Chapter 120 - Elpis

Yuki locked the door to the bathroom before turning on the shower to the desired temperature. Yuki began to remove his clothes and get in the steaming shower. He watched as all the dirt left his hair and body. His silky black hair laid back as he washed his face. Yuki took the soap and shampoo which laid on the embedded shelf of the shower before scrubbing his skin. By the time Yuki got out of the shower, he looked like a whole different person. 

"Looks like my hair has gotten a bit too long. I'll have to cut it soon," said Yuki before drying himself off with the towel which he had brought in with him. 

Yuki wrapped his towel around his waist before getting out of the shower. He had deactivated his skill "Faker '' as it was pretty much useless. He had been paranoid due to the possibility of someone learning that he wasn't as weak as he made himself look like, however there was no actual way to know if someone was using their skill. To add on to that, a simple lie would get out of any situation of someone were to question his physique. 

As Yuki exited the bathroom he was greeted by Elpis who was standing in the hallway right front of the ladder which led to the attic. As she looked at Yuki, she had been caught off guard as she had thought he was much more slim than how he looked as of that moment. Seeing Yuki's physique made her freeze up.

"Oh no, did she notice? I knew I should've kept up my skill. My new life here has ended before it even began. What was I thinking?" Yuki told himself as he began to panic.

"Did you get a little taller in the short time that I left you alone?" Elpis asked. 

"... never mind then," Yuki thought to himself. 

"Have I?" Yuki asked himself while also using that short phrase as a reply to Elpis. 

Yuki stood up straight as he fixed his posture and looked to grow a whole 2 inches. He had been leading forward which made him look shorter than he actually was. In doing this, even Yuki noticed himself grow in height. 

"You're right. Sorry, my posture is horrible. I'll try to stand up straight more often," replied Yuki. 

Elpis had only mentioned his height to change the subject due to her being caught off guard; however Yuki had taken her quite seriously. 

"What was I going to say? Right! Do you have a change of clothes which you could wear until the ones you were wearing get washed and dry?" Elpis asked.

"I actually do," replied Yuki. 

"That's great then. Give me your clothes now," said Elpis as she took Yuki's clothes which he had been carrying out of the bathroom from his left hand. 

"I-," Yuki tried to say something as he was surprised but decided to stay quiet as it was for his own good. 

Once Elpis was gone, Yuki walked back up to the attic. After getting inside, Yuki pulled the ladder back up and closed the attic door. 

[Open inventory]

Yuki searched through his inventory as he looked for another t-shirt and pants he could wear. However, he coincidentally found something else. He spotted a plain black hoodie which looked more comfortable than any t-shirt which he could find. Along with that, Yuki also took out black sweat pants as well as undergarments. 

"Lydie really did a good job on shopping, maybe I can rely on him more often," said Yuki as he dressed himself. If Lydie were to hear the words Yuki had just uttered, he would've died from joy. Unfortunately for him, he was stuck in "King's Crown". 

Once fully dressed, Yuki went and lay down on his bed. It looked to be a queen size. The plain grey sheets matched with the bland colour scheme of the room. As Yuki laid his head down on it, he couldn't help but think to himself. 

"Why are these people so nice to me? They're treating me like one of their own even though I've just barged into their home. They've treated me better in the few hours I've spent with them than my own mother had treated me for the majority of my life. I guess it really just comes down to luck," Yuki said to himself.

As he continued to lose himself in thought, Yuki was brought back to reality to the sound of knocking on the attack door. It was Elpis. She was using a broom to knock on the door as it was too high for her to reach. The most she could do was open the door by tippy toeing however she didn't want to barge in on Yuki just in case he was still changing.

"Coming," Yuki said as he walked towards the door and opened it from the inside which let the ladder down. 

"Dinner is ready," said Elpis. 

"Oh, okay," said Yuki as he walked down the stairs. His baggy clothes covered most of his body which made all his muscles invisible. 

"Did you enjoy your shower?" Elpis asked as she attempted to make small talk. 

"Yes, thank you, it felt really good," replied Yuki as they walked down the stairs to meet Marcell and his daughter. They were already sitting down at the dining table as they awaited their guest. There was a whole feast prepared which made Yuki both happy and uncomfortable as he hated being a burden on others. 

Elpis helped seat Yuki down before going to sit down on the other side herself. 

"Thank you for the meal," said everyone except Yuki. However, Yuki said those words after them as he didn't want to seem ungrateful. 

"Must be a family custom. They could've at least told me. Now I look stupid," Yuki thought to himself. 

On the contrary, Elpis and Marcell were happy that Yuki was trying to be polite and follow their example which caused them to smile. Once everyone else began to eat, Yuki also did the same as he didn't want to risk himself getting embarrassed  from rushing to do something before the time was right.