Should I raise you too?

The maids had already prepared breakfast: oatmeal, bread, bacon, and tea.

Simon was glad he was a male servant. Although he couldn't sleep in, he didn't have to get up before dawn to work like the maids.

The busiest of them all were Elisa's head maid and personal maid, who had to prepare everything in advance so that it could be served promptly when the young lady woke up.

Elisa had only purchased the manor and recruited a team of servants a little over ten days ago. All the servants, including the head maid, were still figuring out the young lady's temperament and daily routine, so they were quite nervous.

In the capital, many young ladies are grumpy when they wake up. If they make a slight mistake or are negligent in the morning, they will be severely punished or even dismissed.

The working conditions at the manor were quite good, above average. The maids didn't want to lose their jobs, so they were always on edge every morning.

They were overthinking it. Elisa is a tolerant and friendly person, and she won't get angry unless it's a serious mistake.

At the same time, Elisa would not tolerate the servants' perfunctory attitude and malice. She was not lacking in dignity, after all, she was once the daughter of a duke.

Elisa Scarlett, the real name of Miss Elisa.

Fifteen years ago, the Scarlett family was one of the most influential noble families in the kingdom. The king at the time had no children, and the Duke of Scarlett was the first in line to the throne, which the king intended for him to inherit.

People at the time believed that the Duke of Scarlett would become the next king.

Then, as expected, an unexpected event occurred: Elisa's father, Duke Scarlett, suddenly died, her sister was assassinated, her mother was admitted to an asylum, and the mansion was destroyed by fire.

Elisa was rescued by her teacher, and the lineage of Duke Scarlett came to an end.

Now, Miss Elisa, who has become a superhuman, has returned to the royal capital that should belong to her family, changed her surname, and is determined to investigate the truth of what happened fifteen years ago and take revenge on her enemies.

This is the background setting for the character Elisa in "Black Tide".

According to the original plot, Elisa has to go through a lot, lose a lot, and make several choices between life and death, good and evil, before she can achieve her goal.

This storyline is quite long, and the current plot is at its very beginning. Miss Elisa has just arrived in the capital and is playing the role of the daughter of a wealthy overseas merchant, helping her father acquire businesses.

The plot is quite cheerful during this period. Elisa's goal is to infiltrate the elite circles of the capital, so she builds an estate, recruits servants, and spends money lavishly.

No matter the era, if you want to get into the upper echelons of society, you have to spend money like crazy.

This money wasn't a family inheritance; it was money Elisa had earned over the years as an adventurer, working hard to rob the rich and help the poor, and completing commissions. That's why she was particularly reluctant to spend it.

Thinking about this, Simon felt a little guilty.

The maids are saying that Miss Elisa damaged several pieces of furniture while playing with a rapier in her bedroom yesterday, which seems to be the result of her "Ultimate Male Servant Training Plan".

Who would have thought that Elisa's first reaction to the light screen would be to unleash a barrage of fire? But it does fit her adventurer persona.

After finishing the last bite of bread, Simon wiped his mouth, drank his black tea in one gulp, and nodded in satisfaction. This work lunch was really good.

He opened the backend of "The Strongest Male Servant Training Project" and posted a five-star review.

……

Simon enjoyed a hearty breakfast and felt satisfied; intimacy level +2.

After Elisa finished washing up, she turned on the light screen and immediately noticed the increase in intimacy level.

There's even free growth? My intimacy level is already at 3!

She couldn't help but smile, and her steps toward the restaurant became a little lighter.

No, why am I so happy? It's just that a male servant's intimacy level has increased!

Miss Elisa sensed something was wrong. She wasn't the type to care about what others thought, and given her personality, she would never normally be happy about something like this.

It's all because of this light screen displaying the values! Seeing the values ​​go up gives me the feeling that I've made a profit, like finding two gold pounds on the street!

Elisa, Elisa, what you need to care about right now is not the male servant, but this light screen itself. What on earth is this thing?

She studied it for half the night but still couldn't figure it out. She only figured out how to exit and summon the light screen, which could be done by using her mind.

When they arrived at the restaurant, a maid opened the door for her. She nodded demurely and went inside.

At the dining table, the maids opened insulated trays and brought out dishes served in fine porcelain, including muffins, ham, fried eggs, smoked fish, roasted lamb chops, roasted mushrooms, black tea, butter, jam, and hot cocoa.

That's incredibly extravagant.

Elisa sat down at the table and casually asked, "What do ordinary servants eat every day?"

She wanted to see what kind of breakfast had satisfied the male servant so much, and even increased his intimacy level by 2 points.

Head Maid Maria replied, “Bread, oatmeal, tea, and bacon to show your kindness.”

It wasn't even a large meal. Is that male servant so easily satisfied?

Elisa ate her jam muffin and thought the increase in intimacy was very worthwhile.

After finishing her meal, she put down her knife and fork and suddenly remembered the days before she came to the capital. Back then, she only had bread for breakfast and didn't even have butter.

She was a little disoriented. She had never lived a life worse than an ordinary male servant!

As she left the restaurant, she glanced at the light screen again.

Status: Slacking off while on duty... (Mood: €, Energy: €)

How can you slack off while on duty, so your mood and energy remain unchanged?

There weren't many places in the manor that required guard duty, and Elisa quickly deduced that the male servant was in the entrance hall.

She pretended to go out for a stroll and passed through the foyer, where she saw Simon, the male servant, standing by the door.

Black hair, tall, and fairly good-looking; no wonder he's assigned to stand guard in the lobby.

Before she arrived, Simon, with his "best employee" ability, sensed something was wrong, stopped slacking off, and started working seriously.

Status: Standing guard attentively... (Mood ↓, Energy ↓)

He glanced at Elisa out of the corner of his eye. Her long, golden hair shone brightly, her deep, mysterious crimson eyes, and her delicate, doll-like features made her worthy of being one of the seven female protagonists of "Dark Tide".

It's a pity she doesn't have silver hair; silver hair and red eyes would have been the most romantic character design!

Simon straightened up, bowed his head, and respectfully saw Alyssa off from the hallway, then changed his status bar. He had to manually adjust these attributes.

Status: Slacking off while on duty... (Mood: €, Energy: €)

He had just relaxed and begun to drift off into his own thoughts when footsteps came from afar again; Elisa had returned.

Status: Serious...

Status: Taking a break...

Miss Elisa kept going in and out, and Simon kept switching between two states before finally realizing what was happening.

The young lady is having fun!

Although this is a good thing, switching back and forth is really troublesome and it interrupts my chance to slack off.

Simon was operating in the background.

"Intimacy -1"

Elisa was having a great time, when her smile froze as she looked at the small light screen that suddenly popped up.

I only went back and forth four times! Give me back my intimacy level!

Chapter 3 This male servant has a serious problem.

After losing a little bit of intimacy, Miss Elisa became well-behaved and didn't bother Simon, who was slacking off, for a whole day.

She followed an etiquette teacher to learn the aristocratic etiquette of the capital.

She was only three years old when the Scarlett family was in trouble. She had never learned any manners. After being rescued by her teacher, she lived in the archipelago and was surrounded by rude adventurers.

During my fifteen years in the archipelago, I didn't learn any etiquette, but I did learn a lot of swear words, such as "garbage," "trash," "insects," and "scum"... I can't exactly use these words to greet people.

Because she lacked a foundation, the etiquette course was a huge undertaking, requiring changes to everything from her language to her posture. The etiquette teacher, a former court lady, was exceptionally strict.

During the learning process, Miss Elisa would occasionally open the light screen to check on the male servant's condition.

From the status, one can roughly deduce where the male servant is and what he is doing.

After finishing his half-day guard duty, the male servant went to the empty room to clean the furniture, his mood and energy rapidly declining.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Miss Elisa's mood improved.

……

Simon enjoyed a hearty breakfast and felt a sense of happiness; intimacy level +2.

One morning, Elisa opened the light screen and saw the notification that the intimacy level had increased again.

Over the past few days, the male servant's intimacy level has increased by 2 points every day at breakfast, and then decreased by 1 point during the day's work due to a bad mood, maintaining a trend of increasing by 1 point every day.

Elisa had gotten into the habit of opening the light screen whenever she had free time to check on the male servants.

It feels like having a pet, but one that doesn't require much care and can be checked on anytime, anywhere.

After finishing her black tea, Miss Elisa glanced at her total intimacy level.

"Intimacy Level: 8"

It's already close to 10 and about to break into double digits.

Note: Simon is bored with the monotonous guard duty and longs for errand-running assignments.

After glancing at the notes, Miss Elisa turned off the light screen.

This note has been in place for several days, and Elisa has not granted permission even once.