Since he was doing that with a pretty face, I felt a sense of guilt. That face was the biggest problem.
“Come and massage my shoulders.”
“Yes.”
He answered prettily like a favored concubine, then knelt on top of the bed and began massaging my shoulders.
He massaged my neck as well, but since I had the magical artifact, I wasn’t anxious.
I hadn’t expected much from the massage, but it was quite refreshing.
He pressed down on the knotted muscles with just the right amount of force; his skill was good.
“You’re quite decent at this.”
When I spoke bluntly, he replied with a voice laced with amusement.
“Thank you.”
His voice was quite beautiful, sending goosebumps down my skin.
I hadn’t noticed when looking at his face while listening, but hearing only his voice, it felt comfortable and nice to listen to.
To think a slave overflowing with destructive power in various ways would enter my house.
It would have been so nice if he just had some tact.
“Shall I help you change clothes?”
“No. Just do the massage today and go back to rest.”
‘I will never receive that kind of night duty from you, even if I die.’
My life is precious.
Suddenly, my body was flipped over.
My vision shifted in an instant, making me dizzy.
While I knitted my brows, Lucas suddenly climbed on top of my body and began undoing my buttons one by one as he pleased.
“What a disobedient slave.”
“And you are afraid of me, Master. There probably isn’t anyone else who fears a slave as much as you do, Master.”
From the very first day, he never lost a single word.
Is this why the me in the novel had tortured this person so viciously?
“I suppose I am frightened because you are a knight slave.”
For a moment, his hand stopped.
When I looked to see what was the matter, he moved his hand again to undo the buttons. His arrogant face remained the same.
Watching him, I gave up and left him to do as he pleased.
If worst came to worst, I could just say the activation word.
I didn’t want to beat and torture him to submission like the me in the novel.
I was terrified of receiving that back, and the Lucas in the novel wasn’t a man who would submit to such things either.
I recall it was just for my own self-satisfaction.
Though I am not a person who finds satisfaction in those kinds of deeds.
When all the buttons were undone, my upper body was exposed.
When I moved to take off my trousers myself, Lucas suddenly grabbed both of my hands and pinned them above my head.
“Master.”
Lucas spoke gently.
“You must leave the service to the slave. You have never handled a slave before.”
Contrary to his submissive tone, his grip was strong enough that I couldn’t break free.
I attempted to pull my arms away, but he didn’t budge.
“I have never handled one, but I at least know that slaves originally do not behave this arrogantly.”
He chuckled as if he found my words amusing.
Then, he lowered his head and looked into my eyes as if issuing a warning.
“I don’t recall ever stating that I was a knight, though.”
Rummaging through my memories belatedly, just as he said, he had never revealed himself to be a knight.
Even the Emperor’s servant who brought him hadn’t explained that he was a knight.
I realized belatedly that I had made a mistake.
Just because someone holds a sword doesn’t mean they are all knights.
He could have been a mercenary, yet I had spoken with absolute certainty.
“You seemed to have no idea who I was even after I told you my name, yet now you claim I am a knight.”
His eyes gleamed fiercely.
“How does my Master know?”
No excuse came to mind.
Lucas stared into my eyes for a long time, looking for an answer on his own, before trailing off in the end as if he couldn’t figure it out.
“Did you run a background check during that brief moment after I told you my name?”
He would never know in his entire life.
Because I found out through an absurd method myself.
Since things turned out this way, I decided to act brazenly.
“If you keep acting arrogantly, I will make you experience how that magical artifact operates again.”
At that, Lucas let go of my hands immediately, as if asking when he had ever behaved arrogantly.
“It’s disappointing that you won’t tell me.”
Perhaps because he had personally experienced the performance of the magical artifact, he seemed to protect himself.
The magical artifact, which looked like a beautiful accessory, made the bracelets stick to bracelets and anklets stick to anklets when the activation word was spoken, rendering the wearer completely unable to budge.
Taking it off also required speaking an activation word.
Since it wouldn’t break either, if one wanted to take it off by force, they would have to cut off their wrists and ankles.
“Excessive curiosity tends to bring disaster. That’s enough for the massage, so return to your room.”
Lucas pouted his lips and put on a crying face as if he were disappointed.
He had a sulking face that made me unconsciously reconsider if I had done something that wrong.
“You have no intention of telling me, right?”
“I-I just guessed he was a knight because his body, his body was well-trained. You handled the sword familiarly at the training grounds too.”
“I could have been a mercenary. I could have been turned into a slave after getting caught committing banditry.”
“…….”
No matter what I did, I couldn’t salvage my slip of the tongue.
Still positioned on top of my body, he lowered his head and rubbed his face against my chest.
He looked exactly like a fox acting spoiled.
His disheveled platinum blonde hair was beautiful.
It tickled, so I should have told him to stop, but I felt like he would catch me trembling if I spoke, so I couldn’t easily open my mouth.
“You’re cruel,” a sorrowful voice leaked from him.
Seriously, what kind of creature has rolled into my house?
I felt a sudden urge to just tell him the whole truth.
Barely gritting my teeth, I forced my thoughts elsewhere.
If I drained his energy during the day, wouldn’t this stop happening at night?
Starting tomorrow, I’ll have to send him straight to Tayros and make his life difficult.
In the midst of those thoughts, my lower half suddenly felt empty.
Snapping back to reality, I realized he had stripped off my trousers, taken my underwear into his mouth, and… was trying to pull them down.
Despite committing such an audacious act, he stared up at me shamelessly with an innocent face, as if wondering what the problem was.
“…Wouldn’t it be easier to pull them off with your hands?”
“Are you asking me to pull them off with my hands?”
“No. I’m telling you to get out now.”
He flashed a smile.
He didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving.
He wasn’t the type of person who would listen just because someone spoke to him.
“If you tell me, I’ll leave. If you don’t tell me, I’ll just have to try my best to seduce you and find out.”
He seemed convinced that I knew something.
He tenaciously demanded an answer.
Since I could absolutely never tell him, I shifted the subject.
“I didn’t know you liked men this much. If you want, I can find you another man.”
The provocation hit its mark perfectly.
He brushed his hair back with his hand, looking genuinely angered.
My own mind must be beyond saving, because I found even that gesture erotic.
“You like me, don’t you?” He licked his lips.
