"Miss Yukina… it's time to wake up…"
"Mm…"
"Misstress Yukina, it's morning; Lady Melinda tasked us to wake you up."
"One more minute…"
My eyelids felt like lead bars. But two random voices kept pestering my ears… When I tried to put a pillow over them, the blanket that covered my body was yanked off.
"Misstress Yukina, you have been asleep for three days! Lady Melinda and Mister James are starting to get wor-"
"Three days?! Wuh?!" When those words knocked on my ears I shot up. Wait did I fall asleep?! No more importantly, three days?!
I was in the storage room that I chose… everything was spotless; and somehow I was laying on a bed. For my frame it was super large… but there was a fluffy sheet and pillows around me.
"Yes! You've been lazily sleeping in here!" When I turned around… a lady with golden blonde hair pointed at me— her green eyes were radiating fury. "Three days, Miss Yukina! You haven't changed and I can smell the odor radiati-"
Before the first lady could finish, a heavy fist came crashing onto her head. "Refrain from finishing that." Another lady… a rather tall one interjected.
She looked like a human; however, there were feathers in her hair… Green and multi-colored ones unlike her hair which was a plain green. Her hands had clawlike nails. Bird? Peacock? Probably the latter.
"Who're… who're you both?"
Maids? When the first one stood straight up; she was up to the birdkin's shoulder. Both of them wore… rather simple maid outfits— unlike the ones from fantasy stories. They were black long dresses with white cuffs for the necks.
"We're maids employed by Lady Melinda and Sir James. My name is Zephy." The birdkin introduced herself; her right hand laid on her chest as she lowered her head.
"And my name is… steph." The human maid bowed in the same manner.
"Ugh…"
I forgot Melinda comes from a high status…and what I'm wearing… I felt my face flush as I yanked my blanket back. "C-Can you give me a moment to change?" I asked them whilst staring at the clothes rack to my right.
"Yes, Miss Yukina."
After they both left the room I flopped back onto the bed. The ceiling was slanted upwards, and everything was a dull crystal white. This… place is huge…. There's no freaking way they only got two maids for this massive place..
The storage room I picked out as my own room was bigger than my own room back in my days as Mathew. There was a window connected to it just to my right; two large rectangular windows with curtains to block out the sun.
Across from me was a large mirror in which I could see myself. Ugh… I look like a mess… My hair was all messy, my eyes were half closed… Let's face it, my hair is always a mess.
And to be fair, apparently I slept for three days…
"Guess it's time to get up…" I muttered as I got to the side of my rather large bed. "Can I not be exhausted for one day…?"
It felt like my body was being weighed down by iron balls. Heck… I had to push myself off the bed to stand. Even when I vigorously shook my own damn head it didn't remove the fog built up. This is going to be a long day isn't it…?
They really cleaned this room up… The floors were spotless, a deep brown that shined even with the sun being blocked. Did they buy me more clothes…?
My brain finally comprehended what was in the clothes rack. Multiple pairs of shirts, pants, and shorts were strewn up. Alongside undergarments and…
"Yeah, no. They wasted their money." I said whilst staring at a couple dresses they left in there. "I am not wearing those. No matter how hard they convinced me."
I've already lost all dignity as a man in this past year… nearly all but I am not losing even more! Yes, if they try to force me into one I'll burn it all down!! Actually just the dresses, not the people.
I went through the clothes, ignoring the blatantly obvious dresses. They were all shirts of some kind, quickly I found the one Verd lent me and a pair of pants.
Why does every pair of clothes make me look girly? I thought whilst looking at myself in the mirror. I tried every pair of clothes to make myself look like a tomboy… but it only confirmed I am a girl— ever since my evolution that fact hammered itself into me.
Haah… I prefer the long hair though…
"Miss Yukina!!"
"Wh-What?!"
"Oh, I thought you fell asleep. Lady Meli- Ow?!"
"Lady Melinda has breakfast prepared."
"G-got it…"
Steph and Zephy left the room once again; their footsteps echoed down the hallway.
"They're kind of wild…" I mumbled to myself. "Well, at least I'm waking up." With a loud yawn I stretched my arms by pushing upwards. "I can tell this place'll keep me busy."
When I rested my hand on the door knob I could feel my heart skip a beat. Calm down. We went through the worst already.
*******
"Lady Melinda, do you need help?" A man's voice entered my ears as I walked down the steps.
"Nope… Well, can you help Allisa with setting the table?"
"Of course my lady."
Butler? I noted as I got down to the last step. Not shocking.
Their muffled voices were behind these two giant doors. They were left of the front door, honestly the walk in is ginormous for a manor. It is three to four times as big as my old living room. And we were middle class…
Are they having fun in there? I could hear giggling, mainly from Allisa; the slight grumbles of a new man in the house. James and Melinda were talking and the clattering of plates and utensils entered my ears.
Where- Oh. Steph and Zephy were right by the door to the dining area. Steph had her hands on her head and Zephy balled her hands. She's going to give the poor girl a concussion.
"Please go on in, Mistress Yukina." Zephy said before pushing the door open.
Feels so awkward… I thought to myself, first I thanked them before heading inside. So different…
Everything was so sparkly, mainly due to the large windows that bellowed light inside the room; they were located to my left as I walked inside. A few doors penetrated the walls to my right, a visible kitchen could be seen through a large carved out hole.
Meanwhile in front of me was a large rectangular table; seven chairs; four on the left and three on the right lined it. Allisa and a rather… lanky tanned elf was placing dishes and cutlery around. Actually, it was more Allisa dragging him around by his hand and him placing them down.
Contrary to beliefs… he was actually enjoying it; there was a smile on his face. Yep… butler… he was wearing the classic suit; pitch black with a tie wrapped around his neck; his hands were covered with a white glove.
Are most men in this world handsome…? I've seen some rat looking people…Or is it just the men around me? I wondered as I caught a glimpse of his entire face.
"Oh, good morning Yukina!" Melinda exclaimed when I looked over to her. She had multiple pots full of steaming food. Eggs look like bacon and… other types of meat. Standard… but it's better than what was on the road.
"Good morning…"
"Can you grab Steph and Zephy? We're all about to eat."
Before I could respond, the elvish butler stopped in his tracks. "Lady Melinda it's inappropriate for us to eat with you all."
"You live here, you're going to eat with us."
"But… my lady, you prepared the meals."
"And?"
The elvish butler let his head fall and sucked in his teeth. Then Melinda waved me away to get the two maids.
And it turns out the two maids… even the energized one were exactly like the handsome elf. First, they were hesitant until Melinda forced them down; second, they didn't eat when we started until yet again Melinda forced them. Can't say I haven't seen Melinda this strict before.. She's very scary when she's strict.
Seems like in every world and fantasy. I thought as I dug in. Eh…? Did Melinda do something with these eggs? When I took my first bite of them I felt an electric bolt go down my spine; I felt a slight urge to spit them out and vomit.
Of course… I didn't do that, I gulped them down with a sip of water. Thankfully no one noticed. They… just tasted slimier than usual… my body started reacting to it. Put it aside Yukina… put it aside… put it aside…
Time for me to refocus my mind; we aren't on the road. I should use this time to relax. Ahem… So the elf butler— is he actually a messy eater…
When I glanced over a few times I found him dropping food. Not intentionally… Zephy was proper, heck… she's way better than Melinda is. Even Steph contrary to belief was proper.
Ah right, his name. Unfortunately, it wasn't Sebastian. Verschud, Germanic. Honestly, I expected it to be something different; he's a dark elf, could be seen from a mile away. His hair was black and his eyes were brown: even he said it when he was introducing himself to me.
Oh and Shaun's not joining us; hence the seven chairs. He hasn't left his room ever since we stopped cleaning. He'll join us soon… hopefully.
Just as quickly as I began to think, did I get interrupted.
"Yukina, our grandparents want to see us. We'll have to get you cleaned up."
"Eh?"
"Mom told them about us… They seem super excited."
Allisa leaned in and whispered into my ears. "Mom wants to put you in a dress…"
"What?!"