Entering into the house was like entering another universe for Eren. He couldn't even explain what he was seeing.
'This is certainly not just a house.' He thought.
There was a bar, a winter living room with a fire place, a summer living room with a weird black box on the wall, a huge dinning room with a table made of tinted glass — much larger than the simple table and two chairs he has back home. There were stairs leading up to the second floor — to the east and the west wing. There was a huge chandelier in the middle of the first floor which completed the glorious look.
Eren counted twenty maids in total so far.
"My lord Eren, shall I take you to your room?" The maid asked.
"Okay..." Eren said still stunned.
Eren followed behind as the lady took him down the hallway on the east wing. They stopped at a huge door and she held the door open for Eren to enter.
"Woah" He blurted out, unable to maintain his steeze. "This whole place is my room? Just my room?" He turned to her.
She had a null expression.
"Yes my lord." She replied.
His jaw dropped as he stepped further into the room.
It had a huge bed that could contain four people with space for more. The room also had an air conditioner — he had heard of those but never actually seen one before. The room also had a black box like the one Eren saw in the living room. There was a huge window with green curtains covering it.
The design of the room was elegant.
There was a door leading to the bathroom and then another door. Eren was curious, so he went into the room. This was a whole closet in a room. Shoes to the left, clothes in the wardrobe, jewelries and other stuff that Eren didn't know about were on a table at the centre of the room.
The bathroom, on the other hand, was as large as Eren's living room. It had a mini pool, he wondered if that was supposed to be a square shaped tub or a pool.
"Young master, I'll let you settle in. In a few hours, other maids will come to bathe you." The lady turned to leave.
"What?!" Eren asked as if he misheard.
The maid turned back.
"Young master, I'll let you settle in. In a few hours, other—"
"I know! I didn't ask you to repeat yourself! I just... Why do they have to bathe me? I'll bathe myself." He said.
"I'm sorry, young master. It's Lady Eva's order." She replied.
"Well, I'm not letting anyone bathe me. Even mum doesn't do that anymore." Eren replied in opposition and fright.
"I'll let Lady Eva know. In the meantime, if you need anything, all you have to do is press the bell."
"Okay." He said as the lady walked out of the room.
***
The journey had been indeed tiring.
Thinking back, things in this place seemed a whole lot different from the Pandoria division. It was almost like Eren had not yet even seen quarter of the world. This was on a whole other level. He couldn't help but think about the class difference across the four walls in this forsaken kingdom where even humans discriminate among themselves, or maybe it was not just the humans.
Taking out his stuff from his bag, he noticed that mum hadn't packed any clothes, just seeds, ingredients, and other unnecessary stuff. Like she knew he wouldn't need his old clothes anymore.
After he had finished, Eren laid back on the extra fluffy couch at the foot of the bed.
The ceiling was so far above. There was a carved out placement of the stars on it.
"What am I doing here?"
His eyes turned watery and a tear fell down his cheek. He spaces out for a few minutes and then falls asleep.
***
After a few hours, Eren woke up to find himself on the bed. His clothes had been changed into a robe, and his body felt weird – strangely fresh. He raised the duvet to find his underwear gone. Then it came to him...
"In a few hours, other maids will come to bathe you..."
"No, no, no ... No... No!" He got out of the bed and dashed to ring the bell.
Few seconds later, the maid stepped into the room.
"How may I serve the young master?" She immediately says with a professional tone.
"Psh" Eren scoffed.
He sat on a chair with both legs up and a hand under his nose, "May I be enlightened on the event that took place while I was... Let's say unconscious." Eren said with an overly sarcastic tone raising his head to the sight of the lady before him.
She had that annoying persistent smile that pissed him off.
"Young master, I passed your message to the lady and she offered to bathe you herself with the assistance of a personal maid assigned to you who is still in training." She explained with her annoying smile.
"What?!" Eren almost yelled. With his eyes wide open, he crossed his arms over his chest.
"I supervised and they surely did a good job..." She continued, "... Or was the bath not up to your satisfaction? I could arrange another one for you."
Saying absolutely nothing, Eren stared into space with his eyes still wide open.
"Young master?"
"Young master?!" The maid called his attention. "Young master, is there a problem?" She asked again.
"Could I be left alone right now?" Eren said with a calm voice.
"Yes Master." She left the room.
"What is this place?!" Eren thought aloud in horror.
Standing from the chair, he turned to see a note on the mirror.
" Young Master, dinner is ready. The lady requires you to be down for dinner in a few minutes "
'When did she put that there?!'
Shifting his concentration away from the note to his reflection, Eren noticed that they had even cut his hair. His skin was smooth and something definitely looked different. He almost looked like these people with his perfectly shaped brows, fresh smooth skin, silky hair, his pinker lips, and his blue eyes which shone brighter for some reason.
He wore shorts and a shirt that he found in the room filled with clothes and went down for dinner.
***
Everything was already set and the cooks stood in a line at the left side of the long vertical table. Lady Eva was already seated, and it looked as if everyone was waiting for his arrival.
Coming closer, Eren saw that the table was filled with different types of food. He sat directly opposite of Eva as he wondered if he could finish everything before him.
"Please, help yourself." Lady Eva smiled at Eren as she picked up her cutlery which was wrapped in a beautiful white napkin.
Eren copied her and took out his cutlery.
He watched her carefully as he had never had cutlery training and didn't want to embarrass himself in front of Lady Eva and the maids. He could feel their gaze on him and he felt like he was sitting on needles.
"You don't know how to use cutlery, do you?" Lady Eva suddenly said after some time.