Chapter 2212 – 2212. Dark Moon
Yuria, who had fainted, dreamt in a state of bliss. It was an old dream.
A time when she was still immature.
A time not long after she had met her master.
A time when she was taller than her master.
That day was particularly unlucky. Perhaps it was because her condition wasn’t good due to her period. She made a series of mistakes she usually wouldn’t. They weren’t big mistakes. She broke her master’s plate while cooking and cut her hand during training. It was a day when she just couldn’t concentrate. But it was just a day that would eventually pass.
That night, Yuria undressed in front of her master as well. She showed her master how much she had grown.
Yujin back then was the same as he was now. Generous yet cruel. He was lenient with mistakes made by his people or beautiful women. Conversely, he was indifferent to strangers and ruthlessly crushed his enemies.
Fortunately, Yuria received Yujin’s generosity. She was forgiven for almost everything, even her mistakes. This included accidentally killing a torture subject. Of course, she was punished. But that punishment was just a few slaps on her bottom. Even then, it was more noisy than painful.
That night, she was punished too. Two slaps on her bottom for breaking the plate. Eight slaps for hurting her hand.
She lay naked on her master’s lap, her bottom raised, and received the slaps on her palm. The first two slaps felt so good that they could have been considered a reward rather than a punishment. Her lower abdomen became hot, just like when her master caressed her vulva, which made her feel embarrassed.
However, the next eight slaps hurt. Her bottom was tingling. What surprised her even more was Yujin’s expression. It was the first time she had seen Yujin angry.
Yuria felt fear. The pain she felt through her bottom was nothing. It was the fear of being abandoned. She was his possession. Although they had a contract, from his perspective, it was a one-sided contract that he could break at any time. To put it bluntly, if Yujin got tired of her, he could dispose of her, and she wouldn’t be able to do anything about it.
“Your body is mine. Isn’t it?”
“…Yes. My body belongs to my master.”
“You shouldn’t hurt yourself carelessly. I know you got hurt during training. But you shouldn’t have done such a sloppy job with first aid.”
Yujin unwrapped the bandage and poured a top-grade potion on the wound. The effect of the top-grade potion was remarkable. The wound disappeared without leaving a single scar. The pain from the wound also vanished.
“…I’m sorry. I momentarily forgot that this body belongs to my master.”
“That’s right. I can’t tolerate even a small scar or callus.”
“…Calluses are inevitable when training.”
“That’s why you need to train carefully. I’ll give you potions, so take care of it. Most wounds will heal. Don’t be too impatient to get stronger. There are opportunities prepared for you.”
“Yes.”
Yuria was relieved that she wasn’t abandoned right away. Yujin applied potion to Yuria’s red, swollen bottom and asked.
“You have such a perfect poker face that I can’t guess what you’re thinking.”
“I’m not good at expressing emotions… I’m also taking acting lessons, so I’ll practice expressing my emotions.”
“No, don’t act in front of me.”
“Yes.”
“Anyway, I had a thought that you might want to kill me. They say ‘put yourself in another’s shoes.’ If I were in your position, I would want to kill me.”
‘Put yourself in another’s shoes.’ It was the first time Yuria had heard that phrase. Even if she knew it, she couldn’t understand Yujin’s thoughts.
Yuria was satisfied with her deal with Yujin. Although the schedule was a bit tough, it was more comfortable than when she lived with her mother. At least, she wouldn’t have to suddenly run away in the middle of the night. Besides, she was gaining power.
A life of being teased by Yujin? Her body was his. It wasn’t like he was killing her, so it didn’t matter how he used her body. And when he touched her body, she felt good.
“I’ll die for you.”
“Pardon?”
Yujin lifted her up and hugged her. Yuria hugged him without resistance.
Being hugged by someone else. It was the first time, except for her mother. Even her mother had only hugged her often when she was young. It felt quite nice to be in his arms and feel his body heat. His soft skin also felt good.
“Later, if you ever want to kill me, tell me. I’ll die for you a few times.”
“……Is it to kill my master and become free?”
“No. Even if I die, you’re still mine.”
“I see.”
Yujin caressed her. She focused on the touch of his hands stroking the back of her head and her back. Yujin sometimes said silly things, so she thought this was one of those times.
“I was a bit sorry for hitting your bottom so hard this time. I got angry because my possession was hurt. I’m sorry, so I’ll grant you one wish. Is there anything you want?”
Materially, there was nothing in particular. She wanted power, but that wasn’t something she could get in an instant.
“Caress me.”
“Your vulva?”
“No. My head.”
“I’ll caress both.”
“……”
“Ah, wait. Your pubic hair has grown a lot. And your breasts seem to have grown about 0.03cm bigger than yesterday.”
“…My master seems to be the same as ever.”
“It can’t be helped. Women grow faster at this age. And in this world, you’re older than me. Ah, cut your armpit hair as it grows. I don’t like seeing that.”
“Master. I think I’m going to come.”
“Why?”
“Because your hand is rubbing my clitoris… Ah, I think I’m going to come.”
“Really? Let’s kiss every time you come for a while. The goal is to be able to come just from kissing?”
From that day on, Yuria’s vulva and head were caressed almost every day. Especially at night, when she was caressed before falling asleep in his arms, it was the time Yuria liked and looked forward to the most.
‘When did I start loving my master?’
Even Yuria, who perfectly remembered her childhood, didn’t know the reason.
At some point, when she realized that she was only looking at her master, she was already in love with him.
Yuria slowly opened her eyes. She was being caressed in his arms.
“You’re awake?”
“…Master. How long was I asleep?”
“You weren’t asleep for long. Ten minutes?”
“As your maid, I’ve shown a shameful sight…”
Yuria stopped speaking. It wasn’t because her body had been tidied up. There was a brooch she hadn’t seen before hanging below her neck. It was a black metal piece with a pink gem intricately crafted in the shape of a cherry blossom branch.
“It’s a gift. The work is called ‘Devil’s Cherry Blossom.’ It’s made from the horn of a high-ranking demon and a cherry blossom tree from the spirit beast realm. It’s a bit unsettling because it’s a demon’s horn… but it won’t hurt you. It’s stable as it was made with the help of the Hytel School. But if you don’t like it, it can’t be helped.”
“It’s a gift from my master, how could I not like it? I have one more treasure.”
“That’s a relief. It has the effect of concept severance. The ability to temporarily sever concepts themselves. Because I used a demon’s horn as a material, some of the demon’s power is contained in that brooch. The spirit beast realm cherry blossom tree was used as a safety device in case of emergency. Spirit beast realm creatures have some resistance to transcendent beings like angels or demons.”
“It seems like an item that my master needs, not me.”
“I can’t use it.”
Yujin raised his hand.
Golden mana surged around his hand.
“That’s… holy mana. Have you converted to a religion?”
“A lot of things have happened recently. Among them, I was researching holy mana and ended up like this.”
Yujin, who had transformed into an angel, recalled the sensation of holy mana even in his human state and researched holy magic… and awakened holy mana. It was something that shouldn’t have been possible, but his absurd magical talent made it possible. However, as a backlash, it became difficult to research black mana and magic power.
“Well, even if it wasn’t holy mana, I was going to give it to you. You were attacked in the maid academy a while ago, right? That incident keeps bothering me. The attack might not be a one-time thing.”
Yujin had personally investigated the mastermind behind the attack. But there were no results. It was the same even when he commissioned an expert. From experience, there were two cases in such situations. One was that the mastermind behind the attack was very thorough. The other was that they had enormous power.
“I haven’t given up on the investigation, but I haven’t caught a single tail yet. They’re not ordinary. Be careful.”
“Yes, Master. I won’t be harmed. And if something happens… my master will help me.”
Yujin and Yuria got up. It was really time to say goodbye. They exchanged a kiss as a farewell.
The banquet continued until dawn and then ended.
• • •
The next morning. When Yuria came out of her lodgings, she found the maids chattering noisily. They were all looking at one place and talking.
“Oh, it’s the trainee. You came at the right time.”
“What’s going on?”
“Look over there yourself. It’s quite an interesting sight.”
A senior maid grinned and pointed to one place. It was the place where Yuria and Yujin had done the deed last night. The traces of the deed were still there on the ground.
The grass that looked like it had been pressed down was nothing. There were clear handprints on the surface of the tree. Yuria quickly hid her hands. She seemed to have put too much force on her hands when she leaned on the tree yesterday. She was so focused on the sex that she didn’t notice it at the time.
‘…I made such a mistake.’
She had trusted that Yujin had cleaned up, but… he had done a very sloppy job. Yujin in this world was meticulous, but… it seemed that he couldn’t help being distracted by women.
“That handprint. It looks exactly like your hand?”
“What are you talking about? My hand is thicker… damn it.”
“Wow. I didn’t know a handprint could be this pretty. Who is that woman?”
“You guys. Don’t just focus on the tree, look down. There’s still some white liquid. That’s semen. Semen. There’s no country bumpkin who doesn’t know semen, right?”
“Hmm. Doesn’t it smell a bit like pee?”
“Wow. He ejaculated and peed? What a pervert.”
“Maybe he peed because he had to go after doing it. Should we start looking for the culprit?”
“Don’t. What if the genetic information of a guest who came to the banquet comes out? Things will get big and only your head will be cut off. It’s not uncommon for couples to get hot and heavy at a banquet. Just bury it. Don’t go out and say weird things. Someone get a bucket of water. I’m going to pour it all over.”
Yuria was grateful that she had the ability to manage her expression. If she didn’t, her face would have turned bright red and she might have been suspected as the culprit.
