A few days later in the forest Zein is seen on the floor holding his sides while laughing hysterically while rolling around. Zein paused laughing as his eyes settled on the scene before going back to another fit of laughter. He was pounding the ground with his fist as the scene before him almost brought him to tears.
"You look funny my little prince or should I say princess." Zein was pointing at the person in front of him while his laughter even doubled and his other hand covered his face.
The scene that he was busy laughing his guts out at was Alex had been fitted into a dress. Even makeup had been applied on his face to accentuate the feminine look. He even had been forced to wear doll shoes giving him the classical feminine look.
"You look like a tomboy more than a princess." Zein took out a wig from his pocket dimension and placed it atop Alex's head.
"I am ninety percent sure this a fantasy of yours you sick bastard." Alex shot a disdainful look towards Zein who was whistling innocently while looking anywhere but at Alex.
"It is. You are truly a sick bastard!" Alex was pointing at Zein while his index finger and body trembled as his eyebrow twitched in annoyance at Zein's actions.
"This is infiltration training. This should help you in your quest for revenge." Zein waved his concerns away as he made a communication circle while slightly distancing himself from Alex.
Alex saw Zein in the distance and could only pick up a few words from the conversation.' You'll come, thank you I owe you a lot.' Zein ended the call and returned to the clearing where Alex was. Alex decided it was better for his sanity if he did not question Zein on who he had communicated with. This caused Alex's curiosity to dim but still be present but not as prominent as before. He knew Zein would eventually reveal the information but wait would he really do it? Alex knew with Zein's personality he would most likely let things play themselves out.
A few minutes later a girl who looked to be a few years older than Alex appeared in the clearing. The girl had crimson red hair that matched her eyes which made her look even more exotic if that was even possible. Alex temporarily forgot the need for air as his breath was taken away by the beauty before him.
'Don't stare! Stupid brain send commands to my eyes not to stare!' Alex fidgeted while trying to look anywhere remotely near the girl.
"Brat this is your teacher in femininity, Mia Osvaldo despite how she looks she is a prominent assassin with a relatively high killstreak." Zein pushed Alex towards Mia causing him to stumble before being snapped out of his dazed state.
"Hi, I am Mia Osvaldo, your teacher in femininity. Take my lesson to heart as this will be important if you want to kill people." Mia gave Alex a wink as her high-pitched voice went an octave higher when she mentioned killing.
'This woman is anything but normal. She is most likely the type that would harm their love interest partner if she isn't chosen. What were they called again? Oh, Yanderes if I remember.' Alex felt cold steel press against his neck specifically where his carotid artery was located this effectively drowned out his thoughts.
"I sense you were thinking something rude." Mia's smile never faded as she added pressure drawing out a small amount of blood.
'Is that blood? Time to pull out my A-game.' Alex's eyes widened in horror as sweat trailed down his forehead profusely.
"No, I wasn't. Why would I think something rude about a beautiful woman like you?" Alex put on the most charming smile he could despite being held at daggerpoint.
"That's what I thought so too." Mia returned her dagger to its sheath while her expression was yet to change.
'Safe! Safe! Crisis averted.' Alex internally cheered as he let out a nervous chuckle.
"The first thing if you are going to assassinate for example a prince going in as a normal person won't just cut it." Mia pointed out as Alex brought out a notebook to write down Mia's words of wisdom.
"Why do you say that?" Alex was intrigued by Mia's statement while preparing to write down what she said in the notebook.
"It is simple as when you are going to balls they would only be attracted to the most beautiful woman there. A commoner can't gain access to such occasions hence you need to pose as a woman of noble blood." Mia paced around as Alex wrote down the important information.
"So do I have to learn how to do things like eating habits and dancing?" Alex's eyes settled on Mia who had stopped to pay attention to his question.
"That is among the many things you will have to do. You will be forced to maintain the pitch of your voice slightly higher than normal to fit the girly persona." Mia sat down across Alex while looking him straight in the eye while conveying her message.
Alex rubbed his temples in irritation as he felt that this training would be the most annoying one yet. Mia's smile grew wider as she saw Alex rub his head.
"Don't worry when I am through with you, You will become a proper lady. If you fail a task I would be more than happy to administer your punishment." Alex immediately shivered as he looked at the chuckling woman before him and only one thing went through his mind.
'This woman is a sadist.' This made Alex internally vow to himself that he would succeed in the training. He didn't want to find out what type of punishment she would have for him if he failed any of her tasks.
"For today I will teach you the most basic of basics which is etiquette. There are many things you aren't supposed to do as we live in a patriarchal society. While you can maintain your freedom of speech and expression. For your own sake and the success of the mission you have to limit yourself." Alex quickly wrote down Mia's words making sure to have not missed anything.
"What are the repercussions of going against this?" Alex questioned.
"Sometimes it depends on the noble, if it is a calm person most likely you will go unpunished but if it is someone with a hot temper you might even be flogged and thrown in their cells. This according to them is disrespectful. They deem women as insignificant beings who do not have a prominent voice." Mia's words made the gravity of the situation sink into Alex's mind as he realized one thing that he voiced out.
"For the mission things such as emotions would be troublesome as they may get you in even more trouble." Mia nodded in affirmation of Alex's assessment.
"Though there are some special cases such as Emilia whose strength puts her on a high pedestal where no man can control her in fear of her power and influence." Mia paused before asking Zein to give her a tea set.
"In etiquette also tea tea-drinking practices are important if you are ever privately summoned by a noble." Mia poured herself tea put in a bit of sugar, stirred it, and placed the teaspoon in its rightful place at the saucer.
"You should take small quiet sips while ensuring you don't loop your fingers on the teacup's handle. Also, some good advice don't stick out your pinky." Mia demonstrated with the cup of tea she was drinking.
"What if I don't want to drink tea?" Alex's question caused her cup to pause in midair.
"You can excuse yourself but that will put them on edge and they might be on to you." Alex realized that such an action could compromise the whole mission.
"Don't cradle the side or the bottom of the cup with your hands. Always look into the teacup while drinking and when you are not drinking return the cup to the saucer." Mia returned the cup to the saucer as she poured tea for Alex in his cup.
Alex took a sip and immediately felt that the tea was hot causing him to glance into the cup. He immediately knew exactly what the next lesson in tea drinking was due to his few unmemorable years as the son of a noble. He slowly returned the cup to the saucer while hiding his reactions to the best level he could.
"Nice you have done better than expected. That was the final lesson and a small test. You are to never blow on the tea no matter how hot it may be. Just return the teacup to the saucer and as you strike up a conversation with the host it will cool on its own." Mia applauded with a smile that never left her face.
Alex did everything in the manner he was instructed and made no blunder while at it causing Mia and Zein to be impressed.
"That's all for today's session. Are you sure you were never a noble at some point in life?" Mia's question caused Alex to wince slightly before reapplying a fake smile.
"Nope, I have never been one." Zein immediately noticed something was wrong but gave Alex his own space as the topic might be sensitive to him.
"Oh okay. By the way, the dress wasn't necessary for today's lesson similar to the wig and the makeup." Alex immediately turned towards Zein who was running away.
"You should have seen yourself." Zein dodged attacks from a very pissed-off twelve-year-old boy.
"Damn you Zein." Alex continued chasing Zein as Zein's laughter and Mia's filled the forest.