A New Life

Chapter 3: Visit to Fief

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"How about this one for young master?" The saleslady hold up a red outfit at Mother, who looks considering it.

"Hmm... the shade is nice touch, but can it bring out the eye color?"

"I see. How about this one?" White tuxedo this time. "Your son will looks like a dashing white knight!"

"Oh, this looks-"

"No." I cut off. "No. White isn't my color. Just no." It's so easy to get dirty it wasn't funny. A little splash from spilled drink, breadcrumbs, or even caked powder and it will be shown. No means no.

"Is that so?" The saleslady looked at me and do appraisal gaze from top to bottom. "Hm... hmm... hmm... I see..." She disappears from behind the rack and return with black suit that looks cool. "If young master don't want to become White Knight, then how about Black Knight?"

"Oh~" Mom's eyes are sparkling. "That's nice suit you have there... we take it!"

No input from me? Ugh. Woman. Ah well. At least the coloration is nice and suit my dark taste. Mother also brought twenty dress shirt in white, black, and red for me, alongside three vest, and a dozen pants.

Mother... I don't need that much of wardrobe...

Next is... my sister's clothes. And if mine took two hours... this took longer.

Unlike father, I don't have excuse to get out. I have to sit my ass here and give comment as "A Guy", seeing Lilianne want to catch this Prince's eyes.

Just to give you idea: "No. No. Maybe. That make you looks like a banana. ...okay. Pretty No. Hh... decent? Too open. You looks fat in that. Eugh. My eyes!. This one looks good... You don't have chest to pull that off!... can you even breathe in that?"

By end of that I was mentally exhausted and has sore throat.

I thought the torture time is over. Oh no. It wasn't. The next destination is Shoe Shop.

"No. Nononononononono! Just HELL NO! I'm not stuck there! Nu-uh! No way!" I made protest and cross my hand. "I'm not going in! Forget it!"

"But you need new shoes, Renae." Mother told me. "Your old ones are start to worn out."

Crap. That was legit excuse. What to do what to do... ah!

Mother and Father will lynch me for this, but damn I have no other way.

"Then take this and pick one size bigger!" I take off my shoes and put them on the nearest servant before making run for it.

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Now without two fashionista turn me into their personal dress up doll, and no servants or guards around me, I looks like lost boy or something. Well, I AM lost but well, that's part of adventure. Not like I had anything better to do.

My feet bringing me to a Park with lots of canopy trees and large pond with bridge over it. I take off my now dirty and semi-ruined socks and dip my feet into the cold water.

Ahh... the feelings is the best... I have to ask if we can have small pond on the yard. It doesn't have to be grand or big. Only that it has clear cool water and deep enough for me to dipping my feet in.

Speak of feet... I wonder what Mother's reaction will be, once she recovered. Probably something alongside going to pull my ears when we meet again.

Eh. Worth it.

Hm? Is that... Koi fish? Oh, those are Kohaku Koi Fish... and Butterfly Koi. Huuuh?! Wait! Is that Tancho? Wow. I never see Tancho before! Hee. I don't know the fief has these. Are they native or did someone bring them over? If the later then who-