Seven Devils And A Rose - Chapter 88

A few moments later, Brenna said, “Since it has calmed down now, why don’t you sleep a little, Alfie?”

“But what about you all?” I asked. “You can join me on the bed.”

Leona shook her head. “We’re here to protect you.”

“I see. Then I won’t sleep either.”

Aria said, “But it’s best if you do rest, Alfie. We have no idea how long it’ll take for Lord Felix and Caleb to return to their normal selves, let alone investigating whether the disaster monsters have risen and reacted to your qi or not. It could be days or weeks, and at all times, you, particularly, have to be very vigilant, as it’d be you they’d be coming for.”

I swallowed hard at hearing Aria’s logical words.

She continued. “Since the two lords are currently incarcerated, it’s a good idea for you to take a nap. I’m sure Lord Geoffrey will want to talk to you once the incident is all sorted.”

I nodded in understanding. After all, I also wanted my mind to be clear and alert while I was interrogated by the lords. I knew in my gut that they’d want to hear the full details as to how I got my hands on the necklace, which happened to belong to the woman named Yuki of Yamato. Of course, this would involve me telling them my backstory, that I had come from another world named Earth, which would undoubtedly rock them all with another shock.

I said, “Then I’ll have a snooze. If anything happens, please wake me up, okay?”

The three girls nodded.

As I was about to put myself between the sheets, Brenna said, “Wait. Your pants are wet.”

I looked down at myself. Of course, I was still wet from the incident in the bathhouse.

Aria said, “Why don’t we find you a proper sleeping garment?”

Leona was already heading into the dressing room I had been in earlier. It didn’t take her long to return, and when she did, it was with a lovely nightgown.

Leona held the nightgown up as Brenna instructed me to take off my clothes. Just wanting to get this over and done with so that I could get some shuteye, I did, pulling the oversized blouse off me.

Leona passed me the nightgown as she stared at my brėȧsts. “Wow!” she said. “I see our girl Alfie has beautiful brėȧsts. I’m amazed.” She chuckled.

My cheeks blushing hot, I quickly pulled the nightgown over my head as I said, “I wasn’t that big before. It was Lord Noah’s golden pill that did it.”

Brenna asked, “In the bathhouse, did the lords see you as a girl, Alfie? After the spell was lifted?”

I nodded my head as I said, “With my top bȧrė and my brėȧsts for them all to ogle, mind you. Of course, it was entirely Felix’s fault.”

I decided to blame that embarrassing incident on Felix, since he had been the one to put me in that pool, after all.

Aria chuckled in amusement. “Then I’m not surprised they’ve gone quite berserk at the sight of you, Alfie. You’re rather enchanting, to say the least.”

After I’d pulled the nightgown down until the hem of the skirt touched the floor, I took off my pants. Suddenly, I remembered something.

Everyone knows I’m a girl now, so…

I cleared my throat and asked, “Are there, by any chance, clean pȧntɨės lying around in that dressing room?”

The three girls looked at me and then burst out laughing as if they couldn’t help themselves, despite the dire situation we were currently in.

When they finally managed to stop, Leona asked, as she patted my head, “You must have been quite uncomfortable wearing men’s undėrwėȧr, right, Alfie?”

I nodded my head. “Very uncomfortable.”

After wiping tears of laughter from her eyes, Brenna said, “I’ll go and check. Fingers crossed, there’s a few that are your size.”

Once Brenna was gone, I asked, “So who does this room belong to? It’s very luxurious and in the central administration building, no less.”

Aria said, “I heard it used to belong to Lady Yuki Hoshi of Yamato, one of the Great Ones.”

Leona said, “The seven lords used to have their quarters here, too, since it’s close to the central hub. Easy for work. Then, after the Great Apocalypse, they transferred their private quarters to the north wing and renovated most of this floor into a boardroom instead. Well, that’s what I’ve heard anyway, since it was all a very long time ago.”

So that was how it was. I see.

The fact that Lady Yuki of Yamato used to have this room, which was in such close proximity to the seven lords back then, must mean that she was very close to them.

She must have meant a lot to them.

Brenna returned, a bright grin on her face. She said, “I think these are your size, Alfie. It’s unbelievable that the clothes in there are so clean. It’s like there’s a maid who’s looked after the place or something, cleaning out the room and clothes.”

I couldn’t help myself and sniffed the nightgown that was on me. Brenna was right. It smelled fresh and clean, as if it had only been washed this morning.

I took them and said, “Umm, can you turn around? Or maybe I should put these on in the dressing room.”

Aria said, “Don’t worry. We’ll leave now.”

“Where to?” I asked.

Leona said, “We’ll be in the sitting room.”

“By the way,” Aria said, “that protective barrier there…” She pointed at the blue shield around the room and crossing at the door. “That barrier will protect you from those with dark qi. In other words, it will prevent anyone with dark qi from entering.”

I asked, “But everyone else is fine to pass through it? Including me?”

Aria nodded. “That’s right. This one is designed specifically to prevent only those with dark qi from entering. Generally, those with pure qi can pass through any type of barrier, including this white sage one.” She indicated at the glow of white light around me.

“Just like light can pass through anything,” I said in understanding. Which explained why I had been able to pass through that forcefield back in the woods when the bandits had come after us.

So there are advantages to having pure white qi, eh?

Aria nodded. “You do understand you must not pass that door, at all cost, Alfie?”

I nodded my head. “I won’t pass through the door unless it’s safe.”

Leona tousled my hair and said, “Good girl.”

A moment later, the three ladies left the room, shutting the door behind them. Alone, I put on the pȧntɨės, which miraculously fit, and for the first time in weeks, I felt comfortable and secure down there. It was definitely nice to wear female pȧntɨės when you were a female.

A moment later, I got onto the bed again and eagerly snuggled in between the sheets, making myself comfortable.