Getting through winter (8)
It doesn’t seem to have gotten any better.
Bell came to that conclusion after working as a maid for several months.
The salary has definitely improved but responsibilities have become too broad compared to the increased salary.
Isn’t the top person in charge of an important facility called Ofilis Hall recognized as an elder-level position even within the academy?
Thanks to this there are many benefits other than salary. First of all the clothes are extravagant and full of dignity and you are given separate work and living space so you don’t have to do difficult work.
In addition social perspectives also play a role.
Speaking of being the top manager who handles the maids of the Ofilis Building even the sons of nobles residing in the Ofilis Building would give up. This is because we are indebted to many people in our daily lives.
Nevertheless Belmaia sighed.
During her time as a senior maid Belle Maia was in charge of practical work but is now in a managerial position.
She claims to be a maid and wears a maid uniform but she doesn’t actually do anything befitting a maid.
If you grab a kitchen knife to chop up ingredients the youngest maid jumps out and quickly snatches the knife saying she will do it herself. When she tries to pick up the laundry the maid in charge of the laundry turns pale and stops her.
To begin with I don’t even understand the maid’s uniform. It looks like luxurious rose pattern accessories with frills hanging all over the place but I don’t understand how they can go to work wearing these things.
In the end the position of maid chief is nothing more than a face madam representing Ofilis Hall. It didn’t take long to figure that out.
When you go to a high-end restaurant there are cases where the most experienced chef doesn’t actually cook and it feels roughly the same way.
I slowly began to understand why the previous maid Ellis did not intervene much in the actual work despite having great skills. If she has risen to this level she is no longer in a position where she can even be called a maid.
Most of what they do all day is greeting VIPs as they enter the Ofilis building inspecting the cleanliness of the maids and checking and pointing out the maids’ physical appearance.
Other than that it is administrative work such as organizing documents to be reported to the academic department.
When you reach that level of status at a young age you are usually filled with pride. But Belle Maia sighed as she crossed the hallway.
I don’t think it suits my spiritual aptitude. Above all the practical work of being a maid became more hands-on and I enjoyed working more. Since I wasn’t a very ambitious person to begin with I felt very empty.
From the beginning things like receiving reports on the number of people in the dormitory checking their status ordering work and establishing discipline among the maids who keep an eye on me were not contemplated in the first place.
The reason Belle Maia was able to maintain her long-term service is because she enjoys flavoring dishes washing laundry neatly and it was rewarding to help students who were struggling with their academic life.
She is the type of person who enjoys working more by waking up a student who overslept and tying their hair rather than bragging around among the fiercely disciplined maids.
“Have you finished organizing the list of new recruits?”
yes. “There are a total of 7 minutes including Terry Renuel Wade Kellamore Tanya Ross-Taylor Kylie Acne Clarisse Haig MacHorse and Drake.”
I internally nodded at the memorization skills of the secretarial maid who was able to accurately memorize the names of new employees.
Due to the nature of Ofilis Hall there are not that many residents so the maids make it a rule to be familiar with the personal information of each and every student.
“There are still a few days left until the new student placement exam so most of them have not completed the joining process. Miss Tanya was the first to join the company yesterday and she will probably be contacted by today… ”
Bell who was walking forward while listening to the secretary’s report encountered a student walking in from the other side of the hallway.
Neat clothes with all kinds of gold strings and calm white hair. It is clear that the smart-looking yet strong-looking attire is the son of a corps commander who commanded the northern border area.
His name was Wade Calamore and he was expected to take the top spot among Sylvania’s freshmen.
Originally it was customary for the head maid to go out in advance to greet new employees at Ofilis Hall. However Belle showed a little bit of embarrassment at seeing her already there without even receiving the report.
hello.
Seeing Wade bowing his arm and bowing politely Belle quickly bowed as well.
“I’m sorry for not being able to contact you earlier. “It was originally scheduled to arrive this afternoon but the schedule was earlier than expected so it arrived early.”
“Well.. I’m not even ready to welcome you properly yet but I’m going to show you something regrettable.”
no. “It’s my fault for arriving first without saying anything.”
After saying that Wade slightly raised his head again.
“Seeing the Ofilis building in real life which I had only heard about through rumors is truly amazing. “The management staff are veterans so they are flawless.”
“This is partly because it was recently renovated in the first place. “There’s no need to show respect so please don’t talk to me.”
no. I have just entered the school as a new student but I must show the least respect to the person who is always busy managing the Ofilis building. “I’ll be indebted to you too so how can I treat you like an ordinary maid?”
The sight of Wade saying that and smiling gently made Belle very uncomfortable.
Anyway after my position got higher everyone around me treated me with nothing but respect.
“You came quickly. “Most students are planning to start working next week.”
“I want to see the school atmosphere in advance and more than anything I have to say hello to Princess Fenia in advance.”
Wade smiled and adjusted his sword sheath. The eagle and lion-shaped carvings engraved on the scabbard are symbols of the protection of the Cloel imperial family.
“In the first place since most of the members of our family are members of the imperial central army shouldn’t we bow down closely to Princess Fenia the star of the Cloel imperial family?”
The expression is very direct. However, it is not particularly sarcastic. To them, loyalty is a part of the body that is naturally attached, like a limb.
Born into a military family and raised as a soldier, Wade’s loyalty is so great that it seems blind.
“Am I the first among my classmates at Ofilis Hall?”
“no. Among Master Wade’s motivations… Lady Tanya has already joined the company.”
“Is that so. He’s still… You didn’t come. “I wonder if I’ll be able to see his face during the placement test.”
“Speaking of him… ”
He didn’t even bother to say who it was. This is because Belle realized it while she was speaking.
Among the freshmen in this school year, he is by far the best. She is a girl who receives the protection of the Church of Telos and receives the respect of countless believers.
He was the heart of the Telos Church, making people swallow dry saliva even when he spoke carelessly.
*
Plates were broken and meals were spilled.
This is because bugs came out of the soup served by the Ross Taylor family’s maid.
The young blonde boy’s eyes sparkle. She lifted the cheek of her maid who was quietly watching next to her.
When she is told to bring in the person in charge, the employee in charge of the kitchen comes out. I grabbed both cheeks of a middle-aged man several times my age with one hand and smashed his face into the table covered with uncooled soup.
He then wipes the soup on the tips of his feet onto the employee’s collar and reprimands him.
The blonde boy’s younger sister was just sitting next to him, eating quietly.
The boy who was practicing swordsmanship suddenly calls out to the gardener and starts striking him with a wooden sword.
When the employee asks why he is doing this, he tells him that it is part of his swordsmanship training and tells him to put up with it.
When she complained that she was in so much pain, she asked what she would do if it interfered with the swordsmanship training of the next head of the family, Ross Taylor. At those words, the servant closes his mouth.
The corners of the blond boy’s mouth quirked up as he struck his fat, dull servant with a wooden sword. It seems like I feel a strange sense of joy.
He himself knows very well that he has no talent for swordsmanship. He is not a person who is sincere enough to train this hard. He just enjoys beating up his employees.
The girl who was reading a book in a corner of her garden could not express her dissatisfaction even after seeing such a scene.
Her father spends his time attending to official duties in the imperial capital.
The senior retainers have already given up on him and just hiss.
After the noble Lady Arwen passed away, this boy had already become a small tyrant, and this mansion was already his country.
On his fifteenth birthday, a feast is held in a richly decorated mansion.
He looks satisfied as he opens the gifts the employees have brought him. It was a party prepared out of forced loyalty, but he didn’t care about that.
The only thing that caught my eye was the splendor of this mansion and the size of the grand party.
The boy, who was sitting at the head of the table with his chin resting on his face and smiling an eerie smile, tramples and destroys the golden amulet that the employees had prepared with money.
Seeing the surprised expressions on the faces of the users, they burst into laughter.
Then he looks at Tanya with an eerie smile and speaks. Look at that. Did he really think that I would be truly happy with the gift given by those who couldn’t even do it when he was down there? Or did he really think that I would feel at ease with such a small favor?
Then, they kick over the entire dinner that the employees had prepared all night long. All decorations are also destroyed.
Then he smiles and talks again. There are still five hours left until my birthday.
I want to celebrate my birthday in a grand way, so start preparing a suitable birthday party now.
And then he looks at Tanya, who is sitting quietly, trying hard to hold back her trembling eyes, and talks to her.
Do you have any complaints?
Do you really feel affection or pity for those who are nothing more than tools?
You are not yet a nobleman.
Then, with a wry smile, he spoke into Tanya’s ear.
You probably saw me as trash to begin with.
Your patience in somehow holding back the contempt that threatens to appear is truly amazing.
I was truly born with a sense of manners and tact. No, rather than being born with it, I guess it was something I learned on my own.
But when you live together for this long, you can’t help but notice.
You don’t even see me as a human being to begin with, do you?
So what are you going to do? What can you do? Are you going to kill me? Arwen has also passed away, so if I die too, you will be the successor.
Okay, then, let’s take a stab at it. Now here is the ceremonial dagger. Push it into my chest. Now like this… I’ll hold it in your hand.
The boy puts a dagger into Tanya’s trembling hands. And then he raises his hand and aims the dagger at my chest. If you push it in like this, the boy’s breathing will be cut off in an instant.
But the boy knows well. There is no need for strength in his hands. If she really kills the boy, this girl is the one who understands better than anyone else how heavy the responsibility will be.
It’s just to make her aware of the difference in her position. Tanya’s trembling hands gave out and she dropped his dagger.
A blond boy with an eerie smile glances down at the fallen dagger and then bursts into loud laughter.
After laughing like that for a while, his breathing suddenly calmed down and he looked down at Tanya with those eyes again.
And then talk.
“thanks.”
“… ”
In the morning, the sound of chirping sparrows rang out several times in the northern forest.
I was surprised that the tie pin Tanya gave me was a higher-end product than I expected, but considering her origins in the first place, I don’t think a gift of this magnitude would be too burdensome.
“Strictly speaking, I’m in the position of being excommunicated right now. “I’m grateful that he takes care of things like this even though he’s not your brother.”
“that… that is… ”
Tanya was thinking of something else…or was just thinking about old times. Tanya was shedding her tail as she spoke.
“I’ll write well. “Don’t wear it until you go to school next semester.”
I took out two wooden mugs and boiled water for my herbal tea. When I opened the storage box, I realized that the herbs were about to run out.
In this penniless world, he is perhaps the only person related by blood. From the looks of it, it doesn’t seem that hostile towards me, so there’s no reason to skimp on treating it.
Well, since the opponent is a nobleman in the first place, there is no way he would get angry over a cup of tea like this… This is out of sincerity rather than taste.
“What are you doing standing there blankly? “Sit by the fire nearby.”
“yes… ? yes… ”
He walked in at a brisk pace and looked around the surrounding camp in bewilderment.
You’ll notice a lot of different things, but the first thing you’ll notice is Lucy lying down and sleeping on one side of the campfire.
“this… This kid… ?”
“Oh, he… thing… You don’t have to worry. I am a guest who comes to visit occasionally. Hey, give me a seat. “Don’t stay still.”
Lucy rubbed his eyes a few times and roughly pushed herself to the side. Tanya looked at him wondering what he was doing, but he didn’t bother to ask.
I handed Tanya a glass filled with herbal tea. Tanya quickly accepted the glass with a hesitant look.
“From what I heard, you went around to see the campus. Have you met some people?”
“ah… yes… About your brother… I heard a lot… ”
“My story? There aren’t that many people I know… who… ? “Someone like Ziggs?”
“Ah yes… I also met senior Ziggs… ”
I also tilted my head once while shoving a sip of tea down my throat. Other than that, it would be obvious to say that it is my personal relationships.
“A friend of the same age who can be said to be close to me is… So, is it still Yenika?”
Tanya, who was drinking her tea, whimpered and quickly removed the cup from her mouth. And she shivered, brushed one side of her hair, and nodded her head.
“Oh yeah… Isn’t he nice? “Of all the kids I’ve known, he’s the kindest and kind-hearted person.”
“yes! yes He’s really nice! He was truly a very kind person! really!”
The sudden outburst of praise for Yenika seems very unnatural. When I ask her why, she shakes her head and continues talking.
“And not only is he kind, he’s also very strong! go… High Fire Spirit! A lizard the size of a house! They throw the employees around like toys! “He didn’t say that he wouldn’t leave me alone if I didn’t answer properly, but he kindly and dignifiedly gave me words of encouragement to do my best at school.”
“Talk while you breathe.”
While I was drinking tea, a small question suddenly occurred to me.
“By the way, have you seen him handle high-ranking spirits? In most cases, mid-level spirits and above are unlikely to be used because of the heavy magical burden.”
“I didn’t take it out! I really didn’t take it out! This is a story I made up in my imagination! “It’s just a rumor that a high-ranking spirit looks like that, so don’t misunderstand because it’s just something I made up.”
It’s not a particularly important story, so there’s no need to deny it so desperately.
I said I understood and glanced at Tanya again.
Clutching her mug and looking down is not as dignified as I thought.
Clearly, the Tanya Rosstaylor I knew was much more arrogant than this and always maintained a confident attitude.
When I think about something that seems a bit strange, I end up wondering if my judgment was wrong.
I thought she would have lived a healthy life in her mansion, but… As expected, I think that might be a bit too far-fetched a hypothesis.
In any case, it was hard to think that Ed Rothtaylor, a pathetic third-rate villain, would not have had any ill feelings towards Tanya. That hesitant attitude must be proof of that.
“Hey Tanya. When I lived in the mansion, I was a bit pathetic, right? I have a lot of regrets about that, and there are a lot of things that I can’t put aside now… Anyway, I’m very sorry. I’m not sure what you think, but right now I’m living as hard as I can, so don’t look at me too negatively. “I have already been excommunicated as punishment for my sins.”
Tanya Rosstaylor is nothing more than a villain in Act 3, Scene 3 to enhance the dignity of Princess Fenia.
Although he is a villain because he is a member of the Ross Taylor family, he is essentially a wasteful character in the scenario in the first place.
“I heard you want to become the student council president. I support your wishes. “It may be difficult to be of much help, but I know you are always working hard, so cheer up.”
In other words, even though I am saying this, I already know.
… Tanya can never defeat Princess Fenia.
With that being said, she probably isn’t very good either.
The entire academic community’s full support for Fenia cannot be overturned by any candidate.
As of now, she hasn’t revealed her intention to become student council president, but she knows that once Princess Fenia enters the race, the rest of her candidates will literally be swept away by the tide.
It’s unfortunate, but it’s something that can’t be helped.
Still, Tanya Rosstaylor is the only blood relative I can contact in this world where I am separated without any ties.
There is no need to explain in words how reassuring it is to have relatives of the same blood as her in a land where she has no ties.
Of course, there was some time left before Tanya exited her script. But since she tends to leave relatively early… I can’t help but feel particularly attached to it.
Anyway, after giving my opinion so briefly, I just looked at Tanya and saw that her eyes were shaking like crazy.
“… ????”
Her eyes looked like she couldn’t figure out what was going on, but it was too late for me to say anything more, so she just kept her mouth shut.
* 2. Build a warehouse to store materials 3. Expand the cabin 6. Raise your magic engineering proficiency to three or more levels 7. Acquire bow-related special skills
Of the items I had set as goals during vacation, only four items remained.
After Tanya left, I laid out her magic school supplies and other materials on the camp floor.
After checking and comparing the documents one by one with those provided by Lortel, there were quite a lot of them.
If you make up your mind and just sit down in the secret library and practice magic engineering, you will likely come up with a lot of useful items.
After the freshman class placement test that will be held next week, it would be better to focus on training in the field of mechanical engineering.
In addition, it seems necessary to take care of combat skill proficiency. It is much slower than other skill levels.
In the first place, combat abilities are somewhat limited in this body. So, it may be more efficient to select only the really necessary skills and learn them.
Among them, I definitely want to learn the bow-type special skill ‘Magic Arrow’. Above all, once you can shoot arrows using magical power, you no longer have to worry about managing the arrows.
Retrieving the arrow every time you shoot it and maintaining the arrowhead and shaft again requires a lot of labor. That’s why you don’t want to use a bow when hunting.
Although I have been forced to bow hunt to become proficient in bow-related skills, I think I can finish my bow training if I can gradually master magic arrows. It’s easy to give a spirit or elemental form to a magic arrow.
In any case, it seems likely that this winter will be the starting point for growth. It’s a cold and difficult time, but if we hold on, spring will come.
I sat in the middle of the forest and held my breath as I looked at the trees stretching straight into the sky.
Now it is the freshman class placement test.
It’s an unreasonable test that doesn’t produce a single person from Class A… Anyway, a test is a test, so you should supervise it carefully.
Anyway, what a bachelor’s scholarship student does is not that important. Important things are usually handled by Assistant Professor Claire or Anise… All I have to do is do the tasks given to me and do them well.
The day is cold.
I hope spring comes quickly.
*
Anyway, nothing feels right.
This and that are all full of questions. Among them, the one I don’t understand the most is Ed.
Tanya thought hard as she crossed the hallway of Ofilis Hall, but her thoughts could not be organized at all.
Tanya is the person who grew up together and has watched Ed’s growth story closely.
There is no way that tyrant-like man would have come to his senses after being excommunicated and living abroad for a year. Human nature cannot be changed that easily.
However, the sight of him comforting Tanya in an honest tone… It felt like I was just seeing a trustworthy relative, so I almost lost my mind for a moment.
However, even if everyone in the world believes in Tanya, they never believe it easily. He has lived for over a dozen years while seeing his underlying trash-like essence.
Suddenly, as I was crossing the hallway of the Ofilis Building, the sight I saw last night coolly seeped into my mind.
He is a spirit priest with strangely sad eyes under the crescent moon shining on Asura, Merilda’s guardian tree in the center of the northern forest.
She was literally burned to death by a fire lizard after she badmouthed Ed in front of her.
She probably didn’t really mean to kill… Tanya was convinced by the girl’s sincere anger.
At least that spirit girl girl truly believes and follows Ed.
Where on earth are you looking at that person… ? That’s not to say that I don’t understand it, considering the appearance of Ed I just saw.
Still, it’s still strange.
He’s not a very good actor to begin with, and after a year or so, the bottom of a person is revealed. Nevertheless, the way he earns people’s trust is so unnatural.
“for now… Resting in my room… I need to organize my thoughts… I’ve been losing my mind ever since I came to Sylvania… I can’t be like this… ”
Whatever it is, the most important thing is to slowly organize your thoughts.
Tanya took a deep breath.
Ever since he arrived in Sylvania, he seems to have been nothing but perplexed and confused.
Let’s get her composure back.
While repeating that, I was about to enter the room.
– Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
The sound of her collar fluttering.
When she turned her head and looked in the direction of her hallway, a small girl was walking towards her, her body swaying. It was the face I had just seen at camp. At first glance, she seemed particularly close to Ed.
The white hair hanging on either side of her tangled along with her body. She crossed the hallway, fluffing up her extra size, her witch’s hat in one hand, and grabbed the doorknob of the room next to Tanya’s.
It looks like he got scolded by the maids at the Ofilis building. There was something strangely intimidating about it.
She is a noble person living in Ophilis Hall, but she lives as a maid without being able to command anything… In some ways, I think she is truly pathetic.
It’s like that from the beginning. His clothes are all messed up, so he looks like he’s dressed up. There is no elegance to be found.
As she was about to enter her room, the girl felt Tanya’s gaze and suddenly shook her head. Then she returned to her waddling gait and glanced up at Tanya with her deadpan expression.
“… ?”
“Is that her younger brother?”
There is no strength in her dazed voice. Wondering who this person is, Tanya lightly nods her head, and the girl trudges over to her and taps Tanya’s shoulder a couple of times while raising her tiptoes.
“Tell me if you’re having a hard time.”
She said something cool and opened the door to the room next to Tanya and went in.
“… ”
Anyway, I am the person who lives next door. Wanting to know her name, Tanya looked at the nameplate on the door of her room.
There was a gold nameplate hanging there, symbolizing being the top of her grade.
– ‘Room 302: Lucy Mayril’
“????”
Tanya stood still with her dumbfounded face.
In any case, it seemed like it would take some time for her to adjust to Sylvania.
She wasn’t really Tanya’s fault.
