Main hall’s reception room.

Montree, who was waiting for the young lady, could be certain.

If someone were to ask him when was the second most frightening moment in his life, it would be now.

“So, did you understand what I said? If the young lady becomes sensitive for no reason, what should you do first?”

“W-Well, food, I’ll find food for you!”

“Before that.”

“Ah, a sweet one! In chocolate flavor!”

The answer was correct. Only then did the small fireball that had been twinkling in front of his eyes disappear.

“Do not vomit in front of the young lady. Even if she asks you to do something, you just have to do what she tells you.”

“Y-Yes, of course! Absolutely, I mean…”

“Do not even assume the word ‘absolutely.’ There’s no such thing in this world.”

“Ah, understood!”

The knight who threatened beside Sophia was one of the Duke’s ‘dogs.’ And Montree immediately recalled where he had encountered that knight in the past.

It wasn’t because he had a particularly good memory. It was because the memory of that time was so strongly ingrained in his mind.

It was because Montree and his subordinates lost their guild overnight due to those ‘dogs.’

“By the way, have we met somewhere before?”

“Oh, no, no?! It must be a mistake! I just have a common face, that’s all?!”

“Hmm.”

Yan raised one eyebrow. However, their demeanor was nothing compared to what came next with the arrival of the twins.

“Where is he? The guy who is the third assistant of the lady.”

“Sitting over there.”

Two identical boys approached me with brisk steps. The one with more expressive facial expressions among them tapped his chin while looking at me.

“What are you good at?”

“Uh, yes?”

“Don’t make me say it twice.”

“Well, what I’m good at is…!”

As a lifelong assassin, skills came to mind one by one. However, just before I could articulate them, I barely remembered the words the young lady had said to me.

‘Your true identity must never be revealed. You wouldn’t want that, right? Now that I think about it, you also came in with a forged ID.’

Although the young lady who looked barely 10 years old didn’t know how, she had brought a forged ID when entering the Duke’s residence.

Therefore, she instructed me to act like an ordinary person.

Recalling the events that Montree received praise from the housekeeper after coming here, he said, “Cleaning, laundry, carrying things, even lifting heavy things!”

Although he answered earnestly, everyone’s expression froze coldly. Except for one person.

“Pfft!”

The boy who had stepped back one pace burst into laughter. In contrast, the boy with a terrifying expression spoke again.

“Sophia, who did the lady appoint as the other assistant?”

“Madam Vasilli from the shop and apprentice knight Shankez.”

“Hmm.”

The boy who threw a question at Montree let out a deep sigh. It was the same for other maids and knights.
Unlike those who were a step behind, the boy standing there seemed to find the situation amusing.

“Deyvan. Do you really need to be so serious? The kid likes it, you know.”

“Then what’s so funny about you? They’re the ones the lady picked because she likes them.”

“Well, cleaning, laundry… Pfft!”

Once again, the boy who burst into laughter was met with a cold gaze from another boy.

“Since nothing is funny, stop laughing.”

“You’re the one who shouldn’t pick a fight for no reason.”

It seemed like an ordinary conversation, but Montree felt a chilling sensation in his throat. His instincts were telling him something. He needed to get out of here immediately.

Lightly refreshing the atmosphere that seemed like it wouldn’t improve was a playful voice.

“What are you all doing here?”

“Oh, the kid’s here?”

“Oh my, the lady has come?”

“She’s here?”

The magician who had just used attack magic and threatened everyone, and the knight who seemed ready to attack people ruthlessly, had disappeared. The expressions of the twins, which seemed like they would cut people down without hesitation, also softened instantly.

“I came here out of curiosity since I heard all the assistants have been decided.”

“Oh, really!”

In front of the little lady, everyone appeared to be people emitting a friendly impression while stammering.

Montree, calming his trembling hands, thought to himself.

‘Indeed, she has tamed a spirit…!’

‘Finally, all the assistants have been approved!’

The reason the first two assistants were not approved was that there was no one from the inside of the mansion. However, with the arrival of Montree, who had previously worked as an internal affairs manager in the mansion, all the conditions were met.

Although he had not worked for long, he had sufficient qualifications to be appointed as an assistant since he had worked as an insider of the mansion.

Unlike Shankez and Vasilli, Montree had something to do, so he was called in advance.

‘I also had something to say.’

So, she had told him to go to the reception room and wait, but somehow the news had spread, and other employees, Deyvan, and Micael had come to see him.