52 Episode 52: Negotiation

It will be the middle of November. It is a chilly season when the first snow is about to fall. I wake up in the attic on the 4th floor today.

I have been doing what I wake up at 6:00 in the morning for many years, so I won't oversleep. In the dim light, your hand accidentally hits the flowerpot.

The flower pot that Allen brought to the attic on the third day after coming to this palace. There were many flower pots in the yard, so I borrowed it silently. I put the soil inside and carried it to the museum. As seen by some servants, such a merit is more imposing than a stately man. We succeeded in carrying it to the attic. Two flower pots were sneaked in. If someone asked me what to bring, she was going to answer that she was asked by Miss Cecil.

In the flower pot, a tree made of a summon of the grass F is planted. The purpose is to accelerate the recovery of magic power by the effect of the special skill aroma. The other is placed with soil in it to grow grass, which is a special feat of grass E summons.

You can earn skill experience points by consuming magical powers. Magical power is fully recovered 6 hours after the last magical power consumption. Aroma, a special skill of Grass F, shortens the time.

It should be noted that when the magic power is restored, the magic book is completely relieved in an instant so that the speed of recovery cannot be confirmed.

Ability to recover in 5 hours within 24 hours after smelling the aroma effect

I made about three grasses of life of grass E and put them in the storage of the magic book just in case, but I did not plan to use it at the moment. Because it is a grass of life, I imagine it as a health remedy, but I don't know how effective it is. I'm going to use it if someone is injured next time.

Verification has not progressed not only for the grass of life of grass E, but also for the summons. F-ranked summons are often unknown. For the past two years, I have been doing housework, field work, hunting, and knight pretend. Mashes can come everywhere, so you often don't know.

(I have to negotiate firmly for verification. Shopping was over during the holidays.)

Today we are negotiating with the butler.

After getting up and consuming magical skills and gaining skill experience, eat on the ground floor. Same meal yesterday. It's bread with less ingredients. Such as the meal of the servant.

In spite of being noble, the baron's meal is meat at dinner, but light in the morning and afternoon. You may notice that you are a waiter.

As usual, after breakfast we enter the room to take care of Cecil. Collect bedclothes and trash and clean the room. This room alone is larger than Allen's house when she was a serf with a baronian daughter.

The third floor is used by the baron's family and is home to four people. There is an eldest son room, but it is not used now because it goes to the school city.

・ Baron ・ Baroness ・ Baron's second son ・ Baron's eldest daughter (Cecil)

The second floor has rooms for butlers, housekeepers and chefs, and there is a barn dining room, a hall and guest rooms. The first floor has a kitchen, a cafeteria for employees, a room for employees, and guest rooms. The basement floor has a storage room such as a food storage room and a room for employees. Weapons and armor are also stored underground.

Cecil finishes a light meal with bread, soup and tea. I use plenty of jam.

It's like learning from the afternoon. Apparently, five of the six days a week are learning. Surely the aristocracy must be well-educated.

"You are a child you don't see"

"Yes, my name is Allen, who has been with the Granver family since last month."

You can talk to the teacher at the entrance near the entrance. Responds a little to Allen's response, but seems to say nothing. Guide the second floor hall. Lessons are often held in this hall.

(Today's teacher is wearing a robe. Is it a magical teacher?)

A man in a witch-like robe. The age seems quite high. I'm interested in magic. Naturally, you cannot take classes. Tell Cecil what the teacher has done.

(Well, after taking the class, I don't know if the summoner can remember the magic.)

I have come to see adventurers and magic teachers with swords and wands, and I think that the fantasy of swords and magic has come out.

It's free because Cecil started learning.

Head to the butler's room on the second floor.

knock Knock

"Enter"

"Excuse me"

Butler's room. If they say they have a consultation, they seem to listen. She is guided by a sofa and sits down facing her. As expected, it is the highest peak of senior servants. It's a pretty large room. There are 2 rooms, and there are also sofas, which are probably consulted by servants.

"So what is consultation?"

"Actually, I want a day off."

Tell straightforwardly. At present, of the six days a week, there are two half-day breaks in the afternoon. I hope that this break will be reduced to one and a full day break will be provided one day a week.

It's a butler who thinks, huh.

"Allen"

"Yes"

"How long have you been here?"

"It's about 20 days since the end of October?"

We will come and negotiate holidays in about 20 days. It's like a new employee negotiating with a paid employee on the 20th.

Allen's idea is to take a day off on the 6th. It is a simple idea to raise the level outside the city during the day off. I want to verify the summons. E-ranked summons are about 1 to 2 meters in size and cannot be verified in this building.

"What if you say no?"

"I'm thinking of having some free time."

"!?"

He replied immediately when he left his servant. As expected, the butler is also surprised. I am almost 60 years old, and recently my surprise has diminished. It's about knowing how valuable a noble servant is.

A butler who has been reported about Allen's work. Say hello and remember your work. When you have free time, you can help with the laundry that everyone doesn't want to do. It was a story that she seemed to be very helpful. Attitudes and actions tell us whether they were really serfs.

It is still early, but I was thinking about making a baron a consultation on raising my salary, which is now half the usual amount. It's a story that wants you to change your break there. Allen's evaluation is blurred.

"The pioneering village was successful."

"Yes?"

The butler suddenly talks about what it is.

"And the territorial decree is still in effect."

A butler who closed his eyes and started talking. As long as there is a territory reclamation order, villages must be established in the territory and fields must be increased. It is the same with Baron Granver, who has already succeeded in one reclamation village.

"Yes"

Reply and listen carefully.

"We are already choosing where to place a new village."

"Yes"

(What is it?)

"Of course, a new village must have a village chief. This is still confidential and other words are useless, but Rodin is a candidate for that village chief."

"e?"

Butler who keeps talking. It is said that the baron values Rodin's work very much. Now he has become a commoner, but the baron says he does not value people for being born serfs.

Rodin started a village, led the serfs and was loved by everyone. If you are going to start a new village, many people will follow you. And the next village will surely be a village for boa hunting. Boa meat is required by the kingdom. He said that boa hunting heroes were needed in the village.

"Allen, so work here is never wasted."

It is a Baronette of Granver and works where he governs the city of Granver. He doesn't know how far Allen will be in his rank as a servant, but says that work here is never wasted.

It was said that it would be useful when he became the village mayor following the remains of Rodin.

"..."

Even after hearing that story, we wait for a reply that we can take a day off.

Allen decides to go in when he reincarnates in this world. They decide how to live.

Raise your level and strengthen yourself. If I can't take a day off, I don't think it's worth it here.

"Sure, that's okay. It's a day off."

"Thank you"

Butler broke. In principle, one and a half days and two days off is the rule. However, there are some employees who take a day off due to circumstances at home. It was too early a holiday so I just thought I shouldn't drink as a butler easily.

Allen had a day off to raise his level.