episode_0242
by fnovelpia“It was as the master said before. The top of the dawn had a major accident.”
Narsha reports to me again today.
The subject was related to her family, the Brianne family.
“The necklace presented to the queen was cursed. The queen wearing the necklace is currently unconscious.”
That is truly a heinous crime.
All business partners who were concerned that they would be punished together with the top of the dawn withdrew.
The upper house ceased to function as an upper house, and Brian’s head of household was also imprisoned in the royal prison.
The key will be whether the queen recovers, but no matter what, it will not pass safely.
The destruction of the clan is confirmed.
If you don’t get executed, it’s a stroke of luck.
“An innocent person shouldn’t die. I’ll have the kids wake up the queen. Narsha will take care of the count and his wife, and intercept the work that the Dawn Merchant was doing.”
“Already prepared.”
Although other top players may be keeping an eye on her, Narsha has been working behind the scenes ever since the story first came out.
There’s nothing for other guys to pick up and eat.
“And regarding the city construction I mentioned earlier, I have already contacted Doomheim. A representative of the dwarves will be visiting here soon.”
“When you come, I will try to explain it to you.”
Narsha bowed her head.
This concludes today’s work report.
Still, I stared at Narsha. No, to be exact, my gaze went above her head.
“Master, what are you staring at so intently?”
“Looking at the numbers that came to mind for Narsha.”
“Oh, this is what you mean.”
Narsha waved her hand over her head.
[17]
Narsha
“I saw it this morning. It appeared on other slaves as well.”
This number only appears among my slaves.
There are no numbers for hired maids.
And it seemed that I wasn’t the only one who saw the numbers. The people involved also saw them when they raised their heads or looked in the mirror.
“Do you have any idea what this number means, sir? ”
“… No, I don’t know either.”
If you have no idea, that’s not it.
[The number of times people have had sex starts to appear above their heads] or [the number of times they have had sex] naturally come to mind.
But neither.
There’s no way the kids would do something like that, and moreover, Naredi’s number is 0.
She is not the Virgin Mary, and there is no way Mirabelle was conceived by a virgin.
That is, it does not mean the number of times you have sex.
‘Then what is it?’
I don’t know.
***
I went to other slaves to learn more about this number phenomenon.
The Great Forest.
Lush, giant trees.
There, where the sunlight filtered softly through the leaves, was Arphia.
I was helping to tame the spirits of not only the elves who had become my slaves, but also other elves in the Great Forest.
“Honey? What brings you to the forest? Did you come to see me?”
“You could say that.”
I checked Arphia’s numbers.
[100]
Arphia
Mirabelle was one digit, Nyarsha was two digits, while Arphia was three digits.
The numbers were much larger.
“Is it because of this number?”
“Yes. They all suddenly appeared.”
“I also looked in the mirror and noticed something. It’s annoying, but I don’t really care because there’s nothing wrong with it.”
“Was there one for the Queen too?”
Arphia nodded.
◦It was %◦2.”
“Is that so?”
I thought Ivrelia would be 0 too.
Because Naredi was also 0, and the elf slaves above were also 0.
I thought it was the difference between a completely freed slave and a non-freed slave. But if Ibrelia is not 0, then that hypothesis is wrong.
In the first place, that alone couldn’t explain the size of the numbers.
“Okay, I understand.”
This time I went to see Elise.
[85]
Elise
Elise also had a number. She was higher than Mirabelle and Narsha, and slightly lower than Arpia.
“Are you talking about this number? It was there when I woke up this morning. I thought it was the Master, but it wasn’t? ”
“I’m also looking into it.”
It seems that Elise also has no clue.
“But Master, what do you think about what I said last night?”
“What are you talking about?”
Elise raised the corners of her lips. She took a big step forward and looked up, bending down slightly.
“Drinking my blood. If you just say so, I can give you fresh, warm blood right now. How about it? Don’t you want to drink my fluids?”
“I will decline.”
“Hmm~”
Elise lets out a meaningful nasal sound.
“Did you know? Bats shoot out ultrasonic waves, hit objects, and recognize objects by the echoes that come back.”
“But?”
“That is, looking at the Master like this is not much different from touching him with your hand.”
Elise, who had said that, did not open her mouth any further.
However, he narrowed his eyes and rolled his pupils to examine every nook and cranny of my body.
Right in front of you.
As if telling me to look at where he is looking.
It was clearly just a stare as usual, but because of what he just said, it felt like those thorny gazes were directly touching my body. It felt like goosebumps were rising on my skin.
Elise had a playful smile on her lips, as if enjoying my reaction.
[85] > [86]
Elise
At that moment, the numbers floating around Elise went up.
“… Elise. The numbers just went up. Do you have any guesses?”
“Oh my, really? If you can guess… . Aha~”
Elise let out a gasp as if she had realized something.
“Did you know what it was?”
“I think I know… .”
Elise curls her lips and trails off.
“I don’t think I can ever tell the Master.”
***
In the end, Elise didn’t tell him until the end.
As if it were some great secret.
If I were to infer from Elise’s actions, it would be the number of pranks she has done to me.
Other than that, nothing else came to mind.
After lunch time, the slaves gathered.
Alphia, who went to the Great Forest, and Mirabelle, who is still in the middle of her maid training.
Even Rin and Assis, who followed her around to touch her tail. I could check their numbers.
[2344]
Lin
[0]
Asias
‘What is this extreme difference?’
Arpia also had a high score of 100 compared to the others, but Lin confidently took first place with 2344, which is 20 times higher.
On the other hand, Assis is no different from other common slaves at 0. He is even lower than Ivrelia.
I thought the number of times he pranked me was the most likely.
[2347]
Lin
Even though I did nothing, Lin’s number keeps increasing. Because of that, the identity of the number becomes even more mysterious.
“I think you know what Lynn is?”
“What is it?”
“The master’s favorability rating for us. That’s why Rin’s number is the highest. Because Rin is liked the most in the world.”
“… !”
Assis[0], shocked by Lin’s groundless favorability theory, looks at me with wavering eyes.
The child was shocked because of you.
“Absolutely not a favorability rating. I can guarantee it on the owner’s seat.”
Although he immediately refuted it, Assis’s condition did not improve easily.
“Mirabelle, can you check in the book what this number means?”
I don’t like being bothered by this all day.
If it’s Mirabelle’s book that uncovered my secret, then it might be able to figure out the identity of this random number.
Mirabel nodded and summoned a thick book, turning the pages to search through its contents.
Then I stop turning the pages.
“What does it say?”
“… … .”
Have you been absorbed in reading?
There is no response.
I tilted my head slightly to check what was written.
“Mirabel?”
“Wow… !”
As I approached, Mirabelle let out a loud moan and writhed in a hurry. She laid down on the sofa and then rolled down onto the carpet.
thud.
“Kkeuk!”
I didn’t put the book down until that moment.
“Are you okay?”
“Okay, it’s okay…! It’s okay! It’s definitely okay!”
“What on earth does it say?”
Phew!
As soon as I started to pay attention, Mirabelle closed the book with a loud noise. Mirabelle’s face turned bright red like a strawberry.
One number of your own.
One number for Narsha and Arpia.
The moment I saw Assis’s numbers, my eyes widened.
When I finally checked Lin’s numbers, my eyes almost popped out.
Everyone tilted their heads at Mirabelle’s incomprehensible actions. Only Elise, who seemed to know the meaning of the numbers, giggled.
“Mirabelle too. How cheeky.”
“, Elise! That’s not it… !”
“Why? What the heck is this number?”
“Miss Mirabelle, please tell me too.”
Mirabelle, who had been turning her head around in confusion at the questions from people, stood up in a hurry.
“Sorry, sorry!”
I ran out of the room with my body leaning forward as if I would fall over at any moment.
Then, in the hallway, a thud was heard, followed by the sound of someone falling, and then the sound of someone running.
We just looked at each other and shrugged, not knowing what on earth was going on with her.
“Elise, what the hell is going on?”
“I think it’s better not to know. For the peace of us all.”
“What are you talking about?”
“There is something like that. More than that… .”
Elise looked back and forth between Lin and Assis.
“This one is a walking time bomb, and that one is amazing in another sense.”
Elise muttered something unintelligible.
***
Assis was on duty that night.
He asked me to read the Snow White fairy tale book to him, as if he never got tired of it.
Thanks to that, Karami has reached a point where he can read without making a single mistake, even with his eyes closed.
The story ended like always with a happy ending for the prince and princess.
Assis, who would have nodded as if it were a great story, couldn’t do that today.
“Why is that?”
“Only me… No numbers.”
The numbers above my head still haven’t disappeared.
I caught Mirabelle and asked her, and she said she couldn’t tell me. But she said it would disappear today, so I didn’t have to worry.
But Assis was still dissatisfied with the fact that she was the only one without a number. That was why Rin’s words kept bothering him.
“Well, I told you that numbers have nothing to do with how much I like you. And it’s not like Asia is 0, right?”
“… … .”
It was of no comfort at all.
Assis’ expression did not improve at all.
“Hmm.”
How should I solve this?
The most certain way is for her numbers to increase, but unfortunately, Mirabelle or Elise never tell us what their numbers mean.
Karami can’t help increase the number because he doesn’t know what it is.
Eventually, we had to find another way.
“Is there anything else you want from me? I’ll do it all.”
“Ring… .”
“That won’t work, so leave it out.”
“… … .”
What I wish for Karami.
What I wish for Karami….
Assis, who had been thinking very quietly enough for Karami to confirm, moved his mouth slightly.
“Hug me… ”
“Do you want a hug?”
“Yeah… .”
Mirabelle and Rin take advantage of their young bodies to hug Karami to their heart’s content.
I’ve seen it and thought it was enviable, but I couldn’t ask Assis to do it.
Because she is not very assertive.
In contrast, other slaves are of the same temperament. Assis is placed in a harsh situation that is inconsistent with his personality.
“I can do that much for you.”
As Karami spread her arms, Asies slowly entered.
They kept their bodies pressed against each other.
It’s hot.
His body temperature, which I felt when I held his hand, was transmitted throughout my entire body.
Even more so because it reminds me of the last time I was trapped in ice by Mirabelle’s magic.
And I think I understand why Lin keeps trying to smell Karami.
Assis put strength into his arms.
Holding hands is good, but hugging seems to be good too.
How much time has passed?
Yeah, it couldn’t have been that long.
While Karami slept comfortably in Assis’ cool air, Assis was unable to sleep due to his heat.
My clothes became damp from the sweat.
But I can’t let go of my arm now, because I’m afraid Karami might wake up…
I’m sleepy but I can’t sleep.
How sad it is.
Assis sighed softly and stared at the sleeping Karami.
For Asis, who always slept late and only woke up when Karami woke him up, seeing Karami sleeping was quite unfamiliar.
Then suddenly a thought occurred to me.
When a princess sleeps, a prince comes and kisses her to wake her up. But on the other hand, when a prince sleeps, can’t he kiss her until he wakes up?
Assis’s eyes widened as if he had realized some great truth.
Then, if Karami is sleeping now… .
Just before midnight, the magic wears off.
Tiring.
[1]
AS.
The numbers above Assis’ head went up.
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