Author's Note:
Well, sorry for the wait. Lots of ideas in my head, but I'm honestly a lazy writer ^_^''
Hope you enjoy this chapter. I wanted to write all the way till the end of the Guiche fight, but then the chapter would be too long compared to chapter one, and maybe even the next few chapters. So either I keep the chapters small, or I put this as part of chapter one and keep the chapters long. What do you think? I would appreciate any advice and suggestions.
You will note that X will be OOC within the initial chapters, this is intentional. I'm going for a bitter and tired characterization, considering the poor guy isn't allowed to rest, again. He's going to be nice to Louise, since he's stuck with her he isn't gonna make his life more complicated. As for other interactions, its simple; be nice to him, he'll stay nice with you. Be all holier than thou, meet rude X. If you don't like it, don't worry. Like I said, only the first few chapters. Maybe. We'll see ^_^
If I had any doubts about this being a different world, they were gone now. The first thing I saw upon leaving Louise's dorm are two moons in the sky. A larger blue one with a smaller pinkish-red one near it. Chuckling at the irony, I made my way to the main castle in the center. Maybe I'll find someone who can help me with these clothes.
I walked towards the center building, studying my surroundings as I went. There were still a few students around, but they would just stare and start talking amongst themselves as I passed by. Unfortunately, whether for me or them, I could hear them easily. All I heard was talk of how 'Louise the Zero' summoned what is either a golem, or a strange commoner. I couldn't care either way, but hearing it over and over was starting to annoy me.
I then saw a blonde haired boy flirting with a girl. The boy wore the same colored cloak as Louise, so he was also a second year, but the girl was wearing a brown cloak. A different year? By the look of it, she was fawning over him. Better move on then, humans can be very strange.
"Hmm, aren't you Louise's familiar?" Great. I stand out too much.
"Yes, what of it?" I replied bluntly. I would be patient with Louise, but that doesn't mean the same goes for anyone else. Plus, the boy's tone reminded me of the humans in Neo Arcadia...
"Hmph! I should have known a commoner or golem, whichever you are, wouldn't know how to speak with a noble."
"Oh I know how to speak to nobles, boy. I just haven't met any that meet the standard." I continue walking away. Ignoring that boy's comments to the girl he was with, I managed to find a young maid cleaning a hallway.
"Excuse me, miss?" I asked calmly. She must not have heard me, as she 'eeped' and spun around quickly. Looking at me didn't calm her down too much, though my smile seemed to have reassured her.
"O-oh, sorry. I didn't hear you coming. Is there something you needed?"
Raising the clothes so she could see them, I asked, "Could you please help me with these? I have never cleaned clothes before."
After thanking the girl, who told me her name was Siesta, I quietly set the clothes in Louise's dorm before scaling the wall of the main building. That brought back memories of my older missions with Zero, all the battles we fought...
Shaking my head, I began an analysis on my current body. I needed to know what my current body could do, and whether any systems needed to be locked or not.
Beginning Diagnostic Scan.
DRN-X Armor Mk 4:
Titanium X-alloy reinforced with energy shielding. Current defensive ability at 300%
Hmm. Mk 4. The last armor Dr. Light left for me. This is my body from the Elf Wars, then.
Mega Buster Mk 20/ X-Buster Mk 3:
Charged shots adjusted to fire enhanced plasma shots. Standard buster shots enhanced to semi-charged state. Dual buster capability active. Shot storage capability active.
Scanning Variable Weapon System...
WARNING. Files corrupted. Restoring corrupted files. ETA Unknown. Listing available weapons:
Shotgun Ice
Speed Burner
Ray Splasher
Soul Body
Tri Thunder
Yammar Option
Shining Ray
Hmm. I don't think I'll need these, but I'll let the systems continue. Fighting always seems to find me after all...
Emergency Acceleration System:
Aerial acceleration active. Double acceleration active. Omni-directional dashing capability active. Hover capability active.
Armor systems:
Ultimate Armor Mk 1 and Mk 2 available.
These are staying inactive. I refuse to use either of them again...
Scanning all Auxiliary systems...
All systems green.
WARNING
The symbols on my left hand started glowing.
Foreign entity detected. Analyzing...
Properties unknown. No hindrances to left buster detected. Systems unaffected. Continuing analysis of foreign entity. ETA unknown.
Well, no luck then. I should ask Louise's teacher Mr. Colbert. He might be researching these as well, considering how he looked at them. But that will have to wait. No one would be awake at this hour.
Or maybe they would. That blue dragon has been flying overhead since I climbed the tower. Magnifying my vision, I could see someone on its back. A blue haired young girl wearing glasses, who was currently giving me a curious stare. Was she studying me? I wondered if she knew I can see her, so I waved at her. Ah, she looked surprised for a second, then waved back, her face showing no emotion.
Smiling to myself, I decided to lie down on the roof. My weapons were too powerful for this place, and as is, I would probably be seen as a tool instead of a person... or familiar. Whatever. I set a lock on my armors and busters. Hopefully I'll never have to unlock them. I set a priority scan on the symbols on my hand, and let my weapon systems resume fixing those files. Well then, I might as well activate sleep mode, no point in just waiting.
My internal alarm woke me up. Looking at the position of the sun, I'd say it's almost dawn. Time to wake my little 'Master' up. Though it seems I have a little company. The bluenette from last night was now sitting near me, reading a book, and her dragon was resting itself on the tower.
"Hello there." She glanced at me, then went back to her book.
"Hello." Hmm, a quiet girl.
"Well, I had better go wake up my Master then." She nodded, then continued reading. Smiling at her, I turned towards Louise's room, and dropped off the tower. Using my thrusters, I slowed down before hitting the ground, wouldn't want to worry people. More than I just did anyway. Students near my landing zone were now staring at me and looking scared. Shrugging, I quickly made my way to Louise's room.
"Louise?" I talked in a low voice to my still sleeping master.
"Mmm?" She stirred a bit.
"Louise, it's dawn, time to wake up." That seemed to work. She raised herself up.
"Huh? Who are you again?" I resisted the urge to put my hand on my face.
"I'm X, remember? You summoned me yesterday?"
"Oh, yes, my familiar." She got out of bed now but still looked asleep.
"I've brought your clothes back after washing them, and set them on the table." I motioned to them. "I do not know what else I am supposed to help with, and I assume that the food is provided, so if you need me, I'll be waiting outside."I walked outside without waiting for a reply. I had a feeling I didn't want to hear what she would ask of me next.
Waiting for Louise, I saw the red haired girl from yesterday walking here. Walking to me, actually. Getting a closer look, she was dark skinned with amber eyes. Her uniform was open at the top, showing her chest. Humans can be quite lustful...
"Hello there, Familiar of Zero." She greeted me in a polite tone. Strange, considering what everyone thinks I am.
"Hello to you as well, Ms.?"
"Kirche Augusta Frederica von Anhalt Zerbst, also known as Kirche the Ardent. Though you may call me Kirche. Tell me, who are you exactly? You are obviously not a commoner, you seem too dignified to be one, and you are not a golem, considering you are behaving like any other human." Someone who actually notices details like those. Seems not every noble here is full of themselves. But 'dignified' might be putting it a bit much wouldn't it?
"I would explain, but it would be rather... complicated. I have yet to explain it to my master as well, but I will most likely wait till she asks me."
Ah speaking of whom, the door behind me opened, and Louise came out. But when she saw Kirche, she became rather angry.
"Zerbst. What are you doing here?" Very angry.
"Well, I was just walking by when I saw your familiar. Tabitha seemed to find him interesting, so I decided to see for myself." She replied, ignoring the tone in my master's voice. If anything, that seemed to aggravate Louise a bit more. "Anyway, I don't have anything else to say, so I'll go eat now." She took a step, stopped, then turned to face me again. "Ah, I forgot to ask. What is your name Familiar?"
"I'm afraid I will have to ask Louise if she wants you to know my name. Though I have a feeling that isn't likely. My apologies." I shrugged. Louise seemed to smile a bit. Kirche just shrugged.
"Oh pooh. Well then, see you later 'Zero'. Nice meeting you Familiar of Zero." She walked off.
Louise just grumbled under her breath. So my title is now Familiar of Zero. Better than commoner, or golem, I suppose.
"Come on, let's go." Louise walked after her, to wherever they are fed. Sighing to myself, I followed. This was going to be a long day.
