Nice to meet you, my name is Lict- The Hour Of Music.
I'm the butler of the Obolensky family household.
This is how my day begins...
I get up at 5:00 AM and start my day with meditation and relaxation exercises for the first 30 minutes.
Since I'm an elite star, I need to do this to maintain the energy balance of music and ensure that it serves everyone as it is supposed to.
After that, I clean up the entire mansion within 30 minutes.
From dusting all the 154 rooms inside the mansion, cleaning the floor, cleaning up all the 110 chandeliers, every utensil inside the kitchen, cleaning the halls, the bath, all the fallen leaves in the garden, doing the laundry and cleaning the roof tiles of the house.
Don't be surprised, I'm a supernatural butler. Besides, any butler who serves a Demigod should be able to at least this much for their Lady.
After cleaning, I take a bath and get refreshed to cook the food.
At 6:30 AM, I start cooking breakfast and pack lunch simultaneously. Within 15 minutes, I'm done with cooking and setting the table.
Then, at 6:45 AM, I prepare the Lady's clothes for the day, get them ironed and leave them in front of the bath.
I pack up her stuff, but since it's Sunday today, I'm not packing the stuff. I've only prepared lunch for Akagi as he'll be leaving for Zurich today for some business.
At 7:00 AM sharp, I reach the Lady's room to wake her up.
And I did so, today too...
"Milady. The sun is up. Look what a beautiful day it is! Wake up and greet the day." I said as I opened the windows of her room.
It's only 4 days for the Lady's birthday, so I'm excited for the preparations.
"Ngh...Just 5 minutes more.... besides, it's Sunday today...." Milady said.
"No Milady, a Demigod must wake up early. It's bad for your health." I said.
"...I'm not getting up.…no matter what you...say..." She said.
"It can't be helped." I said and picked her up from the bed.
"What- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" She shouted.
"You said you're not getting up so I decided to carry you to the bathroom-"
"NO THANKS! I'LL GO BY MYSELF!!" She said as she got down.
"Where is Lord Akagi?" She said as she sat near the dining table.
"He's out for some work. He'll be back the day after tomorrow." I said.
"And Melissa?"
"She decided to accompany him."
"...So, it's just you and me at the mansion currently?"
I poured in the soup inside her bowl and said "Yes."
"Lict...I don't like tomato soup." She said.
"But you're growing so you must eat everything, Milady." I said.
"BUT I HATE TOMATOES!"
"I know, but from today, you won't."
Today's special-
APPETISERS
MAIN DISH
DESERT
"WHAT IS IT TODAY? LA TOMATINA?!" Milady shouted.
(NOTE- La Tomatina is a festival that is held in the Valencian town of Buñol, in the East of Spain, in which participants throw tomatoes and get involved in a tomato fight purely for entertainment purposes.)
"Ha ha, it's just your breakfast today." I said.
After breakfast, Milady decided to go to the mansion's library to read some books, so I just decided to water the indoor plants.
Beyond the huge glass sliding doors, there is a balcony, with a miniature garden of bonsai and flowering plants.
While watering the plants, I noticed two people walking towards the main gate.
We usually don't have guests so naturally, I was suspicious as to who they were.
But it would be rude to not welcome them properly.
I walked towards the main entrance and opened the door as soon as they pressed the doorbell.
"Oh! That was fast." The guy said. He looked like a man in his 20s. Maybe 25 or 26?
Beside him stood a young boy. He looked like a 13 or 14 years old kid.
I smiled and said "How may I help you?"
"I want to meet Vierne Obolensky." He said.
"The Lady's inside. I'll just inform her about you, please follow me." I said.
"WOW! THIS MANSION IS HUGE!" He said.
I dropped them at the guest room and walked towards the library.
"Milady, we have guests" I said.
"G- Guests? Who?" She said.
"I don't know. They say they wanted to meet you." I said.
"...Fine, get my hat and veil" She said.
In the Russian culture, lady Earls are supposed to wear a black veil and a hat while they meet someone or make public appearances, unless they want to hide the fact of them being an earl.
However, it's quite an old tradition and not practiced very much anymore. But, Milady follows it nevertheless.
"Zdravstvuyte." Vierne said as she entered the guest room.
"Privet." The guy said as he stood up.
'He's rude' Lict thought.
(Note- Zdrastvuyte and Privet both mean 'Hello' but Privet is used more informally)
"Menya zovut Virn Obolenskiy (My name is Vierne Obolensky)
(Note- Vierne Obolensky is pronounced as Virn Obolenskiy in Russian)
"Menya zovut Namibia Naomi Mezmenar. Pozvoni mne Naomi" The guy said and sat back on the sofa.
"Un...Okay" Vierne said and slowly sat on the sofa.
Lict stood beside the table and started pouring the tea in the Chinese porcelain cups.
"Blue, why don't you go help him?" Naomi said to the guy beside him.
"No, I'll do it by myself. Thank you." Lict said with a smile.
"Help won't hurt." Blue said as he picked up the cup and dropped two sugar cubes in it.
"May I ask you why you are here?" Vierne said.
"The last member of the Obolensky family... huh...." Naomi said.
"Huh?"
"Your parents died in the red floor tragedy 10 years back. Everyone thought that the daughter died too, but....You've been alive all this time." Naomi said as he took a sip of the tea.
"Y- You're wrong! Un... I'm not the real daughter-"
"You think I'll buy that?" Naomi said.
"What?" Vierne said.
"So....you killed them?" He said.
"NO!"
"Why are you telling that to yourself then? You are saying that you killed them." Naomi said.
"How can you say that?" Vierne said.
"I can read your mind." He said.
"You think I'll believe in something like that? I don't believe in fairytales." Vierne said.
"Why not? Don't you believe in your own existence? You're yourself a supernatural being, a Demigod."
"HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?" Vierne said.
"That's my sila- 'Peek'. I can look into anyone's mind just by looking at them and even know about their past." He said.
"...You're-"
"A Demigod" Naomi said as he leaned closer to Vierne.
Suddenly, Lict moved the fork towards Naomi's eye.
But Blue blocked Lict's attack by placing a spoon in front of Naomi's eye immediately, shielding his master's eye.
.......
"Just as I heard- A perfect butler with a girl Demigod." Naomi said with a smile.
"What do you want?" Lict said as he glared at Naomi.
"Aww.... Why are you so angry, 'Lict' or should I call you 'Oniru'?" Naomi said as he stood up and blue stood beside.
Lict took a step back.
"Oniru? Who's Oniru, Lict?" Vierne said.
"WHA-" Lict said but Naomi suddenly grabbed his neck and pushed him on the floor.
"LICT!!" Vierne said but Blue grabbed her hand.
"So shocked after listening to your original name?" Naomi said with a smile.
Lict's eyes started shining and Naomi moved away.
"WOW! Again gonna use some nasty magic?" Naomi said.
"Who are you?" Lict said as he got up.
"Seems like you're doing fine even after that cursed body vessel. I think I have something special for you." Naomi said as he took out a small ring shaped like a glass bottle from his pocket.
"STOP RIGHT THERE!!" Lict shouted as he rushed towards him.
"VIVANA MUSICA!!!" Lict shouted as the golden wall surrounded him and moved towards Naomi.
"Let's see how good it works." Naomi said as he opened the lid of the bottle.
Lict's body turned transparent. His shirt tore off and his wings came out again.
"GAAHHH!!!!" He shouted in pain as he fell on the floor.
His body was covered with a black dust until finally he was sucked inside the small glass bottle.
Naomi closed the lid and started laughing hysterically, "THIS IS WHAT YOU DESERVE, F**KING DEMON!!" Naomi said.
"LICT!! WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM?" Vierne said as she grabbed Naomi's collar.
"Calm down, maiden. I've just saved you from that beast." Naomi said.
"SHUT UP! GET LICT OUT OF THERE RIGHT AWAY!!" Vierne said.
"That's not possible. This vessel is specially made for locking stars who go against moral ethics, and commit wrong deeds." He said.
"WHAT HAS LICT DONE?!" Vierne said.
"The list is long- Murder of a gatekeeper, killing 24 demigods during a parade, rape and other charges."
"No! LICT CAN NEVER DO THAT! YOU'VE GOT THE WRONG PERSON!!" Vierne said.
"I can never be wrong, I'm the most supreme." He said.
"WHY DO YOU THINK THAT?" Vierne said.
"Don't always trust your eyes." He said and started shining. Vierne left his collar and moved away from him. He took the form of a girl with long green hair.
"W- Who are you? !" Vierne said as she moved a step back.
"I'm Asteria." Naomi, now a girl, said "I'm the Titan Goddess of nocturnal oracles and falling stars. And I'm locking up this star forever, for his sins."
-To be continued