IT'S ALREADY BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE I STARTED WORKING IN THIS MANSION.
FREYA!
THE EGGS ARE INCREDIBLY FRESH TODAY!
EVEN THE CHICKENS SEEM TO KNOW TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY.
THAT'S BECAUSE YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM WITH SO MUCH LOVE, MERIEL.
LOOK AT THIS, FREYA. THE LAMB IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
THE NEW INGREDIENT MERCHANT GUILD YOU SWITCHED US TO DOES SUCH AN AMAZING JOB!
oh stop it~ Freya!
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY IF ANY ISSUES ARISE IN THE FUTURE.
...NOW THEN.
ALRIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME LEFT,
SO SHALL WE ALL MOVE QUICKLY?
UNTIL HIS GRACE THE GRAND DUKE AND THE ORDER OF KNIGHTS ARRIVE,
WE HAVE TWO HOURS LEFT!
Freya
IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS SINCE GETTING A JOB AT THE GRAND DUCAL HOUSE.
CURRENT POSITION,
PERFECT!
KITCHEN.
MAIN HALL.
BANQUET HALL.
BEDROOMS, STUDY, EVERYTHING!
...EXCEPT,
...THAT FIFTH FLOOR.
WHEN WILL I BE ABLE TO GO IN THERE?
BEFORE LEAVING FOR THE BATTLEFIELD A YEAR AGO,
THE GRAND DUKE APPROVED MY POSITION AS BUTLER IN ADVANCE.
HELLO, BUTLER.
GOOD MORNING.
THANKS TO THAT, COMMUNICATING WITH THE SERVANTS BECAME MUCH EASIER,
BUTLER, POISONOUS WEEDS HAVE GROWN AGAIN!
OH DEAR, I'LL LOOK FOR A USEFUL WEEDING METHOD FROM THE MAGIC TOWER.
AND I REACHED A POSITION WHERE I COULD BE INVOLVED IN
EVERY CORNER OF THE GRAND DUKE'S RESIDENCE.
WELL, BEING ACKNOWLEDGED BY MASTER GOES WITHOUT SAYING.
BUT I SUPPOSE I STILL LACK ENOUGH TRUST FROM THE GRAND DUKE.
THAT'S WHY...
HE NEEDS TO HURRY BACK AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT MY GROWTH.
SEE FOR HIMSELF WHETHER I'VE BECOME AN INDISPENSABLE, OUTSTANDING ASSET TO HIM.
AND SEE...
IF YOU FINALLY FEEL LIKE CONFESSING ALL THE SECRETS
YOU’VE HIDDEN FROM ME ALL THIS TIME.
MY HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SAFE RETURN OF YOUR GRACE
AND THE MARS KNIGHTS.
EVERY EMPLOYEE AT THE GRAND DUKE'S RESIDENCE EAGERLY AWAITED YOUR GRACE'S RETURN WITH ONE HEART AND MIND.
MAY ALL THIS HONOR AND GLORY BRIGHTLY ILLUMINATE THE FUTURE OF HOUSE BALLOT.
SPOTLESS AND FLAWLESS.
THE FRUITS OF LABOR ARE SWEET INDEED!
She's the butler.
Butler?
...IT'S OUR FIRST FACE-TO-FACE MEETING.
BUTLER.
I STROVE TO KEEP THE PROMISE I MADE TO YOUR GRACE.
THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.
PLEASE COME INSIDE, YOUR GRACE.
BATHWATER AND A MEAL HAVE BEEN PREPARED.
DISMISSED.
WHAT'S THAT?
WAS HE SOMEONE WHO WORE PERFUME?
...THEY MUST BE HAPPY.
THAT SIMPLE WORD, "DISMISSED,"
IS AN HONOR RESERVED ONLY FOR THOSE WHO RETURNED ALIVE.
FOR SOME REASON... I FEEL STRANGE.
AH~ FINALLY TASTING THESE JUICY MEATS AGAIN!
BUT HOW DID THAT MAID BECOME THE BUTLER?
EXACTLY. HIS GRACE WAS ON THE BATTLEFIELD THE WHOLE TIME.
WAIT, BEFORE THAT, DID SHE EVEN GRADUATE FROM A BUTLER ACADEMY?
YOU LOT.
YOUR TONGUES ARE QUITE LOOSE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVEN'T EVEN VERIFIED THE FACTS.
S-SORRY, VICE CAPTAIN!
FREYA WAS PERSONALLY INSTRUCTED BY LORD NORBERT.
HER SKILL IS BEYOND REPROACH.
BUT IT'S ONLY BEEN TWO YEARS...
ENOUGH. WHY DO YOU THINK HIS GRACE APPROVED HER AS BUTLER IN ADVANCE?
...SHE'S A GOOD PERSON.
THE GRAND DUCAL HOUSE, TOO, STEP BY STEP,
WILL FIND STABILITY.
GOOD, THE TEMPERATURE IS JUST RIGHT.
THE BATH SUPPLIES SEEM TO BE ALL SET AS WELL...
HMPH... THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE RIGHT SOAP, THOUGH.
AS I THOUGHT, IT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE SCENT I SMELLED EARLIER.
HE DOESN'T WEAR PERFUME OR OILS, SO WHERE DID THAT SCENT COME FROM?
A SCENT LIKE A DEEP FOREST...
LIKE THE COOL AIR OF DAWN...
RIGHT, JUST LIKE THE SCENT I SMELL RIGHT NOW.
HUH? SCENT?
WH-WHEN?!
WHEN DID HE COME IN?!
WELCOME, YOUR GRACE.
THANKS.
?
AH!!
...MY APOLOGIES. I WASN'T NIMBLE ENOUGH AND FAILED TO KEEP PROPER TIMING.
DID HE...
THERE WON'T BE A NEXT TIME FOR THIS.
DID HE SEE THAT SIGHT JUST NOW?!
HAHAHA! I SHALL TAKE MY LEAVE NOW, SO IF YOU NEED ANYTHING, RING THE BELL ON THE NIGHTSTAND...
HE'S CRAZY...!
ON THE 2ND FLOOR OF THE EAST ANNEX, WHAT IS THE COLOR OF THE FIFTH LAMP?
AT 4 O'CLOCK FROM THE GARDEN FOUNTAIN, HOW MANY FINGERS IS THE GODDESS STATUE FOLDING?
NORBERT'S RELENTLESS SPARTAN TRAINING SESSION
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.
