Chapter 86: Enjoy the Time

Chapter 86: Enjoy the Time

When I woke up, I found Eli and Lily hugging me like I was a teddy bear.

Yesterday I was talking to Barbara, they came and questioned us, we calmed them down and then went back to the hotel to sleep.

In bed they were not the only ones, there was also Leila by my feet and Celia with Evelyn near my bottom.

I was a bit overwhelmed as they are leaving my body numb.

Even my good morning greeting is problematic, help.

The girls woke up after a while, my body was still numb, Lily was the last one to do so, she was a bit sleepy, seeing me she gave me an affectionate good morning kiss.

The soft feel of her lips, tongue and breath played with my head.

Eli noticed it as she stretched.

"Lily-chan it's not fair. I was stretching to then do that."

"Sorry. Here you go."

She pulled away from me and Eli moved in to kiss me.

Celia and Evelyn wanted too, but I noticed Leila woke up.

She saw me and gave me a greeting the kind you'd expect from a dog.

That left me with a sharp pain in my jaw as she is as strong as a bear.

I fainted as my head hit the wall.

"Again this place."

Glenn woke up in a white room, everything was white, from the floor to the ceiling.

It didn't have walls or a door, but he called it a room because he didn't know how to qualify it other than that.

Behind him was something abnormal.

As he turned around, he noticed a huge hourglass, it was six meters long and five meters wide.

Glenn watched as the sand fell.

"Last time I was here, I could estimate that it had about 6% left to run out, but now it's only 3%."

The clock was almost running out, Glenn had been here a few times.

He stared at it.

"The reason the time sped up must be because of what I did recently, right?... I wanted to help Miss Elize as much as I could, even if it takes time away from me."

His eyes wandered to the side of the clock, seated at a simple table with two chairs on either end was a mysterious hooded figure in black.

Glenn just stared at it.

"Time is what most need. At least, just until the first heir of Rosenberg Household is born, after that you can take me."

The hooded figure let out a breath and said in a familiar tone.nove(l)bi(n.)com

"You don't understand, time is enjoyed."

Glenn opened his eyes, he was in his bed in a downstairs room.

He woke up late, that was rare for him.

He was sharing a room with Desmond, who for some reason has not returned, Razel said to leave him since he is like a cat, he will come back when he is hungry.

Barbara knocked on the door.

"Glenn, are you awake?"

"Yes, ma'am! Sorry for the lateness."

He quickly changed into his uniform.

He opened the door and there Barbara greeted him with something unexpected.

"Ta~dah~. I got you a present, it's casual clothes for a hot place like this."

"With all due respect ma'am, but I'm fine in my uniform."

"Don't talk nonsense, I noticed how you were sweating yesterday, besides this is your day off."

"Indeed, yesterdays over, I must pack to leave soon for the mansion. I told Claude to take over for a day and I'm already late coming back."

Barbara pouted at him, Glenn immediately remembered when she was little and showed that gesture.

"I told you, you don't need to work so hard. You of all people deserve a break, or do you want me to order you?"

"... No need."

"Fine. Get changed and come downstairs, we'll go to breakfast."

With a cheek to cheek smile she said to him.

Glenn said goodbye, as he closed the door, he stared at the clothes.

"How long has it been since I wore something that wasn't a butler's uniform?"

Glenn went down the stairs, not wanting to use the elevator.

When he got to the first floor, Eli was thrilled to see him.

"It looks good on you Glenn."

Glenn was wearing an elbow-length Hawaiian shirt, shorts and sandals.

It had been decades since he'd worn anything like that.

"Sorry I'm late. It won't happen again."

"Don't be like that. We're on vacation, besides you weren't the only one who came down late."

Eli sent Razel a brief glance.

He squeaked at her.

"I was unconscious for a few minutes, have a little more mercy on me."

"Lily-chan healed you, then there's no problem with that."

"The blows to the head are severe. You never know you might have trauma."

"Trauma what?"

"Yohoo~."

With a cheerful smile Livie came down, dressing elegant again, Christina was wearing an appropriate dress with which she won't be able to have a heat stroke like yesterday.

Livie said to them.

"Is everyone ready, let's get some breakfast!"

After Livie came downstairs, we went to a family restaurant.

Glenn was with the girls in a park.

They came to relax after what happened.

Claudia said.

"Grandpa butler, that money is yours, spend it on whatever you want."

Glenn looked thoughtful.

"Whatever I want... what I want is something that can't be bought."

Sophia asked him "Then what can you buy with it?" as Claudia walked away.

Glenn didn't know what to answer her.

Claudia went to a children's play set for big kids, since there were few kids, she didn't have to wait in line.

The play set looked like a mountain to climb.

She climbed it without the others noticing.

(Should I use this money for Madame? Or maybe I should use it for the twins?)

(I don't know what an infant want so I don't know what to spend it on)

He quickly stood up and handed the money to Sophia before running off.

Claudia was reaching the top, due to her small feet she couldn't step on a boulder properly and she slipped.

"Uh."

She said as she was going to fall to a height of ten meters.

But before she reached the ground she was gently held by Glenn.

"Are you all right?"

"Y-Yeah. Sorry."

*Sigh*

"You shouldn't climb things that aren't for your age. It says right there that it's for kids older than you."

"Sorry..."

Claudia wanted to cry, Glenn remembered Eli when she broke an antique vase for playing with bow and arrow at the mansion.

He smiled at the memory of that unruly little girl.

"It's okay. You don't need to apologize, you just need to understand that one day you'll be able to do big things..."

A memory came into his head, his son was talking to him as they had a drink.

Glenn put Claudia down and then told them.

"Let's go buy presents for everyone, I'm sure they'll like that."

Glenn and the girls came to a store that sold small gifts for special moments.

In his hand he observed a small teddy bear which he planned to give to Eli.

"Umm, will Miss Elize like this?"

"She still keeps some stuffed animals."

The twins were looking for things to buy for each other.

As he was inspecting an elephant, an elderly lady approached him.

"Good morning."

"Good morning, have a nice day."

"Thank you very much, I just wanted to tell you what cute granddaughters you have. They look really adorable."

Glenn was shocked, he didn't know what to respond after hearing that, but coming to his senses he said.

"I'm sorry, but they're not my granddaughters."

"Really? Oddly enough I've been unwittingly watching them most of the day."

"First I saw you in shopping district, it was heroic how you captured those criminals. Then I saw you in a park and how you ran to save her."

"And now how you tell them to look for suitable gifts for their family. I really thought you were her grandfather."

Glenn had a lump in his throat before he answered.

"I'm sorry, but they are nothing to me. I'm just a butler, I'm no good at babysitting either."

"In my opinion, if you'll accept it of course, you look like quite the grandfather. You care for them, look after them and above all educate them."

"It's totally different from me."

"You?"

"Yes. I am a former noblewoman from a margrave family. My husband and I only thought of fighting since we lived on the frontier."

"Because of our way of living, we managed to make our daughter just like us. One day, my husband died."

"I was devastated, I thought we were always going to be here for each other, but then I understood that the time we have with our loved ones and we should cherish it, put aside work and worry about family since, we don't know if we will see them again."

"That's why I brought my granddaughter here, to spend time with her since I couldn't do it with her mother."

What the lady said made Glenn look thoughtful.

It was because of his dream this morning.

"You don't understand, time is enjoyed."

What she said made him understand what that hooded figure was referring to.

"I see."

He showed a small chuckle.

"I thank you ma'am."

"Appreciate what?"

He flashed her a confident smile he hasn't shown in a long time.

"That I failed to appreciate what I had. I am not alone, I have people waiting for my return."

"Grandfather butler look, these dolls look like Razel onii-chan and the other older sisters."

Emphasized the twins to some dolls.

Glenn stroked their heads.

"I can appreciate what's left of my life to the fullest. Since I'm making important memories."

He took the girls' hands and they went to the cashier.

(One day, when we meet again hooded figure. I'll sit and have tea with you just as you want, I'll tell you everything that happened to me since you care so much about my time.)

"Girls, how about we go get some crepes later?"

"Yes, crepes!"

Glenn's life, someone who carries a secret and weight on his back, is slowly getting free of it, so he can enjoy what time he has left with the people who love him.