Free Web NovelChapter 12: Duke’s Decision¹
After what felt like an eternity, I opened my eyes to find myself staring at my canopy bed in my beloved room, staring up at the canopy above.
I feel as though I’ve forgotten something, but I can’t quite put my finger on what it is.
And why does my whole body ache as if every single bone in my body has been broken?
And why does my head feel as if the blood itself is flowing in the wrong direction?
I lifted my body gently and sat there absent-mindedly, staring at nothing; I felt strangely sluggish in both mind and body.
Ugh, I feel sick.
"You’re finally awake?"
I looked at this idiot asking the obvious and realised that is just the side character number one was acting like a side character!
Although I wanted to answer him, I felt that if I opened my mouth I would vomit, so wisely I kept my mouth shut
"Why didn’t you say you had a fever? Do you know the telling-off I got from His Grace because of that? I’ve been stuck sitting here for four days."
A fever?
...His Grace?
What on earth is he talking about?
I stared at him blankly because I didn’t understand what he was saying
"...I see you haven’t fully regained your senses yet, but since it no longer needs my supervision, I’ll be leaving. In any case, I’ll leave my servant here. Send me the training results later;when you are able to do that."
Then he got up from the chair by the bed and left, clearly annoyed.
What’s wrong with him? Is he a woman on her period?
Why was he here?
Was he really waiting for me here whilst I was asleep?
Baaaah, forget about him... I’ve got enough headaches as it is
So I lay back quietly in bed when Caio came in; it seems uncle had told him I’d woken up.
I feel dizzy...
Luckily, he didn’t bother me; he went about his business in silence, whatever it was he was doing, whilst at the same time I began to recall fragments of what had happened. It seems I pushed myself too hard and ended up passing out.
Huh... That’s why I hate this domain.
Why did I even agree to this nonsense? I mean, going on that expedition might be a fun adventure, but that’s all it is. It’s not worth this much torment.
Huh
I must be losing my fucking mind!
I lay there for a while longer before finally forcing myself to sit up, once my mind had started working again, albeit protesting and creaking like rusty gears
"Give me the Domain Reader,"
"Right away, young master,"
he replied, coming over to me with a cup of herbal tea in one hand and a plain white book in the other. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
He placed the book carefully on my lap and handed me the herbal tea.
"Please drink this; you’ll feel better."
I looked at him strangely for a moment, because I felt his gait was odd, so I felt a sense of indignation and anger... Damn them, this is my servant; who dares?
"Have you been punished?"
"...Yes, young master. Please, the next time you have a fever, let me know."
"...." I said nothing and took the herbal tea from his hand.
Not because I don’t care, but because I really have a headache and pain all over my body; my mind isn’t even capable of processing information properly!
and, this isn’t the first time my servants have been punished or even killed for trivial reasons.
"Young master, you’re going to burn yourself. Please concentrate."
I blinked several times... Never mind, we’ll go and fight the Duke later.
I took a sip of tea whilst placing my hand on the book and mentally summoned my domain key, targeting the book
The book’s cover transformed into something strange; all I could make out were the dominant colours, such as black, purple and gold
Just looking at it gave me a headache, so I ignored the cover completely and opened the first page, which displayed what I understood of my realm—and it was nothing but two abilities... Wait, it seems I’ve gained a new ability.
➖The Collapse of the Stars
The place ages until it reaches its end, and what it ends up with is not death, but chaos—it devours itself to end the chaos.
➖The Law of Chaos
Everything is reversed
The inside is the outside and the outside is the inside; the right is the left and the left is the right; the top is the bottom and the bottom is the top; knowledge is ignorance and ignorance is knowledge.
⚜️ The Unkillable Prey - Passive
An enemy who thinks you are inferior to them will be unable to kill you
Amazing! Have I gained immunity against the fools who might look down on me?!
Did it grant it to me after failing to kill me a thousand times?.... Never mind.... Well, honestly, it might seem stupid, especially given the condition that my enemy must look down on me, but it’s still a good thing.
It really is a good thing, considering it’s a passive ability—the most hated of all abilities.
Let’s get to the point. My progress in understanding the domain weapon
I turned to the next page, but all I saw was a blinding white page that made me feel sick.
Nothing...
So I threw the book in frustration, then flung my teacup after it as I went back to bed, feeling dejected.
"Don’t bother me."
I hate this...
I’m starting to feel depressed. It’d be best if Side Character No. 1 could convince the Duke, otherwise I really wouldn’t mind turning this house upside down after they’ve forced me to put up with all this shit.
