7 - Chapter Vii -- I'M Eight Years Old.
He is now 8 years old. He has become quite accustomed to life in the Bertham household.
Being a slave, I was prepared to be treated very badly at first (although my master's training is abusive), but life is much better than I expected.
The marquis's family has a vast estate by the lake where the castle stands. However, the house itself is not so large. In addition to the main house where Mrs. Elsa usually spends her time, there is a building for the exclusive use of servants. The number of servants is surprisingly small, consisting of four maids, a butler, and Falco, the master.
The main house is a two-story building, with the entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen, bath, and toilet on the first floor, and is more of a space for guests. All the rooms are spacious and the furnishings are first-rate. The dining room, for example, is large enough to accommodate up to 100 people. Parties are said to be held here.
The second floor is a living space, and Mrs. Elsa's private room is also located here. There are ten rooms, but many of them are unused.
"We are a family of marquises. Even if you are a slave, you are still a member of the Bertham family, so you should dress appropriately.
By Mrs. Elsa's order, I usually wear a suit like a butler. In fact, I look pretty cool. I am also provided with training clothes and pajamas at night. We are fed three meals a day, not the same as Mrs. Elsa, but the food situation is still quite good. Bread, soup, and some kind of stew are served every day.
Her husband, the Marquis de Berthaume, is a resident of the castle and sleeps in his office. The office is quite large and has many rooms, and it is said to have a bath and a toilet. In addition, he is given several rooms in which he lives with his many attendants and subordinates.
The Kingdom of Juca used to be the most powerful kingdom in the world, but it is becoming corrupt inside. The current king, Jukha Yoke Juan IV, is only 38 years old, but he has a reputation as a dark lord who stays in his back palace and rarely takes care of his political affairs. It is said that he keeps beautiful women by his side and f*cks them from morning till night.
However, the crown prince, Juka Yorke Oluren, who will turn 19 this year, is a very intelligent person, and the royal court is already steadily preparing to have him hold political office.
Lady Elsa is the tutor of the Dauphin Orlen, and is like his foster parent. Naturally, the Dauphin has great trust in her, and she visits the royal palace from time to time to serve as his adviser. And her husband, the Marquis of Berthaume, is the Dauphin's right hand man, assisting him in his political affairs.
In short, it is not an exaggeration to say that this country is carried by the Dauphin and the couple who raised him, Bertham and his wife. As a result, although the country has managed to maintain its system, there are many families who aim to bring down the Barsaam family, and in fact, they have sent assassins to the country.
Usually, the assassins have been eliminated without any problem because of the presence of Falco, the master, as a guard. However, if the assassins target the Marquis of Bartham in the palace at the same time, there will not be enough guards. That's why I, who have warding skills, was bought as a slave.
Noble society is a society of factions. In the Kingdom of Juka, the faction led by the Dauphin is the most powerful, but his brother, the Duke of Heera, and General Kargi of the Royal Army also have their own factions, so you cannot be too careful. It is imperative that we have a system that can deal with these factions head on.
When I first came to Bertham's house, I trained with my master from morning to night, but recently, in addition to training with my master, I have been given time to study such things as "manners" and "reading and writing".
As one might expect, he is 34 years old. Reading, writing, and arithmetic were mastered in no time. Because the language is Japanese, and the letters are in Roman alphabet. It takes a little bit of kanji conversion in my head, but there are punctuation marks and I have no difficulty in reading.
"If I could improve my warding skills a little more and become the butler of this house, I would have a peaceful life.
I go to bed with these thoughts in my head. Of course, such naive thoughts soon fall apart...
Rinos (Slave warder, 8 years old)
H!? : 45
M!? : 143
Warding magic lvl 3 (Master's fire magic (lvl 3) no longer works!)
Fire magic LV1 (now able to produce small fireballs!)
Water Magic LV1 (I can now produce water!)
Recovery magic LV1
Life magic LV1
Chanting LV2
Appraisal magic LV3
Good manners LV1
Cultivation LV3 (it came with it when I did the double-digit multiplication)