Book 2: Chapter 43: Side story limited to narou: Lady Sophia won't give up
I, Rouché, became Lady Sophia’s personal maid just a few days ago. Until that point, I had been working at the Rosenberg Marquis household as an apprentice, but due to an incident in which several servants had to be dismissed for embezzlement, I was promoted.
Normally, the people becoming servants of a marquis household would either belong to a family that had served that household for generations, or have connections to nobility. My mother was only a daughter of a low-ranked noble, so under normal circumstances, it was very unlikely that someone like me, who had been born into a merchant family, would become their regular maid, much less the young Lady’s exclusive maid. However, it might not be that unreasonable, I thought, as I turned my gaze to the ‘Sir Butler’ who had been the young Lady’s training partner for some time now.
Despite belonging to a prominent family that served the Rosenberg Marquis household for generations, he wasn’t a noble. Therefore, it was solely due to his abilities that the barely six-year-old became Lady Sophia’s exclusive butler.
He was known as ‘Sir Butler’, although the origins of this nickname were unknown. It was Lady Sophia who told me this title. It was said that this Sir Butler had acquired all sorts of skills and he was knowledgeable enough to become a senior in high school. He was such a genius that anyone who felt a need to challenge him would just make a fool of themselves. But, although he was a genius, he was still a young child. There certainly couldn’t have been many people capable of working as a commoner child. He had saved me, so in that sense, I was suitable for this position as well.
Indeed, I never felt displeased about following his orders. At most, I wished that he would acknowledge my limits and go a little easy on me with last minute demands.
However-
“Young Lady. Femininity doesn’t only stem from speech and appearance, but also from a person’s movements. Maintain control of your body all the way to the tips of your fingers, you mustn’t ever lose focus.”
“Hmmm… Um, like this?”
“That’s right. Also, please strive to refrain from looking sloppy in any way, and minimize the amount of open movements.”