The next day in the morning Beori woke up with a long and lazy yawn, the room he was in was the same one he woke up in the day of the accident, a large and comfortable room on the second floor of the main Guthald mansion The first thing he did when he woke up was to ring the little handbell that was on the dresser next to his big bed.
His bed was outrageously large for a boy his age, but it seemed to be very comfortable for Beori, he could turn and move as much as he wanted in bed without falling off, and he meditated very comfortably at night.
Shortly after the bell rang, a middle-aged man hurriedly entered with a luxurious little suit draped over his arm. Carefully placing him on the bed, he went and correctly opened the curtains in the room, allowing the beautiful sunrise to be seen in the morning. the window of the room, Beorth organized the room a bit while Beori got out of bed yawning and prepared to change.
Several maidservants entered shortly after the butler and guided Beori to the bathroom inside the room while helping him remove his clothes, a common noble treatment that Beori had been accustomed to from an early age.
While cleaning himself in a medium-sized tub inside the bathroom with the help of the maids, Beori asked aloud the butler who was waiting patiently in the room.
- Beorth, has it been decided what time the ceremony will be and where I have to formally introduce myself? – He asked with an evident indifference and lack of will in his voice, he found these types of events very annoying.
- It has been decided that the presentation ceremony will be at noon when the sun is at its highest point, to take advantage of when the power of fire is at its maximum splendor and the priest of the Ightnys church gives his blessing to the heiress - he answered politely Beorth from outside the bathroom.
The ceremony that would take place today would be very important for the future of the Guthald noble house, it would be the formal presentation ceremony of the heiress of the house and practically the first time that it is shown to everyone else, in addition to the members of the temple holy Guthald.
The Guthald noble house, a noble house of the Fairoth kingdom with the title of Earl, a very old and prestigious noble house with fame comparable to that of many Marques or even Duchess houses, but due to its position and mission to protect the northeast border of the country has not been able to rise higher in the ranks of the nobility, but he proudly carries his title and mission.
Because the Fairoth kingdom is a kingdom specialized in spiritual and contractual magic, it has a matriarchal social structure, since women are generally more talented and blessed in these areas and therefore very strong and respected, and although there are some noble houses led by men and even some high-ranking ones, House Guthald has a very long history of being run primarily by women talented in contract magic.
This is why a worthy heiress and successor is always prepared from a very young age, with a strict education and many privileges from the entire noble house, since the birth of her younger sister Nielphie, she had never been seen nor had anyone from the noble house except the workers of the Guthald holy temple and her mother Sylke, this was supposed to prepare her properly before being formally introduced as the heir to the Guthald house.
Finishing bathing, Beori was soon dressed in an elegant light blue and white noble suit, something relatively common worn by sons of upper-middle-class nobles. Once dressed, the maids bowed and left the room, leaving only Beorth and Beori in she.
- Tell me Beorth, is it really necessary for me to attend? Normally they never force me to attend events like these and I can just study or wander until the end of the day… - Beori asked with a lot of lack of will.
- I'm sorry, young master, but this time it's something unavoidable, it's a very important moment for the Guthald house and also… it's a matter that concerns you a lot – answered Beorth with an ambiguous tone.
Beori could only sigh before leaving the room and going to the ceremony site to receive guests and help prepare as a son of the house because it was quite early only the servants were on-site arranging the tables and decorations for the ceremony. the event, since there were no guests to greet, Beori went to a corner of the event as he took a seat and began to read a book that he asked Beorth to bring him from the library titled "Rune Language".
It was a complex book that dealt with the runic language necessary when reciting spells, touching on deep and irrelevant topics when it comes to being a modern magician, Beori, in essence, was still a 9-year-old boy with an unusually cute and adorable appearance because of his age, if it weren't for the elegant clothes he wore which were men's, if seen from afar he could be mistaken for an elegant girl from the mansion.
But somehow no one seemed to care much, about an hour after Beori was reading books, the other hosts finally arrived, the first to arrive was Aman, Beori's stepfather, in an elegant dark blue and white suit, and Wilhelm with a suit similar to that of Beori, because this year he turns 17, he had already entered the magical academy of the country, but he took a brief leave to attend this important ceremony.
They both arrived with a wide smile on their face and several guests also came to the event with them, this was because Nielphie was the daughter of Aman and a pure-blood sister of Wilhelm, so they are especially happy that the successor of the family The main one is her, shortly after them Thyred arrived, as well as Beori and Wilhelm, he wore a light blue suit with white and was well-groomed for the event.
With everyone here as well as guests arriving constantly, Beori put the book aside and along with his half-siblings and stepfather went to receive guests, even unwillingly he kept his typical poker face with a small smile as he started his morning duties…
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Deep in the forest there was a simple and small mansion next to a waterfall, the mansion was simple but elegant with an amazing view next to the beautiful waterfall, inside the mansion there were not many people, only a dozen maids and some magic and fencing masters, this was the so-called sacred Guthald temple, which was actually just a remote and hidden mansion which was used to train the future heir to the mansion from a young age.
Inside the mansion in the main room there were several maids helping to fix a small and adorable girl, she had long and neat blonde-brown hair and an angelic and adorable face, she was Beori's younger sister and also the future heiress of the Guthald house, Nielphie Guthald, who had been recognized as a great magical prodigy in her young age and today was turning 6 years old and her presentation ceremony would be held to all as official heiress.
Having lived her whole life locked up here and not being able to meet anyone else, today was a very important day for Nielphie, she had been waiting for it and preparing for it since she found out last year.
- Looks like you're ready now Nielphie –
A voice sounded from the doorway as a noble and elegant middle-aged lady entered, she was Sylke Guthald the current head of the noble house, in these five years she had been living in this mansion while managing the affairs of the noble house. so that he could teach his daughter everything an heir should know.
- Mother! I'm ready for the ceremony, I'm sure I can impress everyone today - Nielphie answered happily and excitedly.
She had been taught to always have a serious and reserved attitude to maintain her elegance, but this was limited to being with other people since in this small mansion she could always act like a spoiled child with her mother, Sylke's cool and elegant expression seemed several degrees warmer and gave her daughter a small, kind smile.
- Nielphie today will be your day and you will be able to meet many people as you always wanted, your brothers and your father will be there for you from now on, but you must always keep in mind that as an heiress you will have a greater duty and responsibility than theirs – I tell her Sylke softly and kindly.
- Yes mother! Nielphie replied happily.
Just then another maid entered the room and bowed before reporting to Sylke.
- Madame, the Beori young master is in the reception room and wants to speak with you.
Hearing the report Sylke frowned slightly before relaxing again, normally anyone other than the special maids or the head of the family or heir to this mansion is forbidden to enter, in fact most people didn't even know where this place was even though it's relatively close to the main mansion as it was hidden with a special spell, but because of Boori's special situation it was possible that he knew the location even though he wasn't allowed to get close normally.
But since today would be the day that Nielphie "graduates" and leaves the mansion she might as well be a little more flexible and let it slide this time, thinking this way Sylke decided to meet with Beori and see what he wanted to talk to her about. She had always felt strange around him since the day of the accident, but she didn't give it much importance since it was a good change that he presented, but, above all, she would always be his adorable son.
In a vast, practically never used reception hall of the mansion, Beori waited patiently while reading a book in the chair, swinging his legs childishly, despite having awakened the inherited memories and that he was technically mentally an old man thanks to this, he did little or nothing. nothing to change his childish attitude or tendencies.
He was purely a child who knew too much since all the memories he had were more a dream than a reality for him, maybe due to the peculiarity of it there were times when he felt that he was a completely different person while practicing or meditating, and other times when he simply he let himself be carried away by his impulses and began to play with the anthills and small animals in the forest.
As he waited patiently for the meeting with his mother, a maid stood by his side at all times waiting for some order from him in addition to keeping an eye on him, normally this was a forbidden zone where not even Nielphie's father and Sylke's first husband was allowed to go, but Beori was something of an exception due to past events of which he was not very proud even though he only vaguely remembered them.
As it was known about the Guthald family, it was an ancient noble family with many strange traditions and important duties to the kingdom, due to this the heir of the family must be a girl without exception to be able to fulfill them all, and since the head of the family is a woman it is difficult to have abundant offspring as they do in noble houses led by men with many concubines.
And this generation was a very special case since it was extremely difficult for the Matriarch to give birth to a daughter, after almost 10 years of effort she had only managed to have 3 sons and soon she would have to decide on an heir so that Sylke could go to fulfill his other duties to the kingdom besides guarding the border.
Normally high-ranking nobles are given 10-year paternity leave to take care of their children and choose an heir for the next generation of the noble house, after that they would have to dedicate themselves entirely to serving the kingdom and would rarely have time. for other things, and Sylke in those almost 10 years had not managed to have a suitable heiress.
So when her third baron son was born, being a little desperate, she decided not to announce his gender at birth and thus raise him as a temporary pseudo-heir, giving the idea that she had finally had a daughter since normally when she has a baron son this he presents himself to everyone from birth and is announced as such.
Only with the birth of the heiress daughter is there not a formal announcement of her until her presentation ceremony at age 6 as in the case of Nielphie, for this reason as a desperate measure they tried to disguise Beori as "the heiress" until in the future Sylke would manage to have a daughter and the title would be passed to her, so with this heavy and peculiar burden Beori was given a rather feminine name and was raised in the sacred Guthald temple for three years, until the lucky birth of Nielphie and relieved of his heavy load.
But even after this he was never formally introduced as a son of the noble house and was relatively discreet, so with some remorse Sylke gave Beori special treatment and quite free, even spoiling him a bit.
Even though he had lived three years of his childhood in this mansion, he really didn't remember much except for his last year obviously due to his age, plus he was forbidden to come once Nielphie started living in this place, but still so it gave him a certain degree of familiarity and nostalgia to be here once again.
She had run away from the ceremony site since Aman and Wilhelm were excitedly doing all the work and she had ended up getting bored, plus she had something to talk about with her mother since she decided which way to go and how her little sister would get out of this mansion today. It didn't make much difference if he saw her now or a few hours later anyway.
At that moment the door of the room opened and a dignified and elegant woman with brown hair gathered in a demure hairstyle behind her head entered, next to her a small and adorable girl with blond-brown hair holding her hand in a way. adorable, but trying to appear arrogant and dignified.
When they both turned to look at him, Sylke kept a calm expression and didn't seem to care much that Beori had come to the sacred temple, and on the other hand, Nielphie looked at him with a… unpleasant expression.