Volume 2 Chapter 2

Bab 2 – Etika Berburu Monyet

"Apakah hanya dua orang?"

"Iya nih. Saya dan istri saya. "

"Hm. Kami akan menerima 2 keping emas untuk biaya pengawalan. "

Saya memberikan 5 emas kepada tentara yang disewa dan dia menyeringai lebar.

Ada pesona yang tak terduga meluap dari senyum tentara bayaran ini yang kurang memiliki dua gigi depan.

“Terima kasih banyak, Yang Mulia. Kami tentara bayaran akan melindungi Anda dengan kehidupan kami selama Anda tinggal di sini. Selamat bersenang-senang bersama Nona Anda. Ooi, bawa pasangan ini ke tempat mereka! Pastikan kelasnya tertinggi! "

"Roger."

Pinggiran kota Pavia.

Pedagang budak telah mendirikan kios di seluruh dataran terbuka di daerah ini.

Untuk mencegah pencuri melakukan pencurian, tentara dengan ketat menjaga seluruh pasar. Ada 5 platform dengan berbagai ukuran, sekitar 70 penjaga, dan kios pasar yang sangat megah sehingga Anda akan mengira tempat ini sebagai kamp militer jika Anda melihat dari jauh. Kebanyakan bandit bahkan tidak berani mengacaukan pasar ini.

"Dengan cara ini, Yang Mulia."

"Mm."

Mengikuti panduan pria itu, kami pergi ke pusat pasar.

Lapis Lazuli dan aku berpura-pura menjadi pasangan pedagang muda. Kami telah memalsukan kertas identitas dan nama kami. Dengan ini, kita tidak perlu khawatir tentang identitas kita yang sebenarnya diketahui dalam waktu dekat.

Pasar budak dipenuhi dengan suasana teduh dan lembab.

“Sudah bergerak! Kau benar-benar tolol. ”

"Peri salju di sini! Diambil langsung dari gunung bersalju yang dalam di kerajaan Moskow. Sebagai acara khusus, saya akan menampilkannya gratis hari ini. Silakan datang dan lihatlah! ”

"Aku menyuruhmu berjalan lebih cepat!"

Di satu sisi, seorang penjaga mengayunkan cambuk dan memaksa sekelompok budak untuk bergerak. Garis 6 budak laki-laki dirantai bersama dan berjalan maju sedikit demi sedikit. Rasanya seperti saya sedang menonton ulat.

“Tolong lihat sebanyak yang kamu mau. Mencari itu gratis! ”

Di sisi lain, peri telanjang terkunci di balik jeruji besi. Seorang promotor penjualan terus melanjutkan tentang betapa menakjubkan 'produknya' sambil menunjuk payudara dan tulang rusuk elf itu. Ada banyak orang berkumpul di sekitar kandang besi, dan bahkan ada anak-anak di antara mereka. Gadis-gadis kecil menempelkan kepala mereka melalui jeruji dan menatap peri yang telanjang.

Saya bisa mendengar percakapan mereka.

"Kakak, apakah benar elf hidup hanya dengan minum embun?"

“……”

"Uhm, kurasa dia tidak mengerti apa yang kita katakan. Saya juga tidak tahu bagaimana berbicara bahasa yang digunakan di Moskow …… "

“Mereka bilang elf meminum darah mentah anak-anak setiap tahun. Itu sebabnya mereka tetap cantik selama seratus dua ratus tahun. "

"Kamu orang bodoh! Jangan bohong! "

Sekelompok gadis kecil terkikik. Peri itu tersenyum lembut ketika dia memperhatikan anak-anak. Ketika anak-anak mengulurkan tangan, elf itu dengan senang hati mengulurkan tangan untuk membiarkan mereka menyentuh kulitnya. Meskipun lengan elf itu tipis dan sebagian besar tulang, gadis-gadis kecil itu membuat keributan seolah-olah mereka menyentuh sesuatu seperti emas.

"Anak-anak nakal ini!"

Orang penjualan mengangkat anak-anak sambil tertawa terbahak-bahak.

"Anda tidak dapat menyentuh produk tanpa berpikir seperti itu!"

Saya menyaksikan sampai titik itu dan berbalik.

—Kuaaaaaaah ……

Suara cambuk memukul dan menjerit budak bisa terdengar di kejauhan, namun tidak ada seorang pun di daerah pasar yang memedulikannya. Satu-satunya yang memperhatikan teriakan adalah anak-anak. Setiap kali mereka mendengar erangan, anak-anak akan bersemangat dan bertanya, “Apakah Anda mendengar itu? Apakah kamu mendengar itu? ". Setiap kali mereka mendengar teriakan, mereka akan menggema suaranya dengan suara mereka sendiri berteriak “Kaah!” “Kueeak!”.

Apakah karena kepolosan mereka, mungkin?

Gumamku.

“Ini adalah tempat yang sangat indah. Apakah semua pasar budak seperti ini? "

"Iya nih. Tidak banyak perbedaan. ”

Lapis Lazuli merespons.

"Pasar budak yang satu ini berhutang budi untuk waktu yang singkat, selama masa kanak-kanak yang satu ini, memiliki perasaan yang sama seperti ini."

"Apa? Anda pernah bekerja di pasar budak sebelumnya? ”

“Tepatnya, yang ini tidak bekerja di pasar budak, tetapi ingin menjadi budak. Pada saat itu, yang satu ini sangat kelaparan. Yang ini berpikir bahwa selama yang ini bisa mendapatkan makanan, maka tidak apa-apa menjadi budak. Karena budak setidaknya diberi makan. "

Lapis Lazuli berbicara dengan tenang.

“Namun, begitu pedagang budak mengetahui bahwa yang ini adalah keturunan campuran, dia mengejar yang ini. Rupanya, orang buangan tidak memiliki hak ’untuk menjadi produk yang harus ditangani. Terlepas dari itu, sebelum identitas yang satu ini terungkap, yang ini mampu makan setengah dari roti basi. Itu adalah memori yang baik. "

“……”

Masa lalu Lapis Lazuli begitu gelap sehingga menakutkan…

Melakukan apa pun yang saya bisa untuk mengubah topik, saya berdehem.

"Succubus yang dulu berkeliaran di pasar ini sekarang adalah nyonya Raja Iblis. Apakah itu tidak bagus, Lala? Nilai seseorang tidak ditentukan oleh kelahirannya. Anda, yang mampu mengatasi semua jenis kondisi yang tidak menguntungkan, memiliki nilai paling indah dari semuanya. ”

Lapis Lazuli menatapku sekilas.

"…… Yang Mulia tentu membuat komentar mengejutkan sesekali."

"Hm?"

"Ini bukan apa-apa. Yang Mulia memuji bahwa yang ini berhasil, tetapi itu sangat tidak memadai. Sampai Yang Mulia menjadi penguasa iblis sejati, sampai saat itu adalah saat kesuksesan yang satu ini dapat dipersiapkan untuk diperdebatkan. "

"Kamu benar-benar wanita rakus."

Aku tersenyum.

"Itu sebabnya aku menyukaimu."

"Tidak ada yang membuat Yang Mulia menyanjung ini."

"Aku tidak berharap banyak. Saya hanya akan suka jika ada lebih banyak pesona yang tercampur dalam urusan malam ini. Pertama-tama, ketika kami melakukan 'itu' wajahmu sangat kesepian sehingga agak menyenangkan untuk …… ”

Lapis Lazuli menginjak kaki kanan saya. Tumit sepatunya menusuk ke pangkal kakiku sehingga terasa sangat sakit, tetapi sebaliknya, aku merasa senang.

Iya nih. Ini adalah Lapis Lazuli yang sama seperti biasanya. Lapis Lazuli yang sama yang berkepala dingin, tenang, dan akan bereaksi moderat terhadap godaan saya. Merasakan rasa kelegaan yang langka dari hal itu, saya membongkar barang-barang saya di perempat yang telah dipandu oleh tentara sewaan.

Malam itu, kami menerima undangan ke perjamuan bersama para pedagang budak.

Itu layak memberi prajurit itu 5 emas. Orang-orang di sisi pasar telah mengenali kami sebagai VIP dan telah memberi kami undangan.

Saya bertanya-tanya apakah itu karena perjamuan itu untuk pedagang budak, tetapi pertemuan itu agak berlebihan. Ada beberapa penjaga yang berdiri saat petugas keamanan dan budak-budak cantik sedang menyajikan makanan telanjang. Saya segera bergabung dengan kelompok pedagang dan mengobrol dengan mereka.

Alkohol beredar dengan tepat. Itu adalah jumlah yang tepat bagi orang untuk menjadi mabuk. Selama malam yang ambisius ini, ini adalah waktu yang paling tepat untuk membujuk orang agar mengakui pikiran batin mereka. Sekarang, akankah kita sampai pada intinya ……?

“Ini adalah pertama kalinya dalam hidup saya melihat pasar budak yang mewah. Saya telah mengunjungi beberapa pasar budak di masa lalu yang memiliki skala yang lebih besar, tetapi jika Anda membandingkan kualitas produk antara sini dan sana, mereka tidak mungkin cocok dengan keunggulan di sini. Luar biasa, semuanya. Saya benar-benar tersentuh. "

"Ha ha. Anda terlalu memikirkan kami. "

Pedagang budak tertawa dengan wajah merah cerah.

Suasana yang bersemangat mengalir ke seluruh ruangan. Semua orang memberi kesan yang menguntungkan. Bagi orang yang berurusan dengan budak, sulit untuk percaya betapa tidak berbahayanya orang-orang ini muncul. Apakah mereka bahkan tidak memiliki sedikit pun kesalahan karena menjual budak?

Yah, mungkin itulah yang terjadi pada orang-orang seusia ini. Ini bukan masalah yang harus saya ikuti. Revolusi harus ditinggalkan di tangan kaum revolusioner, dan politik harus ditinggalkan di tangan para politisi. Itu adalah kredo saya. Meskipun, ada banyak orang yang terlibat dalam dua pekerjaan ini.

"Tapi ada sesuatu yang membuatku sedikit penasaran."

"Apa itu? Beritahu kami."

“Seperti bagaimana bunga tunggal bisa membanjiri seluruh ruang dansa orang, bukankah akan ada budak dengan nilai tertinggi di pasar ini juga? Apa yang semua orang anggap sebagai bunga pasar ini? ”

Para pedagang memandangi masing-masing setelah mendengar pertanyaan saya.

Tak lama setelah itu, mereka mulai membuat keributan.

"Tentu saja, bukankah peri salju yang aku tangkap dari Moskow? Saya harus mempekerjakan tidak kurang dari 20 pemburu hanya untuk menangkap bugger itu. Tidak ada keraguan bahwa produk saya adalah yang terbaik. "

“Pfft. Jujur, tren peri sudah berakhir. Hari-hari ini, sirene dan putri duyung adalah hal besar. Dalam hal itu, sirene yang saya alami banyak kesulitan mendapatkan tangan saya …… ”

"Ha! Bagaimana mungkin beberapa binatang dengan sayap menyebabkan keributan? Akan diragukan jika Anda bahkan bisa mendapatkan 20 emas dari mereka. Mereka mungkin merupakan spesies langka dan cocok untuk menghidupkan suasana, tetapi Anda tidak dapat menyebut mereka bintang utama pasar. Itu sudah pasti. "

“Tidak, tentu saja kamu harus menilai mereka lebih tinggi berdasarkan kelangkaannya. Saya benar-benar berpikir untuk mengeluarkan ace saya di lubang dan memamerkan centaur. Jika itu seekor kuda daripada para wanita bangsawan akan …… "

Mereka berteriak.

Argumen tentang budak siapa yang lebih baik berlanjut.

Setelah beberapa saat, seorang pedagang budak menunjuk ke arah seorang pemuda dan berbicara.

“Bagaimana dengan sisimu, Giacomo? Saya mendengar Anda benar-benar memutuskan sendiri untuk menyiapkan produk untuk kali ini.

"…… Ini tidak sehebat daftar barang orang lain."

Pria muda itu mengerutkan alisnya saat dia merespons.

Dia adalah pria muda yang diam-diam minum anggur di seluruh perjamuan. Meskipun saudagar yang lain berusaha menarik perhatian budaknya, dia menolak. Melihat bagaimana kulitnya menjadi gelap, sepertinya dia tidak senang tentang sesuatu.

"Untuk mengatakan itu bukan hal yang hebat! Kamu cukup rendah hati! ”

“Itu benar, Giacomo. Kami tidak tuli, kami mendengar desas-desus. Kami mendengar bahwa Anda berhasil mendapatkan anak haram dari keluarga Duke. "

Anak muda itu membuat ekspresi pahit.

Tampaknya dia merasa tidak nyaman karena perhatiannya tertuju padanya.

"……Saya beruntung. Itu semuanya."

Pria itu lalu memiringkan gelas anggurnya.

Dengan diam-diam aku meringkuk ujung mulutku ketika aku menatap pemuda itu.

Temukan dia.

Saya yakin bahwa pria itu adalah pedagang budak yang memiliki Laura De Farnese.

Menahan kemalasan saya untuk berpartisipasi dalam perjamuan ini sangat berharga. Untuk dapat menemukan target saya dengan cepat. Saya beruntung.

Bertindak kaget, aku mengangkat suaraku.

"Tunggu, semuanya. Anak haram dari keluarga Duke? Tentang apa itu? Saya ingin mendengar lebih banyak detail. "

“Saya tidak yakin, tetapi orang itu, Giacomo, memperoleh hadiah yang cukup pada usia yang sangat muda. Ini pertama kalinya orang itu memulai debutnya di industri pasar budak, tetapi Ya Tuhan, dia mendapatkan produk yang merupakan pukulan besar di antara tembakan besar! "

"Mereka mengatakan itu adalah anak haram dari Rumah Duke Farnese."

Para pedagang bersemangat dan mulai membuat keributan besar.

"Keluarga duke. Dan bukan keluarga kecil, tapi keluarga Farnese! Tentu, status mereka memang jatuh ke dasar setelah kalah dalam Perang Mawar terakhir, tapi masih …… ”

"Ya, itu rahasia umum. Mereka mungkin tidak ingin mengalihkan tanggung jawab atas kekalahan mereka ke salah satu ahli waris yang sebenarnya. Jadi mereka menjual putri mereka yang tidak sah sebagai kompromi. Meskipun, ini hanya di bidang spekulasi. "

"Bukankah itu mungkin tebakan yang tepat? Kemungkinan lain tidak mungkin …… Misy itu dipilih sebagai kambing hitam untuk keluarga. ”

Seseorang mengklik lidah mereka.

"Orang-orang yang keluar setelah Perang Mawar senang mereka bisa memalukan keluarga Farnese, dan keluarga Farnese senang bahwa mereka mampu menurunkan kerugian mereka seminimal mungkin."

“Jika kamu perhatikan dengan teliti, orang-orang bangsawan itu lebih baik dalam bisnis daripada kita. Keke. Orang-orang di atas pasti tahu barang-barang mereka. "

"Lebih jauh, mereka mengatakan bahwa 'itu bukan lelucon."

Seorang pedagang disebutkan saat mengunyah kaki ayam.

Aku memasang ekspresi terpesona di wajahku.

"Bagaimana apanya'?"

"Itu, aku berbicara tentang itu. Wajah dan tubuhnya begitu … kuuh! "

Pedagang itu tertawa jahat. Saus cokelat lengket dioleskan ke seluruh jarinya. Pedagang lain setuju dengan antusias.

“Aku juga mendengar rumor itu. Bahwa dia adalah putri Farnese yang terkurung! ”

"Ya. Itu karena dia adalah wanita dengan kecantikan tiada tara, mereka takut itu akan menyebabkan gangguan di kerajaan. Karena itulah sang duke sengaja menyembunyikannya di bagian terdalam dari mansion sehingga tidak ada yang bisa melihatnya. "

"Yah, jujur, itu mungkin banyak kebohongan."

Para pedagang mengangkat bahu.

“Tidak peduli bagaimana kamu melihatnya, mereka mungkin menyembunyikannya karena mereka malu …… Tapi apa masalahnya? Hanya fakta bahwa rumor semacam itu datang melekat padanya adalah istimewa. Lagipula, rumor meningkatkan nilai produk. ”

"Mm. Saya kira itu benar. Sebagai permulaan, dia berasal dari salah satu keluarga paling mulia di kerajaan …… "

"Rumor bahwa dia adalah gadis paling cantik di benua itu pernah berkeliaran."

"Dan dia berusia 16 tahun!"

Para pedagang tertawa terbahak-bahak.

Satu-satunya orang yang tidak bisa mengikuti suasana adalah pria muda itu. Dia mempertahankan wajah yang tabah.

“…… Maafkan aku pergi dulu. Selamat malam."

Pria itu berdiri dari meja dan dengan santai berjalan keluar.

Para pedagang lainnya mengucapkan selamat malam juga kepadanya, tetapi pemuda itu menerimanya tanpa sadar. Sulit untuk melihatnya sebagai perilaku positif. Begitu anak muda itu pergi, para pedagang lainnya segera menyuarakan pendapat mereka.

"Bukankah dia bertingkah agak arogan? Kami mengundang semua orang dari perdagangan yang sama seperti ini sehingga kami bisa mengenal rekan kerja kami dengan lebih baik, tetapi jika dia berperilaku seperti itu …… ”

“Dia benar-benar tidak punya sopan santun. Dia hanya berlari liar sambil mengandalkan reputasi ayahnya. Semua orang muda seperti itu akhir-akhir ini. ”

Sepertinya cara orang-orang muda berperilaku di dunia ini dan dunia asliku adalah sama.

Aku tersenyum dan berdiri.

“Aku ingin melihat-lihat pasar pagi-pagi, jadi aku akan kembali ke tempatku untuk hari itu juga. Semuanya, semoga malammu menyenangkan. ”

"Ooh. Tidur nyenyak."

Setelah menerima perpisahan dari para pedagang, saya berjalan keluar dari ruang perjamuan. Setelah menginstruksikan Lala untuk pergi ke luar pasar dan bersiap untuk situasi apa pun, saya mengejar pemuda itu sendirian. Tidak pergi terlalu jauh, pemandangan pria muda itu berjalan melalui pasar sendiri terlihat.

“Tuan Giacomo. Tuan Giacomo! "

"Iya nih……?"

Anak muda itu berbalik untuk menatapku.

Dia memiliki mata yang tampak seolah sedang menatap orang yang mencurigakan.

Aku tersenyum lebar.

"Apakah kamu, mungkin, ingin berbagi percakapan dengan diriku sendiri?"

Mari melembutkan pemula ini.

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Ped Penjaja Metoranum, Pedagang Saver, Giacomo Petrarch
Kalender Kerajaan: Tahun 1505, Bulan 9, Hari 10
Kerajaan Sardinia, Pasar Budak Pavia
Di salah satu sudut area pasar, saya minum bir dengan penjual yang aneh.

Itu aneh. Saya tidak begitu ingat bagaimana akhirnya saya minum seperti ini. Rasanya seperti dirasuki. Nah, ada hari-hari dalam hidup Anda di mana Anda baru saja keluar ……

"Aku hanya memberitahumu ini, Sir Giacomo."

Pria aneh di depanku membuat senyum pahit.

“Sejujurnya, tindakan menjual dan membeli budak itu tidak menyenangkan bagiku. Rasanya seperti saya melakukan kejahatan terhadap kemanusiaan. "

"Apakah begitu? Saya juga berpikir begitu. ”

Saya dengan senang hati menanggapi komentarnya. Ini dia. Karena karakteristik pria ini, yang secara alami membuat kami mulai minum bersama. Aku bertanya-tanya apakah itu kebetulan atau keberuntungan murni, tetapi panjang gelombang antara pria di depanku dan diriku ini ternyata bagus.

"Awalnya, aku tidak ingin menjadi seperti pedagang budak. Namun, ayah saya menekan saya ke dalamnya. Dia mengatakan bahwa jika aku ingin menjadi pedagang veteran dengan cepat, maka tidak ada pekerjaan yang lebih baik daripada pedagang budak …… ”

“Kamu punya ayah yang baik. Tapi, ada banyak hal di dunia yang lebih berharga daripada menjadi veteran. Akan lebih baik jika ayahmu menyadarinya. "

"Itulah yang saya katakan!"

Oh sayang, aku tanpa sengaja mengangkat suaraku.

Tapi itu tidak aneh. Itu adalah pertama kalinya saya bertemu seseorang yang terhubung dengan saya dengan sangat baik, dan di pusat pasar budak pada saat itu. Apakah ini bukan pertemuan yang aneh?

“Ayah saya terlalu terikat dengan uang. Ya, pekerjaan pedagang adalah menghasilkan uang dan mengangkut barang. Saya tidak punya masalah sampai saat itu …… Tapi, bukankah saya juga budak orang? Baik itu manusia, elf, atau sirene …… untuk memperlakukan mereka seperti pameran …… ”

"Saya mengerti. Ah, kulihat cangkirmu kosong. Di sini, ambil gelas lagi. "

"Terima kasih……"

Aku meneguk anggur yang dituangkan pria itu padaku. Saya merasakan mabuk yang sangat menyenangkan. Sepertinya saya benar-benar membutuhkan seseorang yang bisa saya ajak bicara secara terbuka. Rasanya seperti saya minum lebih banyak dari biasanya, tapi tidak apa-apa. Ini berada dalam kisaran yang dapat saya terima.

Dan dengan demikian, waktu mengalir. Sebelum saya menyadarinya, saya mendapati diri saya memimpin orang itu ke perempat di peron saya. …… Hah, mengapa aku membawanya ke sini?

"Sungguh luar biasa. Untuk menahan diri dari memasang rantai pada sebagian besar budakmu, itu adalah pertimbangan manusiawi yang kau miliki untuk mereka. ”

Pria itu memandang dengan kagum pada para budak di kereta.

Aah, itu benar. Saya ingat sekarang. Dia bertanya apakah dia bisa melihat budakku dan aku dengan senang hati menerima permintaannya. Meskipun kamu tidak diizinkan membawa tamu ke area ini ……. itu seharusnya tidak terlalu menjadi masalah, kan? Orang ini bukan tamu biasa, dia adalah teman saya.
Sekarang saya berpikir tentang itu, siapa namanya lagi?

“Mayoritas orang hanya membicarakannya tetapi tidak pernah mencobanya sendiri. Anda berbeda, Giacomo. Anda benar-benar memperlakukan budak Anda dengan kehangatan. Saya bisa melihatnya dengan mata kepala sendiri. Ini luar biasa. ”

"Ahaha, kamu melebih-lebihkan."

Oh well, nama seperti itu tidak penting. Bagian terpenting ketika menilai seseorang adalah kepribadiannya. Pria ini baik-baik saja untuk dipercaya. Ia memiliki kepribadian yang baik.

"Kecuali, aku tidak berpikir setiap budak akan puas."

"Maaf?"

Apa yang bisa dia bicarakan?

Ini mungkin bukan sebuah sombong, tetapi menurut pendapat saya, tidak ada pedagang lain yang menunjukkan perhatian pada budak mereka sebanyak saya. Saya secara teratur memberi mereka dua kali sehari, dan jelas, para budak juga menyukai saya. Tetapi untuk mengatakan bahwa mereka tidak puas ……

“Ya ampun, itu tidak sopan bagiku. Saya hanya berpikir sementara dalam perspektif budak. "

Pria itu tersenyum lembut.

“Sebelum ditangkap oleh kita, bukankah para budak ini tidak hidup dengan damai? Mereka pasti bisa bergerak bebas dan menjalani hidup mereka sesuai keinginan mereka. Saya merasa bahwa mereka pasti masih memiliki beberapa ketidakpuasan bahkan jika mereka akan menerima makanan tepat waktu. "

“Berpikirlah dalam perspektif budak ……”

Itu mengejutkan. Saya tidak pernah mempertimbangkan ini sebelumnya.

Saya seorang pria bebas dan mereka adalah budak. Kami jelas berbeda. Tidak ada alasan bagiku untuk memaksakan pikiranku sendiri pada mereka ketika mereka benar-benar berbeda dari diriku. Tapi aku menganggapnya seperti itu ……

Bahwa lebih dari cukup untuk memperlakukan mereka hanya dengan sedikit pertimbangan. Berpikir dalam perspektif budak? Apakah itu mungkin? Bukankah itu cara berpikir yang terlalu idealis ……?

"Bagaimana sebenarnya?"

Sementara saya menerima kejutan dari kata-kata pria itu, dia mengajukan pertanyaan kepada saya.

Aku merasa cemas. Apa yang kita bicarakan? Saya tidak bisa mengingat konteks percakapan kami. Kepalaku terasa pusing sejak beberapa waktu lalu.

“Apa yang sebenarnya ……?”

"Aku mengacu pada Nona Farnese. Apakah kamu sudah lupa? "

Farnese? Apakah dia berbicara tentang Nona Laura De Farnese?

Tidak, karena keluarga itu kehilangan gelar bangsawan yang mulia, aku tidak bisa memanggilnya dengan menggunakan nama keluarga itu lagi. Tetapi saya tidak dapat mengingat dengan jelas jika kami benar-benar melakukan percakapan seperti itu. Oh sayang, kurasa aku terlalu banyak minum.

Pria itu menjelaskan dengan tenang.

"Apakah aku tidak bertanya apakah Nona Farnese puas dengan hidupnya sebagai budak? Begitu saya melakukannya, Anda, Sir Giacomo, mengatakan bahwa Anda secara pribadi akan menunjukkan kepadanya kepada saya. ”

"Ah. Betul. Itu benar …… aku lupa sebentar. ”

Saya masih tidak merasa yakin ketika saya merespons.

Miss Farnese adalah yang berharga dengan kualitas terbaik. Untuk mencegah pencuri mencuri dia, saya telah menyembunyikannya di bagian terdalam platform saya. Bahkan jika dia adalah teman saya, saya tidak bisa menunjukkannya kepadanya dengan ringan. Saya mulai menyesalinya. Bagaimana saya bisa membuat janji yang tidak bertanggung jawab seperti itu ……

Pihak lain segera memperhatikan kulit saya dan berbicara.

"Saya melihat. Sepertinya Anda benar-benar berkonflik untuk menunjukkannya kepada saya. "

"Tidak, kenyataannya adalah."

"Itu baik-baik saja. Tolong jangan merasakan tekanan dari ini. Saya hanya menyarankan ini dengan hati yang ringan. Saya hanya ingin tahu bagaimana Anda benar-benar menangani budak Anda, dan bagaimana perasaan budak Anda dengan tulus terhadap Anda. ”

Pria itu tersenyum pahit dan bergumam.

“Akulah yang seharusnya meminta maaf. Karena keingintahuan saya, saya akhirnya memaksa Sir Giacomo ke dalam situasi yang sulit. Mari kita kembali ke pub. "

"Ah……"

Setelah melihat ekspresi sedih pria itu, rasa bersalah yang tak terlukiskan menumpuk di dadaku. Itu tadi. Pihak lain hanya meminta sesuatu dari saya sambil memikirkan saya sebagai teman. Tetapi apa yang saya lakukan?

Pada akhirnya, bukankah aku memperlakukannya seperti orang asing? Apa yang membuat saya berbeda dari orang-orang di ruang perjamuan yang mencambuk budak mereka? Saya yang terburuk. Jika para pedagang itu adalah penjahat, maka aku tidak lebih dari seorang munafik belaka.

"……Tidak. Tunggu sebentar. Saya akan membimbing Anda ke tempat Nona Farnese berada. "

"Maaf?"

Pria itu mengedipkan matanya karena terkejut.

"Apakah itu benar-benar baik-baik saja?"

"Tentu saja. Tidak ada masalah jika kita hanya melihat dan kembali. Syukurlah, Nona Farnese tidak tidur di malam hari, jadi tidak apa-apa untuk dikunjungi sekarang. ”

“…… Tuan Giacomo. Jika Anda merasakan kesulitan dari permintaan saya, maka Anda dapat menolak kapan saja. ”

Pria itu menatapku khawatir.

“Mungkin hanya beberapa jam sejak kami bertemu, Sir Giacomo, tetapi saya merasakan persahabatan di antara kami. Saya tidak ingin membebani teman. "

Saya tersentuh oleh pertimbangannya. Saya mengatakan kepadanya bahwa tidak apa-apa, tetapi lelaki itu masih memperhatikan saya dan berusaha menolak. Apa yang mungkin saya ragu-ragu di depan orang yang begitu baik hati!

Senyum terbentuk secara alami di bibirku; sentuhan kecemasan yang tersisa di dadaku telah mencair seperti salju.

"Tidak, tidak apa-apa. Saya sendiri juga ingin mendengar pendapat Nona Farnese. Jika ada, saya ingin meminta Anda untuk ikut dengan saya. Jika mungkin bagi saya untuk berpikir sementara dalam posisi budak …… hal-hal yang kurang dari saya sampai sekarang. Saya ingin membicarakan ini dengan Anda. "

“……”

Mata pria itu melebar.

Sampai akhirnya, dia tersenyum. Itu adalah senyum yang sangat lembut.

“Giacomo. Anda tahu bagaimana menghormati orang lain. Itu adalah kemampuan berharga yang datang dari hati Anda. Ini bukan sesuatu yang bisa dipelajari siapa saja. Saya benar-benar menghormati Anda. "

Saya kehilangan kata-kata dari pujian langsungnya.

Meskipun saya tidak bisa mengatakan apa-apa dan mulut saya menggantung, pria itu hanya tersenyum kepada saya dalam diam. Seolah dia mengatakan padaku bahwa dia mengerti segalanya tentang aku …… Tidak, seolah dia mengerti jumlah penghargaan yang aku inginkan dari dunia, itu adalah senyuman semacam itu.

"Ah, well, uh. Kamu tahu."

"Iya nih."

Pria itu menyeringai.

"Silakan, Sir Giacomo."

“Itu …… B-sebelah sini. Silakan ikuti saya."

Merasa malu, kata-kata tidak akan keluar dengan benar.

Entah kenapa, aku merasa terlalu malu untuk menatap wajahnya. Ya, itu karena saya mabuk. Emosi saya naik dan turun karena keracunan. Tidak ada artinya selain itu. Tidak sama sekali. Sangat.

Kepalaku perlahan menjadi pusing. Menjadi lebih sulit untuk menjaga diri saya tetap stabil. Bahkan jika saya mencoba untuk meneruskannya sambil menganggapnya sebagai imajinasi saya, visi saya terlalu banyak. Itu aneh. Saya seharusnya tidak selemah alkohol ini.

"B-Hanya sedikit lebih jauh."

Kata-kataku mulai tegang. Kesadaranku dengan cepat melayang.

"Hanya sedikit lagi dan sel tempat Nona terkurung ……"

"Tidak apa-apa, Giacomo."

Pria itu dengan ringan menopang diriku, yang bergoyang ke kiri dan ke kanan.

Setelah saya meletakkan kepala saya di tubuh pria itu, semua kekuatan saya meninggalkan tubuh saya.

Sementara mata saya mulai tertutup perlahan, saya bisa mendengar suara pria itu.

“Sepertinya kamu terlalu banyak minum malam ini. Saya akan bertanggung jawab dan membawa Sir Giacomo kembali ke tempat tinggal Anda. Karena itu, tolong tenang. "

Suara yang terdengar seperti lagu pengantar tidur seorang ibu.

Merasakan kenyamanan dari itu, saya memejamkan mata.

Terlepas dari kenyataan bahwa bagian dalam kepala saya semuanya tidak teratur, ada satu kebenaran yang saya yakini. Saya telah mendapatkan persahabatan yang akan bertahan selamanya ……

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▯ Raja Iblis Terkecil, Peringkat 71, Dantalian
Kalender Kerajaan: Tahun 1505, Bulan 9, Hari 10
Kerajaan Sardinia, Pasar Budak Pavia
Kalau begitu, itu sangat mudah.

Aku membaringkan pemuda itu di lantai dan tersenyum masam.

"Kamu tidak seharusnya mempercayai orang sepertiku dengan mudah, teman."

Saya dengan mudah menaklukkan anak muda yang tampaknya berusia sekitar 19 tahun. Saya hanya memuji dia secara moderat, tetapi dia bersemangat sendiri dan menyeberang dengan sukarela. Sangat mudah sehingga konyol. Apakah itu berkat bakat saya, atau apakah karena orang ini terlalu murni sebagai pedagang ……?

Tentu saja, jawabannya adalah karena saya berbakat.

Saya tahu itu dengan sangat baik.

Jika saya pernah berbicara dengan sopan maka itu hanya karena etiket.

Selain itu, kasih sayangnya naik dengan jumlah yang keterlaluan.

Kami hanya menghabiskan 2 jam minum bersama, tetapi titik-titik kasihnya telah melesat melewati 10-an, menembus 20-an, dan terakhir mencapai 30-an. Namun, kasih sayang Lapis Lazuli masih di 10. Mengapa saya menerima lebih banyak kasih sayang dari laki-laki daripada perempuan? Itu pasti akhir dari dunia.

"Status."

Setelah menggumamkan kata di bawah nafasku, hologram muncul di hadapanku.

Jenis jendela status yang hanya muncul jika kasih sayang di atas 20.

Nama: Giacomo Petrarch
Ras: Manusia
Pekerjaan: Pedagang (E)
Reputasi: Sarjana yang Gagal Sebelumnya
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Kepemimpinan: F Ο Mungkin: F Ο Kecerdasan: E
Politik: F Ο Pesona: C Ο Teknik: F
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Kasih sayang: 32
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Keadaan Mental Saat Ini: 'Teman ……'

Betapa ini sifat yang menggemaskan.

Dalam arti tertentu, alih-alih seorang gadis seperti Lapis Lazuli, yang niatnya bahkan tidak bisa saya pahami, orang-orang semacam ini jauh lebih puas.

Tipe orang yang melakukan yang terbaik untuk menghormati orang lain, meskipun berpikiran lemah dan sedikit naif.

Kebanyakan orang mungkin mengejek orang-orang seperti ini sebagai penurut.

Tapi setidaknya, saya tidak melakukannya.

Jika ada, saya sedikit iri pada mereka.

…… Karena aku tidak pernah bisa menjadi seperti mereka.

"Anggap saja terjebak dengan orang yang busuk."

Saya mencari melalui mantel Giacomo sampai saya mendapatkan banyak kunci.

Kunci membuat jingle logam saat saya mengeluarkannya. Kunci ke sel Laura De Farnese paling mungkin di antara ini.

Mencuri itu salah? Itu yang diberikan. Saya orang jahat, jadi saya melakukan sesuatu seperti mencuri dengan normal.

Saya menjual sesuatu seperti rasa bersalah dulu.

Ketika saya menjalani hidup saya, saya menyadari bahwa kebutuhan untuk membawa sesuatu seperti itu tidak ada.

Saya tidak yakin apa yang dipikirkan oleh seorang masokis, yang menikmati menerima rasa sakit. Sebagai seorang sadis yang sehat dan bijaksana, saya keluar dari pertanyaan.

"Mmmm ……"

Giacomo Petrich mengeluarkan suara saat dalam tidurnya.

Karena saya sudah minum bir dengan pil tidur yang agak kuat, dia akan mendengkur seperti itu untuk sementara waktu.

Saya menepuk kepala Giacomo.

"Tidur nyenyak. Laura De Farnese adalah seorang individu yang terlalu berat untuk ditangani oleh seseorang yang baik hati seperti Anda. Yang harus Anda lakukan adalah bermimpi bahagia dan meninggalkannya di tangan saya. "

“……”

"Akan lebih bermanfaat bagi Laura De Farnese, untukmu, dan untukku. Kamu tidak melakukan kesalahan. ”

Saya bertanya-tanya apakah dia bisa mendengar kata-kata saya saat tidak sadar.

Wajah Giacomo Petrich perlahan menjadi rileks.

Suara napas dalam mengalir dari sela bibirnya.

Baik.

Anak manis telah menutup matanya.

Sudah waktunya bagi individu yang benar-benar bengkok untuk melompat-lompat seperti hantu di malam hari.

Sambil memegang kunci di tanganku, aku berjalan ke depan. Tujuan saya segera terlihat. Di antara dua gerbong kayu, sebuah sangkar besi berada.

Cahaya bulan dengan lembut turun.

Meskipun batang-batang besi dimandikan di bawah sinar bulan, itu tidak bersinar tetapi mundur lebih jauh ke dalam kegelapan sebagai gantinya. Seolah-olah itu menolak apa pun di luar dari mendekati itu, bahkan luminescence belaka.

Ada hal terpisah yang disinari oleh cahaya. Itu bukan kandang, melainkan gadis yang terjebak di dalam.

Gadis itu mengenakan kain kotor mirip dengan apa yang akan dikenakan pengemis. Pasti sudah beberapa hari sejak dia bisa terakhir kali mencuci, karena ada kotoran di kulitnya sana-sini.

Dan kemudian, bulan di langit malam tertutup oleh awan untuk sesaat sebelum muncul kembali. Cahaya bulan turun lagi ke kulit gadis itu yang membuatnya bersinar cerah.

“……”

Tanpa sengaja aku menahan napas.

Siapa pun yang datang, mereka semua akan kewalahan oleh kecantikan gadis ini.

Namun, alasan mengapa napas saya diambil dari saya untuk sesaat bukan karena kecantikan gadis ini. Sesuatu yang sama sekali berbeda telah menggerakkan saya secara emosional.

—Gadis budak sedang membaca buku.

Di tengah kandang suram tak terbatas ini.

Menggunakan bulan sebagai satu-satunya sumber cahayanya.

Dengan sebuah buku tebal terbuka di lantai di depannya, dia diam-diam membalik halaman dengan tangannya yang melepuh.

Ada sesuatu yang menakjubkan tentang pemandangan yang luar biasa ini.

Jika seseorang bertanya mengapa, maka itu karena sama sekali tidak ada yang bisa menghalanginya.

Ini mungkin pertama kalinya saya melihatnya, tetapi saya segera mengerti segalanya.

Aib dan rasa malu karena telah jatuh dari bangsawan dan menjadi budak, tak terhitung berapa kali orang telah memukul dan melecehkan gadis ini, keputusasaan dan kesedihan karena dibuang oleh orang tuanya sendiri. Emosi lain-lain sama sekali tidak berpengaruh pada dirinya sekarang.

Dia sudah menjadi manusia yang lengkap.

Tertutup.

Dalam kegelapan.

“……”

Saya mendekati kandang dengan langkah keras.

Meskipun dengan sengaja membuat langkah kakiku bergema, gadis itu tidak mengangkat kepalanya.

Dia hanya menatap tanpa ekspresi di wajahnya.

Apakah dia begitu fokus pada buku itu sehingga dia tidak bisa mendengar suara dari luar?

Aku melangkah di antara bulan dan gadis.

Sebuah bayangan gelap menjulang di atasnya. Sekarang, untuk pertama kalinya, gadis itu perlahan mengangkat kepalanya agar cocok dengan tatapanku, dengan mata yang bahkan tidak memiliki cahaya sedikitpun.

Laura De Farnese.

Manusia melawan pahlawan dan mengubah benua menjadi lautan darah.

Kepada gadis yang ditinggalkan oleh keluarganya dan dunia, aku berbicara.

"—Namaku adalah Dantalian, pangkat Iblis Lord ke-71."

Tanpa kepura-puraan.

Trik kecil tidak berhasil melawan orang dengan mata seperti ini.

Selalu jujur ​​dan jujur, itu adalah metode persuasi terbaik dalam situasi seperti ini.

“De Farnese. Saya datang ke sini untuk mendapatkan Anda. "

“……”

“Saya kaya. Thus I can easily buy you at the slave auction whenever I please. My witches and military troops are lying in wait around this marketplace, thus taking you away by force is also fully a possibility.”

It was not a lie.

Around this time, Lapis Lazuli was most likely preparing to start an assault at the outskirts of the market. The Berbere Sisters were with her. My forces were waiting at a moment’s notice.

11 witches of the highest class, and 9 soldiers of the highest class.

The defenses of this slave market was comparatively sturdy, but it was still nothing more than 70 guards. Utilizing the witch’s firepower, we could easily turn them all into grilled meat. Snatching Laura De Farnese away and disappearing leisurely was not difficult.

If I were to give the order then it was simple.

Despite that.

“But I desire to be acknowledged by you.”

I wanted to leave those as a last resort.

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“Not by wealth or by force. Purely person to person, I wish to be accepted by you. Please judge me with your dim eyes. Determine if I possess the caliber to take you in. Evaluate myself factually.”

“……”

“Can you allow me the opportunity to take your test?”

A stillness settled over us.

The girl gazed vacantly at me.

We didn’t avoid each other’s gaze. Until the third cloud had covered the moon, time flowed silently.

The girl moved her lips.

“—Stop blocking the moonlight and move aside.”

It was an inorganic voice.

Like a machine unnaturally trying to imitate a human’s voice.

Regardless, I nodded.

In this location, this girl had perfectly established her own kingdom. The book was her everything. Thus, the act of covering the light meant that I was invading her kingdom. I promptly complied to Miss Farnese’s request and stepped slightly to the side.

Miss Farnese nodded.

“I express my thanks. You are a gentle person.”

“Respecting another’s domain is a basic, after all. Even if you were to become my vassal, I shall always respect your will like I have done now.”

“Vassal?”

Miss Farnese tilted her head.

“Not claiming as a sex slave, but as a vassal instead?”

“That is so. If I wanted to treat you like a slave, then I would have bought you with gold or have undertaken action in a violent fashion. But I judged that wealth and power was not required to persuade you. Laura De Farnese. I purely wish to obtain you.”

“If that was a love confession just now, then this young lady would surely have been moved.”

Miss Farnese placed her hand on her chin.

Referentially, Laura De Farnese had spoken in 4 different languages. Sardinian, Habsburgian, Franconian, and Ancient Helasian. It wasn’t merely a simple conversation. She was testing me on how far I could keep up with her.

I easily passed her fundamental test. No matter where I was, if it involved languages then I couldn’t be brought down. If anything, I was rather self-confident that this was my specialty.
From this point on was the main event.

“I am honestly thankful for your offer. The only other remaining fate left for this young lady is most likely being sold off to some wealthy noble and living a life as a tool for sexual release.”

“Aah. That is correct.”

Due to the information that I was able to obtain in , I had a general outline of what Laura De Farnese’s destiny was. It should be fine to mention future events briefly here.

“The person to buy you in the auction will be Count Roswell from the Kingdom of Brittany. Publicly, he is praised as a man with a noble personality, but in truth, he is a sadistic pervert.”

"Kamu."

Did I pique her curiosity? Miss Farnese showed an interested response. Although, her eyes were still dim.

“Tell me in more details.”

“With pleasure. Count Roswell considers locking up fallen nobles, like yourself, in his underground torture chamber as a joy in life. Because his preferences are so vast, he enjoys things from candle wax torture to amputation.”

“Amputation? Apa itu?"

“There are many types of perverts in the world, Miss De Farnese.”

I smiled gently.

“Among them, there are a type of people who gain carnal desires for women with their legs and arms cut off.”

I always felt satisfaction whenever I was able to reveal the cruel reality to a girl who was ignorant of the world. You could say that it felt like I was helping a bit in that child’s education.

I’m a friendly man, after all.

“If you were to be sold off to Count Roswell, then there is no doubt that you will be gang raped in a prison cell, where even sunlight cannot reach, for 10 years. If you are unlucky, then you may experience abortion several times as well.”

“That is indeed the worst individual to become a slave of. I can endure being tortured by candle wax, but this young lady does not think she could possibly manage having her limbs severed.”

“Is it because you will be unable to read books?”

"Iya nih. I’ll be unable to read books without my limbs.”

Miss Farnese answered seriously.

I had assumed she was this kind of girl.

“But, oh Demon Lord. It’s rather hard to believe that you’re planning to use this young lady for something other than a sex slave. As you can see, this young lady is quite beautiful. Even if you were to take myself in as a vassal, how could this young lady be certain that you won’t be captivated by this lady’s looks later on and violate her?”

It was a Missy who said nonsensical things as if it was natural.

Being slightly put off, I creased my brows.

“……You. Do you, perhaps, often hear from others that you’re very conceited?”

“Pardon me. I am simply evaluating my own beauty objectively. Throughout my life, 4 times from my own father, 11 times from my half-brothers, and 2 times from my half-sisters, this young lady had almost been raped by them. This lady’s beauty is most certainly out of the ordinary. It is quite unfortunate.”

"Apa? You were almost raped by your half-sisters?”

Even the Demon Lord was surprised by this.

Miss Farnese spoke bluntly.

“There are many types of perverts in the world, oh Demon Lord. Among them are women who feel carnal desire for people of the same-sex. Adding to that, there are also women who have an incestuous desire for people of the same blood.”

Her line had the exact same cadence as what I had said earlier while trying to show off. It was her counterattack to me for having behaved like a grown-up.

I unintentionally ended up admiring this girl’s wit.

“……Impressive.”

“You do not have to compliment this young lady, since this young lady had come to terms with her own genius when she was 6 years old.”

"Oh benarkah? Kebetulan sekali. The time I realized that I was a prodigy was at the age of 6 as well.”

“Mm, is that so? This young lady should add that she had become self-aware of her own superiority in intellect after having witnessed her siblings struggling to master a single geometry theorem even after the age of 10.”

“I became self-aware after seeing that my younger half-siblings were unable to learn even 2 languages by the age of 5.”

“Aah. It’s certainly difficult to understand why people struggle with foreign languages. Do you not naturally master a language after listening to it for half a year?”

“Precisely so. It’s something that I can’t understand.”

“Whenever this young lady sees a group of people confused about the simplest of truth, while this lady feels sadness and pity for them, at the same time this young lady feels more suspicion instead. How could they have possibly lived for this long with that kind of head? If this young lady was ever to be in their position, this young lady would have immediately killed herself.”

“The majority of people are born pitiful. Itu tidak bisa membantu. There’s no other choice but for people like us to politely teach them what intelligence and etiquette are.”

“Oh Demon Lord. Is that not a tedious task?”

“It is incredibly tedious. However, despite everything, we are still a part of the community that resides on this world. Very occasionally, we need to know how to sacrifice ourselves for a good cause.”

“By ‘very occasionally’, do you mean once in a lifetime?”

“If it’s that much then that’s more than enough—”

Ah!

I involuntarily got absorbed into the conversation.

The expression that I had put on for acting purposes had grown faint at some point.

The chemistry between myself and this girl was good beyond imagination.

"Oh, benar. Furthermore, this young lady occasionally does not speak and goes into her own world for an entire week. If we are to spend time together, then please take this into account.”

“Ah, I too occasionally shut myself in my bed and refuse to come out for 4 days at a time. On those occasions, I do hope that you will respect my personal life.”

"Tentu saja. Also, this young lady tends to play the violin very loudly. Additionally, there are times this young lady will be driven by her enthusiasm and begin to sing as well. So if you are to live with this young lady, then you must consider this as well.”

“Violins are the pleasure of life.”

I nodded my head earnestly.

“Oh, do you think so?”

“The melody from a harpsichord flows too stiffly, so it gives off a strong mechanical feeling. But do violins not express the intense vibrations of life? Music is vibrations, and nothing besides vibrations. An oboe is quite marvelous as well, but if you were to compare the two, then the violin would still be on top.”

“This young lady agrees entirely.”

“……”

“……”

We stared at each other.

I carefully opened my mouth.

“Say. I’m not sure if it’s a misunderstanding, but……”

"Mm?"

“I’m not sure why, but it feels like you and I will be able to get along quite peacefully.”

“What a peculiar coincidence. This young lady shares the same opinion.”

“This may be abrupt, but I have a few questions. Who is the most intelligent person in the world?”

The girl promptly answered.

“Of course, it is the individuals, themselves.”

“What about a person who irresponsibly throws aside a promise and disregards others?”

“It’d only be appropriate to immediately cut off their limbs and sentence them to death.”

“When you see a person who is pure, what thought crosses your mind?”

“How they could possibly live life so foolishly, but at the same time, this young lady is also blinded by their pureness and can’t help but admit that they are a race more superior than this young lady.”

“What is love?”

“A suicidal act of ruin disguised as romance.”

“What is friendship?”

“The emotion that this young lady randomly grants people who do not bother her.”

“What is labour?”

“Proof that God does not exist in this world, and that it’d only be appropriate for it to be eradicated.”

“……”

“……”

The girl and I nodded at the same time.

You could readily say that it was a fateful nod.

“Miss De Farnese. I personally dislike a child-like body. I feel more sexual appeal from women with more robust breasts. So thankfully, the chances of myself being captivated by you is incredibly low.”

“Oh Demon Lord. This young lady prefers men who are well advanced in years, so at the very least 50, but if possible 60 years of age. This young lady detests men without any wrinkles. A man’s charm solely comes from their years of experience, thus, the chances of this young lady being seduced by you is very slim.”

We reached out our arms and grabbed each other’s hand tightly.

“—Perfect.”

“—Splendid.”

This had long ago transcended being compatible or not.

I was her other half, and she was my other half. We were born on the same planet, but due to the whim of the Gods, we were separated. Until finally, we were able to reunite with one another here today. There may have been an age difference between us, but that was no problem. A companion that shared the same ideology was something that overcame generations and age. The decalcomania soul of mine which I couldn’t find in my original world was now before me.

A sound effect rang and a notice window appeared.

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[You’ve sincerely reached a communion with the other party.]

[Laura De Farnese’s affection went up by 15.]

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In a single burst the affection points broke past 10.

It took no more than 150 days just to raise Lapis Lazuli’s affection up to 10, however it only took 15 minutes in Laura De Farnese’s case. What was with this difference in degree?

Saya melihat.

Lapis Lazuli was indeed a special case.

I used the key to unlock the cage while being pleased by my own competence.

With a clunk, the cage door opened. After undoing the metal collar around Miss Farnese’s neck, every problem was now beautifully taken care of.

"Mmm. This is refreshing.”

Miss Farnese walked out from the cage. She then spread her arms out towards the moon in the night sky. It appeared as if she was trying to measure how much of the sky she could capture into her arms.

Time flowed like that for a long time.

Shortly after, De Farnese turned her body towards me.

“—Lord.”

She lowered herself to one knee.

“As long as your lordship does not betray this young lady first, she shall follow your commands loyally. As long as your lordship respects this young lady, she shall devote her soul to you. Laura De Farnese. As the third daughter of the Duchy of Parma and the rightful heir of Piacenza, on this night, continental calendar 1505th year, 9th month, and 10th day, with all the Gods here as witness, hereby vow: If your lordship orders for this young lady to be your sword, then she shall become your sword. If ordered to be your head, then she shall become your head. If ordered to be your legs, then she shall become your legs. This young lady’s will, this young lady’s knowledge, and this young lady’s efforts shall eternally be devoted to your lordship. Lord, I only request of you to bestow upon this young lady a small freedom.”

“I sincerely vow that I will protect thy freedom.”

I gripped Miss Farnese’s hand and stood her up.

Though this was nothing more than a formal verbal promise, this was also the first promise to be established between myself and this girl.

I could not treat it with negligence.

“Dantalian, rank 71st Demon Lord, as the sacred and inviolable representative that symbolizes absolute dignity, and as a member in an order of 72, who rules over all demons, I shall promise: Thy devotion shall be rewarded. Thy loyalty shall be honored. Thy mistakes shall be forgiven. People that hold animosity towards thee shall thus be mine enemies. The houses that had led thee into ruin, thus the House of Medici in Florence, the House of Sforza in Milan, the House of Agilolf in Pavia— and if thou so desires, then even the House of Farnese in Parma. By any means necessary, I shall avenge thee.”

“……”

Did my promise come off as a surprise?

Miss Farnese blinked her eyes.

“Are you sane? They are authorities that have entire kingdoms perfectly under their control. Certainly, they are the ones that contributed in this body’s fall into slavery, but……”

"Jangan khawatir. I shall not repeat my vow.”

Aku menyeringai.

“I shall drown the archduke of Florence in the ocean, I shall execute the duke of Milan by puncturing 36 holes into his body, I shall decapitate the count of Pavia and display his head at a crossroad, and finally, I shall leave the fate of the duchy of Farnese in your hands. 10 years. No. I shall achieve your revenge on all these people within 9 years.”

“……”

"Bagaimana dengan itu? If it’s this much then does my intent not come across clearly?”

“……By the looks of it, it seems this young lady has decided to serve under a preposterous lord.”

Laura De Farnese lightly shook her head.

“This is troubling. If you’re to present me with this many vows then it would be unfair. This young lady shall make one more promise.”

“One more?”

“Aah. If your lordship truly achieves revenge on this young lady’s behalf, then, I, Laura De Farnese, will more than gladly devote even my freedom to you. I will become your slave on my own volition, and happily be your lordship’s possession.”

“Bagus sekali. Swearing on the River of Styx.”

“Swearing on the River of Styx.”

I lightly kissed Miss Farnese’s forehead.

The scent of dirt was strong since she was unable to wash for a long period of time , but for some reason I was fine with it.

It felt like I had gained a little sister who was a spitting image of myself.

While I was at it, I gave her a hug. Miss Farnese’s small body came into my arms. She did not resist. Rather, she leaned her head against my chest. How cute—.

“There is something this young lady is curious about, milord.”

"Berbicara."

“Where exactly do you plan to use this young lady? Truthfully, this young lady has no talent in politics. Albeit, this young lady considers her ability to acquire and interpret studies to be an inborn talent and can confidently boast it.”

"Ah. I plan to make you into my acting general. From now on, you shall repel foreign enemies as the supreme commander of my forces.”

“This young lady as the general?”

Miss Farnese’s voice became slightly higher.

It was probably because it was a role that she wasn’t expecting at all.

In the original history, the time that Laura De Farnese’s genius regarding military warfare bloomed was 10 years from now. It was after Count Roswell died of poisoning and she had competed for the authority over the count’s house. Until then, Laura De Farnese did not know what her true talent was.

Tentu saja.

I was going to wake up that monster inside of her 10 years early.

"Apa? Was this out of your expectations?”

“Obviously. Although this young lady has read many art of war manuals, this young lady’s talent regarding military warfare is most likely non-existent. War is not something an amateur should step forward in. This young lady believes that it’s a task that must be evaluated very thoroughly before assigning to someone. Rather than that, this young lady recommends something like a curator of a library……”

Aku terkekeh.

You were only saying that because you didn’t understand yourself fully.

In a tactical battlefield, if you were to face an enemy with the same amount of troops as yourself, your chances of winning was 100%. If your forces were smaller by 3/10, then you had an 80% chance of victory. If your forces were smaller by 1/2 then 60%. You were an extraordinary commander that grabbed hold of victory with these chances no matter what.

Even the hero had to mobilize an army 3 times the size of your own in order to defeat you. Laura De Farnese, you were the symbol of both fear and nightmare on the continent. Just by the mere news that you were participating in the battle would make countless number of cities raise their white flag in surrender.

A girl loved by the Goddess of War.

No, the Goddess of War who had become a girl.

That was the girl in front of me who was tilting her head.

“Trust my discerning eyes. You’ll shine brighter when holding the baton in a battlefield than you would reading books. I’ll make it so that history will remember your name.”

"Mm. This young lady is strangely being filled with confidence……”

Miss Farnese sent me a dubious look.

“To assign a 16-year-old lady to military affairs, it’s an unheard of allocation of personnel. Although this young lady believes that it’s beyond foolish, your lordship’s resolve is very stern. Even if this young lady ends up screwing up the military affairs, do not reproach this lady too much, okay?”

“You’re quite the cynic. I will say this again. Believe in me.”

While lightly patting Miss Farnese’s head, I took out a scroll parchment from my coat and tore it apart. Once I did, a red flame appeared and shot into the sky.

Time to escape.

Boooooom—

The flame exploded like a firework. The guards that were standing night watch must have seen it. The slave market slowly became rowdy. The security forces were moving around desperately trying to find the culprit who had shot the flare.

“……Hey! Where’d that flare……”

“……Damn it, it’s from Methoranum’s side……”

“……Cause those loaded pricks are out somewhere throwing their money……”

In the distance, we could hear people shouting and giving orders urgently.

Moments later, a group of four to five guards came rushing towards us. The torches they were holding illuminated the surroundings. The guards then noticed that Miss Farnese was outside of her cage.

"Hei! Why is a slave outside without permission?”

One soldier showed a bitter face. His eyes were full of caution. If need be, he’d probably stab me if he had to.

I put a smooth smile on my lips as I told them to calm down.

“I am a friend of that merchant from Methoranum lying over there. I was checking the quality of the slave with Sir Giacomo, but he had accidentally tore a magic scroll during the process. I apologize for starting a ruckus in the middle of the night, gentlemen.”

The soldiers glanced down at Giacomo Petrarch who was on the floor. Giacomo Petrarch was still sleeping like a log.

“What do you mean by checking the slave’s quality?”

"Baik. If I were to give you a demonstration, then it’s this.”

I kissed Laura De Farnese’s nape.

And with my right hand I glided it over her body and smiled.

The guards opened their eyes wide as they gaped at us.

“In a few days, this slave will be sold to Count Roswell in the Kingdom of Brittany. The honorable Count specifically ordered for a luxurious sex slave. But gentlemen, would it not be a big deal if the slave turned out to be frigid?”

“T-That is so, but……”

“Aah. Be it a big deal or not. As you all may know, the Methoranum merchant is rather young so he’s quite ignorant in regards to this type of thing. That’s why, as his friend, I was kindly doing the check up for him.”

“……”

The soldiers exchanged glances with one another. It was apparent that they were conflicted. They wanted to arrest the culprit that had fired the flare, but at the same time, they were worried that they might be disrupting a very important task.

“Regardless, this is all work for the honorable count. I probably shouldn’t be saying this, but I’ll let you all in on a secret. Count Roswell’s name is quite high up in the kingdom for his perverted hobby. If by any possibility, the slave is unable to satisfy Count Roswell then who knows what punishment will befall us.”

It was convenient to use prestige in a situation like this. Count, count, count, by uttering this word repetitively I could scare off these guards. If you guys mess with me then a noble is going to be upset, you know? Apakah kamu baik-baik saja dengan itu? I was half threatening them like this.

“Ah, okay okay. But be careful with the flares, will you? There’s a chance that the market will get noisy.”

The soldiers took a step back. For commoners like them, a count was an authority far above their reach. Naturally they wouldn’t want to unnecessarily provoke someone like that.

Anyway, they should be arriving to pick me up soon……

The guards were hesitating.

“Sir. That, uh, for at least security reasons we have to stay here. There’s a rule that 2 soldiers must stick as supervisors whenever a slave is out of their cage.”

"Mm? You can stand guard outside the quarters.”

“Hehe.”

The soldiers gave a dopey laugh.

Their hostility was gone but now appeal had appeared out of nowhere. I didn’t understand why they were suddenly behaving like that. If males tried to act cute and appealed towards me, then all that’d do was make my stomach churn. They should show some consideration to my health.

The men sheathed their swords and rubbed their hands together.

“If possible, while you’re checking the quality of the flower can we watch from the side? Hehe, to tell you the truth, we often bantered with our friends about having our way with that little missy.”

“……”

Wow.

My face ended up distorting by their honest comment.

The way these guards were squirming their bodies while pleading made them appear like dogs wagging their tails, which made it more unpleasant. Why were all men perverts no matter what time period?

“No, well. I too am a man so it’s not like I don’t understand how you all feel, but…… please leave obediently. I’m not an exhibitionist.”

“Goodness. Tuan! Don’t be like that. Even if we’re standing as guards in a slave market, there are many things we are unable to do! Whenever a pretty lady walks around in the nude, all we can do is watch like statues while the thoughts, ‘So that’s a woman’ and ‘So that’s a hole’ goes through our heads. Is this what a person’s life is supposed to be like? Yeah?”

“……”

I was being told about a predicament that I never had any concern for……

Truthfully, I wanted to ask why I should care……

The soldiers continued whining with a distressed expression on their faces.

“There’s no place in this area to get any release, and it’s always standing, damn it. Prostitutes don’t do business here because they’re afraid that they’d be captured and turned into slaves. And even if we wanted to go to Pavia to let out our stress, we don’t have any spare time to go. Sir. No, boss! We aren’t asking if we can partake in it, we simply want to quietly watch on the side!”

I suddenly became the boss of these men who I was meeting for the first time.

I scratched the back of my head.

At that moment, something came up in my head. Lapis Lazuli’s face. As soon as I remembered the time that Lala had prevented me from killing the old lady and the maid, my mind slightly felt uneasy.

Haruskah saya melakukan itu? I’ll show some mercy here.

“……Gentlemen. After hearing your stories I feel sorry and pity for you. Though I also feel a bit of scorn, that’s still humane so it’s fine. That’s why I’ll specially spare your lives. Baik? Let’s settle everything with this.”

"Maaf?"

“—Take care of them.”

I waved my hand.

The guards tilted their heads in confusion, and at that moment.

The witches that were on stand by above us quickly descended and hit the backs of the guards’ necks. With an ‘Ack!’ all 5 men collapsed at the same time. The witches’ movements were efficient.

The witches gracefully dismounted from their brooms. 11 of the elite witches, the Berbere Sisters all knelt down at once in perfect sync.

“Oh sacred and inviolable representative that symbolizes absolute dignity, member in an order of 72, who rules over all demons. The servants of Goddess Selene has received your great lordship’s call and have presented ourselves.”

“Glad to see you all. But Humbaba, have we not known each other for the past month now? Are you not being too ceremonious?”

I spoke facetiously towards the leading witch.

“I worry that your jaw will fall off every time you give that long-winded speech of yours about sacred and inviolable whatever. From now on just refer to me as lord and omit all that civility procedures.”

“Ahaha. I understand, lord. If that’s your order.”

The head witch smiled broadly.

Her platinum blonde hair was tied into two pig tails and lightly flapped like a pair of bunny ears. I didn’t know by what principle they were moving with, but it was charming. For someone who looked like that to be a skilled soldier who also partook in a massive war 3 times, that was a bit unfair.

“Now then, everyone has been gathered here, Lord! Please give us your command. As long as your lordship pays the appropriate amount, we will even cut off our hair and weave it into silk.”

It was a saying in the demon world that meant that they will be liberal with their humble services.

I pulled Laura De Farnese closer to me.

“Turn this place into Hell.”

“Aha? By ‘Hell’, does your lordship mean?”

“I can smell a scent somewhere. It is the smell of fat emanating from disgusting masses of flesh. It is the smell of greed and hypocrisy.”

Matching the rhythm, I spoke festively.

“If they are pigs, then it would only be appropriate for them to behave like pigs and oink in a pigsty, and yet, why are they striding so boldly along the streets? What are you to do when these pigs are arrogantly trying to imitate people and shove their noses everywhere?”

“Naturally, you have to imprint onto them that they are pigs!”

The witches responded energetically.

“Only people can possess slaves. It seems those runts are arrogantly going against the moral of beasts and trying to handle slaves.”

“Please give us the order.”

The witches shouted together in one delighted voice.

“We shall make this place into a slaughterhouse tonight!”

"Iya nih. The command that I shall order is slaughter.”

I took a bag of coins from inside my coat and tossed it.

The head witch snatched the pouch containing 100 gold coins. She must have felt how heavy it was. A bright smile bloomed on the witch’s face.

“Slaughter those bastards without giving them the chance to even scream. This is not murder. Do not let your conscience weigh down your heart and hesitation take over your hands. As you are lords of all creation, with the authority granted to you all by the Goddesses, slaughter these livestock for our extensive cause.”

“As you command, our lord!”

In a single stroke, the witches got back onto their brooms and flew upwards.

Massive fireballs then rose up into the sky and plummeted down over the slave market. The flames exploded and pillars of fire shot upwards. Humans screamed. The massacre has begun.

The soldiers panicked and tried to retaliate, but it was in vain. The only type of troops that could go against Aerial Mage Forces were the same Aerial Mage Force. It’d be a different matter if they had many archers, but the guards in the slave market mainly consisted of foot soldiers equipped with swords. What a shame. You cannot defeat witches that are flying in the sky with mere swords. Just obediently be slaughtered like animals.

The security forces quickly fell. Gunpowder rained down from the sky and the witches spread fire magic over it. The slave market instantly turned into a sea of flame.

“R-Run away! Get out of here!”

After the organized resistance forces were eliminated, everything else became nothing more than a turkey hunt. While laughing with joy, the witches killed the guards and civilians indiscriminately. Their faces were full of leisure. This was not a battle. As I had said before, it was a slaughter.

“It’s over……”

Laura De Farnese muttered.

With interested eyes, she was chasing the movements of the witches in the sky. It seems she felt absolutely nothing for the civilians that were being slaughtered. Indeed, she was a human with a messed up head.

“I had read in an art of war manual that a single well-trained platoon of Aerial Mage Forces could win against an entire regiment of spearmen. After seeing it with this young lady’s own eyes, she understands. That it’s impossible for only infantrymen to defend against Aerial Demon Forces.”

“They’re the Berbere Sisters. One of the most elite troops in the demon world.”

“Berbere Sisters? Is that not the name of the unit that had a very active role in the Demon Lord’s forces during both the 7th and 5th Mercurian War?”

Oh, did she know of them?

Miss Farnese made an exclamation while staring up at the sky.

“To be able to see the elite troops that I’ve only seen in history books with my very own eyes…… This is quite inspiring. They are the living witnesses of history with over 250 years worth of tradition maintained inside of them. I wish to converse with them later on.”

“Uh…… If you act as my general then the Berbere Sister will soon be under your command.”

"Apa? Is that true!?”

Miss Farnese’s eyes shined brightly.

A very small light had returned to her dead fish eyes. Miss Farnese was clenching her small fists. It felt like a fan who was getting excited because they had just met their favorite idol.

“Ini luar biasa. No, this is quite wonderful! It’s an opportunity ask in person how people 250 years ago lived. All sorts of information that you can’t learn from books…… Ah, is that it!?”

Did she realize something?

Miss Farnese placed her hand on her chin and started to mutter seriously.

“……Demons usually live for hundreds of years. Just by that very fact they are no different from history books. If this young lady were to become the supreme commander, then she could use her authority to call for these demons whenever she wanted…… Is that so, is that what becomes possible. There was this kind of merit!”

It seems the Miss was able to find her own kind of charm from the position of general.

Ny. Although it sounded a bit absurd, the variety of meanings given from a job differed from person to person. I will not meddle in this matter.

“My lord! This young lady would like to know beforehand how much authority she will gain as an acting general.”

Miss Farnese had spoken in an obviously bright voice.

I chose the exact words she wanted to hear.

“I’ll be entrusting everything to you. The commandership, the judicial power within the troops, and even the authority over life and death, I shall gift this all to you.”

“T-That’s quite wonderful……slurp.”

Laura De Farnese wiped the drool from the side of her mouth.

At the moment, I could only see her as a simple pervert rather than a daughter of a duke’s family.

It seems this Miss normally maintained her cold and calm attitude, but when the topic involved something in her field of interest, she lost her mind.

Isn’t this completely a history otaku……? No, let’s call her a history enthusiast. Consider Miss Fernese’s dignity and honor.

“I shall pledge allegiance once more, my lord! Be it an acting general or anything else, leave it to this young lady. This young lady shall wipe out every last enemy that gets in your lordship’s way. As long as milord bestows upon this young lady commandership and judicial power!”

Miss Farnese grabbed onto my hand.

As soon as she did so, a message popped up.

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[Laura De Farnese has been recruited as a subordinate.]

[The degree of loyalty will appear in Laura De Farnese’s status.]

[Unstable loyalty. The other party purely regards you as a lord contractually. The other party can betray you at any time.]

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Aku tersenyum kecut.

After seeing the notice window appear at last, I became certain. That to this girl a grandiose position was of no importance. As long as it could satisfy her hobby or not. Only that could gain her interest.

Itu baik-baik saja.

A person with this sort of personality will not betray you unexpectedly. The contract was firm as long as the give and take principle was kept.

10 minutes since the slave market was turned into Hell.

Lapis Lazuli approached with 6 hired soldiers besides her. Despite the area around her being a sea of flame, Lala’s face was still cold. I happily welcomed her.

“Ooh, Lala. Cintaku. How did it go?”

“We set the guard post on fire and took care of the 36 ‘prey’ that came running out of the main gate. There are no enemies that succeeded in escaping.”

"Sudah selesai dilakukan dengan baik. On a slim chance, we can’t have witnesses after all.”

While the witches were terrorizing the slave market from above, Lapis Lazuli took the mercenaries to assault the guard post. You could call it a small-scale feint operation. In any case, we were able to successfully clean out the slave market.

“During the suppression, three friendly forces fell in battle. Regardless of that, your highness. Please introduce the lady that is besides your highness to this one.”

"Ah, benar. This is Miss Laura De Farnese that I told you about before. From now on, you shall help with domestic affairs, while Miss Farnese will help with my diplomatic affairs. I do hope that you two can cooperate together like a two-horse carriage.”

“This one understands.”

Lapis Lazuli lowered her head mechanically.

“This one’s name is Lapis Lazuli. Born between a Humbaba succubus and a no named human, this one is a half-breed. As his highness Dantalian’s grand chamberlain, this one holds the position of chamberlain and high steward. This one will be in your care.”

"Mm. This young lady is Laura De Farnese. I may be a bit weird in the head whenever I see something related to history, but do take care of me as well.”

Miss Farnese approached Lapis and put out her right hand.

Lapis Lazuli slightly creased her brows.

“This one apologizes, but this one is a half-breed peasant.”

An outcast was not allowed to come in contact with others.

It was an unwritten rule that was used by both humans and demons.

Despite that, Miss Farnese tilted her head side to side.

"Mm? Aah, it’s fine. Itu tidak masalah. This young lady is also a love-child of a slave. I’m the daughter that was born when my father, the duke, raped my mother who was a slave. If you were to quibble about this young lady’s social status then it is not a bloodline that you can go anywhere bragging about, so please do not refuse.”

“……”

Everyone became silent by the sudden bombshell.

She was a child born by a slave being raped? Were you telling me that she wasn’t an illegitimate child gained from a normal servant? As we looked at her with an astonished gaze, Miss Farnese uttered an ‘Ah’ and spoke.

"Oh, benar. What this young lady had just said is a secret. This young lady is known as the daughter of a servant publicly in order to maintain the House’s reputation. This young lady’s birth mother was poisoned the very day she was born. From then on a nanny took care of this young lady. That person is the one publicly known as this lady’s mother.”

“That’s information that wasn’t written on the report……”

I spoke bitterly.

Even in that kind of secret wasn’t revealed.

While we were abhorring the thought of how shady and dark aristocracy was, Miss Farnese took both of Lala’s hands and shook them energetically.

“Since this young lady is the junior, please guide this young lady through many things. Is it fine to call you big sister Lazuli from now on?”

“…… It is fine to refer to this one by anything.”

"Mm. Then I shall call you big sister. Big sister Lazuli.”

Ooh.

Lapis Lazuli lowered her brows as if she was perplexed.

It was my first time seeing Lala be troubled by someone other than myself. It was somewhat amusing.

Hm? Lapis Lazuli gave a sideways glance towards my direction. She did not say anything out loud, but rather, moved her lips so that only I could understand.

‘It seems your highness recruited a girl that’s just like your highness.’

'Tidak. I won’t deny it, but I’m not as unruly as she is. I’m much more docile.’

If you got onto the level of Lala and I, then communication by only lip movements was possible.

‘Is it this one that’s misunderstanding the meaning of the word docile? Or does your highness have an arrow going through your highness’ head?’

Apa.

‘This one is at her limit taking care of your highness alone. But for there to exist in the world another person who is similar to your highness? There’s a limit to nightmares. From now on, please take care of Miss Farnese yourself, your highness.’

‘……’

Itu aneh. It felt like the way she was treating me was slowly getting worse……

Did I really deserve to receive this sort of abuse from my vassal merely because I’d spend my time sleeping for 12 hours, sharing intimacy for 4 hours, and working for 8 hours everyday? No matter how you saw it, this was a diligent schedule. Lapis Lazuli was being too fastidious. This forever-on-her-period succubus.

Well, the plan itself ended without a hitch. We should start making our way back now. I succeeded in taking Laura De Farnese under my wing and got rid of all the witnesses. It was a happy ending.

"Yang mulia. Please wait a second.”

"Mm?"

It was right before I got on the backseat of a witch’s broom.

Lapis Lazuli had called for me and was pointing towards a certain direction. Wondering what the problem was, I looked towards the area she was pointing at and saw Giacomo Petrarch and the delightful bunch of guards sleeping there.

“There are still survivors. Please take care of them.”

“Aah. Those humans are fine. I left them alive on purpose.”

“On…… purpose?”

Lapis Lazuli tilted her head with a face that appeared as if she didn’t understand.

“This one apologizes, but this one is unable to grasp what your highness’ intentions are. Is there any other benefit your highness gains for leaving survivors?”

“There are no benefits. I’m merely leaving them alive because I want to.”

Aku tersenyum.

“That sleeping young man over there is Giacomo Petrarch. He’s a rather pure fellow that was dropped into this savage era. Those kinds of humans must live. They leave hope in this world like a blank sheet of paper.”

“……”

At that moment, something strange happened.

Contrary to coming to an understanding like I expected her to come to, the doubt on Lapis Lazuli’s face had grown further.

“…… Then what about the other humans?”

“It was too pathetic to keep watching those fools, so I bestowed upon them mercy. They’re quite the lucky fellows. If they had behaved more unpleasantly then their heads would have flown off.”

I smirked.

Lapis Lazuli stared at me.

In her eyes that were as dark as the ocean depths, not even a single ounce of emotion could be seen.

Shortly after, Lala nodded.

“……Is that so. This one understands. Miss Humbaba, please take Miss Farnese and the hired soldiers to the back entrance of the slave market and wait there.”

"Hah?"

Because Lapis Lazuli had suddenly given an order to the witches, the head witch asked back.

“Go to the back entrance first?”

"Iya nih. There is something that his highness and this one must discuss in private. Since other people cannot be allowed to overhear, please take responsibility and lead everyone away, Miss Humbaba.”

“Eeh. But our duty to escort his lordship……”

"Jangan khawatir. It will not take long.”

The head witch turned to look at me. Her eyes appeared as if they were asking me ‘Should we do as the succubus had ordered?’. I didn’t know exactly what was going on, but I took Lala’s side for now.

“Carry out the grand chamberlain’s order.”

Establishing a vassal’s authority in front of the other subordinates was important. There was nobody who would follow a king that disrespected his vassals.

The witches took to the night sky and flew off.

The only ones remaining in the ruins of the slave market was now just Lazuli and myself.

I tilted my head.

“What’s the problem all of a sudden? You didn’t even consult with me beforehand.”

“……”

Lapis Lazuli didn’t respond.

It could have been my imagination, but her complexion looked like it had become colder.

As her silence grew longer, the anxiety in my chest spread as well. It almost felt as if a caterpillar was slowly crawling over the surface of my heart.

I called out to her in a low voice.

“Lala?”

Silence again.

Instead of giving a response, Lapis Lazuli started to walk. It wasn’t a fast pace. With slow, but very distinctive steps, she approached Giacomo Petrarch and the guards.

Shiiiing

Lapis Lazuli unsheathed one of the guards’ swords.

“Wait, Lala. What are you……”

Ο

Without giving me the chance to stop her.

Lapis Lazuli swung the sword and stabbed into a guard’s neck.

Ο

“What……?”

The blade dug sharply into human flesh.

Lapis Lazuli did not stop there. After twisting the blade free, she immediately stabbed another guard. From a passed out state, the guards fell into an eternal slumber in an instant. By the time I could barely make out the situation that was happening before me, Lapis Lazuli had committed her third murder.

“What are you doing, Lazuli!?”

“Doing what must be done.”

“What must be done……?”

Even for myself, who usually never fell into panic, I couldn’t recover my senses as quickly in this situation.

"Apa artinya? Explain it so I can understand!”

Despite having obviously heard my shout, Lapis Lazuli did not stop her sword. The sharp edge of the blade slit the throat of the fourth guard. Blood sprayed out like a fountain and covered Lala’s white skin with dirty blood.

“You…… Stop right this instant!”

“This one apologizes, but this one cannot follow that order.”

“Lapis Lazuli, I am warning you. If you move even a single hair, if you ignore my order once more, I swear on Zeus! I will personally tear off your flesh!”

Schunk

After killing off the final guard.

Lapis Lazuli silently turned to look at me.

The blood stench silence weighed down heavily around us.

Unsure of what to say, my lips shook. I couldn’t understand the other person’s behaviour at all.

……The plan had finished without a hitch. We had obtained a satisfying success. After covering up the incident here in the slave market as something another organization had done, we were going to leave casually. Subsequently to traversing across the continent and returning back to my Demon Lord castle, that was when the true preparation for battle was going to begin. And everything following after that was going to go by beautifully.

But why.

“……Why are you going against my orders? The operation is over. Everything is going smoothly just as planned. What are you discontent with? Why are you exercising this pointless slaughter?”

My voice shook because of the sense of betrayal.

The reason why I had spared these guards, who I originally planned to kill, was solely because I was being considerate of Lapis Lazuli. She disliked pointless killing. That’s why I had gone against my own preference to barely bring out mercy.

And yet, why?

Lapis Lazuli opened her mouth.

"Yang mulia. Please stop messing around.”

"Apa katamu?"

“Pointless slaughter? Please explain to this one if any of these deaths are pointless.”

Lapis Lazuli gestured around herself.

Everything was set ablaze. The only things that remained standing were the iron frames of cages. Below those were corpses and piles of flesh burning in the inferno.

“Your highness had ordered for us to slaughter the guards, the civilians, and even the slaves without discrimination. The reason is clear. In order to not leave evidence of your highness’ visit here.”

Lapis Lazuli gazed at me.

“Solely for that reason, 150 humans and 50 demons died tonight. But to come this far and now want to spare 6 people? This one is unable to understand no matter how hard this one tries. So please, your highness, explain to this foolish one.”

“……”

“Is there any pointless death here?”

A quiet question.

And at the same time, an endlessly cold comment.

“The lord Dantalian that this one had sworn loyalty to is a cold-hearted and ruthless individual. If by a rare chance he were to be threatened, his highness is thorough enough to not treat even the smallest of threats lightly. Kemana orang itu pergi? Where did this one’s lord disappear to?”

"Tidak. That’s not it. I was……”

“Has your highness lost your vision? After the outbreak of the Black Death, did becoming one of the richest Demon Lords on the continent put your highness’ mind at ease? Yang mulia. Mercy and generosity is a privilege for only the strong. The weak does not have the right to show mercy. Has your highness Dantalian already become powerful?”

Lapis Lazuli spoke flatly in all respect.

With emotionless eyes.

She stared straight at me.

For some reason, that gaze froze my heart.

"La la……"

“This one shall list all of the strong people that she knows of. Rank 1st, Demon Lord Baal is powerful enough to start a massive war on his own. Rank 2nd, Demon Lord Agares is strong enough to annihilate an entire army by himself. Rank 5th Demon Lord Marbas controls the political world, rank 8th Demon Lord Barbatos has immortal warriors loyal to her, and rank 9th Demon Lord Paimon has all the support from every citizen in the demon world. This one shall ask. What does your highness Dantalian have?”

I have gold.

I have nothing but gold.

“Your highness had promised this one that she’ll be able to enjoy to the fullest the greatest of authority. That is fine. This one will tell your highness clearly. The level of authority that your highness currently has is still at the very bottom. Lord Dantalian. Is your highness already pleased that your highness has become a person of power?”

Saya tidak bisa menjawab.

“……”

Lapis Lazuli turned her back and lifted the sword once more.

After killing all five of the guards, the only person remaining was Giacomo Petrarch.

The young man with a foolishly pure soul.

I forced my mouth to move.

“……Lazuli. That’s not what I intended. I simply thought it’d be okay to show generosity every once in awhile. Is that not what you wanted from me?”

Lapis Lazuli stopped.

She turned her head to gaze at me.

Hoping to resolve the misunderstanding, I spoke.

"Itu benar. Did you not stop me when I tried to kill your mother and punish that maid? That’s why I judged that you wouldn’t dislike this.”

“That is incorrect.”

Lapis Lazuli menggelengkan kepalanya.

“That is perfectly incorrect, Lord Dantalian. It seems your highness still does not know what kind of person this one is. This one is disappointed.”

“Lala……?”

“If your highness thinks that this one is similar to that of a middle-class maiden, then your highness is heavily mistaken. This one shall show your highness clearly what kind of person this one is.”

Lapis Lazuli raised the sword high into the air.

And then.

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She swung down the blade.

The sword landed on the exact center of Giacomo Petrarch’s neck. Again, Lapis Lazuli swung the blade. Once. Dua kali. The blade slashed down without end. Even though the person had already died instantly, Lapis Lazuli did not stop. Blood spurted out and drenched her body with blood.

“…… Stop.”

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“Stop it, Lazuli.”

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[Lapis Lazuli’s affection went down by 1.]

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“Is blood not getting on your face? You can stop now……”

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[Lapis Lazuli’s affection went down by 1.]

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Like a dog chasing its shadow.

She continued hacking away at the corpse.

Each time she did, it felt like a part of my mind was torn out.

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I wonder how much time had passed.

Lapis Lazuli had ceased.

The sound effect that kept ringing like crazy a moment ago could no longer be heard.

Name: Lapis Lazuli

Stamina: E rank
Power: D rank
Defense: F rank

Affection: 0

It was because Lapis Lazuli’s affection had hit 0.

Because it had reached the point where it could drop no further, it had become quiet.

She bent down and picked something up.

It was Giacomo Petrarch’s head.

“Please look, your highness.”

Lapis Lazuli berbicara.

“Remember the expression on this man’s face. Remember the white of his eyes and his stupidly opened mouth. Look at his unsightly demise after dying by this one’s hands so easily. If your highness ever forgets that your highness is still weak, then your highness will be forced to remember by someone else.”

“……”

“Who that someone is could end up being Paimon or Barbatos. In that moment, the face that your highness will make will be no different to this man’s face.”

The flame burning brightly to the side reflected off of Lapis Lazuli.

The light illuminated her body and dropped a pitch black shadow on the other side of her.

She was the center point. With her in the middle, the light and shadow was split in half.

Lapis Lazuli stood upright in the exact center. Doing so, she was demanding for me to do the same.

“Please etch this moment into your highness’ brain.”

Withstanding a long moment of silence.

I was barely able to spit out my words.

“Lazuli.”

“Yes, your highness. Please speak.”

“You are a devilish woman.”

As if it was obvious.

Lapis Lazuli mengangguk.

A dark crimson drop of blood slid down her slender jaw and dripped.

“Until now, what did your highness consider this one to be?”

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▯ Raja Iblis Terkecil, Peringkat 71, Dantalian
Kalender Kerajaan: Tahun 1505, Bulan 9, Hari 20
Niflheim, Governor’s Palace
Wax dripped down a candle.

It was night. The sky outside the window was already dark.

I spoke while gazing at the softly burning candle.

“I wonder what I had done wrong.”

“……”

“While traveling through the air from Pavia to the Empire of Habsburg, and all the way to my castle in the Black Mountain, Lapis and I did not share a single word. My head was in turmoil.”

I raised my head.

Barbatos was seated on the sofa to the other side of myself.

Her brows were knitted in the shape of 八, and her lips were retracted as if she was going to say something, except, Barbatos was unable to utter a single word. At some point while listening to my story, she had forgotten about drinking alcohol and was only staring at my face.

At a loss for words.

Secara harfiah.

“I had definitely resolved myself. That if Lapis stepped out of line one more time, then I would show her her place. But once it actually happened…… be it rage or whatever, every emotion disappeared and left behind only confusion.”

What exactly was Lapis hoping for.

“It was because I couldn’t understand. Lapis stopped me when I had tried to kill the old lady. She had stopped me again when I tried to kill that maid. Is it not weird? Isn’t it? Barbatos, this is abnormal.”

I raised the corners of my mouth.

I intended to smile but my mouth ended up twitching instead.

To Barbatos, my current state must appear incredibly unseemly.

As it was proof that my emotion was escaping my control, I left it alone.

……Right now, it was much better off like this.

“If she wished for me to be a ruthless villain. If Lapis’ request was for me to become a ruthless villain……Then she would have left me alone. When I tried to kill that old hag and when I was about to kill that maid. It would have been right to have left me to do what I wanted in those moments. That way her actions would have made sense, right?”

"……Betul."

“Why did she request for me to show mercy at some times, and then request for me to be violent at others? What did she want from me? I started to become depressed whenever I thought about this……”

I covered my eyes with my hand.

“Barbatos. Percayalah padaku. I intended to consider whatever Lapis requested of me. If Lapis asked of me to become a merciful and generous lord, then I would have seriously complied. If she asked of me to become a cruel tyrant, then I would have gladly accepted that as well. I was prepared. I was prepared to walk down that path with her. It’s true.”

“……”

“However, I can’t be both. Itu tidak mungkin. Walking down 2 different paths at the same time is simply not possible. Then what other option remained? Hm? Move according to Lapis’ whim, was that the only option left?”

“……”

“That’s impossible as well. That’s the most absurd action I could possibly take. Even I have a last line. To spare people when Lapis tells me to, to kill people when Lapis tells me to…… I cannot become a puppet like that for her. Never.”

That meant death for me.

With no doubt, the relationship between Lala and myself was collapsing.

Even after returning to my castle, we did not share a single conversation. Our shared bedroom life naturally disappeared as well.

In preparation for the army of 2,000 that was going to invade, we did make plans and arrangements, but that was it.

Words exchanged were kept at a minimum.

Technical and business-like conversations.

Excluding those, no other words were shared between us.

Time went by helplessly.

Barbatos spoke.

“……Let’s rest a bit, Dantalian.”

The sneer and contempt that she showed initially was nowhere to be seen now.

There was a faint sorrow and clear hesitation left on her face.

The reason her sorrow was faint was because she was doing her best to not show sympathy for me, and the reason her hesitation was clear was because she was holding herself back from giving any rash advice. Just from that expression alone, I could tell that Barbatos was a good woman.

“Rest?”

“You idiot. It’s already night. You’ve been talking for several hours now. Your voice is cracked and your face looks as rotten as a corpse.”

I blankly took out a hand mirror and looked down at it.

As Barbatos had said, my face was drained like a zombie.

It seems I had excessively gotten immersed into my role.

“Right…… I guess we should rest a bit.”

“Don’t you have anything to drink?”

Barbatos shook the glass which was in her right hand. Her cup was empty. She grinned like an ill-natured child.

“Now that I think about it, isn’t this a funny fellow? Oi, Dantalian. I’ve been listening courteously to your love affairs for a while now, but you can’t even serve me proper alcohol? For a bastard who made a shit ton of money from selling black herbs, what’s with that? If you keep that up, you’re going to put people off.”

“Haha.”

She was probably nagging light-heartedly to shift the mood.

I could feel the small consideration coming from the other party.

Indeed, Barbatos is a good woman.

In this tedious life, consideration was like salt. No matter how awfully bland life was, if you added a little salt then it at least became somewhat appetizing. Barbatos knew how to utilize that properly.

“Of course, I knew you would come out like that.”

“Hmm. And what do you mean by that?”

"Tunggu sebentar. I’ll bring something that you’ll surely like.”

I approached a corner of the reception room and took a bottle out of a cabinet. It was a wine bottle. After displaying the bottle to Barbatos with a ‘tadah’, her face froze immediately.

“D-Don’t tell me. That isn’t what I think it is, is it?”

Unlike her usual self, Barbatos’ words shook.

Aku menyeringai.

“The most famous region in the demon world to brew luxurious wine, Fire Spring Hell. Among the areas within that region, the highest quality bottle that’s only created once a year in the Count of Lava’s territory. Wine among wines. Made on the 1101st year of Balleleunium, it is wine that was brewed in commemoration of the 2nd Viet war. It’s the genuine product that has aged 400 years.”

“That’s ridiculous!”

Barbatos shouted.

“That’s high quality wine that even old man Baal has trouble getting his hands on!”

“I put in some effort.”

To be exact, I used Ivar Lodbrok’s effort.

This was a clear example that showed that having a pushover with many personal connections made life convenient.

“Goddesses, that’s insane! That’s genuine? That isn’t genuine, right!?”

Barbatos was already off the sofa at this point.

Demon Lord Barbatos’ love for wine was well-known.

She considered herself to be the greatest drinker, and the other Demon Lords recognized her as the strongest heavy drinker among them. To her, this wine was like a Holy Grail. Stripping off manners and dignity, she ran towards me.

“Give that to me!”

"Tentu saja. Here.”

I tossed the bottle high into the air.

Lightly, as if I was playing with a ball.

“Kyaaaaaaaak!?”

“Do well to catch it nicely on your own.”

“This crazy fucker—!?”

Barbatos instantly utilized magic to grab the bottle which was high in the air. From what I could comprehend, 3 layers of black magic activated at the same time.

First, Barbatos had stepped down onto the room floor and leaped more than 3 meters into the air. A black mist appeared in the empty space near the bottle and wrapped itself around it. Thanks to that, the descent of the bottle slowed down. Following after, an invisible hand grabbed hold of the wine.

If other mages were to witness this scene, then they most likely wouldn’t have been able to hold back their bewilderment. First reason, the fact that 3 layers of magic were activated at the same time. Second reason, the fact that 3 layers of magic succeeded in activating without any chant or incantation whatsoever. And final reason, the fact that this great technique in magic was used merely to grab a single bottle of wine.

Sure, it was obvious that Barbatos didn’t care about what other mages thought of her. Her everything was focused onto that ‘1101st year of Balleleunium’. The magic ability which she had trained and trained throughout the 500 years of her life, in this moment, was used for a glass bottle with a mere 10cm diameter. I wonder if even the Goddesses would be moved by her concentration.

Finally, the bottle came into her hands and she landed safely on the floor.

“Uaaaaaaaah!”

Barbatos raised the bottle of wine into the air with both arms. Like a basketball player who had succeeded in getting a rebound shot in during a decisive moment.

In this moment, she was without a doubt, the ground ruler.

“Did you see that, fuck! This is the greatness of the fucking rank 8th Barbatos—!”

"Mm."

I unconsciously sent her an applause.

“I’m not really sure, but it seems some amazing acrobatics happened.”

“Dantalian you son of a bitch!”

Barbatos glared at me fiercely.

“Swines like you don’t have the right to even have a drop of this delicacy! How dare you throw this Balleleunium like some child’s toy! Aaaang!?”

Itu menakjubkan. For a person who barely looked 13 years old, a terrifying aura was coming off from her glare. If it weren’t for the wine bottle being held desperately in her arms like a treasure, I may have really been scared. Yeah, really.

“For crying out loud! Saya benar-benar tidak percaya. Wine that’s aged 400 years! The brewer, using the most special magic in the world, a magic spell developed specifically for the purpose of preserving wine, would recast the spell every half month. This wine that was preserved through several generations just to barely become the finished product that it is now! For you to throw this wine that isn’t even released in the markets, and only gifted to individuals that the archduke of Fire Spring personally judges to be the most noble and beautiful! To throw it like some son of a bitch! You bastard aren’t even worth the same as the dirt on a crow’s talon!”

Aku mengangguk.

“I became more certain of how severe of a drunkard you are.”

“I’m not a drunkard. I simply love to drink, you half-wit moron!”

While grinding her teeth, Barbatos looked down at the glass bottle. A black magical energy flowed out from her hands. She must have been checking if the wine was genuine or not through magic.

“!?”

Barbatos let out a gasp.

Her expression became as slim as the face in Edvard Munch’s .

“Y-You…… If this isn’t the real thing, then really, I won’t leave you alone for the crime of deceiving……”

“I’ll let you have the first sip.”

“—!”

Barbatos hiccupped.

“But the very first sip…… t-tastes the best, you know?”

“That’s why I’m letting you have it.”

I gave her a big smile.

To her right now, I was an angel.

I probably appeared as radiant as a saint who had received word from the Gods.

“Are we not friends, Barbatos?”

"Dantalian ……"

Barbatos gazed this way with touched eyes.

“You might be a son of a bitch, but you’re a really good son of a bitch.”

“……Although I’m considerably distressed on whether to take that as a compliment or not, but for the sake of politeness, I’ll receive it as a compliment.”

“T-This is not the time for that. Wine glass. Where did I leave my wine glass!?”

Barbatos swung her arm around frantically. Once she did, the glass cup that was rolling around on the carpet floor floated right into her hand. Barbatos gulped.

“G-Good, Balleleunium 1101. Show me the scent of your sensual skin.”

“Though I think the thing that’s sensual isn’t the wine, but the inside of your head……”

“Shut up.”

Barbatos started chanting a spell. I can guarantee that out of all the magic spells I’ve witnessed up until now, this was the most inspiring out of them all. The reason behind this was because this was really an absolutely useless spell. This magic, as a cork-remover-spell, was being chanted by Barbatos purely for the sake of removing the cork. As she muttered the incantation of the spell, the cork slowly inched upwards, until finally, with a ‘pop’ the cork shot out.

Barbatos brought the opening of the bottle to the end of her nose and inhaled.

“……”

Ah. That was the face of someone who had lost their mind.

It was like her consciousness had soared off 500 meters into the sky.

Despite not having even tasted the alcohol, Barbatos’ face was already enveloped in bliss.

“S-So Heaven does exist.”

“As the very person who had gifted that to you, I’m quite happy that you’re so pleased by the smell alone. Go ahead and drink it now.”

“Drink? This……?”

Barbatos started to tremble with the wine bottle and glass cup in her hands.

“Dantalian, you don’t know the value of this item. How could you drink a treasure? You don’t drink treasures. You aren’t supposed to……”

“I thought you said you liked alcohol. The greatest alcohol is right there. Are you still not going to drink it?”

“Keuuk……!”

Barbatos distorted her face in despair.

“What contradiction is this? Because I love alcohol more than anyone else, I desire for the Balleleunium. But because I love alcohol more than anyone else, even more so, I cannot drink the Balleleunium! A paradox! An agony! Is this what life was……!?”

A little further and she’d discover the truth of the universe.

Her highness Barbatos’ charisma was crumbling because of a single bottle of wine.

“Give it here. I’ll just pour it myself.”

“O-Okay.”

Barbatos obediently passed the glass bottle to me.

Following drinking etiquette, I courteously poured the wine with one arm. With a very nervous complexion, Barbatos watched the glass cup be filled with the scarlet liquid. I seriously thought she’d have me executed if I spilled a single drop.

“Cheers.”

“Ch……Cheers.”

Clink

A clear sound resonated as our glass cups collided. As I enjoyed the wine in a relaxed manner, Barbatos stared at me restlessly.

“I-Is it good?”

“Well, of course it’s good.”

“How does it taste, hm? Describe it with as much detail as you can.”

“…… I don’t know why you’re asking me to do that when you can just drink it yourself.”

“Cause it’d be a waste……”

I retract my previous statement.

Barbatos was a hopeless woman.

“Hoo haa. Hoo haa.”

Barbatos started breathing deeply. She even began muttering to herself that ‘this is nothing more than red wine’. I wonder if her muttering had an effect because her complexion became more relaxed. If I were to say something in my own personal point of view, I honestly thought she was crazy.

At last, Barbatos placed her glass on her lips and took a sip of the wine. Her eyes stayed closed for a long period of time. Then, her shoulders started to tremble and she suddenly burst into tears.

“Uwaah…… I did well to stay alive. It was hard times. It was difficult to live these 500 years, but, uwaah, I really did well to live this long.”

“……Sure.”

Even I couldn’t help but be stunned by this situation.

Barbatos was sipping the wine while shedding warm tears. The surprising thing was, that while she was drinking, the process of taking in the fragrance of the wine through her nose, the process of rolling the wine on her tongue, etc, she devotedly made sure to completely perform all the tasting procedures. Although she was insane, she was rationally insane.

“Give it here.”

Barbatos instantly emptied her glass and forcefully took the bottle from me. Without being able to resist, I passed the bottle to her.

“Heueuk. Heuk, gulp.”

While crying.

“Uwaaah.”

Pour another glass.

“It’s good. It’s so good, fuck.”

And cry again.

Quite the sincere scene was happening before me.

The image of a girl with the outer-appearance of a 12-year-old was bawling as she poured and drank alcohol. If you put it in good terms, it was surreal. If you put it in bad terms, she was considerably like a nut-case.

I spoke.

“Why are you making it unappetizing for others by cursing and drinking? I thought you said it was good.”

“Heueuk. As much as it’s delectable, each time you drink it, the same amount you drink is also disappearing from the total amount. That’s really, truly a fuck. Furthermore, people say that you can’t discuss this feeling with someone who had Balleleunium without shedding tears.”

It was a saying that made you seriously suspicious of the origin……

Anyway, we succeeded in properly shifting the mood between us.

Originally, because of a Demon Lord’s constitution, it was possible to drink as much alcohol as possible and not get drunk. It was thanks to the mana circulating in our bodies that automatically cleaned out the intoxication. However, according to Barbatos, when ‘receiving’ Balleleunium, it was considered a great discourtesy to not get drunk by it. Barbatos had purposely stopped the mana circulation in her body and allowed herself to become intoxicated.

Alcoholics are quite terrifying.

“And so? What happened next?”

Barbatos spoke with a slight redness on her face. It seems she was tipsy at just the appropriate amount.

“After listening to your story, that wasn’t the point when you broke up, right? Then that means there’s another decisive moment. Coolly let everything out, kid. Since I was able to savor the taste of Balleleunium, I’ll take responsibility of you till the very end.”

“That’s quite thankful.”

I smiled bitterly.

“Shall we cheers first?”

“Ooh, Yeah. Tepuk tangan!"

As the toasts continued, it grew deeper in the night. Through the window of the reception room, an owl hooted. I was able to move my lips with more ease than before, and Barbatos chimed in with further enthusiasm.

“First, the army invaded my castle.”

“Hou, so the message was the real deal.”

“Aah. Although the number was a bit lacking compared to what was written……”

With a ‘ding’.

The grandfather clock on the first floor of the governor’s palace rang dully.

Notifying everyone that it was midnight.

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Name: Laura De Farnese
Race: Human
Job: Slave(A+)
Reputation: Foremost Examinee

Leadership: S rank Ο Might: D rank Ο Intelligence: A rank
Politics: F rank Ο Charm: S+ rank Ο Technique: A rank

Title: 1. Illegitimate Child 2. Genius 3. Psychopath
Abilities: Bibliography S, Musician A-, Composer B
Skills: Rapid Growth(A+)

[Achievements: 1]

TL note: Sorry ’bout the week wait guys! I started writing the rest of this chapter up as soon as I got back home from my trip. I honestly didn’t have as much time as I thought I would during this education trip. I had lectures from 9am~8pm, so the only time I could translate was 8pm~10pm. So yeah. It wasn’t a great time. I was able to finish writing chapter 2, and only a small portion of chapter 3. Not sure how fast the next release will be, but please continue to be patient!

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