Chapter 6

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"Thank you for the bookmarks and ratings. Thanks to you, we've reached a total of 800 ratings."

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In the middle of the wind-blown cherry blossoms, Misaki opened the old diary and read the words of the promise written inside.

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We were in the inn's dining room. The girl was still sound asleep on my lap.

Actually, now that I think about it, I regret bringing her here without even knowing her name properly.

"First, I'm Anest. Close friends call me Nest. I'll be your master from today on, nice to meet you."

"I-I'm Aura. Um, you said you'd be my companion at night, but, um, that was just the momentum of being taken along, right...? Mmm!?"

I covered Aura's mouth as she was about to make a ridiculous statement in the middle of the dining room.

"Idiot! Do you know where we are? Besides, I wasn't planning to do that anyway, so it's fine."

I was actually quite concerned, but it's better to keep it a secret.

Still, the gazes of the people around us were painful... Maybe they heard her statement.

"Let's try not to say things like that in public, okay? It's dangerous (for my life)."

Aura nodded frantically at my smiling approach.

"So, who's this one?"

"Hmm, her name is Lily. Don't touch her, okay? She's still a child."

"I-I know. Besides, I'm not a lolicon."

Well, sure? Lily, who is sleeping on my lap, is cute, and I can't help but want to touch her cheeks? But, that's not the point, right?

"Okay, if you say so..."

I averted my gaze from Aura, who was still looking at me with suspicion. N-no, I don't have anything to hide!

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After we finished introducing ourselves, we returned to the room. I thought about getting separate rooms, but since Aura said it was fine, we ended up staying in the same room.

Since there wasn't much to do, I decided to take a quick shower and go to sleep.

An accident happened here.

"No, I'm a man, so I can't let a girl sleep on the floor."

"No way! I'm a slave, and it's impossible for me to let my master sleep on the floor while I take the bed."

This situation continued. As I pondered what to do, Lily came into my line of sight.

"......If I sleep in the bed, I'll assault Lily."

Of course, I have no intention of doing that, but if I don't say something, Aura won't sleep in the bed.

"Y-You thought I was that kind of person...?"

Huh? Did she take it seriously? But, now that I've said it, I have to endure until she sleeps!

"Right, I'm a pure lolicon. And the feeling of Lily's bottom through my knee is enough to make me nosebleed!"

"Ugh... I'll sleep in the bed. The lolicon can sleep on the floor."

Aura gave me a look of absolute zero.

Hey, I'm still the master here... But since she's sleeping in the bed, I'll explain tomorrow...

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I am Aura, a former princess and current slave.

I know I'm a bit of an unusual slave. I was told to turn away anyone who wanted to buy me.

I don't really want to listen to what they say, but I have a sick sister, Lily.

While taking care of Lily, he came.

"Um, former princess? I'd like to talk to you..."

I had no intention of dealing with him, but he was different from the usual customers. Normally, they would pressure me because I'm a slave, but he seemed quite humble.

Maybe because of that, I ended up telling him about Lily, something I usually wouldn't.

No, Aura, everyone has been the same so far. Even if he's a good person, I can't escape this cage as long as I have Lily.

"Heal."

He muttered something. I thought it was nothing, but then Lily's body was enveloped in light. The light quickly faded, but there was a change in Lily.

Her face, which used to look pained, now looked content.

He said he used a healing spell to cure her illness. I thought I could go with him without any worries, but then...

"I don't really need it."

What!? What do you mean!? I thought he treated her because he wanted me, but it seems I was wrong.

However, if I don't go with him now, I'll really be bought by some unknown person as a slave. I didn't want that. I had to find a way to stop him, and he was about to leave the room.

"I-I can be your companion at night...?"

I had never done such a thing and didn't want to, but I didn't want to miss this golden opportunity. As expected, he ended up taking us in.

It wasn't until we arrived at what seemed to be a dining room that I realized I didn't even know his name.

It seems his name is Anest. But what should I call him...? Since I'm a slave, should I call him "Master"? Or should I call him "Nest" like his close friends do?

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Nest said he would rent a room for us, but I didn't want to cause him any more trouble, so I asked to share the same room.

Another accident happened there.

Nest offered to let us have the bed while he slept on the floor. Even though he's my master, I can't let him do that.

When we couldn't come to a decision, Nest seemed to have a thought.

"......If I sleep in the bed, I'll assault Lily."

It was shocking, but after thinking about it in bed, I realized it was just a ruse to get me to sleep in the bed.

I covered him with a blanket as he seemed to have trouble sleeping on the floor, and I returned to the bed and fell asleep.

Good night, Nest. My first master.