“I think 1/5 of the palace's location is a garden.
Dale, don't you think it will be nice here in the spring?”
“I'm looking forward to it.”
Dale looked at me with a bright smile and dazzling beauty.
He also seemed to be in a good mood, as if he loved this house.
'Well, the person who bought this house is Dale.'
Dale's ability to discover was amazing.
Unlike me.
When I first came to Grunwald, all the houses I looked at were either occupied or unsold, so I was unsuccessful.
And what I was able to find was Dale's old house.
But as soon as I said I wanted to move to a bigger house, Dale said he thought this house seemed like a perfect fit.
A beautiful house that I hadn't seen in a few months showed up at just the right time.
“We were so lucky!”
“Fortunately.”
“I really liked it.”
I looked at Dale's bright smiling face.
but.
'Maybe he was tricked?'
When I saw the innocent, smiling, happy face, I suddenly felt anxious.
Is it possible that he bought it at a price that was too high to match the market price?
Or maybe it was a house with a story, but the seller hid that story and sold it to Dale.
'no.
No no.
'Dale's not stupid.'
Although he was sweet and naive, Dale was an adult.
He was a little older than me.
Moreover, since he had been a mercenary for a long time, he was not someone who could be easily deceived by fraudsters.
That's true, isn't it?
"Dale.
But how did you find this house?
I'm curious.
Was this house given to you by someone you know?"
“This is the private residence owned by Lord Grunwald.”
“Lord?”
Fortunately, he was a trustworthy person.
But why did the lord own this palace?
Is it really necessary?
It was common for there to be a palace outside the region, but it was not common for there to be another palace within the region.
It was not a house intended for the lord's family, but a picturesque palace that he was not willing to put up for sale.
Why did he sell this house to Dale?
I looked at Dale and he nodded in understanding.
It is said that it was originally a palace owned by a nobleman, but it was put up for sale because it was not possible to visit it.
Grunwald is a land with a large area, few trees and a large influence of nature, so it gets heavy snowfall in winter, making it unusable.
“Ah, I see, I guess that's true?”
There were many palaces in Grunwald as well.
The biggest advantage of this property is that it does not cost a lot of money compared to its size.
Instead, Dale said, Grunwald was often influenced by a fickle nature.
It was especially severe in summer and winter.
Sometimes it snowed heavily until late at night.
Grunwald is unusual in that it gets more snow than other areas.
It wasn't even the northern part of the country, but sometimes it rained really hard.
'But Dale went to work even in this weather.'
I asked him if it was okay for him to take a break on a day that was snowing a lot, but Dale reassured me and went to work.
'He's really honest.'
I must follow him too.
'I have to work hard today to increase the Emperor's work!'
Now that I think about it, Dale has an uncanny resemblance to the Emperor.
Other than working and taking care of the house, he seems to have no special hobbies.
I stared at Dale.
Dale was a handsome man who could not help but be admired.
“I'm sorry, Enya, is there something on my face?”
Dale blushed up to his neck and covered his face.
He cleared his throat as if he was embarrassed.
I always looked at his face like I was fascinated, but Dale was always embarrassed.
'He's not like the Emperor.'
The Emperor cannot be ashamed.
Because on the day the heroine secretly escaped, she was arrested and brought.
‘(Warning), (Warning), (Warning)’
There was an unconventional scene.
Hah.
Firstly this house needs renovation.
"Dale.
Did you say there were five bedrooms?"
“Yes.
You are right.”
In this house, all the rooms were made up of similar-sized bedroom spaces, so there was no office.
“If we set up one office for me and Dale, there will be three rooms left, right?”
"correct."
Dale opened the door and entered the palace.
It was a larger and more beautiful house than it looked from the outside.
Nice house with a warm feel considering its size.
However, the inside of the house was clean, unlike a house that had not been used for a long time.
“By any chance, did anyone live just before we arrived?”
"It's not.
Is there any problem?"
“It looks clean and new.
Look, this furniture too.”
“There is not even a speck of dust.”
Additionally, the furniture smelled very much like wood.
It was as if it was a newly built house.
“I called servants in advance and they cleaned the house.”
“Servants?”
Dale handed me documents.
The documents were all employment applications.
CVs of people with different specialties such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, etc.
On the back, there was also a signed confidentiality agreement.
“The house is very big, so we needed someone to manage it.”
I agreed with Dale.
Because only two people can't manage this big house.
“Will they live with us at home?”
Since Dale and I weren't actually a couple, it wasn't a good idea to have people in the same house with us.
"no."
"certainly?"
“They will finish work and leave.”
“So are they from Grunwald?”
“No, I brought in servants from different backgrounds and places of residence.”
Dale answered immediately, like someone who had systematically calculated large numbers.
I've looked at the documents that contain details of the employees' hometowns and current residences.
“There are some people who are distant.
If the transition to work is difficult, they will change.
Is that okay?”
“We haven’t sold our old house, so we can give it to them as housing if necessary.”
“It's a good idea.”
This house was so large that it was impossible for Dale and me to take care of all the housekeeping, even though it was essentially Dale's job.
Now a new fake honeymoon life in this house.
* * *
“Two rooms have been set up as offices for Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs.
What about the other three?”
Madame Marie was the head butler at the palace.
She was surprisingly quick to get things done.
“Lady Mary, where did you get your apprenticeship?”
Peeling, peeling.
Madame Marie's voice could be heard quietly peeling apples.
She looked at me with a smile.
“I am an ordinary maid.
I have not received any training.”
"Good?"
However, she was so elegant that she was suspicious, and sometimes she felt like a thief.
Why do I feel like she is a maid who has worked for a long time in the imperial palace?
Certainly this is not true.
“Please just give me your orders.”
'The remaining three rooms.'
I thought while eating an apple.
Dale decided to go for the unconventional luxury of leaving all the old furniture behind.
It seemed like a waste of money, but Dale's intentions were firm.
He paid all expenses.
It was an unbelievable extravagance that an ordinary Dale would decide to do.
Incidentally, the priority now was to firmly fix the outer wall for winter.
Filling the rooms with furniture is the next step.
Now that the exterior wall is finished, it's time to seriously decorate the interior.
“If there are two bedrooms out of three.”
“Are you saying you two sleep separately?”
At that time, Madame Marie raised a question.