A lot of time passed after I remembered everything. I rearranged and collected all of my thoughts while in that time, after that I just started thinking about random stuff. Soon after, I started to have some questions and started asking my [Unique Skill: Knowledge] about some differences between this world and the world of that slime isekai that I know.
It was tedious, mostly because almost all of its answers were too complex for someone like me but there were some topics that I got interested in.
After a while of back-and-forth question-and-answer, I realized after a while that some of my questions can't be answered due to the lack of knowledge despite being the literal unique skill named knowledge. But it did tell me to go to the royal library to learn things that I can't get answers on.
I will go there eventually at some point, but now I have more reason to go there then. I was getting excited for some reason, maybe because I love books.
Time quickly went by as the sun rises and before I knew it, it was morning.
A bright yellow sun, clear skies with not many clouds. It was a refreshing morning.
I guess nothing changed about the morning I knew well in my previous life.
Afterward, I instinctively was about to start the daily stretch that I used to do in my previous life to see how well it is to be young again until I heard knocking.
"Your Royal Highness Tomo-sama! It is time to rise!" an unfamiliar voice from behind the door was heard. Also, who are they calling royal highness? Is there someone like that in here?
Oh right, I'm royalty, goddamnit I forgot. I guess it didn't give me enough shock to remember that I'm someone important.
So it means I have a personal attendant or something. Although, maybe it's just one of the servants working in this place. Ther again, if I'm one of the princes' of this empire, I should have a personal assistant or something right?
Though I don't think I know this voice, I have no recollection of it in my memories. Is it a new one? Well, I guess I will find out.
"Come in," I said in a cute voice to avoid suspicion. It feels annoying and cringy, to be honest.
The door quietly and aggressively opened to see a rather young-looking maid with a flustered look on her face, I guess she didn't expect the door to open that fast. Her clothes seemed to be too fancy for any ordinary maid though, it reminds me of those head maids' status but I'm pretty sure she is not the head maid of this place.
After regaining composure, she seemed surprised to see me. Why though? Why is she looking at me like that, it is creeping me out.
It took her a while before she started speaking.
"This may be rude for me to say Your Royal Highness but…it seems you have woken up quite earlier than usual…"
Wait, that's it? She was confused because I woke up early? Why though?
I started to think about why she is acting like this and looked through my memories until I figured it out.
'Ah, I usually wake up pretty late huh.' I thought that children wake up super early but I guess not for me. No wonder she was surprised.
I mean, I did wake up in the middle of the night and didn't sleep back, plus since I have the mindset of a 15-year-old, I didn't mind not sleeping this whole time.
"Well, I didn't get to sleep since midnight so that's why I was up early-"
"What?!"
Ow, damn, that is loud. She was dumbfounded by that statement I just said. I mean I would be like that too if the person you are serving was known to not wake up early, was not only early to wake up but didn't sleep from midnight.
Also, when did maids suppose to raise their voices like that to their masters? I'm not that angry since I would be like her too if I was in her shoes but still, she's loud.
She was confused for a good while until she regained her composure when she saw me. I guess she forgot that I was here in front of her.
"I am very sorry Your Royal Highness to see this embarrassing sight in front of you, please excuse my rudeness!" She switched moods there quickly, that's to be expected for a servant of the royal family.
She talked formally while apologizing again and again until I had enough and told her that I forgive her. Man, she is kinda annoying, but then again I am royalty so I guess this is the bare minimum for someone of my status.
Though if I compare this to my knowledge about nobles and royalty from novels, she would have got fired at this exact moment for either being rude in front of royalty or for making excuses in front of me.
Though I'm not that type of person, especially when I came from a modern world before this life and in there, I have never felt the feeling of someone being served by a servant in my life so I'm not used to this.
Even though she is somewhat annoying, using my memories as a basis, it seems that most servants in this place have the same personality when it comes to apologizing. They also seem to be very serious in their work as long as they remember what they are doing, otherwise, they will not act properly and might make silly mistakes like this.
Surprisingly, even though they act like this, none of them has ever been fired or executed by my father and mother. I guess they were chill with it then.
That's a good one since most royalties and nobles I read from novels are always immediately resulting to execution to whoever wrong them.
Following both my father and my mother's ways, I would too, to be honest, since I'm not used to the fact of executing people.
She apologized a couple more times even after I said I forgave her until she guided me to my private bath. It was very big, almost too big for my liking but can't be too selfish, can I?
Man, it was satisfying, though I'm never gonna get used to others bathing me and looking at me naked. I was embarrassed that whole time, good thing no one noticed it.
I was dressed, much more boring stuff happened until I asked the maid that went to my room who she was.
"Yes, I am Marigold Asher, Your Royal Highness."
A surname? Is she nobility then? No wonder her clothes are fancier than normal. Though I don't get why she would work here if she is a noble lady.
"Can I call you Mary if you don't mind?"
"It will be my pleasure, Your Royal Highness."
"Also, may I ask, when and why did you become a servant here, Mary?" Wait, I think this question was too complex for a five-year-old to say.
"Oh, it is because there is a great paycheck working here."
Huh? Isn't she a noble, why does she care about earning money if she is one?
"But aren't you a noble person Mary?"
"I was but I left the house ages ago and have been working from different places all these years. Until I was accepted for being a servant here. It is the best thing that has ever happened to me!"
Aw, she is sweet. Also, she left her house huh, I guess I could also use that option if I want to escape her and become an adventurer.
After a long, long time. I was led to the dining hall for breakfast.
I was getting excited, why? Because I finally get to see what my new family is like in person with all my memories right now.
After the door opened, there I saw them. I have finally met my family for the first time in this life. They looked majestic, that was my first impression when I saw them. Plus, they are as good-looking as I remember from my memories.
My father, who looked somewhat Japanese, was at the far back of the table looking very majestic. He is incredibly handsome, and man does he look strong and intimidating with those muscles and looks.
My mother, who looked like she is from a Western country, looks so pretty. I'm getting bad vibes just by looking at her. Goddamn, I might have gotten love-at-first-sight with my mother. No that's not allowed Kazumi, pull yourself together.
My older sister, greatly resembles my mother, the eldest out of all of us siblings, looks like she hasn't slept a wink for a while. It seems she has some large and dark eye bags although it is being hidden so well, I guess this is one of the abilities of my Enhanced Eye.
My older brother, who resembles my father, looked like that one kid who is always energetic, that's the vibe you get from looking at him. I mean it pretty much sums up his personality to be completely honest.
My younger sister, who was two years younger than me, looks super cute, like extra cute than what I see from my memories. Like what the heck. I'm afraid I might squeeze her to death because of her cuteness.
And finally, the youngest of all of us, my younger brother, only 2 years old, who looks like a mix of mother and father, looks so cute as well. I might squish him and my younger sister if I'm not careful.
I have no words except, god why are all my family members so goddamn pretty.
As I walked through the door, they all had shocked and dumbfounded expressions on their face. I wonder why?
"Wow, Tomo-chan, you are very early today. I'm proud. Though I didn't get to wake you up myself…" my mother said with a slightly sad expression. Did she always wake my younger self up herself? Man, she is very caring. But is that why they are shocked?
Oh yeah, I remember that I always was so late. Goddamn, I may have Perfect Memory as a skill now but why the hell does I keep forgetting stuff. Am I being ripped off by my skill [Perfect Memory]?
Also really, I wake up so late that I rarely eat with them for breakfast, no wonder they were surprised. I guess I have to remind myself to wake up early from now on. I'm starting to get angry with my young self.
Either way, they all regained their composure after thinking about something and said their hello's to me.
Wow, despite being royalty, we just look like a normal family. This is not your typical royal family huh. Though I can't say much about that since most of what I know from them are from novels after all.
The food was finally being served, there was a lot of food being served and my mouth was drooling. I hope no one saw that. There were also Japanese foods being served, strange. I took my first bite into my plate, and at that moment the only thing in my mind was…
'It's so delicious!'
I have never eaten something this delicious in my entire life, and this is the kind of food I will eat every day from now on? Man, I'm jealous of my young self having to eat this every day. I wonder if I should give up being an adventurer if this is what I would be eating for the rest of my life. No, you shouldn't have these thoughts, you can't give up on your dream this easily.
The meal ended after some time and all of us went separately. I scanned my surroundings and noticed that this place is mixed with different styles like British, Japanese, some European, and other styles as well. It is certainly unique although I don't get how and why someone built it like this though.
I was going back to my room to rest and think until suddenly I was called by Mary.
"Tomo-sama! Have you forgotten that you have a class today?" she said concernedly.
Wait, I'm having what? A class?! Why do I have to go to school, even in a fantasy world? I guess you can't escape school, even in another world.
Hmm, if I'm royalty, does that mean I have a private tutor since I'm pretty sure in medieval ages, schools are supposed to be for 15-16 years olds who are adults in the medieval sense. In royalty and nobility, the children usually have a tutor until the age of 15, and either they will go to a prestigious school at that age or have a tutor in their place instead.
"Can you please show me the way? I have forgotten where I need to go…" I said in a cute voice. I really should find a way to stop acting like this but I really can't find a way not to do it.
"Of course! Also Tomo-sama, you shouldn't talk formally to a servant like me, alright?" Ah, I'm royalty. I get it. Goddammit, why do I keep forgetting that I'm royalty? I'm never gonna be used to being royalty, no way. I nodded and followed her to a large room.
with what looked like a teacher in the back and I also see both of my younger siblings there.
I entered and saw both of my younger siblings here and someone who looks like a teacher at the very back of the room. Strange, I wonder if it's a good idea to let my younger siblings be here. I greeted them based on my memories to look like I'm acting like usual and sat down near my younger sister.
After some time, I became bored. It was boring, class was boring. I don't know how I'm supposed to survive this boredom.
After all, I, being not only a high school student in my previous life but also an honor student make all of these lessons so boring and repetitive. Adding to the fact that these are supposed to be for children makes it even worse. I expected much since these are for royalty making it harder than normal but I guess education is still underdeveloped compared to modern times. I mean I get it, this is a medieval period so most things are very undeveloped but you got to admit that it is still boring.
Though when I think about it, this level of education is comparable to my class in preschool or something, and my preschool was one of the tops in the city so I guess it's just me then?
Though I was surprised by one thing, it's the fact that both my siblings are paying attention to class and it seems that both of them somehow can understand what is being taught. Are my siblings all geniuses? Either way, it seems that my younger sister is also bored like me, she just laid down her head on my arm and started closing her eyes. Yeah, I'm pretty tired too but omg, she looks so cute!
After what seemed like forever, the class finally ended and my younger brother quickly ran to a box full of toys. Now that I think about it, this room looks like a playroom. I let him play while my younger sister just behaved herself and just went to some books on the bottom shelf and started reading. I guess she is not called a prodigy for no reason guess despite being two years younger than me.
You could see the difference between these two. I think my older siblings are like this as well, with my brother being a massive sword fanatic and always running around and training every single day without stopping while my sister is usually holed up in her room or the royal library and read books all day and practice magic in our private magic area. Are the boys in this family the energetic ones while the girls are more behaved? Though I think I was an exception since I was more behaved than the boys but more energetic than the girls, I guess I'm the perfect middle child.
After resting in my room, I started to think about the lesson that was taught today and compared it to my previous knowledge, and noticed that it was too complex for a normal medieval age education. I also remembered what type of books was my sister reading and also noticed that it is at least the middle-school level of education in modern times. And it seems my sister understood it like it was nothing.
Wait, that's interesting. But anyhow, if this is how interesting the lessons are for little kids like us, I wonder what kinds of things I would learn if I were to be in the same class as my older siblings? I gotta try it out.
Some time passed and it was a little after dinner that I went looking for my mother. I finally found her after a while and started asking her some things.
"Ooka-san, can I go to Fuyumi-nee-san's and Aniki's class? I want to learn a lot from their class." I said that enthusiastically like what a child would act or I think would act.
"Are you sure my cute and little Tomo-chan, the lessons are pretty hard you know?" She is treating me as a kid, then again I look like one.
"Of course! I'm pretty smart!"
"Ok ok, well then how about this? You can join their class after you finished one week of your current class right now, after you finished it, you will be given a test ok? If you pass then I will let you go there."
"Yay, thank you!"
I ran happily back to my room. Hahaha, I got this in the bag. I'm pretty confident that I would pass this test no matter what, though it will be annoying to be in that boring class for a week but it should be worth it.
Also, my older sister's name is Fuyumi. My older brother is Miles. My younger sister is Kaguya and my younger brother is Eric. It was interesting when I saw in my memories that our names are either Japanese or some Western/English type name. And among the boys including my father, I was the only one who had a Japanese name. Among the girls, my mother was the only one who had a Western-style name.
Wait, I didn't notice it but I'm speaking in a language that sounds Japanese this entire time. Mary understood what I said when I first saw her and she also responded in this language as well. This is weird, we are in an English/Western-style place, and yet the most common language being spoken here is Japanese. This is extremely strange. I will ask Mom when I have the time.
Many days passed, and the class was still boring and I was about to die of boredom. But I did learn something new, mainly history because aside from history or anything related to that subject, I'm pretty confident in every other subject. Finally, a week passed and the test was given to me.
My teacher looked at me with a serious expression signaling that this test is gonna be hard. I first looked at the questions, ready to be surprised, and was quickly disappointed. What is this? Is this supposed to be hard?
I think my mother and my teacher are joking with me, all of these questions were so easy that I think a baby would be able to answer these. I answered them all right away and handed the paper back to him. The teacher was confused and asked to review my paper, I did and didn't change anything and he was confused.
He started checking the paper and was utterly confused. He had an expression that tells me that he was not expecting these answers. After a while, he gave me a thumbs-up and congratulated me.
I mean it feels good to be celebrated but this is a bit too excessive. He keeps praising me as a prodigy for some reason and after I left the room, I saw in the corner of my eye that he ran straight in the direction of where my mother is staying.
After some time while I was organizing some stuff and my thoughts, my mother quickly went to my room and congratulated me as well. What's going on? Why is she so happy?
Before I knew it, I was plopped into the class of my older siblings. Wow, my mother kept her word. But I wonder why she was so happy about something.
"Hey Tomo-chan, I've heard you passed that test that Ooka-san made you. Congrats." It was my older sister, congratulating me too.
"Yeah, you passed the test, I've heard that you got perfect on the test, can you teach me how did you get a perfect score?" Even my brother is praising me and is asking how I manage to answer it?
"Um, I'm not sure why you guys are praising but the test wasn't hard right?" I said nonchalantly.
"Are you serious? The test you just answered was the test that you were supposed to take when you reach 8 years old to graduate from that class so you can be in this class here. You know, the final exam. I barely managed to pass the exam you know."
What?!?! That was supposed to be the final exam of that class??? No wonder they were praising me. Though I don't see how a test that simple would be the final exam but then again if we compare that to the modern world. It is comparable to a final exam in the final year of an elementary school in modern times so I guess it is a big achievement for a five year old to do that.
"Although that test is nothing compared to what we gonna learn in this class, so you better pay attention if you want to pass, alright?"
"Ok, Fuyumi-nee-san."
So that test was just a preview of what we are gonna learn in this class huh, well I don't have any basis on what we are gonna learn here since I just breezed through answering the test without thinking too hard but I guess we just have to wait and see.