13 – A butler should have at least one pair of monocle
“…… Hyunjin. Are you a little late today?”
“Sorry, miss.”
“Yeah, no matter what happens. Because I gave you free time.”
Unbeknownst to me, I was startled by Amelia’s words and fell.
Amelia told me that she might have caught even such a trivial shape.
“What is it, Hyunjin? Why are you shaking?”
“That, I mean.”
“Are you hiding something from me, Hyunjin?”
Amelia looked at me curiously.
Ugh, something stung my conscience. Were these the gazes the protagonists of love comedies receive?
Well, strictly speaking, I’m not the main character.
As she pondered for a moment without saying anything, she gesticulated and said, making Amelia think she was exaggerating.
“I didn’t say this to reprove that. I want to hear honestly what the butler did.”
Yes, let’s talk a little bit. I’ll get over it in moderation
“A little study at a friend’s house…… I came.”
After hearing my words, Amelia assumed her posture as if contemplating.
“Hey…… Do you mean study? It’s your friend’s house. Then it must be at Natsuki’s house, right?”
“…… Isn’t it?”
“What?! What kind of friend are you? Maybe, that…… He’s as big as a little ferocious bear…… Kiba, were you an army?”
“Not even him.”
“Who, whose house did you go to!?”
Amelia raises her voice slightly.
Well, it doesn’t matter if I tell you the truth. Because I was wondering who it was.
“My classmate Ohana Kamiyama…… I came to study at a friend’s house called.”
“What?!”
In an instant, Amelia’s expression changed to a look of astonishment.
Is it an illusion?
“I don’t think you heard, so I’ll say it again, to Ohana Kamiyama’s house…… “
“I didn’t hear that! Really, does she even know what she’s talking about?”
Amelia said curtly.
I don’t feel like I’m angry, but something like that made me feel cute.
I came to my senses at Amelia’s attitude, as if she would smile like an old man as soon as she relaxed.
Rachel and Ed in the back seemed to be laughing at each other, wondering what was so funny.
“Sorry, lady. We apologize if there was any inconvenience.”
“Hyunjin, it’s not something you should apologize for.”
“Is that so?”
I tried to say something more to Amelia, but Amelia puffed out her cheeks, showing that she was pouting.
Seeing her like that, she felt fortunate on the one hand, but also thought that this was like a love comedy.
Ed, who was behind Amelia, quietly opened her mouth.
“Hmm, big hmm. You…… Oh no.”
In such a situation, Amelia glanced sideways to see if Rachel and Ed, who were on either side of her, were nervous, and then opened her mouth.
“Oh, get out of here today! Heh, heh!!”
Amelia ordered me, Ed, and Rachel to celebrate.
***
“Ha ha.”
After Amelia sent Hyunjin, Rachel, and Ed away, she sighed alone in the quiet room. She also knows that it is she who gave Hyunjin her free time.
‘That’s not like me.’
Amelia quietly turned on her music box on her desk.
She closed her eyes, listening to the music box’s slow tones.
“I know it shouldn’t be like this…… Miss Kamiyama is annoying.”
It was the first feeling I felt.
My heart hurts. The fact that Hyunjin was with another woman was painful.
If I don’t let them go outside, will it be okay?
I don’t think so. Above all, trying to pick up what he has already said is nothing more than wielding him with power.
I didn’t want to give such a petty order.
“…… I want to think positively, but I hate Kamiyama-san and I can’t stand it!!”
Thinking of Hyunjin with another woman made her heart ache.
He went to Ohana’s house. Why?
…… It was for study.
Did you really just study?
Something happened with Ohana, right?
What did you talk about? Could there be something I don’t know about?
Is there any reason to go to Ohana’s house? If you had asked, you could have asked me. If not, there are also Rachel and Ed.
Maybe I did something suspicious? For example, doing something that might diminish the Lionheart family’s honor…… !!
‘Pah, pah, pah pah pah…… Shameless!!!! That, yes I know Hyunjin is the kind of person who wouldn’t! Still!!’
Amelia’s head started to get complicated.
She had never felt these feelings before, so she agonized over and over again.
Since she was young, she has had everything she wanted. And yet she learned to be restrained, and to be polite without being forced.
So, while she was sad, on the other hand, she felt jealous.
Although Amelia felt these feelings, she did not know how to radiate them to others.
“Ugh, ugh! Kamiyama, Kamiyama! Why the hell does Hyunjin keep hearing that woman’s name!! Fool, Hyunjin is the king of idiots!!”
Amelia lifted her pillow and slammed it on her bed. She
She’s in a bad mood. It’s not right.
Amelia realized that and shook the bell on her desk to call for her attendant.
***
“Wow, studying for class is hard… ….”
The Japanese history paper test is about two weeks away, so if you cram from now on, you’ll be able to somehow.
“As expected, I am a little concerned.”
Aside from the fact that I think Amelia is cute, the fact that she hastily ordered her to be a guest was probably misunderstanding me and Ohana.
Even a butler came to study at someone else’s house? Even at the woman’s house? Without permission?
As the owner, it is not unreasonable to think strangely when you find out that she suddenly returned home late at night after studying at a woman’s house.
There is bound to be a misunderstanding, but this.
It’s a bit difficult to concentrate, thinking like this.
Maybe it was because I had a lot of distracting thoughts, but studying didn’t come into my head.
Smart.
While I was sighing because I couldn’t concentrate, a couple of knocks lifted the room.
I quickly got up and opened the door, and Ed was in front of me.
“The butler? For some reason…… “
“Hyunjin, I know you’re busy, but follow me for a second.”
“Yes? Ah, yes.”
I was a little worried about the book I left in the room, but I studied it anyway, so it wouldn’t matter if it was open.
I closed the door and followed Ed.
In the quiet hallway, I heard the footsteps of Ed and I.
“…… You don’t say anything.”
“Since you called me first, I thought the butler might have something to say to me.”
“Ohhh, that’s right.”
Ed said, stroking his beard.
“What do you want to talk about?”
“Still hot-tempered. Just like when you first came.”
Oops.
Did it look that way too?
Because I have been studying with him since I first came to Lionheart Mansion, in a sense, I have had a longer period of time seeing me directly than Amelia.
Because I spent time learning from acting, magazines, and various martial arts.
“Actually, I don’t know.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Are you doing well as a butler?”
For three months, he thought he was doing well. Looking at what happened today, it didn’t seem like that.
Have you been more faithful? Did you try to understand the master’s heart? Did I insist on my own way?
In the end, I thought everything was based on my standards.
“That is a tricky question.”
“What do you think, Mr. Butler?”
“Hmm, that’s right. It is definitely a difficult problem.”
“You must have been watching the lady longer than I have.”
“That’s right.”
If you ask me what I know about Amelia, I only know her personality from what I saw in her work.
Have you properly understood her feelings for 3 months? If you ask me, I will have no choice but to say that I do not know.
“That’s why it’s so painful. Today, I offended Lady Amelia.”
“hahahaha! You are young.”
“Ooh, don’t laugh.”
“Well, there are days like that.”
Ed suddenly patted me on the shoulder and said,
“The butler?”
“You seem to have a lot of random thoughts. In that case, it’s hard work. Let’s go to the gymnasium.”
……
…………
Her hands began to tremble.
How much time has passed?
…… I don’t know.
“You have a lot of idle thoughts.”
“…… !”
She was grabbed by Ed again and again, and her body flew away.
Her whole body was not sore.
“Originally, when your head is complicated, you have to learn how to move in order to cool it down.”
Even though he said that, Ed seemed to be getting nervous.
It must have been obvious.
“Director, I…… “
“Question and answer dance!”
Once again I was caught by Ed and thrown on her floor.
“It means that my heart is shaking. Not being able to do things that you can normally avoid and knock them off of.”
“Whoa.”
I didn’t answer Ed’s words.
My hair was still complicated. I couldn’t even react to the headache that seemed like it would break.
I asked Ed, looking up at the ceiling while sitting down.
“Now…… What should I do?”
“You are misunderstanding something. A butler is not someone who honestly responds to the owner’s words, Hyunjin.”
“A misunderstanding?”
“A butler is a being who guides the owner to the right path beyond understanding. But Hyunjin, what about you? Are you fulfilling?”
“Actually, I don’t know. I don’t feel like I’m out of line.”
The moment he opened his mouth, Ed’s mood turned heavy.
“You are thinking too old-fashioned about something. You don’t understand anything about the butler.”
What, what do you mean……
Am I doing well?
Why are you saying that?
“Did you really not learn anything in 3 months? Even if you do what you’re told to do, you don’t understand how to think on your own.”
I was an ordinary person. Just work, drink. Eat rice He was a person who beat money into games or comics.
If you’ve done this enough, shouldn’t I give you a compliment?
That kind of inferiority complex kept hitting me.
“Deaconess Ed!”
“Speak!”
“I really don’t know! Are you doing it right or are you making a mistake? At all! I do not know!! But! I will do my best to make sure that Lady Amelia can have a good time!!”
I shouted at Ed and rushed forward with all my might.
Ed opened his eyes narrowly, glared at me, then muttered.
“It’s a good attitude. You are young.”
Then, toward Ed, she threw out her fist as hard as she could.
Ed said, lightly blocking her fist.
“Conclusions are not something that anyone can easily come to. I’m well aware of what I just said. This is the best answer you’ve come to so far. At least I heard it at the cut line.”
“Heeuk, heeuk…… “
Simply blocked, but Ed clapped lightly and said.
“As an adult, my light advice is that you need to loosen up a bit.”
“Strength…… Need to solve it?”
“Yes. His feelings for the lady were excessive, to the point where it felt rather contrived.”
“Is that so?”
“In the future, think a little more before making a decision. Let’s do this for today.”
Saying that, Ed came over to me and handed me something from his chest.
“What is this?”
“If you’re a butler, shouldn’t you have at least one pair of monocles? This is a small gift to you for all your hard work.”
“Deaconess Ed…… “
“Care your body well. Shouldn’t you do your best to serve the young lady without hindering your studies? Congratulations on becoming an apprentice butler, Mr. Kim.”
Heh heh, he laughed and left.
With no strength to stand up, I ended up sprawling out in the gym.
Come to think of it, have you ever been recognized by someone?
It was the first recognition I received.