“You shall become my son’s concubine!” the fat man shouted at me.

“Why me? How old is he?” I asked as I leaned back in surprise and turned to look around. I came here to infiltrate this noble family, called the Greywing family. I was about to sign the contract to become a maid in the mansion for a small amount of money which would be enough for low-skilled people, only to get noticed by the lord of the household. He came out of nowhere and told me something like that, of course, I became enraged, but thanks to Master’s teachings, I managed to hold in my wrath.

“I don’t want him to accidentally knock up some lowly maid, but your talent is good enough, so even if an accident happens, it’d be fine. As the young lord, he should be experienced in all sorts of things! Oh, and he’s twelve years old,” he replied while rubbing his round stomach.

The hell? That’s gross. What kind of father is this man? But he’s too strong. What should I do? Master, can you hear me?

“Liz? What is the problem,” Master Elena answered my prayers.

“There is a problem with the Greywing family I was sent to investigate. The youngest son barely hit puberty and his father wants to turn me into a concubine for the boy. I’d very much like to avoid that fate.”

After a bit of silence, I felt my master’s presence come over through the soul realm and take control of my body.

“I’m fine with that,” my lips moved unwillingly. If I was still in control of my body, my lips would have definitely quivered after hearing my master’s decision. I understood that we couldn’t afford to make an enemy out of this noble, but it still hurt me.

M-Master… did I do something wrong? Is there really no other way?

“Don’t be silly.”

I understand. If that’s what master desires.

“No, you won’t do anything like that,” her words hit my mind like a thunder. Happiness flooded my mind as I realised she never thought of sacrificing me. She still found me useful, that was all that mattered to me!

“I want to slap you now, Liz. I’m pretty sure I’ve told you countless times to stop thinking of those kinds of things. It’s a real bother sometimes that neither of you can resist my blood and think a bit more clearly,” she sighed in my mind with a sad voice.

I’m sorry.

“Well, let’s see this brat. We could use him as a hostage or we could tame him. Since he’s so young, we might as well make use of his background and that idiot of a father. Worry not, you won’t have to lay with him. I’ll alter the boy’s memories. At that age, he’s surely weak which means I can take full control of him,” Master explained.

Understood.

“Great! What a wise woman you are!” he put his fat hand on my face and brushed my blonde hair to the side.

“Your eyes are so beautiful blue like the Ops river, I’ve taken a fancy to you,” he smiled at me, but I felt disgusted to my very core. I wasn’t sure if it was because of Master’s blood and her hate for these kinds of people or because of my own emotions since she was in control of my body, but I hated this man for sure.

“I shall serve the young master, Lord Greywing,” I bowed in front of him.

“Hmm- it’s a bit of a waste to let go of a beauty like you, but my son needs a woman like you to accompany him at nighttime. Come, I’ll lead you to his room, of course, since you were so obedient, I’ll take care of your wellbeing and expenses. Do you have a family? I’ll send them some money in turn for your services!” the fat man put his filthy hands on my back.

Clenching my fists, I held back my rage and was about to follow him when I heard the scream of a woman, who was dragged into the hallway through a doorway and into another room only a few steps away. What caught my eyes was that the woman was a knife-ear, an elven woman. My Master liked to refer them as such, so I picked up her habit. My master was the best. I couldn’t wait for the moment she took this fat pig down and butchered him, and I’d be even happier if I could do it myself.

“I’m still here, you know?”

“Eh? Master, you haven’t left?” I felt a bit afraid of being punished, even though she’s never hurt us. I was afraid to lose her love and care for me, she could hit me all she wanted if it made her happy.

“...”

“Master?”

“It seems like I’ll have to hit you kids since you keep thinking silly stuff. You’re all important to me, so stop thinking of these kinds of things. Anyway, I’ll stay around for a bit longer and see what happens. If necessary, I’ll descend in your body.”

“Y-YES!” I felt excited to hear her words. Although Master didn’t know this, everyone in the ranks of the dark scars was excited and felt proud and happy if either of our masters descended in our bodies. At first, we thought that the only usage of the shadow world was that our masters could take control of our bodies, communicate with us, or see the things we’ve seen. But after coming to this world called Ketarn, we’ve found out that it had even more usages.

We had yet to find out every use this shadow world had. It was our masters’ combined soul realm, so it surely had more secrets! If Master really descended upon me, I’d feel insanely happy and proud of myself.

Hail the god and goddess of devouring!

“...”

Master, I feel that you must be covering your face with your hand.

“H-How did you know?” she asked startled. “Can you see backwards through our bond?”

No… I just know you.

“Whatever, focus on your surroundings instead of thinking of bullshit!” she yelled at me. Her voice was so gentle and lovely even while she was shouting. I loved her voice even if I was being yelled at!

“Uh-”

Master?

“Nothing.”

The fat pig led me through the hallway and kept talking about the background and history of his pig family and his pig of a son and the pigs on the picture. They were all just pigs ready to be slaughtered in my eyes. This lowly human had the face to request me to become his child’s concubine. What kind of man was this? If I laid my hands on a kid at that age, I’d be labelled a pedophile and how could I get attracted to some kid? This man was insane!

“And since our ancestor saved the gryphon’s life, he made bonds with a clear-blooded divine beast! They made a contract of equals and shared each other’s blood. Our ancestor had the blood of a first-rank gryphon in his blood and we’ve been born with gryphon feathers for generations! As you can see, I have a few feathers on my arms and I also have them on my back, but I have great hopes for my son. He has much more gryphon feathers and he might be able to grow a wing once he grows older! What do you think?” he turned around to look at me, showing me his disgusting pig face.

Holding down the contents of my stomach, I smiled at him, “The Lord’s family has a majestic background! I’m very happy to serve the young master of a family like that!”

“Hahaha, I’ve really taken a fancy to you! Most women scream and shout like pigs when I force them to serve a great lord like me. Stupid women, they should just obediently spread their legs,” he grumbled. “Hmm- won’t my son become too soft with women if he has a gentle maid like you serve him? Maybe I should move you to my room after all,” a filthy grin formed on his face.

“Lord Jareg, if I may be so presumptuous to request this, I’d like to help the young master become a fine man. Fear not, I’ll scream and shout in pain and fear if necessary, my acting skills are pretty good.”

“Hey, hey. Don’t be too rash, Liz,” Master warned me.

Did I reveal too much?

“It should be fine, but don’t mention acting skills to him ever again. He shouldn’t get suspicious of you for a while. We can’t make him into our enemy just yet.”

I understand.

“Hmm? Alright. Believe it or not, a woman can train a young boy to become a dominant and oppressive person! The heir of the Greywing family should be that kind of person! I hope that you can train him to be a fine man while I take care of his training and education!”

“Of course,” I smiled at him. He stopped in front of a simple wooden door and opened it for me. What a gentle pig he was…

There was a half-naked boy sitting in the middle of his bed with his legs crossed. A dim ray of light radiated around his body and lit up the dark room since the curtains were closed. On the right side of the bed was a drawer and in the corner on the left of the door was a wardrobe. There was a smaller bookshelf on the right of the door and the last piece of furniture was the large bed in front of the door. It even had curtains which could be closed if the kid wanted to hide or something like that. Maybe to not get spotted in the middle of sex.

Despite coming here for that, I was sure I’d never touch this kid since Master didn’t command me to, thankfully. It’d have been a terrible fate.

“Why is the young miss shuddering?” the pig put his filthy hands on my shoulder.

“I was just amazed by how beautiful your child was. His feathers are very beautiful,” I gasped and held back my killing intent.

“Don’t worry, he’s going to die in the future, but for now, we can still use him. Walk towards the kid while introducing yourself and bow in front of him if his father still stays around. If not, make him your pawn, but be careful, I’m sure there are experts watching over the kid. A noble like this wouldn’t leave his kid unguarded. Just a single shout from the kid and you’d be dead for sure,” Master said.

“Ah, I’m being called by someone else and Dred is busy. Please, be very careful. I’ll come back soon,” those were my Master’s last words before I felt her presence disappear. I was so happy to have her around yet it has come to an end. But if I perform well enough, maybe I could ask for a hug! Wait, but she has hugged me many times before. Would she hug me if I asked her even without doing anything? I wonder. I must try it later!

I took a step towards the bed and curtsied as I introduced myself, “Young Lord of the glorious Greywing family. I’ve come to serve you and take care of all your needs. Please call me Liz or as you see fit.”

“You have some backbone to request him to call you by your name, hehe. I like your kind! Good! Very good! I shall take my leave,” the fat pig turned around to leave, but he stopped for another word in the door, “Oh, and don’t try anything funny. There are things worse than death.”

“I wouldn’t want to hurt the young master,” I said with a serious face this time. “He’s worthy to serve, I believe.”

Nodding his head, the pig closed the door, dirtying the handle, and left me ‘alone’ with the young master. Although I was weaker than him and the person hiding in the corner, I was a kin of Master, how could a mere shadow elemental user hide from my senses? Since he’s here and on alert, I should do everything discreetly.

“Does the young master wish to drink anything?” I asked, seeing the brat open his eyes. He hasn’t done anything wrong yet, so I didn’t put him on my to-kill list.

“What a beautiful sister! My name is Skeiron! Skeiron Greywing!” he jumped off of his bed and ran up to me. Seeing his body, I somehow remembered the time when I was still just a useless kid in the slums and the only one getting food was Sareg, my big brother. Whether I felt this way because of Master’s blood or not, I didn’t know, but I was happy to serve Master with my whole being and leave behind that life of suffering, hunger, and weakness.

Now I have enough power to crush those at the same level as me, well, most of the people, at least. I understood I was far from Master’s level and that there were many strange people and strong bloodlines, but I wasn’t one to trifle with either and that was all thanks to Master! She sent Miss Audrey and the others to find us, even if she didn’t do it herself, I’ll be eternally grateful!

“Liz, right? Why are you spacing out, big sister?”

“I’m sorry, I just remembered my childhood for a moment,” I smiled at him. The brat looked up at me with shining eyes, visibly liking me. Hmm- if he took a liking to me so easily, he should be easy to control. This must be because of Master’s aura. People trust our kind more easily and thanks to mastering Ambush, their alert is lowered since we can hide every emotion perfectly. I can’t fail with conditions like these!

“Your childhood? What was it like?” he asked.

I gently put my hand on his shoulder and led him towards the door, “While you show me around, I’ll tell you about it. I’m new here, after all.”

As I stepped over the doorstep, I heard a whisper in my ear, “You have three days to make him a man or you’ll count useless. At that time, the Lord will enjoy you to the utmost and then I’ll get to have some fun with you, so you better do your job.”

“My~ Skeiron, your family has a wonderful history, but some people are so impatient. Are you as well? I suppose you know why I’m here, right?”

Looking down with a red face, he nodded, “Big Sis, I don’t want to force you and I’m not in a hurry.”

“Thank you, then could you show me around?”

“Of course!”

“Tsk. Teach him the pleasure he could feel and show him how much better it gets if he’s doing what he wants. The Lord has been raised like that as well and he turned into a true, dominating Lord!” the same voice whispered in my ear.

I was hiding most of my strength and this guy didn’t know that I was about as strong as him. And since I wasn’t some shitty gryphon or human, I’d definitely have the ability to take him out. It was only a question of time before I’d get to control this place from the inside.

I was looking forward to having my own playground!