I Was Reincarnated as a Villainous Noble Who Gets Killed Midway Through the Story but It Looks Like I’ll Be Executed as a Traitor if I Try to Do Good Deeds

5: Wes’s Happiness

Before I was picked up by my master as a maid, I didn’t know what happiness was. I was given the name Waste, which means garbage, and it was a life of absolute denial.

In the kingdom of Leprechaun, where I lived, beastmen like me were discriminated against. People around me would say that. In reality, we were treated as slaves. It was a fact that I couldn’t deny. I didn’t know anything about the world outside the Black family’s domain.

Every day, I did metalwork as my job. It was physically demanding labor, and I was always exhausted.

“Hey, carry that carefully!”

“Y-yes, I’ll take it!”

Carrying heavy loads was a normal part of my job. It was very tiring, but I couldn’t escape. The Black family would execute anyone who betrayed them. I had heard that rumor many times.

I didn’t even have the energy to plan an escape. I was tired every day, and I couldn’t even think about executing a plan to escape. It was that exhausting.

One day, I finally made a mistake at work. I was carrying a load near a place where blades and fire were being handled, and I ended up causing an accident.

“Hey, what are you doing? Get away!”

“Ahh!”

I simply lost my right arm. It felt like an explosion had occurred, but I didn’t understand the situation well. I was tired and in pain, and I couldn’t think straight.

Lord James, the head of the Black family, came and saw my state. The words he said to me then were…

“Hmph, you’re just a filthy beastman. I’ll take care of you myself. You should be grateful.”

He said he would dispose of me. That meant I would die. But I felt a little relieved. At least I wouldn’t have to work anymore. I wouldn’t have to suffer anymore.

But I didn’t end up dying. My master, Rex-sama, made me a new right arm. He healed me, and I wasn’t disposed of.

At that time, I thought Rex-sama was a kind person. But he said I was just a tool. So, I felt a sense of disappointment that was proportional to my expectations. In the end, he was the same as everyone else.

My right arm was restored, and my daily life returned to normal. In the end, I wasn’t freed. I had that thought in my mind. Among them, I noticed that Rex-sama would often come to see me.

“R-Rex-sama, you’re here again today… Did I do something wrong?”

Did I fail, or did Rex-sama fail in his treatment? I thought that something was wrong. Lord James, who saw Rex-sama’s behavior, made me his maid. From then on, I called him my master.

My master heard my name, Waste, and told me to call myself Wes. That was definitely his kindness. I can believe that now. My master, whom I’ve come to love.

But at that time, it was different. I didn’t understand what was going on. Even so, he made me look neat and tidy. That made me happy.

I talked to Elf Aria, who had been my master’s maid for a while. She taught me my job and talked to me. There, I regained my sense of hope.

“Rex-sama is a kind person, isn’t he? I’m sure he’ll make me look neat and tidy too.”

“Yeah… I want to believe in my master too… He healed my arm, after all.”

“I’ll rely on you as a senior maid. Let’s work together to serve Rex-sama.”

From then on, I started my job as a maid. I failed several times, but my master never got angry. He even smiled at me. It was as if he was really expressionless, but…

My master was really different from others. He let me eat delicious food. When I was tired, he would heal me with magic. Nobles wouldn’t use magic for anyone else’s sake. At least, the Black family wouldn’t. That’s what I thought.

Aria smiled at me as if she knew.

“Rex-sama is really kind, isn’t he?”

“Yeah… He even used magic for my sake. It’s the first time I’ve met someone like that…”

It was really my first encounter with someone who would be kind to me like that. So, I started to like my master little by little. I think it’s natural to like someone who is kind to you. But, I couldn’t help it. My master was the one who was kind to me, not my fellow slaves or fellow maids.

I don’t mean to say that Aria is a bad person. At least, she’s reliable as a senior maid. But I wouldn’t have done anything if my master hadn’t ordered me to. That’s how I felt.

“Why is my master being kind to me?”

Suddenly, that question arose. I was surrounded by happiness for the first time, and I thought I was blessed. Maybe it was just a coincidence. Maybe my master just happened to be there when I had an accident. But I wanted to believe that there was a deeper connection between my master and me.

In my mind, a certain rumor came to the surface. It was a story about eating a beastman who had reached the peak of happiness. By doing so, one could become happy. I thought…

“My master, maybe you were planning to eat me… But if that’s the case, I’d rather not be separated from you…”

By making me happy, you can turn me into the best food. To do that, you might have been kind to me. Even if I thought about the possibility, I didn’t think it was disgusting.

If I could go back to my ordinary life, it would be better to die. Being eaten by you, Master, and becoming one with you would be better. That’s what I thought, and the happiness you gave me was real.

“Yeah, even if I can be eaten, I’ll be with you forever, Master. That’s fine. That’s good.”

Master, please stay with me forever. If you’re going to abandon me, eat me first. That alone would make me, Wes, happy to the end of my life.

I’m glad I became your maid, Master. My words are sincere. The thought of being apart from you in the future is more terrifying than anything else. You taught me the true meaning of happiness, which I didn’t understand before.

If I can become your nutrition, I’ll be useful to you, Master. As your tool, I’ll do my best. I’ll be with you forever, Master. So, please don’t abandon me in the future. Keep me by your side.