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She receives a cold reception at the return ceremony and is shaken by the secret of the forest scent she notices while preparing the bath.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Freya, who has been working at the mansion for two years, oversees intense kitchen preparations for the return of the Grand Duke and the Mars Knights. She has been approved as the butler, but cannot enter the fifth floor. She receives a cold reception at the return ceremony and is shaken by the secret of the forest scent she notices while preparing the bath.","key_events":["Freya, who has worked at the mansion for two years, directs preparations for the Grand Duke's return with two hours left.","While preparing the bath, Freya notices a strange deep forest scent on the Grand Duke and is startled when he quietly enters.","Freya inspects the kitchen, approves the lamb and a new merchant supplier, while Meriel praises the fresh eggs.","Freya recalls Norbert's ruthless Spartan training questions about the East Annex and garden fountain.","A welcoming ceremony for the Grand Duke and Mars Knights is held; Freya gives a loyalty speech and meets the face to face for the first time.","Knights question her rise from maid to butler; the vice-captain defends her as personally trained by Lord Norbert."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"IT'S ALREADY BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE I STARTED WORKING IN THIS MANSION.\nFREYA!\nTHE EGGS ARE INCREDIBLY FRESH TODAY!\nEVEN THE CHICKENS SEEM TO KNOW TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY.\nTHAT'S BECAUSE YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM WITH SO MUCH LOVE, MERIEL.\n\nLOOK AT THIS, FREYA. THE LAMB IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.\nTHE NEW INGREDIENT MERCHANT GUILD YOU SWITCHED US TO DOES SUCH AN AMAZING JOB!\noh stop it~ Freya!\nI'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY IF ANY ISSUES ARISE IN THE FUTURE.\n...NOW THEN.\n\nALRIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT,\nSO SHALL WE ALL MOVE QUICKLY?\nUNTIL HIS GRACE THE GRAND DUKE AND THE ORDER OF KNIGHTS ARRIVE,\n\nWE HAVE TWO HOURS LEFT!\nFreya\nIT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE GETTING A JOB AT THE GRAND DUCAL HOUSE.\nCURRENT POSITION,\n\nPERFECT!\nKITCHEN.\nMAIN HALL.\nBANQUET HALL.\nBEDROOMS, STUDY, EVERYTHING!\n\n...EXCEPT,\n...THAT FIFTH FLOOR.\nWHEN WILL I BE ABLE TO GO IN THERE?\n\nBEFORE LEAVING FOR THE BATTLEFIELD A YEAR AGO,\nTHE GRAND DUKE APPROVED MY POSITION AS BUTLER IN ADVANCE.\nHELLO, BUTLER.\n\nGOOD MORNING.\nTHANKS TO THAT, COMMUNICATING WITH THE SERVANTS BECAME MUCH EASIER,\nBUTLER, POISONOUS WEEDS HAVE GROWN AGAIN!\nOH DEAR, I'LL LOOK FOR A USEFUL WEEDING METHOD FROM THE MAGIC TOWER.\n\nAND I REACHED A POSITION WHERE I COULD BE INVOLVED IN\nEVERY CORNER OF THE GRAND DUKE'S RESIDENCE.\n\nWELL, BEING ACKNOWLEDGED BY MASTER GOES WITHOUT SAYING.\nBUT I SUPPOSE I STILL LACK ENOUGH TRUST FROM THE GRAND DUKE.\n\nTHAT'S WHY...\nHE NEEDS TO HURRY BACK AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY GROWTH.\n\nSEE FOR HIMSELF WHETHER I'VE BECOME AN INDISPENSABLE, OUTSTANDING ASSET TO HIM.\nAND SEE...\nIF YOU FINALLY FEEL LIKE CONFESSING ALL THE SECRETS\n\nYOU’VE HIDDEN FROM ME ALL THIS TIME.\nMY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SAFE RETURN OF YOUR GRACE\nAND THE MARS KNIGHTS.\nEVERY EMPLOYEE AT THE GRAND DUKE'S RESIDENCE EAGERLY AWAITED YOUR GRACE'S RETURN WITH ONE HEART AND MIND.\n\nMAY ALL THIS HONOR AND GLORY BRIGHTLY ILLUMINATE THE FUTURE OF HOUSE BALLOT.\nSPOTLESS AND FLAWLESS.\nTHE FRUITS OF LABOR ARE SWEET INDEED!\nShe's the butler.\nButler?\n\n...IT'S OUR FIRST FACE-TO-FACE MEETING.\nBUTLER.\nI STROVE TO KEEP THE PROMISE I MADE TO YOUR GRACE.\nTHAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.\n\nPLEASE COME INSIDE, YOUR GRACE.\nBATHWATER AND A MEAL HAVE BEEN PREPARED.\n\nDISMISSED.\n\nWHAT'S THAT?\nWAS HE SOMEONE WHO WORE PERFUME?\n\n...THEY MUST BE HAPPY.\nTHAT SIMPLE WORD, \"DISMISSED,\"\nIS AN HONOR RESERVED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO RETURNED ALIVE.\n\nFOR SOME REASON... I FEEL STRANGE.\nAH~ FINALLY TASTING THESE JUICY MEATS AGAIN!\nBUT HOW DID THAT MAID BECOME THE BUTLER?\n\nEXACTLY. HIS GRACE WAS ON THE BATTLEFIELD THE WHOLE TIME.\nWAIT, BEFORE THAT, DID SHE EVEN GRADUATE FROM A BUTLER ACADEMY?\nYOU LOT.\nYOUR TONGUES ARE QUITE LOOSE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T EVEN VERIFIED THE FACTS.\n\nS-SORRY, VICE CAPTAIN!\nFREYA WAS PERSONALLY INSTRUCTED BY LORD NORBERT.\nHER SKILL IS BEYOND REPROACH.\nBUT IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO YEARS...\n\nENOUGH. WHY DO YOU THINK HIS GRACE APPROVED HER AS BUTLER IN ADVANCE?\n...SHE'S A GOOD PERSON.\nTHE GRAND DUCAL HOUSE, TOO, STEP BY STEP,\nWILL FIND STABILITY.\n\nGOOD, THE TEMPERATURE IS JUST RIGHT.\nTHE BATH SUPPLIES SEEM TO BE ALL SET AS WELL...\n\nHMPH... THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE RIGHT SOAP, THOUGH.\nAS I THOUGHT, IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE SCENT I SMELLED EARLIER.\nHE DOESN'T WEAR PERFUME OR OILS, SO WHERE DID THAT SCENT COME FROM?\nA SCENT LIKE A DEEP FOREST...\nLIKE THE COOL AIR OF DAWN...\n\nRIGHT, JUST LIKE THE SCENT I SMELL RIGHT NOW.\nHUH? SCENT?\nWH-WHEN?!\n\nWHEN DID HE COME IN?!\nWELCOME, YOUR GRACE.\nTHANKS.\n\n?\nAH!!\n...MY APOLOGIES. I WASN'T NIMBLE ENOUGH AND FAILED TO KEEP PROPER TIMING.\n\nDID HE...\nTHERE WON'T BE A NEXT TIME FOR THIS.\nDID HE SEE THAT SIGHT JUST NOW?!\nHAHAHA! I SHALL TAKE MY LEAVE NOW, SO IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, RING THE BELL ON THE NIGHTSTAND...\n\nHE'S CRAZY...!\nON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE EAST ANNEX, WHAT IS THE COLOR OF THE FIFTH LAMP?\nAT 4 O'CLOCK FROM THE GARDEN FOUNTAIN, HOW MANY FINGERS IS THE GODDESS STATUE FOLDING?\nNORBERT'S RELENTLESS SPARTAN TRAINING SESSION","bubble_count":101,"pages_count":30,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Freya, who has been working at the mansion for two years, oversees intense kitchen preparations for the return of the Grand Duke and the Mars Knights.","spoiler_summary":"Freya, who has been working at the mansion for two years, oversees intense kitchen preparations for the return of the Grand Duke and the Mars Knights. She has been approved as the butler, but cannot enter the fifth floor. 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