While the maid was looking at her young master with eyes full of concern and love ,the person in question was already at his wits end as to how he could escape from the emo phase of this body.
But no matter how he tried to think of a solution,nothing came to his mind.
'Do they have dyes here....I don't think so.Looking at the room as well as her attire ,this is most probably a world in its dark ages,so I can kiss my hair dyes good bye'
'Huh.....guess I have to somehow avoid attracting too much attention now.'
But what the boy didn't realise that even during his entire inner monologue,he was completely naked and stranding right infront of a mirror while a beautiful woman stared at his entire body with eyes filled with love.
He was actually attracting way more attention even though he had just now promised not to.
The maid,Rebbeca saw her young master in deep thought so she just stood there but as it was getting late ,she finally inquired to her master.
"Is something wrong, Young Master?",asked Rebecca.
"No !.....ah... nevermind,...it's alright Rebecca,do you need something?"
"No it's fine.....it's just that....you are standing naked in the room and with the breeze blowing early in the morning,you might catch a cold."
Just as these words escaped her mouth,Mika looked down and then at her.
Then again he looked down.
Then at her.
After realising he was completely naked and that to in front of a beautiful lady,he finally snapped back to reality,like Eminem,and just ran towards the attached bathroom at the corner of the room.
Thud!
The sound of the bathroom door closing with a thud, reverberated across the entire room.
Rebecca then ran lightly towards the door and started thumping it with her small fist.
"Master!"
"Maser!"
"Master! Dont run in your condition!You are still recovering!",Rebecca shouted from the outside.
"Master,should I come inside~,should I clean you~,your body might be stiff ,let me help you, master~.",said the maid in an alluring tone.
Suddenly a thunderous voice came from the bathroom which spelled.
"NO!DONT COME INSIDE!"
"Do you need help dressing up as well~?"inquired Rebecca in a teasing tone.
But all Mika said was a big "NO" in a panicky tone.
Outside the bathroom ,the maid just continued gigling and laughing at her self-proclaimed child's antics.
'Hehe...he still is a child it seems.I think that's all for today now,...I should not tease him anymore now' thought he maid as she kept the basket full of clothes and towels on the table beside the bathroom door.
After keeping the basket she turned around to leave the room but stooped in her tracks and said to Mika,"Please come downstairs after your bath,young master.You need to get proper nutrition for you speedy recovery,remember"
Hearing no reply form the bathroom,the beautiful woman then sighed and came out of the room,as she strode down the hallway.
***
Inside the bathroom,Mika or Zack,had a tranquil expression on his face as he stood inside the bathroom.
'Man! ....acting like a typical teenager is really tiring!But thank God I can still use that vison I had on people around me!'
'But I seriously need to be careful not to give out anymore information and act like a normal teenager going through puberty'.
'Or else they might ...Sigh',Mika sighed as he stood in front of the tap like shower head above him.
The shower tap had magestic runes engraved on its body and just as he stepped inside the shower,the runes lit up with a golden hue and water started coming out of it.
There was even a sigh depicting hot and cold water as well!
Mika was really stunned as well as happy to see such profound use of magic with technology in this world.
'Man....this is some real good shit here.'
'If this is magic then I really need to learn it!If I can somehow combine it with science ,I could literally make my own magical thesis some day!',Mika exclaimed as he scrubbed his body with a certain liquid which he identified as soap water.
'There are several concepts to try and if I can,I could also replicate the modern technology of my world here as well!'
'And furthermore the electricity could also be replaced by those magic stones here!
'But first and foremost I need information and then,I need power.'
'I need to check the amount of progress this world has made in science and then think of ways to combine it with magic.'
'I also need to information regarding the topic of Hersey'
'I need to check if this world accepts such information regarding science and not considers it Hersey and till what point'.
'Depending on the public vote and the acceptance of the Pope,can I really implement such knowledge to somewhat help the common masses and indirectly achieve my Self-serving' goals as I don't know if I really could go back home someday and if by any chance I fail to return,I would atleast have something to look forward to in life'
'In the worst case, if the pope or the people do not accept such advanced norms,I can just make them for myself and use them as I like. But I really need to unlock this so called 'Restrictions' of mine as without them ,all my plans will get spoiled.'
'uh ...um....never mind'
'I really need to make some plans before meeting this boy's f*ckturd of a father.And there's still a threat of a potential demon staying in this house and then there's my rank up journey..'
Huff....there is so much work,god dammit!'
Mika sighed, thinking about about how difficult his life had become.
He had so much work to do!
He needed to be careful regarding the presence of a pseudo-mana heart procedure manual,then there is this fucking demon in this house.He needed rank up quickly,reach Tier 3 and get out of this house and he also needed to reach Tier 5 to understand his signifcance in this world and unlock his restrictions as the system would get updated that time.As well as think about the possible Agenda the entity named'X' had.
And last but not the least,he needed to find a way to reach home.
But all of this comes later as at the present moment he needs two things except for power.
Allies and connections.
Mika sighed thinking about both of these things as he continued cleaning his body with the towel present in the basket outside the bathroom door.
He wasn't a lone wolf persay,but he actually liked the feeling of being alone.
Even in his previous world, and from what he remembered form his memories.He was a popular guy among his friends as well as women but most of the time, he kept everything tot himself.
His friends did consider him to be their friend but after seeing their faults and shortcomings ,Mika had deliberately avoided mixing with them.
He realised early on that this late night parties and hookups were not his forte.He was so terribly poor that even buying a gift for a birthday party made a hole in his pocket.
When boys and girls of his age had their minds filled with horniness and psychedelics ,his mind was filled with the thought of how to improve in his studies.
If he remembered correctly,he also had a girlfriend at some point but he himself brokeup with her as he chose his familys well being over the thought of having a romantic school life with her.
She was a good person,but not the one for him as for boys coming from a middle class family,a woman who is hardworking is required,not a woman who is a princess and his girlfriend was such a person.
Well,she did find another boyfriend after 2 months but atleast she had the decency to act politely after meeting him 2 months later.Not that he was complaining.He did brokeup with her.
This actually was much more of a dilemma in this World as here,people could backstab for most childish of reasons.
He could take care of the connections part but he would rather avoid the ally part of his plan.
He wasn't a hero or a villain that he would do some work outs and be so powerful that he won't need anyone.
But Zack, a nineteen year old young boy of the 21st Century knew better than anyone that,a lone person can only do much but a group of people can claim the sky.
He would rather get powerfull himself and solve his problems but that was inefficient and crude in the grand scale of things.
This was real life and not some video game.He could die at any point and not revive at all.
Here,he needed allies for support but the thought of backstabbing filled his mind with anxiety.
He could get in a relationship with a powerful woman and make use of her to do his bidding or he could build a power organization and make use of them.
But in both cases,the possibility of betrayal still remained.
Incase of the organisation, information could be leaked easily and he wouldn't even find the guy who did that and also go through some problems or even outright die .
And..
Incase of the relationship,he could get betrayed if the woman broke up with him and left him for another man who was his enemy,he could just outright kill her if she does so.
It was a fantasy world and here,betrayal of anyform,either monetary or love related ,between family members or lovers was not punishable with a breakup but rather death.
As betrayal meant leakage of not only the privacy but also the victims weakness and secrets which may also cost them there life.
Hence,it was punishable with death in this world as people didn't want to risk getting their weaknesses leaked to their enemy or allies.
Also,he had the skill called [Caged Emotions].
And what he could understand at this point that he could just activate it while killing her and feel the guilt of murdering a human after he did his job.
And in his pursuit of power,killing was inevitable.
Also,Zack wasn't anxious about a beautiful lady leaving him for another man.And truthfully he didn't even give a fuck ,even if he started having feelings for that woman.
He was like this even before his Transmigration to this World and he wanted to keep it that way.
His father was bedridden,true, but he did teach his son to be a truly confident man ,even in the year 2022,where men had become insecure and anxious regarding relationships,just like women of all ages.
Zack was absolutely sure that if any of the women all around this new fantasy world would die or betray him ,he won't even give 3 shits,no matter how beautiful they are.
But if he came to know that his mother died after he was reincarnated .....
He would be devastated...
Truly, devastated.
That was the only woma,the only friend, he was willing to take a bullet for!
That woman was made of something else.
Something that the modern woman of the 21st century shouldn't be able to replicate.
Such was his love for his mother!
When other women were self centred and approched men to fulfill their needs and desires.
His mother stayed beside his bed ridden father and single handedly held the family together at the cost of her health.
She could have just ran away after dumping his father with another man,but she stayed and suffered just so that man could have some peace of mind and their child could complete his studies.
Teardrops started flowing down the expressionless and deadpan face of Mika or Zack as he sat on the chair beside the window,thinking about his mother.
An occasional ting also resounded in his mind but the tears continued flowing down his ocean blue eyes.
His love for his mother couldnt be stopped by the system.
It can stop his facial muscles to exercise control,but it couldn't stop teardrops.
Rubbing his eyes ,he cleanned his face and started dressing up in his attire.
He stood in front of the mirror as he wore a white linen reneissance shirt and brown pants.Even his underwear was made of linen and had specific designs in it.
He looked very dashing as he looked in the mirror and people wont think twice before mistaking him for a prince as well, if only he had hair on his scalp.
There were growing at a fast pace ,but he didn't care much.
Sighing ,Mika sat down again and thought,while tying up his similar looking horse riding, reneissance high boots.
'I became emotional and drove away from the main point of my planning that is the possibility of betrayals.'
'Id rather not be in a relationship as even through he woman would be loyal,much of my time would be wasted and if the relationship doesn't work, I might risk getting my plans leaked'
'I could also kill her but I'd rather not take any chances for possible headaches that might come after killing her'
So this option is a no-go.
'The formation of an organization.....umm this is risky but this scenario is the most effecient of the two options'
'But I can't leave loopholes and the possibility of betrayal in this case'
Mika held his hand on his chin and stroked his non existent beard as he contemplated.
'I need a slave....atleast one for the time being to do my bidding'
'lets ask this boy's mother for a slave.She wouldn't reject her adorable son, right!'
'Afterwards ,when I become strong enough,I will compensate the slave properly and free it from my service as well as try and find any mind manipulation art and brainwash talented people into forming a secret organization for me.'
'Yes....this is better', thought Mika as he stood up from his seat and opened the door,with his somewhat hazy and deadpan eyes,as he strode down the hallway for having a hearty breakfast.
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