Surviving As An Obsessive Servant

“A fool who doesn’t even know where he came from wants my place!”

Wayne’s patience only lasted until he returned to his room.

Wayne, who closed the door, threw the bag away.

He just tossed the silver coins all over the floor.

Despite his violent anger, the mood didn’t improve at all. Even worse, the silver coins that were all over the floor seemed to make fun of him.

It was just like that silver-haired guy’s shiny face, and his mood got worse.

“You said your name is Lobel, huh…I’ll give you a very good example.”

Wayne gritted his teeth and sighed for a while.

But the next day, Lobel first dug deeper into his uncomfortable feelings.

“This the key to our Young Master’s room, right?”

Lobel, who had been fiddling with the key pack for some time, finally asked.

Until yesterday, only the butler, the head of the servants, and himself could touch it.

Lobel took extra keys under the guise of being prepared for accidents that could happen due to the Young Master’s weak body.

Even so, for the sake of the Young Master’s safety, this was very rude. That, too, from day one.

‘You’re so arrogant to try to go against the hierarchy as soon as you get here….’

Having barely swallowed his swear words, Wayne smiled and nodded.

“Yes.” 

As he said in the bet yesterday, it wasn’t cool to let it go right away, let alone wait a month.

He thought that the discomfort might have faded by now, but Lobel silently shook his head.

“Uhm. Okay.” 

He had a gentle expression, and his smile was sweet on his face. Even his manner of speaking was polite and friendly.

In a word, it’s perfect for distracting his opponent.

But Wayne wasn’t fooled by his shiny appearance alone.

‘He must have been tired on the inside.’

No one could put up with this for a long time.

Especially people who pretend to be innocent in this way often feel worse when they let their hearts out.

Wayne explained the mansion to Lobel one by one and was lost in thought.

‘…The Duke seems to have brought the Young Master because he was drawn to him for a moment.’

But because he is a cold-hearted Master, he will soon be sent away.

As evidence, the Duke left the Young Master unattended without making him do anything.

People say that Young Master, who was anxious, told the butler to get old books and materials from the mansion, but could he read them?

‘But in case I don’t know, I should listen to the Young Master.’

Fortunately, the Young Master wasn’t difficult.

His character wasn’t as vicious as the rumors. It was considered plain to him, who had seen many nobles.

However, there was no opportunity to make a proper contact point. This is because the Young Master had too much faith in this Lobel punk.

Wayne did nothing more than tell this punk about the mansion.

The original plan to steal the Young Master’s trust collapsed.

Even though the servant named Crimson was annoying, it wasn’t as bad as Lobel.

He’s annoying and careless with his work. It didn’t look like it would last very long.

‘But this punk—’

He had a feeling that he would stick to his plan and be buried in Denkart.

As the oldest son of a family that had worked in Denkart for many generations, he had a strong intuition about it.

So Wayne started to make things up in a clever way.

“This back street is just for servants. Just keep going straight up.”

Go through some trouble.

He deliberately pointed out a different path with a smile that looked like kindness.

Then poor Lobel shook his head as if he knew something big.

“Uhm. Okay.” 

“Oh, Lobel-gun. I have something to take with me, so I’ll follow you soon. You can go first.”

As he spoke cleverly with an excuse, Lobel shook his head again this time.

There was not even a single question of doubt on that innocent face.

‘Hoho. You fool.’

He could hear other young servants giggling back there.

They were holding a lock that they could use to lock up that Lobel punk.

It’s not a place where people go, so he’s not sure if he’ll wet his pants here today.

Wayne whistled down the stairs.

* * *

‘Don’t be fooled by this—’

I pondered for a moment, then just nodded.

The Duke must have a reason for ignoring the Young Master, but until then, the Young Master and I will have to get used to this place.

I made up my mind and went up the stairs as Wayne said, but somehow I saw a road blocked.

Even if I went down the stairs, they would have locked the door—It’s the middle of the day, but is it a waste of time for a trapping play?

I was already going to miss my old servant Hyungs.

Anyway, I just looked out the window leisurely to cool off.

‘Let’s kill some time here and go out, well.’

I took care of the Young Master’s medicine anyway, and he needs to study on his own now, so it doesn’t matter if I go slowly.

Now, the Young Master is enough to read a book by himself without me, so I have nothing to tell him.

I was also visibly recovering, thanks to the Young Master.

The stain that would have covered almost my whole thigh by this time of year was now just a pale dot in my second life.

‘So, it’s okay to be this relaxed.’

I calmly looked outside.

The scenery was just as beautiful here as it was in the original territory. The lush greenery was dazzling to my eyes.

‘…but it’s boring to keep watching. I’m sleepy, too.’

I blinked my eyes which gradually became heavy, and then sat down on the stone steps.

‘Oh, this is nice.’

Should I call this a stone sauna?

Because the sun was shining, the stairs were warm, and I could sleep peacefully.

I fell asleep instantly as I hugged my knees and put my forehead on the inside of my arms.

It was very late after I woke up.

“Hey, hey.”

I barely opened my heavy eyes at the weak force that shook my shoulders.

It was already completely dark, and torches were lit on every step.

The maid standing in front of me watched me anxiously as I looked around with swollen eyes.

“Did you stay here all by yourself?”

“Ah, yes, uh, I’m sorry.”

I found a cleaning tool a few steps down, so I hurried to get up from my seat and swept my face dry.

But because I was sitting all the time, my legs were shaking, and my muscles were stiff.

As I stood with my hands on the wall, the maid put her hand on my shoulder and helped me keep my balance.

“Thank you.”

“A, are you okay? Did you hurt your leg?”

“No, it’s just— I’m just having a slight pain. Look. I’m fine now, right?”

She looked at me sadly as I made more fuss on purpose.

She seems to have gotten the wrong idea, thinking it was about a hardworking servant who barely had time to rest after being overworked.

So I smiled and shook my hand as if everything was fine.

“I’m sure you’ve heard my name already, but I’d like to say hello in person. It’s okay, right?

“Uh, then. Of course.”

“I am Young Master Edric’s servant, Lobel. You can call me Lobel comfortably. Nice to meet you.”

“Me too, nice to meet you. I’m Tilly.”

That day, with the help of Tilly Unnie, I escaped safely.

I thought about how to explain it to the Young Master, but he didn’t think it was strange.

I didn’t want to make a big deal out of it, but it was a relief.

Wayne seemed to have noticed that Tilly Unnie had helped me. But he seemed very satisfied that I didn’t come back until late at night.

After that, perhaps by coincidence, I often saw Tilly Unnie here and there.

But I’m not sure if she saw Wayne picking on me, but she always turned around and wiped her tears with her apron—she was like an older sister with a very soft heart.

Would she be willing to help me or take care of Wayne and his gang? She also seemed like a fairly righteous person. 

But she couldn’t accept my request.

Aside from her regret for me, Wayne was a very skilled man who had to do everything he could.

I don’t want to be sent somewhere else for no reason or punished in a way that makes it hard for me to get a good job.

This was my only responsibility.

“I’m really okay, so you shouldn’t tell the butler or the Young Master. Did you know? Nuna, did you promise me?”

So, she took the promise very seriously.

Tilly looked unhappy, but she kept her promise.

She was a very good person like her first impression, loyal, and very familiar around here.

She told me many things, like the trend of the capital and the culture of the aristocracy that didn’t appear in Denkart’s old books.

On the other hand, Wayne was always bothering me, but he wasn’t as mean as I thought he would be to stick a thumbtack in a shoe.

In simple terms, there have been times when they made me play a game or kept me away from a group of boys.

It was a bit childish, but there was no violence.

Phew, that’s a relief.

If he had hit me, I would have told Rimson Hyung right away, and he would have tortured him without knowing.

Still, it was bearable, and while I was almost trying to understand the situation here, Tilly Unnie took me seriously.

“Lobel, I can’t do this anymore. I’d rather tell the butler the truth now. Okay?”