"Ah."

"Hmm?"

I heard a light mechanical hum coming out from between Soma's breasts. It was vibrating.

...

"...Why'd you put it there..."

"...Force of habit?"

Soma took a smartphone out of her pair of large mountains.

"Who's-"

And then she hung it up almost immediately when she saw who had called.

"Now, Master~ Let's hurry on home... I want to do some perverted things with Master already..."

That disgusted reaction definitely registered within my eyes during that one instant.

Lestia huh.

"...Oi."

I flicked her forehead just before she managed to cling onto my right arm.

"Ow! Master you're so meannn!"

The red-haired girl flinched and moved a little backwards. The bag of corpses she put behind her back shook a little, and a few muffled screams could be heard from inside.

...I thought they were supposed to be dead already...

"..."

"...A-alright Master I got it... don't look at me like t-that..."

Soma pressed her thighs together and started to hyperventilate, her hot gasps for air released puffs of steam in the cold air after the rain. Stopping for a few seconds, she placed the black plastic bags down on the street and whipped out the knife from the black sheath strapped around her left thigh.

Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab. Stab.

And then she performed a few powerful stabs onto them, until she was sure there were no longer any groans nor lingering traces of life.

A few blotches of blood got onto her face cheeks, as Soma's face turned a little delirious from the smell of blood. When she was done, I noticed a translucent white liquid dripping down onto the grey public pavement.

"Haahhh... haahhh..."

She licked the blood on her cheeks in ecstasy.

Well, I'm used to this kind of scene. It didn't really faze me one bit.

...Nope, not at all.

Hah? Trembling? No no, I'm just trembling because of the cold.

...Yep. Please stop doing that. I beg you. It's creepy so cut it out, you're scaring me.

Coughing a little to assume my 'strict' mode again, I activated Absolute Dignity LV2 from my Slavemaster skillset.

Yes... I do this just to create that sombre tone befitting of a Master. It amplifies the aggressiveness of my voice too.

How convenient~

"Soma, that's enough."

"Hiiiiiiiiii!!!"

Soma jumped up with a startled scream as I pressed down my hand on her right shoulder from behind.

D-did I overdo it?

No... don't be soft here White... even if it's midnight now, there might be people passing by still... we can't let them see this mess... Looks like we'll have to use some mana to hide this, I'll have Soma use Clean with lifestyle magic then...

"Stop fooling around and clean this up. Pass me the phone, I'll head back first."

"W-wait M-Master...!"

"Is there any objections, Miss Slave?"

"Kuhh...~!!! Th-there are none, Masterrrr...!!!"

...I have mixed reactions to her getting aroused from this... She really likes the punishment play huh...

"Give me the phone first. ...Soma?"

"..."

Soma was looking down and fidgeting her lower waist. The knife had already been sheathed, and she was pressing her arms forward to her chest, raising the bulging melons up for me intentionally.

I gulped unintentionally as her entranced expression and sensual movements became even more enchanting suddenly.

This feeling... she's bringing her out again?!

I wouldn't lose control with just this kind of mental influence, but it still made me feel a little pent up.

"M-Master... you take it out y-yourself... it-it's stuck in between..."

...It's a clear lie, ... ...but...

"White?"

"Yeah it's me. Why'd you call?"

I returned the missed call and asked Lestia directly as I headed towards our apartment.

"Fufu, are you interested? Are you~ Are you~?"

"...I'm hanging up now."

"H-hey, wai-wait!!! I was kidding, geez!"

"Hm, you're outside now? Park?"

"Mn, White's ears are sharp as usual... I'm at Tencho Park currently. I called to inform Soma that I would be performing a few errands so it'd be good if she came over to clean up for me..."

"... ...Clean up huh... ..."

"...Having second thoughts?"

I narrowed my eyes, and replied in a lower tone.

"...Nothing like that, I've decided this for us after all... ...Well don't overdo it, I'll send Soma over shortly. Don't add any more than necessary okay, well... although I know you won't hold back at all... haaahhh..."

"You know me so well White~ You're the one at fault after all, huhuhu~"

Lestia laughed lightly when she heard my sigh and hung up.

Well that sounds about right, we can't use our telepathic link between Master and slaves on Earth after all. Although skills below Rank 5 and LV5 were still useable...

And Lestia's definitely going to take more lives than usual since she's unrestrained during the 2 weeks I've left her alone... I should correct that when she comes back...

I returned back to where Soma was since I haven't gone far enough, and told her the details. She tried to worm her way out of it at first, so I had to use a skill to keep her in check.

...Really... mana is precious here you know, stop making your precious Master do these unnecessary things...

Contemplating to myself, I walked back to our apartment slowly. The night breeze was pretty soothing, but admittedly... a little cold.

Rubbing my mittens together, I then let out a long exhale of hot air out of my lungs.

"...I almost forgot how cold winter is..."