Chapter 120 – Part 2 Nobles – A Story of a Brother and Sister (1)

“Master. Starting today, new servants will start working at the mansion. Would you like to meet them?”

As we were finishing breakfast, Maria said.
Has this day finally come? From the time she first bought the mansion, she had said that Maria should bring in people, but she had been put off until now because of my objections.

Why did you object? Because, of course, I couldn’t see another man set foot in my house.
After all, all men are wolves. A wolf who, whenever he sees a pretty woman, wants to touch her.
What would I do if I let such a pack of wolves into my house for no reason and even put their hands on my precious flower garden? Of course I objected, and whenever Maria asked for her approval, she slipped into sexual harassment.

However, there was an intruder incident earlier, and I couldn’t put it off any longer because I didn’t know what would happen in the future.

When Maria opens the restaurant door, she sees twenty or so men and women pouring in as if they had been waiting.
The male to female ratio is roughly half and half. Most of the men were in their 30s or older, and most of the women were young and had good looks.
Money is good too. It was rewarding that he told me not to worry about money and to hire according to my ability (appearance).

“Then let me introduce you. From left to right, Sebastian the butler, Anthony the cook, and Hans the coachman…”
“It’s okay with introductions. Speaking of which, I can’t even remember a man’s name. I can’t remember too many women.”

I got up from my seat and took a quick look at the crowd.
Everyone was waiting for my words with nervous faces.
Hmm. I don’t feel bad for some reason. Is this the taste of power?

“Huh? Where do you think I saw you?”

One of the women in the maid uniform had a familiar face. When I carefully looked at my face, the maid lowered her eyes and whispered.

“I-I didn’t see you at the party last time…”
“Party leader? Palace party leader?”

If it’s the head of the party, is it the head of the party that Elizabeth met?
It’s a party, it’s a party…

“Ah! You’re the maid that Elizabeth ordered you to poison!”

She betrayed Elizabeth and tried to stick her sword in her back, but when Elizabeth accused her of subverting the state, she was the maid who dropped her tail and confessed the lie.
At my words, the maid looked like she was about to cry at any moment.

“Master? Can you elaborate?”
“No, Maria doesn’t have to worry about it. It’s nothing.”

If Maria found out, she would definitely fire me. But I can’t just send this fun toy away.
I left the maid in question alone and spoke to everyone.

“Gentlemen. I have only one thing I want to say. Men especially listen carefully. If you lay your hands on my woman, you will die.”

I strained my eyes and let out a sense of intimidation.

“If you do nonsense, I’ll cut off your dick. If you keep that in mind, I’ll guarantee your salary and livelihood. Do you understand?”
“Master. Would it be all right if I said just one word?”

At my words, the man I first introduced as the butler took a step forward. It was an elderly man whose hair was starting to go gray.

“Uh. Tell me.”
“We are all proud of our positions. The kind of situation that Master is worried about will never happen.”
“Yes? Then you can swear by your wife and daughter?”
“…Wife and daughter? You mean?”

At my words, the butler’s eyebrows twitched.

“Yes. If you can guarantee that much, that much is easy, right? If even one of you causes an injustice, all of you will be punished by association. And the punishment will be your wife and daughter, not you. Of course. I won’t do anything serious, so don’t worry. I’m a gentleman after all.”

No one in this room believed what I said with a sinister smile. Even Maria was looking at me with disgust.

“Is there anyone who thinks, ‘It’s okay because my wife is old’? I’m sorry, but age doesn’t matter. I have a very wide range of defense. Does anyone think, ‘I’m only a son, so it doesn’t matter’? By the way, I have a secret method to change a person’s gender, so if you bring a son, I can turn you into a daughter.”

At my words, the men’s expressions became increasingly grim. He was determined to quit immediately.
I crossed my arms and continued.

“Sure, you’re probably thinking, ‘I can’t work in a house that enforces contracts like this!’ But I’m not really saying what I’m going to do to your family. I’m just going to leave the house and go hunting, and I’m going to use it for the women who stay at home. It’s just that I don’t want to worry about nothing. As long as you don’t have an accident, there will be no problem. But with this one-sided contract, you’re unhappy? So, everyone here, I’ll triple the salary I promised. If you agree, though.”
“Three times!?”
“Originally, the salary was close to double that of other families…”
“Count, is that true?”
“Of course. You all know who I am, don’t you? I’m an honorary count who suddenly rose to prominence after being struck with money.”
“Oh oh…”

Respect began to dwell in the eyes of the tough men. Maria rubbed her forehead and sighed.

“Hey, hey, does that include women?”
“Yes?”

The one who intervened in the story was the liar maid I saw at the party. She was looking at me with a very earnest face.
Come to think of it, there were also stories about her stealing from Elizabeth’s house and getting kicked out of it. She lived because Elizabeth forgave her, but if she wasn’t, it’s a felony that she has nothing to say even if her arm is cut off.
Does this woman need money that much?

“Hmm…”

I slowly looked the woman up and down her. She must have suffered quite a bit, her skin was rough, but her body itself was not bad. Even if her face was a little plain, if you said she was cute, you could see her as cute.
I said with a sly smile.

“Yeah. I’ll triple your salary for you girls, too. Only if you add a condition to the contract that you can hug me.”
“Is that really?!”

What? Women were also surprisingly welcome.
I thought that there might be women who quit with their pride hurt, but it was an unexpected harvest.
Even if you raise your salary by 3 times, it’s easy to get it back.

“However, don’t pretend to be my lover just because you hugged me. Originally, all the women in this house are my lovers, so treat them as if you’re serving the master. Including our head maid.”

I hugged Maria by the waist and pressed her body closely. I have to show you this too.

“Then that’s all I have to say. Please take care of me, Maria.”
“Again, I’m just doing more stupid things… Haa…”

After kissing Maria as she sighed, I dismissed the personnel.
Oh, I had something to do before that.

“You there. Traitor.”
“Yes, yes?! Are you talking about me…?”

The traitorous maid I called looked back in amazement.

“You stay because you have something to say.”
“Yes, yes, yes…”

She hasn’t done anything bad yet, but she cries.
After everyone else had left, she spoke to the maid.

“What is your name?”
“…Martina Beekman.”
“Bikman? Do you have a last name?”
“Yes. I’m already a fallen baron…”

Hmm. Still, being able to claim your last name means you’re not ruined by crime like the Red Star family. If you sell or return your title, you will no longer be a noble, but even those born with that surname can claim their surname. It means that Martina can have a last name, but she can’t have that child.

“So Martina, how did you get here? The conditions couldn’t have been so favorable that a troubled maid like you was chosen.”
“I-I… I was recommended by Lady Rachel, Lady Elizabeth’s handmaid…”
“Rachel?”

Rachel, an unknown semen snatcher. That Rachel recommended it? Why?

“Well, since the incident happened at the party the other day, they said that if you testify properly, you will get a good job… So I was introduced to you…”
“Really? It might be a job with good conditions…But I don’t know what Rachel thinks of stealing the owner’s goods or leaving the maid who tried to sell her owner.”

At my words, the maid threw her face on the floor right away and bowed her head.

“My, please don’t kick me out. I’ll do my best in everything!”
“Anything?”

When you say anything, do you mean anything?

“Yes, four. Master, if you wish…”
“No, that’s okay. Do you think I’m in heat 24 hours a day?”

He deliberately feigns anger at Martina, who tries to untie the scarf around her neck. Then Martina shivered amusedly and put on her scarf again.

“Martina. Why are you trembling so much? Did you commit a crime?”
“Ah, no! I just thought that if the Count abandoned me, it would really be over…”
“End? Why?”
“Well, actually… I have a sick little brother at home. He says his name is Michael Beekman…”

From then on, Martina’s story was a desperate life story that could not be heard without her tears.

Her older sister Martina and her younger brother Michael were born to poor male writers.
Her parents, the baroness couple, were poor but honest and upright people, and Martina spent her happy childhood with her smart and cute little brother.
But when her younger brother, Michael, turns 15, she succumbs to an unknown disease, and dark clouds begin to set in her happy family. In order to cure Michael, the only man in the family, the baron and his wife went everywhere to find a doctor and medicine, but they couldn’t even find out the name of Michael’s illness.

Then, tricked by a mean quack doctor, the parents fall into a huge debt. It was a debt that could not be repaid even if he sold all his property and title.
In this situation, the father, the baron, collapsed from shock and died. Her mother, the baroness, contracted a sexually transmitted disease and died while selling her body for money. Her parents died, leaving Martina with a huge debt they couldn’t pay off and a sick younger brother.

Thrown into her wild world with her suddenly ailing brother, Martina worked for her life and death. But she couldn’t even pay the interest on her debt, let alone pay for her brother’s medicine, with the money Martina earned from her work.
Martina turns to crime to escape her debt collection. While she was working at the Chancellor’s Office, she had her hands on Elizabeth’s jewels.

Of course, there was no way Martina, an amateur, would not go unnoticed. Her crimes are revealed in an instant, and Martina is thrown out of her job.
Martina, who couldn’t even find food to eat today. It is said that it was the forces that tried to frame Elizabeth that she reached out to Martina.

“Hmm…”

If all of Martina’s story was true, she deserved sympathy. But how far can you trust her and her words? I felt like I could make up that much of a story to justify the facts of the crime.

“So, is Martina saying she can’t be kicked out, even for her brother’s sake?”
“Yes! So Count, please have mercy…!”

Indeed. With the salary I give her, she might be able to pay her debts and raise her younger brother as well. It must be a job Martina cannot miss.
But there was something I wanted to check more than that.

“Okay. Shall we go to Martina’s house today?”
“Yes Yes?”
“She said her brother was sick? I’ll see how and where she is sick.”

I grabbed her Martina by the arm and lifted her up from her seat. Then he pushed her butt hard, telling her to lead the way.

“Ha, but the house we live in is not a place where we dare to serve the Count. It’s too shabby…”
“It’s okay. I was originally a commoner. I don’t care about that.”
“Ah, I see. Then I’ll guide you… Please don’t stab me again…”

Huh? Is that Martina’s fault for walking in front of her and waving her ass? If her ass is in front of her and she’ll do anything, she can’t help but touch it, right?

“Then let’s go. Sleipnir.”
Hee hee?”

I came out of the mansion and took out Sleipnir. At most he hired a coachman, but he didn’t think he’d make a fuss with her to ride in her carriage.
I climbed aboard Sleipnir and put Martina behind her.

“Martina. Just tell me where she is.”
“Ah, yes, four!”

Maybe she’s not used to horseback riding, Martina trembled and clung to my waist. And I rode her horse, as Martina pointed out, into the slums in District 3.

“…Someone manages to live in a place like this.”
“Yes…I’m ashamed but…”

The house was not to the extent of being shabby. It was a thick house that looked like it was made of loose mud, and there was no light inside.
Do you have a house like this in the capital? It was quite a shock.

“Michael. Are you awake?”
“…Sister?”

Martina’s brother was lying on a bed made of straw. Whether it was true that she was ill, her skinny body and complexion were not good. Anyone who sees you will think you’re sick.
If she hadn’t been ill, she might have grown up to be pretty handsome. The lines are thin and the face is feminine. If you ask a slug to turn her into a woman, it might be quite nice to see?

“You’re Martina’s sister.”
“Yes… Who are you?”
“I don’t know about that. Let’s start by checking if the disease can be cured. Fairy Queen Elena.”

I took Fairy Queen Elena out of the ministry. The little fairy queen in her crown appeared, humming at her.

“Wow…A fairy.”

Seeing Fairy Queen Elena, Michael let out a dreamy exclamation.
Elena is a familiar that was also used to heal Kun, who was covered in blood, and its amazing healing performance has already been confirmed.
And what I want to confirm this time is whether Elena can cure human diseases.

“Elena. Can you cure it?”

When I asked, Elena raised her nose and patted her chest. She seemed to be leaving her alone for this much.
As Elena waved the small twig in her hand, Michael’s body was enveloped in a twinkling light.

“Wow!”
“Michael!”