Zongman: From No Job to Becoming a Collector King

The maid blushed and said softly, embarrassed

“The late king just passed away, so I should be more considerate of His Majesty Arthur’s feelings!”

Rhode subconsciously shuddered and quickly raised his hand to deny

“Um, if you can, you can call me Rhodes.”

The maid tilted her head in confusion.

“Oh? But the late king used to call you that. He even said he wanted to give his grandson the middle name of Arthur.”

“That’s because he can’t forget his mother!”

Rhode was helpless.

His mother in this life seemed to be called Arthur.

When he first awakened his memories of his past life, he almost thought that he had a silly mother and he just had to be a filial son.

In the end, it was just the same name.

He had a bit of PTSD about the name Arthur, especially since he was still a prince. He always felt that the combination of these two buffs would make his end as miserable as the prison master.

Especially since the previous king seemed to intend to let his descendants be called Arthur I, Arthur II, etc….

Rhodes was even more reluctant to accept the offer.

“Anyway, just call me Rod, after all, that’s my name.”

“”Okay, if you insist.”

The maid replied reluctantly, with a look of regret.

She seemed to like the name Arthur.

The maid suddenly thought of something, and quickly squatted down to carefully put on a bathrobe for Rhode, emphasizing with a serious expression that she was busy.

“Oh, and please put on your bathrobe! The weather is getting colder now. Although it’s not as cold as in the north, you should be careful not to catch a cold.”

Rhode was a little uncomfortable with the maid’s hand caressing his whole body, and wanted to take it and put it on himself.

“Let me come.”

“No, this is the maid’s duty!”

The maid was particularly tough on this matter. In the end, Rhode gave up in the face of the other party’s inexplicably tough aura and was served to put on a bathrobe. In his previous life, he was a otaku. After graduating from college, he never met a girl who would treat others gently. The female colleagues in the company were all busy fighting, and he directly suffered from fear of marriage.

Being treated so gently by a beautiful girl made him a little flustered for a while, but fortunately he quickly regained his calm mood.

“…….”

Originally, Rhode had never felt very real about reincarnation, but at this moment, he suddenly began to like the life in this world.

“”Huh?”

Rhode suddenly realized that the material of the bathrobe seemed to be special. He felt warm as soon as he put it on.

The maid saw Rhode’s confusion and explained with a smile.

”

Your Majesty, this is made of the fur of the D-rank monster Lachi Rat, which lives in the Demon Continent. It is also of medium quality in terms of clothing quality, and has strong resistance to poison and acid…….

Rhode’s face twitched slightly.

Forget it, just feel the charm of the other world at that time.

The sensitive maid noticed Rhode’s micro-expression, obviously misunderstood his meaning, and lowered her head in embarrassment.

“I’m sorry, I know that I have tarnished your majesty’s status with such a high-quality garment, and my sewing skills are too poor. But now…….Uh, please forgive me, Your Majesty. I’d better go change into something else.”

Rhode quickly supported the maid who tried to kneel down, shook his head and chuckled.

“No, I like it very much, and your craftsmanship is also very good, so let’s take this one.”

The maid looked up in surprise and stared at Rhode with wide eyes, as if she couldn’t believe that he would say this.

After a moment, she immediately realized the rudeness of this move and quickly lowered her head.

“Yes, yes…….Thank you for your tolerance”

“…….”

Rhode was speechless.

Why did she react as if I would drag her out and chop off her head because of a piece of clothing?

Am I that scary?

Okay.

Before he awakened his memory, he did adapt to the local customs and had the arrogance of a noble, but he was not to the extent of doing evil and being scary.

Although he also thought about pretending to be a child to avoid suspicion, he really couldn’t do such a thing with his adult thinking.

Forget it, let them think whatever they want.

Rhode chose to change the subject to break the slightly awkward atmosphere.

“Anyway, I’m a little hungry, if you have anything else, please report to me while I eat.”

“……Yes, Your Majesty.”

The maid peeked at Rhode’s cheek with some curiosity, her eyes revealing admiration and doubt……..His Majesty has matured a lot.

At such a young age, he knows how to care about national affairs. He is not like a child at all!

Is it because he has grown up after experiencing a great disaster?

Thinking of this, the maid felt even more pity for him.

“”Wait!”

The maid suddenly realized something was wrong, swallowed her saliva, and looked at Rhodes anxiously through her black-framed glasses with tearful eyes, her voice trembling.

“Your Majesty, your eyes…….？！”

The maid realized that Rhode had kept his eyes closed the entire time since he left the house!

But because Rhode acted so smoothly, she didn’t even notice it until now!

Could it be that she was crying so hard that she couldn’t see?

Woo…….Why did so many disasters befall the little prince!

This discovery was like a bolt from the blue, and the maid almost hugged Rhode and burst into tears.

Seeing this, Rhode hurriedly spoke to comfort him.

“Don’t think too much, my eyes are fine, I just awakened my magic eyes and need to adapt temporarily.”

The maid stopped sobbing temporarily, and her eyes lit up with hope again, but she was timid and didn’t dare to believe it.

“Woo…….Demon, Demon Eye? But I’ve never heard of anyone awakening a Demon Eye……..”

Rhode didn’t explain, but just sighed and opened his eyes slightly.

The maid widened her eyes, covered her mouth and almost screamed out.

“！！！”

The eyes were as clear as ice crystals!

Staring at the blue pupils, the maid seemed to see the magnificent and high sky.

The blue eyes of the sky were full of strong confidence, bursting with shocking majesty and oppression.

It was as if the sky was falling and the earth was collapsing, pressing down on her shoulders.

Just seeing such a pair of eyes, she sighed in despair from the depths of her heart, and could not raise any hostile thoughts.

It seemed that in front of this boy, everything in the world had no secrets, and everyone could only bow down.

The maid suppressed her trembling body and trembled.

“I, I understand. Your Majesty, please take back the magic eye.”

Seeing that the maid understood the situation, Rhode closed his eyes again and explained calmly:

“The reason why my magic eye awakened later in life is probably because I am special.”

“…….”

After the maid breathed a sigh of relief from the terrible pressure, she raised her hand and swore in a firm tone.

“I guarantee with my life that I will never tell your secret to anyone.”

Rhode saw the maid’s awakening and realized that what she said and did was not hypocritical.

The other party’s previously undisguised worry and concern also made him, who was full of vigilance, gradually accept her.

For the first time, a sincere smile appeared on Rhode’s face.

“”Yes, I understand.”

Rhodes believed that there should be at least two layers of cards.

One layer can be detected by the other party with great effort, and the other layer must not be known.

Compared with the system, Six Eyes’ ability would be a deterrent if it was exposed at the right time.

However, the maid’s performance just now obviously passed his test, which made him even happier.

The maid carefully took Rhodes’ hand and went to the restaurant.

Although Rhodes repeatedly claimed that he could see the road, the maid still stubbornly held his hand.

Six Eyes could see the blush flashing on the maid’s face from time to time, and Rhodes couldn’t help but wonder if the maid had bad intentions towards him.

However, Six Eyes observed that the other party’s vitality was not lost, so Rhodes generously forgave the other party’s coveting.

A huge round table was placed in the middle of the empty and deserted restaurant.

Rhodes was taken to the main seat by the maid. He stroked the wood grain on the table with his right hand, vaguely guessing the noise of the banquet in the past. The maid quickly pushed the cart to bring the dinner up, put the knife and fork on it and lit the oil lamp, and said a little embarrassedly

“Because the previous cook has left, I will be in charge of the meal. If you find it hard to swallow, I will go to the restaurant outside to pack a portion for you.”

“…….”

Rhode looked at the food on the table.

Dinner was black bread, a pot of vegetable stew, and a smoked fish.

In terms of appearance, after being used to the dazzling array of delicacies in the Central Plains in his previous life, this scene was really unappetizing.

However, Rhode just silently picked up the bread and took a bite, frowning slightly but still chewing it slowly.

“No……A bit hard, but tastes good”

“His Majesty…….”

Tears welled up in the maid’s eyes again.

She could see that Rhode was not sincere and was moved by his consideration.

The maid seemed to be a very emotional person.

Every move of Rhode made her feel flattered.

Seeing this, Rhode quickly changed the subject.

“By the way, I didn’t ask your name.”

“My name? My name is Lilia.”

“……..?！”