Chapter 8 (2/2)

While ascending a stairway

“The second floor is the duke family’s private spaces”

“That’s so, isn’t it. My room is also on the second floor”

“The third floor is the servant dwellings”

“How do you go to the third floor?”

The main stairway only goes up to two floors.

“At the end of the U-shape, there is a stairway exclusively dedicated for all the servants, we use that”

“I see, I see”

I was guided through every nook and corner of the mansion while receiving explanations.

The very large and imposing mansion, is polished to a sparkle everywhere, the servant’s excellent work is acutely conveyed.

“Somehow or another it’s desolate”

While taking a rest standing alone in my room, after having received a tour of the mansion from start to end, my thoughts leaked out.

It’s too sparkling and beautiful. There is not, how should I put it, any feeling of life.

“Oh!……Mistress feels it is like that” said Dahlia who, after slightly opening her eyes, hastily lowered her eyes with a frown on her face.

“Ah! No, um, that is, it is very beautiful and I very much felt everyone’s effort to keep it beautiful!”

I argue vehemently to such an altered Dahlia. It is just desolate, I am not criticising, I am not criticising, I am not criticising~~~!! It slipped out!!

I gloss over it with teary eyes when,

“No, it really is. For so many years there was no mistress, of course the flowers have disappeared. It has been an estate just for existing, for many years, the master has also lived in the detached building, so here has become the desolate one”

said Dahlia while sighing, fuu (T/N: fuu = sound of sighing).

Certainly, the house where the master does not live would become unlively.

Well then, if I can liven things up it would be good. I cannot let Dahlia make such a gloomy facial expression!

“It’s okay! Because after this I will revive the mansion!”

“Oh! mistress!”

She, taken aback, lifted her frowning face and looked at me.

“If I did the cleaning and decorating with everyone it would be sure fun”

“……eh? Cleaning? ……Mistress will?”

“Yes! Cleaning and laundry and decoration!”

“Th, that is a different course of action that……” said Dahlia suddenly confused. Eh? Why? You also want to do the cleaning?

While I tilting my head, I stare at Dahlia then,

“Oh, well. In a area that can be done……”

She said with face like she had given up on something☆

Authors note:

Thank you for today as well（*＾－＾*）

For Viola who loved in such a non spacious house, with 5 family members crowded together, the Duke household is too spacious☆ if there is nothing to do then invent something for yourself!

T/N:

[1]: This is in english in the raws ﾍ(ﾟ∀ﾟﾍ)

[2]: The word she and the servants use to address Duke Cercis is “旦那様”, which can mean ‘husband’ or ‘master’ this works for the servants but for Viola ‘my husband’ seemed to personal in English for their relationship so I went with “the Duke” with a capital ‘D’ when she talks about him.

[3]: Nantoca style here is referring to ‘Queen Anne style’ (according to one Japanese article I found).