The boss dude stood up.
"Gentlemen, today's meeting will be adjourned as Ronald has disturbed us. I shall punish him."
After saying that, he stood up again. Soon after, everyone else stood and bowed their heads in his direction before leaving.
Almost everyone left — just us, that dude, and the boss remained.
The others also seemed pretty intimidating. I don't know why, but I feel that he and the old guy might be related somehow.
"May I?" said Ronald.
Then he put his hand on my head.
"Oh my God! His eyes—his eyes! How? How is this possible? Is it real, Ronald?"
Well, this dude lost all of his calmness and gentleness for some reason. And what is this about my eyes? From his shocked expression, I'm not sure if it's good or bad for me.
His eyes are light purple — same goes for the old boss too. Are my eyes the same as theirs? Like amethyst?
"Ahem!"
"Oh, sorry, Father. I lost my calm for a moment."
Then the old man came near me, placed his hand on my shoulder, and said,
"Ronald, you have done it! You have done it! Hahaha!"
His laughter echoed throughout the room.
"Um, sir… are you going to take out my eyes?"
With fear and confusion, I finally asked the question.At my sudden question, all three of them laughed.
"No, my child. Hmm, but…"
His left eye suddenly glowed, and he stared at me intensely.
"What is it, Father? Is he—?"
"No, I am still not sure yet."
"Then—"
"Hmmm… his eyes are deeper purple than any of the Gold members. But his blood is different from ours.
No, I should say it's actually purer than ours. But the question is how. What do you think, Ronald?"
"As I've seen in the family photos, the 6th Duke and those before him all had this deep color. But after that, the change started to appear in their eye color as the power of inner self grew.
Although the changes were far too slow for the family head to notice, I guess this boy has ties — but his ties are far too distant."
"Yes, that's what I also think, Father. But we can't say that he's ours strongly either. Because if my children are the 50th generation, then this boy's branch is that far apart. We can hardly say he's related.
"Yes, that's a fair point. Hmmm, the truth will definitely lead to complexity. It will question our ancestors—"
"Ahem."
Suddenly, all of them became silent. They all exchanged glances, and then suddenly a maid appeared.
The maid bowed while saying, "Yes, sir, you called."
"Take this boy to the northern tower and prepare him to be worthy of tomorrow's grand celebration, Head Maid Matilda, as finally we are going to choose the playmate for her Imperial Highness the Crown Princess Elamira De Kartoza."
"As you desire." After saying that, she looked at me, "Young sir, please give me the pleasure to guide you to your room."
Huh! What's happening**?**
I still don't know what my fate is. I looked at Ronald.
I think he frowned very little, just enough for me to detect.
"Yes, let's go," I replied and started following her.
I followed her without question. She then stopped in front of a massive door. Well, it wasn't as big as the meeting room door, but it was definitely larger than any other door I had ever seen. When she stopped, the door opened on its own. Maybe it was because of magic, but if I asked her, I would indirectly reveal that I didn't know about magic, so it was better to remain silent.
She then turned around and said, "Young sir, please rest here. Whenever you ring the bell, a maid will come to your aid. If you permit me, I would like to leave, unless you need any further assistance."
"Okay. Is there anything I need to be careful of here?"
"As long as you don't harm anything intentionally, everything should be fine."
"Okay then, you may go."
Finally, she went away. So what will happen to me now? I was sleeping in my room, and after that, I woke up here. Did I die in my original world or what? What the hell. Suddenly, I saw a reflection of myself in the mirror. For a moment, I thought it was someone else, because my body had changed. I had become quite young and super cute—just like those celebrity boys. Wait, am I too cute to be a boy?
"No, no, no," I muttered, checking the manly symbol, and thank God it was still there. Being a girl would have been a major blow for me, since I was a man in my world. Well, this body could easily shatter the standards of those K-pop boys like nothing.
I think the room is bigger than the whole area of my house. And the scenery is nice too.
The temperature is perfect for sleep: cold wind and warm sunlight.
But yeah, I shouldn't sleep with these clothes on; these will dirty the bed, and sleeping without clothes is not an option either. I was barefoot, so I could feel the soft floor mat. I laid down on the floor mat to feel the softness. It's better than my bed. And with all the tiredness, I fell asleep without even realizing it.
Damn, I am so luckyly unlucky !