After a long day, Kyoko returns to her room. The room was chosen by Reinhard himself, so it's the best bedroom Kyoko has. The bed and pillows are soft, the balcony view is magnificent, and it's the biggest room Kyoko has. She even can run around, unlike the ones in her previous world.
There are too many things that happen after she gets transported into this world. She got weird powers, facing Bowel Hunter, saving her brother, and lastly, becoming one of five candidates for dragon maidens. She thought everything would go well after agreeing to make Reinhard her knight, but her anxiety was still there.
She's worried about her brother.
She doesn't feel worried when it comes to her brother. Usually, she will ignore or have a fight with Subaru every time she has a chance. It's siblings bond, you know?
But, this is another world. Dangerous can be anywhere, and that really makes Kyoko stressed. What if a monster attacks him?
No... He will be okay, right? Reinhard said he was with Emilia and lived at Roswaal Manor, the Head Mage Court in this kingdom...
The soft blanket was pulled, and the girl hid under it as she tried to sleep. Better sleep than thinking something worse, but that would make her more stressed because she can't sleep because she's worried.
"God.... What am I going to do now?"
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[The next morning]
Reinhard already left when Kyoko woke up. The Sword Saint stated in his notice paper that he would report to The Wise Men of Councils about her candidacy as well as obtain the proof of Dragon Maiden, The insignia.
So, she's free right now.
She doesn't know what to do. If she goes to the library and tries to read a book, she will not understand a single word because they use a different alphabet than Japanese.
She spends her morning walking around without any goal. As she visits the places, she tries her best to befriend anyone and interact with them. Luckily, some friendly maids are willing to speak to her.
Thanks to that conversation, she managed to collect several information about this house.
First, Reinhard still has a father and grandfather. Unfortunately, her mother gets afflicted with Sleeping Beauty illness, or in Kyoko's world term, a coma, while his grandmother, the previous Sword Saint, passed away during the Great Conquest.
Second, Reinhard has a bad relationship with his father and grandfather. His grandfather left the house after his grandmother died. His father became an alcoholic after his mother afflicted with Sleeping Beauty
Third, the story isn't complete. Half of them were told in short sentences by the maids as if they were afraid to talk about that. Maybe it's a matter of the House themselves, which Kyoko, the outsider, shouldn't know.
In the end, all Kyoko can do is roam around like a lost child. Until she found a mysterious room. That room wasn't one of Reinhard's choices when he introduced the manor to Kyoko. The hallway is empty as if none are living or walking there. It feels abandoned.
Driven by curiosity, Kyoko opened the door.
I mean, rules are made to be broken, right?
One step entered, and Kyoko was surprised by the inhuman beauty of the unconscious woman on the bed. Her long blonde hair looks more like a golden string than just a blonde color. Her face looks very calm as if she is just having a good sleep without worrying about the outside world.
Who?
Kyoko walked closer and placed her index finger under the woman's nose to make sure she was alive. What if she found a dead body that Astrea's family hid as their dark secret?
Fortunately, the woman still breathing. She's just sleeping. For unknown reasons, Kyoko feels that the woman isn't in her slumber just because she's tired. Her intuition tells her that this woman is coma.
And the only coma woman that Kyoko knows is... Reinhard's mother.
That woman, that inhumanly gorgeous woman, just like Reinhard, is his mother.
That means she will be my mother-in-law if I marry Reinhard----
KNOW YOURSELF BITCH!!! DO YOU THINK YOU'RE WORTH BEING REINHARD'S SPOUSE!!?----
But, still, there's no way I will let other whore steal my hot man. I found that gold first, so he's mine. I just need his approval and I will bring him into my bed. Easy----
AHHHHH!!! YOU DO THAT AGAIN!!! CONTROL YOUR LUST, DUMBASS!!!
Kyoko looked at the unconscious woman back. She was impressed by the beauty possessed by the woman; no wonder Reinhard could be handsome and beautiful at the same time. He definitely takes that feature from his mother.
Suddenly, She noticed something when she looked closer towards the woman. Unfamiliar colors of mist that can't be seen by the naked eye come out of the specific area.
The heart.
"This woman...."
Kyoko remembers that she was told by the maids that Reinhard's mother was afflicted with Sleeping Beauty's illness. She doesn't know what exactly that illness but the symptoms are almost the same as the coma symptoms except for how the body of the victim doesn't change after a long coma.
Unconsciously, she's done it again. Her body moves as if she knows what to do. She placed her palm on top of the woman's chest, closed her eyes, and felt the flowing mana into her body.
I see...
Kyoko realized something wrong with her gate, the door where the mana from the atmosphere was drawing into the inside of the owner.
Was it blocked by something? What the heck is happening here? Wait, why would I know that? AHHHHH!!! IT'S GETTING MORE CONFUSED!!!
Kyoko sighed before moving her palm to the forehead of the unconscious woman. Slowly, her palm was glowing with soft white light, making the unconscious woman more calmer, specifically, the mana flow.
For now, let's leave it like this. I absorb the overflow mana on the blocking gate. If the overflow mana remains on there... What will happen? It's going to blow, or can something worse? No... Just leave like that. If she's going to die, I will blame her on a natural case.
Kyoko, that's not how you treat your future mother-in-law.
Moving on as if she hadn't committed any crime, the girl walked and left the room just as she first entered.
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Reinhard reaches his residence after finishing the whole headache with The Wise Men Of Council. It's not the Wise Men who caused his headache, but the nobles who worked under it that caused a headache.
His luck is on the bad side today. He accidentally meets the most troublesome noble, that have a strong hatred for Astrea's House, when he is about to report Kyoko's candidacy. So yeah, he's tired like hell but still keeping a fake smile.
When he entered the main entrance, he found Kyoko running down from the second floor excitedly as she greeted her knight with a healing smile.
"Welcome back, Reinhard! I'm waiting for you!!"
Somehow, her smile really made Reinhard's headache go like a leaf floating in the air. He's bowing slightly to greet his mistress politely.
"I'm back, milady. Did you enjoy your first day in Astrea's Manor?"
"Yeah.... maybe? I enjoy chit-chatting with the maids, but still, I need something more interesting to relieve my boredom."
Reinhard's expression dropped from a smile to sadness, "My apologies for my lack of observation. I should do something before leaving you alone in a foreign place."
"No, no, no. You don't need to apologize, Reinhard. I told you that I still have fun, but I rather have fun with you!!"
"Then, I will clear my schedule tomorrow."
"Wait, what? Isn't that going bad? You don't need to do that just because I told you I'm bored. I'm fine. It's just a small thing." Kyoko said, feeling bad for her stupid choice to complain about her boredom to her busy knight.
"Your needs are my first priorities, milady. If you want something, it's my duty to fulfill it." Reinhard stated reasonably.
Kyoko, who hears it, suddenly has naughty thoughts, teasing, "Yeah.... Not until I told you that I wanted to take you in my bed. You definitely refuse that."
The Sword Saint flinched when he heard his mistress words. The heat rose on his face as he covered the blush on his cheeks with his palm, "Please have some dignity, milady...."
Kyoko only chuckled; she really had fun teasing her knight in a naughty way. Who can blame her when her knight is such a hottie and handsome?
"Anyway, I would like to report on your candidacy results. Let's have conversations in my study room?"
"Not the bedroom?"
"....."
Reinhard tried his best to control his flustered expression as he answered in embarrassment, "Not in the bedroom... Milady...."
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