Became the Butler of the Second Heroine of the Harem

40 – Summer Vacation (4)

After lunch, Sirius and Europa were heading somewhere with a small flower under the sunlight that appeared through the hazy clouds.

Behind the two of them, the lady’s maid, Ruytenna, was walking cautiously like a shadow with an umbrella in her hand.

“…How long will that person follow me?”

He grinned embarrassedly as he kept a close distance so that Europe’s disgruntled face wouldn’t be heard by her follower.

“Because it is Mr. Ruitena’s job to take care of the lady.”

“Yes, but…”

Due to the lack of explanation, William belatedly talked about separating the service and escort duties and assigning them to Ruythena and Sirius respectively. Hearing the story, Europa was relieved, but on the other hand, regret remained.

‘I feel like I’ve been given something and then taken away…’

I hated her for no reason thinking that because she was in front of her, she couldn’t stick with Sirius as usual.

Meanwhile, Sirius’s future was bleak, thinking that he could count with his fingers how many variables he had.

‘I didn’t know there would be a variable like this, but would it be okay…’

In the original work, William, the head butler, was by her side, so nothing happened, so there was no need to hire a lady’s maid. However, it was Sirius, not William, who was by Europa’s side now.

The rest of the family thought it was just children’s play until they went to the academy, but William, who felt the seriousness of the situation after receiving a letter from Sirius, urgently hired Luitena.

As he glanced behind him, Louis Thena followed silently, not complaining or dissatisfied. She remembered the ignorant and harsh evaluation of herself and her master, who treated her as a stone rolled in her conscience. This Cuckold was stabbed.

Should I call you ‘Little Butler…’? When I hear from other people, Sirius-san is rated very well… I’m older, so I wonder if you’ll like her…”

Louis Thena, who she didn’t even know about, was worried that Europa would compare herself to Sirius next to her.

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The place where the three of them walked with different worries was in front of one of the tombstones of the Taurus family graveyard in the territory. The tombstone had the face of a bull symbolizing the Taurus family, but only the tombstone they stood on had images of a bull and a rabbit.

[Gliese Leippers]

The rabbit on his tombstone was also the symbol of the family he belonged to.

Since the due date was not long ago, they were the two who came belatedly like this. A few wilted flowers were placed on top of the tombstone, indicating that the Leffers had visited.

Sirius and Europa also placed the purple hyacinth and mallow flowers they were holding on top of the tombstone.

“…It was due a while ago, but I’m sorry for coming so late.”

“I’m sorry I came to see you now. I should have stopped by as soon as I arrived at the manor…”

Two people bowing their heads slightly paid their respects to the buried man.

How can we forget Gliese, the savior of life, the sin that binds us deep in our hearts, and the person who gave us the reason to be strong.

“I can’t forget the broad back of the knight who saw us at that time and told us to run away.”

“I’m still grateful to you for saving us when we didn’t know anything.”

“It’s not enough yet, but please keep an eye on it.”

“I will become strong to protect one person.”

The two naturally held hands, no matter who did it first. It was no different from a defense mechanism to comfort each other going through the same pain.

Looking at them from behind, Ruythena felt affectionate but could not bear to intervene, and recalled the story the two had experienced that summer night that others had told her about.

‘…Lick the bitter wounds of the wounded.’

I wonder if we could have come this far if we hadn’t licked each other’s deep and deep wounds. The two younger people, the owner who will serve them and the butler who will escort them, look proud of their freshness as they rely on each other behind their scars.

It wasn’t long after I quietly paid my respects in front of the tombstone that the rain began to fall drop by drop. Now that Gliese is done, she asks to go, and she opens her mouth a little, thinking it’s encouraging.

“I’ll go, I’ll come back next year.”

“…Please watch with my mom from the sky.”

A drop of rain also fell on Sirius and Europa’s faces.

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A greeting that comes every year. It was a little late this time because of the academy, but it used to rain every time we came, but I thought it would be because it was the rainy season.

I thought it was good to bring an umbrella because it was raining again this time, but the size of the umbrella was smaller than expected, so it was impossible for three people to enter. I headed for the mansion in the rain outside my umbrella.

“I’m going to catch a cold.”

Seeing me in the rain, the lady pulled my arm and tried to get me inside the umbrella. I shook my head and declined the lady’s favor.

“It’s okay. Fools don’t catch colds.”

The lady looks at me and says I’m a fool every day, so what if I’m not a fool? Besides, it doesn’t rain much, so it should be fine.

“…I won’t call you an idiot, so come in…And if you catch a cold and whimper, someone will protect you.”

Did you notice what I was thinking? I was embarrassed to see him grunting and dragging me to the umbrella.

But the umbrella is small…

“The umbrella is small for three people, so the lady gets wet when I go in. And since it doesn’t rain, it should be fine.”

“Okay…Don’t catch a cold.”

“Ah, I don’t catch a cold as much as it rains.”

Assuring me like that, at the entrance of the mansion, the butler handed the girl a towel and looked at me.

“You look like a wet mouse. Go and wash yourself, and take care of Ruytena’s mistress and see what she lacks.”

“I’ll be right there.”

I went straight to the bathroom and washed briefly, and when I came out, the wet tailcoat was dry. Since it is a top-of-the-line product with automatic restoration and automatic cleaning magic, it felt crisp as if it had been dry cleaned.

But I couldn’t do anything about the cold, so when I put it on, my body shook slightly. It was too cold to take a hot shower to cool off the overheated body. I guess I’ll get used to it soon enough, so when I came out, Mr. Louis Thena was standing by her door.

“Miss Luitena…Why are you here?”

“Oh, are you out? The lady told me to bring Sirius…”

“There’s no need to come all the way to Louis Tena… She’s not even a young lady…”

Maybe he sent it because it was a little awkward since there was a servant he had never seen before. But I wasn’t that good with Luitena-san either.

“…”

“…”

After my words, the two of us quietly headed to the lady’s room. It was so awkward that I wanted to say anything, but before that, I thought about how to treat him for a long time.

A character who did not exist in the original story. And a servant who was older than me and joined the family belatedly. Myself she stormed into her room without saying a word. As far as my evaluation in the morning, the four gears were jamming together, making my mouth go numb.

“I… Must have gotten her ugly hair right. She didn’t look straight at me and instructed me to bring her…”

“Ugh…”

Mr. Ruitena has a slightly depressed expression. From her harsh evaluation of me since this morning, the young lady seems to have grown tired of her attitude toward her. She tried to change the subject for a moment.

“Why did Ruitena-san try to join our family as a servant?”

“That…Is…”

Ruy Tena’s hesitant face seemed to harden as if she had organized her thoughts. I don’t know what she was thinking, but she stayed quiet to hear a little more.

“Have you seen how I use a spear? I learned it from my father, who was a mercenary.”

“That’s why you were a bit fierce, unlike the others.”

“Yes, since I was nine years old, my father told me that I had to learn various skills to survive, and I learned many things. Among them, spearmanship suited me the best, so at some point he made me use only spears.”

As if recalling memories of her childhood, Ms. Ruy Tena, her eyes moistened, wiped them with her hand and opened her mouth again.

“I still remember the grilled chicken my father bought for me while training every day after returning from mercenary work.”

“Then… Ruitena-san’s father…”

“Yes, like the mercenary work, it was a job where you never know when you’ll die. The year you turned 13? That day, my father, who was exceptionally late, turned into a cold corpse and returned home with three salt shoes that cost his life.”

One salt coin was enough for one person to save and save as much as possible for one month. Louis Thena, who showed a bitter smile, continued her words.

“What am I going to do with just three salt shoes? The house was worthless as it was a small hut in the corner of the forest. For four months, I survived on three salt shoes, but my father had no money saved up. He was a mercenary. So I was a Tau. “I came to the Russ family estate. I should have done anything to live. But who would use a thirteen-year-old? I was just a little kid begging for money and went hungry to the point of death.”

Mr. Rui Tena looked up at her ceiling at the thought of that moment, then continued her words.

“At that time, the head of the butler helped me by asking if he was hungry. He always handed me the same grilled chicken that my father bought when he came back from work.”

“Ah…”

At her last words, she exclaimed. Because I didn’t know that the story of the boss of her house would come out here. At my slight exclamation, Mr. Louis Tena smiled and continued her words.

“After that, I ran into the butler often, and somehow managed to find a job. It was a small inn, and I was working as a waitress serving guests who dine there. Then, this year, the family said they were looking for a lady’s maid, so I quickly I applied.”

“Wasn’t the recruitment conditions a bit tricky?”

Unlike other maids, a lady’s maid who served on women had to know how to understand the feelings of the person she served and had excellent communication skills. The level of difficulty of the job was also different from that of the average maid.

“The owner of the inn taught me the basics, and I naturally learned how to deal with people while working as an employee. Besides, I was the youngest among them. You were surprised.”

Lady’s maids became more difficult to hire as they got older. In addition, I thought that she was chosen because she was the same age as her lady because she needed a similar consensus.

“The butler saw that and hired him.”

“hehehehe… That’s right… The real butler is my lifesaver.”

After she finished talking, Louis Tena covered her face with a slight blush. Tears welled up in her eyes as she recalled the gratitude of that day.

“Haa, I feel relieved inside. It was frustrating because I had to keep it in my heart every day.”

She stopped her steps as she stretched out. Although there was a distance between her bath and the girl’s room, she passed by in an instant.

“Thank you for telling me a difficult story to tell. And I’m sorry about yesterday…

“Oh, it’s okay, it’s okay. I didn’t show naked, I just screamed while almost fully clothed.”

When she gave a nice smile, my face naturally smiled too. I was ashamed of myself for treating such people harshly.

“I’ll tell you in detail what to do when dealing with a lady.”

“Then I’d appreciate it.”

“The lady will be waiting for you, so let’s go in quickly.”

The master we will serve. He knocked on the door to meet Lady Europa.

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“My lady likes black tea with sugar, but she likes milk tea more, so sometimes when she doesn’t look like she’s in a bad mood, she likes it.”

“…When I said I liked milk tea…”

Little butler, while Mr. Sirius taught me, Lady Europa muttered and drank the milk tea she poured. She must have been full of dissatisfaction, maybe it was because of her mood that the protruding mouth looked easy to drink.

“Eat well…”

“You drink it because you gave it to me.”

A little butler who always says one word and a grumbling young lady. Maybe it’s because we’ve been together for over 5 years, so it felt like we were seeing a playful childhood friend. I laughed at a completely different look from the affectionate look I saw at the cemetery.

“Also, since you like sweets, prepare sweets as much as possible.”

“I don’t like sweet things…”

“You ate all of my chocolate cake the other day. I couldn’t even take a bite.”

“You were sick at the time… You idiot…”

The young lady turned her face red like a tomato. Even so, the butler didn’t care and continued his words.

“Do your hair the way you want it every morning. Tie it in a ponytail when you have time to move in the afternoon or when you train with me.”

“It’s about ponytail, I can tie it up. Can you stop treating me like a kid?”

“You asked me to tie it every day. Also, he has a bit of an angry personality, so please be careful.”

“…Wouldn’t someone get mad at you for keeping your temper? Like this!”

“Oops!”

The young lady who got up from her seat fired an invisible kick into the little butler’s calf.

I had to stop laughing with my hand at the sight of the little butler grabbing his calf with a small moan and the young lady snoring at him.

“You see…? Like this…”

“Do something right again, again.”

Obviously, even during the day earlier, they seemed like bitter lovers relying on each other, but since they were arguing so much, they were like a married couple trying not to lose each other as they got older.

If I hadn’t come, these two would have been living like this every day. This is why I can’t stop hating on you.

“You two look so good together, like a married couple.”

The two froze at those words. The young lady’s face was as red as before and she didn’t say anything, and the little butler was looking at me with a puzzled look.

Is there something wrong between the two of you? As I pondered, I remembered why I was hired.

The story that he won the second seat at the academy he entered for study, but the owner and the attendant were too close to each other and had to be separated.

Eating meals in the same room, reading books together on the sofa, and sleeping in the same bed, they are said to stick together at the academy all the time.

…So you say you’re not dating…?

Regardless of the reason I was hired, the soul of love that was dormant in my heart was shouting.

Just make friends quickly!

Let’s officially date!

I naturally shook my head about how to work with this shy but absent couple.