Chapter 5 - Otome?

Today is the seventh day of my training. And still, the man has not been in his conscious state.

The healers often visit him but not as much as the first consecutive days.

Even though they put some spell for his healing, the healers don't have much power to absolutely heal the man's wound.

But for an instance, the healers happened to be having a light attribute, then that healer can immediately heal that man. Furthermore, if that someone possesses light magic, he or she can be used against dark magic users, of course, the battle between the two opposites, which in fact happens once in a purple moon.

(A purple moon comprises 200 full moons in Earth planet/realm bases. In total, it's about 100 years in this planet/realm.)

But, I don't bother about those things. I don't bother about possessing light magic or even any other elements. What I have now is enough for me.

Especially being with Pheia's mother. It is such bliss. A second chance of experiencing how warmth a family or mother seems to feel. With Joan, Pheia's mother, I'd feel how alive I am again. And I feel love again.

With these passing days, since my room is occupied with my guest I stayed in my mother's room. She often cuddled me every time we went to sleep. She even sings me a lullaby while gently patting my arms. And I like it, no, I love it.

I love that my mother's affection towards me before is the same as this mother's affection towards Pheia. They might be different but I know what I feel is the same.

I miss my mom but with Pheia's mother, it suppresses the pain and longing I have for my lost mother.

I enjoyed every time she pats me in my head, or serving me with my meals, even spoon-feeding me. I never retaliated cause I know she just treasures Pheia. After all, she has been given the second chance to live. I never opposed it because deep in my heart I know that I love it and I know that I love her. I love this mother, already.

I smiled while stepping towards the door as I remembered how we sleep every night with mother. I feel so much contented and happy at the same time.

As I reached the living room, I noticed that the healer and my mother were talking seriously. I slowly closed the door so that I will not interrupt their conversation but still remain at my mother's side silent and listening to them. They noticed me and eventually mother led me to sit beside her.

"I'm glad you're here Pheia. I'm discussing with your mother the present situation of that man." He said looking right through the stairs which lead to my room where that man is in. My mother told me that our guest is well enough to be conscious but due to some herbs effect, he is still slumbering. In a couple of days, he will soon wake up, as soon as the effect of the herb subsided. The healer then continued his talk before my presence interrupted them earlier.

"While I was gone for those passing days, I come to have an information that the Prince of House Minders is missing, and when I was brought here the first time I noticed that, in my memory, that man's cloth and coat of arms resembled those of House Minders."

House Minders? It sounds pretty familiar.

"That's why I collected more information and come to know that this man, lying here in your bed is the prince, Prince Steel Minders, son of King Cran Minders. As you know, they are the enemy of this manor, of our King. So I dashed here instantly, so I could inform you. This would be a threat to us when King Mille knows about this. We know how he hates his enemy setting foot towards his manor, no matter what kind of situation that man has."

"What should we do, then?" My mother sounded weary since this could be the source of our death if ever. As they talked furthermore, I searched all the memory that I have, both Pheia and my previous life, because this seems very familiar. The names, the story, it's agitating.

I walked to my room and left my mother and the healer. I focused my gaze on the man. Greyish hair, straight nose, soft cheeks with a little bit scar on his right one, pinkish lips... Then bang it hits me. This is definitely one of the otome stories my mother once written before.

My mother in my previous life was a famous author of some of the popular otome novel before and this one... This one I'm reincarnated right now is one of her masterpieces the "Elementals: Burning Metal".

This story evolves towards the feud between kingdoms or Houses. Their feuds began when the west House Zirec began monopolizing the ingredients in forming the strongest metal Zoiden. Zoiden as the strongest metal is used to make different battle equipment such as swords, shields, and etc. As house of the north House Minders, as a mining kingdom, supplies the raw materials to House Zirec, and that in hand concludes that House Minder's involvement in the Monopoly. The house in the East and South, which is House Edame-- where Pheia lives, and House Firum conspires to bring down the monopoly but ended towards more bloodshedding but not settlement.

Furthermore, the story circles towards the deafening harem.. God! My mom's stuck in here because it excited her. The heroine of the story comes from House Zirec, she's the Princess of the kingdom, Princess Iridia, whose role is to stop the feud between the families but ended up in a harem of three princes. The first prince is the one lying in here, the heroine convinces this prince to help her stop the feud, and this prince whose been enchanted by the heroine's pure intention, agrees.

The second prince comes from House Edame, Prince Nickel. He was a cunning prince, full of surprises as he obviously made by my mother a very adjacent character to his father, King Mille.

Third prince from House Firum, Prince Xenon. He was the last one who the heroine convinces because of the fact where they are the ones who receive the most sacrifice. He holds malice towards the heroine's intentions at first but soon gives in.

The villainess of the story, well there was no villainess if my mom is to be asked. She doesn't want that more burden towards the heroine and the group. It's because they will receive too much hardship with their families. So no particular villainess will emerge, except those lower nobles who idolized the princes.

Now, that I remembered the story, there is no situation as this is mentioned in my mom's story. As I can see with the prince scar on his face means that he has reached 16 years old and that in the time being must be in EleMetal(EM) School for elites that are the center of all the kingdoms.

So why is he here? What is the Prince of Minders doing at the forest owned by House Edame?