Volume 1: Chapter 1 - Part 5
Author: Geraint
In the guest room where I and Lilith are staying, I was sitting on the floor which they called Tatami and the rectangular mirror that we just bought, standing and leaning the wall, revealing a reflection of my face which has dark brown hair and glowing red devilish eyes, fair skin, showing a solemn expression.
It actually doesn't reveal how I feel since I'm wearing new clothes which feels very comfortable and cool unlike my outfit from my home world which they thought was kind of discomfiting. A dark blue shirt and black shorts, I also bought a lot of set casual clothes from the money given to me by the young looking doctor as allowance.
"Seir-sama! Lunch was ready and they called us to come down and eat!"
It was Lilith who slid and opened the door then she called for me. She refused to wear anything other than a maidservant dress since she serves me as my personal maid and she has pride on her duty and job. That's why, she still wearing a maid dress but there's a little difference which has shorter skirt and more frilly, being more appealing to her looks.
"Alright, I'm coming." I stood up and followed her downstairs.
Sitting down in front of the small table together, Lilith and I was staring confusedly at the bowl of grain served to us with two stick placed in parallel besides it.
"Huh?"
I saw the mother and daughter eating using it efficiently without any problem then I picked up one of the stick.
"Seir-kun, what's wrong?" Shiina asked while watching me.
I jabbed the stick on the bowl and tried to scoop the grains.
"Hyaah! That's not how you use that!" she got surprise and panicked.
"Ayaka, hurry up and take the spoons!" her mother asked quickly with my mess.
After eating lunch, Shiina took us out the house to show around the town and the three of us are walking together until we arrived on a park where children are playing, chasing each other.
"This place is the playground where most children in this town are playing." Shiina presented and explained.
"...Okay."
Me and Lilith are just staring at her which led to awkward atmosphere.
"Eh?" she looked confused.
"Eh?" we are also confused.
"Don't you two want to play with them?" Shiina became flustered and asked.
"Play with them? That's..." Lilith felt a little bit annoyed.
"Shiina, how old are you?" I asked.
"I'm 12. What about you two?" Shiina answered, revealing that we are in the same age and she asked back to us.
"Same. Lilith and I have the same age."
"Most of children playing around here are close to our age." Shiina said and Lilith showed disappointed expression.
"Seriously? Children on our age should be at home and helping their parents with their work! Just how lazy those kids!"
"Eeek!" Shiina got scared of her tone.
"They should be like me, working hard to serve our great future king!" Lilith was proud of herself when I interrupted and tapped her in the shoulder.
"Calm down, Lilith. We are here to learn things around the town."
We saw Shiina going to a group of girls having a fun conversation on the sideline when they saw her slow approaching them. Their expressions became unpleasant and gossipped with other then they walked away together before Shiina can speak to them.
"Umm..."
It seems they are avoiding her and she became sa walking back when two guys playing a ball with their foot bumped into to her and she fell down on the ground.
"Kyah!"
I was surprised to see that instead of apologizing to her and they gave her an annoyed look and became angry.
"It's you again! What are you doing here?!"
"Oh, it's a cursed child!"
"My parents told me that we shouldn't get near her. We'll get cursed too."
"That's scary!"
"Get lost, you monster!"
I noticed that all the kids in the park are giving her a hateful look.
"Seir-sama, this is..."
"It's seems like the neighborhood around here knows her condition."
Tears are falling from Shiina's eyes on how badly she was treated until I noticed one of guys picked up the ball and threw it at her.
"Huh?"
I caught the ball with my left hand when I instantly appeared beside Shiina which surprised her.
"Seir-kun?" she glanced to me.
"What are you guys doing, ganging up on one girl?
"Who the hell are you?!"
"Why are you protecting that monster?"
They felt intimidated when I suddenly appeared in front of them.
"So, that how she's been treated here. You guys are the worst that even someone like me felt really disgusted of your actions."
"What did you just say?!"
"Let's teach him a lesson!"
"Beat him up!"
They all rushed together and attack me when I threw the ball to the guy in front and hit his face then the ball bounced and hit the next guy, bouncing to the next one until all of them got knocked down unconscious on the ground.
"You guys aren't worth enough to face me. Weaklings should know their places."
The other children was watching in shock with just what happened and I glared to all of them. They got all got frightened and ran away from the park.
"Shiina, are you okay?" I gave Shiina a hand then I smiled, making her face flushed.
"Yes..." she held my hand then I pulled her up.
"Thank you, Seir-kun."
I noticed the dirt on Shiina's white sleeveless shirt and light blue pleated skirt on the back and I shook it off with my hand.
"Kyah!"
She immediately turned away from me with flustered face.
"What are you doing, Seir-kun?!"
"There's a dirt--"
"I think it's too early for you to touch me!" she seems to be very embarrassed and it confused me.
I decided to try it to Lilith and touched her skirt from behind.
"There's also a dirt on your skirt, Lilith."
"Sorry for the trouble, Seir-sama. I'll thoroughly wash it later."
Her reaction is different.
I glanced at Shiina and saw her bewildered reaction.
"Eh?!"
While walking home together, Shiina was fidgeting the whole time then she finally spoke to me.
"Umm... Seir-kun?"
"What's wrong?"
"Well, I preferred if you can call with my first name."
"Shiina?"
Shiina glanced to me in shock.
"It's not?"
"My first name is Ayaka and Shiina is my family name!"
"But you introduce yourself to me as Shiina Ayaka. So, it's other way around."
"Then can you call me with my first name?"
"Well, then... Aya-Huh?"
A luxurious looking car stopped in front of the house and a beautiful young woman came out with long blonde hair, wearing sunglasses and her outfit was an office lady with navy color.
She smiled when she glanced to our direction and she approached us, taking off her sunglasses.
"You're Himiko's daughter, right? Have you seen my husband around?" she was asking Shiina.
(To be continued.)