Chapter 96 (2/2)

But Alois still hadn't been able to bring himself to tell Camilla

An hour later, Alois heard the sound of a knock on the door of his study

When he asked who it was, it was a senior ht ht food into the room on a trolley Before Cahtly occurrence But, for the last few months, it hadn't happened at all

“I don't re”

Alois shook his head,for theto wheel the trolley, she brought it up beside Alois and placed the dish on his desk

Alois furrowed his eyebrows in a glare

“I do not want it”

“That will not do This is necessary for Lord Alois, after all As Lord Alois seems to be unhealthily thin nowadays, I have taken it upon myself to serve the meals that the master deemed necessary”

The ‘master' the maid referred to was the previous Duke Montchat; Alois' father She was one of the senior servants who had been serving this house since before the previous head of the household had passed away

“One dish after waking up, two dishes for breakfast, a dish at brunch, two dishes during lunch, and a serving of snacks for afternoon tea After that, three dishes at dinner then another before bed Master's words left no room for doubt In order to properly carry out his will, I must faithfully serve Lord Alois as such”

Seven full ht of his current diet, Alois' father had set a ludicrous amount of food to be eaten That was beyond doubt Yet, the servants had faithfully followed their late Master's orders, and Alois had also gone along with eating in such a way as if it were only natural

But, that was in the past

“Why now, so suddenl-“

As Alois' eyes gazed at the dish in front of hilistening in fat, had been served on a light blue plate, coed with intertwined colours of dark blue and gold Alois' expression changed drastically once he remembered exactly what that plate was

“To think that I forgot one of the Master's orders Thankfully, one of the reain my memory”

The maid who looked down at Alois as she spoke so deadly seriously wore her chestnut brown hair in a bun, the hair colour characteristic of the Meyerheim house

“…This plate is…”

However, Alois didn't hear her words at all He couldn't take his eyes off the dish in front of hiet this… this plate…”

He was absolutely sure This should have been hidden away in a roo

Of the three plates that had re two, no one should have knohere they were He had planned to keep the them to the depths of his memories…

– Myboku…

“…Father's plate”

“I sincerely hope that you will follow Master's instructions henceforth”

As she lifted the hem of her skirt in a small curtsey, the senior maid left the room

All that remained in the room was the exorbitantly seasoned dish and Alois who couldn't tear his gaze off of it

– Father…

Alois was all alone There was nobody there to pressure hi hand reached out towards the dish

– I have to eat

No matter the taste, no matter how much of it there was, he could not be perood son The half-forgotten teachings that swam in his addledhim even now

Death hadn't dispelled theer

Like a ghost

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