Chapter 6

In the following days, Jamie did his best to assimilate to his new life as the son of a General or Marquis. The servants of the residence were so excited to have a new young master that they served Jamie with the utmost care. From the food to his clothing, everything had to be perfect down to the finest detail. Maids even tried to serve their master in the bath or while dressing. This was the norm of this world. A noble is to be pampered and the servants will do everything like there arms and legs were incapable.

As a 19-year-old soul that never even had a girlfriend before, these acts were too intimate much for him, despite them being pure in nature. Thus, he immediately banned them from touching him unless he was dressed in an under robe.

On the third day of living in the General's household, Jamie woke up earlier than usual. As a person from the 21st century, it's only natural that he woke up later compared to these ancient people. Because of school, the earliest he would ever get out of bed would be 6 AM. And that's only if he needed to finish up some homework or cram for a test.

Therefore, when Jamie found himself having to start his day before the sun rose from the east, his mind was always filled with fog until noon. It was times like these when he missed being able to grab a coffee or sweet pick-me-up from the cafe.

'Hah... I wonder how my Manager is doing... I guess he'll have to hire someone else. I hope it's not a girl. Daniel might end up hitting on her and dumping her the next day.'

After putting on a light blue under robe, Jamie exited his sleeping chambers to find his personal maids assigned by Uncle Avery standing in a humble line. There were a total of four of them. All of them different in their own way.

Pipa was the eldest, age 15. She had light chestnut brown hair that was always tied into a neat bun style that adult female servants should wear. It suited her personality which was mature and elegant, especially since she was the leader of Jamie's other personal maids. In the original novel, she was always bullied by Scum Jamie and put into awkward situations that borderlined rape. Real Jamie couldn't stand reading these scenes, he didn't want to skip it because he hoped to see her retaliate and receive justice for herself.... But because she was a very loyal and devoted person, she always stayed silent. Knowing her as a real person pricked Real Jamie's heart. Pipa was so lovely and strong. He swore to treat her well.

For now, he could only comfort his mind knowing that the book wouldn't happen. Also, in the chapters following, after Scum Jamie grew up and left the mansion at 13, Pipa and the other maids were never mentioned again which meant Scum Jamie never saw them again.

The second and third in line were the two sisters, Rina and Lina, age 14. The two were identical twins with differing personalities. Rina was the older of the two and somewhat of a tomboy. Even though all the maids were supposed to wear the same indigo robe reserved for maids, Rina asked Jamie on the first day if she could just wear a simple servant boy's uniform. Not seeing any harm in it, Jamie agreed, saying with a smile, 'Whatever makes you happy.' The next day, Rina cut her long blue locks (Yes, blue is a hair color in this fictional world) into a short and boyish hairdo. When the others saw it, they were appalled. In this country, hair was a symbol of one's status. As servant children that grew up in the venerable General and Marquis household, they purposefully kept their hair long because it represented their status. It was unlike the original orphan Jamie who kept his hair long because he could not afford to get his hair cut. Rina only retorted the critics by saying, "Young Master said I could do it, so what are you all complaining about."

Of course, after that, no one dared to say anything more.

Lina was the opposite of Rina. She was a complete girly girl that strives to be an ultimate lady-in-waiting... When she first saw Jamie, she, like everyone else, thought that he was a little girl. With eyes that sparkled in delight, she immediately addressed him as young miss and milady until Uncle Avery corrected her sternly. Jamie guessed that he felt bad for mistaking his gender beforehand, thus he was always the first to correct those who'd made the same mistake. After hearing the miss was a young master, Lina reigned back her enthusiasm into dead silence. It seemed that this loli was still in the stage where all boys had cooties, thus her dislike.

And the last, was Kana, age 12. She was a cute girl with orange-yellow braided pigtails. She was the typical little obedient younger sister type. But since she was technically older than Jamie, Kana did her best to copy Pipa's mature attitude even though the more she tried to act older, the more she'd exposed her clumsiness. Fortunate for her, Jamie didn't criticize her as he always wanted a little sister. How can someone get mad at someone who was trying their best?

Pipa stepped forward upon her new young master's arrival. With a respectful tone, she bowed her head to greet, "Good morning, young master. I hope you slept well. It seems you've woken up a half-hour earlier than yesterday."

Jamie, who was still not used to people waiting on him, quietly nodded his head. The sun hasn't even fully risen yet, but the maids were already up and standing outside his door. His mind paused at this thought before saying, "There's no need for all of you to wake up so early. As I said, I'm originally a commoner, thus I can easily do things on my-"

In a forceful yet gentle tone, Pipa stopped him. "Young Master, you are too kind. As servants of a venerable Marquis household, we must perform our duties diligently. If we slack off, then what would be the use in keeping us? Our jobs are our lives. It is only proper that we do them correctly. The young master already allows us to not perform a number of our duties. If we cannot even do the morning ritual, (AKA help their master get ready for the day) then I don't believe this servant will be able to face the Master (the General) anymore."

Hearing her put it that way, Jamie swallowed his tongue and allowed for them to just do as they pleased. Like yesterday and the day before, he stretched out his arms so that Rina and Lina could dress him up. Jamie wasn't used to the eastern fashion or robes in general. One of the things that a lot of the readers disliked about the original novel was that the world mixed the east and west cultures so much that it became a bit confusing as to how the setting should be imagined.

For example, Jamie lived in an obviously ancient east Asian courtyard and was being dressed in a light blue hanfu with white lilac branches wrapping up from his feet. However, when you think about the naming process, such as General Jedrek, or Sir Avery, or even this body's real name, Soleil, they clearly gave off a western feel. In the end, Jamie just took everything with a grain of salt. It's a fictional world made by a crack author after all.

As the twins dressed him, Kana washed his face, hands, and feet while Pipa brushed his long, straight hair, putting in flowery scented oils that he without a doubt, really liked before tying it back into a loose ponytail like Uncle Avery's.

The entire process took the efficient maids around a whole forty-five minutes. If this was the him in the past, Jamie would have widened his eyes and slapped himself across the face. Unless he was taking a shower and going somewhere nice, he would never spend forty-five minutes getting ready. At most, everything would only take 20 minutes in total. But because the girls were so tedious with their work and went the extra mile to take care of him, he just allowed them to do things as they pleased.

When everything was over, Jamie inspected himself in the mirror. What he saw made his eye twitch. He had to pull back the temptation to just punch the glass right in the face.

The little girl was very pretty. With a fairy-like face and enchanting features, it is obvious that the girl would one day become a calamitous beauty... It was too bad that the girl was a boy.

Seeing the darkening face of their young master, the maids took three steps back. Jamie turned to the twins who kept their heads lower than their usual bow. For the first time, his tone was laced with displeasure. "Why am I dressed like this?"

Lina, who hung her head but showed no guilt, answered for the two. "Young master, I'm sure you are not familiar with the clothing of the Capital. There are many different styles of clothing made for nobles. Some prefer wearing a two-piece suit and some prefer wearing classic robes. The Marquis household has a tradition of wearing robes-"

Pursing his lips, he stopped her, "I know, you said this yesterday. I'm asking why am I dressed like a girl."

Lina lifted her eyes and tilted her head, looking like a confused child. "Young master, I do not understand what you are saying. These robes are what people call 'unisex.' Many males wear these here."

Jamie's narrowed eyes studied the dead face girl for a bit before moving over to the pixie-haired tomboy beside her. "Rina."

Rina's body shivered once when her name was called but still managed to respond normally, "Young master."

"Is what she is saying the truth?"

Rina kept her head lowered as she said, "My sister is indeed speaking the truth. If you go into the palace, you would be able to see many men wearing unisex clothing such as this. It is quite the fashion nowadays."

Jamie kept his eyes on the 14-year-old girl, pressuring her with his stern adult-in-a-little-boy's-body gaze. Seeing her not give in, he decided to believe her for now. Although they only met a few days ago, Jamie quickly understood that while Lina was slick-tongued, Rina was someone that could not tell a lie to save her life.

With her young master's mood more stabilized, Lina decided encourage him with her heartfelt thoughts. "Young master, truthfully, these clothes may look more feminine, but one must have to admit that the young master suits these types of clothing more. When dressed in purely male robes, the young master looks odd and out-of-place."

Jamie bit his tongue from the little girl's harsh yet honest opinion. He truly wanted to cry. Who told him to look this way? He wanted to be a manly man like his father, ah!