Chương 372: Intermission. Butler's Thoughts 2

Chris's Point Of View" Explosion Magic? To think they've become this advanced. I knew it was a great idea to place my feelers out. To think that all they'd need to do was be delivered a single bone from a grave." The master had begun to read a letter from his "ally" and he's begun to mutter to himself. Thankfully, it doesn't take much to hear him.

From what I can gather, the bone that he received from his Human "allies" was given to the Elves, who now have done something with the Explosion Magic that the Promethian Royal Family exclusively uses. His mutters were illuminating, but some of the finer points still eluded my mind. Regardless, it's safe to say that the master's plans were moving forward in a satisfying direction for him. /Screech! / The master's office door was opened and in walked the madam with the Head Maid following behind her."

Oh, Dear, it looks like you're quite happy with your letter? I can tell Chris hasn't even moved from his position since he delivered it." I simply bowed my head as the madam looked at me. I followed this up by pulling out a chair for the madam and the Head Maid. This is due to an edict that the madam made about how I should treat the Maids in the mansion. I simply follow the wants of my masters, as any Good Butler would." Why thank you, Chris.

Ah, if only My Son could follow your example and read the mood of the room."" The Young Lord is... Well, young, Madam Francine. He simply needs time to become as great as his Parents."" And you're even good at flattery, Chris. Tell me, where exactly did you come from to join our mansion?"" I come from Sweetblood, Madam."" Ah, close to Blackstone. Marquess Yardin, I think? How could he let such a good young Demon go?""

I'm sure it's because his Staff fills his needs perfectly, I simply try to do the same thing, Madam." The madam was clearly in a good mood today, she usually attempts to question and tease me like this when things are going well. The master didn't seem to care as he still placed his face quite far into the letter he's reread quite a few times now." Those sweet words of yours, they must help with the girls, doesn't it, Chris? Have you thought about Marriage at all yet?""

The life of a Butler doesn't permit me much time for such things I'm afraid. Even more so now with all of the work I must do for the future, Madam."" Oh, come now, I've spoken to Dear about this. You should be having 2 days off a week, aren't you?" She's somewhat hung up on this marriage talk recently, perhaps it's because she's realized that the young lord is a lost cause? He refuses to see any other woman besides Princess Sarah Dread- No, Lady Sarah Drake.

Because of his refusal to seek another woman, it seems that the madam has passed her interest to me instead of her son. To be honest, I find this annoying, it gets in the way of my job." I spend most of my time on my days off cleaning and then readying myself for the workdays to come."" Are you a workaholic, Chris?"" I do believe I am, how else could I become a Head Butler after only working in this mansion for 5 years. Unless of course, it's for my charming personality."" Your face isn't so bad either, Chris."

The Head Maid, Lisa, finally spoke since entering the room. She was somewhat eye-catching if one were to pay attention, her bright, long, pink hair that was tied into a ponytail for her work as a Maid and pale skin seemed to give the impression that she spends most of her time indoors. However, as a Maid, she actually spends most of her time working outside the mansion in the sun. Following on from that, if one was to look at her face, the glasses she wears hides her perfectly proportioned face.

Her big round dark-brown eyes that can be seen through the glasses she wears give the impression that she's a somewhat sad person, however, she's usually quite cheerful if you speak to her. She's usually a quiet person who works extremely hard. I sometimes would wonder how someone so quiet would be able to become a Head Maid, but then I remember how the rest of the Maids are usually busy gossiping about this or that. Meanwhile, Lisa would be scrubbing the floors until her hands dry out.

It got to the point where she began to hide her hands behind herself when dealing with people. I asked her about this once and I didn't wish for her to have to go through that anymore. So, I ended up gifting her a somewhat expensive gel to moisturize her skin for her birthday last year. Since then, she's gone from making light-hearted conversations with me to now ignoring me. Only answering a question if she absolutely must, or, like now, when the madam speaks up.

It somewhat hurts, but considering how expensive the gel is, I guess it makes sense that she thinks I might have some kind of ulterior motives for speaking to her. I don't with her, but it's still somewhat sad to think I have one less person to talk to. This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there." Thank you, Lisa." I thank her with as professional a tone as I could, this displeased the madam for some reason." Even with all of your good points, Chris...

You're still lacking in some qualities. Well... At least that seems more fixable than with Drakky..."" Hm?" The madam seemed to be disappointed with me for some reason? I don't understand why, since all I was doing was trying to make Lisa comfortable while being in my presence. I looked to Lisa and was surprised that she was nodding her head along with madam Francine." Ah, honey, you've brought Lisa as well? Judging by the expressions on your faces, I'd say Chris failed somewhere... So be it.""

You're quite hands off."" I can't force him to bend his personal life to me, that goes above what an Employer can do. He's a young man, he'll figure things out eventually." These people make no sense." Anyways, I'm glad to report to you, Honey. The plans are moving through perfectly, I think by the end of the next year, we'll be able to move forward to the next step."" You mean the battles are going to commence soon, Master?"" Yes, Chris. Finally! The time is almost upon us.

We'll be able to complete every goal we originally set out to complete. I've even passed on the word that Matthew Drake's head is worth 500 large platinum coins. The fact that we could accomplish everything without needing to lift a finger... It just feels so right." I've heard some disturbing words from the master's mouth. I peaked at Lisa's face and saw she had her own worries as well.

While the words were disturbing, considering the fact that I've had a hand in slowly building up to this event, I couldn't be too shocked that the outcome was finally coming. Like raising a dam in a river slowly and allowing the water to flow out fully." Do you have a date for when it'll all begin, Master?"" Not exactly, as I can't speak to when Kings will declare war against each other, but if I had to think about it, I'd say sometime during the 10th month."" The Month of Blood, eh?""

Ah, I see you've read up on Our History. Yes, before the Races all sat down and decided to just number the 12 months of the year, we used to name them after different Elemental Gods we would Worship. Fitting that the Month of Blood is when a war would start, don't you think?" The months starting from the first of the year went, Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Light, Dark, Sky, Land, Wood, Blood, Death and then Life.

Every other Race had some different name for a month, when the Alliances between the different Races figured out that the month names were causing complications for appointments and keeping schedules, all of the current Kings decided that standardizing the months would be acceptable. One of the rare times that all of the Kings agreed on something." Yes, it does make sense. I can only wonder how long the war will last."" Hopefully, it'll only last a few months, it'll depend on how stubborn our King is.

But he's yet to ever truly bear his fangs before, I doubt He'd do anything aggressive now, until the Elves begin their assaults." The master began to happily explain how he saw the next year going. We currently have longer than 8 months before any of this could possibly happen. I suppose it'll most likely happen. Since he doesn't wish to stop it, or so our correspondence had continued to tell me over the years. I suppose this means my tenure as a Butler is almost over?

As I was thinking about what I'd like to do for a nice long vacation, the master ended his thoughts with something that brought him back to my attention." And then, at the end of it all, a widowed Sarah Dreadnaught will be easy to Marry to Drak! With that, My Son will finally be happy!" The only thing I know for sure, is that marriage will always be off the table for that piece of trash. I'll make damn sure of it.

"!" Lisa's face twitched as she looked at my expression, I guess she grew too scared of looking at the master. Thankfully, the master and madam were staring at each other. I guess this counts as flirting for them at this point? Lisa must've been shocked as my face showed my thoughts for a brief moment. I quickly fix my face and listen in to see if the master would let anything slip out in his excitement." With this, the Future of Our Dragonbane Family will be secured!"

While Lisa continued to look back and forth at both me and the master, I simply looked on expressionless. We all had our roles to play in this plan, and I'll continue playing mine to perfection. Since Father asked it of me after all.