Bonus SS for Volume 1 Release: Siana’s Conflict
One morning.
With breakfast ready, Siana, as a maid, came to Lux’s room to call for him.
After knocking on the door, she spoke.
“Master, breakfast is ready, but is now a good time?”
Normally, she would hear a reply like, “Yeah, I’ll be right there,” but.
Today, no such answer came.
“…Master?”
Even when she called out, there was no response.
Finding it strange, Siana paused for a moment, then said, “Excuse me,” and slowly opened the door.
Inside, Lux was still asleep on the bed.
When she glanced over at the desk, she saw a notebook and a pen placed there.
He’s usually awake by now, so this is unusual… judging by this, I wonder if he was studying late into the night yesterday.
Thinking that, a feeling welled up inside Siana, she didn’t want him to overwork himself.
But since being able to devote himself so fully is also one of Lux’s charms, she couldn’t bring herself to deny it outright.
In any case, breakfast is already prepared, so I need to wake Lux-kun before it gets cold.
Murmuring that to herself, she approached the sleeping Lux to carry out her duty as a maid.
…What a cute sleeping face.
She gazed at him for a moment, her heart warming, then Siana opened her mouth.
“Master, breakfast is…!?”
Just as she was about to speak, she noticed something and involuntarily stopped.
W-wait… now that I think about it, waking Lux-kun when he’s sleeping so peacefully with such a cute expression… isn’t that a rather cruel ordeal!?
Even if Lux were to wake up and murmur, “Just five more minutes…” she would still have to wake him, since breakfast was already ready.
Forcing Lux-kun to wake up when he still wants to sleep… and on top of that, ending this adorable sight of him by my own hand… th-that’s impossible! W-what should I do…!?
If Lux wanted to keep sleeping, Siana’s nature was to let him, even for an hour or two.
That wasn’t something she could simply overturn by steeling her resolve for a moment.
Even so, she didn’t want him eating cold breakfast, so as she struggled with what to do.
“Mm… Siana?”
Lux, his eyes barely open, murmured her name in a drowsy voice.
Though slightly startled, Siana quickly responded.
“M-Master! Good morning!”
“Yeah, good morning.”
Sitting up, Lux opened his eyes further, seeming to fully wake as he spoke.
“Why is Siana in my room this early?”
“Breakfast is ready, so I came to call you!”
“Huh, is it already that time…? Sorry, I stayed up a bit late studying yesterday, so it looks like I overslept.”
“That’s not a problem! However, please take care of your health!”
“You’re right… thanks as always, Siana.”
As he said that, Lux smiled with his usual gentle, slightly boyish expression.
Seeing that smile, Siana once again felt just how complete Lux was as a person.
That whether he was awake or asleep, Lux was always a cute, cool, and utterly charming man…