Master and Slaves

...It felt like I was forgetting something.

Even after waking up, that feeling didn’t leave my head.

Because of the curse, my body was still heavy and I whipped it to get up.

Cathy was no longer in the room.

For a moment I was startled, but the hum I heard from outside the room brought me relief.

I straightened my clothes and left the room, heading to the living room.

There was a four-person table, and right next to it on the floor sat Tiria with her face pressed against the ground.

Though the atmosphere was dangerous, I sat on the chair beside her for safety.

"Master, where were you?"

"Eh? Ah, ah. I slept in the next room. I was worried about Cathy."

"The scent of Cathy is coming from Master."

"Eh? Ah, ah. I slept with her."

"Slept together?"

Tiria’s eyebrows shot up.

"Ah, ah. Um..."

"As Cathy, right?"

Startled, I turned and saw Helene walking toward us from the entrance, her huge breasts bouncing as usual.

"So, how was it? Did you do it? Up to what point?"

Helene sat on the seat opposite me, leaning forward with a smile on her face.

From the morning onward, that was off-limits.

...Because her breasts were too erotic.

While I was at a loss for words, Cathy appeared from the kitchen at the back.

"Ufufu. Good morning, Master. Ah, Helene-san, Tiria-san too. Yes, breakfast is ready."

Cathy cheerfully set down the basket with white bread and the wooden salad bowl filled with fresh vegetables on the table.

"I’ll bring the tea right away."

With a full smile, she turned to go back to the kitchen.

"Wait a second, Cathy."

Helene stopped Cathy from leaving the living room.

"Cathy, you became Hiroyuki-sama’s Dule, right?"

"Is that so? I knew I became a Dule, but I didn’t know that far."

"I saw it yesterday, so it’s certain. There was a second mark on your butt, and no third mark."

"Is that so?"

Cathy tilted her head.

"That’s why Cathy must wear the proper attire for a Dule."

"Proper attire for a Dule?"

When Helene said that, Cathy looked down at herself.

She was still wearing her usual maid uniform.

"Ah, yes, I understand. Um, I have to show my chest and butt, right?"

Cathy checked with Helene, then started unbuttoning her shirt.

There were no bras in this world, so the underwear she usually wore was just a shirt.

But Cathy wasn’t even wearing a shirt.

After unbuttoning three buttons, what appeared from there was a pair of breasts richer than Helene’s but not as full as Tiria’s....

"Cathy, wait, no, wait."

"What is it, Master?"

While tilting her head, Cathy lifted the back of her skirt and revealed her white butt.

There it was again, the same mark as on her chest.

"Cathy, have you been wearing that the whole time?"

"Yes, since it was given to me by Master, I didn’t want to take it off."

"No, no, no, come here, Cathy."

I stood up from my seat, grabbed Cathy’s arm, and, leaving Helene and Tiria stunned, led her to my room.

"Look, take it off quickly."

"Eh? Ah, yes."

When we entered the room, I immediately removed her maid uniform.

As I thought, Cathy hadn’t untied the diamond bondage I had put on her yesterday.

Or rather, I hadn’t untied it myself.

The thing that made me feel I had forgotten was this.

Why hadn’t I noticed?

If we had slept together, I would have noticed by touching, right? Normally.

Haa.

Because I had kept tying her all night, the parts where the rope was pressing had become congested.

"I’m sorry."

I apologized while untangling the rope.

"No, please don’t apologize. What Master did to me is completely fine, and on the contrary, I’m happy."

Cathy’s smile only made me feel worse.

What should I do in this situation?

Was there any medicine?

Should I rub her?

"Um, can’t you heal my body like you did before?"

"I see, that’s it!"

I gathered magic in my hands and traced Cathy’s body.

"Mm... mmm... hian... ah... No... there... aaahhh!!!"

At first it seemed like it was only slightly stimulating, but when I traced her chest and crotch, she started moaning and finally came.

"Haa, haa, haa, Master, haa, haa. It felt so good, haa, haa."

I hadn’t done it to make her come.

What was I doing since morning?

Well, anyway, Cathy’s body had returned to its normal white, unscathed form.

"Alright, then put this on."

I picked up the maid uniform from the floor and handed it to Cathy.

"It also needs to be made again."

With her usual practiced movements, Cathy put on the maid uniform, then, just like yesterday in the living room, exposed her breasts and rolled up the back of her skirt to show her white butt.

"Doesn’t it make you embarrassed?"

"Right now it’s not embarrassing, but when I go outside, I still...."

"Well, that’s how it is. But Tiria was embarrassed at first too, and now she’s used to it."

More like "scared" than "embarrassed."

But I was glad that Cathy seemed fine more than I had expected.

"Yes. I’ll do my best to get used to it quickly."

It felt a bit off, but, whatever.

After waiting for Cathy’s preparations to finish, I opened the door to leave the room.

There stood Helene and Tiria... who had been frozen with their ears pointed toward us.

"Ahaha, um, Tiria-san came because she was worried about Cathy-san."

"Master, Cathy-san is always so sneaky."

"Um, Tiria-san?"

Helene seemed troubled by Tiria not catching on.

Haa.

Come to think of it, Cathy had done this before too.

Was it popular in this world?

......

"This vegetable is from Marc-san’s wife. It was picked fresh this morning."

Cathy, who had taken the seat next to me, took the vegetables from the salad bowl and put them on my plate while explaining.

"Ah, my share...."

"Eh? Ah, yes, please."

When Helene asked Cathy hesitantly, Cathy handed the salad bowl to Helene.

"Um, aren’t you going to serve me?"

"Eh?"

"...Haa, it’s fine now. I’ll take it myself."

"Haa...."

Cathy tilted her head.

I didn’t understand the meaning of Helene’s attitude.

"Ah, this bread is also delicious. It was baked this morning by Tony-san’s mother."

With that, Cathy placed the basket of bread on another plate.

Moreover, she broke it into bite-sized pieces for easy eating.

Holding one of the broken pieces of bread, she somehow extended her hand to me.

"Master, please open your mouth."

...This meant, "ahh" opening, right?

"Yes, please eat."

"Um, am... mmm..."

"Ufufu, try the vegetables too."

When Cathy picked up the wooden fork, she skillfully threaded some vegetables on it and held it in front of my mouth again.

"Aaand... pak... mmm..."

"Haa, it looks just like a newlywed couple."

Helene leaned on her elbow, watching us with exasperation.

At our feet, Tiria looked up at my face with a face that seemed on the verge of tears.

"Haa... Anyway, I have something I want to ask Cathy. About yesterday, why did you go there?"

That was something I wanted to ask too.

But after seeing Cathy’s tragic state yesterday, I had been hesitating to speak about it.

Whether she knew or not, Helene asked Cathy without hesitation.

"Um, the village girl contacted us. She said Master had gotten a serious injury and she needed me to come right away."

"So you went because of that?"

"Yes. She said the girl would guide us, so I followed."

"So. But even if I got injured, Tiria could heal me, and if Tiria couldn’t handle it, even if Cathy came it wouldn’t matter."

"That’s true... but when I heard Master had gotten a serious injury, my head went completely blank and I couldn’t think straight... anyway, I thought I had to go immediately...."

Cathy lowered her head at Helene’s words.

"Well, it’s fine with me. If something happened to Master, I might not be able to think straight either. I would come running first. So, the girl who contacted Cathy, do you remember her face?"

"Ah, yes. Um, it was..."

"...Milli..."

"Ah, yes, that girl. But why was it Master?"

When Cathy heard the name I muttered, she was surprised.

"I also got guided by that girl."

"So, did Hiroyuki-sama follow too?"

"Ah, I heard Cathy had been taken."

"Why didn’t you wait for me!?!"

Helene leaned her face close to mine with an intense look.

"No, if I delayed, Cathy’s safety would be in danger."

"Master...."

I pulled back a little and explained the reason to Helene, and when Cathy heard it, she smiled happily.

"Well, in that situation, I would think the same. Hiroyuki-sama should be more aware that you are cursed."

"Ah, sorry."

I honestly apologized.

But even if the same thing happened again, I would still rush over immediately.

"So, Tiria was also called, right."

"Yes. I heard a voice calling from outside. I thought Helene-san was calling...."

Tiria also lowered her head. The atmosphere was on the verge of tears.

"Haa. So, I went to talk to the village chief earlier, and it turns out that girl Milli and the man she was dating disappeared from yesterday. There were no bodies there either, so they probably ran away somewhere together."

"...I see...."

I couldn’t forgive what they had done.

Besides, if I left it like that, more victims could appear.

"I’ll chase them right away!"

I said to Helene and stood up to prepare.

"No. We won’t be able to catch up from now. We don’t even know where they went."

"If we ask for clues or things like that..."

"Right now, Milli’s parents are being searched. We should wait for the results."

"However...."

"Hiroyuki-sama, you said it earlier too, remember? Please be aware that you are cursed."

Helene gave me another warning with an exasperated look.

I knew, but still....

"Frustrating."

I looked at Cathy.

"Cathy...."

Cathy seemed to remember yesterday’s events and hugged herself, trembling.

"Cathy, come here."

I called Cathy and hugged her trembling body.

"Sorry. I made you remember yesterday."

"No, I’m upset too. I can’t forgive myself for doing terrible things to Master."

Cathy buried her face in my chest.

And she cried on my chest for a while.

......

"Next, what shall I do, Master."

When Cathy calmed down, she returned to breakfast....

"Would you like vegetables? Or bread?"

Cathy, as if nothing had happened, smiled happily and started caring for me.

"Ah, no, it’s fine. I’ll eat by myself...."

"Eh? Ah, um, did something offend you?"

"No, it’s not that kind of thing."

The expression that had been like "all the happiness in the world had come to me" instantly changed to one as if "the end of the world" had arrived.

...When I saw that face, I felt tremendous guilt.

"Haa... Cathy, you mustn’t trouble Hiroyuki-sama."

"Eh? Are you troubled? Why? Is it because of me again?"

When Helene said that, Cathy looked like she was about to cry again.

"No, um...."

"Cathy! Calm down! You’re not Master’s lover. You’re his Dule. Understand that."

When I was at a loss for words, Helene unusually raised her voice at Cathy.

"But! I’m Master’s maid! If I’m a maid, then...."

"You were a maid even before becoming a Dule, right? Did you do things like this back then too?"

"U...."

"I understand how you feel like flaunting it, but I want you to have awareness as a Dule. Perfect. Tiria, please stand up and listen too? Hiroyuki-sama, please listen a little."

"Ah, ah, I understand."

"Yes."

Helene spoke to us seriously.

Tiria, who had been eating under the table, stood up, and I straightened my posture too.

"I haven’t told Cathy yet, but today we’re heading to the city of Lübeck."

"Eh? Has the exploration of the ruins ended?"

"That story will come later. Anyway, about the city of Lübeck—because it’s called a slave city, it’s a town where slave trading is thriving."

Come to think of it, Mateus had said something like that too.

"And it’s a strict town, especially for Dules. If Dule training isn’t done properly, fines are given or punishment is inflicted. The problem is that the Dule herself doesn’t get punished, but the Master of the Dule is punished."

I remembered what Tiria had said about that early on when I came to this world.

"Cathy. Tiria. Hiroyuki-sama would hate to spend years in prison because of the punishment."

"No way, I absolutely hate it! I can’t forgive myself for causing Master to be punished because of me...."

"I hate not being able to meet for years!"

"Then, you must have awareness as a Dule."

Helene smiled at Cathy and Tiria’s answers.

"Hiroyuki-sama, please have awareness as a Master too."

"Yeah."

Awareness as a Master... right.

Meaning, properly train them, take care of them, things like that?

"Until now, I thought there was time to go to the city of Lübeck, so I overlooked it. From now on, I’ll pay attention when I notice. Okay?"

""Yes!""

Cathy and Tiria answered energetically.

"How about you, Hiroyuki-sama?"

Helene stood up, placed her hands on her hips, leaned forward over the table, and brought her face close.

"Ah. I understand. I’ll be careful."

I nodded while alternating my gaze between Helene’s face and her sagging magnificent breasts.

"Very well. Then, let’s continue breakfast."

Helene smiled satisfied and nodded, then took a piece of bread and put it in her mouth.

Cathy also started eating her own meal, and Tiria began eating under the table.

I too brought the vegetables Cathy had served to my mouth.

"By the way, Helene-san. About what we were talking about earlier, why are we going to the city of Lubeck today?"