Chapter 210
The Battenberg House
Translator : PolterGlast
Having been told the location of Battenberg by Lynette,
we headed straight there from the Adventurer's Guild,
but... What we arrived at was a large mansion that looked to be twice the size
of my house.
"What's with this huge house! I thought our house was
big, but this is on a totally different level!"
"They did say it was the Battenberg family, and
the leader, Duke-san, had a noble-like atmosphere about him. Does this
mean they're ultra-rich, just as they appear?"
"Seems like it. They mentioned Sonia and Zola
were servants, so the two of them must have been genuine retainers."
Because they were working as adventurers, I had assumed they
were fallen nobles, but it turns out they were genuine nobility. When it comes
to that, I start to wonder why they are working as adventurers... but I can
just ask that some other time.
Having such a conversation in front of the Battenberg
family's luxurious mansion, we tried ringing the bell out front. After waiting
for a while, an unfamiliar old man opened the front door and appeared.
The old man, sporting white hair and a black suit, gave off
the exact vibe of a butler. While he wore a cheerful smile, his posture was
dignified, and his strong core balance suggested he was no ordinary person.
"This is the Battenberg residence. Do you have
an appointment?"
"No, we don't. We're acquaintances of Duke, Sonia,
and Zola, and we came to visit after hearing from Lynette of the Adventurer's
Guild that we could meet them here."
Feeling an atmosphere that suggested we might be turned away
at the door, I explained the entire situation to the old man who seemed to be a
butler. Perhaps thanks to that, he showed a reaction to the name "Lynette."
"An introduction from Lynette-sama, I see. I
will go confirm this right away, so please wait a moment."
After bowing deeply, the butler-like old man returned inside
the mansion.
"Amazing! They really have a butler!"
"It's hard to say our house is perfectly managed,
either. I guess you'd need a butler, or rather, servants, to manage
everything."
"That makes sense when you put it like that. Tricia-san
and Maud-san are doing their best for us, but the second floor is
practically untouched."
"Heh~, so there's a proper reason for having a
butler!"
While we were thoroughly excited talking about butlers, the
butler-like old man from earlier returned from the mansion.
"I have confirmed it with Sonia and Zola.
I apologize for the delay in my introduction. My name is Eduard, and I
serve as the butler for the Battenberg family. Now then, please come
inside."
I was about to give my name as well, but Eduard began
guiding us into the mansion without even giving me the chance. Along with the
impression that he was indeed a butler without a doubt, the fact that he
referred to Sonia and Zola without honorifics made me feel his
relationship with them was likely on equal footing.
"Wow! It's amazing right from the entryway!"
"It would be appreciated if you could remove your shoes
here. Please use these slippers."
What was offered to us were slippers that looked disposable.
I felt a difference in class even in such minor details. They probably aren't
sold on the open market; I wonder if they had them custom-made.
"The room right here is the reception room. Sonia
and Zola are waiting inside, so please hear the details from the two of
them."
"Thank you for showing us the way."
After guiding us to the reception room, Eduard bowed
politely and disappeared into the depths of the mansion. Since he possessed the
aura of a strong individual, I had wanted to talk to him about various things,
but as expected, it would be rude to hold him back.
"It has been a while. I am Sonia Elgar."
"I am Zola Downs."
I hadn't remembered which one was which, so I was grateful
they introduced themselves. Both had short hair; the blonde was Sonia,
and the black-haired one was Zola. They looked so alike you wouldn't
doubt it if you were told they were sisters, so it was no wonder I couldn't
match their names to their faces.
"Allow me to introduce myself again as well. I'm Graham."
"I'm Aoi! Nice to meet you again, Sonia
and Zola!"
"I'm Ginia. It's a pleasure to meet you."
"Thank you for your politeness. We wanted to call Duke-sama
as well, but unfortunately, he is away from home, so it will only be the two of
us attending to you."
"We are very sorry."
Just like Eduard, the two of them bowed deeply. Not
only was their service polite, but every single one of their movements was
refined, making me involuntarily fascinated. It might be strange to be
fascinated by the conduct of a bow, but regardless, it was beautiful.
"There's no need to apologize. We're the ones who came so suddenly, after all."
"Yeah, yeah! Besides, we didn't have business with Duke;
we came to hear about Battenberg!"
"Is that so? We had assumed you came to visit Duke-sama.
We apologize for the misunderstanding."
Even though I had just told her she didn't need to
apologize, Sonia immediately began another apology. It seems apologizing
has already become a habit for her. If I said "You really don't need to
apologize anymore" here, it felt like an "apology for apologizing too
much" would begin, so I decided to ignore it and continue the
conversation.
"No, it's fine. To get straight to it, is it okay if we
get to the main subject?"
"Of course. If it is something we can answer, we will
tell you anything."
"That helps. We came to the Dungeon City on a
request from Lynette, and that request is the subjugation of an unknown
monster that appeared in the middle floors. We heard that Battenberg
fought that monster, so we came to hear about it."
When I relayed the details of the request, the previously
calm expressions of the two stiffened just a little. Judging from this
reaction, the monster in question seems to have been quite a formidable
opponent.
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