Chapter 7

"Hmm... It feels heavy..."

The next morning, Arthur woke up feeling a soft touch along with the weight. Surprisingly, it was a comfortable awakening, a rare occurrence as he hadn't had the recurring nightmare of his execution.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Kai's sleeping face, breathing softly and peacefully...

"AAAAHHHHH!!!"

He couldn't help but let out a girlish scream. Indeed, despite getting a second chance at life, this man had almost no experience with the opposite sex, just like in his previous life.

"Hold on, hold on, what's going on here? Did I do something?"

Originally, he was treated specially due to his healing ability, and his relationship with his fiancée had been terrible. Thanks to the revolution, he had ended his life without such experiences.

For him, waking up to find a girl in the same bed was too much of a shock.

"Ah... I'm sorry. I must have fallen asleep too. I'll prepare breakfast right away."

"Ah, ah... Why is Kai here...?"

Seeing Arthur's flustered reaction to the unexpected situation, Kai chuckled.

"Hehe, as I thought, it was just Marianne's overthinking. I was a bit worried about you, so I came to check on you. Did you sleep well last night?"

"Last night...?"

Indeed, he felt like he had slept soundly for the first time in a long while. Was it because she was there? It must have been. Perhaps her concern in his previous life had freed him from the nightmares.

Arthur was grateful to her, not just for this life but for the previous one as well.

"Thank you, I slept soundly thanks to you. If you don't mind, would you hold my hand and sleep with me again?"

"Eh? Sleep with me...? That's...?"

Seeing Kai's face turn bright red, Arthur realized the implications of his words and his own face turned red as well as he hurriedly tried to explain.

"No, not in that way... Just hold my hand until I fall asleep. Of course, I won't do anything."

"Oh, I see. Hehe, so you just wanted to be pampered, Arthur..."

"Want to be pampered..."

Arthur felt that it fit him. He had never had someone to rely on. Even his family felt like strangers. His mother had disappeared shortly after giving birth to him, and his father was too busy with work to pay attention to him.

His older brother sometimes talked to him, but he had only met his younger brother, Mordred, a few times. No one had ever slept with him like this.

"But, I can't be your mother, but I can be your sister, I think."

"Eh, mother? Sister?"

Arthur looked puzzled at the mismatched conversation. He couldn't even remember his mother's face, and he had no sister at all. He didn't have any feelings for them.

Well, if Kai wanted to act like a sister, that was fine. He was willing to do anything for her loyalty.

Besides... the idea of relying on someone was something he had never considered in his previous life, but being with her made his heart strangely calm.

Thinking this, Arthur nodded.

"Ah, then, I'll leave it to you."

"Of course. In return... can you tell me more about yourself, Arthur?"

"About me...?"

He repeated Kai's words, surprised. No one had ever wanted to know about him like that. Everyone had only cared about his abilities.

Even his personal maid in his previous life hadn't tried to understand him. She had given him what he wanted if he asked, but she hadn't tried to learn his preferences. So, her words made him happy...

"I'm really glad I made Kai my personal maid."

Arthur felt this from the bottom of his heart, and he could feel his chest warming up.

"Hehe, I get a bit embarrassed when you say things like that. You can rely on me more, Arthur."

Then, Arthur began to tell her various things about himself. He mentioned that he was naive and a bit worried about it, his interest in street vendors that Kai had taught him about in his previous life, and his likes and dislikes.

Even though it wasn't particularly interesting, Kai listened happily. This was new and very heartwarming for Arthur.

In this way, Kai truly became his personal maid.

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