episode_0457

“No, why is this… .”

A long chain of submission stretching from my neck.

The first feeling I had when I saw that the object that had clearly once been loose was once again hanging around my neck was confusion.

‘Did Ethan do it? Actually, there’s no one else who did it besides Ethan…’

But this got caught again? Why on earth?

The Princess Mezlen incident was somehow resolved safely, and this time, you probably didn’t have any complicated thoughts or psychological issues.

Since it was an item that could not be removed without the user’s permission once put on, it wasn’t a piece of equipment that could be filled just by giving it some alcohol. Otherwise, it meant that I really wanted Ethan to be on a leash… .

‘That’s nonsense, of course, so let’s skip it.’

In the end, there were many questions left, but one thing was important: to clear up Ethan’s misunderstanding and to ask him to take off this leash again.

… Of course, it’s a misunderstanding that I’m wearing a leash like this, but I got caught escaping from the dormitory and that’s why I’m like this.

‘If I remember correctly, nothing much happened until the end of the drinking party.’

There were a few times when the table almost fell over in the middle, but I managed to stop it somehow. And since I did most of the cleaning up, I didn’t get caught until the very end.

I was planning on finishing assembling the tabletop the next morning before Ethan… but I hoped I got caught in the meantime.

‘By the way, is this really a dormitory?’

The floor material felt a little different from the wooden floor of the dormitory. It was hard because it was a floor, but the floor material was carpet.

It felt more like something out of Blackwood Manor than the Academy’s dorms. I called Sally over because I needed to check around a bit more.

‘Sally.’

“… … .”

‘Sally, can you come out for a minute? Sally?’

“… … .”

‘Say? If you’re with Sally right now, can you help me out for a minute?’

“… … .”

… No, what the heck.

Why do these spirits disappear whenever they are needed? Yesterday was the same, and today is the same.

I wondered if he was still upset about what happened yesterday, so I used the dim light to brighten up the surroundings.

‘Perhaps it’s because it’s cloudy, but it’s not very bright.’

Because it was a magic that was usually used to block vision rather than illuminate it.

Still, in this pitch-black darkness, even the faint light of a firefly’s tail was helpful.

As I looked around in a hazy manner, all I could see were the chain of obedience around my neck, the red carpeted floor, and something that looked like a dog food bowl that had just hit my hand…

“… L… I… L… Huh?”

… What is this? Why is my name written here?

Even the sight of the dog food bowl engraved with the middle name gave off an ominous feeling.

First of all, since it has my name written on it, it’s something related to me, but I swear to heaven that I’ve never used a bowl or anything like that with my name engraved on it.

If you were going to write it down in the first place, you should have properly written down the rosewood and engraved it. I don’t understand why it’s only written up to the blackwood.

‘I guess I’ll have to take the leash off first.’

With that thought in mind, I slowly moved my body, pulling on the chain of submission around my neck.

I thought I might be tied to a table or something again, so I got closer and this time I felt a cold metal bar touch my hand.

-Clang.

“… Huh?”

-Clang, clang.

“What is this, why is this… .”

… This is an iron bar.

Hey, what the heck? This structure was inside the dormitory… no, inside the academy?!

Did you happen to remodel Isabel’s room like this? I didn’t notice anything like this the last time I went in.

Even the ends of the leash were wrapped around several iron bars, so my body was literally completely confined within the bars.

‘… Isn’t this a bit off?’

No, of course I heard that if I did something stupid I’d be locked up in jail, but I never thought they’d really do it.

First of all, since the semester was about to start, Ethan couldn’t suddenly lock me up, and I didn’t think there would be any iron bars in the academy to lock people up in the first place.

Although I was surprised by the sense of being out of touch with reality in many ways, I tried to assess the situation as calmly as possible.

‘I don’t know where this is, but since Ethan was the one who put the chains of obedience on me, I guess it’s Ethan who imprisoned me here.’

Well then, that’s fine. At least it means I’m not getting kidnapped or anything.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I can stay locked up like this, but it doesn’t matter as long as my chastity is safe. If it had been someone other than Ethan who had locked me up, I might have really felt suicidal at that time, not just in vain.

I’ll have to tell Ethan later. Even though I’m giving him sexual treatment as a reward for the swordsmanship training, I won’t stay still if he treats me like a slave like this.

‘It was okay yesterday because you apologized right away, but I guess I have to warn you properly.’

After several minutes of sitting there waiting for Ethan to return, a door opened somewhere and a man slowly walked into the room.

-Squeak.

“Did you sleep well last night, Lilith?”

“… Master Ethan.”

“… You still call me Master. I clearly told you to just call me by my name.”

“… … Yes?”

“Do you still think you’re my maid? You ran away and abandoned me so cruelly.”

…What are you saying, kid?

“What are you talking about, Master Ethan? I didn’t run away, and to begin with, I’ve been Master Ethan’s exclusive maid for the past seven years, right?”

“… You must have slept really well. Judging from the way you’re talking nonsense as if you had a dream since the morning.”

…morning? dream?

Just as I was about to say, “What kind of morning is it when it’s still so dark outside?”, I noticed that there wasn’t a window where there should have been a glass window.

The space where the window used to be was blocked by a large, square iron plate.

Looking at the sight of the walls and iron plates being meticulously filled so that not even a single sliver of light could escape, I began to feel a renewed sense of crisis.

“Master Ethan? What the heck is that window… .”

“… Well, that’s fine. I didn’t think you could tame it in a week or two. I really didn’t want to use this method either… But just know that this is something you brought upon yourself, Release.”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t know what you’re talking about. I apologize for ignoring Master Ethan’s warning and escaping from the dormitory. However, even so, this kind of behavior is against morality… .”

“What are you talking about, Lilith?”

“Didn’t Lord Ethan tie me to the dormitory table, telling me not to get involved in anything related to Princess Mezlen? Apologize for trying to escape by dismantling the table… .”

“… So, why are you suddenly bringing that up now? It’s already been over a year since that happened.”

“… … … … Yes?”

…what.

“By the way, I heard a funny story. You escaped back then? I thought it was true because you were sleeping quietly in bed with Isabel.”

“… Uh, that, that… .”

“I guess the dream I had today was the dream of that day? I remember it vividly as if it happened yesterday.”

“… … .”

“Phew, right. Somehow, I waited too quietly. If I had known that Lilith had attempted to escape, I would have tied her up like this from that day on. I was so foolish.”

… Wait, so you’re saying that you weren’t caught and tied up like this?

So, in the first place, Ethan tied me up and kept me imprisoned like this without any justifiable reason? Why on earth?

If that happened a year ago, then what on earth happened to me and Ethan in the past year… .

“I thought I’d move him to a room with a bed starting today since he seems to be getting more docile… but it looks like he needs a little more training.”

“Education, education…?”

“Of course, it’s obedience training. So that Lilith won’t have any strange thoughts of leaving my side again.”

“What are you talking about, Master Ethan?! And as I said before, I have never left Master Ethan…!”

“Enough with the dream story, let’s eat first. Today, I brought it myself, not Isabelle or Katarina.”

… The more I listened to the story, the more confused emotions swirled around in my head.

It was enough to confuse me that more than a year had passed since the day I was thinking of, that Ethan had tied me up and locked me up like this for some ridiculous reason called obedience training, and that Isabelle and Katarina even knew about this situation.

… Of course, what confused me even more was the moment when I confirmed the identity of the ‘meal’ that Ethan had thrown in front of me.

-Bam.

“Okay, release. It’s morning.”

“… … .”

A new bowl with the same design as the dog food bowl I found in the dark a little while ago.

And it was Ethan who put the food packed inside on the floor, claiming it as his ‘meal’.