I wanted to make a redraw! This CG makes me so emotional i dont even know how to describe it. It's like the feeling of calm after the storm? And it's so pretty. It's been my fav CG for years now.
[AKNK] Butlers, Training Camps and Vacations - Beren Cliane
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Episode 1
[Velis Villa, Private Room]
The night of the last day, after a week of training at Velisā¦
As I lay in bed reflecting on the events of the past seven days...
I couldnāt fall asleep easily.
Throughout this training period, I felt like I was able to see the worries and conflicts of the butlers... and their growth up close.
However...
All the butlers continue to hone themselves in order to fulfill their mission...
What about me, as their Lord?
I wonder if there is something I can do for the butlersā¦
When I think about itā¦
Even as the night grew late, I couldn't fall asleep.
For now, maybe Iāll go drink some waterā¦
After drinking water from the kitchen, I was about to return to my room whenā¦ I felt someone was about to come out from another room.
The door quietly opened and the person who came out was... Beren.
Aruji: Berenā¦?
Beren: Ehā¦ arujisama?
Youāre still awake.
ā¦Could it be that you canāt sleep?
Aruji: Yeahā¦
Beren: I seeā¦
In truth, itās the same for me.
Aruji: Beren too?
Beren: Yeahā¦
So I was thinking of going for a walk until I felt sleepy.
ā¦Actually, I havenāt been sleeping well this past few daysā¦
Ah.
It's not that I'm not feeling well, so don't worry.
Rather, itās the opposite.
I feel like I want to move my body more.
I think it was thanks to the training camp that I was able to face my own feelings.
Hehe... I have more than enough energy, if I may say so myself.
Of course, not all my worries have disappeared...
Iām grateful to Lucas-san and arujisama.
Aruji: I havenāt done anything.
Beren: Thatās not true. Just having someone listen helped me a lot.
Oopsā¦ Iām sorry for talking a lot at this hour.
I'll walk you to your room, arujisama. I hope you can sleep well.
Beren said he would send me back.
I instead, felt more awake than I had been moments ago.
He said āNot all my worries have disappeared.ā
So maybe thatās the reason he couldnāt fall asleep.
I donāt know if thereās anything I can do for Berenā¦
If even just listening to him could help him... I wanted to do that at the very least.
Aruji: Can I take a walk with you?
Beren: Eh, you want to go with me?
...Of course I don't mind...Ā
But isn't it time for you to go to bed?
Aruji: I donāt think I can fall asleep yet.
Beren:ā¦ is that so.
Understood.
Then until you get sleepyā¦
Letās talk together while taking a walk on the beach.
Aruji: Yeah.
[Velis Beach]
Under the starlightā¦
The teo of us walked along the deserted beach.
Although we had said we would talk while walking...Ā
The silence and beauty of the beach at night left me speechless.
It seems that itās the same for Beren.
Only the pleasant sound of footsteps on the sand and the waves enveloped the two of us.
Beren: The beach at nightā¦
Come to think of it previously... I remember walking on the beach with Goetia like this...
Aruji: With Goetia-san?
Beren: Yeah. I think it was when I was in my early 20s.
I'm not too sure about my memories of what happened before and after I made a contract with the devil...
As for memories from before that... I feel like I remember quite a bit.
...I remember that day, together with everyone from the orphanage...
We had come to the beach for our annual swim.
That night, Goetia and I...
We walked along the beach and talked about various things.
"I want to quickly make a contract with the devil quickly,ā I said.
Aruji: A contract with the devilā¦
Beren: Yeahā¦
I said before that I wanted to lighten Goetiaās burden.
But making a contract with the devil carries the risk of losing your life...Ā
He couldn't make up his mind for a while.
So I set a condition with Goetia.
āIf I win a mock battle, please let me make a contract.ā
Aruji: If you win a mock battle?
Beren: Heheā¦
I thought that if I became stronger, Goetia wouldn't be able to complain.Ā
Wellā¦
It took me nearly 10 years to beat Goetia after that.
However, its wasnāt that I became strongerā¦
It was because Goetiaās body had weakened.
Aruji: Is that soā¦
Beren: Yeah.
But during those 10 years, Goetia made the āmagic suitā.
Thanks to that, my body wasnāt affected by the devilā¦
I was able to fight angels, butā¦
ā¦Saying I would follow in Goetiaās footsteps,
I fell asleep a few years later.
ā¦I truly feel sorry for Goetia and Berrien.
Aruji: Berenā¦
Beren: Oops. Iām sorry, I couldnāt help but complain.
Itās justā¦
When I think of the hardships that Goetia and Berrien went through while fighting alone for a long time...
I feel like I have to do my best to not lose to those two.
...To be honest...
I heard that Berrien had been fighting alone in my place for nearly 100 years...
I felt gratitude and a deep sense of remorse... And at the same time, I held a profound respect for him.
ā¦My pride as an older brother was hurt a little.
Just a small part of it, if I do say so myself.
But for meā¦
It was my pride that I was the one who followed in Goetiaās footsteps.
I truly felt remorseful that Berrien had to take on that role.
I feel a bit presumptuous talking to him like Iām his older brother, the way I used to...
Aruji: Iām sure Berrien wouldnāt mind.
Beren: ā¦Yeah.
I thought the same too.
Berrien is that kind of personā¦
Besides, if my attitude were to change from the past... I feel like Berrien would be sad too.
At the very least, I'll do that much as an older brother... I'll be the "Beren" he sees of me.
Aruji: Youāre a great older brother.
Beren: Heheā¦
Thank you, arujisama.
ā¦Well, I know how I can regain my pride back.
I want to get stronger little by little, gain more confidence...
To be able to hold my head high and act like a big brother again, like I used to.
Since I've been given another chance to liveā¦
I'm going to challenge myself again, like I used to.
Aruji: Iāll be rooting for you, Beren.
Beren: Thank you.
Iām very happy to hear arujisama say that.
Aruji: All I can do is support you.
Beren: Even that is enough, arujisama.
It really helps me a lot.
Well then...
I guess I've talked too long.
We should go to bed soon.
ā¦Shall we head back to our room?
Aruji: ā¦I guess so.
Beren: Yeahā¦
Thank you for listening to me, arujisama.
If simply listening to him is truly helping Beren...
As his lord, I couldn't be happier.
Hoping that Beren would be able sleep soundly until the next morning...
I also went back to bed in my room.
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Episode 2
Several days after the the training endedā¦
I came to the beach during the day, guided by Beren.
There was an improvised bar counter set upā¦
A hammock was also hanging in the shade of a nearly palm tree.
Aruji: This isā¦
Beren: Hehe..
I prepared it because I wanted to heal arujisama.
Well, here's the menu. Please order your favorite drink.
Whether it's a special cocktail or a tropical juice...
I'll make whatever you like.
The handwritten menu lists the names of various drinks... Each one is accompanied by an explanation.
Among the menu itemā¦
My eyes were drawn to āTodayās recommendation.ā
āSpecial original juiceāā¦
The description reads, "A flavor that satisfies the feeling of wanting to be helpful to everyone."
It was almost as ifā¦
It was named just for me, someone who āwants to be helpful to all the butlersā.
Aruji: This ārecommendationāā¦
Beren: Ah.
As expected of arujisama, you have a good eye.
It's an original juice made with plenty of sweet fruit.
But the best thing about it isn't the taste...
I hope that arujisama, who is kind to everyone, wonāt end up hurting themselves with that very kindness...Ā
ā I made with that wish in mind.
Recently, arujisama hasnāt been sleeping very well.
Maybeā¦ after watching us train, they started to feel something. Thatās what I was thinking.
For example... "Everyone around me is growing, but is it really okay for me to stay the same?"
I couldnāt hide my surprise at Beren, who was able to accurately predicted my feelings.
I never told anyone about thisā¦
How did he know?
Beren: Hmmā¦
Could it be that my guess was right?
Aruji: ā¦But, how?
Beren: Hmm... To be honest, it's just a hunch I haveā¦
The other day, when I was talking with arujisamaā¦
I thought, āMaybe they felt the same way I didā.
Aruji: Felt the same way as Berenā¦
Beren: Yeahā¦
I guess itās that anxious, panicked feeling you get when everyone around you seems to be moving ahead without you.
"I want to be more helpful to everyone...
But what can someone like me do right now?"
ā¦I felt the same way when I first woke up.
So, somehow, I felt like I could understand how arujisama felt.
ā¦And if that is how arujisama feelsā¦
I thought maybe itās also my role to clear up that misunderstanding.
Aruji: Misunderstandingā¦?
Beren: Yeahā¦
If arujisama were to see all the butlers growing and improving...
You might be feeling like youāre the only one being left behind...
There's absolutely no need to feel that way.
ā¦Because we are already receiving so much from arujisama.
Aruji: From meā¦?
Beren: Yeahā¦
Who do you think we are fighting for in the first place?
To protect humanityā¦
Of course, thereās that sense of duty too, butā¦
Weāre human, too.
Itās hard to risk our lives when we canāt even imagine the faces of the people weāre meant to protect.
At times like that, the faces that come to mind are those of the comrades they live with...
And that of arujisama.
So for arujisama, there is no need for you to try harder than you have now.
Just having arujisama here, gives us strength.
Aruji: Just by being hereā¦
If what Beren said is true, that would be very appreciated butā¦
Watching everyone working so hard up close, and yet being told it's okay to do nothing... I still can't help but feel guilty toward everyone.
Beren: Heheā¦
I guess it wasnāt the best way to say it.
I want arujisama go be by my side, cheering me on.
And if possibleā¦
If you take good care of yourself, it would really help us too.
If our arujisama, whom we're supposed to protect, looks so gloomy... we canāt help but worry too.
That being said, arujisamaā¦
Aruji: Hm?
Beren: Today, until arujisama is back to their usual, energetic self... Iām going to spoil you to your heartās content.
Come now, arujisama. First, have a seat in the shade and drink some juice.
If it gets hot, just let me know ā Iāll fan you. See? I even have this big leaf ready.
Aruji: Iād feel badā¦
Beren: Not at all ā itās not bad in the slightest. It would make me very happy if I can help heal arujisamaās fatigue.
If I can be of help to arujisama, Iāll be able to gain more confidence.
So, youāll let meā¦ right?
ā¦If Beren says it like that, I canāt really keep holding back any further.
I gave up resisting and decided to quietly give in to Beren, who was good at spoiling me.
Aruji: ...Well then, I'll take you up on your offer.
Beren: Heheā¦
Thank you, arujisama.
Here, have some juice. It's nice and cold.
Aruji: Thank you.
When I took a sip of Berenās special original juice... a refreshing aroma and sweetness passed through along with the cold sensation.
ā¦The balance of sweetness and tartness was exquisite the point where youād think that he must have made many prototypes before coming up with this flavor.
At the same timeā¦
I couldnāt help but feel that it was almost a waste to enjoy this alone.
Aruji: Beren, you should drink too.
Beren: Ehā¦ me?
Aruji: That would be more healing for me too.
I gently rocked the hammock and told Beren to relax.
At first Beren looked surprisedā¦
but, his expression immediately turned to a smile.
Beren: Heheā¦
Thatās not fair, arujisama.
If you say it like that, I canāt refuse, right?
Aruji: Letās both relax, okay?
After the two of us exchanged smiles... Beren prepares a glass of juice for himself.
Then, looking somewhat happy, he sat down on the hammock.
Beren: ā¦ā¦..
ā¦What a beautiful seaā¦
Aruji: ā¦Yeah.
From time to time, we take a sip of our drinks... and the two of us gaze absentmindedly at the deep blue sea.
Neither of us said much, but...Ā
Still, we sat next to each other, looking at the same scenery...
I felt that even without words, it was as if our gentle feelings were being understood by each otherā¦
Beren: ā¦Arujisama.
ā¦Iāll do my best.
Aruji: Yeah, Iāll be rooting for you.
Beren: Hehe.. thank you.
Arujisama tooā¦
Take good care of yourself.
Aruji: ā¦I know.
As I feel Berenās determination and kindnessā¦ the desire to support him grows even stronger. Iāll keep supporting Beren by his sideā¦ and Iāll stop rushing things.
Iām sure thatās the best way to support his effortsā¦
I thought to myself, as I watched the gently rippling sea.
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