I just reached a little after this in the WN so I don't know for certain, but I'm guessing the other butler guy being an asshole is supposed to set up a redemption arc. I'm not buying it, his first impression was fucking awful.
hmmm, an almost perfect lady in all aspects except personality (obsessed) actually quite scary for a partner. she could beat the shit out of you just to tie you down.
Lol I actually got the same thought as you, though he's not raising her to be his romantic partner for it to really solidify grooming. Regardless, I so do not support any romantic relationship between him and his ojousama.
When i read this part in the novel i cant help but hate him because he didnt retake the test because of a stupid reason its not really rude because what you did is to save someone in fact its more applaudable
@scarlet_summer
Does it matter? People married at 12 throughout history. It's a recent change that you must be 18. And this society looks late medieval
@Cennekie they wanted to make him retake the test but he intentionally refused it to lower his own score. The professor understood that it was his intention so they didn't push the matter further.
People people! It will likely be explained why he deliberately failed it beside it making her look bad in front of other nobility (from the nobility's point of view)
It was explained in the WN pretty concisely and paints the time period pretty well if such a school existed at that point in time.
It's unexpectedly upstanding of the teachers, I mostly expected the nobility to have their scores subjectively inflated. Funny that the MC barely avoided beating his mistress's score.