Sorry for taking long, but I was cleaning up some chapter in my other fanfic (Demon Empress in Westeros)
And the older chapters of this Fic.
I hope you guys enjoy it!
Chapter 22
Pandora's Actor was seated, waiting for the moment that Sebas would come. He is more than ready to bring in forth the truth of the current situation. Pandora's Actor knows that the butler would never betray his lady, but one can't ever be sure.
He wanted to bring peace of mind to his lady; she deserves better than have her feelings being played like that by the shadows of the man she once loved. A certain topic he still can't comprehend, since the last time he heard his lady talk about him, she sounded so sad.
He didn't need his lady to lose more of herself. That would not be a pleasurable thing for her if she suddenly stops caring for the past.
"Sebas is approaching, are you ready Rubedo, Solution?" Demiurge asks while holding Victim on his arms.
"Yes, Lord Demiurge," Solution said while Rubedo only nodded.
"The human is still here, right?" Pandora's Actor asked using his lady form.
"She is on the second floor," Solution replied.
"Good, remember we are here to test Sebas' loyalty, our lady is watching us, so do not fail her," Demiurge said.
After a few minutes Solution receives Sebas in the mansion's entrance, he seems confused about welcoming but even more about seeing his lady in the room with Demiurge, Victim, and the strongest guardian of Nazarick, Rubedo.
Pandora's saw the reaction of Sebas the moment he set his eyes on her lady, a face of guilt and remorse flash it. He then knew that Sebas is aware of their lady's feelings for his creator, making things more hurtful for him. Pandora's sighed mentally, but he knew what must he need to do for the sake of his lady's mental state.
"Sebas, you took your time," Pandora's actor said in the form of his lady.
"I sincerely apologize for my lateness," Sebas said, Pandora's actor knew it was a subtle lie since he didn't know about this sudden meeting. He must be nervous behind that voice of steel.
"That is fine. Don't worry about it, Sebas. I came here unannounced, so it's my fault," Pandora's said, touching her lady glorious hair in a very regal move.
"Now, why don't you get inside? There is a lot that needs to be discuss," Sebas approached her slowly until the giant spear from Rubedo stop him deliberately.
"That's close enough," Sebas noticed that Rubedo's voice is full of hostility. He knew that in terms of power, she is far stronger than him, and if his lady executed him for treason, she would be the one doing it. Sebas noticed Demiurge and Victim, they surrounded him and they were ready to act too. Although with Rubedo is more than enough.
"Now then, I will ask you a few questions, Sebas. And I hope you understand how vital it is for you to answer them honestly, there would be no problem, right?" Sebas only bowed.
"You will talk when ordered, Sebas!" Rubedo exclaimed.
"Rubedo, it's fine," Pandora's whispered loud enough for Sebas to hear, just like his lady would.
"Sebas, do you need me to explain the reason for my presence here?" Pandora's asked changing his posture, just like his glorious creator would.
"… No, there is no need for it," Sebas said.
Pandora's glared at the reaction of the butler. Sebas looks far too tense, and he continues looking down, not looking at his lady's eyes. Like his trying to come up with some kind of excuse for his behavior, something that irritates Pandora's Actor a lot.
"Since you refuse to look at me in the eyes, I think you know what this is about. Then, I would love to know why you didn't report me about you gaining an adorable little pet, tell me, Sebas Tian, why didn't you reported something like that back?" Pandora's asked.
"I did… yes," Pandora's didn't like how much time he took to answer.
"You took your time to answer that, Sebas. Let's try again, did you pick up an adorable little pet and got into trouble for it?" He uses his lady empress pose number IV to get a faster response from Sebas.
"Yes! I-I did so," Sebas responded louder this time.
"Good. Now, in that case, I would like you to explain to me, why did you not report this to me?" Again, Sebas is silent and this time Pandora's got angry. This is not the attitude of the butler of Nazarick, to be so impolite in front of their lady is truly something barbaric. Even the rest of the guardians thought the same, Rubedo looks furious and Demiurge right down murderous.
"Still refusing to answer our lady?!" Rubedo said, gripping her spear tighter.
"Sebas, why are you refusing to speak to our lady? Do you desire to insult her even more?" said Demiurge with a vein almost popping out.
"Sebas, you are sweating quite a lot, if you require a handkerchief, I can lend you one. Will you take it?" Pandora's said trying to control his temper.
Sebas quickly to the handkerchief and clean up the sweat from his forehead, Pandora's saw that Sebas' hand is shaking quite a lot. It is a good signal; Sebas is just nervous about the interrogation. So Pandora's pushed further with the questions.
"Well, now that you clean up yourself, can you please answer the question?" Sebas nodded, breathing deeply each time he spoke.
"I offer my apologies for showing you such a disgraceful side of myself," Sebas said almost pleading. Pandora's noticed the sound of his voice. He now knows that Sebas seems to protect something. Perhaps that little pet of his.
"Sebas, when I dispatched you to the royal capital, the order was for you to investigate everything you could from the kingdom and to report all back to Nazarick. All of it, so you must understand why I am here. You got into a lot of trouble and risked exposure. And still you did not report back," Pandora's said with his best interpretation of his lady's voice coolly.
"The last report you sent didn't mention any human-pet at all, did it Demiurge?" Demiurge nodded.
"I read the report eight times and there is nothing of that sort, my lady," Demiurge said.
"Now, I would like to know the reason of you neglecting my orders and reported nothing of his incident back, do the words of Galadriel Melkor no longer binds you?" Pandora's said.
"Not at all! I thought such a trivial thing would bother you, my lady," Sebas said.
"You thought? I see, so this is just a foolish judgment from your part, Sebas?"
"Yes. That is exactly the case, my lady. I seek your forgiveness for my foolish error," Pandora's looked for any kind of hesitation from Sebas, but didn't find one. Still, he needs to prove to his lady it was only a mistake.
"I see… So be it, Solution, bring Sebas' pet here, please." Pandora's saw the sudden reaction from Sebas' body, he flinches making the Doppelgänger sigh. His lady must have seen that too, Pandora's didn't want to take too much time doing this. The next test needs to end faster to bring peace to his lady's mind.
"I have come back with her," Solution said in a very hostile voice. Pandora's change his posture to intimidating pose number VIII.
"I welcome you, Sebas' pet, or should I sai Tsuare, and I must give you credits to not flee when you had the chance to do so. But perhaps it's for the best. I am Galadriel Melkor, Sebas' master," Pandora's said with a condescending tone.
The poor girl's eyes almost pop up from her face when she heard that name. She can recognize the person before her and only brought even more fear than before.
Pandora's observed the human hold Sebas' hand, completely terrified of the beings in the room. Still, she didn't want to look weak, like it was a shielding mechanism of her to appear strong. Then he saw how the girl flinched when Sebas squeezed her hand. This action provided enough information to Pandora's who knew immediately that this youthful girl didn't like being touched.
Rubedo stood behind the girl, with a complete look of disgust at the human. Demiurge would force the poor girl to kneel until their lady stopped it.
"No need, Demiurge. She has show bravery for a human, I will forgive disrespect," Demiurge nodded, still keeping his gaze on the poor human.
"Ah… I, I'm…" the poor girl tries to talk.
"Enough, I know you to some extent. Now, Sebas, I think you know that your actions have brought a lot of problems here,. And you can't stay here because of that. The mistake is too big to erase, you must… destroy it," Sebas froze, not really wanting to understand what it means.
"I am sorry, my lady, but what I can't understand what does that mean," Sebas said with a stiff voice.
"You know very well what it means, Sebas. I am speaking about your mistake, if you leave the source of your mistake intact, what kind of example will it set for the others? Sebas, are you the butler of the great tomb of Nazarick, created to obey their will or someone who only listen to himself," Sebas didn't know what to say.
"Good for you, I don't want to hear anything, I need you to show me your conclusion," Sebas turned around with only one intention. He should have known he is the butler of Nazarick and nothing more. He would have to kill an innocent person because of his mistake. Tsuare only smiled at him, knowing full well what is to come.
Tsuare closed her eyes and waited for her end. Sebas, as a show of mercy, would make sure she did not suffer anymore. Tsuare didn't deserve such pain, she deserves a painless dead. When his fist was about to touch Tsuare face, Rubedo's small and delicate hand stopped him on his track. The strongest guardian of Nazarick looks mildly annoyed.
"What?" Sebas said with confusion.
"Rubedo, was the attack lethal?" Pandora's asked to Rubedo who only scoffed slightly annoyed.
"Yes… my lady," She said looking away, making Sebas' frown.
"In that case, I declare that Sebas' loyalty beyond question," Pandora's was about to speak further until he receives a message from his lady.
"{Pandora's is enough… I have seen enough, I need to be there for the next part.}" Pandora's sighs.
"{Would that be all right, my lady?}" he asked.
"{Yes. It would.}"
"{Understood.}"
"{I already talk with Demiurge, send Sebas and the… girl to the hallway to make the changes.}" Pandora's, and Demiurge saw each other and then nodded.
"Sebas, wait outside the room for a couple of minutes, there is something I need to speak with Demiurge before we continue, take the girl with you," Sebas' looked baffled for a few seconds until he nodded and left the room with Tsuare.
When Galadriel shows up to the room, the guardians saw how calm she is. More focused and less worried, it truly made Pandora's Actor happy.
"You all have done a brilliant job," Galadriel whispered.
"We are only doing your command," Demiurge said.
"Still I appreciated, it brought peace to my mind, now Pandora's take Victim with you and help Cocytus with his mission with the Lizard people. The Witch Queen would wait for now. At least until our next step," Galadriel said.
"Understood, my lady," Pandora's said taking the fetus and bowing his goodbyes.
"Now, Solution, please bring Sebas and Tsuare here, and also I would like a cup of tea," Solution bowed.
"This truly makes me feel less worried. He was just doing what Touch-Me would have done. Just like him… Sebas truly is a gentle person… wonderful person," Galadriel thought, as she saw both her butler and the girl approach her. She said nothing for a while until Solution brought her tea.
"Thank you, Solution," Galadriel said, only making Solution smile.
"She truly looks like Ninya, they have the same eye color and facial structure. It would thrill her to know that her sister is alive and well," Galadriel thought.
"Sebas, I want you to know that I am not angry at all with you, this is only a mistake. Everyone can make them. You did exactly what I thought you would," Galadriel said.
"What do you mean, my lady?" Sebas asked.
"That's what Touch-Me would have done," Sebas only nodded. Still, he felt guilty to hide this from his lady, but after seeing her face. He notices that she is calm.
"Still my lady, I can't apologize enough for no reporting back," Sebas bowed deeply, and so did Tsuare.
"Regardless, this problem has brought us a certain opportunity, something we can talk about later, right Demiurge?" Galadriel asked, making Demiurge smile.
"That's true, my lady," Demiurge said.
"Uwa, I don't know why but I feel that Demiurge is thinking in something different from me," thought Galadriel a little nervous.
"Now, what do we do… " Sebas was about to speak when Demiurge interrupted him.
"What about we erase her memory? We can leave her somewhere in the kingdom," Demiurge said with a smile, looking directly to Sebas.
"Mm," Galadriel is about to say something when Sebas finally spoke.
"That would be irresponsible, Lord Demiurge," Sebas said.
"Irresponsible? I believe that was you, Sebas. But don't worry, we would leave some gold with her so she could live in peace if you worry so much."
"It's not about worry, it's about we could keep Tsuare in here, she can cook and do more," Sebas said with intensity.
"Cook? I believe Solution is far more capable of such a thing, besides I believe that you only want to keep her with you, is there any reason for that?" Demiurge said with an irritated voice.
"Uwa, this is the same way Ulbert and Touch-Me argued, they will keep the discussion going for god know how long. But Sebas wants to keep the girl here, I don't know what to think about that. I am still feeling a little jealous of her. I need to be better than that, Sebas is not Touch-Me… he is not. Still, I need to think about what I will do with her," Galadriel thought.
"She can help me in my dear farm she can help me with things there. I can teach her a lot of things to," Demiurge said smirking all the way, making Sebas rigid.
"I doubt you have the patience to teach anyone, Lord Demiurge," Sebas said with cold eyes.
"My farm animals learn quite a lot thanks to me, Sebas," Demiurge said icily.
"I do not doubt it, Lord Demiurge. Animals after all are more of your level," said Sebas with a fake smile. Making Demiurge's veins pop out. Rubedo snorted loudly, and even Solution had to cover her face with her hands.
"That brings back memories, Touch-Me replied the same way. Wonderful times." Galadriel thought with a smile.
"That's enough both of you," Galadriel said giggling all the way.
"We are deeply sorry for our behavior!" both of them said.
"That's okay both of you," Galadriel said chuckling.
"Yes, brings back memories. Now, you said you want to have Tsuare with us. But before that, I need to ask the complete name of the girl. So tell me, Tsuare, what is your full name?" Galadriel asked.
"Tsuare… Tsuareninya Veyron," the shy girl said.
"I see… so is truly you," Galadriel sighs.
"Do you have a sister, Tsuare?" Galadriel asked.
"Y-yes," Tsuare replied softly.
"Do you know what happened to her?" Tsuare saw the face of the supreme one. The being she never thought would ever see. Tsuare misses her little sister, more than anything. But she didn't know where she is, or if she is even alive. Tsuare would want nothing more than being with Sebas and her sister, but she can't be sure if either would ever happen.
"Tell me, what would you like?" Galadriel asked, leaning forward.
"I, I would like to work with lord Sebas… and find my sister," she said bowing deeply before Galadriel.
"Mm, perhaps I could make her a maid, she wants to work so… I mean, I already have Ninya training and she has become quite the zealot in my name. If I brought these two sisters together, I wonder what could this bring," Galadriel thought.
"Understood. Then I shall appoint Tsuareninya as a training maid until she is at the level. Solution, please tell Aureole about this. I want her to keep an eye for her while in Nazarick," Galadriel said, making Sebas and Tsuare surprise at the sudden order of their lady.
"For now, Sebas, Solution, stay here. It would be strange if you two suddenly disappear after this mess. Demiurge, do you need something from the capital?" Galadriel asked.
"My farm would need some grain, my lady," Demiurge said.
"Buy some grain and have Shalltear send it to Demiurge, Sebas," Galadriel said.
"I leave the rest to you, Demiurge. Rubedo, we have things to talk about back at Nazarick," Galadriel said, thinking about a certain plan that Demiurge told her about.
"Well, I hope things don't get too complicated from now on, I really don't need these problems to emerge again," Thought Galadriel suddenly exhausted. Leaving behind her butler and the new maid of Nazarick. No one knew that a certain organization is still looking for the price.