Chapter 276

[Side Story] Chasing a Butterfly (3)

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Are you at peace, Master Ed?

This is the maid, Belle Maia.

If my prediction is correct, Lady Lucy is expected to have left Rosstaylor Mansion and reached Aken Island. If you are a brilliant young master, you would have quickly figured out what the situation was.

Even if I had ten mouths, I would have nothing to say.

Despite the instructions given by Master Ed himself, I was unable to assist Miss Lucy until the end. I’m not going to make excuses. The maids in charge, including me, are ready to accept any disciplinary action the Master may send down.

Perhaps by the time you read this transcript, the maid dispatched from our mansion will have arrived at Aken Island.

I have explained the situation, so if you leave Lady Lucy in the care of that maid, she will be well protected and brought to the mansion. Considering the seriousness of the matter, I should go to Aken Island myself, but the head of the house has ordered me to remain at the mansion, so I am inevitably sending a representative.

Once again, I would like to offer my deepest apologies.

I was not able to properly carry out the duties that Master Ed emphasized. This is due to a lack of management personnel. If you send us a detailed disciplinary plan in a reply letter, we will implement it.

Posted by Belle Maia.

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*Reply) Ed Ross Taylor

has been disciplined.

For some reason, I am taking Lucy with me for the time being.

And make some beef jerky and send it to me. All you have to do is post it in the direction of my teaching assistant’s room in the Trix Building research building. Make the seasoning a little salty and send it to me.

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Belle opened Ed’s reply letter in front of the maids who were gathered together with nervous faces and looked dumbfounded for a moment.

What kind of terrible content was written in that letter that made Belle, who was always cool-headed, look so bewildered?

All the maids gathered around could not help but hold their breath.

* * *

Since there is something to do with Zelan the Mutilator, it would be very inefficient to send Lucy back to Aken Island right away. Now that things have come to this, I have to take care of all the issues related to relics.

I decided to keep Lucy on Aken Island for the time being to check how well Lucy had recovered while recuperating at the mansion.

― ‘You’re very busy just with your academic schedule, but I’m worried that it might be too much to take along Miss Lucy, who is recuperating.’

The maid dispatched by Belle Maia bowed her head to me and spoke very politely, but I walked away from her, saying I didn’t care.

You can tell by looking at the maid’s worried eyes, but for them, the existence of Lucy Mayril is a task that is too much to handle and difficult to control.

Actually, if they found out, they might be a bit mean, but from my perspective, it’s not that bad.

When I sit at my desk in the dorm and quietly work, Lucy occasionally comes nearby and sits on my lap or lies down on the nearby sofa to read a book or just stare at the crackling bonfire.

Once in a while, when it gets quiet, he presses Lucy’s head to collect his thoughts, or picks up Lucy who is crouching in front of the fireplace and hugs her... Most of the time, if he is fighting with Lucy without any intention, he will give his body for the sake of doing so. .. And sometimes, they suddenly become embarrassed and push it away.

If you look at this and that, there is no consistent standard. Well, anyway, Lucy played a grateful role in relieving the loneliness in my monotonous daily life.

Lucy herself seemed to really like those things, and her expression improved considerably without her knowing it.

So, it is correct to say that the maid’s concerns that I might be pushing myself too hard are unfounded.

Amidst rumors that the legendary archmage Lucy Mayril was appearing throughout the school... we just went through our school schedule together.

The days were more monotonous than expected, but if you look at the details, they were eventful.

Just like that... about half of the semester had passed.

“They said the inspection team scheduled by the imperial family is scheduled to visit sometime next week.”

This was what Professor McDowell, the top dean of the Ministry of Magic, said during an academic meeting.

The academic conference hall, where many senior professors were gathered, had a rather solemn atmosphere. This is because the agenda brought by the Chief Dean was quite important.

“As you know, it’s an imperial inspection that only happens once every few years, so if we don’t handle it neatly, it’ll be a headache if gossip comes out.”

McDowell is acting on behalf of Principal Obel, who is still unable to function properly.

If the academic evaluation does not reach the desired level during this imperial palace inspection, Sylvania Academy, an institution under the imperial family, will be in a very difficult position.

It is natural for things like cutting public support or reducing the size of academic institutions, destroying the most important trust and image.

“In relation to this, it would be good if Professor Ed Ross-Taylor would be in charge of guiding this inspection team...”

The division of work is the exclusive authority of the Chief Dean.

However, I first raised my hand and spoke.

“As it is related to the imperial family, it is reasonable to judge that it would be better for me to take charge of it since I have contact with it. But...”

I quietly looked at the name of the person in power at the top of the list of imperial inspectors.

72nd Session – List of Comprehensive Inspection Teams of Affiliated Organizations Inspection Team

Leader – Selaha Einir Cloel.

Inspection of these lower-level institutions is important from the imperial family’s perspective.

While grabbing my collar.

“....”

Princess Selaha is a person who has been greatly harmed by Lucy.

Of course, right now Lucy is unable to summon her full strength, but even so, the fear imprinted in her memory does not easily disappear.

Is it still good to see Lucy going on a rampage, single-handedly overturning the royal family?

Selaha narrowed his eyebrows for a moment and then spoke in a lower tone.

“How on earth did Fenia become so obsessed with a man like you?...” “

....”

“Let me tell you, I hate you. “It’s not fun, it’s not flattering, it’s always acting like it’s great and just saying nice things.”

“If I made a mistake, I will correct it.”

“Yeah, that part right now! “You don’t even care about me, but you look very sorry.”

Anyway, she is an annoying woman in every way.

At this point, I have nothing more to say, so I have to wait for Selaha to resolve her anger on her own.

“At the same time, you seem to be so busy that you can’t even find time to meet face to face. You walk around like you’re the busiest person in the world, doing amazing things. Anyone who saw him would think he was a construction worker or something, not a magic professor. Just because you work so loudly doesn’t mean you’re capable... Shouldn’t you check yourself to see if you’re under some strange delusion? And again... the last time I visited the mansion...”

Selaha, who had been swearing for a long time, sighed once again, as if he felt quite ridiculous.

“...So what can I say? “That’s what a man like you is like.”

“I’m sorry.”

“...I’m sure. “Never think that my seeing your face will have any positive effect on my evaluation of the inspection.”

“...I didn’t even think about that.”

“So is it true?”

“yes.”

“...really? “Didn’t you do even a single thing?”

“...”

At this point, I got to the point where I couldn’t figure out what I wanted.

“You are a person who clearly distinguishes between public and private matters.”

“You know very well. ... If I just talk like that, wouldn’t it give the impression that I have personal feelings for you?”

“...I didn’t mean to imply that.”

“Make sure what you say is straight so there is no chance of misunderstanding. “Language is something where the meaning of a word can change with just a single stem, making it easy to misunderstand.”

“...Yes, I will keep that in mind.”

It became increasingly difficult to respond, so I developed a strategy to just say yes to everything.

Princess Selaha looked at me as she tilted her head for no reason, and then she completely turned her body back.

“Anyway, I’m a person who doesn’t have a single thing I like about him.”

Selaha trembled for no reason, took a deep breath, and then turned around again and spoke. The sight of him touching the corner of his mouth with the tip of his fan seemed very unnatural.

“And when you’re done inspecting, come to my carriage. “I need to see you in private.”

“...You mean the princess’s carriage?”

“okay. Please come alone and do not bring anyone else with you. “It’s Hwangmyeong.”

“....”

As I was looking for words to reply for a moment, Selaha looked puzzled.

Eventually, he must have realized that what he had just said was very likely to be misunderstood, and he looked startled and waved the fan he was holding in his hand.

“What is such a meaningful reaction?! “Wouldn’t my words sound a bit strange if you remained silent there?”

“I was thinking about it for a moment. “What do you mean by... personal reasons...?”

“Just to avoid any misunderstanding... there is someone you need to meet. You asked me so earnestly that I wanted to meet you, so I gave you a place in my carriage. “He was worth it.”

You said you got a ride in the princess’s carriage?

Not anyone else, but the carriage of the arrogant Princess Selaha?

I don’t know who he was, but it was clear that he was an extraordinary person. A lot of candidates came to mind, but it was very difficult to pinpoint just one person.

The identity of that person immediately came out of Princess Selaha’s mouth.

“Zelan the Cutter.”

When I heard that name, my eyebrows suddenly narrowed.

“I heard you’re the person they really want to meet. “They wanted to meet you too.”

When I opened my eyes wide, Princess Selaha put both arms on her waist, puffed out her chest, and smiled contentedly.

“You are indebted to me. Kuhuhu.”

What made that feel so good didn’t wipe the smile off Selaha’s face for a while.

Anyway, I was a tired person in many ways.