Anoseka Volume 3 Chapter 8

This is MTL. So, I cannot guarantee that the translation 100% contextually accurate or appropriate.

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Chapter 08 "Cunning"

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Part 1

When Olivia woke up, her body felt very heavy.

Her head feels heavy and her thinking is dull.

It didn't take her long to realize she had a fever.

"Why at a time like this?"

The first thing she regretted was the fact that she finally had the time to study.

She ponders whether she should get up on the bed and study or whether she should rest her body to regain her health.

"For now, should I try out some healing magic?"

If it was an injury, it could be treated, but if it was a disease, the healing method was different.

Olivia puts her hands on her chest, and a pale light envelops her entire body.

A healing light tried to heal Olivia from her illness, but it was not complete.

"——Is this good enough? I don't know if it's right because I haven't studied how to treat the disease."

She cast a healing spell on herself to see if it worked, but although her condition was lessened, she was not completely cured.

Her body remains sluggish and her thinking is slow.

"I guess I'll have to take the day off"

As she falls into bed, drowsiness comes over her.

At that moment, there was a knock at the door.

It's a hassle, but when she responds, the door is opened and Kyle comes into the room.

"Goshujin-sama, if you don't get up soon, you'll miss breakfast. ——Goshujin-sama?"

Noticing Olivia's unusual state, Kyle quickly approaches her and checks her temperature.

He placed his hand on Olivia's forehead and was relieved to see that she was not as hot as he had expected.

"You seem to have a slight fever. That's because you don't eat and study all the time."

"I'm sorry."

"Shall I explain the reason to them and ask them to prepare some refreshments? That way it won't cost you a lot of money."

Kyle was well aware of Olivia's financial situation.

Therefore, he proposes a less expensive method.

But Olivia wasn't in the mood to eat.

"I'm going to sleep a little bit like this. If someone comes, tell them I'm sleeping——"

Kyle sighed softly as he saw Olivia close her eyes and fall asleep midway through the walk.

"You're quite a helpless master, aren't you?"

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Part 2

It was the morning of the second day on board.

Breakfast for the students was prepared in the ship's restaurant.

A sumptuous breakfast is served in the morning, and there is even live music in the restaurant.

As for Marie, she would have loved to have had an elegant breakfast at the restaurant, but unfortunately, she had problem children to take care of.

In front of the private room Cynthia was using, Marie was shouting and slamming the door roughly in the morning.

"Cynthiaaaaa! If you don't get up quickly, breakfast time will be over! I want to have an elegant breakfast and enjoy my trip on a luxury liner! Please wake up!"

DON DON! DON DON DON!! She repeatedly banged roughly and yelled, but there was no sign that Cynthia was going to wake up.

Marie had blue veins popping out on her forehead.

"Open up, you little braaaat!"

She shouts at Cynthia, who doesn't respond, but it doesn't seem to have any effect at all.

The petite girl hugging a book that was waiting behind Marie —— Ellie was nervous.

"Ma, Marie-chan, Cynthia-chan won't wake up."

In contrast to the timid Ellie, Betty was holding a sketchbook and yawning, looking uninterested.

It seems that she was painting until late at night last night.

"Is it okay if we don't have breakfast?"

Cynthia seems not a morning person, as she seems to be bothered by it. (TLN: Maybe author's typo? Maybe the author meant Betty here)

Marie looked back at them.

"It's because you three have been holed up in your room since noon yesterday! The teachers have been nagging me to go check on you!"

Marie was forced to take care of the three problem children, but she was taking good care of them despite her complaints.

"I want to enjoy a luxurious cruise too! But you're all holed up all the time!"

Marie begins to rattle the doorknob, because breakfast time will be over if she doesn't.

"Wake up, Cynthia! Please, wake up! I want to eat an omelet at the restaurant!"

Ellie and Betty looked at each other and shrugged when they saw Marie's back, which looked like she was about to cry.

"Marie-chan, you could have just eaten it alone."

"Because you are such a caring person, the teachers take advantage of you."

Having raised her voice and moved her body since the morning, Marie began to breathe heavily.

She turned around and there was Ellie, sitting on the floor and beginning to read.

"Why are you reading a book, Ellie?"

"Eh? I-I mean, Cynthia-chan isn't coming out."

Ellie's answer makes Marie want to cry.

"Don't sit on the floor and read! And don't bring a book with you to breakfast!"

"Eh!?"

Ellie looked seriously astonished when she was told she was not allowed to bring her books.

And then there's Betty.

"Don't start sketching Betty! Look, you're getting your hands dirty."

When Betty's hands were dirty as she began to paint, she warned her, but she didn't seem to care.

"I can still eat even if it's dirty."

"Of course you can't! You're a noble's daughter, after all!"

Marie told Betty, who said she didn't mind eating with dirty hands, to think a little about her manners and her position.

But Betty let out a small sigh.

"I hate that."

"Aaaaaaaaaah!!"

Cynthia does not come out of her room.

Ellie starts reading a book.

Betty starts painting.

Marie's screams echoed through the corridors of the luxury cruise ship from the morning.

(Why are the kids around me so problematic!?)

Despite their unique personalities, they are extremely popular with the men of this world, especially the male students at the school.

In the original world, they could have been judged as having a difficult personality.

Marie starts knocking on the door again.

"Wake uuuup! Breakfast time will be oveeeer!"

Marie and her friends have been noisy since the morning.

The door to Cynthia's room did not open, but the door to the next room opened instead.

The one who showed up was a beautiful blond elf boy.

Marie's hand stops knocking on the door and she stares at the beautiful boy —— Kyle.

(If Kyle is here, could it be that Olivia's room was next door?)

Kyle popped his head out and said with a bothered look on his face.

"I envy you for being so energetic in the morning. But my master has not been feeling well since this morning. I would appreciate it if you would be quiet."

His soft words were filled with sarcasm.

Marie's gaze wandered.

(I certainly made too much noise. With everybody out for breakfast, I was caught off guard, thinking no one was around.)

Marie deliberately clears her throat and then apologizes to Kyle.

"I-I'm sorry! I was impatient because my friend didn't come out."

It was Olivia who was the cause of Marie's weak attitude toward Kyle, her exclusive servant.

Although she may be a commoner now, in that otome game she is a woman who will awaken and become a saint.

A saint is a special person in the Kingdom of Horfalt.

Her position is considered so important that she is allowed to marry the crown prince —— Julius.

Eventually, she will be queen. Even if she does not become a queen, she will be a person above the clouds in Marie's eyes if she marries one of the high nobles.

Since it was confirmed that she would be a superior person in the future, the worldly wisdom ingrained in Marie made her do poorly.

Kyle was grumpy, but he seemed to be pleased with Marie's attitude.

"Why don't you borrow a key?"

"Yeah, I'll do that. Let's go and borrow a key, both of you."

Marie takes both Ellie and Betty with her as she leaves the place.

(I had a conversation with Kyle for the first time and he was more cocky than I thought he would be. I wonder if he was like this in that otome game?)

What she imagined was a little cheeky but cute little brother, but the conversation with Kyle destroyed that image and left her with the impression of a cheeky kid.

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Part 3

After Marie and the others left.

Kyle was pleased that the noble schoolgirls had taken the lower position against him.

"Putting aside my master, I have the backing of His Highness the Crown Prince and the young nobles. Of course, they have no choice but to get scared and act humble."

Kyle may be a kid, but he's not stupid.

Considering Olivia's position, he realized that it was not unnatural for female students to be down to him.

"I think this new master is a big hit. I have to support her with all my might."

Kyle was a clever child, but he realized that if he devoted himself to his current master, he would be in good hands.

"——Hmm?"

After Marie and the others left, two other girls appeared, bringing with them their exclusive servants.

When they notice Kyle, they have wicked smiles on their faces.

(Troublesome people have come)

Kyle also realized that these types of female students were troublesome.

The girls are Dally and Donna.

"You're the commoner's exclusive servant, aren't you? Can you call her for me?"

Kyle was fed up when Dally suddenly asked him to call his master.

Donna says to Kyle who has his hands fluttering.

"I know she hasn't come out of her room since yesterday. I was worried about her, so I came to check on her. So, bring her here as soon as you can."

The two of them looked down on him and their attitude reminded Kyle of the girls from earlier.

(Do these people not understand their position? The previous people were a little better than this.)

In front of the two of them, Kyle let out a deep sigh.

Dally and Donna's exclusive servants were wide-eyed and anxious as they watched the scene.

"Oi, you shouldn't behave like that in front of the young ladies."

"Don't you get an education?"

Their attitude was that of concern rather than anger.

Considering that they were in the same exclusive servant position, Kyle's attitude would have been impossible.

To the exclusive servants, the female students at the school are people who should be treated with care.

They are educated to treat them like princesses and that there should be no rudeness.

But male students are different.

Even though they usually didn't show it in their attitudes, most of the exclusive servants despised them in their hearts.

Kyle's attitude was the kind of attitude that exclusive servants would have directed toward the boys.

"You should use your head and think a little bit, though, shouldn't you?"

Both Darry and Donna widened their eyes in front of Kyle.

"What did you say?"

"Arereh? It sounded like this kid was making fun of us. I didn't mishear it, right?"

Donna's low voice was intimidating, but Kyle was not intimidated.

(Is that supposed to be a threat? I guess they can act like that because they don't have a proper thought about my master being favored by who.)

Kyle snickered in front of them.

Dally and Donna's exclusive servants turn pale.

They were immediately moving to seize Kyle.

But Kyle was faster.

"My master is a favorite of His Highness Julius. And not only His Highness Julius. Do you understand that?"

The two exclusive servants stopped moving and looked at their master.

Dally and Donna, unlike before, were silent and looked frustrated.

Kyle thinks he's going to do it, and he continues.

"I wish you'd stop this petty bullying. If you don't, I'll have to report all this to His Highness and others."

He was implicitly conveying, "If you lay hands on us, His Highness Julius and the others will not remain silent."

Dally turns and walks away.

"——It's really annoying."

Seeing Dally like that, Donna hurried after her.

"Wait, Dally!"

As if chasing after them, their exclusive servants also leave.

Kyle saw the four of them off with a triumphant smile on his face.

"It would be so much easier to settle the matter if we just gave the names of His Highness and the others. I wonder why Master can't think of something as simple as this"

Yare yare, Kyle shook his head —— that was just cunning.

He was unable to predict what this action would cause.