episode_0023

The light that was so bright it made you frown gradually began to fade.

The feeling of floating in the sky was slowly returning to normal.

When I opened my eyes, I was floating in a place I had never seen before, as if I had suddenly emerged from thin air.

As soon as my two feet touched the ground, I fell down as if face down.

“Ugh..”

He put one hand on the ground and covered his mouth with the other hand, retching.

“I guess this is your first time teleporting.”

Athena sat down next to me and stroked my back until I felt better.

“Ugh..”

“Are you okay now?”

As I slowly came to my senses, I staggered and grabbed Athena by the collar.

“Athena…!!”

My beloved family.

Lily and Dania.

Athena didn’t even give me enough time to say goodbye to them.

I lifted her collar with a resentful heart, and so lightly, her body also rose into the air.

But she didn’t seem to care at all. She just spoke in a low, quiet voice.

“..Hera..What are you doing?”

“Shut up!! They were like family to me..! There was no need to bring them here in such a hurry!!”

A relationship that lasted for half a year and we spent every day together.

When it disappeared in an instant, I felt a tremendous sense of emptiness.

“Hera. I get that you’re upset.”

As her golden eyes sparkled, the air around them began to beat violently.

“Still, I can’t tolerate this kind of behavior.”

When she raised her finger down.

My body started to hit the ground with a thud.

Jejejeok-

As I stood there without kneeling, the ground around me that had been supporting me began to split apart.

“Ugh..”

Athena looked at me for a moment, then sighed and extended a hand toward me.

“Ugh…I don’t want to hurt you, Hera.”

Soon her hands glowed for a moment, and magic in the shape of chains began to wrap around my entire body, squeezing me.

When I didn’t put up much resistance, the chains eventually forced me to my knees and bound my hands.

I just stood there, blankly staring at the ground.

I felt so helpless that I didn’t want to do anything.

Athena sat down on the floor with her knees down, level with me.

And as if to comfort me, he gently stroked my head.

“I’ll let it go this time, but next time I’ll punish you.”

“My..family….black…Lily..Dania..”

Ah. I shouldn’t cry again.

Tears began to flow incessantly, regardless of my will.

‘How long has it been since we broke up?’

I miss them already.

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As the fog of sadness cleared, my surroundings began to come into view.

What appeared before my eyes was a building of a gigantic size I had never seen before.

At first glance, it was so big that it could be mistaken for a castle.

“…This is…a mansion?”

I stood there dumbfounded by the grandeur of the building before me.

“Do you like it?”

I looked at her, who was speaking calmly next to me, not even knowing what I was thinking.

I hate her. I hated her so much.

But no matter how much I hated her, nothing would change, so I buried these dark feelings deep inside my heart and hid them.

“….too big.”

When I didn’t show any reaction, Athena smiled and took my hand, guiding me inside.

Creak- As the front door of the huge mansion opens.

“Are you here, my lord?”

A tall, slender knight wearing medieval armor came out to greet Athena and bowed to her.

“What about Bordin?”

“Waiting at the mansion.”

“Go and tell them to come find me.”

“Respect.”

When the knight heard her order, he glanced at me and stepped back.

Athena looked at him expressionlessly, then smiled at me.

“Hera. Aren’t you hungry? Do you want to eat first?”

“No…not really..”

“Huh.. Really? Then let’s go in.”

As I followed Athena inside the main gate, a well-maintained garden came into view.

Numerous decorations beautified the exterior, and fountains installed here and there made the surrounding atmosphere even more refreshing.

But when I went inside the mansion, I could see that the outside was nothing.

A space so vast that it cannot be contained in one’s eyes.

There were countless rooms lined up in a long row, and the staircase seemed to glow somewhere, as if it were leading to heaven.

Additionally, the luxurious interior of the mansion was designed in a way that it would not be strange at all if it were inhabited by a member of the royal family.

I was looking around blankly at the unbelievable sight.

“Athena, are you here?”

A middle-aged woman who seemed to be of a certain age but had a dignified air approached and bowed her head.

“Roswen.”

“Oh my. Who is this pretty girl?”

A woman named Rosewen smiled at me and bowed her head.

Unaccustomed to such polite manners, I awkwardly followed her and bowed my head.

“Ah..hello..”

“Your voice is also beautiful.”

She looked at me with a smirk.

Athena took me by the shoulder and introduced me to her.

“Hera. This is Rosewen, the head maid of this mansion. If you have any questions about this place, ask her. And Rosewen. This child will assist me from now on.”

Rosewen covered her mouth with her hand in surprise at Athena’s words.

“Oh my god..Athena finally has a dedicated maid..!”

When Rosewen opened her eyes wide in excitement, I felt a sense of shame.

“I’m not a maid…”

“Phehe. The maid isn’t bad either.”

Rosewen came to me with a fire in her eyes and grabbed my hand tightly.

There was a rather burdensome enthusiasm in the way she looked at me.

“Eek..”

“Uh..When should I start educating this child??! Such a beautiful appearance. Such a pretty figure. Such a noble atmosphere!! Ahh. She would definitely make a great maid-”

“Roswen. She’s not a maid.”

When she heard Athena’s words, Rosewen’s burning passion instantly went out.

She seemed a bit embarrassed. She coughed a few times and then spoke again.

“Excuse me. So what kind of job will this child have?”

“Slave.”

“Huh?”

“My slave who will stay by my side from now on.”

“No..Slave?”

Rosewen looked at me with an expression of disbelief.

I avoided her gaze, my face flushed red with embarrassment and bowed down.

“Even though she’s a slave, she’s mine. Tell other servants not to treat her rudely.”

Rosewen looks confused.

After trying to figure out Athena’s intentions for a while, she gave up and decided to just follow her words.

“…I will tell everyone around me that you are a precious child.”

“Then take her, wash her, and change her into comfortable clothes.”

“Huh?”

“Okay, let’s go, miss.”

Rosewen, holding my hand and leading me somewhere.

“Huh? Huh?!”

“Haha..You don’t have to be embarrassed.

I started to get dragged around by her like a bundle of strings.

“Wait..just a minute!!”

‘You’re not really going to wash me, are you…?’

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“I heard you found it, my lord.”

As Athena enters her office, a middle-aged man named Bordin bows as if he had been waiting for her.

Athena heads to her desk without even giving him a glance.

“I see you really liked the gem you found this time.”

Athena ignored his words and immediately gave instructions.

“There’s a kid named Lily and a woman named Dania in the western part of Drax. Bring them to the Empire.”

But the information was so insufficient.

Bordin, who had been taking care of her for several years, knew what she wanted without having to ask.

“Would you like to settle down near Einhart?”

“No. A little farther away from Einhart.”

Athena did not want Hera to encounter them.

“And. Tell the surrounding guilds that I’m taking care of them.”

“Yes. Do you have any further instructions?”

As if Athena was not there, Bordin gestured for her to leave, bowing and quietly stepping back.

As soon as he disappeared, Athena frowned and put her feet up on the desk.

Then, golden mana began to spread fiercely around her.

She was not feeling very well at the moment.

Because I got the jewel I wanted so badly, but I didn’t feel completely satisfied.

It must be because of them.

A little girl named Lily who looks cute on the outside but is as gloomy as a snake on the inside. And a woman named Dania who makes you feel resentful when you look at her.

Hera considered them to be her most precious family, and she always thought only of them.

No matter how submissive she may seem to them, Hera always puts them first when it comes to them.

She didn’t like it.

“Family…family…”

Athena thought about what had once been her family.

I didn’t want to recall those disgusting things again, but I slowly looked back on the past, wondering if I could find a clue to what Hera longed for in her relationship with them.

but.

“Tsk. I feel so bad.”

As expected, there didn’t seem to be anything Hera wanted in it.

It’s okay.

Time is on your side anyway.

Family, friends, colleagues. Not these fake relationships.

A clearly established covenant between a lord and a servant.

Hera will not be able to escape herself.

He himself will never let go of Hera.

What a perfect relationship this is.

Even if Hera thinks of them more than herself now, it doesn’t matter.

All that was needed was to educate her, leaving her traces one by one.

If this continues, one day Hera will only wag her tail at him.

Athena imagined Hera smiling at her with a blush on her face, and felt a dangerous desire growing in her.

“Hehehe..I’m looking forward to the future.”

Like raindrops slowly seeping into a rock.

Slowly. Slowly. He will fill Hera’s heart with himself.

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“Huh?!! No, I can wash!!!”

“Miss! Leave this to us!”

“Ah..no..! It’s because I’m uncomfortable..!”

“Haha… You’re so shy, you’re so cute, young lady.”

“I… I can wash… I can!!”