As soon as I came to this world, I realized that I still had my memories of my past and not a single fragment missing, though I’d wish that I rather haven’t, though I could still use some logic for this world.
I would regain conscious on a middle of a forest or some altar of a certain god with my original body completely intact, is what I expected but it turned out entirely different.
I found myself being caress by a beautiful woman with a blue colored hair and next to her is a young man with a golden hair, strong and good looking man. Though their hairs colors appear to be aren’t dyed but natural one, I expected that I would really see all sort of different kind of people.
A third person appeared from the corner of my view, and took something from the young man. It’s a bit blurry and the brightness weren’t completely adjusted yet, so I couldn’t tell what it was. Maybe cloths use to wrap me around warmly or something like that.
And thus I was born.
But, I wasn’t the only one who was born as well.
Several months has passed.
I come to realized that the couple that I first saw were my parents, and at the arms of my father seems to be my twin sister.
At first, I had a lot of difficulties as a baby, which limited my movements and were always being taken care of by my mother who had two children. Although it’s convenient for me to have someone be my hand.
But, I was surprised. My mother had a figure of a natural beauty model that clear tell people, “I have yet give birth” or something like that.
Though it’s entirely different from my twin sister of mine, always clinging too close to me when we’re sleeping, and doesn’t want to be on a different room away from me. It’s really tiring for father, who really loves to spoil her daughter.
It’s kind of worrisome on what would become of my sister of mine.
Half a year passed by.
Listening to my parent’s conversations this last half-year, I started began to understand things bit by bits. And thanks to the visitors that tend to visit our family, I greatly understand some of their conversation.
Although I learned to understand this world’s language still I couldn’t speak of them. But just pointing and doing signs with my hand they were able to understand what I wanted. –Hand sign really a universal language, thankfully it’s the first language that the humans had learn from the start.
By the time I began to crawl, my twin sister of mine follows me as well. Realizing to able to move freely is a wonderful thing, I haven’t felt so grateful to able to move. Although, I had some restriction on moving around, but with someone doing it for me is really convenient.
“Ah… look at that, Zyn started crawling as well, just like his brother.”
“Dear, I’m a bit worried for our son… every time I took my eyes of Zen, he would suddenly disappear.”
“Well, at least there someone here could find him, right?”
It’s true that I always wonder of inside the house, and how amazingly my twin sister of mine always knows where to find me.
–Maybe it’s a phenomenal thing that a person could tell either his other half is close or not, I can’t say that I disagree about this phenomenal because I also felt whether my twin is close or not.
Like I said before, I’m worried of what would become of my sister of mine.
I understood a lot of thing from exploring, the structure of the building is similar to a western house and it is a wide 2 story building made of wood. It consists with multiple rooms, 4 bedroom including the guest room, study room, lobby, a basement and an attic. Including the sleeping quarters for the two maids were hired in.
I can’t leave the house yet because it’s too dangerous for me but wandering around the house is filled with adventure and somewhat fun to do, I learned and discover lots of thing from just wandering around.
–Later it became a habit to explore around on my play time.
The maid that worked for us got me to misunderstood her for an aunt of our, but living with us for some time now made me understood that she isn’t a family nor a relative of ours.
The second maid completely shown that she’s a greenhorn and was introduced by a relative of theirs to learn how to do the job perfectly, but the truth be told behind it is that she was just some trash that got passed around to another person.
Surprisingly in less than half a year, she truly became a maid. But sometime clumsy mess up time to times, well you can’t get rid of old habits.
Although other seen them as our servants, but to us, they are part of our family.
A year and a half passed by.
I now learn the names of the residence of the house.
The name of my mother is called, Lynessa Rudlith, and my father is called Syth Rudlith.
Our first maid is called Sheila, she's the one who had a black hair resting on her shoulder, and the other maid who had a light brown hair tied in a twin tail, our clumsy but trustworthy maid, Sybil.
And the name given to me is Zenlocke Rudlith, while for my twin sister’s name is Zyneste Rudlith.
After learning how to walk, I discovered as well that magic are natural thing to this world after seeing Sybil chanting a healing magic on her injured finger, at first I thought that it was just some phrase to forget about the pain but seeing it firsthand made my heart beet so fast in excitement. Well Sybil wasn’t just some clumsy and worthless maid after all she’s actually specialized in healing magic.
Magic huh… to think it actually exist in this world.
Well magic isn’t the only one I notice, I actually found some few evidence actually I’m a Haft-Elf and Half-Human, though I had a long pointy ears and as well as my twin Zyneste has a pointy ears too, golden colored hair with a few strands of light blue next to our right ear, the fact that we had an identical faces and all, shows that this world had some other beings as well.
I’ve learned more about this world day by day and learn what our current standing in this society is, it seems that family like us who had a surname attached to our names had a blood-connection to a noble family and those who do not are just commoners. In fact my parents were a former famed-adventurer.
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It’s been a two year since I began serving for the Rudlith famiy, I still had some difficulties to time to times from my clumsiness but still kindly forgiven by Madam Lynessa, at first I thought that I wouldn’t last long and get thrown out to another family after a month but surprisingly lasted more than a year.
The time when Zenlocke learned how to crawl, he would suddenly disappear to thin air and would be nowhere to be found, and then later be found by Zyneste who also learned afterwards.
I could still remember it like it was yesterday, after learning of the first disappearance of Zenlocke all of us would panicked and began to search all over the house inside and out.
Madam Lynessa would be the panic at first and later on join the search, while Master Syth would rush outside to look for any trace left by Young Master.
It was a busy day for us, but after Sheila notices Zyneste crawling to somewhere we finally found Zenlocke at the study room looking at the collection of books.
I could still remember what Sheila had said back then, “The child’s of Madam possess a unique ability for such a young age, anytime soon they would surprise any adult to a different level”, the truth is that I don’t quite understand what she said back then and what she said whether it’s true or an exaggerated compliments.
Watching over them by the time goes by made me understood of what she said back then, Zenlocke learned how to talk even though no one even had the time to teach him how and Zyneste quickly followed up as well.
And now seeing Zenlocke began to wonder off to somewhere, Zyneste would also come along where ever he goes off to.
He also learn how to read and would also teach his twin sister some very difficult words and he somehow always spotted me whenever I watching them or getting close, but he seems to be comfortable when I’m the one whose accompanying them on their alone time together.
I also have notice that Zyneste is much attached to his twin brother and would stick really close next to him to wherever he wishes to goes; at first I thought it’s just some normal sibling love but it doesn’t seems that way to me at all.
The other day, I actually witness Zenlocke doing magic on his own with just only understanding the content and theories inside the books that he kept reading.
It really fascinates me to see him learn magic this skillfully.
I was grateful that I learned some from the advice and I tried practicing it with them time to time, but sadly I couldn’t skillfully do what they are easily do, so I just happily watched them learn magic by themselves.
Even watching them from the start was interesting till it turned to joining them on their discussion and chat about some trivial chat. –I felt that I’ve become their older sister even though I’m not related.
“Sybil! Stop idling around and get back to work!”
Oops… I better get back to work. I don’t want Sheila to scold me today.
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“Hmm… my son is growing quite well… but—“
Looking around the room where Zenlocke was once seen and now has gone to somewhere on his own, as well as Zyneste has gone to Zenlocke where he may be.
“—Why did my Zyn has to disappear like her brother!”
“Maybe Young Lady doesn’t want to be spoiled by her father but Young Master only.”
Sheila harshly gave a suggestion with a piercing cold glare the master of the house.
“Oh, it is you Sheila… have you seen Zen? I’ve been looking for him and can’t seem to find him, at first I want to have Zyn to look for him and can’t seem to find her either.”
“I haven’t… If I have found the Young Master, I’ll report to you immediately.”
“Oh. If you found Zyn—“
“—when I found where the Young Master is.”
“But, could you as—“
“—I’ll report to you IMMEDIATELY.”
“Y-yes… thank you.”
As always, I couldn’t much get along with Sheila but both she and Lynessa get along quite well.
It’s been almost four year has passed since we had Zenlocke and Zyneste, and it seems that Sybil is now getting used to working here but there still some improvement on concerning—
“Kyaa!”
—Her personality.
My wife contact a tutor for our child a few days ago after we had found out that our son has been secretly been reading, from the book that we had collected over the years of our travels, on his own without no one teaching him how to read.
Sybil seems knew of this for the past year and kept it from us on the promise she had with Zyneste, I for one didn’t seems to know of their collaboration and it seems that I was the one who haven’t notice of it.
Well not paying attention might be my fault though, but I didn’t even felt any changes from them to notice about. Thinking about it, I might fail as their father not to small changes.
“Master Syth, I’ve found Young Master studying at the certain room and called for him.”
“Please get us some tea as well, Thank you.”
Zenlocke came in holding a book and beside him is Zyneste rubbing her eye lid, it seems that she was sleeping when they were called.
The two of them sure looked cute together.
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While I was reading a really interesting book and Zyneste here sleeping deeply right next to me, Sheila came in with Sybil and told me that I was being called by my father, Syth, saying that he had something he wish to discuss with me.
Though at first I thought that he had some ulterior motive but it seems that I was wrong, this discussion seems to be concerning to us twin.
His gaze looked very similar to my father had back from the world that I knew of, the looked of a high standing CEO of a well-known industry.
“Zenlocke, Zyneste… please have a sit.”
“T-Then, excuse me…”
Me and Zyneste sat in front of our father and anxiously await for him to begin, moment later Sheila came in to serve us some teas and stood at the corner of the room waiting her next order.
“Zenlocke, Zyneste, I called the two of you here to discuss to you what your mother and I talked about. A few days ago, your mother sent a letter to Aeraenavu City to hire a tutor for the two of you. After your mother found out that you began to learn accelerated, she began to worry that no one here is knowledgeable enough to teach you more and even Sybil isn’t enough to teach you more than how to read difficult words.”
I expected this would happen but I didn’t expect that they would decide this early, and it seems that it’s not the only reason why he began to tell us about having a tutor.
If he told us about this matter and have us decide to either hire one or not but it’s not quite like that, he told us this directly without having our decision and already went ahead to hire a tutor.
But, something is not quite right about what he said and it felt like his expecting something, Maybe it’s that.
“And that’s the reason why you had to hire a tutor and told us about it, but it’s not the only reason.”
He quietly glared at me as soon as I declare his reason why his telling us this and guess that he had something more in stored for us, maybe I was wrong and only over-thinking it too much.
But I was surprised to see his face as soon after I declared, he suddenly snickered after a long pause and took a sip from the tea in front.
“What make you think, that it’s not the only reason why I’m telling you this.”
His expression became serious all of a sudden, like his testing me for some reason.
Alright, I’ll play with you…
“Because, you called us here to discuss something important and told us that mother and father already discuss about having to hire a tutor for us without our present. And if that the reason of our discussion, you could have told us about this matter BEFORE deciding to hire a tutor for us, if it’s an ordinary discussion you could had told us this on our family meeting or while dining.”
“But why did you think that father have more to say, maybe he just told us early and had nothing more to say.”
“I also thought that as well, but he wouldn’t have to give us a face of a merchant.”
“Is that true Father?”
He glared at me for a few minute and his face suddenly brighten.
“Great! As expected of Zenlocke. Yes, you`d guess it correctly.”
“As expected, Dear Brother is really amazing.”
“Alright calm down, Zyn, please continue father.”
“Yes, the reason why I said this is because I had a condition. You must not only focus on academic but in using weapons as well. At morning you would be taught in academics till lunch, and in the afternoon you will be learning how to use weapons. This is the condition that I had set for you, any question.”
“Yes… In this condition, does Zyn also include in it?”
“No, it’s up to her to decide whether she wants to or no. But she still can’t face away from studying, so she too include on being taught in academic.”
“Then I too want to have the same—“
“We have to discuss this matter later on, for now please wait for our reply.”
“Very well, you may dismiss. I’ll wait for your reply before dinner.”
“Thank you, please excuse us.”
“But, Dear Brother…!”
After finishing our discussion with Syth, we went back to our room to discuss concerning about whether Zyneste be included on the discussion or not, for this matter can’t be decided half-heartedly.
“Dear Brother, why did you stop me from answering our father? I want to study as well with you.”
“Yes I know that you want to learn with me.”
“See, you too think as well.”
“But, it just can’t be decided half-hearted…! I just don’t want you to be burden because of me.”
I did once felt this way after following my brother’s footstep, he also stopped me but still decided half-hearted. That was the mistake that I made after not listening to my brother’s word back then, though it still haunts me for this very moment.
“Is it because of that dream you always had?”
“!!”
“I knew that you been having a nightmare for quite some time, you kept saying “Why can’t I be like him?” over and over again. I don’t know whom you refer to, but it felt like I would be the one who would say that in the future.”
It seems that I’ve been talking in my sleep and she heard what I’ve said, it’s true that my dream were about my regrets on my brother back then.
“So why did you…”
“Because I want to… You and I are one, divided as two and equaled by one… I did consider about your dream and thought to myself so many times how you wouldn’t felt burdened so I decide to prioritize in magic while you prioritize on weapons. With this we could both have something good at, even though either of us could get second place.”
“Hah… just when did you become this cheeky?”
“I did learn it from you.”
“Very well, but don’t work yourself too hard, alright?
“Yes.”
After having thought about Zyneste’s decision, well told it to Syth and confirmed something once more before agreeing to our decision.
And after that our meeting had come to its conclusion.
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Author Note:
This chapter is quite long so I am very sorry, actually I had already have few chapter... Sadly I need to revise it once more, so my update would take a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeebit to long cuz the network here is so bad... A month long before I return home and currently staying at my grandmas place in the province with little network available.
So once more, sorry making you wait! And if you had found any sort of error or loophole, please inform me.
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