Scarly S. Miss T. Miltrov's residence was not far from William's house, and after William hastily pulled him out of the door, he had not taken two steps when Brunei saw a single-family house that was even more exaggerated than William's excessively large house. On the third floor, there is also a small courtyard, and the smooth and sturdy wooden doors glow with a metallic sheen under the light.

"......" Brunei originally wanted to make a comment about the gap between the two families mentioned by Miss Miltrov before, but after looking at William, who looked accustomed to it on the side, Brunei finally changed his words, "It turns out that she lives here." No wonder they bumped into it on the road that night. ”

William nodded and said with a smile: "We are friends, not to mention that our family relationship is also very close. ”

"Hmm. Brunei also nodded, smiled, and swallowed back the phrase "It's their affiliated family".

Come to think of it, William seems to have been acting alone, and has never seen anyone other than him in the house, and Miss Miltrov, though she is also acting alone, is the result of escaping from the protection of the crowd, and it is known that there is at least one butler and at least one guard in the academy city. The gap between the two families is really obvious.

Brunei thinks back, regretting that he had not noticed such a significant difference earlier, and that he had made a mistake in their judgment. He still hasn't grown enough to control everything.

William had already walked to the door and slapped it unceremoniously. The force is very strong and compact, and those who know it are acquaintances, and those who don't know will probably think that he is here to collect debts.

Brunei thought carefully: "Although William's personality is like this, with his family background, he should also have received etiquette education. In this way, it is not false to say that they are friends. ”

[That's not nonsense. They're very close friends, don't we already know about them?]

The muscles on Brunei's face twitched a few times: "Shut up." It's practice, practice, you know?"

"Who!" a deep male voice shouted in an urn.

William stopped what he was doing, looked elated, and shouted with a smile: "Mr. Ford, it's me, little Robeskey." I've brought you the squire I mentioned to you, the Alternate Guard. ”

“...... If memory serves, they used to be called Uncle Ford. The corners of Brunei's mouth twitched.

The door was softly pushed open and wide open, revealing a strong black figure a head taller than William inside, and his voice was low and powerful: "Young Master Robsky, you are here. In the light of the moon and the light, Brunei saw clearly that the middle-aged man in the black shirt, about forty or fifty years old, was similar to Mr. Gerald, but two diametrically opposed types.

The top of the black boots, which were still shiny in the moonlight, wrapped around the lower end of the trousers. Both his black trousers and his black shirt were tightly taut, and the solid muscles inside made it impossible for them to tighten even a little, let alone the presence of scattered folds. Every button is tightly fastened, hands behind the back, waist straight, legs straight.

Brunei stepped forward at William's beckoning and came closer. I saw a scar on the left side of his broad, angular face, across his eyes, and his right ear was nowhere to be seen, but other than that, his gray hair and beard were all neatly cared for, his mouth was tightly pursed, and the corners of his mouth were slightly lowered downward, revealing a stern demeanor.

Brunei swallowed, the image of the Ford butler was a little foreign to him, closer to his strict father in his imagination. He eased his mood and smiled, "Hello, Butler Ford." I'm Brunei Carlisle. ”

Brunei subconsciously stretched out his hand, but Ford ignored him, and did not scan up and down as Brunei observed him, but stared at his eyes deadly: "I heard Miss mention you." Ford, the steward of the Miltrov family. ”

His voice was softer and calmer, but it was still low and powerful, and it had nothing to do with gentleness.

"I'm not really here to be a guard. When I became a mage, my goal was accomplished. What is there to be nervous about. Brunei repeated these three sentences repeatedly in his mind to reduce the psychological pressure brought to him by the other party, and his eyes stopped rolling, and he kept looking at Ford Butler as much as possible, and was silent for a few seconds: "It's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Hmph. Ford snorted, then frowned, "Take off your mask." ”

“...... What?" Brunei was stunned for a moment, "Butler Ford, I-"

Ford, calmly, but forcefully, interrupted Brunei's words: "Take off your mask. ”

[Hey, little Brunei, this old thing is really unpleasant, isn't it? And it looks like a dog, but in fact there is no politeness at all. Shouldn't we teach him a lesson!]

Brunei shrugged his shoulders and removed his mask: "Look, Butler Ford, my face is not very flattering. ”

Ford's frowning brow did not loosen: "Man, what are the two scars on your face? ”

Brunei raised his eyebrows, looked at Ford's face, saw the scars on his eyes, and suddenly felt that this was very convincing for him, so he just smiled lightly.

"Mr. Ford!" William was sluggish and felt the discord between the two of them, and shouted, "At least let's meet Scarlett first, right?"

Ford turned to William, his brows instantly furrowed, and he bowed slightly: "What you said is, Master Robsky, I am very sorry for neglecting you." Please follow me. Then he straightened up, half-turned his head, and squinted at Brunei: "Come along." ”

Brunei laughed: "I know, I know." ”

Perhaps Brunei was too relaxed at the moment, and Ford's whole face wrinkled with dissatisfaction, but in the end he didn't say anything, just let out a soft snort again, and walked in with a steady step.

Brunei followed behind William, and took a general look at the courtyard that could only be lit by moonlight because there were no lights, maybe because of winter, the flowers and plants were very sparse, but there were some large and small stones, and even a stream of water came out of nowhere, which looked quite delicate, and Brunei sighed a few times in his heart.

[Little Bruneisi, why are you cowardly again! Aren't you not the slightest unhappy with his dog-eyed attitude of looking down on people!]

Perhaps because Brunei said two words in his heart, the system sensed the opportunity to speak, and became active again: [Think about it, he is just a housekeeper! Alas, he is just a dog raised by someone else! You are a little poor, but no matter how you say it, you are a free body, and you are a decent person! He is so arrogant because his master is a Miltrov family! Trouble you everywhere! Isn't there a little fluctuation in your heart! Now pronounce that magical line, and I will help you teach him to be a man! No, be a dog!]

Brunei knocked impatiently on the door, but Ford looked back at him deeply, and when Ford turned around again, Brunei said in his heart: "Your theory of man and dog is nonsense...... But now is not the time to discuss this, so I'll answer you like this: No, I don't feel it at all. Is that okay? Please be quiet. ”

[Wow, how can there be such a useless waste as you in this world!I was so blind when I chose you!]

"You didn't have eyes at all. Brunei pursed his lips and ended the conversation beautifully.

"Mr. Carlisle, do you have any grievances against this courtyard?" Ford's voice suddenly remembered very close to Brunei, and when he looked up, he saw that they had already passed through the courtyard, and Ford stood in front of the door, turned around, and looked at Brunei.

Brunei blinked his eyes and smiled subconsciously: "How come, it's beautiful here." ”

Fuku nodded, neither smiling, nor looking angry, expressionless: "Then did you think of something bothering?"

"Huh?" Brunei was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, covered his mouth, covered the corners of his mouth twitching because of embarrassment, and silently thought in his heart, "Did he see me pouting just now?" Oops, I'm used to wearing a mask, and I completely forgot to control my expression......

Brunei thought for a moment, reached out and scratched his head, showing an embarrassed smile: "I remembered something unrelated." Sorry I got distracted. ”

"You're welcome, there's no reason to limit what others think, it's okay. Ford's expression really didn't move, but it didn't look like it didn't matter, Brunei always felt that he might keep this appearance at any time and stab himself to death, "Then, please wait here, I'll report to Miss." ”

Ford was five big and three thick and muscular, and his knocking on the door was as delicate and polite as his dress. He knocked lightly on the door twice, and waited for a while, as if to confirm that the person inside had received the information, before gently pushing the door open, and his body bent slightly at the same time.

In a few moments, Miss Miltrov, who had not been seen for a long time, ran out of the door, and Ford walked calmly, but followed closely. "William, I've been waiting for you for a long time, why have you been tossing for so long? ”

She was wearing a dark silver close-fitting dress, she still looked about the same height as William, her hair was not clear in the moonlight, and two ponytails were swinging around the back of her head, clearly running out of the door, but before speaking, she deliberately adjusted her movements, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and half-tilted her head before she began to speak.

"Oh, Scarlett, there was a little accident before, so it did take a while. But it's all settled now. William smiled and grabbed the back of his head with his right hand. Brunei had long felt that William's stupidity would be several times greater than usual when facing Miss Miltrov - especially in his demeanor and language skills.

Scarly nodded, then looked at Brunei, and her voice softened a little: "Brunei, thank you for your hard work." We've had an accident during this time, and we're dealing with an annoying fly, so we can't explain it to you. ”

Brunei thought about it, and learned from William's previous appearance that made him feel stupid, and said with a smirk while scratching his head: "Oh, you don't have to explain this to me. You can help me become a first-turn mage, I have already accepted a great affection. ”

"Mr. Carlisle!" William hurriedly leaned in and whispered to Brunei's ear, "No, if Mr. Ford knew that you had just become a mage, the chances of approving you would have become even lower." Scarly also had a disgruntled look on her face.

Brunei nodded with a look of sudden realization, not only Scarly's face was full of helplessness, but even William had an extremely anxious expression.

[I said, little Bruneith, you really don't plan to be Scarlett's bodyguard? Seeing that her family is so rich, the salary level must be much better than your current one.] 】

"You're still saying that being a housekeeper is a dog. Brunei was very careful to control his facial expression this time, "And I can see that this Uncle Ford has no intention of letting their young lady fly solo at all, and the so-called 'assessment' is nothing more than making things difficult." If he thinks I'm actually very strong and the assessment I'm given is too difficult, I might be killed by him......"

[So you tell him your true level.] Have you ever considered a situation where Scarlett's desire to fly solo is too strong, and in order to convince her to admit that you are not capable of being a guard, he intends to kill you from the beginning?

“...... Won't it......"

No matter how William and Scarly behaved and how Brunei's side thought about it, the information that Brunei's revelation of "just becoming a mage for a short time" did not seem to have any effect on Ford. With a calm expression, he walked from behind Scarly to the side, bowed, and said respectfully, "So, miss, if you will allow you—"

Scarly nodded, "Uncle Ford, this is my own saliar I mentioned earlier. You can take the test. ”

After a pause, Scarly added, "If you pass the exam, you don't care about me anymore, let's say okay, don't regret it, don't cheat!"

Ford's waist bent a little deeper: "Of course. Miss, did I lie to you?"