Page 231 of The Villainess Whom I Had Served for 13 Years Has Fallen

Returning to the central hall of the mansion after taking a bath.

The ladies, with their wet hair wrapped in towels, descended the stairs and walked towards the central hall, wearing their pre-prepared pajamas.

“Refreshing~”

“Yes, it was really good.”

“Me too...”

“Wait, why is Hanna’s butt so big? Yuria doesn’t look like that, and she has an amazing figure....”

“No, I just exercise a lot, that’s all....”

“What?! Ah...ah...ah, really?”

Rosanna, Yuria, Hanna, and Chartia, following behind, hummed a tune as ★ ?????????????????? ★ they descended the stairs, exuding the fragrance of shampoo and gently stepping on the floor.

“Ah...good~!”

I, who had finished my bath and was sitting on the sofa, was staring at the beautiful ladies descending the stairs with my mouth agape.

‘Wow...’

As if they were acknowledged by the author as beauties, the four ladies’ appearances were breathtaking, making me nod my head in admiration.

“They’re really beautiful.”

Their appearances were angelic, even without makeup.

The four ladies, including middle-aged Rosanna, Yuria with her wet hair, and Hanna’s curvaceous body in her white pajamas, exuded an aura that was difficult to express in words.

I looked at the descending ladies and asked the men sitting next to me, with a somewhat sarcastic tone, acknowledging their masculinity.

“No matter how you look at it, they’re all too beautiful...”

“So, if we start a bath business centered around the Desmount family...”

“That’s definitely a good idea, but to be honest, the Desmount family’s image isn’t exactly good, so if we use Histania’s name instead...”

“If we target the common people as our consumer base, public opinion will improve, and we can gradually recover our image and expand our business to the noble class. If we add a premium, we can earn profits quickly.”

“That’s definitely...”

“I’ll support you with my personal assets, on the condition that I get to operate the franchise exclusively...”

They seemed completely uninterested.

‘Are they stupid?’

Looking at Kael and Malik, who were having a heated discussion in their white pajamas, I thought seriously. Even if they were, it wasn’t like that.

I wasn’t trying to ask something grand. Honestly, I just wanted to boast about my friends being so beautiful, but the two men didn’t show even a hint of interest.

It was impressive how focused they were on their work, but how could they remain calm with such beauties in front of them? Kael and Malik were like monks who didn’t even glance at their prey.

I let out a small, awkward laugh and looked at Darbab, who was focusing on Rosanna.

“My lord.”

“They’re beautiful...”

“My lord?”

“I think it’s a good thing that you confessed your love five times and got rejected.”

I unintentionally heard Darbab’s romantic history and smiled awkwardly, then got up from the sofa to go get the ladies from the 3rd-floor women’s dressing room.

I’d had a good show, so now it was time to get to work.

“Yuria.”

“Yes?!”

I lightly stopped Yuria, who was drying her pink hair with a towel, and asked.

“Is there no one else on the third floor except for the young lady?”

“Yes, that’s right!”

“Then I’ll take you there.”

“Yes!”

-Clumsy steps.

“Ah, Ricardo!”

Yuria, who had called me from the stairs with a shy smile, greeted me.

“Today was really fun. At first, I was really nervous and scared, but I’m glad I came...!”

“I’m relieved. Thank you for enjoying yourself, it makes me even more grateful. And...”

I gently pushed Yuria’s damp hair back and smiled slightly.

“You look really beautiful today.”

“Yes? Yes, yes, yes, yes? Uh-huh.”

Yuria’s face turned bright red, and she couldn’t move, standing still with her head down.

I playfully touched Yuria’s damp hair and gently patted her shoulder, then headed towards the stairs on the third floor.

*

In front of the quiet third-floor women’s bath.

I stood in front of the door to the restricted area that I couldn’t enter due to the interference of the gatekeeper, Malick, and carefully pushed aside the red curtain that blocked the way.

As the warm steam from the bathhouse touched my face, I let out a sigh of relief.

I didn’t think I’d like it, but everyone seemed to enjoy it, so I felt relieved. I thought high-ranking nobles would dislike this kind of thing.

I joked about wanting to enter the women’s bath, but in reality, I was focusing on their reactions. I was afraid of overstepping and getting rejected.

I was worried that everyone might be dissatisfied with the unusual tea party, which was more like a training session, and I wanted to observe their reactions. As a man, it was hard for me to understand women’s minds.

“Ah...”

I’m relieved.

With a small smile on my face, I took a step forward into the steam-filled dressing room, searching for the young lady who was hiding somewhere.

It would be awkward if the main character was missing from the tea party.

I knocked on the door of the wardrobe with my finger, considering the possibility that the young lady might be wearing an embarrassing outfit.

-Knock, knock.

“Young lady.”

“...”

“I’m here to help you.”

There was no response from the young lady, so I carefully took another step forward and peeked through the gap in the wardrobe door.

“Heh heh!”

And then I saw the young lady sitting on the floor and burst out laughing.

“Young lady!”

“Eeek...”

The young lady had thrown away her white nightgown and was trying to put on a strange nightgown, with her head stuck in the sleeve.

I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of the young lady wearing a black and white striped nightgown, which was completely different from the silk nightgowns I had distributed to everyone.

“What are you doing?”

“Eeek... save me.”

“Why are you wearing that outfit? Where did the pajamas I prepared for you go?”

“I hate it because it’s so childish. I’m the main character today, so I can’t wear something childish like that.”

“That’s true, but...”

I couldn’t help but think I didn’t consider the lady’s feelings, so I nodded and carefully removed the lady’s tangled hair from her clothes.

With a ‘pop’ sound, the lady finally escaped from the clothes, shaking her disheveled hair and letting out a sigh.

“Wow, thanks for saving me.”

“It’s good that you’re alive. But where did you get this pajama from?”

I held up the pajama the lady was wearing, questioning her with a raised eyebrow.

The black and white striped pajama with a hood and a rabbit ear on top. I couldn’t help but smile when I saw it.

“Animal pajamas, huh?”

The lady, who had brought the cow-print pajamas, giggled and smiled.

“It’s a secret.”

“What?”

“It’s a secret.”

The lady burst into laughter and reached out to me.

“Put it on me.”

Honestly, I couldn’t resist the lady’s cute charms, so I put the animal pajama on her face, pretending to cover her.

Although I didn’t get to see her naked body since she was wearing a half-sleeve, I was relieved to see her cute appearance.

The lady, now wearing the animal pajama, sat on the floor, puffing out her chest.

“Alcohol.”

“Let’s drink moderately.”

“Alcohol. Alcohol.”

“Lady.”

“Heehee! Let’s start!”

I stroked the lady’s hair and slowly moved forward.

*

The drinking party continued.

Since we had prepared expensive liquor, Kyle, Malick, and Darvab were smiling contentedly, arm-in-arm, while Darvab was telling an old story, excitedly reacting to the two men’s responses.

-That Rowen guy is still like that.

-Your father is still the same.

-I knew he was stubborn, but you must have had a hard time.

-It’s not like that.

The lady was learning how to drink from the duchess.

-Mom! The liquor...!

-Clang!

-Ugh!

-Didn’t I tell you to call me ‘mom’, and when an adult pours you a drink, you’re supposed to receive it like that, didn’t mom say?

-Hehe... you’re right.

Yuria and Hana sat down, awkwardly tilting their glasses.

“Sunbae.”

“...Yeah?”

Hana, who was drunk, looked at Ricardo, who was making anju alone in the kitchen, and said,

“Sunbae is, you know. What do you think of the butler?”

“Uh...?”

Yuria, taken aback by the sudden question, couldn’t focus her gaze and swirled her drink with her finger.

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Is that how it comes out?”

Hana slightly tilted her glass, wearing a bitter smile. Then, using her drunkenness as an excuse, she began to tell a story she couldn’t share with others, speaking calmly about what kind of person Ricardo was to her.

“I have a sunbae.”

Hana gazed at Ricardo and opened her lips.

“I really like the butler.”

Crazily.

“I love the butler.”

So.

“You’re also tense, sunbae. I’m not that kind, after all.”