Parallel Vol. 4 [LEGACY EDITION]

Chapter 64.2: To Be Human

Redmont Manor,

Serisis.

7:34 p.m. 20th Banem 1092.

Kashi, oblivious to the thunderstorm that was approaching, entered the room assigned to him by a maid. The daeben smiled in appreciation as he looked around and inspected the room. As expected of a royal manor, the room was beautifully adorned with numerous artworks and décor on the walls. The daeben took a glance at a massive bed with comfy looking quilts and then turned towards the door leading to the bathroom.

"Wow... It's really pretty."

"Yeah, it is," Kashi off-handedly replied, but then realized something was off. Why did he hear Lunette's voice? The daeben turned around and was shocked to find Lunette near the doorway, admiring a chandelier hanging off the ceiling. "Lune?"

As if on cue, the maid called from the door, "Miss, your room is this way, please." Kashi nodded as if to say, 'that makes much more sense,' but then Lunette's response threw that thought out of the window.

"It's fine," Lunette politely refused with a gracious smile. "I will be staying here, thank you." The songstress' smile was polite, but firm, causing the maid to pick up a strong vibe that did not encourage any dissent.

The maid smiled and then said to both of them, "The bath has been pre-heated. You may go in anytime. If you need me, I will be stationed outside the door." As if realizing she said something off, the maid, covered her mouth as she assured, "Do not worry. These doors are soundproof. You may go on about your business as you please." Lunette turned red, her gaze turning playfully hostile, while Kashi raised a brow in question. Without waiting for their reactions, the maid quickly ducked out of the room and then shut the door behind her.

"Weird girl," Kashi remarked with a chuckle and then pointed at the bathroom as he turned to Lunette. "Do you want to go in first, or?"

"I'm fine," Lunette replied as she looked around the room, eventually finding what she was looking for. "But before you go, can take a seat over there," she asked as she pointed at a small dresser set in front of a large obsidian mirror. Destia's technology had not advanced enough to produce modern-day mirrors, but it seemed that some nobles had access to obsidian mirrors made from polished obsidian ore.

"What? Why?" Kashi asked, puzzled by the strange request.

Lunette smiled as she took out a pair of scissors and a comb from her inventory. "I finally have you in one place without some important thing you need to take care of."

Kashi raised a brow as he looked at the comb with a bemused smile. "...And, what do you plan on doing with those?"

"Obviously, I'm going to fix your hair," Lunette replied with an excited glint in her eyes. "Muko introduced me to a hairdresser. She taught me for this very occasion." Snip! Snip! The songstress' eyes shone brightly as she snipped the scissors.

Kashi's eyelids twitched in line with the scissors' snips. "How good are you with that?"

"Only one way to find out," teased Lunette. "Don't you trust me?"

"Yeah, well, it's not a matter of trust or not," Kashi struggled to defend himself as he ran his right hand through his hair. "Just don't want a situation where I'm forced to cut it all off, you know." The daeben shivered as he imagined himself bald, with the sun glinting off his obsidian skull.

"Ah, then don't worry," Lunette assured as she took out a vial from her inventory. "There's this new hair potion going around. A few drops on the scalp and you'll have shoulder-length hair within minutes." Looking at the vial, she added with a sigh, "Sadly, doesn't cure baldness. Only works on people with healthy hair."