◈ Episode 24
“that is… … .”
“We all made it together. To be able to practice archery inside the mansion… … .”
Sebastian frowned.
As a steward, it was his authority to manage the entire structure of the house.
Although Paul was in charge of managing his employees, this was clearly an excess of authority.
The servant, reading the butler’s expression, waved his hand.
“I’m sorry for not telling you. But it’s not like stealing or anything like that. It was made using only scrap wood that could not be used… Rather, it is a good example of recycling waste.”
“Well, okay. “They say they can use trash however they want, but that doesn’t matter.”
It was Ferris who spoke first.
“If it was made from trash, it wouldn’t be used by knights. So are you guys going to practice? “What are you doing?”
The quick-witted butler suddenly realized what was happening.
“… This is for Madam Irina. “Not servants.”
Ferris widened his eyes.
“Say what makes sense. Why would Irina use something like this? “You just have to go to the hunting ground and do it.”
“Ma’am, you can’t go to the hunting ground.”
“why?”
“The master issued a detention order.”
“… … .”
Ferris was speechless.
He had completely forgotten. He bit his mouth a few times, looking for something to say, but eventually he couldn’t say anything.
Anyone can see that it was a heartwarming story for the poor owner.
So, as the cause, he became even more uncomfortable.
Ferris’ habit of popping out when he feels guilty kicked in again.
“Well, if you felt so sorry for Irina, you should have given me advice! “Please lift the detention order!”
Getting angry and blaming others. That was the habit.
“You guys are pushing for something like this without the owner knowing. These are all overdrafts. The worst! Who is the instigator? “Is it Paul?”
“that… … .”
“Anyone who gives an opinion is a slave. The slave that Irina bought… … .”
“The slave had an injured hand, so we just gave our opinion and did the work.”
The butler made a bewildered expression.
“Say what makes sense. “What kind of ridiculous lie is it that the slave gave orders and you did the work?”
A spark flashed in Ferris’s eyes.
“Where is that slave now?”
* * *
Around the time when Ferris was running wild in the garden.
Arkan was crossing the hallway of the mansion at a fast pace.
His muddy footprints remained in the hallway.
“Whoa… … .”
Standing in front of Irina’s bedroom, he took a long moment to catch his breath.
He patted the dirt off his shirt and knocked on the bedroom door.
“Master, this is Arkan. Forgive me for being late.”
“come in.”
He stopped before opening the bedroom door. It was because of Irina’s appearance through the crack in the door.
She wore a long, pure white chemise dress. However, the fabric was thin, so the silhouette of her body was clearly visible.
He must have been about to wash his hair, so his hair was tied up.
It meant that Irina’s long neck was refreshingly exposed.
“… “Why do you do that?”
Irina narrowed her eyes and gave him a look.
Maids were waiting next to her with bathrobes and clothes.
Make sure everyone in the house knows they love each other.
That was the most important command Irina gave to Arkan.
They were officially already sleeping together.
Moreover, Arkan is a slave for ‘that’ purpose. Being shy now was just the right thing to arouse suspicion.
Arkan opened the door and entered.
“it’s nothing.”
As I entered the room and closed the door, I heard Irina’s shaky voice.
“… “Where on earth did you come from and what did you do that makes you look like that?”
Irina was looking at his messy clothes.
Arkhan looked down at his clothes.
It was so covered in dirt that I thought it might have been rolled around like cherries.
Not only that, but his hair was matted and slightly wet with sweat.
He must have been moving quite vigorously just a moment ago, so a few buttons on his shirt were undone.
A glimpse of his broad chest was visible through it.
The maids looked here and there, feeling obscene and embarrassed for no reason.
“I had some business to do with the servant in charge of education.”
As Arkan shook off his clothes, dirt fell on the floor.
“… stop.”
Arkan immediately stopped gesturing at Irina’s words.
“If you do any more, the maids will pull out all your hair.”
Arkan was shocked and raised his head.
It looked somewhat like a cherry being scolded for rolling around on the dirt floor.
Is it a military dog beyond a large dog?
Irina thought so.
Of course, the maids seemed to have nothing to do with whether he sprinkled dirt or not.
It wasn’t that they were immune to strong male bodies.
When the weather got hot, the knights did not wear tops at the training ground.
But there was a crucial difference between them and Arkhan.
face.
The beauty standards for men of the mansion owners were sky-high.
The kernels were trash, but the shells were proudly owned by Ferris Archensis, who was their owner.
That meant that Arkan’s face was comparable to that of Ferris, who was said to be a handsome man of the national treasure level.
A moment that led to the thought that it would be even more superior if it was combined with physical strength.
“Ma’am, the bath is ready!”
Mary’s lively voice calmed the minds of the maids who were quietly overheating.
Mary opened the steamy bathroom door and came out, making sure the water was all heated up.
Irina looked at Mary and Arkan in turn.
She stared at the dirt on the floor and slowly opened her mouth.
“It just worked out well. “I was just about to take a shower, so Arkan, please come in too.”
“Huh… … .”
The maids gasped. Even Mary, who came out of the bathroom, turned bright red from her face to her neck.
Even though Irina and Arkan had officially ended everything, sleeping together was one thing, and the mistress’s grooming was separate.
A noblewoman’s bath was considered a very personal and intimate act.
Even married couples rarely took a bath together.
Irina looked around at the maids.
“There is no need for an attendant. “The two of us will take care of it, so there’s no need to come in.”
“Yes, yes.”
You wash yourself with a slave. What on earth has already happened between the two?
Those words were written on the faces of the maids who collectively became tomatoes.
Irina turned her gaze from the maids to Arkan.
“If you take your clothes off, the bedroom will turn into a dirt floor, so come in with your clothes on.”
“Yes, master.”
Arkan followed Irina in with a calm and frail look on his face.
widely.
The bathroom door closed loudly, and the maids took a deep breath.
“we… “Can I stay here?”
A strange silence fell upon the cautious whisper of one of the maids.
It was Mary who cleared her throat that broke the heavy atmosphere.
“Oh, no. There’s a lot of work to do. Do you want to stay here? Let’s quickly clean up that dirt and get out. hurry!”
Mary spoke in a panic, and only then did the maids begin to move busily.
* * *
“Are you going to keep doing that?”
Irina spoke to the back of Arkan, who was standing looking at the closed bathroom door.
“Unless there are other orders, this is what we are doing.”
“… “Do what’s comfortable for you.”
Tuk.
From behind Arkan, the sound of clothes falling to the floor was heard.
Irina seemed to have taken something off.
It must be a gown.
Just as I was thinking that she must have taken off all of her clothes, I heard the sound of water lapping as she entered the bathtub.
Arkan closed his eyes tightly. He wasn’t even watching anyway, so it didn’t have much of an effect.
He tried to imagine someone else’s body.
I thought back to the scene where the servants took off their clothes and threw them away during the day to make a target.
Still, it wasn’t enough to stop his hot feelings right now.
He decided to picture Ferris’ face.
“… … .”
I felt my mind becoming cold and my cool sense of reason returning. Arkan exhaled quietly.
“Arkan.”
“Yes, master.”
Arkan’s voice as he answered was calm.
“There is no need to act so exaggeratedly. “I don’t mind looking at you, so just sit somewhere comfortably.”
“It’s not an exaggeration. And I’m comfortable with this.”
“… I feel uncomfortable. “Don’t make the owner rush you.”
Arkan tried to say something but closed his mouth again.
Sometimes I felt like I wasn’t mentally prepared, and sometimes I felt like I was ready. Anyway, my mouth was dry.
However, if Irina was going to criticize her, it was right to criticize her quickly without saying anything.
It was a rebellion with a certain ending anyway.
Arkan eventually turned back with narrowed eyes.
I could see the silhouette of Irina soaking in the bathtub.
His eyes were narrowed, almost as if they were closed. I could see the silhouette of a bathtub through a gap in my eyes.
Irina submerged her entire body in the bathtub, with only her face above the water.
Her long red hair was wet and hung down on the water.
He cautiously approached Irina. He then turned around and flopped down on the floor next to the bathtub.
It appeared that Arkan was leaning against the bathtub that Irina was in.
She chuckled as she looked at the back of his head, which was getting closer. Her throat became bright red.
“It looks like Paul didn’t teach you properly today. “I can’t believe how many times the master makes me give orders like this.”
“I think you should first teach me what to do when orders are contradictory.”
“Hmm?”
Irina raised her eyebrows.
“When did I ever give contradictory orders?”
“No skinship when together. “You said it yourself.”
“I told you to sit comfortably, but I never told you to engage in skinship.”
“If I see your naked body, it’s either that or that.”
“… … .”
Irina had nothing to say and looked dumbfounded.
It was ridiculous to see a slave who pretended to be polite and talked back to me, but I also found it funny to see a guy who, contrary to his appearance, spouted out super-conservative remarks.
