With a sheer enormous force is the door pulled open and a sturdy build man with mustache and unkempt straw-like brown hair welcomed us into the house.

“Ho? You have brought a guest honey? Well who is this lovely one?”

Even though the sturdy build man only glanced at us, he already took in the complete view of me and his, seemingly, wife.

He walked aside and Lira entered with a smile, still humming.

“Mn, indeed. I´ve found little thing not far from here. Must´ve been captured by a landslide or bandits. Hasn´t talked so far, but a lovely one at this.”

Lira answered her husband and I notice that I have only little understandings to the language the both of them are using.

It sounds like Japanese, but with strong dialect. I can only decipher phrases of it.

“pop”

Another window appeared

A new skill acquired: Language of Scorpia lvl 1 The common language in Vahalid continent

This means this country is named Scorpia and the continent Vahalid.

A nice piece of information already, though I wish I could level that language skill faster. I don´t like being helpless in such a situation.

After we entered the house, Lira carries me through a long corridor. The walls and floor look very used already. I am pretty sure the building must be plenty of years old already.

The wooden floorboards wailed under the heavy steps of Lira, as she brought me into a smaller room.

Only one window, at the top of a wall and not even one I could see through.

At the right end is a large wooden bathtub embed into the floor.

I see, I really must be an eyesore in my current state. Only natural that she wants me to clean my.....

“Hyaa!”

A squeaky scream leaves my lips as I turn around and look straightly at the naked body of Lira.

“Hm? what´s up little one?. It´s rude to do that at the appearance of someone.”

Although I can only understand parts of what she said, I can very well imagine what the content would be.

But a smile on Lira´s face clears my thoughts of any offense been taken.

Rethinking my situation, it seems to be unavoidable to take a bath with her...

All unpleasantness apart, I am grateful for her to offer me help.

“Simjon! Could you bring us the old dress, lil Hira wore. And please prepare some food as well.”

Lira yelled outside the wooden door

Obviously her husbands name must be Simjon, that´s what I could figure easily. That word was the only one sounding not familiar

“Mn!”

additionally the grunting sound from somewhere in the house, added to the fact that it has to be his name.

Lira somehow pushed me towards the wooden bathtub and I notice that it is a real huge one at this.

Maybe these people belong to some kind of nobility? Or perhaps everyone in this world has bathtubs this large.

I stand in front of the bathtub and don´t really know what to do. Not because I don´t know how to take a bath, no more of, there is no water within.

And I don´t see any kind of device to fill it.

Luckily Lira notices my timid behavior and smiles even wider at me.

“Could it be that you´ve never used a magic filled bath?”

She asked me something and this time I could understand her quite a little more.

Maybe because her dialect loosened a little.

I look at her nervously and slightly shake my head.

Without actually talking yet. I would be too embarrassed to speak right now. Not only is she also naked, but I actually don´t speak the proper language. I don´t really know why, but I also feel somehow very shy.

“Haha, it´s alright, let me show you how you use that.

See this small crevice here, that´s where you pour your mana into and with a small delay the hot water will be coming out. Come on, give it a try.”

Lira holds me at my shoulders and points at a small opening inside the wall.

Uhm, so now, how do I use my magic? Mhh, I can´t really ask her. That would feel awkward.

Maybe if I concentrate very strong on something energy like within my body...

I close my eyes and focus on my inner body flow. I try to feel something within me. And really, there is something.

Like a blue Crystal, in the middle of an empty dark space. There floats a blue large crystal.

As I go near that crystal it starts pulsating and with a natural ease, I feel a strong flow of energy squirming throughout my body.

It feels as if I could use it as I please. Let´s try using some of my mana at this crevice.

“Ping”

New skill acquired: Mana manipulation lvl 1 Mana manipulation allows you to feel and influence the mana

around and within your body. Greater skill in this will provide you

with a more powerful output.

“Rumble”

Lira starts to frown and slightly pulled me back from the bathtub.

Not one second to late, shortly after she pulled me back, a huge fountain rushed from the gap into the bathtub and also all over the place.

More like a geyser, is the water shooting outside. Hot water to be precise, as Simjon remarkable withstood and managed to suppress a small painful yell.

Seemingly, simultaneous to my water magic, has Simjon opened the door and embraced the full forced hot water shot.

“Hahaha”

I couldn´t resist. A small laughter leaves my mouth at the excellent view I have right now.

The poor guy Simjon, now holding a, once seemingly neatly folded, wet dress. Covered in water and soaked wet to a point, where even his mustache falls down and gives the impression of a very sad looking man.

“My, my. that´s some strong magic power you got there. Could it be that you never learned how to control your magic?”

Lira smiled at Simjon and covered her mouth, to suppress a laughter.

“Rhm, here´s the dress you wanted... but I think I need to go and bring another one.”

He sounds slightly grumpy, but that must be his usual voice. Because as he left his face slightly reddened and he concealed a slight smirk.

At that point it hits me again. This old perverted mustache man. He must have reddened because he saw his woman naked.

No, no he wouldn´t be aroused because he saw me naked... would he?

Are Pedophiles common in this world?

A shiver befalls my body at the thought. But I got no time for surprise.

With a large splash I am catapulted into the, with hot water brimming, bathtub.

“Here you go, time to clean that small piece of beauty and have a look at what is hidden underneath all that dirt.”

At the contact with the water I release a small squeak. It is warmer than expected.

The bathtub is extremely large, now that I am within, it feels as if it´s at least the size of a complete onsen. I get the feeling, this must be magic enhanced. Also the depth is considerably deep for a bathtub.

I sink about my full body height deep down.

Suddenly two large hands grab me by my waist and pull me upwards.

“Don´t worry, I´ll take care of you. Don´t want you to walk around with dirt on such a beautiful body as yours. Now come here.”

The old Lira grabs me tight, I very much dislike being held as if I were a child.

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As such, I try to struggle free from her grip, but I hardly underestimate her strength.

This Lady, who ever she really is... she is a total brute.

“Don´t you struggle so much! Here this´ll help.”

Lira pulls a piece of rock-like thing from somewhere and brushes me all over with it.

Turns out to be some kind of soap. In no moments lots of suds is spread over me, revealing my snow white and smooth skin.

“Oho, look at that. You turn out to be a real princess underneath that dirt.”

Lira intensifies her brushing and neatly brushes my hair with another magic crevice above me.

After quite the while we finally finish the bath and I am allowed to step out of the water.

Which already began to make me feel dizzy. Must be because of my small body, but the heat has reached the limits of my endurance.

“Pop”

Acquired new skill: Heat resistance lvl 1 A skill which let´s you enjoy hot baths for hours and hours.

Maybe it´s also helpful against the breath of a dragon, never

know, if not tested. Ps. Be brave it´s just an oversize lizard. [/tr]

The requirements for receiving new skills seems a bit strange, but I would love to gain a level somehow. So that I will be able to actually invest some points in them.

I hear steps and with a creasing noise the bath door swings open.

It´s Simjon with another dress in his hands.

At the sight of me he slightly stumbles backwards and his eyes go wide open.

I don´t know why, but his expression doesn't seem to be aroused. It has more something like being frightened.

He puts the dress aside and smiles at me weirdly and walks over to his, still naked, wife.

“Ho, honey, have you actually taken a look at her eyes? Don´t you think she might be a noble or someone even higher?”

I can´t really understand everything, due to the fact that Simjon lowered his voice. But I do understand the words noble and that he must imply me to be one.

“Pop”

New skill acquired: Eavesdrop lvl 1 So you finally found interest in learning about peoples

hidden fetishes. Great, this is the perfect skill for people

who want to know, with whom they can do the most

perverted things.

Also great for espionage and the excitement of learning

forbidden things.

Who the hell invents those skills. They do seem somehow creepy...

And I didn´t even intend to eavesdrop.

“Mn, I have. Actually the first thing I noticed, when picking her up.”

Lira states something and the weird accent comes up again. I understand not much

“Pop”

Language of Scorpia reached lvl 2

Oh, well that´s great at it. So I can actually level my skills whilst doing what they are meant for. Though I am curious how long it will take me to level skills through simply using them.

Though I hope that it will help me understand a little more now, maybe I can also try to speak the language.

Nevertheless should I try communicate with them. At least to show some gratitude, Lira did help me a great deal.

“Then, what should we do? Isn't it bad news if she were some noble girl being lost or even worse abducted? I think it would be best to put her back where you´ve found her. You know that our town is not on best terms with the nobles.”

I understand him! Yes, great progress. Even one level made a difference as night and day.

I fully understood Simjon, even though some of it still sounds weird, i´ll never accustom to this dialect.

But what does he mean? Me a noble... I am no noble, except the title Lichqueen is an established noble title.

I turn towards Lira and slightly tab her on the arm.

“I... I no am nail”

That... crap what the fuck am I saying. I understand what I said, but can´t construct a normal sentence???

So the skill only allows me to understand what they say, it doesn't actually helps me talking at all.

“It´s alright dear.”

Lira gives me a calming smile

“She must be under some kind of shock. It´s best if we let her rest here and everything else can be concerned with later. And so that you know, I´ll not dump a young and cute girl like her out where I found her. If so we could actually commit murder here and yet!”

Lira snarls at Simjon and moves before me in a protective manner.

I feel very emotional again... this crappy feeling, I am near the tears again. I cant even explain why, but there are rows of tears flowing again from my cheeks.

Damn.

“Mn, mn it´s alright. I didn´t mean it, of course can she rest here for the night.”

Simjon looks at me and in an instant his expression changed. The looks of guilt all over his face he actually tries to comfort me.

New skill Enticing: lvl 3 You little adorable girl, there you have it. You actually only need to display

your features or emotions to convince and claim peoples hearts to your content.

Why is it that this skill is already lvl 3? has it something to do with my appearance...

“Look what you´ve done, you grumpy old bear. Don´t worry dear, he´s only mean looks and nothing more, right Simjon?”

Lira notices the tears on my face and snarls at Simjon.

“Mn, I´ll prepare some dinner......Women....”

Simjon leaves and mumbles something in his beard.

“Look there, nothing will happen to you here. And now let us see how you´ll look with this.”

Lira wipes the tears out of my face with a towel and shoves me towards the dress.

It´s a dark red, lace-up back dress with two very neatly stitched ruffles at the wrist parts.

I´ve never imagined me to be wearing this sort of clothes... Haha, if my old me would see me right now, I bet I would laugh hardly at myself.

But somehow I feel kind of excited...

Though I am perplex right now, because I have not really any clue on how to put that damn thing on.

“Li..ra?!”

I turn around to ask Lira or more imply for help, but when I turn over two really saggy and heavy lumps of meat bow over me.

I stumble backwards, but it´s futile.

Lira grabs me and pushes me deeper in her embrace, I nearly suffocate.

Whilst she takes the dress from behind me and finally gives me some space to escape from this near body experience.

“Come I´ll help you, it´s never easy to put these things on.”

At least she knows what I wanted and with a precise move, she pulls the dress over my head.

It took us a while, But after felt half an hour, she was finally satisfied with my appearance.

It turned out that she not only wanted to dress, but actually also insisted on braiding me.

Now my, before messy hair, turned into a smooth black braid.

I am led into a big room, obviously the dinning room.

In it´s mid a large dining table with around twelve chairs around it.

But only four seats are prepared to participate at the dinner, indicated due to the plates and eating utensils.

Strange, I have not seen any other person around, but maybe it´s their daughter. It has to be, after all I think I am wearing her dress.

“Hoh, look at this. Its really like, fine feathers make fine birds*.”

Simjon stated as he captured me in his view.

(AN:* Like clothes make the man, just for a better fitting here.)

His mood seems a lot better, now his grumpy attitude is gone. All that is left is his misleading appearance.

I don´t know why, but I feel my face flushing at the compliment from Simjon.

This is really a trifling matter, I hope my personality will not be something as permanently changed...

“Where is Hira, bout time for her to show up. I really don´t understand why they are demanding the children to stay so long in school.”

Lira starts a small rant and pulls a chair back.

So their daughter is in school right now.

Interesting, I´ve not thought that the people here would have any rights for education. Though I also don´t know if Lira and lot are someone more noble.

I wish I could speak their language, but also it would bring up problems, I don´t have a solution for at the moment.

How do I explain where I came from... Tsk, for sure a topic that is inevitable in near future.

“Come on no need to restrain yourself here. Sit up.”

Lira interrupts my train of thoughts, by pointing towards the chair.

I simply follow her invitation and take a seat.

Where tables always that high???

Damn, I can´t even reach the ground with my feet when I am sitting.

It feels very strange, frightening as well.

I am still not used to be such a fragile small thing...

“By the way, what is your name? We can´t go and always speak to you with “The girl” can we?”

Simjon simply smiled at his question and takes a seat for himself.

He places himself at the front of the table, from there he seems like the head of the family.

“Ah! That´s right your name.. Oh how rude of me, I´ve never asked for your name.”

Lira simply holds her cheeks and turns her expecting view towards me.

Let´s try, can´t be hard, just one little word.

“Cleo.”

Yes I did it. In a very subtle manner, but I think it´s sufficient for the beginning.

“Mn, so your name is Cleo. Just Cleo, what is your surname? If we want to bring you back to your family we at least need to know that.”

Simjon smiles at me in a thoughtful wise.

A surname... Fuck! I don´t really have any surname. Maybe I should just think of one...

“I don´t know.”

I decide to not think of one. I don´t know their culture good enough to make a surname. Who knows at the end I take one that´s already used.

Maybe I should tell them that my family and I traveled and were attacked by bandits...

“Plop”

Language of Scorpia reached lvl 3 You are able to speak and understand the common language.

Holy, that´s a fast leveling process there. I wonder if it has anything to do with my abilities.

But it should mean that I can communicate now a lot easier.

“Huh? You don´t know. Hmm that´s not too good is it? Than can you tell us where your parents are and what you did there at the cliff-side all alone?”

Simjon really is a straightforward guy, asking me directly about everything Huh? So no further mercy for me.

Lira pats my shoulder and wants to say something, as suddenly the sound of a door creases.

“Mother, Father. I am back!”

A yell sounds from the entrance. Definitely a young women´s voice.

My guess is correct. With hasty steps, a young women rushes into the dinning room.

Her brownish and wild hair, speaks for her, to be Simjons and Liras offspring.

She is a real beauty, must be around 5,5 foot tall. And has a slender figure and a magnificent, charming smile.

If not for her wildly, shoulder long and brownish hair, she would totally be my type.

Oh, does that mean I still have my mind right at the male version... thank goodness.

So I can still appreciate the view in front of me.

“Oh Hira, welcome back. You´re late, We already prepared dinner.”

Lira answered at her daughter, who´s called Hira

“Hurry and get changed, I am starving.”

A friendly snarl comes from Simjon

“We have a guest I see? What´s your name?”

Obviously Hira totally ignores Simjon and Lira, as she excitingly bows over to me and squats besides me, so she is on equal height with me.

“I, I am Cleo...”

Hira startles me a little with her fast and overexcited action. I also feel a little discomfort at her pitying me, for my height.

So I start to frown a bit and move a small bit away from her.

I am not a fucking child....

Wait, I am right now... fuck this god!

“She is so cute.”

Hira freezes at my action and bluntly spouts out her thought

“Hush, you undisciplined girl. Go and change for dinner already, your father Is starving.”

Now Lira snarls at her

“Mn”

A short sound from her and Hira leaves through a side door. Which definitely leads somewhere upstairs. I can hear a rant coming from upwards.

“Don´t worry about Hira, she´s always such a happy child. And that at her age now, nearly turning 17 this year. By the way Cleo, how old are you right now?”

Again I seem to be the center of attention, as Lira pulls upon my chair and moves me tighter towards the table.

How old was I supposed to be right now? Was it six...

~show my age~

Age of Cleo: 6 years

Ah indeed, so this works even when I just think about it.

“I am six years old.”

I´m getting better at speaking.

“Hoh? Dear she talks.”

What´s that supposed to mean Simjon.... Just because I didn´t know how to talk before.

I am not sure if I am showing my of set emotions.

“Dad!! Look, now she´s pouting. You definitely teased her.”

I feel a sudden tightening around my chest and with a strong pull, I am moved into an unfamiliar embrace....

“Hyaa!”

Even my screams sound ridiculously feminine

This girl, when did she come back from upstairs??

Of course it´s Hira, who caught me from behind. But I didn´t even notice her...

I turn around and try to breach away from her hug. I misjudge her strength, why does this family consist out of total brutes...

Nevertheless, I do get a good grip at something firm and tender with my hands. The spongy touch confirms, that I´ve just went down the path of a legal groper...

But I can´t bear the thoughts of abusing my position right now. I hasty pull back and topple over from my chair.

With a smooth “poof” sound I land on my butt.

The nice wooden floor damped my fall.......Not at all!

“Ouch”

I simply cry out in pain.

“Ping”

New skill acquired: Fortitude Pain hurts?

Let this skill turn Pain into one of your best friends.

No more spankings, no more damage from boiling

water. The ways of masochism are unfathomable.

What´s this? Even ano ther skill. I hate the person writing them... They are extremely weird worded.

“Oh, I am sorry Cleo. Are you ok? Don´t cry.”

Hira instantly squats down to me and pats my head.

But as if I would cry from a small pump on the floor.

“I am ok. didn´t hurt that much.”

Tsk, just let me go you brute of a girl, although I have to admit that she is cute.

“Mn, mn. It´s time for dinner already. And now eat up.”

I didn´t notice how Simjon vanished whilst Hira caught me, but now he suddenly appears out of nowhere, carrying a huge plate with lots of different foods on it.

They look extremely delicious.

I am sure my eyes´ve gone wide right now.

It´s been so long since i´ve had something self made.

For all that I know, my unsocial behavior has led me to neglect many things, such as cooking for me.

There was just no need, with all the instant food humanity managed to create.

But right now, I realize how much I´ve really missed cooked food.

And there´s so much of it. How is a family of 4 people considered to eat that much.

There´s like potato stew, something that looks like noodles, a slimy grain...maybe a natto or rice substitute and also lots of meat. Especially a very familiar kind of meat.

“Chicken.”

I must look like a child right now, but I strongly believe that my broad smile is a must.

I haven´t eaten roasted chicken for whiles right now. But its definitely my favorite meat.

I only gain a charming smile from Hira, who currently sits besides me, from where she permanently touches my hair. But that is none of my concern right now, I feel extremely occupied by the chicken.

Simjon is finally done with placing all the food on the table and seats himself again.

“Now, what are you waiting for just fill up to your hearts content.”

He invites us to eat.