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Episode 30

“Leon, I’ve arrived.”

“Hmm?”

I think I dozed off for a moment in the carriage.

It seems like it’s been a long time since I’ve had a peaceful sleep.

“Where is this?”

“A city near the County of Bagis.”

“It’s close to the border with the Holy Ram Empire. Isn’t it dangerous?”

“Because the land and buildings are cheap.”

“Aha.”

Real estate prices are a major issue.

As I followed Alice out of the carriage, the fragrant smell of soap wafted from inside the large building, tickling my nose.

“Leon, welcome to the Violet Upper Headquarters! By the way, I’m the upper boss!”

Alice suddenly started calling me by my name instead of my master.

Now that I am Alice’s slave, it is somewhat strange for her to call me Master.

Didn’t I even personally tear up Alice’s slave contract and free her from slavery?

There is a difference in status between Alice and me: one is a commoner and the other is a slave.

-Clap clap clap!

“You’ve become a successful woman, Alice.”

“Hehe, thanks to the soap making recipe that Leon taught me.”

Now that I think about it, I remember telling Alice a while ago that hygiene was important and teaching her how to make soap.

“The soap business has been quite successful, so I’m planning to increase my staff and production facilities and open a workshop nearby. What do you think about the name… Ayusbits?”

‘Ayusbitz…? The name of the soap shop is a bit… not so good. I’m sure I’ve heard a similar name somewhere, but it doesn’t seem to be a good one.’

“That… name is a bit…”

“Hmm… is it that weird?”

“I don’t think it’s a very good name, let’s change it to something else.”

“If Leon thinks so…”

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“Welcome, Alice Upper Lady.”

“Yes, did anything unusual happen while I was away, Boris?”

“Nothing happened, but who is that male slave next to me?”

A young man named Boris was looking at me with wary eyes.

‘You have to hit it well to get to 3rd place.’

“He is my benefactor. He is currently a slave due to circumstances… but his name is Leon. From now on, he will be my bodyguard.”

“Leon? I heard a rumor that you committed the heinous crime of treason. Can you believe it?”

Hearing my name, Boris began to grumble.

“Boris! Don’t talk to Leon carelessly!”

“…Okay, I understand.”

Boris, who had been glaring at me with a displeased look, reluctantly apologized and left when Alice got angry.

“Leon, don’t worry about it. He’s the one in charge of guarding our upper floor, and I don’t know why he’s acting like that all of a sudden.”

“No, it’s okay. I’m used to those stares. By the way, Alice, you seem very mature to other people, unlike when you talk to me. I saw you again.”

“I told you, I’m not a kid anymore!”

“Okay, by the way, you want me to be your bodyguard?”

“Huh? You want to play and eat like a slave? From now on, stay by my side all day and protect me, like a knight…”

Alice said, glancing at me with narrowed eyes.

“Don’t worry, I will protect you no matter what happens.”

I approached Alice, made eye contact and spoke to her in a confident voice.

I will protect not only Alice, but also the Duke of Normandy.

“Oh my… Thank you.”

Alice kept fanning herself with her hand, feeling a little hot.

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I spent the whole day following Alice around, going around the violet top buildings and soap workshops she had created.

Before I knew it, it was dinner time, and I ended up eating with Alice.

“Leon… Can you tell me why that happened at the Norman Duke’s house?”

-Shudder…

“…Sorry, I can never tell you that.”

Alice cautiously asked me about the truth about the day my father died, but I couldn’t answer her because of the contract.

Even if you use a contract, you probably won’t be able to hear it.

“Is there something you can’t say?”

“Yeah… I can never say that. I’m sorry.”

Without realizing it, my voice became stiff.

Alice noticed me and immediately apologized.

“…Okay, then I won’t ask you about that anymore, I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay, it’s not your fault Alice, can we talk about something else?”

“Yes, I like it!”

For a while, Alice and I chatted about trivial things to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Chatting with Alice brought back memories of the times when I used to chat with her over tea at the Duke of Normandy’s house.

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One late night, in a room in the Duke of Baston’s mansion, a woman with silver hair and blue eyes sat alone by the window, drinking with a sad expression.

If someone else had seen her, it would have been such a beautiful scene that they would have praised her as the goddess of the moon, seeing her shining softly in the moonlight…

“Leon…”

In front of Rose de Baston was a note from her informant.

-Rustling…

When Rose unfolded the note with trembling hands, it read, ‘A slave named Leon was sold to a blonde woman.’

-Tink!

“What kind of a bitch is this…! What kind of thief bitch is taking my Leon…!”

As soon as she saw the contents of the note, Rose couldn’t control her strength and broke the glass she was holding.

“If only it weren’t for my father’s orders…”

Her father, Clément de Baston, had ordered her to ascend to at least the sixth rank before she could see Leon again.

Currently, Rose is a 4th-tier wizard, incredibly talented for her age, but reaching 6th-tier is by no means an easy task.

No matter how talented you are or how hard you work, it’s impossible to meet Leon anytime soon.

Just imagining what would happen to Leon after he was sold to that blonde thief made Rose’s blood boil.

“Haa… It’s okay, even though you’re apart from me now… Hehe… I took all of Leon’s firsts with me…”

Rose, still pure, was confident that she had shared all of Leon’s experiences, except for one thing.

No matter how much the blonde thief tries to stain Leon with her own color, Leon has already been completely blackened with Rose, her color, so there will be no room for any other color to interfere.

Even if Leon is forced to lose his virginity through a contract, he is still a virgin because it was an act done without winning Leon’s heart.

“Hoohoo… Leon’s beginning is already all mine, now you just have to stay by my side at the end, when we meet again, that’s when it’ll be…”

-Sigh…

Rose gently stroked her lower abdomen.

“Because this will be the moment when Leon and I truly become one…”

Rose de Baston smiled, her blue eyes sparkling under the moonlight.

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At the same time, Alice’s room in the Violet Top Building.

Alice lay on her bed, chewing her fingernails in anxiety.

When I asked Leon about his past during dinner, he was strangely reluctant to talk about the time before he was sold to me.

Of course, what happened that day at the Duke of Normandy was like a sore spot for Leon, so I don’t plan on asking him about it again…

I was so curious about the story of Leon’s first owner before he was sold to Alice.

Just imagining what that dirty, lowly bitch would do to her prince charming, Leon, made her sick to her stomach.

“Leon…”

If Alice were to dig up any more stories from the past here, Leon would surely hate her.

But, I’m so anxious about not knowing what happened to Leon that I feel like I’m going crazy.

“Should I write a contract…?”

I remembered what I had heard when I bought Leon from the slave trader.

‘If you use a contract, you can command anything.’

‘Anything…’

-Gulp…

At that time, I was tempted by the idea of being able to command Leon to do anything, so I bought it without erasing the contract engraved on Leon.

‘Leon didn’t write a contract for me… but I…”

Alice’s heart ached with a slowly rising sense of guilt.

“Sigh… I’m really trash…”

When Leon was sold to his first owner, he must have been very hurt by the contract…

Now Alice, even she is trying to manipulate Leon as she pleases by using the contract…

If Alice were to use the contract to manipulate Leon however she wanted, I can’t even imagine how much he would be hurt.

“But…”

I kept thinking, ‘Why can that shallow, dirty bitch be like that, and not me?’

She doesn’t want to be hated by Leon, but at the same time, she wants to do whatever she wants with him.

Such contradictory thoughts and feelings followed one another, disturbing her mind.

“What should I do…”

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It’s an unfamiliar ceiling.

“This isn’t a dream…?”

It’s been a long time since I woke up from a good night’s sleep.

I looked around and saw that there was no dog house, no dog bowl, no incense, and no strange and strange tools…

“Ha…!”

For some reason, my eyes became slightly moist.

-dump…!

I lay back down on the bed and stared blankly at the unfamiliar ceiling for a while.

-Knock knock knock…

After a while there was a knock on the door.

“Leon… I’m Alice, can I come in?”

“Yeah, you can come in.”

-Squeak…

As the door opened, Alice was seen bringing a simple breakfast.

“Reminds me of the old days…”

“Me too…”

When Alice was my personal maid, she would bring breakfast to my room every morning and we would eat it together.

-Click…

Alice approached slowly and placed the tray on a small table nearby.

“What would you like to have after dinner? Black tea?”

-Shudder…!

“Oh, black tea…?”

“Yes, Leon liked drinking black tea, right?”

‘Leon, I’m going to drink black tea, can you give me some milk?’

-Brrr…

“Leon…?”

‘Get down.’

“Are you okay? Your complexion doesn’t look so good…?”

‘Should I fill this kettle up today?’

“Ah, no…! No!!!”