I believe that I said this before, but...
I HATE FLORENCE! HE SHOULD BURN IN THE DEEPEST PITS OF THE UNDERWORLD!
If you guys forgot...HE KISSED ME! AGHHH!
It's so frustrating and...e-embarrassing...I HATE HIM!
Ughhhhh...
Anyway...
When I woke up from passing out, I could hear some weird rumors about the prince, Florence, going on a rampage last night.
I'm sure they are all just made-up rumors since Florence is the first prince of Silverbell. He wouldn't be so stupid as to tarnish his reputation for some unknown reason.
Even though I hate every single little thing about him, I'm pretty sure that he's smart enough to keep his composure even if he is mad.
After all, he's the first prince and he had no reason to be upset. I AM UPSET, NOT HIM!
I sighed.
When I looked to my side, I could see that Ace was still sleeping on my bed, so I tried to leave as quietly as possible.
But when I sat up from my bed, I jumped up from surprise.
CREEPY!!!
Standing in front of my bed and observing my every movement was my personal servant, Grey.
Was he watching me sleep?!
I shuddered.
I understand that the game makers of "Love, Love in the Super Cool Magic Academy of Hot Guys" gave Grey a twisted personality themselves, but this is too much.
Grey is sadistic for pure entertainment. There is absolutely no romance in his words or actions. He just likes seeing people in pain.
Therefore, he is evil.
"H-hey there, buddy...Uhh...What are you doing there...?" I whispered with a slight stutter.
I tried to talk quietly in order to not wake up Ace, but there was no doubt that Ace already realized I was awake...I bet he's just pretending to be asleep.
"Of course I have a reason. Milady is always in constant danger of assassination. At night when milady sleeps, she is at the highest risk for dying," Grey answered quietly as if he was logically correct.
...Does this devil take me for a fool?!
"From now on, you are forbidden from watching me sleep ever. If you want to guard me, do it outside of my room," I tried to say quietly and politely.
"It's best if I guard milady in her room. Excuse me if I'm wrong, but it is safest this way," Grey said with a bow.
I could hear him smirking quietly.
...I also hate him. I hate him!
"Ugh...Do as you like! I don't care anymore," I groaned out.
"Yes...According to milady's wishes, I shall do as I like," Grey said with an air of triumph.
GAH!
I stomped away from my room with a small pout. But I could hear Grey following me from behind.
"Agh! STOP! AHGDISNDSIXJAKM!!!!" I yelled.
If Grey wasn't evil, I would've enjoyed the fact that an extremely handsome boy was following me around.
But he's evil. So...GET THIS HOT BOY AWAY FROM ME!!!
Obviously, I couldn't shake him off, so instead, I asked him to do me a favor.
"Hey, can you teach me how to use a sword?" I turned around and asked him.
"Huh? Why would milady ever feel the need to use a sword?" Grey asked questioningly.
"It's because I'm super weak! Also, I have an annoying person by my side all the time and I'd like to try to 'poke' them with a sword one day," I said with an innocent grin.
"Hmm...I wonder who that person could possibly be..." Grey said with obvious sarcasm.
"So, can you teach me how to use a sword?" I asked again.
"I can...only if your father allows it, of course," Grey said with a smile.
Heh. This should be easy! I have Dad wrapped around my pinky after all!
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Ten Minutes Later
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"Rejected," my father said with a sigh.
Wait...What?!
"But why, Daddy? I really want to learn how to protect myself early!!!' I tried to say convincingly.
"You're already going to learn how to use a sword later on. I don't see why I would let you learn swordsmanship now and risk you getting hurt," my father said with a sigh.
"I promise I won't hurt myself!" I pouted.
"I'm sorry but I won't let you. The last time you went off to do something, you ended up half-dead and in a coma for a month," he said sadly.
Humph! That wasn't my fault!!! I was only trying to save this family! Besides, Ash would've been dead without me!
Speaking of Ash...I need to talk to him later. He blames himself for my coma, which is absolutely stupid.
"I promise it won't happen again! After all, Grey will be teaching me!" I said with a shine in my eyes.
"Hmm...If Grey is with you...then I might have no worries..." my father said while rethinking his choice.
In the game, Grey was extremely good at everything, including healing and fighting, so it should be fine if he's with me!!
"Yeah, I'll be fine with Grey! So, please?" I begged again.
"Fine. But if you're hurt, I'll make sure you never touch a sword again," my father said as he caved in.
YES!
I gave my father a huge squeeze and ran to the backyard with Grey.
Grey sighed on the way out and asked a servant for some wooden practice swords. When the swords were brought out, he picked one up and threw it to me.
I caught it and immediately regretted everything.
It's heavy!!
What the heck. Isn't this a wooden sword?!
Am I just super weak?!
"Why is this so heavy???" I asked as I struggled to hold the sword.
"It is because these wooden swords were made from silver trees. Using this wood, wooden swords will weigh as much as a steel sword," Grey said with a smile.
No way.
Isn't this too much for a recently-in-a-coma toddler that happens to be an extreme couch potato?!
As I was thinking this, Grey picked up one of the wooden swords and held it in a perfect form.
He swung the sword once and I could hear the slice resonate in the air.
Woah. Is he a prodigy at the sword?! He's legit only the same age as me!!!
He took the sword again and sliced through the sword I was holding. The top of my sword fell to the ground and all that was left in my hands was the hilt.
...WHAT?!
They are both W.O.O.D.E.N. swords!! How did he use his wooden sword and slice through MY sword perfectly?!
"Hmm...We'll need to get you a new sword now..." Grey sighed in disappointment.
"B-but this is kind of-" I tried to say before being cut off.
"Sorry, milady, but if you would like to practice the sword, you must train hard. Very hard," Grey said.
Wait.
"You're going to go easy on me...right?" I said with a fake chuckle.
"Absolutely not," he said while smiling a dark smile.
...Oh...this is bad...
"So...uh...What do we do first?" I asked with regret.
"Since this is the beginning of our training, we'll start off simple. Run 5 laps around the backyard while carrying the wooden sword," Grey said happily.
Wait...What.
"WAIT! That's like 25 miles and the sword weighs a ton! You can't make me work that hard!!" I yelled.
"You are too weak currently. The only way to make you stronger is to make you exercise more," Grey said with humor.
NO! I DON'T WANT TO!!
"H-How about we make a bargain?" I said with seriousness.
"Hmm? What bargain?" Grey said with a little bit of intrigue.
"I-If I don't have to run five laps with the sword, I'll grant you one wish."
"...Really..."
"So is it a deal?"
"...Of course."
"...So what do you want for your wish?"
"Hmm...I want you to...run 10 laps with two swords."
...
"WHAT?!"
"That's my wish, milady."
"WAIT, NO!"
"I didn't know that milady is a liar...You said that if you didn't run five laps with the sword you would grant me a wish."
"THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT!"
"So?"
"GAH! I give up! I don't want to take sword lessons anymore!!!!"
"Then shall we go back in for some tea?"
"YES!!!"
Wow. That was the biggest waste of time ever.
As Grey and I were walking back to the house together, Grey suddenly stopped and excused himself.
"I'm very sorry milady, but there is some cleaning I need to do. Please enter the home on your own. I will be back soon," Grey said with a smile.
This seems highly suspicious, but who cares anymore...
"Okay then. I'll see you later," I said with a sigh as Grey left.
When I walked back into the house, I bumped into Ash.
"Hey! I need to talk to you!" I yelled as I pointed at him.
"Huh?" Ash replied with confusion.
"You blame yourself for my coma, right?"
"H-how did you..."
"I knew, okay?!"
"Please...Don't try to make me feel better..."
"Are you kidding me?! I swear...if you continue to think like this, I will permanently ignore you forever."
"W-Wait!"
"Tell me that you forgive yourself in...3...2..."
"WAIT! Please no..."
"Do you forgive yourself?!"
"N-no..."
"Are you sure?"
"N-no..."
"THEN DO YOU FORGIVE YOURSELF?!"
"Please don't do this..."
"I SAID...DO YOU FORGIVE YOURSELF?!"
"F-Fine..."
"Good."
"We will never have this conversation again," I said as I walked away from Ash and into my room.
I jumped onto my bed and groaned.
Ughh...really. Sometimes, people can be stupid.
GAH!
This is so stu-
Suddenly, I heard a loud scream coming from outside my home.
"GRAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHESDOVJSAGXMVOPEISOAAAAIFOIDSJJGHK!!" screamed an unknown guy.
Imagine being alone in your room with the lights off and hearing an unknown person give a huge death scream...
...You would freak out...
...Just like me.
AHHHH! PANIC TIME!!!
WHO THE HECK WAS THAT?!
Is there...A GHOST?!
WAHHHHHHH!!!! MOMMY HELP ME!!!! ...Oh, wait...I killed my mommy...how did I forget that?
ANYWAY, SOMEONE!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!
I ran outside my room and went as far away as I could.
And then I realized...Grey was outside where the death scream happened...
Wait.
Did something happen to Grey?!?!?!
Wait...
OH NO!!!
I sprinted to the nearest exit outside and looked everywhere I could.
Shoot.
Was Grey the person screaming to death?!
Then, I heard some rustles in the bushes.
"Who's there?!" I yelled with fear.
I froze and listened as the rustles in the bushes became louder and louder...until I saw the feet of someone stepping into view.
"It's just me, milady," Grey said as he came out of the bushes.
...This idiot.
I ran toward him and checked every inch of him to make sure he was okay.
"You idiot! Why did you make me worried like that?!" I yelled.
"Why would you need to be worried?" Grey asked.
"Someone was giving off a death scream and I thought that it was you!!!" I yelled at him again.
"That's not what I was talking about. Why would you be worried about me? Don't you know I'm really strong?" Grey said with a cock of his head.
Does this guy actually have a working brain?!
"If you are capable of doing everything, then you are also capable of dying," I said with seriousness.
"...Hmm," Grey said.
He mumbled something under his breath but I couldn't hear him.
"What did you say?" I asked.
"Nothing at all, milady," Grey said.
"Look, I don't care if you act evil, okay? Just make sure you don't die and everything will be okay," I said worriedly.
"Sure. I probably won't die, though," Grey said with a laugh.
"By the way...do you know who was screaming their head off?" I asked.
"That's a funny choice of words...Anyway, no, I do not know exactly who was screaming," Grey said with his eyes closed and a small smirk forming on his lips.
What in the world is he keeping secret?!
I should know everything about Grey since I played the otome game but...there's something about him that I couldn't put my finger on...
It's like he's hiding something that I don't know...
"Fine, you win, Grey," I said with a sigh. I gave him one warm hug, only because I need to make sure he wasn't a ghost.
Who knew? Maybe someone killed Grey and then turned Grey into a ghost...
As I was hugging him, Grey let out this extremely dark chuckle. It was evil.
I am pretty sure that his chuckle indicates the end of the world.
"Why of course, milady."
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A/N: I'm sorry if this chapter was confusing! I promise everyone that everything will make sense later in the future.
The next chapter that I write will be Grey's "special." When I planned out his chapter, the end result was like 5,000 WORDS!
Whaaaaaat?!
So anyway, I am going to split his special into two separate chapters because it was WAY TOO LONG! (the special will be pretty confusing until the end too)
So, stay tuned~
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