I was in a dark space surrounded by a dense mist, just walking, didn´t know where I was going, but I was going somewhere, someone was waiting for me, I also didn´t know how, but I knew it.
I just kept walking, walking, and walking through a coldness that seemed eternal.
-Hohoho, don´t let me down, my new vessel.
A deep rusty voice echoed in the dark void, I didn´t know to who belonged or where was coming from, but it felt familiar, then, a black thread appeared out of the mist from nowhere, little by little was approaching me, I could somehow feel it, like an extension of my body, I lifted my hand to grab it and when I did it...
Tock* Tock*
-Wah
I woke up.
The room was still dark, the windows didn´t filter much light, so I thought it was pretty early in the morning. I took my glasses from the drawer where I throw them yesterday and stood up from bed so I could answer the door.
-Coming. I said still tired.
When I opened the door, I found a girl with the suit of a maid, her ears and tail of a cat were moving slightly, her green eyes and black hair with the stripes of a tiger reflected the light of a tiny cristal that shined above the door.
It was Molly.
-Ah, Molly, good morning.
-... Y-You... a-are n-naked.
-Eh? Oh, sorry, I tend to sleep without most of my clothes.
As Molly said, right now I was half-naked, I just had my boxers on to cover the important zones. I forgot for a moment that I was in another world in a real castle.
Looking at the face of Molly, I noticed that she was red to the ears, more or less. Her hands were holding a butler suit and a towel.
Well, look who is surprisingly innocent.
-Oh, Is that my uniform? Thanks.
I took the towel from Molly and put it on my shoulder.
-Um... Want to come in?
-Ah! W-What are you saying?! Pervert!
-No, well, just asking, maybe I´ll need you to fix the uniform later, I mean, that´s why you have the thread and needle in that pocket, No?
-Eh?
Pointing at the pocket full of sewing tools from the apron of Molly, she cleansed her throat and tried to return to her usual serene expression of always.
-O-Of course, that´s what you were talking about, you are right, go take a quick bath so I can take your measurements and fix the uniform if necessary.
-Okay, come, I won't take long.
I turned around and went to the back of the room, there was a door leading to an individual bathroom with a shower, washbasin, and toilet. Molly entered the room shortly after, closing the door behind her.
I closed the door of the bathroom and started to explore it, the shower had a blue and red jewel embedded in the handles, just like the washbasin.
-Guess that´s for the hot.
I decided to not search its logic and simply use it as I would normally do if I were in a hotel. I left my glasses on the washbasin and began my shower.
After 10 minutes I got out of the bathroom with the towel on my hips. Molly was sitting on the now prepared bed, even my clothes were perfectly folded and tidy.
-Oh, Thank you.
-... Naked again, Aren´t you ashamed of looking like that in front of a woman?
-I guess I do, but, since I know nothing will happen, my brain doesn´t get so agitated.
Molly looked at me with a complicated expression, I didn´t know if it was anger or deception, but she wasn´t happy at all.
-... What kind of logic is that?
-Mine
-Haaah* Whatever, put on the uniform.
-Sure.
I took the clothes that Molly brought and put them on.
She even brought underwear, sweet.
Butler clothes, a black suit and pants, white shirt, black socks with dressing shoes, and a red ribbon, there was even a pair of black gloves.
God, I hate ribbons.
-You can look now.
Molly turned around while I was changing, when I looked at her I noticed the strong blush on her cheeks.
-... How do you feel it?
-It fits so perfectly that it's scary, You used my clothes to fix it while I was bathing?
-... That´s right, I'm surprised you knew that.
-Ye, well, if you didn´t take my measurements yesterday while being on top of me, and you're not doing it now, that's the only answer I can think of.
-...That lack of delicacy will get you in trouble.
-It always does.
-... That way to respond is also problematic.
-Don´t worry, I'm just like this with you, I´ve got a role to play.
-About that.
Molly looked at me with a smug grin on her face.
-It is not necessary anymore, all the maids know about that.
-.... What?
What?
What?
-What do you mean by that? I asked with panic all over my face.
-It means that everyone knows that your personality is fake, the truth is that you are a pervert brute who lacks delicacy. Said Molly with a face colder than an iceberg.
-You told them that about me?!
-With that, watching you will be easier from now on.
-Watch me?!
Molly stood in front of me and gave a cautious gaze.
-After what happened yesterday it became clear, right now you may not be a threat, but you can become one, leaving you free all alone is a danger for everyone.
Tch, something problematic came up.
-Haaah* Guess I can´t refuse.
I searched for my packet of cigarettes inside my clothes, but I couldn´t find it.
The hell?
-Searching this?
On the hand of Molly, my last packet of cigarettes was screaming for my help.
-You can´t smell like tobacco when you´re about to work, Isn´t it? Said Molly grinning at my pain.
-... I´ll take revenge on this.
-No you won´t, if you do something stupid you can say goodbye to these.
-Tch, shit. I whispered walking to the door.
-What was that?
-Nothing, just saying I'm hungry.
-Good, the heroes will arrive later, but first, we need to prepare the dining room, follow me.
With my new appearance of a butler, I followed Molly. While we were walking, lots of maids from the surrounding were laughing. Now that everyone knew that I acted yesterday, there was no further necessity to be more sociable than needed, so I ignore the gazes and laughs and kept walking, although, Molly´s face was blushing.
What the hell did she tell them?
When we arrived at the dining room, some maids were already cleaning, Molly took a cloth and a bucket full of water and hand them to me.
-Clean the tables, when you´re done come to the kitchen.
-... Yes ma'am
I did what Molly told me and started to clean the wooden tables, the dining room was giant, there were at least 15 or 20 tables with multiple chairs. As I kept cleaning I became aware of the curious eyes that the maids kept throwing at me from time to time, being the center of attention made me nervous, so I hurry to finish my task.
After a few minutes, I finished cleaning the tables and went to a door with a sign showing a cooker at the top right.
When entering, a great kitchen, with hundreds of cooking tools, some tables, and food appeared before me, it was like a high-class kitchen from the earth.
I´ve been on the cooking side of the bar before, so I knew how good the quality of the tools was. Grandma had her restaurant, and since my father never wanted to keep it going, she made me her apprentice... Even when I never wanted to.
After noticing my presence, Molly approached me with a maid with ears and tail of a lion, she had healthy sunbathed skin, her teeth were white and pointy, definitely the teeth of an animal, her pink lips were showing a childish smile that didn´t seem to disappear any time soon, her golden hair, long and savage, reached her back, her eyes were as yellow as honey, she had a well-developed body, had curves where needed and her breast was big, maybe even bigger than Mollys. Her uniform was pretty short in comparison to Mollys, which had something more traditional but short nevertheless. It looked like sports clothes with a design of dress for maids, she had a skirt, but it worked more as a decoration than as a garment.
Is it a rule that all the maids are beautiful or what?
Haaah*
I decided to leave aside the strange logic of this world with a sigh and introduced myself to the lion girl.
-A pleasure, my lady, I´m one of the invoked people, my name is Roberto.
I offered my hand as a greeting.
-Jaja! All in this castle knows who you are, after all, that actuation was really good, even I almost believed, Ah! The names Lea, Greetings newbie!
The energetic girl took my hand strongly and exchanged the greeting.
Hmm, she seems..... enthusiastic... this will be tiring.
-You´ll help Lea prepare the kitchen for the chefs, I´ll be off preparing the royal dining room, don´t break anything, and behave.
-You talk like my mother, just go away and let me handle it with Lea.
-See ya later boss!
-Watch he doesn´t do anything silly Lea, I´ll be back soon.
-Leave it to me, boss!
Lea put her hand over her chest while saying that, almost sounding convincing.
When Molly left the kitchen, Lea turned to loot at me.
-All right newbie, start cleaning the bar and the tables!
-Right away, my lady.
-Oh, no need to call me like that, just call me Lea!
-... Okay, Lea, I´ll finish soon.
-Umu!