Translated by Appleot
Edited by Appleot
Chapter 11
Train travel with the Duke (3)
“…sor, sorry.”
I have my own excuses. Serpence is a person who can do his job well enough without an aide. And considering what happened with the former aide, I preferred not to touch his work as much as possible…
‘Well, these were all just excuses.’
I shouldn’t do this when I’m working for money. It’s because I know that if I just pass the time and leave work, Serpence will take care of it for me. It’s very comfortable like that and I’ve gotten used to it, but I should stop.
“It’s fine, just be careful in the future.”
Serpence had a characteristic benevolent smile. Heck, I was really touched this time.
“Gee, can I do it now?”
“It’s fine now.”
I was immediately rejected. The pen creaked and the sound of paper flipping echoed through the room. I’ve just been pointed out as a joke.
In this situation, where my boss is working hard right in front of me, trying to stay still alone weighed down on me with a sense of guilt. As I started rummaging through my luggage because I felt like I had to do something, I saw a paper bag.
“Oops, cookies! I brought some, would you like?”
I asked Poppina last night to make them, and I got them from Mary at lunch today.
“I’ve been curious about that too. Why do you keep trying to feed me something?”
“Yeah? Oh, no. I just don’t like eating alone, why?”
I’ve been wondering since a while ago, why did he set the day like this today?
“I’m really fine, so you can eat alone from now on.”
“Why, why! Why? Maybe it’s because I’ve been fooling around?”
I’ve tried so hard! Yesterday alone, you ate three macarons, huh? We had a good atmosphere, didn’t we?
‘I brought cookies, but why can’t you eat them!’
No wonder I felt lucky recently… Somehow I thought it was going too smoothly.
“I don’t understand why you’re angry.”
“I’m not angry. It’s not…”
“Not?”
Oh, I got so excited. I should just calm down and think. Now what? Even in the midst of me thinking like this, Serpence fixed his glasses and stared at me.
“It’s just that, watching the duke, he doesn’t have any hobbies…”
“I don’t have hobbies?”
“I heard that you don’t have any interests…”
“Huh?”
Does he know ‘follow the ending’?
This is to let the other person know that you are listening and responding to what the other person is saying. And in order to give off a feeling such as ‘I’m happy to see you talking because you’re so cute and lovely’, you repeat the last word of the other person’s words.
‘It is also known as a technique to seduce the opposite sex, but…’
However, the biggest problem with this method of speaking is that if used incorrectly, the other person feels great pressure. Depending on the situation, it is also used for purposes such as sarcasm or ridicule. In fact, when I go to a pressuring interview, I intentionally use this kind of speech.
“Duke?”
“Yes, tell me.”
Serpence still had the usual gentle smile.
Even on the first day of work, I was the one who was so wary and afraid. But is it because I’ve been seeing Serpence scurrying lately for one more snack?
Unknowingly, I let my guard down. This child is also a dark-hearted guy.
‘He seems really scary today?’
I was nervous, so my throat started burning up. But in this situation, I can’t even call the staff and ask them to bring me water. I only swallowed dry saliva.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen that expression. You looked at me like that on the first day you went to work.”
“Well, that’s…”
Serpence leaned forward, placed his elbows on the table, interlocked his hands, and rested his chin on it. Then he opened his mouth with a troubled expression.
“Are you still afraid of me?”
“Well, it’s natural for subordinates to be afraid of their superiors, isn’t that normal?”
I forgot. Originally, the main specialty of Serpence was to dazzle the opponent with his angelic face, and then aim for the gap after letting them lower their guard.
“The ‘normal’ that Lord Rivelon is talking about doesn’t really mean ‘normal’ this time.”
“Yes?”
“You told me that before, Lord Rivelon.”
“I…I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
What did I say to Serpence? It’s faint as if I remember it.
“It’s like it’s not normal for each other. Please feel free to talk now.”
He reminded me. On the second day of going to work, I told Serpense, ‘I don’t usually do this.’ I misunderstood that Serpence thought I had a strange taste…
‘Oh.’
I just realized. Serpence got the point of my words then, but he pretended to misunderstand and let the situation go.
“I, it looks like you have a lot of documents to go through…”
“No, as Lord Rivelon said, shouldn’t I also take a break from time to time?”
Serpence laughed brightly.
“It’s a long-awaited train trip, so let’s have a relaxed conversation.”
I said two days, but to be precise, I had to spend 50 hours on this train. 49 hours left.
“I know that Lord Rivelon asks about me. He seems to be very interested in me. That’s why, I’m also curious about Lord Rivelon.”
“Oh, no! I can’t be the Duke’s direct interest!”
Serpence let out a small laugh. His eyelashes fluttered and he smiled.
“No, Lord Rivelon. You are very interesting. So please don’t say such sad things.”
Crazy deja vu!! Why today? No, it’s not like he’s suddenly doing this today. Could it really be that he was aiming for today from the beginning?
“Aren’t you going to do it today? I think it’s time to say, ‘Yeah, I’m an interesting person.'”
Mom, I’m so scared. Please help me, the suspense is so scary! It’s suspense when viewed from a distance, but when viewed up close, it’s literally a thriller!!
Translated by Appleot
Edited by Appleot
Chapter 11
Train travel with the Duke (3)
“…sor, sorry.”
I have my own excuses. Serpence is a person who can do his job well enough without an aide. And considering what happened with the former aide, I preferred not to touch his work as much as possible…
‘Well, these were all just excuses.’
I shouldn’t do this when I’m working for money. It’s because I know that if I just pass the time and leave work, Serpence will take care of it for me. It’s very comfortable like that and I’ve gotten used to it, but I should stop.
“It’s fine, just be careful in the future.”
Serpence had a characteristic benevolent smile. Heck, I was really touched this time.
“Gee, can I do it now?”
“It’s fine now.”
I was immediately rejected. The pen creaked and the sound of paper flipping echoed through the room. I’ve just been pointed out as a joke.
In this situation, where my boss is working hard right in front of me, trying to stay still alone weighed down on me with a sense of guilt. As I started rummaging through my luggage because I felt like I had to do something, I saw a paper bag.
“Oops, cookies! I brought some, would you like?”
I asked Poppina last night to make them, and I got them from Mary at lunch today.
“I’ve been curious about that too. Why do you keep trying to feed me something?”
“Yeah? Oh, no. I just don’t like eating alone, why?”
I’ve been wondering since a while ago, why did he set the day like this today?
“I’m really fine, so you can eat alone from now on.”
“Why, why! Why? Maybe it’s because I’ve been fooling around?”
I’ve tried so hard! Yesterday alone, you ate three macarons, huh? We had a good atmosphere, didn’t we?
‘I brought cookies, but why can’t you eat them!’
No wonder I felt lucky recently… Somehow I thought it was going too smoothly.
“I don’t understand why you’re angry.”
“I’m not angry. It’s not…”
“Not?”
Oh, I got so excited. I should just calm down and think. Now what? Even in the midst of me thinking like this, Serpence fixed his glasses and stared at me.
“It’s just that, watching the duke, he doesn’t have any hobbies…”
“I don’t have hobbies?”
“I heard that you don’t have any interests…”
“Huh?”
Does he know ‘follow the ending’?
This is to let the other person know that you are listening and responding to what the other person is saying. And in order to give off a feeling such as ‘I’m happy to see you talking because you’re so cute and lovely’, you repeat the last word of the other person’s words.
‘It is also known as a technique to seduce the opposite sex, but…’
However, the biggest problem with this method of speaking is that if used incorrectly, the other person feels great pressure. Depending on the situation, it is also used for purposes such as sarcasm or ridicule. In fact, when I go to a pressuring interview, I intentionally use this kind of speech.
“Duke?”
“Yes, tell me.”
Serpence still had the usual gentle smile.
Even on the first day of work, I was the one who was so wary and afraid. But is it because I’ve been seeing Serpence scurrying lately for one more snack?
Unknowingly, I let my guard down. This child is also a dark-hearted guy.
‘He seems really scary today?’
I was nervous, so my throat started burning up. But in this situation, I can’t even call the staff and ask them to bring me water. I only swallowed dry saliva.
“It’s been a while since I’ve seen that expression. You looked at me like that on the first day you went to work.”
“Well, that’s…”
Serpence leaned forward, placed his elbows on the table, interlocked his hands, and rested his chin on it. Then he opened his mouth with a troubled expression.
“Are you still afraid of me?”
“Well, it’s natural for subordinates to be afraid of their superiors, isn’t that normal?”
I forgot. Originally, the main specialty of Serpence was to dazzle the opponent with his angelic face, and then aim for the gap after letting them lower their guard.
“The ‘normal’ that Lord Rivelon is talking about doesn’t really mean ‘normal’ this time.”
“Yes?”
“You told me that before, Lord Rivelon.”
“I…I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
What did I say to Serpence? It’s faint as if I remember it.
“It’s like it’s not normal for each other. Please feel free to talk now.”
He reminded me. On the second day of going to work, I told Serpense, ‘I don’t usually do this.’ I misunderstood that Serpence thought I had a strange taste…
‘Oh.’
I just realized. Serpence got the point of my words then, but he pretended to misunderstand and let the situation go.
“I, it looks like you have a lot of documents to go through…”
“No, as Lord Rivelon said, shouldn’t I also take a break from time to time?”
Serpence laughed brightly.
“It’s a long-awaited train trip, so let’s have a relaxed conversation.”
I said two days, but to be precise, I had to spend 50 hours on this train. 49 hours left.
“I know that Lord Rivelon asks about me. He seems to be very interested in me. That’s why, I’m also curious about Lord Rivelon.”
“Oh, no! I can’t be the Duke’s direct interest!”
Serpence let out a small laugh. His eyelashes fluttered and he smiled.
“No, Lord Rivelon. You are very interesting. So please don’t say such sad things.”
Crazy deja vu!! Why today? No, it’s not like he’s suddenly doing this today. Could it really be that he was aiming for today from the beginning?
“Aren’t you going to do it today? I think it’s time to say, ‘Yeah, I’m an interesting person.'”
Mom, I’m so scared. Please help me, the suspense is so scary! It’s suspense when viewed from a distance, but when viewed up close, it’s literally a thriller!!
