A Happy Life
"I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing."
– Vladimir Kramnik
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John and Celine sat down on the chair.
They observe the maids placing the tray on the table. The prepared the cookies and tea on in front of them with a graceful manner. The effort they made in making and cooking can be seen in their actions.
'Both their manners and actions are like a mirror image of themselves. They prepared it well.'
John commented. He liked watching the way they conducted themselves.
It was like an art.
John looks in front of him and saw some crescent moon cookies and besides it is a tea.
"Young master, young lady, please enjoy."
Emily and Diane both bowed and telling them to enjoy their snacks.
"Yes!"
Celine replied cutely. Her eyes are getting wider with glee as she looked at those eye-catching cookies.
She then picked and a bite.
"Yummy~!"
Celine's said out loud.
The sweet soft, crunchy taste she felt on her mouth made her spoke with amazement. She likes the gorgeous design of the cookie, which made it appealing to the eyes.
"Big Brother, the cookies taste so good~."
Celine urges his Big Brother to immediately ate the cookies.
"Hai Hai"
John followed and ate his cookies. He felt the sweet soft, crunchy texture of the cookies in his mouth.
"Yeah, it is excellent."
John felt like he could eat a dozen, no, a bucket of cookies.
John drank the tea beside the tray. He felt the bittersweet farm flavour that washes the taste of the cookies. It made him want to eat more and continue it forever, and it complimented the taste of the cookies.
'Phew, I felt refresh.'
John closed his eyes and felt that he had transcendent from the mortal plane. He thought he achieved enlightenment like Buddha, to hell with that, he felt he achieve oneness with the universe.
'Hah, I wish every day will be like this.'
He enjoyed the environment they had in the mansion, a conflict-free place with a peaceful life inside their land.
John remembered his life in the previous world. It was a world without any meaning to him, and he felt his life is without any purpose. His house was devoid of laughter, a cold wall in his room, separating him from the outside and an empty meal without his parents. The only saving grace was the internet that accompanied him from his sadness and loneliness.
John didn't want to go back, and he was content with his current life right now. It had everything you want, a home and a family.
John let out a tear on his eyes.
"Big Brother! Why are you crying?"
Celine felt anxious. She saw his brother had a relaxed expression on his face while enjoying the snacks but suddenly cried.
Emily and Diane both looked at him with worry, and they thought maybe the snacks they brought isn't good enough that he let out a tear of regret.
"No no no, I was enjoying the snacks they brought, and it made me let out a tear of happiness."
John replied with the bright smile on his face.
Celine moves towards him and hugs him.
Emily and Diane had a tear on their eyes from happiness. They can't imagine that their snacks brought tears of joy on their young master.
John replied to her hug and patted her head softly.
"Celine, let's continue eating. Emily, Diane, please make more of this and also join us eating next time."
Celine obeyed and finished eating the remaining snack.
"Yes, young master, is it alright you share your table with us?"
"Yes, I didn't prevent you from doing it in the first place."
They bowed and walked out of the library.
He lamented the fact that the previous John is a blockhead. John should have let them share a table, but he is oblivious to their feelings.
The previous John's common sense right, but he is uncomfortable about it. Sharing a table brought people closer to each other. Celine is innocent to know about the customs of the nobility, but he knows, and that's why he felt it very constricting.
John wanted them to feel that they are part of the family. Doyle was stoic and obeyed the customs but maybe with constant annoyance with him would change his personality.
'Hah, I am content with my life her,e but my instincts are telling me that this will only be for a short while.'
John had a premonition. He had an always accurate premonition, and most of the time it is correct.
'I need to spend my precious time remaining with them.'
John will make most of the time he had left before his premonition would come true.
In the kitchen room, both of the maids were in happy thoughts.
Emily was moulding and baking the cookies. She had a beautiful smile on her face. She had always dreamed of being closer with John while they ate, and now it seems it will finally come true.
'Ahhh, young master~. Forgive my immature conduct.'
'Oh, how sinful of me.'
Emily was daydreaming!
Diane has also had an alternating facial expression from being concentrated to shivering happiness. She always had thought what would it feel like eating along with her masters. She wanted to feel it, but their line of duty and nobility customs prevented it. When she arrived in the mansion, both Emily and Diane were taught of etiquette and how a maid should conduct themselves. She thought that it was a bother, but she did it in order not to shame and disappoint her masters.
They were the only ones left along with Doyle, who stayed, in the end, to take care of their young masters. Ever since their parents died, her young master felt distant and worked hard that he even burns the midnight oil in his studies.
'Young master, you must rest it's already midnight. It's bad for your health.'
She recalled the time she saw her young master doing his best. She felt happy that he is working hard, but he is overdoing it.
'It's alright I will be finishing it any moment now.'
He had a determined look on his eyes. She wanted him to stop and take a rest, but she was afraid that he might hate her.
'My young master has changed, but he changed in a good way.'
She saw that his master was much more caring than in the past.
'I hope this will forever continue.'
She hoped and continued doing her work.
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