Cool magically manipulated breeze inside the room is blowing from the walls of the room. In the middle of this room, there lie two girls on the bed while sleeping. The girl on the left is still a small female child. She is drooling while lying on her side facing the other girl while holding her shirt. And on the right side, the girl that is being grabbed unto by the child is also sleeping soundlessly. These girls are Marie the daughter of the Head of the Chardelier Household, and Jane the Maid of the Chardelier Household.

Aside from the sounds made by the swaying curtains, the room was in total silence and peaceful.

Then out of a sudden, Jane’s eyelids slowly open up. She then looked at Marie who’s sleeping soundlessly while drooling by her side. Seeing that, she took a small cloth and wipes the drool off of Marie’s adorable face.

“I can’t sleep properly.” She muttered while looking slightly tired.

Jane couldn’t sleep because of the new adjustment she has to make in this new mansion. In her mind, she actually preferred the times of their sleep in their journey because it felt normal for her. Suddenly sleeping in a closed space, her mind could not take in the changes yet and woke her up in the middle of the night.

“I’m thirsty.” While saying so, she scratched her throat a bit.

She then left the bed while making sure that Marie didn’t wake up from the shaking. Since Marie is in deep sleep, she then left silently after putting a blanket on her.

When Jane got to the hallway, she found herself confused in which direction she should go. Since the Mansion is slightly large, she didn’t get the chance to explore and memorize the path. Not only that, she was also taking care of Marie with Matilda after she finished cleaning this afternoon too.

Jane looked at the end of the hall, that part was very dark and eerie. You shouldn’t go there, said by her mind. When she looked at the opposite side, that part has little illumination and judging from the brightness, it’s coming from a candle of a lamp. Seeing that, she thought that there might be someone who’s also awake.

Tap!Tap!Tap! the sounds of Jane’s shoes made small echoes in the hall. It didn’t take long before those echoes stopped when Jane reached the end of the hall.

When Jane took a peek from the corner of the hall, there she saw her master, Key, writing something on the glass table. There wasn’t anything weird about it, except for the fact that he is wearing a black tuxedo looking like a butler.

“Good evening, Sir Key.”

While greeting her master, she came out of the corner and walk towards Key. However, her master didn’t respond to her and continued writing. Usually, Key would turn his head when he hears a sound, however, Key didn’t even bat an eye. This irregularity made Jane’s smile cramp and made her feel slightly nervous.

Sensing that something is wrong with Key, Jane started hesitating in approaching Key. Her steps became lighter and her pace slowed down each step.

While approaching with caution, she noticed another presence in the room. Moreover, this presence came from the sofa that is showing its back from her position.

Who could this be? A simple thought crossed Jane’s mind. It’s because she is aware that everyone in the mansion are currently sleeping in their rooms aside from Key. In addition, the new Knights that Key hired along with the Darkus Saint, Sora are out in the city. If there is one more with them, who is it?

Thinking all of that, Jane couldn’t help but get more nervous as she slowly approaches the sofa. She gave the writing Key a gaze that could get anyone’s attention. Sadly, such Key has his full attention to his writing.

When she finally got behind the sofa, she noticed something odd. Key’s coat is on the couch. Not only that, it has a bulge that is bigger than how the surface of the couch should be. In addition, it is inflating and deflating like its breathing.

Did master bring in a stranger perhaps? A random thought crossed her mind while peeking from behind the sofa.

She looked at Key who’s writing at the other sofa. Seeing that Key is really absorbed into his writing, she thought that he wouldn’t mind if she touches something without his permission.

She reached out her hand towards the coat on the sofa slowly with caution. However, the closer she gets, the slower her hand approaches the coat. This is because she is getting more and more nervous by the second.

Even though the mansion’s interior has a good temperature, because of Jane’s nervousness, she couldn’t help but have cold-sweats.

Just what am I doing?

She asked herself since she can’t understand why she’s trying to do something dangerous. Although she was curious from the start, for some reason, she was being drawn by what’s under the coat.

When her hand was only an inch away from touching the coat, suddenly,

*Clang!*

A pen dropped from the table in front of the sofa.

“S-s-sir Key?”

Jane’s jaw is opening and closing, her shoulders and knees were shaking, cold large sweat drops and flowing from all over her body. Frankly speaking, she’s currently shaken.

It couldn’t be helped if she’s shaken. Because the reason for that is, Key suddenly disappeared from where he sat leaving only the newly folded letter, the bright lamp, and the pen that just fell down from the table.

Jane looked around in panic to search for Key’s presence. However, just like smoke, he disappeared into thin air leaving not even a shadow.

Jane is starting to panic because of this. She’s trying her best not to scream because she’s afraid to wake everyone up inside the mansion.

When she was about to turn her heels and head back to the room, a sudden sound of cloth dropping echoed inside the living room. Because it was too sudden, Jane covered her mouth with both hand preventing herself from letting out the sound. She’s too shaken that she has glistening tears at the ends of her eyes.

Slowly, she turned her head towards the direction of the sound. To her surprise, Key is now lying on the bed sleeping with his uniform and coat off. Seeing that, she felt relieve while letting out a heavy echoing sigh.

“I thought it was a ghost.”

After saying that, she noticed that Key is only wearing his white shirt on his torso. Since the living room was too cold, she couldn’t help but worry that he might get some cold.

Noticing that the thick coat Key usually wears is on the floor, she thought that he might have used the coat as a blanket.

“What a lax of a master.” She mumbled. Though it sounded like a complain, her eyes are showing a different meaning.

She decided to go to the other side of the sofa to pick up the coat. After that, she then aired it out from dusts. Finally, she then started to gently put the coat on top of Key as a blanket. However,

*Thump*

Her left leg stepped on the coat without her noticing. This caused her to loose balance while holding the coat on her hands. When she was falling towards the sleeping Key, she immediately lets go off the coat and grabbed the sofa and prevented herself from falling over Key. Nothing dangerous happened.

But another problem arose after that.

“This is slightly problematic.”

Due to Jane’s position which is having her right hand holding the rail of the sofa, her left hand on the sofa’s leg, straight right foot, and the growing tired bent left leg which carried most of her weight, she was barely able to prevent falling over Key by hair’s breadth. In addition, the most problematic part here is, her face was really close to Key’s. In other words, she was in a really problematic situation.

But even though she’s in a very problematic situation, a memory crossed her mind. Moreover, this memory was something she forcibly tried to forget no matter what. This memory was about her, accidentally kissing Key in the carriage while he was asleep.

Remembering the whole incident, her face turned bright red.

No! No! No! NO! Forget that me! That was a thing that wasn’t supposed to happen!

She tried to reject it, she tried to reject the feelings she harbored towards her master. She knew herself that it wasn’t allowed and something pointless to have. The distance between a commoner and a noble, a family head at that, is a bridge that’s too dangerous to cross.

After assessing the rough and depressing facts inside her head, from bright crimson to depressing pink, her feelings became blue.

“I guess it’s something inevitable.”

After finally calming down, she put her strength on both arms to push her way out of her current position. While doing so, she noticed that Key’s nose suddenly started twitching for some reason. And then suddenly-

“Strawberry…”

“Hya!”

A name of a fruit unexpectedly came out of Key’s mouth in the most unprecedented moment. Not only that, his arms suddenly went around Jane’s waist and pulled her down towards him causing her to let out a short and not so loud scream. Thankfully, Jane’s chest is a bit large and became a cushioning which prevented Key from waking up from the impact.

“S-sir!”

Even at the most dangerous moment, Jane didn’t fail to contain her scream and gave out a whisper to Key. However, Key is still in his sleep and isn’t able to answer. Seeing that, Jane’s expression became grim.

“Oh no, Sir Key is just sleeping!”

“What should I do?” is the only thing that’s running through Jane’s mind currently as she is getting locked by Key with a hug who has the strength that cannot be seen by his build.

She tried pushing her way out with all her strength. Unfortunately, the sleeping Key is too strong for her to handle.

“I can’t stay here until the morning. But even more so, I can’t let Miss Matilda and Miss Cherlaine see me like this. They’ll kill me if they see the way I am now.”

Jane panicked as she struggled while finding her way out of Key’s tight hug. And when that thought came across her mind, the images of her master’s fiancées while wearing dangerous looks scared her and enticed her panic more.

After a few minutes of struggling, she finally lost her strength and became tired.

“After all that shaking, he isn’t waking up.”

Like fate answering to her, she immediately noticed a bottle of liquor beside the table’s leg. Apparently, Key drank a stronger liquor to make himself fall asleep.

Such an alcoholic man was her impression of Key. But even so, she held respect towards Key even before discovering this side of him after saving her village.

Then, while letting herself rest a bit, she noticed that her face was really close to Key’s than moments ago. Because of that, she inadvertently blushed and became flustered.

After moments of panic attacks, she finally calmed down again. This time, she didn’t find her way out and waited for Key to let go on his own.

“Why am I in this position?”

While talking to herself, she unconsciously leaned her head on Key’s shoulder. And without her knowing, Key’s arms are moving up her back gently.

“To think that I would fall for a very high-class noble—no, it should be something anyone would expect. After all, Sir Key is someone very kind to others especially towards women.”

Jane started reminiscing about her moments with her master. Every memory she had of him was never a bad thing. When she remembered the time where she saw Key slay the giant black hound, her heart fluttered as she remembers how handsome Key was with his hair swaying in the wind. Even if she doesn’t admit it, that memory was the one she cherished the most because it was something that came out from fairy-tales that her mother once told her.

When she also remembered the time she met Key’s fiancées, the feeling of irritation and shock came to her like getting hit by a club from an ogre. It was something she expected, but not that early.

Jane’s gaze to Key’s sleeping face was filled with affection. It was obvious for anyone to see the current her that she is attracted to her master.

Slowly, she raised her body carefully so that Key won’t wake up. Now, she’s leaning on both of her arms with Key’s head below hers. While looking down on Key, her cheeks became redder and redder by the second.

“I know that this is wrong, but it something that I can’t help but feel towards you.”

Gently, with her chest leaning on Key, her hands on Key’s face, she put a gentle but with love kiss on Key’s lips.

Even if she did it on her own, she can’t help but tremble at her own audacity and shamelessness.

After linking her lips with Key, she then pushed away herself and made a bitter smile.

“I wish that it’s not only one way.”

After that, she noticed that Key’s hug was loosening. Using that chance, she slowly lifted her body to leave Key, or so how it should be.

“Strawberry…”

“Sir—hmff!!!”

Unexpectedly, Key’s arms pulled Jane’s back and put her back again on the previous position. Not only that, after Key repeated the word he muttered while asleep and before Jane could speak out his name, he suddenly grabbed Jane by the back of her head and pulled her head towards him and linked their lips once again. It wasn’t just a simple kiss; Key’s tongue invaded Jane’s mouth and wrapped Jane’s tongue.

In face of such predicament, Jane’s mind was in chaos. Because everything was too sudden, her mind couldn’t take everything in.

No! Not like this! Why did things turn out like this?!

Though she was in the middle of being violated by the sleeping Key, inside her heart, she was actually happy about it.

Although Key was in his sleep, to Jane, it was like Key is replying to her feelings. However, Key is doing this in his sleep without him knowing it.

Jane struggled to escape with all her might, or so she thought. In actually, Key isn’t using his inhumane strength to pin down Jane. Unconsciously, Jane was responding to Key’s tongue movements.

She thought that she was struggling, but actually, she was only doing it to please herself.

Just when she was going to lose herself in pleasure, unnoticed, Key’s left hand went down her back. And then suddenly, it grabbed her butt which made her eyes grew in full surprise. Thanks to that, her consciousness came back to her from dream word to hard ground.

She immediately separates her lips from Key’s the moment Key stopped moving his tongue. There, a fine silver thread was formed from each of their mouths. Seeing that, she immediately wiped it off with a flustered expression.

Jane then grabbed Key’s hand that is holding her butt. When she managed to remove it, she immediately stood up and turned her heels back to her room in full speed. As a side note, although Jane was in total embarrassment, inside her heart, she was really happy.

Unbeknownst to her, there was actually one more person inside the living room. This person was so quiet that it erased its presence. And this person was none other than Lapis.

Everything was witnessed by her from the start.

The only reason why she is in the living room because she wasn’t able to adjust to the new environment she’s in similar to Jane.

Back to the room, Jane is on the bed while covering herself with her blanket to hide her bright red face.

“Now I can’t sleep anymore!”

-End of Bonus Chapter-