Then, Karl, still wearing heavy restraints, rushed at Sion to bite his neck.
“Oh, my. Your manners towards your teacher are terrible. A disciple like this will need corporal punishment.”
Sion said, stopping the boy leisurely.
“Yeah. That’s better. After all, the easiest way to get rid of the pressure is to beat them until they’re about to collapse.”
He was a fast, heavy, and powerful monster, but Sion was an S-class, divine monster. He was also more experienced than Karl.
He pulled the restraints from around Karl's neck, threw him to the floor, and spoke to Karl's head.
“Do you remember when your master told you to suppress your fear? I’ll erase it cleanly. If you want to obey your master, then take the beating quietly.”
Sion was planning to beat Karl up as much as he could, just enough to annoy him. Every nook and cranny that Odette couldn't see. So close to death, but not so close to death.
Phew!
The hunting competition began with the sound of a gunshot and the dazzling trumpet melody.
The party from Athena Island is divided into two groups during the hunting competition.
Some nobles ride horses and hunt through the wide forests, and some nobles linger and converse in the greenhouse gardens of the summer palaces.
Of course, Count Albrecht joined the nobles who were going on a hunting trip. All the nobles who were heads of families were in that group. Before leaving, he gave a low warning to Madame Becker and the maid.
“Stay here. You two keep a close eye on Odette.”
The nobles who are not interested in hunting have tea time on the rooftop terrace of the greenhouse garden, looking around with binoculars. This is where Odette belongs.
Then, when a bird is hit, people have fun by placing bets and betting money on who will be the hunter who just hit the bird.
“Then shall we go up and make a bet?”
At the suggestion of Count Lilienthal, who was attending on behalf of the Empress, the young ladies and noblewomen present moved together to the tea table prepared on the third floor.
The tea tables set up on the spacious terrace under a large sunshade were quite colorful.
It was a beautiful space, but Odette had no intention of sitting still there forever.
'I wish I could just get rid of Dolly.'
Anyway, Mrs. Becker can't resist Odette.
The problem was the maid, Dolly. She was always anxious about getting in the good graces of the Count.
The last time the Count locked the Countess in the monastery, it must have been quite a shock, as she was overly loyal to the Count's orders for two weeks.
'These days, surveillance is so tight. Even now, they don't want to take their eyes off me.'
It was then.
The ladies and young ladies in Odette's dresses all became tense at the sound of Count Lilienthal's prickly speech.
The Count clicked his tongue lightly and turned his head towards Odette.
“This time, you used a turquoise cord. You also tied your hair up. Lady Odette. The material is also more gorgeous than last time. It looks like a forest fairy. You created a completely different feeling. You have great taste.”
“You are too kind.”
Odette just smiled. This time, too, Lize exerted a lot of effort. It was because she gained confidence from the popularity of the 'Odette Dress'.
This time, she used small flower-shaped lace and beads. She added a touch of sparkle rather than simplicity.
After breaking up with Sion, Odette tied her hair up high, revealing her neckline.
“That’s right, Lady Odette. It’s similar to last time, but it feels so different. I think you really have a different sense.”
It was the moment when the other young ladies chimed in.
Dolly, who had been fidgeting the whole time while Odette was being praised, stepped forward.
“Oh, it’s not that you did it yourself, but the maids showed off their skills. Hahaha.”
The expressions of the other maids standing in a row were distorted. Who would have thought that a maid would join the conversation of the young ladies?
“...”
The tea table suddenly became silent in an unimaginable situation. But Dolly opened her mouth as if she had not noticed at all.
“And what’s important is character, after all. More than what kind of dress you wear-”
“Some rumors are wrong, I suppose. If Lady Odette is so wicked, she would not forgive her maid’s insolence.”
Count Lilienthal pointed out, cutting off Dolly coldly.
“Besides, if she were as greedy and stupid as the rumors say, would she have forgiven so many young ladies for wearing her dresses without saying a word?”
“I, I mean-”
Only then did Dolly, embarrassed, start to speak anxiously, but the Count cut her off coldly.
“Really, how insolent you are! How dare you disgrace your master! Do I have to tell Count Albrecht that he should fire you?”
What Dolly had to do now was to immediately get down on her knees and apologize to Count Lilienthal, Odette, and all the ladies present.
Because Dolly was being so presumptuous, the ladies in the room were not only displeased but also shocked.
But Dolly just bit her lip without saying a word, took a step back, and joined the ranks of the maids.
'Dolly, that girl started her life as a maid at the home of Count Albrecht.'
She has been employed by a landlady who has no knowledge of the etiquette of a noble family and has come this far.
Without ever properly learning how to behave as a maid in a situation like this.
To use a metaphor, Dolly is someone who started out as a low-level employee and rose to the position of manager in a company with a strange organizational culture.
It means that it is too late to be objective about what you are doing.
'Besides, it's become a habit to ignore me unconsciously.'
The housekeeper, Courtney, harassed Odette with darkly suggestive remarks, and Paula personally hit her and harassed her.
On the other hand, Dolly isolated Odette and harassed her with rumors. As the head maid, she often met maids and market people from other mansions.
'There are a lot of noble ladies, young ladies, and experienced maids from that family in this place.'
Up until now, Odette had never had an active conversation with any of the ladies or young ladies. It meant that they had no reason to see how strange a maid Dolly was.
'That's good. If I use this atmosphere, I can easily get Dolly off.'
Odette smiled gently. Count Lilienthal said to Odette as if he had noticed something strange.
“Oh, my. Your manners towards your teacher are terrible. A disciple like this will need corporal punishment.”
Sion said, stopping the boy leisurely.
“Yeah. That’s better. After all, the easiest way to get rid of the pressure is to beat them until they’re about to collapse.”
He was a fast, heavy, and powerful monster, but Sion was an S-class, divine monster. He was also more experienced than Karl.
He pulled the restraints from around Karl's neck, threw him to the floor, and spoke to Karl's head.
“Do you remember when your master told you to suppress your fear? I’ll erase it cleanly. If you want to obey your master, then take the beating quietly.”
Sion was planning to beat Karl up as much as he could, just enough to annoy him. Every nook and cranny that Odette couldn't see. So close to death, but not so close to death.
***
Phew!
The hunting competition began with the sound of a gunshot and the dazzling trumpet melody.
The party from Athena Island is divided into two groups during the hunting competition.
Some nobles ride horses and hunt through the wide forests, and some nobles linger and converse in the greenhouse gardens of the summer palaces.
Of course, Count Albrecht joined the nobles who were going on a hunting trip. All the nobles who were heads of families were in that group. Before leaving, he gave a low warning to Madame Becker and the maid.
“Stay here. You two keep a close eye on Odette.”
The nobles who are not interested in hunting have tea time on the rooftop terrace of the greenhouse garden, looking around with binoculars. This is where Odette belongs.
Then, when a bird is hit, people have fun by placing bets and betting money on who will be the hunter who just hit the bird.
“Then shall we go up and make a bet?”
At the suggestion of Count Lilienthal, who was attending on behalf of the Empress, the young ladies and noblewomen present moved together to the tea table prepared on the third floor.
The tea tables set up on the spacious terrace under a large sunshade were quite colorful.
It was a beautiful space, but Odette had no intention of sitting still there forever.
'I wish I could just get rid of Dolly.'
Anyway, Mrs. Becker can't resist Odette.
The problem was the maid, Dolly. She was always anxious about getting in the good graces of the Count.
The last time the Count locked the Countess in the monastery, it must have been quite a shock, as she was overly loyal to the Count's orders for two weeks.
'These days, surveillance is so tight. Even now, they don't want to take their eyes off me.'
It was then.
Taang-!
A bird fell with a sound. That woke Odette from her reverie.
“Oh my. It’s been so long since we started...”
“That’s a scary speed. That must be a transcendent. I’ll bet ten atasha that His Highness the Crown Prince caught it.”
“Hahaha. I will bet 20 Atasha on His Excellency the Marquis of Kleist.”
“That new hunter is the Crown Prince.”
Taaang-! Taaang-!
“Haha, this time there’s no time to bet.”
“The two just now were Marquis Kleist. It looks like the two S-ranks are flying around today?”
“Yes, we have to listen very closely to the gunshots if we want to place a bet.”
Taang-! Taang!
“Ha, haha. It seems a bit fast-”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Ta-dang! Ta-dang!
As the sound of gunfire grew faster and faster, the corners of the lips of the ladies who had been laughing and chatting began to stiffen.
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
Now came a sound that could never have come from a hunting rifle. As the machine gun sounded, the ladies looked genuinely frightened.
When a huge flock of birds flying in the sky fell all at once, they turned pale and became silent.
“...What, what is it? Are you determined to completely dry up the birds of Athena Island?”
Perhaps it was not right to say to the heroes of the empire that they were fools, so the ladies closed their mouths nobly after saying those words.
It was then that Count Lilienthal appeared.
“I guess the young people don’t see it yet. To anyone, it looks like two stupid males fighting.”
“Count Lilienthal.”
“You say you are noble, but that blood doesn’t mean you are noble.”
The Count, speaking in a stubborn voice, sat down next to Odette. He was wearing a trouser suit as always.
Then he glanced at the concentrating ladies and said:
“Today, all the ladies are wearing the ‘Odette dress’. Even the young ladies. Well, this is an island and close to the Meursault beach, so the ‘Odette dress’ suits them well... Tsk.”
“Oh my. It’s been so long since we started...”
“That’s a scary speed. That must be a transcendent. I’ll bet ten atasha that His Highness the Crown Prince caught it.”
“Hahaha. I will bet 20 Atasha on His Excellency the Marquis of Kleist.”
“That new hunter is the Crown Prince.”
Taaang-! Taaang-!
“Haha, this time there’s no time to bet.”
“The two just now were Marquis Kleist. It looks like the two S-ranks are flying around today?”
“Yes, we have to listen very closely to the gunshots if we want to place a bet.”
Taang-! Taang!
“Ha, haha. It seems a bit fast-”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Ta-dang! Ta-dang!
As the sound of gunfire grew faster and faster, the corners of the lips of the ladies who had been laughing and chatting began to stiffen.
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo!
Now came a sound that could never have come from a hunting rifle. As the machine gun sounded, the ladies looked genuinely frightened.
When a huge flock of birds flying in the sky fell all at once, they turned pale and became silent.
“...What, what is it? Are you determined to completely dry up the birds of Athena Island?”
Perhaps it was not right to say to the heroes of the empire that they were fools, so the ladies closed their mouths nobly after saying those words.
It was then that Count Lilienthal appeared.
“I guess the young people don’t see it yet. To anyone, it looks like two stupid males fighting.”
“Count Lilienthal.”
“You say you are noble, but that blood doesn’t mean you are noble.”
The Count, speaking in a stubborn voice, sat down next to Odette. He was wearing a trouser suit as always.
Then he glanced at the concentrating ladies and said:
“Today, all the ladies are wearing the ‘Odette dress’. Even the young ladies. Well, this is an island and close to the Meursault beach, so the ‘Odette dress’ suits them well... Tsk.”
The ladies and young ladies in Odette's dresses all became tense at the sound of Count Lilienthal's prickly speech.
The Count clicked his tongue lightly and turned his head towards Odette.
“This time, you used a turquoise cord. You also tied your hair up. Lady Odette. The material is also more gorgeous than last time. It looks like a forest fairy. You created a completely different feeling. You have great taste.”
“You are too kind.”
Odette just smiled. This time, too, Lize exerted a lot of effort. It was because she gained confidence from the popularity of the 'Odette Dress'.
This time, she used small flower-shaped lace and beads. She added a touch of sparkle rather than simplicity.
After breaking up with Sion, Odette tied her hair up high, revealing her neckline.
“That’s right, Lady Odette. It’s similar to last time, but it feels so different. I think you really have a different sense.”
It was the moment when the other young ladies chimed in.
Dolly, who had been fidgeting the whole time while Odette was being praised, stepped forward.
“Oh, it’s not that you did it yourself, but the maids showed off their skills. Hahaha.”
The expressions of the other maids standing in a row were distorted. Who would have thought that a maid would join the conversation of the young ladies?
“...”
The tea table suddenly became silent in an unimaginable situation. But Dolly opened her mouth as if she had not noticed at all.
“And what’s important is character, after all. More than what kind of dress you wear-”
“Some rumors are wrong, I suppose. If Lady Odette is so wicked, she would not forgive her maid’s insolence.”
Count Lilienthal pointed out, cutting off Dolly coldly.
“Besides, if she were as greedy and stupid as the rumors say, would she have forgiven so many young ladies for wearing her dresses without saying a word?”
“I, I mean-”
Only then did Dolly, embarrassed, start to speak anxiously, but the Count cut her off coldly.
“Really, how insolent you are! How dare you disgrace your master! Do I have to tell Count Albrecht that he should fire you?”
What Dolly had to do now was to immediately get down on her knees and apologize to Count Lilienthal, Odette, and all the ladies present.
Because Dolly was being so presumptuous, the ladies in the room were not only displeased but also shocked.
But Dolly just bit her lip without saying a word, took a step back, and joined the ranks of the maids.
'Dolly, that girl started her life as a maid at the home of Count Albrecht.'
She has been employed by a landlady who has no knowledge of the etiquette of a noble family and has come this far.
Without ever properly learning how to behave as a maid in a situation like this.
To use a metaphor, Dolly is someone who started out as a low-level employee and rose to the position of manager in a company with a strange organizational culture.
It means that it is too late to be objective about what you are doing.
'Besides, it's become a habit to ignore me unconsciously.'
The housekeeper, Courtney, harassed Odette with darkly suggestive remarks, and Paula personally hit her and harassed her.
On the other hand, Dolly isolated Odette and harassed her with rumors. As the head maid, she often met maids and market people from other mansions.
'There are a lot of noble ladies, young ladies, and experienced maids from that family in this place.'
Up until now, Odette had never had an active conversation with any of the ladies or young ladies. It meant that they had no reason to see how strange a maid Dolly was.
'That's good. If I use this atmosphere, I can easily get Dolly off.'
Odette smiled gently. Count Lilienthal said to Odette as if he had noticed something strange.
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