The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 339: Important matter!

Chapter 339: Important matter!

Victor sighed as he put Tulip down on the soft grass a few miles away, after making sure that no rabbits followed them.

Those things were dangerous, but they didn’t seem to have traced him like they were doing with Alex and Zoe at the moment.

When he saw the rabbits eat those men, he felt strange. Didn’t this trial throw out the corpses when it was over?

Victor frowned.

He had a hunch. Maybe those rabbits only attacked those with bloodlines.

One of the men earlier didn’t have a bloodline when Victor appraised him. The rabbits seemed to have ignored that guy's corpse. Victor wasn't sure though.

And those dark-skinned men were also strange. Victor had never heard of anything about them before, and although he recognized their language, he couldn't pinpoint their dialect.

The strange thing was that most of them had 3 or four bloodlines at very low purities, and those bloodlines were different from each other… Didn’t they belong to the same group or tribe?

That boss guy had a bloodline identification skill, he realized that Tulip had a bloodline, and made sure to mention that to his men as if this was important…

Victor frowned as the big picture began to form in his mind.

But still, there were some missing pieces… Why weren't the rabbits attacking him? He already displayed his bloodline. In fact, this was the first time he faced them since entering this place.

Could it be that they only attack dead people?

No… Alex was still getting bullied by them…

Wait… It may be a combination of bloodline and fate!

OH!

“What are you mumbling to yourself about!” Tulip suddenly shouted. “Did you get possessed or something?”

“Possessed…” Victor opened his eyes wide as it struck him.

He turned and looked at Tulip from head to toe… She was pretty, about 95% on the old trusty Lily scale. She must have been using some kind of skill or talisman to reduce her charm before.

In the beginning, he really wanted to bully this girl and take revenge for what she did in his past life, but when he raised his sword to hit her earlier, and she closed her eyes in fear, what he saw was not a bitch, but a scared little girl.

This reminded him of a very important fact, Tulip now was not the 90 years old bitch he encountered in his past life, but a loli could still be fixed! Whether this would go the easy way or the hard way would fully depend on her cooperation.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Tulip said as she pouted and tried to cover her naked body with her hands.

“Just pondering how a girl’s chest could be this flat…”

“FUCK YOU!” she cursed at him again.

“Whatever… sign this so that we can disguise the important matter at hand!” he said.

“What important matter?” she asked as she watched the contract form in midair. She finally realized what he meant by a contract earlier.

“Later…” he said, pointing to the contract.

Tulip quickly reads the carefully crafted words slowly, making sure that there were no loopholes. As a noble lady, she had been trained to distinguish fraudulent contracts and avoid scams from a young age.

“So basically, I will be your maid until the moon dungeon is conquered… That’s when this contract will conclude,” she said.

“Yes! Surviving this emperor is an honor!” he nodded. He really needed to develop this emperor persona, maybe it would be useful later.

“That wouldn’t work! What if this dungeon is not conquerable? It did state that it was a trial at the start!” Tulip said. “Make it so that the contract ends the moment we return to the real world!” she added.

“Ah… Ok…” he said as he silently cursed. This girl was not stupid.

“The second clause is that you will remove the seal on my power and I will never harm you…”

“Yes…” he said.

“Can you cure me?” she asked.

“I got the antidote for the herb they fed you from one of the men…” he told the truth.

“Oh… Then, the third clause is that you will not force or make me do anything but my responsibilities as your maid.” she read. “And that you will not sexually violate me…” she continued.

“Yes…”

“This is not good enough… I need you to add that you will never harm me or abuse your powers…”

“No… “ he interrupted. “This one is not negotiable… “

“Then I will not sign it!” she said

“Then I will take you back to the rabbits…” he responded. “I am sure they will have some fun with you before eating…”

She glared at him.

He glared back. “I can add that I will try my best so that you leave this place alive and unharmed!” he finally said.

“This is extortion! A contract should be a fair exchange!” she said.

“It is a fair trade… This emperor saved your life here, being my maid for a few days is the simplest thing you could do in return!” he stated coldly.

“Damn it! Fine!” she cursed finally knowing that this guy would not concede more than that, “But I need you to add a fourth clause to not tell anyone about what happened here after we exit!”

“That’s fine by me!” he said, adding the clause.

Tulip gave the contract one final look then paused… she was really hesitant… No… She must not be fooled. She kept telling herself. Thinking of a way to add a new clause…

“Sign it!” Victor ordered, slightly releasing some of his chaos bloodline's power. As someone who awakened her seadragon bloodline, Tulip would definitely be affected.

He was right! She suddenly felt her blood begin to boil, and without even thinking she signed the contract… It was as if his command was something she couldn’t resist.

She only noticed what happened when the contract shone with a bright light and disappeared!

“No!” she said, but it was too late. She looked at him hatefully. “Now the cure!” she commanded while biting her lip and extending her hand.

“Is that how a maid talks to her master?” he asked.

“... ….. …..” she couldn’t say it, and the next moment she felt something squeezing her heart… she fell to her knees. It hurt! Her soul hurt!

Biting her lip harder and with tears in her eyes she could only say it. “Master… can I have the cure….” she spat softly.

“What did you say?” he asked. “Speak louder…”

“…. MASTER… CAN I HAVE THE CURE…” she shouted as tears fell from her eyes. This was too humiliating. She should have never signed that contract! Damn it… “Just you wait, when we exit this place I will find you and cut you into a thousand pieces! “ she was cursing silently and Victor didn’t need to read her mind to know that.

“No need to shout, and this is not good enough!” he said while shaking his head. “You must realize this noble one is not an ordinary man, so as my maid you should call me by the right pronouns, like ‘your majesty’, or ‘your highness’… ‘Your imperial highness’ is also acceptable!” he said, nodding to himself.

“Ah…” she looked at him with a frown.

“Understood?” he asked her.

“Are you a real emperor?” she had to ask.

“It doesn’t matter, this emperor self-identifies as one!” he nodded. “And again, use the right pronoun!”

“Self Identify?” she looked at him wondering if this guy was in his right mind. No wonder he kept calling himself this emperor and such… Was he a lunatic?

“Yes!” he nodded. “It is my choice and you should respect it! I am destined to be the emperor in this world!” he added.

“Ah…” she nodded. This one was a lost cause… It was her fault for considering him a real royalty for a moment there. ”Then…. Can I have the cure, your highness?” she asked with sarcasm in her voice.

“Of course!” he said as he took a small gourd and gave it to her. This should remove the Mana-depleting poison from her bloodstream.

She quickly took it. Glaring at him she quickly drank the liquid in the gourd and in the next moment, she could feel that her body was filled with energy again. The damn poison was purged.

She sighed in relief and looked at him only to see him throwing something at her… It was a fluffy maid uniform that had a very short skirt.

“What is this?” she asked, noticing that he didn’t have it before. A storage ring? No… Storage space! She pondered but didn’t let it show.

“Your maid uniform of course… this emperor wouldn’t mind it if you want to serve naked, but what if others saw us? My imperial reputation would be damaged!” he said as if just the idea of someone seeing them together was very repulsive.

Looking at his expression she was really getting angry again. For some reason what he said really got on her nerves. “Do yo… Your Highness has a better dress, something suitable for a jungle?” she asked flatly. She hated that she had to rely on him, but her rings didn’t work… Wait… They were left with those men damn it!

“Yes… But as a maid, you should dress like one…This emperor can take it back if you don’t need it.” Victor flatly refused her request.

“...Oh…” she cursed silently. Then slowly began to put the dress on. This thing was humiliation, but it was better than being seen naked.

Victor smiled as he watched her struggle with the buttons then try to pull the mini skirt down to hide her exposed thighs… It was futile.

This thing was custom-made for twins, it was a spare in case one of the uniforms they used on their first night got shredded.

“Why would someone design something this short?” she asked as she finished.

“For practical reasons… Some tasks are easier performed with short skirts…” Victor said with a smile. He was sure she was considering how would she torture him after they exit, but he didn’t care.

“Now what?” she asked.

“Wear those… “ he said as he threw her a couple of boots. He considered giving her some high-heeled shoes first, but in case they wanted to run, she had to be ready.

“Now, let us discuss the really important thing!” he said.

“What?” she asked nervously.

“Our sleeping arrangement!” he said as he took out his giant sleeping bag. “It is almost night, and as this emperor's maid you have the duty to warm my bed, so do you want to sleep on the right or on the left?” he asked.

…

“Raise your arms up!” Hilda told the little girl who quickly nodded and obeyed.

They were now in the backyard and the head maid Hilda was taking her measurements for a new maid uniform for her and the other new maids who were standing beside her.

Three days ago, they were saved from the hands of the bad men by big sister Alpha who gave them a choice to either bring them to a safe place to live or to stay and work for her… She warned them that working for her is not easy, but it was worth it, and it would be a chance for them to become stronger!

As most of the girls were orphans, they chose to follow Alpha. She was one of those.

After that, the other girls with her were taken to a grand building on the top of a mountain where a lot of construction was being done. It looked as if they were digging the entire mountain.

There, the girls were cleaned and questioned before some nice burly men there gave them a hot meal and a place to sleep. It was the best sleep they had in a few months.

This morning, big sister Alpha chose 15 of them and brought them here saying that from now on they will work as maids to serve the young master!

She was curious and a little afraid of this young master like the others… The one the bad men were going to sell them to was also called a young master.

Her fears were quickly dispelled by the warrior girls who worked for Alpha, they reassured the little girls that the young master, although a little scary, was a very nice man. He was a real prince from a very powerful family and he treated all girls nicely.

So, after that, they were brought here to this grand mansion and then led to the basement by a very pretty red-haired girl. She took them to see the magical giant cock… For a second the girl thought that they were fooled. And that the magical cock was referring to the young master Alpha mentioned. They almost surrendered to their miserable fate!

Oops, it was a really magical cock!… This was embarrassing… But that red-headed girl, Margret was definitely teasing them on purpose.

Alpha had warned them that this place was magical, but they didn’t believe her until they saw the rooster who seemed to be busy arranging some clothes.

After scolding Alpha out of the room, it drank some blood from each of them and gave them a pill in return which they were ordered to eat.

That pill was really magical!

Ever since she ate it she could feel as if she was full of energy, she even ate five full bowls of rice when head maid Hilda took them to eat in the servants' building while informing them about their future maid training.

“What kind of garbage is this?” someone suddenly shouted, making the little girls look up. It was Alpha who was reading a paper with two very pretty girls who stood on the balcony over them. Wait, isn’t that Mira? She was here too?

“It is what Victor gave me before he left…” Mira said. “It is the new song I am supposed to perform in the idol group announcement ceremony next month,” she said with a blush.

“This is very interesting…” The one who said it was Margret. The girl who took them to see the cock.

“Interesting my ass! Is there a single verse in that song that doesn’t perfectly work as a porn movie title?” Alpha asked. “Just look at those damn lyrics!”

“... You don’t have to say it!” Mira said with a heavier blush.

“That’s the beauty of it!” Margret interjected. “This song will definitely be a big hit… I am sure of it! Come on, sing it for me!” she said with a knowing smile as she looked at the paper.

“But…” Mira hesitated.

“Come on… You will have to sing this in front of an audience later!” Margret said in anticipation. Even Hilda, who was taking the girl’s measurements, stopped working and waited to hear.

“Fine… '' Mira said the uncleared here through and began to sing.

I rode the young master train!

It took me to heaven!

Choo, Choo!

I felt your love tonight again!

Please touch me and let it rain!

Let it Rain, Let it Rain!

..

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“It sounded like a nice song…” The little girl thought. The tune was really catchy… Wait, why was head maid Hilda’s face all black?