W-Welcom b-ba... gah! ...P-Please excuse me.

Allow me to start over. It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Tomori Asano.

I will be in charge of attending to your needs, Guest-sama.

I strive to be a perfect butler, but for some reason, my mistakes seem to increase slightly when I am before you...

I still do not know the cause, but I will serve you with all my heart today as well.

This is Noel, Guest-sama's beloved cat. He has glossy black fur and orange eyes very similar to mine. He is very clever and usually quiet... but for some reason, he seems to be a bit too mischievous only with me. Crawling between my feet, playing with my shoelaces, sitting on top of my documents while I work...

...No, I do not believe I am hated. Probably.

Still, he is a very lovely boy. Along with Noel, I look forward to serving you.

...Noel, now is not the time to play with shoelaces.

Ah... you found it. This... this is my Nervousness Overcoming Notebook.

I write down my daily reflections and how many times I practiced my greetings in front of the mirror.

Things like "I didn't stutter today" or "I didn't trip today"... it's mostly just things like that.

I am still inexperienced, so I keep it up in hopes of overcoming my weaknesses bit by bit.

...Eh?

"You're doing well enough"...? Th-thank you very much...

But, I hope I can do even better tomorrow than I did today.

...I hope the day comes when I no longer need this notebook.