"Hmmm"
To think I would be using the knife that could have impaled me to open wine bottles is crazy even by my standards and I was born inside a fantasy book.
"Eighteen years. Eighteen years have passed since I last had a drop of alcohol" I sat down facing Edward.
"And man is it worth it! Damnnnnnn" I continued talking while wiping my lips on my sleeve.
"Should've done this on the first day"
Letting go of the empty bottle I dropped on the bed like a lifeless doll. I could feel myself getting tipsy by the second.
I used to be a heavy drinker back in Korea, I guess I still have the same amount of tolerance.
Dad didn't let me drink even though the legal age for drinking in Orion is sixteen. It got bad to the point that I had to break open his safe for the key to the wine cellar. Only to get busted in the end.
It was not my finest moment.
The wine I just had had a high alcohol content. It would be enough to knock down someone as big as Luther or even Nathaniel after a few glasses. But I'm still good to go for a few more.
"You can take the alcohol from the junkie, but you can't take the junkie from the alcohol" I started preaching to comatose Edward.
"That's what I am......a junkie. A junkie with a heart of gol......no not entirely gold. With some unidentified stuff mixed with it.....hehe"
Right then, there was a knock on the door. I got up and slapped myself on the cheeks before I walked towards the door.
When I peeked out through a light crack there was no one around. After opening the door and stepping out I found the outer room completely empty.
Then I noticed something on the floor. There was a tray with a change of clothes and a glass of milk.
Do I look like a baby that needs coaxing to them? I'm supposed to look scared.
Wait...... I guess that works. Doesn't this mean they bought my act?
I pulled the tray in and closed the door behind me. I picked up the dress they sent for me and held it up high so that I could get a full view.
"Hah. What did I expect"
"It's white today. Are they talking about 'peace' symbiotically?"
The dress I was wearing was starting to feel more uncomfortable. So I was going to look for something to change into. This isn't bad. Although it's not my taste to wear something too open, I'm just going to make the best of what I have.
"Uppsiee" I started taking off the gown without much thought.
Midway I realized that I wasn't alone in the room.
"Oh" I turned towards Edward. He was in the same position that I've seen him since....forever.
"I'm going to change my clothes into this excuse of a nightgown. So no peeking ok, dear husband"
As expected there was no reply from him.
I know that he's not going to reply or open his eyes for a long time. But I still had my suspicions about an overly powered character like him.
It felt uncomfortable to change my clothes in front of him.
So I pulled the quilt over his head and covered him entirely from head to toe. This way I can change without feeling weird.
This time I took off the gown entirely and threw it on the floor before changing into the nightgown. I opened Edward's safe again and pulled out two more bottles of wine.
With that, all the alcohol in the room was in my hands.
In the future, it's going to be cute seeing him blame a ghost for the disappearance of his cherished wine. It's a pity I won't be able to see it.
I climbed on the bed and sat next to Edward. Within a few minutes, the second bottle was empty and I felt the urge to talk.
"You know...... If it weren't for the saintess who disappeared you could have been cured a long time ago. Still, you don't have much to worry..." I tapped on Edward's shoulder.
It still hadn't lost its firmness in the least.
"I know who the next saintess is. Shhh...." I put a finger to my lips
"Do you want to know who it is?" I slowly whispered in his ear.
"Hmmmm?" I squinted my eyes. I don't know if it's because I'm drunk that I'm seeing things. But Edward's ears were turning red as I continued to whisper to him.
"She's the sign of purity. A girl who will soon rise like a shooting star in the social world" I raised my arms in the air putting on a dramatic display as I continued talking
"Beautiful as a delicate lily with kindness that can forgive even the darkest of hearts. The one with immense holy power. The one to break your curse..."
I opened the third bottle and tossed the cork. Then I got on top of Edward as if it was a natural thing to do.
"The one you..... 'my dear husband' will fall in love with at first sight and the one you will court after my death......." I paused.
"Helen Layton"
"Tsk.....I'm gonna have to die so you can have a happy ending. Like I'll let that happen....." I said chugging half the contents of the third bottle
"I know what it feels like to die once. I'm not gonna go through it again. What do you think?"
I took a close look at his face. He had long eyelashes.
"Why aren't you answering me?" I slapped his cheeks with a little strength. Maybe a bit more than that.
There was no reaction. Not even a minute twitch or shake.
"Oh my god......are you dead?"
I put my palm on his chest to check for his heartbeat. But I couldn't feel anything since my hands were shaking a little from all the drinking.
Panicking I put the half-empty bottle on the side stand beside the assassin's knife.
After unbuttoning the top two buttons of his shirt, I put my ear on his chest to check his state.
"You're fine" I sat up.
Edward's heart was beating as fast as a horse. I'm not sure if it's normal but, I don't care anyway.
"Where were we again?" I got hold of the bottle again
"Archduke Edward Frost. Strong, capable, influential, rich, and handsome on top of it. Even mosquitoes refuse to bite him out of respect. The man who is every girl's dream" I drank the rest of the wine and tossed the empty bottle
"Pfft. HAHAHA" Suddenly I started laughing till tears fell from my eyes
"Every.....every girl's....pfftt..dream....HAHA"
"Oh please. Every girl's dream is to eat without getting fat. Who're you trying to fool"
"Dream....HAHAHA"
I woke up to the sound of knocking. My head was throbbing like explosions went off inside it.
The details were a bit fuzzy but I remember drinking and talking and a lot of laughing.
Did I sing too?
"Wait!" I yelled irritated by the continuous knocking
I had been sleeping while holding onto Edward's arm. I'm not surprised anymore because even though I sleep after barricading the area between us, I always end up rolling towards him. So I stopped doing that after a few days and accepted my bad sleeping habits.
I pulled my hand out from him and stretched on the bed.
What did I do to make my body hurt like this?
But when I looked at the state of the room I was in, my jaw dropped unconsciously.
"Oh no"