Not a Villainess but a Maid

#059 At the End of the Summer

That evening, Coral’s father, who had gone out on a boat, returned and was treated to a hearty dinner.

I felt like I ate until my stomach was full when I saw the table full of fish dishes in front of me.

Simmered fish, spicy fish stew, fried fish, raw fish, grilled fish, etc.

Every dish on the plate was fish. Still, it didn’t change the fact that it was delicious.

I was sitting on the floor after dinner, when Coral quietly came next to me and asked.

“Can I sit next to you, Amber?”

“Of course.”

I laughed and tapped the floor, and Coral sat right next to me.

She was wearing loose, thin sleeveless tops, so that when she leaned over, her breasts were slightly visible.

She avoided her gaze a little, trying not to be conscious of it, but whether she knew it or not, she shook her legs and spoke.

“You don’t know how happy I am that you and Ruby came. “She thought no one would come because it was so far away.”

“Really? We were actually grateful for the invitation. If it weren’t for you, I would have spent the whole vacation at home. Especially our Ruby lady.”

I said that and mimicked Ruby’s facial expression.

After making the corners of her eyes look fierce, I frowned at her.

“Phew, is that an imitation of Ruby?”

Coral burst into laughter as if my imitation had worked well.

After laughing happily for a while, she made a refreshing expression and said to me.

“You know, Amber. “Do you know why I like books?”

“No. Why?”

When I thought about it, I really wondered how a beach girl like her could fall in love with books.

There are plenty of places to run around and play, and people tend to be more interested in vivid nature rather than boring text.

Coral said nothing as she looked up at the stars in the night sky, and then she spoke to me.

“I have been alone ever since I was young. “All the other kids thought I was a weird kid.”

“···Because of seeing ghosts?”

“That’s right. I see dead people. “I wouldn’t tell anyone that now, but it wasn’t like that when I was younger.”

She says that her abilities, which she has had since her childhood, have caused discomfort in others.

The only people who understood her were her parents and her grandmother, who had the same abilities as her.

“So when I was young, I hated being outside. “I don’t feel like anyone understands me, and everyone just says I’m scared.”

Coral must have thought that she wished she were normal like everyone else.

She looked at me with her calm face and continued her words.

“Then, the first thing I became interested in was books.”

“Book?”

“There was a lot of things there that you could experience without having to go outside. Just by reading, you can become a knight and go on adventures and travel around the world. “I liked that part.”

Her reading spectrum in Coral could be considered almost endless.

Unlike Lady Ruby, who reads a lot of romance fantasy novels, Coral reads most books.

“So I thought. As long as she has books, she won’t have to hang out with other people. “You don’t have to go outside.”

“···Do you still think that way?”

Coral answered my question by shaking her head coolly.

“No, I was wrong. “She learned that there are some things you can’t learn from books.”

“Is there something?”

“For example… “Something like this.”

Coral took my hand and smiled shyly.

“Amber’s hands are warm, soft, and soft. “You can’t learn these things from books, right?”

As I listened to her words, I grinned and agreed.

“That’s right. “You can’t even feel sensation in a book.”

I could hear the sound of waves hitting the sand.

Every time the water splashed, the fan in Coral’s hand swayed leisurely.

“And, talking to Amber like this makes me feel happy. “It’s my favorite time.”

Coral sat bobbing her head as if she was really happy, then picked up her fan that was lying next to her.

“Isn’t it a little hot? “I’ll send you a fan.”

-Sleep softly.

I was slowly falling in love with the fanning that her coral did with so much care.

I suddenly forgot all about the summer heat and gave myself up to the coolness of the blowing wind.

When I opened her mouth as if I was cool, Coral grinned and fanned her even more.

“Are you cool, Amber?”

“···Yes. Good mood.”

Thinking that I couldn’t be the only one who felt this good, I took her fan from her.

“I’ll do it too, Coral!”

Sleep softly. Coral’s bangs swayed with the movement of her fan.

Mysterious purple hair swayed back and forth, and the corners of her mouth slowly rose.

“Are you feeling good?”

“Yes. “Please do more.”

As if she wasn’t satisfied with just blowing air on her face, she leaned even closer to me.

She puts out her chest and makes a happy expression, like a puppy begging for her master’s touch.

As Coral came closer, her loose sleeveless sleeves gradually fell down, revealing her pure white skin.

While debating whether to tell her this or not, she saw the look on her face and decided to just stay quiet.

He looked so happy that I wanted to let him enjoy it.

“Haa-“

Coral enjoyed the wind for a while as if she was in a very good mood, and then she opened her eyes.

“It’s really good. “Being like this with Amber.”

“Yes, me too.”

She slowly looked at me and said.

“I don’t want this summer to end.”

Her gaze continued to linger on me.

Her face looked as if it might break at any moment, and I could see her somewhat pathetic, yet painful gaze.

“···But, it will end in the end. “This summer too.”

I noticed that Coral’s eyes were slightly moist as she closed her mouth.

I suddenly stopped seeing things like waves or the night sky, and focused only on her presence in front of me.

“Coral, are you okay?”

As her tears sparkled in her pretty pink, coral-colored eyes, she quietly reached out her hand and ran her fingers under her eyes.

“···!”

When I put my hand to her eyes, she was startled and shook her head.

“It’s nothing, I guess I got something in my eye.”

I inadvertently grabbed her wrist as she smiled and pretended like nothing was wrong.

Her wrist was grabbed by me, and she looked at me with her round eyes.

“···.”

“After all, what’s going on?”

Coral made no reply. I guess she can take it as a positive sign.

“It’s okay. “I will listen.”

She naturally pulled her wrist and held it gently in her arms. Coral remained in her arms without any resistance.

I reached out my hand and gently and gently stroked her hair like I once did for Ruby.

“···Tell me anything, Coral.”

It would be nice if you could feel more comfortable that way.

Coral, who was whimpering in her arms, held onto the hem of my dress and opened her mouth.

“I mean… “I had a dream that I was determined to give up, but no matter how hard I tried, it didn’t work out.”

“Why did you want to give up?”

“It’s not in my league. “I’m ordinary, and I’m not as good as other people…”

I asked as I was listening to her in silence.

“…That dream is important to Coral, right?”

“Yes. It’s so important. “To the point where I can’t think of anything else but that.”

“I see…”

After hearing Coral’s answer, I answered calmly.

“Then let’s not give up!”

“···Huh?”

“Why are you giving up something you love so much? “It’s sad.”

Embarrassment appeared in her eyes at my words, and she lowered her head.

“Honestly, I don’t know. “I wonder if someone like me can do it…”

Hesitation and reluctance were evident in her voice.

With the intention of comforting her, I hugged her so tightly that I could feel her body heat and whispered softly.

“You can do it. For sure.”

Is there anything a sincere and lovely girl like you can’t do?

I’m sure I will be able to achieve and achieve much more than I could.

“···Really?”

“Yes. Really.”

In response to her answer, Coral smiled and nodded her head.

Coral smiled and nodded her head.

“Okay. “I’ll try harder again.”

I don’t know what she was worried about, but I was relieved to see her confident smile back.

I said as I looked at the sky that had already become completely dark.

“Going back to the mansion tomorrow, playing here feels like a dream.”

Starting tomorrow, I’ll be going through laundry and cleaning hell again.

I feel like Merilda’s nagging and Milk’s crying echo in my head like a hallucination.

I was worried that I would already miss this rural scenery.

“Ha, maybe I should just live here…”

When I said that, she looked at me and said with her smile on her face.

“Come and visit again next summer. Amber.”

***

In the carriage on the way back to the mansion, I shouted to Ruby.

“Miss, please refrain from reading novels while riding the carriage!”

But this woman was about to suffer from motion sickness again.

I said that and tried to take the book away, but Ruby’s head suddenly tilted to the side.

“···Eh.”

She fell asleep without even reading half of the book, leaning on my shoulder and talking in her sleep.

“···I don’t like fish anymore… Stop stewed fish, fried fish, grilled fish…”

I thought I could tell what he was dreaming just by hearing him talk in his sleep, so I burst into laughter.

Ruby, who doesn’t really like fish, filled her stomach with only fish.

“Good night, lady.”

I gave her lap so she could lie down comfortably, then quietly closed her eyes.