10,000 callings
11,000 callings
15,000 callings
100,000 callings!
Seeing the last bet on the holographic electronic blue system panel dancing in the air, my heart felt a little troubled.
"Is a fallen noble that expensive?"
Some slaves would be bought for over a million dollars, but one hundred thousand callings is not an amount to joke around with.
Keeping myself composed, I looked at the family that was going to have full ownership over me.
[Wadenez County.]
I had never heard of that family before, so I braced myself to experience the new reality that was about to befall me.
Living with the Wadenez family until the age of twenty, I was stunned by the kindness they showed me, along with the other slaves.
Love. Yes, I started feeling it in this estate. Not only that, but I began developing feelings for the youngest daughter of the Wadenez family.
However, unlike you, Tito, Lux loved me back.
Neither of us knew when it started, but we found ourselves exchanging kisses in the elevator every day.
Eventually, we helped each other transition into adulthood in the back of her car.
Nonetheless, we still couldn't disclose our relationship to her saintly parents.
On a particular Friday, after we finished our daily services in a horse stable, we decided to take a walk around the farm.
Most of the workers (slaves) avoided us, allowing us to have our romantic stroll in peace. However, this small action raised a thought in my mind.
"Darling, don't you find it strange?" I said, my left hand wrapped around Lux's waist.
The blonde looked at the setting sun with her glowing blue eyes. "Find what strange?"
"That until now, everyone on the farm besides your parents knows about us."
"Mmm."
Hearing her half-hearted reply, I immediately knew she was hiding something from me.
"You told them, didn't you?"
Feeling guilty, Lux looked to the side and pouted. "I don't know what you are talking about. You know keeping our relationship a secret from them is kind of fun, and I would really like to keep it that way if I could."
Lines formed on my forehead since I was dissatisfied with her small lie. "What about your brother? Of all people, I think he should know. I'm sure he will be fine with it."
Lux's elder brother, Kent, was in the military, despite most nobles hating it. Kent was a dedicated sister-lover, and he would have really killed me if he knew I was making love with Lux.
The reason I brought him up was that I felt annoyed by her little lie.
Her loud-mouthed mother had been calling me son-in-law for the past few months, and she kept trying to make it a slip of tongue.
"Really," Lux said, rubbing her pale cheek against mine with a little joy in her eyes. "I will write to him about it. I'm sure he will send us a gift. After all, he is my favorite brother."
'The only gift you'll get from him is my dead head.'
She might not know this, but in the past, I had helped Kent kill the man who liked to impress Lux.
Kent was trouble, and I didn't want to be his punching bag. No, everyone in Wadenez County was slowly starting to get on my nerves.
'They are no different from my own family.'
Do you know what I did next, Tito Roux Z?"
With his arms crossed, Xenogenesis pretended to ponder my story.
"Such a shame; our wives looked similar to each other. They could have been the best of friends."
"Haa…" I sighed as I stared into the darkness that shrouded us. "Yes, that's right, but Lux was never my wife."
"I see. She was only a 'girlfriend.' I won't make the same mistake again."
My brows knitted into a frown, as I knew Tito was going to do it again.
"Now, answer my question. What did I do next?"
"Simple—the same thing you did to your family. Before that, you had to frame them for siding with the adventurers."
Impressive; I knew this man was smart.
I wasn't using my eyes, but from Tito's tone, I could tell he had the same thoughtful expression as me.
"You never loved Lux, so when the noble knights came to judge the Wadenez family, you suggested being their executioner.
You killed your girlfriend just like you did to your sister by drinking her blood, and that's how you got your ability to turn things invisible.
You couldn't kill Kent because he was in the military, so you just settled for Lux's parents instead.
Just like what you wanted, you got recruited to join the noble knights.
Since the galactic prison is the only place where the nobles and military join hands, you transferred here."
Wow! This makes me wonder if this man is not from Ablauf. He never went outside the prison, but he can tell that much.
However, he got one thing wrong.
I loved Lux. I drank her blood so we could be one forever. Even now, I can feel her presence near me.
I cried tears of blood the moment she stopped breathing.
It is because of my love for her that I have these miraculous eyes with me now.
I pulled my sniper from my pocket and aimed at Xenogenesis, intent on ending his life.
Whoosh—!
However, he turned his upper body into flames, leaving a small gap through which the bullet passed, despite being made of great stone.
Being whole again, Tito suggested, "Since we're going to die together here, why don't we just let each other be?"
'I am not planning to die here today, and I am sure Xenogenesis also plans on getting out.'
I shot a few more bullets at him, but the same situation kept repeating itself. It felt like he could predict my movements somehow.
'Could he have awakened something special when his wife died?' I thought with a frustrated look.
'Only I should have been blessed with a second gift.'
Wham—!
Before I could press the issue any further, a flying kick landed perfectly on my face.
The impact sent me staggering backward, but I quickly regained my balance. I glared at Tito, who stood there with a smirk, clearly enjoying the confrontation.
"Is that all you've got?" he taunted, his voice dripping with arrogance.
Fueled by rage, I charged at him, but he sidestepped effortlessly, countering with a swift punch that caught me off guard. I stumbled, feeling the sting of his fist reverberate through my skull.