## Chapter 541 – 541. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated Into A Baron’S Family
541. The Plum Blossom Swordsman Reincarnated into a Baron’s Family
“The Philtania Duchy will settle its debts and sever ties decisively. Number 21, I acknowledge your merit and loyalty. Is there anything you desire?”
If someone rendered service, it was natural to reward them.
It was a basic principle for handling subordinates. In this world, there was no labor without compensation, and loyalty without reward was futile.
However, I shouldn’t forget my current position.
I was a prospective butler. Not a slave, but not much different from one in that I could be disposed of at any time.
“I merely acted for the Philtania family. I did what I had to do. I desire nothing.”
“……”
The Duchess stared at me. Her poker face was so perfect that it was impossible to see through her thoughts.
I guessed this event was to gain the Duchess’s trust. I intended to gain not only the young lady’s trust but also the Duchess’s.
Material rewards were meaningless. I couldn’t take anything I obtained here back to my original world.
“Understood. You may leave.”
I withdrew from the dining hall as the Duchess commanded. I retreated quietly, stepping backward as I had learned from Kopan. I made eye contact with Yuria along the way. Like the Duchess, I couldn’t tell what she was thinking.
Afterward, a few knights and servants kept watch over me. However, it felt more like protection.
The Duchess used this incident as an opportunity to carry out a purge. It seemed she was having her successor stain her hands with blood for the sake of the young lady.
‘The purge that was bound to happen was just brought forward.’
Over 20% of the retainers were executed, and more than 300 servants were killed. Everyone, from retainers to servants to soldiers, trembled during the massive reshuffle.
The bloodbath the Duchess had caused only subsided after a month.
「Chapter 1. You have completed the first meeting.」
「Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 have been altered and skipped.」
「Chapter 4. You are beginning your exclusive service.」
The reason Chapters 2 and 3 were skipped must have been because I acted impulsively without listening to the advice. I couldn’t think of any other reason.
I felt a brief stutter in my surroundings, and then, in an instant, I was lying on a clean bed. I reflexively looked for a mirror. My reflection showed a version of myself that seemed to have grown up over the years.
「Chapter 4. Exclusive Service.
Number 21, who was only a prospective butler, has finally become a formal butler of the Philtania family. Several years ago, he was recognized for his role in the young lady’s poisoning incident and became the exclusive butler of Lady Yuria as soon as he became a formal butler. However, it’s not all good news. Even the slightest mistake will cause jealous servants to try to tear him apart like hungry dogs.」
「Advice: Open the wardrobe and change into your butler’s uniform.」
Following the advice, I changed into my butler’s uniform. Looking at the clock on the wall, it was still early morning, not even 6 AM. I wasn’t sleepy, but my mood was ruined. I usually don’t wake up until at least 9 AM.
After getting ready, I attended the head butler’s morning briefing. All butlers started their day by listening to the head butler’s nagging.
There was a hierarchy even among the butlers.
The highest was, of course, the head butler. His position was higher than that of most retainers.
Below him were butlers who managed other butlers, butlers in charge of cleaning, butlers in charge of the kitchen, butlers who controlled the outside, and so on, each with slightly different positions depending on their duties.
As the young lady’s exclusive butler, I could be considered right below the head butler, but I wasn’t recognized due to my young age.
“Eugene!”
It was Kopan, the managing butler, who called me. The wrinkles around his eyes made him look even more sharp than before.
He called me by my name, not Number 21. Now that I was a formal butler, he couldn’t call me by a number anymore.
“Today’s briefing was three minutes later than usual. Are you already slacking off? I didn’t teach you to be like that.”
Kopan, that bastard, was consistent.
The lightning power in my right arm was screaming to smash his mouth right now.
‘If I kill Kopan here, will I go back to Chapter 1? I can’t go through that annoying process again.’
I bowed my head to him in apology.
“I’m sorry.”
“Don’t bow your head so carelessly! Have you forgotten that you are Lady Yuria’s exclusive butler?!”
“……”
What do you want, you bastard.
•••
7 AM.
It was time to wake Yuria.
Usually, nobles woke up whenever they wanted unless there was something special. It was rare for servants to wake up nobles.
「Advice: Wake Lady Yuria at 7 AM. Do not knock, enter the young lady’s bedroom.」
I entered Yuria’s room ten minutes before 7 AM. It was something only an exclusive butler could do.
I saw Yuria lying on the large, ornate bed with her eyes closed. She was sleeping quietly in comfortable pajamas. If it weren’t for the faint, even breathing, I might have suspected she was a corpse.
I stared down at Yuria in front of the bed. Just as my body had become younger, Yuria’s body had also become younger.
‘…Looking at her like this, the title of young lady suits her well.’
The Yuria in my mind was a complete maid. It was hard to imagine her having any other job. The formula of Maid = Yuria was ingrained as common sense.
But when I thought about it, Yuria was the daughter of Duke Helbrit. If Yuria and her mother hadn’t been abandoned by Duke Helbrit, she would have become a young lady and gained fame, not a maid.
「Advice: Open the curtains and wake Lady Yuria.」
‘Alright, alright.’
I opened the curtains as the advice instructed. Then, I went to the side of the bed and spoke. A mere butler couldn’t touch the young lady’s body carelessly, so I had to wake her with my voice. Of course, I couldn’t raise my voice either.
“Lady Yuria, it’s morning. Lady Yuria?”
I thought Yuria would jump up if I called her name. But she didn’t wake up as easily as I expected. In these small details, I was reminded that Yuria was a noble, not a maid.
「Advice: Shake Lady Yuria’s shoulder to wake her.」
‘……Is it okay to do that even though there’s a huge difference in status? Wouldn’t that usually be considered treason and punishable by execution?’
I was doubtful, but the advice couldn’t be wrong, so I gently shook Yuria’s shoulder. After a few repetitions, Yuria slowly opened her eyes. Even just after waking up, her blue eyes were piercingly bright.
“……”
“It’s morning, young lady. Did you sleep well last night?”
“……Eugene. What’s today’s schedule?”
I recited the words that the advice told me.
“It’s the same as usual. You will study history in the morning and court etiquette in the afternoon.”
“I see.”
Yuria was still young. Most of her day was spent being educated.
Yuria got out of bed and walked to the large mirror.
「Advice: Take out the undergarments and dress from the wardrobe and dress Lady Yuria.」
‘…Dress her? Me?’
Wouldn’t this usually be done by a maid or a servant?
‘No, usually servants are treated like objects. They’re not even seen as human beings regardless of gender, so it doesn’t matter?’
I took out the undergarments and dress prepared in the wardrobe and approached her. Yuria glanced at the dress but stood still without saying anything.
「Advice: Take off Lady Yuria’s pajamas.」
‘I know without being told. I have to take them off to change her.’
I took off her soft pajamas.
Yuria’s white, naked body was revealed. She wasn’t even wearing panties.
Instinctively, I scanned her body. Her breasts were budding, preparing to grow, and her hips seemed to be starting to develop as well. It reminded me of the old days. It was similar to when I first met her.
“Ah.”
Yuria opened her mouth.
Did I look too blatantly? Startled, I hurriedly asked.
“Wh-what’s wrong?”
“Hair has started to grow there. As the book said, my body is undergoing changes.”
Looking closely, there was silvery pubic hair like down on her white mound.
“Congratulations.”
“It’s not something to be happy about, being congratulated for something everyone goes through. Eugene, isn’t the change in the body something you’re also experiencing?”
“Ah, yes. It’s something I’m also experiencing.”
I was about the same age as her now.
“I guess you have hair there too, Eugene.”
“……Yes.”
This was the kind of conversation I was having with a young lady. Was she innocent, or did she only see me as an object? It was hard to tell.
I put socks and panties on her and then dressed her in the dress. I fumbled a few times because I wasn’t used to it. Then, I made a mistake. My hand touched her budding breast. I felt a slightly soft sensation.
“I-I’m sorry. I made a mistake. Please, spare my life!”
I immediately knelt on the floor.
“Eugene, you don’t seem to be in good condition today. Have you caught a cold? If you’re not feeling well, you can rest today.”
“No! Please spare me!”
“I have no intention of disposing of you for such a small matter. Eugene, please brush my hair.”
“……Yes.”
「Advice: Brush it more carefully.」
‘What is this now….’
I followed the advice. Maybe a special event would be triggered.
‘…….’
I was tricked.
Nothing happened.
‘…Well, I guess it’s okay since Yuria seems to be in a better mood.’
•••
‘Ugh, damn it.’
I was a genius. To be precise, that was the setting in this world. Cooking, cleaning, combat, administration. I was a butler who could do all of it perfectly. Moreover, I had proven that I had outstanding loyalty.
Thanks to that, I became the exclusive butler of Yuria, the young lady who was the successor of Philtania, at a young age. My position was such that even most retainers were wary of me. If you were to rank the power within the family, I would be roughly within the top 50.
As time passed and I gained experience, my power ranking would rise even higher, settling within the top 10.
‘So, from the perspective of other maids and servants, I’m the best groom material.’
If they were to get into a relationship with me, it would be like their lives had blossomed.
‘There are many beautiful people in the Philtania Duchy, both men and women. Well, appearance is a measure of dignity, so it’s not strange to value beauty. I’ve seen several women I like… The problem is that it’s impossible to seduce them.’
I tried to seduce the maids and servants using my power and future. Although I didn’t say it, my desires were building up. Even when I saw a woman who wasn’t my type, my dick would react.
But the problem was.
「It is against the purpose.」
「Failed.」
「Chapter 4. Exclusive Service will restart.」
It was this damn message.
The moment I tried to hit on a maid, a warning message popped up. If I ignored the warning message and continued to hit on them, I would fail and restart from the beginning of Chapter 4.
‘It’s a relief that I didn’t go back to Chapter 1… but damn it….’
It was a situation that made me want to curse.
Rape? Of course, that was impossible. The moment I tried, I would immediately return to the beginning of the chapter.
The only way for me to relieve my desires in this world was through masturbation.
‘Even if I have sex in the real world, as soon as I come to this body, my sex drive comes back quickly.’
I needed to return to the original world soon, but I hadn’t even figured out the purpose of Chapter 4 yet.
‘If I let it run automatically, it will proceed without problems up to the point I’ve progressed, but if I go beyond that, the avatar will always cause an accident, so I have to do it myself.’
I couldn’t help but sigh.
The only good thing was that there was a skip function in the appropriate places.
“Eugene. You seem to have stiffened up ever since you became Lady Yuria’s exclusive butler. Do I need to train you again?”
It was Kopan, who always had something critical to say whenever we met.
I was used to it now. Of course, if it weren’t for this special situation, I would have killed him right away.
“Kopan, what’s the matter all of a sudden?”
“An assignment has been given to you. Stand up straight. Are you already slacking off? Don’t forget that you are the young lady’s exclusive butler! If you make a mistake, you’ll tarnish the young lady’s reputation!”
He was making a fuss over my toes being slightly apart.
“I haven’t heard anything from the young lady….”
“It’s not from the young lady. It’s an assignment given by Baron Carlos, a retainer.”
