Maiden walked back and forth in her small room. After a couple of days of recuperating to heal her head, she can finally get out of her bed. However, she hasn't gone so much outside of the room and chose to remain in it the entire time. She doesn't even bother to welcome the sun outside even though it's tempting her to the extreme.
When she woke up in Pheia's body back then, she tried to find in Pheia's memories who Pheia was and the people around her. Maiden is definitely confused about how to recognize herself. Whether to call herself Maiden or just accept that she is now Pheia.
She sighed while sitting at the edge of her bed and whisper to herself, God knows how many lies I tried to con just to save my real identity.
She tried to seek whether what happened to Pheia. What caused her death, where was her soul, and why was her soul is replaced, instead. Because as far as she is concerned, she is way more certain that she transmigrated into Pheia's body. Lest, the odd of science.
A moment later, she heard a knock on the door. It was probably Pheia's mother. She opens the door and came to invite a beautiful young girl instead of Pheia's mother.
The beautiful young girl has curly auburn hair and a white complexion, which seems fair though. The young girl looked at Pheia with sparkling eyes, run, and hugged her in the process.
"Pheia-sama, I missed you. I thought you died. I'm sorry it's my fault. I shouldn't have told you to get my little cat at that stupid tall tree. I'm really sorry Pheia-sama. I told my sister, Alani the truth. Like you always said "Truth can set us free." But it doesn't Pheia-sama. I just felt more guilty as Alani-sama scolded me for risking your life without even looking at your capacity to climb a tall tree with your heavy weight and...." Her eyes bulged through her eyelids as she realized she must have said something she shouldn't have.
From what Maiden hears from her long rants. Speculations are true by what she saw in Pheia's wound. She must have bumped her head with a hard thing causing some fracture in it. And due to the fact that Pheia, in heaven's sake was merely 300 pounds. The fall must be heavier than expected. More damage as well.
As Maiden scanned Pheia's body this morning. She had bruises on her butt, legs, and arms. Which should say, it's definitely a tall tree.
The girl in front of Maiden started to say she doesn't mean to actually mean Pheia's weight. Which Maiden found cute enough to forgive her. Even though she doesn't even know who the young girl was the feeling she felt for the little girl says no harm.
The little girl stayed a little longer in her room and Maiden found the least trickery of asking her, the young girl's name without her knowing. Then to her success, the young girl's name is Alira Aswel, daughter of the cook in the manor, who has been friends with Pheia's mother. Alira said also earlier that she's the sister of Alani, the one who rescued her or Pheia rather.
I will never get used to this. How am I going to call myself? Pheia? Or my real name, Maiden? Arghhh confusing me as much as it bothers the heavy fat that keeps on bouncing with me. Arghhh.. God!
Way back when Maiden was in her previous life, she was never fat yet never as thin as to see someone whose ribcages can be seen. She always trained herself together with her Uncle Brook and exercised so often that she got a much leaner physique. Although, because of her physique, she often looked fragile but she was really strong and has stamina/endurance that can surpass three men in one go.
She sighed again remembering her past life. And it was like a mental torture to her yet she has to live the life she had now. She has to live as Pheia. So the first thing she will do as Pheia is to change her physique and diet. She should return her body and trained herself again. She doesn't know what's going to come to her life in this Medieval time. So, it's better to be ready than to have the same fate as her previous life.
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Alira later went home as her mother must be out of the castle soon and should have been home.
As Maiden was about to climb to bed to take a nap. She hissed as a sudden jolt of pain screeched right through her head. It's like tons of tons of pictures playing a reel through it. She shouted as more pain comes havocking her brain.
The memories of Pheia.
Pheia's mother came dashing through the door looking at her worriedly.
"What's wrong Pheia?" She asked eyeing Pheia worriedly and painfully.
"My head..... it hurts." She said as she saw twinkling stars and darkness started to envelop her
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When morning comes, Pheia, Joan, and Alani are already waiting for Lady Rhina at the receiving area of Earl Bairn's mansion. Lady Rhina walks out of her room and immediately heads toward the receiving area. When she arrives, she unknowingly shoots glares of daggers at Pheia. Pheia sighed as she sees how Lady Rhina's actions are caused by their consecutive disagreement or better say it, their petty conversations, yesterday. "You are all here.", Lady Cristiana said enthusiastically, as she emerged from the side door of the receiving area. "Good morning, Lady Cristiana.", politely greeted by the three guests."Good morning, Mother.""There's no need to be polite.", Lady Cristiana said. "I know what had happened the other day and yesterday is not fully settled. So, I want everyone, especially Pheia and Rhina to make amends." She gestured for Pheia and Rhina to get closer to her. She holds each of their hands and puts them together, "What should you say, Rhina?"Lady Rhina huffs with exas
Lady Rhina whose been sitting arrogantly earlier and was excited to ridicule their guest has her energy lowered down seeing that their guest was eating as if it was their normal way of eating. Especially the girl who came last. She might be a bit fat but the gracefulness she exudes while eating was tantamount to her own table etiquette or was even higher.An hour ago, when she and her parents arrived from their trip from one of her father's affairs. They were told that they have guests that were welcomed by her older brother. And these guests were the ones with Prince Steel from a neighboring manor. She was so interested and couldn't help but asked who are they in further detail. And when she knew that they were peasants, she couldn't help but be more interested to ridicule them. She has the attitude after all.After sitting down, Pheia finally said her greeting that most of the audience are waiting for. "It is my pleasure to meet and share this meal with you, Earl Bairn, Madame, and L
The three girls stopped what they were doing and fixed their eyes on the two guys."Steel, is this your friend who tries to kill Pheia?" Joan said angrily.The prince was stiff for a moment and nodded. He knew that his friend was playful but didn't expect it like this. And he knew Joan's affection towards her daughter so he didn't talk much but nodded. He respected this mother after all."Pardon, madam. As you can see, even if we tried to, we can't do anything to your daughter because she has the skill." said the man who smiled and added, "I didn't expect you here Prince Steel. Aren't you in the academy?"The Prince nodded and said, "A long story. Bairn, I need your help."-------------------------When they arrived at the mansion's gate. The guards' attention turn sour as they knew that this group of people were the ones earlier. They
"Pheia, wait for a second," Alani calls for her best friend to stop. They have been walking too far from the Bairn estate. Which adds to the aching foot of Alani. Pheia halted her step and looked behind her. She doesn't know if this girl two meters away from her, who is now panting and sweating profusely, is stupid or not.But she sighed and walked towards her now, deep inside Maiden's heart, considered her close friend. At least not an acquaintance anymore. It was a good improvement in Maiden's social skills.Pheia then asked, "Why? Is there anything you need?" She glance at Alani once in a while as she also examined the place that they were in. Earlier before she walks out of the group, she had already sensed some peculiar movements on the east side of the forest. So she purposely walks away from the group and heads unto it. But she didn't calculate that this considered close friend followed her until here in the area w
The day was bright. The sun shone out on the whole manorial estate. Animals graze at the outgrown grasses while farmers plow and cultivate the fields. Pheia, her mom, and Prince Steel together with Alani are inside a red-plated carriage. This carriage was rented by Joan in an exclusive carriage renting shop with the cheapest price she can get. The carriage was styled lavishly but emanates a common feeling. It's as if it was owned by someone outstanding but not that much, a nouveau riche per se. Although financially unstable, Joan really choose to rent in that exclusive carriage renting shop as they are a privately owned business that keeps the information of the renters confidential as much as possible. Even the chauffeur of the carriage didn't ask about how Pheia's group acquired Deputy Commander Costanillo's seal. The carriage continuously drove into the mudded road for two consecutive days as yesterday the rain started to drizzle the lands. Putting out
When Pheia and Alani returned home, they quickly arranged all works and loads they'll use to escape this afternoon.Pheia collected the raw materials for artificial prosthetics used to make Prince Steel old, while Prince Steel coldly stare at the materials."Is there no other way than making me old?" Prince Steel asked while disgustedly picking the pieces of stuff."If you had any other idea now then we can change it, but if you hadn't just shut up!" Pheia said irritatedly since when she collected these things, Prince Steel got no other things to do but to pester her like he does not deserve being vegetative because he is a handsome prince.Earlier as Pheia gathered her things, she collected brown eyebrow pencil for creating false crease lines, white powder for creating a pale-like face, white tendrils of hair, and pieces of cotton and brown make-up. All these are used