The Devil's Cursed Witch novel Chapter 119

Despite creating unintentional chaos among the beastmen working inside the palace, the human culprit was sleeping soundly in her bed. When she finally woke up a little later than usual, she was welcomed by discomfort in her lower abdomen.

‘I feel so tired…I don’t want to get out of bed…’

She subconsciously rubbed her abdomen and rolled into a ball, wanting to get more sleep, but then she felt an uncomfortable warm moistness between her legs.

Her eyes flew open. ‘Wait? Is it already…?’

She sat up in bed and pushed away the blanket covering her.

‘Please let me be wrong,’ she begged as she hurriedly checked her dress and the bed. To her horror, the pristine white bed sheet and her clothes were stained red with blood.

‘Oh, no! What should I do? This is so shameful!’ she panicked. ‘Wash, I need to wash. Water! I need water. Where–ah! Should I wash this in the side chamber?’

She tried to get out of the bed, but she had a bad cramp in her stomach and whined in pain. “Ouch…I hate this monthly cycle…The first day is definitely the worst…but I need to get out of bed or else the stain will spread…”

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It just so happened that Reya and Clio found her in a curled position on the floor beside her bed when they entered.

“Miss Ember! Are you alright?”

“What happened, Miss?”

The two servants approached her with obvious distress, scared to see her squatting on the floor with her hands on her stomach and her face buried in her knees.

Since early in the morning, the elves had been checking from time to time if Ember had awoken, not disturbing her since they thought she exhausted herself from studying yesterday. That was why no one tried to wake her even though it was way past her usual morning meal. They never expected to see her look as pale as a ghost when they returned.

Ember looked at the two with a painful expression and shook her head. Her eyes were on the verge of tears.

“W-What happened?” Clio asked in worry.

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Reya noticed the stained bedsheet and had a guess. “Estrous cycle?”

Clio followed Reya’s gaze and understood.

“Miss Ember, it’s alright,” Reya tried to console her.

“It’s not alright at all,” Ember said in annoyance. “I wish I won’t get them ever….ahh!”

“Don’t say it like this, Miss Ember. Let me help you wash up,” said Clio as she waited for Ember to accept her hand and help her stand up.

With much effort, Ember managed to stay steady on her feet with an apologetic expression. “Sorry, I soiled the sheets and my dress as well. I should clean them–”