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Chapter 7: The Young Lady Became Shy?

The next morning, just as a ray of sunlight filtered into the room, Ryan opened his eyes.

He got out of bed, changed his clothes, and began his duties for the new day as a butler.

Ryan adapted to his role as butler very quickly and naturally.

After tutoring Nanali in magic last night, Ryan realized he had begun to develop feelings for this proud yet resilient little girl.

If his only responsibility as butler was to look after Nanali, that did not seem so bad.

He pushed open the door and saw the maid sisters Darly and Daisy mopping the floor, which meant they had already been working for some time.

He had thought he had woken up quite early.

“Good morning, Mr. Ryan.”

When they saw him, the two sisters greeted Ryan with bright smiles, and he nodded and echoed their greeting before preparing to draw water for washing his face.

“I’ve already drawn the water for this morning’s wash, including yours, Mr. Ryan.”

At that moment, Darly suddenly spoke.

Ryan paused briefly and then smiled at Darly, nodding as he said, “Thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s no trouble, Mr. Ryan; you should go wash up first since you’ll need to take the young lady to the academy soon.”

Alcot Academy allowed students to bring either a guard knight or a private butler inside, but only one, as a way to display their status.

After washing up, Ryan went to the kitchen to start preparing breakfast.

Drawn by the aroma, Daisy drifted over with drool at the corner of her mouth and asked, “Mr. Ryan, what’s for breakfast today?”

“Why ask what’s for breakfast? Just wait and eat.”

While speaking, Ryan placed his palm on Daisy’s face and pushed it away from the pot, saying, “Shoo, don’t let your drool drip into the pot!”

Ryan finished cooking, plating, and serving breakfast and was about to call Nanali when her door opened and she stepped out yawning, her small face full of fatigue.

Her usually silky golden hair was now in disarray, resembling a bird’s nest.

Nanali was now wearing the Alcot Academy uniform, which was mostly beige with a small skirt and a red ribbon tied at the collar, and she wore white over-the-knee socks that suited the noble academy’s style.

This made Nanali appear even more adorable in Ryan’s eyes.

“Milady, it’s time to wash up.”

Seeing Nanali in this state, Ryan guessed that she probably had not slept at all last night.

As Ryan had suspected, because she had suddenly mastered the magic she had always dreamed of last night, Nanali had tossed and turned in bed, too excited to sleep after returning to her room.

“I’m coming.”

Nanali rubbed her eyes, said “I’m coming,” and walked toward Ryan.

The maid sisters Daisy and Darly exchanged a glance with peculiar expressions.

After Butler Lamb passed away, these two sisters had been Nanali’s longest companions in the mansion.

They were very familiar with Nanali’s personality.

Normally, when Miss Nanali was called to wash up, she would at most nod and would never show a pleasant expression to anyone.

Yet now, even though she had only met Ryan yesterday, Miss Nanali actually said “I’m coming”?

The two sisters blinked and then looked at Ryan with admiration.

As expected of Mr. Ryan!

Ryan did not know how difficult it was for Nanali to say “I’m coming”; he only felt that their relationship was finally not as distant as it had been yesterday, and he could not help but feel a bit happy.

After Nanali finished washing, Ryan pulled over a chair and sat the still groggy Nanali on it, preparing to blow dry her hair.

After he used a towel to absorb most of the water from Nanali’s damp golden hair, Ryan silently recited an incantation in his mind, and gusts of wind released from his palms.

“Ryan.”

As her hair was dried by his wind magic, a spark finally appeared in Nanali’s eyes as she asked, “Where did you learn your magic?”

This had actually been something Nanali had been curious about since last night.

“The person who taught me magic is an elf, you know.”

Ryan did not hide anything and answered candidly.

Elf?

Nanali became even more curious.

But because of her personality, Nanali suppressed her curiosity and did not ask further to avoid being seen as overly inquisitive by Ryan.

Still, Ryan’s magic teacher being a genuine elf explained why he understood magical theory so well.

After drying Nanali’s hair, Ryan ran his fingers through her golden locks.

Mmm, very smooth with a nice texture, which reminded Ryan of a fluffy round furball creature he often encountered in the demon race territory during his time with the Knight Order.

These furball creatures were only about the size of a palm and barked fiercely despite being harmless, and Ryan always picked one up to play with in his hand whenever he rested.

Sitting down, Nanali took the knife and fork that Ryan handed her and began enjoying her breakfast.

Ryan stood behind Nanali, quietly watching her eat breakfast.

Suddenly, Nanali turned to look at Ryan and, trying to appear indifferent, asked, “Have you eaten?”

Ryan shook his head.

“Sit down and eat with me.”

“Huh?”

Ryan froze momentarily and voiced his confusion.

“I don’t mean anything else; it’s just… you’ll still need to take me to the academy later, and I won’t have time to wait for you to eat breakfast…”

As she spoke, Nanali looked away and her voice grew softer.

“Wow…”

The maid sisters let out a low gasp and pressed close together, thinking that Miss Nanali was actually shy, which was so cute!

“The honor is mine.”

Ryan did not notice Nanali’s shy expression; he only gave a proper butler-like reply and then went to the kitchen to get his own breakfast.

What Ryan did not notice was that after he had given that reply, Nanali’s initial shy expression immediately faded.

After finishing breakfast in the silent atmosphere, Nanali wiped her mouth, jumped off the chair, and said, “Shall we go?”

“Yes, indeed.”

Darly stood at attention and squinted as she said, “I estimate the church bell will ring soon; if you two don’t hurry, you’ll probably be late.”

Ryan and Nanali cried out in surprise, “!!!”

Dong… dong…

The massive church bell also rang at the appropriate moment, signaling that Art City was officially starting a new day and that its residents should head out to work.

There were still 10 minutes until the start of classes at Alcot Academy!

Ryan immediately picked up Nanali, sprinted out of the mansion, and arrived at the stables.

The skinny horse that Ryan had brought yesterday was leisurely eating hay in the stable, and upon seeing Ryan, it cheerily neighed as if they were old friends.

Ryan placed the stiffened Nanali onto the horse’s back, then swung himself up, gripping the reins with one hand and holding Nanali with the other.

“Milady, hold on tight!”

“Ah?”

Nanali, as if just coming to her senses, asked in confusion, and the next moment, Ryan whipped the reins.

“Crack!”

The skinny horse let out a long neigh, then burst from the stable and the mansion gates like the wind, racing toward Alcot Academy.

Nanali almost screamed in surprise but forced the sound back down, her small face turning red.

With her eyes tightly shut, Nanali unconsciously clutched Ryan’s clothes, wishing she could meld herself into his body entirely.

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