"nique-"
A warm sensation embraced my body. A heard a voice in the distance.
Ahh... So this is death huh....... I thought it would be worse... But this is actually quite nice...
"minique, wake up!"
The voice was getting closer, I also heard steps approaching.
Death... Is that you? Are you coming for my soul?... Well, I guess it was nice while it lasted... Time to be part of the eternal nothingness of space... Man... Who would think that death would sound like a little girl... The universe sure is weird...
I was ready for anything, so my limbs spread and my face smiled.
Come on! Take me! I am ready!
"Dominique! I told you to wake up!"
Poof!
"Geha?!"
I said that, but I never expected to be punched in the stomach.
"Cough! Cough! Holly shit! Can´t you be a little more gentle?!"
"Huh? Why are you talking to me like that? Did you become an idiot after dreaming?"
"Huh?! Who are you calling idiot you...... Kid?"
"Huh?! I´m older than you! It may only be a month, but 30 days are 30 days!"
"Huh? 30? What?"
"You don´t know the numbers? But we have been studying them for 2 weeks! Don´t tell me you just forgot about them!"
"..........."
Sat on my stomach, a girl was scolding me about how I needed to pay more attention and study harder.
She was wearing a red outfit that consisted of a well-made dress and golden shoes that matched with her ruby eyes and long blonde hair.
Her smooth-looking white skin was the ultimate addition to her gorgeous face and well-developed body.
She´s 16. Her birthday is the 14´th day of the fourth month of the new solar calendar.
Wait... Why do I know all of that when is the first time I see this girl?
"And then after dinner, we´ll repass the multiplication tables so that you...... Uhm, Dominique? Are you okay? Why are you looking at me like that? Did you perhaps get sick?"
The girl placed her hand on my forehead with a worried expression.
I was pulled out of my trance immediately. And as if a switch had turned on, my mouth moved automatically as I carefully grabbed her hand.
"There is nothing to worry about, my lady. Now that I can see you first thing in the morning, I am more than fine."
"... Is that so? Well, I´m glad you´re feeling good"
What the hell?! Why did I say that?! Why am I doing this?! What is going on?!
The girl got off of me and walked to the wooden door in front of us.
"You better hurry, the head butler doesn´t like to wait for anyone"
My legs made me jump out of the bed where I was. Once I was standing on the floor, I bowed to the girl.
"I will, my lady"
She nodded and left the room.
......
The fuck was that?!
Once alone I regained control over my body.
"No, wait a second. How am I standing? How can I talk? And why is my voice different?"
My brain was making questions non-stop.
My eyes widened when looked down to see myself.
"What is this body?! My skin wasn´t tanned, I was as pale as a ghost!"
I hurriedly searched for a mirror inside the simple and elegant bedroom.
When I found it I stripped and took a good look at my body.
"... Who is this?..."
Silver hair, yellow eyes, and brown skin. I had some scars here and there. My face was nothing like before, it was younger, healthier, and oddly handsome.
"I-Is this me?... No way... What kind of person has these eyes?"
looking carefully, I realized that the irises of my eyes were just like a cat´s. I felt both strange and revitalized.
When I was in the hospital my whole body became a fragile stick due to cancer.
This body has been trained... And with a lot of effort...
There was no place where muscles didn´t exist.
Whoever this boy was, he exercised a lot.
It probably has more muscle than when I worked out at his age.
My family would have taken him to be the next martial arts champion.
"... My family..."
The shape of that people appeared in my mind.
"... Bastards..."
I felt nothing but disgust.
Tick-Tick.
Chirp, chirp.
"Huh? A bird?"
The sound of a singing bird pocking the glass draw me out of my bad mood.
I left the mirror and went to the window covered by fine curtains.
My jaw dropped at what was visible when I opened it.
"Hm? No fucking way! Is that a castle?! Ah"
The bird flew away, my yelling surely scared it.
"...Sorry"
A wide and peaceful green land filled my vision.
Not too far away, a huge castle surrounded by what seemed to be a city was the jewel of the crown.
The immensity of the blue sky was being decorated with big flying creatures that I have never seen before.
"My goodness... Where the hell I am?..."
The shock forced me to sit in the bed behind me.
I needed a couple of minutes to accept the reality taking place before me.
"... I need more information...... I´ll just go with the flow for now... Who knows what these people do to me if they find out I´m not the kid they think I am"
I walked to what I guessed was the closet.
A good number of black suits was the only thing inside of it.
"That girl said something about a head butler... And this is definitely the uniform of one of those... I guess this kid was a servant..."
I changed clothes quickly, when I was done I got amazed by how good I looked in them.
"All right, that girl called me Dominique, so I have to answer to that name"
My feet led me to the door, my hand ready to turn the knob at any moment.
"Huh? Dominique? Where did I hear that name before?"
I opened the while having my doubts.
"If I remember correctly... It was from that man but... Nah, it can´t be... That´s just.......... Oh, come on!"
Long halls with infinite doors and stairs were all I could see.
My confidence dropped dead with every step.
Hmmm... Funny. I may not know anything of this place, but this body sure does.
Every time I was about to turn or go up or down, a ticklish feeling came to my back. It was like if my body was telling me where to go without using words.
Though it was quite weird, It helped me a lot.
On my way, I saw several other servants such as maids and butlers. Looking outside the windows I noticed farmers and people wearing red medieval armor.
A shiver ran down my spine when I saw their spears.
Let´s don´t get stabbed by one of those...
I hasted my pace so I could forget quicker of those bad thoughts.
"Guess this is the place"My internal Gps stopped tickling, so I assumed this door was the right one.Here goes nothing...I opened the door.Tick!"Fifteen minutes late. A new record of failure"The first thing to greet me was an old male wearing a white butler suit.His aged but healthy face had a monocle and a well-brushed mustache.He was holding a pocket clock that just stopped moving.People hurriedly walking and cooking everywhere was behind him.So this is the kitchen. Man, it´s huge.Like the rest of the structure, the place could easily have 20 people working with enough space to not bother their co-workers."What do you have to say for yourself? Dominique"My concentration landed on the butler once again, I just said the first thing that came to my mind."...... I, uhh... I´m very sorry, sir... It was my mistake... It won´t happen again"The man
After my embarrassing meeting ended, I walked out of the room blushing and dying of embarrassment.Verónica had regained enough energy to end what she was doing, so my presence would only be an unnecessary distraction. Besides, I had completed my objective, therefore, I had no more reasons to stay in that room."Fuck... I can´t believe I did that... Stupid Dominique. Why did the autor never mention how sensible you were?”My words were devoured by the darkness of the long halls of the mansion. The sound of my steps and the wells of the cart was what lasted longer.It´s been a year since I reincarnated as Dominique.I´ve been training my skills and preparing myself for the beginning of the original story.Today, in this night, the context of Verónica´s personality and reasons to be the villainess will begin.So today is where everything changes."I won´t let you become the villai
Dom!The doors fell and a squad of red knights heavily armed irrupted in the room tackling me down in the process.Their spears embraced in fire aiming at me from all directions."Hrgh!""My lord! We´ll deal with this ungrateful dog at once! Just give us the order!"Herion was dragged out of his trance. After a deep sigh, he put away his sword and walked to where the empty flask was."Captain, for the moment, take a look at this"The man whose red armor also had golden colors grabbed what Herion picked up.After watching it closely for a second he put the flask closer to his nose.Snif, snif... "My lord... This is without a doubt poison, I also notice a slight odor of coffee on the surface tough, this must have been hidden with the coffee beans of the kitchen or the warehouse""You idiot! Don´t say that!""Heh..."I could only think of the word 'stupid' when Colt´s mouth let go of h
Since colt won´t talk despite all our stares, I decided to end this once and for all. There was still much to do tonight after all."Hmph. It would have been better for you to say it on your own, but I guess that old brain of yours can´t even figure that out""Huh?! The hell you just said?!"Ignoring his increasing rage I grabbed the piece of paper, and after reading it, I exposed my conclusion."These, ladies and gentlemen, are coordinates. Here is the place and time where Colt is supposed to meet with his associates""??!!"Great doubt was shown in their faces. The idea of these numbers and symbols in my hand meaning what I said was apparently too hard to believe.The discovery was greater than I expected.Right... It is only almost at the end of the story when the author says that the people of this world don´t know about the symbology and numerology of geographic coordinates... It´s no novelty that this would
The sight was undesirable. My lady was going through a whirlwind of emotions and I was here being held by her mother's presence.When I gazed at her she gave me a warm smile followed by a whisper.Just watch.As ordered I stood my ground as I restrained my urge to reach out for her hand.Herion knelt, facing his daughter with paternal air surrounding him."Like any bet, there are times when you win and lose. When you win, a great companion is acquired, when you lose, it's a formidable enemy. The trick to this bet is to know who are you betting with"Instead of being sad, now Verónic seemed confused, a spark of hope began to twinkle within her eyes.Herion's eyes were on me. We were looking at each other, and I was getting unexpectedly nervous."That servant of yours is a good example of what I mean. When you found him at the edge of death, you trusted in your instincts and took him into our home"Flashbacks of what happened filled my min
When everything was settled we departed to the stables.A sword and a pistol were given to me along with light armor."Can I assume you know how to use these?" Asked a knight.In response, I skillfully cut the air around us.Dominique trained every aspect of his body to serve Verónica with the utmost efficiency in any situation. So of course he would know how to use a weapon.His style was similar of those ancient knights of England or Switzerland. But there was also a hint of vague savageness, characteristic of the Vikings or dark age Templars.Regarding my aim, I was not a sniper, but I was good enough to hit a target a couple of hundred meters away.
"Run! Get away from him!""HWAAAAA!""That drake is too fast! We can´t escape!""No! P-Please wai- AAARGH!""Damn it all! Turn around and kill the bastard!"The group of junkies halted their drakes and faced my direction. Their pistols and swords aiming at the air."What? Where is he?!"Confused by my sudden disappearance, the men looked everywhere with cold sweat embracing their necks."Stay together! We can take him down if we strike at once!"Following the suggestion, a ring was made with the bodies of my targets.Taking advantage of their foolish actions, I used the shadows to position myself in the center, where their backs were greeting me.Bang! Bang!I killed the first 2 with the pistol. When they realized where I was, Twilight pierced the chest of another to then chop off the head of the next junkie about to shoot me."I-Irregular""Too late to notice"Krgh."Hrg! W-Who are you?!"After reaching his hearth with the end of my sword he asked me with fear and hatred."Just a ser
When I was delivered back to the Fotiadis, the medic patched me up with magic, medicines, and other medical tools.I was inside my room, covered by the blanket of my bed. The Fotiadis family surrounded me as the doctor spoke with a notebook in his hand."Drink these pills to clean your system from the narcotics. Nausea should wear off after an hour. Also, your leg will be fine after a month of complete rest. Luckily, the blade didn´t cut deeper into your muscle, otherwise, your ability to run would have been gone for the rest of your days"A chill ran down my spine when I heard that.I saved my life and reputation with Herion, but I almost lost a leg.I need to be more careful from now on...The doctor went to Herion and handed him a note saying: "This will be enough for him". The man nodded as he thanked the medic for his services, and his wife followed both while leaving my room.Now I was alone with Verónica, who seemed quite angry.If I was in a better situation, I would be strugg