Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 188 The Current Status of Montes Castle
The castle steward looked out of the window with a concerned look on his face, repeating words like "Hey hey hey~" and "Please be careful~" over and over again.

He was not worried that Madame Yaglise would do something to harm Fabrice.

Everyone knew that the Countess just wanted to leave as soon as possible and have nothing to do with Montes Castle anymore.

Even when Montes Castle was being rebuilt, Mrs. Yagris did not pay attention to the configuration of the hostess's bedroom, and chose to live in the guest building on the other side of the castle.

Although this three-story building with more than 50 rooms is decorated very luxuriously and comfortably according to the specifications of the Earl's Castle... Generally speaking, only guests with special identities who come from afar with a large number of servants and maids will be arranged to live here.

However, the fact that Lady Yagris, who still holds the title of Countess of Montes, chose to live here instead of in the castle wing where she was entitled to live actually proves a lot.

From the day the castle was rebuilt, she considered herself a temporary guest living here.

The personal maids who had been staying with her had already packed their bags during this time and were waiting for Madame Yagris and Fabrice to hand over the last bit of work before they could pack up and leave.

Of course, Madam Yagris also left behind a number of ordinary servants who planned to stay in Montes Castle to start a family and a career. Most of them were those who had worked in the right wing... They had been working in the castle during this period.

After all, Madam Yagris doesn't need so many people to serve her.

Of course, these were the people that the butler had taken the initiative to borrow. He just didn't expect that there would be so many people who wanted to stay in Montes Castle, and that Mrs. Yagris would be so tolerant.

The butler didn't think too much about it at the time. After all, these girls were the service staff he could contact the fastest and he could trust.

Even if a group of children were quickly selected from outside, they were still too young and could only be trained for a few years.

Moreover, to be frank, even if they can be employed later, they are not necessarily more trustworthy than the current group of girls.

Although this was not good for Madam Yagris herself, the housekeeper was quite glad that so many maids wanted to stay in Montes County.

However, this is quite normal, as these girls are local Montes who were selected to join the right wing, and they do not necessarily want to follow Mrs. Yagris to a country town.

For someone who grew up in the Earl's Castle, no matter how luxurious the Barony of Gezal was, it was still the countryside.

And they are not without advantages.

After all, most of the maids in the left wing and the central area of the castle either died in the initial turmoil or failed to withstand the subsequent scrutiny from the palace and the church.

On the contrary, a right-wing member of the Tower Church's upper echelons did emerge, but they were basically unscathed.

Pat has always been protective of his own people.

Even the laundry ladies on their side were well protected, and even after the castle was bombed so many times, not even the hems of their skirts were damaged.

Of course, those who are bent on catching some traces that shouldn't exist so as to add a glorious medal to their own great achievements will definitely not let these girls go easily.

But, who can blame Mrs. Yagris for being so protective?
Even a laundress she had never seen before, as long as she had served her or Lowry in the past, would be tried under her nose.

If I really don't have any problems, it won't affect me much at all.

How much do they know?
But if you say that these maids are important to Madam Yagris, that is not true.

Those girls who are really important to her, no matter how bad they are, will have basic combat skills. Pat was very ruthless back then.

Madam Yagris has always been a believer in the idea that if you love her, you must give her the strongest training.

Otherwise, most of her personal maids would not be able to become knights, and even the worst ones would have the basic rank of squires... Only high-level knight apprentices are qualified to become squires.

Those who are not of a high enough rank can be called "squires" even if they are following the knight, but that is just a title.

It is impossible to be registered in the official list.

Madam Yagris just couldn't tolerate anyone daring to do something bad to the people around her.

Moreover, she knew very well that Pat would never leave her with any trouble.

Pat will definitely take away everyone who is related to the Tower Church.

If any problems do arise among those who remain, they will only be caused by the enemy forces.

Even if someone wanted to frame her, it would be impossible.

However, she certainly wouldn't care what happens to people in other areas.

Even if it really had nothing to do with those evil cults, what did it have to do with her? Over the years, these people had caused her a lot of trouble.

She is not a saint. It is impossible for her to say such terrible words as "Although she beat and scolded me, she is innocent in this matter after all."

The people in Montes Castle actually knew very well that this great knight was indeed very broad-minded, and he was not the type to dwell on the past.

But she would never easily help someone who had offended her. But what was admirable was that she would not plot against others for no reason.

Even at this point.

Therefore, these maids from the Earldom of Montes who "only want to stay with their parents" will not be driven out of the castle even if they are unlikely to be reused in the future.

Their future would be more secure if they could marry and have children with Count Fabrice's cleaned-up male servants.

Although it seems narrow-minded, this is the way of survival for ordinary people.

Your abilities and limits are there, so why take risks for an illusory future?
Even Lady Yagris would not be dissatisfied with their behavior.

If they had the wisdom and ability to please her, they would not have withdrawn from Pat's combat training on their own.

According to the rules of Mrs. Yagris and Pat, whether you have the talent or not, as long as you are willing, you can join their morning training and evening competitions.

Although, there were indeed many girls who persisted and some were even qualified to join the Knights of Yagris, there were also some who felt that their strength was enough and that sleep and rest were more important.

If she had that much time, she might as well learn some handicrafts like embroidery to supplement the family income... No matter how much training she does, she can only reach the top of the apprentice level, right?

A proper servant's monthly salary might not be more than what she could earn from embroidering flowers in a week: this kind of handicraft performed by castle maids was always very expensive.

In this world where all kinds of technology are completely protected, only castle maids can learn so many handicraft techniques.

They are also willing to do this kind of work.

Although Lady Yagris prefers those girls who are willing to fight with her and have strong willpower, she does not think there is anything wrong with such women who live down-to-earth and extremely simple lives.

There are always people who don’t like fighting and killing, and think that a peaceful life is the most beautiful life.

It is a lord's honor to be able to let his people choose this kind of life... In such a precarious territory, even those who don't like fighting with weapons don't have the courage to put down the sword in their hands.

As for Fabrice, he was actually quite willing to use Madame Yagris's maid to do some cleaning work.

How to say it...sooner or later he will marry a noble lady.

The reason why there has been no movement now is naturally that everyone is waiting to see when he can advance.

What is the state after advancement?

Can you at least become a pseudo level 10... the kind of level 10 that is accumulated with the simplest specialties?

Otherwise, King White Dragon wouldn't be so anxious to find a way to help him detoxify.

Once you get past a certain age, Fabrice really can’t even be a pseudo 10th level.

Although the Montes family has given up the important position of border earl, they are still located in the border area.

In this place, there really hasn't been a noble who is not even level 10!
Judging from Fabrice's current condition, his situation is not too bad.

Of course, everyone also knew that although Fabrice was a rare aristocratic son with noble blood... his mother and grandmother were both from noble families, but he had no maternal support at all.

In the aristocratic system, Fabrice's score, which was not high to begin with, would also be discounted.

The point is, those who want to extend their influence into the border area do not dare to attack Fabrice, let alone bully him just because he has no one behind him.

Madam Yagris still has a strong presence.

She might not be of any help, but if you put your hand next to her...it will definitely be cut off by a sword.

In addition, there is Earl Hamilton, who owes a favor to the former Earl of Montes, and he is obviously a man with a conscience.

Therefore, Fabrice, who has neither the qualifications to be wooed nor the danger of being used, has no other hope for the future except stability.

At this time, generally the nobles who love their daughters and only want to give them a stable future where they will never be bullied would choose to seek marriage with the Montes family.

It is conceivable that the future Countess of Montes may not bring any powerful help, but she will definitely be a noble lady who lives very comfortably.

Moreover, she is a hostess whom Fabrice will certainly respect very much.

In this case, he must completely hand over the daily management of the castle... Without Madam Yagris, these maids would definitely not have the confidence to compete for power with the new Countess's confidants.

Thinking of this, the castle steward sighed slightly.

He was a little worried. He hurriedly walked to this position. He was only a few years older than Count Fabrice. He wondered if he could stand up to the head maid of his future mistress.

(End of this chapter)