The Sub-Heroine’s Butler Is a Vicious Bastard

19. reunion (2)

‘…Long time no see.’

I swallowed those words in my heart and lightly stroked Arlott’s head as he jumped into my arms.

He hadn’t seen her in a long time, and he was more emaciated than before.

One curious thing is that, unlike before, Arlott’s body doesn’t feel the chill…

It seemed to be the effect of the ‘imprint of the flame’.

“Sorry… ”

Suddenly Arlott spoke in a muffled voice.

I felt like I was about to shed tears when I saw that the ends were getting wet.

I stroked Arlotte’s white hair and put my mouth close to her ear.

The lines I’m going to say now, as ‘the butler’, were words that no one should have heard.

“I’m sorry I left without saying anything, Arlot. Still, I don’t have to be sick anymore. I brought the cure.”

Arlott’s body suddenly trembled.

Are you happy that you brought a cure?

Well, the problem still remains.

Although Arlott’s condition could be cured through the ‘imprint of the flame’…

It wasn’t enough to bring her body back to normal at once.

It is only possible to return to the original body only if you put in the time and effort as much as the painful period.

Other than that, the biggest problem was something else.

It’s like the fact that the method of conveying the effect of the ‘imprint of the flame’ to Arlot could have been quite uncomfortable for Arlot or the Grand Duke of the North.

“What’s going on?”

The tiger also appears at my word, and the Grand Duke of the North appeared from the back door of the mansion.

It was quite a geeky look, but the momentum that seized the north was still the same.

I immediately got down on one knee and bowed.

“Meet Your Excellency, Grand Duke of the North.”

“… Schmitz? Could it be you?”

The eyes of the Grand Duke of the North grew larger than they had ever seen before.

To the point where I wondered if he was the kind of person who could open his eyes wide like that.

tight-

As I thought so, I felt a warm, yet cool sensation on my back.

When I turned my head slightly, Arlott was there.

It looks like it’s hugging me.

It was the so-called back hug posture.

To be honest, I didn’t like Arlott’s contact as I knew the northern duke’s disposition.

Arlott, who always had an expressionless or painful expression, openly hugged me,

Maybe it’s a kind of expression like ‘I’ll cover him’ or ‘he’s not at fault’.

“I-that shit attacked me all of a sudden! It’s an obvious intruder! I-I was just looking at roses in the rose garden alone with the princess!”

At that moment, the attendant who had been stuck on the wall of the mansion screamed out his regret.

Her intervention was not very welcome, but it was rather dangerous to talk back here.

The gaze of the Grand Duke of the North, who had been watching me stay still, moved to the attendant.

Seeing this as an opportunity, the servant’s mouth moved again.

“I was talking with the princess about the rose, but a guy appeared. They suddenly attacked me, and finally attacked the princess, and cut off all the roses! That filthy intruder, at the point of attacking the princess and me, the servant, has tarnished the honor of the Grand Duke of the North!”

The attendant, who had been fussing for a while, finally closed her mouth.

For an attendant, the skill at lying was quite extraordinary.

Am I just naturally good at politics?

If the Grand Duke of the North still has negative feelings for me, it might be a little dangerous.

“You tell me this time.”

The Grand Duke of the North called me by name this time.

Wanting to get a chance, I slowly opened my mouth.

“That attendant was plucking the roses from Chan-chan, and the princess tried to stop it by crawling on the ground. Because of that, the princess’s hands were scratched.”

I moved my gaze and put Arlott’s hand in my field of vision.

The bleeding stopped, but the blood dried up and looked bad.

From the blood on his entire hand and part of his arm, he could feel the pain that Arlott had to go through.

When I think about that fact, my eyebrows naturally furrow.

“After witnessing that malicious act, I immediately stopped the attendant, and there was some violence in the process. After that, I met the Grand Duke of the North.”

I think you answered well without any fuss.

It was because I stated the incident objectively while mentioning my fault.

The Grand Duke of the North nodded and moved his gaze to Arlot.

“…Arlot, what do you think?”

Arlott pursed his lips.

I moved my lips to say something, but…

Whether it was difficult to speak or if he was choosing his words, the silence grew longer.

‘It’s never been like this before?’

At least until right before I left, she was the one who would talk when necessary.

Could it be that there is a problem with the vocal cords due to some kind of shock?

When I thought of that, my heart sank.

“Heh.”

Suddenly, laughter was heard from afar.

Let’s find the source of the sound, the source was the attendant.

The expression shown to me while lowering my head to be invisible to the Grand Duke of the North.

It was an obvious sneer, with raised eyebrows.

“The princess is currently unable to speak for an unknown reason. Then, rather than an assailant who broke into the backyard, how about listening to me as an exclusive attendant?”

It was a word full of ridicule and conviction.

That it was simply the attendant’s misunderstanding, though, was discovered by Arlot.

“That poem, the servant’s words… Wrong.”

Arlott tried to point out the attendant with his blind eyes.

It was a cracked and subdued voice, like that of someone who hadn’t spoken in a really long time.

“Dae, Grand Duke. Now, it seems that the princess has been brainwashed by this wicked one! don’t you know me Recognized as an elite among the attendants, you can pride yourself on being superior to anyone in the mansion when it comes to getting the job done! More than me who is devoted to the mansion and has a good reputation, I… Do you trust that unscrupulous person you don’t even know?”

Perhaps the attendant had a habit of speaking faster when he was embarrassed, and expressed his regret with a rapid-fire cannon.

Does leisurely self-confidence originate from one’s own reputation and ability to handle work, other than ‘Silence of Arlott’?

“…Okay, then let me ask you some questions.”

Fortunately, the Archduke did not lose his composure.

To the point of doubting whether the Grand Duke of the North I knew was right.

He suddenly raised his left hand and spread three fingers.

“Is it true that you are the best at doing things in this mansion?”

“Yes, of course! Excellent servants have been working as Princess Arlotte’s servants for over a week! Wouldn’t it be safe to say that this is the best in the mansion?”

If the attendant’s words were true, it seemed quite plausible.

It is true that serving Arlott’s attendants is not easy.

His body is cold enough to touch the ice, and he complains of pain dozens of times a day…

It was mentally and physically strenuous labor that could not be endured with normal mental strength.

“You are wrong.”

“… Why?”

However, the Northern Duke resolutely blocked that possibility.

The servant who forgot his manners for a moment and talked back.

She also covered her mouth for a moment, as if she wanted to be sorry, but the Grand Duke of the North didn’t seem to care at all.

“Because there are people who have been doing what you say is great for over a week, and have been doing it for several years.”

The Grand Duke of the North looked at me quietly as he said that.

… What kind of case would this be, to suddenly paint my face with gold?

Despite the grand duke’s words, the attendant’s mouth showed no sign of closing.

“He-he already left the mansion!”

“Well, that’s right. If so, the next question is Is it true that you have the most reputation in this mansion?”

“Yes, yes! Absolutely. It’s hard to say with my own mouth, but isn’t she always cheerful, kind, helping out with someone’s work, and taking responsibility for the princess suffering from cold syndrome?”

He never thought he would appeal by saying ‘I’m nice’ with his own mouth.

I’ve never seen a good person in the world who says they are good.

As I was dumbfounded by myself, the Grand Duke of the North opened his mouth again this time.

“Wrong.”

“Why this time?”

The attendant was gradually losing his poker face.

At first, the courtesy that seemed to be kept is gradually lost… Even madness can be seen in those eyes.

Could it be that the Grand Duke of the North is trying to destroy her logic one by one, hoping that the servants will collapse on their own?

As he thought so, the Northern Duke’s momentum suddenly changed.

“Then I will ask. In this barren land, can you make a garden for someone who just wants to see flowers?”

“… Yeah? To bloom here in the ground? that… That’s impossible. How can flowers grow in a land like this… Ugh.”

“Sometimes there are people who make possible out of the impossible.”

“… Could it be that intruder… ?”

The Grand Duke of the North, who stared at me blatantly, and the servants, who seemed to have noticed only now, began to tremble.

Apparently, the Grand Duke of the North was determined to lift me up.

My face felt hot and I lowered my head.

“If you were like that, would you destroy the garden you created with your own hands? I’m fed up with the lies that are spread all the time. I was at least able to endure the whole day, but… Hey, get this guy out right now!”

“That, what is that… let go of this! I’m not at fault! This is a false accusation! What did I do wrong hehehe!!”

Immediately upon the majestic word of the Grand Duke of the North, armed knights took the servants away.

Until the day she was kicked out, she screamed ‘why did I-!’ or ‘how devoted I was-‘ and so on.

There, the Grand Duke of the North drove a wedge.

“Cut off his wrists and ankles and throw him into the northeastern woods. The rest of the punishment, the cold of the forest and the wolves will pay for it.”

“”Yes! dismissal!””

The attendant who was screaming madly and making a fuss.

In the distance, the terrible sound of flesh and bone and the dying voice of the attendant resounded—

“… … ”

In the ensuing silence, only me, the Grand Duke of the North, and Arlot were left in the garden.

“that… don’t let it go inside We need to talk a little bit.”

It was the Grand Duke of the North who broke the silence.

He urged us to enter the mansion in an inappropriate friendly tone.

As I dragged Arlott’s wheelchair, I shook my head.

In fact, there was one big problem that remained so that servants and servants were not a problem.

‘How should I convince that Palbulchul?’

A remedy for Cold Syndrome that I will tell them about from now on.

The treatment method through ‘imprinting of flame’, that is…

After all, it was not a common sense action to recommend to a patient.