The next morning I was startled by a knock on my door. I put down the hairbrush that I had found in the bathroom.

"Open it. " I said.

The butler walked in with a dress on one arm and was using the other to push a sliver cart with food on it into the room.

A dress? You're kidding me.

No way in hell am I getting into that thing.

He set the dress down on the bed and bowed.

"Good Morning, Miss Anonymous. " he said.

"Top of the fucking morning. "

He frowned.

"I'm going to put in a word with the young master about giving you lessons in equitte. "

I stood up off the bed.

"Do I look like I'm itching to become a lady? " I said.

He scanned my whole body and thought about it.

"I suppose not. You do seem like the boyish type. " he said and smiled.

Don't punch him. Way too early in the morning for bloody knuckles.

"Finnian picked this dress out for you yesterday. " Sebastian said and began pouring tea.

Finny picked it out?

I picked it up and examined it.

It's purple and it's not too girly...

"I'll wear it. But only because Finny picked it out. " I said.

"You're acquainted? "

I smiled.

"I guess you could say that. " I said and started taking my clothes off.

I heard a coughing sound from behind me and turned around.
Sebastian was preparing a napkin but had suddenly stopped.

"May I ask why you're changing in front of me? " he said.

"Because I need to get dressed. " I said bluntly.

"Hmm. It's strange that you can do that with a straight face, Miss Anonymous. Most girls your age wouldn't dare change in front of anyone, let alone a butler they hardly know."

"Well, I grew up in crowded quarters so changing in front of others was normal. Guess I got used to it. What, am I making you uncomfortable? " I said with a smirk and continued getting dressed.

"Hardly. " he said and went back to preparing the meal on the cart.

Once I had finished getting dressed, Sebastian clapped his hands.

"Breakfast is served. Today we have-"

"Shush! " I said and stared at the food on the tray.

B-Beans and toast. There is a god.

My mouth started to water.

I smiled brightly at the butler dressed in black, surprising him a little.

"You know Sebastian, I think we got off on the wrong foot. " I said and stood up and shook his hand.

Then I started chowing down on the beans and toast like there was no tomorrow.

I have been craving beans and toast for at least 8 years by now.
And now, finally...

"Are beans and toast your favorite? " Sebastian asked.

"Yep. " I said, mouth full.

+-+-+

"Bodyguard? " I questioned.

Ceil nodded.

"Sebastian is a good butler but I technically don't have a bodyguard. The position is open if you don't want to just be a burden here. " Ceil said with a smirk.

I frowned.

That smirk of his is so damn frustrating! It's a look that I used to see on the general's face. That cocky, self entitled look. I just want to slap it off his face.

"How much will I get paid? Will I get to keep my room? Will you cover my hospital bills? What about the beans and toast? " I said quickly.

The general never failed to look utterly stupid when I did this.

"W-What? " Ceil said, surprised by my many questions.

Ha. Wiped it off without slapping him.

1 point awarded to me.

He looked down at some papers in his hands and flipped through them.

"You will be paid, so we can negotiate that later... You will be able to keep your room. If you are injured, you will be offered medical services. And... if you want beans and toast just ask Sebastian. " Ceil said.

The smirk had returned.

1 point to Ceil.

I sighed. This is actually really boring. Back in my time, if I wanted to join an army, all I had to do was sign my name. I never have had a job other than solider. And I don't think thief or orphan counts as an occupation so I'll just leave those out.

"What about my arm? " I said.

"What about it? "

"It's broken. "

"So? "

"So! You want to hire a wounded bodyguard! " I said.

"You fought Sebastian with it broken. You're exceptional in that right. I think you can manage. " he said.

I laughed a little. If he's this willing to hire me, it means he has a motive. He wants to keep me by his side all the time because he's suspicious of me. I see now... I'm an anomaly.

"Hey, Ceil? "

"Yes? " he said.

"This time is so different... I'm actually a little overwhelmed. So, can we finish all the other bits later and you just give me the job already? "

He glared at me.

"Okay. " he said and put the papers in his hands down.

He stood up from his chair and Sebastian handed him his cane. We walked out into the hallway, when Ceil stopped and looked at me curiously.

"I have a question Anonymous. Your name, can you change it? " Ceil said.

"What? "

"It feels idiotic calling you Anonymous. You're not just a face in the crowd. You're now a part of my staff. I would be better if I could call you a more individual name. " Ceil said.

A more individual name....

You're not a solider anymore. You're a bodyguard. There's no need to hide everything in me anymore. You can start over.

I thought of Finny and smiled a little.

"Anon. Call me Anon. " I said.

"Okay, Anon. Do you wish to have a last name also? "

I thought of Astria. Guderber. I never felt any kinship towards that word but Astria... Astria was my sister.

"Guderber. " I said.

"Anon Guderber. It strangely fits you. " Ceil said and walked away, leaving me alone in the hallway.

Anon Guderber. I have a name.

↑Hey, can you hear me? ↓

What's that?

I looked around me but saw no one.

↑Well, I hope you can. I don't know your name but you stole my ticket out of here. Get me out now.↓

I'm hearing a voice in my head. I've finally snapped.

↑You haven't gone crazy! If you want to live, you'll save me! ↓

Save you? Wait, where are you? Oh no, I'm talking to it...

↑I'm in the middle of World War Three thanks to you. That incantation that you stole... That was my freedom. Now, you're going to find a way to get me back to 1888.↓

Who are you?

↑My name is Kazura. I'm a crow demon.↓

I don't believe you.

↑It's the truth! Just ask my brother! ↓

Your brother?

↑Yes, I think his name in 1888 is Sebastian. He's a butler for some rich kid. ↓

S-Sebastian?

↑Now, tell him that his big sister has gotten stuck again and needs some help. Chop chop, get to it. ↓

You're nothing like him.

↑I get that a lot. ↓

How can... I get you out of there. Considering that you're actually real and not some voice in my head?

↑Well, that's the hard part. I'm the only one of us siblings that can do time jumps and the jumps aren't cheap. I had made a contract with that human and he kept the incantation on his arm. You know what I had to do to make that spell? I had to literally kill an angel! ↓

Kill an angel!

↑They're really annoying, actually. Humans are too but you guys are easier to control. ↓

Why did you put it on a solider's arm, then!

↑Because it could only be activated after he died. ↓

That's kind of messed up.

↑That's business. Now, you have to get me out. ↓

Why? Why should I save you! You're a demon!

↑Because humans don't last long after time jumps. Without me there to correct things, you will die. ↓

I'll... Die.

↑Yep. Decomposition and all. ↓

So, what do I have to do to live?

↑Oh, that's simple. Kill an angel.↓