After we finished listening to their story, Sword and I looked at each other.

Yep, so you think so as well?

These people are trying to die, arent they? You also somehow think that theyre trying to die after lightening the burden on their hearts by crushing all seeds of regret, right?

We conversed telepathically.

I cleared my throat, I see. Ive heard something great there. As a matter of fact, this mansion is way too large and thus it has become quite a burden for the servants and maids over here to manage the whole estate. Just the other day, one of our maids collapsed from overwork To be frank, wed be able to easily maintain it if I were to lend a hand, but the maids have their pride, so Im immediately scolded by them if I try to help out, going as far as them starting to cry Im in a bind here. Anyway, its an urgent matter for us to increase the personnel here, but weve already hired most of the available workforce in Ys. Taking a look around me, I grinned broadly, You mentioned that you harbor feelings of repentance towards me, didnt you? Then show it through actions. Words are cheap. Work here. Pay back the debt you incurred towards me by working to your hearts content until those feelings of repentance have disappeared.

The butler and everyone else was taken aback.

In the first place, I had Sword buy this mansion for the sake of brewing liquor. Thats why, you see, everyone has their hands full with brewing. Its my failure for having paid no heed to things like the mansions maintenance. So do something about it so as to amend my blunder. With that out of the way, maids, your workforce has grown. Now you can get some rest, cant you?

Once I told so to the maids behind me, they answered, As you desire, Lady Indra.

In that case, take a break, will you?

Thats great. It might be a pitiful story for the seniors, but thanks to that, we gained plenty of new personnel! I had already thought that Id need to head out with Sword to scout again!

I mean, look, we dont really pay all that much salary, do we? Well, as all necessities of life are provided for, the costs for buying necessities falls flat, and since we have most of the things to entertain ourselves gathered over here as well, they dont need to spend any money outside. I was told that they dont need any pay (even by Mr. Amato), but you see, its a sum of money where I was told its dirt cheap when I suggested the salary to a stranger.

Either way, the mansion is spacious and we still have plenty of vacant rooms! is what I thought, but the servants insisted on living outside the mansion. I mean they told me they cant live in the same house as their master and mistress, and certainly not in some rooms of the mansion instead of something like a semi-basement. Probably because of their old way of thinking.

Since it couldnt be helped I built a new building! A detached outhouse! And I also increased the number of guard Ryokus!

I wont mention it, but that way took more time and effort than having them stay in the mansions rooms! But, I wont mention anything!

I asked the head maid and butler to take care of the overall management.

The maid probably collapsed because of this. Its fairly difficult, and Sally is the type of girl who takes over work if she cant find someone else to do the job I told her to just leave things be if she cant handle a task, but it seems like that was not an option for her.

Sally has a strong sense of responsibility after all, commented the butler.

Well, there are ways to adjust things in order to lower the amount of necessary work, but if you lack manpower, your options are limited. I understand. I will keep an eye on things from now on.

Please take care of it.

Of course, I will pass some of the work to you as well, Sally. If I remember correctly, I didnt teach you about this kind of management work.

Okay, I am looking forward to your guidance.

Somehow Sally was standing straighter than usual. Are the seniors making her nervous after all?

At that point, the head maid smiled wryly, No need to treat me like your superior. If anything, you are the senior in this place.

That will not do!

Sally is quite the stubborn girl, isnt she?