Chapter 52

It’s already been 2 months since I injured my leg.

We’re now approaching the 3rd month.

The cast on my leg has been removed.

I haven’t properly walked for 2 months, so walking is still a bit uncomfortable, but it was fine.

“Miss Sofia, if it’s difficult, I’ll help you.”

“No, it’s fine.”

Kyle has been constantly worried about me.

I wondered if it was necessary now that the cast has been removed, but he was still helping me.

A lot.

“Young master, don’t you have your coming-of-age ceremony soon? This is not the time to spend on me.”

And there’s not much time left until Kyle’s coming-of-age ceremony begins.

Only about 2 months now.

It’s time to diligently prepare for the coming-of-age ceremony that starts on the first day of the new year.

Not time to spend on someone like me.

“Haah…. I’ve told you many times already. I’ve already learned pretty much everything from Father, okay?”

“But I’m sure there are still many parts left. Learning has no end, so it’s always good to be thoroughly prepared. So please go to your lesson with the head of the family quickly….”

“Miss Sofia.”

“Yes….”

He doesn’t listen no matter what I say.

He has tried to help me even though I’ve said it’s fine many times.

To be honest, I didn’t dislike it.

Who would dislike having someone who cares about them?

I don’t dislike it.

I’m just worried that there might be problems with Kyle’s heir succession ceremony.

“But really, it’s fine. Now is the time to worry about you, young master, not me. Young master, please, I ask you to prepare for the upcoming event for a while….”

“Haa…. I understand.”

“I’m glad you understand. I was worried that you would continue to focus only on me.”

There’s an extremely important event coming up soon.

An extremely~ important event.

But I don’t understand why he’s only focusing on helping and worrying about me.

This is not the time.

Instead of someone like me, it’s time to focus more on himself.

“Sigh….”

After sending Kyle to his lesson, I sat in the chair.

It seems I still need some rehabilitation for my leg, but I’ve started working again since I could move at least.

The doctor said the fracture had healed, but it still feels a bit uncomfortable.

Something feels different from the left side.

“Still, it’s definitely better to be able to walk.”

Before, I would have been lying alone in my room even now.

In that sense, this is enough now.

At least I can go to the bathroom by myself, right?

“By the way, Kyle is really….”

Why is he so worried about me?

I’m 6 years older than Kyle.

If I consider my past life, I’m even more senior.

He thinks of me as an 18-year-old woman.

“I’m already entering my mid-twenties.”

Do I really lack the image of a senior?

When he was young, Kyle used to follow me a lot.

But now, he just brushes it off no matter how many times I say I’m fine.

“….”

Does he really not see me as a senior?

“Sigh….”

Well, what can I do?

I can’t help it.

I should understand that our young master wants to worry about me.

I hope he treats his girlfriend this well later.

His girlfriend would probably like that kind of thing.

Once the coming-of-age ceremony is over, won’t he be hanging out with women?

Since he’ll be an adult, there won’t be any problem with doing that.

“He’ll handle it well.”

I believe he’ll do well with that much.

Becoming a man, dating women, making others jealous.

Though Kyle has somewhat of a wooden personality, wouldn’t he be different when dating?

“Usually, such men tend to be quite devoted.”

Kyle is probably like that too.

After the coming-of-age ceremony, there will definitely be more people contacting him, so he’ll probably have more points of contact with other women.

It will definitely be like that.

Since Kyle himself is already very famous within the empire.

He will definitely draw a lot of attention.

Young ladies from across the empire will probably send letters to Kyle.

Young wives who lost their husbands, young ladies who just became adults like Kyle, slightly younger girls before becoming adults, and even ordinary children.

They’ll send a lot.

For girls, Kyle is someone they can’t help but be interested in.

If Kyle goes out more, he’ll probably draw a tremendous amount of attention.

Since he has never gone to other domains until now.

At most, he only went to the capital.

“Hmm….”

Well, he’ll manage somehow.

There are still about 2 months left until the coming-of-age ceremony, so there’s no need to worry about that.

Probably?

No matter how interested a woman is in Kyle, she would absolutely not come at a time when the coming-of-age ceremony is approaching.

From the beginning, they shouldn’t.

Because that would be a nuisance.

*

That’s what I thought.

I thought other nobles wouldn’t come separately for a while for Kyle’s heir succession.

But the nobles were more of a nuisance than I thought.

“Ha…. Fuck….”

“Sofia, are you okay?”

“No.”

I was absolutely not okay.

The entire family was already focusing on Kyle’s coming-of-age ceremony and heir succession during this period.

During such a time, these stupid bastards deliberately came to the domain to congratulate Kyle’s coming-of-age ceremony.

People who aren’t even close to him.

Guys who have never even met Kyle.

“Ah…. Why am I so angry?”

Normally, this wouldn’t be something to get so angry about.

I would just get moderately angry and get over it.

But I got too angry.

I even vented some of my anger on Louise.

“Sorry, I didn’t have anyone else to vent to.”

“It’s okay, I don’t like them either!”

“Yeah….”

Anyway, I already have a slightly higher position among the servants.

So suddenly, I had a lot more work to do.

I am Kyle’s personal servant.

I’m even serving as a tutor!

I don’t understand why I’m doing the job of guiding stupid, fat-bellied nobles.

“Haah….”

“Sofia, we feel like shit too….”

“Elin?”

It was the first time I heard such words from Elin’s mouth.

Usually, she had a pure female knight feel.

Even though she neglects her duties.

Anyway, to hear a curse from such an Elin’s mouth!

So I wasn’t the only one who disliked the guys who came to the domain this time.

“Suddenly there are many people coming to see, so they’re telling the knighthood to hold an event too….”

“Ah.”

“During the young master’s coming-of-age ceremony, the entire knighthood was just supposed to stand wearing armor….”

“……”

“But suddenly they’re telling us to have simplified duels between knights, and even to have a duel with the young master….”

“……”

That’s a bit sad.

I think it’s worse than my situation.

At least I don’t have to do much during the coming-of-age ceremony.

“And of all people, I became the one to duel with the young master?!”

“……”

With Kyle?

The two of them?

“Then perhaps training with the young master….”

“Of course I have to! It’s not even a real duel, just a demonstration duel, but I have to practice with the young master. Otherwise, someone could get hurt in the actual event.”

“Then just the two of you?”

“Yes! That’s why I’ve had to duel with the young master every day lately?! I thought my lessons would decrease and I could rest a bit now!”

“……”

A duel alone with Kyle….

Suddenly, I remembered the past.

That time when Kyle and Elin said they were having a lesson and I went into the training ground to find both of them with their tops off.

“….”

If they duel this time, will they both take off their clothes and duel like that?

I don’t know because I haven’t attended any swordsmanship lessons since then.

“….”

“Elin, isn’t that fortunate though?”

“What is?”

“At least you’re spending time with Kyle. Isn’t that better than other nobles at least?”

“That’s true. The young master is someone I’ve known for several years.”

“Right?”

“……”

Something felt uncomfortable.

I don’t know what it is, but it feels uncomfortable.

*

“The people from the Jocarta family will be guided this way.”

Today again, I was helping the noble bastards who came to the domain.

We were using an entire hotel building just for nobles to stay, so all nobles came this way.

It would have been better if they hadn’t come at all.

“The servants of Jocarta should follow this person here.”

They unnecessarily brought servants too.

Why bring 10 servants just to watch a coming-of-age ceremony?

Fortunately, there were many other hotels next to this one.

If there weren’t, how much would these noble bastards have complained to us?

Just imagining it is unpleasant.

“Hmm…. Well, it’s not bad. I thought it would be shabby since it’s a northern rural town.”

“Hohoho, I thought so too.”

“……”

Do those bastards think I don’t have ears?

I clearly introduced myself as Kyle’s personal servant whenever I guided them.

So why do they always open their mouths like that when I’m right there?

“Phew….”

I exhaled quietly.

It was enough to just do this rather than curse quietly and get nitpicked by them.

I didn’t want to create a conflict over something like this.

Actually, this problem would be resolved right away if I told Kyle, the head of the family, or the head steward.

How dare they speak ill of a ducal family, not just any ducal family.

It’s a family of such a high level that it’s called a grand ducal family.

Because they alone are in charge of the vast northern region.

“By the way, I heard the young lord of Eristirol is so handsome….”

“I’m very interested in him too. When he came for the debutante before, I met him once and talked….”

“Really?!”

“Yes? He was even more wonderful than I expected.”

“……”

The only people Kyle properly met at that time were those introduced by Catherine.

I don’t understand what kind of nonsense they’re so eagerly spouting.

Ah, I just wish all nobles would disappear.