episode_0048

A gentle breeze brushed my cheek. Fluffy white clouds crawled across the blue sky. The peaceful scenery contrasted with the cruel words, creating a sense of dissonance.

“Boom! Boom, Boom!”

A hunting dog with a distinctive grayish coat showed its teeth fiercely. It pulled its center of gravity back and glared at its opponent as if it was ready to bite him to death at any moment.

He’s a smart kid. Baekryeon thought so.

“Haley, stop it.”

“Boom! Boom!”

“Oh, Hailey! I told you not to bark in front of people?”

“Kkiing, kkiing…”

But Bernacien scolded Hailey harshly instead. The boy must have felt so wronged, because he met his master’s eyes while whining softly.

In the end, the conflict between the two ended with her patting Hailey on the head. When the commotion was settled, Bernacien’s green eyes once again reflected the white lotus.

“Um… So, yeah. I see… You’re the real warrior.”

“… Did you find out?”

“Isn’t it the same as the twists and turns you noticed?”

Rustle.

Bernacien stepped forward, stepping on the grass. She approached without hesitation, paying no attention to Baekryeon’s declaration.

Thud!

Next, she took Baekryeon’s hand, as if shaking hands.

Then she opened her mouth with a bright smile on her pretty face.

“Can you follow me for a moment?”

“It seems like there are people who don’t welcome it.”

Baekryun pointed out Haley who was secretly showing her fangs. Then Bernacien smiled with a cold, windy smile and pressed Haley.

“Haley?”

“Kkiing…”

Only after Haley reluctantly submitted did the witch, who was supposed to persecute the Empire, capture the warrior and drag him away.

◇

Duke of Arkaden – Hereis Arkaden’s office.

The white lotus attracted a lot of attention during its arrival here.

The black hair and eyes of the foreigners, symbolizing death and misfortune, are arousing a hatred beyond imagination. Baekryeon wondered anew whether the situation in Western countries in the 20th century was like this.

After enduring the uncomfortable stares, I arrived at the head of the household’s office, where a man with white hair and blue eyes was looking at documents while wearing a round monocle.

Parsak!

As soon as he saw the white lotus, the strength in his fingers gave out and he had to drop the documents he was holding onto the floor.

“Bell… Do you know who you brought?”

“Yeah, you’re a warrior.”

“Haa…!”

Hereis put his hand on his forehead. In fact, Hereis had long since figured out the warrior’s identity.

It was thanks to the help of the palace maid, Sally.

Selley, who was in charge of Mirelda Neterto’s care, was actually a member of the Imperial Intelligence Service. She encountered Hereis, who was staying at the palace, while she was in danger of being thrown out as a suspect in Mirelda’s murder.

Using the palace’s secret information, Sally gave Hereis a chance to glimpse into the audience room, and in return, she pretended to be Arkaden’s daughter.

In other words, Herais knew from the beginning that the warrior was a black-haired, black-eyed immigrant.

“Yeah, you’re really going to kill me? I mean, me.”

Bernacien leaned forward with his back to the ground. Even though his beautiful appearance was right in front of her, Baekryeon’s face didn’t move at all.

“If you must kill, by all means.”

“If you have to kill, then… you mean you can’t kill them?”

“…”

It was a strange sight.

While a single maid and an intruder show no sign of disturbance, the owner of this huge mansion trembles as if watching a precarious tightrope walk.

When Herais’ anxiety reached its peak, Baekryeon spoke to him.

“You must have received the imperial prophecy long ago, Duke Hereis Arkaden.”

“…”

“I understand that you already knew it.”

Even though the circumstances were clear, they were too clear.

Hereis Arkaden knew Bernacien’s true identity in advance. And despite being familiar with the imperial prophecy, she concealed the witch’s existence by disguising herself as a maid.

“What can Lee Ja do as a witch?”

“Wait a minute, ask me. Don’t make a fuss about it to a third party.”

“Did you say it if I told you to?”

“Of course?”

Bernacien was very relaxed. Baekryeon was curious about the source of her leisure.

“Let me ask you again. What is the scope of what you can do as a witch?”

“Nature.”

She interrupted once and added further explanation.

“I can handle nature itself.”

The royal family assumed that the witches of the time had the power to manipulate the weather. However, they underestimated the true nature of the witches.

Bernacien was nature itself. If she wanted, she could manipulate the weather, and even cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

To turn against Bernacien was to mean to turn against the world.

“Is that so.”

Baekryeon answered dryly.

Certainly, Bernacien was a foreign substance that went against Providence. However, his body was soft and he did not possess any outstanding agility.

If you get hit, you die. After all, she was just a human with special powers.

Baekryeon was certain that she could kill Bernacien right now.

“I wish you would answer my question this time. Are you going to kill me?”

At the question that cut to the heart of the matter, Herreis’ shoulder dance flew like sparks.

Baekryeon denied it softly.

“I won’t kill you. Not yet.”

“Then when are you going to kill me?”

“When the time of prophecy came.”

“Then what if I don’t act like the prophecy?”

“I will live. Enjoying my long life.”

“Aha…!”

Thud!

Bernacien grabbed Baekryeon’s hand with both of his. Then he turned his gaze to Herais and shouted happily.

“Did you just hear that, Herace? He didn’t kill me! That’s lucky!”

“What the… Are you saying you’ll keep this a secret from the royal family? ”

“… Yeah.”

“Yay!”

Bernacien expressed his joy with lively gestures. Hereis showed his bewilderment openly, and Baekryeon just watched the two of them with indifferent expressions.

“So I will have to ask you, Your Highness.”

“I see, is there something you want?”

If it’s wealth, I’ll give it to you as much as I want. I don’t care about wealth that’s overflowing and rotting. From the very beginning, when the warrior caught the witch, the family itself was likely to be wiped out.

If only I could avoid it…

However, what Baekryeon wanted was completely different from what Herais had expected.

“Give me a job in the mansion. I demand the right to live in the mansion and observe the presence or absence of the reverse mind.”

“If it’s a job…?”

“I don’t ask for anything grand. Whether it’s a servant or a handyman, please give me a place to sleep.”

Baekryeon was sincere, but Herais couldn’t help but be troubled.

He was a man who could bring ruin to his family if he wanted to. He was even a warrior summoned from another world.

A position that would command some degree of respect was needed.

“… There was a vacant butler position.”

Herreis recalled that one of his butlers recently retired due to old age.

“If it’s okay for you to be a butler, I’d like you to take care of it… Oh, of course I won’t ask you to do any work. I’ll take good care of you, so please rest comfortably…”

“No, I don’t care. I’ll ask you to behave like a normal butler. I’ll learn the butler’s job little by little.”

Baekryeon had arrived only to prepare for the witch’s whims. She had no intention of causing trouble or creating a sense of discomfort among the hard-working servants of the mansion.

In that sense, Baekryeon’s hurdle to murder was lowered, but her unique nature remained.

“Haha… It’s decided? I’m glad we have a new family member.”

“… I came to kill you.”

“If I don’t have bad intentions, we’re friends, right?”

“Friends?”

“Yeah, buddy. I’m not usually this sociable… Well, maybe because I feel a sense of kinship with you? I feel like we can become close quickly. ”

If she wanted to, she was a woman who could bring down a great empire that was in its prime. That woman smiled cheerfully and extended her hand. As if she wanted to shake hands and say that she would get along well in the future.

Baekryeon was reluctant to accept the favor and ended up ignoring it.

I felt sorry for the disappointed Bernacien and felt a sense of debt.

But when I thought of my comrades whose lives were taken away by my foolishness, I felt like it was a sin to receive even a small favor.

“…… I would appreciate it if you could assign me a room to stay in. Your Majesty.”

“Hoo…”

Hereis sighed and gave instructions.

“Guide me. Bell.”

“Yes, I understand. Duke Arkaden.”

Bernacien playfully took the example of a maid and left the room first. Baekryeon followed behind Bernacien, drawing another pair of sticky eyes.

Surprisingly, all of Arkaden’s servants use private rooms. After confirming this absurd fact several times, Baekryeon finally arrived at the room used by the previous butler.

“Have you ever worked as a butler?”

“No.”

“It’s okay, you’ll learn little by little. But, um… As you’ll see, it won’t be easy to learn things from other people.”

“I think so.”

“That’s what I mean, I’ll teach you for the time being.”

Bernacien declares confidently.

“There are various circumstances, you know? I’ve mastered most tasks. So don’t worry too much.”

“… Okay.”

Baekryeon nodded. Facing him like this, Bernacien curiously reached out his hand again.

But Baekryeon did not hold her hand until the end. Instead, she politely declined and went into the room he had been assigned.

“I got rejected…”

Mumbles in despair.

It was difficult to completely hide her disappointment, since she was not an emotionless doll.

I guess I’ll have to stick around for a while to teach you how to do things…

It was Bernacien who was very worried.

.

.

.

I made such a pessimistic judgment.

The new butler is doing his job very well.