Head Butler of the Fallen Villainess-Chapter 93 - 20th Days (5) | Time of Many Revelations (2)

Silence…

Everyone had kept their silence...

No one had spoken a word upon hearing the butler's simple yet staggering declaration.

And yet… none of their expressions had changed.

Sebas blinked. His brow rose ever so slightly.

"Uh… ladies?" He looked around at them, expecting at least some kind of reaction. But… nothing. Not even a flinch. Just the same expressions as before.

Well, except for Vivian, his fellow S-Rank adventurer, who merely shrugged, clearly unbothered by the whole revelation.

Now that he thought about it… was it really that surprising?

He had never hidden his prowess, after all. His sheer strength, his abilities, his unnatural feats to boot—they had all seen them firsthand.

Well... it was only natural that they wouldn't be too shocked by this reveal—

"YOU'RE AN ADVENTURER, SIR SEBAS?!"

Sebas flinched, genuinely startled by the sudden outburst—!

His head snapped toward the source of the commotion, and it was the maid Bella, who sat there, wide-eyed, mouth agape in sheer astonishment...!

The sheer suddenness of her exclamation actually caught him off guard...

"…Yeah," he answered slowly, still recovering from the unexpected outburst. "That's what I just said, Miss Maid. I was an adventurer. And technically, I still am one—"

"ALPHA KNIGHT SEBASTIAN?!"

"—!?"

This time, everyone flinched—!

All eyes snapped toward the source of the exclamation.

Martha.

The knight had practically shot to her feet, staring at Sebas in outright shock…!

Anastasia and Bella both turned to her, their expressions mirroring her own disbelief.

Even Vivi let out a small chuckle, clearly entertained.

"…Huh," was all Sebas could muster, momentarily caught off guard by the sheer intensity of her reaction.

Anastasia furrowed her brows, glancing at her knight in confusion. "M-Martha… do you perhaps know Sir Sebastian as an adventurer?"

"I—" Martha faltered, still struggling to process what she was seeing. Her stunned gaze remained locked onto Sebas, as if confirming the impossible truth...!

"You… you're Alpha Knight Sebastian...?! THE Alpha Knight...?!" she breathed. "The man they call the strongest adventurer in history? The winner of the Florentia Martial Arts Tournament—who defeated a hundred warriors singlehandedly in a row!?!"

Bella audibly gasped, Anastasia's eyes widened—all from hearing the feat that their Sir Sebas had seemingly accomplished.

But Martha wasn't finished... no, her voice still carried an almost reverent disbelief as she continued—

"You're the same Alpha Knight who singlehandedly hunted down the Alpha Wolf Fenrir—the monstrous beast that had terrorized Florentia for decades...?!"

"T-T-The Alpha Wolf F-F-Fenrir…!?!" Bella's breath hitched as she clutched her chest. "T-T-That was you, Sir Sebas...?!?"

And then the mistress, Anastasia—she too... looked visibly shaken.

"Fenrir...! That creature was practically an urban disaster," she murmured, still trying to wrap her head around the revelation. "It would disappear for years, only to resurface out of nowhere—razing villages, destroying farmlands, and even slaughtering many of the kingdom's knights...!"

"I-I-I also remember hearing that someone had finally slain it too, my lady...!" Bella added, her wide eyes flickering between Sebas and Martha. "B-But... I never would've thought… it was you, Sir Sebas...!"

Martha exhaled sharply, still staring at him as if he were a phantom.

"Y-You... you didn't just slay a mere monster," she muttered, almost to herself. "You ended a calamity...!"

For a brief moment, a heavy silence settled between them. The weight of his deeds—ones that had once been nothing more than stories to them—now felt real.

Sebas himself... just shrugged, not quite sure whether he should welcome or be weirded out by apparently being praised so fervently by these three.

"Well… I'm not really sure if that's something worth bragging about or anything, but yeah, I did kill that wolf."

"...!"

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His simple response sent a shiver through the three ladies, their expressions flickering between awe and disbelief.

"Wow, you gals really didn't know that this guy is Sebastian?" Vivian chimed in, somewhat amused by their complete lack of awareness regarding Sebas's identity and feats.

Sebas, though, on the other hand, had an amused expression toward Martha.

"W-Wha...?" The female knight stammered, somewhat flustered by his knowing smirk.

"…So, let me get this straight," he began, eyes glinting with amusement. "You just now realized I'm the Alpha Knight Sebastian… even though my name is literally Sebas-tian?"

"H-Huh—?" Martha stiffened, before her face flustered in embarrassment. "I—I wasn't thinking about that!"

"Did you now?"

"W-Well, I had other things to worry about, you know! And besides…!" She huffed, folding her arms. "The Alpha Knight Sebastian was always covered in full armor! No one's ever seen his—your face before! So, of course, I wouldn't know!"

The Alpha Knight himself couldn't help but let out a small chuckle at her reaction.

"Well, fair enough," he shook his head in mild amusement. "But let's move on to another important matter regarding my identity."

His tone shifted, the weight of the conversation returning as he addressed them once more. The three ladies' expressions turned serious, preparing themselves for yet another revelation to come...

"We are continuing with another obvious one... and that is—I was hired by a certain noble to serve as Lady Anastasia's butler in this new territory." His gaze flicked toward Anastasia herself... with a knowing look. "...And, let's be honest here—it's pretty clear who that noble was."

Silence fell upon the group once more, but... it was a silence of understanding that passed between them.

And Anastasia... lowered her gaze slightly, a complex mix of emotions stirring within her once more.

There was no need to say the name aloud.

That noble... was none other than the Duke of Rosavich.

Her father...

A nobleman who had always carried himself with pride, who had always upheld his family's honor.

And now… here was undeniable proof...

A proof that he had supported her—even after everything. Even after she had brought nothing but disgrace to the household she had once held in such high regard…

Her hands clenched slightly in her lap, her eyes darkening with... shame.

"…I see," she murmured softly, unable to look up at the very butler who now stood as a symbol of her father's... love.

The flames flickered, casting shifting shadows over her solemn expression—not just hers, but even those of the others, who now felt the weight of this revelation… one that had been the most obvious of all.

Sebas remained quiet, giving her time to process this undeniable truth…

Before he would bring forth yet another truth—one that might shake her very being.