf, and Dillia..

When I asked him why, he answered me with bashful face.

"I would love to have many kids. But if it's too many then you would spend more time with the kids and have less time for me"

I would laugh at his childish side and call him cute. He would get sulky when I call him that which made him even cuter.

I don't need handsome prince from a fairy tale.

I don't need jewellery, money or expensive clothes.

I don't need fame or high rank position.

A small house in small village with my beloved person is the only thing I need...

But our story wasn't meant to finish with happy ending.

When his parents discovered our relationship, they took him away from me.

"My son, he already has a fiancée! A young beautiful girl from high society! A noble just like him! Not a filthy commoner like you! You don't deserve him!"

And just like that, he was gone...

Our spring songs lost their sound.

Our pebbles lost their shine

Our red autum lost its beauty

And our winter lost its warmth

Everything became black and white

Until a letter came.

"Meet met me tonight at the flower hill"

Only a single sentence, enough to color my day...

Wearing my new blue dress, I tied my hair with some flowers and checked myself in the mirror with a grin on my face.

I ran to our hill with fragile hope and happiness, ran as fast as I could wanting to see his gentle smile...

Only for that to be shattered once more by reality.

Instead of him, a girl whom I had never seen before came towards me, on our hill...

"So, this who*e is the one that has been seducing my fiancé?"

A beautiful blonde woman, wearing expensive clothes was looking at me as if looking at filth

"For your information, I don't care if you two in love with each other or not. He isn't even my type, he is only good for his family title. He has the title but is poor, I have no title but am rich, its a win-win situation you know." She smirked and her face inched closer, cruelly whispering the next words. "And you're not supposed to be in it."

As the woman laughed at me, some big men showed up behind me.

"Let just say, you're unlucky to fall in love with the wrong person. No hard feelings okay? You people, do anything you want with her, just make sure she won't dare to show up in front of my fiancé again"

She went away with a dismissive hand wave.

I was scared..

Those men were getting close to me with filthy grins on their faces.

So I ran, but ...

I wasn't fast enough

They cornered me in no time

At the edge of a cliff....

"D-don't you dare come closer!"

I threatened them and they laughed

"Don't be so scared"

"Yeah! We will take gooood care of you"

"We will make you feel really good until you beg us more, hehehe"

I was scared..

Those men were getting close to me with filthy grins on their faces.

I took a stick near my feet and put a fighting pose.

"N-no! I will beat you...."

"Oohh, I'm really scared"

"Ahahahaha"

"Oo~ that's cutee"

Those men keep mocking me and walking closer...

I shut my eyes and murmured under my breath...

"Help..."

*Creak*

I was scared...

The floor collapsed and I fell. My body crashing hard to the ground.

Those men were nowhere to be seen.

Hard to breath and blood every where...

My body getting cold as blood filled my mouth.

It hurts

My body hurts

In my despair, I want to see him one more time... unconsciously, I weakly call his name...

"*cough*...W...il...."

Will you cry for me?

Please don't let him be sad....

Now I can't make him happy..

I hope someone will...

...please take my place and make him happy..

It hurts so much...

I feel tears fall from my eyes, everything went dark....

and I died...

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Everything is black...

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Where am I?

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I'm very tired...

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"......ia..."

A voice...

Whose voice is it?....

"..My lia..."

The voice sounds in pain...

Who is it?

Whose voice is it?

"Lia..."

The voices...

Somehow I feel like crying...

Every time I heard that voice, my heart hurts really bad

I want to meet the owner of that voice...

I want to meet him...

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My eyes open up slowly...

The unusually bright light hurts my eyes...

I look at my surroundings, a big expensive room and a soft bed....

Where am I?

I tried to move my body, but I can't...

My is body full of scars and stitches, my skin is really pale and covered with many bandages...

*Click*

The big black door open up and a man came in...

Wearing expensive black clothes, soft blonde hair, and cold blue eyes...

The moment our eyes meet, his eyes open wide. The cold blue eyes turned into gentle and warm...

"..Lia...my Lia!"

He run toward me and hold my hands...

He's the owner of the pained voice I heard....

"...Lia..."

He kissed my fingers one by one...

His hands are warm and rough, unlike my small and cold finger...

"...w...ho...ar...e...you?"

I asked him with hoarse voice...

Do I know him?

At my question, the man looked at me, blue eyes now full of despair.

"Lia? Don't you...know me?"

I do not know him...

As I was about shake my head, an answer came to my head...

"...my..mas..ter..."

Yes, this person is my master

"No, Lia, don't you remember me?"

Gripping harder at my cold fingers, my master asked me with a pained voice....

I don't understand why, so I just look at him with blank stare...

"...tsk.."

My master angrily walked away with a stormy face.

Why? Did I do something wrong?

But 'we' can't lie to our master...

For we are the ghoul

Servants from the dead realm

Created by forbidden black magic.

We live from our master's mana power, have strength far beyond that of a normal human, We can't die as long as our master is alive, and to serve our master for eternity is our purpose...

After a few hours, I can move my body smoothly...

The other servants gave me a blue dress outfit and lead me to see my master...

He sit at big, cold dinner table, eating his food with cold eyes.

Once he saw me, his eyes softened but were also sad.

He ordered me to sit and eat with him. The food is delicious but I'm not going to be full from eating human's food

"Is it good?"

He asked me with faint smile.

I can't lie, so I told him the truth and he just smiles sadly....

Why?

After few months, I work as his personal maid

I'm the only maid wearing a blue dress and the only one that allowed to clean my master's room

Despite the fact that most of his room is a mess full of paperwork, only one cupboard is clean and tidy. Many jars full of shiny pebbles and acorns are lined up neatly. One old book full of pressed flowers, small old red gloves, and many boxes full of Ji'ir tea leaves... that's master favorite tea...

Where ever master go, I will follow him and slowly I understand my master personality....

He likes to torture snobby, arrogant and bad nobles...

From psychological torture such as blackmailing, destroying people's social lives, to physical torture such as skinning, boiling, bone breaking, drowning, foot roasting, iron maiden, rat torture, sawing, brazen bull, brown rats and many more...

My fingers just can't count anymore...

Depending on those nobles crime, he would punish them in many ways...

There is one time that he brought me down to his torture chamber....one cell is full with rotten dead body, at the corner, a single figure crawled toward us...

A human like figure, she no longer has any skin, covered with maggots and worms, eating her body, only by magic is she still alive...

"Fo-for...gi...ve..me...please....please...I beg you..."

She grab my shoes and kiss them... why is she asking me?

"Please..please...please kill meee!!....I'm sorry...sorry...sorry...it hhhuurtttsss....hurrrttss!"

My master, looking at the figure coldly...

I could feel anger...sadness and hatred....

Using his magic , my master threw boiling water at the woman...

"AAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!"

"You'll die slowly with that ugly form of yours"

From his item bag, master took out a full body mirror and place it across the jail..

"With this you can see how you look as you live and rot slowly, Bit○h"

Master walked away and I followed behind him

"...you caaaannn'tt do ttthhhissss tooo meee! I'mmm yourrr ffiaaanccee! Youuuu caaannnn'ttt do tthiisss ttooo meee! YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO MEEE!"

The woman keep screaming but master just walked away nonchalantly...

I could heard his small voice under his breath...

"Tsk! How dare that vermin, after she killed her..."

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Isn't he doing too much? I mean, that girl has suffered enough right? Why can't he just kill her and end her suffering?

But as ghoul, we can't go against our master's orders... well, we're not supposed to talk back unless we're asked or ordered to....

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I just clean master's room like always. This cupboard is my favorite, I always clean them more longer than others....my undead body just feel really warm by looking at them...

"Do you like it?"

"?!"

Startled by my master's voice, I panicked and almost dropped one of the pebble jars...

"Pfft.."

Wha-?! This is the first time I see master laughing! He has very gentle smile....his smile is beautiful like always...

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.....Huh?......why did I think he always smiles like that?..

This supposed to be the first time I saw him smile like that...

Master is staring at me, waiting for me to answer his question while hiding grin behind his hand.

"....yes.."

"......why?"

"....Because...they're warm..."

"?"

"...I am an undead, my body is cold as death... I couldn't feel how warm the sunlight in summer or how cold snow in winter..."

I looked straight at master's eyes and smile softly...

"But this cupboard full of warm things...I love th-?!"

My eyes opened wide

"..huh?"

Even he doesn't realize that tears are coming out from his eyes?!

WHA-?! M-m-master?! Master is crying?!

W-W-W-What should I do?! What should I do?!

"PFFTT! AHAHAHAHA"

Eh? Now master is laughing hard?! Don't tell me my master is getting crazy?!

"Your panicked face! It's priceless! Ahahaha!"

I'm dumbfounded by what he said to me... that is very not nice! I'm really worried and he laughs at me?!

"Puffing your cheeks when you're mad, you just adorable as always"

A-A-A-ADORABLE?! N-nononono-

"-nono! W-what's so adorable about me?! Aren't you weird master?! isn't he a weirdo?! Nobody calls a ghoul adorable! We're supposed to be a servant from other world! How could he call we adorable?! Just as I though, my master is getting cuckoo! My master is crazy and a weirdo?! W-what should I d-"

"....."

"Huh? Why master looking at me like that? Is there something weird? But he's a weirdo, it might be normal for him to look at people like that?"

"....you do realize that I could hear what you're saying about me?"

"Eh? EH?! I accidently said what I thought? No, wait, how can I talk freely?!"

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"M-masterrrr! It isn't time for you laughing out loud like that! Oh, my, I really can talk freely.."

"You're just as amazing as always! Even after death! Kuh..huhuhuhuhuhu"

"Maaasssterrr! Please stop laughing at me like thaat!"

"Hah...I really loves you... my Cordelia.."

"WH-WH-WH-WHA?! Smiling like that, isn't that cheating?! UWAAAA! My cheeks are teribbly hot! How?!That is cheating master! Smiling like that!"

"Heh! What about my smile?"

"*sigh*...if you smile gently like that to me, I will fall for you..."

"Cordelia, did you just unconciously answer my question?"

"WHA?! Nooo! Forget that! Forget what I just said!"

"No way"

"Masterr!"

"I will make sure you fall for me again, my Cordelia"

Uuuughhh!

"Stop teasing me, Master Williaaam!"

My voice echo trough the hallway as master run away from his room...

Seriously master! Next time, I will tease him about wanting to have four children!

.....huh?

Having children with whom again?

( Editor's note, and then hero party happens, kills everyone and loots the place.The end.)

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