I'm But Only One Servant


They watched as all kinds of debris flew past. Winds passing by made paper, wood, and dust spin and flow into mini tornadoes and whirlwinds. There was no hint of life anywhere left in the town, it was dead silent, and the only sounds were birds from a nearby forest singing. Len observed every last detail, feeling sorrowful, solemn, and most of all, regretful and guilty. He walked up to one of the only remaining and standing houses. However, not proving to be stable, it crumbled as soon as Len laid a finger on it, startling him, "W-Waugh!"

"Ahhgh!" Mikuo had been temporarily frightened by Len's scream, "L-Len! Keep your cool!"

"Sorry," Len apologized, then muttered under his breath, "You're shriek was no different, though..."

Oblivious to Len's comment, Mikuo gave a frustrated sigh for other reasons, "But I guess we are no good. At least... not me. Look at what's happened to this village after us being here... it's only been a year, too..."

Len stayed quiet, so Mikuo continued, "You wanna head home, now?"

"That's right, home..."

Len's attention drew away when he spotted a lone green hellebore flower planted on the ground. It was a bright and an unusual neon color, really quirky. He patted it gently, deciding to not pick it and leave it be, wanting to preserve the little beauty left there. Behind it, though, he noticed a familiar pair of rings. It was a pair of rings gifted to him by another person from this village. Pair rings, one he held, the other his very dear friend wore. He wasn't sure about their whereabouts at all. One day, they just disappeared. On the same day, his ring disappeared, too. Len smoothly gathered up the rings and folded them into his banana handkerchief. Afterwards, proceeding to stash it into his right pocket.

Mikuo watched over him from a distance, puzzled at what he was doing. He then ruining Len's somber moment by yelling, "Hey! Are you done? Let's go, time's a wastin'."

Len sweat dropped, "Uh... yeah. Let's go, then."

They then set off on their long trek out of the village, through the surrounding forest, down the mountains, and past the long plains leading right back to the main empire. Len and Mikuo both traveled soundlessly and diligently, only stopping once for a lunch break. By four o'clock, they arrived. As stepped into the on the hard stone road, Len smelt the nostalgic smell of the great kingdom. Len once again started off by himself, Mikuo following him, having a hard time keeping up with his sudden fast pace. They soon arrived at Len's own determined destination.

"And why... did you bring us here?" Mikuo questioned as soon as they stopped.

"I'm sorry, I'm being too abrupt," Len remarked, "But I'm eager to see her. You're coming, too, you must!"

"No, wait, I can't just-!" Mikuo continued whining out as Len dragged him by the arm through the kingdom's gates.

"May I ask you to stop complaining?" Len asked irritably yet calmly, "She's your sister, she's always been dying to see you. Don't let her down."

"Sister!? But you don't-" Mikuo shut himself up immediately and sighed in defeat, "Ugh... aah ah... Alright, fine. I'll go."

A heartwarming smile was once again plastered on Len's face, "Thank you."

Mikuo smiled back as they walked, "How could I say 'no' now?"


"Alright, please wait here, we'll be calling Miku-sama down right away."

Len nodded politely, "It's been a long time, Sebastian. How are you?"

The aged old butler nodded back, "Fine as usual. However, Len-kun... and um... Mikuo-sama, are you still sure it's alright for you two to be here? It's been quite some time, but, you know, the prince..."

"Yeah, I know," Len stated, ending the short exchange then and there. He stared at the floor blankly as Sebastian sighed and strolled off. It was a short while after that, that they heard the door open and Miku march out.

"Len!" Miku didn't interrogate him as he expected she would do, instead she embraced him straight away, calling out his name, "Len! Len!"

Amidst her wailing and repeated wording, Len and Mikuo were both in an awkward silence, not sure what to do. Then, Len burst out laughing, making Miku and Mikuo look at him as if he had just gone crazy.

"What's so funny?" Miku asked him sternly.

"M-My apologies, M-Mistress," Len responded, trying to hold back any more laughter, "You're crying face is just too precious."

"How cruel," Miku muttered, still sniffing.

Len chuckled silently and instinctively pulled out his special second handkerchief made just for Miku out of his left pocket, helping her clear up her tear-stained face, "It's been a long time. How have you been?"

"My, what a change of atmosphere," Mikuo butted in nonchalantly.

Miku, upon hearing his voice, stopped instantaneously and embarrassingly pried herself away from Len to look at Mikuo, only just now realizing there was someone else there. As soon as she recognized him, though, her expression changed, "Is that you, Onii-chan?"

"Ah! M-Miku, it's been a long time... ahaha... right...?" Mikuo drawled out, tensing up slightly.

"O-Onii-chan!" Then, just as she did with Len, she flung herself on Mikuo, totally dismissing his uncomfortable behavior.

Mikuo was taken by surprise, "Hey! Wait, not the waterworks again! Don't use my shirt as a tissue!"

As Mikuo and Miku were having their reunion, Len took the chance to sneak away. He escorted himself out of the castle, heading to his next visiting location. Rin's. It was evening by the time he reached it. And when he met with her, the same as Miku, she hugged Len without hesitation upon salutations, threatening not to let go.

"Len! Where in the world have you been!?"

Len gave an exasperated sigh, "Calm down, Ojou-sama, let's get you inside, now. Before you catch a cold in such thin clothes..."

A voice echoed out from behind, interrupting their little session, "Oh, getting all touchy, now, are we?"

"Huh...?" Len turned and casually dodged a sharp kitchen knife thrown at his head. It was lucky that it didn't hit Rin, either. Len scanned his surroundings for the perpetrator, almost instantly noticing his bright blonde hair, the same golden tint that his own hair had.

"D-Duke Rinto!?" Len and Rin were both shocked by this unbelievable development, "That's impossible. Weren't you-!?"

He was cut off as another knife was thrown, flying dangerously close past his ear.

"Len! What's-!? It's-! This... that's-!?" Len grabbed Rin by the shoulders and shook her. He was more terrified of having her start hyperventilating then Rinto being alive and trying to murder him, "Alright, get inside quickly, I'll handle this!"

With that announcement, he hurriedly dashed away, making sure Rinto was following him and not Rin. He was, but Len saw that Rin was still not inside, "Len!"

"Go!" Len shouted back at her. Soon after, he had ran far enough for her to disappear from sight. He just hoped she had listened. After being chased around, dodging cutting implements and sharp utensils, palette knives and even forks, Len decided he needed a break. But as soon as he stopped, he realized where he had ended up while running about aimlessly. And who he was about to jump right into...

"M-Miku!" Len quickly swerved midair and just barely managed to avoid falling into her. However, he lost his balance and fell right on his face, damaging his nose a bit.

Miku, who had not seen him until he had fallen right before her, panicked, "Len! What are you doing!? Are you injured!?"

Len forcefully overcame his aching head as he rolled over and sat up, "M-Mistress."

Then he saw the shadow of his predator appear right before them, "Oh, crisis..."


Just like Len, I've been gone for a while... just kidding, not really...

But, it's been almost two weeks, sorry for the wait!

Rinto's not dead, how's that possible? Maybe he never really died O.o

Who's to say?

Anyways, thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed this new installment, blah blah blah, see you guys next time ;3