"Is that all you want? What was all that negotiation about before?"
"I didn't really need you to reward me, I just wanted you to believe me. However, I can't refuse an offer you made from the heart."
I thanked Roswaal with a cheeky smile to annoy him. Apparently, I didn't just succeed in annoying him: Puck and Betty looked at me with disdain, and even the twins reacted with disgust to my insolence. Only Emilia maintained a neutral expression, as she held no prejudice against me.
"I'm sorry if my answer was a little anticlimactic." I apologized falsely.
"You're certainly a speeeecial kind of person. Few would dare test the limits of my tolerance the way you do. I wonder how I shooooould respond..."
Roswaal's tone was a little cooler than before, but the twinkle in his eyes betrayed that he found it entertaining to interact this way. Anyone would grow bored with the endless formalities and invisible distance that arise in formal conversations.
"You tested me before too, so now we're even."
"I wouldn't say that exactly."
"For someone who dresses like a jester, you're not very funny."
"You're pretty reckless for someone who just became my employee."
I laughed, but I was already starting to get nervous. I'd completely forgotten I'd be the mansion's butler. I had a bad feeling.
"What are you going to do, give me a double shift?"
"Even better, I'll take away your one-hour lunch break."
***
"Tsk, that was a low blow."
That effeminate clown messed with my food. Well, at least it was just for today.
"That's what you get for disrespecting Master Roswaal."
Ram mocked my misfortune.
Since I needed a suit suitable for work, I tried on several sizes. The problem was that none of them were roomy enough.
"This is too tight, it's going to break." I complained.
"How disgusting; you'll ruin the mansion's image looking like that." The pink-haired maid shook her head. "You should stop overeating and start an exercise routine."
"I'll grant you that. I wish I were all flat like you."
"Watch your words, Leandoor." She gave me a threatening look.
"It's Leandro."
"I don't care."
In the end we couldn't find anything that fit me comfortably, so Ram took the largest suit available and called Rem to entrust her with the job of enlarging it.
"Rem, Leandoor needs a bigger uniform that fits his deformed body."
"Ignore that." I flipped Ram off. "Looser clothes would be ideal. I've always wanted to dress elegantly! I think that would look great on me."
The blue-haired oni looked me up and down and shook her head. She leaned her shoulder against Ram's and began to whisper dramatically to her.
"I can adjust the size, but even if I had the blessing of Sewing, I don't think I could make the suit look good on Leandoor."
"No way! Are you going to call me that too?!"
"Rem, you have to work hard. I'm sure you can at least make him hide his natural ugliness a little."
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FanfictionWhat would happen if someone else took Subaru's place in the story? What would his path, his decisions, and his relationship with the characters be like? Would he have more power or intelligence than Subaru? Would he choose the same route, take an a...
