Clock and Bath

After a leisurely ride in a luxurious carriage, we arrived at the Townsend ducal residence.

The first thing that surprised me was how large the grounds were.

It took several minutes by carriage to get from the gate to the mansion. Along the way, I saw several buildings and countless beautiful gardens.

The mansion itself was astonishing. I only caught a glimpse of it through the window, but it was an enormous building, roughly three stories high and incredibly wide.

"Leon, stay behind me."

"Y-yes! Understood."

I suddenly grew tense, and nervous sweat broke out.

The carriage door opened from outside, and Frederick-sama got out first, so I followed him out of the carriage.

"Welcome home, Frederick-sama."

"I'm back, Alban. Leon, this is Alban, our butler."...