It will be interesting if the butler is supposed to be an instigator to drive the two farther apart but then just became interested in her. As for the finance, I feel like he definitely went down a twisted path of trying to navigate how he feels towards her and chose to torment her with hatred as a way of staying in control of how he sees her.
As for the system, it feels like a twisted psychological factor. Giving someone the false expectation of having a choice while navigating such an odd situation only to turn around and tell them there is no other choice. Almost like a default fix for if a player was to be too calm with handling everything. Like being on a time crunch with trying to get out of an area with someone who hates you enough to end you is stressful, but receiving a message that you are being force to clear another mission before leaving right as soon as you are finishing your escape is absolutely devastating (￣∇￣")
That would be interesting if the Butler was asked to make things harder for her, and if that aspect of his job he chose not to do as he grew to like her like you said. I do agree the system seems very twisted, I’ve seen one system so far that had a consciousness and somewhat concern for the player. Yes, I like your example, in this case it’s like you have to make the best of what you get with a system that doesn’t care about your wellbeing. （￣へ￣）
* just some thoughts*
I think if the cover can be trusted and based on how much time she's spent with Felix and the Butler that Felix trapped her in this mansion and hired the Butler to care for her. What it seems like we get from this difficult/hard version of the Otome is the insider/deeper parts of the male leads. I think the system or whoever trapped her in the mansion is unfair/strange, why give a person a choice to have a mission then say its mandatory, it the candy was essential to the plot but in tomes the player has to live with that missed info, it should have been "mandatory mission" from the beginning. Maybe that Feliz liked the OGFL but all the turmoil, conflict, longing, lust/love is mixed in his view of self and with Sera, at this point I wonder if the priest and knight will have the same amount of time with Sera. And I miss the Butler, does he know what's going on? Will there be a reverse harem of sorts. （￣へ￣）