6 (Chapter 5) Ojou-sama is worried

"It tastes bad."

Among the many mansions lining the aristocratic quarter, the Dukes of Variers was built to show off its power.

In a part of its vast grounds, a garden with colorful flowers beautifully managed by a gardener, Isabella took her mouth off her teacup and told her to throw up.

"I'm sorry, Ojou-sama."

"I thought you were going to make me drink this muddy tea, are you making a fool of me?"

I'm sorry..."

The maid girl bows her head and apologizes, and is showered with tea in a cup.

The maid girl, who was bathed in almost boiling water because it was freshly brewed, trembled slightly for a moment, but immediately repeated the apology.

"Crow! Brew this again..."

Isabella turned around behind her and gave the order, but stopped moving when she remembered that the butler, who was supposed to be there all the time, was no longer there.

"Oh..."

"Ojou, I'll brew it again soon."

"No, it's okay, please go down."

「... Excuse me."

The other maids who were watching tried to make tea again, but Isabella interrupted them and ordered the servants around her to go down.

Now I just wanted to be alone.

"Huh..., I'm in the mood for chocolate today..."

Isabella, who is left alone and empty-handed, complains as she reaches for the sweets on the table.

The finest muffins, which were supposed to be made by the house's top chefs, also felt somewhat bland.

Over the past few days, a number of frustrations over trivial things that normally bother her have been piling up, disturbing Isabella's mind.

I know the cause.

It's bad that there's no butler who has been taking care of her until now.

"Not at all..., it's disqualifying for a butler to leave your master alone and sleep forever."

Isabella is still complaining as she looks in the direction of the room where Crow sleeps, but despite her words, she has a worried expression on her face.

On the day of the exam, Crowe, who was mortally wounded, managed to survive thanks to the doctors' treatment.

But he didn't wake up when his injuries healed.

According to the doctor, it was caused by a strong blow to the head when he was hidden, and he did not know when he would wake up, and in fact, it could stay like this for the rest of his life.

Why should I care about Crow!"

After all, they are commoners with no magical powers, and at first they only saw them as disposable beings like the others.

However, while Isabella's servants were quickly leaving her side, Crow was the only one by her side no matter what.

And before she knew it, she had become an indispensable part of Isabella's life.

When Isabella heard that he might never wake up, she was just as shocked as she had once broken her favorite doll.

But we can't admit it.

It is not the way of a nobleman who is a ruler, such as being disturbed by a single commoner.

"If you don't wake up quickly, I'll punish you..."

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The man was in despair for life.

Born and raised in an ordinary salaryman family, he came to the city after graduating from a decent university in the countryside, and the company he joined was a so-called black company.

Every day I am forced to work hard until I am a rag with a low salary, and I am unreasonably angry with my boss.

While everyone around me is getting married and having children, I can't do it myself, and I live alone and without purpose every day.

While regretting that it wasn't supposed to be like this, I didn't know how to change the current situation.

He was forced to work that day, and when the man left the company, the date had changed.

As I waited at a traffic light at a crosswalk on my way home, a woman in a suit came next to me, with dead eyes just like me.

She must be a victim of this society.

Just as I remembered such a sense of familiarity, my vision suddenly turned white.

"What...!"

At the moment when he had a question, a car flew in front of the man.

The steel mass, controlled by the astonished old man, used its mass and speed to blow away the men's bodies.

(What's that!) ）

As he flew through the air in a world where everything was in slow motion, the man felt an anger he hadn't felt in a long time.

Unreasonable, unreasonable, unreasonable!

Why do I have to look at you like this?

I didn't do anything wrong!

Why..., why!

I wish they would at least let me live a normal life, but even that would take it away from me!

Animal husbandry!

They're all!

Then, he was slammed to the ground with a grudge against everything in the world, and the man's life came to an end easily.

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"Ugh..., here... is..."

If you open your eyesOne's ownunknownI was sleeping on the bed in my room.

You try to get out of bed, but your body is heavy and you can't move well.

I wonder how long I had slept.

「... What's that?"

I slowly get up and look around the room with a blurry head and feel a tremendous sense of discomfort.

But I don't even understand what it is.

I tilted my head and tried to get out of the room, and I froze as I passed by a figure leaning against the wall.

「... Oh!"

In the figure is a young man in his twenties with black hair and dark eyes, that is, Your usual self Man, I don't know was pictured.

"What..., this?"

Involuntarily staring at the reflection of the man in the mirror.

The person in the mirror is definitely a man named Crow.

While I think I am familiar with myself, I also can't recognize it as my own.

I don't know why.

When I thought about it calmly, I thought of this room as my room, but at the same time, I thought it was a strange room.

What is happening?

Oh yes, what was I doing before I lost consciousness?

"I'm sure, I..."

Yes, when I was waiting for a traffic light, I was run over by a car ...

"Wrong!"

That's not right. He was hit directly by Miss Maria's mass of magic while sheltering the Ojou-sama.

I took it for granted, but what is a car?

No, what is your memory now, anyway?

... Memory?

"What..., this?"

I was stunned to explore my head.

There is a memory inside of you other than your own.

It's a memory of a different person, a different world, than the one who lived as Crow.

Moreover, I recognize that memory as my own.

So, now I... Who is it?

"I..., Crow..."

Spit out the words, as if telling yourself.

But at the same time, he makes a noise that another memory is different.

"The Ojou-sama..., the butler..."

No, I'm just a dull office worker.

He is a slave who just goes back and forth between work and home with dead eyes every day.

The voice in my head gradually gets louder.

「... Oh my."

It's a very convenient dream.

You're on a hospital bed anyway, right?

「... Shut up."

The Ojou-sama is just an illusion anyway.

"Shut up shut up shut up"

Because no one needs me...

"Shut up!"

He shouted to drown out the voice echoing in his head, grabbed him and slammed his head.

The mirror shatters into pieces, and fresh blood drips from his forehead.

"Haa

The pain calmed me down a little, but the voice in my head still didn't go away.

"Ahh

I ran out of the room, trying to escape the voice.

"Here..."

As I wandered around the mansion without a hitch, I found myself in the garden.

The voice in my head was still insisting, straining my spirit.

I don't even know where my memories are anymore, and the fear that my existence will melt away hits me.

Bound by a ray of hope, he walks through the garden based on his own unreliable memories.

"Ojou,..."

「... Crow?"

At the end of the flower arch, there was the person I wanted to meet the most.

It was probably during tea time, and the Ojou-sama in a posture still attached to the muffin was staring at us with wide eyes in surprise.

Seeing this, various emotions ran through me, and I exploded uncontrollably.

"Ojou ..., Ojou-sama!"

"Whoa! Suddenly, it's nothing!"

I impulsively clung to the legs of a Ojou-sama sitting in a chair.

The Ojou-sama cries out in surprise, but I can't afford to worry about that now.

"I... Who the hell is that!?"

"Huh?"

The Ojou-sama looks confused, but even I don't know what's what.

My memories were so jumbled that I didn't even know who I was anymore.

"Tell me!"

"Well, calm down for now."

"But Ojou-sama, I...!"

"You told me to calm down!"

"Ahhhhhh

Ignoring the restraint, I seemed to have reached the limit of my patience as I tied myself to the Ojou-sama, and the Ojou-sama's hand sword with a blue streak on her forehead exploded on my head, and I was slammed to the ground.

The brain heaven is... It's unpleasant, Ojou-sama...

I felt that the momentum of the blood that had originally flowed from my head became even stronger.

"I'm going to sleep forever with my husband alone, and when I finally wake up, I'm covered in blood and I'm noisy about things I don't understand! Don't you know yourself? You're Crow! My property and butler, nothing more, nothing less! If you understand, reply!"

Perhaps she was so stressed that the Ojou-sama got up from her chair wildly and thrust her finger at me.

It's a wild and crazy story.

「... Fufu, fuhahahahaha."

However, as soon as I heard the Ojou-sama's words, I felt as if the gears that had been misaligned inside me had clicked.

At the same time, the haze that used to hang over your head disappears, and your thoughts become clearer.

Oh yes, what were you worried about not going down so much?

I belong to the Ojou-sama.

I don't care who I am.

I just have to think about her.

I couldn't hear the voices in my head anymore.

"What, what..., what is it this time!"

I suddenly burst out laughing, and the Ojou-sama stepped back in confusion.

This is not good, isn't it disqualifying a butler to ignore the Ojou-sama?

"No, I'm sorry Ojou-sama, I was a little confused, sorry for your concern."

"Well, I'm not worried about you!"

I apologize and bow deeply to me, and the Ojou-sama shouts in a panicked manner.

It's embarrassing no matter how you look at it, but it's kindness not to touch it.

Still, thank you, Ojou-sama."

If it weren't for the Ojou-sama, I don't know what would have happened to me.

I can't thank you enough.

"Hmph, if you have time to say that, work for me right away, because I'll handle and use what I've been sleeping so far."

When the Ojou-sama heard the words of gratitude, she turned away, but when she saw that her ears were red, a smile overflowed involuntarily.

Name: Crow

Gender: Male

Age: Unknown (estimated early 20s)

Favorite things: Miss Isabella

Dislikes: Miss Isabella's enemy Prince Albert

Hobbies: Taking care of Miss Isabella

A dark-haired, black-eyed young man who is Isabella's exclusive butler.

Although he comes from the slums, Isabella saved his life a long time ago, and he has been absolutely loyal to her ever since.

Although he is a human who does not have magical powers, which is rare in the game, his specs are so high that the butler of the Duke's family works even though he is from a commoner.

His ability as a butler is one of the best in Japan.

It is a hidden strategy character, and it can be captured by completing all of Isabella's harassment events.

His route has a lot of bad endings, so be very careful.

Since she has lived only thinking about fulfilling Isabella's orders, she has a terrifyingly thin ego except for things related to Isabella, and is sometimes described by other people as a doll.

In his route, the main thing is to regain the self that he lost while interacting with the protagonist.