Chapter 3- Quarrelling Sisters

At a mansion in the Aestier kingdom, two sibling maids by the names: Lilian and Elaine were having a conversation about the mysterious boy that was brought over by their lady.

"Hey Lillian, have you ever seen a human with this hair color before?"

"I don't think I have. Humans have different hair colors, but I've never seen one with silver hair. Perhaps he is not from around."

Lilian declared in a robotic tone with no sign of emotion on her face.

"You think so? That would only mean he is not from this world."

"I wouldn't go that far. Although extinct, high-ranking vampires had silver hair as well. Some of them had differently colored eyes."

They were both standing a few meters away from the bed the boy was sleeping on. He was in a large bedroom filled with luxurious furniture. It was apparent that he was an important individual to the lady of the mansion.

"Wait, are you saying he could be a vampire?"

"I'm not certain of that yet, but we can get answers if we wake him up."

Lilian muttered as she was slowly walking towards the boy's bed.

"Lili wait! What if he bites you?"

"Then we'll know he's a vampire."

"What's with that way of thinking? Why do you always throw yourself in danger?"

"…"

"Don't ignore me!"

Elaine snarled at Lillian who was unconcerned at what she was saying.

"Oh, you're awake. Are you a vampire?"

Upon reaching the boy's bed, Lillian realized that he had woken up.

"A what?"

He answered with a confused expression on his face.

"Silver hair and heterochromatic eyes, those were the traits of rare high-ranking vampires. I'll ask again, are you a vampire?"

Lillian muttered with no expression on her face while staring at the boy.

"Lillian, don't you think it would be better to wait for the return of our lady?"

"Um, what's a vampire?"

"You're kidding, right?"

"You don't know what a vampire is?"

Both maids were shocked by his question. It was only natural that they would react that way since vampires were known all over the world.

"No, I don't. Who are you two and where am I?"

"Oh please pardon my rudeness. My name is Lillian and this is my twin sister Elaine, we are both maids in this mansion. You were found unconscious outside the kingdom by our lady and she brought you over to her home. Is there anything else you would like to ask?"

"No that's all."

"Hey, what's your name?"

Elaine interjected immediately after seeing an opening on the exchange between Lillian and the boy.

"My name?"

The boy stammered as he looked like he was trying to remember something.

"Yes, you have a name right?"

"I don't know."

After hearing what he had just said, the room was silent for a few seconds.

"Hey, Lili."

"Yes, what is it?"

"This boy is weird. How can he not remember his name? Also, he has differently colored eyes. Doesn't this mean he is a vampire?"

Elaine murmured with a concerned look on her face.

"His appearance is definitely that of a high vampire but he does not have fangs. If he is not a vampire, then it's safe to assume he is not of this world."

"You don't mean…"

"Yes, he's most likely from the demon realm. I can sense dark magic pouring out of him."

The sisters had concluded that the boy in front of them was a demon from the demon realm. It was well known that the demons from the demon realm and those from this world differed greatly. Those from the demon realm are aggressive and those from this world were not very different from ordinary humans.

"If that's the case then shouldn't he be locked up?"

"That would definitely be the safest but let's have faith in Lady Lotus. We shouldn't make rash decisions without her consent. And besides, he has not shown himself to be a threat yet."

"He's clearly not a threat, he looks like a lost child than a scary demon."

"Um, am I going to be locked up?"

The boy mumbled with agitation.

"No, you don't have to worry, you're safe here."

Elaine exclaimed with a gentle smile.

"Do you remember what happened before you lost consciousness?"

"No, I don't remember anything."

"Wait, you don't remember anything at all?"

"Yes."

"You have lost your memories, something may have happened before you lost consciousness. You probably received a blow to the head that caused your amnesia, and that is probably the reason why you were found unconscious."

Lillian muttered with an inflectionless voice with no emotion.

"Lilli, why don't you take him on a stroll around the kingdom, that'll help clear his mind a little."

"Why should I be the one to babysit him?"

Lillian complained while tilting her head.

"Well, one of us has to do it."

"Then you do it."

"What? No, I have things to do."

Elaine protested. She turned around with her back facing the boy and her sister's direction.

"Besides, you seem to understand him better than I do."

"Are you afraid of him because he might be a demon?"

"Um."

The boy murmured. He was now sitting on his bed. The maids stopped talking for a moment after they both realized that he had no clothing on.

"Kya!"

Elaine screamed as she turned around with her face turning red. Lillian however, was not bothered by his ***** body and she turned her face towards Elaine.

"I am not babysitting him."

"This again? I'll go get him something to wear."

Elaine declared as she approached the door.

After her sister had left the room, Lillian turned around and began walking toward the boy.

"Don't you know showing off your ***** body is inappropriate?"

"I'm *****?"

He replied as he was slowly tilting his head.

"This is precisely the reason why I can't stand children."

Lillian snapped. She grabbed the bed sheets and covered his body with them.

"Don't move, stay like that until Elaine returns with clothes you can wear. I understand that you are like this because you lost your memories."

He remained silent and lowered his head because he felt bad about what had happened. After a moment of silence, he raised his face and looked into Lillian's eyes.

"Um Lillian, what are you?"

"What am I? My race is a rather complicated topic, but since you asked I'll tell you. My sister and I are what is known as semi-demonic spirits. Our race is among the weakest demonic races in the demon realm. Before working for our lady, we were both full spirits with no physical bodies, unlike the creatures of this world."

"By spirits, you mean like ghosts?"

"Yes like ghosts but…"

"Ghosts, did you say ghosts?"

"How long have you been standing there Elaine?"

"Long enough to notice that you have a soft spot for the demon boy."

"Tsk, you're starting to annoy me."

Lillian sneered at Elaine while angrily glaring at her. For the first time in a while, she expressed her emotions. She was upset.

"I promise not to tell anyone okay. Your secret is safe with me."

Elaine whispered with a wry smile on her face. Her words were meant to be a tease to her sister, but little did she know that Lillian was not in her normal state of mind.

"You're gonna pay for this."

Lillian groaned as she opened her eyes widely. Her eyes stared coldly at Elaine, she was the target for her rage.

Her pink hair began to glow; her body then released an intense aura that created strong winds that filled the room.

"Hey, Lilli! Calm down, I meant it as a joke."

Elaine screamed trying to calm her sister down. She realized that Lillian was genuinely upset by what she said. Lillian however, ignored her sister's cries.

A chair flew towards Elaine at high speed but she quickly caught it and placed it on the floor. Numerous objects began flying towards Elaine but she had no problem handling them in a blink of an eye.

When she turned and looked in the boy's direction to see if he was unharmed she saw a thin film of light covering his entire body. She was relieved to know that he was safe.

"Hhh, I did not want to do this but you give me no choice."

Elaine let out a sigh before kicking against the ground. She flew towards her sister and from the palm of her right hand, numerous strands of light were directed at her sister. The strands of light rapped themselves around Lillian's body and immediately after that, her aura vanished.

"Please forgive me sister, but I can't let you endanger the mansion and our lady's guest."

After hearing Elaine's words, Lillian came back to her senses.

"Big sister, please wait!"

Lillian had finally realized what her sister was planning to do, but it was far too late. Elaine touched her chest and immediately after that, Lillian vanished.

"Where did Lillian go?"

The boy muttered with his eyes wide open. He could not believe what had just happened in front of him.

"She's okay, I temporarily sent her away. I guess she did not take my joke well."

"Why was she upset?"

"I said something meant to be a joke but it pissed her off. My sister acts tough but she easily loses her temper when she's upset, so I sent her to a place that will take away her frustrations. She'll be back before you know it. Here, wear these."

Elaine took clothes out of nowhere and handed them to him. The boy couldn't help but be bewildered at what Elaine had done.

"I'll give you a few minutes to put them on. When you're done, come to the lobby so we can have a walk. I want to show you around the kingdom. Are you okay with that?"

"Um, yes."

The boy looked at the clothes that were on his bed, perhaps he did not know how to wear clothes. After about a minute or so he finally managed to wear the clothes properly.

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