The SSS-rank Guide Doesn't Need Saving novel Chapter 73

Chapter 73: True Meaning of ’Red’

The moment the door clicked shut, Daisy’s strength vanished.

Her legs gave away instantly.

As she collapsed, her hand flailed out, barely catching the back of a nearby mahogany chair to break her fall. Thud! Her knees slammed into the thick carpet. A sharp, stinging pain radiated through her layered skirts, but she could only sit frozen on the floor, panting heavily to calm her racing heart.

They had lied to Miss Aisha...

An hour ago, after seeing that Aisha had fallen back into a deep sleep, Daisy had to hardened her resolve for a long time before gathering the courage to wake her up again. At that time, she was merely anxious that they would miss the scheduled hour for the ceremony. Letting Aisha sleep a little longer was only her way of making sure she got enough rest.

Moreover, ever since that horrifying incident where Miss Aisha attempted to end her own life, her body had been incredibly frail. There was no way Daisy could deny Aisha’s request for more sleep.

At least... that was what Daisy had desperately forced herself to believe.

The fear climbed up Daisy’s spine as time continued to flow. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

At that moment, she could barely even think as she confirmed that Miss Aisha... was not breathing.

Even now, just recalling that scene made Daisy’s hands tremble uncontrollably. In her memory, she had anxiously extended two trembling fingers beneath her mistress’s nose. There was no breath. Panicking, she pressed her entire palm flat against Aisha’s chest, desperately praying for a heartbeat, or even a slight tremor.

But there was nothing.

For a full minute, she tried to deceive herself, murmuring that the Young Miss was merely holding her breath as a strange habit. But minutes ticked away. Aisha remained completely motionless, looking exactly like a corpse—

The sudden sound of water echoing from the bathroom broke the silence. Daisy flinched as her face drained of color. She slammed both hands over her mouth, suppressing the turmoil within her, and held them there until her ragged breathing finally stabilized.

She could never tell her! She would rather die than let Miss Aisha discover how close she had truly come to dying. How still her body had been just now.

It was the same reason why she had ruthlessly cut Zenick off earlier before he could say a single word!

"Luckily, the Young Miss didn’t notice..." Daisy muttered under her breath, her voice laced with lingering dread.

What Daisy had forgotten was that she wasn’t completely alone in the room.

Perched on the edge of the mahogany nightstand—having been awakened by the previous commotion— was the tiny spiritual beast.

Nibbles sat as rigid as a statue. Its antennae were frozen in the air as its bead-like eyes locked onto the maid below.

After a long moment, it slowly turned its gaze toward the closed bathroom door, its expression unreadable.

"..."

She knew that Aisha Novalis had been blessed with a beauty far surpassing most women in the empire. When she first woke up in this body, she had noticed it too. But at that time, her mind was a chaotic mess, overwhelmed by the thought of: Where am I? Who am I? Why am I in this body?

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