CH 42

She left the room to see Jen, who had called for her. She could hide the map later. She had never been to Jen’s office before.

Knock.

She arrived in front of the office and knocked on the door twice.

“It’s me, Trixie.”

“Come in.”

Jen’s voice hummed as the door blocked it. Jen’s office wasn’t big, but it was well-organized and gave off a cozy feeling. She wondered if it was the office of the person who looked at her up and down.

“I heard you called for me.”

“Sit in the front.”

“Yes.”

As she walked along, swallowing saliva, this fluffy carpet felt like a thorny road. She sat down in front of her. Soon, Jen, who was writing something in her notebook, covered it.

“Beatrice Giuseppe.”

“… yes.”

She was almost surprised to hear the name for the first time in a while, but she answered as calmly as possible. She should have known Jen. Since she was the one who manages the servants, she must have Trixie personal information as well.

“Do you know why I called you today?”

“I do not know.”

“It’s about face-to-face training.”

“…I have received permission from Sir. Adler.”

“I don’t believe you really changed Leone-sama.”

Jen frowned.

“Still, since it was in this mansion, I just left it alone. The fact that Sir Adler only trusted your words and went all the way to Sail Village.”

No, she didn’t think Jen let it go. Didn’t she get scolded for blocking Adler’s way to find Benjamin? Or was it that she had endured a lot so far? Whatever it was, Trixie was scared.

“Hmm, but that’s it. Sir Adler told me.”

“What…?”

“You are going to the capital.”

She finally got a sense of what she was trying to say. She was saying she was going to continue the fight they had yesterday…! It was an opportunity to hear what the complaints were in the meantime. But did she really need to cool her stomach? It’s okay for her to live a frustrating life…

“Thankfully, Adler seems to have thought I was needed.”

“Adler is too soft.”

“Yes… Eh.”

“I understand what he thinks he needs. I saw that he was happy that Sir Leone had improved after you came.”

“Yes.”

“I am not soft like Sir. Adler, Trixie. I’d like to believe that Master Adler has eyes to see, but I’ve been suspicious of you since the start.”

Jen had never come to the main building to see her properly educating Leone. Now, when she gave her opinion, they silently accepted it, but before bringing Benjamin, Adler also bumped into her several times. He believed in her now because she was able to deliver results every time. So, in a way, it was only natural for Jen, who had only seen Adler to suffer for five years, to feel strange at the sight of her trusting youngster being overly excited and trusting in Trixie.

“Suddenly, a great change has taken place. Someone must be suspicious, so instead of Sir Adler, I will do it.”

“Are you saying you doubt me?”

“You forced Sir Adler to leave, and in the meantime, Sir Leone was seriously injured.”

Since the doctor examined Leone, the story of Leone’s injury must have entered Jen’s ears. Because of that, Adler also said something that seemed like he doubted her. Everything happened at a very good timing… so it deserves to be suspected.

“It’s hard to go into detail about it, but I didn’t do it on purpose anyway.”

“Okay. That’s right. Even if I doubted you anyway, since Lord Adler chose you, I have no choice but to follow his will. But you’re following us to the capital… That is unacceptable.”

Jen’s face visibly darkened. She was about to say that she agreed but Jen continues in a raised voice.

“I don’t know what kind of trick you used to tame Sir Leone, but…”

That’s a bit harsh. Her heart, which had been trying to inform Jen that she was leaving anyway, sank.

“It’s a trick.”

“Did you use any medicine? Or, I heard that scammers use black magic. Could it be that kind of hypnotism?”

“What? I never learned anything like that. I don’t even know.”

“But you were kicked out of a noble family and spent a year and a half in a harsh environment. We cannot investigate what you have learned during that time.”

It was an obvious quarrel.

“Jen. Are you trying to tell me I’m a cheater?”

Of course, she was also a hot-tempered person.

“I won’t say anything, so tell me.”

When asked if Jen thought she was a cheater, Jen smiled without even denying it.

“If you go to the capital, everything will be revealed in the worst form. Wouldn’t it be impossible to fix it then?”

Trixie was patient and listened to her to the end.

“The main character of a pitiful romance, expelled from the Giuseppe family, became a hypnotic swindler and fooled Count Adler… You know better what the punishment will be if all of this is revealed.”

She was formed in Zen’s big eyes. It was a friendly yet cool tone, as if he were trying to scoop Trixie up. She knew that if she went to the capital, she would add unnecessary weaknesses to Adler and Leone, who were already having a hard time.

“It’s embarrassing, but… It’s not too late.”

“Jen. So, are you saying that Master Adler was tricked by me?”

She opened her mouth.

“According to the butler, Sir Adler is a foolish person who was deceived by the hypnotic technique that an immature eighteen-year-old girl learned in just a year and a half.”

“Hmm.”

She deliberately poked, but Jen didn’t seem to be offended at all. Also, rather than saying anything from the heart, it seemed right that she wanted Trixie to say anything by provoking her. Otherwise, she couldn’t be so calm when Jen insulted Adler.

Jen looked at her quietly.

“Unexpected.”

“What?”

“I thought you would be intimidated.”

Information did not reveal character. The only information conveyed to Adler was that she was an immature noble lady who had been kicked out, and that she was abused by a commoner husband. She also looked young and weak. It was easy to see. That’s why he seemed to have judged that she was someone who could easily back down if scared. He didn’t know that she was being abused by Jamie, and even though she was trembling, she was determined to fight back.

“Okay. As you say. The young master’s honor will also fall to the bottom.”

No, did that person really think that her master had been deceived? Was it okay for a butler to look at the owner so pathetically? It was confusing.

“That’s why you want to prevent them from going all the way to the capital. Wouldn’t it be better if it ended at this point?”

“…”

“If you step away from here, I’ll make sure to show you enough of your last name on this side as well. How is it? Aren’t you willing to be honest?”

‘She lied and sat down.’

She had no intention of falling for that candy coating. If it’s a scammer, she would catch it right away. She was not an aristocrat, not a major figure, so what’s the point of displaying her last name? In the first place, not many people even knew about her existence, and no one was looking for her.

‘It’s hard to say, but I’m the easiest person to get rid of in this world.’

Jen seemed intent on conciliating her not to go to the capital, and at the same time getting her to say anything out of her mouth. To Jen, she didn’t care if she was a cheater or not, her truth. The most important thing was to get her out of there right now, just to blame for anything she could say out of fear.

Really… She was a butler who worked in the opposite way to her honest master.

“I didn’t do that.”

She insisted in an innocent voice. Jen’s brow wrinkled. She sighed as if she were tired.

“Whoa. Trixie. Later on, you will think that now is the best opportunity. Just tell me what kind of words you used to shake the young master’s sympathy.”

“I’m sorry. I never appealed to Adler’s sympathy. I just felt sorry for Leone and helped him.”

Of course, she wrote a strategy to gain sympathy about the marriage record expungement not too long ago. Adler did not go over easily. He wrote a contract worth 20 million gold. So rather than appealing to sympathy, a reasonable contract came and went. Her conscience was not pricked at all. She put on a complicated face and continued talking.

“Since the butler says he doesn’t believe in my skills, there’s no way for me to explain-, ah. How about seeing it for yourself?”

“…What?”

“Because you said I sound like a cheater and appealed to sympathy.”

Maybe that was an opportunity.

“I think the butler can judge for herself by looking at my discipline.”

After a moment of silence, Jen replied with a look in her eyes that couldn’t read her thoughts.

“You look pretty confident.”

The butler had no hostility toward Leone, and was a servant who knew the internal affairs best. The butler, who was normally very quiet, seemed to change aggressively when it came to things involving Adler. The fact that she didn’t care about fire also meant that she wouldn’t be frightened in front of Leone. She was truly a talent optimized for Leone’s face-to-face training.

“If the butler doesn’t acknowledge it even after seeing it, I will step down first.”

“What are you thinking?”

“As the butler said, Adler is really soft and kind, so he may have looked at my situation with sympathy.”

“…”

“So, if the butler judges that it’s not good, I’ll quit my job. Isn’t that what you want?”

Trixie deliberately threw the bait. She was going to quit anyway, so it wasn’t wrong. It was a bet with nothing to lose. If Jen didn’t understand and told her to leave, it would be a benefit to have one more excuse.

“You don’t seem to have a bad head.”

Jen muttered.

“I accept it.”

She succeeded…! She had never done anything like taking advantage of people’s minds in her whole life. It’s getting eaten right! She also felt like she was growing up. She thought she would get hit if she got excited in front of Zen, so she behaved calmly, but she couldn’t stop the smile that leaked out.

“Yes. It’s not good for discipline if you run into them blindly. I will tell Adler and make arrangements.”

The words poured out like a rapid-fire cannon. Jen’s eyes, which had been looking at her for a while, soon turned downward. She grabbed her pen again and picked up her notebook.

“Okay. Go now.”

“Yes.”

Actually, she was going to tell Jen that she wasn’t going to the capital anyway, and that she was leaving this mansion. She was furious with Jen for arguing with her. But she was glad the results were good.

‘For now, Leone’s training comes first.’

If Jen told her to leave immediately after the discipline was over, then she would. Since she was leaving anyway, she would ask for a salary to be paid for the rest of the period.

“Good night.”

She bowed her head to say bye and left the room. Her steps were light.