Chapter 190: Sleepover.
This is certainly an interesting Earth custom. We aristocrats usually sleep in separate rooms even if were visiting the homes of others.
It sounds like an interesting idea, but wouldnt the innkeeper be furious if we simply took the beds out of the individual rooms and ced them inside here?
There were three rooms betweenAurora and the Magical Biscuits, with two rooms reserved for three of the six Biscuits each while the four members of Aurora shared a single room. Grimnir, as he had his RV, was the only one who slept outside this fancy inn that Yorshka rented for us.
After a pretty huge feast that Saori and Tamae created, I was about to go to sleep when Tamae came over and asked me, Hestia-chan, would you like to join our slumber party? I mean, it came out of nowhere, but I thought it would be rude to decline it since she seemed to be making an effort to get to know me more. Besides, after having Yorshka literally scream at me in Draconic for the whole day, I weed spending some rxing time with others.
Putting the beds from the other rooms inside my storage, I ced Tamaes, Tasiannas, Eines, and mine into Misakis, Kohakus, and Kazumis room, cing each bed to fit inside our moderate-sized room. It felt like ying Tetris. There wasnt much space left to move around in the room, but the n was to justy and sit around on the beds anyways.
When Eine and Tasianna heard what a slumber party was, they were quite interested in the concept. Tasianna technically had already experienced it in the fairy vige, and Aurora usually has a huge slumber party whenever were outside in the wild. We talked over a campfire and slept when we felt tired. But I guess we never really did one indoors.
Excluding Grimnir, who was still making Eines armor, Saori and Yorshka, who were currently out drinking beer or something, and Nishio, well, the poor guy was excluded by his femalepanions. Sure, it was a girls night, but he seemed like the responsible type of guy, not somebody who would do anything inappropriate. Im not sure if he stayed in his room or if he went out with Saori and Yorshka.
Dressed in pajamas, the seven of us were ready to rock! Uhm, ready to gossip and go to sleep! Maybe.
Hestia-chan, you go to sleep with your horns and tail out? And that was the first thing I heard from the Biscuit girls when I came in. Considering that both Eine and Tasianna actually said something notable, I thought everybody would focus on them.
Uhm, yeah. Pretty much, I answered, confused why they would ask me something like that.
Apparently, since they knew Saori and I were able to transform back into apletely human form with [Humanization] at levels 9 and 10 respectively, they thought we slept in our human forms. Having tails andrge horns pointing out our bodies sounded like it would cause terrible sleeping postures and a host of other problems. And, if this had been a few months ago, I would have agreed.
Kazumi, whod just gained the ability to transform into a katzune through [Beastialization]ined about these very things. When I tried to sit down, my tail just got in the way, and it was especially ufortable when the chair had a back. I tried lying down after putting on my pajamas and it always felt like there was a bump down below. Also, not to mention the mana drain while keeping the skill active.
All these issues were something I had to deal with when I first grew up as a dragonewt. Thankfully, the mana drain from [Humanization] wasnt a real issue due to my naturally high mana regeneration. The other inconveniences were just that: inconveniences. If you grew up as a human, youll of course have to first get used to your new assets and find a way to make themfortable. Same thing here.
You get used to them, was my in answer to Kazumis worries before borating on it. The mana is a problem, but youll just have to increase your Wisdom and [Mana Regeneration] skill, thats it. On the other hand, your tail is something you shouldnt have too much trouble with, unlike with mine. My tail has scales, is bulkier, and longer than what your katzune tail looked like, so it gets in the way most of the time. That said, I still managed to get used to it. You should ask Saori. She figured out how to live with her wolf tail without any issue.
I then jumped on my bed andid down on my back, moved it between my thighs and curled it up until it touched my chest. I then grabbed it and held it like a hugging pillow, finishing my sleeping posture demonstration.
I used to sleep on my stomach, with my tail curled to the side like a lizard. That ended up hurting more in other ways, so I ended up changing my posture to this one. When I curl up around my tail like this, I dont feel that bump, and my long tail wont get in the way of others. Its in a resting position, Im not straining my tails muscles, and it hasnt caused any troubles yet when I move during deep sleep. The only issue is when Im sleeping with a nket, since my ws on my toes and fingers can tear through it easily. Thankfully, I generate a lot of body heat, so I dont need a nket.
The only thing that was still an issue was my horns. They took up a lot of space on my bed, so itll get cramped when Im sleeping with somebody else. Fortunately, this was a minorint in exchange for sleeping in my dragonewt form instead of a human. Even if we were inside a city, I didnt want to let my guard downpletely. Assassins, after all.
Ah, I guess you had over a year to get used to everything, maybe it was a bit too early toin about everything. But , Kohaku grabbed my tail earlier and the sensation was intense, like wow, I yelped! A tail was a new body part with all the muscles and nervesing with it, if somebody suddenly touched it, it would of course feel weird. Over time itll feel normal like an arm or leg. Also, if youre scared your human form is too weak, Hestia-chan, then why arent you in your minor form? Your full dragonewt form?
Because Im still human.
Since all seven of our twin XL-sized beds were ced right next to each other, it felt as if we were all sleeping on two ska king-sized beds. All seven of us had enough room to move around,yfortably, and share some bowls of snacks.
Now, ording to my memories, thest time I experienced a slumber party was before I was ten years old, excluding the ones I had with my cousins. My idol obsession went wild after my first failed audition and I began dedicating more of my time to it to the detriment of my social life. Considering how a part of my memories came back and revealed how I <em>actually</em> was in my past life, I hope I can be a better friend now as Hestia.
The discussion then switched over to my sun core. The students were quite curious about my draconic features, although it shouldnt havee as a surprise to me seeing as Tasianna and I were the only non-humans among the seven of us. It also happens that the core was bright enough to contrast with my pink PJs.
It honestly looks like a gemstone. Aside from how bright it could shine, the scales surrounding it stood out from my human skin. Covering it up wasnt a problem usually and I was able to control how bright it could shine, but hiding all of it behind some light wear wasnt ideal. You do know you look like a boss with that huge, glowing weak spot, right? Isnt this like a trope? Wouldnt it be really bad if somebody hit it?
Yeah, I know, I know. You already saw me in my dragon form, Kohaku-chan. Although, protecting my core is something Im pretty worried about, since it is such a big reason why Im literally undefeatable under the sun! Thats why I made <em>Panzer</em>! Renewable armor made from my obsidian, plus I can also release a hot enough aura to push anything back. On top of that, its surprisingly pretty hard. While tapping my core to demonstrate the hardiness, everybody except for Tasianna asked me if they could feel it, too. I was a bit reluctant with having people touch me like that, even girls, but its not like it was too much of a bother.
After that small skinship moment, the discussion then switched to Earth. Eine and Tasianna, curious as always when it came to Earthen culture, were bombarding the students with questions I couldnt answer perfectly due to my memory loss. Also, receiving their perspectives as Japanese students was something newpared to my American experience.
Cultural and social differences between the US and Japan would be the main cause of culture shock for any American traveler, since Japan is a big stickler for conformity. Sure, they wont be too harsh on obvious foreigners, but if you spoke and looked Japanese, like my previous life, then those harsh res from strangers could be pretty frightening. It sounds a bit like Artoriass noble circles, Einemented at the end of the students'' description of Japanese society.
However, what truly made me curious was when they began speaking about school.
Sensei was, honestly, super scary in the first year she became our homeroom teacher, Kohaku exined with an uneasy expression. Like, I knew she was trying to gain our respect through it, but she was trying extremely hard. When we were in middle school, all we really did was be quiet, copy down the stuff from the teacher, and answer the asional question they sent towards us. ss was never problematic until its like one or two weeks away from the midterms, and the teachers just begin pounding all the information into you.
On the other hand, Sensei was always aggressive when it came to teaching us, Misaki continued. Her history lessons were, surprisingly, the tamest since she had a huge passion for it. She always made the information easy to digest and plentiful. As a high school history teacher, nobody couldin about her, she was extremely qualified despite only having a bachelors. However, when it came to the preparations for the exams, thats when her eyes began to glow red for the whole ss.
Sensei was strict when it came to making us learn information. Asking questions to make sure students pay attention wasnt umon, but with Sensei, she would bombard the ss with questions. Even with the information she presented a week ago, she would be merciless with us, Tamae recalled, admitting she failed one of Saoris questions once and received a harsh scolding from her. You have to understand, Shirako High was mostly for students with rich parents, and these parents have high expectations. During exam week, the school board would encourage homeroom teachers to make sure their students did well on the exams. Sensei admitted she needed the bonus money on our first midterms together, and just overwhelmed us with questions from all subjects. Maths, English, Japanese, Geology; she would constantly reach out to her senpais and revise their material just to question us.
As if she remembered one of those moments, Kazumi trembled for a second. Urgh, and she was also pretty bull-headed against the other teachers. Competitive, dedicated, and qualified. My parents couldnt stop praising Sensei when my grades were steadily increasing because of her boot camp. <em>Haaaa</em>, my parents spoke so often to me during our dinners that it was nauseating. Sensei is such a scary woman.
Aside from Kazumis clear antagonism towards her parents, learning about how Saori was as a teacher was interesting. Saori had said almost nothing about her past as a teacher, preferring to talk about her passion for history. The most shed said about her life as a teacher was where she taught, her reason for bing a teacher, and her students identities for me to recognize them. She never spoke about how she literally forced her students to learn at a breakneck speed just to earn a bonus from the higher-ups.
Of course, there were some issues Saori faced as a teacher. Saori was only qualified as a history teacher when she first began, having just left her university with a bachelor''s degree. She was hired by Shirako High under the assumption she could gain a temporary teachers license and work as an assistant teacher for a whole year. When she finished her qualification year and became an official teacher under Shirako High, parents and certain board members werent too thrilled.
To be a teacher, a potential educator had to go to college designed for teachers and gain a bachelors. Temporary licenses could be given out for substitute teachers, but it was rare for any of them to be full-time teachers, especially for someone who only had a single year of experience. As you could expect, since Shirako High was privately-owned and mostly for students with rich parents or sponsorships, qualified teachers were important.
Saori, however, overcame this hurdle and showed everybody she was not only qualified as a history teacher but as an educator as a whole. It also helped that most of Saoris students had demanding parents and went to prep schools, and with Saori literally working her ass off to learn what her students needed, her students motivated each other to work more.
Nobody wanted to be embarrassed, Kohaku answered. All those questions, and if you failed one of them, Sensei would point out what you needed to reread, but all of this happened right in front of everybody else. This especially motivated the children of corporate parents, seeing as they knew each other through their parentswork. The fear of shaming yourselves made everybody enthusiastic.
I knew Saori was strict with our finances, but I never knew she was like this as an educator! Eine eximed with horror. T-That is far, far, far stricter than any of the professors at the royal academy. Most of us were there to build up connections and be acquainted with the children of prominent nobles, so the professors rarely scolded us like that. There were even cases where these parents wouldin if a professor actually lectured their children. Saori would have been fired the instant she showed this behavior towards a magnoble or greifnoble.
Our parents paid very good money for our education, and most expect the school to provide us the education to easily enter any colleges or universities in Japan. Because of this status, talented students with rich families or high sponsorships congregate to Shirako, and, as this is the majority,zy or delinquent students are unwee, Tamae said with a sigh. The noble academy is there for nobles to socialize with each other, from what I heard in Griffonpeak, while Shirako High School is there topete with the best schools in Japan.
Motivated by money, Saori put all her focus into keeping her new job. Honestly, she sounds like a Korean manhwa protagonist, always motivated by money and achieving her goals in the end.
Kazumi continued, losing her frightened expression in exchange for an excited one. However, Sensei was pretty rxed when we were done with anything serious. She congratted us for passing the midterms, told us to have fun and recuperate during our holidays, and usually made sure we enjoyed our ss trips, mostly so she could enjoy them herself, but the intent mattered. The first year was rough, but theter ones became smoother as we got to know Sensei better.
Yeeaaaaaahhhhh, Kohaku let out a long sigh, It was really nice meeting Sensei again. Maybe she could have kept everybody together, or kept Takuma-sans and Light-sans huge egos in check. They were far too much for the ss.
Who are they, and why did you call this Light-san person in English instead of Hikari? I asked the students, confused at the randomnguage change.
Tamae raised her hand, answering my question for everybody, It is because the person in question asked us to call him that. He is a half-foreigner and his name is Fram-Uhm, sorry, I cant pronounce it too well, let me write it down for you. Tamae then took out a wooden te and a piece of charcoal from her storage, writing something on it before handing it over to me.
What was written on it was: Akabane Franz
Franz? I repeated this persons first name.
<em>Franz? Franz? Isnt that German? Franz. Franz. Franz?</em>
Yup, hes half German, half Japanese. His father is the most influential prosecutor in all of Japan, and an actual devil ording to Misakis parents, Tamae continued to exin while I was still mesmerized by the wooden te. After Takuma-kun requested everybody to use their first names so we could be more approachable for the Peolyncians, Akabane-san asked everybody to call him Light or use his family name. Both of them are leaders of their respective parties and they went with Yuuko-chan, the leader of thest of our sss five parties, to the Folschreck Empire to expedite the assault on the demonkin, so we can return home faster. That was the n until you arrived, Hestia-chan.
<em>Hes German I see.</em>
German? My Lady, werent you half German, too, back on Earth? Tasianna turned to me, prompting everybody else to raise a brow.
Two half German, half Japanese transmigrators. One of one side of the continent while the other is on the other side. My memory told me nothing, absolutely nothing. Then again, I couldnt remember anyone''s name on Earth. My memories were slowly returning, but I wasnt sure how to feel about this fact.
Yeah, I am the name Franz doesnt mean anything to me, though. It doesnt even trigger something like a memory return. I had already told everybody of my fractured memories, they knew about my inability to recall peoples names and faces from Earth. Then again, just because were 50/50 German and Japanese doesnt mean were rted. Dont you think thats too much of a coincidence?
I mean, Sensei somehow made it to Peolynca; if you ask me, that is a pretty huge coincidence, too, Kohaku argued. Then again, maybe all this is just a red herring. Misaki-chan, do you know if Akabane had any female rtives?
I dont know him much, Kohaku-chan. Maybe Aiko-san, but I only knew Akabane-san from rumors. I do know that he is an only child, but Im not sure about cousins.
What a weird urrence this has been. Although I say my memories werent triggered by this Franz person, most of my memories came back during a nap or when Im sleeping anyways. Maybe something will be triggeredter on.
The discussion then went on towards the students'' departure, which will happen in two days, as they figured out the discussion with Franz was making me ufortable. They said they were happy they got to meet Saori, Eine, Tasianna, and me during their trip, and that they felt bad they mostly spent time with Saori, mentioning when we meet again, we should all have another girls night and go shopping or something.
Something inside me was afraid they would reveal that Saori was joining them and leaving Aurora for them, but all of them mentioned they were d to learn she was here with them in Peolynca, and that their next meeting would include more of their ssmates. I let out a deep internal sigh.
Of course, after time went, the discussion just became too engrossing for us to worry about anything, whether it was sleep or any of the previous information. Tasianna described her experience inside the fairy vige before any of the tragedies happened to her, sounding rtively happy for a moment before condemning how carefree fairies were.
Eine also didnt have a happy story, revealing everything she experienced as a noble who had lost her will to inherit her Houses rank. The issue of having a talented elder sibling who was impressing others while all she could do was to try not to embarrass her proud parents and enviable brother. When she finally did relinquish her right, something inside her felt relieved and free, but the consequences of her actions caught up to her.
<em>I wonder what happened between Eine and the Dukes daughter?</em> Eine hasnt mentioned anybodys names yet outside of her family. However, I had a feeling if we were to visit the royal academy, that we would meet with this Amelia Greenveil.
If there is one thing a bunch of adolescent girls did well together was toin. With Tasianna and Eine sharing their troubled past, so did the students. They had already hinted at it before but it really made me aware how much these girls were pushed to learn and learn like crazy just to increase their chance to pass a college entrance exam.
Time just flew by as they recalled their experiences and lives. When it was finally my turn, dawn was already lighting up the sky and everybody was beginning to feel tired. I wasnt particrly tired, but my terrible memory made it hard for me to give them a great story. Still, if everybody was willing to share their struggles, I didnt want to feel excluded.
While I was exining about my fourth audition failure, the door suddenly opened up, and a drunk Yorshka and Saori entered the room. They wereughing and holding onto each other like the best of friends as they greeted us. From behind them, Nishio came in looking not too good his hair was soaked with mead and ale while his clothes were stained with juices and sauces from whatever the three had eaten.
Hahaha, everybody thought Nishio was our boyfriend! Ahahaha, as if Id date somebody smaller than me! Yorshka bellowed out in her drunk ecstasy.
Saori followed up with her hearty deration, Hahaha! People kepting up to us and just red at him like he was the scum of the world, literally everybody in the tavern did that! Ahahaha, this amazing woman here and I pummeled some of these guys onto the ground for trying to flirt with us while trying to push Nishio out for looking too young! Ha, RestDay is amazing for getting out for a dri-Urp! Kuso-Argh! My throat!
Hahaha! Yorshka smacked Saoris back thrice,ughing like mad. Saori, you should just let it all out next time. Who cares if you need to vomit! Ahahahaha! Come, Nishio, we shouldnt disturb the girls too much.
Help me.
<em>Poor dude</em>
For the rest of the day, the students slept, along with Saori and Nishio, while Eine and I had to train with a semi-drunk Yorshka, who kept drinking Tasiannas tea to get rid of her hangover.
Ability gained: [Dragoon Jump]
[Dragoon Jump], the most basic of all abilities for a dragoon, was the first ability Yorshka taught us, believing we could handle the rest of our training if she showed examples of her using it. She had to leave with the students tomorrow, so she tried to cram everything in our head before then, bringing to mind the students horror stories of Saori the demon teacher. Once tomorrow came, goodbyes had to be said.
We will be meeting again, Hestia, Yorshka told me after giving me a hug. Please, when your mother arrives, give her a warm wee. Shell be as unsure as you on how to handle this situation.
I forced myself to nod. Yeah, Ill try.
Thank you, Yorshka responded, letting me go. She then loosened the armor around her neck, opening it up to reveal her white scales before plucking one of them off and handing me one. Dragons grant those they trust their scales. Dragons take pride in their scales and picking one off means weakening their defense. Yes, I am a bit of a distant rtive, but we dragonewts take care of family, just like a dragon would. I will be ddened to meet you again, Hestia, and if possible, introduce you and Prisci to our n in Loatryx.
I epted her gesture, remembering Cernust calling this action also a sign of fealty or submission. Trusting everybody wasnt encouraged, but rejecting a potential ally was idiotic. Yes, that would sound great. Please, stay safe until then, Yorshka.
<strong>1 beastman </strong>have be your followers
Total follower count updated. Total follower of <strong>[Young Sunfang Dragon, Hestia Atsuko Kargryxmor]:</strong><strong>441</strong>
<strong>[White Dragonewt, Yorshka Nordor] </strong>have received the title <strong>[Hestias Retainer]</strong>
Yorshkas eyes widened as she saw this new System notification before giggling and ruffling my hair. Come now, I didnt even pledge my oath yet and you made me your retainer? You are mischievous, Hestia.
Not like the title means anything to me. You might have trouble gaining the SP needed, but with the title, Im making sure we meet again, Yorshka. I have always considered the retainer part of the title redundant, I never considered anybody an actual attendant of mine. This was my symbol of trust, my way to say you are my friend.
<em>The aunt and niece rtionship we are supposed to have isplicated, but calling each other friends isnt.</em>
Sensei, thank you very much! On Saoris side, her five students bowed before her, thanking her for her teaching and also for spending time with them. When we next meet, it will be as ten!
Yes, please, take care of yourself, alright? Saori gave all of them a hug. Lets make sure to meet up with the entire ss again. If you all find a more reliable way to return to Earth, ask and Ill make sure to help, otherwise, we can always rely on Hestia helping you out with persuading Aurena.
And with that, Aurora and The Magical Biscuits ended their first meeting together.
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