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Chapter 58, The Candidate Came Around
Translator: Lizz
…But then, he raised his head again.
“If I confess and atone for my sins, would Lady Sylvia grant me another audience?”
“””Huh?”””
Gina, Edward, and Calogero all echoed in surprise.
The candidate on the far left, for some reason, now looked at Sylvia with sparkling eyes, completely different from before.
“I am deeply regretful right now. Therefore, I wish to confess, atone, and serve Lady Sylvia with all my heart. Please, give me another chance!”
That kind of development had never happened before, so everyone was confused, but Calogero spoke.
“…Either way, confession, atonement, and purification are my duties. Please come to the church.”
Saying that, he led the man away.
It turned into an unbelievable situation, and the others were left stunned, but Edward pulled himself together.
“Now then, since you’ve all been accepted by Lady Sylvia, please prepare and sign your employment contracts. After that, we’ll assign your rooms and provide your uniforms, so please change in your respective rooms. As for your duties, they will be assigned once Calogero, who also serves as the butler, returns. Until then, please wait in the hall.”
He said this and guided the newly hired servants to another room.
After handing out the uniforms to the new servants, Edward and Gina exchanged glances.
“This is a rare turn of events, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, definitely a rare one.”
They said to each other.
“…But what should we do?”
Gina asked, and Edward let out a sigh.
“…As for me, I wouldn’t have hired him. If someone who was once rejected turns around like that, it’s reasonable to think he has a desperate reason. There’s also the matter of what Calogero saw with his skill… But if he didn’t reject him outright, then it must’ve been a minor sin, one that didn’t prevent hiring.”
Gina tilted her head and looked at Edward.
“Or maybe it was the same sin as yours? Even with that sin, you’re deeply loyal to Lady Sylvia. In fact, she relies on you so much that she’d be crying nonstop without you, right? Maybe that’s why Calogero hesitated.”
Edward shook his head.
“If it were him, and someone with the same sin as mine showed up asking to be hired, he’d reject them on the spot.”
Gina was exasperated.
“He wouldn’t do that! Calogero trusts you, Edward, despite everything! The one who lacks trust is you!”
When Gina said that firmly, Edward realized he was losing ground and changed the subject.
“Anyway. Putting the sin aside, if someone with no loyalty is desperately trying to get hired here, it’s reasonable to think they have another employer. Probably a spy. The employer is likely Marquis Onofrio…”
If he was being blackmailed and acting out of desperation, that would be a serious problem.
He’d confess, atone, and even swear loyalty to Sylvia just to get hired.
“…But in that case, what happens?”
If he was being blackmailed, then he wouldn’t be loyal to Marquis Onofrio. But could he truly swear loyalty to Sylvia?
Either way, it was best not to hire him.
—Just as Edward reached that conclusion and was about to go advise Sylvia, Calogero and the candidate from earlier appeared, chatting and laughing together.
Calogero spoke with a radiant smile.
“He has repented. From now on, he says he will swear eternal loyalty to Lady Sylvia. I just had him meet with Lady Sylvia again to pledge his loyalty.”
“What are you talking about?”
Edward blurted out instinctively.
Edward wanted to shout, ‘You’re too easy to fool!! There’s obviously something shady going on!!!’ But Calogero, now in full zealot mode, had already gone to Sylvia, conducted the interview on his own, and apparently received her approval.
“…You went and did whatever you wanted…!”
Panicking, Edward rushed to Sylvia.
“Lady Sylvia! Did you hire the man we rejected earlier!?”
“I did.”
Sylvia answered plainly.
Edward clutched his head.
Sylvia looked puzzled.
“He’s the same as Calogero now. So he’ll be working with him.”
“…The same as Calogero?”
Edward also looked puzzled.
As he wondered what that meant, someone spoke up.
“Um… Your doubts are completely understandable, so I’d like to offer an explanation. It would be troubling to remain under suspicion from someone acting on Lady Sylvia’s behalf…”
When Edward turned around, the candidate who had been on the far left bowed his head.