The Sub-Heroine’s Butler Is a Vicious Bastard - Chapter 113



113. Promise

After the incident in the carriage, we were able to head north smoothly.

The four of us were able to resolve issues and have a friendly conversation for the first time in a long time.

As he approached the north, Arlot’s complexion gradually darkened.

As we reached the northern territory, the people seemed to have lost their energy and the overall look was gloomy.

“If I had known it would end up like this, I should have abandoned things like the Academy a long time ago and looked after the territory more… “

Arlot looked out her window and mocked herself like that.

“The affairs of the territory would have been handled by Chamberlain Sebas. It was like that even when the Grand Duke of the North was there. The young lady just did the best she could in her position.”

“…Thank you, Schmitz.”

“No.”

“It is very sweet.”

She got into the carriage, shaking Koyono’s harsh scolding from one ear, and before she knew it, she had arrived at her mansion.

After getting off the carriage and looking closely at the main gate, I felt that the mansion was clearly less well-maintained than before.

The grass had grown unsightly in the otherwise clean garden, as if there had been no gardener, and the front door and the exterior walls of the buildings had flaws here and there.

“I was waiting. Princess Arlot.”

“Huh… “I’m back, Sebas.”

Sebas was waiting in front of the mansion, probably because he had been notified in advance by an express letter.

Sebas took the luggage with skillful hands and gave me a slight wink.

“Forgive me for being late. Chamberlain.”

“…It’s okay because I’m alive.”

With those last words, Sebas turned his back and carried his luggage.

I also followed him and moved busily

He waved his hand and gestured for them to go in first so that the party members wouldn’t worry.

“Looking at it like this, it really looks like Lord Arlot’s servant. Lord Schmitz.”

“That’s right. “Because you have served me since long ago.”

“Then doesn’t Lord Schmitz have no choice but to listen to this or that request?”

“Uh, huh?”

… It seemed like a strange conversation was taking place, but I tried my best to close my ears.

The luggage Arlot packed from the academy was quite large, so it took quite a while just to carry it.

When I finished all my work when I was a little out of breath, Sebas called me into the garden.

“I heard the news. “I went to the Demon King’s Castle.”

“Ah… “Yes.”

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“Fortunately, no.”

Sebas patted my shoulder and looked around my body.

I thought he was a blunt and unemotional person, but was there such a side to him?

As I was blankly watching his worried movements, he cleared his throat.

“Hmm… All you had to do was be healthy. I’d like to hear your story so far if possible… Something about the princess.”

“I’ll tell you what I know.”

What I heard at the Demon King’s Castle was brushed aside as something that was silenced.

Instead, she described in detail how Arlot was treated at the academy.

A glimpse of life passed through his eyes, which did not show much emotion.

“…Did something like that happen? “It is my servant’s fault.”

“No. Don’t you, Chief Chamberlain, have a shortage of hands in managing the estate? “It is my fault for not being able to protect the princess by my side.”

“Whoa… What should I do about this?”

Sebas sighed and looked into the distance, probably feeling frustrated.

Sebas is called an all-purpose butler and is a trustworthy adult when it comes to managing the underworld and estates.

His face, which always looked dependable and big, was filled with worry.

‘Now it’s my turn to help.’

The person who received the most help while living the life of Waltz Schmitz was Sebas in front of him.

He had always thought that he wanted to be of help to him if possible,

He felt that now was the time to return the favor.

“There is someone I would like to meet.”

“Who is that?”

“…Mr. Hanna and His Excellency his his the Grand Duke of the North.”

One of Sebas’ eyebrows twitched and trembled as he looked at me.

* * *

Hanna was seated in the VIP room that Sebas guided us to.

Several servants were holding hands, and I took out the item I had received from the demon.

It was an item for recovering abnormal conditions that could only be obtained in the Demon World, and was an elixir that could resolve ‘coma’ or ‘unconscious’ states.

But in the end, the leap was only half successful.

‘…If I had brought just one, I would have been in big trouble.’

Hanna pretends that she is a friend of Arlot who has nowhere to go, and she is still disguising her identity.

It was impossible to just feed the Northern Grand Duke the items brought from the Demon King’s Castle.

Following Sebas’ opinion, I gave Hannah medicine first.

Seeing Hannah slowly opening her eyes and appearing to come to her senses, he immediately administered the drug to the Northern Grand Duke …

“Your Excellency, the Grand Duke, has had trouble taking medicine for a long time. “When others took one serving of medicine, you had to take two servings alone for the medicine to be effective.”

“Ah… “

I had no idea that there would be a problem with the efficacy of the medicine due to my large body being bigger than others.

However, judging by the shallow twitching of his eyebrows, he is a person with a strong body to begin with, so even if it takes time, it will happen someday.

Thinking like that, I waited by Hannah’s side until she woke up.

Koyono, Arlot, and Evan also went to bed together and waited for Hannah to wake up.

It took longer than expected to wake up, so it was night,

I, who had a light sleep at night, took it upon myself to take care of her.

“…When are you waking up, Hanna?”

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It was Hannah, sweating profusely and twitching her eyebrows.

I carefully wiped her forehead with my handkerchief and waited for her to wake up.

The moonlight shining from her window made Hannah’s face shine clearly-

Eventually, Hannah’s eyes slowly opened and glowed blue.

“Choux… Mitsu… Mr.?”

“Hannah. You’re awake. Thank goodness.”

“Schmitz… After all, it’s a dream… “

Hannah was muttering my name as if she was still half asleep.

She was so emotional that she even held my face with tears in her eyes.

But when she touched my face here and there, her expression became strangely distorted.

“…I’m sorry, but it wasn’t a dream.”

“Eh?”

“It’s reality. “Are you conscious now?”

“To… To? Then… “

She looks alternately at my face and at her own hands with her pupils shaking as if in an earthquake.

Hanna suddenly covered herself with her blanket and hid her face.

Finally, after a few seconds, Hannah slowly pulled down the blanket and stood up.

“Hehe, I’m glad. We meet again like this… “I’m glad that the first face I see is Mr. Schmitz.”

“…Hey, that look from before-“

“How unconscious was I? How much time has passed?”

“…”

As expected, his facial expressions were perfect, as if his skills, which had earned him quite a reputation in social circles, had not rusted.

If there was one drawback, it would be that her cheeks looked quite red in the moonlight.

I cleared my throat and decided to be fooled by her acting

“A month and a few days have passed. First, let me explain how things have changed… “

“Yes, I will listen.”

Hannah woke up after sleeping for a long time, but the night was still long.

Hannah and I talked slowly in a room where no one entered.

“The situation is… It is difficult for me to find a solution, so I hope Hannah can help.”

“The situation is quite bad. I have a strong desire to help, but… Please give me time to think about it.”

“It’s been a month since you woke up, so I’m sorry for asking you too many things.”

“Come to think of it… “

Hannah made a short sigh at my words and placed her hand on her head.

Then he leaned over to me sitting next to the bed.

I looked at the top of her head in confusion, but Hannah, who had her face buried in her chest, looked up at me.

“Ah… It’s been a while since I woke up, and you only talk about work so coldly. “My head hurts like it’s going to explode.”

“Yes?”

“If someone would just hug me right now, I could get out of this terrible headache… ” “

“…”

As she looked at her in bewilderment, Hanna quietly buried her face in her chest.

Seeing her face pressed against her chest as if she was acting foolish … Even though I felt like I was really acting with a steel plate on the floor.

“Now you have used up all your wish rights.”

“I can’t hear very well because my head hurts. Ouch… “

“Ha… “

She couldn’t coldly reject Hanna, who was telling obvious lies and asking for skinship.

“Please hug me tighter.”

“I’m afraid someone will hear.” Please lower your voice.”

“I had a funny idea. Don’t you think it would be fun if I screamed in this situation?”

“I’m leaving.”

“It’s a joke.”

As I patted Hannah on the back, her breathing became even.

I slowly laid her body on the bed and covered her with a blanket.

Because I couldn’t eat properly, I needed medical treatment for a few days.

It was still late at night, but I was getting sleepy, so I tried to get up.

I couldn’t fall asleep right away because the grand duke’s room where the grand duke was sleeping caught my eye.

So, I headed to the Archduke’s room and clenched my fists in front of him.

“Sorry. His Excellency his the Grand Duke. We prepared two elixirs, but His Excellency overlooked the fact that the effectiveness of the medicine was slower than for ordinary people. Please forgive my servant’s disloyalty.”

Naturally, the Northern Grand Duke made no move.

It took Hanna, an ordinary person, about half a day to wake up.

The Northern Grand Duke, whose medicinal effects are slower than those of ordinary people, will wake up at least a few days later.

However, if he is powerless, maybe it could happen due to the strange words I say.

“Your Excellency… No, my father-in-law.”

Although I couldn’t see it in detail because of the moonlight, I felt like his eyebrows had moved for a moment.

Even when I looked closely to see if it was true, there was no further movement.

I moved my mouth even more because I hoped that even by stimulating him like this, he would wake up.

“Now I realize. The fact that my loyalty to Princess Arlot was actually love. I realized it too late. So, I haven’t been able to properly confess to the princess yet.”

It started out as a joke, but there wasn’t a single lie in what I said.

It was something I said to the Grand Duke of the North, but in a way, it was closer to a promise to myself.

“So… When all the people who are harassing the young lady are eliminated, and when the time comes when everyone becomes at peace, I will confess my feelings. If the Archduke wakes up, he might be angry with me… Still… “

I closed my eyes for a moment and refined my last words.

“From now on, I will do my best to make Princess Arlotte smile.”

With those words, he bowed respectfully to the Northern Grand Duke.

I might hear a loud shout from him when he wakes up later, or I might experience firsthand the power of the best person in the world.

However, if it was something I needed to talk about someday, I wanted to talk about it now.

‘Now is the time to act.’

Now that Hanna has emerged to take on the role of brain and information power, all that remains is to establish a plan and execute it.

After briefly catching the Archduke in my sights, I eventually left the room.

I’ll have to be busy again tomorrow and gather information.

And by refining that information, I wanted to use it as a weapon to suffocate the elves.