## Chapter 281 – (2)
“What’s this?”
Hanna pointed to the message window with her finger.
I was flustered but answered the question.
“It’s a quest… one I have to clear in this world…”
“A quest… does that mean there’s a reward too?”
“Yeah…”
“Really?”
Hanna could see the quest as well.
Then, could Hanna also clear the quest and receive a reward?
I felt a little anticipation.
Unexpectedly, Hanna had a good understanding of quests and the fantasy world.
“So, this is a fantasy world?”
“Yeah, a fantasy world… do you know a bit about it?”
“Of course! I read games and novels too.”
Hanna said that most of her schedule involved more travel and waiting time than actual filming.
So, she naturally spent her time on her phone.
She mainly watched shorts, reels, and TikTok,
but she also frequently read games and web novels.
Thanks to that, the conversation was easy.
Seeing the quest to find a servant, Hanna shared her thoughts.
“Wow, a world with servants… does that mean we’re nobles?”
“I guess so?”
This mansion was so big.
It would be strange if we weren’t nobles.
Even if we weren’t nobles, we’d at least be famous tycoons.
“Then, what’s our relationship here?”
“Probably… a married couple.”
It seemed like we were using the same bed.
I was probably right.
Hearing that, Hanna nodded.
“Right? We’re a married couple, right?”
She seemed to have already expected it but asked me anyway.
Did she want to hear the answer from my mouth?
A married couple.
Marriage.
I still thought it was a distant story, but was Hanna already imagining that far ahead?
We held hands and began to explore the huge mansion as if we were on a date.
Unlike the freezing winter in Seoul,
it was warm and quiet here.
There was no way to heat the entire mansion, so even outside, this cool temperature would remain the same.
“Then, what should I call you? Calling you ‘Oppa’ might be a bit much in this world. Especially since we’re married.”
“…Can’t you just call me ‘Oppa’?”
Even among married couples, “Oppa” was a common term.
It was also a title that men preferred.
I liked it too.
But Hanna didn’t seem to like it very much.
“I’ll tell you when I come up with a title.”
“Okay.”
The mansion had everything.
A study, rooms, a dining room, a warehouse, even an office for work.
With so many rooms, there wasn’t a single empty space.
But it was true that there were fewer people than expected for such a large space.
“Seriously, we need a servant… Did I sound like a noble just now?”
“That’s not something a modern person would say.”
How many modern people would say they need to hire a servant?
It was something you’d only hear in dramas or plays.
We both looked at each other and laughed.
Just then.
“Have you woken up?”
A woman’s voice mixed in with our laughter.
When Hanna and I simultaneously looked towards the source of the sound, we saw a woman with a stiff expression.
Despite being a woman, she was wearing a butler’s uniform. She walked over calmly and bowed to us.
I received the greeting casually, but Hanna, who was still unfamiliar with this situation, bowed along with the woman.
Aira had a slightly stiff expression.
“Who…”
“…I am the butler, Aira.”
The woman introduced herself to my question.
Aira.
She was the butler.
“What did you just talk about?”
Hanna tilted her head, listening to the conversation between Aira and me.
Only then did I realize.
‘Ah, translation skill.’
I could communicate with them casually no matter which world I went to, but that was all thanks to the translation skill.
It was impossible for Hanna to converse with them without the translation skill.
I had no choice but to act as an interpreter.
“She’s the butler, her name is Aira.”
“You understand, Oppa?”
“Yeah, it’s one of my abilities.”
“Wow…”
Hanna clung to my arm, saying I was reliable.
Even with our cheesy display of affection, Aira’s expression didn’t change.
She just watched our actions slowly and then asked.
“How would you like your meal?”
“Um, I’ll eat later.”
“Yes, please make sure to have dinner.”
With those words, Aira passed us.
I learned one thing from this.
It was a mansion where servants were lacking, but at least it wasn’t like there were no servants.
“But that person… doesn’t Aira think we’re weird?”
“Usually.”
Hanna asked with a worried expression.
I thought it would probably be okay.
It was a thought based on many experiences.
The worlds in the quests were basically kind to me.
When a role was given, it was easy to adapt, and the quest’s goals always appeared in front of me by chance, so the situation flowed well.
Now that I think about it, rather than the situation flowing well.
It allowed me to start the world from a place where that could happen.
If I didn’t do anything too strange this time, it seemed like it would flow smoothly as always.
Even at the moment when Hanna didn’t understand the words or when we were communicating in Korean.
Aira was calm.
Maybe Aira didn’t care about such things in the first place.
Or maybe we were set up to be those kinds of people from the start.
Hanna couldn’t understand the words, and the couple communicated in a language from a faraway country, that kind of perception.
And this time, even if we seemed strange, it was also a good position.
The owner of the mansion.
It was a stable status.
‘By the way…’
I glanced back at Aira, who was passing by.
She was different from ordinary people.
It might be natural since she was a butler in a fantasy world.
‘She feels trained.’
She was more suited to be a knight than a butler.
I could see it.
From the stable center of gravity when walking to the solid balance of the body that could only come from training.
It looked like she had trained in some kind of martial art.
“What is it? Do you like her backside?”
Hanna poked my side with a subtle smile.
Did she always think I was horny?
She was half right, though.
“No.”
“Aww, that’s boring.”
We held hands again and explored the mansion.
After that, we encountered Aira often.
Aira seemed to be walking around this large mansion, cleaning and managing it.
Besides Aira, the only other servants were an elderly couple who did the kitchen work.
“We definitely need more servants.”
“I guess so.”
Aira’s workload seemed quite high.
I was worried she might be overworked.
We needed a servant for Aira’s sake as well.
And soon.
“…But are there different types of servants?”
“Types of servants?”
“Like, someone in charge of cleaning… or someone in charge of serving?”
“Is there such a thing?”
It was a part I hadn’t thought about at all.
However, in the romance fantasy novels that Hanna read, if it was a mansion of this size, the servants’ responsibilities were divided.
It might just be a setting in the novel.
But it felt plausible.
What kind of servant did we need?
The 고민 didn’t last long.
Aira happened to be in front of me again, heading somewhere.
“Aira.”
“Yes, Master.”
“Master…?”
“Yes, is there a problem?”
I was a little startled by the word “Master.”
I didn’t expect to be called by that title.
I wondered if it was natural.
The title “Master” had a destructive power that stirred a man’s heart.
“I’m thinking of hiring a servantㅡ”
“…I see. Am I getting fired now?”
Suddenly, Aira looked at the floor and muttered.
I think she’s misunderstanding something on her own.
Aira’s stiff expression didn’t change, but somehow I felt sadness.
Her hands were trembling.
“I was prepared. I’m not very sociable…”
“No, that’s not it.”
I grabbed Aira’s shoulder as she bowed her head.
Aira was startled by the sudden touch and carefully looked up at me.
“I’m just increasing the number of servants because Aira looks tired. So, can you tell me what kind of servant we need?”
“Increase the number of servants…? You, Master? …You’ve definitely changed since dating Hanna.”
What kind of setting am I in?
Was I extremely stingy before, or a harsh master?
Come to think of it, it didn’t seem like I was a very good master, leaving this mansion to Aira alone and giving her excessive work.
Was the setting that I, who was such a master, changed after meeting Hanna?
…That makes sense.
It was a cliché I’d seen often somewhere.
“How about it? Will you tell me?”
“…I want to tell you, but I don’t know either.”
Aira had a troubled expression.
Because she had always worked alone.
She didn’t even know which areas needed more help.
I felt a little bad.
“What did she say?”
“She said she doesn’t know which areas need help.”
“Hmm…”
Hanna 고민 and then came up with an answer.
“Then, should we just take her and have her choose directly? And get a tour at the same time.”
It didn’t seem bad.
Above all, the fact that we could get a tour.
Even if we bought a servant right away, we had no idea where to go.
And since we were hiring a servant for Aira, it didn’t seem bad to have her choose directly.
She would know the work that servants do better than us.
So, when I said that, Aira nodded after 고민.
“I’ll choose directly… Then, someone as useless as possible…”
She muttered ominous words in a small voice.
It was such a small voice that I wouldn’t have caught it if it weren’t for my ears.
She seemed very afraid of getting fired.
And I asked one more thing at the same time.
“…By any chance, do you know where I keep my money?”
“Yes, Master always keeps his money in the secret warehouse in the basement.”
“Good.”
It seemed like I could buy a servant right away.
