episode_0012

Aser slowly removed himself from the railing and smoothed his wind-distressed blonde hair behind his ear.

“Now let’s get real. I don’t want to see that anymore.”

“Are you going to leave like this?”

“Why? Is there anywhere else to go?”

Charlotte held No. 25’s shoulder and spoke in response to Aser’s question.

“You don’t plan on sending him out dressed like this, do you?”

The hem of the skirt was dirty from being dragged around, and the long sleeves left no hands visible. It was almost admirable that No. 25 followed along without saying a word until now.

Aser also seemed to think that this was definitely not the case and agreed to Charlotte’s suggestion.

“I definitely need new clothes. Okay, should I buy all the clothes I need in the future?”

“Ah, that’s nice! Should I choose it after seeing it in person?”

Aser looked at No. 25’s face with a happy smile.

“As expected… . What does Charlotte know? Of course, you have to choose men’s clothes by watching them in real time.”

No. 25 could not follow the conversation the two were having. One thing was certain: he would soon be treated like a toy by these girls.

Aser, who had made fun plans with Charlotte, opened his mouth with a much softer expression than before.

“Let’s go down first.”

When Aser snapped his fingers again, No. 25 felt the sensation of falling, contrary to the sensation of floating. No. 25 closed his eyes tightly in fear, as if his entire body’s organs and heart would fall out.

A moment passed, and No. 25 felt a change in the air. Then came the delicious smell of street vendors that whetted my appetite.

I returned to the shopping center in the territory I first came from. I could tell without looking.

Aser held the hand of No. 25, who was still dazed and immersed in the lingering effects of falling, and started heading somewhere.

Every time he entered a darker alley, anxiety began to sprout again in No. 25’s heart.

‘Is it being sold like this? Could it be that he was so kind to me because it was the last day? ?’

No matter how good Aser was to him, it was difficult for him to open his heart easily after decades of being trapped, sold here and there, and beaten.

Suspecting everything and being afraid of anything was already a daily routine for No. 25.

With those concerns in vain, Aser opened his mouth in a bright voice.

“There is only one store inside that handles men’s suits. Let’s go buy the clothes you wear to work and the clothes you wear every day.”

After saying that, I turned a corner and found an old store with a lot of dust on the doorknob.

Aser chuckled, brushing off the dust that had accumulated on the doorknob and carefully turning it.

The door, which had not had any visitors for a long time, made an unpleasant squeaking noise. The bell hanging above to announce the arrival of guests had already lost its function and was not even making a sound.

Aser looked at the dark interior and expressed a minor complaint.

“Even if there are no people… . This guy is roughly managing the store again.”

When I looked around, I saw someone sleeping face down on the counter.

Aser walked up to him and tapped his head as if to tell him to get up.

“Wake up.”

The person sitting at the counter and dozing off was an elderly man with white hair who was too old to be called an old man. He raised his glasses and checked who had come in and touched his head.

“Demon King? What brings you here?”

“You won’t know it if you look at it, right? You came here to buy clothes.”

He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, looked at number 25 standing blankly next to Aser, and asked politely.

“Demon King, who is that boy?”

Aser tapped No. 25 on the back and sent him to the front of the old man, speaking as if to introduce him.

“This is a new servant who came to our castle. To match clothes. Men’s clothes are only sold here.”

“Oh, I see. Isn’t this the first time a male servant has come to the castle? Maybe that’s why flowers have bloomed on the devil’s face for the first time in a while.”

Aser blushed and scratched his cheek at the compliment, smiling kindly and without any ulterior motive.

“Okay, no more nonsense. Show me your clothes quickly. Something reasonably comfortable.”

The old man got up from his seat and straightened his bent back with an audible sound. Because he was quite old, the sound of crunching bones was just unsettling. The old man walked closer to No. 25 with a ruler in the drawer and began measuring his body with deft hands.

After checking No. 25’s entire body circumference, the old man rummaged through the clothes hanging on the wall and placed five sets of clothes in his arms.

“Take this and try it on in the dressing room back there.”

It was a time when No. 25 was carefully walking towards the dressing room, holding in his hands a load of clothes that the old man had given him.

“There are no men anyway, so there are no customers to come, right? Should I wear it right here? It’s annoying to keep going back and forth every time you wear it. Uncle, are you okay?”

“Yes yes… Well, it doesn’t really matter to me… .”

No. 25’s eyes instantly became tinged with embarrassment. Because there was one secret that could only be kept by putting on clothes in the locker room.

“Well, that’s… .”

Taking off one’s clothes here meant exposing one’s dick to the world. He gave Charlotte a pitiful look as if asking for help, but there was nothing she could do in this situation.

Charlotte avoided eye contact with No. 25 and hummed as she looked at the distant mountain. He looked like he had no chance of getting caught anyway.

As No. 25 hesitated and just watched, Aser couldn’t help but look at him strangely.

“What’s wrong? Do you feel any pain?”

Aser reached out his hand out of concern, but No. 25 avoided Aser’s touch by shrinking his body to the extent that he felt it was excessive.

And that was the biggest handshake of number 25. Aser withdrew his outstretched hand in embarrassment and opened his mouth in a subdued voice.

“What is it? Why are you avoiding my hand?”

“Damn, I didn’t escape the hand of the Demon King… .”

No. 25’s excuses were no longer heard in Aser’s ears.

“I treated you so well, but are you still scared of me? How much longer do I have to be considerate of you? How much better do you have to show before you open your heart to me?”

When the situation suddenly turned strange, Charlotte herself stepped in front of No. 25 and stopped him.

“Ah, could it be because you are afraid of the Demon King? No. 25 also told me earlier that he was lucky to have met someone as good as the Demon King. When he suddenly tried to touch me, I instinctively avoided it. You haven’t forgotten what kind of life he lived, right?”

Due to Charlotte’s desperate defense, Aser finally regained his senses and took a breather.

“Sorry… I wonder what happened to me for a moment.”

However, at the same time, Aser’s actions just now were no different from a handshake regarding his future relationship with No. 25. No. 25 did not hear her apology. I clearly felt the fear taking over my whole body.

“I’m sorry… . I will never break my word again. I’ll take it off right here.”

No. 25 apologized to Aser in a tearful voice and began to undo the buttons one by one with wiggling fingers.

Anyway, it’s a dick I’ve only shown once. The place was a bit embarrassing, and I was just embarrassed by the secret with Charlotte. No. 25 strengthened his resolve. I took off my top and was about to take off my bottoms when I heard an old man’s voice.

If it weren’t for the old man’s voice, No. 25’s internal circumstances would have been revealed.

“You don’t know the heart of a man, but you don’t know much… .”

The old man shook his head slowly and said to Aser.

“What does that mean?”

“For all creatures called men, atmosphere is important. Would you want to show off your unprepared body in front of the girl you like? It is said that a man only feels like showing his bare body when he is alone with the person he likes or in a critical situation. If they tell you to take off your clothes and then suddenly try to touch them, of course you get embarrassed.”

After hearing those words, Aser’s expression softened even further. It wasn’t that she didn’t regret what had just happened. I was so anxious that unrefined negative emotions came out of my mouth in an instant. She admitted that it wasn’t like her usual self.

Aser placed his hand on No. 25’s head and spoke in a very gentle voice.

“No. 25, then you shouldn’t have told me in advance. I have no intention of making you do something you don’t like.”

Number 25 quietly stared at Aser’s face with tearful eyes. Seeing that expression made my heart hurt even more. The old man must have thought that leaving the two together any longer would be a negative influence on both sides, so he personally guided No. 25 into the locker room.

Number 25 barely caught his breath in the locker room, which could easily fit three people. Thanks to the president’s consideration, No. 25 was finally able to have some alone time in the locker room.

However, when he was left alone, there was no one around him to stop his negative thoughts, and No. 25 began to sink in the sea of negativity.

Was he hated by Aser because of his hasty actions earlier? Will I no longer be able to see that smile? When I thought about that, I felt like tears would pour down at any moment.

An irreparable emotional rift has developed between the two. While I was thinking that, Charlotte burst into the dressing room.

Charlotte held No. 25 in her arms without saying a word.

The embrace of Charlotte, who was suddenly embraced, was extremely cozy and warm.

I had forgotten my mother’s existence, but at this moment when I was held in Charlotte’s arms, I felt like I had returned to being a child in my mother’s arms.

No. 25 shed tears without realizing it due to the warmth.

Charlotte gently caressed No. 25 for a while. But there was no way Charlotte would go there solely for comfort.

Charlotte narrowed her eyes and smiled sinisterly as she looked at No. 25, who was held like a child in her arms.

‘now… Just one more step… .’