My Fiancee Was the Villainess of This World

20 – Distancing

I hired Priscilla as a maid, but I didn’t intend to give her that much work.

She just needed a justification to get rid of the Countess Arbest.

So, she decided to instruct her to simply prepare the face wash in the morning and serve tea every tea time.

“Did you cough, Maximilian?”

“Okay, good morning.”

Welcome a new week with Priscilla’s morning greetings that you would never normally hear.

It was a bit strange, but it wasn’t a bad feeling.

Above all, it was amazing.

Wearing an apron on a modest dress rather than an elegant one, her hair was braided up so that the nape of her neck was visible.

“That… Somewhere strange….”

“No, they look pretty good together.”

“Is that so?”

“Your tone is back to normal, Priscilla.”

“I am now a servant, Maximilian-sama.”

“It’s just a justification. Do what is convenient for you.”

“… Sorry.”

“It has been done. If that makes you feel comfortable, do it.”

While saying that, I finished washing her face with the water Priscilla prepared.

Then I wiped her face with the towel she gave me.

After wiping her face dry, Priscilla put her hands together and waited for her next instruction.

“It has been done. Go back to your room.”

Priscilla seemed a bit taken aback by my instructions.

She

She’s a maid, she’s got to stay here, and she obviously doesn’t do much different than her other maids.

She was very concerned about that.

I checked the clock hanging on the wall.

I still had about 10 minutes to spare.

“Priscilla.”

“Yes, Maximilian.”

“As I said yesterday, your job as a lady-in-waiting is just a justification. So, when you are not working, just relax as if you were at the mansion.”

I also wanted to take her to see her everywhere.

Surely, just being with her would make it feel a little special, even if it was a normal day.

… That’s it, that’s it

I don’t pay attention when the same picture is attached to the wall in all four seasons, but doesn’t it feel fresh when a new picture is attached?

It means that it feels fresh when a new picture called Priscilla is together.

But that’s a different law depending on the case.

Isn’t it necessary to expose my private parts just to feel fresh?

‘… Yes, there is no need to show it.’

I am working hard to regain the time I wasted for 6 years.

That figure made me feel a little ugly, but I didn’t want to show that to Priscilla.

I am usually the one who makes fun of my mouth with a confident expression.

How can they show me like that, mingling with the soldiers, rolling on the ground, ravenously craving oxygen?

How can I show the way I live with the words that I will get a cramp in my head and take a break for a while?

In other words, talking about her cause and not asking her to do her work was not only out of consideration for her, but also for her own sake.

“Don’t go.”

Now it’s time for morning training.

She seemed like she still had something to say, but she could talk anytime, even if not now.

So, as always, I decided to leave for the parade ground.

“Did you cough, Your Highness!”

The morning began a little early with the greetings of the acting knight commander, who was energetic as always.

Maybe it’s already been a month since I started training like this, but now I can quite catch up to the level of physical training of the soldiers.

Of course, still rolling on the floor, exhaling ungainly, hasn’t changed much.

“I heard the story, Your Highness.”

As I was lying on the floor, hungry for breath, the deputy captain of the knights sneaked up to me and started talking to me.

“What do you mean?”

“Kuhm.”

The assistant manager cleared his throat and slightly looked away.

There stood Priscilla at a distance, wearing a maid’s uniform and holding a towel.

… Just rest in your room, so why did you follow me all the way here?

I jumped up and sat up at the thought that I had shown an ugly appearance for a moment.

I was embarrassed.

As I train, I involuntarily inhale dust, and then I spit out like a slum boat.

Sounds of pain come out without my knowledge, and the weather is hot, so my whole body is drenched in sweat.

There was no choice but to become a dirty figure that was different from the relaxed look he usually showed.

She didn’t want to show her such a side of her.

… Isn’t that guy a witch?

You shouldn’t show weakness to such a guy.

“Adequate rest is also important in training. Let’s take a break for 10 minutes!”

It’s a bit loud, as if you were explicitly asking someone to listen.

Yeah, to the point of reaching the guy watching over here from far away, for example.

As if he had done something witty, the assistant manager left with a proud smile.

It was a smile that made me want to squeeze it.

“It’s a towel, Maximilian.”

When I gave the clear information that it was time to rest, Priscilla came up to me as if it were natural and held out a towel.

I was a little embarrassed to see her face, so I took her towel with her head turned.

“Didn’t I tell you to rest?”

“I thought that rest in peace means do as you please.”

So you acted according to your heart?

“… Don’t come out next time.”

I don’t know anything else, but I really didn’t want to show myself rolling at the parade ground.

Swim.

Wipe off the dirt on the body a little rough.

‘Damn it.’

Perhaps it’s a little dry because it hasn’t rained lately, so I’ve got a lot of dirt in my sweat today.

I felt even more upset at the thought that

Had shown a shabby appearance.

‘Tsk.’

A servant is like a shadow of the original owner.

It exists there, but it is an existence that does not need to be so conscious as if it does not exist.

That’s why even though the genders are different, you can order joy, and it’s okay to show a little bit of ugliness.

But I didn’t want to look like this in front of this guy.

The clothes she was wearing were maid outfits, but it was a story that I couldn’t fully treat this guy as a maid.

“It has been done. Go now.”

I hurriedly wiped the dirt from her body with a towel and handed the soiled towel to Priscilla.

Priscilla must have noticed that I wasn’t in a good mood, so she subtly lowered her head and spoke her words of apology.

“I’m sorry for behaving wildly, Maximilian.”

… Surprisingly, none of it is enjoyable.

She is said to act like a lady-in-waiting, but it is also annoying that she behaves more politely than necessary.

Unlike before, I was worried about showing a businesslike appearance.

Obviously we were getting closer, but on the contrary, I had a strange feeling that we were getting farther away.

Priscilla trudges out of her way.

I stood and stared blankly at it.

“… He did something presumptuous, Your Highness.”

“It is done.”

Idiot.

Why are you blaming others for my ugliness?

It was embarrassing.

I felt like I couldn’t concentrate on my training because I was getting nervous at this rate.

“Today is difficult. I will rest for ten more minutes.”

I said that to the manager and headed to the place where Priscilla had left.

“Yes, Your Highness!”

From behind came the unnecessarily powerful sound again.

The sound somehow felt like it was pushing my back, so I stepped a little faster.

Now, if you turn around that pillar, Priscilla—

‘Calm down.’

No matter how you do it, you can’t look like the imperial family hastily chased after you.

I calmed down and made up my mind not to make the same mistake as before.

“Priscilla.”

I turned the corner and spoke to Priscilla’s back.

Then Priscilla lightly bounced off her seat as if startled.

… Were you too hasty?

“Eh, Maximilian?”

Priscilla looked back at me with a very nervous look on her face for some reason.

It was a reaction as if he was grabbing something.

“… I’m sorry.”

“Yes?”

Priscilla looked at me with her eyes wide like lanterns.

Maybe this is the first time.

For me to say the words of apology.

I didn’t expect the words of apology to flow so naturally.

Still, I had already said it, so I had to put an end to it.

“No one wants to show off their private parts. If that’s your fiancé, it’s even more like that.”

I said that and ran my hand through her messy clothes.

“So don’t come out next time.”

As I said that, I put the words of refusal into my mouth again.

Only then did Priscilla slowly open her mouth.

“… I didn’t think it was a toothache. How could she think of her hard work as a disgrace?”

“That’s how I feel, this stupid thing.”

After saying that, I glared slightly at Priscilla.

Then Priscilla averted my gaze with her bewildered eyes.

“Look, it is very dirty.”

The towel was full of my sweat and dust.

Perhaps that’s why Priscilla, who was holding a towel, had dirt on her clothes as well.

Other ladies-in-waiting do their best to keep the dust from sticking to her body, but she is showing off her painted appearance, perhaps for the first time as a maid-servant.

“You buried it. Go and wash up immediately.”

I don’t know what to do to get the dust from the towel to stick to her breasts, but seeing her sloppy appearance somehow made me feel a little better.

“That, ah, sin, sorry….”

Priscilla left a word of sorry again as if she was so sorry, and she ran away at a little faster pace.

Things bland.

Thinking of that, I headed back to the parade ground to finish my morning training.