"Master, We are going to wash you, please relax a little." the maid with a little more maturity than the others said to me. I was still a little stiff. I needed to get used to being around people again. thankfully wasn't stiff all the places... it would have been embarrassing if I got one now...
I nodded and they started to soak a towel and get what looked to be soap and started to scrub all over my body. The soap itself could use an upgrade. It was crude. The only reason grime and dirt were being removed from my body was because the maids were just that good.
Everyone was doing their own parts, like it was their practiced work. These girls were highly trained… I think I didn't deserve their treatment… Just who were my grandparents?
Since it was getting awkward for me, I started a chat with the mature looking maid with blond hair and a much developed figure. She was really good looking.
since I was already getting accustomed to good looking women's rather fast for some odd reason. At least I think that, since I wasn't getting overwhelmed by their beauty, earlier looking at all of them unprepared like that was scary but once I knew they were gonna be there, I guess I was much more capable of handling them.. I was also holding up well and it felt like my nervousness was all for naught. Where did this confidence come from suddenly?
"What's your name miss?" I asked in a polite tone. She was actually in front of me and scrubbing my neck and chest. All this time, the Wilderness Had made me a little filthy. Even though I washed my body regularly, without proper soap or water, it can't be helped. Although, I would like to improve the soap and shampoo here, so that I can clean up much more efficiently, I guess after food, I would need to look into that. after living in the wilderness, I had this unstoppable drive to just dive into making things that would help with my daily life.
Hearing my question and polite tone, she was surprised at first but then with a pleasant smile, she answered, "Young master, no need to call us miss, we are your servants. Forgive me for the late introduction. My name is Mai." her smile was so cute…
"Is that so? But you're older and taking care of me, shouldn't you be respected for that?" This type of fantasy world was always like this, people were always divided in this gap of distinction. I never really liked that, but I couldn't out right reject that notion too, cause this was also a part of this world, so I lightened the mood by acting with a child's innocence.
Hearing me, her and the other four maids' expressions brightened up, they must have thought I was opening up to them, so I went with the momentum and asked again.
"Then what are you 4 miss's names?" They answered with a cheery tone which told me they must always work together and know themselves quite well.
"My name is Seri Young master" The girl At my right with ash blonde hair told me her name, she was pretty too but unlike Mai who had a slight maturity to her appeal, Seri seemed to have a rather cute appeal to her, her stature was also the small in the group, I can't say how old she was since her small stature was still more than developed in certain places. But that smile of her can paralyze most men for sure…. The sweet lips that naturally looked red and facial features to die for was something that made one calm and nervous at the same time.
"My name is Sarah Young master" The girl at my right who looked nearly the same as Seri was the 2nd to introduce herself. Apart from Ash blonde hair like Seri, Sarah looked a little older mainly because of her supple chest, it was larger than average. her cute face added to the mix, she could make the 21st century models run for their money. I think those two are sisters… no wonder, if these two stand together or walk outside.. I think 10 out of 10 would look back.
"My name is Elia Young master!"
"And My name is Lia Young master!"
Two sweet voices with much enthusiasm answered me from behind. They looked the youngest in this group, in their early teens and with that easy going air and honey blonde hair, both of them looked cute, their body also looked like it was steadily developing into a charming women's. Their overexcited voice and antics made me realize they were much younger then they seemed.
"Nice to meet you all!" I also answered them happily to finish our introductions. After that My body was rinsed and I was put in the spring to relax. They asked if I needed them to join but I thought that I should be alone a little while to think this through. Moreover what would I ever do after they joined in…? maybe I could have seen them nude but I held back…. Better keep my reputation up at least. Suppress the inner pervert. Saying that to myself, I moved to the bath.
So they obliged and went out of the bathing area. I still can't figure out why I didn't falter anymore… I thought I would be more intimidated by being around beautiful girls...
[Hey, you found a lot of girls]
Hey, are you teasing me? well yeah it's good to be around cute girls rather than monsters so I do feel good.
[Then what's your plan now]
"Hmm it seems Gramps and Granny are really loaded, but still, I should build my own ground too…. hmm, Granny still has those monster materials, if only I could use storage magic."
[Then why can't you? you do have the ability to use miasma, why would mana be a problem then?]
Amanori still doesn't know that I was from another world. My body is still not compatible with this world. Is there really no way out there?
{Answer: host can use void dimension as storage.} Suddenly the system said something I had never heard of.
"What's that? never heard that phrase before?"
{Answer: Void dimension is a place where only emptiness exists; it's the base by which storage magic was developed. Host can access this dimension at will by using spirit power as an opening gate and Mythical class weapon Amanori as a key.}
"Huh.. this all sounds so complicated and if there was a way, why didn't you tell me sooner then?"
{Answer: The host's spirit power was not enough until now. And there was no place to gain spiritual energy near the host till now.}
"Then how come there's that energy now present?"
{Answer: hosts current location has spirits protection over them, as such, the system can now collect and store spiritual energy, After finding energy, the system has automatically started collecting energy. Collection will stop after reaching maximum reserve limit.}
"So, how can I open this void then?"
{Answer: Host needs to convert spiritual energy into a spell so that void dimension can be accessed and mix Miasma into it to open the storage space the first time. After that, the system can Automatically open the Void Dimension at Host's consent.}
"Yeah I got it. Then let's try it shall we!" For some reason using magic like this came naturally. although not mana, spirit power felt very easy to handle.
A type of energy flowed out from my body, it merged with the atmosphere. The surrounding air blew away and the place where the energy got concentrated started to shine white. I let Miasma out of my other hand and it got sucked in the white sphere. Suddenly I felt a small burst of vacuum and as it was gone, the white sphere turned into a hole. Inside, it was white and filled with nothingness. I can't see whether there is any limit to it...
While doing all this, I started to get hot. Even though I succeeded in making a storage… Before long, I was feeling really fuzzy. The heat had got to me so the last thing I heard was the system's congrats massage while I fainted on the springs. It was dangerous to be in hot water for too long.
......…..
In a room Merlin and Melinda were sipping tea, in front of them there was their butler and old friend Ossan Evans and their trusted head maids Sylvia and Ceciel.
These three were Merlin's and Melinda's closest people apart from their apprentices and especially their new found Grandson.
Ossan looked old but his shoulders were straight as any other powerful warrior. His combed hair and butler uniform couldn't hide his true abilities and then Sylvia who had long silky black hair was a 30 year old woman who looked to be in her prime, her beauty had a rare elegance to her. The maid uniform only made it more appealing. Beside her was Ceciel, Although she was younger then the other 2, she had blond hair and an aura about her which presented wisdom. She was 22 years old and a former disciple of both Merlin and Melinda which means she was adept with swords as well as good at using magic. Anyone would barely believe this. seeing her short stature cute face with slender body only made it harder. Still people who underestimated her have paid many folds.
"What do you think of him, Ossan?" Merlin asked, looking at Ossan.
"Young master does suite with Master and Mistress." Ossan's answer was met with nods from the 2 maids too, seeing that, Melinda puffed up her chest and said.
"You said it Ossan. My Grandson is just something else, I think he can surpass any legend in the future. And with that charismatic face… I am sure before long, the girls in the world are gonna get conquered at breakneck speed!" As Melinda said that, her wish to see her grandson succeed her nefarious reputation could be seen plain as day.
"That he could, the way he moves right now and his techniques at sword wielding.. it was as if he was born with it. Ossan, would you believe me If I said he beat the sage treant single handedly or rather with a single swing?" Merlin, bypassing Melinda's words, talked about the sword and the strength of his grandson.. Even though Rekka hadn't learnt all that much about sword arts, he had gotten endless battle experiences with monsters and his gramps day in and day out. Merin had shown no restraint to holding back and still trained Rekka after a hard day of survival. He was a strict teacher even to his grandson.
Hearing such remarks, made not only Ossan but also Sylvia and Ceciel to get surprised expressions. they just couldn't believe it, the Sage treant was on par with the S-class monster. Even though it was remarked as an A-class because of its lack of magical power, it made it up by having overwhelming hardness and physical strength which could break shields like paper.
"That is hard to believe, Master," Ossan answered.
"What if I showed you its corpse?" Said Melinda challengingly.
"Was it because of the Cursed sword Master?" Sylvia and the others had already been told about their grandson's case, although they had not believed it at first, but seeing the child, they all had to believe it.
By now Rekka's Whole body was enveloped with the miasma of the cursed sword as if it had seeped in his body cell by cell. Moreover, he clearly had the infamous sword hung on his back. He walked with it as if it was a part of him entirely. The sword still looked imposing but still, as he had it on his back, for some odd reason, the sword actually suited him.
In this house, all of the workers were strong to a certain degree which is why nearly all of them would be able to see it. So Sylvia had asked the question which was bugging everyone.
"It's not like the other time. This time it is totally different." Melinda Answered her question then she said her uptake on Rekka.
Basically what Melinda had seen was that Rekka had been possessed by the cursed sword the first time she had seen him. but He still could hold his sanity at that time. Then while traveling for 6 months, the situation started to change. First Rekka was getting even more possessed by the sword, but in the end, it turned out differently than she had imagined.
His body Adapted to the condition and soon enough, the sword's Aura was taken in by his own body. He Started exuding pressure unlike any other; it was like his body was upgrading into a higher degree like what the dragons in this world did.
Soon enough, he was reverting the possession and currently it could be said that the whole situation was completely in his hands, there was no doubt that the cursed blade had given into him and accepted him as its owner. If he wanted to, he could suppress miasma as if it wasn't even there to begin with. Even now hardly any one would think that the kid was holding A cursed sword. The dread, despair, the dark and murky miasma. It all was suppressed deep inside the boy.
"But the thing is, the cursed blade's powers aren't really being used here. I could only see his own strength being used. What I mean to say is, even without it, he was able to be this strong." As Merlin finished Melinda's explanation, the 3 others heaved a sigh processing all this information.
"Alright then, there isn't any problem here Master, I still got to say, you truly get lucky at weird times" As Sylvia said this, the mood started to get light again.
"That's right Sylvia, isn't he cute? I thank god everyday for letting us find him." Melinda said with a glad expression and Merlin nodded as he said,
"He is a unique human just like us… even if he has to burden our reputation, I believe he could easily stand up looking at the world without a second thought."
Merlin and Melinda had a lot of baggage after all, the whole world was watching them for more reasons than they can count. The only humans to ever move the world… Merlin and Melinda both were the only ones to be able to do that.
Nobody regular can be their family for that same reason. But maybe Rekka was their prize for a harsh life they had lived until now, maybe god really had sent him just for them. Even if both Merlin and Melinda thought that to be the case…
Rekka himself thought that his grandparents might be the only ones that could connect with him intimately… Maybe God really had helped him find his ideal family this time.
As these discussions were made, a maid knocked on the door and came in.
"Please excuse my rudeness. But Young master has fainted and he isn't waking up."
The maid had a grave expression and the 3 others also got a worried look at that. But Merlin and Melinda were normal, they stood up and went to the room where their Grandson had been carried over. The other 3 followed suit and went to Rekka's room too.