Path to Butler-dom

Narrator: In the previous chapter, our precious heroine who doesn't know the meaning of perseverance has been dealt upon a hideous destiny! Now, with a bizarre twist of fate, she is on her way to the palace to save her letch of a grandfather. However, the dream she had about seeing her grandpa's thingy, is no ordinary dream, it is truly a sign for an upcoming insignificant event. What could it be?!

Facing the enormous golden gates before me, my tongue dry from arguing with that pesky narrator too much and my feet numb, I marveled at the artistic beauty beyond anything that I've ever seen before.

I couldn't believe I was actually two inches away from the entrance to the castle, and only a few kilometers from the same palace I've dreamed of going.

The most prized jewel in the kingdom is this twelve feet gate of ninety karat gold. If you're able to chop a portion of it you'd instantly become a millionaire but also gain a position in a line going for the guillotine. There is only one man in history bold, and stupid enough to cut of an inch of the Golden Gate. His name was Lord Abalkam Welber, an impoverished man from a neighboring kingdom. He pleaded for mercy saying he did because his land was in famine and he badly needed the money to feed his people. But the royal family didn't care. He wasn't part of their jurisdiction. And the law states that it's a high criminal offense to destroy national symbolic properties or steal them, so in the end, he died before his sentence for beheading. Suicide.

Yes, that's how cruel and powerful the royal family of Japan is. Not even the kings or queens of other kingdoms could stand up against them. And ever since the Hyuuga House claimed the throne, the royal family's influence and rule tripled. With just a snap of their oh-so-delicate fingers they could do whatever they want. And they have the privilege to sentence anyone they please.

Good thing there's no law prohibiting underwear theft, or grandpa would surely be sentenced to death forty four times.

"Who goes there?!" Two guards in rather pathetic armors in shades of pink and blue pointed their glinting spears towards me.

"I'm going to work here." I replied. Time pressured, I wasn't able to conduct a plan, and so I've got to trust my luck for this one. And sadly, I'm not a very lucky person. When I see a banana peel and try to avoid it, I step on cow crap. And once when I won the lottery, a thief snatched away the tickets for a two night stay in an exclusive hot springs and I was left with a consolation prize of a bowl of ramen from Yamamoto's Noodles, and when I got there, guess what? They already closed down.

"Oh, are you a candidate for the---"the blue armored guard said.

"SEARCH FOR THE PRINCE"S BUTLER!!!" they chorused as fake confetti poured down on our heads.

Butler? Aren't I supposed to be a maid? I'm female for god sakes.

Oh right, I was wearing loose clothes, and even with my shoulder length brown hair you could easily mistake me for a guy. And that's partly because I was flat chested, and tall, and my shoulders were a little too broad for a girl. And my chocolate orbs that inherited from my father are cursed with female grabbing pheromones. When I smile, my eyes pierce a woman's soul. Grandpa said my smile, girls envision me giving them a lustful stare thus turning them on.

Only few people has the perfect eyesight to distinguish my gender. And those are my grandpa, even though he only learned me being a female when I was six, and…Ruka. Though I heard it faintly, he did call me a lady. It's either he could feel my feminine aura or he had the eyesight of an eagle. Remembering the way he looked at me and asked whether I was lost, makes me all jittery.

"Yes. I am." I lied. But it was a chance worth taking. The Crown Prince never leaves the palace without a flock of armored guards surrounding him. The best option for me to take is to disguise myself as a maid or a guard. But for now, I'll seize the opportunity of becoming his butler. At least I'll be with him and most probably deliver food to him. It'll be easy to kill him.

"Where is your---"the pink armored guard said.

"RING OF ACCEPTANCE!!!" they chorused once more.

"Ring of acceptance?" I asked.

"The search is only open to the top two hundred males who sign in." blue guard explained.

"And those top two hundred gets a ring as a gate pass." Pink guard continued.

"In other words, you can't go in if you don't have the ring!" They said while doing a disgusting pose. (Hugging each other with their metal butts sticking out)

Ah! The paperweight that those abductors used!

I searched my pockets until I've found the so called Ring of Acceptance, how fancy.

"You may enter," The two guards, guard pink and guard blue opened the gates.

My heart thumping, I walked right in the vicinity of royalty.

It took me thirty minutes of running and ten minutes of walking before I arrived at the palace.

As always, no one could compare the majestic fountains, the skyrocketing towers, the smooth walls, the surrounding gardens or the aura of grandeur emitting from the castle itself.

I could smell the aroma of roses, irises, peonies and chrysanthemums enveloping the area. The garden itself was a benevolent view of pastel colors out of a painting. There were marigolds, carnations, freesias, cymbidiums and rhododendrons, a heart's content view for any florist.

But amidst the mixtures of colors and flower petals, a black rose bud grew in the center of the spherical garden.

Carefully avoiding the blooming flowers I approached the isolated flower.

I crouched down and smelled the black rose. It had a hypnotizing scent. I was consumed by loneliness, despair, anguish. It was a late bloomer, unlike the flourishing roses next to it. I can't help but be attracted by its eeriness. It's very enticing.

"You, what the hell are you doing."

Surprised I turned around.

Have you ever felt that sensation wherein your eyes made contact and suddenly BOOM you feel weird deep inside? I did.

As petals carried by the wind rained above us, we continued to stare at each other. His eyes, blood red, remind me of the black rose, deep, penetrating, sharp and…lonely. His skin was smooth, fair and white, unlike mine which was rough and scabbed. His hair dark, but not ebony black, was messed up and swayed with the wind. He was tall, unbelievably taller than me and his shoulders broad. His body was lean and masculine and his posture was slender yet strong. His hands were tucked in his pockets, and his rosy lips pursed. His right here had a ruby deactivator, a gadget used by Abnormal Humans, or humans who have abilities unlike any other.

He was staring at me with a bored expression.

"Quit staring." He said grumpily.

"Ah, sorry." I stood up and bowed apologetically.

"As I said, what the hell are you doing here?" he glared. Wow, easy…no need to be all angry about such trivial matters.

"Uh, I'm kinda lost. I'm here for the…SEARCH FOR THE PRINCE"S BUTLER." I said imitating the guards' voices just now.

"Hn." He pointed his index finger west.

"Ah, thanks stranger-kun." I bid my thanks and followed the direction of his finger.

"Interesting."

There were a total of one hundred ninety nine male specimens who joined the audition and one male disguised female. You all know who that is.

The buff men showed off their muscles, the sumo wrestlers showed off their thongs.

"Ha! Look at this beautiful baby!!!" One man shouted then started moving his man boobs. What a horrible sight that was.

"Meet Maria and Sarah!" A fat guy, a former sumo I believe turned around and bragged about his enormous butt cheeks. When I say enormous, I mean watery, saggy, floor reaching enormous.

An old man wearing fine butler clothing and spectacles went to the stage.

"May I request all of you to tone down your voices please." He spoke softly but we did what we were told. "Thank you. Now, we will commence the audition for his master's most creditable assistant. As you all may know, the duty of a butler doesn't merely stop at the level of protection. You are to serve, you are to respect, you are to follow, you are t cook, you are to do the laundry, you are to bow courteously, you are stay by his side, you are to conduct appointments for medical check ups, dentist check ups, dermatological check ups, car engine check ups, hair trimming, hair styling, pedicure, manicure, spa treatments, weekly massages, horse riding training, archery training, violin lessons, piano lessons, flute lessons, etiquette lessons, swimming lessons, fencing lessons, you have to create a schedule consisting of the time allotted for school, his lessons, extracurricular activities, miscellaneous activities, dates, visitations, royal house meetings, waking up, afternoon rest, evening slumber, taking a bath….."

Three hours later, five men ran out of patience and left. Half of us left dozed off while some began pinching each other to remain awake. I was part of my own group, the paid attention group. I am used to listening to non sense for hours because of my grandpa.

I saw the beard of the old man on stage twitch.

"WAKE UP YOU HOOLIGANS!!!!!!!" A total attitude make over. I wonder if the royal family are also two faced back biting barbarians?

"This audition consists of four levels that will test all three of your physical, mental and emotional attributes. First will be a test of strength, next is discernment, loyalty and finally the oral examination. If you pass the first three levels you will have an interview that will test your logical thinking and will." He explained while we listened actively. Most of us were scared out of our wits because of the old man's devious outbreak.

"Level one starts now. As you can see there is a ring here in front. I will call two numbers, your numbers are written within the gemstones of your rings, and those called will have a one on one match that limits you to three minutes. Within three minutes, you must either knock out your opponent or force him to surrender. Any player who steps out of the ring will be disqualified. Whoever wins will proceed to the next level. The losers will be forced to return home. Do not fret about the five people who have given up, I have already arranged five other players who will be taking their places. And so it will be just fair for me in someone to take his place. Rules are simple, you are not to kill your opponent, and, you may use a weapon. We will now commence the first match. Numbers 20 and 98!"

Two buffed up men went up he ring. They pointed at each other and began cursing and saying bad things about each other's mothers.

In the end both of them fell out from the ring and were disqualified. The next pair, a combination of two professional sumo wrestlers had a hard time going up the ring. Like the first, it ended with both of them rolling out the ring and getting disqualified.

The matches weren't boring. Some actually demonstrated cool moves, while others fought with dangerous weapons. But some matches weren't fair. The five players the old man summoned currently work for the royal family. But it was fun to watch how those royal guards easily carried and threw their opponents off the ring.

I was enjoying the matches so I forgot to pay attention to myself. I haven't fought yet.

"Number 1 and 188!!!"

I glimpsed at my ring. I was number one.

Some players snickered at me when I went up on stage. They probably thought how thin and frail I was. Unfortunately for them, I have no intention of taking it easy. I was already getting impatient from the previous battles and my knuckles were getting excited.

Since I'm a very unlucky person, I got matched up with a big, muscled royal guard. He was wearing a bronze helmet and armor and he held up a long sword. While I, a girl way smaller than he, went into stance without armor and without a weapon. He was one heck of a coward.

"Hey gur—ly, ready to take me on?!!!" He yelled which made the players go wild. They were cheering for him like this was some sort of real match.

"I'm not going to fight seriously with you since I know how embarrassing it is to fight me wearing a skirt." I pointed out.

Oh, I forgot to tell you. He was wearing some sort of armored dress. His exposed hairy thighs and legs make me want to puke. Imagine what your father looks like wearing nothing but a brief. Hat's how awful it is.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY BRAT!!!?"

He raised his sword and tried to slice me up, but I was way faster than he was and before he realized I vanished into think air I was behind him.

"Slow. Too slow bastard!!!" I gave him a hard kick in the ass.

I got to hand it to him. He was strong for he didn't fell down. He grabbed the ropes to break his fall.

"YOU DAMN BRAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" He caught me off guard and just swung his sword spontaneously. Luckily, my hands managed to grab unto the sides of his sword and stop it before it cuts me in half. Now it was really a battle of force. If I get distracted he could easily use his full strength and slice through me. Like hell I was going to let that happen.

"How does the baby boy feel now? HUH!!!!!!" He exerted more force making me step back.

"Want me to cut that tongue of yours? You're all talk brat!!!!" I took another involuntary step back. My hands began to bleed. His sword was cutting through my skin.

"For a kid you're strong, but you're just a kid!!! A bratty asshole!!! HAAAAA!!!!!!" he raised his sword and using his full strength chopped down hard.

But he didn't heed my words. He was too slow. And raising his sword is an idiotic move. As the sword went down towards me, I laid down on the floor and jabbed my feet to his stomach. He coughed out blood.

"BASTARD!!!" Using much force I pushed his abdomen hard causing him to fly out of the ring.

The audience was silenced.

I stood up and dusted my shirt.

I went down the stage my head held high. I was proud. And even if I'm not showing it, in the inside I was maniacally laughing.

I totally kick his butt, right on!!!

"Number one is the winner!!!" old man announced.

The players erupted with different conversations. Some were too stupefied to talk but most of them are saying I cheated. I guess their pride cannot handle the fact that I, in their eyes, a small boy, defeating a muscled royal guard.

I sighed. Let's just see them talking when I win against all of them.

When no one was looking, I tore a portion of the curtain and wrapped it around my hands. It was a clean cut and was bleeding badly.

"Ow." I tied it tightly.

After all matches were finished, only ninety of us were left.

"For the second level, I prepared one hundred cups of tea. Ten of those cups contain an herb that functions as a poison when you add sugar in it. One clue is that when you add sugar in it, it emits a foul odor. The challenge is, I want you to find that poisoned tea from these cups without using sugar. You will be given ten seconds to choose a cup of your choice. After all has a cup of their choice, we will add sugar in each of your cups. The ten players who chose the poisoned cups will move on to the next level."

Maids in cute uniforms entered the room with their cup filled trolleys. The guys cat whistled and flirted with some of them.

"The tea cups has been set, remember you only have ten seconds to choose. On my mark, ready, set,…" Then he tossed his handkerchief. The boys darted towards the tea cups, while I remained frozen.

Was that a GO?

"Hurry!" One cute maid urged me on.

I rushed towards the table pushing men out of the way.

"Five seconds more!!!"

How do I know which cup has the poison? Luckily, I wasn't the only one problematic about the situation. Okay, time to focus. I grabbed cup per cup and smelled each one. But they smell the same.

"Three seconds more!!!"

Damn. I searched frantically for a cup with a slightly different scent but to no avail all were alike.

"Two seconds more!!!"

The cloth in my hand turned red and some blood trickled down my arm. A drop of my blood landed on one cup.

"One second more!!!"

I took the cup, it smelled…different. Very different. It was a poisoned cup! The poison reacted to my blood! If I could recall…blood contained sugar!!! Glucose was it?

"Time's up. Please go to that portion over there please."

All of us followed his orders and went to the area where maids stood in a line carrying a tablespoon of sugar.

I went to the girl who pushed me a while ago.

"Hey, I owe you one." I said. She smiled.

She was a pretty, in a different sort of way. She had long pink colored hair and a wonderful smile.

"Please place the sugar now."

Carefully the maids placed the heaping spoons of sugar in our cups.

Then, the old man came forward and inhaled the aroma from our cups.

"Numbers seventy eight, thirty three, sixty eight, forty seven, one hundred thirty eight, one hundred seventy six, one hundred ninety nine, fifty three, one and one hundred twenty four."

As I expected, thank you bloody hands!

"Congratulations." The pink haired maid said.

"What's your name?" I asked.

Her cheeks turned pink. Oh great, my first admirer happens to be a woman.

"Anna Umenomiya. Um, how about you?" she answered embarrassed.

"Mik---Mikaeru!" I almost blew my cover. Where have you seen a guy having such a girly name? It's bound to arise suspicions.

"The ten who have been chosen, please follow me." The old man waved for us to come.

"See ya Anna-chan." I bid farewell. She turned bright pink.

"Ah, yes, Mikaeru-kun." She waved.

The old man led us to a dark room.

"The third level will test the most important value of a butler. And it is loyalty. This here is the entrance to a maze."

A maid distributed a pouch bag to each of us. My eyes widened when I saw what it was. Gold coins.

"Within the maze you will encounter people who will tempt you, but they also hold important information. They will point to the direction of the end of the maze. You must reach the end within thirty minutes. And remember, your master is at the end of the maze. If you cannot reach him it means you have betrayed him. Also, once you reach the end, you are allowed to keep the remainders of your pouch.

We rejoiced. The pouch contains Gold coins enough to equal our life savings. This is going to be fun.

"The timer will start once all contestants have entered the maze."

We were asked to enter one by one with a gap of ten seconds each.

It was my turn.

Since the maze was too dark, I got the torch hanging on the walls. I couldn't hear anything. There were no other voices, no other breaths.

I trembled. This was like a haunted house. I may be strong, but I still have the soul of a girl. And that means being afraid of ghosts.

Someone touched my shoulder.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!" I screamed.

I turned around. Phew. It was just a woman…with long black hair…that covers her face….with bloody hands…

I froze.

"He..he…he…do you want to die…?" she asked. Her fingers slowly touched my cheeks.

"N—o..no…no…" I stammered. Then I noticed her thumbs were missing. Tears formed in my eyes.

"Then…turn back…do not disturb me anymore…or else I will slit your throat and feed on your larynx…." She opened her mouth and her tongue went down reaching the floor.

"Please don't feed on my…my…whatever that was…" My whole body was shaking, but she continued to touch me with her hands tainting my clothes with blood.

"So….turn back…be gone…"

I took a deep breath. This maze is about loyalty right? So no matter what the situation I have to be by his master's side.

I muster up my courage.

"No."

"DO YOU WANT ME TO EAT YOUR FLESH!!!" she shrieked.

"Uh, no…"

"DO YOU WANT MY NAILS TO DIG DEEP IN YOUR HEART AND RAPTURE YOU ARTERIES?!!!"

"No…"

"SO TURN BACK!!!"

"No…"

For that moment the only thing I could say was no. I was scared to the core, but that's the only word that could escape from my lips.

"Very well. Walk to the end then turn east." She said then vanished.

I exhaled in relief.

I resumed walking.

BOOM.

I rubbed my temple. I got hit face to face with a wall. Okay, the Sadako woman said turn east right? Where's east anyway?

I drew an imaginary compass in the air. Oh yeah, east is right!

I turned right.

An old woman suffering from osteoporosis and holding a wooden cane stopped in front of me.

"Ple—ase co—ould you su—pport me..?" she stuttered.

"Sure grandma. Where are you heading?" I asked.

"Th—ere.." she pointed to the direction from where I came from.

"But that's where I came from---"

"OH! the pain….uh…." she knelt in pain and hugged her stomach.

"Grandma you okay?!" I knelt down beside her and panicked. What bad timing, I'm in the middle of a challenge here.

"Pl—ease…boy, I can't….stand….uh…" she nestled close to me, clearly in pain.

Wait. Snap out of it Mikan. I slapped myself. This was another test. Even if helping her is the right things to do, my master should come first.

"Sorry grandma, but I've got somewhere to go."

She stopped shaking and abruptly stood up like a strong ten year old.

I sweat dropped.

"Head straight, and then turn left two times." She said and continued walking.

"Creepy hag." I whispered.

I went straight and followed the deceiving hag's directions.

"Ho—ney…" A super babelicious hottie emerged form the darkness. She had the biggest set of breasts I've ever seen. And she was wearing a tempting bunny outfit.

She snuggled close to me and blew on my ear.

"Wha-what are you doing?!" I distanced myself from her.

I could feel the wall at my back. No more way out.

She went towards me and cornered me.

"Wanna have some fun…?" I could feel her D cup breasts pressing on my A cup ones. She licked her lips.

I began to sweat.

"Please let me go!!!" I was like an epileptic person. I couldn't stop staggering. My body heat's rising too.

"Uh…c'mon, let's do it." She tilted my chin. And her lips neared mine.

"I SAID NO!!!" I pushed her away.

Women…women are creepy creatures!!! We almost…I almost…kissed a girl!

"Eh? You're no fun. Fine, go that direction. Hmpf!" she said in an irritated voice.

Come down my heart. That was a near lips devirginizing experience.

I breathed in and out and after a few seconds I went on my way.

A mouth watering sight greeted me. There were stacks of luscious green, cold hard cash everywhere and sacks of gold coins. There was a giant treasure chest in the middle. It was full of diamond necklaces and rare gems.

An Arabian man sat at the top of a mountain of gold.

"You there! Do you wish to claim these as yours?" he asked.

I nodded immediately. Of course who would turn down an offer such as this?

"Alright. Get as much as you want and head to that direction."

I ran to the mountain of gold and placed as much as I could in my pouch. I could buy a million sacks of rice with this. I could renovate our tree house and maybe add separate bathrooms for grandpa and me.

I paused. Grandpa.

Though I couldn't fully admit it, I'm worried about him. If I don't kill the Prince by Coronation day, who knows what they would do to him. Strangle him and throw him from a cliff? Tie heavy rocks in his feet and drown him in the lake? Or worse….circumcise him?!! Even if he won't die from that, he'll die of sorrow. His petookie (what he calls his thingy) is very important to him.

Curse those abductors! Curse grandpa's petookie!

I dropped my pouch.

"Sorry, but I don't need these." I said.

"You are refusing the offer of immense wealth?" he massaged his long, curly beard.

"Yeah, I guess."

"How about having all of these for yourself?" he tempted.

I thought about it. Maybe I could bribe the abductors with money in getting grandpa back. But I don't even know who grandpa's abductors were, and how could I be sure they'll hand back grandpa alive? I couldn't take on such a huge risk.

"No thanks." I replied.

The Arabian man smiled and pointed towards a door.

When I entered, familiar room greeted me. It was where we gathered earlier.

"Congratulations. You have reached the end of the maze on time." The old man said.

After the thirty minute allotted time, only two other guys and I reached the end. I guess most of them got caught up with the sexy woman earlier. Just reminiscing the way she touched me send shivers up my spine.

"Congratulations once again, Mikaeru-kun." Anna said happily.

"Thanks."

I really did good, didn't I?

"For the final level, you will enter this room and sit on the chair in the middle of the room. Questions will be asked and you should answer these questions honestly and logically."

"What happens if you lie?" one guy asked.

The old man smiled wickedly.

"Then, prepare yourself."

For the fourth round, I would be the last one to enter. But that didn't make me comfortable at all. The old man's evil grin combined with the fact that I wasn't good with logic made me fret. And what if they asked me the reason for being here? Sure speaking the truth will cost me my life. But if I lie, who knows what comes my way? Judging by the old geezer's wicked smile, it ain't pretty.

"It is your turn." The old geezer escorted me to the room.

It was a dark room with a spotlight focused on the chair in the middle. This didn't feel like an interview to me, this was more of an interrogation.

"Sit down please." A voice out of nowhere said.

I sat on the metal chair and gulped.

"What is your name?" A more demanding voice asked.

"Mika…eru." I answered. Lie number one. Luckily, nothing happened.

"Please speak the truth." Do they have a lie detector or something?

"Mikan."

"Isn't that a girl's name?" I heard someone whisper.

"Ah my mom thought I was a girl at first." That wasn't at all false. Just partly. I mean when I was in her stomach she really did thought I was a girl, and came out as a girl. But these people didn't ask whether I'm a guy or girl.

"Your last name please."

Damn, could they possibly detect whether I'm lying or not if I simply made something up.

"Riyuzaki." Please! Please I hope they wouldn't notice. I stiffened my body and hoped for it. I lied once. Lying twice would make them more suspicious.

"Okay, Riyuzaki-san. Where are you from?"

"I'm live in the mountain near here." Which was true.

"Then, what is your purpose for being here?"

Why do they have to ask the questions I wanted to avoid?

"To become his highness' butler." Maybe I could move along the cracks.

"Further elaborate please." Guess not. What does elaborate even mean.

Not knowing what to say I just said what was on my mind.

"We're in need of money. So I went here." That certainly wasn't a lie. We are in dire need of money to pay for our food and bills.

"So you're in here for the money eh?" A deep voice said.

"Yes."

"So Riyuzaki-kun I heard you're a good fighter, are you familiar with any martial arts?"

"Yes. I've mastered all basic martial arts, like karate, judo, taekwondo, Mu Du Kwan and aikido."

"Oh, you're very good then I believe. How about home economics?"

"I do most of the household chores."

"Do you know how to wash?"

"Yes."

"Do you know how to cook, iron, table set?"

"I believe so." I knew how to set the table. Just put a plate, and chopsticks. Why do they have to ask questions related to common sense?

"Riyuzaki-kun I have a question, please answer sincerely. What will you do if you're master orders you to do something ill natured?"

"I won't do it." I won't be bossed around by some prince. I'll only do the dirty work if there's money involved.

"Why? Your master's word is law."

"A relationship between master and butler is formed by trust. I know my master won't command me to do bad things."

I could hear murmurs and whispers.

"Lastly Riyuzaki-kun," a soft voice spoke, "are you afraid of getting burnt?"

"No."

Suddenly a ball of fire went towards me.

Using my right hand, I sliced right through it with superhuman speed. After all, there's no fire without oxygen right? I'm uneducated but I learned those stuff based on experience in the mountains.

"Thank you Riyuzaki-kun. Please exit for now."

I thanked them and bowed before leaving.

"How did it go Mikaeru-kun?" Anna asked me.

"It went well." The odds of me being favored by the judges are one against one. I lied about my name that would probably bring me down. But I did defend myself from the fire in a cool way. Where did that fire ball come from anyway?

"The fourth round has ended and we will be announcing the results after ten minutes. Please feel free to spend your time leisurely as we wait for the final decision."

With those ten minutes, Anna brought me pastries and orange juice much to the disappointment to the other guys who wanted to have a bite too.

One guy asked for a drink but I shrugged him off. The other pleaded for some bread but I just stuck my tongue out at him. That's for laughing at me earlier.

"The judges had a hard time in choosing one of you. If you are not chosen please be honored for making it this far. As for the winner, we present to you our trust and we bid you high hopes of watching over young master.

"And the won chosen is---!!!!"

My heart pounded loudly of anxiety. Please…please…please…

"Number……..ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX!!!"

My heart sank.

"Could that be a typo error?"

Narrator: Of course not genius. My typing's perfect and flawless. I warned didn't I? Mess with me and I mess with your life. Haha!

"Oh c'mon. Grandpa's life is on the line here."

Narrator: Oh, fine. I'll forgive if you call me a compassionate, merciful, wonderful narrator from now on.

"That's disgusting."

Narrator: Do or die my dear? Your fate's in my hands and keyboard!

"Fine. Please oh compassionate, merciful, wonderful narrator." My voice was dripping with sarcasm.

Narrator: Why thank you. And as I promised…

My fellow players had already gone and I was the only one left.

I was about to leave when the old man called me.

"We have another job perfect for your skills. And you'll still be working with his highness. Would you accept it?"

Thank you irritating narrator!!!

"Yes of course!!!"

"Then I leave him in your hands." The old man took my hands and cried.

Wait, what the heck is he talking about?

"Anna-dono will escort you to your chambers. Please watch over his young master from now on." The old man wiped his tears using a cloth and left.

"Hey what's the job anyway?! Oy old man!"

Narrator: What kind of job befalls upon our pathetic heroine? FIND OUT!!!

"Now I'm pathetic!!! Damn narrator!"

Narrator: Do you want me to ruin your life?

"No…"

Anna simply watched as our heroine began to argue with a voice only she could hear.

"Mikaeru-kun's weird."

Narrator: Yes, our heroine really is weird.

"WHO ARE YOU CALLING WEIRD!!!!!!!!!"

Yo pipz! Haha hope you enjoyed it!!! Romance will be coming soon so hold your horses kay'?!!!

I would like to extend my blessings to the ff:

tAnGeRiNe_jUjUbE08-cool account name! Mikan means tangerine right? And Natsume means jujube, right? Tnx for the review you gave me!!!

pinkblossom13-You're also the best, seriously! Haha! Hope we can be friends!!! YEAH! Thanks for the review hope you keep givin' more…haha juz kiddin'! Perverted grandpas rock!!!

Kazukarin-Hehe! I guess I'm sort of an idiot too fighting with myself even though it was my fanfic…but at least it makes you laugh right? Haha! Thank you very much!!!

luvnstuff101-Thanks for the review!!! Oh and here you are, I updated soon! BE THANKFUL!!! Haha juz' kidding…

2Lazy2MakeAnAccount-How can you say no pressure if you're really pressuring me?!!! Heheh!!! That's something I'll never say to you…Thanks for liking it!!! I hope you look forward for the upcoming chapters!!!

Blackcat xoxo-I hope you think of this as an amazing chapter!!! I really hope so!!! Oh and judging by your account name, are you a fan of the anime Black Cat? Juz' asking though…hehe!!!

You rock guys, your wonderful reviews brought inspiration to my fragile heart…Hope we can be buddies guyz!!

Haha!!!

Be sure to listen to the song Almost by Bowling for Soup!!! It's awesome!!! Or try Lovegame by Lady Gaga you definitely should listen to this one!!!

How to be Happy if you're Sad:

Start laughing hysterically!!! Even if there's no reason!!! Just being so stupid turns your fake laugh into a genuine one!!! But beware of dangerous sister lurking at your backs!! I tried doing this a while ago and got caught! She even took a video of me…and may I say it was like a horror movie!!! If she uploads it on Youtube I'll be sure to tell you the URL! Just be careful not to have a nightmare alright?!!

Share your laughs with me too!!! Oh n' expect something waaaaay better next chapter!!!

Sayonara pipz!!!