Chương 122: Chapter 106. Servants

/KNOCK KNOCK/ I awoke to someone knocking on my door. I shook Sarah and Anna awake so I could get out of bed, since I was sandwiched between them. Since we were naked, I rushed to put on my pajamas and told them to take their time. It took me about 5 minutes to make it to the front door. I opened it to be greeted by a few familiar faces, the one in front was Rodrick. Behind him were 10 people, 6 women and 4 men." Good morning, Lord Drake."" Rodrick, good morning. And good morning to all of you.""

Good morning, Sir Drake!" Rodrick had a wry smile on his face as I rubbed the crust out of my eyes to see who these people were. Tug... As I was doing that, I felt a tug on my sleeve. I looked down to see that blue Demon child" Lord Matthew, your fly's open."" Ellie!" /SLAM/ I closed the door quickly so I could make myself presentable. I couldn't help but complain to Sarah in my mind, since she was the one who removed my pants last night. Wait... That voice!

It's the kid I healed of the Green Scourge and her mother from the other day too! What are they doing here!? What is going on!? Rodrick was supposed to come sometime in the afternoon. I opened the door again." Sorry about that, Rodrick.... Weren't you supposed to come by sometime in the afternoon?"" It's 2 o'clock, Lord Drake." I looked up at the sun, yeah seems about right. We slept in. After Paula and Lily decided to return after dinner, one thing led to another and well.... It doesn't matter now."

My apologies, it seems my Family were more tired than we thought we were."" No apologies necessary, Lord Drake. You've given us enough of a surplus of food that we don't need to ration anything yet. All of that in one day after all. A late start to the day is hardly worth mentioning considering what you've done in 1 day.

"" Well, that's good to hear." Tug. I felt a tug on my sleeve again." Hey, why was your fly open? And did you really think that was rude? Are you going to punish me for it?"" ELLIE!" I'm feeling a certain Deja Vu right now. I look down to see those familiar horns coming out from the top of a kid's head." To give your mother some peace of mind. No, I'm not going to punish you, thanks for pointing it out actually."" See, Mom! I told you!"" It's still rude! It's just because our Lord is a kind man, Ellie!

Any other Lord would be furious and embarrassed!"" Well, I'm certainly embarrassed, but it's my fault. So, I don't see a reason to punish anyone for pointing it out. Speaking of which, your name is Ellie, huh."" Yup! come to think of it, we never did introduce ourselves to you, didn't we? You kind of just up and left, Lord Matthew."" Yeah, I had to go fight the Hero, so I couldn't stay anywhere for long." As I answered Ellie's question, her mother had come up and began to speak to me."

I'm sorry for how rude My Daughter is being to you, Lord Drake!" She bowed her head and forcibly bowed Ellie's head as well." Miss... Can you tell me your name please?" Stolen from its original source, this story is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings." Oh, it's Janet, Lord Drake."" Okay, Janet, you don't need to worry that much, I'm not the type of person to punish someone for pointing out something like a downed fly. You don't have to keep apologizing."" Thank you, Lord Drake."" See, I told you!"

Ellie gloated to her mother." Having said that, Ellie, try to be careful, just because I don't think it's a big deal, that doesn't mean others don't either. A bit of tact can never hurt a lady." Ellie nodded to my words. I then looked up to see warm smiles on the other 9 people that were here. I turned to Rodrick and began to speak as Janet and Ellie went back to line up with the others." Also, Rodrick, I'm sorry, I was still asleep when you were supposed to visit me, I'll try to do better.

Having said that, why are these people here?"" Again, don't worry about it. All of the hunting you did more than makes up for it, Lord Drake. However, when it comes to meetings with Nobles, perhaps make it a point to definitely make the appointment time. After all, when you speak or act, it reflects the whole of the Rose Swamps now."" I promise to keep that advice in mind, Rodrick." Rodrick nodded to my words." As for why these 10 are here, well, I think you should hear them out.""

And what might he need to hear out, Sir Rodrick?"" Good morning, Sarah." I greeted my Wife, who's finally woken up." Good morning, My Love."" Good morning, Darling. Good morning, Sir Rodrick"" Good morning, Anna." After I greeted my Wives, I turned back to Rodrick." Well, now that all 3 of you are here, these 10 people want to work as your Servants."" Did Ruby not tell you about when she offered to find us Maids for our home? Anna wants to continue to be the only Maid for our house."

I explained the feelings of Anna to Rodrick. I didn't think it was fair for Anna, who just woke up, to explain it all again." I understand, but you see, they need to work for someone. It's their Job Class to."" What do you mean?"" They have Non-Combat related Jobs. So, they need work that doesn't involve things like fighting or hunting. I'd volunteer to take them in, but the Iceskin family doesn't have enough money to pay 10 people."" Do we? Am I getting paid?" I ask Rodrick a question." For now, no.

Nobles are paid a percentage of the taxes they collect. So, no. However, you're the Lord by Royal Decree. So, having them under your care will allow them to be able to eat and access basic needs."" I see. But still, isn't it a bit strange to just randomly have people work for me? I mean... Wouldn't someone think I'm taking advantage of their good will by making them work for me? Can't they be like... Bakers or Tanners or something?"" Well, that man there has a Baking Job, but again, they want to serve you."

While I was speaking to Rodrick, I noticed Anna walked up to Ellie." Do you really want to serve Our Husband that much?" Ellie looked up at Anna and began to speak to her." Yes, I do! I want to thank him for helping me!" Sarah walked forward as well." For the rest of you, do you truly wish to work for Our Family, here in this house?" the crowd of people looked a little confused at Sarah's question. Janet was the first to answer." Lady Sarah! I truly do wish to work for your Family!"

Once Janet answered, the rest followed suit." I do as well!"" As do I!" Before long all 10 had answered. I stepped forward to speak to them." Look guys... I get that you're thankful for what I did. But again, do you all realize, I'm a Human? Yes, here in Paradise, I've been able to gain some good will because of my quick decision making during a crisis. But under the surface, I'm sure there's discontent somewhere from someone. Maybe not. Maybe it will be the Soldiers when they return.

However, even without that, Paradise is going to be looked down on by our neighbors simply because of my presence here. Are you still certain you wish to work for me even still?" Janet came forward and began to speak to me." Lord Drake, may I speak freely to you for a moment?"" As long as there's no other Nobles around, I prefer if you did." Janet took a breath and began to speak." When My Daughter and her friends were wasting away, no one lifted a finger to help us.

Those neighbors you speak of and those like them where we lived before, were sitting in their homes, safe. Never for a moment concerned with the problems that we, the Commoners were facing. When you entered that dark room that day, I thought you might've been sent to end the sickness by taking those children's lives. You proved me wrong. You forgave us for attacking you.

You opened your arms and allowed us our selfishness of wanting to live here and repay our debts to you, even though that meant you'd have to work harder in order for us to live here comfortably. Even now, you're worried about how working for you could affect us. If any Commoner were ever going to serve a Noble, I think you're far and away the best option. Please, let me work for you!" Janet bowed her head again. I looked at Sarah and Anna. They both nodded." Okay, I get it. I surrender. I'll hire you all."

All 10 seemed to look like a weight was lifted from their shoulders. I realized this was going to cause more headaches in a way. Most importantly, our relationship privacy needs to be taken more seriously, since we'd have 10 extra pairs of eyes around us now. While I was thinking about a few things, Anna came up to me and began to speak." I'll handle them."" Are you sure?"" Yes, leave it to me. To start with, I'll whip the mother and daughter into fine Maids!""

Your attitude has seemed to do a complete turnaround, Anna."" Well, they weren't lying about how badly they want to serve you. My eyes saw that they weren't lying."" Well, all's well that ends well, I guess? I need breakfast though." As Anna smiled at me to reassure me, Sarah ended that conversation with a sentiment I could agree with. Turn... Tug... I turned around and began to walk back into the house with everyone behind me, I felt another tug on my sleeve. It was Ellie again.

She had a puzzled expression on her face." Lord Matthew... Why was your fly down earlier?" The next few minutes were a bit awkward as I tried to figure out a good lie to tell Ellie.