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Volume 4 Chapter 86

I’m A Butler

Our maid and butler cafe was going quite well.

Everyone was doing an excellent job in serving the customers.

My maid group was used to it, so it was not really a surprise, and Ryuka and Luna have improved dramatically.

Ryuka, who was initially shy, and Luna, who was concerned about whether she could adequately service the customers, both performed admirably as maids once the customers arrived.

And Luke, as expected, was really popular with the ladies.

To the point where we had to ask the female customers who wanted Luke to serve them to wait in a separate line.

Ryushin and I got requests from time to time.

When I got called on, I did my best to serve the customers while simultaneously practicing my newly found mind-reading skills.

「May I take your order, My lady?」

「Hmm… yeah…」

(I’d love to try this Chiffon cake, but it’s kind of big)

I can already hear what the customer is thinking.

「Would you like to try this Chiffon cake? It’s a bit large, but it’s very spongy and light. I think even you, My Lady, could be able to finish it」

「Yeah, I’ll take that then!」

「Understood, Just a moment, please」

Thanks to my mind-reading ability, I can serve the customers a lot more efficiently.

But I’m going to be selective about when I use it because it’s invading the privacy of the customers.

There is no such thing as privacy laws in this world, so maybe I don’t need to worry about it so much.

I heard that my sister Sharol has been using mind-reading techniques on me for a long time.

But even though she’s my sister, it doesn’t feel very good to have your every thought read.

So I’ll only use it when I absolutely need to.

Nevertheless, knowing what the other person is thinking means knowing what they’re going to attack you with.

In combat, this ability of mind-reading is extremely useful.

So, in return for giving them a good time, I’ll use the female customers to practice my mind-reading skills.

「Um, can you serve me again?」

The female student, who was the first one to pick me out, came back again.

「It’s my turn to serve the customers, so you don’t have to pay the request fee」

「I see, thank you very much」

(Thank god, I was running short of money)

The prices were twice as high as that of a regular coffee shop.

That was due to the added benefit of making customers enjoy their time in the extraordinary setup we had going on.

The request system’s fee was especially high.

When a new customer comes in, an available member of our group will serve them in turn.

They don’t have to pay the request fee if they are satisfied with the maid or butler they get to serve them.

Of course, if the customer pays the fee, we offer more specialized services that they wouldn’t normally receive.

We write thank you notes for their visits and give them to the customers.

The customers can open their mouths wide and we feed them.

And they can take pictures with us.

Luke had to do those extra services because all the customers he was serving were customers that had asked for Luke to do so.

Well, being popular sure is exhausting.

I am not jealous.

I have Tina and the others with me.

I’m not jealous, I said it twice because it’s important to remind myself.

Now, I have some work to do.

「Welcome back home, My Lady」

「I… I’m back」

The maid and butler cafe was quite popular, and the line of people waiting outside was of considerable length.

She waited in such a line and came back again.

Even without getting requested, I felt that I needed to reward her for that by giving her a little service.

What does this girl need?

「Are you ready to place your order?」

「Uhh, yes, hmmm…」

( I want to talk to you! But that’s not possible… I can’t bother him while he’s still at work )

I see, so she wants to talk to me.

I don’t get too many requests and the cafe was running smoothly, it won’t hurt to talk with her for a bit.

「Since you are the first customer to visit us twice, My lady, if you don’t mind, why don’t we have a little chat together?」

「We can?!」

「Yes, my name is Haruto Elnor.」

「My name is Sasha Gle—My name is Sasha」

( That was close… if I said Glendale, he’ll know I’m royalty! I have to keep it a secret )

Ohh, I learned something incredible.

The Sasha in front of me is one of the royalty of this country.

As I recall, His Majesty the King had a younger sister.

The only royal family member I can think of that’s young and around Sasha’s age is her, which means she is His Majesty’s sister.

But She was sickly and weak and had never appeared in front of anyone.

What does that mean?

「Sasha-sama. Thank you very much for visiting our cafe twice, I know it’s unrelated but I want to ask you a question, why did you choose me?」

「Well, that’s…」

( I was able to recover thanks to the leaves of the world tree! I wanted to thank you because it was you who made it possible for my brother to obtain those World Tree leaves but I can’t say that. I can’t let him know that I’m royalty…)

Sasha cast her eyes downward.

So that’s it.

Sasha, who was in poor health, was apparently able to recover thanks to the leaves of the World Tree that the elven kingdom of Alheim gave to this country.

I’m glad to hear that.

So, Sasha’s wish was to thank me?

It’s the butler’s job to grant his master’s wishes.

I spoke into Sasha’s ear so that only she could hear me.

「My brother is the chief of His Majesty’s elite guards. And I’m on good terms with his Majesty, so I’m somewhat aware of your situation. I’m glad to hear that you’ve recovered safely, Sasha-sama」

「Huh?」

I pretended that I knew about Sasha.

Well, even if she tries to verify it with my brother, If it’s my super-intuitive brother Cain, I’m sure he’ll be able to take care of it.

「……」

( Does he know that I’m a princess? That means it’s okay if I thank him )

Sasha looked at me straight in the eyes.

She had the same eyes as King Glendale.

「It is only thanks to you that I’m able to go out and walk around like this, I am truly grateful」

「Thank you for your kind words, Your Highness」

「Umm, if you don’t mind, I’d like to talk to you some more, can I visit you after the school festival ends?」

「Of course, you can. But you should focus on your recovery and rest as much as you can, would you like me to visit you instead?」

「It’s all right, I’m completely fine now, and I’m enjoying my freedom, going out like this」

(I can’t tell him that I actually broke away from the guards to come and see him)

Whoa wait a minute there, you did what?

A royal usually has a knight from the kingdom assigned to guard them.

To have broken away from that…

「If you are coming alone, please take this with you」

I took out a bracelet-shaped magical tool from my pocket.

「Um, what’s this?」

「It’s a magical device that activates self-defense magic when it senses any danger coming your way」

I had analyzed Tina’s magic tool, which trapped the hero’s magic, as well as the magic tool I discovered in the World Tree dungeon, and built a magic tool capable of storing magic in the same way.

Of course, unlike the original, it’s not powerful enough to preserve any kind of magic.

It was only capable of holding a few flame knights inside.

Even if a strong enemy attacks, it should be able to hold out against that enemy for a good amount of time.

I had given this bracelet to my entire family.

I’m wearing one too.

I have a spare so I thought it would be ok if I gave mine to Sasha.

「Thank you… but why are you doing all this for me?」

Why?

It’s obvious, isn’t it?

「That’s because I am your butler, My Lady」