Became the Butler of the Second Heroine of the Harem

22 – Entrance Ceremony

“My lady, how are you feeling?”

I talked to the girl standing in front of me with a red ribbon tied around her neck with a worried heart.

The girl’s school uniform was a slightly dark red jacket and a thin beige vest over a blouse, and the black skirt was finished with a white line at the end, giving a sophisticated impression to the skirt that could have been plain.

“I feel better than yesterday. The medicine Shaula gave me seems to be working.”

Seeing that she was tying a ribbon, she had no choice but to close her eyes in the face-to-face situation and answer.

“I’ll get the… Thing Shaula said as soon as possible. Alright, the ribbon is finished.”

“Yes, thank you.”

She opened her eyes and grinned as she fell away from the girl’s side. She smiles at the fact that she is definitely in better shape than yesterday.

This morning, Shaula came to look after the young lady. According to Shaula, she usually stays with her family when menarche occurs and gives them basic s*x education while helping them quickly.

But my lady was different. A situation in which she was the only one of her family at the time of menarche, later than her peers. Of course, the same situation as yesterday had no choice but to explode. Without Shaula, neither I nor the lady would have been able to do anything.

Today too, Shaula handed me some pills and told me to take one when she was sick. After taking it in the morning, she smiled like that. She thanked her shaula for staring terribly yesterday and treated her with her friendly gaze.

When she saw that, she still felt inadequate and powerless to support her young lady. She came all the way here for her lady without help, and she got help in just a few days. But.

“You look good.”

She smiled because she couldn’t look weak in front of a lady. I don’t want to see your uneasy look on my face.

“I’m glad. Shall we go then?”

A lady who stepped out with a bright smile and light steps, as if my inner feelings were not revealed. When she opened the front door, Shaulla was standing there in the same school uniform she had.

“Miss Europa, are you feeling well?”

Shaula came up to her young lady and stroked her cheek. Her lady didn’t drop her and accepted her as if she didn’t like her.

“Yeah… Thanks to the medicine, I feel a little better. Thank you, just like yesterday…”

“What? Friends should help each other.”

Then Shaula hugs the young lady. If you look at her in this way, she is a pure woman… She didn’t look pretty because I remembered yesterday’s wiretaps and the history of the novel.

“Ugh… Please stay away for a bit… I think my body hasn’t fully recovered yet…”

“Did you eat something? It’s better to eat something when you’re bleeding.”

“I ate a piece of cake yesterday…I haven’t had an appetite since then…Still, the cake was delicious…Let’s eat together next time…”

Today, for the first time, she wrote the words that a young lady always says, let’s eat together, to someone other than me. She told the young lady that she finally had a real friend besides me… She wept with joy in her heart.

“Okay, if Miss Europa invites me, I’ll go no matter what!”

Shaulla opened her eyes, revealing sparkling red pupils. She fell backwards slightly, frightened by her eyes that looked like they were going to eat her.

We headed to the official arena where the entrance ceremony was held. I didn’t expect much because it was an official stadium, but it was a circular structure built similar to the Colosseum, an arena in Rome. I went inside and stared blankly at the surroundings.

“As expected, the arena of the academy is different. Well, since the annual Imperial Knight Contest is held here, it should be at this level to accommodate people.”

“I see, so it has to be this big.”

Shaulado and the young lady were also looking around the stadium curiously and admiring it like me. The seats alone are large enough to accommodate 30,000 people. It was smaller than the modern amphitheater, but it was surprising that such a size could be built within the academy.

Suddenly, people began to gather, and one or two people in school uniform appeared in the center of the stadium.

“Lady, I’ll be in the bleachers soon. Take care of yourself and if you’re having a hard time, tell the people around you and leave…”

“It’s okay, so stop nagging me. It’ll be okay because Shaula is there too.”

“Miss Europa…!”

Shaula hugs the young lady with eyes full of joy. This scene, similar to the scene in the novel where he hugs the girl who treats him the most friendly while accepting Shaula, made him laugh.

After saying goodbye to the lady and Shaula, we moved to the bleachers. There were many people I hadn’t seen during the welcome ceremony in the bleachers where only employees were sitting. They probably didn’t want to see their servants until the welcome party.

As I appeared among them, everyone sitting there stared at me.

Because you have dark hair? Or because he was a servant at a young age? Or is it because I’m a servant to House Taurus?

I’m used to that kind of gaze now. Whatever it is, I’m the lady’s butler, so I sat in the empty seat without paying attention to what you guys were looking at.

“Oh, are you from Taurus?”

As soon as I sat down, a woman sitting next to me started talking to me. She wears an elegant maid outfit and looks to be about eighteen years old. The badge on her chest was emblazoned with a bear’s face.

“Yes, I am Sirius, the butler of the Taurus family. Then you are the handmaid of the Ursa family.”

The Marquis Family that protects the North. It was mentioned a few times in the novel, and it was a family that played an important role in the episode of going to the north to which Laland, the blunt same-s*x senior of the main character, Lars, belonged.

“Ah, I should have introduced myself first, but I’m sorry. My name is Alte, the lady-in-waiting of the Ursa family. But I didn’t introduce myself, you know! I’m not sure, hehehe”

“You can tell just by looking at the family crest. It’s what we wear for this kind of work. If you don’t know, you know our family well.”

I said, pointing to the bull badge I was wearing.

“I pretended to know Mr. Sirius because he is more famous than his family hehehe. Since the servants of the Taurus family are so famous, he showed up at the welcome party and talked about it a lot.”

“Aha…I see…”

Unbeknownst to me, I also became a celebrity. I wanted to blame the butler for being so famous.

You’ve got to play around a bit…

“Which member of the Ursa family do you serve?”

Perhaps it was Laland, but I asked out of courtesy.

“Ah! I’m serving Prince Laland! That guy over there with short-cropped hair and a big body!”

She followed her pointing finger and looked into the arena for her master, Laland. She was convinced when she saw a man with dark brown short-cropped hair like a bear’s fur and a large body even though he was the same age as the girl.

“That seems to be Prince Laland. You look very blunt. How do you like it?”

“Usually he’s… Blunt…But at night he’s quite kind…Ehehehe…”

“I see…”

Her bright red face was wrapped around her face, and the corners of her mouth were tearing as if thinking about something.

I felt it for the first time today.

People here are precocious than I thought.

Or maybe northerners are precocious.

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As time passed and the center of the stadium was filled with people, a person in the top seat among the special seats set aside in the noisy stadium stood up and cleared his throat. A man with a long white beard and wrinkles on his face cleared his throat a few times before opening his mouth.

“Ladies and gentlemen who have been waiting for you all this time. We will start the entrance ceremony now. Everyone, please be quiet for a moment.”

A voice that can be heard by everyone even though he speaks softly without any tools. The stadium, which had been noisy with the voices filled with magic, quickly became quiet. In that silent arena, the sound of flapping wings resounded from the sky.

The identity that appeared from the sky was a golden wyvern. A figure of a doll was gradually revealed above the shining wyvern as if it were receiving sunlight.

A well-groomed beard on a face that can be said to be tall, with long blonde hair like the sunlight. A person wearing a white cape and a splendid red and yellow uniform. The emperor called the sun of this empire, Myridianus Solar, was in the sky, dragging a wyvern.

The Wyvern slowly descended and landed in front of the students in the center. One or two of the students flinched as if they were scared, but the Wyvern had only exhaled and remained motionless since landing.

After getting off the wyvern, the emperor looked around the stadium and showed a friendly smile toward the students. The smile was more like looking at the uncle next door than at the emperor.

“The future of our empire, and countless stars. Thank you for being with us at this Nova Academy entrance ceremony.”

Unlike that smile, he expressed that he was an emperor with his whole body, with his chauvinistic voice and gestures. At the grandiose speech that began after that, Sirius yawned, covering his mouth with his hand.

It wasn’t the principal’s instruction, and I wondered what he was doing, but the people around him were either shedding tears or praying to him, full of emotion. Because in the empire, the emperor was no different from a god.

Alte, who was sitting next to him, was crying like everyone else and was wiping his tears with a handkerchief. At times like this, he still felt like a stranger.

“…So you are the future and bright stars of the empire. Show off your talents to your heart’s content and train yourself to stand in front of the empire!”

After the speech, a tremendous cheer echoed through the stadium. Everyone except Sirius was ecstatic, clapping and crying. Several of the new students in the center were also crying, sobbing on their shoulders.

Europe was filled with strong will after hearing the emperor’s speech. Because he thought he could become stronger by learning what he couldn’t learn while being with Sirius.

As Shaula listened to the Emperor’s speech, dark thoughts crept up. Because he decided to use this academy to fulfill his desires.

Sirius fell asleep after hearing the emperor’s speech. The phenomenon of drowsiness during the day, mentioned before, was now coming.

The emperor turned around and rode the wyvern and left the arena. It took a moment for Sirius to come to his senses.

“Continued, the principal’s instruction will proceed.”

Sirius, who was fooled by the double trap, wanted to escape.

He wanted to escape to death.

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“I thought I was going to die. I was so sleepy that I didn’t expect the principal’s instruction to go on…”

“Didn’t you sleep because of me last night? Are you okay?”

Europe cautiously held Sirius’ hand with both hands and looked at her worried eyes. Thinking she made her worry, Sirius laughed at the look in her eyes.

“No…I slept well yesterday. It’s not the lady’s fault, so it’s okay. It’s just…Sometimes I get sleepy during the day.”

“Like the last time I shook you up?”

“Yes, just like back then. It’s okay now because I think I can endure it.”

“…Go to your room and get some rest. You’ll be fine today because Shaula is by your side.”

“Okay Sirius. Leave Miss Europa with me and go get some rest. You look very tired today.”

Shaula, who was next to Europa, showed a welcoming attitude. He wanted to be disturbed by her splendid history, but he couldn’t stand her drowsiness.

“Please take good care of my lady… Shaula-sama…”

Sirius bowed his head and trudged toward the dormitory. Shaula cautiously approaches Europe, who looks at her from the back with pity.

“He looks perfect, but he has weaknesses.”

“Yeah…I see…By the way, Shaula, have you decided where you’re going?”

“I’m planning to apply for the Academic Hall. At Muhak Hall, I won’t be able to research my specialty, poison. Ms. Europa, will you go to Muhak Hall as well?”

“Yeah, I have to use my specialty. There’s nothing except strong ones.”

She clenched her fist and placed it over her chest. She always looked for Sirius whenever she was embarrassed or in danger. She still hated showing her weak side of herself. As she wanted to call his name proudly, she decided to become a Muhak official.

“Don’t be so self-deprecating. Miss Europa is probably at the top of our class.”

“No, you have to be the chief. Then you can catch up.”

Where is the end of the girl who is only looking forward? Maybe Sirius. A story of two people struggling to protect each other. Among them, Shaula liked the way the female lead, who was weaker than the male lead, tried to become stronger, and wanted to bake pancakes even now.

“…I think it’s good that I became friends with you guys.”

“What do you mean?”

“It’s nothing. Let’s go register.”

The two of them went into their respective classrooms in the academy building. The place where Europa entered was full of first-year students sitting awkwardly.

She sat down in a suitable seat and looked in front of her. A man with a gorilla-like appearance wrote something on her board and said.

“My name is Gauran, a professor in charge of the basic physical fitness class. It seems like they have gathered, so I will explain how the class works. There are set classes conducted at our Muhak Hall and classes you can choose to take. Outside of the set class hours, So that you can choose the classes you want to take and submit them to the staff today.”

Europe received the paper handed out from the front. She was a timetable marked with her assigned class times. And she got one more, which showed the timetables for the other classes.

“Look at the two chapters and refer to them. Then, the class will be held for a week to give you a taste, so if there is a class you don’t like among the selected classes, you can change it, and the period will be the same as the class for a week. Q Is there anyone there?”

No one raised their hand. After nodding his head a couple of times, the man left the classroom after saying, “Let’s make your own choice, see you tomorrow.” Only then did Europe come out of the noisy classroom and run into Shaula.

“Shaula, are there overlaps between classes?”

“Well. Even so, I don’t know if I’ll be interested in the same classes as Miss Europa.”

“Well, I guess…I’ll go to my room and think about it.”

“Go first. I’m going to talk to the professors in charge and then go. A professor who can make my poison stronger and more controllable.”

Frightened to see Shaulla laughing quietly, she headed for her dormitory, leaving behind the feeling of wanting to be her friend. Europa cautiously opened the front door to see if Sirius was sleeping.

As soon as I came in, I could see Sirius sleeping in the chair, writing something on the table in the living room and falling asleep.

“I’m going to sleep in the bed…Well…”

I approached carefully and saw the contents of the paper he had written. There were stories about how she panicked when her menarche started, the request to get her underwear from the mage tower, and the more and more unrecognizable writings on the way down.

It must have been a letter written to report to the family. Sirius fell asleep while trying to write her bad letter because she was holding on to her side every day. She was the one staring at him like that.

“Are you… Sleeping? Really… Are you… Sleeping?”

The constant sound of breathing. His chest moves with his breath. Sirius doesn’t answer no matter how many times he calls. Her strange feelings spring up and she reaches out to him.

Her pounding heart and her hands towards him could not be stopped.