Unlike the outside which i had a slight glimps of, the inside of the house seemed pretty cozy.
The floor was covered entirely by rugs making it a pretty nice place to walk around barefoot.
There were around six rooms.
A regular restroom just like in my previous room with a shower, sink and a toilet.
Clean kitchen with barely any cutlery and a fridge that i didn't really want to check, it would be a little rude in my opinion.
There was also a living room with some sofas and a big table in the middle, it was kind of empty with the exception of flower paintings hanging on the walls.
The rest were three bedrooms, or atleast i thought so as i couldn't really enter them.
The doors were locked and there was no sound coming from inside meaning that the house was most likely empty.
'Where did that woman go?'
If they planned on simply leaving me here than i would have preffered a little tutorial or something.
*Creak*
All of a sudden as i was trying to figure out how to open the other doors, someone has walked inside.
'is it her?'
I went towards the main entrance where the sound came from and saw the very same woman who controlled my soul taking off her shoes with a bag in her hands.
'Dammit, i didn't talk to people in a while.'
I was feeling kind of awkward, although in my previous life i had a few friends, it was only because i grew up with them and they understood me.
Now that i needed to actually talk to other people, i wasn't the best at it so i decided to greet her casually.
"Uh, hello?"
After taking off her shoes, she looked me straight in the eyes making me slightly stunned.
'Even with her elderly aura, she looks extremely beautifull.'
She didn't seem to notice my reaction as she went past me straight into the kitchen.
'did i say it wrong?'
I could only feel embarassed to get ignored instantly.
No! She knew my predicament so why doesn't she say anything to me?
'Maybe i should ask some questions.'
Walking to the kitchen i didn't notice how she was leaving it at the same time as me.
'oh no!'
We were going to bump into each other and then she would look at me like some sort of evil person, i am sure of it!
Contrary to my expectations though, as our bodies touched each other i was immediately pushed back, falling down on the floor and hitting the floor with my head.
"Apologies."
I heard her say from above me but from her face i didn't see a slight hint of regret.
'she definetly wanted to do this.'
With a small grunt i stood up and spoke up.
"Hey lady, can you tell me anything about what happened or-"
As i had started to talk, she turned around and left towards the bedroom which she opened with a key.
She went inside instantly leaving me there stunned with my mouth open at her rude behaviour.
'What did i do?!??'
She came out not long after with something in her hands, pushing it right into my chest.
I could feel it press against me hard making me let out a short groan again.
'Whats with that strenght'
If she could do something like this with her small body then what world even was this in the first place.
She stepped back after giving me the item which turned out to be a book called Rift.
'so i need to read that?'
Looking at her now, her face seemed so expressionless that i could barely find any difference between her and some sort of robot.
Well maybe with the exception of her brows slightly twitching.
"Is something wron-"
I was stopped mid sentence as she raised her palm and shaking her head.
"Could you.."
'finally! A conversation.'
"..Brush your teeth first?"
"."
*Ha* *Ha*
'yuck.'
...
After brushing my teeth, we both sat down in the living room.
She seemed more eager to talk now, calmly sipping on some tea.
"Soo, who are you?"
I asked her bluntly.
She put down her teacup before turning to me and slightly bowing her head.
"I am a guard assigned to you by him, you may call me Elizabeth."
"I'm Vlad."
"I see."
She nodded slightly before taking another sip of her tea.
"How much do you know?"
'Does she mean about this world?'
"Just the name."
Her brow twitched again making me almost check my breath again.
She let out an exshausted sigh before putting down the now empty cup.
"I didn't expect much, but this is way too little, what do you plan on doing now that you got a body?"
'what am i going to do..'
Now that i thought about it, what should i do? I simply agreed on a whim because i was complimented and now am stuck in this situation.
To be honest id just rather lay in bed and rest but that wouldn't be an option anymore now would it?
"I don't know."
That's all i could say.
Watching me from the side, she opened up her palm making similar gestures to the ones before.
"Do you know what this is?"
"I just said that i don't know anything."
"But you seemed to see something before."
'she noticed it?'
Maybe i didn't hide my reactions at all or she had really keen senses but that was for the better.
If someone like this would be my guard then i wouldn't really need to do much.
Or atleast until i can take care of myself.
"I saw threads coming out of your hands."
Her eyebrows rised slightly as she spoke in an impressed tone.
"So you can see them already huh? Well, i planned on teaching you a little anyways so its just going to make it easier."
All of a sudden the strings that i could barely notice, lit up with a white shine.
They reminded me a little of laser pointers for some reason.
"The light that you see is a special element in this world which is called mana."
"Oh!"
I exclaimed due to my excitement making Elizabeth look at me weirdly.
"Do you know what it is?"
"Yes! Well, sort of? We had quite a lot of books about mana back in my world so i know a bit."
'although im not sure if it works the same way as in the anime or manga but its still knowledge.'
"Then i wouldn't have to explain about it from the very beggining."
She stood up from the sofa, walking towards a calendar which i havent paid attention to before.
I could see her flipping through the pages as she checked the dates for something before finally muttering under her breath.
"Alright then."
She turned to me with a completely different look.
Her eyea which were dull before, had gained some vigor looking down at me as if planning something.
I could swear i saw small flames raise inside her red pupils.
'whats going on?'
The atmosphere started to feel almost suffocating as drops of sweat formed on my forehead for some reason.
"Vlad."
"Yes?"
She leaned towards me, our faces just a few centimeters away from each other.
"I hope you have a strong mentality."
"Wha-"
I was grabbed by the collar and dragged outside like some sort of dog.
She threw me on the ground before speaking proudly from above.
"From this day onward, im going to beat into you all knowledge you need in the rift, so prepare yourself unless you want to die."
It had been decided by her that from this day onward i would be taught and trained by Elizabeth herself.
'it was supposed to be easier!'