chapter 38
38 – Master Rail, I’m here to attend the bath
My heart fluttered at Chloe’s question.
It has been almost a year since I came to this world.
But everyone just thinks I’ve made a change.
No one suspected that I was someone else.
In the first place, what kind of person can think that the person inside is another person?
But there was a person right in front of me who could think that way.
Chloe Krafdon.
Her cold blue eyes look at me from the distance.
In order to find out my existence, it searches for me as if devouring it.
That’s why I answered without showing embarrassment as much as possible.
“You have a lot of abscess. I have changed a lot, but I am a rail bioland.”
“The mana is definitely more stable, but seeing as the mana pattern is the same, the rails seem to fit.”
Clearly looking at me, Chloe opened the close distance a little.
Did I just say it was a pattern?
I’ve heard from Fenia.
A wizard who has reached a certain level can check the opponent’s magic pattern and find out who that person is, no matter how disguised they are.
And Fenia herself remembers that she can even change her own magic pattern, and that she never wears a disguise, and she laughs out loud.
I know that Chloe is a very skilled mage.
Her ice prison is a high-level freezing magic that freezes everything around her.
But I didn’t know that she was a wizard skilled enough to recognize my magic patterns.
I felt a great distance from me, who could just feel the other person’s mana.
“So why did you invite me to the mansion?”
“I hear the name of Rail often in my ears these days. So, I was curious and called him.”
“I see. Then, since I checked, can I go back now?”
Chloe, who was expressionless at my question, raised the corner of her mouth again.
That smile made me feel uneasy for a moment.
“No. Stay at the mansion until I tell you to go back.”
“You have a lot of abscess. Chloe.”
I looked at Chloe with a serious face.
I want to go back to the mansion as soon as possible.
I want to get away from this obsession quickly.
“This is really strange. Originally, Rail couldn’t even call me by my name. Every time I came, I just quietly ate and left.”
Chloe said with a bashful laugh, like a child who found a fun toy.
“But the images you showed today are all fresh. No. On the contrary, it seems to me that he is befitting my fiancée.”
“… ….”
I couldn’t say anything about her words.
I made a mistake.
If it was a foolish rail, I knew how to arrogantly call out names in front of Chloe and eat in a hurry like a beast.
But Rail was always quiet in her presence, and she kept as little attention as possible.
And I intrigued her even more by doing the exact opposite of what Rail did.
I felt like the sky was collapsing at that moment.
Clearly knowing how I feel, Chloe walked towards me with a smile on her face.
“Her clothes are always neat and her hair is tidy.”
After tidying up my disheveled clothes, I also stroked her hair neatly with my hands.
Then she lowered her head slightly, put her nose in my neck, and took a small breath.
“I usually wear a perfume that smells as light as possible, but it looks like you didn’t even take a shower today.”
She raised her head and met her eyes. Chloe said that with a charming eye smile.
I averted her gaze.
Then he took a step back from his seat.
If her words continued like this, it seemed that her airflow would completely pass over her.
That’s why I changed the subject to the other side.
“What was the maid going to do?”
“What would you like me to do?”
“I hope you don’t do anything.”
“Hmm…. Okay. I won’t touch that child.”
“Thank you.”
“Do you have a taste for rails that way?”
Instead of answering, I glared at Chloe, distorting her face.
“Whoops. It’s a joke. Don’t be so impressed no. The way you look is not too bad.”
The more I talk, the more my head gets dizzy.
“And I also have a lot of work to do, so I can’t stay long at the mansion.”
“Okay. It’s because I called it on my own. Then I’ll stay at the mansion for about three days. Is that okay?”
If possible, I wanted to go back today, but if I answered like that, I felt like I would be locked in her ice prison forever.
I couldn’t help but nod my head.
“I want to wash my body first.”
“Duke will show you around the bathroom. Duke.”
Then, despite the small name being called, after a while the door opened and Duke appeared.
“Did you call? Miss.”
“Guide the rails to her bathroom.”
“Okay. Then follow me Rail boy.”
“Yes.”
I took one look at Chloe, then turned her head and followed Duke into the bathroom.
*
Kung.
After Duke and Rail left the room, Chloe, left alone in her room, looked at the seat where Rail was sitting.
The table, which was always clean, is dirty with food splashing, and the floor is littered with broken debris and food. And the blood of the rail shed while blocking her own magic hardened.
Chloe knows her gossip about her own.
She is a woman who has a strong obsession and does not treat people of a lower rank than herself as the same human being.
She has a genius talent for magic, but she doesn’t use it for others and is a woman who bullies the weak.
Perhaps because of such rumors, no one wanted to be engaged to her as beautiful as her doll.
She became engaged to the then author’s eldest son, but she was fortunate or unlucky.
Her fiancée is Railby Orland.
Even at a young age, Chloe knew what a bad rumor he was.
That’s why I had high expectations.
I wonder how crazy he would look in front of him.
But contrary to expectations, the man named Rail was afraid of himself just like everyone else.
His body was fat, but he ate and savored his food like an aristocrat, and his clothes and hair were always well-groomed.
Moreover, to completely eliminate the smell, he also used the lightest perfume.
It wasn’t fun.
I lost interest.
A sigh leaked out at the thought that such a man was her fiancé.
That’s why Chloe lost interest in the rail. He hasn’t seen his fiancé, Rail, in years.
But a few months ago, at a ball held by the Violand family, I heard rumors that Rail had completely lost weight.
Hearing the news, Chloe didn’t react much.
However, Chloe couldn’t help but open her eyes wide at the news that Archmage Fenia had become Rail’s private teacher.
That’s also true, because the fact that there is only one archmage in a generation to become someone’s private teacher, aside from the development of magic, can gain huge political benefits.
Moreover, it is rumored that Fenia never raises her disciples. She became intrigued by what such a character would see to Rail and try to teach him.
With just the two rumors above, Chloe has been thinking about inviting Rail to the mansion for the first time in a while.
However, Rail’s journey did not end there.
Recently, he heard rumors that highly addictive drugs were being circulated among lower-ranking nobles.
Chloe also tried to deal with them, but the route to supply her drugs was complicated, and it was difficult to find traces of them. She also gave her a headache.
But from a certain moment, the news about drugs drastically decreased, and a few days later, I heard the news that Rail had handed over Aron’s gang, which was distributing drugs, to the guild.
A smile spread across Chloe’s face, which had been expressionless and cold before she knew it.
She wanted to see Rail as soon as possible.
So when Chloe heard the rumors, she immediately sent a letter to Rail asking her to visit the mansion.
The next day, as promised, Rail visited his mansion.
But at that moment, he remembered the image of Rail, who was afraid of himself like other ordinary people a few years ago.
And I was worried.
That he’s still afraid of himself and that he’s acting like a boring guy.
However, before entering the room, Chloel was able to erase those worries at once by hearing Rail’s voice.
-‘Rail Bioland.’
Rail did not greet himself first, but simply spat out his own name.
It was a light greeting, but Chloe was satisfied with that light greeting.
I couldn’t remember how long it had been since I had heard such a casual greeting.
But when Rail appeared, Chloe smiled.
The fat figure went somewhere, and a handsome young man appeared in front of him.
But even when he was younger, his neat clothes were a little loose, and his hair was a little messy because he hadn’t showered.
-‘You’re pretty hungry because you’re coming from the south. Is there anything to eat?’
However, Rail didn’t mind that and immediately asked for a meal.
The voice has thickened a bit, but the accent is the same as before.
When the meal was ready, Rail ignored the knife and fork and held the meat in his hand.
And like a bandit, he put the meat he picked up with his hands into his mouth.
Chun. Rain.
Rail ate the food like a beast.
But as if it wasn’t enough even though he ate all of his own food, Rail reached out for his own food without hesitation.
It was as if he didn’t care about his own opinion.
And Chloe was satisfied.
He liked the desire to greedily eat his own food and the arrogance of ignoring himself who had a higher rank than himself.
Chloe was thrilled to see her completely different from the men who had been embarrassed by her until now.
Not satisfied with his appearance. Seeing Rail still lacking, Chloe prepared dessert.
After a while, when the maid came with dessert in her hands, Rail’s eyes turned to the dessert.
Laughing at that sight, Chloe handed her dessert to Rail.
I wanted to see Rail greedily eating his own dessert.
But Chloe didn’t see what she expected.
The delicate maid’s arm could not bear the weight of the bowl and dropped the dessert onto the floor.
As a result, fragments of broken dishes and food splashed on the rails.
Chloe’s face contorted for a moment at the maid’s mistake of showing her own precious guest such an ugly appearance.
And as usual, the moment I was about to get up to shout at the maid.
-‘How dare you spill food on my clothes? Do you know how much these clothes cost! These are clothes that you, the humble, cannot buy even if you spend your whole life!’
Rail scolded the maid, citing his title.
That look was always exactly what he said to the lowly.
How dare a lowly person make a mistake without even knowing the subject.
But what scolds the maid is that she is her master and she does what she herself does.
That’s why I calmed down the rails for a while.
‘A lowly thing ignored me, the future head of the household! You’re telling me to calm down after facing this!’
However, despite her own restraint, her rails did not calm down, and she raised her voice even more.
But she was not at all wrong with what Rail said.
On the contrary, Chloe also felt like she was being ignored by Rail’s words.
-‘No. I can’t get past seeing you being ignored.’
So I decided to punish the lowly maid for ignoring her fiancé.
Damn it-!
I cast magic and created a sharp ice spear.
Then, he hurled an ice spear at the maid’s heart at an unstoppable speed.
Dude. Pop.
Blood dripped onto the floor.
But that wasn’t the blood of the maid she was aiming for.
Her sage rail blocked her magic for her maid.
She scolds her and how she takes people’s lives so easily.
With her sincerity, she felt her frozen heart beat again at the sight of Rail scolding her.
How long ago did she see someone scolding her.
My father was no longer angry with me either.
I have given up completely.
No one raises their voice to themselves.
That’s why I want to have it.
Covetousness to covet other people’s things, arrogance to mention titles in front of oneself, and boldness to scold one’s own mistakes.
Chloe Krafden sincerely wanted to make Rail Bioland her own.
And with the subtle scent of the rail, Chloel subconsciously lowered her stance and put her nose close to the rail’s neck.
Then I could feel the body odor of the rail, not the perfume that I had smelled so much that I was tired of it.
It didn’t feel dirty.
On the contrary, it was a scent that calmed the mind enough to feel fragrant.
Regained after sniffing Rail for a moment, Chloe raised his head to see Rail’s reaction.
And he looked down at himself displeasedly.
Seeing him staring at himself with contempt, Chloe’s heart was drawn to Rail even more.
Thanks to the maid who made her experience so special, Chloe decided to turn a blind eye to her mistake.
She thought that if she did, she would get more points for Rail.
And seeing the rail leading to the bathroom with Duke, Chloe felt a bit regretful.
I thought that the soap and hot shower water might cover up the collection of the rail.
But I also wanted to see Rail dressed neatly after taking a shower.
At last, a man who suits her has appeared.
Even as Chloe looked at the dirty room, she smiled at the thought of looking at the rails.
Guided by Duke, I arrived in front of the bathroom.
“I prepared a separate change of clothes, so you can take a bath comfortably.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
Duke nodded briefly at my greeting, and moved away so I could take a bath by myself.
I didn’t bring a change of clothes because I was thinking of going back to the mansion right after dinner.
I let out a sigh of relief when Duke said that fortunately there were extra clothes for guests.
And when I opened the bathroom door to wash myself, I gave a small admiration.
A bathroom of the same size as when I went to the public bath on Earth caught my eye.
The size was too large for one person to use, but considering the position of the duchy, I thought it might be.
After taking off my clothes, I first soaked myself in the bathtub that Duke had warmed up.
“Ha ha.”
Involuntarily, an exclamation came out of my mouth like a man.
It seems that the fatigue of the body completely melts away.
I can feel the tight muscles loosening up.
The scent that tickled my nose, probably because of the bath bombs, also made me feel better.
“It would be perfect if there was even Sikhye.”
Suddenly, it reminds me of the sikhye that I often ate at the sauna.
Refreshing sikhye served with thin ice served with grilled eggs.
But I don’t think there will be sikhye in this world.
I’ll have to ask Duke if he has something to drink later, though.
Let’s focus on the warm bath water again, Jeebeok. That buck I heard footsteps approaching this way.
Did Duke bring a change of clothes?
I thought so, but I didn’t bother.
Knock. Knock. Drooling-
But contrary to my expectations, the bathroom door opened, and I heard a woman’s voice, not Duke’s.
“Brother Rail, I’m here to attend the bath.”
When I turned my head, I saw a half-naked maid standing there.
Among them was Jerry, who spilled food on my clothes earlier.