Chapter 58 – Theorard Dreams (4)
My eyes wide open and cold sweat flows.
Seredi felt as if thousands of ants were crawling up her skin. How would a beast right before being strangled by a noose do this? Uncontrollable fear makes your hands and feet tremble involuntarily.
‘I heard…… ?’
It is incomprehensible. I’ve never let demonic energy out of my body, and I’ve thoroughly hidden my wings and tail, so the opponent couldn’t figure out that this was a demonic tribe.
‘But how?’
Didn’t the elf say it softly as if he knew everything?
The bright red eyes seen through the mirror seemed to say that they had figured out not only who you were, but also what you had come to the mansion for.
If I continued like this, I felt like I would choke on my breath and die. Seredi, who quickly bit this, decided to use [Brainwashing], One of the dream magic’s personality magic.
The target is himself, not the elf. Judging that he could not brainwash the elves, Seredi told him to brainwash his own mind and keep his composure.
Heart-
The overworked heart beats loudly and then gradually calms down. Seredi, who finished his self-indoctrination by slowly inhaling and exhaling his breath, mustered up the courage to face the elf in the mirror.
Her blood red eyes were forcing her to speak the truth, but Seredi did not give in. It was because the brainwashing to keep calm was giving stability to the mind.
“…… I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Is that so.”
An insipid answer comes. The elf lifted her head and released her hand from her from Seredi’s shoulder to her.
“I’ll leave my towel and change of clothes here. When you finish dressing up, please come to the dining room. I will prepare a meal for you.”
“I know…”
After hearing Seredi’s answer, the elf put down the towel and clothes and left the dressing room.
Seredi, who maintained his straight posture until the open door closed, exhaled as if vomited the moment the door closed. Despite borrowing the power of his brainwashing, he was unable to deal with the elf’s terrible atmosphere.
‘What year are you doing?’
It wasn’t that he used mana to make the air around him sink. The elf just now didn’t use a single drop of mana.
It simply froze this side with his gaze and momentum.
The prestige, which could hardly be seen as a slave, subdued Seredi’s heart with solemnity. If Seredi hadn’t brainwashed himself, he would have vomited out his truth in terror.
‘Dangerous…….’
I don’t know what it was, but it wasn’t an easy enemy to see.
‘There must be an opponent who can fight evenly with me who opened my demonic energy.’
If I threw off my human skin and scattered demonic energy, would I be able to defeat that elf? Expect to win or lose by a narrow margin.
So, it was right to carry out the operation without touching the elves as much as possible. Anyway, I only need to stay in this mansion for one day.
‘Let’s avoid useless disputes.’
Seredi, who had hardened his heart, dried his hair and looked back at the clothes the elf had brought.
One thick gray undershirt and a simple dress are visible. The problem was that the underwear was designed to cover the whole body, so wearing it was like blocking the exposure of the body at the source.
‘Am I telling Theorad not to wag his tail?’
The intention is so obvious that it is absurd.
It was quite annoying to try to control this side, but there was nothing I couldn’t listen to.
The reason I visited the mansion today was to dig up information from Theorad’s unconscious, not to seduce Theorad.
“…….”
Anyway, this wasn’t something a succubus would wear.
There was already a lot of stuffiness, but I couldn’t help it. Seredi started to put on her underwear, her tears stinging.
*
When you change clothes and arrive at the restaurant, you will be greeted with a savory smell.
To accuse one was only a human position. Seredi immediately frowned at the smell of garlic that spread throughout the restaurant.
“Ah. Are you here?”
Theo Rad, who has no way of knowing Seredi’s feelings of her, greets her brightly by sitting at her table of her.
“The meal has just been completed. Come and listen.”
“Ah. Thank you…”
She invites her to eat, but if she refuses, she will be suspicious. Seredi, who approached her table with an awkward smile, was deliberately taken aback.
It was because all the food on the table contained ‘garlic’. Garlic bread, roasted whole garlic, and even the steak were sprinkled with garlic powder in the soup.
Even the vegetables that came out as garnish were full of garlic. It’s probably the work of the elves.
‘Such a dog…… !’
Seredi, barely holding back her nausea, pulled out her chair and sat down.
Across from her, Theo Rad, who was cutting her steak according to her manners of her, looked at Seredi and smiled benevolently.
“I heard from my slave that he really likes garlic. So, she asked the chef to prepare a garlic-related dish. I hope you like it.”
“Ah, ahaha……. Thank you.”
She smiled and raised the knife, but she couldn’t help but feel like eating it. If she doesn’t eat it, she will arouse suspicion in Theo Rad.
Since he was the one responsible for the downfall of the parish bishop, there was a possibility of doubting the identity of this side in every trivial action.
‘The possibility that the elf heard of my true identity…… ?’
Seredi glanced at Theo Rad as she cut the steak with her knife.
For Seredi, who lived as a dreamer and wallowed around with countless men, it was easier than breathing to read the true feelings from the faces of the opposite sex.
So I carefully examined Theorard’s expression of his, but I could n’t find the slightest suspicion about this side. It seemed that the elf hadn’t told his master about this side’s true identity.
Are the elves not convinced that I am a dreamer? I don’t know, but I’m glad I did. If the elf had informed Theorard of this side’s identity, things would have been complicated.
‘…… But where are the elves?’
Seredi was startled as she rolled her eyes as she brought the cut piece of steak to her mouth.
The elf…. It was because the elf, who had been skillfully threatening her, was kneeling on her floor her, picking up dog food from a bowl of dog food and eating it.
“Hey…….”
Even shed tears. Just when he was wondering what the hell was going on, Theo Rad clicked his tongue and tossed a piece of meat into the elf’s bowl of dog food.
Smack! When the meat falls, the heap of feed is thrown around in a heap.
“Don’t whine, I’ll let you eat meat as a special meal. Do you understand?”
“Ownerning…… !”
The elf, who was looking up at Theorard with a moving expression, prostrated himself and bit the steak into his mouth. Thanks to this, the seasoning of the steak melted in the elf’s mouth his. Even so, the elf was chewing on the steak with a happy expression.
‘Why are you here… ?’
I understand that there are no spoons around, but what is the reason for not using your hands?
‘That’s how I’m really like a dog.’
No matter how much slavery is, isn’t this too inhumane treatment? I wanted to stop it, but Theorard just smiled as if this was a very natural thing.
“There is no such thing as a bastard.”
He was even making fun of the elf who was eating meat like a dog.
What was even more strange was that the elf was eating the meat while whimpering without any rebuttal.
‘What…… ?’
It is very different from the elf who used to threaten him.
‘Have I been mistaken?’
Maybe the elf wasn’t a strong person. After all, there was no way that a guy with excellent skills would be captured and treated like this by being captured as a human slave.
In fact, it may be a year that is not a big deal. Seredi grinned and chewed her garlic steak in her mouth.
‘Ugh.’
The unique smell and taste of garlic made my stomach numb, but I could tolerate it.
Literally, garlic is one of the foods I don’t like to eat, but it’s not something I can’t eat at all.
After finishing the meal like that, Harvey, who was waiting on the other side, walked over and bowed his head.
“Did you like the meal?”
I wanted to vomit, but I didn’t show it.
“Yes. It was quite tasty.”
“I’m glad. But I think I have to apologize a little bit.”
“Yes? About what point?”
“The goods received from the imperial family today did not go into the family storage, so there are no rooms left in the empty boxes in the mansion. So, I think you should spend the day in the elven slave room.”
Am embarrassed. From the perspective of the Hana family, Seredi is nothing more than an unexpected guest. Rather, she was treated like this to the extent that I couldn’t understand it.
It might be a little uncomfortable for her, but she was able to endure it. In addition, the elves were as bad as the humans, so I didn’t even care anymore.
Seredi nodded her head with her bright face.
“I’m OK.”
“Thank you for your kind words. If possible, we will vacate one of the rooms by tomorrow.”
“Yes. Thanks.”
Seredi answered with a smile and turned to the elf.
The elf sniffling and burying his face in a bowl of dog food didn’t look like a great existence at all.
*
After she had a meal and had a brief talk with Theo Rad, Seredi entered the elf’s room as Harvid had said.
It was quite spacious for a slave’s room. There were two beds, drawers and a desk.
She was a bit dissatisfied with the fact that the room was made by renovating an attic and the windows were slanted, but it didn’t matter much since she was only going to spend the day anyway.
“Hmm. Slave is sleeping in a place like this. It’s shabby.”
Seredi, who emphasized slavery, sat down on one side of the bed. She answered as the elf came in late with a candlestick and bowl of dog food and closed the door.
“I have no problem sleeping.”
“I guess so. But what about that bowl of dog food?”
“It’s a gift from my master.”
A dog bowl as a gift? Laughter flows out because it is absurd.
‘What kind of treatment are you getting at the alternative mansion?’
Seredi openly clicked her tongue, but as if the elf didn’t care, she placed the candlestick on the desk. A light flame flickers from the candle fixed on the candlestick, dyeing the room a scarlet light.
“By the way.”
Seredi said.
“Aren’t you tired of living like that? If I had been living like a slave, I would have committed suicide.”
“It’s okay because I like what I do.”
No emotional agitation The elf opened the drawer, carefully placed her bowl of dog food in it, and closed it again.
Feeling like she was ignoring her, Seredi opened her mouth more aggressively. She wanted to return the humiliation she suffered in the locker room.
“Who the hell likes to get down on his knees and eat dog food? Let’s be honest. You’re just living a trashy life, right? Viscount Theorard treats you like a toy-“
“It’s strange.”
The elf who interrupted Seredi raised her head and looked up at her night sky.
At first glance, the image of an elf standing in a space lit by candlelight and moonlight is lofty. It was certainly a far cry from the servility of a restaurant.
“I think I gave you a warning.”
With a low sigh, the elf turned her body to look at Seredi.
“On the subject of the demon world.”
In a space that is no different from a closed room, the wind suddenly blows and blows out the candles.
Everywhere turns dark in an instant. Only the moonlight streaming through the window illuminated the upper body of the elf.
Seredi, who was about to retort her, stopped when she felt her cool touch her prick her her own cheek her. The sharp yet hard feel is definitely the tip of a sword.
You can feel the weight but not see the shape. Seredi felt that she was surrounded by formless weapons, immobilizing her.
Without a chant or a wand, the magic embodied only in images became the iron spear of the blade and imprisoned Seredi.
“I guess you want to die.”
Eyes that do not contain emotions give off an arrogant and haughty appearance.
Only then did Seredi realize that her servility her in her restaurant her was nothing more than an elf’s performance.
Also, the elf in front of her is a gigantic existence that she cannot defeat.
‘Sah, I have to beg for help…….’
However, Seredi was unable to utter a word at the elf’s gaze at her, as if staring at the insect on the verge of being trampled on by her.
