The Count Family's Young Master
Chapter 2 - Suspicion (1)

Abimala was silent for a moment to hear the call of the servant named Alister to him.

So now my name is Valias?

He felt that name was too foreign to him.

For a moment there was no answer. But then Abimala heard a heavy sound, like from the voice of a man in his 40s.

"Lake in."

The old servant, Alister– opened the door and let Abimala enter with his hand.

The scene that greeted Abimala was a dining room that was twice the size of the boarding building that he lived with 4 other people. A luxurious dining table with 6 chairs surrounds it. Four of them are filled and two are empty.

Abimala decided to shut up for a moment. Observe the four people who filled all four seats. An adult man who has entered the age to become a father, a woman who looks the same age, then a boy, and a girl.

"K-Sister.." The girl looked at Valias. His face looks shocked. But there is a happy impression. The other three looked at Valias without saying anything. They were flat-faced even though their eyes emitted a hint of nervousness. No one made a sound but the girl before the man cleared his throat again.

"Sit down, Valias."

He was older than his uncle in the village. Maybe his father's age now if he's alive. Valias nodded slightly and sat himself on the red-fused bench.

Hadden Bardev, who just told Valias to sit down. Watching the 18-year-old sit in a chair five meters across.

Hadden looked at his wife.

Ruri Bardev, looked back at him before then nodded. Hadden then turned to his left side, looking at the state of the other two children.

They look nervous. Dina, the girl sitting closest to Valias, was almost crying. Danial had cold sweat on the side of his eyes. His hands look stiff. Probably squeezing a napkin over his thigh.

Valias, his eldest son, who he took home a year ago for the first time, is ready to eat with his family and two younger siblings.

Hadden saw that shoulder-length hair as unique to Valias. The red strands were glowing reflecting the light of nearby candles.

Hadden cleared his throat again before speaking.

"Bring me the food."

Valias heard the sound of a wheeled table entering the room. Then Alister reappeared by his side with the same smile putting a plate with a serving of steak and vegetables on it on the table in front of Valias.

"Please enjoy, young master."

Valias in no time had familiarized himself with Alister's smile and did not react other than to say thank you quietly. Alister was still smiling but he held back his position for a while before bending down while squinting and disappearing from the corner of Vilas' eyes.

Four young maids dressed in similar clothes to Alister each placed a plate of the same dish in front of the other four.

Valias lifted his face and his eyes clashed with the eyes of the brunettes girl on his right side. The girl was shocked and immediately lowered her face. Valias noticed his hands were sweating coldly and felt astonished and a little guilty.

Is he afraid of me?

Hadden noticed Valias turning an expressionless face at his sister and decided to speak.

"Let's pray."

Valias turned his attention to the middle-aged man opposite him. The man was looking at a boy sitting to his left.

"Danial's."

Valias secretly recorded the name in his mind. The boy named Danial nodded and put his hands together.

"I, Danial Bardev, express my gratitude to God for the dinner and togetherness that our family has given us. Shem."

"Shem." The other three spoke small words at the same time.

Valias.

He found himself in an awkward situation.

Our God is different.

The four people in front of him looked at Valias awkwardly before deciding to turn their eyes away.

"Let's eat."

Valias heard that and then slowly touched the cutlery in front of him.

Abimala, Valias, calmly began to eat the food that had been served to him. He could feel the gazes of the people in front of him but he pretended not to notice them.

"V, Valias."

Valias raises his face and meets the gaze of the person opposite him and the woman Valias assumes to be a married couple.

I'm the only one with red hair here. Maybe the owner of this body is an adopted child?

"Yes, sir."

Valias' instinct told him to follow the old man's speech, Alister. Who knocked on the door saying, ladies and gentlemen

The four people before him looked frozen and stiff, but not surprised.

Valias has some shadow of the situation around him. But Valias will think about it later.

Now he wanted to face the situation before him first.

"I will not interfere with your life. But-as your father, I can't help but worry about you. Tonight was good. But, can you have dinner with us again once in a while?"

Valias listened to the soft voice accompanied doubtfully.

The woman who was about five meters on her left side also spoke up after preparing herself. "Your father is right, Valias. It's okay if you don't like me, Danial, and Dina. But please let your father see how you're doing to ease the burden on his heart."

Valias turned his attention to his hands, each holding a knife and fork. Slicing the remaining steak, prepare to bring the meat slices before speaking.

"okay."

Valias felt the two people who had just spoken sigh in relief. The other two children relax their bodies.

The room became a little quieter. With the accompaniment of the sound of eating utensils heard.

Valias weighed in for a moment before deciding to let a little of his food and drink remain. Moved his mouth with the napkin that had been folded on the table. And stand up.

"Alister." he said.

"Yes, young master." the servant replied.

"Valias? Are you leaving already?"

The man sitting across his stool spoke with a hint of panic.

Valias turned his head for a while and bowed his body slightly. "Yes." Yeah."

The man looks frozen. But then put a smile on his face and make a sound. "alright. Rest."

Valias nodded and turned to Alister.

"Please take me to my room."

Alister nodded with a smile narrowed his eyes again before walking ahead of Valias.

Before leaving the room Valias took the time to glance one by one at the young servants in the room. All showed similar reactions. It was as if they had been observing Valias earlier before being jumped when they looked back.

Valias weighed something before deciding to change his request.

"Wait."

Alister turned his body towards Valias. Valias did not distract him from the four young servants.

"Alisters. They must know where my room is, right?"

Valias could feel the confused eyes of the four people who were still sitting on the dining chair and the nervousness of the person in front of his vision as well as Alister's smile.

"Sure, young master."

Valias.

"Take one of them to drive me."

"All right, young master. Ren." The old servant replied and started calling out to one of the servants who was standing in suspense.

One of them raised his face and nodded stiffly.

"Come, young master."

The waiter named Ren immediately tried to calm down and guide Valias. Valias glanced at Alister who glanced back before smiling again without stopping his steps. Valias thought that by asking another servant, Alister would do another job. But it turns out he's sticking to her. Valias will let that happen.

He left the door of the room unaware of the fixed gaze of the four people who were still sitting on the dining table bench towards him.

Three people walking together. Two follow one. Until the person at the very front stops his steps and reverses the body.

"Please rest, young master."

Valias nodded then told the waiter to return. While Alister precedes Valias to open the door.

"Please come in, young master."

Valias no longer shuddered in horror or was confused by Alister's suave yet suspicious smile. But now he decided to blatantly show his sour face. But Alister showed no reaction and did not seem to care even though Valias was sure Alister was aware of the expression he was having even with that lowered face.

Valias watched Alister move after he set foot inside the room to grab something on the wall. There was no sound of anything being pressed or pulled but instantly the room became bright.

Oh myGod.

With the room that became bright the situation in the room was clearly displayed.

Beds with sheets and other objects were scattered on the mattress, sheets of paper with writing and pictures were scattered almost throughout the room, books were scattered, and books were scattered, and Valias could see some brown spots on some of those papers.

Alister showed no reaction. This is the normal state of the room.

Oh gosh.

Valias decides to organize his thoughts and asks Alister to leave him.

"Do I need to prepare a bath?" the waiter asked.

Alister looked at Valias. His young master gave off a different aura since Alister had found it in the corridor near the garden.

"No."

Valias could not see Alister's expression as he was turning his back on her. That friendly smile no longer exists. Replaced with a piercing flat expression.

"All right."

Valias stayed in his position. Wondering if Alister's gone or not.

Without Valias noticing, Alister had already left the room and closed the door without a sound.

Out there Alister grinned.

...***...

Valias decides to check and sees that Alister is gone and the door is closed.

Oh gosh. Is he a ghost?

Valias felt that the strange servant would bring no harm to him.

He began to organize his thoughts. Thinks.

If he was possessing the body of Valias, would the real Valias still exist, or not?

Is Valias dead or is Abimala there now?

Valias had not had many complaints before. Nothing made him feel like he had to go back. He had no family other than his grumpy uncle. There was no promise he needed to keep. No one is waiting or needing his presence.

Valias began to remember that he had pressed the notification before the painful light of the eyes appeared with himself already inhabiting the body of the teenager he was living in afterwards.

Notifications about the novelization of the site that he started reading since he started his student life.

It was because his friend pushed him. Otherwise, Valias would not have read a fiction in his entire life.

Valias grabs one of the papers and finds out what it is.

Foreign writing. Not in Indonesian. Nor the language Valias knows.

And I don't understand the meaning.

The writing seemed to be hunting in a hurry. And have brown spots. After being examined again, strange allegations emerged that the red spot was blood. The brownish red patches on the paper in his hand look newer than other papers. Makes him assume that the paper was written not long before he occupied the body.

Trying to look at some other paper he also could not understand its meaning.

Weighing whether he would clean up the room or leave it that way. He was not a person who was comfortable with anything that was messy but the room was not his own room. He felt he did not have enough rights to fix the room even though he wanted to.

The room was huge and I only needed a mattress and a bathroom.

Even if Valias couldn't use the rest of the room because the papers Valias didn't feel it was a problem. He did not see the closet. The room was filled only with a mattress, a chair, and a closet as high as an adult waist full of drawers. The rest is paper and books.

Valias tried to grab one of the books and read it.

This time he could read it subtly. The letter symbols are different but the structure is the same. Stranger, but he can understand the meaning.

Wonder why he can understand the language and symbols of writing that he has never seen but he is also good at ending all kinds of curiosity and accepting everything that happens so he put it aside.

The Mythological Group In Reiss Territory, Valias.

He found neither the author's name nor the description. No preface or anything else. And Valias was immediately greeted with content.

The Lake in the Crystal Forest

• the whereabouts of the elves are unknown but the author found a pointed ear in the skull forest that the author believed belonged to the elves.

• the whereabouts of the dead ear is unknown.

• It was discovered while the author was collecting plant samples in the skull forest.

Valias could not help but frown and his smile read that one page. Full of fantasy and unnatural things. And ridiculous terms.

Crystal Forest? Skull Forest? Whatdoes thatmean?

The book looks like an old book. With yellowed paper and emit a distinctive smell of books that begin to mold. The writing is like made of handwriting with a pointy-tipped pen. The letter symbol is thin. Has a large size variation small to medium. Typical features of handwriting.

Valias searches for the existence of a clock to find out the time. There was nothing along the wall except the papers. When lying down after getting rid of other objects such as books, paper, pens, and ink bottles—which fortunately covered—other than blankets and pillows, she grabbed one pillow for her to use. And then he found an ancient round clock. The clock indicates 7 o'clock.

Let's go to bed and think tomorrow.

He decided to sleep. It doesn't take long to fall asleep.

***

Abimala rarely dreams while sleeping. He would sleep and wake up without having a flower. But this time he dreamed that he was in a place where he could only see black. Realizing he was the only one as the owner of the color. Stunned at seeing her appearance as Abimala after checking herself out.

Before the questions came to his mind, he realized a red silhouette was a bit far in front of him.

The silhouette of a teenage boy with a thin body and skin was so white that it turned pale. With long red hair.

Maybe the real Valias.

Valias hasn't seen his appearance since he occupied the frail body. I haven't found a mirror yet. All she knew was her shoulder-length hair in red. White shirt, black pants, and skinny frail body. Also with pale skin.

And that was the look of the teenage boy in front of him. In Valias' assessment, the teenager had a thin and handsome face. But there's a little bit of a pretty impression. Valias is no stranger to that kind of handsome face.

Valias in front of him folded both hands in front of his chest. Observing Valias with a judging view. Almost critical. Before smiling scornfully and slowly disappearing from Valias vision. Like smoke disappearing in the wind.

When Valias opened his eyes, Alister was already standing on the side of the mattress, observing himself.

VB by Ppalgangmeoli