A certain place not far from the city of Teris lies a mansion of Brave Lineage. Generations of swordsman were raised here and have collected many

achievements within the lifetimes. This place was owned by the Rosewood Family. With scenery that a man might kill for and in a place far from danger and close enough to get assistance in time. The perfect place to live it was deemed as I thought to myself swinging this sword I clenched onto my hands. The Sun was hotter than usual today, looks like I need to take a thorough bath today.

"Yupher Sama! Yupher Sama!"

From a distance I heard someone calling my name, a familiar voice that I heard every day, a soothing voice, that's respectable and diligent and not so soft but not loud at all. I let down my arms and put away the wooden sword I was holding and looked over to the direction of the voice was approaching and saw a Woman at her mid-twenties frantically moving towards me with grace, her hair was brown and wrapped in a bun, she approached with ease even though such a dress was so difficult to move in.

"Oh, Lila! How many times have I told you not to address my as Sama when we're alone"

"Oh I am sorry Yupher Sa- em Yupher but you are still of a higher position than me"

"You know I don't care about that stuff Lila, being some fancy person isn't for me at all"

"But you could at least act more like a girl Yupher, I mean look at all this sweat and dirt on you"

I looked at my clothes, I was wearing brown pants that were quite easy to move with, a shirt tucked into my pants with big leather boots. It was covered in dirt and drenched in sweat.

"Well a skirt is too hard to move in anyway so how else was I going to practice"

"That isn't the point!"

"Eh?"

"The point is that you're a girl! You shouldn't be swinging a sword all day right through to the arrival of the night!"

"Why not?"

Lila sighs, but I was generally confused about why she did, what does me being a girl has to do with swords?

"Well back to the topic at hand. Yupher, Lisette Sama needs you, so go freshen up and meet her at her office"

"Mother needs me? Why?"

"Today is the anniversary remember"

"Oh. Oh!"

I completely forgot I was so focused on training my mind just forgot everything! How could I have forgotten I was kept awake last night because of this my brain truly is unfair to me at times like these.

"Then I'll be leaving first!"

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"Then I'll be leaving first!"

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She says as she runs off to the direction of the connecting Mansion, it's quite cute seeing her all flustered for once, she is always swinging that sword. How un-lady like well I can't disagree with her beliefs and her dreams, it's nice to have something to commit to and it's even better when you do it for yourself and it for someone else too.

Still, I find it quite concerning as every day without fail she spends 14 hours practising, nothing else is being learnt, even it's just a tiny bit I need to knock some maiden like habits to her. Yupher is a sweet girl to only think she's 13 and still strong even though her situation would put anyone down. Is it innocence? no not even that can safe someone from this neglect being given to her.

Even if I'm not related to her at all in any way I see her as a sister and I would even give my life for her, well let's hope it never comes to that.

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I run into the connecting mansion where I, Lila and mother live and open the doors to the bathroom, I was moving quite fast because I was panting which isn't common for me, the bathroom was clean as usual, with a fragrant cherry smell it seems Lila used the thing Mother recommended her last week, a bit foggy from the steam of water from last use and big enough so you don't sweat inside, not as it mattered for me as I am already drenched in it. So I got ready to enter the bath, I remove my clothing that is painted with dirt and enter the bath it was very open about as 24 meters wide and long. I get in the water

"Haaaaaaaah, this is bliss~"

I sink inside, closing my eyes just feeling the warm water wash away what was on me, it was so good~ I always loved bathing after a good training regiment, it shows that I take care of my body once needed and besides the water is so warm who wouldn't want this. I heard commoners had to use towels and cold water. I can never go into that lifestyle if I did I'd cry every time I wash up.

"Hmmm"

I looked up with a concerned face with an odd thought and my mouth moved on it's on

"I hope I'm not being so selfish thinking like that"

It seems my subconscious won't let what I thought about the commoners sit well if only everyone was equal but that won't work right? otherwise, it would have been done by now?

"Why is the world so complicated can't everyone just get along"

Usually, Lila and Mother would say how innocent of me if they heard this, whatever that means? How long have I been here now? The sound of water swishing snapped me back into reality and then I remembered I had to meet...

"MOTHER!"

And with that, my little wet footsteps stamped off to the dressing room.