My Beloved Dog is the Strongest in Another World

The reason for the strange feeling was revealed

"…I understand… I will tell you."

"Thank you."

"As you say, Mr. Takumi…I do have strong feelings about restoring the family…"

He slowly started to talk.

As he said earlier, the part about his parents being indifferent and satisfied with their current life was true.

However, his grandparents had taken care of Winfield when he was younger. And they still had hopes of becoming nobles again.

Aside from that, there was no real problem with his grandparents. He was thankful towards them for raising him, and he was also on good terms with his parents.

However, as Winfield grew older, he started to work for the duke as well. And becoming involved with nobles had led him to thinking.

Winfield said a little self-deprecatingly.

"I keep going back and forth. Thinking that it would be impossible…and then having hope again."

He was not angry at his grandparents for planting that seed. He was mostly just wondering why he could not put the thought out of his mind completely.

"In the end, I could not forget… Still, I meant to accept what I must and do what I can. And then I heard about you, Mr. Takumi."

As Mr. Ekenhart was very friendly towards me, it would not be surprising for me to come up in conversation. Especially because of Leo.

"It was when all of us servants were gathered together… His Grace was talking. About making you a noble…"

"Mr. Ekenhart said that…?"

Actually, I had heard something about that before.

Though, it was something that came from Mr. Euto.

"To be precise, the steward was talking to His Grace about it… And he agreed that if there were to be an opportunity…"

"Well, I don't really want to be one either way."

"Yes, that's what he said. Right now, the neighboring count's territory…I suppose I should say viscount…"

Apparently, he had heard about the possibility of someone replacing Count Barsler.

Though, thanks to Mr. Euro's understanding, that house was just demoted, and for now, it would be Ms. Anne who succeeded him.

"So, I suppose you had some thoughts about me then?"

"I didn't think you would have noticed… Unfortunately, it was then that I understood that my path to being recommended was closed. And my feelings towards this person called Mr. Takumi began to…"

"I see…"

Hah… To think that Mr. Ekenhart talking about me in a faraway place would lead to this.

"Now that I am speaking to you, I don't know why I felt that way… But it was that undying wish that led to it…"

Well, he had wanted to be recommended, and then a stranger had ruined it for him. So it was not surprising that he would feel that way.

"I'm sorry. You have seen through everything. And you now know that I am not fit to work for you or even the duke."

It was actually Claire and Liza that saw it, not me… And they only thought he was a little strange.

"That doesn't bother me. At least you weren't plotting to harm me or anything like that."

While he had complicated feelings, he did not mean to act on them.

Even Claire and Liza had said that it was not something hostile that they felt. Otherwise, Leo would have detected it.

I always felt that people should be free to think what they want. And it was not wrong to admire nobles and want to be one someday…