A Moment of Tranquility

And then another month passed. With that, William finally finished daycare, which lasts until he is 5 years old.

There was some sort of graduation party for the kids, but nothing too big. There was food and drinks for the children.

At daycare, there weren't many 5-year-old children, so only a small majority participated. However, my whole family and I went to the graduation, which took place inside the school.

Even Ryza showed up to celebrate. It's still a little incomprehensible to see a royal child preferring to stay with the peasants...

The certificate of completion is just a sheet with some clichéd thanks to the student.

There is literally 1 year left until I finish daycare, too. Seriously, I think teacher Bovary should give me my certificate soon, she already knows I'm more advanced anyway.

After that, New Year's Eve happened, and I had my fifth birthday. Consequently, it was my last year at daycare.

William also turned 6 as the months went by. During all these months, we haven't done much different, just more of the same thing we always do.

However, I started to notice that my hair was getting longer than I would like it to be...

Before, I didn't need to worry about it. Children's hair takes longer to grow, apparently. When I thought my hair was getting long, I would remove the ends so as not to ruin everything.

Speaking of which, is there a hairdresser in this world?

One day, I asked Hera if there was anyone who was a professional at cutting hair, and to my surprise, she said that there was one, and there was one in the kingdom.

After a few weeks, she says she has enough money to take William and me to the barbershop.

Arriving in the kingdom, we went to a barbershop that had side plates and was made of wood.

Entering there, we came across some tall leather chairs. Facing the mirrors, there were 3 chairs on the left and right sides of the establishment.

The barbershop is not very busy, there are only two customers getting their hair cut.

A man then approaches us. He has short, shaved hair on the sides. His physique is strong, and he is tall. His face is square, and his eyes are small.

He wears a black uniform with a white apron on the front.

"Are you guys new here?" He asks, analyzing my and William's hair with his eyes closed.

"Yes, this is the first time I've had a haircut with a barber." I say.

"From what I can see, we're going to have to treat this hair." He answers. "Is the little guy next to you going to cut it too?" He looks at William.

"Yes." William responds.

"Good. You can sit wherever you want." He says as my brother and I walk. "By the way, my name is Sam.

I sit down on a nearby chair with a little difficulty because it's tall, and William sits next to me on another chair.

"How long will it take?" My mother asks.

"I don't know if he wants to do something detailed, it could take up to two hours." The hairdresser responds.

Hera is shocked by the information, almost indignant, even without saying anything, you can see it in her expressions.

"I'm going to do some shopping, boys. I'll be back in a while." She says as she leaves the barbershop.

Another barber gets ready to cut William's hair.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Carl." The other barber says.

"So, what is your request?" Sam asks as he puts a black cloak around my neck.

I wanted to do a Low Fade, but I don't think he'll know what that is...

"Do whatever you think is best. But I wanted a cut that didn't require combing, if possible." I say.

"Your wish is an order." He says and grabs a pair of scissors.

Cuts here, cuts there—it takes away the unnecessary volume I had in my hair.

In the end, it took almost an hour to finish the cut.

To my surprise, my hair looked very natural. There are three strands in the front that are practically together, two on the left and two on the right. And the hair is slightly down on the sides. Not much has really changed...

I look at William, and his hair is practically the same as it was when it hadn't grown out.

Hera returns a few minutes later and sees the difference.

"Wow, it looks wonderful on you!" She says.

"Whoever has diabetes should leave because the sweetie has arrived." I say.

William finishes his hairstyle soon after, and we pay the hairdresser and head towards our house.

No matter how much my mother said she had gone shopping, she didn't buy anything. It must have been a bluff not to stay there for almost an hour.

Ugh, having back hair is horrible, it feels like I'm being pinched by ants. I can't wait to get home and take a shower.

In fact, in this world, I bathe in a wooden tank, but I've seen that nobles bathe in bathtubs. I saw one when I was at the castle.

To fill the bathtubs, you need to take water from rivers and heat it to kill bacteria. I could ask Katerine to fill the little wooden tank where I take a shower, that would save a lot of time...