Chapter 50
Rosetta and Marie
After advancing to the fourth year, you receive a half-year long vacation from school .
During this period, the students usually go back to their homes to relax for a bit .
With Derrick now defeated, Liam had returned to the Banfield territory .
His fiancée Rosetta, and his underling Wallace had gone along with him .
The vassals had returned as well .
Visiting Rosetta’s room was Marie– the girl who had been petrified two millennia ago .
“Lady Rosetta, it’s time . ”
She called out to her using the intercom attached to the door .
Rosetta immediately responded in a hurry,
“Ye-yes!”
Due to the Claudia house not having any servants, she was having a hard time adjusting to life at the mansion .
As a result, she often found herself acting awkwardly around Marie .
In front of Rosetta’s room, there were always two female knights stationed there .
There were also servants on standby, so Marie called out to them,
“How’s Lady Rosetta doing?”
“She’s really shy and refuses to be taken care of . She told us she’d get herself ready this morning, and that we should refrain from entering . ”
Marie rubbed her chin,
“…this is troubling . ”
In this universe there were many useful tools that could be used to help one get ready in the morning .
There was no need to have servants assist you .
However, the servants here were professionals hired specifically for this task .
It’d be a problem to prevent such personnel from doing their jobs .
“What’s Lord Liam’s opinion of this?”
“He told us to watch over the situation until she got used to it . ”
Marie wanted Rosetta to prepare herself quickly, but she’d relent if Liam said it was okay .
In the first place, Liam himself didn’t keep that many people around him .
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Because of his unique upbringing, he only kept those he trusted by his side .
–or so that’s how the surroundings perceived it .
In reality, it’s not strange for those with the position of Count to keep multiple servants by their side .
This was a universe where almost anything could be done by machines .
So to show off one’s luxury, it was quite popular to have professionals take care of your needs instead .
Some aristocrats even competed to see who could gather the most servants .
As a result, many noble children had their every need taken care of since birth, turning them useless as they grew older .
The elementary school was made to educate such children on how things really worked .
(Lord Liam is too humble . If considering his position, it’d be better if he indulged himself a bit more . )
As Marie thought so, Rosetta came out of her room,
“I-I’m sorry to have kept you waiting…”
Seeing Rosetta’s timid attitude, Marie straightened her back and responded,
“Lady Rosetta, you shouldn’t act so subservient with those who are below you . ”
“O-of course, I’ll be careful . ”
While Marie was troubled by Rosetta’s demureness, she led her to the vehicle parked in the hallway .
“Now then, over here please–”
–The mansion was too big, so there were vehicles stationed in the corridors to make them easier to traverse .
Rosetta couldn’t understand it .
“Why are there vehicles in the hallways? Can this even be considered a hallway anymore? Aren’t these already streets?”
It was weird to drive vehicles inside of a mansion!
-Those were Rosetta’s true feelings .
“You’ll get used to it . ”
After Marie led Rosetta into the vehicle, she proceeded to give her a tour of the estate .
For Liam’s knight order, this wasn’t a job their second of command was supposed to be doing .
However, Marie felt quite the affinity for Rosetta .
Looking at her, she fell into thought,
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(That fool turned me into stone and made an example of the Claudia house . Lady Rosetta is my companion in that regard . )
She was a fellow victim who was tormented by the ruling emperor of two millennia past .
Liam had saved both herself and Rosetta from such torment, making them both very precious to her .
“Today I’ll be showing you the mansion’s hospital . ”
Rosetta burst out in surprise,
“There’s a hospital in the mansion?!”
“Of course there is, we had the room for it . ”
“But I heard that the Banfield house already had hospitals equal to those of the imperial capital!”
Did you really need a hospital in your mansion if your already had ones of that caliber in your territory?
Rosetta couldn’t understand this .
“…please prepare yourself for when we arrive . The people who receive treatment there aren’t normal . ”
Those who had been captured by pirates and had suffered terrible fates were sent there .
“I’ve heard about this before . The head knight told me that I needed to have a deeper understanding of Liam– my husband* to become a suitable wife for him . ”
A blue vein popped up on Marie’s forehead, but because she was in front of Rosetta she forced herself to smile .
(That minced-meat bitch! Don’t preach around so bossily! Next time I see you I’ll cut you back down to the chunk of meat you were!)
“It’s only been a decade or so since Liam’s knight order was founded, so disregard anything that lady says, the head knight will be changing soon anyways . ”
“I-is that so? It’s only been ten years, but it already looks like there are plenty of excellent knights here . ”
To this universe, a decade was a short amount of time .
To be considered a historical knight order, they’d need at least five hundred years of experience to them .
“Oh yes, why ‘husband’?”
“D-does it sound funny?”
“No, it’s just that I’ve only heard Amagi refer to Lord Liam that way . ”
“Amagi… she’s that android, isn’t she?”
“I’m worried that Lord Liam might mind, so let’s consider other names so you can differentiate yourself from her . ”
“Huh? I should call him something else? Like a nickname or something?”
Marie went into deep thought for a moment,
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“What about ‘darling?’”
–that suggestion was happily accepted .
After returning to the mansion, I indulged myself in luxury first thing in the morning .
“It’s definitely luxurious to start the day playing in the pool!”
The wave pool was cleaned last night and filled with water .
It’d be nice if there were lots of girls in swimsuits here too, but I didn’t have any beauties at the moment .
The only ones in their swimsuits here were Amagi and Brian .
Amagi’s was a modest pareo-type .
It perfectly suited her adult charm .
I specifically had Thomas prepare a high-quality swimsuit made of the best materials for her .
I got angry when he asked me if I wanted to prepare a risqué swimsuit and shouted, “ARE YOU AN IDIOT?!” back then .
Amagi wasn’t an exhibitionist .
There’s no way I’d make her wear something risqué .
Brian on the other hand was wearing a swimsuit that covered his knees and elbows .
…I didn’t care about that though .
“Lord Liam, would you like some fruit for breakfast?”
“Is it a fresh and high-class one?”
“Of course! We’ve prepared for you the finest goods grown in your territory’s soil!”
–what a waste of expenses!
They actually flew in fresh fruit directly from the fields .
When I tried them, they were fresh and sweet .
While the fruit juices smoothly went down .
“They’re delicious!”
They went so far just for my breakfast .
Being an evil lord is the best!
Amagi proceeded to cut the fruit indifferently,
“To eat what was grown locally, you sure are amazing, Master . ”
“Are you being sarcastic? Please don’t be angry . I’m doing this because I didn’t get to enjoy these luxuries while in school . ”
As I thought, home is best .
There was nobody here who could resist me, and I was treated like a king .
I was an evil king though .
Brian brought out the next product,
“Lord Liam, next we have some yogurt for you . ”
“Is it a luxury item?”
“Unfortunately it’s not, this Brian here made it himself . ”
“You know you don’t have to do that, right? Well, I’ll still try it since you made it for me… oh, it’s actually pretty good . ”
I kind of hated how unexpectedly delicious it was .
Wallace was watching Liam .
He was eating breakfast by the poolside first thing in the morning .
“Liam sure is modest . Isn’t everything he’s eating grown from his own territory?”
Aristocrats who owned land like Liam usually had their meals imported on spaceships from abroad .
But these fruits were prepared from his people’s fields .
If compared to the common sense of Earth, it was as if he was eating what was grown in his backyard garden .
In this universe, what was considered ‘luxurious’ among the nobility was completely different .
They’d spend ridiculous amounts of money just for a single cup of coffee .
The best water would be prepared .
They’d gather the best beans .
All of it processed using the best tools and the best professionals .
In any case, that’s just how things were .
So from Wallace’s perspective, Liam was being exceptionally frugal .