episode_0118

People who think they are intelligent are just in a well.

A frog, ignorant of the world outside the well, cries without knowing anything.

Just like you, chasing a vain dream.

Annie♥

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『Day 8 – Morning』

“Ugh, uh… … ”

At some point, my eyes opened.

The dull hair becomes limp, the tightly closed eyelids open, and the vision gradually becomes brighter.

“Morning, hey… ?”

I woke up at the desk in my office, not in bed, and looked around sobbing.

Looking at the office, which was so clean and tidy that it was hard to believe that a disaster had occurred, yesterday’s events came to mind again.

“Damn… Damn… !”

–Crack!

I bit my nails and gently wiped away the dried tear stains that had stuck to my eyes. I cried over the misfortune that had befallen me, and the tears I shed while falling asleep while calling my younger brother’s name.

“Why, why only to me… !”

–Click!

The nail I was biting flew off and blood dripped onto my cheek. But it didn’t hurt. Without even having time to feel the pain, anger welled up from deep within my heart…

I didn’t even have time to feel this much pain.

“Ha… ha… ”

In the end, I was finally able to calm down after biting my nails over and over again a total of three times on my ring, middle, and index fingers.

Hands stained with blood as if they had hit the wall. I still didn’t feel any pain. As my broken hand hung limply, someone next to me handed me a handkerchief.

“You, what are you… ”

When I looked at the handkerchief, the expressionless maid was standing there with the handkerchief pointed at me without saying a word.

Could it be that I was swallowed up in the depression of anger and didn’t even know who was there… ?

no… That couldn’t have been possible. Also, that face… I remember.

The maid who brought me a piece of paper aimed at slandering me… And the maid who was corrupted by Beth and left here. The purpose is… My surveillance.

[There is blood. Annie. Please use this handkerchief]

A face of complete nothingness that neither looks down on me nor threatens me. There was no strange change in facial expression, and there was very little emotional expression, to the point of being creepy. I wondered if the doll would have looked like this if it had a human body.

furthermore… As a maid, she seemed much stronger than me. Even though its strength seemed to be specialized in hiding its presence, I could not sense its presence even if it was right next to me.

Instead, it is assumed that absolute force will decline… Nevertheless, I feel like I am no match for someone who made a name for himself as an adventurer in his childhood.

“Gulp… … It’s okay, it’s okay. Fuck it… Something like that… ”

[I’m not giving this to you out of concern for Annie]

“What… ?”

[Ranche’s inauguration ceremony as captain will be held soon. Until then, you need to look clean, so please wash your hands quickly.]

It was like that. The maid gave me the handkerchief not because she was worried about me…

For his master’s inauguration ceremony…

When I heard the maid’s words, the image of the two people came to mind again.

Purple and black skin. A cock bigger than that of most men, and breasts that were inflated to a level that could not be compared to that of an ordinary woman. The deformed body went beyond admiration and even made the viewer feel strange emotions.

“Inauguration Ceremony… okay. It was like that… ”

A purple letter that fell asleep while open.

It contained information about preparations for the inauguration ceremony.

A monster with the appearance of a member of the Join tribe that I never want to meet again. I didn’t even want to hang out with a rude person who made fun of others…

“If I run away from here, this time… ”

What will happen if you refuse Ranche’s instructions… It was imprinted on the body through just one day of hardship.

More miserable, more painful than yesterday, and… That they would suffer irreparable shame.

“Okay… I knew.”

I quickly snatched the handkerchief the maid gave me and wiped my blood-stained hands.

“Ugh… It stings… ”

Why is the pain rising now? As I wipe away the blood stains, I can see the blunt fingernails and the clear wound between them.

[Annie. Hurry up and get ready… ]

“I know. Please don’t rush me… … !”

I tried to shake off the approaching maid, straightened my tangled hair, and went to my private room to change clothes and wash up.

–Squeak…

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When you open the door, a hallway unfolds like any other.

There was also a maid who quickly followed my movements.

The interior of a mansion that looks like it’s been a very long time since you last seen it.

Same shaped door, same colored wallpaper, same shaped lantern… A maid wearing the same outfit… … ?

Wait a minute, what is that?

“Hey, there! Just stop for a moment.”

A foreign substance that was clearly different from usual was mixed into the mansion.

Those are the maids who work at the mansion… getup.

“Yes… ? Oh, are you Annie? What is it?]

The maid, who was supposed to be dressed neatly and modestly, changed completely, starting with her clothes and even her speech and behavior.

The front of her chest was wide open, her skirt was so short that her underwear was clearly visible whenever she walked, strange tattoos were placed all over her body, and her face was covered in heavy makeup.

On the contrary, the maid who had been corrupted by Beth was dressed properly, creating an indescribable sense of discomfort between the two.

“Yes, you… Aren’t you the maid at the mansion? But if you dress like that… ”

“Ah… You mean this? Well, what’s wrong?]

“Ha… ?”

No matter how horribly humiliated I had been the day before, my status did not change. As the lord’s wife and in charge of managing the estate’s affairs, she is not generous enough to tolerate such a deviation.

And this maid… Looking at you now, you’re the maid cleaning your room, right?

Being here at this time… It also means that they are not performing their duties and are sabotaging their work.

“What kind of speaking habit are you talking about now? ! I think you lack understanding of your situation and job… Tsk… Did you smoke too?”

There has to be a limit to being frivolous… ! When I got closer to shouting, even the faint smell of cigarettes caught my nose.

But the maid, paying no heed to my nagging, clucks her tongue and continues her mischievous attitude.

“So what should I do… ? Do I have to get permission from you every time I say I want to take a break during work?]

“Ha, haaa… ?? You’re saying that’s a reasonable excuse… ? Are you sane? I think you’re looking down on the work you’re being paid to do… You’re ignoring the contract! You’re committing a sin. I know!”

“Sin, it’s a sin… … ? Ahaha♡♥]

I was so angry at the maid who kept making ridiculous excuses. The act of ignoring a contract simply for one’s own comfort, which is not a plausible excuse, is a sin in itself… !

however… When the maid heard that it was a sin, she raised the corners of her mouth and smiled brightly.

Then he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and showed it to me.

“If you have committed a sin… I can be forgiven with this♡♥ This level of deviation can be overlooked with this indulgence guaranteed by Goddess Hecate♡♥]

It was a flimsy piece of paper with the word indulgence written on it.

The maid looks ecstatic every time I mention indulgence.

“Indulgence… Called? No, wait… What is that? why… Well, that?”

It was strange. The moment I looked at the indulgence the maid took out, a chill went through my whole body.

Because the smell of the semen that was all over my body yesterday was wafting from all over the indulgence room.

It wasn’t Beth’s or Ranche’s, but it had a similarly strong yet sweet smell.

Their semen is the only thing that sticks to the nose and creates an indelibly strong smell.

“Where did you get that… That indulgence… !!”

I spoke again with a trembling voice. I, who had been yelling in anger just moments ago, had already disappeared.

Even now, every time I smell that semen, the face of the strong who oppressed the weak comes to mind and I feel like I will collapse at any moment.

“Ah, I guess Annie is interested too♡♥ The priests are selling this in the village square♡♥ It is said that if you have this, no matter what sin you commit, the goddess will forgive you all♡♥ Ah… It seems like you just forgave me for my sins♡♥ My whole body feels numb♡♥]

–Pushuuut♡♥

The maid talked incessantly about indulgences, and climaxed arbitrarily, spraying out love juice.

Indulgences purchased from a priest. They say money can forgive sins… ? Such a thing would be considered blasphemous by a pagan or something like that.

I don’t believe in religion per se, but I at least know that it is absurd to bury sins in exchange for money.

“Yesterday, not only me, but other maids and residents also bought a lot ♡♥ For some reason, when I have this, I feel more open-minded, so I immediately dress up like this and adjust my clothes♡♥ Ahh♡♥ I can’t stand it♡♥ I can’t wait to suppress this excitement. If you don’t cry… ♡♥]

The maid leaves with those words and leisurely leaves. Water droplets were falling on the path she was taking.

An unusual situation that occurred in just a few minutes. I couldn’t understand it, I couldn’t understand it, and I didn’t want to accept it…

“Brainwashing… You’ve been brainwashed. It’s a vicious brainwashing that doesn’t even know it’s being brainwashed… !”

An extremely vicious type of brainwashing. Even though their common sense is distorted, they think it is normal, and it spreads slowly, forming a group. The group defines normal people as abnormal, increasingly isolates them, and soon tempts them to come to their side.

Above all, the subject who sold indulgence… Priests. This was done in a church where Muse Symphony, the highest priest of Haewol Church, is located…

The connection between the Muses priest, who was recently attacked and in a coma, and Vesna Ranche… That doesn’t mean…

“The Muse priest is already over there… ?”

I got goosebumps. Could I have prevented this if I had known about it in advance? No, I’m sure it could never have happened.

Beth and Ranche. The being called the ‘goddess’ whom they praised and worshiped was meticulously yet darkly eating away at this territory. Assumptions about when and where began were useless.

As if time passes by naturally… It is acting as if the corruption of Yeongji is a fait accompli.

“Damn… I’m going to turn around… ”

[Annie. The inauguration ceremony will begin soon. [Hurry up and prepare]

“Ah… … ”

The maid’s words without any emotion. He urged me as if he had a mask on his face.

This child probably didn’t want to fall either…

“Okay… okay. I’ll get ready quickly… ”

A feeling of helplessness comes over you in an instant. I want to sit down and do nothing. If I were to lean on the back of such a trustworthy master, I might be able to make this feeling a little better…

Sir, he hasn’t even seen his nose removed since yesterday. Without a trace or smell. It was going somewhere and not coming.

“Lanche… ”

In the end, I am the only one who can deal with this bad news.

–Prudge… Trudging…

That was when I stretched out my legs weakly and headed toward the private room.

A thought passes through my mind.

“Join people… Ranche is also a member of the Join tribe… ”

In the middle of a world where no one helps me and where people are trying to eat me with their fangs exposed, I thought of a person I missed who brought peace to my heart.

The younger brother who disappeared due to a fairy’s trick. They tried all kinds of methods to find the child, and in the end, they even brought in the Join tribe, who had a legend about finding forgotten things, and signed a contract.

However, the Join people disappeared.

“There is one more chance to sign a contract… … ”

Just in case, I also told Ranche something. I don’t know if that kid still remembers that…

“Maybe the last time… No, not the last one. There are many opportunities. I will definitely find Ed… And then we go back home together. That child may still be suffering.”

I can’t give up. My little brother can’t give up like this.

This might be the opportunity of a lifetime. Because I’m the only one who can save that child.

“Ed… wait. My sister will come pick me up soon. I can endure this kind of humiliation. If it’s for you… ”

A strong resolution in itself gives courage. Because I can’t give up hope in my life…

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