I'm sure you'll be able to find your way to the town where Henriette lives before the sun goes down.

　As expected of a city where the marquise's daughter lives, the size of the city seems to be reasonable.
　If you compare it to Laurus, it's far superior: ...... It's just a poor comparison.
　It is wrong to compare it to a city that might be more prosperous than the imperial capital.

　Nevertheless, perhaps because the time is running out, there seem to be few people in the city.
　There are only a few people to be seen here and there, which is obviously small considering the size of the city.
　We won't know what the city is like during the day until tomorrow.

　Well, there's plenty of time anyway.
　I'll let you take a closer look at what it's like later.

Are you thinking about how ...... is a good place to live?

　And while I was thinking about that, Leeds threw those words at me.
　I nodded with a chuckle, because it was actually true.

Was it that obvious?　Well, it's a great opportunity.
Well, sure, let's not waste time just to get hidden away. Do you think there are blacksmiths living here?
"What if there are a few?　It's true that there are no dwarven blacksmiths, but
So ...... well, that's okay for now, right?　It might be helpful for something.
...... Noel, you can't just suddenly start asking to touch tools again, can you?

　At Leeds' words, Noel just shrugged his shoulders, but ...... wondered if he really understood.
　I'm worried.

...... Milene, leave the guards to me. If Noel tries to do or say anything strange again, you can drag him away, no questions asked.
"...... entrusted
Hey, what's the funny thing about it. I only do what I feel is necessary, okay?
So I'm saying that's a bad idea, right?
"I don't know what you're going to do, but I don't want a situation where Henriette's hand is needed, okay?

　While you're talking about it, the carriage goes on and eventually arrives at a house.
　You will be able to see that this is the most magnificent house in the city, and it seems to be where Henriette lives.

　You're going to be able to find out if the carriage originally belonged to the marquis' family or not, as soon as they drop you and your friends off in front of the house, they disappear behind the house.
　Perhaps there's a place to park the carriage in that direction.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for when you're in the marketplace.
Well, Leeds is the only nobleman in this country. You don't want that, do you?
Or rather, I'd rather not do it, considering the fact that they're going to hide me, wouldn't you?
"...... sure, just stand out?
Yes, I don't think it's necessary to ...... in many ways.

　So I decided to go up to the mansion without worrying about any unnecessary manners.
　But even so, you can't open a large door by yourself for nothing, or perhaps Henriette knocks on the door with the door knocker-like thing attached to the door, and the door is slowly opened from the other side.

　Then on the other side of the door is the figure of a mature man with his head bent at the waist.
　The servant is obvious from his attire, and the fact that he is a servant is evident--

Welcome back, my dear lady.
I'm home. I'm home. ...... In truth, this exchange is just a pain in the ass, too.
I'm sorry, Miss . I will do my best to accommodate your request: ......
I know. If you allow that to happen, it could bring down the name of Henriette and, indeed, the Marquess of Liubrand. I've heard it so many times it made my ears pop, so how could I forget it now?
The former is especially important, but we hope you understand.
I know that. Oh, and also, as you already know, it's not really a customer ......, but it's better to treat it as a customer, anyway.
"I'll get right to it.

　It was a bit of a curious exchange, but that's as far as it goes if you say that such things vary from one house to another.

　Besides, there was something else that bothered Allen more than that.
　As I watched the man, he raised his head and looked at me - his eyes widened.

............ Mr. Allen?
"Oh, I knew it was Cyrus ......, didn't I?

　It was the man himself that I was curious about, and I had a feeling that he looked familiar.
　I've just found out that this was not my imagination: ...... Now, how did he end up here?

"Mr. Allen, do you know each other?
After all, we've known each other since we were born in a sense. After all, we've known each other since we were born, in a way.

　Silas originally worked for the Westfeldt family.
　He was also the head butler, and although we didn't have much contact, I heard rumors that he was very capable.

　The fact that Silas is no longer with the Westfeldt family is still a good thing.
　I don't know what happened, but I do know that Allen quit the house after he was expelled from it.
　And since you were the head butler, it makes sense that you would use your experience to serve the house elsewhere.

　What I don't know is why you're here.
　Although this is the empire's, and it seems to be treated as a nuisance, it is still the residence of the marquise's daughter.
　This is not a place where someone who has served the kingdom, and even the dukes, would come.

　I don't mean they can't come, I mean they won't expect to be hired.
　I'm talking about not going to the trouble of finding employment in a place where you could be treated as an interloper.

I have a pretty good idea what you're thinking, but Silas was recruited by Henriette. Technically, I should say, Silas and the others.
............ I see. If you're wondering where the people who left us are nowhere to be found: ......

　As I mentioned a little earlier, Allen helped a little because there were not enough people working for the Westfeldt family, and one of the things he did was to convince people who had quit to work there again.



　Those who knew where they were were were strangely willing to accept them, but as for many of the servants, they had no idea where they had gone in the first place.
　If you think they are too far away, there is no way they could have been found here.

Well, Henriette was just wondering what to do when she was thrown here alone. We were desperate for a competent servant, so it was mutually beneficial.
"I understand the reasoning on Henriette's part, but how did ...... think Silas and his friends would be willing to accept that invitation?
...... certainly seemed suspicious at first. But we didn't want that to happen to us. We still took a certain amount of pride in our skills as servants, but we were often rejected for ...... and other reasons.
"Oh, ...... shit.

　It's obvious that he had the ability when he was the head butler of the duke's house, but that title on the contrary may have become an obstacle.

　If you think about why such a person quit, it is highly likely that he had some kind of problem with the duke's family.
　Even if there is no fault of Silas, that fact alone is enough to avoid the other houses from hiring him.
　Who would like to hire someone who could spark trouble with the dukes.

　Moreover, they, that means that Silas is not the only one who was hired in this house, more or less, must have been like that.

Still, that was quite a gamble. It's not like you didn't think it was possible to just let him talk about the kingdom.
"...... or is that normal?
Well, that's how well Henriette's sincerity was conveyed to me.
...... Right. We are all grateful from the bottom of our hearts that the lady picked us up at that time, including me.
"Hey, don't get in there. You're embarrassing yourself. ......!
It's actually a good thing you did something nice, so I think that's something to be proud of.
"Dude, I don't want to talk about this anymore!　I'll show them around sooner than that!
"-Ha, that's right, Miss.

　It's a good thing that he or she immediately bowed his or her head to Henriette's words. ...... His or her shoulders were trembling slightly, and Allen didn't miss a beat.

　It's a good idea to have a good master-slave relationship with them, as well as the fact that Henriette is aware of this, but she doesn't say anything, which means she has a good relationship with them.
　With that in mind, while watching Silas' back as he began to lead the way, Allen followed suit.