chapter 1

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Her mother died at a young age. The villagers said it was a waste, but in fact, it was better to say ‘she died at a young age’ rather than ‘died leaving a young one’. After all, her death was too soon, too unexpected for her little girl, who had no father.

After reaching the age of sixteen, Evely became more pretty, her body delicate and small. It’s a pity that she was poor. At first glance, she was destined to die with only a small amount of money in her hands, while being tossed between men who wanted to indulge in her body. Either way, she would have a hard time finding a man who’d stay by her side and give her all the riches in the world. She would meet a promiscuous man, give birth to two children, and will die as a poor woman. Far from living a normal life.

“If it isn’t a pretty young lady…”

After her mother died, she saw a group of men come in, saying that she(her mother) had taken a large amount of money from them. They looked around the house for a long time, but when there was nothing found, their eyes simultaneously turned to Evely. At that moment, Evely sensed the dire need to run and instinctively escaped, leaving behind her house. However, after less than half a day of running, she got caught. She was found hiding in a remote place.

The men started beating her before she could even stand up and scream. She expected the next man approaching her to kick or even slap her on the cheek, but for some reason, his touch was quite cautious. As soon as she thought something was weird, she heard the voice of the man, saying, “If there are wounds on her face, I will not be able to sell her!”

At that moment, her body got struck with the lid of the pot. It hurt much harder than a man’s hand.

Not long after she arrived at an unfamiliar place. She finally saw some women for the first time, and they adorned her body with a soft cloth. The sprinkled perfumed oil was so fragrant that Evely couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable. The thin soft fabric was not fit to be called clothes, it was like a second skin. As she stepped up on the platform while wearing it, the eyes of the masked men rushed to her, hundreds of burning gazes on her. Then, Evely knew…

This was the slave market.

“As you can see, she has red locks of hair that seems to be slightly tanned by the sun. With…”

The loud voice of the man was raising the heat of the Market even more. As a hand gently swept down Evely’s head, the surrounding area began to fill up.

The platform on which Evely stood was as high as a stage where dancers performed, and the men under it were staring at her, wearing black masks and sitting cross-legged.

Evely was gazing down, but it was hard to avoid the looks of the countless men in front of her.

“Her skin is even more soft to touch.” The hand that touched her head lightly, shifted to her cheek. Men’s adam apples bobbed at the word ‘skin’ and ‘touch’. Even with the masks on, Evely could tell from their eye slits; the men seemed to be watching her.

“Compared to her thin waist, her chest is plump. Just holding it will be satisfying!”

In turn, the man grabbed Evely’s chest. Her eyes widened, biting back the gasp, her body trembling, like a small rabbit. It was the first time in her life that a man touched her. She was trembling because she didn’t know what to do with the shame that was taking over her.

So naive.

And as if these words were a signal, giggling voices began to fill the place.

“Is she a ******?”

A question popped up among men wearing the same mask. Because of the mask, it was hard to tell who was who.

“Of course. If you’re curious, how about you check it out yourself?”

The atmosphere was gradually rising to the playful voice. All the men gathered here were nobles. The secret playground of the nobles, the market for buying and selling young slaves.

There was this dark side to the splendid bustling empire, like a stained shadow.

The emperor had strictly forbidden to buy and sell slaves outside of the official market, but no one let out a word. Masked nobles were those who made laws and broke them. This entertainment was more enjoyable than anything else and they wanted to enjoy this pleasure.

“I’ll start the auction!”

Evely looked back at the man next to her. The host’s face seemed like the host of the dog fight.

“Alright, let’s start with 3,000 gold.”

As if everyone was waiting for him to start, the bids began.

“3,500.”

“Five thousand.”

“6,500!”

“Seven thousand!”

Evely’s eyes were busy following the voices. Someone called 7,000 from the right, 7,500 from the left, and 8,000 from somewhere.

Evely was confused because she didn’t know where to look. As the price went up to 9,000 in a flash, her head felt dizzy.

“Is there any more? It’s a shame to lose such a young and pretty girl! If you don’t have her…”

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“Twenty thousand.” Even though it was not a very loud voice, the hall became quiet as if someone had poured water over them.

The price was twice as high as the previous one. The eyes of those wearing masks darted to the source. It was a man sitting in the center of the hall. He was covered by a mask, but it didn’t take much to deduce that he was an old man with grey hair and a bulging belly.

While there was a pause, the host’s words resonated loudly. His voice was extra loud as if he were impressed. “Twenty thousand!”

The man was an old, powerless nobleman who had no choice but to spend the rest of his life with women. His skinny body did not serve properly, and his sexual life was bad. His wife ran away at a young age, and his children were just too ashamed to acknowledge him. Buying a weaker girl than him and bullying her, showing off his masculinity, was the only thing that made him feel alive.

Twang!

The sound of the auction ending sounded like a trumpet announcing the execution of a prisoner.

Evely looked around the hall with hazy eyes. The host who laughed with the corners of his mouth raised, and the little boy who was serving drinks between tables. Every man wearing the same mask was taking in her beautiful sight.

Auction, skin, ample breasts, ******.

She lived in a village, but no matter how ignorant she was, she could guess what these words meant. Her eyes desperately signaled, “Help me”, but no one was interested in her requests. The host only shouted go bring the next slave.

It wasn’t just their masks that were similar. Their insides were the same, too. They were all the same. Filthy.

“Uhn-”

While she was trying to talk, a sturdy man came up to the stage and tied her wrists. Then, he bent down and released the chain from her ankle.

Unlike the transparent and thin clothes like the wings of a dragonfly, the chain tied to her foot had weighed quite a bit. Since it was removed, she really wanted to fly away and get out of this place like in a dream, but her ankle, which had a red mark by the chain, still felt sore. She couldn’t think of any place she could run to, with this ankle.

Evely was taken away by the man and led towards the noble who had bought her. He stood still and watched her approach. “She’s small and pretty, too.” A thin voice made its way into her ears.

The face under the mask, the face with the mask, and the man’s white hair. All of this began to feel real. She suddenly became afraid.

“What is your name?”

“Ev-Evely… Evely Siranen.” Evely stuttered, her voice cracking.

“That’s a pretty name.”

He raised his hand and touched her skin. It wasn’t just his hands. Shiny old eyes were peering at her body, shamelessly.

“Good. I just needed to build back your body.”

“Build back?”

“I haven’t ever seen a young girl who did not enjoy it”

Said the man, wrapping his hand around her waist. Perhaps because of the thin clothes, his sticky hands felt much more vivid. Goosebumps rose on her neck, but it was not an exciting reaction.

“You will be surprised to see the equipment in the mansion.”

“I-I..”

She wanted to look as calm as possible, but in the end, her voice trembled.

Evely couldn’t hide it.

“I don’t know this man yet.”‘

That’s all she could say in this situation. It was a desperate appeal to understand even a little of the fear ahead of something difficult to imagine. However, the man who heard it suddenly burst into a loud series of laughter.

“Yes, yes, I know. So I bought you. What’s the fun if the girl knows the man? She is a ****** with no luck!”

She was too young to understand the word ******, but that didn’t matter to him. He just hurried out of the main hall, pulling Evely closer.

The auction took place in secret in an obsolete mansion. The mansion had a structure where the main hall where the auction was held, and a long corridor for the purchased slaves, with bedrooms on the side. Unlike the main hall where the security was strict, the more the people went to the bedroom, the fewer people were vigilant.

“I want to taste you before taking you to my house.” He touched Evely’s ear, whispering, and led her to the bedroom. Evely tried not to tremble, holding her dress’ hem tightly.

I have to run away. I want to run away. Can I run away?

“I feel stuffy. Could you please let me breathe?”

The man laughed at her words.

“It’s a very cute favor to ask me to remove your clothes.”

The man bent his already bent waist further toward Evely‘s chest. He lowered his face, burying it deep in her ample chest, and slowly began to solve her problems.

Her breasts were almost completely revealed, previously held back by the thin cloth. With shame, fear struck her again.

“Smells so good.” And as soon as the man uttered the words like an exclamation, she hit the man with her forehead.

“Ahhhh! You’re crazy!” She hit him so hard that her head started pounding.

Fear was a way to make you bet your potential on gambling with little odds. I don’t know if it’s an adult man who is brittle, but if it’s a skinny old noble, it might be possible to get out. Even though she knew it was not an easy idea, Evely started to run. An angry voice burst from behind her as if to grab her.

“You dare to do that, b*tch!? Get that bitch back right now!”

Without thinking about covering her chest, Evely ran like mad.

“I can’t get caught. Never.”

She winced from the pain she felt in her sore ankle sore, because of the heavy chain she’d been wearing.

“The slave ran away!”

When the noble’s command was given, the guards guarding the main hall began to move in unison. Blood rushed to her head. She would have been able to get out more quickly if her legs were fine, but her speed reduced now. Her ankle was also sore, and it was difficult to find balance because of her hands tied together.

Every time she ran, her body doubled her.

“There she is! Over there!” The guards in the hall found her and shouted. Once she turned her head, they were one step closer, and when she turned her head again, they were about five steps closer. She felt like she was about to get caught. Anxious, Evely was now imagining her death.

Looking back was a waste of time for her now. She had to run. Run.

“Ugh··!” She was trying her best, but then she lost her balance and faltered. It didn’t take long to detect that her feet hit something.

“Ah, no-”

Evely fell forward. She hit the marble floor, and the pain spread as if she were being struck all over her body. Her ankles were swollen and her limbs screamed in pain.

She tried to get herself up again, but she couldn’t gather any strength. Her two hands, tied together, couldn’t hold herself up from the floor properly and she kept falling down. It was all meaningless. As if she were trampled by a ferocious beast’s feet.

The guard’s footsteps were approaching her.

Is it over?

Evely closed her eyes. She wished everything was a dream.

Chapter 3

“… Hnn.”

But then, she heard a strange man’s laugh in her ear.

At the moment, Evely’s body flinched. The man’s laughter rang louder as if he had seen something funny. When she opened one of her eyes, she saw a toe covered by a fancy shoe.

“To bare your chest and lie on the floor… Is this a new kind of entertainment?” The man’s voice fell into her ears, amusement was evident.

The girl with her chest exposed wriggled like a caterpillar.

“So petty.”

She was so desperate, but the man was laughing. She looked ridiculous, crawling on the floor to live.

Evely managed to raise her head. And her eyes widened in surprise.

… That man wasn’t wearing a mask.

It was the first time she saw a person without a mask except for the host and the attendants. His outfit and graceful appearance were not of a host or attendant either.

Didn’t he participate in the auction?

Dark blue eyes with raven black hair. His eyes were cool, like ice. It wasn’t shiny eyes from eye slits staring at her, but eyes cold like a winter night. His eyes were strangely overbearing, so even though her body froze, she felt an unknown sense of relief.

For the first time, she saw someone who she could discern.

“May I help you?”

“Or maybe not.” The man took back his words before she said, “Please.” The eyes of the two met each other. The heat in Evely’s eyes grew.

“The girl is…!” Then an angry voice sounded from behind.

She turned her head and saw the nobleman and guards rushing in. But the moment he found the man in front of Evely, the old nobleman bowed his head and opened his mouth with a different soft voice.

“Count Bernhard? How can you be in such a place…”

“Sir James. I thought you were living in peace while raising a younger student in the countryside, but what may you be doing here?”

The old nobleman responded with a confused face at his words.

“I had some work here and by chance, I bought a slave. But I didn’t expect the foolish slave to run away, haha.”

“This… I feel sorry for her.”

The more the conversation continued, the more the old nobles bowed down and became tame.

“So, how much is she?”

“Yes? what… ?”

He glanced at the woman wriggling under his feet with an expressionless face.

“This stupid slave.”

“I bought he-.”

However, James couldn’t speak anymore. This was because the sword on the Count’s waist was aiming precisely at the tip of his chin. He held his breath.

In an instant, the face of the old nobleman turned blue, but the Count was bored. However, there was a pressure that could not be ignored at the end of the words.

“I guess my question wasn’t who bought this slave, but how much did she cost? Isn’t that right?”

“Well, that, I bought her for 30,000.”

Lie..

Evely said in her mind, but the words couldn’t come out.

“I’ll give you six. Sell this girl to me.”

Even if he didn’t like it, he couldn’t help it. The man’s voice was insensitive, but the tip of the sword was very threatening.

“Oh, no. I agree.”

“I will send someone to pay the amount sooner or later. And it’s especially surprising to see that Sir James was here. Your Majesty is very sensitive to illegally operated markets these days.”

He laughed. The laugh was beautiful, but he looked so cruel. While threatening with a sword on the old man’s neck, the sword didn’t shake even a bit.

“T-thank you!”

As soon as he lowered the sword in slow motion, James screamed thanks and turned around. Evely, who was watching until he disappeared, finally opened her mouth.

“T-thank you. I’m really glad.”

She kept mumbling. Tears filled her eyes, flowing down her cheeks. Words came out mixed with her irregular breaths. At first glance, she looked really beautiful.

“Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much…”

… What else should I say…

“Why are you thankful?

Evely’s eyes were puzzled by that voice.

“Maybe because I’m more rich?”

“How do you know that I am better than that old man?”

The voice as light as a feather could not easily be read. The only thing that can be detected is a bit of interest.

At that instant, she felt choked, and she stared at the man with wide eyes.

“You are naive.”

Tsk. A sound of him clicking his tongue rang out. Evely’s face grew white, her body shriveling up.

* * *

Evely thought it was probably not the man who bought her, but the women of this mansion.

Charlotte wiped her damp hands on the apron, looking at Evely. Charlotte, who has been working with this family for generations, had disapproved of Evely ever since she first entered the house.

“Where are you going to be of use?”

Evely bent her back at the cold voice that reprimanded her. As she lowered her head and looked down, the tips of the maid’s clunky shoes came in sight. Her toes were tapping dissatisfied on the smooth floor.

“Why did he buy a kid like this?” Charlotte mumbled to herself.

Even with her unconventional tone, Evely simply said sorry for her.

In fact, she wanted to ask why they bought her too. Because 60,000 gold was too much money for this kind of chore.

The man who bought her at the slave market told someone to bring Evely to his mansion. Then he handed it to the maid telling her to use Evely wherever she wanted.

“Her body is too weak and frail…”

The man who bought her was named Alec Bernhard, who is considered one of the most powerful and outstanding knights in this empire. In the center of the capital, almost everyone knows him, but Evely, who helped in farming in someone else’s field in a quiet rural village, had not heard of this strange name.

“Bring the vase to the warehouse. It’s on the far right of the second floor. Can you at least do that?” Charlotte said with a helpless face.

Evely replied quickly, afraid that she would garner more anger. Her gaze, as if she was still mad, glanced over her, but Evely held up the vase pretending not to know.