Someone was approaching.
I reacted immediately, wrapping my chains around their wrist.
When I came to my senses, I realized the blanket had already been pulled away... Using the moonlight streaming through the window, I could see it was Sigrdrífa. That made sense—even if my [Detection] ability had declined, it would be too absurd to only notice when violated to this extent. Only a moon elf with innate stealth talent could approach so silently.
Was she here to change shifts with me? I was about to ask this when I noticed something unusual about my body.
"Anna, you..."
I followed Sigrdrífa's gaze and looked down.
What was blocking my view? ...Mm, it was my own chest...
"You're bleeding..."
"Eh?"
Bleeding? Me?
I did feel... down there... kind of strange...
I sat up pressing my chest, and what came into view were crimson bloodstains on my pure white panties.
I felt my head go "buzz—" and my mind went completely blank.
Huh?
I... eh? What is this...
Was I injured? There's no pain...
My status panel showed everything was fine, and there were no constantly popping notifications like "HP-1" "HP-1."
What exactly am I...
"Oh."
Sigrdrífa suddenly understood.
"Anna, you got that."
"That...?"
What? Sigrdrífa seemed to understand something, but spoke extremely vaguely, leaving me confused.
Sigrdrífa's beautiful eyes were full of amazement.
"Wait, Anna, don't tell me this is your first time? Even though you're so well-developed."
First time? She spoke as if it should happen regularly. What exactly is...
"........................"
No, wait, perhaps, could it be, taking a step back, that possibility isn't completely out of the question.
"Men- men- men..."
My tongue seemed tied in knots, and after struggling for a long time I couldn't get out a complete word. Fortunately, Sigrdrífa seemed to understand what I was trying to say and nodded with a smile.
"Yes, it's your menstrual period."
Men—strual—pe—riod—?!
"Anna? Anna? What's wrong? Are you okay?"
"I I I I I I'm f-f-f-fine neh."
"Neh?"
Sorry! I bit my tongue neh!
I felt my body temperature skyrocket at rocket speed, and even felt like steam was coming from my head.
Menstrual period—when studying together with the Young Miss, I had learned about it in health class, that thing that comes to girls every month.
Why would I get this?!
No, with my current body, it would be normal for it to come, wouldn't it?
After thinking about it a little, I still couldn't accept it! Why does the game world have to be so detailed?! Even if I really do have reproductive capabilities, there's no need to emphasize it in this way!
What will happen to me? What should I do? Young Miss, save me... Ah, that's right, I used to buy sanitary pads for the Young Miss... but does this world really have sanitary pads? Besides, it's too late to buy them now that it's already started. What should I do?
"Anna."
"Rifa, what should I... do..."
Sigrdrífa beside me was like a lifeline. I reflexively grasped Sigrdrífa's hand, and the warmth from her palm made me feel much more at ease.
Sigrdrífa looked surprised for a brief moment, then her tone became unprecedentedly gentle.
"I'll help you clean up. Don't be afraid, it's okay."
"Mm..."
"Do you have a coat?"
A coat?
I shook my head. Sigrdrífa took off her cloak and put it on me, then helped support me as I got out of bed.
"Anna, this really isn't your first time?"
"Before... uh, there was also... but I'm not very good at dealing with it..."
I answered stammering. Sorry, for me this really is the first time. In my memories, until recently I was still a virgin male, so suddenly having a menstrual period is really too much for me to handle.
"Pfft..."
Sigrdrífa accidentally laughed.
"What's so funny..."
"Sorry. But Anna right now is really so different from usual. The usual Anna is omnipotent and can do anything. When I'm by Anna's side, I only cause trouble for Anna."
"That kind of thing... isn't..."
Sigrdrífa smiled with pursed lips, but my nervous emotions recovered quite a bit because of this.
Being flustered was unavoidable. Neither my pre-death experiences nor the skills I possessed in the game had any experience dealing with this kind of situation.
As a maid, this was truly serious misconduct and dereliction of duty.
"There are no intruders around... okay, take them off first. Do you have any spare supplies?"
After all, I couldn't keep wearing bloodstained panties. I obediently complied—in this area, Sigrdrífa was my senior.
The bed sheets were temporarily problematic since Lily was still sleeping. I'd figure something out later.
Sigrdrífa told me to rest for a bit while she went to prepare warm water to help me clean up.
Although I worriedly asked "Is that okay?" Sigrdrífa clearly indicated not to panic too much—cleaning properly with warm water would be fine.
It was probably because I was too nervous. No matter how detailed the game world was, it wasn't as intricate as reality. Problems like bacteria... or rather, gynecological diseases barely existed in the game world.
I should have thought of this earlier, but after seeing the bloodstains and understanding what it was, I immediately panicked...
I heard that girls' bodies are weaker during this period, but there were no extra debuffs on my status panel—I was completely scaring myself.
I just needed to regain my composure and face Sigrdrífa normally afterward. As I adjusted my mindset, Sigrdrífa also returned with hot water, wearing a spring-breeze-like smile on her face.
"Come on, little Anna be good~ open the door wide~"
"..."
I was starting to worry about the safety of my chastity.