Resurrection of Duke Werstein ~ I Didn’t Hear Anything About Being A Middle-aged Man ~ 17

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On the day that I finally received Dan’na-sama's permission and was allowed to work as his assistant.

When I was told from Cinza’s report that yet another traitor had invaded our house and even reached Dan’na-sama’s room,

I was angry, grieved, and regretted my own unworthiness in the past, to even have thought of resigning my position as butler.

The maid, who should have been Baroness Mitya Redland, an ordinary girl with good manners and few minor mistakes, had disappeared.

According to Cinza, she was a shadow of the royal family.

Two years ago, I had interviewed her and given her a job myself, and I hadn't even realized it at all.

If it’s a member of the royal family's hand, it's no wonder you didn't notice, Cinza said.

But it is impossible for the head butler of the duke's household, the butler who reports directly to the master, not once, but even twice, to have been unaware of the existence of shadows in the house.

The job of a butler is not only to take care of his master.

But also to take his master's place in times of need and protect his master's life.

The fact that I, as such, was unaware of the existence of a traitor could be taken as a sign of disrespect for Dan’na-sama's life.

Of course, I have no such intention, and the current master, who has become a wiseman, would have killed the traitors or whatever they were in an instant.

However, if the master was not as wise as he used to be, and if the purpose of the royal family's shadows was not to protect, but to assassinate, it would have been irreversible.

My great-grandfather, who had been in the service of the Duchy of Werstein since the time when the first head of the family was royalty, remained loyal to them even after the first head was disinherited, and became the first butler of the Duchy of Werstein.

As the eldest born son of the Strohm family, I grew up receiving a gifted education as a butler and been with Dan’na-sama for 30 years.

What a blunder!

I never imagined that I would regret so much the fact that I had almost lost my loyalty in the past.

If I had met myself back then, I would have grabbed him by the carotid artery, knocked him out, wrapped him up, and thrown him in a pond.

I feel sorry that I'm not able to assist Dan’na-sama in his work any further than this.

I apologized profusely to Dan'na, he was kind enough not to reprimand me, and simply told me not to worry about it.

───But that doesn’t mean I can forgive myself for being so foolish───

But Dan’na-sama did not punish me nor even warn me to be careful in the future.

I felt my heart ache as if I had disappointed him, but suddenly he looked at me as if he was testing me, and then looked away.

In front of his gaze was this year's directory, illuminated by the sunlight coming through the window.

... I was then reminded of my foolish, shallow, and petty existence.

I realized that my desire for punishment was nothing more than self-satisfaction, a desire to convince myself.

Dan’na-sama, in a few words, showed me a way that I, a fool, could be convinced, even if only a little.

He said, "Assign those whom you can trust."

If that is the case, I will use all of my hands to sort things out.

I can trust some of my old acquaintances, but they are not suited for such things.

However, Cinza, who was chosen by Dan’na-sama, is good at investigating such things.

Again, I realized that I was being helped by Dan’na-sama.

By nature, Dan’na-sama is a man of few words.

He must have been aware of everything that was going on.

It's annoying to trust a newcomer like him, but seeing as to how he's so devoted to Dan’na-sama, it's safe to say that there's no chance of him betraying him.

Above all, he's leaking his emotions of wanting to be recognized by Dan’na-sama.

Just like a child.

... Then, there is only one thing to do.

“Cinza, are you there?"

"Yes, yes, what is it, shitsuji-san?”¹

When I called out to him, a black-robed shadow descended without a sound.

The fact that not even a speck of dust was created, nor dropped, nor adhered to the surface showed how skilled he was.

I can't help but admire Dan’na-sama's brilliant insight.

"... Can't you do something about the way you call me that?"

"What? You haven't introduced yourself to me yet."

The man tilted his head and said that as if it were a matter of course.

"...... I'm sure Dan’na-sama always calls me by my name.

"… I thought, how about calling without permission you know?"

"You are very disciplined in a strange way, aren't you?"

When I muttered in disgust, he cowered playfully and laughed lightly.

"Also, your name is so long, and it's even harder to call you by a nickname."

"... well, that's fine.

I am Alfredo Strohm.

The head butler of the Werstein family and Dan’na-sama's personal butler.

I don’t want or would like to be called by you by my name nor a nickname so it’s fine the way it is"

In fact, if I were to be called that, I would only feel irritated and uncomfortable.

I decided that and agreed as I said my name again.

Then he nodded in the same light tone.

"Hello, I'm Cinza, nice to meet you.

I'll call you shitsuji-san, then.

So, what do you want?"

He changed the subject with the same tone as before, which reminded me of my original question.

“Oh, that's right.

... In fact, I thought I'd take this opportunity to do some cleaning."

I told him in a matter-of-fact manner with a soft butler's smile.

Then his eyes flashed fiercely as if he understood my intentions.

"......... Huh? Great, so I should just check out the areas that might need cleaning, right?"

"Yes, this and everything"

"For Dan’na-sama’s sake"

As if to add to my voice, the man in black said the same words, word for word.

I couldn't help but notice the uncharacteristic smile on his face.

I'm sure the expression on his face is almost the same as mine, although only his eyes are showing because he has a cloth wrapped around his face to hide it.

"... You know that, don't you?"

"It's obvious."

Yatsu² and... No... I'll work with him³ to clean up our family's personnel.

I'm sure this is the first thing Dan’na-sama had in mind when he put Cinza under his command.

... ──The person in question had no way of knowing that such a thing had been decided on its own, and was just quietly immersed in recalculations.

Perhaps because he was concentrating so hard, he was completely oblivious to the conversation going on right next to him.

Even if he had noticed, he would have said something like, Oh, so you two got along? Or, Oh, you're cleaning this time of year? It seems like a lot of work, was all they would have thought.

In addition, when he turned his gaze away from the butler, was simply because he was staring at him so intently that he couldn't stand it, and when he turned his gaze away, and there was a book that was strangely divinely illuminated by the sunlight in the table, that was all.

What’s this It's unnecessarily godly, isn't it?

In addition, something like the feeling I had when Cinza was made a subordinate.

“Purupuru⁴, I’m not a bad onmitsu⁵ ”

Onmitsu was looking up like he totally wanted to be friends.

Do you want to be my friend?

▷Yes

　No

But they have no way of knowing that.

Rather towards his lord who didn’t interrupt nor give anything back, his loyal heart strengthened, thinking, as expected of Dan’na-sama so that was it.

In order to prepare tea for the Dan'na, I quietly left Dan’na-sama's office.

At that time, I suddenly remembered something and called out to Cinza.

"Oh, by the way, Cinza."

“What~?"

Sure enough, Cinza appeared right next to me, descending from the ceiling.

"About that matter…"

"Oh, that. Was it today?"

"Yes, it's supposed to be later, so please take care of it while I'm gone."

“Got it~, then, you may not need this, but just in case."

"Oh, thank you very much."

The document I received was a sheet of paper.

The title of the document read, "Background check on the boy who calls himself Silva Werstein."

Three days had already passed since the appearance of the pervert.

It was surprising that I was able to spend these three days peacefully, recalculating and digesting only the documents that needed to be stamped, as if the intensity of the previous days had been a lie.

I was scared that something would definitely happen, but nothing happened.

Well, I guess the reason why the previous four days were so different from the norm was that a dead person came back to life.

I mean, I'm surprised it only took four days.

It's usually a big deal.

Pervert?

Oh, her... Yeah, yeah.

It's a memory I really want to forget.

And so, alone and inwardly in a daze, I set my quill to work again today.

According to the wisemen's instruction manual, tomorrow I'll enter a period where I won't need to go to the bathroom nor even sleep, but so far I feel like I'm going to the bathroom less and less often.

But I'm still not sure if I'll really stop going to the bathroom tomorrow.

I've read in the tricep that it takes about a week, so it may vary from person to person.

If I don't need to go to the bathroom anymore, it will prove that I have completely become a wiseman.

Personally, I would have preferred to stay human.

By the way, I remembered that the water situation in this mansion was all taken care of with magic tools.

Well, I guess it's only natural for a nobleman.

Yeah, it doesn't matter.

I let out a small breath as I listened to the tip of the quill making a distinctive sound as it slid across the parchment.

No matter, it was really good to have shitsuji-san helping me recalculate.

In addition, there were no calculation errors, and the handwriting was beautiful.

I thought I was a god because even some suggestions on how to improve things came to mind.

I'm so grateful that I don't even care if I'm scared a little bit.

Oh, no, but when I'm scared, I'm scared.

I'd like you to pull your weight a little more if you can.

Well, on the seventh day, I was expecting nothing to happen today, but then an unexpected event occurred.

一What's going on is, well, this really just happened a while ago, and it's ongoing.

Since a while ago, there's something glowing in front of me, about the size of a ping-pong ball.

Yeah, I know you don't know what I'm talking about, but don't worry, I don't either.

Let's get this straight.

I've been recalculating paperwork for a long time, and then something whizzes past the edge of my vision, and then I sense it's right in front of me, and then it just stays there.

Yeah, I don't know if I can sort it out.

What is this thing?

I couldn't help but stare at it, and the light flickered like a firefly.

'Ah! you finally noticed it!'

It felt like a small child with a cute lisp coming from the light.

I can somewhat understand that this being said, but it didn't reach my ears as a sound, it seemed to resonate directly in my head, something like that, so I couldn't understand even more.

What is this?

'As I thought this is the best way after all!'

If you look closely, you would notice that the light that flies around me softly and happily, emitting a voice that is not a sound, has wings like a dragonfly.

They looked like fairies from fairy tales or picture books, but rather than being cute, they were fantastic.

However, there was no sound of wings nor signs of air shaking.

'Have you noticed?'

'Did you notice?'

'Wow!'

I suddenly realized that the number of glowing things had increased to six.

There was a pale light blue light, a pale purple light, a white light, a pale red light, an orange light, and a pale green light.

The first light that flew in front of me seemed to be the pale green light, as I could tell by the increase in the number of lights.

……… Uhn, well, wait a minute, what is this.

'It's awful that you've been working all day and didn't notice us!'

'We've been calling you all day!'

'That’s right, that’s right'

'Terribleー!'

'Awful!'

'You’re awful!'

'Awful'

As the lights spewed out their exasperation, I let my thoughts run wild.

They were flying, they were glowing.

There was no air resistance at all.

That means it's not a living thing.

It's intelligent, given that it's talking.

There's only one possible existence that fits all of these criteria, based on Augusto-san's knowledge, but... I was a little short on information.

"......... Hmm."

“Dan’na-sama, what is it?"

When I looked at the butler who called out to me in a strange way, he seemed to be completely unaware of the presence of these lights and did not react to the fact that so many lights were flying all over the place.

... I guess that means he can't see them.

I don't know how I can stay so calm in such an unrealistic situation, but I think it's paralysis from overcapacity.

I don't know what's going on, but I feel like it's the result of my resignation.

Another possibility is that I'm about to become a complete wiseman, so I’m no longer impressed.

... Yeah, all of them, I guess.

Anyway, it's fine for now.

Anyway, I'm going to ask the butler to stay outside for a while to check the details.

"Alfred, can I have a cookie or something to snack on?"

“Wah, understood. One moment, please."

I turned to the lights just as the butler, who had bowed reverently, disappeared behind the door.

"Well, I'm sorry. Sorry I've kept you waiting so long."

'I waited'

'I've been waiting!'

"I'm sorry about that. By the way, can I help you with something?"

'Oh! Oh, right! You know what! The King of Spirits! He said to go greet!'

'That’s not it, he said he wants to greet!'

'King of Spirits, greetings… !'

'That’s wrong, he said he would come here to greet soon!'

'Yer wrong! He said he wanted to do a wrestling match!'

'No that ain’t it~! He said he wanted to see his face!'

In turn, the green, light blue, orange, purple, red, and white lights made a lot of noise.

The opinions were splendidly disparate.

...... Yeah... I'm stuck. If you can, please unify them.

'Ee! No, I'm not! I'm right!'

'Only the Wind Spirit is wrong!'

'... No!'

'That's not what our king said!'

'I don't care about that. Show me the muscles, wiseman!'

'Everyone, please calm down~!'

It's been a bit chaotic, but now that I have a better idea of what's going on, I'll try to integrate the information.

"... In other words, the Wind Spirit King wants me to go greet him.

The Water Spirit King and the Earth Spirit King will come greet me.

The Dark Spirit King wants to come and greet me.

The Fire Spirit King wants to know my strength.

The Light Spirit King wants to meet me."

That's what they're saying if they're not lying.

In other words, they are spirits, the messengers of the spirit king of each attribute who unites them.

I don’t really get it.

Also, I said earlier that if they weren't lying, but I don't think that's even possible.

In other words, I think that spirits don't tell lies.

No, I think the correct answer is that they can't.

This is just a feeling, but a spirit is something that has a will and power.

No, I don't know what it is, but if I were to use an analogy.

I'd say it's like a stuffed animal that you've been cherishing since you were little, and then one day it moves on its own.

It’s probably something like that, but……...guardian deity of grain farming⁶? That’s definitely not it.

No, no, no, what was it again? ………… Ah, it’s no good now only “Tsukushi” comes out.

Yeah, ......... I'll just go with Tsukushi-kami.

At any rate, something small with such power, something that looks like a god but is not, is the existence of a spirit, a mass of will.

They have no concept of lying because they communicate everything they think in words to the other person.

I don't know if the spirit kings are like that, but these little spirits are probably that.

I'm sure there are spirits of all six attributes, red, orange, white, purple, green, and light blue.

I gave a quick answer while thinking about that, but the lights got annoyedly upbeat and jumped around when they heard it.

'Yes!'

'As expected of wiseman!'

'That's great!'

The words of affirmation that came back proved that my guess was correct.

They really are spirits, it seems.

No, I wasn't aware of it because I was concentrating on my work.

But if I go back in my memory, for a while now, I've had a vague feeling that there was something small here and there.

In the midst of this vague feeling, I vaguely thought that it might be a winged insect or something.

It was almost unconscious, I guess.

After all, I came from a world where there were no spirits.

Well, whatever.

I'll just answer to these little spirits for now.

"I see, so first of all, I don't know where the Wind Spirit King is originally located.

It is difficult for me to go and greet him unless he stays in one place, what should I do?"

I looked at the pale green light as I told him that I couldn't do that unless I knew where he was.

It's easy to think that if it's wind, it's probably green.

'I'm not sure. Wisemen have flesh bodies, right? I'll ask the king!'

“Sorry about that. I’ll leave it to you."

'Leave it to me!'

Luckily, I wasn't wrong.

The pale green light flickered and flew around me, looking somewhat happy.

I think I've been convinced in some way that I don't understand, but that's okay.

It feels like an energetic girl, so I wonder if different spirits have different personalities.

"So can you please tell the Water Spirit King, the Light Spirit King, and the Earth Spirit King that it is okay for them to come at any time and that it will be at their convenience?"

'Understood!'

'Then I'll be back when a time is marked~!'

'...Got it!'

The light blue light was for the straight-laced girl, the white light was for the laid-back girl, and the orange light was for the quiet, honest-looking boy.

That was the impression I got.

"Oh, thank you for your help."

'Leave it to me!'

'This is also my duty!'

'... I'll take care of it!'

I looked at the spirits who responded somewhat proudly, nodded my head, and turned towards the purple light that I had properly identified.

"So, regarding the Dark Spirit King, can you tell him that he can come at any time he likes, as well?"

'Yes! Leave it to me!'

Wait a minute, does this girl call herself Ware⁷?

No, nuhm, it's fine.

It sounds like a big deal, but I can't help but think that it's like a bratty little boy in elementary school desperately trying to look cool.

While thinking about this, I looked at the red light this time.

"The next thing is to ask the Fire Spirit King if it's okay for us to specify a location and date, since it may not be possible in some places?"

'Ah, you’re a wiseman after all! Is' a pain to be shackled by people⁸, can’t be helped’

Somehow, I had the impression that he was a kid general.

I'm glad to hear that he's surprisingly smart for his weak-minded, muscle-brained behavior.

I'm sure that they are the messengers of the kings, so they must be sensible and highly communicative individuals to some extent.

Uhm, I want to say one thing for now.

They're so cute.

They're so cute, I don't even know what to do with them.

If it were possible, I'd like to roll around on the floor, while banging with a bashibashi⁹.

I wouldn't do it, but if I could, I would. With all my might.

Because, you know, there are all these tiny little things messing around.

It kind of reminds me of a chick or something like that chirping at me.

It's so cute, it's even cuter because they're so tiny.

My thoughts were interrupted by the appearance of the butler, who came back with a cart full of sweets and tea, making a rattling noise.

“Dan’na-sama, thank you for waiting. Here are some tea and cookies."

"Oh, thank you."

I get up from my seat and grab a cookie from the plate on the cart that the butler had brought to my side.

'Cookie?'

'What's that?'

'I know! It's a scarecrow made by humans!'

'What's a scarecrow?'

‘Dunno!'

Instantly, the lights jumped around me, or rather, the cookies, curiously.

Yeah, it's cute.

I see-, they don’t know cookies-.

"It's surprisingly delicious, and it's an apology for making you wait. You can take them as souvenirs."

As I said this, I flicked the cookie upward with my finger in the same way that I flipped a coin, and the pale green light that had successfully received the cookie let out a happy cry of joy, followed by a squeal of excitement.

'Ah! It's different from magic power, but it's delicious!'

The green light child who seemed to have put the cookie in her mouth squealed with surprise and joy.

'Hey wiseman! What about me?'

'And me? And me?'

'Of course, you'll have one for me!'

'Mmm…!'

"You can take that plate and divide it among yourselves if you like."

As they jumped around me and shouted in frustration, I told them plainly, keeping my outward act calm even though I was inwardly in agony.

Immediately, the little lights gathered around the plate of cookies, each one holding one cookie as they flew happily around me.

'Woohoo!'

'As expected of a wiseman!'

It's so cute... It's really soothing...

Next time I see a spirit, I'll feed it. I'll do that.

"…………… Dan’na-sama just now did something just?"

I'm sure Shitsuji-san, who can't see the spirits, seeing the cookies I played with and the cookies that were supposed to be in the plate flying around in the air is very strange.

Shitsuji-san looked at me, asking in a puzzled voice.

... Uhm, that's right, Shitsuji-san, you don't understand. I'm sorry.

For now, I'll give you a brief explanation.

"I just gave it to the spirits."

Oh, it became super simple. Sorry, Shitsuji-san.

However, as expected, shitsuji-san.　

He seemed to be convinced and understood with that simple explanation.

His eyes widened in surprise, then he looked around in a panic.

"My God...! There are spirits here…!?"

However, the spirits were so absorbed in their cookies that they didn't even pay attention to the butler.

After eating everything, they seemed to be satisfied and flew around me again.

'Thank you, wiseman!'

'Thank you-!'

Towards them who opened their mouths to thank me as they flew around, I say again.

"Don't worry about it.

Oh, that’s right, I’m late introducing myself, I’m Augusto."

‘Aug?'

‘Gu?'

'Geh?'

‘Gee?'

I got a dubious response from them as they were flying around.

... I guess only the most memorable sound stuck in their head.

'Hmm, I'll just use Gii!'

‘Gii!'

'Gii, thank you!'

Ah, you've all become a pain in the ass.

It can't be helped.

It's okay because they're cute.

At that time, the green light started to panic as if it suddenly remembered something.

'Oh, I have to report to the king!'

'That's right!'

The others who seemed to have forgotten as well, shouted in panic.

'I'll be back! See you later! Gii!'

'See you-! Thank you, for the cookie!'

'I'll be back!'

They said such words to their heart's content, if I had to add a sound effect it would be Pew¹⁰! Something like that, they then disappeared out of the ventilation window at a speed that it seemed it would make such a noise.

Uhm, they were out of sight in a flash.

Presence… Uhn I could probably trace it at any time, so I’ll stop.

But it seems that for them, I've been confirmed as Gii.

"...... Well, it's fine."

I think someone said in modern Japan that cute is justice.

"It is said that those who can hear and see spirits are rare… As expected of Dan’na-sama...

The trust and overestimation of the butler, who muttered in a voice that sounded as if he was impressed with something, was soberly damaging my heart.

What’s with as expected.

I didn't do anything, you know.

While thinking about this, I sat down on the sofa for a rest and picked up a cup of tea.

Oh, this tea is delicious.

As I was elegantly tipping my cup of tea like that, shitsuji-san suddenly dropped a bomb on me.

"Oh, by the way, Dan’na-sama, the seamstress, Chérie, is here to bring you your costume for today's evening party."

Ah-. Hariko-san came.

...... No... Wait a minute, an evening party?

You mean, there’s a party?

Eh, today?

Does that mean that today is National Day?

The other day, I was satisfied with knowing the date and forgot to confirm, no no no no, that’s not the case, that’s not it.

According to Augusto-san's knowledge, it's not true.

National Day is tomorrow.

......... Tomorrow?

Ehm, wait, wait, wait, tomorrow?

No, uhm, sorry.

To be honest, I forgot to check, sorry.

That’s why, go back in time.

No, let's not, it would be scary if I really went back.

But tomorrow.

Seriously-...

Oh, so what's tonight's evening party?

Okay, it's time to search!

I searched my knowledge again, and the answer came to me instantly.

National Day Party

The party is held to celebrate the founding of the country.

In the three days of July 9, 10, and 11, the day before, the day of the event, and the next day, the whole country makes a fuss about drinking, singing, and dancing.

The whole country goes into a state of festivity for these three days, making it a second New Year's festival for the people.

Only the great aristocrats are allowed to enter the royal castle the day before, as they can celebrate with the king.

... It's like a cultural festival.

I wonder if it's like Christmas in Japan?

From the looks of it, I guess it's common knowledge and something that every citizen knows.

But I guess I should check it out just in case.

I decided to do so, and called out to shitsuji-san while elegantly sipping my tea, calmly on the outside, but inwardly dripping with cold sweat.

"Alfred, my memory is a little foggy, but is it correct that tonight's evening party is hosted by the royal family and is held at the royal castle?"

“Wa, there’s no doubt"

Are you serious?

No, uhm, it’s fine, I’m fine.

Hang in there, me.

"So, the clothes you have prepared are appropriate for that?"

"It seems that they were made for it, and the results are excellent."

"… Is that so, that’s fine then. By the way, have you heard what kind of clothes they are?"

"The other day, Dan’na-sama asked to make an outfit for him from one of the ones twelve years ago, but now it has been remade."

Ohh! That’s right, I ordered that! I forgot all about it!

"Hmm, that.... Did you confirm it?"

"No, she said she'll bring it to you now, and I still ……."

The butler smiled slightly as he said that, showing a regretful look.

"... Well, then there will be some minor adjustments, let me through."

"Excuse me, one moment, please.

“Oh."

"I'm very sorry for being so rude and disrespectful the other day!"

A little while later, the butler brought Hariko-san to the room, and that was the first thing she said as she immediately got down on her knees with all her might, wait did this person do something.

But to even go on her knees, it must have really bothered hariko-san.

"Hmm, you remembered."

I don't remember it!

No, I think there was something, but I remember what it was.

"Yes, no matter how long I've been up all night, I can't believe I tried to strip Dan’na-sama's clothes…!"

......... Ahh! Oh yeah, that's right!

Well, the events that happened that night were so bad that they were drowned out. ......

It's all the pervert's fault, isn't it?

"Please forgive me with my one life …!"

"Hmm, I'd say don't worry about it, but... well, I can't tell you not to care, but if you do, use your life to create good works."

When I told her straightforwardly, her eyes widened in surprise, and she answered fearfully with trembling lips.

"…… You’ll forgive me?"

“To begin with there's nothing to forgive, I didn’t mind much.

But from now on, be careful to get a good night's sleep."

"... Yes!"

I felt guilty as she cried like she was overcome with emotion.

...... I made her cry, I did.

Afterwards, the seamstress brought me some clothes to adjust, and as expected, Augusto-san is very cool.

A navy blue, silver-trimmed coat with some kind of luxurious decoration, a white, silver-trimmed vest with some other luxurious decoration, a white shirt, and a scarf with some kind of attached luxurious decoration wrapped around his neck and fluttering around.

And gray trousers, along with long dark blue boots with some kind of luxurious decoration.

It's a piety that I have no idea what it looked like before, so I can’t tell if this is old or new.

To say what’s a piety, it’s a piety that I can’t tell how amazing it is.

Also, I don't know how to tell clothes other than modern fashion, so my explanation was very random, but I guess it can't be helped.

Well, I guess if I search for knowledge I can find it, but it's a pain in the ass and I can do it anytime, so it's fine for now.

In this outfit, I'm apparently going to enter the evening party today.

............ Yeah.

Let's be honest.

I don't want to gooooooooooo!!

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[1] : 執事サン - the same as what Youko calls him in her mind, it's basically a "Butler-san"

[2] : 奴(Yatsu) - he’s basically saying “him" here, but it's not really respectful I guess, can also mean guy/fellow/chap/servant.

[3] : 彼(Kare) - is used for this one, it’s the common “he”, it can also be used as an abbreviation of 彼氏(Kareshi) which means Boyfriend.

[4] : ぷるぷる - SFX for shaking one's head, or nodding a no

[5] : 隠密 - basically means spy or secret agent here.

[6] : つくし(Tsukushi) - I wasn’t quite sure what to translate this, but from the wording, the author used this is probably the closest. Could also mean fertile shoot of field horsetail/wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings(if it were a どひつ reading)/Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)

[7] : われ - Very formal I or me, Kanji: 我/吾. It’s used in a literary style, as well as a rude second person in western dialects.

[8] : ヒトのシガラミ(hito no Shigarami) - which I assume is the just using the katakana version of しがらみ(Shigarami)- hiragana, actually means something like human shackles; here the Fire elemental spirit is basically in a literal context saying “‘Cause human shackles are really annoyin'"

[9] : バシバシ- SFX for slapping or smacking something or someone; also has a different reading: ばしばし - Oftentimes used when caught in a fit of helpless laughter or mirth.

[10] : ピュー(Pyū) - SFX for a sudden burst of speed, like running away from something