chapter 34
34 – I have something to say for a moment
What the hell is this all about?
I was a little taken aback when I saw the maid and butler I hadn’t seen before.
Where do the original maids go and who are they?
Penia, who followed me behind me, was also a little taken aback by the people she was seeing for the first time.
“I must go see my father first.”
Luna said that Oiler was looking for me, so I moved to where Oiler was.
It was lunchtime, so when we moved to the restaurant, we saw families eating.
Then he met eyes with Oiler, who was putting the meat in his mouth with a fork.
“Rail. Please take a seat.”
“Yes. Father.”
I sat down.
And Fenia and Aline also took their seats.
Then immediately the prepared meal was placed in front of us.
Originally, a maid with purple hair would have brought food, but a maid with orange hair, whom I had never seen before, brought food to us.
The maid who bumped into me briefly bowed her head and left the restaurant.
I looked at the steak being prepared in front of me.
I didn’t see much difference from the steak I usually make, but when I put the steak in my mouth, it tasted different from usual.
It wasn’t that there was no taste.
It had a bit of a stimulating taste unlike the sauce with just the right amount of seasoning and deep flavor.
Anyway, the chef who originally made the dish also seems to have changed while visiting Elise’s mansion.
I stopped the knife I was cutting the steak with and opened my mouth.
“I saw unfamiliar faces in the mansion.”
“Yes. When you visited the Neonbar family’s mansion, they hired new servants.”
“Is there a reason why you suddenly changed the employees?”
“I will explain that. Older brother.”
Kyle, who usually doesn’t open his mouth, opened his mouth.
I looked up and met Kyle’s eyes.
Kyle continued without averting my eyes.
“Didn’t an assassin visit your brother’s room the other day?”
“I did.”
“Besides, you were threatened by bandits when you went to the ball the other day.”
I listened to Kyle in silence.
“But isn’t that a bit strange? How did the bandits know the exact location of the wagon he was traveling on and threaten him? Of course, it could be a mere coincidence, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence.”
“What do you want to say?”
“I think the person who commissioned my brother’s assassination is the same guy who leaked his brother’s information to the bandits. And that person is only servants staying in the mansion, except for his family.”
“So you mean you changed all the employees this time?”
At my question, Kyle smiled and nodded her head.
But there is one strange thing.
“Why is Luna still in the mansion?”
“It’s because I think it’s not polite for me to change my older brother’s exclusive maid without permission. I did it for my brother’s safety, so I hope you understand even if it can’t be helped.”
In fact, I knew that someday this would happen.
In the original story, after Rail was assassinated in the middle of the night, Kyle hired all of her servants for Laila’s safety.
However, the people Kyle hired were not ordinary maids, but only maids and swordsmen with the same skills.
And they all want Kyle to push Layla, one of the heirs of the Vi Orland family, and Kyle to become her next head of household.
However, there is still one unanswered question.
Originally, in a situation where all the servants would have changed, only one Luna did not change.
Kyle said that changing her exclusive maid, Luna, was not an example, but she honestly couldn’t believe it.
But continuing to ask about it could damage Luna, so all I could do was nod lightly.
“I see…. I’ll find out soon.”
With my eyes closed, I looked at the oiler sitting next to me while slicing the steak.
Euler also didn’t look very good at changing employees overnight.
But the reason why he doesn’t say anything is probably because there are people other than Kyle who agree with Kyle’s opinion.
I glanced at the woman sitting next to Euler and drinking elegant wine.
Rania Bioland.
She was the daughter of an eastern countess, now her mother, and the woman she wanted Kyle to be her next patriarch. She
She was a villainous woman who could kill and also her family for her own ends.
Turning her head, I looked at Lila.
Layla also didn’t seem to like the sudden change of her employee.
I guess so.
Her third daughter, Lila, has less authority than Kyle, so she must be very dissatisfied with the change of her exclusive maid.
But she wouldn’t have said anything because if she didn’t listen to Kyle because she was unhappy, she might have suspected that Lyla had commissioned her assassination.
I looked away and put the last piece of steak in my mouth.
And just as I was about to get up, I saw a long sword hanging from my waist.
A long sword made to present to Rayman.
I asked Kyle who was wiping the sauce off his mouth if he had finished eating.
“Have you hired all the new guards?”
“No. The guards were the ones who protected my older brother in the mountains, so I left them as they were.”
“I see.”
It’s fortunate.
In the original version, the escorts are also changed to those related to Kyle.
But to avert my suspicions, Kyle didn’t seem to have changed the guards partly.
I nodded slightly and stood up.
“Penia, let’s go train Allyn.”
“Yes.”
“Okay.”
At the moment, I have nothing to do.
For now, it seemed necessary to organize my thoughts while training.
So after finishing our meal, we moved straight to the back mountain.
*
“Ha ha, ha ha.”
Making gravity magic heavy on our bodies, Aline and I climbed the mountain in a sweat.
“… ….”
As usual, while climbing the mountain, I would spend time bringing up suitable stories, but today I didn’t say much because I was organizing my thoughts.
While climbing the mountain, exhaling only heavy breathing, Alyn opened her mouth differently than usual.
“My lord.”
“Uh.”
It was the first time she had spoken to her, so I put my thoughts aside for a moment and focused on Aline’s words.
If Aline had said it first, she might have said something quite important.
“I have something to say about the new servants.”
“Is that so?”
And as expected, Aline seemed to have something to say about the servants.
“All of them are talented people. Looks like Kyle brought some pretty dangerous guys.”
That is correct.
All of the servants Kyle hired are proficient in magic and swords.
But I said I knew the truth originally, but Aline wondered how the guys noticed their skills.
“Why do you think so?”
“Footsteps.”
“Footsteps?”
“Yes. They couldn’t hear footsteps at all. Although it is possible to reduce the sound of footsteps, only skilled people can completely eliminate it.”
I didn’t pay attention to things like footsteps.
In the first place, the floor of the mansion is covered with anti-noise magic to get rid of annoying sounds.
Even so, when I saw Aline feeling her footsteps, I felt once again that she was not an ordinary girl.
“Then why did you think they were dangerous?”
“… ….”
Aline could not immediately answer this question.
It seemed difficult for her to give a definite answer this time.
And when she was taking a break after her strength training, she slowly opened her mouth.
“… It’s a feeling.”
“Persimmon?”
“Intuitively, I felt that they weren’t good people.”
Ah, are you just talking about a woman’s intuition?
But everything Aline said was true, so I nodded.
“If you think so, then it must be true.”
“… Doesn’t your lord doubt my words?”
“Huh?”
Allyn looked at me with her eyes wide open.
Why are you doing this all of a sudden?
“The fact that they are powerful is almost certain, but that they are dangerous is simply a hunch. Does my lord trust my uncertain intuition so easily?”
Belatedly, I understood what Aline was talking about.
She was talking about how I trust her own words, which are just her gut feelings.
What. Of course you know because I read all the originals, right?
But even if I said this, Aline wouldn’t believe it.
So I answered normally as usual.
“You are the exclusive driver I personally chose. If you don’t believe my article, who will you believe?”
“Is that so… ….”
For some reason, I could see that Aline’s cheeks turned a little red at my answer.
Was climbing today difficult?
Come to think of it, I talked a lot while climbing, so it must have been a little harder than usual.
As I was taking a break while drinking lukewarm water, I suddenly realized that Luna was nowhere to be seen.
Where did you go?
Originally, Luna, who would have handed me the cool water brought from the mansion by her side, was nowhere to be seen.
“Do you think so too?”
“It’s a surprise. Please speak up and show up.”
I was immersed in my thoughts when Fenia suddenly appeared next to me with teleportation magic, and I was startled.
Fenia smiled slightly as if she liked my surprised face.
“I also think that the new servants are not ordinary guys.”
“Why?”
“All of them have neat mana control. Normal people can’t completely control her mana, but they all move her mana naturally.”
I don’t know that much yet, but if it’s Fenia’s words, it’s probably true.
“And I tried to cover it up with perfume, but it smelled like blood.”
“The smell of blood?”
“Yes. I am more sensitive to smells than most people.”
“I see.”
I nodded slightly.
After Allin, the exclusive knight, the archmage, Fenia, protects me.
No matter how strong the players are, it will be difficult for them to get rid of me.
But Lila is different.
It wouldn’t be strange if Lyla was assassinated anytime instead of Aline and Fenia protecting me.
Of course Euler will be safe until I die.
“Penia. Aline. If you and Layla are in danger, save Layla first. I can hold out as long as I can, but Lila is weak in her body.”
“Okay.”
“I will do that.”
At my sincere request, the two nodded their heads earnestly at my words.
After finishing my training earlier than usual, I immediately called a person to my room after entering the mansion.
I had to tell Layla the truth, but I had to call the person who usually entered my room because I could have aroused suspicion if I met her now.
And after waiting in the room, the door opened with a light knock.
“Boo, did you call? Rail boy.”
The person who opens the door makes a lot of small mistakes, but she shows a serious side once in a while and enters my room.
Kyle said it was not polite to change my exclusive maid without my permission, but I don’t believe him right away.
I need to know why Luna, who was not seen in the original story, remains in her mansion.
So I opened my mouth in a slightly more serious tone than usual.
“Sit down. Luna. I have something to say for a moment.”