“Young master, wake up.”
“Wake up, young master.”
Hearing a feminine voice calling me, my tired eyes started to flutter open, and the first thing I saw was an unfamiliar ceiling. For a moment, I was confused, then suddenly memories of yesterday flooded me.
‘I see, so it wasn’t a dream,’ I thought to myself.
As I woke up, I saw a woman in a traditional maid costume. She had a nice curvy body, a mature aura, and a cute face. She was standing beside me, waiting for me. Feeling confused, I racked through my brain looking for the memories of her.
‘Huh, so her name is Mia, and she was assigned to be my maid until my servant was determined.’
Here in the world of Ether, each noble on their 9th birthday receives a personal maid or butler. Shrugging these thoughts away, I got out of bed and gave her my most innocent smile. “Good morning, Mia,” I spoke.
“Good morning, young master. It’s time for you to freshen up.”
“Sure, let’s go.”
Giving her the signal, I was led to the bathroom where I was cleaned, rinsed, and dressed up. Though it was weird to be cleaned and dressed by someone else, the mental pleasure of having different maids clean you up was great. Though my body was young and it couldn’t have reactions, I was still an adult at mind.
It was at that time that I understood how big the mansion I lived in really was. Every corner screamed luxury. Guess this is what you get when you are the sister of the emperor. I was led by my maid to the dining area where there was a large table filled with several different types of food.
Reaching the table, I could already see my new family awaiting me. It was a rule that all family members would sit together for breakfast. Playing my current ‘Austin’ persona, I greeted each of my family, and I realized that I really needed to start changing my behavior gradually. My mother and little sister smiled at me while my big sister pouted and looked away. ‘Cute,’ I thought. I took my seat and started my breakfast, but damn it was tasty. It was nothing like what I had ever eaten, and the food just melted in my mouth. While having breakfast, my mother asked me how I was and other questions about my sickness. I replied curtly, matching my persona.
After breakfast, everyone was left to do their own thing. My mother had to deal with her duties, my big sister with her training, and my younger sister with her studies. Being noble and all sounded good, but it came with its responsibilities. Kids had to start focusing and studying from a young age.
And each child is taught to bring out their most talents and potential. In this world, noble children mature early due to their studies and responsibilities. Before my little sis left, I asked her to free her time in the evening so she could play with me. Though surprised, she readily agreed since she’s only six and doesn’t have a lot to learn.
As for me, since I am ‘sick’, my mother asked me to take a week’s leave from studies. Since I was free, I decided to head towards the library of the mansion. As a man who believed that ‘knowledge is power’, I needed to know more about this world.
Entering the library, I saw a large area fully covered by books, a room covered with books from top to bottom. Sending my maid away for privacy, I soon dived towards the books containing the basics of this world.
4 hours later~~~~~~~
Closing the 5th book, I leaned towards my chair and closed my eyes.
‘Looks like the knowledge I know is similar to the world’s.’
As I said before, this world is called Ether. The world was built by the two goddesses Silviya and Silvie. They both put towards their power and created the world they deemed fit. They created the Silviya realm and the Silvie realm. Currently, I am in the Silviya realm, which currently contains several countries and two empires, alongside the elves, beasts, and dwarfs.
The elves have a single empire where they live in the olive forest. Unlike the normal fantasy elves, they aren’t tree-huggers. The elves had created a huge empire within the forest which was ruled by several tribes. The elves are known for their ability for commerce and magical combat.
A large quantity of the world’s money flows through them, and several businesses and banks are being controlled by them. Not only that, but due to their longer lifespan, they also have a larger amount of experts. But they have no desire for world denomination.
Why do you ask?
Why would they when they have everything?
“We got money, we got to land and we are in prosperity!”
Plus, due to their innate magic capabilities, they were being protected by the dragons. Here, dragons are not an empire or a tribe. They are something much above it. Dragons are on a different level. They are said to be the first created species of both goddesses, with strength and life force above all other species.
They don’t intervene in the worldly matters, and they make sure that peace stays. Hence, the elves received protection and support.
