"Good Evening, Young Master"
26 looked behind him and saw a tall, beautiful woman who was staring at his dark blue eyes. The woman couldn't directly see his eyes as his face was covered by his dirty black hair.
She had long black hair that was in a bun, her eyes were crimson red which was behind glasses. She had an emotionless expression. She wore a maid outfit that covered her body but it failed to hide her curves.
26 has never seen someone so beautiful before. Everyone on Earth failed to compare to her beauty.
26 looked to his left and right, seeing if she was talking to someone else, but it was just him and her.
26 raised his eyebrow, pointed towards his chest, and asked
"M-Me?"
She looked at 26 without changing her facial expression, making it hard to tell what she was thinking.
"Yes, Young Master. I've been sent by my Master to deliver you to her" she said with an indifferent tone, but it had a slight admiration behind it when she mentioned her master.
'Why?' 26 thought to himself. 26 was just a slave, a nobody. Yet, this woman had addressed him as 'Young Master'.
"Please follow me, Young Master" the maid said, walking towards the mansion.
26 was brought out of his thoughts and proceeded to follow her.
She knocked on the manor's front door and they patiently waited for a few minutes.
The door opened and what greeted them was a butler, who had a confused expression on his face for a moment, before bowing slightly.
"How may I be of assistance?" the butler asked.
The butler found it confusing that a maid, who probably he'd never seen before, was standing near 26.
The maid pointed towards an insignia located on her uniform.
The butler closely looked towards the insignia and realized what and who the insignia belonged to.
He started sweating profusely
"Please, come in" the butler quickly said, then he looked towards 26 basically saying 'GET OUT OF HERE!'
26 saw his expression and understood what he meant. He then started to slowly back away from the manor door until he was stopped by the maid
"Please continue to follow me, Young Master" the maid said, then looked towards the butler and asked "That won't be a problem, right?".
The butler had a confused expression for a moment, probably confused as to why she was addressing him as 'Young Master'.
"N-No, of course not. Please continue this way" the butler uttered.
The maid and 26 proceeded to follow the butler to the manor's living room. Along the way, 26 noticed the decorations and they were stunning. He has never seen anything like it in his time on Earth and here.
They finally reached the living room and the maid sat down on the sofa while 26 stood behind.
"Please wait while I let my master know of your arrival" the butler said, then he left nervously.
After a few seconds had passed and it was just the maid and 26 alone in the living room. He had many thoughts going through his mind but the maid again snapped him out of my thoughts
"Please have a seat, Young Master" she said in an indifferent tone.
26 looked towards her
"I-I don't think that's a good idea, miss" 26 said, however her reply confused him
"It's alright, Young Master" she said, still in the same tone, although this time it sounded a bit warmer.
26 followed her request and sat on the sofa next to her.
'Who is this woman? I don't understand what's happening' 26 said inwardly.
This whole situation is confusing to 26 because of the way the butler acted toward this woman.
They again waited for a few minutes until a young man rushed into the room. He had short, blonde hair and maroon colored eyes. He wore a suit that looked rather expensive.
26 was sure this is the master of the manor and his master. He hasn't seen him, but from the situation, it's obvious.
He, along with the butler, were sweating like crazy.
'Whoever this woman is, she should have a higher authority than my master' 26 thought.
The young man sat on the sofa across from 26 and the maid and noticed that 26 was sitting on his expensive sofa. He glared at him for a few seconds before looking his way towards the maid
"T-To what I owe the p-pleasure, Miss...?" the young man asked for the maids name.
"You can call me Emilia, Viscount Frederick" the maid responded. She then said "My Master wishes to purchase this boy to my right. I would like to know the cost, however much it may be" she asked.
Frederick looked at 26 with a blank expression for a second. 26 was unable to understand what he was thinking, but he knew it wasn't anything good. He then looked back towards Emilia and smiled
"N-Nothing! He's f-free, you can take him" Frederick said while laughing awkwardly.
Emilia's expression turned from emotionless to a slightly annoyed one.
"That cannot be done. Please say a price and I'll pay it in full, Viscount Frederick"
Frederick's face turned ugly. He wasn't sure what to say.
For a few seconds the room was quiet. Emilia and 26 were waiting for an answer from Frederick until he spoke up
"Let's say 10 gold coins, i-is that fair?" Frederick asked
Emilia's expression turned back to normal as his answer was appropriate.
10 gold coins suddenly appeared on the table from her hand.
26 was startled by this as this is the first time he had ever seen something 'fantasy' like while living here.
26 doesn't know much about magic or artifacts or whatever they call it but he didn't ask anything.
"Then our business is finished, Viscount Frederick" Emilia said then looked at 26 with her usual emotionless expression
"Follow me" she said
26 then jumped off the couch, following Emilia.
26 understood that he was just bought and had a new master. 26 thought that he shouldn't do anything stupid as to not offend either Emilia or their Master.
Emilia and 26 quickly left Frederick's manor as they walked towards the gates.
Emilia nodded towards the guards guarding the gate and what awaited them was numerous knights in black armor that had golden engravings. They were guarding a beautiful, black carriage that was being pulled by two, gray horses. On the carriage and the guard's chestplate, was the same insignia that was on Emilia's uniform.
All of the guards suddenly saluted. The loud sounds of metal clashing from their armor could be heard.
Then one of the guards break formation to open the carriage door while putting out his hand to guide before Emilia and 26 to enter the carriage
"Head Maid" said the guard.
26 wasn't as surprised as he knew she had to be someone important. The way the guards and Frederick were acting meant that she was rather important.
Emilia then stepped out of the way then look towards 26 and said
"You may enter first, Young Master"
26 looked at her first to see if she was serious. 26 was never treated this well at all and yet she was speaking to him so formally like he was someone important.
She then nodded her head and 26 proceeded to enter the carriage.
The guards were confused why Emilia, the head maid, was being formal towards 26, but that's not surprising. 26 looked like a slave being treated with proper courtesy.
After 26 entered the carriage, the maid nodded toward the coachman then entered the carriage.
Once 26 sat down, he felt as if he was in heaven. The seats were very soft and amazing.
Even back on Earth, he has never experienced anything quite like this.
As Emilia and 26 sat down, they heard the sounds of whips
*wuh-PSSSH*
*wuh-PSSSH*
"Hyaaa!" said the coachman
The horses then neighed and started walking forwards.
A few seconds has passed then 26 finally asked
"Miss, Emilia-"
"You can just call me Emilia, Young Master" Emilia said, while interrupting him.
"E-Emilia...Why are you being so nice to a slave like me? I haven't done anything to warrant proper courtesy...?" 26 asked.
The maid was silent for a moment then responded
"You'll know once we arrived, Young Master"
26 silently nodded and looked outside from the window.
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{Inside Frederick's Living Room}
In the silent room, Frederick and his butler were still in their same positions. Not knowing what just happened.
It was until a few minutes has passed that the butler decided to ask
"Master, why would 'she' purchase that dirty slave?"
Frederick was still silent, still thinking about the event that just occurred.
"I'm not sure...Get me everything you know about that filth. I want to know where he came from, and how he was treated here. Everything! I don't care how insignificant it is, do you understand me?!" Frederick yelled in frustration and panic.
"Yes, Master" said the butler
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