I Favor the Villainess

"Why am I like this..."

Our Lady Claire is the one who said no offense.

"It's work, work"

"I know that. But I'm the one doing the work that anyone can do."

"Dear Claire, you're the lower end of a rookie in the College Knights. Isn't it natural to do chores?"

We are using the Knights of the College to come and buy out to the market in Wangdu.

The place I'm walking right now seems to deal mainly with fresh groceries, with delicious looking fruits and fresh vegetables lined up in stores.

The sound of a good economy was echoing, and the neighborhood was full of people.

"With so many people, it's going to come off. Can you hold hands?

"Fine."

"That's fine. Then I'll connect."

"I won't let you!

Shh. Master Claire intimidated me.

"Uh."

"You're close..."

"That's true."

The members of the buyout are Dear Claire, me, and Mischa and Lehne.

Saying you're the same rookie doesn't exactly make the princes shop.

It is inevitable that we have become these four.

The truth is that Master Claire was going to leave a message, but she followed me because she had a lot to buy.

Of course, it's not for Lady Claire to hold, but for Lene to follow without a leak.

"So, what are you buying?

"Uh, ten parchments, twenty papyrus, two inches of ink, a pair of paint, a pair of leather strings, a pair of nails, and then some tea leaves and tea treats."

"Probably office supplies."

"The most common job in the Knights of the College is clerical work."

As I've touched on before, there's a lot of plain work to do when it comes to the College Knights.

The most common is administrative work related to various school events.

We often have to keep a record of our budget statements and the number of school supplies that teachers use.

"Enjoyable shopping is like a tea treat."

"Right."

"Let's make it a new treat for Blume"

"I can't, Master Claire."

Misha dismisses Lady Claire's suggestion without any hesitation.

"Why not?"

"Bloomed confectionery is too expensive. If you want to make a purchase, please do so with your own money."

"How much do you have today, Lene?

"I had no private shopping plans, so it's about 100,000 gold"

"Then you can't buy it..."

Until now I have not touched on the details, but the currency of the kingdom is gold.

As far as the feeling is concerned, you should think of it as about a circle of equals and a gold.

100,000 gold is quite a lot of money if you try to be a civilian, but as a possession of upstream aristocrats, a lot of what you can buy to buy Blume sweets is an impossible amount.

"Shall we get to work today? I'll see you again for tea treats."

"I can't help it."

Oh, boy, Claire shrugged her shoulder and frowned when she did her eyes on the road.

"I don't like it..."

Following the gaze of Master Claire, who threw up so much, there were two children in worn out there begging.

One was hurting his leg or wrapped in a bandage.

"Beggars have increased since the conflict with the Nah Empire."

"Prices are slowly rising…"

Mischa, who only states the facts without affirmation or denial, and Lene, who gives a sympathetic gaze to beggars.

Is this the difference between former nobles and civilians?

Incidentally, the Nah Empire is a neighboring country to the east of the Kingdom of Bauer, a species of headache in a kingdom that has been in conflict many times before.

"Prices are definitely going up, but wages must be going up, too, right?

"I'm not catching up. Wages are difficult to lower once they are raised, so employers tend to keep them small, even if they do."

Lene explained politely.

What she is saying may also be referred to as a lower stiffness in wages.

"Then it's not your employer who's responsible."

"Because employers are also civilians. Life isn't easy."

……

Did you have something to think about, Master Claire showed a little bit like thinking about it?

"Dear Claire,"

Such a familiar voice stopped Master Claire.

"Oh, maid length. It's an odd encounter."

The Lord of Voices was the Maid Chief of the François family.

I meet her once in an interview with a maid.

"I'm in the middle of my husband's shopping, but my husband wants me to see Master Claire and bring him in."

"Your father?

Both Claire's father are face-to-face during the maid interview.

It is the Dollar of the Minister of Finance.

"I'm at work now."

"I thought so, but how could my husband?"

"You have no choice...... Do you guys have a minute?

It is the invitation of this number of nobles in the country.

There's no way you can say no to us.

The line was taken out to the main street by the maid chief.

There was a luxurious carriage parked on the shoulder, clearly tailored differently.

"Hi Claire. Good luck to your alumni. Excuse me from the car."

A beautiful blonde, very similar to Master Claire, opened the carriage door in a frockcoat.

"Good day, Father. What happened to you? I'm going to be shopping for the Knights of the College."

"Hmm? Not that I can do much for you, but is that also why you shouldn't see your daughter and call her off?

Master Dollar said it was obvious.

"Father... I'm still busy with this."

"I don't think there's anything that should take precedence over me."

Dear Dollar, the way I said so naturally.

I guess a man named Dollar is nobility itself, for better or worse.

"If you're shopping, take a ride. You civilians are also allowed to ride on a special basis."

"You're not going to noble town, are you?

"Sometimes it's fine. It is also the duty of nobility to look at the lives of the civilian population. I don't think so."

For that reason, I'm going to be with Mr. Dollar.

The three-headed carriage was big enough that the five of us didn't feel cramped aboard.

Whether something like suspension is working or riding is amazingly comfortable.

For a while, nobody talked.

Misha and Lene are pathetically nervous.

"How's college these days, Claire?"

It was like a dollar that opened its mouth.

I see it's been a long time since I've been able to talk to my daughter living apart in dorm life, and she seems in a good mood with a smile.

"That's nothing normal. It's a little annoying with the civilian movement."

Lady Claire answered softly.

It's hard for you to have a daughter your age.

"A civilian movement... You're the work of a fool who made a mistake in His Majesty's competency-oriented policy. So I was against that policy..."

Jesus Christ, Master Dollar stroked his temple.

Master Dollar is said to be at the forefront of aristocratic forces opposed to capability doctrine.

He doesn't seem to look good to the civilian movement, which should also be called the petitioner of capability.

"What do you think, Ray-Taylor?

Such a dollar suddenly pointed water at me.

Lady Claire peels her eyes.

"Father, what kind of blow is it? The same goes for remembering the names of civilians, but I can't believe they even speak up."

For Claire, who knows Dollar better in this, Dollar's behavior seemed unexpected.

"What, it's a little whimsical. I hear she's got some outstanding grades among this year's integration students. I wonder what kind of thoughts such a person has."

It's not a question that I took up and thought deeply about, Dollar stressed.

"Right...... Master Claire asked me something similar, but as far as I'm concerned, I don't particularly think so. For me, I don't care about anything else if I have days to spend with Master Claire."

"Hmm. As a squire, that's the right way to think. But it is true that you are also a civilian. Don't you ever yearn for a life like nobility?

For example, the dollar asked me to try to dress like my daughter.

"I prefer to see Master Claire happy than I do luxury. You have no particular admiration for aristocratic life. It's enough not to eat every day."

"Are you serious?

"I mean it."

Master Dollar's eyes stare at me.

In this world, there is no disrespect for eye contact, so I looked back at it without thinking about it.

"Hmm. You're speaking for civilians today. I want more people like you."

"I'm afraid."

I gratefully responded to the dollar smiling satisfactorily.

Thanks to Ray, for what?

I say no, but I never think of it as a campaign to keep the civilian movement down.

I understand that idea is a noble one, and I think that even the inequality between rich and poor should be reduced.

I just prefer to work as Master Claire's maid to join the civilian movement.

In other words, it is a matter of priority.

"I feel a little better. Let's buy him some sweets. Maid Leader, turn to Blume."

"Yes, sir."

The carriage changes direction.

For the record, your wife is the head of the maid.

How all-purpose that you can do it.

"Hey father, please don't make up your mind. As I said, we're here for work, right?

"You don't mind just dropping by for a little while, do you? If you say anything, you can give me my name."

"That's not the problem."

"So what's the problem?

Dear Dollar, It is Freedom.

"Have you ever had bloomed sweets? Chocolate and other things that civilians have spoken of."

"None."

It was Misha who was asked and answered.

I've eaten in my previous life, and I'm the originator of chocolate in this world in the first place, but I kept my mouth shut because the corners were going to stand.

"I guess so. That's a novel treat. Blume has a really well done development team..."

After that, I went to Blume with Dollar, who was in a good mood to talk, and really enjoyed the sweets.

We were also allowed to use Dollar-like carriages to shop for the Knights of the College, so it was enough to get back to school earlier than planned for a stopover.

It is yet another story that we were praised by all the members of the College Knights for bringing home a loot called chocolate for tea treats.