Epilogue (2)
“Whoa… .”
Tracyana’s face had already turned blue as she got off the carriage.
After riding a carriage for a while, I arrived at Sylvania Academy and the task I received upon taking office was to go to Ross Taylor’s estate and find Professor Ed. I wonder if all these unreasonable things happened, but it was something that could not be helped.
Tracyana took a wooden bag full of documents and got off in front of the Ross Taylor mansion.
I had been riding a carriage for several days, so I felt dizzy at any moment. Still, I’m glad I arrived.
“… I heard that a lot of it was destroyed during the Mebula Advent, but there is no sign of that anymore here either… ”
The Ross Taylor mansion was much larger than when Crepin managed it. Actually, it was worth it.
There were difficult times, but in the end, the duchy was successfully revived by the next head of the family, Tanya Ross-Taylor, and her brother, Ed Ross-Taylor.
Not only is it receiving a lot of protection from powerful forces within the empire, but it has also succeeded in maintaining its original authority and has many strong people in its ranks.
Thinking about it that way, it seemed natural that the Ross Taylor family would continue its heyday.
“I was contacted in advance, but what happened to the daughter of the Bloomriver family all of a sudden?”
As I entered inside with the guidance of my retainers, a familiar face came out to greet me.
It is usually the role of the head butler or the head maid to come out and greet guests politely using the name of the maid.
“… “Why is Mr. Bell here?”
“It’s been a while, Miss Tracyana. “You’ve become so mature and dependable that you can’t compare to when you were at Ofilis Hall, so I almost didn’t recognize you.”
“You were scouted by the Ross Taylor family? “Mr. Bell?”
“yes? No, it’s not that big of a deal… ”
As soon as she came to the Ross Taylor mansion, Tracyana was happy to meet a person with a good face, but she didn’t expect Belle to come out.
Belle Maia is the head maid who manages the top-class dormitory, Ofilis Hall. She had a lot of pride in her work, and she wasn’t the type of person to care about money, so she wasn’t the kind of person who could be easily scouted.
In fact, there were rumors that the Elte Company tried to get her out several times, but failed several times. There was a strong feeling that she decided where she would live.
“actually… I received a lot of offers similar to Scouting. I was refusing every time. Even if you are not from the Rosstaylor family.”
“But why are you doing such an unreasonable thing here, Chief Butler?”
“that is… Actually, it’s a bit hard to say it myself, but I tend to have a sense of responsibility. I believe that if it is something I am responsible for and must accomplish, I must be responsible for it until the end. so… Is there something I feel like I need to take some responsibility for… “For now, I’ll leave the work related to the Ofilis Hall to my successor and come out here.”
Maid Jean Belle Maia is a servant, but she is capable enough to be treated as an executive within Sylvania.
Once placed at the top, they take care of personnel management, financial management, mansion management, household management, reception of VIPs, and even minor government affairs, and they also have a fairly high level of combat ability.
As there were no such talented people as advisors, he was a person who was anxious to be recruited by various noble or influential families. However, the more people like that, the more carefully they choose who to serve.
“Currently, I am serving Tanya Ross-Taylor and Ed Ross-Taylor as the owners, so I am only in charge of the academic side as an advisor.”
“that… Say… ? What does it mean to be responsible… I won’t pry. First of all, I’m having a hard time riding the carriage for too long. “Can we go inside to rest and talk about business?”
“of course. “I will guide you personally.”
Tracyana handed over a bag full of documents to the employees and wiped away her sweat. For the past few days, I have been moving around again and again. I was already exhausted.
So Tracyana followed Belle Maia into the mansion without saying a word.
*Once you arrive at the duke’s residence, it is polite to meet the head of the house in charge of the place and say hello.
Consisting of a magnificent main building, two rather small annexes, and a large spire standing in the center, the Duke of Rosstaylor’s residence was much larger than in its heyday. If you let your guard down, you could get lost.
Not only is it the largest ducal family on the continent, but it has recently gained sky-high authority, making it a prestigious family next only to the Cloel royal family. The scale of the mansion, which is almost palace-like, is understandable.
“Since you have come to the mansion as an honored guest, please bow to Master Tanya first.”
The owner of this mansion, Duchess Tanya Rosstaylor, is a student at Sylvania Academy and the student council president.
During the semester, he comes to the academy to entrust the management of the mansion and basic family affairs to his major retainers, but during vacation periods like now, he stays in the duke’s residence and handles family affairs.
It was a huge schedule that made me think I had two bodies, but when I saw that she was actually accomplishing it, I thought Tanya herself was an incredibly talented person.
“Currently, there are several distinguished guests inside Duke Ross Taylor’s residence. “There will be people who are familiar with Miss Tracy and others, so you won’t be too embarrassed if you run into them.”
“Distinguished guests? “What’s going on?”
“no. There are always VIPs coming and going at the duke’s residence. “It is a place where the most powerful people in the entire empire pop out whenever the opportunity arises, so we recommend that you always be careful about how you behave.”
A place where you meet VIPs who are hard to find even in the imperial family while passing by.
From the maids’ perspective, it was a work environment that was almost hellish. It is a place where everything has to be perfect at all times and even small mistakes are not tolerated.
Belle Maia, who wore the title of maid in such a place, was not an ordinary person, but even Tracyana knew that she was an extraordinary person.
“Of course, Miss Tracyana, the daughter of the Bloomriver family, is a very honored guest.”
I didn’t forget to add that in case it felt like I was belittling the other person. Belle Maia was a person with a knack for managing even the smallest detail.
“Thank you for saying that, but… Actually, I did not come today as the daughter of the Bloomriver family.”
“Is that so?”
“yes. Today, I came to see Professor Ed as an assistant professor at Sylvania Academy. “I have something to tell you about work.”
Tracy Ana became an assistant professor. Belle Maia did not show any signs of surprise at that fact.
This is because if you do it wrong, it can be rude. I just calmly accepted it as is and lowered my head with my eyes closed.
“I’m sorry, but even we maids cannot accurately judge Master Ed’s fate.”
“yes? is it so?”
“yes. He is a very mysterious person, so if he suddenly appears at the mansion… At some point, he returns to Aken Island again.”
“I searched every corner of Aken Island, but I couldn’t find it. “That’s why I came here.”
“Is that so… By nature, the owner tends to take care of everything in advance that he thinks might be necessary, but he made you take the step yourself. “I would like to apologize on behalf of the owner.”
First of all, when Belle Maia greeted her politely, Traceiana waved her hand as if she was embarrassed, saying it was okay. The way she handles her work without leaving even the slightest grudge against her master is typical of a top-class maid.
However, since he has always had a strong image as the leader in charge of the Ofilis building, it is refreshing to see him pick on one person and call him ‘master’ and follow him.
Because I never thought that Bel Maia would entrust herself to someone. To be precise, there weren’t many people who had the courage to take on and handle such a talented person.
Competent staff sometimes even prey on their own masters. A person with a small capacity cannot embrace someone with a larger capacity than himself.
“still… Since it doesn’t look like you’re on Aken Island, it would be best to look for Duke Rosstaylor first. It looks bigger than I thought, so it doesn’t seem easy… ”
“We will notify users. Then, head towards the main building where Master Tanya’s reception room is… ”
It was then.
The spire square is surrounded between the main building and the annex. The two people who were standing with their names on each other looked towards the main building and quickly turned their heads.
At that moment, the large door of Ross Taylor’s main building opened, and a distinguished guest came out from inside, escorted by employees.
The person who walked out among the retainers, wearing a red dress and braiding light pink hair, was someone Tracyana had heard of.
Bel Maia bowed her head, and the people around her also bowed their heads in unison.
Among the vassals who protect the Rosstaylor duchy, there is a spiritist whose strength is unlike any other.
Baroness Yenica Palover.
He manages the Croton Mountains at the southern end of Ross Taylor’s territory and is revered as an angel by the area’s residents…
In fact, she was a girl who was one of the best forces protecting this Los Taylor territory.
Compared to when he was a student at Sylvania, his youthful appearance had disappeared, but he still looked childish and lively. Since he was born as a commoner, he is very popular among the residents of the territory, and that does not cause any bad rumors to spread among the VIPs.
A heavenly girl who smiles brightly at everything in the world. That was Tracyana’s assessment when she first saw the Yenica Failover, but it doesn’t seem like that has changed even after several years.
It was so consistent that I felt reassured.
“Oh, senior Tracyana!”
I don’t know if she is conscious of the fact that she is a Baroness whom the people of the territory look up to.
She quickly pulled up the hem of her dress and ran down the stairs at a quick pace. The employees who followed behind quickly caught up with puzzled faces.
“It’s been a while, what happened to Ross Taylor’s mansion?”
The fact that Yenica Palover still remembered Tracyana’s face was surprisingly touching.
Even though he was a senior from the Ministry of Magic, there wasn’t that much interaction.
First of all, I was a senior in school, and now I am Traceyana, the daughter of a self-author, so I did not lower my head.
“Yenika… long time no see. I heard that she was given the title of Baronet, but I had no idea she was being treated so kindly… ”
“yes? Well, that… I am in a position to receive special treatment within the Ross Taylor territory… ”
In fact, he is at the forefront of protecting the territory and is protected by both Tanya and Ed.
Although his title was a baron, he was treated almost like a duke under the protection of the two men.
In addition, because she was receiving a lot of love from Young Ji-min, Jenica was so shy that she would always hang her head wherever she went. If she even chanted her name, she quickly closed the curtains of the carriage and hid inside, and stamped her feet because she didn’t know where to turn due to the harsh treatment of her servants…
It is said that sometimes he rolls up his sleeves and tries to do the laundry or dishes, leaving the employees in shock.
It’s easy to get used to it in two years, but due to Jenica’s nature, she will never be able to take off her commoner identity.
In fact, I thought that part of her was like Yenika, so Tracyana felt relieved. It might be rude to Yenika herself.
“Are you on your way after meeting with Master Tanya?”
When Belle asked that, Yenica shook her head thoughtfully.
Tanya is not there.
As soon as she heard that story, Bel Maia held back a sigh.
With Tracyana by my side, I will protect my master’s authority for now.
but… Tracyana had already noticed. Tanya is not as perfect a superhuman as the rumors say… She already had a vague idea of it when she was a bachelor.
*A tea table was set up in one corner of the neatly maintained Ross Taylor mansion.
Yenika sat on one side and tapped the beak of the sparrow-shaped wind spirit sitting on her shoulder, then raised her finger above her head and sent it flying away.
She is a girl who is strangely loved by spirits, both past and present.
“Actually, since I joined the Ross Taylor family as a vassal, I always meet new people. “It was great to meet an alumnus after a long time.”
Yenica said this to Traisaana with a grin on her face.
“okay?”
“Yes, of course, there are a lot of people who are too good for me… ”
Even at first glance, the refreshments piled on the dessert tray are high-end products. I only came to look for Ed for a moment, but I never thought he would treat me so kindly.
At first glance, it looked like top bakers were working in the kitchen. Tracyana had eyes that could accurately see the quality of refreshments.
“Anyway, you are really treated well. “It feels like all the employees are watching you.”
“Yes… ? I’m worried too. Actually, there is no need to be this polite… Even if he made a minor mistake, he would apologize to the point of death. It’s already been quite a while since I’ve had the title of Baron, but I still can’t get used to it… ”
What kind of treatment will they be receiving at the private residence in Barony Palover? If you go there, Yenika is the owner of the mansion.
At this point, I was starting to get worried about Yenika.
“I think like that sometimes. Was I even suited for a position like this? Aren’t we being praised too much just for doing what we are supposed to do? ”
“Well, don’t worry about that, Yenika. It’s not just empty words, it suits you really well. “You look like a much more distinguished guest than me.”
“Yeah, really?” “Yes. She was surprised when she came out of the main residence earlier. “She really thought she was a duchess or something.”
At those words, Yenika suddenly blushed and spoke.
“Well, you’re a duchess… ! “What if you say something like that so carelessly?”
“… ?”
“… ”
“… ”
Then, Yenika looked around for a moment, then subtly lowered her head and spoke softly.
“Really?”
“What, that reaction… “Didn’t you and Ed date when you were in school to begin with?”
“Well, it wasn’t like that, but… Should I say that it was almost a similar relationship, or should I say that it wasn’t… Since Ed is so busy, it wouldn’t have been too forward to impose such relationship rules… Even if I had that thought or not… . That kind of thing… ”
As Yenica spoke like that with a deep blush on her face, Tracyana understood the situation in an instant.
To begin with, this girl is the kind of girl who falls for you because she is so nice, and when she thinks you are in love with her, she is the type of person who will take out everything, including her liver and gallbladder.
Ed is not that kind of person, but she would be perfect to be the heroine of a tragedy where she plays around and is cruelly thrown away if she does something wrong.
Tracyana opened her half-moon eyes, took a sip of tea, and spoke.
“If that’s the case, let’s start dating…” Even if you say that, a man who has come this far and doesn’t even have proper relationship rules is trash, just… ”
“Eh, don’t criticize Ed… ”
“… “I’m sorry.”
In fact, it may be because the other man has too big a bowl. Speaking of the owner of the Duke of Rosstaylor, he is a person who is difficult to treat as an equal, no matter how much he holds the title of Baron.
In fact, I don’t think there will be an issue of authority between Ed and Yenika, but if it goes beyond a man-woman relationship and becomes a marital relationship, it’s a different story.
“I’m starting to feel a sense of crisis. Now that he has become successful enough, there will be quite a few writers targeting Professor Ed… At that point, are you going to hit the ground and regret it, thinking, “I should have been more proactive?”
“Well, since you said it so directly… It’s hard to say… ”
Yenika hung her head and spoke with difficulty.
“Of course, there are a lot of different women coming and going at Duke Ross Taylor’s residence… . I, too, felt a strange sense of crisis… ”
“okay? that… “It’s definitely a huge improvement.”
“But, they are all people who say they are mine… Last week, Saint Clarice came with the feeling that he just wanted to see her face, and Lortel, the representative of the Elte Company, suddenly showed up… ”
They are so big that just hearing their names makes you break out in a cold sweat.
A moment of silence was held for the employees working at the Ross Taylor mansion. Every day will feel like walking on thin ice.
“I guess I should say that I am rather discouraged… . Since Ed has become such a huge figure, I wonder if he would fit in with someone like me… ”
“… okay?”
“And this… Umm… I’m having a hard time knowing how to talk about it… ”
Yenika glances around again and lowers her voice as she speaks.
“Well, they say that when you become the owner of a duchy, you often take multiple women on your own… ?”
“… Yenika… ”
“Well, please don’t look at me like that. Yes, I know Ed isn’t that profligate. Still, maybe that… If so… Can I join in there too? ? Sometimes I feel that way, sometimes I don’t, but it’s a bit weird not to do it again, and it’s too bad to think like that… To begin with, I felt like my morals couldn’t keep up… But if you don’t think about that possibility in advance… ”
“… ”
Looking at Yenika speaking gibberish, Tracyana was speechless.
What good is there in taking action to become a concubine in the first place? It wasn’t that I didn’t know that Yenica’s personality was low, with low self-esteem compared to her outstanding abilities, but this wasn’t the case.
“It may be something I shouldn’t be too sure about, but at least to Professor Ed, Yenika, you are special enough. “You can have more self-esteem.”
“Well, well, well, thank you so much for saying that… lol… ”
Looking at Yenica with the corners of her mouth turning up for no reason, Traceiana lamented.
“So, you have to think about becoming a worthy companion. To be honest, if you lie down and look at me, Professor Ed would look at you right away.”
“Yes, but then Ed is in trouble…” ”
“… ”
“I don’t want to bother Ed under any circumstances. If possible, I would like to help… ”
I don’t know about his personality that is as pure as a blank sheet of paper. That’s why Tracy Ana almost lost her mind.
For me, a snob, Yenika, such a heavenly girl, is not a good match… !
“okay… Whatever you think, Yenika, you are free. I won’t argue about that. However, it is nice to see him falling into jealousy after losing Professor Ed to another woman… ”
“Well, that’s… ”
Yenica may also be worried about something, so she can’t hastily respond to Tracyana’s words.
That’s right, it is said that all kinds of women come and go to Ed’s mansion. Some may even be seriously trying to snatch Ed away. Even Tracyanna is aware of that.
In fact, Yenika was also aware of the fact that Ed had a lot of female clothing. Most of her did not build rapport as well as Yenika did. But even so, it was definitely not something to be at ease.
The person who gets on Jenica’s nerves more than anyone else is probably…
“hi.”
When I heard a blank voice, I quickly turned my head.
The petite girl who appeared with the assistance of two maids was someone no one would have known if they had attended Sylvania Academy.
Lucy Mayril, a rare genius wizard.
Now there are rumors that he has quit Sylvania and taken up residence at the Ross Taylor mansion. It seems the rumor was true.
“Lu, Lucy?”
“huh. hi.”
– ‘This is the Lady of the Bloomriver family. A little more… There is a need for special interaction.’
– ‘Opportunities like this are rare! Let’s approach in a more friendly way… !’
A maid standing behind Lucy carefully lowered her head and whispered in Lucy’s ear.
Lucy came to one side of the tea table, sat down with an annoyed look on her face, and buried her head on the table.
Her attire was a neat social dress, and her hair was shiny and neatly curled.
I didn’t notice it when she was rolling around on the grass in an ill-fitting school uniform and an old witch’s hat, but when she dresses up, Lucy looks quite like a young lady and is pretty.
– ‘You need to behave more gracefully. ‘It’s rude in front of the Lady of Viscount.’
I was really worried about the maid who kept whispering behind me.
– ‘If you want to interact with VIPs, you must behave in a dignified manner. Now, straighten your back.’
Lucy straightened her back with an expression as if she were about to die. There was almost no blood in his face.
“… ”
Tresiana looked at the scene and soon became speechless.
Then and now, Lucy was the same.
