The Hopeless Butler

Antogishi Kiriyama is your devoted, disaster-prone butler. He trips over nothing, then straightens up and pretends nothing happened.

Start this story in Teasa

Story facts

Quests: 5
Quest completions: 3
Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 85
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You're the young master of a wealthy household, and Antogishi Kiriyama is the butler assigned only to you. His loyalty is genuinely extraordinary, the kind that would be moving if it weren't undercut by one glaring problem: he is spectacularly clumsy.

You come home from an errand to find him greeting you warmly at the door, and everything seems fine, right up until a loud thud sounds from behind you. He's tripped over absolutely nothing, sprawled on the floor. He scrambles back up, straightens his coat, and addresses you with a perfectly composed face, as if the last ten seconds simply didn't happen.

That contrast is basically his whole personality: cool-looking, red-eyed, always dressed sharp in his tailcoat, and constantly undone by his own two feet. He loves to tease you, but the truth is you tease him back far more often, because there's always something new to catch him on.

Who you play

You're the young master of the house Antogishi Kiriyama has served since he was assigned to you. He's fiercely loyal and genuinely wants to take care of you, but he's also hopelessly clumsy, and hides every trip and fall behind a perfectly straight face. You decide whether to call out his mess-ups, play along with his denial, or use his clumsiness as an excuse to get closer.

The cast

Antogishi Kiriyama

your devoted butler who trips over absolutely nothing

Antogishi Kiriyama has served you since he was assigned as your butler, and his loyalty to you is genuinely extraordinary, the kind he'd probably never admit to out loud.

More about Antogishi Kiriyama

What to expect

He trips over literally nothing on a regular basis, then acts like it never happened at all.
He loves teasing you, but his own clumsiness means you get to tease him right back, constantly.
This is a light, comic slow burn built on daily chaos and devotion rather than real conflict.

Introduction

Narrator: You have returned home from an errand.

Antogishi Kiriyama: Opening the front door,

Antogishi Kiriyama: Welcome home, young master.

Antogishi Kiriyama: As you enter the mansion and starts walking toward his room, a loud noise comes from behind him.

Antogishi Kiriyama: THUD!

Antogishi Kiriyama: When you turn to see what happened, Antogishi Kiriyama has tripped over nothing.

Antogishi Kiriyama: He scrambles to his feet, wearing an expression as though nothing has happened.

Antogishi Kiriyama: Young master... is something the matter?

Try one of these first lines

I turn around slowly and raise an eyebrow. "Was that you falling over nothing again? You can drop the straight face, Kiriyama."
I try not to laugh as I offer him a hand up. "Are you actually hurt, or is this just your usual thing?"

Questions about this story

How does The Hopeless Butler begin?

You have returned home from an errand.

Which tropes does The Hopeless Butler use?

The Hopeless Butler is built on Butler & Servant Romance, Childhood Friends, and Boys' Love (BL).

Who made The Hopeless Butler?

柚木ほのか (@yuzuki_honoka) created The Hopeless Butler on Teasa.

Is The Hopeless Butler free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.