Chapter 76 House Tour

I didn't really have a lot to unpack in the first place so I spent the time looking through my new room while waiting for Mother.

Like I had said, the room was huge and already comparable to the size of our old house.

The King sized canopy bed sat at one end of the room with a large door that led to a walk-in wardrobe on its left, currently bereft of any clothing aside from a few sets of the clothes I bought that barely took up any space inside it.

A vanity was also pushed up against the wall on the opposite side of the bed and an accompanying wardrobe beside it which I don't even know why it was even necessary when there was a big one already present.

The bedroom even has its own study table and sitting area complete with a fireplace and an accompanying bookshelf that was also currently empty.

The only thing it was missing was an attached bathroom which I found ironic considering all the more common rooms I've been staying in had attached bathrooms yet this luxurious one did not.

I went towards the fireplace, having never seen one in real life before considering where I lived in both lives before this.

I wondered if it uses some kind of magic to light up or was it using wood like a normal fireplace?

Before I could find out though, there was a knock on the door.

"My child? It's Mama~ Can Mama come in?"

Hmm? Is it normal for mothers to knock on their children's doors and ask permission for entry? I thought for sure that since this was her house, she would have just come in directly.

"Yes, Mommy."

She opened the door after a while and I realised she had changed her clothes into an elegant, black dress that showed off her curves.

Her face brightened up when she found me standing by the fireplace.

"Ufufufu~ That one uses wood to light up my little one. I will have Mary deliver some firewood later~"

"Eh? It's fine, Mother. Isn't she busy teaching Katsuki? Actually, wouldn't she be too busy as the Head maid to even mentor Katsuki in the first place?"

"Ara, ara? My child is so kind~ You don't need to worry, my child~ Since you've appointed little Katsuki as your personal maid, the bare minimum standard for little Katsuki to meet would be Mary's level. Thus she will learn from how Mary perform her duties directly~ Of course, there will be classes she will attend aside from that since you already know what kind of place this is~"

"Ah… There is that too… This… Ummm… Nilm's Royal Servant Academy? Where do the students come from anyway?"

She giggled and stretched out her hand to me, "Why don't Mama give my little one a little tour around the place?"

I grasped her hand without hesitation and she guided me out of the room where two maids were standing outside and waiting for us.

The both of them bowed and greeted me before joining us a couple of steps behind us.

"So… Umm… Mommy? Everyone here knows about me?"

"Ufufufu~ Naturally. When I came here to deal with the school, of course I had to let everyone know about my little one! That's why, if my child needs anything, you can just ask any of the servants around~ Ah! But of course, Mama would still rather my dearest child depend on me!"

I suppose that is to be expected.

Mother then guided me throughout the mansion while holding me by the hand, introducing me to every part of our new home.

From what I could see, the mansion was built in the shape of a 'H' with the main entrance in the centre of the 'H', though separate entrances were also present on both wings of the estate.

Our rooms were located in the right wing of the estate and it was fully reserved for our family's use. Aside from mine and Mother's bedrooms, there was also the dining, study, library, kitchens and other accommodations dedicated to serving us located here.

I also found out why there wasn't an attached bathroom since there's a giant room that was a dedicated bathroom. The pool was so huge that I thought it was a swimming pool at first until Mother told me otherwise.

Mother then took me to the centre of the 'H', showing me the guest rooms, meeting rooms and waiting rooms as well as the offices the staff hired to run the day to day administration of the estate worked in.

There was also an armoury here for the staff to use in case they required it to defend the estate apparently.

Next was the left wing where the actual Royal Servant Academy was located. Classrooms, kitchens, dining halls and even training halls dedicated to the training of the servants were built here, including their living quarters as well.

It was supposedly big enough to accommodate two thousand students and staff without problems, though it wasn't at that number right now.

There was even a garden at the back for the gardening course and… Erm… A basement for the… Well… More specialised training… The ones that involve whips can candles…

Surprisingly… It's the servants being the ones holding the whips since apparently quite a number of nobles were into that…

Well, who am I to judge anyway?

But if it was me… I'd say I would rather be the one holding the whip, thank you very much.

Also, Mother told me to enter this Academy, there would usually be a very strict selection process and only those deemed qualified will be able to learn here.

Katsuki gets a pass just because I was the one who selected her.

"So what do you think, my little one~" Mother asked after showing me the house, the entire tour taking up half of the day.

"Umm… It's big for sure I guess… Do we really need an entire wing for just the two of us? There's like… So many unused rooms there too."

"Ufufufu~ Of course, my little one! You need the rooms when you get your own harem, don't you?"

"Why is Mommy even so sure I would get a harem?"

"Ara, ara? Don't you already have one? There's little Katsuki and then the two Amrap girls~ There's already three girls! My little one isn't even of age yet and you have your harem already!"

I groaned, knowing Mother was just teasing me again.

I then looked back at Mother, "Since this is our home, then why does Mommy have that house at Dragon Sanctuary? And why did we live there until now?"

"Ara? That was Mama's original home before Mama came to the kingdom so wouldn't it be better if my little one also lived your childhood days with Mama there too? It was only later that Mama moved here and had this place built! Mama still goes back to that house from time to time and renovated that place later on! My little one is welcome to stay in either place though~"

I peeked at Mother, "Are there a lot of sweets here?"

"Ufufufu~ Since this is the capital city, there would naturally be many confectionery stores! The servants are also trained to make sweets too~"

"Then I want to stay here!"

"Ahhh~ My little one is soooo cute!" She squealed, pulling me to her chest to hug me.

I was released just in time to see Mary and Katsuki turning around the corner.

"Madam, Mistress," The head maid curtsied, prompting Katsuki to quickly follow suit. "Dinner is ready."

"Ara, ara? Is it already dinner time? I suppose we should go~"

Taking me by the hand again, Mother guided me back to our side of the mansion while Mary and Katsuki followed behind us.

I noted that Mary took position behind Mother while Katsuki did the same behind me, the significance of such an arrangement was not lost on me.

Not even a day had passed and I could already feel that Katsuki's aura felt a little different than before. Just how was Mary teaching her?

I suppose there's a reason why Mother had her appointed as the head maid.

For the dining room, one might have expected a huge room with an equally huge table inside which was actually the case for the Academy and Administration wings of the mansion.

The one in our wing of the house, however, was a simple rectangular table that was just big enough to fit six people on it. Only issue was that there were only two chairs present and they were both placed on one the table's longer side which ended up with me sitting beside Mother.

That meant Mother was constantly fawning over me throughout our meal time just like always.

It's like I never left our old home.

The only difference was that the food was definitely different and much, much more luxurious than the one I was used to.

All of that was trivial though, since dessert was a literal feast!!

Mother wasn't kidding when she said they had sweets here! They had everything! Cakes, cookies, tarts, candies and even ice cream! Ahhhh!! This is the perfect place!! I want to live here forever!!

If Katsuki were to learn how to make all this, I can eat this wherever I go!! This is the best place ever!

I love you, Mommy!!