Became the Butler of the Second Heroine of the Harem

11 – It’s cliché(1)

“Why does the lady hate me?”

I spoke to Uncle Gillian quietly so that the lady could not be heard. Even though his horse was galloping, he asked cautiously if he could hear it, and the uncle caressed his chin, holding the reins with only one hand.

“Well, I don’t know if it would make sense to ask me, the coachman.”

As much as the owner of the house, she tried to listen to Gillian’s advice, but it was meaningless.

“That’s right. It doesn’t make any sense.”

“Heh heh heh, I’m not William, I’m the little butler. By the way, when you do something wrong with a woman, it’s only correct to just say goodbye.”

The expression of the man holding the reins became serious. The full-blown smile that I saw every day had disappeared.

“I don’t think that helps any more.”

“No. It would be really helpful.”

Is this…

“Isn’t that from experience?”

“…”

“Experience… Isn’t it?”

A man who just looks at me intently without saying a word. Sounds like an experience…

“Then… Shall we go apologize?”

“Are you going to find out what you did wrong to the lady and apologize?”

“…Don’t you know…?

“Then just stay still.”

“That experience…”

I looked at him with the same eyes as before, so I had nothing to say. The two of us didn’t say a word until we got out of the manor. Because we have already said everything by looking at each other.

The first thing I saw outside the territory was admiring the high mountains as if drawn like a picture. Seeing the same scenery every time I stayed inside the mansion, I felt fresh in the new scenery.

“hahahaha, country house butler. How do you feel about leaving Yeongji?”

As if having some fun, the old man smiled and swung the reins once, and the carriage started to pick up speed. He said, grabbing a part of the coachman’s seat to balance himself at the sudden increase in speed.

“I’m a country boy… Talk a little…”

“What would you say if you say that the man who has been in the manor with Yeongji is a country boy?”

“No, that… Uhh, yes, it’s amazing. It’s like a scene you’d see in a painting.”

“That’s right. I’m quite pleased with the look in your eyes. Would you like to come and see the lady?”

When I opened the partition attached to the head, I could see a little bit of the inside of the carriage. At Uncle Gillian’s words, the lady looked at me through the partition and talked.

“It’s okay, drive carefully. Then you come in.”

After finishing her words, the young lady nervously closed the partition. The uncle shook his head at the attitude that was different from how he treated him.

“Cheer up.”

No, what do you do? I carefully opened the door, entered the carriage, and sat across from the lady.

“I’m in, ma’am.”

“Yes.”

Even though I got into the carriage, the young lady was just looking at the scenery outside through the carriage’s window.

The appearance of the 14-year-old girl this year was completely different from the innocent girl of five years ago. Her golden silky blonde hair, glistening in the sunlight, now seemed to have a hint of silver, perhaps due to the influence of her mother, Tiah Met.

“…What are you staring at?”

The lady who was looking at her scenery slowly turned her head to me, she said. Her eyes were as blue as the sky reflected in the tall windows and her nose was sharpened. Looking at her tightly closed mouth, she wondered if this was what Thia Met was like when she was a healthy girl.

“She was looking at the young lady. It seems like only yesterday that she was a little child, but she has already become a full-fledged girl. She is deeply moved.”

The appearance of a young girl who suddenly became a girl. Wherever she went, the little girl she had seen as a child was sitting in her carriage with a frown in front of me.

“Uh… Can you stop thinking about that stupid thing?”

The lady turned her head again and was looking at the window. Unlike earlier, only the back of my head was visible, as if he didn’t want to see my face anymore.

“Hmm… Then, lady, can you explain the schedule after arriving in the capital?”

“…Do it.”

“First of all, you will go through the academy registration confirmation process and then you will be assigned a dormitory room. Then, there will be preparations for the social gathering the next night. So I’d like to talk about the extra time…”

“How much time do you have left?”

A lady looking at me now. Eyes that glowed blue like sapphires stared at the ceiling of the carriage as if in deep thought. I took out my notebook and organized my schedule.

“If we arrive early, we will arrive in the capital a little after noon tomorrow. After entering the academy and getting assigned to the dormitory, it will be around dinner time, right?”

“Then you have time from tomorrow evening to the next evening.”

“That’s right.”

After I finished speaking, the young lady looked at me with sharp eyes. Like the feeling of a predator aiming for prey.

“Then I’ll go to the capital and buy clothes for the social gathering. I’ll buy yours too.”

“Is that your judgment… Why are my clothes…”

I just have to wear the same clothes I’m wearing right now. The tailcoat I received from the butler was my daily wear, work clothes, combat uniform, and dress coat.

“Won’t you be by my side at the social gathering? A servant is the second face of the owner. It’s because you don’t want to look sloppy.”

“He… Wears the same clothes…”

“I won’t take any counterarguments. That’s how I know it.

You’re usually picky, but today you’re exceptionally picky and push your opinions.

“…I understand.”

I simply wrote it down in my notebook.

[Shopping with the lady]

Then I was just staring at the scenery as the carriage fell into silence again. Uncle Gillian’s wagon driving skills were excellent, so when I sat on the sofa and looked out the window, I felt the strangeness and comfort of the scenery changing so quickly.

After an hour of running like that, the carriage suddenly stopped and the lady caught something that was about to fall forward.

“Are you okay, young lady?”

“Yeah, thanks…I’m fine now, so please move away.”

“Oh, sorry, miss.”

I sat the young lady down on the sofa across from her and opened the carriage door to check on her and poke her head out. There was no way you could have made such a mistake, and if so…

“Get everyone down and give me everything you have!”

A group of scruffy clothes with knives in front of their eyes blocked the carriage. The person who had just shouted at the front was holding a scimitar that looked a little classy.

I thought how quiet it was, but it’s a bandit on a road like this, it’s a complete cliché.

“Can’t you see the coat of arms of this family?”

He politely pointed to the family crest engraved on the carriage. A crest with the face of a cow painted in gold.

Manners are the basics of a butler, and basics are perfection. Even if the other person is a savage, it is the courtesy of the times to prioritize a conversation.

“Hey, what’s the point of that pattern? Can’t you hear me?!”

You were a rude civilized person who couldn’t understand the language. Such people will be polite only when their heads are split.

Still, I was about to get off the carriage to try to keep the conversation going. The lady who grabbed me by the sleeve was making a worried face.

“…Don’t get hurt.”

“Don’t worry. I’m here to do this. It’s dangerous, so can you get out of the wagon?”

“If you get hurt, someone will look after me. I’m not worried, so come back.”

Contrary to her worried expression, this lady speaks nervously. Please do one thing… I’m confused…

“Yes, I will quickly resolve this Sirius.”

“…Go fast.”

As soon as I gave the lady the usual smile, he waved me away and sent me away. When I got off the carriage, the man spoke to me.

“Sirius, be careful.”

“Yes then…”

“No, the promise with William.”

Is that a promise? A promise not to kill anyone. The uncle reminded me of the promise he made when I became a full-time butler.

“Don’t worry. I’ll handle it gently. Take care of the wagon.”

“Don’t worry about the wagon. I’ve been doing this since before you were born. Is there anything else to worry about?”

“hahahaha, I see. Then take good care of the young lady.”

“Hey you bastards! Have you been down all day! Get down quickly!”

Alas, it must have taken too long. I got off the carriage and walked towards the bandit, standing in front of him. It was far enough to reach them with a swing of the scimitar they were holding.

“I’m just going to pass by, but should I go this far? Can’t I just pass by in three pieces, one large silver coin for each person?”

“Little boy, don’t you know the world? At least one coin of salt per person. And are there any girls in the carriage? Girls are more expensive, so just get off the girl and I’ll let you through. Kekeke.”

Aha, you’re the one I can’t communicate with. The head of an opponent like this should be split, but if split, he would die, so I sighed and thrust my fist into his abdomen.

“Keep it off…”

“You should have said enough bullsh*t. How dare you look at our lady Europa of the Taurus family?”

The rest of the people, dumbfounded and unaware of what happened. I wondered if I hadn’t grasped the situation yet, but then he rushed at me. I guess I couldn’t come to my senses.

The approaching blades were yawningly slow. The last butler exam must have been faster than this.

I only punched the blades with my fists. All of them broke the blades, so they were just staring at the sword as if they were at a loss for words.

“Would you like to be taken whole to the nearby police station, or do you want to be taken knocked out?”

Now, it’s time for negotiations. Everyone.

“I will be completely dragged away!”

Those who use violence succumb to greater violence. There was no more swearing like before, and the way he spoke became more polite. This has been proven since ancient times, and it worked even better for outlaws who believed in power.

“Okay, could you tie each other with this rope, one by one? That seems like a lot for me to do.”

“Yes, yes! We’ll tie it up somehow!”

I only gave one rope, but they were scrambling to tie each other up. He listened to me better than I thought, and when I returned to the carriage with admiration, the uncle laughed as if he was having fun and stroked the thick beard on his chin.

“Keolkeol, looking at you, it reminds me of the old days when William and I accompanied the Count. When William met bandits like you, he didn’t negotiate and just punched and flew in the sky. It was.”

“Butler, you weren’t kidding when you were younger.”

“They were so full of blood that they laughed. The Count even stopped them. I’ll be watching them, so go in quickly. The lady is waiting for you.”

“Yes, thank you.”

A smile came to my lips after hearing an interesting story. The appearance that the butler would occasionally see was not created in a day or two. As I entered the carriage, the lady looked at me with worried eyes.

“…Not…Hurt?”

“Of course. There’s no problem because I solved it verbally. The conversation worked better than I thought.”

Conversation (physical) though.

“They didn’t seem like people who could solve it with words…”

A lady staring at you with half-closed, raised eyes. How did you see it?

“My lady, did you get out of the wagon? How did you see them?”

“…I saw it through the carriage divider.”

It must have been difficult to see because the partitions in the wagon were so high. The eyes that had been raised as if they were running away went somewhere, and the pupils turned to the side.

“…Lady?”

Perhaps he was sweating lightly, his bangs became damp, and the sweat that passed through his hair ran down his forehead. He didn’t even make eye contact because he was looking at me.

You saw this. When she did not say anything to her questioning, he got down on her knees and took the hand of the girl who was holding on to the hem of her dress.

“The young lady said that she shouldn’t come out for fear of getting hurt. She said it’s my job to make sure you don’t get hurt, but you shouldn’t hurt yourself.”

“…Yeah…”

She looked into the eyes of the young lady who recognized that she had done something wrong and thought it was a good explanation. The girl’s warmth spread through my hand, which was softer than that. She seems to have a higher temperature than usual…

“Do you have a fever, my lady? It looks very hot…”

“Gwa, it’s okay, so let go!”

I shook off my hand and averted my eyes.

I guess I’m being hated.

#

After dealing with the bandits at the nearby police station, we arrived at Capella Village in time for the twilight time when the sun went down and the sky became dark just before nightfall. It’s a small village in the mountains, but it was a pretty luxurious looking village frequented by travelers, adventurers, and small-scale nobles like us.

“It seems that travelers and adventurers are the main source of income. All the buildings look neat even though they are in the mountains.”

“That’s why there are a lot of people going this way. It’s not really the peak season right now, so there won’t be many people.”

She saw the people going around the village through the window at the lady’s words, but it was just that the villagers were quietly eating in their respective homes.

I arrived at the inn that I had been using for a long time, got off the carriage, and took the lady’s hand and put it down carefully. After that, I went inside the inn with the bag containing the lady and my belongings.

Going inside the four-story inn with a brick exterior, I noticed the polished wooden floors and support beams.

“Welcome. How can I help you?”

I felt uncomfortable with the appearance of the old woman. What are those thick muscles under that cloth?

From then on, the instinct that used to cry whenever I was in danger was slowly coming up.

Rather than the feeling of ‘dying’, ‘Something is strange?’ Feeling called. For now, I put my instincts aside and focused on the conversation between the uncle and the owner.

“Oh no, has the owner changed?”

“No, it was only for a short time. The owner had a chronic illness and went to see a doctor he knew somewhere in the mountains.”

“Well, he said he went every once in a while, but it seems like he came at exactly that cycle.”

Mr. Gillian stroked his beard and asked the owner, and she answered kindly. Seeing the old man clicking her tongue and nodding at me a couple of times, I opened her mouth.

“Three rooms. I’d like the one next to them…”

“…Do it in two.”

“Lady?”

“Don’t get me wrong. It’s because I haven’t been able to sleep lately. Just like I used to…I thought it would get better if I slept…

She was a young lady who hesitated and spoke her opinion. Yes, I forgot, but I am the lady’s bio body pillow.

“Then two rooms, please. The top-of-the-line one with two attached rooms.”

“Yes, I understand. You can go to room 413 or 414. Can I prepare dinner for you?”

The host showed a suspiciously friendly smile. She could see the corners of her mouth tremble slightly.

Dinner … Seeing the uncle’s eyes, he shook his head slightly. She, of course, has not gone anywhere with her career as the owner of the house. My feelings were telling me that.

“No, it’s fine. We’ll take care of it ourselves.”

“…Yes, I’ve checked. I’ll deliver it like that. Please spend comfortably”

I got the key from the owner and went up to the 4th floor. Gillian decided to use room 413, and the young lady and I went into room 414.

Perhaps it was a high-class room, it was as sophisticated as a lady’s room. And the bed was…A king size bed.

“…I’m sleepy. I’m going to bed early, so you should go to bed soon.”

“Please change your clothes before going to bed…”

“I’m going to change, so hurry up and lie down.”

“…Yes…”

In the end, I changed into pajamas and lay down when the young lady sneaked out of the dressing room.

She was wearing a long blue cardigan and a white one-piece pajamas, revealing the body of a grown-up girl under her cloth. The lady hurriedly came near the bed and turned off the light.

“…Can you stop staring at me?”

At the lady’s words, she closed her eyes and lay down with her body stretched out. The lady climbed onto the bed and came to my side, but she didn’t cling. Instead.

“Arm.”

“…Yes…”

My left arm became the girl’s pillow. The lady who had been fiddling with my arm a few times then covered herself with the blanket and said,

“…Good night…”

I had no choice but to surrender to the kind voice of the lady I hadn’t heard in a long time and go to sleep.