The Northern Duke’s Eldest Son’s Tutor

It’s been 3 years since I became Kyle’s tutor and personal servant.
During these 3 years, Kyle has improved greatly.
His formerly small physique has improved little by little, perhaps because he’s been eating more, and has become similar to mine, and his personality has also brightened considerably.
“Young Master, a guest from outside is scheduled to meet you today.”
“A guest?”
“Yes, Lady Catherine of the Oldenburg family is scheduled to come.”
Until now, there have been no guests coming to see Kyle.
But for the first time in 3 years since I became his tutor, a guest is coming to meet Kyle.
And it’s a woman.
The Oldenburg Count’s family doesn’t reside in the north, but they rule a domain that is geographically located in the northern part.
The fact that a lady from such a family was coming to meet Kyle became good gossip for the servants and maids of Eristirol Castle.
They’re probably still chatting excitedly about it in the servants’ quarters.
“Let’s get ready first.”
“Yes.”
Since Catherine won’t arrive for a while, we need to wash and change from the clothes we usually wear.
It wouldn’t be good to greet a lady of a count’s family in everyday clothes.
Kyle went to wash with the help of attendants, and I decided to prepare Kyle’s clothes.
Something I always feel grateful for is that this world doesn’t have a perfect medieval setting.
If it did, I would have had to see Kyle wearing tights every day.
Fortunately, in terms of clothing, this world has a modern Western style.
Because of that, most nobles wore elegant frock coats.
If every noble I met wore white tights, I probably wouldn’t exist in this world.
I would have suffered severe damage to my eyesight, cracked my head, and been reborn in another world again.
“Come to think of it, Kyle’s clothes size has grown a lot.”
It feels like just the day before yesterday that he was smaller than me and I looked down at him, but now his clothes would fit me if I wore them.
He’s only 15, so he’ll grow even more.
“Sigh…”
The saddest thing about being born a woman is being short.
I’m already 21, an age where the growth period has completely ended.
Even though there are stories of men growing taller in the military, I’ve never heard of women growing taller in college.
Probably… I’ll never exceed 165 centimeters.
I suddenly felt sad.
If I didn’t have memories of my past life, I might be satisfied with my current height.
After all, being in the 160s is average height.
Because of my past life memories, there were many times when my current height and body felt regrettable.
Even when I was working as an adventurer, I often thought, if only I were taller, if only I were stronger…
For now, I needed to bring clothes for Kyle before he finished washing.
I’m not sure if a personal servant should do even this, but if I’m told to do it, I must.
“Phew…. Ah.”
*
“Young Master, I’ve brought your clothes.”
“…Thank you.”
Looking at him now, Kyle’s body has improved a lot.
It’s been continuously improving since we started exercising together last year.
We roughly completed preparations to greet Catherine.
After all, all Kyle needs to do is dress well when greeting Catherine and speak well when meeting her.
The servants will take care of the rest.
And I was included among those servants.
Leaving Kyle waiting inside the castle, I waited with several servants for Catherine’s arrival.
As always, the north was cold.
“Phew…. When will she arrive…”
She said she was coming by carriage, but it was impossible to know when she would arrive.
Despite having magic and mana, there was no long-distance communication device like a radio, so it couldn’t be helped.
We could only wait and watch for her arrival.
If we were just going to stand still and wait, it would have been better if they had built a small building nearby where we could wait.
Without even such a building, I continued waiting with about 6 servants behind me.
Had about 20 minutes passed?
A luxurious black carriage was seen approaching.
The carriage had precious metals embedded in it, and it sparkled visibly even from a distance.
I worried that if one of the jewels fell off and got caught in the wheels, it would be troublesome, but since it wasn’t our young master but a lady from another house, I didn’t pay any more attention to it.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the castle.
Inside sat a young lady who gave off a strong impression of being a typical noble lady.
She was said to be the same age as Kyle, but her appearance looked a bit younger.
Is it because she looked cute?
“Lady Oldenburg, hello. Welcome to the Eristirol Duke’s family. I will escort you inside right away.”
“Yes.”
Catherine didn’t object to my greeting and suggestion to go inside.
It seems Catherine also dislikes the northern cold.
The servants other than me carried Catherine’s luggage together with Catherine’s servants, and I led the way, entering the castle with Catherine.
Once inside, Catherine’s face looked better than when she was outside.
Compared to her not-so-good expression when she got out of the carriage, it definitely improved.
“The Young Master is in the reception room. If you need anything, please ring the bell inside, and we will go ahead.”
We had prepared the reception room for Catherine’s purpose of conversing with Kyle.
It was a room that was usually not used and was instead entered by some servants to rest, but today it was being used for its original purpose after a long time.
By the way, why did Catherine come to meet Kyle?
As far as I remember, Kyle had never gone outside Eristirol.
So naturally, he wouldn’t have met Catherine.
He hadn’t met her before I became his tutor either.
So why did she suddenly come to meet Kyle?
“Hmm…”
Ah, could it be that she heard rumors about Kyle’s good looks?
Kyle’s appearance is very famous even within the domain.
And that rumor spread all the way to Oldenburg.
A girl in her prime naturally has some fantasies about handsome and wonderful young lords.
It’s a common occurrence for a girl with such fantasies to hear about a handsome young lord with white hair and blue eyes and visit his domain in person.
After all, there were actually couples who came together like that.
A girl who hasn’t even made her debut is already going around meeting boys.
How progressive.
I’m very curious about what they’re talking about inside, what the two of them are doing.
Am I the only one who wants to open the door right now, go inside, and listen to their conversation?
There are no other Eristirol servants around, only one Oldenburg servant remains.
“Hello.”
I spoke carefully.
The Oldenburg servant, probably a high-ranking servant among servants.
That’s probably why he’s standing next to me while other servants are moving luggage.
“Ah, nice to meet you. Are you perhaps the Eristirol Young Lord’s tutor?”
“Yes. I am.”
How did he recognize that I was a tutor at first glance?
I don’t think I look like a tutor.
“I’ve heard a lot about you. I’m Sebastian, Lady Catherine’s personal servant.”
Sebastian, a name that really suits a butler.
By the way, he’s heard a lot about me?
Is there a rumor going around about me being Kyle’s tutor?
Even in a world that’s very interested in nobles, it’s strange that they would be interested in who is the tutor of a 15-year-old child.
What an eerie world.
“Nice to meet you. I’m Sofia.”
I looked at the man named Sebastian next to me and felt uncomfortable.
Black hair, decent appearance, and tall height.
A sufficiently appealing appearance.
But I didn’t like him for some reason.
I had never felt this way looking at Kyle, why was I feeling this now?
“…..”
For now, I decided not to pay attention to it.
Whether I disliked Sebastian or not, they were ultimately guests of the ducal family.
How I treat them could become the stance of the Eristirol ducal family.
I’m not just a simple servant, but the personal servant of Kyle, the eldest son of the ducal family.
What if I make a mistake with them and they inform the press about it?
Those vulture-like journalists would immediately use that story sensationally to lower the image of the Eristirol family.
Then I would certainly be fired from my current position.
By the way, until when is Kyle going to talk inside?

“Phew… the north is such a cold region.”
Kyle Eristirol was a bit surprised by Catherine’s sudden visit.
It was natural to be surprised since no one his age had ever visited the domain before.
“Lady Oldenburg, for what reason have you come to our domain?”
Kyle Eristirol spoke fluently, unlike a few years ago.
If Sofia were listening to this conversation now, she would probably be pleased by how normal and fluent he sounded.
“Young Lord Eristirol, my coming to the north is neither just a visit nor to see you.”
“Then what is it about?”
Catherine continued speaking while twirling her beautiful blonde hair with her hand.
“Young Lord, do you know about the rumors about yourself?”
“What…?”