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Minasan okoshiyasu. This is Yukkuri demasu!
The first of the triple release for today!
WARNING: A character common sense will be violated in this chapter. Please
take care.
DISCLAIMER: There is no guarantee that my translation is 100%
correct. Please correct me if I was wrong.
Author:
すずの木くろ (Susunokikuro)
Translator:
Yukkuri Oniisan
Editor, Proofreader:
TheDefend
Chapter 69: Pre-established Harmony[1]
The next morning.
At the dining room in Nelson’s estate, several maids were
skillfully preparing the breakfast.
The 150 centimeters long table, that had been
installed at the center of the room, was already finished arranged with silver
plates, cups and other tableware.
Right now, the maids were serving the plates with soup
or freshly baked bread and other foods at the tableware.
At the seats, sat the usual four people —— the Istelle
household and Kazura ——, Nelson and Kazura quickly discussing the progress of
yesterday work.
Amongst the maid who was preparing the breakfast, there
was the figure of Marie who was just working as a live-in employee at Nelson’s
Estate yesterday.
Although Marie was somewhat bewildered with the new
environment, but beginning with Eira who was preparing the table together with
her, she received the instruction from other maids, while briskly serving up
the meals.
Marie had been working as a maid in Leveson’s mansion since
childhood, so she had been familiar with the content of the work.
On the menu that was lined up on the table, there was an
individual portion that had somewhat different content.
The dishes was the same with the others, but the
ingredients used for it was completely different.
That individual portion was Kazura’s, the dishes
served on his plate were the retort pouch soup and canned bread[2]
that Kazura handed over to Marie this morning.
The soup was added with a small amount of minced
vegetables in the kitchen, but the bread was just taken out from the can without
change.
While the food was being lined one after another,
Lieze took a peek at the other member who sat on the table.
「(…… These people, they are like going to collapse soon.)」(Lieze)
The other members who were waiting until the food was
prepared, had a remarkable fatigue remained on their face, there were bags
under their eyes.
Only Kazura who was still looked a bit better, even
though he had a tired countenance with bag under his eyes, he had a cheerful
tone while discussing yesterday’s works at the fields with Nelson.
Kazura had slept about 6 hours yesterday, so his
physical condition was fairly well.
Furthermore, last night the ice-choco-mint-bar that
melted several days ago had been chilled properly inside the refrigerator and
turned into three extremely sweet choco-mint drinks, which he consumed.
Since the sugar content had fatigue recovery effect, even
though the luxurious item had been turned into a deplorable state, since he
still able to consume it, he was spirited over it nonetheless.[3]
In contrast, as if her light consciousness had flown
away, Zirconia was staring at the blue sky that could be seen outside the
window with a blank expression.
From her appearance, it was apparent that she was
terribly tired and had a lack of sleep so her countenance looked a bit pale.
「Ano, Okaa-sama……」(Lieze)
「……」(Zirconia)
「Okaa-sama?」(Lieze)
「(……Sky, beautiful.)」(Zirconia)
Lieze was trying to start a conversation, but Zirconia
kept looking at the sky without responding at all.
It was as if Lieze’s words didn’t enter her ears.
「Zill, Lieze is calling you.」(Nelson)
「……」(Zirconia)
「Zill!」(Nelson)
「Eh!? Ah, sorry. What is it?」(Zirconia)
As her name was called by Nelson, Zirconia looked at
him with a surprised expression.
「Are you alright? You look terribly tired……」(Nelson)
「I’m alright. No need to worry.」(Zirconia)
Zirconia replied while fixing her countenance, but to all
appearance, she didn’t look fine.
「Zirconia-san, how about you rest for the whole day today? Since you seem to
be unwell……」(Kazura)
「No need, I am really alright. Furthermore, even right now the works are
piling up, so it’s not the time for me to rest right now……」(Zirconia)
「…… How long do you sleep last night?」(Kazura)
「…… About half a stound.」(Zirconia)
Zirconia embarrassedly muttered. Kazura and Nelson
looked at each other face.
A half stound means approximately one hour, it isn’t even
enough to be called as a trifling sleep.
「Zill, rest for today. In this state, you will soon collapse.」(Nelson)
「…… Then, I will rest throughout the morning.」(Zirconia)
「No, it will be better for you to rest even to the afternoon. Please have a nice
sleep.」(Kazura)
「But……」(Zirconia)
‘I cannot afford myself to sleep’, this kind of answer
was the reply that was hard for her to say.
Truthfully, she wanted to slip into the bed and sleep at
once, but the works had been piled up so much that there is no way she can sleep.
Because for the last few days, Zirconia followed
Kazura in travelling to Grisea Village and went with him to supervise the work
at the fields, she had totally postponed dealing with the territory clerical
works, or reports from the military or civil officials that she somehow manage
until now.
She had entrusted the works that can be entrusted to the
other military or civil officials, even so the amount of works that could only
be personally dealt by herself was considerably high.
If Zirconia continues to postpone the piled up works
indefinitely, then just like a serial collision the next works waiting for her would
get delayed, so Zirconia cannot afford herself to sleep.
In addition, inside Zirconia’s mind, the works related
to the water mill parts manufacture that Kazura had personally ordered, was
something that couldn’t be left to others.
As a result, she was short at hands by all means, so there
was no other way to deal with other work but by reducing her sleep time.
「Okaa-sama, please let me help with something
too. Even if paperwork is impossible for me, I can help with the task of seeing
the progress of the work on the site.」(Lieze)
Since Zirconia looks anguished, Lieze suddenly came
forward with her proposal to assist.
At that unexpected remark, the other made an
expression as if saying 「Eh?」, and looked at Lieze.
「On the site?…… But shouldn’t you have another schedule to do? What will you
do about the meeting with visitors schedule?」(Zirconia)
「I will send out a messenger and convey that the meeting today will be
suspended. Since the work in the territory is more important.」(Lieze)
「…… Who are the people scheduled to meet with you today?」(Zirconia)
「Umm……」(Lieze)
Lieze sent a glance to Eira who stood at the wall.
「There are schedule to meet with Gregorn Province’s noble, Gunther Brandt-sama,
at thae morning and the same Gregorn Province’s noble, Nibel Ferdinand-sama at the
afternoon. These are the second meeting with these two gentlemen.」(Eira)
「Nibel…… Ah……」(Zirconia)
「……So, it’s that one.」(Nelson)
When Eira recited the name of the audience participant,
Zirconia and Nelson made an expression as if they understand something.
「Yes…… Ah, it doesn’t mean that I dislike that thing…… I mean, Nibel-sama.」(Lieze)
「(Ah, she called him that thing……)」(Kazura)
Accidentally referring Nobel with ‘that thing’, Lieze looked
at Kazura and was suddenly aware of what she had said, and then she
quickly waved her hand in front of her chest and glossed her words in a hurry.
However, based on their reaction, the three people
didn’t have a good impression of this Nibel figure.
Kazura didn’t know about this, but last night, Lieze couldn’t
participate in the dinner was because Nibel wouldn’t return from Nelson Estate no
matter how much time had passed.
Lieze had one way or another try to bring the
conversation to an end and made a great effort to bring the audience to its
conclusion, but Nibel obliviousness was so overwhelming that he couldn’t
read the atmosphere at all.
As the result, Lieze got stuck with Nibel and have to
unpleasantly take dinner with him, she was liberated at eight o’clock at night,
which could be said as a wretchedly miserable day.
「…… Well, if you have met with him yesterday, then it will be fine if you
decline him for today. Kazura-san, for today work at the fields, would you mind
to take Lieze as my substitute?」(Zirconia)
「I don’t mind. However, the works will be mostly the same with yesterday, so
it wouldn’t be a problem if I go alone.」(Kazura)
「No, it will be improper for us…… In addition, I think that governmental
affairs will soon be something that Lieze has to do. I wish that we can use
this chance so that Kazura-san can teach her many things……」(Zirconia)
「Many things, correct……?」(Kazura)
While thinking what’s to be done with this situation,
Kazura looked towards Lieze who face him back with an earnest expression.
「So that I can be useful to Kazura-sama, I will give the best of my ability.
Please, take me together with you.」(Lieze)
「Ah, no need to be that stiff. Since we wouldn’t do any complicated matters,
let’s do it in an easygoing manner.」(Kazura)
Kazura acknowledged, so Lieze made a relieved smile.
「Since we will walk around at the site until evening, please change to a
casual attire. We also will take our lunch on the site, so please prepare some
food for the lunchbox. Since my share will be prepared separately, it should be
prepared individually.」(Kazura)
「I understand. Eira, can I entrust the preparation to you?」(Lieze)
「Certainly.」(Eira)
「Ah, Eira, wait a moment.」(Zirconia)
When Eira was about to exit the room after she
received Lieze’s order, Zirconia called her to stop.
「Since it was already late at night, I ended up not informed you, but I will
assign Marie and Eira as Kazura-san’s servants. Since both of them will live in
inside the Estate, you can order them anything in the future.」(Zirconia)
「「Eh!?」」(Lieze)(Eira)
At Zirconia’s explanation, Lieze and Eira let out
their surprise at the same time.
「I haven’t mentioned this to Lieze and Eira…… I’m sorry, I forgot.」(Zirconia)
「A-ano, Eira is my personal servant……」(Lieze)
Wondering whether or not Eira will be removed from her
personal servant duty, Lieze showed an awfully dismayed expression.
Eira had been with Lieze since she was 3 years old, so
it has been 11 years period since Lieze became her personal servant.
Since she was still small, Eira had been always at
Lieze’s side, so for Lieze, there was no one else she could trust best than
Eira.
It was natural that Lieze was dismayed if Eira was to
be separated from her.
「Ah, it’s not like she will stop to be your servant. I want Eira to held two
positions of Kazura and Lieze’s servant. Since Marie just arrived at the Estate
and she hasn’t become familiar with it, I want Eira to guide her while still working
as a servant.」(Zirconia)
「So it is…… guide……?」(Lieze)
When she heard that Eira will still be her servant,
Lieze made a relieved expression even just for a bit, even so, she still looked
uneasy.
Disregarding Lieze who made such expression, Zirconia turned
her face to Eira.
「Eira, before the day is over I will prepare a room for you inside the
Estate, so please move your belongings before long. I wouldn’t mind if you make
use of the Estate’s servants in the moving.」(Zirconia)
「L-live-in……」(Eira)
Receiving an order that leaves her no chance to further
dialogue, Eira’s face stiffened.
Until now, every morning Eira left from her parents
home at Isteria downtown, which was located 30 minutes walking distance away
from the Estat.
Although the time to report for work changed slightly
by the season, Eira basically arrived at Nelson’s Estate by 6.30 and then headed
towards Lieze who was doing morning practices at the courtyard, which had
become her daily routine.
This would be changed if she became a live-in
employee, but if she’s not done so, then her work contents would be too
excessive to be done.
When she thought so, Eira felt her mood was depressed.
However, as her master, Zirconia’s order is absolute
and there weren’t any family circumstances that would make live-in arrangements
to be impossible.
Her salary would surely increase, so she decide to
just content with this situation and received the order.
If after her duty actually began, she concluded that her
workload was too excessive, then at that time she could consult this with
Zirconia.
By the way, a maid’s break day was 2 days every 10
days.
How the break could be obtained was various, such as
deciding it with the master or exchanging workday with the other maids.
There also strong people who would relinquish their holiday
and work for an increase in salary.
「Since the terms like the salary would change, I will pass the documents
that will describe the term content later.」(Zirconia)
「I understood……」(Eira)
Eira made a reply anyhow at Zirconia’s explanation, and
then exited the room to prepare for Lieze’s trip after she made a bow.
With a bit uneasy expression on her face, Lieze looked
at Eira’s back as she went out the room.
「Since Eira will still be your servant as before, there is no reason to
worry. Whatever happens, if you and Kazura have a separate schedule, then Eira
will be following you.」(Zirconia)
「Yes……」(Lieze)
「(……Huh?)」(Kazura)
Because he suddenly felt something was amiss with the
flow of the conversation, Kazura tilted his head in confusion.
Something, something seems impalpably strange, but the
answer for this escaped his tongue for the moment.
In the meantime, the preparation for the breakfast had
been put into order, and so the four people then began to set their hand on the
prepared meal.
✧✦✧✦
When the four people began to eat the breakfast, Eira
was walking towards the kitchen inside the Estate, to procure the ingredients
for the lunch.
「……Huh?」(Eira)
Then, when she arrived in front of the kitchen, she
suddenly stopped and tilted her head.
「(Just now, I felt that Zirconia-sama was saying that she will prepare a
room for me inside the Estate, but might I just misheard things?)」(Eira)
Normally, the live-in employee would normally reside
in a building especially made to be used by the servant.
Nelson’s Estate too was not an exception, inside the
Estate grounds there was a servant house.
Eira agreed that she was just misheard things and then
entered the kitchen.
☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽☾☽
So……. A 2-Maids
combo???
[1]
Not necessarily
the Leibnitz one. In casual meaning, this words can means: “A result that had
been expected by the whole member, a foregone conclusion.”
[3]
ED: Is it just me or japanese ice cream works differently from
normal ice cream? TL: Nah… He just turned the melted ice
cream into a cold drink.
Thanks a lot for the chapters!! <3 will keep we awake for a while.. ^_^
ReplyDeleteThe problem is the fridge It cant really freeze the icecream because it would consume a lot of energy só ir Just turns cold but cant freeze unless he uses a lot of energy and even If he does the moment he turns It down It Will unfreeze
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Thanks for the chapter !
ReplyDeleteSome typos... I think, not an expert myself, just think how it would be better :
「(Ah, he called him that thing……)」(Kazura)
he -> she
Lieze looked at Kazura and then she suddenly aware of what she had said
Lieze looked at Kazura and was suddenly aware...
Kazura didn’t know about this, that last night
that -> but
was so overwhelming that he can’t read the atmosphere at all.
can't -> coulnd't
Karma and Irony... talk about typos and I do some myself
Deletecan't -> couldn't
Thanks
DeleteThanks for the chapter!!
ReplyDeleteIs it just me or is Zirconia trying to couple Kazura with both Lieze and Eira? (Add no resistance to Havel's objective of giving Marie to Kazura and her tacit understanding that Kazura and Valetta share that kind of relationship, and she seems to be pushing for a harem.)
ReplyDeleteNot 'to couple' exactly, more like ensuring certain service is available if needed...
DeleteThank you for the translation. :)
ReplyDelete2 maids combo lol. I wonder what expression Kazura will make if someone mentions it explicitly to him.
Makes me wonder... Zil certainly seems to be forcing those FOUR together... lol.
ReplyDeleteAs for the ice cream, sometimes it can last into three of four hours unrefridgerated...
I dropped a spoonful in the sink one day, came out 3 hours later it was still there... this must have been non synthetic stuff...
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