Chapter 7: Does Homework Still Exist in Magic Grade School?

After my Celebration of Birth, my grandparents arranged for a tutor to be supplied from the capital. She was going to teach me history, geography, etiquette, as well as how to act feminine and carry myself with the poise expected of our family. The work was hard but enjoyable; other than the female-oriented training, I enjoyed every bit of it. First, I'd finally learned the name of the country I was in, as well as the city and province my family controlled. The country was called Anguis and was headed by its Queen Laura de la Anguis. Of course, going by that logic, both the city I grew up in and the province it rested in were called Amchier. I vaguely remember learning that noble names sometimes came from their controlled territory in a book in my old life, but seeing that it was true in this world was a bit surprising. Next, I learned that my family's main income was from an extremely affluent wine and juice business and that we were particularly well known for our unique grapes that were specifically bred by our family. This was surprising to me as I'd never heard anything about this before my schooling, but I guess it made a little sense as there were quite a lot of vine and grape motifs in the stonework of my family mansion. The next bit of information that I learned was the name of the world that I was now in, and it honestly surprised me with how simple it was; it was called Earth, of course. Well,l not, as they used the word that meant earth or ground in the language of this world, but I was surprised when I heard that most cultures tend to call their home the same thing. Oh, right before I forget, the real name of this world is Miscalis. In this way, 5 years passed by with no real incident, and I grew quickly, even surprising myself with how fast I was maturing. [Hmm...? I'm already developing curves? How much of an early bloomer am I? - Rose Currently, I am looking at a mirror while examining myself from several angles. Recently, my chest had been sensitive, and when I'd brought it up with my mother and Annabelle, they'd smirked and told me it was because I was becoming a woman. They then forced me into this tailor shop to get sized for undergarments, which was what led to me being naked in a dressing room currently. [Although I have to admit that I make for a gorgeous woman, give it a couple of years and I'll be firmly in my strike zone.] - Rose My body had matured drastically within the last 5 years to the point where it wouldn't be a stretch to say that I was already nearing adulthood. My height was one of the most surprising things, though, as I was nearly 6 feet tall when at normal resting height and a full total of 18 feet long if you counted my tail. I knew that Lamiaa were a fairly large-bodied race, but this was ridiculous. I was almost as large as my mother already, and I still had a lot of growing to do; maybe my father's draconic heritage had something to do with it? While pondering this question, I took in the rest of my body, and I had to say I'd grown into my beauty. With a perfect almond-shaped face and hair that reached my perfect rear as well as curves for days, I'd say the only thing missing was breasts. Considering how large the rest of my family was in that area, I didn't think I'd have to wait long. [Ar, a Ara finished admiring yourself,lf then I take it?] - Annabelle I jumped and rounded on Annabelle with a blush on my face, stuttering out of embarrassment. [I-I wasn't doing anything! On an unrelated note, how long were you there?] - Rose [Oh, not long... I'd say right around the time you were commenting about sstrikzones - Annabelle. Wait, didn't that mean she'd been there the whole time, covering my face with my hand while I used my tail to block myself from view? I crouched down to hide my embarrassment. [Oh my, why is my darling Young Mistress embarrassed about being caught basking in her beauty? I wonder how this type of action would be viewed if it were a "man" doing it instead. Well, I guess it's a good thing we are all girls here then...] - Annabelle [Don't say thaaaaaat!]- Rose As I was writhing on the ground out of embarrassment, Annabelle persisted in teasing me about how feminine I was acting, something that was getting more and more common over the last couple of years, even though I was originally a man. [Ahem! I have finished preparing undergarments for the Young Mistress! - Sherwall [Ah!] - Rose and Annabelle If anyone is wondering why Sherwall was here, it's because only a couple of months after my Celebration of Birth was over, she up and left the capital, saying, [My artist's soul is only satisfied by the beautiful canvas that is Rose! I can no longer satisfy myself with anything less than her majesty. I hadn't heard about this until later when she'd told me herself, in front of my family... while they all smirked at my embarrassment. I straightened myself up in an instant, trying to gloss over what Sherwall had walked into. Pretending nothing had happened didn't seem to work, as she immediately went into a speech about how admiring my beauty was a virtue and that even I must revel in my appearance. [Does the Young Mistress understand my passion?] - Sherwall [I-I guess?] - Rose [Ahh! So wonderful! So understanding! A literal goddess among mortals had graced us with her divine presence! - Sherwall [C-Can we get on with trying on my clothes...? I'm still naked and it's getting embarrassing...] - Rose It looked like Sherwall was about to launch into another round of praising my beauty, so I interrupted her with a voice that got quieter with each word before petering off at the end. My question seemed to remind Sherwall why I was there as she blinked to herself before nodding an affirmative. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It took several more hours of Sherwall bringing out various undergarments to, as she put it, [Properly showcase your loveliness!] but eventually we left her shop with several dozen pairs of bra's and panties as well as several camisole's that I was told to wear during the night or with specific outfits. [Hah.... She never gets any easier to deal with....] - Rose Annabelle nodded solemnly at my statement, as even she, with her "S" nature, found Sherwall to be a bit much. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [So, how did it go? Was Sherwall as excitable as always? - Lily [I still don't understand how someone her age can always be so energetic, she looks to be in her late 30's but acts like a horny teenager.] - Rose [Language, Young Lady! It's not appropriate for noble ladies to speak of such things in public!] - Lily [Okaaay, momma, I won't do it again.] - Rose [Well, that's good, a young "woman" such as yourself must always carry herself with grace after all.] - Lily My mother smirked and winked after her statement, ent and I realized that she was teasing me again about my complete lack of maleness at this point. About a year ago, I remember bursting into tears when I suddenly realized that I no longer thought of myself as a man, and after being comforted by Annabelle and my mother, I decided to try and live as a woman from then on. Although that was easier said than done, as I still became embarrassed whenever I did anything super feminine. [Anyway, your father and I have something to discuss with you after dinner today, so come down to the parlor after we finish eating.] - Lily [Papa is here! Did Auntie Laura give him some time off? How long is he here for? - Rose After meeting the Queen during my Celebration of Birth, she had forced a face-to-face meeting through afterwards, and after getting my story directly from me, I'd been told to call her Auntie Laura from then on, or else. It turns out that the punishment for any slip-ups was intensive feminine training, so I'd quickly been conditioned to only refer to her that way whenever we met afterwards. I'd also told her about the Prince's actions during that meeting, and after promising to clean up his act, he'd been forced to apologize to me with his head held to the floor. [Calm do, calm down! Yes, he's here and he unfortunately will only be here for a few days this time, he's here for what we need to talk with you about, and afterwards he has to return to the capital.] - Lily Usually my mother is upset whenever the fact that her "Darling" has to leave her to work away from home so her muted reaction to him leaving was a little suspicious but I decided not to ask about it for now as it probably had something to do with the talk we were going to have and I might learn to reason soon anyway. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The rest of the evening was uneventful, with me updating my papa on my life since he last visited, as well as some of my recent tutoring sessions. Updates were sent to my papa in the capital every week on my lesson plans and how I was progressing, so he already knew, but I wanted to brag about how well I was doing regardless, and he seemed to enjoy listening to me, so I continued. [You sure love your papa, momma might start getting jealous over here.] - Lily [N-,, No, I don't! H-He's just so excited by seeing me that I thought I'd give him some service! T-That's all!] - Rose Completely aware of how I sounded and that not a single person was buying my excuse, my face burned with embarrassment, and the rest of dinner passed in silence as my ears burned. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [So let's jump right into why I came this time, the Queen has asked me to accept an engagement between our house, and I accepted her offer. As such, you will be attending the same academy that the Prince is currently going to,o starting at the end of the month.] - Robert After finishing dinner and moving to the park, my papa then said words that didn't make any sense to me, and I just blinked while opening and closing my mouth silently. [Darling, this is why I told you to breach this subject gently, do you see how confused she is?] - Lily [Sorry, sorry,y I meant to bring it up casually, but it came out that way, no helping it, I guess! Hahahaha!] - Robert [Objection!!!!!] - Rose My brain finally caught up with the conversation, and the only thing that came to mind was to reject it, reject it so hard that no similar conversation ever comes up again. Bemused, my parents looked at me curiously. [Why?] - Lily and Robert [Why? Well,l I'm a man and...] - Rose [You are a woman now, both physically and mentally, if your actions are anything to go by.] - Lily [B-But I'm... He's... Oh! But the Prince is a spoiled brat! I can't marry someowhohat treats people like he does - Ros.e [Oh? Quite right, that would be the case if he were still the same spoiled child, but from all accounts, he is now quite well behaved and polite. Seems the scolding he got as a child caused him to shape up afterwards.] - Robert Quickly finding my avenue of escape vanishing, I helplessly looked around, trying to find a good reason to reject an engagement, and finding none, I lowered my head in defeat. Seeing that I had at least stopped fighting, the ideologue Papaapa continued. [Now rest assured, I made the Queen promise that if you still don't wish to accept the engagement after you graduate in 4 years, then we'll break it off with no hard feelings on either side. During that time, however, you will be expected to act as a proper noble and at least attempt to get along with the Prince. She also requested that you send her a letter through an image stone when you arrive at the academy, as it's in the nearby Human country of Abelis - Robert. [Oh, and since I no longer need to stay here to run our business, I'll be going with your father to the capital as well, so make sure you take anything you need, as this house will be empty for a while.] - Lily My papa's assurance at least left a glimmer of hope, as I knew that no matter how long school was,s would never fall for a man, so all I had to do was reject it again in 4 years. How hard could it be to play nice with the Prince for a few years...