The Male Lead’s Attached Maid Is Too Competent - Chapter 3
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The Male Lead’s Devoted Maid is Too Competent Episode 003
Rosette watched Roella with a subtle expression. Roella was organizing documents with a somewhat strange look on her face.
It had been about ten days since Roella arrived here. When she asked for work to do, Rosette had given her light tasks like moving objects or running errands. Of course, these were tasks that wouldn’t take even 30 minutes.
Then she entrusted her with simple document organization. It was content that wouldn’t matter if exposed.
Roella’s position within this manor was quite ambiguous.
A woman who was sold. Yet she didn’t serve in the bedroom either, she was merely a conduit for magic power channeling. Since her role was just that, there had been no thought of assigning her other tasks.
The first compatible ones started as slaves. Since some later became grand duchesses, it was impossible to define Roella’s position clearly.
‘His Grace also just said to observe for now.’
In such a situation, Roella was the first to request work.
‘Do you know how hard it is to sit around doing nothing and spacing out all day? Lady Rosette, letting talent like me go to waste is a tremendous loss. If you just give me work once, I’ll prove my words!’
Unable to resist that vigor, she had given her documents, and Roella organized them in less than a day. Even Rosette, who was considered one of the most capable head maids and head butlers in the Northern Territory, had to acknowledge it.
‘It was a novel method. I never thought it could be organized that way.’
Using charts was an old method. But using those charts to simultaneously organize expenditure records by year and department all at once was an unheard-of approach. Moreover, those neatly drawn clean lines.
What was slightly concerning was Roella’s expression.
‘Are you feeling very unwell, Miss Roella? If it’s too difficult, you can rest. As I said again, this isn’t Miss Roella’s duty…’
‘Ah, you’re talking about my expression? You don’t need to worry about it. It’s become somewhat of a habit. Whenever I concentrate, this expression comes out.’
Then she muttered something, but Rosette couldn’t understand what she said.
‘All office workers suffering from caffeine deficiency look like this. Since there’s no computer, I’m drawing all this by hand.’
Anyway, since she said she was fine, Rosette continued to leave the work to her, but that… rotten pollack-like expression and unfocused eyes were quite bothersome.
It was when Lady Rosette was about to clear her throat to tell her that was enough.
Knock knock.
A polite knocking sound was heard.
“Lady Rosette, may I come in?”
“Ah, Mr. Aidan. Yes. Please come in.”
It was the Grand Duke’s aide. When it came to competence, Aidan couldn’t be left out.
He was a prodigy who graduated at the top of his class from the Imperial Academy, and a gem of the Northern Territory with outstanding work abilities.
All young and capable people wanted to go to the capital. This was the same regardless of social status, so finding talent like Aidan in the Northern Territory was like plucking stars from the sky.
Thanks to this, despite his young age, Aidan was able to gain the honor of becoming the Grand Duke’s closest confidant.
Aidan looked around the room and was startled.
He saw Roella working diligently on something at the small desk Rosette had provided.
“Is there some matter? Perhaps there was a problem with the report I submitted?”
“No, Lady Rosette.”
Aidan glanced at Roella several times before asking Rosette to step outside. He meant he wanted to talk somewhere without Roella.
Rosette nodded and followed Aidan outside. After closing the door and stepping slightly away from it, Aidan asked carefully.
“Before I ask about the matter at hand, are you alright? Miss Roella, I mean. You look somewhat…”
“You want to say I looked like a fish laid out on a market stall, don’t you?”
“Ahaha, yes, well. That’s right. I was wondering if you were feeling unwell…”
“She said she’s fine, so she must be fine.”
Of course, Rosette was also worried about that aspect. Aidan nodded and spoke.
“Then, about the matter. His Grace seemed very pleased with the documents this time. He wants to know exactly who organized those documents. Lady Rosette seemed to have mentioned Miss Roella before, but His Grace didn’t believe it.”
“…Is that so?”
“Yes, so I’m asking. Did Miss Roella really organize those documents?”
“You just saw it yourself, Mr. Aidan. Miss Roella did it. Just now she was organizing next month’s budget report.”
“Hmm… How should I convince His Grace of this?”
“Couldn’t you just show him directly?”
Aidan and Rosette discussed seriously.
In fact, there was quite a disconnect between Roella’s usual image and those neat, easy-to-understand, competent-looking documents.
Rosette was lately beginning to realize what Roella had said.
‘Letting talent like me go to waste is humanity’s loss, Lady Rosette.’
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I mechanically drew charts and organized next month’s budget proposal in them.
Actually, since the Grand Duke’s House governed the entire Northern Territory, the expenditures were considerable, but whether it was these people’s way of doing things, it was too complicated.
For example, what could be organized in 3 pages was described across 30 pages.
I mean, who writes documents so inefficiently yet so meticulously?
Tsk tsk tsk. If my old boss had seen this, he would have pulled out all my hair and set it on fire.
The only inconvenience was that there was no Excel, so I had to draw all the charts by hand. How could this not be doable?
But I was still only in an intern(?) position at the Grand Duke’s House to raise objections.
Lately, I had decided on my position.
I was planning to become a loyal subordinate to Lady Rosette, who served as both head maid and Head Butler.
Even at my old company, they said you had to align yourself well to enjoy the benefits and last long. When the Female Protagonist appears, I’ll become useless anyway. Is just saving my life enough? What comes after?
I don’t even have money right now? Plus, I’m working without pay.
It seemed like the best method would be to stick close to Lady Rosette and show off my competence while living comfortably.
So I could ask her to write me a recommendation letter and get employed at another noble house…!
When the female lead appears, I’ll become useless, so wouldn’t that open up a way to make a living? After that, I’ll secure a house first.
I had it all planned out.
I was organizing the charts I had drawn diligently using various colored inks when a shadow fell over me.
“Hm? Lady Rosette, do you need something?”
“…It’s really true.”
I heard a groan-like murmur.
What? It’s not Lady Rosette.
I raised my head and met blue eyes.
“Eek!”
He was someone I had never seen during daylight hours.
Why is the Grand Duke here? Did I do something wrong? That can’t be. I checked several times.
“Hic!”
I covered my mouth while still holding the quill pen.
Grand Duke Christen pressed his forehead and let out a hollow laugh before speaking.
“So you really were the one who did this.”
“Hic!”
“If this could be called a talent, then it’s a talent. And I need this kind of talent. Miss Roella, you’re quite a talented person in many ways.”
“Urk!”
I must have been so startled that my hiccups came out strangely. Grand Duke Christen spoke as if it didn’t matter at all.
“I want to employ you.”
“Hic! I’m, I’m already…!”
“You want to say you’re already employed? The money your father received was payment for buying Miss Roella’s nights and dawns. I’m saying I want to buy your daytime hours as well.”
My eyes widened.
“Of course, I intend to pay sufficient compensation for that. I’ll give you 30 ecra per month.”
The first thing I memorized while organizing these charts was the currency units of this world.
30 ecra means 3 million won…!
I gulped. If I think of this as a starting salary, it’s not a small amount at all. It’s actually quite a lot!
Grand Duke Christen seemed to be quite a conscientious person.
I thought I’d have to work for free the entire time at the Grand Duke’s House!
I couldn’t hide my excitement.
This is an opportunity that has come to me!
So I asked seriously.
“Is that before or after taxes?”
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“looked like a fish laid out on a market stall“
It’s corporate slave usually expression 😂😂😂