( Part - 1... )Alice walked through the long hallway of his master"s mansion. Her small feet made loud noises of tap* tap* tap* every time they touch the floor. As she walks through the hallway, her face shows a big smile and her aura was nothing more than enthusiastic.
Alice was happy.
Knowing that her new home was the haven she was dreaming of and the home she was longing for.
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Alice was only eight at that time - when she was suddenly sold to slavery.
She didn"t know her father and her mother died just when she was six. Since then, she had lived on the streets; doing odd jobs for money and sometimes even stealing just to fill her empty stomach. In the streets, she had lived only to survive.
And of course, she had done bad deeds to survive. And she knows, that one day, all those bad things she did will be paid off and she will get punished for it.
Getting caught stealing had caused her to be sold into slavery, and being treated as a slave was pretty much close to being treated like livestock; they were pretty much treated like animals.
They were only able to eat once a day; being able to eat twice was already a feast. At night, the only thing that covers their body from the coldness of the floor was their worn-out clothes. Each night they pray that they will be able to still be able to survive for the next day. And every single day, the only things they wish for are warm food and warm clothes.
But of course, right now, all of those h.e.l.lish experience was nothing more than the past; they are now nothing more than a bad dream. She and her other companions are now in a place they have only have dreamed of, a place where they will be able to eat decent food, and a place where they can comfortably sleep at night.
They were saved by one person: their now master, Vlad Alucard.
The day they had been bought, they were already treated as people, not as animals. They were given not just an ordinary hot soup, but they were given a complete meal that does not only consist of soup, but a hot meal that was filled with meat, vegetables, and spices that made it extremely delicious. That day, Alice was one of the slaves that ultimately cried their eyes out; that they when they have met their master.
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A week had already pa.s.sed since they had lived in this mansion. Each of the slaves was given different tasks for them to do themselves and tasks where they will have others to help them. Everything is balanced and none of them are getting overworked. In fact, after they were treated so nicely by their master, they have even asked him to give them even more things to do so that they can prove to him that they"re being loyal and obedient to him.
But of course, their kind master didn"t approve and only replied: "You don"t need to overwork yourselves, just follow the tasks given to you all for now. I don"t want any of you being overwork." Of course, their hearts were ultimately struck but in their minds, they were devastated. But still, they followed his words and had only tried to improve the efficiency and the results of their works instead.
Alice just finished her task for the day and she"s now a.s.signed to help one of her companions on her task. Alice is the youngest among the slaves, hence, she was given the easiest task: to water some plants her master has said he was experimenting on, saying: "Just give them water every morning, then in the afternoon. They"re very delicate so be careful not to pour much water into them, okay? And don"t forget to water them on time or it would become very dangerous...! Anyway, if you have free time, then go help the other slaves. Understand?" her master said to her while stroking her head very gently.
She still remembers his words very clearly in her head as there was no way she will be able to forget the very gentle and sweet voice of his; Alice was confident that everything her master will say to her, she will remember.
With these thoughts inside her head, Alice continued to walk to the long and huge hallway with the enthusiasm of helping her comrade slave.
But as she continued to walk, she saw four figures outside the gla.s.s window.
[ I-It"s master! ] she excitedly exclaimed.
Looking outside the gla.s.s window, she saw her master, together with Nina, Sarah, and Lumi.
[ Uwah... How lucky... They"re always with Vlad-sama... ] she pouted.
Alice was jealous. Since the first day, she has been jealous of the three slaves. They have been sticking to their master almost every day while she and the other slaves are just standing in the sidelines.
( I guess Vlad-sama has his own favorites too, huh...? )
[ If I remember correctly... Master has only noticed and talked to me when he gave me my task... ]
She looked outside the window with jealousy burning in her eyes.
( I want to get closer with Vlad-sama too... Will I be able to become closer to Vlad-sama if I become stronger too...? ) with the face of desperation, Alice muttered to herself, staring at the three people that are currently together with her master.
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( Part - 2... )
[ Now... Let"s start our meeting... ] outside the bright sun, in front of the mansion, Sarah, Nina, and Lumi circled around each other and made serious faces.
They looked at each other"s faces, and soon, the three of them turned red as if they have read what"s inside each other"s heads.
[ Anyway, Le-Let"s start... About our operation: Make-Vlad-samBed-Us-Like-Stellsamand-Aylsama... This may be the chance we were looking for...! ] Sarah muttered with fire in her eyes.
Since the day their master had bought them, he didn"t even try to lay a finger at them and the other slaves. And so now, they needed a scheming plan to force themselves to him instead. They need to break through the gentleman"s side of their master and go straight to his beastly side.
[ Umm... By chance... Do you mean the adventurer thing...? ] asked Lumi who has the most less enthusiasm in the group.
[ Yes. That"s right. We need to show Vlad-sama how we"ve improved ourselves for the past week! I can feel it, that I"m much-much stronger than I was before! If we can impress Vlad-sama! He might take us to his room like Stellsama and Aylsama! ]
[ Un, Nina will show master how strong she is! ] clenching her fist and raising it to the air, Nina shouted those words.
[ Then, master will give me his seeds! ]
[ Shh! Shh! Shh! So-Someone might hear...! Also, Ple-Please don"t make it sound so indecent! ] Sarah shouted to Nina with a low voice while covering her mouth with her entire palm.
Doing this, soon, both of them were able to calm down.
[ Anyway... How about you Lumi...? ] turning her head to Lumi who only has a blank face, she asked.
[ Well, umm... We demihumans have our own mating seasons... Our race usually doesn"t do s.e.xual activities when the season is not right... but... ]
[ Is that so...? Then, are you backing out from our plan... ]
[ Hu-Huh!? Of course not! If master wants my body, then I will give it to him without any hesitation! My race won"t stop me from giving my love for master! ] she shouted with her ears and tail standing straight up.
[ Right... That"s the dedication I was looking for... ] Sarah muttered, surprised by the sudden change of her att.i.tude.
[ I-I guess I need to prepare myself too... ] seeing the other two turn very enthusiastic, Sarah felt left out. She was the person who has devised the plan, but now she felt like she was the one who was the less prepared it.
[ Anyway... We need to do our best with the subjugation! We also need to show master that we"re better than those two people from the hero"s party... I hate the look on that girl"s face... Did you see that girl"s look on master...? ]
[ Yea... He was always staring at master... ]
[ Un... She was like an animal ready to pounce at master... ]
[ [ ... ] ]
Silence fell.
[ Yes... You two are right... She definitely wants master... ]
Suddenly, their eyes turned serious as if they have suddenly found a sudden enemy.
[ We can"t let her... No, the two of them, including the muscle-head to do better than us! ]
[ Yes! Nina will do her best! ]
[ Me too! ]
With their fists clenched hard and their faces both serious and excited, they prepared have mentally prepared themselves for their task tomorrow.