Summoned and Unwanted

Kazumi slyly teased. She noticed Vincent blush after mentioning the amount needed to reach a hundred percent. She couldn’t stop teasingly giggling.

Vincent decided to change the subject. He sat down and let Wolfie sit on his lap. He stroked the soft crystal-like fur while Freerie landed on his body one after the other.

“I didn’t forget about you all.” Vincent moved his hand and carefully rubbed each of the butterflies’ small heads.

Later, Kazumi stopped using Soul Invite and sent Vincent’s consciousness back to the living world.

Vincent got out of bed and saw Sakura was still sleeping. He gently nudged her shoulder to wake her up. Soon, her eyes opened, and a smile appeared on her face.

“Good morning.” She said while leaning up and covering her chest with the bedsheet.

“Good morning to you too.” Vincent leaned his head and pecked her forehead. He took a few steps towards the door and said, “I don’t know when Lilith’s parents will arrive to take us. It is better to prepare before we leave.”

“You can go ahead. I will join the others soon.” Sakura understood what he meant.

.....

Shortly, everyone started to gather downstairs. Only Eliara, Fliara, and Zefine didn’t join them. Two were on guard duty while the other needed more rest.

Kazumi suggested setting a few rules while they were in the academy. Vincent liked the idea, so he asked his wives, the three adult maids, the five little kids, Tula, and the twins to gather as he needed to make an announcement.

The academy scholastic year was going to be six months long. However, Vincent could return home every Sunday to see what needs to be done in the meantime. It was the job of future Vincent to take care of.

Maid Xu, Yula, and Sofy were in charge of the mansion.

Maid Xu would communicate with Lilith’s parents for their daily necessities and send Vincent and his wives letters.

Yula was in charge of food and the kids. She was also in charge of tending to the garden with the kids at their own leisure. In the end, gardening with the children was going to be a fun activity to pass the time.

Sofy was in charge of transport, the kids, and the animals that will be arriving soon.

Lenn, Renn, Eliara, and Fliara were in charge of the security as they were previously. Nothing changed for them.

The last person, Zefine, still needed to decide on what to do.

Maid Xu told Vincent he could leave Zefine in her hands. Regardless of Zefine’s choice, she would assist her as she deems fit. Later she requested Vincent to take care of Lilith in her stead.

“You said everything a husband should do, haha.” Vincent laughed as he knew he had to help Lilith in the academy and be by her side most or all the time. She needed to get accustomed to the many, most likely mocking and judging gazes directed at her.

“I hope Lord Vincent will take good care of my lady in my stead then.” Maid Xu turned around and signaled to be followed. “Follow me. Yesterday evening I prepared two rooms with the academy clothes.”

Vincent, Lilith, Ester, and Iris went to change their clothes.

Ester and Iris wore a maid outfit. The design was similar to Maid Xu’s maid outfit. The outfit also had a green lion’s head emblem embroidered on the outfit.

Ester wore a pair of gloves with a butterfly pattern on them. On the other hand, Iris wore a cute collar with frilly tips. Their retainer mark was hidden, making Ester look reliable while Iris looked cute at first glance.

Lilith exited the room next. She wore a dark brown dress with a frilly trim, a cute stylized black bowtie, and a pair of thin black stockings to cover her legs. The retainer mark was on her ankle, so she needed to hide the mark without drawing more attention than a pair of thin black stockings.

The skirt was at about knee level, and the upper part of the dress was open, allowing a white loose summer blouse to complement the dress. Lastly, a green lion’s head embroidery was on the blouse.

Furthermore, the design made the chest larger, but Vincent was still in the changing room regrettably. He missed witnessing Ester opening her eyes wide when Lilith’s chest when her eyes landed on the dress. The dress was on her to-try list now.

Vincent was the last one to exit the room. He saw Ester, Tula, and Lupa with her tail wagging excitedly, talking to each other.

Next, he saw Iris nervously fiddling with her hair. A cheerful little group surrounded her. Leah, Clara, and Beth were comparing their maid outfits while Olive and Lian praised how good she as a demigoblin looked in the dress.

Vincent moved his head, and Lilith entered his sight next. She was blushing while being complemented by Maid Xu and Yula. Sofy, Lenn, and Renn were nowhere to be seen.

“How do I look? ” Vincent asked.

He wore a formal white t-shirt with a dark brown waistcoat and an embroidered Lionheart insignia on both the chest pockets of the waistcoat and the shirt. He wore thin dark brown formal pants with formal shoes of the same color.

Underneath all his clothes was a bandaged waist. Vincent had to cover his hero marks and make up a lie to deter anyone from requesting to see the wound he was hiding.

After a few glances, Vincent received compliments such as “You look good.” and “You look handsome.” Only Maid Xu bluntly complimented, “Lord Vincent now looks like a noble.”

Lilith’s parents arrived after they had eaten a light breakfast.

Two carriages were parked in front of the entrance. One had a coachman and the old maid giving him directions. The second carriage was theirs. Sofy was sitting on the driver’s seat while Lenn and Renn, were brushing the horses’ hair.

Lilith’s parents raised beaming smiles after Lilith entered their sight. They soon hugged their daughter and complimented how good she looked. The parents were proud of their daughter for finally being able to attend the Lusterfall Noble Academy after awakening.

The old maid gave Maid Xu a large cage. Inside was a blue bird looking around. Its head sometimes moved similar to an owl, while other times like a bird seeking its nest.

“The academy has a Prego Bird mailroom, so we brought this messenger bird as a gift. Head Maid Xu Xao Long will take care of it. She used to take care of our Prego Birds before, so there should be no problem regarding communication. ” Leonis explained while he approached Vincent and the others behind him.

Leonis looked at the bird and said, “Prego Birds are trained to track and pursue two identical stands made out of the same tree branch in around a 1000 mile distance. The branch chosen for the stands is from a tree that grows and absorbs mana.”

Vincent and Kazumi envisioned many things after hearing this. The unique mail delivery astonished them. If there is a type of bird with a homing ability, then more animals could also do something similar.

“The second stand for the bird is in our carriage. You will need to give it to one...” Leonis stopped and looked at Ester and Iris before continuing, “One of the two who will join as servants. The instructors there will lead them to the mailroom and register the stand as the Lionheart mail bird.”

Ester and Iris looked at each other. Ester nodded and gave Iris a reassuring smile. She was going to take care of Iris as they would be going not only to a place with dozens upon dozens of humans, but most of the humans there were prideful and arrogant people.

[This will be very beneficial to us. We will be able to communicate with Sakura whenever we want. The old school communication with mails is surprisingly exciting now that I am thinking about it.]

-Yeah, writing to Sakura will put my mind at ease.-

[I think it goes both ways. You worry about Sakura and another thief problem while she worries about you with your hero markings on your body.]

Vincent agreed with Kazumi’s assessment.

“The Lusterfall Academy is located at the North side of Lusterfall City. It will take about one hour and a half to two hours on normal days. But today will be a day with a lot of traffic. It might take us more than two hours to arrive.” Leonis turned around and continued, “We better prepare to leave. Say your goodbyes, and we will go.”

Shortly, Vincent, Ester, Lupa, Iris, Lilith, and Plow said their goodbyes.

Lilith entered the carriage with her parents while Ester, Lupa, Lilith, and Iris with Zero on her head entered their carriage. Vincent sat beside Sofy while Plow cheerfully sat on his lap.

Lilith’s parent’s carriage began to move.

Sofy used her fine whipping skills to lead the three horses and have them follow the carriage. The three horses grew accustomed to Sofy’s words. They only needed a gentle touch to move as Sofy wished. Nonetheless, the horses didn’t hate Sofy’s decades of dominatrix skills.

Soon, the two carriages left.

Sakura was already feeling a bit empty and uninspired to do anything now that her man and sisters, who share the same fate as her, had left.

Sakura had gotten used to all the residents living in the Emerald Lionheart Mansion with her. However, a house is nothing but materials. People are the ones who make a house feel like home.