Chapter 157.

Derrick suddenly turned his head and called to me.

‘Is it looking out?’

It was as if my heart was about to beat out of my chest. I realized that my fallen sleeve was covering the back of my hand, and managed to raise my head.

“… Did you call me?

Even if I’m not acting, it’s probably because of the hoarse voice, a ‘servant’-like accent appeared.

The orange-colored favorability on top of Derrick’s head glowed brightly in the darkness.

While gulping dry saliva at the cool sight.

“Seems like someone who works at a residence.”

Said the man who bowed his head to my Excellency.

“What was that about?”

“Ah… I’ve come to fetch the laundry of the prisoners.”

I pulled out the prepared answer with aplomb.

“Slave? Whose orders do you dare to follow?”

“In the name of the male daughter ……”

“Huh?”

For a moment, the blue pupils widened slightly. But immediately felt uncomfortable with the guy and frowned.” What was that kid’s name again?”

“Iben instructed him.”

I said dutifully as I watched my words. Deliberately not avoiding the eyes. Even though it was a lie, if he said the wrong thing without any reason, there was a chance that guy would go straight to the heroine to confirm it. In that case, there was nothing worse than him.

Riding a cold sweat straight from the back of his neck, he could feel it truthfully.

“Careful.”

Derrick was lost in thought for a moment, suddenly raging.

“Wandering around before you know what’s going on,” was too light of a mouth.” Be more careful and you’ll get your orders.”

The sudden change of subject made my jaw drop.

‘You asked me first, why the sudden tantrum?’

I, who was muttering in my mind, “Even if you give adequate treatment, you’d still be crazy,” suddenly remembered the early days at home, when I had been tortured by my picky brother.

Anyway, the character is the bad guy’s, but I’ll be damned if I know the real face, so I hurriedly lowered my head.

“Oh… Yes, little duke. Thanks for the correction!”

As I bent my waist to 90 degrees, I imagined that I had become a servant as well. Derrick looked at me arrogantly and asked.

“Are you the one who came in not long after I returned?”

“Ah, yes.”

“That’s so weird. It’s weird…”

Hearing that guy’s words, my heart paralyzed once again. Staying silent the whole time.

“Go inside and take a look.”

Not quite smacking his lips in satisfaction, Derrick finally agreed.

“Good! Thanks. Please go.”

Nodding his head the whole time, Derrick turned and headed forward.

Looking at him as he disappeared over the dark forest, I carefully unfolded the pause under my sleeve. Fighting panic, I returned to the building. It was delayed more than expected because I ran into guys.

“I’ve come to meet a slave.”

“Go inside.”

Probably having heard my conversation with Derrick, the knights standing in front opened up.

“Oh, that slave is on the ground floor. Don’t go up the stairs.”

I kindly gave him an explanation that made me head straight in the direction of Ikris without hesitation.

As soon as I entered the building, the stairs picked up I wonder if it’s because it’s so deep underground, the eerie staircase with occasional lights hanging on it stretched down intermittently.

The end that was finally reached was like a real prison, full of barred windows I wonder if it was poorly utilized, the dilapidated prison was empty. Except for the very end where there wasn’t even a light.

Probably because of the confidence in the knights, there wasn’t even a nominal guard underground.

“It’s still an internship, but the treatment is low.”

Because not all the confirmation procedures have been completed yet, even if they can’t be released right away, the situation is very bad. Plus, in a sense, he was a benefactor who brought a “real male daughter” to Han’s house. I could see how hostile the Duke was towards him.

I looked around the underground prison and hurriedly rolled up my sleeve to undo the bracelet.

If it was before, I might have felt that this was the result of the Duke’s failure to follow the original storyline, and that’s why I felt such a sense of guilt.

But now, there was no longer any feeling of that kind. Because the back of my head where that guy hit me hurt.

Magic erupted from the shoulder with bent hair. Putting the bracelet in my pocket, all that was left on my left hand was a large ruby ring.

Because I was in a hurry, I couldn’t wait to step towards the finish line.” Chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, chomp, cliff.” The figure hiding in the corner didn’t move despite the sound of someone pleading closer and closer.

Finally, just before my destination, I pulled out a light and shone it down the side wall. Or maybe it was the darkness, a beam of light pouring down on

“Hi.”

I greeted silently. He kept the slightest bit still as someone approached, and his body jolted.

Ikris looked up, slowly. Because my lights flickered and blinked my eyes, all of a sudden my pupils slowly dilated again

“… Master?”

Ikris didn’t seem to be able to believe my sudden appearance as he muttered to himself with a blank expression. He stood up crookedly then took a step towards me.

I thought that I had received a lot of aggravation after coming to such a gloomy underground, but seeing that there were neither handcuffs nor shackles, my heart was much lighter.

In the course of observation, without realizing it he had come close at hand. The fellow suddenly cut his hand through the window slit. His cool body heat was felt on my clothes. It was with great difficulty that I managed to restrain my backward body.

“Dream ……?”

Ikris, who had become slimmer over the past few days, said with a puzzled look on his face. That moment.

Are you sure of the system’s good sense?

[8 Million Gold / Fame 400].

I hoped more than anyone that this terrible situation was a dream. But seeing the system window so clear was definitely not a dream.

“… No.”

I replied with a smile through clenched teeth. In doing so, the hand that touched you began to tremble. It was probably then that I realized it wasn’t a dream, and the pupils of the light reflections were shaking.

“Hey, how can this place…”

He asked as he wiped off a look of no loss. I still didn’t avoid the hand that was touching me. To get to the point.

“Having a good time?”

Ikris held his breath, but then asked in a calm voice.

“…Master?”

“Yes.”

The pupils of the somewhat passionate guy sank for a moment. Staring at something as boring and uninteresting as usual with a single movement, I opened my mouth.

“Having a bad time?”

“. . . .”

He said, “This is my life,”

Those words came out nicely, and if it had been before, they wouldn’t have been mentioned to him at all.

Ikris was not swayed by my words. Stripped of our skin, we were very distant and cold to each other. Like a broken sand castle.

“Have you heard the news? I heard that all of your escaped homelanders were recaptured and executed. It is also rumored that the Delmans who stayed on the farms due to their agitation have ignited wars across the country.”

I had expected to see his face, and that his anger would instantly well up …… but not so fierce as to be worth enduring.

As if in answer to my dry eyes, Ikris nodded silently. I borrowed his strength and said what I wanted to say.

“After thinking a million times over the past three days, why did you do that to me? Is there anything I can’t do for you? Or is the elevation of status so important that I haven’t realized it yet?”

My eyes gradually lowered and touched the guy’s neck. He still had a string of yellow beads around his neck.

“Is there another ridiculous misunderstanding?”

“Master.”

“I’ve thought about it before, Ikris.”

I refocused my gaze up.

“But he said you didn’t want money or a knighthood.”

Though his face remained expressionless, the fingers that touched twitched slightly in that moment. I rubbed his face like this every time and murmured a question.

“… Why are you complaining so much?”

“Lord …… man.”

“Are you trying to crush me? Or do you hate trying to pull down the Duke’s daughter?”

“That’s the one ……”

Ikris took a slow breath. Because he was so close, he could see the always wax-like expression turn pale.

“Or are you trying to clean it up like a master who doesn’t even have a sheep’s chance?”

“No!”

Suddenly, Ikris raised his voice.

“It’s not like that, Master …… How dare I think that.”

“Why would you do that, Ikris?”

I wanted to be as softly cagey as possible, but the tone of what seemed to be accountability kept coming up.

I strained to recall the feelings of being lonely. Then pushed the hand that touched my bread away, and in turn blew my hands up gently into the window pane as if they were lifeless. This situation is like the person who worries and grieves more than anyone else.

“Because of your fornication with the people of your homeland, I can no longer control you.”

“So, who will your new master be?”

“It won’t be anything like that.”

The guy replied in a rare determined voice.

“I was quickly dispensed with, and don’t need an owner, now.”

“What does that mean?”

“The palace also knows that the informer is a slave also from Delman, so even for the purpose of showing the trophies to people from other countries, the informer is considered a civilian.”

“Then why did you reject the young duke’s proposal? ”

“I thought I could stay here.”

My eyes widened at an unsolved mystery

“If you ask him for money or a title, he will use it as an excuse to kick me out of his residence.”

“I do what I do as a loyal subject, purely dedicated to the family. This way I can stay with you intact.”

“My decision ……”

Like a child, I always equivocate.

“Master’s decision.” The little one nodded in agreement

“Ha.”

At the same time an empty laugh erupted. It’s so deflating, I don’t know what that guy is screaming about.

“Ha… What are you babbling about, Ikris.”

“You’ve been by my side. But because you brought the real Duchess, I’m under a Duke’s order.”

“But you guys stayed with me by whatever means.”

“In that case, I would have applied for a ducal order with my master.”

“Stop talking nonsense!”

At that moment, I suddenly realized that everything by the book had become useless.

Ikris couldn’t put words to him, making it hard to even believe that he was the closest thing I had to a character before. Hands cupped the damned face, cracking the soft skin down the fissure and catching the wound in one fell swoop.

“When did I say anything about that?”

The system above his head flickered dangerously. He knew he had to stop, but he couldn’t help the pain of the depressing fire that erupted.

“You’re guessing, you’re guessing, you crazy bastard!”

“Not this time, Master…?”

“I’m not doing this for myself, but for you.”

“For me, not you” In that moment, my eyes went blank.