Chapter 30: Ceril Tusin Orgatorph
Did they say she was fourteen years old? For sure, she was a striking beauty even though her face was still childish.
Her finely haired but slightly thick eyebrows fitted really well with her fierce eyes, and her thick red eyeliner that seemed to be her only makeup was acting as a clear pointer on her white face. I could easily guess that shed become a fierce-looking beauty if she continued growing up like this. Would her height be a bit shorter than Asileye?
But more important than that, she was real bold for someone who broke down two of someone elses doors. Even more so, she had kicked them so hard that her long and fluffy skirt fluttered a while even long after the door had opened.
Hm.
Come to think of it, someone elses doors wasnt quite the right phrase since this was her house in the first place. Anyway, the girl whod introduced herself as Ceril Tusin Orgatorph while showing an amazingly gutsy face to a total stranger didnt stop at just those oddities and tilted her head and continued her words.
Who are you?
Unlike the maid at the back who was asking with her face just why was I sitting like that in the bathroom, Ceril crossed her arms as if saying those sorts of things were merely trivial and demanded my introduction.
Even just by that, it looked definite that she was a really fucking unusual human. Was this the power of puberty? Or was the race called geniuses all simply like this? Was this why Sir Ekav had exhaled that deep a sigh while worrying about his daughter?
Countless questions spouted up, but there was something that boiled fiercer than that.
I couldnt tell what that was at first, but when that thing that had instantly taken form settled inside me, I nearly spat out a deep exclamation.
That was indignation.
Thats right! The instant Id heard her self-introduction, I could only violently tremble like a one-line extra who had his sole line stolen! She dared make that kind of a self-introduction in front of Eldmia Egga?
In the end, I immediately jumped up from where Id sat and boldly crossed my arms as I looked down at her and spoke.
I am Eldmia Egga!
There was a weirdo standing in a bathtub of someone elses guest room bathroom and boldly shouting while feeling rivalry towards a girl a head shorter than him.
But that weirdo was me.
The moment my sense of shame was abruptly about to soar higher than indignation, the girls thick bold-font eyebrows twitched. I didnt miss the sudden flare of emotion sparkling like flame within her minutely shaking violet eyes.
I could tell just by that.
This bastard, she was feeling the same discomfort that I was!
You the guest father said to have brought?Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m
You the girl said to be Sir Ekavs daughter?
Something something was happening.
We werent even aiming for it, but even the things we were asking each other were the same. Even just by that, we could tell the discomfort we felt towards each other precipitously skyrocket.
Because same for her and same for me, we were staring right at each other as our faces rotted to displeasure, so it was impossible not to know it.
Only that Ceril was uniquely problematic. That girl with a shocking rate of synchronization with me and who was like my doppelganger with just her gender and outer appearances different. Eh? Then I guess that wouldnt make her my doppelganger.
Anyway, I was controlling myself for now since there was something more important, but soon, I would once again wage the battle for the sun.
Even so, that is a bit
For now, the priority was persuading Sir Ekav. Coolly and cleanly ignoring Ceril who was quietly sitting next to him like a doll with its strings cut off and merely glaring at me, I continued my words.
I cant possibly ask for even sirs teachings while excusing myself as an unfamiliar guest on Sir Ekavs grace. I would like sir to please hire me as a servant.
I do think that your resolve is truly admirable for someone of a young age like you, but hiring you, who is both the marquis benefactor and friend, as our houses servant is hm
After finishing up all the introductions, right now I was switching the subject this way and that while chatting for a moment with Sir Ekav and tirelessly persuading him to write me an employment contract.
It was a passionate self-promotion to earn a job.
The very instant Id first brought up the topic, Sir Ekav had absolutely naturally refused and tried to simultaneously treat me as a guest and care for both my needs and even my education.
But the things I needed werent something like those. What was more important were the knowledge and the experience to live on by myself even without an all-around support. There of course were also many things I could learn simply through education, but there were far more that I could learn because of this moment and opportunity.
In that sense, Sir Ekavs mansion was simply perfect as a new workplace. Since it was a nobles mansion, even its wages were high, and I could also clearly learn the perspective that commoners saw nobles through and its reverse perspective, too.
Most of all, the thing called education Sir Ekav would provide was simply pointless knowledge for commoners like me when it wasnt even my lifes goal to become a knight.
In the first place, there wouldnt be many occasions to use the things I could learn from here when I begin living as a wandering adventurer later on, so rather than intentionally allocating time to pointless education like rote and cram education, it was far more beneficial to work as a servant and only lightly understand things like manners and traditions, and instead allocate time to developing working knacks and learning the general common sense of how the world worked.
And that wasnt all. In my case I could even participate in the trainings of the houses knights as much as Id want. This was something that ordinarily was only possible by starting from a squire and working multiple years.
To think I could work if I didnt need training, and get out of work when I did need to train! It almost looked like the impossibly perfect workplace of gods.
Most of all, I was certain that there also would definitely be many things Id never know if I wasnt at a mansion like this.
It was a grand house with Tusin of all things in its name. They were nobles on a rank so different that it was questionable if I couldve even taken a single look at them in my entire life if not for the unbelievable relationships and ties that had led me here.
There were too many chances for learning overflowing everywhere for me to simply stay as a guest. Maybe otherwise for someone else, but I was a brat that absolutely couldnt let that sight slide.
It really wouldnt be proper of me to refuse any further if you ask that much. Alright. But I will be clearly conveying this matter to the marquis.
Smiling as if he really couldnt understand me, Sir Ekav ultimately accepted. In the end, my attitude that didnt contend with comfort and my sincerely delivered speech focused on wanting various experiences had won him over.
Thank you very much for accepting my unreasonable request, sir.
Do tell me anytime if you happen to change your mind.
Naturally, there wouldnt be such a thing. That was, so long as I didnt give up on my revenge and decide to turn back home.
TL note: 2/4 for the month of March.
0/4 for the Month of April.
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