"Hmm, didn't you hear me? I said that you were my slave." She points her fingers towards me with a smile; it doesn't look like she's kidding, even
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LEGENDARY QUEST: Help your summoner finish her LEGENDARY QUEST.
Reward: Freedom
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Huh, what's that? The system is telling me that the reward for helping her is getting Freedom… With the mark on my pelvis and with the system telling that, I don't think she's kidding; I'm really her slave.
"And there's any way I can be free from you?" But before I want to check something, does she know about my quest? Because if she doesn't, I think I should keep that information from her.
"Huh, are you thinking of running away from me already? No, once you get summoned by someone, the rest of your life is dedicated to that person. Don't worry, I'm not mean, it's not as bad as you think." The woman had a smug smile on her face that would be irritating to look at if she wasn't so pretty
"No, there's none; either way you have to think on the good side of being my slave, I can protect you... And I can help you become stronger too!"
Wait, is she serious? That's all she has to offer? I don't know if I like this; she looks a bit too unhinged for my taste. I wonder if she can check my system to see if she's my summoner; if not, I think I should maybe play along to see if I can find an opening to run away, last thing I want is to be with someone wanting to push me into another miserable situation.
Furthermore, I'd recompose myself, standing straight and replying.
"So, what are my obligations as your slave? If you explain this stuff better, and It's not too bad, I'd be fine being your slave."
Her eyes would open wide, with a completely surprised expression after hearing my words. Did I say something wrong? I don't want to mess this up already, fuck.*=
"Oh-oh, yes, haha, your obligations- hmm. I honestly thought you were going to run away or attack me, especially since the others did the same after I showed them the mark."
"Others?"
"Yes, you are not my first slave; actually, you are my third one!" Miria gave me a cheeky smile after telling me that, she was infatuating, despite being a bit too energetic. I expected someone to be a Slave Master or something of that nature; at least she doesn't seem to be a bad person.
"That's interesting; I think it would be nice to hear about my colleagues."
"What's your class?!" Wait, is she ignoring me? Was she spacing out in front of me and then asking me something different? Okay, even if she isn't bad, this woman is definitely unhinged; well, maybe she's evil.
"I'm a Priest."
"That's weird - no, no, it makes sense." All of a sudden, she would stare deeply in my eyes like nothing else in the world mattered at all. Her hazel eyes were pretty but intense, which is why I feel my heart pounding faster while she looked at my eyes.
"THAT IS GREAT; WE NEEDED A HEALER IN OUR GROUP!!!" In a blink of an eye, she was jumping out of excitement and yelling like a maniac, Before I thought I was in danger, now, I'm sure of it.
"Also, the other girls are going to love you; they were trying to run so many times it was exhausting to track them, oh yeah, talking about them, the Inn I was staying in isn't too far away from here; let's go meet the others."
"Alr-"
"Do you have any cool abilities that you can show me right now?" Dealing with her is going to be a challen-"
"Never mind; it's better if we go back to the inn. If the girls know that I've been with you for too long, they are going to get jealous." She is interrupting even my thoughts. But it looks like the other two also don't want to be in this situation; hopefully I can get some help from them.
"Sure, I'm a bit hungry right now; I also don't want to get sunburn." For some unknown reason, she turned to me with a serious expression once again like she heard something strange, it's honestly terrifying that she keeps swapping her mood so fast.
"Let's go then. I'll tell you more about everything on the way there, okay?"
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After walking with her for about a half hour, we get to the Inn she had mentioned earlier. It was a bit further inside the forest, as the only thing that could lead to there was a visible road where the ground was marked by carriages that likely went through them daily. The place itself wasn't bad; the structure was made out of wood and rocks. Outside the entrance, I could see the name of the place stamped onto its wall, saying:. "Flying Duck's Inn".
As I stand in front of the inn, I remember a couple of things Miria told me along the way. The first was that each summon was some sort of reward that she received after finishing a great adventure. I giggled after hearing that. It's a bit weird to think that I'm some sort of Gacha character. I also keep asking her to tell me about the other two, but her only response was that I was going to discover when I got there.*
"So, what do you think of it?" I would turn to her asking
"Think of what?"
"Ah, the inn, of course, what else is there?"
"It looks good, the structure seems solid, and it probably can withstand a storm with no problem."
"Hahaha, that's great; I liked it too; along with you and a bit of money, it's one of my rewards from the last expedition."
"Wow! I didn't know you were so renowned; I thought you were renting the place, not owning it."
"I'm glad you like it; it's going to be your new home for now. Well, in reality, I could choose many things for the last reward, but my choose was this one because it's not well known to the other humans, and a lot of Demi-humans come here, also, because it's so far away, the guards don't bother coming here to collect the taxes, I have a few plans to make this place make a lot of profit."
She's definitely sharp, despite sounding like a lunatic she's intelligent, if i ever dream of running away from her i should be careful.
"Well, the girls must be bored already, let's go, and give them a big surprise!"