I'm A Villainess, Can I Die? - Chapter 113
Translator and Editor: Effe and Tea
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Chapter 113
The color of the unfocused eyes turned for a moment. The emotion that crossed her stiff face was fear.
Bell stammered out Melissa’s name and immediately began to convulse.
Melissa was just taken aback seeing Bell shaking in front of her.
Her arms, legs, and face all twisted and flopped, just like fish out of the water.
“Bell! Hey Bell! What’s wrong? Bell!”
Melissa hurriedly called her Bell’s name and grabbed her shoulder. Those who worked nearby also flocked to them, muttering what to do.
“Call, call the doctor! Bell! Hey! Wake up! Bell!”
Belle’s body, which had trembled as she stood, fell down helplessly.
Melissa, who was grabbing her shoulder, was able to catch her. If she hadn’t, Bell would have hit her head on the floor.
“Somebody get some wet towels! Hey, Bell!”
Bell heard Melissa’s voice through the gaps in her clouding mind.
‘How did this happen?’
Bell’s distant mind touched the memory of that day. The day she stretched out her hand to a sweet whisper.
‘This is an advance payment. It’s just a small part. Not only that. This red marble is a gift from God. If you swallow it, you will receive power and blessings.’
Bell, who had brought the meal, saw the high priest holding out a heavy pouch of gold coins. Telling her to report what’s happening in the mansion.
Bell’s eyes trembled as she looked into the pocket. Looking into her lust-clouded eyes, the high priest’s mouth curved up.
‘Power and…… blessings?’
‘It means that blessings will follow in all your future days. Not just living as a maid in a noble household, but a blessing enough to become a noble yourself. As proof of that, if you swallow this orb, you can have a conversation with me in your head. It means that you have become a messenger of God.’
The high priest showed the marble. A red marble with a subtle color caught Bell’s eye. Her lips moved slowly while staring blankly at it.
‘…… So I just had to explain in my head what was going on in the mansion?’
It wasn’t difficult. She didn’t even have to meet or write a letter, she just called the high priest’s name and thought about it in her head, and the words will get through to him.
Is there any temptation as sweet as this? Acquiring incredible wealth and receiving God’s blessing, all she does is act as a spy with barely any evidence left behind.
‘I’ll do it.’
With Bell’s answer, the high priest smiled kindly. Bell took the red marble he held out and swallowed it without water.
Yes, it was from that day.
She fell into a strangely hazy mind, and only called the high priest in her head. Her head was filled with the high priest’s voice.
“Kohk…… Kohkk…… Hi…… Hi…… gh…….”
Bell’s voice ended with that. After she coughed up blood, she died soon after.
“Kyaaaaakkk!”
A tremendous roar echoed through the kitchen. A scream, belonging to no one or everyone in it, resounded through the mansion.
Looking at the time, it was a little after 8:00 AM. It was soon time for Jane to wake me up, so I didn’t feel bad about waking up a little early.
After stretching with a sluggish yawn, I slowly dragged my feet toward the front door.
I didn’t open it because I was wearing pajamas, so I just put my ear to the door.
It was so noisy that it didn’t suit the time, and it made me curious about the reason.
“Letter……dead… … blood…….”
“Not…… a little…… weir…….”
What does that mean?
A few words came through the murmurs, but they were not clear. It seemed that they were talking among themselves and heading downstairs.
Apparently, the reason for the commotion came from downstairs.
I took my ear from the door and wondered what the fuss was about when I heard a knock. Looking at the time, it must have been Jane.
“Come in.”
The door gently opened. As expected, it was Jane who knocked on the door.
Perhaps finding it quite surprising that I was up, she looked at me with round eyes.
“Good morning.”
Jane moved her big eyes this way and then nodded her head slightly bewilderedly.
“Yes…… miss. Good…… morning.”
Her voice was dropping…… She looked weak.
Perhaps, it has something to do with the noise outside.
I glanced at the closed door, but couldn’t see or hear anything beyond it.
Well, we’ll find out soon enough.
Shrugging my shoulders, I changed into the indoor dress Jane had brought.
Jane soon got to work. I couldn’t help but notice her drooping shoulders, and I spoke to Jane as I put my pajamas in the laundry basket.
“It’s noisy outside, what’s going on?”
As I asked, Jane’s movements as she was tidying up the bedding stopped. Whoo, she heaved a heavy sigh.
Really, what is going on?
After sighing, Jane turned around to face me. Her eyes were flushed, like she was about to shed tears again.
No, really, what is going on?
“That is…… someone is dead.”
The answer that came from Jane’s mouth left me speechless, and I blinked rapidly.
No, someone died in the mansion? Oh my god…… The reason for the noise is far greater than I thought.
“Someone died? …… Who?”
When I asked, Jane’s eyebrows dropped even further. Concern, sympathy, and pity were buried in the weeping eyes.
No way……. Could it be that her sympathy was directed to me? My fingertips went numb. The familiar faces flashed through my mind.
“Bell, the girl I talked to a few times……. She’s a kitchen maid. Witnesses said that she suddenly vomited blood and died. They’re investigating the cause of death now.”
“Ah…… really?”
I was only able to breathe after hearing the unfamiliar name.
I felt terribly selfish. It wasn’t that it was unfortunate, but I thought it was fortunate that the deceased was a stranger.
The death of a child named Bell felt no different, in the end it is death.
I’m sorry.
I put my hands together, blinked more, and handed a short apology to Bell.
“She suddenly vomited blood?”
“Yes. That’s really scary, right? I just hope she’s not poisoned. If it’s poison, then someone was going to be poisoned…… That is too scary.”
Jane turned back and continued to make the bedding. I nodded as I looked at her busy back.
That’s right. That means we have to live in the house together with the killer. Even for me, that’s a bit too far.
I flicked my fingers and pictured the silhouette of the faceless maid. To be precise, a silhouette falling down while pouring blood.
Again, death felt so fleeting.
Even if I’m doing fine, I felt like I was going to die in the morning. Goosebumps ran down my arms. Suddenly, I remembered my dream from earlier, and felt displeasure rising from my toes.
“Was she sick or something?”
“I don’t know, the…… past month and a half, a month…… she’s been a bit strange. Should I say she’s a little slow? Actually, I also asked about a job once, but even then, her response was a bit slow.”
Was being slow part of the disease?
It seemed that it was. Decreased senses, decreased memory, and slowed behavior.
There are so many diseases in the world.
From well-known serious illnesses to diseases whose names and treatments are unknown. I’m not a doctor, so I can’t know all the symptoms.
“When the high priest was here. When Miss said you were not feeling well for a while and told me to wake you up at dinner time. At that time, I asked her to do this for me……. Do you remember?”
I couldn’t remember. I’m the kind of person who can’t even remember what happened yesterday.
‘You know the maid with black hair and blue eyes?’
Oh, was it then? What Lucas said was strange…… Maybe that maid…….
“Does Bell, by any chance, have black hair and blue eyes?”
“Yes! That’s right.”
Jane glanced at me and affirmed my answer. It must have come as a surprise that I knew what Bell looked like.
“Then was she sometimes…… should I say…… out of focus?”
“What? Out of focus…… ?”
Jane seemed to close her eyes to think for a moment.
With only her head turned, her hands awkwardly gripped the blanket. After a short time passed, Jane’s head moved slowly up and down as she opened her eyes.
“I think…… a little bit so.”
I got up. I guess I should look at the real thing.
When I heard what Lucas said, I was honestly thinking what it was about, people being out of focus……. If there is more than one person who feels that way, it will sound different.
“I guess I should look at her face.”
“Bell? However, the body has been recovered and only the scene remains…….”
“That’s okay.”
It wasn’t out of any curiosity.
Rather than curiosity…… is it fear?
Lucas’ expression as he asked me about it kept coming back to me, and I couldn’t bear it because I felt uncomfortable sitting like this.
Besides, it was also the same day when I woke up early in the morning in terrible pain.
“Jane, the day you asked Bell to wake me up. Why?”
As I descended the stairs, I asked Jane about the day. How Belle took over Jane’s job.
“That…… I went to the kitchen to check on Miss’ meal, but I met the high priest.”
“The high priest?”
“Yes. The high priest asked for…… Oh, I think he asked me to explain things like the rules in the mansion and guide to the mansion. I just wanted to keep it simple and move on…… but he had more questions than I expected. The timing to cut off the conversation was ambiguous, and he was also a guest authorized by the Lord..… Reluctantly, I asked Bell, who was next to me, to do my job. As a kitchen maid, it was easy for her to tell you the meal menu.”
“Ah…… I see.”
Was it just a coincidence?
Well, if a person became slow due to a disease, the strangeness of ‘focus’ that Lucas felt could also be a disease that I don’t know about.
Even so, my throat was still scratching. Like swallowing something that shouldn’t be swallowed.
Nodding my head, by the time I had descended the stairs.
“Miss.”
I met a familiar figure.
“Aiden.”
“Are you going to the scene?”
Oh, he’s quick-witted.
“Ah, yes. you?”
Looking in the direction he came from, was he about to go up the stairs?
As I stepped away and cleared the way up the stairs, Aiden shook his head slightly.
“I was going to Miss.”
“To me?”
“Yes. Since the incident happened at the mansion, I think I should protect Miss as an escort.”
Ah…… that’s right. Because the cause of death was unknown.
As I just casually mentioned, there was a possibility that it could be a real murder.
Then the killer is in the mansion, so Aiden should protect me.
“Then come with me. I must see the scene.”
Ordering Aiden like that, he kept his mouth shut for a moment. It seemed like he was worried about whether he could send me to the scene.
But I thought about it.
No matter how worried Aiden is, I must go. There is no choice but to completely shake off this uneasiness.
When I gestured at him, Aiden sighed and joined me.
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