Violet Blooming in Patronage

"But why am I a young lady? I am a saintess."

"Of course, my young lady is the daughter of this house, you can be the lady or the saintess, but the saintess is the saintess of all, and there is only one daughter in this house, so the young lady must be my young lady."

It seemed strange, but Violet nodded because she thought it was right. Even at those words that exuded a friendliness, she burst into tears. Still, she couldn't believe that Finn had been kicked out because of her. Anne watched the scene tenderly as she trembled without being able to cry. Then Violet realized that Anne did not sigh at her tears like Finn.

"The Marquis told me that you can take a rest today."

"Is the Viscountess off today?"

"Um, that crazy... Oh, no, she's got something else to do, and she won't come anymore. Countess Lysell said she'd help!"

Countess, it was a very high-profile title just to hear. Violet face turned pale when she heard the word. How could a Countess... In fact, to the commoner, the Baron and Viscount were just nobles. And what was really scary was the Count, who had a large estate and troops. Count, Marquis, Duke. There were very few nobles with these three titles, and the people who held these titles were so high-ranking that the pressure given by the word Count was great.

"It's all right, Madame Lysell is a very sweet person. She has a daughter about your age."

"Yeah..."

"My young lady? Now, yes, you have to say this."

"Uh? Uh-huh."

As Violet spoke shyly, Anne's expression changed strangely. Anne had an enduring look on her face as she wanted to bite this cute little thing, but she was afraid that the little and fragile thing would be ruined. Somehow Violet looked at her with a strange gaze, but she smiled tenderly as if it had never been the case. There was something strange about this maid.

"My young lady, don't be too anxious."

Anne said affectionately.

"Everything's going to be fine."

Violet nodded her head. And Anne held her hand and spoke. Like a friend, so sweetly. Finn was still on her mind, but she really liked that friendly girl who called her a young lady.

"So, now, shall we walk around the Marquis's mansion together?"

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"Ahh, it's Anne!"

"That damn kid you see right there... no, this young master is Aiden. He's still 11 years old, but I think it's a long way to grow up. This is young master Aiden's room. As you know, he has a bad habit of speaking. I hope that the Marquis and young master Ed tell him later so that he will get in big trouble! Well, regardless of what I hope for, I'm sure it will."

"Hey, you...!"

Aiden got angry. Aiden, dressed in pajamas, screamed in surprise at the sudden appearance of the two. Anne, however, smiled lightly as she explained the boy, who went berserk. She listed his gender, age, personality, etc., as if she was a merchant describing a product. And slammed the door as Aiden tried to say more, hurling a curse close. Anne, who smiled at the bewildered Violet, took her hand and pulled her away. She looked over there and said that this was the kitchen. There was a sweet smell.

"Oh, chef Jack is also a great baker. He couldn't show his skills because there were only men in this family, but he finally said he likes making desserts."

As Anne waved her hand, the man with the wheat mustache waved his hand. And seeing Violet standing next to her, he was startled.

"Oh, the Saintess!"

He floundered and knelt down on his knees, not at Violet's perseverance. Seemingly bewildered, he looked for many things and put a small pie in a box. It was fig pie as it smelled sweet.

"I was looking for a fruit that the Saintess likes, and I thought she would like common figs, so I made this."

Figs were planted everywhere, and the fruit was not that precious. In addition, the nobles did not like it because it had a rather messy color and shape. But Violet didn't know that and smiled when she heard that it was a familiar fig.

"Can I try it now?"

If there were manners, it would be against manners, but there was nothing she could not do if she wanted to. How dare anyone stop it when the Saintess wanted it. Anne and Jack also smiled brightly as she took a bite out of a piece of pie and smiled happily. Except for the item of saintess, there was no chef who would hate a cute girl smiling happily after eating a pie. Besides, she was a noble saintess. Although it was not a doll-like face, the smile on her quiet face somehow had the power to warm people's hearts.

"It's very, very delicious."

At those words, Jack gave up his usual reticent expression and smiled widely, and politely asked if he could make a soufflé cheesecake for the next dessert and serve it the next morning since she had already eaten one piece. As Violet nodded enthusiastically, he entered with a satisfied smile. Finally, my cooking has been recognized! a voice was heard. Anne went to the dining room. Violet has been to the dining room before. Because she didn't have much good memories here, her face became dark.

"After you learn all the etiquette, in the morning everyone will be able to eat together."

"No, no, no."

Anne was surprised by the rare negative comments that came out of Violet's mouth. Anne seemed a little surprised by the apparent rejection.

"I will eat alone."

"My young lady, the Marquis will be very sad."

"I'm a lowly commoner anyway, and I'm not his real daughter."

Anne frowned at her words. Violet knew she was saying something very bad, but this was also what the Marquis had ordered, so she had no qualms.

"And I don't really want to see the first young master."

At Violet's words, Anne's face became even more unrecognizable. She had a strange expression on her face. Violet couldn't even know what Anne was thinking. Rather than having a troubled expression on her face, Anne seemed to be trying to figure out the situation.

"My young lady, what do you mean the first young master? You should call him brother."

"No, no, I don't want to."

It was the first time Violet had judged someone so firmly. She never judged a person as likes or dislikes.

"Your brother the young master Ed is a good person. Sometimes when he's cruel, he's infinitely cruel, but that's not the nature of the young master."

Anne's explanation wasn't so convincing as to change Violet's perception.

"Not for me."

Violet said stubbornly. She hated everything the Marquis who kicked out Finn and the first young master who refused her request. Besides, didn't he assert that a dress didn't suit her? So now, she was mostly wearing clothes that was comfortable to wear. An unpleasant thing happened whenever she met the first young master. Anne gave up trying to convince her. Moreover, she noticed that when Violet expressed her feelings really strongly, she used informal language, not honorifics.

"Next is over there, the Marquis' office."

It said that the Marquis owned a large estate around the capital. When asked if this was his manor, he said that he was just living in the mansion given to him by the royal family. He said that the real estate is separate. He was also called the lord of the city where he lived. In terms of the area of ​​the marquis, several cities were his estates, but Violet did not yet understand the concept. After work in the royal family, the Marquis said that he would work there to deal with matters related to the estate. Just then, the Marquis was about to arrive. Violet saw the Marquis walking this way across the hallway. The Marquis, with his dark blue hair and blue eyes, also recognized Anne and her standing immediately.

"I see the Saintess."

But when he greeted Violet, she shut her mouth as if she was frightened, turned her back and ran away. It was an outright refusal. It was disrespectful enough, but Violet now knew that unlike the other aristocrats, the Marquis would not be angry or punish her that much. No, maybe she wanted to rebel like this even if she died rather than realize it. Besides, she didn't like the Marquis. He kicked out the nice Finn just because she left her alone, even though he would have known that she had been beaten by the Viscountess. It was clear that he didn't even listen to Aiden's request. What a self-indulgent people they are.

"My young lady~"

Anne ran after her. She didn't even point out her manners like Finn, she was just looking at her face with her worried look.

"Are you all right?"

Anne said to Violet, who had been running for a long time wiping away her sweat. Instead of answering, she looked at Anne with a resentful look. Anne is also a substitute for Finn. But she couldn't get angry with Anne. She just made a look of dissatisfaction with her.

"The Marquis must have been very surprised. Why did you do that?"

Violet was about to answer the question. However, it was because she thought Anne would be really surprised if she said that she didn't like the real Marquis, not the first young master. Someone called her when she was in a dilemma of what to answer.

"Violet!"

Violet looked up at the friendly voice. Daniel came down the stairs. Although she lived in the same mansion, she did not eat together, so it had been a long time since they met. With tears in her eyes, she snuggled into Daniel's arms and whimpered. Daniel seemed to know what was wrong with her, and he patted her.

"I'll take the Saintess to her room, so you go back to her room."

Anne nodded her head at those words and returned. The only person, Daniel, just hugged her tightly.

"I'm sorry, I only knew you were being scolded, but I didn't think you'd get hit like that."

"No, it's my fault for not telling you."

Nice Daniel. Daniel had a really sorry expression on his face.

"Are you in a lot of pain? Can you walk? No, can you walk like this?"

"It's okay because I put on some medicine. Look, I can walk around like this."

When she smiled, Daniel looked at her and smiled. Then her heart was colored with a warm color.

"You must be sad that the maid you like is gone, Violet."

After all, the only person who recognized her was Daniel. Even though she didn't say it, he knew her heart well. Oh, yeah, let's ask Daniel. If Daniel asks the Marquis, maybe he will listen!

"Then b- big brother, can you tell the Marquis?"

Daniel shook his head with a sad face at the words. Her hopeful heart was stained with disappointment.

"Father and older brother are the kind of people who never go back once they make a decision."

Daniel said.

"Especially brother Ed. He's a man who won't bleed a drop from being stabbed."

It wasn't a very good tone, but Violet agreed with him. Daniel patted her hair. And he patted her gently.

"Cry to your heart's content in front of me, I'm on your side, Violet."

His words brought tears back to her eyes. The words that she could cry as much as she wanted made her cry, which stopped again like magic.

"Poor Violet."

Those words made her even more sad. She really felt sorry for herself. This place was so bleak, scary, and lonely. She has really become so lonely. And the only thing she could rely on here was Daniel, who reached out his hand to her.