Sixteen-year-old Nick was the youngest in the Marshal's mansion, and was usually assigned to help in the kitchen.
Today was the boy's first time seeing a legendary mermaid. He was so excited that he didn't even notice his bow tie was crooked, practically pressing himself against the glass door.
"Ahhh, strawberry juice is dripping out, I really want to help it wipe it!!!"
Nick covered his chin as if he couldn't bear it, choking up, and tried to reach out and grab a colleague nearby to share this rare joy.
"I really never imagined that someone with the young master's personality would personally raise a little mermaid! And that little fish is so clingy to the young master, it's not scared at all!"
"I'm usually scared to death just from the young master glancing at me. I always feel like the young master will be even scarier after differentiating into an alpha, right, Joe, don't you think so?"
He grabbed a colleague nearby and patted him several times, and Nick reluctantly withdrew his gaze, trying to see if his friend felt the same way.
But the moment the boy turned around, he unexpectedly met the gaze of his friend, who was staring at him dumbfounded from not far away.
"Joe, h-how are you there…"
Finally realizing something was wrong, the boy who had been addicted to remotely absorbing mermaid cuteness stiffly turned his head to look at the "friend" he had grabbed.
Coincidentally, the next second he met the gaze of the always-serious butler Augustus.
He was actually disrespectfully grabbing this top superior whom he usually feared to the extreme!?
"The young master makes you feel scared?"
Augustus coldly retorted, instantly making Nick's face turn pale.