I told them to wash him because he was dirty, I told them to feed him because I thought he would be hungry, and I called him to the bedroom just to talk quietly in private.
Now that he was washed, his platinum blonde hair looked even more dazzling and beautiful than before. His short hair, which slightly covered his ears, looked soft. It was obvious that he held a noble status until recently. His body was no joke either.
They said he was a knight, and his entire body was beautifully toned with muscles.
It was not excessive, but just right. It was to the point where the chains binding his hands and feet now looked sensual.
Furthermore, that part of him… was very magnificent.
The novel said he was well-endowed, and he truly was.
Is this why he was rolled and tossed around so much in the novel?
When our eyes met, he quietly lowered his red eyes downward.
It was decadent and beautiful, as if an angel had finally accepted defeat and knelt down.
His gesture of submission made wicked thoughts start to rise in my mind.
‘Get a grip! Get a grip!!’
I could not shake off the temptation.
Since a beautiful person was staying still on my bed, I wanted to touch him just once.
Anywhere would be fine, just once.
I walked out of the bedroom.
A knight was standing outside the door, but I ignored him and slapped my own cheeks.
After slapping myself about three times, I snapped out of it.
I walked back into the bedroom as if nothing had happened.
“Shall we talk first?”
I brought a chair close to the bed and sat in front of him. Then, he came down to the floor and knelt in front of me. I jumped up and offered him my chair.
“S-sit comfortably. I really just want to talk.”
I brought another chair and sat across from him. Only then did he slowly sit on the chair. He still did not meet my eyes and kept them lowered. I wondered where his fierce aura from earlier had gone.
“First, may I ask your name?”
Before starting the plan, I intended to compare it with the information from the novel. He answered obediently.
“It is Lucas.”
Lucas. As expected, he was the protagonist of the novel.
“Your last name?”
“…I do not have one.”
He hesitated before answering that he did not have one. His last name is Licht. That is, if this world is exactly the same as the novel.
“It is fine, so tell me. What was your last name?”
“It is Licht.”
As expected. Even the last name was the same. Nothing was different from the novel. From now on, I just need to slowly twist things to eliminate future misfortune.
I spoke softly.
“I see. As you know, you became my slave starting today. You must live here from now on.”
“Yes. I am aware.”
“Your future life will be very different from your past life, so it will be painful. Still, I promise you this. I will not force you to do anything you refuse or dislike.”
He stealthily lifted his head to gauge my intentions. When he realized my words were sincere, he bowed his head again.
“Even though you are called a slave, you are a human being before that. I will treat you the same as the servants in the castle. Ah, of course, I will not pay you a salary. Still, if there is anything you need, tell me. If it is not excessive, I will grant it.”
He now asked carefully with a confused face.
“Why are you treating me so well?”
‘Because if I treat you harshly, you plan to treat me the exact same way later.’
I could not say that, so I made up a random excuse.
“I just want to do so. You do not have to feel burdened.”
He seemed touched by my words. His red eyes became moist, making them look as beautiful as shining rubies. It was dangerous, so I took a deep breath inwardly.
“Then what work should I do in the castle?”
The work a slave does consists only of hard and rough labor. He probably asked because he was worried about that. I smiled gently and said,
“There is nothing to worry about. I will not make you do difficult work. You only need to tend to my night duties.”
His expression contorted miserably.
Was this not it……?
Lucas glared at me with a fierce aura. It looked like he might kill me right here and escape immediately.
“A-ah, no… it is just literally what I said. You just need to tend to my needs during the night. Rest assured, I will not make you do anything you dislike. I am not that kind of person.”
I could not bluntly say sex slave or sexual slave, so a misunderstanding seemed to have arisen because of the custom of using roundabout expressions like “tending to night duties.”
Well, since I was going to position myself as someone who assigns that kind of work, it was not entirely a misunderstanding, but since I had no intention of actually doing it, it was a misunderstanding.
Even though I excused myself earnestly, he still suspected me. I spoke realistically.
“If you strike me right now, it feels like I would break somewhere. Do you think I can force you to do something?”
He was taller than me and had broader shoulders.
To exaggerate a bit more, his arms were as thick as my thighs, and his thighs were even thicker than that.
Even sitting face-to-face like this and talking required a tremendous amount of courage from me.
Just in case, I had knights waiting outside the door. Of course, in the novel, he could not resist because he was raped after being tortured.
“If you cannot believe me, it cannot be helped. If you prefer labor, I will find work for you to do in the castle.”
Since his reaction was lukewarm, I took a step back.
If he disliked the plan I thought of, it could not be helped. Slave labor only consisted of things others avoided and hard work, so I tried not to assign it if possible, but if he wanted it himself, then so be it.
As I was about to stand up, the man said resolutely,
“I will do it.”
“Huh?”
“I will tend to your night duties.”
“All of a sudden?”
I wondered what kind of change of heart he had, but he suddenly stepped forward to do it.
The contemptuous look in his eyes vanished, and he was suddenly shining with enthusiasm.
“Come to think of it, I think the work of tending to Master’s night duties suits me well.”
“Call me the Count.”
“I definitely want to tend to your night duties. I will try my best to please Master.”
“I told you to call me the Count.”
“Master.”
Is he a fool, or is he doing this on purpose?
When I narrowed my eyes and looked at him because his changed attitude was suspicious, he suddenly flashed a smile.
“It is just that I have never met someone like Master before, so I could not believe it. I want to trust and follow you belatedly, so will you please accept me?”
It was the first time I saw Lucas smile.
When his delicately handsome face smiled, it felt like the room became twice as bright.
At the same time, I felt like I understood what it meant to sell a country after being bewitched by a beautiful woman—no, a beautiful man.
I felt like granting him anything.
“I am glad you believe me. Sure. Go ahead and tend to the night duties.”
“Thank you. I will work hard.”
He stood up with that same smiling face and approached me.
Then, he lowered his head and kissed me.
What on earth is this situation?
