When I got up from the drippings of blood, my attacker was nowhere to be found and it seemed that I was alone here. I got up with a bit of pain shooting through my arm with the knife still in it. I wasn't quite sure, but it seemed that the knife must've hit into my bones, which would be much worse for the situation I'm in already. With all the strength I had, I got myself up, picked up my knife and other belongings that were cast aside by Sakuya, and headed out of the meat locker, which reeked of the death of men like me. I was wandering the hallways of the mansion when I heard small wings fluttering and a girl humming and singing some kind of tune, so I made my way toward the girl that was making a melody and found one of the fairy maids dusting off some furniture in a room. The maid herself had natural shortish red hair with light brown eyes and was in a plain light blue maid's outfit.
Reinhardt: "Excuse me, Miss. Could you please help me out?" She was somewhat suddenly startled by my presence and my injury.
Fairy Maid: "Oh goodness! How could this have happened? Do you need help, sir?"
It seems that the fairy maids still only recognize me as their guest since I spent most of my time in the skirmishes hiding behind cover and since Yuugi stood out more than I did. I would need to convince her that I'm on her side.
Reinhardt: "For some reason, a maid attacked me and I ended up getting stabbed in the arm. I don't know why she would do such a thing, but I seriously need some help with this knife." It was not too far from the truth, but manipulative nonetheless.
Fairy Maid: "Of course, immediately! Please follow me, sir."
Reinhardt: "You can call me Reinhardt if you want."
Fairy Maid: "Very well, Mr. Reinhardt. The medical supplies must be close to here. Don't worry, I'll be able to patch up that wound of yours, I hope."
Something tells me that the fairy maids don't have much first aid training, but like she said, I can only hope she can take care of me. We soon arrived at what seems to be a little clinic turned from a spare bedroom. The fairy maid opened the closet, which held the medical supplies as she told me to sit down on a chair next to a small tea table. She got out a jar of cotton balls, a glass bottle of clear liquid, which I could only guess was either alcohol or hydrogen peroxide, and a bandage wrap. She then attempted to slowly, but surely pull out the knife, which I had to grit my teeth for and I nearly yelled when she pulled it out, but it was taken care of when she applied the alcohol and quickly wrapped my upper arm up with a bandage and tied it up.
Fairy Maid: "Okay, everything's going to be all right now. I hope you don't get hurt again."
Reinhardt: "Thank you so much, um, might I ask for your name, Miss?" She then was absolutely flustered and confused.
Reinhardt: "Is everything alright, Miss?"
Fairy Maid: "Please forgive me, but it seems that... I don't have a name. Lowly servants like us fairy maids don't have names or have long since forgotten them." She seemed rather embarrassed about the matter.
Reinhardt: "Well then how about I give you one? I'm good with coming up with names." Her eyes lit up at what I have just said.
Fairy Maid: "Really? That would be amazing! What would it be?"
Reinhardt: "Hmm, how about... Melody ?"
Melody: "It's a beautiful name! I love it! I have to tell my other fellow maids about this! But first, I want to know how you came up with it."
Reinhardt: "Well, okay. When I came by the room you were dusting, you were singing this tune like a little song or something, so I thought about that and I decided to give you the name Melody."
Melody: "That's so clever! You must be very smart. Also I really do enjoy music. I was humming a tune I heard the Prismriver Sisters play at a party we had in the mansion."
Reinhardt: "A party, huh?"
Melody: "Yeah, the mistress enjoys hosting parties here and invites lots of people too. We even have the Prismriver Sisters here. They're a famous musical group that plays music with their instruments."
Reinhardt: "Oh yeah, I've heard of them. They seem to be rather famous and like to play music for everyone to hear, even if it's not the smoothest, but I guess everyone has their own style."
Melody: "Yeah, well you're alright now, now that I patched up that injury of yours?"
Reinhardt: "Yes, thank you so much, Miss Melody. I haven't had anything to eat lately, though."
Melody: "Oh my! Well then let me fix you something from the kitchen real quick. Sakuya usually does the cooking, but I know a bit too. C'mon, let's go to the kitchen."
We headed down to the kitchen and Melody looked through the pantry, but apparently, most of the food supplies is saved for parties and dinner for the residents of the mansion. she found a cup of instant ramen, however, and put some water on the stove to heat up for it. When I ate, she seemed to enjoy watching me for some unknown reason. I guess she prides herself in knowing that she's helping people and being useful.
Reinhardt: "Thank you so much for everything, Melody. I appreciate your kindness very much. I should be off now. Good day, Miss Melody."
Melody: "Good day to you too, Reinhardt, sir. I should be getting back to dusting now before Miss Sakuya notices I'm slacking off." It seems that she just enjoys hearing her new name. I see enthusiasm and endless joy in her expression.
As we parted ways, I couldn't help but notice how joyful Melody was. It seems that if you name a nameless person, they will be in your debt ever so much. I guess I'll keep that in mind. Now I have to find Yuugi again and see if things have been settled between her and Remilia. It took me a while after searching the hallways for the main hall, but I knew I was close when I heard Danmaku being fired and explosions coming from somewhere. I quickly followed the sound and saw Remilia hovering in the air with her bat wings as Yuugi was getting exhausted on the ground. I quickly ran in to see what exactly was going on.
Remilia: "Hahahahaha! You should've stayed inside your little hole in the ground instead of coming here, Miss Oni of the Mountain!"
Yuugi: "You'll find that it's a much better place for the likes of you, considering how your kind burn in the sunlight!"
Remilia: "You'd think being underground, you would be the one that burns in the molten earth." At this point, Yuugi struggled to get up to fight. Remilia must seriously be powerful to fight an oni like her. I ran in with my Kappa's Tazer before any more damage was dished out on Yuugi.
Remilia: "Ah, Reinhardt! How nice of you to rejoin us, I see Sakuya didn't take too kindly of you leaving again so soon, but she couldn't do much after she took care of you, seeing as her wrist was cut. It started bleeding badly, I was tempted to suck up the blood myself. Maybe you should be more careful next time and you should get in the habit of staying a little while. I don't bite too much. In fact, I have a rather light appetite for blood."
Reinhardt: "No thanks, m'lady. I was just wondering what happened to my friend, Alice. Did she stop by here around last week?"
Remilia: "Well since you're so polite about it, unlike this horned beast over here, Alice stopped by here, looking for you. Maybe you should've stayed so she wouldn't have gone missing after you."
Reinhardt: "Did anything else happen after that, m'lady?"
Remilia: "Well Yukari stopped by again to have a little chat with her and then she was nowhere to be found. Sad, really. I thought since you left the same way, she would end up with you too. I guess I was wrong." I did my best to stay cool and negotiate this through.
Reinhardt: "Where can I find Yukari?"
Remilia: "I truly am sorry, but I would not know the answer to that particular question. Yukari is always going from place to place. If you want to find her, she would have to find you."
Reinhardt: "Well thanks anyways for being reasonable for once, unlike some people in this land." I noticed Yuugi giving us both a nasty look, so I decided to calm her mind.
Reinhardt: "Hey, look Yuugi, I just w-"
Yuugi: "Shut up, I've had enough of a rough time with this vampire here. Apparently I underestimated her, but now you come in just kissing up to her to find out the whereabouts of your girlfriend without even putting up a fight. You could probably tell by now that I'm pissed at you already." It was true, she was pissed .
Reinhardt: "Well, I'm sorry, but you don't know how hard it was on my side. I got stabbed today and I managed to get one of the fairy maids to patch me up. I think I know how to talk our way out of a situation."
Yuugi: "Fine, but I'm still not happy about you being such a weak little coward that you are."
Remilia: "Are you two quite done chatting over there yet?"
Reinhardt: "Ah yes, m'lady. We were just leaving."
Remilia: "Don't you do that enough?"
Yuugi: "Tell me about it..."
Reinhardt: "I promise I'll come again some time. Have a nice day, Lady Remilia."
Remilia: "Please do."
As I helped Yuugi up and made our way out the front door, I realized that it was actually evening. Time sure flies, doesn't it. Geez. Anyways, we went through the front gate to find that its gatekeeper, Hong Meiling, was taking a nap and Yuugi punched me in the uninjured arm.
Yuugi: "I told you we should've gone through the front gate. What's the matter with you?"
Reinhardt: "Sorry, it's a habit of mine to be more stealthy."
Yuugi: "You're such a disgrace. I can't believe I trained you."
Reinhardt: "Don't be so disappointed. You haven't seen anything yet. Wait 'til I actually get mad."
Yuugi: "I hope for your sake it would actually please me to see you when you do. Where to next, genius?"
Reinhardt: "I have an idea."
