Ch 190
“A new Tutor?”
Afternoon at the Mansion.
At that time, when the servants inside the mansion were busily moving around, a Maid who was cleaning the windows with her comrades was startled and looked at the Brown-haired Maid next to her.
It wasn’t just her.
The gazes of all the Maids who were sweeping the hallway, dusting the walls and furniture, and doing other work around her were focused on the Brown-haired Maid.
The mansion that the Bolazes Family had prepared to temporarily stay in Bondales.
In that mansion, the topic that could be said to be the hottest topic of Interest came out of her mouth.
“Hehe.”
The corners of the Brown-haired Maid’s mouth formed a smug Smile.
Am I the main character of today’s Gossip?
She opened her mouth, reveling in the superiority that only the main character could feel.
“Yeah. I ran into Catherine while passing by the hallway just now, and she was with a Man I hadn’t seen before.”
Catherine, the Butler.
She was from the Bolazes Family’s main residence and was the de facto Leader in charge of all the major and minor affairs of the Bolazes’ detached residence.
There were two main types of Guests that she personally greeted.
One was a Powerholder from Bondales who had come to visit the Bolazes Family.
And the other was a Tutor who would be teaching Miss Charlotte.
“What kind of Man was he?”
A Maid asked, her eyes shining.
Most of the Maids in charge of the mansion’s chores were employees hired locally in Bondales by the Bolazes Family-
They were Misses from families who, while not as powerful as Nobles in Bondales, were still quite influential.
For example, ordinary Misses in their prime.
The story of a young Man who frequented the mansion of a Noble Family was bound to attract Interest among them.
“What’s with that reaction? What if he’s a bald, fat Merchant?”
The Brown-haired Maid asked back with a mischievous Expression.
Then came the answer with an ‘Ehh~’ sound.
“If that were the case, would you be so excited to be talking about it?”
“No way. Was I such an easy Woman to read?”
Cheerful laughter, like birds chirping, echoed through the hallway.
“Stop stalling and tell us quickly. What kind of person was he?”
“First of all, he was very young. The youngest of all the Tutors who have come so far!”
“How young? Early 30s?”
The Brown-haired Maid raised her index finger and moved it greatly between the Maids.
“It seemed like he was about the same age as us?”
No way!
The Maids shouted in unison.
“Such a young person is Miss Charlotte’s Tutor!?”
Late teens to early twenties.
It was common for people their age to be learning something and building their social Status.
It was natural to be taught, not to teach.
In fact, looking at all the Tutors in the past, even if they were around 40 years old, they could be considered young.
To meet the Conditions required of a Tutor by a great Family, it was natural to have accumulated at least that much Experience in the Field.
But the fact that he was the same age as them.
The Maids couldn’t easily accept that sense of incongruity.
“What on earth does he teach? First of all━ it’s probably not Swordsmanship or Magic, right?”
At one Maid’s words, everyone nodded in agreement.
There weren’t many Fields that required as many Years and as much Experience as Magic and Swordsmanship.
“Wait! That’s not the important thing right now! The new Tutor is a Man our age━”
That’s when one of the Maids spoke.
-Then what’s important?
She said seriously, receiving the gazes of the other Maids.
“Is he handsome?”
Hmm.
Recognition.
That’s also important.
No, that’s the most important thing.
They looked at the Brown-haired Maid with the most serious Expressions they had ever made.
“First of all━ he seemed like a Noble.”
“Ah.”
Everyone showed a subtle reaction to those words.
A Noble Man of the same age as them!
It was an object of envy, but even more so, an object of Avoidance.
They lived in a world adjacent to the Nobles as children of the upper class, but they were not actually Nobles themselves.
They knew all too well from countless Experience.
How obnoxious young Nobles could be!
If each of them put their minds to it, they could write a book titled ‘The Atrocities of Young Nobles I’ve Seen So Far’.
That unique ‘I’m the best in the World’ Atmosphere!
That feeling of ‘Can’t you see this wall that exists between you and me?’!
Just thinking about it made them shudder.
“The moment I saw him, I immediately had a feeling. Ah! That Noble Aura! He’s a Noble! And a pretty high-ranking Noble at that!”
However, she was excitedly continuing the story.
Even though their thoughts shouldn’t be that different from hers.
“By any chance, did something happen with him?”
A Maid with good intuition asked cautiously.
Then came the Expression.
Are you finally asking?
The corners of her mouth were raised high.
She said, very excited.
“I made eye contact with him, and you know what? You know what! Do you know how he smiled at me?”
She gave a very soft Smile, as if a flower was blooming.
“How was it!?”
“Cheesy.”
“No, no! I’m telling you it’s different!? I’ve never seen a Noble who seemed like such a━ what should I say? A good-natured Dog? In my life!”
“Oh…”
Interest began to rise in the Expressions of the other Maids at that enthusiastic reaction.
It’s blatantly exaggerated, but-
If she’s going to say that much, maybe there’s something to it?
“Then━ what did he seem like he taught? What kind of feeling did that Atmosphere give off?”
“Hmm… Maybe something in the Arts? I feel like he’s really good at dancing, singing, or painting!?”
“Ah.”
Everyone nodded at those words.
Arts.
Compared to Swordsmanship or Magic, it was a Field where one could start relatively quickly and quickly blossom their Talent.
If that were the case, it would be understandable enough for him to become a Tutor at that young age.
“Young… like a good-natured Dog… handsome… a Noble who is an artist…?”
As someone summarized the information so far, the Maids’ Expressions became lively.
It was an Expression of spreading their imaginations.
But that was only for a moment.
“…Sigh. What does all this mean anyway.”
Someone sighed deeply.
Before they knew it, a cynical and futile Aura was swirling among the Maids.
“Either way, he won’t last more than a day this time.”
No one criticized her for spoiling the fun.
Because it was an obvious fact to anyone who saw it.
“Montyun, Lasiela, Dolgan, Libiel…”
One Maid began to list the names of those who had served as Tutors so far.
They were names with high Fame.
Even high-ranking Noble Families would be willing to bow their heads if they could have them as Tutors.
But those people couldn’t even last a day here.
They couldn’t handle Miss Charlotte.
“What on earth does Miss Charlotte want to do…”
“Rather, isn’t it because she doesn’t want to do anything that she’s pushing away the Tutors?”
“It’s strange… Wouldn’t the Family give up at that point?”
“Shouldn’t we be asking the Family what they want to do?”
“Isn’t it strange?”
“What’s strange?”
“Look at the Tutors. Sometimes a Swordsman━ sometimes a Wizard━ and sometimes a Priest━ the Fields aren’t unified, are they?”
“Oh, now that you mention it━”
Usually, when a Family invests in their child-
They would invest according to the Talent that the child possesses.
However, the Tutors attached to Miss Charlotte spanned all Fields.
“It’s as if they’re hoping to get lucky and find something…”
“Ah! Now that you mention it, I think I heard something like that too! That our Miss is an amazing Genius━”
“An amazing Genius?”
“You know that Tutor who came to teach Magic back then? I overheard him talking to convince Butler Catherine. He said that our Miss was born with amazing Talent, so she must learn Magic. So, he asked the Butler to make it easier for him to continue teaching━”
“What. Was our Miss a Magic Genius? But why doesn’t the Family focus on Magic-…”
“Oh? That’s different from what I know? As far as I know, our Miss was a Swordsmanship Genius?”
“What?”
“You remember that person who came to teach Swordsmanship back then? That person said-…”
Huh?
Oh?
Huh?
As the story progressed, the Maids’ Doubts only increased.
“To sum it up… our Miss is a Genius who can do everything?”
It was truly an absurd conclusion.
Should it be said that it was a conclusion befitting the Maids’ Gossip?
“Oh…!”
At that moment, the Maids’ Gossip suddenly came to an end.
They began to focus on cleaning, looking flustered.
This was because the main characters of the story had appeared from the other side of the hallway.
Miss Charlotte.
She was heading somewhere with a new Teacher.
‘Is she already being kicked out by the Miss!?’
It was at that moment, when the Maids who had inferred the Situation were panicking inside.
“Miss!?”
Butler Catherine, who had been anxiously waiting nearby, discovered the two and immediately approached with quick steps.
Perhaps she had the same thoughts as the Maids, Butler Catherine’s Expression was already full of worry.
The new Tutor, Lisir.
Compared to the Tutors so far, he was a person who fit the Expression ‘disappointing’ perfectly.
Compared to the other Tutors who were famous throughout the Continent, his name was the first time they had heard it in Bondales.
Moreover, that age!
Youth was generally a good thing, but he seemed too young to teach others.
However.
The Recommendation Letter he had submitted had the name of none other than Duke Pallag, Frozen Breath Pallag.
The name of that Archmage, who was already in the ranks of Legend for being eccentric.
So this time, she had the Expectation of ‘maybe!?’
The result was ‘as expected’.
Butler Catherine examined Charlotte’s Expression.
The Noble Lady’s elegant Expression had a playful Smile on it.
The Content of the pranks that Miss Charlotte played on the Tutors was usually fixed.
If the Tutors who were caught up in Charlotte provided an excuse━ she would take advantage of it to humiliate them.
It was when Charlotte tried to make a Preemptive Strike on the Tutor.
It was what happened when the Tutor didn’t give in to that Preemptive Strike and continued with a Showdown.
“Miss━ why already…”
Are you grabbing the Tutor by the hair and dragging him to the slaughterhouse?
Butler Catherine said to Charlotte, keeping Hope alive even though she already knew.
“Huh? Ah━ it’s not that, the Teacher said he would demonstrate Swordsmanship, you know?”
Charlotte smiled with full of Expectation.
“…”
The Expressions of the Maids and the Butler hardened upon seeing that Smile.
Because they knew that the Miss wasn’t the type to make such a Smile with pure Intention.
“You know, Catherine. Our new Teacher is a very amazing person?”
That was the same.
There was no way the Miss would say such a thing with pure Intention.
“W, well, that’s probably true━ since he was recommended by none other than Duke Pallag. And also, from the Mastien Family━”
“He’s a Wizard affiliated with the Grey Tower, and you know what━ when I said I wanted to learn Swordsmanship, he said he would gladly teach me Swordsmanship?”
Ah.
Ah!
The Miss spoke as if she didn’t care about the Archmage or the Mastien Family.
Everyone sighed inwardly at her words.
They realized how the Situation was unfolding.
“To readily accept the Stubbornness of a Disciple like this, how generous is he. And how amazing is he. Everyone, aren’t you looking forward to it? What will the Swordsmanship of a Wizard from the Grey Tower be like?”
Was it thanks to watching how the Miss frustrated so many Tutors right next to her for a short period of time?
The whole story of the Event was clearly drawn in their heads.
-You’re a Wizard from the Grey Tower?
-Then should I try learning Swordsmanship once?
It must have happened that way.
The Tutor was caught up in that unreasonable demand before he could even say anything.
“Ah! Perfect timing.”
Clap.
Miss Charlotte clapped her hands and looked around at the people around her.
“Everyone, let’s go together!”
“Miss? What do you mean━”
“Oh my, Catherine. What? What’s with that lukewarm reaction? It’s the Swordsmanship of a Wizard, aren’t you looking forward to it? It would be a waste for me to be the only one to see our Teacher’s amazing Swordsmanship?”
Charlotte looked at the Maids and smiled sweetly.
“Everyone, isn’t that right?”
“…”
It was pressure to participate in the humiliation.
They didn’t have the hobby of tormenting pitiful Tutors like Miss Charlotte-
Unfortunately, they didn’t have the power to refuse it either.
The Maids quietly put down their cleaning Tools and folded their hands demurely.
Clapping sounds.
Miss Charlotte clapped her hands in Satisfaction.
She said to the Tutor Lisir for the last time.
“Shall we go?”
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Afterwards.
Miss Charlotte toured the mansion and gathered people.
The people who encountered the Miss were delighted.
-Why does the Miss look so happy for once!?
And, after hearing the story, they were silent.
-Ah. So that’s why.
Current time.
It was the Circumstances that led the mansion’s people to gather in the yard.
They were watching the two with a gloomy Atmosphere, as if they were watching the Execution of an Acquaintance.
“Teacher~ Look at this. So many people have gathered to watch your Swordsmanship.”
“Oh my━ I’m getting nervous? To take the time out of their busy schedules like this…”
“Hey. Don’t say that. Surely, your Swordsmanship will be more than enough to surprise everyone. After all, it’s the Swordsmanship of a Wizard, right?”
Bluff.
Charlotte felt that Lisir’s Attitude was like that now.
Although he said he was burdened, his Attitude was clearly relaxed.
Perhaps that had touched Charlotte’s nerves-
A blatant Smile of sadism was on her lips.
“Is that so? Well, then━ what the heck! I’ll try to live up to the Expectation.”
Apparently, the Tutor Lisir seemed to be the owner of a pure Soul that matched that innocent Atmosphere.
Even in this Situation, he was just positive.
Did he think that Miss Charlotte would praise the clumsy Swordsmanship of a Wizard?
There were people who couldn’t bear to watch and lowered their gazes.
Of course.
Not everyone was like that.
“Cheston?”
“Yes, Miss.”
Cheston, a Knight of the Valode Family.
He stepped forward at the Miss’s call.
He wasn’t enjoying this Situation-
But he wasn’t feeling any particular aversion either.
That light Impression seemed to be saying, ‘Well, it’s something the Miss is doing-‘.
“Will you help my new ‘Swordsmanship’ Teacher show off his Skills?”
“Are you saying that I should have a Sparring Match with Lord Lisir?”
“That’s right. Ah! I’m just saying this in case, but it’s best not to hold back. Because that would be an insult to our Teacher. Right, Teacher?”
“Haha, an insult is too much━ separately, I agree to some extent with the Miss’s words. Because there will be less to show with a Sparring Match that doesn’t contain sincerity.”
Huh.
He’s good with words.
Cheston admired inwardly.
Of course, it wasn’t pure admiration.
Cheston, who walked the path of the sword, knew that Magic and Swordsmanship could not coexist in complete form.
The young Tutor who walked the path of Magic must have known that fact as well.
‘Does he think it will work out somehow?’
Cheston wore a bitter Smile.
He didn’t have any particular ill will towards him-
But he couldn’t erase the thought that he was too clumsy to be in charge of the Miss’s Tutor.
‘Well, whether I acknowledge it or not, the Miss won’t acknowledge it in the end.’
Cheston thought.
For his sake, let’s end it as quickly as possible.
“What to do. I’m so excited.”
Charlotte muttered, looking at Lisir and Cheston facing each other.
As if she wanted Lisir to hear it.
“Teacher! I’m looking forward to it! I’m sure you’ll show us amazing Swordsmanship!”
“Haha…”
Finally, a sense of burden appeared on Lisir’s face.
“Lord Cheston, was it?”
“Yes. Please speak, Lord Lisir.”
“Miss Charlotte has such high Expectation for me━ do you have any advice for me?”
“…”
Tsk.
Cheston clicked his tongue and avoided eye contact.
“The Miss doesn’t take Interest in ordinary things. So, if you’re going to start something, make it as flashy as possible.”
“As flashy as possible…”
“If necessary, you can use Magic. You said you were affiliated with the Grey Tower, right?”
“It’s okay to use Magic?”
“Yes. You have to take care of your Face, don’t you? As you heard earlier, I’m in a position where I can’t hold back much━ so don’t get too caught up in Swordsmanship.”
“Don’t get too caught up in Swordsmanship…”
Lisir nodded.
“Well, then━”
Charlotte looked at the two alternately and said cautiously.
“Start?”
It was what happened at the same time.
Whoosh!!!
A Sandstorm that suddenly rose up swallowed Cheston.
“Ugh…!”
Charlotte, who had been watching the two with a sadistic Expression.
She covered her face with her hand and stepped back.
And when she lowered that hand again-
Before they knew it, the Sandstorm had cleared.
And Lisir’s sword was touching Cheston’s neck.
✦✦✦
“How was it? It’s called Dark Magic Swordsmanship━”
“…”
Immediately after the Sparring Match.
Charlotte reluctantly returned to the room with Lisir.
Her Expression as she looked at Lisir was very dissatisfied.
The Tutor, whom she had hoped would be humiliated in front of people and run away, was sitting in front of her.
With a triumphant Expression, too.
-I clearly asked you to show me Swordsmanship?
Charlotte wanted to be unreasonable like that if she had her way.
But.
Now that the Situation had come to this, her Pride wouldn’t allow it.
Now she was expecting a different reaction from Lisir.
-Miss!!! How can you abandon that Talent━ please, reconsider…! Please, let me teach the Miss-
She recalled the reactions of the various Tutors who had been rejected by her.
Charlotte.
She knew very well about her Genius.
That was why the Family and the Tutors couldn’t give up on her.
She knew how painful it was for the person teaching to miss that.
The current Charlotte was expecting that sly Man-
To show a servile reaction like them.
“Dark Magic Swordsmanship… Interesting.”
“Oh, is that so!?”
“Yes. If it’s okay with you, Teacher, would you teach me that Dark Magic Swordsmanship?”
Charlotte created the appearance of a humble Disciple.
It was a familiar thing.
She was planning to quickly master the Skill this time as well, surprise the other person, and then lose Interest without delay.
It was a kind of punishment for those who persistently bothered her.
“…”
At that time. Lisir’s Expression, which had been bright all along, finally distorted.
Charlotte covered her mouth with an ‘Oh my’ and hid her satisfied Expression.
“Perhaps, is it a Skill that is too precious to teach me━”
“Ah, it’s not really that. It’s not that-…”
“Then what is it?”
“This is a Skill that is quite difficult to master unless you are born with a special Constitution.”
“Ah.”
Charlotte covered her mouth with her hand and hid that Chuckle.
Magic is not a joke.
The sword is not something that can be enjoyed with such a light Heart.
For a moment, Lisir’s comfort overlapped with the appearance of the other Tutors.
Charlotte wore a relaxed Smile.
“Everyone says that at first.”
“Wow…”
Lisir exclaimed at that strong Confidence.
A drop of blood flowed from his nose.
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