ルルの気持ち
さて、宿に戻ってきたわけだけど、エイラさんは僕が連れて来たルルちゃんを見ても何も言わなかった。ただ少し僕に対して失望した様な表情を浮かべていたけど、やっぱりこの世界の人から見ても奴隷というのはあまり受け入れ難い存在なのだろう。
とはいえ、僕の借りている部屋を使う分にはルルちゃんの分の宿泊費を払わなくても良いというのはラッキーだね。食費は出さないと駄目だったけど。
階段を上って、僕の部屋に辿り着く。ドアを開けてルルちゃんを中へと迎え入れた。さっきから何も喋らず大人しく僕に付いてくるけど、なんだか素直というより怯えている様な感じがする。なんでだろう? まぁ奴隷としては僕が主人となる訳だし、普通の人よりは幾分虐げられる可能性も無くはない、怖がるのも当然なのかな?
「さて、ルルちゃん。これから君は僕の奴隷となるわけだけど」
「まずは守って欲しい約束があるんだ」
そう、僕は奴隷を買うに当たって心に決めていたルールがある。それは、奴隷として過ごさなくても良いということだ。嫌なことは嫌だと言って欲しいし、食べる物も寝る場所も、僕と同じ生活基準で過ごして欲しい。あくまでも、そういう名目だというだけなんだから。
それに、僕としても幼い子供にありがちな暴行や夜伽を命じるつもりはない。これから一緒に暮らすんだし、嫌われたくはないからね。
「約束......」
「そう、君は僕の命令に従わなくても良い。基本的に言うことは聞いて欲しいけど、ルルちゃんが嫌だと思ったことはしなくてもいい、出来ないことは教えるし、出来ないことをさせるつもりも無い」
「......え......?」
不安げな表情で見てくるルルちゃん。なんだか無口な子だなぁ、眼に活力が無いのもあって死にそうな顔してる。髪もただ伸ばしただけで無造作な感じだし、肌も悪い意味で白いし、肉が付いている様には見えないほど細い。比喩じゃなくても死ぬんじゃないのこの子?
とはいえ、ルールは守って貰わないと。
「いい?」
「......はい、ご主人様」
「その呼び方はメイド服を着てから言え」
「ご......ごめん、なさい......」
「あ、ごめん、そういうつもりじゃないんだよ、でもほらご主人様ってメイドさんの呼び方っていうか、そこは譲れないっていうか、ルルちゃんの属性ってメイドというよりは犬耳っ娘だからさ。いや確かに犬耳に加えてメイド服を着た幼女っていうのも凄くポイント高いとは思うんだけど、今は学ランだし―――いや、これはこれで良いのか......? 図らずも萌え袖な訳だし、ぶかぶかな服を着てる幼女っていうのも一部の大きなお友達からすれば可愛いんじゃ......?」
「きつねさん! 話が外れてるよ! 気持ち悪い人になってるよ!」
おっと、萌えについての考察は幾つになっても楽しいから仕方ないよねぇ。昔図書館に通ってた頃なんて、誰かが置いて行った萌え漫画とかエロい小説とかあったから性知識には事欠かなかったしね。
でもルルちゃん物凄い困惑した表情してるからやめときます。フィニアちゃんにも注意を頂いたことだし。
「とにかく、ルルちゃんはこれから僕と一緒に暮らして、たまにお話の相手をしてくれれば十分だから」
「......分かりました」
「うん、とりあえずはご飯を食べようか、そろそろ晩御飯だし。おいで、ルルちゃん」
話は終わったので、晩御飯を食べる為にルルちゃんの手を引く。なんでこの子は言葉の直前に少し間を置くかな......まぁ一緒に過ごす内に少しづつ心を開いてくれれば良いけどね。フィニアちゃんもいることだし、少しづつ頑張っていこう。
階段を下りると、食事の匂いがした。エイラさんの旦那さんが板前らしく、男一人で食事を作っているらしい。
「ありがとうエイラさん」
「まさかアンタが奴隷を買うとは思わなかったよ」
「必要だったからね、悪い様にはしないよ」
「当然だよ、その子を虐げるようなら......知り合いだろうと関係無い、騎士に突き出してやるからね」
やっぱりエイラさんは優しい人だ。今日初めて会ったルルちゃんを、此処まで思ってくれるなんて優しくないと出来ない。この宿を選んで良かったな。リーシェちゃんといい、エイラさんといい、良い人ばかりだ。
それはさておき、今日のご飯は野菜スープにパンと魔獣肉のハンバーグ的なもの。もう一週間も経てば魔獣肉にも慣れた。手を合わせて、小さくいただきますと言ってからスープに手を付ける。うん、美味い。
「どうしたの? おなか減ってないの?」
「.........いや」
見ればルルちゃんが全く料理に手を付けていない。嫌いなのかと思えばじっと見ているからそう言う訳でもないのだろう。チラチラと僕の様子を窺っている。
もしかして、僕が食べ終わるのを待ってるのかな? それとも僕が許可しないと食べない? 何処まで奴隷根性だこの子は。
「!」
そう言うと、若干躊躇したがハンバーグに齧り付いた。美味しそうに頬張っているし、口元には特製ソースを付けている。よっぽど食事が久々だったのか、それともちゃんとした料理が久々だったのかは分からないけど、美味しそうに食べているのを見ているのは和むね。和む和む。
「けほっ......けほけほっ......!」
と思ったらルルちゃんむせた。多分いきなりしっかりした料理を食べたから胃がびっくりしたのかな?
「あわてて食べなくてもいっぱいあるから大丈夫だよ」
「.........ふもふも......」
僕の言葉に頷いて、ゆっくり食べるようになった。うんうん、なんだか子供が出来た気分だね、犬耳生えてるけど。
でもまぁ、食事に関しては僕達人間と同じもので大丈夫だってことが分かったし、良いとしよう。何より可愛いしね。これからいろいろ考えないとねぇ、ルルちゃんの服とか痩せ細った身体も少しづつ肉を付けて行かないと。あとは......戦う力も付けさせないとね。僕と一緒にいるってことは、それだけ強い相手と対峙することになる可能性があるって事だし。
試しに、今のルルちゃんのステータスを見てみようかな。
◇ステータス◇
名前:ルル・ソレイユ
性別:女 Lv1 《衰弱》
筋力:80/150
体力:40/100
耐性:10/50
魔力:100
称号:『奴隷』
スキル:なし
固有スキル:???
PTメンバー:◎薙刀桔音、フィニア(妖精)
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どうやらスキルは持っていないようだけど、衰弱してて全ステータスが基礎能力よりずっと低下しているみたいだ。というか《衰弱》も状態異常に入るんだね。
でも、それよりびっくりしたのは基礎能力の高さだ。獣人族だからか、今は衰弱しているけど万全の状態なら僕よりもステータスが高い。レベル1の状態で此処までのステータスを持っているというのは、良い買い物だったのかもしれない。
いやでも耐性は僕の方が上だね。レベル1の時僕100だったし。いや別にレベル1の子供に負けてるからって悔しい訳じゃないよ、うん。だって僕は耐性さえ上がれば別に良いし? 攻撃力なんか欲しくないし? 全然悔しくなんてない。
「けぷっ......」
「美味しかった?」
ルルちゃんが食べ終えたのを見て、テーブルに備え付けの布巾で口を拭ってやる。くすぐったそうにしているけど、ご飯を食べたからか死んだようだった表情も心なしか活力を取り戻した様にも見える。
「よし、それじゃあ今日は部屋に戻ってゆっくりしようか。ルルちゃんには休息が必要だ」
「......はい、ありがとうございます」
「きつねさん! 私もお肉食べたいなぁ!」
「そう思って一欠片残しておいたよ。ほら」
「わーい! むぐむぐ......」
最近フィニアちゃんはご飯を食べる僕を見て羨ましそうにする事が多かったから、試しに分け与えてみた際、美味しそうに食べるので、いつもこうして食事を分けてあげている。サイズが小さいから一欠片で済むし、燃費が良いね。
食べ終わった皿を返却口に戻して、階段を上がる。ルルちゃんの手を引くと、素直に登って来る。
「さ、入って」
ルルちゃんを部屋に入れながら、明日からどうするかを考える僕だった。でもまぁフィニアちゃんもルルちゃんを悪く思っている訳ではないようだし、ルルちゃんも困惑しているみたいだけどなんとかやっていけそうだ。
「さて......今日は疲れたね」
「そうだね! 訓練してギルド行ってルルちゃんを買いに行ったからね!」
「というわけで僕はもう寝ます」
「早いよ!? ご飯を食べてすぐに寝ると太っちゃうんだからね!」
「おやすみ」
「あっは、聞いちゃいないね!」
ルルちゃんが手持無沙汰にしているから、おいでと言うと近づいてきた。何か怒られるのかと思っているのか、俯いているのでその頭を優しく撫でてあげた。びっくりしたように肩を震わせたけど、しばらく撫でてあげると気持ちよさそうに眼を細めるので、微笑ましい。
その後、本当に眠くなってきたからフィニアちゃんとルルちゃんを両脇に寝かせて小の字になって寝た。僕は小柄だし、フィニアちゃんはミニサイズだし、ルルちゃんも子供だから小の字にはなっていなかったけどね。
まぁとりあえず、おやすみなさい。
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時刻は深夜。
主人達はすっかり寝静っている中、主人の寝ているベッドで同じ様に横になっている私は目を覚ましていた。気付かれないように起き上がり、獣人特有の夜眼を生かして主人を見下ろす。
「......なんで、この人は......」
疑問だった。
私はたった数時間前まで奴隷商の営む店の中で、檻に入れられていた。奴隷として商品にされていた。ボロボロの汚い服を着せられて、出される食べ物もパンと味の薄い野菜スープ位。気が付けば腕や脚は痩せ細って、毎日空腹と孤独に苦しむ生活を送っていた。
だが、今日その生活に変化が訪れた。自分を買う人間がいたのだ。
その人間は、檻の中から自分を引っ張り出してくれた。でも、同じ奴隷として売られていた大人の人は言う、『買われたところで、碌な生活は出来ない』と。奴隷は本来主人に使われる存在、虐げられることが当たり前の存在。だから私もそれを覚悟していた。
だから、主人を見た時の感想はこうだ。
『ああ、これが私を虐げる人なんだ』
奴隷は買われた場合、『隷属の首輪』を付けられる。それを付けられた場合、奴隷は主人に逆らうことを全面的に禁止される。反抗すれば首輪が締まるのだ。だから、主人がその首輪を奴隷商から渡されている時、やっぱりかと思った。
だが、私はここからずっと困惑することになった。
目の前で眠っている主人は、首輪を付けるどころか自分に着ていた服を着せてきた。首輪を付けるかと思えばそんな素振りも見せない。名前を聞かれて答えたら、良い名前だと褒められた。
そして一番驚いたのは、手を繋がれたことだ。普通、奴隷に触れる主人はあまりいない。酷い主人だと新しい武器の試し切りの為に奴隷を買うこともあると聞いていたので、優しく手を引かれたことは私にとって困惑するような現実だった。
そして、その主人の住んでいる宿に連れて来られたかと思えば、更に驚きの言葉を言ってきた。
一瞬、聞き違えたのかと思った。命令を聞かなくても良い、なんて言葉を奴隷に言うとは思わなかったからだ。ならば何故自分は買われたのだろう、命令されなければ自分に存在する価値が無いではないかと思った。
でも、それが命令ならばと思って了承し、『ご主人様』と呼んだら怒られた。メイドがどうのとか犬耳っ娘がどうのと言っていて、私には良く分からなかったが、主人が怒るのならば呼ばないようにしようと心に決めた。主人の怒りを買えばどんな目に遭わされるか分からない。
その後、主人は更に驚く様な行動を取った。食事を取ろうと言ってまた主人に手を引かれて階段を下りた。テーブルに着くと、主人と私の前に同じ食事が置かれた。この時点で私は困惑する。
どうして主人と同じ食事が私にも与えられるんだろう。どうして主人と同じテーブルに座らされているのだろう。そう思った。
でも、私は奴隷。主人よりも先に食事を食べるなんて許されない。目の前の食事はとても美味しそうな匂いを放っていて、空腹感を誘うけれど、我慢した。我慢は得意だ、毎日毎日、そうやって生きて来たんだから。
でも、主人はそんな私にそう言った。食べても良いと言った。どうしてこの人は奴隷の私にこんなに優しくするんだろうと思ったけど、既に空腹の限界だった私は気が付けば食事に手を伸ばしていた。
口に広がる料理の味と、もう何時だったか分からない程久々に感じる満たされる感覚に私はもう死んでも良いと思った。勢いが余ってむせてしまったが、主人は微笑みながら私の口元を拭いてくれた。落ち付いて食べろと言われて、そこからゆっくり食べたが、主人はあの奴隷商人の人の様に途中で食事を奪い取ったりしなかった。
食べ終わって、美味しかったかと聞かれて、私はハッとなって美味しかったと答えてお礼を言った。私は奴隷なんだから、分を弁えないといけない。こうして優しくしてくれてはいるが、もう夜だ。もしかしたら夜伽を命じられるかもしれない。そういう経験はないけれど、奴隷として買われたのならばそれに応えないとならない。
内心少し怖かったけれど、主人に手を引かれて階段を上り、部屋に戻った。
いつ命じられるのかとそわそわしていたら、主人は私を呼んだ。ついに来たかと思って俯いていたら、頭を撫でられた。どういうことか分からなくて、困惑していたけど、優しい手付きが気持ちよくてしばらく撫でられるがままになっていた。
それから主人は私を自分の隣に寝かせると、何もしないまま眠ってしまって、今に至る。
「なんで......」
首輪も付けず、こうして無防備に眠っている主人。今ならば主人を殺す事も出来るし、逃げることだって出来る。首輪が付いていない以上、私と主人の間に強制力のある主従契約はないのだから。
なのに、なんでこの人はこうして無防備に寝ているのだろう。それが全く分からない。
私は扉を見て、逃げようかと思った。
だから
「おやすみなさい......」
私はこの主人に付き従うのも、いいのではないかと思った。
Lulu's Feeling
Well then, I've returned to the inn but, Ayla-san didn't say anything when she saw me brought Lulu along. She was just looking at me with a slightly disappointed face but, as I thought, from this world's residents' perspective, seems like slave was an existence which a bit hard to accept.
Nonetheless, I'm lucky since a part of my rented room could also be used for Lulu's lodging without paying any extra fee but, unfortunately that was excluding food.
Climbed up the stair, we finally arrived at my room. I opened the door and urged Lulu-chan to enter it. Since just now she was just obediently following me without saying anything but, rather than obedient it felt as if she was frightened. Why? Well, since as a slave I was her master, and the majority of people were probably normally persecuting them, so it won't be strange for her to be frightened right?
"Then, Lulu-chan. From now on you are becoming my slave but."
"Firstly, there's a promise I want you to keep."
Right, there was something I've decided when I bought Lulu-chan as my slave. That was, she didn't need to act like a slave. If there's something she dislike, I want her to say it, whether about food, or staying place. I want her to live at similar livelihood like me. At least, that is what I want to say to appeal her.
Also, I don't even have any intention to assault nor ask for night service from a child like her. Since we are going to live together, I don't want her to dislike me after all.
"Promise...."
"Yes, it's okay for you to disobey my order. Well, basically I still want you to listen to what I say but, you don't need to do it if you think you don't want to, if there's something you're unable to, I'll teach you, I don't have any intention to ask for something you can't do either."
"... Eh...?"
Lulu-chan looks very restless. Somehow she looks like a taciturn kid right? With her eyes which lack any vitality, her pale face looks like a dead person. Her hair seems like just grow long naturally, her skin is also white at bad meaning, her body is so thin as if she has no weight. Not a metaphor but isn't this child literally going to dead?
Nevertheless, I have to protect Lulu-chan.
"Understand?"
"...Yes, Mester."
"Please use that way of calling after you put on a maid outfit."
"I am... very, sorry...."
"Ah, sorry, that isn't what I mean, but look! Master is a maid way of calling or rather, that is something I won't yield or rather, since Lulu-chan's property rather than a maid is a dog eared girl after all. No, a dog eared girl who wear a maid outfit would indeed make a very high point but, right now you are wearing my school uniform... no, isn't it good in its own way...? The sleeves are unexpectedly too long for you, a little girl who wear a baggy cloth is also cute...?"
"Kitsune-san! The conversation goes astray! You turn into a disgusting person!"
Oops, since enquiring about moe is something enjoyable no matter how many times you do it so it can't be helped right? Sometimes ago, when I visited a library, there was someone who put a moe manga and erotic novel, so my knowledge about that field wouldn't be lacking after all.
But since Lulu-chan looks very bewildered, let's stop it. I even received a caution from Finia-chan after all.
"Anyway, from now on Lulu-chan is going to live together with me, it's good as long as you could become my chatting partner sometimes."
"...I understand."
"Good, then how about we go fetch some food now, it's almost dinner time after all. Let's go, Lulu-chan."
Since our chat have finished, I lead Lulu-chan by hand to get our dinner. Why did this girl always had a brief pause before she said anything...? Well, it would be good if at the time we live together she would open up her heart little by little. Finia-chan is also together with us, let's do our best little by little.
When we descend the stair, we are welcomed by food's fragrance, it seems Ayla-san's husband is a chef, and it seems he cooks the food by himself.
"Thanks Ayla-san."
"I never thought that you would bought a slave you know?"
"Well, it is necessary after all, I won't do anything bad."
"That is a matter of course, if you persecute this child... even if we're acquaintance, I'm still going to hand you over to the knight after all."
As I thought, Ayla-san is a good person. Even to Lulu-chan who she just met today, she still kindly thought of her to this point. I'm really lucky renting a room at this inn. Rishe-chan, and also Ayla-san, they're all good peoples.
Aside from that, today's dinner is vegetable soup with bread and a magical beast's meat hamburger-like thing. Since a week is already elapsed, I'm already used to magical beast's meat. After joining my hands and saying Ittadakimasu softly, I started with the soup. Yup, delicious.
"What's up? Are you not hungry?"
"...no."
When I glance at her, she hasn't even touched the food. I think perhaps she dislike it but, since she always staring at it so it seems that isn't the case. She always glances a peek at my state.
Could it be, she was waiting for me to finish my meal? Or perhaps she won't eat unless I give her permission? Just how far this child would act like a slave.
"!"
After I said that, with somehow hesitant, she bite the hamburger. Since she is stuffing her mouth while looks like it's very delicious, there is sauce sticking at her lips. I don't know whether because it has been a while since her last meal, or perhaps it had been a while since her last proper meal but, I feel calm looking at her who eat it very delightfully. Calm, calm.
"Cough... cough...!"
When I think so, Lulu-chan is choked. Does her body perhaps is surprised to suddenly receiving a strong food?
"Since there's still many of it, you don't need to eat it in hurry you know."
"...munch munch...."
Nodding to my word, she eats it slowly. Yup yup, it felt as if I have a child, she has dog ear though.
But well, I could understand that it's okay for her to eat similar food like human do, so it's good. And above all she is cute after all. I should think about various thing from now on, like Lulu-chan's clothes, and I also should supplying meat to her thin body little by little. And also... whether I could add her as my fighting force or not. Since to be together with me, than means she also would confront the same opponent with me after all.
Let's check it out, let's check how Lulu-chan's statuses right now.
*Status*
Name                        : Lulu Soleil
Gender                     : Female Lv. 1<<Wakened>> 
Strength                   : 80/150
Stamina                    : 40/100
Resistance               : 10/50
Magic Power          : 100
Title                           :{Slave} 
Skill                            : None
Inherent skill         : ???
PT Member             : Naginata Kitsune, Finia (Fairy)
*
It seems like she doesn't have any skill but, it seems weakened is causing her whole statuses are decreased lower from her initial status. Or rather, it seems<<Wakened>> is also categorized as abnormal status right.
But, the more surprising is her high initial statuses. Whether it is because she is a demi-human, right now she is at weakened state but at her perfect state, her status would be higher than mine. To has this high status with just at level 1, perhaps she was a good bought.
But wait, my resistance is higher than hers. Even at level 1, my resistance was 100 after all. No, it isn't like I'm vexed to lose to a level 1 child you know, right. Since I would be glad as long as I could increase my resistance after all. It isn't like I want offensive power after all. So I'm not vexed at all.
"Hmm...."
"Was it delicious?"
Looking at Lulu-chan who just finished her meal, I wipe her mouth with the dish-cloth which is provided at the table. She looks tickled but, whether it is because she has ate, her dead looking expression is somehow looks like regaining its vitality.
"Okay, now then let's return and relaxing at our room at ease. Since Lulu-chan needs much rest after all."
"...Yes, thank you very much."
"Kitsune-san! I also want to eat meat!"
"So I thought, so I've left a portion of it. Look."
"Hooray! Munchmunch...."
Since recently Finia-chan was looked like very envious to me whenever I eat my meal, I tried to give her a try, and since she was looked very delighted, I always split a part of my meal like this. Since the size is small compared to human portion, so her fuel consumption is good.
After finished eating it, I returned the plate and then ascending the stair. Being led by hand, Lulu-chan obediently ascend it.
"Then, come in."
While leading Lulu-chan to enter the room, I'm pondering about what should I do from tomorrow onward. But well, since Finia-chan also don't think about Lulu-chan badly either, and Lulu-chan even while looks like bewildered but somehow she seems like would still life through.
"Then... today is sure tiring right?"
"You're right! Since we have practiced, visiting guild, and also bought Lulu-chan after all, right!"
"And that's why, now I'm going to sleep."
"Too early!? You will grow fat if you immediately sleep after you ate you know!?"
"Good night."
"Ah, you aren't listening to me!"
Since I'm lying down while holding Lulu-chan's hand, our body is close. I think perhaps she is angry and hung her head down so I gently caress her head. Her shoulder is jolted in surprise but, after caressed her hair for a while, while looked very pleased she closed her eyes, so charming.
After that, since I become really sleepy, I lied down with Finia-chan and Lulu-chan at my both side, somehow we become similar like Xiao character. But since I have a small build, Finia-chan is a mini size, and Lulu-chan is still a child so we couldn't perfectly resemble Xiao  character though.
Well, more importantly, good night.
* * *
Late at night.
I am woke up while lying down at the same bed where master is quietly sleeping at. I get up without being noticed, and with demi-human's characteristic night eyes, I could clearly see master.
"...why, this person...."
It is so doubtful.
Just a few hours ago, I was put inside a cage in a slave shop. As a slave I was a commerce commodity. Wore a tattered and dirty cloth, and the given food were at most bread and lightly seasoned soup. Without I notice it, my arms and legs were becoming very thin, and I live my daily life while being accompanied by loneliness and hunger.
But, today my livelihood was changed. Because there was someone who bought me.
And that someone, pulled me out from that cage. But, an adult who similarly a slave like me said it when I was bought,"Even if you're bought, you won't live a satisfactory life." A slave was originally an existence which was used by their master, an existence which obviously being persecuted. That was why I had prepared myself.
That was why, this was my thought when I saw my master.
"Ah, so this is the person who will persecute me."
When a slave was bought, a "Slavery Choker" would be attached to them. When it was attached to them, the slave would be completely unable to disobey their master. If they disobey their master, the choker would be tightened. That was why, when my master was receiving that choker from the slave merchant, 'as I thought' or so I thought.
But, from thereon I was always bewildered.
My master who is sleeping before me, not just didn't attach the choker, he even gave me the cloth which he wore. I couldn't see any sign that he would attach that choker. When he heard my name, he praised me by said that it was a good name.
And the most surprising thing was, he hold my hand. Normally, there was almost no master who would touch their slave. I even had heard that there was a time when a cruel master bought a slave just to testing out his new weapon, being kindly led by hand, that was very bewildering reality.
Then, when I noticed that I was led to the inn he was lodging in, he said a more surprising words.
For a moment, I thought that I misheard it. It's okay to disobey an order, as a slave I never thought that I would hear such a word. Then why did he bought me? Wasn't my existence's worth was only to obey his every order? Or so I thought.
But, I accepted it as I consider it as an order, he was angry when I called him 'Master'. He said something about maid and dog eared, I didn't understand it but, if my master was angry then at my heart I decided to not calling him as such. I didn't what would happen if I provoked his anger. There, I thought that I should just calling him by his name and attaching sama but, I realized that I hadn't hear master's name yet. That way I had no way to calling him. But since I thought that asking his name would be impolite, I immediately went taciturn.
After that, master took a more surprising act. To fetching up dinner, he led me by hand again and descending the stair. When we arrived at the table, there were a similar food being put before me and master. I was bewildered by that.
Why did master gave me similar food like his? Why did I sat at the same table as my master? So I thought.
But, I was a slave. I wasn't allowed to eat before master finished his meal. Since the food before me was emitting a very delicious fragrance, and I was also tempted by my hunger but, I endure it. Enduring was my speciality, since day by day, I live my daily life like that after all.
But, master was said that to me. He said that it was okay to eat. I thought that why did this person was very kind to a slave like me but, since my endurance was already at its limit, without I noticed it, I had reached out to my food.
Food's flavor which spread inside my mouth, this satisfying feeling which I didn't even remember how long since the last time I tasted it, I thought I had no regret to die there. Since I vigorously eat it I was choked but, master wiped my mouth while smiling. After being told to eat it calmly, thence I ate it slowly but, master was different from that slave merchant man who would snatch my food midway.
After finished our dinner, I was asked whether it was delicious or not, after said it was delicious, I said my gratitude. Since I was a slave, I shouldn't forget my place. He had been treating me so kindly like that but, night had descended. Perhaps he might order me to do a night service. I had no experience at those field but, as a slave who had been bought, I should fulfill his order.
Internally I was quite frightened but, I was led by hand by master and returned to the room.
When I was restless about when he might order it, my master was calling out to me. And when I casted my eyes down and thought that it was the time, my head was caressed. I couldn't understand what happened, I was bewildered but, since his hand was gentle and that felt good, after being caressed for a while I closed my eyes.
After that master was lying down next to me, and before long he slept without doing anything.
"Why...."
With the choker which didn't attached, and my master who defenselessly sleep like that. Now I would be able to kill my master, and I would be able to run away. Since as long as the choker isn't attached, there is no master and servant contract between me and master.
But, why does this person sleep so defenselessly like this? I couldn't understand that at all.
Looking at the door, I think to run away. But, looking to my sleeping master, I erase that thought. Even if I run away here, I have no means to live after that. Moreover, why did this person treat me so kindly? Did he treat a slave like his family? I want to know that.
That is why.
"Good night....."
Perhaps, it won't be bad for me to follow this master, so I thought.
I Kinda Came to Another World, but Where’s the Way Home?
【書籍化】異世界来ちゃったけど帰り道何処？
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