Legend

Elaine leaves, and all that remains in the room will be Ray and one maid.

The maid came in to replace Elaine with she left, so I don't even know what interaction Ray and Elaine were having... but it was still predictable what the relationship was between them.

Even though the maid never imitated Ray asking about it because she could have predicted it.

Only maids serving the House of the Duke of Kelp, many of whom are daughters of other nobles.

This maid, attached to Ray, was also the third daughter of a certain baron when she belonged to the aristocracy.

Fortunately, this maid usually worked as a maid without being proud of her status as an aristocrat?

If he were the kind of person who would order high pressure toward Ray, who is not a nobleman, he would undoubtedly have bought Elaine's wrath.

Nevertheless, that was arranged by the butler of the Duke of Keller, who knows Ray's character and relationship to Elaine.

The maid approaches Ray, who is drinking tea to kill his time to dinner.

"Go ahead."

Made to brew new tea, even if Ray didn't say anything.

"Hmm? Oh, bad.... than that, can I ask you something?

"What is it?

The maid who asks back to Ray's words has a good face to describe as not extending to Elaine or undoubtedly beautiful.

It's not strange if you're in love with a maid like that if you're normal, but it's not like you're in love with Ray, who acts with three people of such beauty that their nature is so different that they're famous in history.

... For a maid who was slightly confident in her beauty, she didn't even dissapoint with Ray's attitude like that, but she doesn't imitate it to the surface and asks what the matter is.

"Can you tell me what it's like to be Elaine's mother, the Duchess of Kelevel?

"Is it Master Arcadia? Right.... I thought you might combine kindness with fear."

"Kindness and fear... I mean, can I assume you have a noble personality, to be specific?

Ray, who could not think of any particular concrete example in the words kindness and fear, recognises it that way for now.

Considering Elaine's mother, I don't really think of her personality as an aristocratic nobleman...

"Right. I'm sure you're proud of yourself. And Elaine's biological parents are the only ones who are very beautiful."

"I guess."

Because she is Elaine's mother, Ray didn't have to tell her maid that she was beautiful.

(Well, nobility has basically been welcoming beauty shapes to my wife and son-in-law for generations. If that happens, there will certainly be a lot of aesthetic shapes, naturally)

Of course, it's not strange that there are people in the world who love civilians, not nobles, but that's a minority.

It was an unmistakable fact that the descendants would also have more beauty shapes because the ancestors would have all the beauty shapes in that way.

In fact, the aristocracy that Ray has met so far is because there were many faces that were mostly above average.

... I can't deny that some of them were sneaky and overweight or too thin.

"I think Arcadia was looking forward to seeing Ray."

"To me? Why again?"

As I was pulling Elaine into a bad path - albeit from an aristocratic point of view - I was thinking about the possibility that she hated me, Ray, but I didn't think they'd say I was looking forward to seeing her.

For a moment, I thought they said I was looking forward to seeing you in a bad way, but as far as the maid was concerned, I was sure that wasn't even the case.

"It's..."

The moment the maid tries to say something to Ray's words, the door to the room is knocked.

The maid turns her gaze on Ray, and Ray nods back that she can go out on it.

That's how the maid opened the door, and there was an old man in butler's clothes.

The old man deserved to be described as good to see, but the maid stiffens for a moment when she sees the old man.

Naturally. I am in front of you because I was the deacon who was putting together maids and deacons serving the Duke of Kelp house.

The maid also got stiff because she didn't think the deacon would show up.

Still return to me immediately and open your mouth.

"That, Deacon. What can I do for you?

"Dinner's ready, so I'm here to get Master Ray."

"... the Deacon himself, is it?

I had expected it, but still I really didn't expect the Deacon himself to imitate it like that... and the maid can't hide her surprise.

But if you try to be Deacon, the presence of Ray is a likely opponent to be deeply involved in the upcoming Duke of Keller family.

More than that, keeping Ray firmly in check with his own eyes was something he should have done.

For the Deacon, that's the person named Elaine since she was a kid...... no, she's the one I've seen since she was born.

If you say it without fear of misunderstandings, you even think half of it like your own daughter, or grandson.

So if you're the person who's seen as the lover of such a person, there's no way the deacon wouldn't have checked that personality.

"Yeah, I'm a customer with an alias, so I have to be rude."

I am convinced that the maid and such may be the case with the deacon who tells his inner thoughts without giving them any expression.

"Okay. Please wait a moment."

Saying so, the maid heads to Ray's sitting couch.

The Deacon looks at Ray as he sees how such a maid looks.

Don't be rude, gently. But just so I can make sure I can see your face.

(Whew)

Seeing Ray's face, the deacon raises only a little admiration inside.

According to stories I heard, a person named Ray was wearing a hooded robe, mostly that hood.

But if you change into solid clothes this way and see the sight of your face, you can clearly see its face.

Not that it's a masculine face, but a face that you could describe as a Ningro woman's face.

So there is no sign of weakness while you are, because its eyes are strong... and there is a light of will that you can say is intense?

The deacon admired it because he saw the light in his eyes, not Ray's face.

At least, the first stage passes.

So judging from the inside, the Deacon gracefully greets Ray as he rises to the word of the maid and approaches him.

"Nice to meet you, Lord Ray. I am deacon at the Duke of Kelp, my name is Remnes."

"... aren't you Sebastian"

I lowered my head, Deacon, and I felt like Ray had said something to Remness's ear, but if you look up, Ray doesn't look like he felt anything in particular.

He was quite an elderly lemness, but his ears haven't gotten far yet.

No doubt Ray grumbled about something, but there's no reason to pursue it more than Ray showing things like he's nothing.

... Although Ray shrugged like a butler, it wasn't named Sebastian.

That's what I thought, considering another butler I'd met before, maybe...

"Now that dinner is ready, I'll show you around"

"Please."

That said, Lemnes and Ray leave the room and walk down the hall.

The aisle also has paintings hung only at the residence of the Duke of Keller, or a pot that must be a work of art.

There's no way Ray had the aesthetic eye of his hand, though he had no idea whether the paintings or the various pieces of art, starting with the kettle, were real or fake, or, if so, how much they were worth.

Lemnes also decides that he doesn't know the value of the substitute being decorated from Ray's attitude, minus Ray's appreciation in the heart.

If paintings and works of art were magic items, Ray might have been somewhat interested.

While walking down the hallway, Ray looks at Remness's back as he endures not caring about the feeling of tightening his neck.

I would be a little older than the old...... but still don't look like I can hit my walking body.

In other words, it was also proof that it was all worked out.

(If you're also the Duke of Kelevel, who leads the aristocracy, you're pretty strong in the position of deacon.... Actually, could a butler require a high level of combat power or something?

Ray thought of it that way, naturally influenced by the subculture starting with the comics he read when he was in Japan.

Few deacons and maids are highly combatant.

Of course that's happening because it's only more interesting to set that up, and in fact, in this Elgin, the butler or maid doesn't ask you to be highly combative.

... In fact, there's never been a butler or maid like that for any reason, but that's really just a few exceptions.

There is no conversation between Remness and Ray, and he keeps walking silently for more than enough.

Continued walking in one mansion for more than enough indicated the size of the Duke of Keller mansion.

I was riding Seto and watching from above for once, so I understood the general breadth.

Still, if you actually walk yourself, you know how big that is.

"Arrived"

In Remnes' words, Ray finally understood that he had arrived at the place of destination… where the dinner party would take place.

What spreads in front of you is a bigger door than you expected.

Ray can also predict that the bigger than normal door is probably to bring in huge dishes.

When Ray sees a door like that, eventually Remness opens the door.

Moments later, Ray breathes reflexively in the scent that stimulates his appetite drifting from inside the dining room.

Its fragrant aroma doesn't just seem to have been baked or sautéed, it seems to be using some special cooking method.

"Excuse me. I've guided you to Lord Ray."

Ray enters the dining room, listening to Remness.

The first thing that came into my sight was a huge table.

On that table is the figure of Elaine wearing a blue party dress.

The figure is so beautiful that even Ray, who is accustomed to Elaine's beauty, is accidentally blinded.

Elaine also smiles slightly when she notices Ray looking at herself.

"You've come a long way, Lord Ray.... No, should I call you Lord Ray of Deep Red in this case?

With that voice, Ray turns his gaze to those who speak.

There he was, a person who would be clearly inferior to Dusker in stature.

But... I definitely think it's above Dusker when it comes to the atmosphere and signs surrounding me.

It was obvious who that was without having to think about it at the time I was here.

"... Nice to meet you, Duke of Kelevel. If you could just call me Ray."

For a moment, it was only a moment, but Ray was definitely put under barometric pressure by the man in front of him.

Had this been the battlefield, Ray would not have imitated it to be barometric by the Duke of Kelevel either.

But that's only because it's a battlefield, and the man in front of Ray now is definitely someone who has to understand that the vessel is huge.

The Duke of Keller was also speaking intentionally intimidating Ray.

An act to find out how many vessels Ray is.

I get information from various places, but that's information only.

I still needed to meet him personally and talk to him to see what Ray was like.

The Duke of Kelevel is also confident in the eyes that he sees people, just as he leads the aristocracy in a monstrous nest called the aristocratic society.

So although I was surprised for a moment by the pressure I emitted, I was surprised by Ray, who immediately returned a reaction.

How many people can react so quickly under the pressure of their current self?

That wasn't supposed to be so much for the aristocrats.

(Pass first, or)

Judging so, the Duke of Kelevel weakens the pressure he was exerting.

I can tell you that I've been doing this before, even with a friendly grin, so it seems aristocratic.

"Heh heh, you. Why don't you go around there? He's in trouble too."

Yes. The only woman on the table who spoke to the Duke of Kelevel but Elaine.

Who it was, that's what Ray understood without having to think about it.

Elaine and the others told me exactly what happened to her.

In other words, that person is Arcadia Kelevel.

To the Duchess of Kelevel, she was Elaine's mother.