Introduction

-----Kaede's POV

Mai: "Okay. I think we're good."

After Mai finishes freeing Erytheia's arms from the cocoon-like wrapping she did earlier, they all stood next to each other in a line, standing in front of the rest of us.

Mai: "Again, This here is Melanthos."

Looks as though Melanthos is too preoccupied with examining his body as he remains silent, but it was then that Mai punched the side of his arm, causing him to straighten up.

Melanthos: "That hurt, Leuce."

Mai: "Good. Then introduce yourself."

Melanthos: "Introduce?:

Mai got ready once more, clenching her fist like she's about to punch him yet again.

Melanthos: "R-right! Hello mortals. I go by, Melanthos..."

He then turns to Mai as if he's asking if that was good enough. This reminds me of the time when I first met Mai... Although I don't think it was this bad...

Neda: "My turn now?"

Mai: "Yes."

Neda: "Good morning everyone. I go by, Neda. I govern a different world than this one, but I hope to learn a lot from you all~"

Unlike Melanthos, Neda seems to have a bright personality as her smile hasn't left her face ever since she first appeared. And it seems like everyone here has quickly accepted Neda as we all seem to be smiling back, almost like her smile is infectious in a way.

Neda: "Erytheia. Your turn."

Erytheia: "Hahh~ I go by Erytheia... Why the hell am I this small..."

Her voice trails off, seeming to be quite annoyed by her appearance. But If I'm honest, when I spoke with her, she did seem to have a voice of a child, so it wasn't too surprising to see her like this. Unlike Yui's hair though. Erytheia's hair is a fiery red, looking to be radiant, just like Neda's dark, deep blue hair.

Faye: "So~ About before. When Mell pinched her arm, Melanthos reacted. So I take it that it's the same for us?"

Mai: "Yes. Faye, Erytheia will feel what you feel, and Neda will feel what Fleur feels."

Neda: "Ohhh!~ So you're name's Fleur?"

Suddenly, Neda approached Fleur, grabbing hold of both her hands.

Fleur: "Y-yes."

Neda: "Woah! So this is what a touch is like. Amazing!"

Neda looks like she's a kid in a candy store with how bright and cheerful she is, despite her beautiful appearance. Fleur however seems quite stumped on how to react as Neda begins to play around with her hands. I end up chuckling along with Yui at how bizarre this situation is.

Yui: "This is crazy."

Kaede: "I know. I think Mai went a bit too far with this."

Mai: "Hehehe."

Erytheia: "Why do we have to have these things around us?"

Mai: "If you're to live down here, you need to get used to wearing clothes."

Melanthos: "But we're not mortals."

Mai: "And that's exactly why you have to wear them. You came down here to experience all sorts of things, right? So clothes is a very important thing to experience."

I'm honestly shocked to see this revelation. I remember before when Mai was first brought into this world, she wasn't a huge fan of clothes, but now look at her. She's already doing what I was doing for her, helping those three cover up with the bed sheets.

Neda: "Hmmm. I don't mind the feel of this, but it's quite a lot different than what everyone else is wearing."

Kaede: "That's 'cause they're bed sheets."

Neda: "Bed sheets..."

She examines her "clothing" once more, adjusting it around her chest, looking to try and have it resemble more like the clothes that we all are wearing.

Yui: "Y-yeah... I think we need to take them shopping."

Kaede: "I think we'll struggle with him though."

Yui: "Ahaha. Yeah. He's so big that he makes the bed sheets look like some sort of skirt."

Mai: "Well, we can worry about that later. You three. Be sure to behave yourselves. If I catch you bringing harm to anyone here, you'll be in for a treat."

Melanthos/Neda/Erytheia: "Yes!"

This is such a weird thing to witness. Mai seems to be taking charge of them and they all seem to accept Mai being the "leader" among them. Even the giant man, Melanthos is obeying Mai's order without question.

Kaede: "Are they all just as powerful as you?"

Mai: "Nah. They aren't made for this world so they're basically just like any average person in this world."

Yui: "What do you mean by that?"

Mai: "Well, they have no clue how mana works. Sure they'll have mana, but they're essentially babies."

Erytheia: "...I don't think I appreciate being called that."

Neda: "Aw~ But look at you~ I never would've thought you'd be this adorable, Erytheia~"

Neda goes in to wrap her arms around Erytheia, bringing her into a close embrace.

Erytheia: "N-Neda!"

Neda: "Ahh~ So this is what hugging feels like. Hah~ Feels heavenly~"

Erytheia: "N-not to me! You're suffocating me!"

Despite Erytheia's complaints, Neda continues to relish in her first ever hug.

Yui: "Wait, so then they're attached to Mell, Fleur and Faye? Just like Mai is to you?"

Kaede: "Ah, yeah."

Mai: "Mhmm. I asked whether it would be okay. We had a discussion about it and we came to the conclusion that we all want to have the same amount of time in this world. And since I'm already stuck with Kaede, seeing as though there are three other vampires, we went with this."

Melanthos: "But I have to say. It's quite unpleasant being out here."

Looking back at Melanthos, he does seems to be trembling a little. I was wondering what he meant for a second, but I soon realize that it's early in the morning and it's still quite cold. Growing up, I've been quite fond of the cold, but I guess with only a bit of your body covered, you're sure to start freezing up.

Yui: "Then let's move inside."

...

We all quickly agreed to Yui's suggestion, but we quickly stumbled into a problem.

Melanthos: "Ah... I don't think I can fit."

Mai: "Hah, Why the hell are you making everything difficult."

Melanthos: "Hey, I didn't choose this appearance. I'd happily swap with Erytheia."

Erytheia: "If only that was possible..."

Kaede: "Well, we'll just have to try."

I go to open the door as the warmth of the cabin inside invites us as we all funnel inside. And just as I expected, everyone inside look at us in shock and awe as their gazes flicker between all the new faces... Besides Sicily who seems to be still enjoying a peaceful sleep on one of the mattresses.

Lillian: "U-uhm. Kaede. What exactly is going on?"

Kaede: "We'll explain later. But these people are our friends."

Lillian: "Friends?"

Neda: "Oh!~ It's so cozy in here!"

Erytheia: "Mm. I'd much prefer to stay in here that out there.

As we all make our way inside, all eyes were soon fixed on the man outside, looking to be puzzled on how to tackle with getting inside.

Mai: "Hah, what a nuisance."

It was then that Mai suddenly stepped out, tacking Melanthos' hand before they suddenly vanish. But in the next instant, Mai and Melanthos were now inside the cabin at the back end of the main room we are in.

Melanthos: "W-what?!"

Mai: "Don't stand you idiot! Sit down."

Melanthos: "Sit?"

In the next instant, Mai quickly grabbed hold of him before forcing him down in a sitting position before he could have the chance to smash his head against the roof.

Sicily: "Mmm-mm... Wha-?

Looks as though the noise we're making has even disturbed Sicily, the heaviest sleeper among all of us. I guess now would the the perfect time to explain all of this to everyone.

...

Just like what happened outside, Mai went ahead and explained the whole situation to everyone else inside. With Neda and Erytheia being the only ones that can safely move around the cabin, they began scouring everything, picking up lots of different objects while Melanthos was getting comfortable on the floor. It looks as though Erytheia looks up to Neda a lot as she seems to be following Neda around much like a pet.

Mai: "Hey, Neda."

Neda: "Yeah?"

Mai: "Why don't you try out the mattress over there?"

Neda: "Mattress?"

Mai ends up pointing towards the now free mattress now that Sicily has finally got off of it. We all end up watching Neda as she moves over to inspect the mattress on the floor, bending down on her knees as she glides her hands over it.

Neda: "Oh! This feels pleasant."

Mai: "Pfft. Lay down on it."

Neda: "Like... This? Oh!"

It was when she sat down on it did her face light up in surprise. She then quickly proceeded to do what Mai suggested and lay down on her back.

Neda: "Woah! Erytheia! This is like the hug!"

Erytheia: "So it's suffocating?"

Neda: "No-"

She then proceed to pull Erytheia down onto the mattress with her, forcing Erytheia to join her. Again, I'm reminded of the time when Mai first tried out a bed for the first time while I watch those two play around on the mattress.

Erytheia: "What?"

Neda: "It's good, right?!"

Erytheia: "Heh."

Finally, a massive grin grows on Erytheia's face as she and Neda become one with the mattress, completely ignoring the rest of us as they have fun in their little world.

Lilith: "Hehe. They're like children."

Mai: "They basically are. It's their first time experiencing a lot of things."

Melanthos: "Looks like a lot of fun-"

Mai: "Don't you even try. You're far too big for that mattress."

Melanthos: "Hah~"

I honestly feel a bit bad for him being the only one left out. Makes me wonder if there's a spell that can make him smaller or something.

Yui: "I'll arrange something for you, Melanthos."

Melanthos: "You will? Thank you mortal."

Yui: "Uhh, it's Yui, haha."

Seems like Yui's also trying to look out for Melanthos. But I wonder if there even is a bed that's big enough for him. I do remember seeing that large bull man back when we first constructed this cabin, so surely there's a bed for Melanthos' size.

Sicily: "So these people are your family... You look nothing alike."

Mai: "Hehe. I guess we're family, but we're not related."

Lillian: "What do you mean?"

Mai: "What I mean is that we were born into existence from an unknown means, with our entire purpose being to govern and oversee the worlds that were before us. I'm the one responsible for looking after this world."

Everyone: "What?!"

Everyone except Yui and I along with Mai's siblings all spoke up in surprise. I completely forgot that only Yui and I knew about Mai's true existence.

Alenia: "Wait, so you created this world?"

Mai: "Hehe. No. I was simply born at the same time as this world. Also this world is the oldest, making me the oldest among my peers."

Melanthos: "I'm the second oldest."

Neda: "Fourth!~"

Erytheia: "I-I'm the fifth."

Mell: "Wait, then where's the third?"

Mai: "Ah, well. They didn't want to partake in this experiment of mine."

Neda: "They're honestly missing out. Hehe. I wonder if they're watching us from up there."

Erytheia: "I doubt it."

So there's one other sibling of Mai's that isn't here? I guess there needs to be someone up there doing the work. But now that makes me think that maybe bringing these three here was a mistake.

Natalie: "Hah, hah~ I'm here- huh?"

Suddenly, Natalie arrives behind us through the door as her eyes wander around, looking at the new faces... I guess we're not yet finished with introductions just yet.