13 Chapter 3 - New Days, New Home

Part 2

Laum

Estate of the Auryls

"After that, for three days you've been lying here, nothing particular happened," Marikit said, crossing her arms on her body. Her small glittering wings fluttered.

"Three days?" My eyes turned into her wanting to reconfirm what just I had heard.

'Eh, so it's true that I've been out for three days, huh? I thought she was kidding when she said it earlier.'

"Yup, for three loooong days." The pixie flew on the front of my face and crossed her arms again. "And I am the one who took care of you"

"I see, thank you then" I smiled. I know when she has that tone. That boisterous tone indicates she wanted to be praised and rewarded.

I gave her a reward, a pat on her tiny head.

"Eh? You're such a cheapskate!"

"Pfft!" Although she quickly covered her mouth. She was trying to hold her laugh from spilling out, still, she laughed hard enough to let me know she was fine even when I was asleep.

Her laugh was so relieving. It was contagious to make me laugh also. However, we became silent when consecutive knocks vibrated from the door.

Without even hearing a word of approval to get in, the dandyish door opened on its own and a woman in a black erotic bra with brown mini skirt entered the room. Eyes on me, she fixed her eyeglasses. She's Johan, maybe not.

'¬Um, w-what's with her sexy attire? Maybe she's Johan's sister. T-that explain everything...'

I had my doubts emerging again, seeing in more detailed look, seeing Johan or Johan's doppelganger this close. I could not just accept it. The Johan I knew was in black blazers paired with black long pants. She was formal and noble-looking. Although this seductive woman in front of me had the same fair looks, the strictness, and scent of cleverness, her sharp-looking mystic brown eyes with its keen eyeglasses that matched her face, almost everything was identical to Johan. Still, her black bra and her mini skirt were telling me she was not the same Johan I met.

'Tell me, who the heck is this woman in front of me?!!!'

No, hearing the name Johan, the first words that would ring in my head is 'mystically alluring'. But the woman in front of me now was something more. She was undeniably seductive!

'This is not the Johan I respected and looked up. This isn't true. I'll just make a second look if she's really Johan.'

I became a mighty hawk, eyes fixed on his prey.

Oh, Nice! The figure, the face, her slender body, the candle-like legs, her –

PACK!

A small and tiny hand slapped my cheeks.

"Ouch! What are you doing, Marikit!?" I am just getting on the good part!"

"Ara! Nothing. I just want to smash some perverted thoughts in your deteriorated mind." The pixie answered, with who-knows attitude.

"Oh-ho! You have such an interest with me, no?" Johan fixed her charming eyeglasses with a teasing grin.

"No-no. I mean, I just wondered if you're really Johan." Facing down not letting our eyes meet, I bashfully replied to the woman.

"Stop making a reason. It's a clear day you're darting at her, drooling!" The pixie attempted to throw another face slap but I dodged it effectively.

"I tell you, I-it's nothing like that, you Pixie!"

"What do you mean?" The woman walked forward, approached closer to me. "I am Johan. See, have a better look at me."

'S-stop! Don't come near. This kind of thing is my weakness. So, please don't come any closer or I'll – '

I inadvertently averted my eyes on Johan. Instead of looking on - G-gulp, her cleavage! - I directed my focus on the pouting pixie. She glared at me with eyes like that young woman gave me earlier.

"Um... eh..." I fell in dead silence.

"I see" She chuckled as if seeing right through on me. "Well, starting now, you must endure and resist your desire in front of others, no?"

"D-de-desire? Huh? What are you talking about? Woo-woo-woosh"

'I could not even whistle properly. Damn it! Front of others? Which means I can do anything as long as I am alone with her? Aaah, stop this thinking, Laum. You're too young for this!'

"F-front of others? Ha-ha. How unfortunate of you, idiot Laum. Since I am your pixie, I have the duty to accompany you, ANYWHERE."

'Damn it. I forgot about the pixie! But wait, what did she mean I have to endure her seductiveness? That should mean that...'

I gritted my teeth, meeting the grinning eyes of the pixie. But -

"Eh. That means.."

"No no no, it's not for me to say"

Johan stopped me with a teasing smile that would make any man give in to her while putting her slim finger into my lips. It made my mind blank again. Then, she opened the door, still, her eyes lingered to the abashed me. Fixing her eyeglasses with sparks on its lens, she closed the door slowly, like she was trying not to make a sound that would make the sleeping baby next door cry.

'Heck! W-what happened?? What's with the eyes?'

For a second I thought Johan had left something and wanted to answer the question in my mind, the door opened again, and I awaited her image to present. But –

"D-did you for – "I completely forgot the next words I wanted to say, seeing his very image. My body stiffened and a cold chill ran into my spine in an instant.

'AH! Why is this man here?!'

I know it was me being rude asking 'why is he here?' since this mansion is his, to begin with, but I guess he had some time to spare to visit me, checking the condition of the young moron he tortured. Nah.

"You seem doing great."

His deep voice caused panic to run again through my vessels. Simultaneously, the pixie quickly spread her wing in the front of the man. Cold sweat dribbled on my forehead. So, as if to mock me, he stepped forward, closer to the bed I was currently laying. As the distance between him and mine was close enough, he leaned on the intricate white wall, arms wrapped on his fit physique.

"Easy, take it easy, little spirit. I am here with no harm. I am here just to say you this." he paused and addressed to the pixie. The pixie lowered her protective arms and flew back to his Laum. "You barely passed. Starting tomorrow, meet me at the training yard every early morning."

After he finished talking, he relaxed his crossing arms and walked out to the room without saying another word. He did not even close the door. The pixie let out a sigh of relief and sat on my lap when he completely left the room.

"Phew! T-that was nerve-wracking."

Indeed, His Highness's presence was nerve-wracking to strangers like us. His glare was not for the weak-hearted people.

"He didn't even close the door! Grrrrh!"

While the pixie was still complaining when His Highness left the door open, Johan entered again the guest room. She walked straight to me and passed through the pixie.

"Congratulations! And here's your reward."

She raised her index finger, which was already glowing with tawny-colored light.

This spell again.

TICK! Her index finger touched my forehead.

The light streamed in my mind again. But this time, the effect was different. Instead of learning another language, which would be awesome, I memorized the complexity of the hallways of this mansion. I located also the training yard his highness told earlier.

Johan was not done yet. She prepared another spell. It was –

"Mwahh!"

""Eh!?""

At the time I recovered myself from being thunderstruck, her soft lips already left my right cheek.

The pixie that was currently sitting on my laps had her eyes slowly widened.

At times like this, I become dubious if her passive skill – pixie's intuition - is properly working. I mean, she did not even sense his highness's presence beyond the door and this, more importantly, Johan's surprise attack. Her surprise kiss on me!

My face became tomato red. Meanwhile, Johan chuckled her way out as she saw me almost erupted like a volcano. She left me and the pixie speechless.

The sound of the closing door woke the dumbfounded pixie again.

"L-Laum!"

'Oh, no... The way her voice trembled is scary. W-why is that?'

I could feel the hostility the pixie was emitting. She had grown a pair of horns, too. Is she becoming a dark pixie?

"Y-yes!"

SLAP! SLAP! And another SLAP!

Angry Marikit perfectly delivered a three-hit combo on my face.

"Why?!"

"What? I just erased the smirk written on your face. L-Laum is too young for these things"

"Huh? Smirk? W-What are you saying?"

"Humph!"

"Eh?"

After that, the pixie ignored me completely. It was my end game. However, being kissed by Johan just even on the cheeks, my heart could not help but bear faster. As I thought about what happened, the pixie was also kicking me on the face while mumbling.

"That stupid smirk again. Blaah... blaah... blaah"

She was growling non-stop. Is she angry or hungry or something? This pixie, sometimes I just could not read her.

That's fine. I guess I'll take some rest.

Just after I lied down, my stomach made an embarrassing complain.

That made sense though. I had not eaten anything for the past three days. Fortunately for me, like he already perceived this was going to happen, there was another series of knock on the door. Gil entered the room holding a silver tray full of food.

My stomach rumbled again when pleasant aroma reached my nose. Gil is kind-hearted, as he pretended not hearing anything. Though, I made a wry smile when he looked at me with such cautiousness on his face. He placed the tray on the table and immediately left the room for me to enjoy the food.

That was delicious.

Since it was already afternoon and my body still felt weak, I fell asleep just after I devoured the good stuff. Of course, Marikit also ate her share, which was more than half of the food served. Poor me.