Young Master, Please Put Some Pants On! - Chapter 9

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Chapter 9

“Ah, no, an employment contract? Why so suddenly…?”

Mellis, startled by my foolish voice, quickly cleared her throat and asked back. Then, as if he had been waiting for this, his aide promptly presented the documents.

“Read through it and sign at the bottom.”

Flustered, she quickly scanned the single sheet of paper placed before her. Just as he had said, there it was with the five words “Employment Contract” prominently displayed, densely packed with dozens of contract conditions. However, before she could finish reading through it all with a dazed expression, her senses suddenly returned.

“If this is because of what Garulus said earlier, it’s really okay! I can handle lodging and meals at the inn, and as for work, I’ll gradually find…”

“What does that have to do with anything?”

“Pardon?”

“Your name is Mellis, wasn’t it?”

At his quiet question, Mellis slowly nodded her head. His brow furrowed slightly as if this situation requiring explanation was bothersome to him.

“Mellis, whether you want this or not doesn’t matter. I’m not particularly interested either. What’s important is that Garulus wants this.”

“But…”

“This is almost the first time that child has seriously asked me for something. A child who had been saying she hated me for nearly three months and wouldn’t even eat at the same table, actually made a request while acting cute with her whole body. Do you understand what this means?”

No matter how much she searched her memory, it didn’t seem like Garulus had ever acted cute with her whole body, but that wasn’t what was important to Mellis right now.

“I understand what you’re saying, but honestly, I’m not sure what kind of person you think I am to want to hire me as the child’s caretaker.”

“That doesn’t matter either. Even if you were a murderer who had killed dozens of people.”

“Excuse me?”

“There are always guards by the child’s side. And I’m not trusting you, I’m trusting Garulus. Even though she seems carefree, she’s quite perceptive. I may not understand it, but something about you must have captured that child’s heart.”

Mellis’s mouth fell slightly open at his utterly unreasonable logic. What was even more surprising was that there wasn’t a hint of playfulness on his face. However, she still had grounds for rebuttal.

“B-but caretakers for ducal houses are usually people from noble families or those with exceptional education. I’m a commoner who barely graduated from the Academy. My professor even told me he’d give me a diploma if I would just hurry up and graduate.”

Trying to humble herself with a serious attitude mixed with some lies felt like stabbing a dagger into her heart. Of course, the lie was about being a commoner, and the truth was about the Academy. It would have been better if it were the other way around…

“There’s a separate teacher for Garulus’s education, so you don’t need to worry about that. And what’s wrong with being a commoner? I just said it would be fine even if you had killed people, so do you think I’d care about something like that?”

Kermanomon’s face grew increasingly indifferent. He no longer seemed to have any intention of hiding his annoyance as he leaned back comfortably against his chair and cast an indifferent glance.

“So, just sign it.”

It was when Mellis was rolling her eyes around trying to find another reason to object. Then Kermanomon, who let out a quiet sigh, slightly furrowed his brow and spoke.

“I don’t understand why you’re refusing at all. I don’t like saying this, but for a commoner like you, these would be exceptionally good conditions. Why don’t you actually read it properly?”

“Reading this won’t change anything…”

It would. As she reluctantly read through the contract carefully, her eyes gradually widened. Accommodation within the Ducal Residence and three meals a day were naturally provided, and as mentioned earlier, since there were people in charge of Garulus’s education, servants to attend to her, and even guards, she would really only need to be the child’s playmate.

“However, you must continue working for at least 3 months.”

Mellis’s ears perked up at the mention of the 3-month period. The more she heard, the more tempting the conditions became. Then her mouth fell wide open when she discovered something in the contract.

‘Th-this amount of money…’

It was equivalent to the commission fee she had entrusted to Vivian with great determination. That commission fee was truly her entire fortune, accumulated by saving pocket money bit by bit over nearly 10 years. Of course, the pocket money had been meager, but still, wasn’t this an amount that far exceeded three times a common citizen’s salary?

Even if she left this place right now and found work, it was uncertain whether she could earn even half, no, even a third of this amount.

‘Mellis, listen carefully. As your senior, I’m giving you sincere advice – everything in life flows with money. Love and friendship may betray you, but money never will.’

Why was Vivian’s life philosophy coming to mind at this moment? Her eyes looking at Kermanomon shook wildly.

“How about it, has your thinking changed a bit now?”

As if reading her expression, Kermanomon, supporting his chin with one hand, spoke leisurely.

However, the moment she saw the Duke’s crooked smile, Mellis’s mind flashed with thoughts of his ruthless misanthropy and the fact that she was a fake beastkin who had to rely on drugs. How much worry and fear had she been consumed with before coming here?

“But I…”

“By the way, the quarterly bonuses and business trip allowances are separate.”

“I look forward to working with you!”

Mellis bowed deeply and quickly picked up the quill pen to sign the contract. The amount was far too large to refuse.

‘Ah, senior. I’m sorry for always calling you materialistic. I was the materialistic one.’

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That night, Mellis was lying on a bed in the ducal residence instead of the inn. She couldn’t even properly remember how the day had passed.

“Phew…”

She let out a light sigh and tossed and turned restlessly. Everything still felt surreal. Mellis stared blankly at the patterns drawn on the ceiling.

“I really entered the ducal residence…”

Duke Severus’s mansion was different from her imagination in many ways. The people at the ducal residence kindly welcomed her, who had become a member overnight, and the room she was assigned was twice the size of her original room.

‘Please take care of me for the time being.’

Most importantly, Duke Severus, no, her employer Kermanomon, wasn’t as scary a person as she had thought. Should she say that his atmosphere was strangely different from the rumors she had heard and the cold-blooded image she had drawn in her mind?

Mellis reached out and touched the side of her head. Her head still had the pointed ears protruding from it.

Shortly after entering the room, whether the drug’s effect had worn off, she had returned to her original form. Although she had locked the door tightly in case someone might come in, Mellis couldn’t overcome her anxiety and immediately swallowed the drug as soon as an hour had passed. It was difficult to describe in words how anxious she had been during that one hour.

“…”

All the luxury she was currently enjoying was possible because she was a beastkin. When she realized this, her mouth somehow felt bitter.

“…It’s okay.”

Mellis, who had turned to lie facing the window, reminded herself. Her first full day as a beastkin wasn’t as bad as she had thought. If the future days were like today, life at the ducal residence might not be so bad after all.

That night, Mellis fell into a deep sleep, imagining peaceful days ahead at the ducal residence.

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“Garulus! Won’t you come here?”

“No! Mellis should come here!”

About two weeks later, Mellis’s expectations of a calm and peaceful life were completely shattered. She had been in a long standoff with the naked Garulus for a full 30 minutes. Garulus, who had climbed on top of the bookshelf, glared at her with a sullen face.

“How can I climb up on the bookshelf! And I told you not to climb up to such dangerous places!”

“That’s why I’m telling you not to come! Don’t bother me and go away!”

From the day she began taking care of Garulus in earnest, Mellis finally understood the reason for the enormous salary. It wasn’t simply because Kermanomon was generous.

Garulus was truly a child of the highest difficulty level in childcare. He was energetic and active, full of mischief and curiosity, and like a monkey beastkin, his body was very quick and agile. On top of that, he was a picky eater and hated wearing clothes!

The fact that he had obediently listened to her words until now was all due to the unfamiliar environment of being outside. Garulus, who had returned to his own home, regained his original nature and ran wild like a wild horse.

How shocked she was when she heard that over ten nannies had come and gone through Garulus in the past year! She had wondered why they hired nannies so easily, but there was a reason for everything. It seemed this wasn’t the first or second time this had happened, as everyone seemed to take it for granted even when she treated Garulus somewhat informally.

“Teacher will be here soon! You need to put on your pants!”

“Just underwear is fine!”

Garulus screamed and kicked his legs in the air while fuming. Come to think of it, hadn’t Garulus been wearing only a loose t-shirt when they first met? She regretted having unnecessary suspicions without knowing these circumstances.

Mellis placed both hands on her hips and shouted in a stern voice.

“If you don’t come down right now, I’m putting Brussels sprouts in tonight’s dinner.”

“Ugh! Go away before I take off my underwear too!”

Young master, please. Mellis squeezed her eyes shut and turned away from the half-exposed apricot-colored bottom. However, there was something more troublesome than the young master’s apricot-colored bottom.

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