Mom and Dad went on a date while Hikari and I are in the living room watching some stuff when I received a message from her that she wants to meet me.
"Say can I have a friend over?" I asked Hikari and she just nodded and didn't mind at all so I texted her back that she can visit me at home since we could play here and talk a lot of stuff.
'I'm bringing my twin brother.'
I was surprised to see that message of her since I was not aware that she have a twin brother, to begin with.
I looked at Robert and it seems like he get what I mean just by looking at him as he prepared some snacks for us.
"I didn't know that you have friends, to begin with?" she asked since I never told her about my stalker that became my friend right now.
Well, I am very much aware that she has feelings for me since I am not that blind and carefree but I cannot just give her an answer yet when I just knew her just now and for me right now she is my friend.
"She's just someone you should also meet," I said and she just nodded.
Time passed and the doorbell rang so I open the door and saw Mom and Dad with a girl that I don't know.
"This is Elise she's my cousin." Dad introduced them to us as she look at us from head to toe. The broken glass cut our stare as we look at Robert looking at us and the juice spilled on the floor.
"Are you okay Robert?" Mom asked as Robert jump away from the window in the kitchen Elise start running after him.
I have no clue why are those guys acting that way I look at Dad hoping he would explain so is Mom but I think Mom has no clue at all.
Dad sigh and sit in the living room.
"Yeah as you could see Elise is my cousin and she's been into Robert for a long time asking him to marry her," he explained.
"So why not let her marry him? His single right?" Mom asked as Dad smiled. "He's my servant and it's on the contract that he will serve me for the rest of his life and would not be allowed any distractions at all," he added.
"It sounds like slavery," I said as Dad look at me and smiled as he pats my head. "You are really a smart kid and yes it is slavery. There are lots of people here being caught up with slavery just because of their huge debt," he added.
"Why would Robert have a big debt like that?" Mom asked as Dad smiled. "Her Mom was about to die so he needed that kind of money for the bills to be taken care of but her Mom died anyway as he accept the slavery contract. Just like how Pearl and her Mom did." Dad said as Mom nodded.
"Who's Pearl?" I asked since it was my first time hearing its name.
"She's a slave that your Mom bought when we went on a honeymoon in Hawaii," Dad said.
"Why did you buy Robert then Dad?" I asked.
"In Robert's case, I didn't buy him at all our parents bought each a servant that will serve us their entire life, and just like me my brothers have someone like Robert too."
"I never saw them in the mansion," Mom said.
"Of course, you won't since I made Robert my assistant while they make their servant and Assasin. but Robert is trained very well in mountains and knows a lot of martial arts defense. And could shot too like an Assassin but I prefer him by my side always so I made him act like a defenseless assistant." he explained it sounds good but Slavery isn't.
The doorbell rang again.
"I have my friends over," I explained as they nodded.
"Well, I better prepare something." Mom said as Dad start to clean the mess Robert did.
I opened the door as I saw her...
I saw Gwen with teary eyes and smiling at me with her twin brother who looked gloomy at.
"Come in," I said as they did.
They come in and they stopped when they saw my Dad cleaning.
"Saginsia," Gwen said as he looked stunned just by looking at my Dad.
"Why is he here?" her twin brother asked. "He's my Dad," I said as they both kneel crying.
"Please spare us! My Dad doesn't know what has he done!" Gwen said as they began pleading. Mom is confused too when Dad came closer and start to undress them as I saw a terrible mark on their back.
"I-I saw this mark..." I said as my hands begin to tremble.
When Robert and I took a bath together I saw this symbol on his back as he said that it was his a little curse that change his entire life.
"This is the mark of a slave that will be auctioned soon," Dad said.
"What happen Gwen?" I asked as they start crying.
"Our father owns a huge debt on the Saginsia's Empire! He didn't read the contract at all and didn't know that slavery will be the punishment for our entire life." Gwen explained as she kept on crying.
Poor Gwen.
A child shouldn't experience this type of thing! She still has a bright future along the way!
"Do something Dad!" I said as he looked at me.
"I can't even if I have billion of money I still can't buy them." He said. " WHY?! When your company was the reason for this!" I said.
"That is the point, Hikaru, It's my company that their Dad made the deal so I will not be involved in buying them since I was the one SELLING THEM."
How can I save someone when I'm as miserable as them?