Master and Slaves

Helene opened the lock of the iron grate at the back of the coffin room, and when we went up the stairs...

"Yo, I got tired of waiting."

At the back of the room at the top of the stairs a tall black shadow sat in a chair.

On both sides two short shadows were standing.

"Kukkukku. You sure killed my little brother... Yarmo well."

The tall shadow, Yaska, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled at us... no, at me.

However his eyes were not smiling.

He kept glaring at me.

However I had no memory of killing a person who seemed a dark elf.

Was it some kind of mistake?

"Kukkukku, for a lofty elf to become a mere human’s Dule."

He spoke looking behind me.

"My Master is not a mere human."

A voice answering full of confidence could be heard.

Sophia’s voice.

"Hoh. Well, that will be known in time. Kukkukku. And you forgot the debt of being trained and became that one’s Dule?"

This time he spoke looking in a different direction.

It was behind me without a doubt.

Because no one answered I turned around while watching Yaska. Yuki was hiding in Muriel’s shadow, frightened.

...For some reason I was unreasonably angry.

"I see, I see. I see. She received care, it seems..."

I returned words full of sarcasm.

"Ah, I took care of her. I did the discipline. Yarmo was the one who devoured her though. That one was moaning hii hii. Kakakka."

In my head the sound of something snapping could be heard.

I dashed without a preliminary motion and immediately reached top speed.

However Yaska had apparently prepared. When he held a hand out toward me a lump of flame was fired at me.

Without weakening my speed I knocked that fireball back with my sword.

When I lowered my sword again and fixed my eyes on the target, Yaska was looking at me with an expression of astonishment.

I raised my sword to cut him in two.

Then I brought it down when I was one step away.

I brought it down when I planted my left foot.

Then I finished bringing it down at the same time I planted my right foot.

At that time Yaska should have been cut in two.

However something unexpected happened.

When I planted my left foot and tried to bring it down, from the right a small shadow came out stretching both arms sideways as if protecting Yaska.

Seeing that face up close I hurriedly stopped the hand bringing it down.

It was Rina.

Unable to kill my momentum I put my right foot a half step forward and braced so as not to send Rina flying.

There Rina kicked me.

The place was...!!

"Guwaah!!"

Every time pain ran here I come to hate being a man.

No, my head going blank and becoming unable to think anything is the correct answer?

That is a man’s weak point.

Kicked in the crotch I stayed there holding my crotch with the sword still in my hand, knelt, and writhed.

Apparently this place alone does not get stronger.

I raised my face resentfully.

There Rina looking down at me was shedding tears.

"Move!"

I swept that Rina away from behind with my left hand.

Rina was sent flying to the right from my view.

"Kukkukku, not a bad look."

Yaska folded his arms and looked down at me.

Then he stepped on my head with his right foot.

It was a humiliating pose, but for some reason I was calm.

The Dules behind stirred, and Muriel and Sara, Helene and Baldo were about to dash out at any moment. I raised a hand and checked them.

If the number of people intervening increased they might wound Cathy and Rina.

The pain in my crotch had eased quite a bit, and I stood up just as I was.

"Kyaa!"

Because I suddenly stood up Yaska, who had his foot on my head, fell over backward.

...Sophia and this Yaska, are elves missing something somewhere?

I put the tip of the sword in my left hand against the nape of the fallen Yaska’s neck.

Yaska swallowed spit while looking at me.

"How about it? Surrender?"

"...Kukkukku. No, not yet."

Yaska’s expression changed at once and he let out an insolent smile.

"Master!"

At that moment a scream could be heard from behind at the same time there was a presence from the left.

Rina should still be down so... Cathy!

I immediately shifted my stance to the right.

At the same time Cathy held a large stone with both hands and brought it down.

"Sorry, Cathy!"

I put a knife-hand against the unprotected Cathy’s neck and knocked her out.

Then I glared at Yaska again.

Yaska had already stood up and taken one more step back.

There was no longer an expression of composure on that face. He seemed impatient.

"You seem to have made me too angry."

I readied my sword in the upper stance.

Originally I ready it with both hands, but because I cannot use my right hand I only rest it there.

Even so it was apparently enough for intimidation.

"Hi... hii!"

Yaska let out a short scream.

When I brought my sword down...

"Hyaaah!"

Yaska fell over backward again.

Because of that what should have cut Yaska in two only cut his clothes and they came open.

Seeing that I was surprised.

There was a chest that swelled for a man.

"You!"

"Kyaaah!"

When Yaska looked at me and learned her own state she hurriedly hid her chest with both hands.

"You... a woman...?"

"S-so what!"

Yaska glared at me while still lying on the ground.

"..."

I could do nothing and just stood there.

The killing intent I had been putting out so vigorously until now had even my spirit wilt.

"K-kill me! If you’re going to kill me... hii"

Because Yaska started clamoring noisily I pointed the tip of my sword and she let out a short scream.

I have no intention of forgiving.

However I no longer have any intention of killing either.

No...

"...Just killing isn’t interesting. I’ll make you a Dule."

"Make me a Dule? ...Kukkukku... Ahahahah! Interesting! A mere human making a dark elf a Dule? Try it. If you can. Your soul vessel will burst and you’ll become a living corpse. Then I’ll keep your Dules. Even if by some chance I become a Dule I’ll keep getting in your way. Like those two there. Ahahahah!"

Yaska laughed loudly.

The two Yaska mentioned were Cathy and Rina.

...Fumu.

Anger boiled up to the stage before I recognized Yaska as a woman.

I stabbed my sword into the ground and took a mount position on Yaska.

Then I swept Yaska’s left hand away and put my left hand on her left breast.

"...What is your name?"

I thought the name Yaska was an alias so I asked.

"...Yanica."

This might also be an alias, but I continue.

"...Will Yanica become my Dule?"

"Kukkukku. I’ll become one."

The instant Yaska, Yanica, answered, Yanica’s left chest began to glow and went into my left hand.

"Gu... ku, haa, haa, h-how’s that, my soul is, kuu... haa, haa, big, right... ka... haa..."

Yanica kept spitting venom even while groaning as if in pain.

However when the light completely settled into my left hand and the light vanished, Yanica wore an expression of astonishment.

"Wha... y-you absorbed all of it..."

Yanica was in a daze even while breathing hard.

But there was still more from here.

From Yanica’s chest another ball of light came out.

"Eh...? ...Eh eh? Why? Why!"

Yanica suddenly changed from male speech to female speech.

This was probably Yanica’s true nature.

However that kind of thing doesn’t matter.

I drew the light of Yanica’s soul out into my left hand.

"D-don’t! Come back! Come baaack!"

While sniffling she pressed her own left chest with both hands.

However the ball of light slipped through Yanica’s hands and went into my left hand.

Once you become an A-Dule, making someone a Ji-Dule or To-Dule can be done by the Master’s will alone.

Making Yanica an A-Dule was too dangerous so I did that.

And I have no intention of making her a Ji-Dule either.

A third time the light of a soul went from Yanica’s left chest into my left hand.

"Nooo, forgive me, forgive meee... uku... hiku..."

Yanica cried while sobbing and begged for forgiveness.

There was not a fragment of the earlier momentum left.

It was just like a child being punished.

When I finished drawing out three of Yanica’s souls I slowly stood up.

At my feet Yanica had collapsed crying.

It was just like I had raped her.

I suddenly thought that and gave a bitter smile.

"Sophia. Come here."

Then I turned around and called Sophia.

"...Ah, y-yes!"

The Dules and Helene and Baldo were also looking at me in a daze.

Sophia was no exception. When I called she noticed after a little, answered, and ran this way.

"W-what?"

She asked me in a timid manner.

"Ah, I’ll leave this one with Sophia."

I pointed at Yanica crying oi oi and said that to Sophia.

"Eh? ...Eeeeeeh!! B-but!"

At first she seemed not to understand what I was saying, but perhaps she chewed on the words and immediately raised a scream of surprise.

"Ah, this one became my To-Dule. I could have given her to Yuki, but... that one is a Te-Dule."

Yuki would be one rank even lower than Yanica, so I cannot leave Yanica with Yuki.

Sophia had said Yanica was a sworn enemy, so I thought she would treat her as she liked.

...I’m quite a villain.

But...

"Don’t do anything too reckless."

I drive a nail in for now.

"U-un. Understood..."

Sophia, who still had not swallowed it, nodded.

"Also..."

I headed toward Cathy and Rina.

First Cathy.

I princess-carried Cathy and leaned her against the wall.

Next Rina.

I sat Rina beside Cathy the same as Cathy.

"Sophia. Can you return Cathy and Rina to normal?"