Ayanokouji Kiyotaka 187

Title: Remove the Mask and Find Clind’s True Face

After Emilia was just taken out of the forest by Roswaal, she spent some time with Annerose.

Many jokes were made during this period. Annerose thought Emilia was a new maid in the mansion, and mistook her name as Emily.

And it was precisely because of Annerose that Emilia mistakenly thought that a kiss between a man and a woman would cause pregnancy, and made a joke in the video.

The two hugged tightly, and they separated after a few seconds.

“This is the first time we’ve met, please give me your advice. My name is Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.” Ayanokouji extended his hand.

“I know you, bad guy.” Annerose’s smile disappeared instantly. She frowned and replied, “You are the one who used Sister Emily in the illusion! You are a bad guy!”

“Annerose-sama, your behavior is not advisable. It’s impolite.” Clind immediately persuaded her, but his eyes kept looking at Ayanokouji.

“Huh, bad guy, bad guy, bad guy! Clind, you are actually speaking on behalf of that bad guy!” Although Annerose has a maturity far exceeding her peers, when it comes to Emilia, she’s not ready to give up.

In the illusion, Ayanokouji had used Emilia as a tool, which made Annerose have no good impression of him.

Most importantly, Annerose saw the illusion that Ayanokouji and Emilia confirmed their relationship, and a very obvious jealousy arose in her heart.

Annerose’s obsession with Emilia could be said to be second only to Pucm, which is why she is full of hostility towards Ayanokouji.

“Annie, Ayanokouji is different from what you imagined... How to say it, you can’t take everything in the illusion as reality.” Emilia immediately explained.

Annerose pursed her lips, and her eyes focused on Ayanokouji again: “Emily said so, so I’ll trust you for now.”

However, even though Annerose said so, her hostility towards Ayanokouji did not diminish.

Similar to the hostility between love rivals.

Ayanokouji didn’t care much, Annerose wasn’t an important existence.

He turned his head slightly and looked at Clind – Clind also shifted his gaze, and the two looked at each other at this moment.

Clind’s gaze was as sharp as a knife, but Ayanokouji’s gaze seemed indifferent.

“This is the first time we’ve met, Ayanokouji-sama, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Clind.”

Their gaze didn’t last long. A smile soon appeared on Clind’s face, and then he immediately turned to Ayanokouji respectfully. He bowed deeply and introduced himself politely, with a very distinctive ending.

This ending sound gave Ayanokouji a very familiar feeling.

Just like the Warlock of Melancholy he saw in Echidna’s memories in the Castle of Dreams.

However, they only uttered similar words in some places. The two were very different in appearance and temperament. He had no evidence to suggest whether the two were connected.

But this also made him pay more attention to Clind’s existence.

Although in terms of performance, there was nothing special about every move of Clind, Ayanokouji could feel that Clind’s attention seemed to always be on him, and he seemed to be looking for something.

No matter whether he was truly worthy of being considered a trustworthy tool, Ayanokouji had to carefully analyze the other party during this period.

“I’ve heard about you for a long time, Clind, Frederica often mentions you to me.” His face didn’t show any expression.

“Oh, really?” A smile appeared on Clind’s face, and it didn’t seem like he was pretending.

“Then let’s go in too.” Roswaal said, then led everyone into the mansion.

Emilia took Annerose to a room decorated for another party, and Clind quickly changed into the role of housekeeper again.

“Frederica, it’s been a long time since we’ve met, but fortunately you haven’t disappointed Annerose-sama.”

“Rem, it’s been a long time since we’ve met, and you’ve grown so big now. It’s a pity.”

“Ram, are you still lazy?”

Clind said this while looking at the maids in the mansion.

“Ram has something to do.” Ram turned her face away from Clind, but what Clind said wasn’t wrong, because Rem and Frederica, who used to be able to handle most things, so basically she was lazy every day.

Clind’s eyes continued to scan the corridor, as if looking for something.

“Stop looking. Emilia-sama is with Annerose-sama. Don’t even think about bothering them, Clind!” Frederica noticed Clind’s behavior and guessed the other party’s idea.

“Emilia-sama...uhuk uhuk, it’s a pity. Originally I wanted to teach Emilia-sama some necessary knowledge. It’s a pity.” Clind coughed a few times.

“Really lewd...” Frederica’s face immediately showed a disgusted expression.

At this moment, Meili, wearing a maid’s uniform, holding a cloth in her hand, ran towards Frederica.

“I can’t reach the room over there!”

After staying in the mansion for a relatively long time, Meili is now very familiar with everyone. Just like the content in the illusion, she has become a maid in the mansion.

“Okay, I’ll help you right away.” Frederica said immediately.

“Right... Wait, that person! I remember you, your name is Meili, right? Little girl!” Clind’s eyes were immediately attracted to Meili, with a happy expression on his face.

Although he knew that Meili was a member of the assassin organization after seeing the contents of his foresight, he was already a little uneasy when he saw the young girl.

“You’re lewd, stay away from Meili.” Frederica immediately protected Meili behind her, “Meili, you have to be careful with this person. This person is what I said before. The housekeeper’s guide, but he’s also very lewd.”

“Frederica, you really call me the housekeeper’s guide? Right.”

“That’s not the point at all!”

“It’s okay, Sister Frederica, I’ll let the naughty children eat it when the time comes!” Meili put on an innocent expression on her face, but she uttered quite frightening words.

The naughty children she meant were all the Demon Beasts.

For her, being an assassin was like eating and drinking. It was just a very ordinary thing. It was Elsa who shaped her into a distorted value system. Although Frederica had tried her best to change Mellie for the better.

It can only be said that her influence was small.

“No, Melli.” Frederica shook her head, “This person is very strong.”

“Is this better than those naughty children?”

“Much stronger.” Frederica said slowly.

“These are truly sad words.” Clind still kept smiling, “But if there’s anything you need help with, Meili, I can come and help.”

“That’s right, today’s cleaning work will be left to you! Clind!” Frederica showed a mischievous smile.

Although Clind was a lecher, his ability was undeniable. If his target was Meili, there was absolutely no problem letting him help Meili finish her work.

“You really use an angel as a temptation to take advantage of me? Cunning.” Clind extended his hand and adjusted the position of his single-frame glasses, “But as the head butler of the Miload family, I came to the Mathers family’s house. I really need to play my role. Do my duty faithfully.”

“Then work hard, I’ll leave all the cleaning work in the mansion to you! Melli, let’s go and have a good rest!” Frederica’s face showed that her plan had succeeded, then she held Meili’s hand.

And a smile also appeared on Clind’s face.

All the previous conversations were actually guided by him.

In this case, Clind could look for someone in the mansion in the name of doing general cleaning.

Looking for the Witch of Greed who was supposed to have left the Sanctuary. That existence must be eradicated by Clind.

The scene changes, tens of minutes have passed.

Clind had cleaned the entire mansion. Rem and Frederica’s housekeeping skills could be said to be very good, but his own ability was better than their combined abilities of the maids in the mansion in just a few dozen minutes.

And it could be said that every detail was not missed, not even a speck of dust.

All of this was under Ayanokouji’s supervision. Judging from the current situation, Clind did have almost perfect abilities, and he didn’t reveal too many suspicious things.

However, Ayanokouji didn’t know that the reason why the other party took the initiative to take care of all the housework as soon as he came here was because of his sense of responsibility as a housekeeper.

Or did he have another purpose for this reason?

Ayanokouji wasn’t sure about this now, he still needed further confirmation.

He might even need to use some risky methods.

The scene changes, it’s already dinner time, and the large dining table is full of people. This lively scene has never happened before in Roswaal Mansion.

In the past, Ram and Rem, as maids, didn’t eat at the main table. Roswaal was often absent from the mansion due to various matters. Beatrice refused to leave the Forbidden Library while eating.

And now the originally spacious dining table seemed a bit crowded, after all, there were more people like Frederica, Mellie, Otto, Annerose and others.

As for Garfiel and the Ryuzu clone, they chose to stay in the village and didn’t come to the mansion.

A few days ago, Ayanokouji had asked Roswaal to build a temporary cabin further in the territory, letting Echidna hide there first, and cleaning up Echidna in the mansion before.

He didn’t trust Clind, and Echidna was now the most special point in the camp. Her identity as a witch would make her the center of various disputes, and might even attract enemies from various forces.

Before knowing the details of Clind, Ayanokouji wouldn’t reveal information about Echidna.

At this moment, his eyes swept across the dining table. The table was filled with luxurious food carefully prepared by Rem and others. As for the cooking, he specifically asked Rem and others not to let Clind help.

This could reduce the risk of poisoning. Besides, Ayanokouji himself had his own plan.

Emilia sat beside him, and told Annerose what happened after she left, the two of them could barely finish talking in a day.

Roswaal looked on with a smile on his face. No one except Ayanokouji knew what he was thinking.

Otto’s attention was completely focused on the food on the table, and he kept swallowing.

Ram, Rem and the other maids stood in a row leaning against the wall respectfully.

Clind, wearing a suit and leather tie, put his hands behind his back, standing perfectly without any problems. His gaze passed through the crowd and landed on Ayanokouji.

As for Beatrice, she sat right on Ayanokouji’s lap, her chin slightly raised, her eyes full of pride, as if she was declaring that this was a seat that only belonged to her.

“Kyotaka, as a contractor who can be used as a seat, you qualify.” Beatrice turned her head slightly, smiled and said, “You have to add one to the contract now, this position only belongs to Betty.”

“That’s really a good compliment, but others might not want to sit on it. Besides, in Betty’s mind, I seem to be just a chair.”