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That night, we slept in our respective rooms.
At the dormitory, Ellen and I had been sharing a bed lately, but since we were with other classmates now, she didn’t insist on sleeping in the same bed with me. It seemed like she hadn’t been having nightmares recently, so I wondered if she’d be alright sleeping alone.
With my mind on those thoughts, I found myself unable to fall asleep.
While everyone else seemed exhausted and fell asleep quickly, I didn’t feel particularly weary, even after an entire day of swimming. It seemed like my stamina had improved tremendously.
When driving your body to exhaustion was routine, moderate exertion would never be enough to leave you truly tired enough to sleep…
Since I couldn’t sleep, I decided to step outside for some tea. The servants lived in a separate residence, so there were no servants around, and we were the only ones in the mansion.
At the end of the hallway on the second floor, Ellen sat on the terrace, staring blankly outside.
“… Oh, you’re not asleep?” I asked as I approached her.
“I woke up,” she replied.
Her pajamas were slightly damp from what seemed to be sweat, an indication that she’d had a nightmare. I, too, suffered from nightmares, but they weren’t bad enough to prevent me from sleeping, like Ellen. Her trauma seemed to be more severe than mine.
“…”
“…”
I sat in...
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