Chapter 7

The world of curses is basically a series of unpredictable scenarios. But none of that can probably compare to Senjumaru's arrival in Hiroyuki's perspective. 

For him, her appearance and existence are just something else that no one can probably explain to him about how this entire thing even worked.

To give context to the scenario, first of all, one has to know about Senjumaru's background first. 

Originally, she was supposed to be an orphan. According to the people who had taken care of her, when she was still a baby, her parents left her in front of the church, blah blah blah, and years later, a certain uncle came and took her from the orphanage.

That man is a member of the Gojo clan so her destination is pretty obvious. Here, she was taught personally by the head maid, and after a couple of years of training, she is now here in front of Hiroyuki as his Personal Maid.

Upon hearing her explain how her entire life had been so far before she met him, Hiroyuki can only say one thing.

"It's so damn cliche that it's not even worth mulling over."

So cliche in fact that he can't help but think that whoever sent her here didn't even put an effort into giving her a pretty interesting background.

Let's not even start with the technicalities of her being adopted into the clan.

Because if one were to spend at least a couple of brain cells here, It's pretty bizarre to think that the Gojo Clan, the most uptight clan amongst the big 3, will just go around and adopt some random kid without making any fuss about it at all. To say that this is a situation forced to happen by some random power is not that far-fetched really.

Or at least, that's what Hiroyuki thought about this entire scenario.

Now going on to the next weird thing about her. It's about the knowledge she possesses. 

During their conversation, when asked how much she knows about the world so far, she suddenly started spouting a series of words that even Hiroyuki started having a hard time understanding.

Saying things like Curse Energy, Curse Spirits, World Balance, Heavenly Pact, and so much more.

To say that she possesses knowledge greater than everyone here in the Gojo Clan is not even weird. What's more weird is that she's currently 8 years old and supposed to have lived a normal life, away from any supernatural stuff till now.

Obviously, Hiroyuki didn't let it pass and immediately asked her how she possessed so much knowledge about the world. Unexpectedly, she didn't try to be secretive about it or something like that.

Although her reply to Hiroyuki's question is that... She simply doesn't know how and she just did for some reason.

That is a pretty bland reason. Most people would've never believed her for it. But weirdly enough, Hiroyuki... believed her. 

Well, living a life where you are surrounded by people who can easily betray you whenever you show any sign of weakness, Hiroyuki naturally developed good skills for reading people. Due to that, based on her expressions alone, he can clearly see that Senjumaru genuinely has no clue and is sometimes, even confused about how she even knows such stuff.

So that's why Hiroyuki was left with no choice but to just believe she simply existed in this world and possessed otherworldly knowledge. Anyone could surely understand now as to why Hiroyuki thought of this entire situation as "weird" at first.

But, as much as he wanted to find out what was happening and the reason for her appearance, he sadly didn't have any capability to do that. No matter how much he pursues the answers, he is always hit by a wall he can never climb on.

That's why at the very end, Hiroyuki concluded that he has no choice but to just let it be. He already learned a long time ago that there's no merit to finding things that don't want to be found.

In any case, it's not like he wanted to push her away in the first place. Regardless of his opinion, Senjumaru is undeniably, extremely helpful to him.

What Hiroyuki needed now was information. That's the thing he lacked the most, and probably the main reason why he cannot fully focus on developing his strength. But after spending a couple of days with Senjumaru, and making sure that she has the ability to satisfy his curiosity about everything, he finally made the decision.

That the boring part is over. Now, he can finally focus on developing his power and preparing for the future.

In short...

The most exciting part per se~.

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Hiroyuki was currently sleeping soundly in his room when suddenly, without any notice...

*Thud*

"... huh?"

Someone suddenly entered the room, causing him to wake up. 

Well, Hiroyuki is always on alert and aware of his surroundings. Usually, especially in his room, he is pretty laid back. But the fact that someone entered his room without any heads up is already enough for him to instinctively tense up.

"Oh, it's you."

Upon getting up, looking towards the door to see who just entered without his permission, there he found his personal maid, Senjumaru, walking in casually.

"Yes, Hiroyuki sama." She said as she gently put down a plate of breakfast on the nearby table.

"... I'm sorry for waking you up suddenly.

"Oh, It's nothing. I was just about to wake up anyway." Ruffling his messy hair, Hiroyuki said laughingly as he relaxed his body and started to go towards the table where the food was served.

It's been almost a year now since Senjumaru's arrival and for some reason, Hiroyuki just couldn't get used to some of her habits like what just happened now. 

Unlike any of the maids in the house, she just refused to act like one of them and be as nonstandard as ever. Well, that doesn't make her bad compared to them or anything, in fact, in some aspects Hiroyuki prefers her more.

But it's just that, to put it in simple terms, she simply doesn't fit the role at all. 

According to Hiroyuki's own words, she is too elegant to act like some lowly servant, or at least that's how she's been acting so far.

Not until Hiroyuki himself decided to allow her to take it a bit easy and to be herself a bit more that is. Cause he can clearly see that she is holding herself back due to her current role in the house, and probably, in this life.

But, assuming they were going to stay together for a long time, Hiroyuki wanted a companion or if possible, a friend that he could trust his back to given any kind of situation. Not a servant that acts like she has no will of her own or something like that.

Plus, having her speak to him in a respectful manner all while knowing that she is older than him is just weird.

In any case, even though Hiroyuki allowed it, at first, she obviously hesitated, thinking that it might be offensive or something. But after a couple of pushes from Hiroyuki, she finally, slowly, started to act the role and show her true feelings.

That's why now, although she's only like this when they're alone together, she's finally closer to the Senjumaru that Hiroyuki recognizes. 

However, he cannot deny that she showed it all a little bit too fast and he was caught off guard for a little bit. That's why up until now, he has yet to adapt to her little antics.

Well, it's just a matter of time anyway so he did not mind it all.

In any case...

"Hmm? Is there something going on?" Hiroyuki asked as he noticed a couple of people rushing past his window. 

"Well... I wasn't told what it is exactly but judging as to where they're going, it's probably about madam," Senjumaru said as she fixed the bed that Hiroyuki had just gotten up to.

"My mother? Did something happen mid-labor?" Hiroyuki muttered, looking a little bit confused. 

Well, his supposed mother in this world, who had been pregnant for almost the entire year, had just gone into labor last night. 

Even though the operation would be done in their home and not in some Hospital, Hiroyuki wasn't worried or anything because he knew that there were some capable people here in the clan who could most likely handle such things better than some doctors out there.

However given the reaction of the people around him, it seems that something actually happened. Whether it's a good happening or not, well, that's the thing, he doesn't know. 

But as much as he wanted to go now, he couldn't because it would be rude to leave the breakfast that was prepared for him by Senjumaru herself unfinished.

*clank!*

*clank!*

That's why Hiroyuki made haste, speeding up his eating pace as quickly as possible. That's why not even a minute later...

*clank!*

He was already finished.

"Thanks for the meal. It was delicious." 

"Hmm... I'm glad you liked it."

Hiroyuki said as he stood up and started walking towards outside the room, with Senjumaru obviously following behind.

Their destination, is to where his mother is. 

"Now, let's go and see what's up."

_____ To be Continued... ______