"From this day forward, you are the steward of this main fort. ”

The Duke's words are still fresh in Saiba's memory.

His good days began in earnest on that day.

No more worrying about fluctuating prices, worrying about whether a deal will be profitable, and worrying about tomorrow's food. As long as he wants to eat any delicacies from the mountains and seas, or wants anything new to play with, the Pelos family can always do it for him.

Say goodbye to the bad life of the past.

Thanks Papitt, thanks to Pelos!

Of course, with only a few superficial trading skills, he is naturally not qualified to manage the main castle. The Duke asks him to learn how to manage a castle with Joanna.

Although it is strange why the dignified Miss Pylos does the job of a butler, Saiba began his career as a butler in the main castle by taking care of Joanna.

Fortunately, Miss Joanna's personality is very easy-going, and she does not have the annoying style of the eldest lady in the impression of ordinary people. Perhaps it had something to do with the imperfection of her limbs. Sometimes it is precisely these people who have been brutally treated by the world who will repay the world with tenderness. Whenever Seba saw Joanna's empty long dress, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In addition to this, there is a crazy woman in the main fort. I heard from the young lady that it was her mother. Although Seba doesn't like dealing with crazy people, he now has something to do as the housekeeper here.

But overall, the work here is easy and enjoyable, and life is carefree. Seba even felt that there was no place in all of Odin that would be as wonderful as here.

The days went by.

One day, Seba couldn't help but make a request: he wanted to go outside the main castle. Staying in the same place all day still makes him feel restless.

Moreover, he always felt that Miss Joanna was always trying to prevent him from going out, consciously or unconsciously.

And Seba did get a surprising answer from the young lady.

"I'm sorry, Seba. Father used to say that you can't get out of this main fort unless he gives it his permission. ”

Joanna said apologetically.

"Why?!"

Seba was like he'd heard some big joke.

He found the long-lost young master for the Pelos family, the great benefactor of the Pelos family. Almost any request he made was met.

But you can't get out of this castle?

"I don't know why my father gave such an order, but my father's order is absolute in this family, and no one can disobey my father's decision. I know it's unfair to you, but there's nothing I can do about it. ”

Joanna said to Seba, her voice apologetic.

"As long as you don't leave this main fort, your requests will be met. As long as you don't go out......"

Joanna's words were sincere and helpless, and she could hear that she was indeed thinking about Seba. But this gentleness made Seba's whole person even more creepy.

Only then did he realize that the Pelos family was by no means synonymous with the happiness he had always thought it was. It's a terrible Garden of Eden that imprisons people.

Joanna saw Seba, who was silent, and knew that he needed to be alone now. He turned the wheel of the wheelchair and left empathetically.

Joanna's apologies.

Strange orders from the duke.

Seba couldn't understand all this. He only felt that the people in the main castle of Pelos were not normal.

At this point, sneaking away seems like a good option. As long as Seba hid in the carriage of the visitors, it was possible to leave the main fort.

In fact, on a sunny afternoon, he did. But he got an unusually terrible result.

The main entrance of the main fort rejected Seba.

Perhaps this is too obscure, but let's put it another way - when Seba was about to sneak out of the main fort gate, he was blocked back by an invisible wall.

It hurt Seba's forehead. He rubbed his forehead as he probed his hand outward again. The hand touched an invisible wall.

Enchantments of magic?

Seba refused to give up, and then he tried to jump out of the window, but he still hit a wall.

"No one is allowed to disobey his father's decision. 」

Now, Seba has a deeper understanding of what Joanna said.

It seems that the Duke did not hesitate to use the magical power of Pelos to keep himself in this main castle. But how could he offend the duke and be treated like this.

Seba couldn't figure it out.

So that evening he went to the duke's room and inquired.

"Do your job. I will decide whether to grant you this power based on your performance. Seba got this answer. To tell the truth, the cold face of the Duke at that time made him feel uncomfortable.

The Duke did not explain the reason for imprisoning him in the main fort, but also stated that he might be given the right to get out of the main fort.

Just work hard.

Seba is convinced of this.

So in the days that followed, Seba worked hard to learn all the skills that a butler should master. Trust me, he worked really hard. Only he knew how much he wanted to get out of the main castle as the Duke demanded.

Five years have passed.

Now, Seba's wrinkles are like deep valleys, and her hair is almost entirely snow-colored. You know, he's not even forty years old. The new maids would even call him Old Seba behind their backs.

Seba grew to hate looking in the mirror.

Seba grew more and more disgusted to see old Seba.

There is no doubt that it was the sorrow of staying at home that led to Seba's rapid aging. But no matter how hard he worked, the Duke couldn't say anything to get him out.

He hated the Pyros.

Even Joanna's tenderness is his only solace here.

He hated Duke Pylos even more.

It was he who gave the order to imprison himself.

He even hated Papit, the duke's son.

If he hadn't met that little ghost in the Holy Capital, he wouldn't have come here and lost his freedom.

As for what he gets, a life of worry-free food and clothing, reaching for help, and being admired by others?

To hell with it!

......

Speaking of which, recently, the Duke had asked him to tell a story to every visitor who arrived. While the story is true, these strange requests simply provoke Seba's fragile nerves.

Even though he was dissatisfied, Seba still fulfilled his duties as a steward. True blue.

Even though he knew that the blank cheque that the Duke had promised a long time ago would not be cashed.

But what else can he do to get him out of this hellish place but to stay here?

Seba is going crazy.

People never know what will happen in the next second, just as they never know how long they will live.

"Do you want to get out of this castle?"

When he heard this, Seba accidentally broke a teacup.

"Who's talking?!"

No wonder he panicked, his room was empty now, and the voice seemed to come straight into his head.

"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is that I know your wishes. As long as you can help me do one thing. I can grant your wishes. ”

Hearing this, Seba suddenly felt very thirsty, and he immediately picked up the teapot and poured it into the spout a few times.

The voice laughed.