Chapter 17: The bad feeling was right unfortunately

    When I open my eyes, I am behind the canopy of a light purple bed.

    It was a very pretty room that was decorated in pink and white in the past but…….I am sorry, because I felt too restless from the girlish decorum I renovated it.

    Now both my room and bedroom are based on a white accent color with  diluted purple so it is not bothersome to the eyes, I think that it is a room that will not feel uncomfortable even if used by high school students.

    Every piece of furniture accessories is elegant, but it is also refined, although the canopy bed I am using is neither normal or simple.

    But it is within tolerance range than compared with before.

    Anyhow, to escape from reality this much.

    Why am I here?

    「Eーtto……」

    How far do you remember?

    Today was Oresseine-san’s last lesson, I had attend class with Greas-sensei without any problems.

    So then Oresseine-san had us use magic with the simulated wand and Greas-sensei succeeded so it was my turn next ─ ─.

    「Ahー……」

    I remembered……no, I did not forget it actually.

    As soon as I shook the wand suddenly strange things happened, I thought that this was bad……and fainted like that.

    I did not think that such a thing could happen, but most of all the sense of delicacy of having fainted remained to me above all. Even though I fretted, I was not considerably injured.

    「……Hmm?」

    Or actually, why am I completely unscathed?

    I do not understand what that phenomenon is either. But that certainly had some “offensive power”.

    I could not have avoided it when I fainted.

    「At that time……」

    Everything was a blur and a shock, I remember thinking that it was inevitable death just before fainting.

    I feel like I was called by someone.

    Someone had called me, and I feel like I was caught in the arms.

    The voice that remained in my ears, sounded familiar. It was the first time I had heard such a rushed tone in that voice, but still no mistake that voice belongs to.

    「Greas-sensei……?」

    The voice was adult-like but much lower than my mother, and it did not have the dignified presence of father or Oresseine-san, it was still the voice of a child.

    The owner of that voice that protected me was no mistake Greas-sensei…..probably.

    「The voice called Maria…….」

    I think that the last voice I heard was “Maria”.

    But……Greas-sensei calls me Maria-sama.

    Even if I am his student, I am the daughter of a Duke whose is also the employer to Greas-sensei. So it was impossible to abandon, it was refused when I asked Greas-sensei about it.

    Even at the beginning the compromise “Maria-sama,” was shown to be difficult. Initially it was “Maria ojōsama” and took a long battle before the compromise was reached.

    ……So I suppose, it is not Greas-sensei? Or am I misunderstanding the words?

    「Maria-chan! You’re awake!」

    When I looked towards the voice of joy, my mother stood at the door of the bedroom.

    Uーn, it seems that my mother came into the room while I was pondering inside my head. She thought that I was not wake up and did not knock. She always does that when she comes to call me in the morning.

    「The doctor said that you were all right, but I was worried. Does it hurt anywhere? Are you feeling sick?」

    「I apologize for worrying you worry, okasama. It’s fine, it does not hurt anywhere and I do not feel unpleasant」

    「Good…..wait a moment, I will call your father now」

    My mother touched my cheek and shoulders, raising only the upper body and gave me a kiss on the cheek before leaving the bedroom.

    When I think of the beginning, it has got much brighter……it seems like a lie that I could not meet you.

    Mother who went out with light steps returned shortly, but in the back was father and Oresseine-san with expressions of relief, and why is Greas-sensei also here?

    No, there is no problem with Greas-sensei? He is probably worried about my injuries, troubled about the situation, and wanted to apologize, but……what time do you think it is?

    「Maria, good…..I was worried」

    「Complexion looks good, I feel relieved」

    「Father, Oresseine-san, sorry for making you worry. I am all right now」

    My father stroked my head and Oresseine-san gave me a light palpation.

    For some reason Greas-sensei is standing silently and keeping himself hidden behind the three adults surrounding me.

    He will not talk and he will not move. I cannot see his face hidden behind father, but there was nothing that seemed to be injured on the body seen from the gap, so I felt relieved.

    「Maria, are you really feeling all right now?」

    「Yes, my physical strength has recovered as I was sleeping」

    「Is that so……then, there is something we need to talk about」

    「……Yes, what is it?」

    「It’s not from me, it’s from Greas」

    Even though I thought that it was about the incident earlier and put on a serious attitude to show that I was listening.

    I have become speechless to father who backed away plainly, and Greas-sensei cautiously came forward from behind my father’s shadow.

    Did you mean, I did something …?

    I think that Greas-sensei was the one who helped me. If you tell me that there is something from that person, I do not have a good feeling. Because I don’t even remember what happened.

    「Because we will take a seat outside, please tell me when it’s finished」

    「Yes, thank you very much」

    「Eh, ano, wai-……」

    Why do we have to talk alone? Don’t ignore my opinion!

    There was no way I could say those words, so in the end I could only watch my father and the rest as they left.

    「Even though you’re sick, I’m sorry」

    「No……it is fine」

    Even though you say “sick” I only fainted. I am unscathed, I slept and I recovered a lot and my body is doing fine.

    The mental aspect is reverse though.

    「Ano……what did you want to talk about?」

    「I will quit my job as a tutor today」