The Northern Duke’s Eldest Son’s Tutor

Pretty? To want to use me as a servant just for that reason.
It’s surprising in many ways.
“Well, it’s not just because you’re pretty. How should I put it…”
“..?”
Catherine is hesitating.
What could the other reason be that she’s delaying her answer?
“Taking something… feels good, doesn’t it..?”
“What..?”
My face was probably completely dumbfounded right now.
My inner feelings probably weren’t much different.
Since my adventurer days, I’ve heard that my emotions and thoughts show well on my face.
I could predict my expression without looking in a mirror.
“Don’t look at me as too strange a person. I properly ask for consent, and hire people through properly concluded contracts.”
That’s not the issue.
She clearly has an extremely pretty appearance, but her taste is really…
Is the normality of appearance and taste inversely proportional?
I had no idea Catherine had such tastes.
“So what do you think?”
“….”
“I can offer you a salary that’s on a different level from Eristirol? Maybe with just a month’s work… you could buy one high-quality horse?”
“…”
Honestly, I was slightly tempted.
Very slightly.
Not just any horse, or a mule, but a high-quality horse.
The kind of elegant horse that nobles ride.
One would cost close to 7 million won in my past life’s currency.
A salary more than three times what I’m receiving now.
For me, who lived in a capitalist era, it was an offer I couldn’t help but be tempted by.
No, wouldn’t it be tempting enough even if I hadn’t lived in a capitalist era?
“And unlike these snow fields, the Oldenburg domain has good weather. In spring, not only does the snow melt, but flowers bloom, and in summer, people play happily in the river. In autumn, the leaves turn red, creating a beautiful scenery.”
“….”
Four seasons.
Something I essentially hadn’t experienced in Eristirol.
In Eristirol, 365 days a year, it was either snowing or cold, one of the two.
It wasn’t uncomfortable since I stayed inside the castle, but weather that was just cold wasn’t good.
“And there are definitely more things to do and see than in Eristirol?”
It’s certainly a better place than Eristirol.
They pay more, the weather is good, and there’s more to do.
It might make me seem somewhat materialistic, but I do want to go.
“What do you think?”
However, it’s too late to go now.
If she had made this proposal when I had been working for less than a year, I would have definitely said, “I’ll go right away!”
But now it’s too late.
At the very least, I need to see our kid grow up before I quit.
“I’m sorry.”
“What?”
“I’m sorry, but.. I cannot accept that offer.”
Was she not expecting my answer?
Catherine frowned.
“I see. Well, then it can’t be helped. If you ever quit working at Eristirol, please visit our domain?”
“Yes.”
Fortunately, Catherine didn’t get angry and crush me or anything like that.
Instead, she composed her expression again and spoke in a voice no different from usual.
It might not be bad to visit after Kyle grows up.
After visiting my mom first.
“It’s a bit disappointing to fail in recruitment, but.. is it okay to continue exploring the domain?”
“Of course.”
Afterward, I spent a pleasant time with Catherine.
Perhaps because I had come to understand her intentions to some extent, we seemed to have become closer.
Though I might be the only one who thinks so.
“Sofia, would you like to try this?”
“Thank you.”
She would suddenly give me food sold on the street like now, and I would also tell her about delicious things.

I hadn’t explored the domain much, but I had tasted both delicious and unappetizing food while being an adventurer.
Unless it was the highest-grade food that only nobles eat, I had tried most foods.
I also learned somewhat about high-class food while attending boarding school.
“Mmm! This is more delicious than I expected! I need to have this sold in our domain too.”
“That’s a good idea.”
By the way, her friendliness is too good.
If she had seemed to be drawing a line before, now she seems more free.
“Sofia!”
“Y-Yes..”
“Why are you standing so far away? Come over here quickly?”
“Understood.”
“Hah.. if you came to our family, we could have fun like this. The Young Lord is… how should I put it.. stiff, isn’t he?”
“….”
It seems Catherine hasn’t given up on recruiting me yet.
*
“Young Master, I’ve returned.”
-Slam!
“Eek..!”
I was startled by the sudden opening of the door.
Kyle was between the opened door.
“Young Master?!”
“Miss Sofia.”
“Y-Yes?”
Kyle’s appearance, with trembling eyes and looking somewhat unsteady.
I wonder if something happened?
“Come inside for a moment.”
Saying that, Kyle grabbed my wrist and pulled me into the room.
“Uh…”
Somehow, as soon as I returned, I ended up entering Kyle’s room.
I had originally planned to wipe off the sweat, wash, change clothes, and then come up.
“Young Master?”
“Miss Sofia.”
“Yes.”
Kyle suddenly calling me.
I wonder if something happened while I was away?
“Are you… going to Oldenburg?”
“What?”
Suddenly asking if I’m going to Oldenburg?
“What are you suddenly talking about?”
“Didn’t Lady Oldenburg tell you?”
“Ah..”
So that’s what it was.
It seems Catherine had spoken to Kyle before speaking to me.
“What do you think I would have said?”
I suddenly felt mischievous.
Normally, I wouldn’t have played such a prank, but…
“Do you think I would have said I would follow Lady Oldenburg?”
“….”
Kyle couldn’t answer easily.
I played this prank thinking I had built some trust with Kyle.
But seeing him unable to answer easily made me a bit disappointed.
“Of course I said no.”
“What?”
“It was a good offer, certainly. As Louise said before, it’s a good city. Just from listening to Lady Oldenburg, I could tell it was good.”
Eristirol isn’t a bad place, but Oldenburg was better in most ways.
“She said she would pay me a lot of money. About three times what I’m receiving now.”
“…..”
Looking at it this way, there wasn’t much merit in staying here.
That’s probably why Catherine tried to recruit me.
No one would reject an offer saying, “How about moving from a small company to a big corporation?”
Of course, this place isn’t a small company.
“But there was something more important than that.”
“What…?”
Kyle finally speaks.
It seems he was anxious thinking I would leave.
The reason I wouldn’t leave was obviously just one.
“The Young Master is here. Here, right in Eristirol.”
It’s been three years since I started teaching our kid.
Since I’ve started, I need to see it through to the end.
It’s a habit that remained from when I was a man.
That’s why I gritted my teeth and attended boarding school.
That’s why I was an adventurer for years.
“If the Young Master drives me away, I’ll have no choice, but.. I won’t quit on my own.”
At least not until Kyle grows up.
“…I see.”
“Yes.”
Kyle calmed down only after hearing my words.
But he’s still not making eye contact.
“Young Master, I am your servant and tutor. I’ve already stayed at the castle for three years, assisting you and staying with you. Did you think I would cross over so easily?”
“……”
He can’t answer easily.
He really thought I would go over to Catherine.
“Don’t worry. I politely declined.”
Well, in 5 or 10 years, I might work there too.
“…I asked too suddenly when you’ve just returned. I’m sorry.”
It was sudden.
At first, I was going to say I returned, wash, and then slowly explain what happened.
But suddenly I was pulled into the room and this happened.
“Rest. There’s nothing more to do today anyway.”
“Yes.”
I said that, gave my greetings, and left the room.
By the way, Kyle is stronger than I thought.
Honestly, I couldn’t resist when I was being pulled.
It was sudden, and he was stronger than me.
It wouldn’t matter if I used mana, but the difference in pure strength began to show.
As expected… a woman’s body was useless.
It has no advantages except for being pretty, having big breasts, and wide hips.
And even those were more useless when using the body.
“Sniff…sniff sniff…”
By the way, there’s a smell.
I must have sweated while walking around outside, as there was a slight smell coming from my body.
To think I entered Kyle’s room giving off such a smell.
It wasn’t right.
“I should wash up.”
I didn’t notice it in Kyle’s room because it smelled nice.
Walking in the corridor like this, I felt it too strongly.
I wonder… did Kyle smell this too..?
“Tsk…”
This isn’t good.
I should wash quickly.
*
“Oh.”
“Sofia?”
“Lady Oldenburg..?”
When I entered the bathroom as usual, Catherine was washing alone.
Usually, no one was here at this time…
“Ah.”
Come to think of it, Catherine came in with me.
So of course we overlapped.
“I’m sorry. I’ll leave..”
“It’s fine. We’re both women, aren’t we? Keep me company while we wash together.”
“Yes..”
It’s actually good for me since I can wash right away.
After washing my body, I entered the bath.
Into the bath where Catherine was, among several baths.
I had to be careful because some were extremely hot baths that I couldn’t endure.
“Phew.. it would be so nice if Sofia were my attendant. You could come in and attend my bath too.”
“As I said earlier, that…”
“I know, I know. You’re saying it’s not possible, right?”
“Yes..”
If she knows, why does she keep bringing it up?
“By the way, Sofia, your breasts are really huge.”
“Are they..?”
If you say they’re big, they are on the larger side, but are they worth staring at that intensely..?