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Millie lay in the clawfoot tub surrounded by warm water. Her eyes were closed giving her a tranquil appearance.

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She opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling. The body of a young woman was tied to the ceiling with her stomach cut open just enough for blood to drip down into the tub. The young woman's eyes were wide in fear and resembled Mary's innocence much too closely. Millie stared back into those eyes that seemed to pierce her soul.

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Millie's voice cracked, "Why are you here again…"

No response.

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"Why can't you just leave me alone?!"

The woman didn't answer her and only stared down at her with eyes begging to know why she was suffering this way. Millie could almost hear her painful moans.

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Millie spoke in a low voice, "No. I need to calm down. It's not real… It is just another illusion like last time."

These kinds of visions were growing more and more frequent. After she had been told about the "Original Seri" strange dreams began to slowly consume her mind. However, they didn't feel like dreams. Instead, they felt like memories.

Whenever she would take baths, she would see a young woman tied to the ceiling that wasn't actually there. Whenever she picked up a cooking knife, she would see herself stabbing Dante's golden eyes violently. Whenever she looked into Mary's vibrant eyes, she would hear the woeful wails of William who cried out her name.

However, the thing that frightened her most of all was the feeling of complete boredom when these visions and sounds would flash through her mind. It was the sinking feeling of knowing that you would never feel a thing again.

A voice started screaming in her head.

Kill.

Kill.

Kill.

She bit down on her lip fiercely and squeezed her eyes shut as a sudden wave of pain assaulted her head. Hundreds of dead bodies flashed through her mind. However, they weren't people she had killed in this lifetime. The flashes only stopped when they reached Seri.

Millie screamed as she watched Seri's head roll on the floor in the library. She crawled out of the tub screaming and slipped from the water on the tile. She crashed to the ground holding her head as memories from another life passed through her head.

Penelope heard her cry and ran in, "Master! What's wrong!?"

She reached out to hold Millie. Millie's eyes shot open as she reached out to grab her hand violently. In a split second, Millie snapped one of Penelope's fingers in half. Penelope let out a moan of extreme pleasure.

The noise snapped Millie out of her downward emotions.

Millie tossed Penelope's hand as if it were trash and forced herself to sit up while panting. She glanced at Penelope as those voices in her head began to disappear.

Penelope wasn't her love. She was far from it. If she was anything, she was more like medicine.

Whenever the visions got bad, Penelope was there to receive anything Millie was willing to do. This usually involved physical mutilation or extreme violence. The only thing that stopped the pain-inducing visions and malicious thoughts were the sound of pleasure that escaped Penelope's lips whenever Millie would hurt or insult her. It disgusted Millie so much that the evil thoughts she had would disappear and she would be left snarling at Penelope.

Penelope twitched and rolled on the ground holding her broken finger, "Aahh! Ahh~ Thank you, Master!"

Millie forced her breathing to slow down as she stared at Penelope with revulsion in her heart. She pushed back her wet hair and stood up. She dried herself off and got dressed. She went along with her day as she pondered why these visions hurt her head so much.

Why did those visions make her feel like everything was pointless?

"…llie"

Why did she feel like slamming her head into the wall whenever she saw those dead bodies?

"…Millie."

But more importantly… Why couldn't she get it out of her head?

"MILLIE!"

Millie flinched and looked at Seri who had been repeatedly calling her name. Millie had gotten distracted thinking about those visions while she was at dinner with Seri, Dante, Mary, and William. Millie gave Seri a gentle smile, "Sorry, I wasn't paying attention. What did you ask?"

Mary, who was now pregnant with a second child, spoke, "Oh, we were just discussing how William and I wanted to take a weekend trip with Seri and Dante to the beach before the new baby arrives. However, we would need someone to watch the children."

Seri spoke, "I said that I always leave you in charge of the kids so she was wondering if she could let Princess Merigold spend the night as well."

Millie smiled softly and clasped her hands together, "Oh my! That would be perfect!"

William crossed his arms, "And I told you I would not let Millie watch my little Princess!!"

Millie wasn't upset and raised her teacup to her lips to drink it peacefully. Seri rolled her eyes, "Millie is my live-in Nanny. Say what you want about her personality, but she is great with the kids. Plus, she won't charge you anything."

William frowned, "So that's the real reason why you want her to babysit."

Seri shrugged without defending herself. Mary looked at Millie with a smile, "By the way, when do you intend to get married, Millie?"

Dante and Seri immediately choked and began coughing. They both looked at Mary shaking their heads trying to warn her not to ask. Mary only smiled at them in confusion.

*SMASH*

Everyone flinched as the cup Millie had been holding suddenly exploded. She smiled gently at Mary making the air feel extremely uncomfortable. If one hadn't seen her hand bleeding while in a tight fist, they may have thought it had been an accident.

Millie's voice was ominous and low, "Marriage?"

Mary gulped, "Y-Yes… I mean… Everyone else… Is… Married."

Mary's voice got weaker and weaker as Millie leaned forward in her face. Millie opened her eyes revealing a frightening look in her eyes that would make any child cry. Her voice was so cold it could chill you to the bone, "Why would I get married?"

Mary felt like crying but was too scared to even try.

Millie continued, "Do you think that marriage is the only way for someone to be happy?"

Mary stuttered out, "N-No…"

Millie leaned back and crossed her arms, "Marriage is a trap. Why must happiness be measured by whether someone has children or is married? Whenever I think of a life like that, I am incredibly grossed out. The mere thought of it makes me want to kill a bunch of people to get the taste out of my mouth."

Mary turned pale, "K-Kill?!"

Millie smiled gently at her, "Besides, I am perfectly happy as I am now. Seri allows me to kill bad people and even experiment on them. I also get to spend every day with Seri and her beautiful children. Anais is always asking me to educate her about morality. Whenever I teach her, I am overcome with joy. How is this a bad life? To me it is heaven."

Seri sighed, "That reminds me. Stop filling Anais's head with your so-called philosophy. I won't let you turn her into a killer like you."

William's mouth dropped, "And you wonder why I don't want Millie to watch my little Princess?!"

"I only teach her because she asks." Millie giggled, "And what about little Luther?"

Luther, who had been sitting at the end of the table next to Anais and Merigold, dropped his fork once he heard his name. He turned to Millie with a pathetic expression. Seri frowned as she looked at him, "Now what did he do?"

"Oh, he just got interested in medicine lately."

Everyone was shocked to hear this. Seri shouted out, "Luther is interested in something?! But he never takes anything seriously!"

Millie nodded, "He takes medicine very seriously. Do you know what he just asked me to learn how to make?"

Seri looked at her cautiously, "…What?"

"An aphrodisiac."

Everyone: "…"

Seri jumped up, "LUTHER! GET YOUR SKINNY A** OVER HERE!"

"AH!" Luther flinched and immediately tried to run away. However, he was no match for his mother who quickly grabbed him. He shouted out in a panic, "It wasn't me! I wanted to make it for someone else!!!"

Seri growled, "No sh*t it's for someone else! The question is why and who!?"

Luther sobbed pitifully, "I wanted to give it to Sister!!"

Everyone stopped and Dante glared at his son and spoke firmly, "Why."

Luther flinched from his scary expression and pretended to act pitiful, "Sister mentioned she wanted to slip one to Merigold while they were alone…"

Everyone turned to Anais who calmly raised the teacup to her lips and took a sip without a change in expression. Her multicolored eyes never left the small fluffy Princess sitting across from her.

Seri released him with a sigh, "You two are too young. Wait until you are at least 18."

William jumped up, "18?! NO! She's not allowed to touch my precious daughter!!!

Merigold blinked innocently, "What's an aphrodisiac?"