When Muen came out of Madame Merry's room, her face was a little ugly. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Since that battle, the blood of the enemy has stained the Rose Battle Banner red, Muen has fulfilled her promise, and Lady Merry, who has let go of her knot, has no purpose and support to live, and her body is crumbling with the naked eye.

Today, the old woman has completely lost the ability to walk, and spends most of her day asleep or in a daze, eating liquid food mixed with high potions, and occasionally waking up to let the old butler Abdul-Jabbar push her around the Rose Castle.

She liked to babble as she went, and when she passed by a room, she would tell you that her first child was born here, and she remembered him at that time, his face was wrinkled and ugly, but her heart broke when she listened to his kitten-like cry.

In the hall, she will tell you that this is the place where she married Archduke Harvey, and that she was as beautiful as an angel descending into the world that day, and he greeted her in the sun, as gorgeous as the sun god.

On the lawn, she would see her children frolicking there, and one day, Peter chased after his brothers and fell, his knees scraped and blood stained the grass red. That day, she was so angry that she reprimanded Peter's five brothers and punished them for not being allowed to eat dinner.

But in the middle of the night, she arranged for the servants to bring food, and she did not go in, but watched them gobble up outside the house before leaving.

Her gaze seemed to be able to transcend the barriers of time, back to a long time ago, she could see her lover and children, and see the traces they left in this rose castle.

When people are old, they always like to recall the past, even the humiliation and anger of the past will turn into a little memory brilliance, reminding her of the traces left in this world over and over again.

Perhaps, the old man's nagging would bore people, and it would be torture for the servants to listen to the same story over and over again, but not Jabbar, the old butler, who had lived in this castle longer than Madame Merry, and who remembered all that he had been through.

When the two of them walked in the castle, it was as if they could walk into time and into all the good things that had been.

Nostalgia is nostalgia, but Madame Merry is very calm, she has no regrets, no hatred, she even can't wait for death to come, she stubbornly thinks that her children and husband are waiting for her in the underworld, if there is not one last thing to be done, she will leave long ago.

That's right, the last thing - the coronation of the Grand Duke.

In the eyes of all people, she must finish the last thing she must accomplish by placing the Crown of Thorns on Muen's head, making him accept the allegiance of the Quartet's subjects, and completing the handover of the old and new powers.

"Young Master. The Grand Butler Jabbar swayed his body and stood in front of Muen, maintaining perfect manners and bowing.

The thick words exchanged Mu En's thoughts, he raised his head, made a glance movement with his closed eyes, pulled his mouth, and said, "Abdul-Jabbar, I'm bothering you this time, Mrs. Merry is all up to you to take care of it here." ”

"Young master, you're polite, this is what I should do. With the vicissitudes of life between his eyebrows, Abdul-Jabbar bowed slightly, and said: "Madam can't last a few days, the young master's coronation ceremony has to be hurried, there is no elder to do the certification, this is not too suitable after all, the Igor family is withered, and there is no second elder within three generations." ”

"It was supposed to be seven days later, after all, I was asleep all this time, I needed to understand something, and I had to make some adjustments. I'll do it as soon as possible, though. Mu En took a breath, his eyes turned slightly, looked behind Abdul-Jabbar again, and smiled: "This one is ......"

Behind the old butler Jabbar stood a young penguin, about twenty-five or sixteen, dressed in a straight black and white suit exactly like the old butler, looking at the face, the slightly raised arc of the eyebrows, the angle of the lips, the lively young version of the old butler.

"This is my grandson and my successor, and according to the rules of the Igor family, he will take my place as the chief steward. ”

This was Abdul-Jabbar's answer, but it made Mu En frown, and he asked with puzzlement, "Abdul-Jabbar, are you going to step down from your position as a butler?"

"Yes, I'm old and tired, it's time to leave. The old butler said this with a relieved face.

"But I just took over the family, I don't know a lot of things, I don't know a lot of things, it's just when I need the help of the old man, is it ...... for you to leave at this time?"

The words are not finished, but the meaning is clear.

In fact, a housekeeper, especially for a large family, the housekeeper is responsible for the execution and distribution of specific things, and it is by no means a casual person who can be replaced, it can be said that for the operation of the Rose Castle, it doesn't matter without Mu En, without the old housekeeper, the day will be chaotic.

"The young master may not know too much about our inheritance, our penguin family Tobi and Igor family, each generation will select at least ten or more steward candidates, they will be trained as stewards since childhood, through many selections and eliminations, and finally pick the most suitable person.

Then, he would learn with me and help me deal with things, he would never show up in front of the head of the family, but he would experience it firsthand about every position in the family. ”

After a slight pause, the old housekeeper took a breath and said, "I have lived here for decades, I have accompanied the Igor family through ups and downs, and this is my home." But I'm old, my energy is low, I'm slow to react, sometimes I turn around and forget about things, and some of them don't change the times.

I can't be an obstacle to my family's progress, I can't be a burden, it's time for me to leave. ”

"Please believe in the professionalism and heritage of our family, and in the heir I have taught by hand, my grandson, who will take my place and serve the Igor family better, and I will accompany Madame Merry through this last journey. ”

Some people say that the old man is a burden, but Mu En thinks that they are a rare wealth, and the old housekeeper is by no means as unbearable as he himself said, but in the end, he still agreed to the other party.

He saw persistence in the old butler's eyes, it was a persistence that would not regret death, he might have reluctantly ordered, but he could not change his mind, and finally he agreed.

The old butler happily put a emblem symbolizing the great butler of the Igor family on his grandson's chest, saluted Mu En again, and finally walked into Mrs. Merry's room.

Somehow, Mu En looked at his back and suddenly felt a little sad.

Looking back, the young penguin butler was already standing in front of Mu En, he bowed slightly, did not speak, but his expression was obviously a little cramped.

Mu En opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know the other party's name, so he had to say, "By the way, what's your name?"

"Abdul-Jabbar, I inherited my grandfather's position, and I inherited this glorious name. The young penguin butler spoke, and the initial nervousness was gone, and he spoke fluently, which also made Mu En understand.

Jabbar, this is not the name of one person, but the name of all the successors of the Igor family since its creation, when it had its first steward.

It was given by the second generation of the head of the family, the illegitimate daughter of Hilarily Igor and Gais-Augustus the Great, Celia Igor, in other words, it was just a name, but it was also passed down for three thousand years.

"Jabbar, Jabbar, forget it, I'll call you little Jabbar. Pass on my orders, government affairs, taxation and military affairs system, everyone put down what they are doing first and prepare for the coronation of the Grand Duke with all their might.

I'm going to bring forward the coronation, and the time is set for ...... Two days later. ”

The young penguin butler, little Jabbar slightly suppressed his excitement and uneasiness, he maintained the reserved and elegant characteristic of a housekeeper, bowed slightly and said, "Yes, sir!"

Suddenly, there was a difference between him and the old housekeeper's title, and the span from 'young master' to 'master' also seemed to represent that some changes were quietly underway.