Chapter 447 Second Day of the ‘Grand Market’ (Part IV)
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
(Romy’s POV)
(──Where… is this…?)
I woke up… a stone ceiling?
A cold sensation on my back.
It seems I was laid on my back on a stone floor.
The air inside the room feels chilly, and the only warmth I sense is…
(What’s this heat on my neck?)
I put my hand to my neck, and while I feel heat, there doesn’t seem to be a wound there.
For now, I sit up.
The room isn’t very big.
The ceiling, walls, and floor are all made of stone.
I shift my gaze and…
”You’re awake. Come here.”
A shabby table and chair.
There, Bolt is waving me over.
”Where have you taken me… let me go, quickly…!?”
Suddenly, breathing becomes difficult.
It feels like my neck is being tightly squeezed.
”You’d be wise to listen to me. No… it seems you are starting to obey already.”
(I can’t listen to something like this… what!?)
The more I refuse in my head, the tighter my neck feels, and my body starts to crawl towards Bolt on its own.
(Why…?)
”No matter how you resist, your body has become one that listens to me… even if you refuse in your head, the tighter your neck gets, the more you lose by resisting.”
Bolt looks down at me crawling on all 4s with a pleased expression, and it’s disgusting.
”No… it can’t be…!?”
I try touching my neck again.
It’s warmer now, and the strength tightening my neck has increased.
”Cough!? This… can’t be…”
”It’s a slave mark. You are already mine to command.”
(I’ve been caught…)
As soon as I reached Bolt’s feet, the choking sensation vanished.
Guess that meant I had carried out his command.
”Good girl… There’s something I need you to do. Once it’s done—I’ll carve that crotch tattoo into your belly. Look forward to it.”
”…What are you… planning to make me do?”
Bolt knew about our clan, *Famière.*
When he saw my bracelet, he even smirked and said, “The wind’s finally blowing in my favor.”
”It was lucky that you were a part of ‘Famière’. ──Sasha Zett from the ‘Zett Merchant Guild’ is supposed to be your clan’s patron, right?”
”You… no way…”
This guy… planning to extend the family’s influence into Raetia…?
They intend to kidnap Ms. Sasha and force her to meet their illegal demands.
”Someone like me is… no use at all. ‘Famière’ is a clan of fierce warriors. No matter how much you’re part of the family, if you try to intervene, it won’t end well.”
I said this while glaring at Bolt, but his grin didn’t fade.
At that moment, the door opened, and 2 men entered the room.
”So? Is that girl useful?”
The fat man asked Bolt.
This guy is definitely…
”You… you’re the vice commander of the Royal Knights.”
”Oh… you know me. Though, I am now Weidenreich’s Baron.”
(As I thought…)
This man is Wal Weidenreich.
He was a knight, but now he’s a Baron.
When I was in the Royal Capital, I only heard bad rumors about him.
He’s the one who demoted Ms. Kazumi’s father.
He also covered up the misdeeds of Ms. Carla’s ex-husband, Alberich Pressner.
(So he was connected to the family after all…)
”You are responsible for expanding the family’s influence here. I will assist you in that. That *individual* commanded me to do so, and thus I have even lent you Giacomo and his party.”
(Giacomo… no way, Giacomo Rultz!?)
The strong man standing behind Wal Weidenreich.
I’ve heard his rumors.
’The leader of the rank S party known as the strongest in the Royal Capital.’
Their party was expelled from the Romuna Kingdom for their misconduct, after being removed from the Demon King subjugation mission.
”I understand. First, we’ll abduct the leader of the Zett Merchant Guild. Then we’ll lure Della Eugen, who has brōtḥel authorization, here. ──If necessary, I’ll make her obey using a slave mark.”
Bolt stands with confidence, puffing out his chest.
”That’s not all, though. Carla Pressner ──or should I say Carla Günelle now? Don’t forget to bring her to me, alright?”
(Ms. Carla too? ──I don’t understand.)
I couldn’t understand why Ms. Carla’s name came up, but the next words from Waru made me feel nauseous.
”That woman was something. Instead of covering up Pressner’s deeds, he handed her over to me for a night… and I still can’t forget it. ──Pressner’s imprisoned now and divorced, so I think it’s about time to make her my mistress.”
* * *
”I heard I could fight Elberhardt or O’Brian here… I was looking forward to joining in on that. …I won’t be doing any silly jobs, alright?”
The silent swordsman finally spoke up.
”If we mess up, there’s bound to be a fight.”
”In that case… I wish for your failure…”
Bolt spread his arms playfully in response to the cold tone of Rank S swordsman Giacomo.
I shivered at Giacomo’s voice.
──That’s how frightening he was.
(Even against Mr. Hiroya… this guy could be dangerous.)
”That’s the plan. Romy… you need to coax that female leader out smoothly.”
”That’s absolutely impossible. She has guards, you know?”
Ms. Sasha has a skilled guard named Ms. Shinobu.
”What? Just lure her outside the mansion along with that guard. We have Giacomo’s party with us.”
(Indeed… It might be risky even against a Rank S adventurer like Ms. Shinobu…)
”I’m… not doing that…”
I knew it was useless to declare my intentions.
As proof of that, without regard for my will… my body stood up and bowed to Bolt.
”Good girl. The operation is tonight… until then, I guess I’ll kidnap Della and that girl named Carla first.”
Because of the slave mark, I end up selling my precious ‘family’ to these guys.
(I just want to die…)
Now that I have the slave mark, I can’t even take my own life.
And when it’s all over… I’ll get a crotch tattoo too.
Being forced to serve this guy for life because of the slave mark is bad enough, but a crotch tattoo… no way….
(Being led into pleasure… my body and heart will submit to him…)
I have nothing but despair left.
My only hope is Mr. Hiroya and the people from ‘Famière’…
(The opponent is just too strong…)
While I think about such things, I receive instructions from Bolt.
Even as I despair about my future, it feels like there’s another ‘me’ who is memorizing that explanation, and it feels really gross.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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