Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord Act 2 [Parts 1 to 8] by Satori Tanabata

Author:Satori Tanabata
Language: eng
Format: epub

Interlude 3: Patrick

Now that Patrick had completed a short visit to his home—a trip the likes of which he hadn’t been able to do for quite a while—he was back in Dolkness County, spending his day no differently than he’d done in the several months that had come before. His main job was to assist Yumiella in her duties as countess, but as she could handle paperwork and such with no issue, he focused his efforts primarily on going around and clearing up the misconceptions hovering about the county’s new, easily understood owner. In fact, he was doing just that at the current moment. Today’s audience was made up of three maids and two clerks, the latter of whom worked directly under Daemon.

“Despite how she comes off, Yumiella’s pretty mild mannered,” Patrick casually told the group of servants. “Think about it—you’ve never seen her angry, have you?”

One maid appeared to recall something. “The other day, I accidentally dropped some dinnerware,” she began. “While I was preparing to clean up the mess, Lady Yumiella stepped on a broken piece of a plate...barefoot.”

All the servants went pale, imagining Yumiella’s bleeding foot. Patrick, meanwhile, had to hold back a sigh at the new addition to Yumiella’s strange behaviors.

“But she didn’t reprimand me at all,” the maid continued. “In fact, she worried for my safety before her own.”

At least one of the servants was able to see how kind Yumiella was through this incident, Patrick thought, pressing a hand to his forehead.

“Sorry about that,” he told the maid. “I’ll tell her to quit walking around the estate barefoot.”

“No, no!” the maid cried, her eyes going wide. “You don’t have to do that. And there’s no need for you to apologize, Sir Patrick.”

I suppose being barefoot inside her own mansion isn’t so horrible a habit, Patrick mused, accepting the maid’s advice with a nod. Even Yumiella probably has enough common sense not to forgo footwear when outdoors.

“Anyway, as I was saying, Yumiella doesn’t get upset very often. And even if she does, she would never do anything to hurt anyone. She even let the previous Count Dolkness remain in residence at the Dolkness mansion in the Royal Capital.”

“What?!” one of the servants gasped. “When I heard Lady Yumiella was taking over, I was sure he’d been killed...”

Patrick’s sigh broke loose, coming out long, deep, and aggrieved. So, on top of everything else, her succession of her father’s title is misunderstood as well. Maybe if I tell them a story from our time at the Academy, I can help them understand her a bit better.

“Look,” Patrick said, “I admit she’s a little...okay, quite strange, but if you look past that, there’s really nothing else to see. Just because she tends to remain expressionless, that doesn’t mean she’s angry. If you look closely, you’ll find that her expression actually changes a lot.”

“Does that mean you can tell what sort of emotion Lady Yumiella is feeling from her face?” one of the other servants asked.

Patrick nodded. “Yeah. I

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